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

"I'm not a good person at all, I'm a really, really bad woman..."

If she hadn't acted impulsively back then, Tianyin might never have suffered such torment.

If she mustered the courage to demand an explanation from the old man, even Jiang Chen wouldn't dare to joke about Tenon, the only grandson of the Miyako family at the time.

But she chose to escape in her pain, and perhaps such an action would seem understandable to others.

But she was that child's only mother, and her weakness ruined Tianyin's life, something she could never make up for.

"I don't believe it!"

Amane simply assumed that Kiryuin Marina was joking and didn't take it too seriously.

Next, she began making liqueur-filled chocolates. Since she had made liqueur-filled chocolates for Sakayanagi before, Amane cleverly planned to use a feint to avoid being discovered.

She planned to put some liqueur-filled chocolates and some wagashi (Japanese sweets) filled with liqueur in the gift box, and then explicitly tell Sakayanagi that the chocolates were liqueur-filled chocolates.

Sakayanagi, who knows Amane very well, can naturally guess what Amane wants to do and will definitely not eat liqueur-filled chocolates but choose wagashi (Japanese sweets).

In this way.

"Hehehe... Ouch."

Just as Amane was fantasizing about the indescribable things that were about to happen, she felt a pain in her head. When she looked up, she saw that Kiryuin Marina was looking at her intently.

"Girls shouldn't laugh so mischievously!"

"I know, Manager Kiryuin really does give off a motherly vibe, sometimes gentle, sometimes strict. Well... maybe it's just my imagination, after all, I don't really know what a motherly feeling is..."

"..."

Marina Kiryuin's heart skipped a beat.

Looking at the petite figure in front of her, she felt an irresistible urge to pull her into her arms.

However, in the end, Kiryuin Marina restrained herself. She knew that doing so would only cause trouble for Amane and also deprive her of the opportunity to be with Amane.

To distract herself, Kiryuin Marina turned her attention to the liqueur-filled chocolates made by Amane.

"I never expected you to have engraved their names on it, Tianyin. If I received a gift like this, I would definitely cry my eyes out!"

After Kiryuin Marina finished speaking, she realized a problem.

The chocolate she was holding had "Rin" engraved on it, and if she remembered correctly, the girl from the Sakayanagi family was named... Sakayanagi Arisu.

Isn't that little girl also here to go to school?

Why didn't Tianyin give her the chocolates she wanted?

Out of curiosity, Kiryuin Marina looked through the other chocolates and found that they were all engraved with all sorts of names, such as "Megumi", "Honan", "Chiaki", "Hiyori", "Shisho"... a total of more than a dozen names.

Sweat gradually appeared on Kiryuin Marina's forehead.

Is this child... really okay?

This is absolutely a huge problem!!!

While some of them may seem like ordinary return gifts, a few have chocolates that are clearly meant for a lover.

Could it be that……

"Tianyin, are you going to return this many gifts?"

Kiryuin Marina asked cautiously, afraid of misunderstanding Amane, this good child.

"Yes, I received a lot of gifts on Valentine's Day. Although I also gave out a lot of gifts that day, it was completely different from the concept of giving gifts on White Day. So I prepared gifts for them all as well."

After hearing Amane's explanation, Kiryuin Marina patted her chest in relief. As expected, Amane was still a good girl; she made so many chocolates just to reciprocate the friendship gift for Valentine's Day.

"What's the name of the person you like that day, Tianyin?"

"These are all of them."

"They are all..."

Kiryuin Marina looked down at the pile of chocolates in front of her, and then rolled up her sleeves.

We must correct Tianyin's perception before her condition worsens. Even if she likes girls, she should be devoted to one!

"Sigh, I didn't want it to be like this, but what can I do? I'm just so cute. Besides, many of them are people I've approved of who they are, so it's hard for me to choose."

If an ordinary girl said that she has so many lovers because she is too cute, Marina Kiryuin would think she is crazy and suggest that she try again in her next life.

However, when Amane said she was cute, Kiryuin Marina nodded in agreement.

