I'm in a real religion, why are all the people who confess to me girls?

Karuizawa clasped her hands together and pleaded cutely with Amane. Amane, who had originally planned to tease Karuizawa, saw this and led her to a bench not far away. At this time, everyone was busy returning to their dormitories, and there was no way anyone would choose to come to such a place.

After confirming that no one was around, Karuizawa shyly took out the confession letter. Even though she had already told her that she wanted to hear it, Karuizawa still couldn't help but repeatedly confirm with Amane.

"Tianyin, do you really want to hear this? It might be a little cheesy..."

"It's okay, as long as it's written by Hui, I really want to hear it."

"Ugh, if you put it that way, I have no way to refuse..."

Despite saying some unpleasant things, Hui had a very happy smile on her face; this was probably the happiest she had smiled all day.

“My dear Tianyin…”

As soon as she opened her mouth, Karuizawa almost wanted to cover her face and run away, but after seeing Amane's expectant gaze, she insisted on continuing to read.

"I rarely write letters; I always feel a little shy about it. I'm always so happy when I'm with you. Every moment I spend with you is so precious, and I even dream about you at night. I don't have to hold back when I'm with you; I've never felt this way with anyone else. What I want to say is that I hope we can continue to be together like this in the future, and I look forward to spending every day together happily like we are now. However, I hope it's not just as friends. I... I want to be your... your lover, Tianyin. I... I love you."

Chapter 92: Go back and wait for further notice

The love letter contained only a few words, but Karuizawa felt as if an eternity had passed. Although each word she wrote was so fluent and free when she wrote it, for some reason, these words together formed a sentence full of love, but one that she found difficult to say.

After reading it, Karuizawa shyly turned her face away, having completely lost the courage to look Amane in the eye.

She was waiting, waiting for Tianyin's evaluation of this love letter.

"Hui, could you read this sentence again?"

Tianyin pointed at a sentence above with a strange expression.

Karuizawa quickly looked at the spot Amane was pointing to; that was the most important sentence in the letter. Had he misread it? How could he possibly misread such an important letter?

Karuizawa tried to recall, but found that her mind was completely blank. Oh no, she was too nervous and didn't remember what she read. If she read it wrong, the meaning of the letter would be completely different.

Seeing the strange look on Amane's face, Karuizawa quickly read the sentence again.

"I want to be your lover, Tianyin, and stay by your side. Is there anything wrong with that?"

To avoid misreading, Karuizawa carefully repeated the sentence almost word by word, then looked at Amane with some unease.

"There's nothing wrong."

"Huh? If there's no problem, why do you make me read it again? Don't you know how difficult it is to say this sentence?"

Confessing takes courage, and Karuizawa used up all her courage on the first reading, so she waited anxiously for Amane's response.

As a result, Tianyin pulled this stunt on her, which almost scared her to death.

"I just wanted to hear you read it again, Hui. If you're angry, I can apologize, but I'm really happy to hear that you want to be my lover."

Amane's words made Karuizawa blush slightly from her cheeks to the roots of her ears. Karuizawa was very happy with such a straightforward answer.

"That's... way too unfair!"

Forget about being angry, Hui now feels like she's completely immersed in honey, trapped in a sweet vortex from which she can't escape.

Even though he knew that Amane was good at using sweet words to make girls happy, Karuizawa couldn't resist Amane's offensive once she became the one being pampered.

Amane slowly took a step closer to Karuizawa. The two were not far apart to begin with, and now they were almost touching.

Then, naturally, the two made physical contact. Tenon smelled the familiar scent from Karuizawa and unconsciously their noses touched. Feeling Karuizawa's warm and somewhat rapid breath, Tenon gently curled the corners of her mouth.

Seeing Amane's enigmatic smile, Karuizawa instantly understood its meaning. He closed his eyes somewhat awkwardly, secretly anticipating Amane's next move.

But she waited and waited, and the loving kiss never came. Anxious, she could only open her eyes to check on Tianyin's situation.

"Why did you stop?"

Karuizawa nestled in Amane's arms and asked softly.

As soon as she finished speaking, Karuizawa shyly buried her head in Amane's chest, making it sound as if she couldn't wait for Amane to kiss her.

Although that's what she thought, it was too difficult to say it out loud.

"I hope Hui can take the initiative."

Tianyin smiled mischievously and tapped her lips.

"Huh? This...this is a bit too..."

