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

These people are far more professional than any search and rescue team or hunters. If they had been sent to find Ichinose from the beginning, she would probably have been found long ago. What are wild boars and brown bears compared to human firearms?

But these people wouldn't act for anything other than Tenon, and she didn't want Miyako Kuniyoshi to know that she almost messed things up even with her there, so she didn't notify them.

Now that Amane has quietly gone into the mountains, these people no longer have an excuse to refuse to obey Fujiwara Rin's orders.

While Fujiwara was busy running around trying to help Amane, Amane was quickly traversing the forest path.

The rain was much more intense than expected. Tianyin couldn't remember the first time she had reached out to wipe away the rain that was obstructing her vision, but every time she wiped it away, her vision would be affected by the rain again the next second.

Finally, Tianyin simply chose to ignore it, and her speed improved significantly. The relay race track, which was about half an hour away from the forest school, was reached by Tianyin in just ten minutes.

When she arrived at the scene, looking at the muddy and potholed road in front of her, her unease began to spread rapidly.

Tianyin took a deep breath and shouted loudly at the empty road in front of her.

"Fonami! Funami, are you here?"

The loud sound echoed through the mountains. Soon after, a faint sound seemed to come from a small hill some distance from the track. Upon closer inspection, it seemed that something was waving around.

Ignoring everything else, Tianyin sped off towards the spot where she had seen something. She claimed to have seen something waving around, but that was likely just her imagination, as the object was definitely more than two kilometers away from her.

In the pitch-black mountains during a downpour, it was possible to see something about two kilometers away. It was only thanks to the fact that the destination was on the top of a small mountain that Tianyin was able to see anything several kilometers away in the dark.

The other person probably couldn't hear what she was shouting, but they sensed someone was coming from that direction because of the echo...

Without hesitation, Tianyin began moving towards her destination, but she soon realized that she might have been a little careless. The distance between the mountains was not as close as it seemed to the naked eye.

Tianyin ran for three or four kilometers before reaching the foot of the mountain, and only then could she confirm that there were people on the mountain.

Because she saw the sportswear hanging on the tree next to her.

Since the sports uniform was hanging on a tree more than ten meters high, and since they were going to climb the mountain, Tianyin didn't plan to take it back. Instead, she started climbing the hill. The climb was much easier than she had imagined, because there were some paths on the hill that looked like they had been carved out by man. Tianyin quickly reached the top of the hill by following the paths.

There were two blurry figures on the mountain. One lay motionless on the ground, while the other kept waving a branch in his hand and making hoarse noises.

It looked as if she had been calling for help so much that her voice had become hoarse.

"Fanbo?"

Amane tentatively called out Ichinose's name softly.

Even though they are less than fifty meters apart, Tianyin hasn't even figured out what species the other party is. It would be hilarious if they encountered a savage or something.

Hearing some shouts, the other person seemed to be running towards Tianyin happily. Just as Tianyin hesitated whether to give the other person a punch first, she heard a slightly hoarse voice say to her.

"Miyako, you've finally arrived! Ichinose, Ichinose, she..."

Before he could finish speaking, the other person started crying.

The heartbeat of the person crying out to heaven began to accelerate.

Of course, this wasn't exactly a feeling of being moved.

Amane knew that the other person seemed to be frightened, and she should comfort her with kind words. However, when she thought that Ichinose might be the figure lying on the ground, Amane could no longer control herself. She pushed the girl in front of her aside and ran towards the figure lying on the ground.

"Fanbo, Fanbo, are you alright? I'll take you back right away..."

Tianyin's voice stopped abruptly because she felt that the size of the object pressed against her chest seemed a bit off. Puzzled, Tianyin brought the other person's face closer to her and then she could see clearly.

The person in her arms wasn't Ichinose, it was clearly Ando!

Isn't this a complete waste of emotions?

Just after Amane put Ando down, she suddenly realized an even more serious problem.

If it wasn't Ichinose lying there, then why was that guy crying so hard and mentioning Ichinose?

Could it be...?

Chapter 136: You and her seem to...

When Tianyin realized what had happened and was about to ask the girl what had happened, she realized what it meant for misfortunes to come in waves.

