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

"Actually... I think we can all do things together. For example... after school, we can go to the movies first, then go shopping together and buy some groceries, and finally have dinner together. Doesn't that sound great?"

Despite being at a significant disadvantage, Tianyin decided to focus solely on offense and abandon all defense. She even went so far as to invite a few people to watch a movie, go shopping, and have a meal together.

Although Amane had dated each of them like this before, they had never acted as a group before.

"Working together? That sounds interesting, but..."

Karuizawa looked at Horikita with some fear.

She knew that Horikita had much more influence with Amane than she did, and if Horikita objected, Amane's suggestion would be completely ruined.

"Don't worry~ Horikita-san is very kind, she definitely won't refuse, besides, I think it would be a lot of fun, wouldn't I?"

Ichinose directly used the ultimate tactic of praising someone to death.

Faced with Ichinose's gentle smile, even Horikita felt too embarrassed to say anything in refusal.

Therefore, she could only direct her anger at Tianyin.

"And what about at night?"

"Of course we should go together... Ouch!! Megumi! Honami, save me!! My ear is going to fall off!!"

Seeing the group of Amane playing around not far away, Kushida sighed, picked up his backpack, and left the classroom.

Another girl who let out a sigh was Sakura Airi.

……

When Koenji arrived at the room where the lottery was being held, he was completely dumbfounded.

It wasn't that the lottery room was particularly high-class, but rather that the people in front of him, who were also from the Command Tower, completely stunned Koenji.

Moreover, he wasn't the only one who was stunned; the commanders of the other three classes all changed their expressions when they saw Gao Yuanji.

"Hey!!! This is way too unfair! How did Miyako manage to persuade Koenji to take this kind of exam? Who's the top dog in Class B? Could it be Miyako? This is killing us!"

Upon seeing Tekkenji, Totsuka let out an exaggerated scream.

The other two, while not as extreme as Totsuka, also visibly turned pale.

"Hey, you green-haired brat over there, you seem to know me? Well, it would be strange if someone as beautiful as me went unnoticed. Although you may already know who I am, the social etiquette I've learned since childhood makes it necessary for me to give a formal self-introduction. I am the most handsome man in this school! Class 1-B, Rokusuke Koenji."

Faced with Koenji's narcissistic remarks, Totsuka regained a slightly more normal tone.

"I'm a first-year student in Class A. Nice to meet you, Totsuka Yahiko."

"I am Takeko Nishino from Class C, Grade 1. Nice to meet you."

"First year, Class D, Ninomiya Yui."

After hearing the names of these people, Koenji finally realized a problem.

Aren't these all problem students from each class?

Chapter 186: Oh no, she's the real villain! (6K)

Upon hearing these unfamiliar names, Koenji immediately made a judgment: this special exam seemed to be more complicated than it appeared.

Because apart from Ninomiya, who gained some fame due to his conflict with Ichinose, the other two were completely unknown to Koenji.

In a moment of realization, Gao Yuanji understood that he might have been a bit too arrogant. If he had known that the class leaders had all arranged for some ragtag soldiers in this special exam, he would have at least asked Tianyin what her real purpose was in making him the commander.

Could it be that they want to use this opportunity to make him drop out of school?

But Tianyin should know his strength better than anyone else... Oh no.

Koenji covered his forehead, speechless for a moment.

There are only two possibilities for why Tenon chose him as the commander. One is that they believe Koenji is on the fringes of the class. Although he should be quite capable, if he can't play his role, he's no different from a discarded pawn.

So Tenon intended to use him as a pawn. Losing wouldn't be irreversible in the grand scheme of things, but winning would be a huge gain. In any case, Koenji wouldn't usually volunteer to participate in the special exam.

This possibility seems the greatest to Koenji, as it aligns perfectly with Tenon's profit-driven personality. She believes in making the most of everything and everyone's talents, aiming to maximize everyone's benefits, which is very much in line with Tenon's character.

Of course, there is another possibility: Tianyin didn't know his true strength, and he was just treated as a disobedient piece and casually thrown onto the chessboard.

Koenji himself was very clear about his abilities, so when he thought about the problem, he felt that even if someone as outstanding as him didn't contribute much in the class, as long as he behaved well, the class wouldn't be willing to abandon him so easily.

However, he overlooked a crucial point: Koenji had demonstrated his learning ability, consistently achieving perfect scores on every exam, which was enough to show that he possessed learning abilities no less than those of Class A. Coupled with his outstanding performance in physical fitness tests, swimming lessons, and the sports festival, it was not difficult to conclude that Koenji was a monster in both academic and physical abilities.

But they failed to demonstrate their "strength".

Everyone has a different definition of ability. For those who excel academically, a perfect score on a test is their ability, while for students in sports clubs, excellent physical fitness is their source of pride.