"Huike is quite daring in the screening room."

Tianyin used the example of her kissing Tianyin in the screening room to block her escape route. The situation was completely different now. In the screening room, nothing could be seen, so she didn't feel as much pressure. But now… although there was no one around, it was still outdoors. Just thinking about kissing another girl like that…

"If you don't want to, then forget it."

Amane sighed in feigned disappointment, and Karuizawa hesitated for a moment before taking the initiative to kiss her.

Completely different from the sullen kiss Karuizawa gave in the screening room, this kiss was filled with intense emotion. Even Amane could sense Karuizawa's feelings at that moment. The intense love, combined with anticipation and anxiety, made Karuizawa's little heart flutter.

Even Horikita or Sakayanagi might not be able to do something as intense as Karuizawa. Amane tries to explore the secret behind Karuizawa Megumi's uniqueness.

It started with a tentative approach, then took the initiative, then gained the upper hand, then moved into in-depth exchanges, and finally defeated Karuizawa decisively.

Amane only stopped asking for things after Karuizawa patted her back, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

Watching Megumi take deep breaths of fresh air, Amane finally understood the emotion that Karuizawa Megumi possessed that was different from others. This emotion was perhaps only so intense in Karuizawa.

That is attachment.

As a parasite, she is constantly searching for a host to parasitize. In other words, she craves "commitment" more than anyone else. Once a contractual relationship is established, she will naturally pour her trust into the other party. In the end, as the feelings warm up, it is not surprising that the trust eventually turns into an inseparable attachment.

Amane picked up Karuizawa in a hug, but it wasn't a princess carry; it was a more open and affectionate one.

Seeing Amane's actions, Karuizawa began to panic. It was true that this place was remote and there were no pedestrians around, but it was still outdoors, and the number of surveillance cameras around was alarming. Was Amane planning to...?

"This won't do... Can we go to my room? This really won't do, we'll definitely get filmed! I don't want to be the female lead in a place like this!"

Karuizawa tried her best to hide her body in Amane's embrace, but Amane seemed to be deliberately trying to make her receive her first time in this embarrassing situation...

Tianyin's gaze turned to a spot not far away.

At such a crucial moment, even the slightest distraction from one side would be noticeable to the other. Karuizawa curiously followed Amane's gaze but saw nothing.

"Tianyin, what's wrong?"

Karuizawa noticed that the smile on Amane's face had faded a bit, and couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered I have some troublesome things to deal with today."

Karuizawa naturally understood the unspoken message from Amane: today's date was over.

Karuizawa pouted in dissatisfaction. Amane had promised to spend the day with her, but it turned out that... However, ending it here would be acceptable. She wasn't ready to do "that kind of thing" yet, and the fact that things were progressing too fast between her and Amane made her feel uneasy.

"What about my love letter?"

Karuizawa tentatively brought up the love letter, seemingly to confirm their current relationship.

If Tianyin accepts her love letter, it means that Tianyin has accepted her confession.

"I accept the letter."

When Karuizawa heard this sentence, she was so happy that she almost wanted to jump up and celebrate, but the second half of Amane's sentence completely stunned her.

"Go back and wait for our notification."

"Huh?"

Chapter 93: Do you want to spend Christmas alone?

Amane's answer made Karuizawa a little angry.

"Agreement is agreement, and disagreement is disagreement. What's the point of going back and waiting for an answer? I'm mentally prepared to be rejected, so... please give me a definite answer!"

Karuizawa looked at Amane with determination. Amane scratched her head in distress. This was not as simple as a 'confession'. Even if other people wanted to be her lover, she could not give an answer immediately. The reason was simple: Karuizawa wanted to be her "lover", or to put it more simply, her girlfriend.

But there's only one spot available, which means...

"Hui, do you remember that sentence I specifically asked you to repeat?"

"Stop teasing me at a time like this. All I want is to become your lover..."

Judging from Karuizawa's behavior, she certainly didn't expect the trouble that would ensue when she wrote her first love letter.

"Na Hui, do you know what lovers are?"

Karuizawa first gave Amane a strange look, then lowered her head somewhat embarrassed.

"I'm not a child, of course I know."

Karuizawa even gently touched her thumbs together, as if in her mind, lovers should be that pure.

This time, Amane didn't speak, but simply gazed at her calmly. Karuizawa also looked up and met Amane's gaze.

