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

Looking at Matsushita, who was completely dumbfounded, Sakayanagi knew that now was not the time to worry about whether Matsushita could understand what she had just said.

She needs to act quickly.

The first step is to fill this archive room with countless pieces of information.

So what should we do?

……

"Hey, Ayanokouji, wanna have a chat?"

After leaving the student council, Ayanokouji originally planned to go straight back to his dormitory, because he had made plans to go to the movies with Sato that night, and he thought that taking a shower and preparing himself during this rare free time would be the best choice.

He would certainly refuse such a pointless and meaningless thing without hesitation if he were in the White House.

However, he is now quite interested in this 'unexpected' development.

"It's still early. As for interests and such, that depends on what you want to tell me, Katsuragi-kun."

Although Ayanokouji didn't seem to have made up his mind yet, he had already stopped walking.

Katsuragi knew, of course, that Ayanokouji had agreed.

“Then let’s walk and talk… Oh, I remember there’s a place to rest not far from here.”

And so Katsuragi pulled Ayanokouji to the Palette and found a seat at the very back.

Throughout the entire process, Ayanokouji's face remained expressionless. At first, Katsuragi thought that Ayanokouji was being wary of him, but after spending more time with Ayanokouji recently, he naturally realized that this was Ayanokouji's most frequently used expression mask.

However, Ayanokouji wasn't actually putting on a stern face on purpose at this moment.

Rather, he genuinely didn't know what to say.

Whether it's a boy and a girl making up, or a girl and a girl making up, how often do two boys come to a bubble tea shop together?

Although Palette is a café, it still has a very romantic atmosphere. He and Sato are frequent visitors here, so they know what kind of people come here often.

Ayanokouji never expected that Katsuragi would bring him to such a crowded and chaotic place to chat. He really didn't know if Katsuragi lacked social common sense even more than him, or if Katsuragi was just really carefree and not afraid at all about the possibility of information being leaked.

"Katsura-kun, is there something you want to tell me? If there's anything I can help you with, please feel free to speak up."

In order to resolve Katsuragi's problem as quickly as possible and get him to leave this place, Ayanokouji abandoned the negotiation skills he had learned and that were almost ingrained in his bones, and directly asked Katsuragi if there was anything he could help with.

But to everyone's surprise, Katsuragi shook his head.

"As I said, I just wanted to chat with you, and I don't need your help with anything, Ayanokouji-kun."

Katsuragi's words made Ayanokouji want to leave immediately and return to his dormitory.

He originally thought that Katsuragi had some unspeakable trouble and that's why he came to ask him for help.

Unexpectedly, Katsuragi actually pulled him aside for a talk, perhaps to finish the conversation they hadn't been able to finish last time? But Ayanokouji really didn't think there was anything to talk about between the two boys.

"I used to think that learning was as simple as eating and drinking. The food was fed to me, so it was only natural that I would be full. But after meeting you guys in Class B, I realized that there's always someone better. Ayanokouji, why is it that no matter what I do, I just can't teach them?"

Katsuragi's rare complaint made Ayanokouji relax his guard a little.

Since Katsuragi joined Class B, Amane has tasked Hirata, Ayanokouji, and Katsuragi with intensively improving the grades of the boys in Class B.

After the official start of the semester, there will be a test, which will be neither too big nor too small. As before, those who fail the test will face the punishment of expulsion.

At first, Katsuragi thought that Amane made this arrangement so that he could get to know everyone as soon as possible and integrate into the group quickly, so he was quite grateful to Amane in his heart.

Ever since he started tutoring these people, Ge Cheng has been having a huge headache. He forgets all the key points he just explained as soon as he finishes teaching them. How could such a class have made it into Class B?

Katsuragi began to admire Tenon. How powerful must she be to lead a group of students who couldn't even meet the most basic academic requirements of a student all the way up from the bottom D class to B class, and even plan to challenge A class?

In any case, Katsuragi believed that he had no way of bringing such a group of people from Class D to Class B.