Amane looks very similar to her when she was young, which means that Amane is also praising her for being cute. Kiryuin Marina's face immediately showed a childlike happy smile.

However, she soon noticed a small problem.

How did they gain your approval?

In Kiryuin Marina's opinion, it would be incredibly difficult to find a male partner by Amane's standards, let alone a female one. Finding a female who meets Amane's standards would be virtually impossible for Kiryuin Marina.

And Amane said with certainty that they had all been approved by her, which made Kiryuin Marina curious.

How can such a small school have so many outstanding girls?

"Everyone is so cute, and they all have amazing figures!!"

That's right, Tianyin's criteria for approval are that simple.

As long as there's nothing unpleasant about it, Tianyin is happy to have in-depth conversations and discussions with pretty or cute girls.

Although this idea has been difficult to realize due to the suppression by Sakayanagi and Horikita, Amane firmly believes that with her efforts, she will be able to continue this difficult task.

……

Kiryuin Marina hesitated several times before speaking, as she had assumed that Amane's criteria for choosing a partner must be extremely high.

But it's clear that Tianyin was being a bit casual.

No, this is way too casual!!!

"Um... Tianyin, isn't what you're saying a bit... um? After all, you're going to be dating someone, and you might even be living together in the future. I think you should value inner qualities more."

Kiryuin Marina's words were quite apt, and it must have been quite difficult for a woman from a traditional and conservative family to speak so tactfully.

However, as soon as Tianyin mentioned her inner thoughts, she immediately became very proud, and even the usually hidden ahoge (cowlick) stood up unintentionally.

"Don't worry, Manager Kiryuin! I can tell what's on your mind at a glance!!"

Upon hearing Amane's words, Kiryuin Marina's eyes widened in surprise.

"Amazing!!"

This wasn't Kiryuin Marina deliberately praising Amane; rather, it was just that Kiryuin Marina couldn't even imagine how powerful someone who could see right through another's heart truly was.

It's important to understand that the saying "you can know a person's face but not their heart" applies everywhere in the world. Humans are complex beings who can disguise and hide their true intentions.

You might get a general idea of ​​what kind of person someone is from their appearance or the persona they cultivate, but it's very likely that this is just a facade presented to outsiders.

Bad people don't wear their evil intentions on their sleeves, just as petty people don't go around proclaiming that they are petty.

Only by seeing into someone's heart can one truly know what kind of person they are. However, in today's society, it is extremely difficult to truly connect with someone, which makes the ability to see through another's heart at a glance incredibly powerful.

Even in Kiryuin Marina's opinion, if Amane could truly see through other people's hearts at a glance, it would probably be more important than Amane's other abilities.

"It's alright~ I've accumulated a lot of experience to be able to do this kind of thing."

Tianyin scratched her cheek shyly.

Marina Kiryuin nodded. To see through a person's heart, one must have a great deal of experience in judging people.

Suddenly, Marina Kiryuin had a bold idea.

Since Tianyin can see through other people's hearts at a glance, then... can she see through her heart at a glance?

"Tianyin, can you... see through my heart?"

"Of course you can. Although I haven't known Manager Kiryuin for long, I can still see through your heart."

Amane's confident words made Kiryuin Marina nervous, and she took a long time to ask Amane a question.

"So what is my inner self like?"

Under the tense gaze of Kiryuin Marina, Amane's expression also turned serious.

"Based on my visual assessment, Manager Kiryuin, you're at least a D-rank!!"

"Huh?"

Chapter 202: Marina

"So this is the ability you mentioned, Tianyin, to see through other people's hearts?"

Kiryuin Marina forcibly suppressed her anger and gently confirmed with Amane.

"Of course! And I'm really good at judging people! Plus, I practice measuring all the time, so I don't even need to feel how big someone's heart is... Manager Kiryuin... you don't look too good, are you sick? -- Ouch!"

At first glance, Amane noticed that Kiryuin Marina's face was turning gloomy at a visible speed. She initially thought she was feeling unwell and tried to touch her head to see if she had a fever or other illness. However, as soon as she reached out, she was grabbed by the other woman, and at the same time, she felt a familiar sensation in her ear.