Gradually, Karuizawa's eyes began to brighten, as if she understood what the word "lover" meant from Amane's gaze, but her expression became very tense and uneasy.

"No, that's not what I meant... I meant... I meant..."

Karuizawa tried to explain something, but no matter how hard she racked her brains, she couldn't come up with the right words from her limited vocabulary.

From the beginning, Karuizawa only wanted to have a close relationship with Amane; what that relationship was called was not important.

In her mind, the relationship between lovers seemed to be skirting the line, neither explicitly stating that they wanted to be girlfriends nor saying anything else, which made it seem very ambiguous.

This perfectly matches Karuizawa's needs.

But for Tianyin, her lover was the only person she could call her that.

In other words, Karuizawa saw this confession letter as nothing more than a desire to confirm a close relationship with Amane, but Horikita and Sakayanagi saw it as a challenge.

This means that Karuizawa will be joining the battle for Amane.

Karuizawa was particularly afraid because she understood that her confession letter would become a challenge. She had thought about Amane doting on her alone, but the relationship between Horikita and Sakayanagi and Amane was like two mountains weighing on her head, making it impossible for her to have any improper thoughts. It was because Karuizawa judged that she could not compete with Sakayanagi and Horikita no matter how she tried that she chose to become "lovers". Unexpectedly, she accidentally hit the very title that the two were fighting for the most.

"Give me back my love letter!"

Karuizawa tried to snatch the confession letter back in a hurry, but Amane held it up high.

"Why are you going back on your word? I already said it was written for me, there's no way you can take it back."

"I don't care! Give me the letter now! If those two find out, I'll be bullied terribly, and besides... how could I possibly win... Waaah!"

Karuizawa stared wide-eyed at Amane, who had chosen this moment to ambush her.

Amane's kiss acted like a stimulant, calming Karuizawa's previously uneasy heart.

"Honestly, Amane, all you do is bully me. If Horikita-kun tries to bully me later, you can't..."

"I've accepted all the letters, what do you say?"

Amane patted Karuizawa's head, and then Karuizawa gently bit her wrist.

Why would I like a troublesome guy like you?

Karuizawa muttered a complaint under his breath. Although Amane wanted to defend herself, she thought about Karuizawa's experiences carefully. It was not only full of misfortunes along the way, but also a series of calamities.

In the end, they still made things difficult for her, which can be described as quite bumpy.

Tianyin can only compensate her for this later.

It took a lot of effort for Tenon to coax Karuizawa back.

Tianyin, sitting alone on a bench, seemed to be waiting for something.

The snow began to gradually lessen, but the temperature plummeted. Only someone with Tianyin's constitution could remain unfazed by such harsh weather. For anyone else, let alone accepting a confession, they wouldn't want to stay outside for even a minute longer.

"Arisu, how long do you plan to hide?"

Tianyin asked, looking around at the empty surroundings.

Upon hearing Tianyin's call, a frail figure slowly emerged from behind a tree not far away.

It was Sakayanagi Arisu, but her face was unusually full of confusion.

"Tianyin, how did you find me? I consider myself to be pretty good at hiding."

Sakayanagi didn't expect that Amane would discover her hiding place. Sakayanagi had arrived here to hide before the two of them. If Amane had discovered her from the beginning, there would be nothing to say. But it was strange that Amane had only recently noticed her nearby.

"I just happened to see some footprints on the ground. Although the footprints were buried very shallowly by the snow that fell later, you can still see the traces of footprints if you look closely, especially... your footprints are different from others."

Amane draped her black coat over Sakayanagi, who was shivering from the cold. She wasn't carrying an umbrella and was only wearing a slightly thicker garment for easy movement. Judging from her appearance, Sakayanagi had probably gone out to buy some things and didn't intend to stay outside for long. Then, for some reason, she suddenly changed her plans and decided to wait here.

"Different from the crowd? I see... it was my cane that gave me away."

Sakayanagi understood immediately because she usually needed a cane for support when going out, and walking with a cane definitely required exertion.

Normally, you wouldn't notice anything unusual; at most, you could judge the force by the sound of the cane hitting the ground. But today, it's snowing, and the marks left by the cane are noticeably deeper than the footprints. Plus, she's the only one at school who uses a cane, so it's normal to immediately associate the strange marks on the snow with her.

Who could have imagined that what she relied on in her daily life would eventually become the very thing that betrayed her whereabouts?