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

When the boss saw the three adorable girls in front of him, he was so surprised that his eyes almost popped out.

From other people's perspectives, the three white-haired girls standing there, each with a different temperament, appearance, and figure, should be quite pleasing to the eye just by standing there.

But for the ramen shop owner, of the three people in front of him, the other two were alright, but the one in the middle was a nightmare that haunted him night after night.

Seeing the ramen shop owner's expression as if he had seen a ghost, the three of them pretended not to notice and sat down at the ramen shop's counter.

Before long, steaming hot ramen was served. Looking at her companion's bowl, which was three times bigger than hers, one of the white-haired girls couldn't help but complain.

"Tianyin, this bowl is way too big. Even though you ordered a large bowl, this is still too much..."

Kiryuin pointed speechlessly at Amane's bowl, which was even larger than her and Sakayanagi's bowls combined.

"I think this is quite convenient, at least you don't have to refill your bowl so frequently."

After Tenon put her hands together and said, "I'm starting," she began to eat voraciously, almost burying her head in the bowl. This made Kiryuin regret that he had been careless in coming here to eat ramen with the two of them.

"Speaking of which... why do we eat ramen on Christmas Eve?"

Kiryuin looked at the extremely greasy tonkotsu ramen in front of her and had no appetite at all. In addition, some memories she didn't want to recall started to haunt her again, so she had no desire to eat the ramen in front of her.

"Because Tianyin offers a year's worth of free ramen coupons."

Sakayanagi replied matter-of-factly, then blew on the steam rising from the ramen and took a small bite.

It tastes a bit salty?

Kiryuin then understood why, despite being told it was a dinner party, he had brought her to this kind of place.

Although she doesn't particularly like greasy food, Tianyin seems to enjoy it so much that she shouldn't have any problem eating some occasionally.

"I'm starting to eat."

Kiryuin picked up her chopsticks, took a mouthful of ramen, and chewed it vigorously. But just as she was about to take her second bite, she suddenly froze.

"Arisu, you just said that Amane has free coupons, what about us?"

Upon hearing Kiryuin's question, Sakayanagi rolled her eyes at her as if she were an idiot.

"We don't have that kind of thing, so of course we have to pay for it ourselves."

"Can I still get a refund now?"

"..."

Sakayanagi gave Kiryuin a kind smile.

Kiryuin covered her face in anguish; her bank account was practically empty! She had been planning to shamelessly ask the two of them for meals starting tomorrow.

Looks like they'll have to spend money today. Well, it's not my money anyway, so it's fine if they eat as much as they want, right? These two seem like reliable people... I hope they won't leave me here washing dishes to pay off their debt.

If someone finds out that I was dragged to wash dishes on Christmas Eve to pay off debts, they'll laugh at me until graduation!

Forget it, there's no point in thinking about this now, let's just eat first...

Kiryuin looked down and realized that something important seemed to be missing from his bowl.

Where's my char siu? How did my two huge slices of char siu disappear?

Almost instinctively, Kiryuin immediately looked at Tenon beside him. At this moment, Tenon looked like a hamster, with her cheeks bulging as if she was chewing something.

"Tianyin, my char siu has mysteriously disappeared. Do you have any clues?"

"Char siu? What char siu? I don't know... Ouch, ouch, ouch! Stop pinching me! Stop pinching me!! Waaaaah!"

"Stop playing dumb and give me back my char siu! Honestly, you're always stealing other people's food. I'm going to teach you a lesson this time!"

"Waaaaah, I didn't... Arisu... Arisu, save me..."

Watching the two of them playfully fighting, Sakayanagi's lips twitched. She knew all along that she shouldn't have brought them out at the same time.

Sakayanagi picked up Kiryuin's chopsticks and flipped her noodles over, revealing two familiar slices of char siu floating up from the bottom of the bowl.

Sakayanagi and Kiryuin stared at each other in silence for a moment. Then Kiryuin looked at Amane's cheeks, which he was holding in his hands, and slowly released them, giving them a gentle rub.

