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

Horikita had known for a long time that Amane had started preparing a Valentine's Day gift, but she could only vaguely guess that there would be a fixed gift like Valentine's Day chocolate. As for the other gifts, Horikita had no idea.

What? How did Horikita know that Amane was secretly preparing a Valentine's Day gift? Horikita could roughly guess something from Amane's mysterious way of leaving early and returning late every day.

After all, he had shared a bed with Tianyin for so long, how could he not guess even the slightest bit of her thoughts?

"Oh? Let me see what gift you prepared for me."

Horikita pretended to be surprised when she looked at Amane, but her calm gaze betrayed her.

Amane pouted in dissatisfaction when she realized that Horikita already knew she was preparing a Valentine's Day gift.

"So you knew all along, Lingyin."

Horikita couldn't do anything about Tenon's somewhat resentful look. After all, the campus was only so big, and Tenon would stuff things into the next room every day. If you were willing to use your brain, it wouldn't be hard to guess that Tenon was preparing a Valentine's Day gift.

"I just thought you'd definitely prepare a gift for Valentine's Day... I've also prepared a gift for you, Tianyin!"

When Horikita saw that Amane's eyes were starting to well up with tears, she felt a little embarrassed and immediately thought of using a gift to distract Amane.

Sure enough, when Amane heard that Horikita had also prepared a gift, her eyes immediately lit up.

"What did Lingyin prepare?"

Want to know?

"Mmm~"

I'm not telling you.

Horikita reached out and gently stroked Amane's nose.

Faced with Horikita's unreasonable behavior, Amane could only resort to even more unreasonable tactics.

"Tell me! Tell me! It's going to be given to me soon anyway, so it's not too much to ask for a little hint, right?"

"If I tell you in advance, it won't be a surprise. Anyway, you'll get it in a little while, so there's no rush, right? Speaking of which, Tianyin, you still haven't told us what your gift is?"

When Amane saw Horikita mention the gift she had prepared for her, she immediately took out the Valentine's Day chocolates she had made herself.

"These are my homemade Valentine's Day chocolates! They taste amazing, come and try them!"

Amane packed the heart-shaped chocolates she had made into a beautifully packaged tin box. When the box was opened, one by one, the small and cute chocolates with Amane's adorable face printed on them appeared in front of Horikita.

"This is……"

It was as if I had witnessed something incredible, because some of the chocolates were printed with her image and the little moments she had spent with Amane.

First of all, the carving skills required to make this chocolate must be at the master level, because the heart-shaped chocolates made by Tianyin are very small, and carving a portrait on such a small chocolate is extremely difficult, to the point that it is almost impossible to complete without the help of tools.

The carving of such a thing must have the memories of both people. Otherwise, it would be impossible to carve such a realistic picture based solely on the scene described. In other words, these chocolates were actually carved one by one by Tianyin.

What a massive undertaking this is!

Moreover, it must be completed in a short time, because once the chocolate solidifies, the subsequent carving will inevitably break down, causing the image to become blurry.

Compared to Tianyin's Valentine's Day chocolates, hers seemed rather inadequate.

Horikita never imagined that liking someone who is too outstanding would bring such strange troubles.

Seeing that Horikita did not show any joy, but instead looked somewhat dejected, Amane's heart immediately jumped.

"Aren't you satisfied with this gift, Lingyin? If not, I have more..."

"It's not that I'm dissatisfied, but... the return gift I received was a bit... too simple. Honestly, it's just a chocolate that's going to be eaten, why did you make it look like a work of art, Tenne?"

Horikita's complaints were enough to show how much Amane liked this gift.

Tianyin then smiled happily.

"At first, I just casually thought of carving something on it, and after I realized what it looked like, this is what it turned out to be. Do you want to try it? It tastes delicious!"

Seeing that Amane kept urging her to try it, Horikita, who was a little reluctant to eat it, still chose a small heart-shaped chocolate with Amane's portrait on it and slowly chewed it.

The texture and taste seemed a little different from the chocolates she had eaten before. The texture was smoother than the chocolates she bought in stores, but the taste had a slightly bitter aftertaste.

It's like using dark chocolate as the raw material.

"Tianyin, did you use dark chocolate for your raw materials?"

Horikita had only asked casually, but then he saw Amane pull out a handful of beans from her pocket and place them in front of him like a treasure.