Just as Ayanokouji was about to speak to comfort Katsuragi, he happened to see another familiar figure in the coffee shop.

"Would you like to come and sit with us, Hirata-kun?"

We can't let him suffer the burden of listening to complaints all by himself.

Chapter 153: I Don't Know!

Hirata had just received his milk tea from the clerk when he heard someone calling his name from behind.

Hirata looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Ayanokouji calling him, so he went up to greet him.

"Good afternoon, Ayanokouji-san and...Katsuragi-san."

Hirata greeted the two with a slight hesitation. The reason for his hesitation was simple: the combination was too strange.

Ayanokouji is a boy who rarely has personal social interactions. Although many people in his class trust his abilities, he doesn't seem to have any intention of forming any specific clique around him. In addition, his usual routine of going between his dormitory and class makes it difficult for many people to find a way to get closer to him.

At first, Hirata would invite Ayanokouji to some events he organized, since it would be more lively with more people. However, since Ayanokouji got a girlfriend, Hirata has not invited her as often. He understands better than others that couples in love need a lot of time to spend together in order to maintain and develop their relationship.

If Hirata knew that inviting his lover out during the height of their romance would reduce the time they could spend together, he would definitely get complaints from Sato. So Hirata stopped inviting Ayanokouji out.

It's rare to see Ayanokouji in a social place like a café today. Just when Hirata thought that Ayanokouji had finally passed the honeymoon phase and could be 'released from prison' or had come here to relax with Sato, he saw another person who felt very out of place.

Katsuragi Yasuhei.

Although he didn't know what Katsuragi Kohei was like when he was in Class A, he presented a very serious and earnest image to the outside world. It was incongruous for such a person to be seen with Ayanokouji in a place like a coffee shop. Hirata couldn't think of any more suitable words to describe the current situation.

"Good afternoon, Hirata-kun. What's going on... It seems you've ruined someone's good time, Ayanokouji."

After greeting Hirata, Katsuragi's gaze fell on the milk tea in Hirata's hand, and he looked at Ayanokouji across from him with a teasing expression.

"It was indeed my oversight. I'm so sorry. I didn't know you came with someone else. I just saw you buying drinks by yourself and thought you were alone, so I wanted to invite you over to sit down. There's nothing special about it. Hirata-kun, if you have something to do, you can go ahead and do it. It wouldn't be good to keep people waiting."

Ayanokouji glanced helplessly at the two cups of milk tea in Hirata's hand. It was obvious that Hirata couldn't have drunk both cups by himself, so there must have been other people with him. Maybe they were going to buy something else, or maybe they just wanted Hirata to run an errand. But in any case, Ayanokouji couldn't possibly force Hirata to stay when she knew that someone was waiting for him. That would be going too far.

Hirata followed their gazes to the milk tea in his hand, and a shy expression, like that of a young boy whose secret had been exposed, immediately appeared on his face.

"Then I'll be going now. If you need anything, feel free to message me. I remember Katsuragi-kun has my contact information, right?"

"Yes, we exchanged contact information during the book club meeting before."

"Then there's no problem. I'll take my leave now."

"Bye-Bye."

Watching Hirata's figure disappear quickly, Ayanokouji felt that something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

Just as Ayanokouji was about to continue listening to Katsuragi's complaints, he heard Katsuragi sigh.

"I didn't expect Hirata-san and Karuizawa-san to be so close. They even have Hirata-san buy milk tea for them."

The place is only a few minutes away from the dormitory building. Hirata didn't ask for an insulated bag to keep the milk tea warm after buying it, so the milk tea must be consumed as soon as possible. It's highly likely that the other person is waiting nearby or in the dormitory.

If they were nearby, there would be no reason for them not to come in. After all, there weren't many people in the cafe at that time, and even a short stay would be much warmer than outside. That's why Katsuragi concluded that Hirata was there to buy milk tea for them.

Upon hearing Katsuragi's words, Ayanokouji realized that something was amiss. Hirata and Karuizawa's relationship had become ambiguous after Kikyo Kushida's revelation. Although they were still a couple on the surface, Hirata did not refute the rumors that they were a fake couple, leading many to believe that they were only pretending to be a couple for some reason.

