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

But now Sakayanagi has directly wiped out their class's point deficit, and in his name no less. This is equivalent to Sakayanagi eliminating all of Kiriyama's influence in the first year while also boosting his own popularity.

Such a sense of crisis arises spontaneously.

Even if he manages to dodge this time, will Sakayanagi really wait patiently for the day when he voluntarily relinquishes his position as student council president?

These two events kept Kiriyama awake all night before he finally emerged from the shadow of defeat.

The results of the competition were scheduled to be announced at 10:00 AM, and after the results were read, buses would take the students back to school.

This forest training camp exam has now officially come to an end.

Finally, at the appointed time, at the same location as yesterday, Kiriyama stood on the platform set up in the middle of the playground and began to announce the results of this special exam.

"Given that... the Student Council has reviewed the rules for this exam and found that the additional conditions for assisting expelled class members—requiring a payment of 300 class points when someone is expelled—are too harsh and create unnecessary obstacles to the normal use of individual points. Therefore, it has been decided to abolish this additional penalty and officially cancel it..."

After Kiriyama finished speaking, he couldn't help but lower his head. Admitting his mistake was even more painful for him than admitting that he had failed.

After a long pause, Kiriyama realized that everyone was impatient and that no one cared about his pain. They were all just thinking about finishing the announcement and getting back to school. Sensing their eagerness, Kiriyama had no choice but to continue reading the game.

"Regarding the Ichinose group of the girls' group, a formal disciplinary decision has been made: Ichinose Honami and Miyako Amane will be expelled from school. Should the classes of these two students choose someone to save their class?"

Kanzaki shook his head when asked.

It wasn't that he didn't want to save her, but Class D simply didn't have the ability. Kanzaki looked at Horikita Suzune beside him, and he had a feeling that Horikita might step in to save Suzune.

"Heavenly Sound".

Horikita stepped out of the line but did not answer Kiriyama's question about whether to save or not. Instead, she softly called out to Amane.

Tianyin smiled and took a small token out of her pocket.

"This is the prize for the winner of the sports festival. Provided that all members of the class agree, you can choose any class in the same grade to join. I have an authorization letter here, which is authorized by all the students in Class B to allow you to use this item."

When Tianyin took out this prop, both Ryuen and Sakayanagi sensed that something was wrong.

If it were Amane who needed it, the most likely candidate would be Class A, but... it's impossible for Amane not to inform Sakayanagi about something this big.

That can only mean that this prop wasn't meant for Tianyin at all. So what is this prop...?

"Now that I have met the conditions for using the item, I will transfer the right to use it to Ichinose Honami of Class 1-D."

After speaking, Amane looked at Ichinose who was standing to the side.

Ichinose turned back and glanced at Class D, where Kanzaki and the others were, with a hint of reluctance. His gentle gaze swept over every familiar face.

To this day, she still vividly remembers the day she made a vow to everyone to lead them to Class A.

But she was abandoned by her own classmates halfway through the journey.

If no one needs her...

"I am willing to give up Class D in the first year and formally transfer to Class B in the first year. I hope President Kiriyama can approve it."

Ichinose's request completely stunned Kiriyama.

That's right, he was numb. He never expected that Amane would pull such a stunt on him. The 20 million points he gave were originally intended to save Amane. In his view, Ichinose was someone who was bound to be expelled from school. Logically speaking, no one should have paid 20 million personal points for Ichinose.

But when the situation he never expected actually unfolded so openly before his eyes, for a moment he even felt as if Sakayanagi was conspiring with others to make fun of him.

Kiriyama glared angrily at Sakayanagi.

Sakayanagi guessed that Amane might be trying to save Ichinose by borrowing points from her, but she didn't expect Amane to want Ichinose to join Class B, which was an unacceptable situation for Sakayanagi.

