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

Amane was immediately aware of Ibuki's prolonged stare, and almost instinctively, she looked in Ibuki's direction.

The moment she noticed Amane looking at her, Ibuki quickly avoided Amane's gaze, turning her head to the side and pretending to be nonchalant.

Tenon glanced at Ibuki, but after noticing nothing unusual, she looked away.

That one glance sent a chill down Ibuki's spine.

Immediately afterward, I heard Long Yuan's disdainful laughter.

One second she was mocking Long Yuan for being afraid of Tian Yin, the next second she was so frightened by Tian Yin's gaze that she couldn't even speak. If that's the case, what right does she have to mock Long Yuan?

"You're so scared by this little thing? Looks like you're nothing special."

"Stop talking nonsense! If you're so capable, come up with a plan that can defeat her!"

Ibuki, feeling ashamed and indignant, loudly retorted to Ryuen.

Unexpectedly, Long Yuan nodded with a serious expression.

"Of course I have a plan to defeat her."

"..."

Ibuki pursed her lips, her expression practically screaming disbelief. Even Ishizaki, who had been listening for a while, couldn't help but chime in.

"That Miyako is not easy to deal with. Ryuen, you'd better not be too reckless. Even if everyone fails to graduate from Class A in the end, although it may be a bit of a pity, I believe everyone can understand. After all, our class produced a monster like Miyako."

Ishizaki's words were agreed upon by Ibuki.

If Ryuen were in any other grade, he would be a force to be reckoned with. Even Horikita Manabu might not be confident of defeating Ryuen, who is ruthless and unscrupulous. But Ryuen was placed in the same grade as all the monsters. It's just a cruel twist of fate.

"I'm not just bragging. I started planning my strategy against Miyako after the Sports Festival. I might still be having a headache if they don't get promoted to Class A. Now that they're about to get promoted to Class A, it means that my plan has the foundation to be implemented."

"A plan? A plan to defeat Miyako? Does such a thing really exist in the world?"

Ishizaki could not imagine that someone as powerful as Amane could be defeated one day.

"Of course, everyone makes mistakes, and haven't you noticed that I've been keeping a much lower profile lately?"

Ryuen's words triggered memories for Ishizaki and Ibuki.

Thinking about it carefully, the frequency of Ryuen's actions recently is so low that it's completely unlike Ryuen's style. For example, in this special exam, if it were the old Ryuen, they would have been arrogant and disregarded the broken rule that the Commander's expulsion was beyond saving, and directly acted as the Commander to intimidate the other party.

Now, however, Nishino is blocking his way.

Those who didn't know might actually believe that Ryuen had changed his ways. In fact, there were similar rumors in the class that Ryuen had reformed himself, but neither Ibuki nor Ishizaki believed a single word of it.

"Is this also part of a scheme? I feel like this is just a show of weakness at best."

Ibuki wasn't stupid; she naturally realized that Ryuen might be trying to appear weak. However, the prerequisite for appearing weak to a powerful enemy is that you have enough strength to defeat them. Only when you appear weak can the other party lower their guard. If you don't have that strength and still appear weak, others will only bully you even more.

For example, when Guan Yu carelessly lost Jingzhou, Lü Meng, who was in charge of the sneak attack, brought a large number of soldiers and generals. Even Sun Quan personally went to the front line to watch the battle. It can be said that he almost risked the country to defeat Guan Yu. This is why Lu Xun's letter to Guan Yu to appease him when Lü Meng pretended to be sick was not in vain.

If the Wu army that launched the surprise attack were repelled, it wouldn't be as simple as just losing face.

They might even launch a counterattack, and your previous show of weakness would become a joke, a handle Guan Yu could use to mock the Wu army.

Whether Ryuen's show of weakness is an attempt to turn the tide or will only become a laughing stock... it's really hard to tell.

"That's right, I was feigning weakness. In the beginning, I used violence to quickly get Class C to obey my orders and then started attacking other classes to test their strength. Although the effect wasn't very good, at least from that time on, they labeled us as belligerent. Moreover, because I like to use unconventional methods combined with violence, Class C has become infamous..."

As Ryuen introduced himself, Ishizaki and Ibuki exchanged a glance.

Unexpectedly, Longyuan also knew the reason why Class C was so infamous and was taken care of by the other three classes in turn.

In fact, Longyuan's behavior cannot be said to be wrong. Because Class C has a stereotype of liking to solve problems with violence, unless it is a special exam, no one usually has nothing better to do than provoke Class C. This allowed the students of Class C to enjoy a long period of peaceful campus life.

