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

Of the students in Class B who participated in this special exam, apart from Matsushita and the others whom I had never heard of, both Ichinose Honami and Hirata Yosuke were renowned top students.

Even after they failed to overcome the challenge left by Sakayanagi, can Amane really win this special exam so easily?

"It seems like Shichang and Xiaoren don't believe I can win?"

Amane naturally noticed the undisguised changes in the expressions of the Fukuyama sisters.

"Some... I do think you're amazing, Amane, but Sakayanagi-san is also very confident with this question, so..."

Compared to those who could only sense Amane's power indirectly, the Fukuyama sisters, who studied and lived in the same class as Sakayanagi and were among the earliest supporters of Sakayanagi, were clearly more inclined towards Sakayanagi.

"It's alright, I'll begin if you're ready."

Ten's relaxed expression, however, made the Fukuyama sisters take things seriously.

"We're ready, let's begin."

"Can your answer to my first question be the same as your answer to my second question?"

"Huh? Is... okay?"

The first question stumped Fukuyama Shisho. Usually, the other party would ask some questions related to the exam or ask if it was okay to answer the last question. But Amane asked for the answer to the second question right away.

For a moment, Shishou Fukuyama also began to doubt her own answer. Faced with such a strange question, was it a little unwise for her to answer "yes" so easily?

"Warning! The reference answers provided by Class A only include 'yes' and 'no,' not 'yes.' Students in Class A, please be more rigorous when answering."

Chabashira-sensei is different from Mashima-sensei. Chabashira-sensei is really biased. When she saw that Fukuyama Shisho was wavering, Chabashira-sensei gave her a warning right away.

Fukuyama Shisho, who was already somewhat wavering, didn't have time to think and quickly corrected his answer.

"can."

"Can your answer to my second question be the same as your answer to my third question?"

"Can't."

"Can't?"

"can."

Sweat began to bead on Fukuyama Shisho's forehead. Tenon's gaze sent a chill down her spine; she knew that Tenon had seen through the game's underlying logic.

If this continues... she's going to lose.

but……

She had no way to prevent this failure.

"Can you let me pass this special exam?"

"can."

Shiori Fukuyama sighed with relief.

This outcome was within her expectations, or rather, she sensed something was wrong from the beginning. Tianyin's confidence truly stemmed from her strength.

The challenges they meticulously planned might seem no different from children playing house in Tianyin's eyes.

"Sister! How could you..."

Upon hearing Fukuyama Shisho's reply that it was okay, Fukuyama Shinobu immediately jumped up from her chair.

She was well aware that this challenge only had one chance, meaning that once Fukuyama Shiori said yes, this special exam was lost.

"I'm sorry, Ren, I lost."

Fukuyama Shisho shook his head helplessly.

The difference in strength between her and Tianyin was so great that Tianyin never considered her an opponent throughout the entire process.

"Hmm, Shinobu, you don't seem to understand your own rules of the game, do you?"

When Amane saw the look of surprise and uncertainty on Fukuyama Shinobu's face, as if she was shocked by Fukuyama Shishō's repeated answers, she realized that Fukuyama Shinobu himself probably didn't understand the underlying logic of the challenge set up by Sakayanagi.

"How could I not understand? It's just a matter of answering yes or no, right? As long as I answer no, I can stop you from winning, right? What are you doing, sister? Are you being soft-hearted?"

Faced with her younger sister's questioning, Fukuyama Shisho immediately waved her hands repeatedly.

"No, Tianyin's questions seem very simple, but they are actually interconnected. From the very first question, I was already in Tianyin's grasp."

However, Shinobu Fukuyama's answer did not convince Shinobu Fukuyama. But a loss is a loss, and Shinobu Fukuyama could only glumly hum in agreement.

Seeing that Fukuyama Shinobu seemed to doubt the result of Fukuyama Shishō's failure, Amane decided to teach Fukuyama Shinobu a lesson as well.

"It's not that Shi Chang is soft-hearted and went easy on me, Xiao Ren, didn't you ever think that it's because I'm too powerful?"

"Hmph~ Tianyin, you're praising yourself without even blushing."

Compared to the gentle Fukuyama Shinobu, Fukuyama Shinobu is like a wildcat who gets angry at the drop of a hat. It's really hard to understand how the two sisters could have such different personalities.

"Since you're not satisfied, then your previous answer wasn't good enough. I'll ask again, and this time it's your turn to answer, okay?"

"Are you sure?"

"Tianyin, you've already won. There's no need to go through it all again because of Ren..."

Tenon glanced at the eager Fukuyama Shinobu, then at the somewhat worried Fukuyama Shisho.

Fukuyama Shisho's concerns were clear to Amane; he was simply worried that Amane's problems had been exposed, and that Fukuyama Shinobu would be fully prepared when answering.

What if Tianyin fails the second challenge...?

"Relax, relax~"

After winking at Fukuyama Shishou, Tenon resumed the challenge.