As we all know, when a person is on the verge of their limit, they cannot withstand any blow. Not to mention blows, even conversation or touch can cause a person whose body has reached its limit to lose consciousness instantly.

So when Tianyin turned around, she saw another girl who had fallen into a coma.

This sudden turn of events left Tianyin somewhat bewildered. After a moment of distraction, Tianyin quickly went to the girl from before and began to shake her vigorously.

"Hey... wake up! Honami? Where's Ichinose Honami? Finish what you were saying before you go back to sleep!"

Even though they had been in the same room for a week, Tianyin still couldn't remember the other person's name, which led to an awkward situation where she could only call the other person "classmate".

Amane knew that treating an exhausted person like this was extremely unfair, but right now she was more worried about Ichinose's safety. Although she didn't remember the girl's name, she remembered the despair in her eyes when she mentioned Ichinose's name.

This suggests that Ichinose is most likely in danger. Ando is currently unconscious, and if she cannot regain consciousness, finding Ichinose will likely require a school-wide search operation involving all teachers and students.

Under Tianyin's frantic shaking, the girl, whose brain was almost completely shaken, finally regained some consciousness.

Upon seeing this, Tianyin immediately stepped forward and asked excitedly.

"Where's Fanbo? Do you know where Fanbo is?"

In Amane's mind, as long as she was given even the slightest clue, she would have a way to find Ichinose. However, under Amane's expectant gaze, the girl slowly shook her head.

"I do not know either……"

"You and her..."

"We scattered and ran away from the beginning, and I don't know where Ichinose is now."

"Ahem, where did you get separated? Why did you run away? Were you being chased?"

Tianyin composed herself, her face regaining a gentle smile, and asked softly, afraid that her voice might cause her to fall into a coma again.

On the other hand, Tenon's vigilance immediately rose. Although the other party had not said what was chasing them, Tenon initially judged that it was probably an animal or something similar. If it was a human... it was a bit unrealistic for three high school girls to escape being chased by a human, and there was absolutely no way they could have run from the finish line to here.

Because this place is about four kilometers away from the starting line, if they run from the finish line to here, it means that someone or a wild animal has chased the two high school girls for fourteen kilometers. Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

Aside from a blood feud, Tianyin really couldn't think of anything that could relentlessly pursue someone this far.

But often, unexpected things happen even when things seem to be going smoothly.

In Tianyin's opinion, the other party should at least give an answer to the question of whether it is a human or a beast.

Surprisingly, the other party chose 'harmony' over 'human's choice'.

The girl shook her head again, looking at Tianyin with an innocent expression.

"I don't remember..."

"You son of a bitch..."

"But I think I heard a sound like a pig squealing."

Then it's probably a wild boar.

Tianyin couldn't help but roll her eyes. She didn't want to continue the conversation, afraid that her high blood pressure would affect her plans.

"Do you have a way to take action now?"

Amane checked the girl's injuries and found that apart from being tired, she was not actually injured. The reason she stayed here was probably partly because she was afraid of what was chasing her, and partly because it was too dark and she got lost. As long as she gave them directions, it shouldn't be a problem for her to carry Ando back... After all, this was a very simple thing for Amane.

Based on what I saw on TV, the girl should have said, "Don't worry about us, please go save Ichinose-san! We'll be fine!"

Then, with tears in her eyes, Amane told them, "I will definitely come back to pick you up when I find Honami." Then she hurriedly set off on her search for Ichinose.

But this is reality.

"I'm like this... Please, could you take me and Ando-kun back home? If it's really impossible..."

The girl glanced in Ando's direction and, seeing that Ando was still lying there, whispered something in Amane's ear.

"If it really comes to that, please, just take me back alone, please..."

When faced with a real life-or-death crisis, even the supposedly united Class D still showed signs of abandoning their comrades.

Perhaps the girl thought that Amane would come back to save Ando, ​​or perhaps she believed that someone else would come to save Ando, ​​but in any case, the moment she spoke those words, she had already chosen to abandon Ando, ​​this burden.

However, what she didn't know was that Tianyin's face had already darkened.

In the pitch black, she couldn't see Tianyin's expression at all; otherwise, she might have been frightened by Tianyin's slightly ferocious face.