Ayanokouji was well aware that Karuizawa had a much deeper relationship with Amane, so how could Hirata possibly run out in the cold to buy milk tea for Karuizawa who was in the dormitory?

Therefore, the person who could get Hirata to buy her milk tea must be someone else!

He had let something that concerned him slip away right under his nose without even realizing it; it was a huge mistake.

……

In the evening, Horikita Suzune was preparing the ingredients and materials needed for dinner. Recently, thanks to Amane stepping up to clean up the messes made by Kushida and Sato, she was finally able to breathe a little easier.

Although Kushida severely damaged everyone's trust, Class B achieved excellent results this time, and the addition of two strong individuals made Class B the most popular team for a time. With the momentum of their great victory and Ichinose's outstanding abilities, Amane almost effortlessly made all the discordant voices from the girls' side disappear without a trace.

The reason is simple: Class B's points are rising at an unusually rapid pace, and it seems that it won't be long before they surpass Class A. Anyone who wants to provoke Tianyin at this crucial moment and then be abandoned by Tianyin is truly foolish.

However, the expenses on Amane's side after this special exam were exceptionally high. Just rescuing Ichinose and Amane cost Amane 40 million points. In addition, she used 20 million points borrowed from Sakayanagi to buy Katsuragi. However, the borrowed points had to be returned eventually, plus the 20 million personal points that Kiriyama had agreed to before.

Tianyin suffered a loss of over 40 million personal points.

Adding to the previous miscellaneous expenses and usual spending, Tianyin's personal points reserves have also dropped significantly. Of course, the main reason is that Tongshan proposed to the school to prohibit the purchase of personal points.

This way, even if someone wanted to sell personal points to Tianyin, the school would find out and force them to stop.

Tianyin has also fallen into a situation of only spending and not earning. What? The points that the school distributes every month? To be honest, the tens of thousands of personal points distributed by the school are completely insufficient for Tianyin right now, and may only cover a few days' expenses.

Currently, after deducting the points to be paid to Banliu, Tianyin only has over 38 million personal points left.

It's not hard to imagine that if something happens, Tianyin would find it difficult to provide comprehensive care.

That's why Tianyin focuses its main efforts on improving the individual abilities of its class members, which basically means letting them fend for themselves.

Regardless, Horikita finally had a rare chance to catch her breath. She could temporarily stop worrying about class affairs, so she decided to treat Amane to a good meal today.

"Hmm, it looks like Arisu is about to make a move."

While looking through her phone, Amane suddenly brought up the matter of Sakayanagi.

Horikita was quite concerned about Sakayanagi's situation. As soon as she heard Sakayanagi's name, Horikita came in from the kitchen carrying a kitchen knife.

"What's wrong with Sakayanagi? Is he planning to do something to us?"

Horikita's hostility towards Sakayanagi is now extremely strong. After all, the two are only a little bit away from the final step. If they relax now, the other will undoubtedly snatch Amane away from the other. Therefore, the two are both very serious in this silent battle.

"I guess so. Chiaki sent a message saying that Arisu discovered the coded mark I left behind, and that she's going to reorganize the Disciplinary Committee. It seems like she's going to take some action... But before all that, could you put down your knife, Suzune?"

Amane pointed to the gleaming blade in Horikita's hand, but Horikita was busy analyzing whether Sakayanagi's actions would have any impact on her and Class B, so she didn't care about putting the knife away.

"It would indeed be troublesome if Sakayanagi took control of the disciplinary committee. This shows that Sakayanagi has realized that she has very few people she can rely on or depend on when it comes to violence. Otherwise, she wouldn't have set her sights on the disciplinary committee. Her purpose is also very clear: Sakayanagi wants to use the powerful force of the disciplinary committee to make up for her own lack of power."

Tenon quite agreed with Horikita's assessment, but that's how it is when you play; you can't prevent your opponent from making a move.

