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

"Sakayanagi, calm down..."

Click.

After a crisp sound, the source of which was unknown, Kiryuin lost consciousness and collapsed onto the table.

"I originally prepared this for Tianyin so she would go to sleep, but I didn't expect it to benefit you instead."

Sakayanagi patted Kiryuin's head and was about to comfort Amane when she saw Amane looking at her with even more terrified eyes.

"Has the maple tree died again?"

"He should still be breathing."

Sakayanagi said uncertainly, while reaching out to touch Kiryuin's nose. He couldn't seem to sense any airflow, but this level of attack should be commonplace for Kiryuin.

After all, this guy has always been used as a punching bag by Tianyin.

"Arisu, you just said you prepared this for me... what do you mean?"

Feeling uneasy, Tianyin picked up the bowl and finished the last of the soup. Then, she subtly moved her body backward, making it easier for her to escape at any moment.

"Oh dear, Tianyin, you didn't notice? I thought you would have noticed something was wrong with my methods. Didn't you notice that when you insisted on sleeping with me and were making a fuss at night, you would suddenly lose consciousness?"

Sakayanagi looked at Amane with some curiosity. Logically speaking, given Amane's physical condition, she should be fine after such an incident.

"Now that you mention it...it seems that's true. I thought I had accidentally fallen asleep."

Amane only remembered that when she stayed at Sakayanagi's house and insisted on sharing a bed with her, she would often suddenly black out at night. She hadn't paid much attention to it before, but today, after Sakayanagi reminded her, she remembered that there was such a thing.

"Arisu is terrifying."

"If you know I'm scary, you should get some sleep."

Sakayanagi gently flicked Amane's head.

"Woo~"

Tianyin made a cute sound when she was played.

"We've finished eating, shall we go back?"

Sakayanagi picked up her bag and was about to leave when she turned around and found Amane still sitting in her seat, motionless.

"What about Maple Leaf? We can't just leave her outside in this cold weather, can we?"

Looking at Kiryuin to the side, Sakayanagi pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

And so, Sakayanagi walked ahead with his cane, while Amane followed behind him, carrying Kiryuin and looking unhappy.

"I knew I shouldn't have brought Maple Flower out. Arisu, you're such a bad guy! You said we should exercise after meals, but you didn't say I had to carry Maple Flower back with me!"

"There's nothing we can do about it. If I don't deal with her, the three of us might get expelled from school the next day if you make a move."

Sakayanagi shrugged.

It has to be said that Sakayanagi's petite figure makes this kind of movement look adorable.

Amane quickened her pace and walked alongside Sakayanagi.

"Arisu."

"Ok?"

Sakayanagi thought Amane had something to do again, and was about to turn his head to look at Amane when he felt a heat on his cheek.

Sakayanagi glanced at Amane, whose smug expression, like a kitten that had stolen a dried fish, made Sakayanagi smile involuntarily.

"You're such a grown-up, why are you still acting like a child? If you want to kiss me, you can just tell me. There's no need to be so secretive. Maybe if you just beg me, I'll agree?"

Sakayanagi let out a pleasant chuckle, making Amane's heart feel like it was being scratched by a cat.

Amane knew that Sakayanagi was deliberately trying to make her beg him, but when she thought of Sakayanagi's reassuring scent and thin lips, she hesitated.

Tianyin was somewhat tempted.

However, Sakayanagi said that she might agree, which means that she might simply want to hear Amane ask her for help.

But this was not a problem at all for Tianyin, who was quite thick-skinned.

"Arisu is the best~ Let me kiss you~"

Tenon leaned close to Sakayanagi's face and whispered intimately in her ear.

"I'm saying beg me, you know."

Please!

Tenon gently rubbed her cheek against Sakayanagi's, and Sakayanagi smiled with satisfaction when she saw Tenon acting cute towards her.

If you want Tianyin to act cute towards you, this trick is definitely the most effective.

"I'll just do it once since you've begged me so earnestly."

Sakayanagi slowly closed her eyes, taking a deep breath as she did so. She knew that what followed would be a long process.

Because no one understands Tianyin's temperament better than her, she only asked her to kiss her once, and she would definitely follow the rules. But Tianyin is also a fool who is unwilling to suffer losses, so this kiss will definitely turn into something awkward...

The mere image of the two of them kissing in her mind made Sakayanagi feel a burning sensation on her cheeks.