With outstanding talents like Amane, Horikita, Hirata, Koenji, and Ayanokoji already in Class B, the addition of Ichinose Honami, who possesses the charismatic personality to unify the entire class, makes Sakayanagi even hesitant to think about how he could win the exam if he were to face off against Class B in the future.

Ichinose's strength does not lie in her personal intelligence or strength, but in her trustworthy personality, which is something that Horikita and others lack. If Ichinose were to join Class B, the entire first-year structure would be completely disrupted.

Thinking of this, Sakayanagi gently shook his head at Kiriyama.

Sakayanagi's original intention was for Kiriyama to refuse Ichinose's request. The reason for the refusal was simple: Ichinose only needed to be informed that the transfer of usage rights for the item required the consent of the entire class again.

A simple sentence could instantly ruin Ichinose and Amane's plan.

Sakayanagi believed that Kiriyama, unless he was an idiot, would definitely be able to come up with such a solution, so a confident expression appeared on his face.

All of this was observed by Kiriyama. Sakayanagi's shaking of her head seemed to tell him that she knew nothing about the matter, but what was with the expression on her face? That smug expression with a smile.

Kiriyama understood.

Sakayanagi is mocking him.

Even though he was willing to admit his failures and mistakes, he was still being played like a stray dog. What right did Sakayanagi Arisu have to mock him?

Kiriyama instantly understood what changes Ichinose's joining Class B might bring. Even Sakayanagi... couldn't handle Class B, which was full of outstanding talents?

In that case... why shouldn't he help Ichinose? Anyway, his time as student council president is coming to an end. If it weren't for Sakayanagi's meddling behind the scenes, he would never have ended up in this situation.

Kiriyama's gaze first turned fierce, then slowly became calm. Now he was determined to disgust the future 'student council president', Sakayanagi Arisu, no matter what.

"I approve your application to transfer to another class. You just need to submit the props to the student council. However, I hope you understand that you still face the risk of being expelled."

As soon as Kiriyama finished speaking, Horikita Suzune raised her hand.

"Class 1-B is willing to pay 40 million points to save Ichinose Honami and Miyako Amane."

For a moment, the entire playground fell into a deathly silence.

Forty million points!

They just took it without hesitation, and 20 million of those points were even used to save members of other classes. This gave all the teachers and students in the school a new perspective on the wealthy and powerful Class B of the first year.

Are first graders this rich these days?

Only those who had sold points to Tianyin vaguely guessed the source of these points.

Kiriyama was also shocked by Horikita's grand gesture. Before Kiriyama could recover, he saw Amane also extend her hand.

"I offer 20 million points to request that Kohei Katsuragi from Class A of the first year transfer to Class B of the first year."

Even more explosive news swept through the entire Class A formation of first graders in an instant.

"Katsura-kun? What exactly happened?"

Facing Sakayanagi's terrifying gaze, Katsuragi calmly stepped out of the line.

"I'm sorry, but I can no longer tolerate what you've done. No matter how outstanding a leader is, I cannot accept that your path is right if you cannot protect your comrades. I am willing to accept Miyako's invitation."

At this moment, Sakayanagi suddenly realized that it wasn't that Amane didn't want to fight her, but rather that there was no need to fight at all. Every move she made was under Amane's surveillance, and the battle between Amane and her had already begun long ago.

Sakayanagi felt her body gradually heating up. It could be because of the anger caused by various changes, or it could be that the lingering effects of her previous illness were starting to flare up again... No, that's not right.

There was no need to deceive herself now; she was excited, an unprecedented excitement that even made Sakayanagi feel a slight dampness.

"So you still acknowledge me, right? Then it's time for your battle. This time, I won't lose to you, Tianyin."

Chapter 150: A Scarf

It has been about a week since the forest retreat ended.

Schools have resumed their holiday schedule, and shops that had temporarily closed due to the extended student break have reopened. Everything seems to have returned to normalcy.

However, behind this peace, many open and covert struggles took place, but these happened in places that ordinary students could not see. Therefore, for an ordinary student, life after the forest training camp ended was happy and blissful.

