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

"Feel sorry……"

Ichinose stared blankly at the figures that were quickly leaving, lost in thought. Perhaps this was the feeling of people leaving and the tea growing cold.

However, she had no intention of being discouraged. If they thought they could defeat her with these little tricks, they would be underestimating Ichinose Honami.

Just as Ichinose was trying to sit up, a hand reached out.

"If we don't hurry, we'll miss our meal."

The same words evoked completely different feelings in Ichinose.

Ichinose raised her head slightly and saw Amane's cheerful smile.

That was a smile unlike any of Tianyin's previous smiles.

"Thank you for your trouble, Tianyin."

Ichinose grasped Amane's hand, and the next second she was pulled up by that strong hand.

"Do we need to talk about whether it's troublesome or not between us?"

Amane winked at Ichinose, who turned her head away. She was somewhat intimidated by Amane's presence and could only try to calm herself by avoiding Amane's gaze.

But often, the things we try to escape are the things we care about the most; humans are such strange creatures.

Hearing Amane's mischievous chuckle from the side made Ichinose's cheeks burn even more.

Tianyin is getting worse and worse.

……

After finishing their meditation training, Sakayanagi came to the restaurant. Mealtime was the only time they could communicate with other groups or even the boys in their class.

Therefore, if you want to exchange information or find someone, you must find them in a restaurant with hundreds of people dining within the designated meal time.

If it were anyone else, they would probably be searching around like a headless fly, but she is Sakayanagi Arisu, and the person she is looking for is no ordinary person.

No matter how many people there are, Sakayanagi has the confidence to spot that idiot in the crowd at a glance.

really.

Sakayanagi immediately noticed that the other person was eating breakfast with gusto.

When Sakayanagi brought the tray to the other person, she realized she had miscalculated.

"It's really lively here."

Sakayanagi looked at the group sitting at a long table, including Ichinose, Shiina, Kamuro, Karuizawa, Horikita, Kiryuin, and others, and his expression became somewhat unnatural.

At this moment, she began to regret coming here. Tianyin was particularly easy to find, and because it was so easy to find, it was used as a coordinate by other groups... What a bunch of despicable people.

As for why Amane is easy to find... it obviously has little to do with Amane being a beautiful girl. Just by looking at the stack of small bowls next to her, you should know that the person eating is no ordinary person.

Rice is unlimited, and you can get as much as you want, but you need to use your own bowl to get rice. There is only one special case in which the small bowls are stacked high.

That means Amane has already drunk more than a dozen bowls of miso soup.

It's not hard to imagine what she ate.

Watching Amane devour a bowl of rice in no time, using only a little soy sauce for seasoning, Ichinose was utterly astonished. She had heard that Amane had a large appetite, but she hadn't expected it to be this large; this was completely...

"You eat like an animal."

Guilongyuan, holding a bowl of rice that was still half full, watched speechlessly as Tianyin returned with another bowl of rice.

"Hey? Can you get full with just one bowl of rice?"

Tianyin shoveled a couple of mouthfuls of rice and stared blankly at everyone. After seeing everyone nod, Tianyin stared at the rice in her bowl for a long time.

How do they manage to eat their fill from such a small bowl?

However, if everyone's appetite is at this level, then she is indeed a bit strange. After quickly finishing her meal, Tianyin reluctantly placed her bowl on top of a pile of miso soup bowls.

"I'm stuffed……"

Anyone could tell from her listless appearance that she was lying.

"It seems like we have PE class today, so it's okay to eat a little more."

As Ichinose spoke, he pushed his bowl toward Amane, who took it with a hint of interest.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony..."

Just as Tenon was about to continue eating, she was interrupted by Kiryuin's voice.

"Is it really okay for you to spoil her like this? Shouldn't she eat less if she has PE class? She eats so much and exercises so much... Hmph, I really don't know if you're thinking of her or if you have some other idea."

Kiryuin snorted and downed the miso soup in his bowl. He then gently tapped Amane on the head, gave her a meaningful look, and got up to leave.

At this moment, Sakayanagi, who had been standing there with a plate for half a day, immediately took Kiryuin's place.

"Don't bother with that idiot. How could someone as gentle as Ichinose do anything bad to Amane? Right, Amane?"