Gradually, she sensed a familiar presence approaching.

Even though Tianyin had already taken advantage of her, she still felt a mix of anticipation and nervousness as their lips touched.

A discordant voice rang in their ears.

"Hey, you two, aren't you going a bit too far?"

Chapter 105: Bedding

An unusual atmosphere filled the dormitory of Kiryuin.

While casually sipping her instant coffee, Sakayanagi secretly replied to Amane's message. However, judging from the way she rolled her eyes at Amane from time to time, it was clear how speechless Amane's message was.

Amane, on the other hand, sat there seemingly obediently playing on her phone, but was actually sending messages to Sakayanagi at lightning speed.

Sitting opposite them, Kiryuin rubbed the back of his neck and looked suspiciously at the two guys who were engrossed in playing on their phones.

'Could they be texting each other?'

After having this thought, Kiryuin immediately shook her head slightly. She had just checked her phone, and the chat group of the three of them was unusually quiet. The last message was from Amane after the sports festival, urging her to come downstairs.

So, the strange synchronization between the two people in front of us is just a coincidence?

But... what's with them playing on their phones in their own room?! At least someone should talk to this victim!

"Speaking of which, why did you suddenly decide to invite me out to dinner today?"

Unable to bear the awkward atmosphere any longer, Kiryuin took the initiative to bring up a topic.

After exchanging glances, Amane and Sakayanagi explained the events of the previous night to Kiryuin.

"So... Tianyin, you actually got dumped on Christmas Eve? That's really lame."

The words that Guilongyuan blurted out made Tianyin's smiling face gradually turn aggrieved, and then she burst into tears, which startled Guilongyuan.

Sakayanagi, who was standing to the side, was already used to Amane's sudden outbursts and simply patted Amane's head to comfort her.

"Maple Flower, can't you change the subject? You always bring up things you don't really want to discuss..."

"I didn't know she was so fragile. She just got dumped; she'll get used to it."

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but Tianyin's crying seems to have gotten louder.

Sakayanagi stared at Kiryuin speechlessly. Under Sakayanagi's intense, deathly gaze, even Kiryuin could only obediently bury his head in the sand like an ostrich.

It seems that topics related to love, confession, and being dumped cannot be discussed, which has stumped Kiryuin. Her social circle is not exactly extensive, but it's better than nothing. When Amane and Sakayanagi don't contact her, it's almost common for her to receive no messages for a month.

She doesn't chat much with her classmates, so Kiryuin isn't very popular in class, and many people compare her to a lone wolf.

So be it, I'll be a lone wolf. Anyway, those guys who play house wouldn't even look down on Kiryuin.

If Nan Yun were still alive, it would be understandable that Class B couldn't be promoted. But Nan Yun has been gone for several months, and even the new student council president is from their class.

As a result, Class B of the second year suffered an unprecedented and devastating defeat, even before Nan Yun was in Class A. If it weren't for the fact that Class C was even more talented, they might have been relegated to Class C before the holidays.

Kiryuin had absolutely no interest in socializing with this class, and over time she found herself unsure how to have a normal conversation with other people.

After thinking for a long time, Kiryuin suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She found a topic that she thought was the perfect entry point, so she confidently brought it up again without hesitation.

“Since Horikita didn’t confess, you definitely can’t go back today, right? It would be so awkward if you two met. You don’t have any bedding in your room, and if you go back to get it and bump into Horikita, that would be a minor embarrassment. But if Horikita finds something missing from the room and causes a misunderstanding, things would be much worse…”

It has to be said that this approach is truly refreshing; neither Sakayanagi nor Amane had ever considered this possibility.

Although Horikita's confession failed, it's obvious that Horikita Suzune had nowhere to go at school.

It's unlikely that anyone would offer Horikita a place to stay overnight. Rather than saying that people would refuse to let her stay overnight because they don't have a close relationship with her, it's more accurate to say that Horikita, with her strong sense of pride, would rather go back and face the awkwardness of staring at Amane than lower herself to ask someone to let her stay for the night.

Therefore, Horikita will definitely go back to her own dormitory, which will put Amane in an awkward situation. She is currently living with Horikita, and all her personal belongings are in Horikita's room. Although Horikita has decorated her own room in a way that is not much different from her own room, Horikita has not bought a new set of bedding.