"If I said this was a misunderstanding, would you believe me, Tianyin?"

"I already said I don't know!!!"

Chapter 103: Why are you staring at my chest?

Fate is sometimes a coincidence, but more often it is a beautiful arrangement carefully designed by God.

I never believed in anything 'predestined' until I met her.

From then on, my life became inextricably linked with that of a girl named Miyako Amane.

I believe this was a carefully orchestrated arrangement by fate, but there's no doubt that their relationship was a tragic one!

I vaguely remember that it was a cold winter morning. My father urged me to get up and wash up early. In addition to taking a bath, I also had to burn incense. The reason for using such a complicated and troublesome method was that the person I was going to meet that day did not like the smell of perfume.

However, if one were to give up using perfume and visit in their normal attire because of this, they would certainly be perceived as not treating her with care.

Therefore, regardless of whether the other party likes it or not, as vassals, even children must show that they care about their master.

Incense is just a simple, unassuming trick.

I just stood there and let the professionals sent by the family do as they pleased. Anyway, her father wasn't the clan leader, so he didn't need to wag his tail and fawn over the master. It shouldn't matter if he didn't take it so seriously.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I'm definitely going to be a nobody who won't even appear on the visitor list.

Then, unsurprisingly, something unexpected happened: I was specifically asked by that monstrous old man to meet him.

When I first saw him, I could hardly believe my eyes. Was he really over fifty years old?

With his thick, black hair, robust physique like an ox, and a pair of eyes that exude authority, combined with the deep "king" character pattern on his head, he gives off an aura of quiet power and authority.

Upon seeing me, the old man smiled, perhaps intending to reassure me, but my body instinctively tensed up as I sensed an external threat.

Seeing this, the old man had no choice but to get straight to the point.

Is she alright?

The old man hesitated for a moment, as if afraid I wouldn't understand, and then added a sentence.

"How is Marina? She always says in her letters that she's doing well, but I'm not as stupid as Jiang Chen. I've seen her often praise you in her letters as a smart child like Amane. You and Marina must have a good relationship, right?"

“Miss Marina has been instructing me in swordsmanship recently. Our relationship is that of a master and disciple. Perhaps she is in a good mood because she has seen a decent junior. Miss Marina has been smiling more often lately, so I think she is quite happy.”

The old man raised his eyebrows, perhaps not expecting me to take the opportunity to praise myself as a good junior while answering his question?

I don't care about the Miyako family's long-rumored genius. Genius? Which family that has survived from a distant era to the present doesn't have a few extraordinary geniuses?

There are different levels of geniuses, but since he is a genius of the Miyako family, most people will probably praise him, and he will naturally become famous over time.

What genius who is unparalleled in his generation? I can hardly tell whether he is praising that brat named Miyako Amane or praising this 'unparalleled in his generation' old man in front of me.

"It seems Marina is doing quite well after returning home. That brings me some relief. Your name is Kiryuin Kaede, right?"

"Yes."

I bowed my head respectfully, silently praying to every deity I could find, hoping that she wouldn't be targeted by this old man.

Fortunately, perhaps due to the influence of a certain deity, the old man pondered for a moment and did not assign any strange tasks.

Just when I thought my visit was over, that damned old man suddenly said something to me.

"I see you're quite clever, and you're about the same age as Tianyin. Tianyin doesn't have many friends, so why don't you stay and keep her company?"

Upon hearing this, my mind went completely blank, and I hurriedly tried to decline the arrangement.

“I would also like to stay here and receive instruction, but my father has already arranged for me to attend a regular school in the spring…”

"Oh, you don't need to worry about that. I'll just put in a word with your father. As long as you're willing, everything will be fine. Although... you might have to stay even if you don't want to. You should understand what I mean, right?"

That old bastard!!!

How could I not know what he was thinking? I should have known better than to try to be clever. Now that he's got his eye on me, I don't think I'll be able to escape unscathed.

Threatening a little girl who is only a few years old is disgusting!

But despite my complaints, I had no choice from the beginning. Even if he were my father, he would have had to agree to the old man's request to be my hostage.