"Come on, I want to see what other tricks Tianyin has up her sleeve."

Fukuyama Shinobu was very confident in himself. After all, given the question of Amane, if he had answered no from the beginning, Amane would have basically lost, right?

That's where her advantage lies.

"Can your answer to my first question be the same as your answer to my second question?"

Tianyin actually asked the same question!

Fukuyama Shisho and Chabashira-sensei both frowned, clearly thinking that what was about to happen was going to be bad.

Sure enough, when Fukuyama Shinobu heard Amane ask the same question, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"No."

"Can your answer to my second question be the same as your answer to my third question?"

"No... wait?"

Just as Fukuyama Shinobu was about to answer no, he discovered a fatal problem.

Amane's first question was whether Fukuyama Shinobu's answer to the first question could be the same as his answer to the second question.

Fukuyama Shinobu said no.

This means that Shinobu Fukuyama cannot answer "no" to the second question.

She could only answer two questions.

Yes and no.

When she couldn't answer, all she could say was...

"Can……"

"Can you let me pass this special exam?"

Done!

Fukuyama Shinobu finally understood how Fukuyama Shisho had lost; the feeling of helplessness was suffocating him.

"can."

After answering the last question, Fukuyama Shinobu slumped back in his chair, looking completely dejected.

"See? I told you it would be a very simple test."

Tianyin shrugged. If it were anyone else, this behavior would seem a bit smug, but if it were Tianyin saying this, no one would find it incongruous.

Because in other people's eyes, such a question might be as simple as Tianyin said.

"This is so weird! No matter how I answer, the last answer is always 'yes,' why is there such a question?!"

Fukuyama scratched his hair in frustration.

Fukuyama Shisho could only pat Fukuyama Shinobu's head in comfort.

In fact, she couldn't understand why, even though their answers had changed, they still suffered a complete defeat when Tianyin's question remained unchanged.

"The key to this question is that your rules emphasize that my question must be relevant. If you could answer any question you wanted, then this challenge would completely violate the school's rules. But since Mr. Chabashira has approved of these rules, it means that your answers must be subject to some kind of restriction."

"Furthermore, your emphasis on relevance easily leads people to think of logic, which means your answers must also have a certain relevance and logic. As long as we see through the loopholes in your rules, it's quite easy to beat you!"

"Tianyin is amazing..."

"Although I'm a little unconvinced, since I've been defeated, there's nothing more to say... Don't look at me like that! I understand! Tianyin, you won, is that alright?"

Looking at Fukuyama Shisho and Fukuyama Shinobu with eyes full of admiration and respect for Amane.

Teacher Chaba, who was standing to the side, shook his head slightly.

"Are there too many monsters among this year's students?"

In Chabashira's opinion, a person like Amane would be the best in any grade, and having her come to this school to compete with other high school students seems like a case of being outmatched.

"Maybe... my dream is about to come true..."

……

Before the news of Amane's successful completion of the challenge could reach Class B, Kamuro and Richu were already in dire straits.

Although Horikita doesn't have any impressive achievements to show for it, as a former class leader whose abilities are recognized, she is not someone that can be defeated by ordinary people like Kamuro or Richu, or simply by those who are good at studying.

With Horikita possessing the ultimate move that Amane taught her, she easily brought Kamuro and Rinaka to the brink of losing the exam.

"Hey! Richu, tell me quickly what color this is."

Kamuro took the chess piece that Horikita had given her and placed it in front of Rinaka.

Richu glanced at Horikita with a troubled expression, and then could only answer according to the requirements on the slip of paper he had drawn.

It's white.

"Kushida-kun, can you tell me what color this chess piece is?"

"It's black."

Kamuro stared wide-eyed, frozen in place for a full half minute before recovering.

Although she was mentally prepared, she didn't realize how difficult this seemingly simple game of guessing black and white was until she actually faced the exam.

Kushida and Sato's answers were white and black respectively, clearly indicating that one of them was lying.

But the question is... who lied?

Kamuro really wants to believe that Rinaka's answer is white, but what if Rinaka draws a slip of paper with a lie written on it?

At this point, Kamuro was in a situation that could no longer be resolved through thinking. She could only ask each of them a question, and now that they had finished asking, she had not obtained any valuable information that could help her distinguish right from wrong.

In this way, it can be said that they have basically lost the exam.

"Time is almost up, Kamuro-kun. Please tell me whether you are holding a white or black stone."

Having no answer at all, Kamuro decided to take a gamble since the probability of getting it right was 50%.

It's white.

"congratulations……"

"I won?!"

"Incorrect answer."

"Tch! Horikita, you're such an annoying guy!"

Kamuro angrily removed her blindfold, revealing a black chess piece lying quietly in her hand.

She got all the answers wrong, even though they had a 50% chance of being correct. It seems like she wasn't having a very good day.

"This time it was just bad luck of mine. If your exam performance is only this level, it's only a matter of time before everyone guesses correctly."