It can be said that there is no clear range for overall strength. After all, even being good at socializing and having a gentle personality are actually part of strength, but there is a premise to this.

That means these standards are for ordinary students.

Characters like Amane, Sakayanagi, Ryuen, and Ichinose all possess exceptional talents. Sakayanagi is known for his astonishing academic abilities and strategic thinking; Ryuen for his unconventional fighting style and his skill in using conspiracies and unorthodox methods; Ichinose for his exaggerated level of selflessness, capable of erasing the individual personalities of each group; and Amane for her absolute all-around brilliance.

In their eyes, students who are academically or physically excellent are nothing more than pawns. You can only gain the recognition of people at this level by showing a way of thinking or style that is different from ordinary people.

Koenji's self-centeredness meant that apart from Amane, almost no one came into contact with him, and even Amane probably didn't know his true strength.

because……

He never showed his true abilities.

Therefore, in Tenon's eyes, his behavior was probably that of a disobedient monster. If that was the case, then before he could be sure that he could control this monster, even Koenji himself felt that taking this opportunity to give up this good piece was also a way. After all, with Tenon as the general and the final class losing points, Tenon could minimize the loss. In addition, the exam rules that could not be helped allowed each class to legitimately throw away their trash.

Tianyin probably didn't expect that other classes had the same idea as her and also threw out some trash.

It seems this battle will likely come down to a showdown between the generals.

Koenji couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He should have taken the time to learn more about the class's future plans and recent developments, and perhaps even showcased his abilities in some less important situations.

At least it will prevent Tianyin from wanting to expel him from school at the drop of a hat.

This is understandable. Previously, the class leaders were Hirata and Karuizawa. Both of them were easy to talk to. Although Karuizawa gave people the impression of being bad-tempered and self-centered, she was actually just a girl who would throw a small tantrum.

Hirata, needless to say, is a pushover. It would be a miracle if Koenji even gave them a second thought. Hirata had approached Koenji several times, asking him to cooperate with the class.

Koenji's words, "My grades are good enough for me to choose any school I want, and I'm the only son of the Koenji Zaibatsu. I'll take over the family business as soon as I graduate, so why should I work hard?" easily shut down all of Hirata's attempts to persuade him.

Next, Horikita and Ayanokouji took charge of Class B. Ayanokouji did not have a good time with the boys. If it weren't for Hirata's help, he wouldn't have been able to stabilize even the boys' group, let alone Koenji.

If Ayanokouji hadn't shown his skills during the sports festival, Koenji probably wouldn't have taken the relatively insignificant Ayanokouji Kiyotaka seriously.

Horikita had spoken with Koenji once, and after confirming that Koenji did not intend to participate in class affairs, she had no further contact with him.

In Koenji's mind, these two were just ordinary people. They might have some commendable abilities, but they lacked the charisma of a leader. They were far inferior to Sakayanagi, let alone Ryuen.

And so Koenji began to live a carefree life in Class B without any worries, until Amane stepped out from behind the scenes and into the spotlight again.

That profit-driven, get out-of-way strategy was utterly outrageous to Koenji.

Even if this is indeed the rule in society, society will still tolerate the existence of some 'ordinary people'.

Tianyin, on the other hand, never treated those mediocre students as human beings from the beginning. All they required was obedience, and then they targeted and united all the students who could be used as pawns.

To put it bluntly, Tianyin plans to lead the class forward with management as the core, and completely ignore the ordinary students. At most, they will be used to make up the numbers during special exams. If they can keep up, they will; if they can't, they will leave.

This school has been established for so many years, and countless people have dropped out, but Tianyin is probably the only one who dares to directly link ability with benefits and do so openly without fear of provoking public outrage.

Koenji sighed deeply; for the first time in his life, he began to question the meaning of life.

Koenji thought that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, his family was a powerful clan, and his parents were villains who enjoyed exploiting others. He was already a legitimate capitalist.

But compared to Tianyin...

Even his father probably wouldn't dare to do something so openly.

Women are truly terrifying creatures.

Koenji came to realize that there were women like Amane in this world who could inspire terror.

"Kouenji-kun, you look..."

When Hoshinomiya saw Koenji sighing and his expression changing, she mistakenly thought he was unwell and asked him about his health with some concern.

"Please rest assured, teacher, I am in good health, as strong as a lion! I was just thinking about a somewhat despicable guy and got a little distracted. It's nothing serious."

As Koenji flashed a hearty smile, he thumped his chest to prove that he was in excellent health.

Seeing that Koenji's expression remained normal, Hoshinomiya-sensei nodded and said nothing more.

Ninomiya, who was standing to the side, rolled his eyes at Koenji in surprise upon hearing Koenji's words.

As robust as a lion? Lions have a much shorter lifespan than humans, don't they?

More than physical health, Ninomiya really wanted Koenji, that big, muscular guy, to see a neurologist first.