This trip here has been a complete rip-off.

After agreeing to be Amane's playmate, I arrived at... the Miyako family's open-air hot spring, guided by a woman named Rin.

Yes, this isn't the kind where you boil water to make it look like a hot spring; it's a real hot spring.

They actually fenced off the entire hot spring area, that's really something...

After changing into my bathrobe, I walked alone along the corridor towards the open-air hot spring, where, I heard, a woman named Miyako Amane was soaking in the hot spring.

"Soaking in hot springs so early in the morning, the young ladies from wealthy families are really something else."

I grumbled as I arrived at the place she had pointed out. Although I didn't know why my friend wanted to accompany me even to a hot spring, running away at the last minute wasn't my style.

"Hello, is anyone there? This is—"

Facing the empty open-air hot spring, I called out, hoping that the young lady would be perceptive enough to appear in front of me, saving me the trouble of searching everywhere.

Just then, a figure suddenly emerged from the hot spring, which startled me. I thought the hot spring had come to life.

However, I breathed a sigh of relief after I realized that it wasn't a kappa that jumped out but a girl.

"Hey! You must be Miyako Amane, right? My name is Kiryuin Kaede. I'll be your playmate from now on. I look older than you, so remember to call me Kaede-nee, understand?"

I preemptively stated my position, knowing that being treated as a lackey by this young lady would be extremely difficult. Fortunately, I was smart enough to prepare in advance.

The girl, who was drying her hair with a towel placed to the side, slowly turned around after hearing my words.

I admit, I was really tempted at that time.

Her fair face turned rosy from the surrounding heat, and her fair skin made her lips look so thin and pink.

Not only are her features as delicate as a porcelain doll, but at such a young age, Xuezi's milky white skin is already so big... um?

My gaze was drawn to something and lingered on a strange spot.

This is just too much!! Such a beautiful little girl, and she's already burdened with such a heavy responsibility at such a young age. God is so unfair. If I could, I would bear that heavy price for her.

For the first time, I sincerely made a wish to the gods.

Then I heard Tianyin ask me in a soft, yet confused tone.

Why is Sister Fenghua staring at my chest?

Chapter 104: Are you two having an affair?

The adorable image of Tenon, which only existed in her memory, gradually overlapped with the idiot in front of her.

Although it doesn't evoke the same feeling of affection as when I was a child, some of that cuteness still remains.

Kiryuin's gaze followed Tenon's face downwards, and then he nodded thoughtfully. Sure enough, what she thought was outrageous ten years ago still seemed outrageous now.

She didn't recall Amane eating any of the Miyako family's special recipes or anything like that, and Marina-san wasn't that overweight... How could Amane be so big? This is illogical!!!

"Maple, maple blossoms..."

Tianyin's voice brought Guilongyuan back to his senses. Looking at Tianyin's slightly flushed face, Guilongyuan found it strange. This was different from the blush she had applied manually earlier; the blush on Tianyin's face now looked more natural.

What kind of expression is that?

Kiryuin looked at Tenon with a hint of unease. This girl wouldn't go into heat so late at night… it seemed like nighttime was indeed a suitable time for her to go into heat, but they were still eating!

Why is he acting like he wants to be pampered in public?!

"hand……"

"hand?"

"Maple Flower, your hand!!!"

"What happened to my hand—oh no?"

Kiryuin's voice stopped abruptly because her gaze had shifted downwards and finally landed on Amane's hand, which was holding something soft.

Kiryuin unconsciously pinched it.

As expected, my resentment towards Tianyin ran too deep, and I accidentally rubbed it. Since I've already rubbed it, I don't mind rubbing it a couple more times, right?

"Maple flowers".

A gentle voice came from behind Kiryuin. Even without turning around, she knew it was Sakayanagi calling her. But she dared not turn around now, because the last time Sakayanagi had called her Kaede so affectionately since childhood was the last time.

Then the two of them left her alone in the restaurant.

Two cute, fair little hands were placed behind her and wrapped around her neck.