This means that if Amane wants to go back to her own room to avoid an awkward situation between the two of them, she will have to endure the cold all night. If she takes her own bedding away... Horikita might think that Amane wants to separate... That's not something that can be explained in a few words, and it might even cause the two of them to have a big fight.

"This is really a troublesome matter. What should we do?"

Sakayanagi deliberately looked at Kiryuin, believing that Kiryuin had ulterior motives for bringing up this topic.

First, she laid out the awkwardness of going back to her own room and the trouble of going back to her own room in front of Tianyin. Then, when Tianyin was in a dilemma, she said something like, "My dorm bed is quite big," to get Tianyin to stay overnight in her dorm.

Originally, Kiryuin hadn't thought of this at all, but after exchanging glances with Sakayanagi, he immediately realized the idea.

After all, she was the one who discovered the problem first, and even if Tianyin wanted to stay overnight, she should have chosen to stay with her.

"Huh? But I bought a lot of bedding, all kinds of styles."

Click, click.

It was as if I heard two sounds of hearts breaking.

Sakayanagi remained relatively reserved, merely using the act of drinking coffee to mask her disappointment. Who would have thought that Amane even had backup bedding?

"Are you out of your mind? How can you even have spare bedding? And all sorts of styles... Can you even use them all? Washing them is such a hassle."

Washing bedding is quite troublesome, especially quilts, which are impossible to wash in the dormitory. Taking them to the dry cleaners is not only very expensive, but also quite troublesome to carry around. Therefore, Tianyin, who buys a lot of bedding at once and hoards it, is completely an anomaly.

"Huh? Why can't you use it all? I often secretly restock, and washing and stuff... Maple, I'm not trying to be mean, but this isn't how you show thrift! It's supposed to be disposable, and you're washing and reusing it, tsk tsk..."

Tianyin moved her body back a little with a look of disgust.

At first, Kiryuin was taken aback. Wasn't Tenon being too extravagant? The bedding was all disposable. But gradually, Kiryuin's face suddenly turned red.

"Idiot!!! I wasn't talking about those bedding items!!!"

Chapter 106: The Hedgehog Without Thorns

Late at night, not a single pedestrian could be seen on the school's roads. The streets were lined with decorations prepared for Christmas celebrations, but under the sudden heavy snow, they all became a backdrop to adorn this silvery-white world.

To prevent safety accidents, many businesses turned off all the colorful lights hanging outside before closing, and for a moment the entire school seemed to fall into silence.

Only rows of lonely streetlights and the tall Christmas tree standing silently in the distance at the Beech Tree Shopping Center are trying to add a bit of color and warmth to this white world.

Normally, no one would go out at this time, even without this heavy snow. To prevent people from taking the elevator from the boys' dormitory area to the girls' high-rise buildings in the middle of the night, the elevator is restricted to going up or down floors at night.

It's alright for boys. Although they can't take the elevator to higher floors, they can still use the elevator normally.

It's a bit more troublesome for girls, since they have to walk up and down stairs no matter what, so girls rarely choose to go downstairs late at night unless there are special circumstances.

Most of the people I see at night are boys.

However, under normal circumstances, neither men nor women would choose to go out in the heavy snow at this time of day.

Unless... something special happens.

Horikita sat huddled on a bench opposite the dormitory building, where he could clearly see the direction of the entrance.

Initially, after leaving the dormitory, she planned to visit a shopping center that she didn't usually have the chance to go to in order to pass the time, and then go back after Tianyin was probably asleep.

Otherwise, if she were to run into Tianyin, she wouldn't know what to say. After calming down, she realized the seriousness of the matter and that she couldn't ignore Tianyin's request just because she wasn't prepared.

Even if she can't say anything as sentimental as Karuizawa's confession letter, or anything embarrassing like wanting to be Amane's lover, can't she even say "I like you"?

If she had just said "I like you," things probably wouldn't have turned out this way.

Horikita, which was originally hiding from Amane at the Keyaki Shopping Center, unexpectedly closed early due to the bad weather and the lack of customers, with merchants all going home early.

And that's how she was driven out of that place.

Not knowing where to go, she could only wander aimlessly. Her relationship with everyone except Tianyin was terrible, so she had nowhere to go.

Of course, it's not that others wouldn't take her in. If she shamelessly asked someone to take her in for one night, no matter how unwilling or disgusted they were, they couldn't really refuse her to her face. Even Kushida, who would love for her to drop out of school, would probably have to suppress his disgust and take her in.