After recognizing what the beans were, Horikita stopped eating the chocolate.

"Tianyin, you're not going to tell me... that you're a chocolate made from cocoa beans, are you?"

"Of course, what else could we use?"

Tianyin blinked, somewhat puzzled.

Isn't it normal to use cocoa beans to make chocolate? I feel like there's something off about Horikita's expression.

"..."

Horikita silently took out the Valentine's Day chocolates she had prepared for Amane. Although they were chocolates, Horikita's chocolates looked shinier than Amane's, and the patterns were also made of many small animals because of the mold. Amane's eyes widened immediately when she saw that Horikita's Valentine's Day chocolates were of such high quality.

When exactly did Horikita learn such superb chocolate-making skills? In her memory, the kitchen didn't seem to have all the tools needed to make chocolate.

I haven't seen Horikita buy any cocoa beans, so what about her chocolate...?

Horikita picked up a piece of chocolate and put it to Amane's lips. While Amane was biting into the chocolate, she didn't forget to tease Horikita. Feeling the touch on her fingertips, Horikita blushed and quickly withdrew her hand.

"what about the taste?"

"It's delicious! It tastes just like... just like the ones sold in stores."

Such praise might not sound good to others, but in Tianyin's view, it is the highest praise for something. Imagine if a person's handmade food could be praised as well as commercially produced food, it would be enough to show how high that person's skill level is.

However, Horikita seemed hesitant to speak after receiving such praise.

"These are bought from the store, then melted down and poured into molds to create the desired pattern. In fact... that's how everyone makes their Valentine's Day chocolates."

As soon as Horikita finished speaking, he saw that Amane's eyes were filled with tears again.

"Rinne, you mean...you just melted the chocolate you bought, and then, and then..."

"Ahem, don't cry, everyone's like this... I'm sorry, I didn't expect you, Tianyin, to make chocolate with cocoa beans. I... Huh? What's this?"

Horikita, who had already hugged Amane and planned to reward her as compensation, saw a small head peeking out from Amane's collar.

Two fluffy ears, a round body, and a pointed mouth.

If Horikita isn't mistaken, this should be a...

"A rat!! Why is there a rat on your neck, Tianyin?! Throw it off right now!!! Otherwise, don't even think about coming back!"

"Calm down! Rin, calm down, that's a hamster! It's..."

"I don't care what it is, only one of you can stay with me!! I hate rats the most!!"

Chapter 159: I am the Valentine's Day gift!

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Just as Ms. Fujiwara had seen off the last customer and was about to brew herself a cup of coffee to reward herself for her hard work, she saw an angry figure walking towards her from afar.

"Ms. Fujiwara!!!"

"Hey? Isn't this Xiaotianyin? How's it going? Isn't your girlfriend super touched by your Valentine's Day chocolate? Even I can't help but sigh at how great it is to be young..."

"She accepted the Valentine's Day chocolates, but this! This was rejected!! Even I was kicked out! This was Fujiwara-san's idea! You have to take responsibility!!"

Faced with Amane's accusations, Ms. Fujiwara remained remarkably calm. She smiled gently at Amane and then took the seemingly sleeping hamster from Amane's palm, gently teasing it.

"What an adorable hamster! Doesn't your girlfriend fall for it? Girls should have no resistance to such small and cute creatures!"

"You're the one who has no resistance, aren't you!"

Amane sat down in a chair with a bad attitude and brewed a cup of coffee for herself, then added sugar and creamer as much as she wanted, which made Fujiwara's lips twitch involuntarily.

It wasn't that she was worried about the cost, but rather that the sweetness level was practically lethal to her, since she had bought high-end products with an unusually high sweetness level. However, just as Ms. Fujiwara was about to remind her, she saw Amane drink it down as if nothing had happened.

Ms. Fujiwara was stunned by this scene and could not help but sigh that people cannot be generalized.

"That's right. After all, you asked me what kind of gifts I liked, and my answer was that girls generally like small and cute things, like hamsters. Actually, I really like hamsters. Look how cute this fluffy one is~ Hey, it seems to be awake. I don't know what to feed it. Nuts should be fine, right?"

