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

The school's original idea was probably to encourage everyone to interact and build relationships while taking a bath, but the school probably never imagined that a small bathhouse would become a dream paradise in Tianyin's eyes.

Chapter 124: Embracing Both

"Hmph hmph hmph~"

Even through the partition, one could hear Amane humming joyfully. Although it seemed to be a foreign song, Ichinose couldn't make out the specific lyrics, but she could tell from it that Amane was in exceptionally high spirits.

A short while later, the humming stopped, and Ichinose knew that the other person had probably finished bathing and was heading to the bath.

Although it's called taking a bath, you still need to clean your body before entering the bath. So, in order not to make others feel disgusted, you will carefully clean your body while taking a bath.

This would undoubtedly take longer for a girl, but Amane's speed in cleaning herself was astonishing. Even Ichinose couldn't help but peek out to look at Amane, who was wrapped in a bath towel and heading towards the bath.

"Tianyin, did you really clean yourself up properly? You've been working out all day and sweated a lot. If you don't clean yourself up properly, everyone will dislike you~"

"Don't worry, I've cleaned it thoroughly. Fanbo, I'm going over now, hurry up and come too."

Amane winked at Ichinose and gave him an OK sign, then turned and ran eagerly toward the bath.

Ichinose couldn't help but smile at the eager look on his face.

"There's really no way to deal with her, but if Tianyin just rushes in like this, won't it scare everyone?"

This time, taking a bath at the public bathhouse was not Ichinose's spur-of-the-moment decision; she had received an invitation.

This bath is the designated bath for first-year students, so it's the first choice for first-year girls to exchange information. However, it is also the safest and most dangerous place.

It's safe because as long as guards are stationed at the entrance, people from other grades can be prevented from entering. If someone wants to find out information about first-year girls, they can only get it from the girls' group within the same grade. Otherwise, it's impossible to obtain any information about first-year students from here.

While the first-year students knew nothing about the upperclassmen, the upperclassmen were also largely unaware of the situation of the first-year students. Therefore, they could only try to learn as much as possible about the situation of the first-year students by having the upperclassmen in their clubs ask the first-year students in their own clubs for information. Of course, the simplest way was to take advantage of the opportunity of taking a bath to conduct an in-depth investigation.

Even if they are discovered, they can easily escape unscathed by saying, "Oh, I accidentally went to the wrong place."

Of course, such a situation is impossible here.

Tianyin's attention was focused on the girls, so she probably didn't notice that several of the girls who were dressed were taking their time, and even the girl who was drying her hair was standing there leisurely, seemingly not in a hurry to go back.

If I remember correctly, these girls are all from Class A.

Ichinose glanced at the people and continued to fix her hair, which she hadn't shampooed yet. Today, she was dealing with Kamuro Masumi. According to her, Sakayanagi was planning to hold a big gathering of first-year girls, so she chose this place. The list of invitees was long, mostly class leaders and capable girls within the class.

However, whether due to a lack of information or Sakayanagi's deliberate act, when Sakayanagi invited the female leader of Class D to a meeting, she invited Ichinose Honami, while making no mention of Ninomiya, who actually seized power.

Another somewhat strange thing is that, judging from Tianyin's reaction... she really seemed to have only thought she was going to take a bath here, which means...

Why didn't Sakayanagi invite Amane to the party? This was utterly unbelievable to Ichinose.

If even Tianyin isn't qualified to participate, then what right do these other people have to participate?

However, if it's to avoid Amane in order to prevent her from doing anything strange, then Ichinose can barely understand Sakayanagi's actions.

On the other side, just as Tianyin happily lifted the curtain, a purple-haired girl wrapped in a bath towel, her hair still a little wet, was looking at the doorway with her arms crossed and an impatient expression, as if she was waiting for someone to arrive.

"Aren't you Kamuro-kun? What are you doing standing here? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold wearing so little? Do you need me to warm you up?"

Tenon spread her hands as if to embrace Kamuro.

Unexpectedly, Kamuro did not dodge or flinch, but stared blankly at Tenon.

Her cute little mouth was wide open, as if she had discovered something incredible and was greatly shocked. However, she was the only one in front of her... Although she was indeed very cute, it was not enough to shock Kamuro, who was also a girl, to this extent.