Sakayanagi smiled and looked at Amane. Sakayanagi had heard that Amane and Ichinose were sharing a room, and given Amane's mischievous nature...

She could only hope that Ichinose was a more conservative girl.

Do not be easily swayed by divine pronouncements.

"Don't worry, Arisu, Honami wouldn't bully me."

Sakayanagi smiled and then handed his fried egg to Amane.

"Stop talking, be good, eat your food."

"Oh……"

In Sakayanagi's opinion, it's already good enough that Amane doesn't bully Ichinose. If Ichinose were to bully Amane at any time, then the world would truly have changed.

She knew that Ichinose should be able to understand what she meant.

"Please rest assured, Tianyin and I will get along well."

"That would be perfect."

Ichinose chose to pretend that she didn't understand. Although this method was a bit old-fashioned, some things don't need to be new, as long as they work.

Having suffered a loss in silence, Sakayanagi gave Horikita a knowing look. Unfortunately, Horikita did not choose to interfere in Amane's other affairs. Because she was unaware of the changes in Class D, Horikita had to maintain a certain friendly relationship with Ichinose. Otherwise, it would be extremely disgusting if those guys in Class D with low points pulled her down at a crucial moment.

Seeing that Horikita could tolerate Ichinose joining the battle, Sakayanagi could only sulk inwardly. Under Amane's watchful gaze, he picked up the fried egg that had been given to him and ate it in one bite.

"Arisu, wasn't that fried egg already given to you...?"

"Ok?"

"It's okay, it's just a fried egg, Arisu, you can eat as much as you want, hehehe..."

"Really? I've been craving fried eggs lately, so I won't be polite."

Sakayanagi was quite true to his word; he didn't hold back at all with Amane and ate three fried eggs before stopping.

Amane was pouting and muttering something to herself, but Sakayanagi ignored her completely, since these guys were just so annoying.

After breakfast, everyone went to their designated rooms for class. The girls had physical education class, so they had to go outdoors together, which gave them an opportunity to exchange information.

Horikita took advantage of the gap while everyone was rushing to the venue to come to Amane's side and nudged Amane with his elbow.

"Huh? Lingyin, why are you talking back to me?"

"Give it to me quickly while there are fewer people around."

Amane was completely bewildered by Horikita's antics and could only blink her big eyes in confusion as she looked at Horikita.

"Where's the intelligence? Where's the note? You didn't leave it in the dorm, did you?"

Faced with Horikita's pressing questions, Amane's little brain simply shut down.

What's going on here? Was there such an arrangement when the groups were initially formed?

"Um... do I still have such plans?"

Seeing Amane's guilty look, Horikita covered his face in exasperation. Amane probably hadn't gathered any information at all.

"Idiot, what do you think I'm doing giving you away to them for?!"

I thought... you were giving me a treat.

Well, Tianyin could only say this in her heart.

Chapter 122: A Feast for the Eyes (6K)

Despite experiencing some minor setbacks, Horikita still managed to get a general idea of ​​the Ichinose group's situation.

It's true that the results of this special exam depend on the average scores of the three grades, but the older students are obviously experienced veterans who have had one or two experiences at the forest school and are more adapted to the current environment than the first-year students.

Moreover, it is said that even the exam content has not changed, which is both good news and bad news for first-year students.

If the exam format remains unchanged, the gap between second and third-year students will be greatly reduced. After all, everyone has experience, and even if there are some minor differences in details, the overall scores will not be significantly different.

This is good news for first-year students, as it means they don't have to worry about older students dragging them down.

The bad news is that if the upperclassmen cannot determine a winner, then the outcome of this special exam will be decided by the first-year students in each group.

If first-year students make mistakes in unfamiliar environments or things they are not good at, they are likely to be blamed by older students because this will affect their final grades. In this way, the special attention from older students will not only fail to play a positive role, but will also bring great pressure to first-year students during exams.

All Horikita Suzune has to do is withstand the pressure and successfully take the first place.

Among her competitors, only Ichinose and Shiina caught her attention. Although Sakayanagi was also in the girls' group in Class A, it seemed that due to physical reasons, Fukuyama Shiori was in charge of Class A. Horikita had no information about this girl, only that she was an honor student.