"Cough cough cough..."

The girl seemed to have started coughing because she had talked a lot and drunk some rainwater. However, her cough sounded very pitiful, and perhaps she was trying to make Tianyin, who was also a girl, feel pity for her.

However, she didn't know that this wouldn't evoke any sympathy from Tianyin. To Tianyin, who didn't know the feeling of pain, her appearance was no different from whining without illness.

"What price can you pay? The school has temporarily abandoned the rescue plan, and the earliest we can expect to see it is after the rain stops, right?"

The second half of Tianyin's sentence sounded like he was talking to himself, but in reality, he was speaking to the girl in his arms.

"Anything, anything is fine."

This answer was exactly what Tianyin expected. When people face death, they will naturally offer everything, including their body and soul, in the hope of receiving forgiveness from death.

Let her return to 'life'.

Tianyin didn't answer her, but subtly raised her hand. Just as Tianyin was about to knock her unconscious, she sensed someone behind her and instantly used the girl as a shield in front of her, then quickly crouched down behind the girl.

"Eek cough cough cough cough!!!"

Faced with the sudden change, the girl first let out a slightly hoarse scream, and then coughed violently.

"Stop, it's me."

Chairman Fujiwara slowly rose from his hiding place.

She knew that moving around in such a rocky place would inevitably make noise, but she was confident that the sounds of the rain and the cold wind would cover her up, and even Tianyin shouldn't be able to find her.

However, judging from Tianyin's reaction, she had clearly underestimated Tianyin's strength. No, to be precise... this was the first real meeting between her and the grown-up Tianyin.

"You are……"

"My name is Fujiwara Rin, and I am the new chairperson of the board of directors of Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School. You must be Miyako Amane?"

President Fujiwara was somewhat disgusted by this explanation, but as it was their first real meeting, she had to go through the motions. She couldn't appear too familiar from the start, or Amane might notice something.

Fujiwara also confirmed from Amane's reaction that Amane didn't have a deep impression of her, which was a good thing for her.

They had only communicated by phone once, and that was about Ayanokouji Atsuomi. Fujiwara felt a little sad when she thought about Amane's perfect communication etiquette and standard politician rhetoric during their first phone call.

Even if someone is a genius who only appears once every few centuries, what does it matter? Isn't he still just a piece in the hands of the player? The only difference is that this piece can decide where to move.

But no matter where you go, you can't escape this chessboard.

"Fujiwara... Chairman? What brings you to a place like this?"

As Amane spoke, she pulled the girl back slowly. If Chairman Fujiwara had a gun, this distance would have been extremely dangerous.

It's hard not to be suspicious when the chairman of a school's board of directors suddenly appears in such a place in the pouring rain.

President Fujiwara noticed Amane's wariness, but she didn't explain. She couldn't very well say that someone was leading her, and that she knew the location of these people and the whereabouts of Ichinose perfectly, could she?

"It seems I don't need to report to you where I appear, right? Miss Miyako, if you don't want to take care of those two, just leave them to me. I'll take them back. If I'm not mistaken, you probably have something more important to do, don't you?"

Fujiwara's words made Amane waver. Although she sensed something was wrong, her most important task right now was to find Ichinose.

There's simply no time to argue with Chairman Fujimori here.

"That's wonderful. I'll have to trouble you, Chairman Fujiwara. Also... please don't call me the young lady of the Miyako family. It sounds rather embarrassing..."

Tenon handed the still-shaken girl to Chairman Fujii. The next second, Tenon suddenly punched Chairman Fujii in the head, and a loud bang was heard.

Tenon's fist was firmly grasped in Fujiwara's hand.

"What a little fox! Look closely, I'm not some imposter."

Chairman Fujiwara sneered and brought his face close to Amane's so that she could see clearly.

Despite monitoring Tianyin every day, she couldn't help but admire Tianyin's good looks when they looked at each other so closely.

"She looks just like Marina. They're practically identical, even their temperaments are the same."

The last sentence seems to have been added by Chairman Fujimori, as if he had thought of something from the past.

Upon hearing the name Marina, Amane's fist lost its power.

Do you know...my mother?

"Little girl, do you want to know?"

"Um……"

"I'm not going to tell you."

"..."