"Huh? If you don't dodge, I'll hug you?"

Tianyin tentatively asked.

The next second, Kamuro seemed to have a stress reaction, as if he had seen some disgusting maggots, and quickly put a distance of more than ten steps between himself and Amane, leaving Amane standing awkwardly in place.

What's going on?

Did I not wash myself properly?

Tianyin sniffed her own body. She was clean and smelled nice after washing, so why was the shrine so strange today?

"Kamuro-kun, are you alright? Do you want me to go with you to see a doctor?"

In Amane's view, Kamuro might be suffering from some kind of illness; otherwise, he wouldn't be so easily startled, which was quite frightening.

Why are you here?

Kamuro's question almost made Amane's little brain shut down: What did he mean by asking why she was here?

Why can't I be here?

Tianyin first took a few steps back, and only after confirming that this was the first-year girls' bathing area did she walk back in.

"Those idiots outside are really neglecting their duties. Didn't we tell them that Miyako and the upperclassmen weren't allowed to come in?"

Kamuro did not answer Amane's question, but instead muttered to himself anxiously, seemingly worried that he might be punished or lectured by someone.

"What?! Why can't I go in?! I protest!"

"Protests are invalid. This is Banyan's rule. If you have any complaints, go talk to her. Of course, you can only meet her after the important conversation between the big shots from various classes inside. Now you'd better obediently go out. There are free self-service juices on the shelf by the door, enough for you to drink for a while."

As Kamuro spoke, he pushed Amane as if trying to push her outside the curtain, but Amane's eyes were shining brightly.

What did Kamuro just say?

The important figures in each class.

So... Horikita and the others are all here?! Does that mean this place is heaven?!

"Kamuro-kun, I think we can discuss this..."

"No way! Get out of here right now, or that Sakayanagi guy will definitely scold me again."

"Look! A flying saucer!"

"Huh? This is a public bathhouse, how could there be something like that here... Hey! Stop right there! Ahhhhh, your yukata fell off!"

Kamuro shouted at Amane's retreating figure, the intense pain stimulating her brain.

What kind of situation is this?

Just now, while she was turning around, Tenon actually slid down between her legs. If it was just that, although it was a bit outrageous, it was still within the acceptable range for Kamuro. However, because Tenon's slide was a bit too big, the towel fell off.

Amane originally wanted to retrieve the bath towel, but when she saw Kamuro running towards her, Amane decisively chose to abandon the bath towel.

Then the shrine maiden saw the naked Amane run inside.

For a moment, Kamuro felt like his head was about to split open. No wonder Sakayanagi wouldn't let Amane in; if he let her in...

Oh no, what should she do?

Thinking about what might happen and Sakayanagi's reprimand, Kamuro's face turned into a bitter expression.

But since things had come to this, she could only take Tianyin's bath towel and chase after her.

However, compared to Tianyin who was running diligently, her speed was still much slower.

Just as Horikita and Sakayanagi were talking about something, with everyone around them listening, Horikita suddenly turned her head to look in the direction of the door, as if someone was running towards them.

Running is strictly prohibited in a bathhouse, and there should be a shrine guarding the entrance, yet this person just barged in...

With the help of the Fukuyama sisters, Sakayanagi straightened up.

Wrapped in a bath towel, she looked towards the entrance.

Then, the two of them opened their eyes wide in horror.

As for the reason for their shock...

Of course, it was because Tianyin was running towards them completely naked.

"Tianyin? You... why are you so bright..."

"Ring sound~"

Upon seeing Horikita, Amane immediately quickened her pace, and as she approached the bath, she kicked off her shoes and threw herself into Horikita's arms.

The enormous impact instantly shoved Horikita beneath the surface of the water.

"Horikita-kun? Amane, are you alright?"

Matsushita, who was standing nearby, was flustered and tried to help the two of them up, but before she could go forward, Amane was lifted up from underwater by Horikita with one hand.

"What the hell are you up to?!"

Horikita was furious when she saw Amane grinning like an idiot.