"Seriously... why did you pull my ear, Kiryuin-san?"

Amane tilted her head and looked at Kiryuin Marina with a puzzled expression. In fact, because Amane had suffered from 'painlessness' from the beginning, she could not feel what pain was like at all. When she pretended to be in pain while playing with the girls, it was just that Amane was imitating the way people in pain looked on TV.

Although it sometimes looks a bit fake, no one really takes it seriously.

This time, Amane made no attempt to disguise herself in front of Kiryuin Marina, resulting in the strange scene before us.

With a righteous expression, Kiryuin Marina grabbed Amane's ear and pulled Amane's body so that it had to tilt to barely cooperate with her movements, but the person in question just blinked and looked at her as if nothing had happened.

The situation was so bizarre that for a moment, Kiryuin Marina even forgot that she was still angry.

"Tianyin, if you're in pain, you should tell me, okay?"

Marina Kiryuin has had no experience interacting with outsiders for ten years, let alone communicating with her own child. In other words, despite her long tenure as a mother, she has absolutely no experience whatsoever.

Unfortunately, she encountered someone like Amane right away, so Kiryuin Marina wasn't sure how to get along with Amane, let alone in this very incomprehensible situation.

Anyone would find it a little strange to see someone whose ear they've been pulling still able to talk to them as if nothing had happened, right?

Besides, Kiryuin Marina just used a lot of force. Don't underestimate the action of pulling an ear. If it were an adult, they would probably scream in pain.

Therefore, at this moment, Tenon's performance left Kiryuin Marina unsure of what to do next.

"It doesn't hurt too much, but my neck feels a bit uncomfortable in this position. Can we change the position to pull it?"

Because Kiryuin Marina was pulling Amane's ear from the side, Amane had to tilt her head to a great extent to cooperate. Although her neck didn't hurt, Amane could still feel that it was very uncomfortable.

"Oh."

Not knowing what to do, Kiryuin Marina slowly put Amane down, so that the two of them were standing face to face, but Kiryuin Marina was still pulling Amane's ear.

This scene, in fact, seemed even stranger.

But not knowing what to do next, Kiryuin Marina could only put her down as Amane had suggested.

"Tianyin, are you... really not in pain?"

"I don't feel anything. What I feel is more important is why you pulled my ear, Kiryuin-san?"

Tianyin finally discovered the most crucial problem that the two had overlooked.

"Then I won't pull it anymore, wait! I remember now!! It's because of your strange way of seeing through people's hearts that I got angry and wanted to teach you a lesson! That, that was clearly just observing the bust size, not seeing through people's hearts! When dating girls, you can't just look at their appearance and figure! The heart! Only when the hearts are connected can there be emotional exchange, um... at least that's what the book says."

Somewhat uncertainly, Kiryuin Marina explained to Amane how to date girls.

Of course, she herself was quite lacking in knowledge about love, so it was really unlikely that she could impart any experience. But how could she not talk about some important principles in front of her daughter? So she told Tianyin the theories she had read in novels.

Amane looked at Kiryuin Marina, whose face was slightly flushed, as if she was trying her best to prove her dignity as an adult. While she felt relieved, she also felt a little strange.

The reason she felt relieved was that, when her ear was grabbed at first, she subconsciously thought that Marina Kiryuin was going to attack her, so she maintained a high level of vigilance.

but……

After a conversation, Tianyin gave up the idea.

The other person looks like a big kid with only a certain age, as if they've missed out on a crucial part of life and ended up like this.

Even if someone wanted to do something to me, they wouldn't send someone like this.

What's strange is that adults, in order to emphasize their right to speak and their dignity, often resort to scolding when children take actions that do not conform to their understanding.

This is obviously more direct than reasoning.

Whether someone listens to reason depends on the level of trust and understanding between the two parties. It's impossible for someone to obediently follow a reason after you've explained it once. So when someone younger than you does something wrong, the older person often scolds them to make them immediately understand that what they did was unpleasant and thus stop it in time.

However, it seems that Kiryuin Marina was forced to play the role of a mature elder in front of Amane before she had even figured out any principles herself.