Except for Class D in Grade 1.

Ichinose's decision to transfer classes caused a violent argument within the class. On the bus back, people even got into a fight over Ichinose's departure. Even the girl who shared a room with Ichinose was not spared. Ninomiya was even treated as the culprit who forced Ichinose to leave and was punched in the face during the fight, resulting in a broken front tooth. He had to be rushed to the hospital for examination.

The school chose to ignore the incident, only covering the medical expenses, and rejected Ninomiya's demands for accountability.

The reason is simple: Ninomiya led a large number of Class D students to withdraw from the competition, which the school considered a malicious act of resisting the school's rules. As a result, they were put on the list of students to be closely monitored. Originally, all of them were to be expelled, but the school reluctantly tolerated it because Ichinose took the initiative to plead for them.

If Ninomiya tries to escalate the situation further, he will first face expulsion, and the school will stop providing medical assistance.

In the end, Ninomiya had no choice but to swallow her anger. It is said that after returning, Ninomiya started wearing a mask all day long on campus so that no one would see her disfigured appearance.

She deserved what she got. Although the school's handling of the situation was also problematic, the fact that no one spoke up for her shows how bad Ninomiya's interpersonal relationships were in the class.

On the other hand, Sakayanagi's side was in a brief period of turmoil due to Katsuragi's sudden 'betrayal'. Some of Katsuragi's former followers, such as Totsuka, believed that Sakayanagi's incompetence was the reason for the loss of talented people. The Sakayanagi faction, on the other hand, believed that Katsuragi's status as a loser proved that he was inferior to Sakayanagi. Therefore, it was a normal choice for him to change classes and develop his career rather than being looked down upon by the victors. This had nothing to do with Sakayanagi.

Class A, which had just settled down, was thrown into turmoil again, but Sakayanagi quelled the unrest in just one night.

She had Kito and Hashimoto visit each of her opponents, and that's how all the discordant voices disappeared.

Sakayanagi's mindset was no longer the same as when she was playing house; she was now serious about preparing for a real showdown with Amane.

The Dragon Garden was relatively quiet, but the quieter it was, the more uneasy people felt. Dragon Garden didn't seem like someone who could get along with everyone. Wherever he was, there was no shortage of fighting.

They're completely oblivious to what's going on around them right now, which has raised the awareness of other classes.

Finally, the most significant and shocking change is that Tianyin has resumed her role as class leader.

Kushida, who had previously spread rumors, and Sato, who wanted to form cliques, saw their influence vanish in an instant.

Amane was in charge of managing the girls in Class B, with Ichinose and Horikita at the core. Horikita's familiarity with the girls in Class B, combined with Ichinose's affability and unique personal charm, quickly led all the girls to promise to obey Amane's arrangements.

Whether it's superficial obedience or genuine obedience makes no difference to Tianyin. Among the girls, Tianyin can only count five on one hand. As long as she has the support of these people, it doesn't matter if the others slack off during the special exam.

On the boys' side, Ayanokouji's outstanding performance earned him the trust of some boys, such as Yukimura, who believed that Ayanokouji was more reliable than Hirata.

However, Ayanokouji's prestige within the class was still somewhat lacking.

So Amane simply put Hirata back in charge of integrating the boys' affairs, with Katsuragi and Ayanokouji assisting Hirata in his work.

Their main task is to hold regular reading meetings to help the boys in Class B improve their grades and stop dragging the class down.

In this way, Class 1-B quickly transformed from a chaotic group with multiple leaders into the well-organized Class 1-B that Ichinose led back in the day.

Furthermore, the fact that Tianyin has become the leader of Class B adds invisible pressure to the other classes.

Tianyin, as the class leader, no longer needs to demonstrate anything; her strength is beyond question. Just her presence is enough to intimidate those with ulterior motives. The fact that other classes can remain unfazed by the mention of Tianyin's name speaks volumes about their courage. Even the older students look on with a headache when Tianyin is mentioned. This shows the enormous impact and change that Tianyin has brought to the school.