There was nothing that could be done about Sakayanagi maximizing his advantage right from the start, and Amane could only try to counter his moves.

What Tianyin cared about more than this was another, more important matter that urgently needed to be resolved immediately.

"Rin, I'm hungry~"

"Sigh, I really can't do anything with you. The text is ready to be burned, it'll be quick. If you think it's too slow, why don't you get up and help prepare it?"

Urged on by Horikita, Amane reluctantly began preparing the ingredients. In fact, the ingredients needed for monjayaki are very simple, but Amane needs a lot of ingredients because of her large appetite and her favorite flavor, which makes the preparation work tedious.

Although Amane became quite lazy after being taken care of by Horikita, she did not fall behind in her skills in all aspects, and with Amane's help, she quickly finished preparing.

As the vegetables and batter sizzled and popped in the frying pan, Tianyin's eyes lit up, as if she were just waiting to feast on them.

A little while later, just as Horikita was feeding Amane the fried bacon in small pieces on his plate, he suddenly remembered that Amane had mentioned something strange earlier.

"By the way, you just said that Matsushita sent you a message saying that Sakayanagi discovered the coded marks you left behind. What's that all about? What was the purpose of leaving those things behind?"

Amane first took a bite of the monjayaki piled high with meat, and while chewing it, she still recalled the past, and finally shook her head blankly.

"I don't remember leaving any codes or marks there."

Amane's words left Horikita somewhat dumbfounded.

"Are you kidding me? Didn't Matsushita already know about this? So what are you hiding from me?"

Horikita mistakenly thought that Amane didn't want to tell him what secret code she had left behind, and his expression immediately turned unfriendly.

"Could it be... that you left behind something... that I'm the only one who can't know?"

This question immediately made Amane realize that if her answer didn't satisfy Horikita, she would definitely get a severe beating from him.

However, no matter how hard she thought about it, Amane couldn't remember leaving anything for Sakayanagi. Amane's deep thought made Horikita realize that things were not quite what she had imagined.

"You really haven't forgotten, have you, Amane? That's something that even Sakayanagi highly approves of. It should be very important to you too, Amane. Why don't you think about it again?"

Although Horikita was also anxious for Amane, some things cannot be rushed.

For example, after being encouraged by Horikita, Amane immediately recalled everything that happened from the creation of the Disciplinary Department to her departure. Then Amane... recalled everything.

Amane couldn't recall having anything about herself that would make Sakayanagi value her enough to leave her in a place like the Disciplinary Committee.

"I really don't remember leaving anything important behind."

"What if it's not something important to you, but it is important to Sakayanagi?"

Horikita quickly realized that his thinking was flawed. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible for someone to leave something that was very important to them in a public place like the Disciplinary Committee and not retrieve it afterwards.

Judging from the message Matsushita sent to Amane, Sakayanagi's reaction was indeed somewhat unusual, indicating that what Amane left behind was indeed very important to her, and that much is certain.

Unless... Matsushita was bribed by Sakayanagi, but the possibility of that is still extremely small. Given the relationship between Matsushita and Amane, the price that would be required to bribe Matsushita is something even Horikita dares not even think about.

Since we can't find a breakthrough with either Sakayanagi or the Disciplinary Committee, we can only start by analyzing another person on the scene to see if we can find some clues from Matsushita.

"I remember that you were the one who assigned Matsushita to manage the archives. Amane, did you leave anything in the archives?"

Upon hearing this, Amane pondered for a moment but then shook her head. She was certain that she hadn't left anything behind that would make Sakayanagi overjoyed.

"Sigh, it seems I can only wait until you have time to personally ask Sakayanagi what he discovered. But speaking of which... why did you let Matsushita join the Disciplinary Committee? After observing her for so long, apart from studying, her abilities are actually just those of an ordinary person, right?"

It's true that Matsushita is a student who has been hiding her strength, but unfortunately, even if she hadn't hidden her strength, she would only be about as good as Hirata in terms of learning ability. Horikita doesn't quite understand why Amane made her join the disciplinary committee.