Everyone's watching. Tianyin, that idiot, didn't even bother to wear a towel. What if she's seen naked? She's clearly a girl, but Tianyin never seems to care about her privacy.

What a headache.

Just as Amane was being scolded, Kamuro finally arrived late. Just as she was about to exchange the bath towel with Amane, Sakayanagi gave her a look and told her to leave first. Although she didn't quite understand why, Kamuro and Sakayanagi had this tacit understanding. Kamuro chose to leave directly, and Amane completely lost her bath towel.

"Alright, Horikita-kun, calm down. The reason we gathered everyone here today was to relax a bit, right? It's not really worth getting angry over Amane. How about this, since you don't like Amane, Horikita-kun, why don't you hand her over to me?"

Sakayanagi casually picked up Amane and, in front of everyone, untied his bath towel, then wrapped himself and Amane together.

Sakayanagi's entire series of actions were carried out openly and confidently under everyone's gaze, showing no concern what others thought of him. After embracing Amane, Sakayanagi's smile deepened.

"Remember to bring a bath towel next time."

Sakayanagi affectionately pinched the tip of Amane's nose, making them look like sisters... no, to be precise, like lovers having an intimate interaction.

It's hard to believe she's the one who repeatedly emphasized to Kamuro that Amane and upperclasswomen were not allowed to enter.

"I had one, but Kamuro kept chasing me, so I threw it away. Arisu is so warm~"

Amane, thoroughly enjoying herself in the bath, also embraced Sakayanagi's petite body.

Suddenly, Amane's body stiffened abruptly, as if she had been electrocuted. Sakayanagi saw Horikita's hand retract underwater and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"How could you trouble Sakayanagi-san like this? Come to my place. I happen to like loose-fitting styles, so I chose a large bath towel. It would be awkward for you and Sakayanagi-san to squeeze into a small bath towel."

Under Horikita's 'friendly' gaze, Amane could only untie her bath towel and lean towards Horikita, but unexpectedly, Sakayanagi actually hugged Amane's arm directly.

"It's not a big problem for my bath towel to fit two people."

"Really? You probably calculated it based on the largest capacity, right? But ultimately, didn't you choose a children's bath towel? Even if it's big, it's still within the scope of a children's bath towel. It doesn't look good for two people to squeeze together, does it?"

As Horikita spoke, he also grabbed Amane's other arm.

It seems that Horikita intends to settle the score with Sakayanagi right here.

"What children's bath towel?! This is a standard size! And Horikita-kun, what makes you think your bath towel can fit Amane...?"

As Sakayanagi spoke, he clenched his teeth in frustration.

Because she noticed that Horikita deliberately puffed out her chest.

"I chose the adult size. The adult portion is different from the child's. Do you understand now, Sakayanagi-san?"

Seeing that the display of weapons by both sides was about to escalate to the point of armed conflict, Tianyin quickly stepped forward to defuse the extremely tense situation.

"In that case, why don't I just wrap each of them in half?"

After a moment's thought, Tianyin offered what she considered to be the most perfect answer.

then……

With her left arm around Sakayanagi and her right arm around Horikita, Amane casually covered by two bath towels, crossed her legs and looked at the girls in front of her with a smug expression.

Everyone was shocked by Amane's arrogant posture. On one side was Sakayanagi and on the other was Horikita. Could it be that Amane had already won over both of them?

For a moment, many people exchanged glances with each other, but this reality was clearly unacceptable to them.

Looking at the smug Amane, both Sakayanagi and Horikita reached a consensus the moment their eyes met.

We absolutely cannot let Tianyin get away with this in a place like this.

So the two of them worked together to push Tianyin out of the bath towel.

"So you're starting to daydream in the middle of the night, huh?"

"Hmph, I think you just want to go vegetarian again."

Even Amane never expected that the reason Horikita and Sakayanagi would choose to join forces for the first time would be because of her!

Chapter 125: Surrounded by Wolves

Amane was pushed forward by Horikita and Sakayanagi. Stumbling in the bath, Amane desperately grabbed the girl closest to her to alleviate the impact and avoid experiencing the feeling of being filled with water again.

"Eh!!!"

The girl in his arms let out a cute and familiar scream.

Tianyin subconsciously pinched it.