"Tianyin, what do you think of this outfit? Doesn't it give you a vibrant, youthful feel?"

Inside a clothing store in the Beechwood Shopping Center, Karuizawa, dressed in a pink, girlish coat, was circling around Amane, hoping Amane would help her choose clothes.

Tianyin looked him over and then nodded.

"It looks really good, let's buy it."

Normally, Karuizawa would have happily come over because of Amane's words, but at this moment, the smile on Karuizawa's face vanished instantly, and her originally cute face puffed out with round cheeks.

"Tianyin, you're so perfunctory! All you've been saying is 'it looks good' since the beginning! But this color clearly doesn't suit my personality at all! I was wondering why you said everything I wore looked good, so I deliberately tested you, and now you've exposed me! If you don't want to go shopping with me, I can go shopping by myself."

While complaining angrily about Amane's perfunctory attitude, Karuizawa carefully observed Amane's expression, afraid that he might really leave her there alone.

"You can't blame me for this. Hui looks good in everything. I had no choice but to tell the truth."

Amane reached out and gently stroked Karuizawa's nose. The next second, Karuizawa's face turned rosy at a visible speed.

"What! You always say such cheesy things to make me happy, but I don't fall for that at all~"

Although Karuizawa said she wasn't buying it, she still happily linked arms with Amane, clearly showing that Karuizawa was quite pleased with Amane's actions.

After happily buying the clothes, Karuizawa took Amane to a shop that specializes in clothing, hats and accessories. As soon as they entered the shop, Karuizawa used the excuse of wanting to drink milk tea to send Amane away.

Seeing Amane queuing at the entrance of the milk tea shop, Karuizawa quickly opened his bag and took out a scarf with slightly rough workmanship.

Karuizawa's invitation to Amane to go shopping for clothes today was just a pretense. Her wardrobe was already overflowing with clothes, enough to last her a month even if she changed clothes every day. She didn't need to buy any more clothes. The real reason she invited Amane out was to give her the scarf she had knitted herself.

Although she had learned how to knit a scarf in a home economics class a long time ago, she had basically forgotten everything she learned from her home economics teacher.

So after having the idea of ​​giving Amane a special gift, Karuizawa began preparing the scarf.

With the help of Inokashira, who is skilled at sewing, and with the help of relevant books and pictures she found online and in the library, she finally made a finished product after dozens of failures.

Although the quality is appalling, it is the best piece she has been able to knit so far.

Karuizawa's decision to give such a simple gift to Amane was actually out of necessity, as she didn't have much time to spare.

This special gift was originally intended to be given to Tianyin as a secret present on Valentine's Day, which was not far away.

However, Karuizawa soon discovered that many people had already begun preparing gifts for the White Day in private.

How many of them were intended for Tianyin?

Her gifts were already unlikely to attract Tianyin's extra attention, and if it happened during a time when everyone was giving gifts, her gifts would probably disappear without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea.

The situation would probably be even worse if someone else also sent a Tianyin scarf.

Between a well-made scarf sold as a commodity and a hand-knitted scarf whose appearance and craftsmanship were rather lacking.

Tianyin would probably spot the difference at a glance. Although a handmade scarf would certainly look more carefully made than a commercially available scarf, the poor workmanship might make Tianyin feel like she was being treated perfunctorily.

Therefore, considering various factors, Karuizawa chose to give her Valentine's Day gift in advance. On the one hand, this was because no one would compete with her or take up Amane's time during this period. On the other hand, she had already thought of a perfect way to get Amane to accept this scarf, which was somewhat... difficult to give as a gift.

"If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have learned to knit scarves properly. Sigh, I'm paying the price for not working hard back then."

Karuizawa sighed, then hung the scarf in a conspicuous place while giving the female shop assistant a wink.