Besides, it was highly questionable whether Sakayanagi could play a role in this special exam. Therefore, Horikita first eliminated the groups led by the two leaders of Class A, and then eliminated the problem student groups from each class led by Sakura. What remained was her group competing with Shiina and Ichinose for the first place in their group.

In terms of team composition, Horikita's team is undoubtedly the type of team that receives the most rewards when it wins first place, and is also a strong competitor among the first-year students.

Shiina and Ichinose lead a babysitter-style group consisting of their own class and a student from another class, whose sole purpose is to protect students with weaker abilities.

Horikita couldn't think of any other advantages this group had besides being more united, but just in case, she still infiltrated the two groups she considered rivals.

Ichinose had good luck and brought Amane into her group right away. Horikita originally planned to inform Amane first, but in Horikita's opinion, how could Amane, who was so smart, not know what she needed? So from the beginning, Horikita assumed that Amane would cooperate with her.

After settling Ichinose's issue, she arranged for people to join Shiina's team. In other words, when Shiina failed to win the lottery, Horikita used the excuse of compensating two students from Class B to send Sato and Shinohara to Class C.

Imagine Shiina wants to form a group centered around her own class, with only one student from another class allowed. She faces two seemingly ordinary people, one a former leader of a girls' clique and the other the current head of the largest girls' group in Class B. Just by seeing these two, one can tell how malicious Horikita was in sending them over.

Ultimately, choosing the lesser of two evils, Shiina opted to keep Shinohara in her group, while Sato was placed in Sakura's group.

This arrangement was also within Horikita's calculations. She had met with Shinohara before breakfast to get a general understanding of the situation within the Shiina group.

Manabe and the others weren't very convinced by Shiina, but they had no choice but to accept Shiina's management due to Ryuen's arrangements. It's easy to imagine that such a group couldn't be considered united at all.

Horikita originally thought that one piece of good news would be enough, but she never expected that today would bring double happiness.

Compared to Ninomiya, Manabe and the like are nothing.

"Amane, are you really sure there was a power struggle within their ranks? Ichinose should have a considerable number of loyal followers, so it was all so easy... I feel like something's not real."

Horikita's subtext was clear: she believed this was likely a staged performance by Ichinose to elicit pity and sympathy from Amane, thus helping Class D secure first place.

Tianyin gently shook her head. People make decisions that are inconsistent with their character under different circumstances, especially in extreme circumstances where they may even abandon all morality and even humanity.

Amane believed that Ichinose had ulterior motives in this contest, or even intended to use her power for something.

As for the possibility that Ichinose would choose to act in a movie with Ninomiya... Amane felt that the possibility was extremely slim.

"I believe in Ichinose's character."

"What's the reason?"

"No one can trust someone who might be an enemy for no reason," Horikita Mitsuko asked, unable to help but ask after hearing how resolute Horikita Mitsuko was.

"Hmm... is intuition a valid reason?"

"You're such a willful person. Whether it's a trap or not, you're their target. You need to be careful."

After whispering a reminder to Amane, Horikita quickly caught up with his group.

Watching Horikita's departing figure, Amane wanted to say something, but in the end she gave up. Horikita, in order to complete her final dance before graduating from Horikita Gakuen, had begun to gradually and systematically give up some things that she didn't consider important at the moment.

The first period in the morning is physical education class.

This made Tianyin, who was so full she could barely walk, look rather unwell. It wouldn't have been a big problem during a regular class, but to her utter surprise, the first test in PE class was a 1200-meter run.

Amane originally wanted to wait a while and have some time to digest her food, but she didn't expect that the test would require the group to act together. At this time, Ichinose had a stroke of luck and immediately drew the first spot to run.

"Tianyin, look! We're the first to run! My luck seems to be pretty good lately. If only we could decide the winners of special exams by drawing lots, I could easily get first place! Hmm... Tianyin, you don't look too good. Should I call the teacher to come and take a look?"

Seeing the resentful expression on Amane's face, Ichinose blinked, somewhat puzzled. He even reached out and touched Amane's forehead to make sure it wasn't a fever or cold that caused her strange complexion. Only then did Ichinose seem to relax a little.

"I'm a bit full now, and I'm afraid I'll throw up if I'm the first one to run."