At the same time, Ninomiya was also a little curious: how despicable does a person have to be to make someone like Koenji unable to help but criticize them?

Meanwhile, Amane, who was chatting with Karuizawa, suddenly sneezed twice.

Achoo! Achoo!!!

"Hey? Tianyin, do you have a cold?"

Seeing that Amane suddenly sneezed repeatedly, Karuizawa asked curiously.

The reason for her curiosity was that she seemed to have never seen Tianyin get sick in the past year.

Putting aside serious illnesses, Karuizawa has never even had a cold or fever, so seeing Amane sneeze is quite a strange thing.

"I'm perfectly healthy, there's no way I could catch a cold so easily. Someone must be talking badly about me behind my back! Absolutely!! And I don't even need to guess to know it's Maple who's been talking badly about me behind my back!"

Although he didn't know who Kaede was, seeing Tenon's confident demeanor, Karuizawa could only agree with her from the side.

"Yes, yes, but I still think Tianyin, you should buy some medicine to prevent colds. Since you have a cold, let's change the plan to stay overnight. I just recovered from my cold and don't want to catch it from you again~"

"Dame!!!"

……

"Now that everyone is here, I will explain the timing and general rules of the special exam, as well as the preparations and responsibilities of the Command Tower. First, we will begin with the drawing of lots..."

The instructor this time was a slender male teacher who gave off a very agile feeling.

The teacher's nameplate he was carrying indicated that the other party was Teacher Sima.

Koenji didn't pay much attention. Although there were only twelve classes in total across the three grades, there were over a hundred teachers and staff, almost as many as the number of students in a grade. It was normal to not recognize some teachers.

"There are four slips of paper in this box. One of them has a mark on it. The class that draws this slip of paper will have the right to choose their opponent first."

Koenji and the other three followed Teacher Sima to the box. The four of them looked at each other, but no one was willing to go up and draw the prize first, or rather, they all felt that the person who drew the prize first would definitely have bad luck.

Seeing that no one had made a move, Totsuka coughed lightly.

"Our Class A isn't particularly interested in this priority allocation. With our strength, we can ensure we won't be at a disadvantage against any opponent, so you can draw first. You don't need to worry about Class A."

After Totsuka declined the lottery first, Nishino and Ninomiya exchanged glances, both somewhat reluctant to go first.

The reason is simple: the best situation now is to make Class A and Class B rivals, and Class C and Class D rivals. When Kanzaki sent Ninomiya, he specifically told her to choose Class C if she got a good draw. However, Ninomiya, who saw that she was being treated as a pawn, wanted to give Kanzaki a big surprise, even if the price was that she would drop out of school.

However, Ninomiya did not want to reveal her thoughts, so the best way was to let others draw first, so that she would be passively selected for the higher class, and Kanzaki could not blame her.

"Nishino-kun, why don't you go first?"

"Huh? Me? Never mind, I've never had good luck. You can draw it, Ninomiya-kun."

Seeing the crowd passing the buck, Koenji reached into the box and took out a slip of paper.

"Looks like I'm in pretty good luck. I'll take on Class D then."

Koenji had heard Amane discuss this matter to some extent, so he still remembered it and immediately chose to be assigned to Class D after drawing his lot.

Ninomiya smiled with satisfaction upon seeing this, though he concealed it from others because of his mask.

After the lottery was over, Teacher Sima confirmed that no one had any objections, then took out a piece of paper, glanced at it briefly, and read aloud the most crucial points to Gao Yuanji and the others.

"First of all, each class must select ten competition items for this special exam and submit them to the Academic Affairs Office for review before the 15th of this month. It is recommended to prepare more competition items during the selection period to avoid not having enough time to add them later."

"After the Academic Affairs Office approves the applications, it will inform the command center members of each class. The command center members will then designate five 'signature' competition events. Finally, on the 22nd, during the official competition, the school will randomly select seven events from the submitted signature events by both classes as the competition content for that day. Each event win or loss will award 30 class points, and winning seven consecutive events will award an additional 100 class points. Do you have any questions about this?"

Teacher Sima stopped explaining and glanced at the four people. Since the other three, except for Gaoyuanji, had already thoroughly understood the content before coming, they simply shook their heads to indicate that they had no objections.

Koenji adopted an indifferent attitude, and seeing that no one had any questions, Teacher Sima continued reading.

"The following conditions must be met when submitting your competition application for review:"

1. Competition content must not violate school rules or national laws. We will directly refuse any competition that is immoral or maliciously uses violence, and reserve the right to pursue legal action after a special examination.

2. The rules of the competition must be detailed, and a "draw" result is not allowed.

3. The rules for the game must cover multiple scenarios, such as the rules when the commander intervenes or when the generals face off. While perfecting the rules, a draw is also not allowed.