As she spoke, Ms. Fujiwara gently placed the little hamster into a bowl full of nuts. Watching the little hamster happily begin to eat like it had arrived in paradise, Ms. Fujiwara's eyes almost turned into little hearts.

It seems...

Ms. Fujiwara was not lying; at the very least, she would like the gift.

It's a pity the hamster was bought for nothing. She only just remembered that pets are not allowed in the dormitory. At first, Tianyin thought that hamsters shouldn't be considered pets, but she was given a good lecture by the dormitory supervisor.

No living organisms other than the person being kept are allowed in the dormitory.

Horikita used this as an excuse to kick the hamster and her out, and told Amane not to go back until she dealt with the hamster.

Helpless, Amane could only bring her to Miss Fujiwara. Unexpectedly, she really suited Miss Fujiwara's taste. In that case, it was a good ending, at least better than releasing her.

However, an even more troublesome issue followed. Many of the gifts that Amane received were chosen based on her personal preferences and recommendations from other people. Could she also encounter the same problem as Horikita?

That would completely ruin her Valentine's Day gift plans!

To prove whether her gift would satisfy others, Tianyin had no choice but to immediately go to the next person she was to give a gift to.

"I'm entrusting Ms. Fujiwara's hamster to you now~"

Fujiwara looked thoughtfully at Amane's departing figure.

"This child seems to have a way to contact the outside world. Should we... never mind, let Miss Rin do this troublesome and potentially offensive thing."

Ms. Fujiwara whispered something in the hamster's ear and then gently kissed the hamster in her hand.

……

As a knock sounded, Sakayanagi slowly got up and went to the entrance to open the door. She didn't even ask any questions before opening the door, because in her memory, only that guy would knock like that.

"What are you doing here? It's not mealtime yet, and even if it were, I would still provide you with food."

After opening the door for Amane, Sakayanagi didn't even glance at her before turning and walking into the room.

Sakayanagi was angry not because Amane had poached Katsuragi, but because Amane had severed her right-hand man in one fell swoop. In Sakayanagi's eyes, Katsuragi had never truly submitted.

Even if it was a guarantee, it was only under special circumstances that she coerced Katsuragi into agreeing to help her. So, it would be more accurate to say that she was coerced than to say that he was willing to help her.

After the Totsuka incident, Katsuragi became even more restless, so in Sakayanagi's view, it was no big deal for Amane to poach him; on the contrary, it did her a great favor.

The reason that made Sakayanagi angry was... last time, when Amane was about to experience pleasure, she just answered a phone call and ran away, saying that she would continue next time.

This is why Sakayanagi becomes so hostile whenever he sees Amane.

"Arisu, are you still angry?"

"Hmph, how could I possibly be angry with you?"

Hmm, it seems she has quite a temper.

After Amane sat down, she discovered that the cushion was actually warm, and in addition to the coffee in Sakayanagi's cup, there was also a cup of tea in front of her.

This phenomenon immediately led Tianyin to deduce that someone had just been here.

"Has anyone been here just now?"

"You found out, huh? Yeah, it's Valentine's Day, so it's normal for anyone to come to my place, isn't it?"

Sakayanagi planned to tease Amane, and when Amane was completely fooled by her, she would tell her, "Although many people have confessed their love to me, I can't help it because I fell in love with an idiot, so I rejected them all."

In that case, Tianyin should have something to say. Only she could come up with such a perfect plan in such a short time.

But the reality seemed to be a little different from what she had imagined. Sakayanagi waited and waited, but Tenon didn't ask anxiously who had come. Seeing that Tenon had even made her a cup of tea as if she were at home, Sakayanagi could only remind Tenon.

"Don't you want to know if you've come to visit me?"

"It must be Kamuro-kun."

That hits the nail on the head!

Sakayanagi forcibly suppressed the tremor in his expression, maintaining that ambiguous smile.

"Why do you think it's Kamuro-kun, Amane? Today is Valentine's Day, you know. If you're going to guess, shouldn't you be guessing something related to the opposite sex?"

Sakayanagi deliberately emphasized the words related to the opposite sex, seemingly to highlight this point.

Amane also realized what Sakayanagi was thinking. After all, Sakayanagi used to like to tease her, although he never succeeded, but it seemed to have gradually become a form of entertainment for Sakayanagi.

Do you want to know how I guessed it?

Tianyin pointed to her cheek.