"But if I no longer fight with violence and intrigue, who will be the first person you think of when you talk about violence and treachery?"

"Miyako Amane!!!"

Ibuki and Ishizaki answered in unison.

Amane's violence is becoming increasingly extreme. Ever since she established her authority at the Sports Festival, it seems that Amane has opened Pandora's box that had been suppressing her. She is becoming more and more frightening in terms of violence. She can seriously injure people with a single move and has no intention of holding back. In addition, she always manages to escape punishment, which makes people often feel afraid of Amane, fearing that they might provoke her and get beaten up for nothing.

As for the matter of cunning... Logically speaking, Tianyin's behavior has nothing to do with cunning. She herself is straightforward. However, the first-year students generally know that Tianyin has established friendships with many girls in the entire grade and often gives them some pocket money. Everyone knows what this money is used for.

Amane has practically infiltrated the first-year students like a sieve, with her spies everywhere. She also incites class members to rebel from time to time. Class leaders like Totsuka and Nishino are examples of this.

Some even go so far as to poach failed class leaders to fill the gaps in their own class's weaknesses, such as Ichinose and Katsuragi.

With Ichinose, Katsuragi, and Hirata as a pair, Ryuen pondered for a long time but couldn't come up with any strategy that could be effective against this cautious, ruthless combination.

In general, Amane is even more cunning than Ryuen, but her usual disguise keeps everyone from noticing. Some people don't even realize they've been infiltrated; they can easily extract information from others while chatting, like Shiina...

Therefore, if Longyuan truly abandons the use of violence and cunning as means of attacking other classes, then the first thing that comes to mind when these tactics are mentioned is Tianyin.

"That's right, this time I'm going to let her taste what it's like to be truly besieged. Class A has Sakayanagi, and that woman has a good relationship with Miyako, so it'll be a bit troublesome to get her to deal with Miyako. But if Class A is demoted, hehe, she won't be able to resist taking action, right?"

Ryuen peered through the crowd like a hungry wolf at Sakayanagi, who was whispering to Kamuro.

Sakayanagi raised his head thoughtfully and exchanged a glance with Ryuen. With just one look, they both understood what the other wanted to do.

Sakayanagi did not show any intention of joining forces, but simply snorted and continued to explain some important matters to Kamuro.

Ryuen chuckled and stopped looking at Sakayanagi.

Ishizaki and Ibuki, standing to the side, were completely stunned into silence by Ryuen's plan. The three classes had actually teamed up before, but each time, because Sakayanagi was unwilling to go all out against Amane, Class D was always the first to be bullied by Amane, and then Class C was left to fend for itself. But this time was different. Even if Sakayanagi had a good relationship with Amane, could she bear the humiliation of failing and being demoted?

In other words, even if she could accept it, the people in Class A would not, so this time the three classes joining forces is probably going to be serious.

They concealed themselves to increase the negative impact on Tianyin from other classes, and then united all the classes to besiege Class B. If they fail this time, they probably won't be a match for Tianyin in the future.

On the other side, Shiina stared blankly at the arena, where traces of blood left by Totsuka still lingered on the steps.

Despite Shiina's repeated attempts to focus on the match, her eyes couldn't help but drift to the bright red expanse.

This is precisely why she hates fighting. She doesn't want anyone around her to be expelled or get hurt. But the rules of this game are like a noose around everyone's neck, with everyone hanging high above the abyss. The school is holding the other end of the noose and pulling upwards. As long as you can hold on until you are pulled up to the edge of the cliff, you can be free. Those who can't hold on can only choose to give up and fall into the abyss.

However, under these circumstances, the school increased the force of the rope, and people could be strangled to death before they could be freed. In this situation, whether to choose to be strangled to death or to fight back desperately became a difficult question for everyone to consider.

Choosing to be strangled to death, even if one is finally freed, is nothing more than being a soulless corpse.

If you choose to fight back desperately, there will only be two outcomes: either the school will compromise and you will fall into the abyss.

"I'm starting to hate this place."

Shiina raised her head and examined Amane with a completely different look than before.

But the results of the examination were so surprising that even she couldn't believe them.

She could only see Tianyin's purity in Tianyin.

Perhaps in Tianyin's world, there is no distinction between good and evil, superior and inferior; all she needs to do is enjoy everything here as she pleases.

Whether it's friendship or love, violence or treachery, it's all just her indulging in personal desires.

Such people are often the most terrifying, because when they want to hurt you, they may just want to see your hurt expression.

You might say she harbored malice, but that's not necessarily true. To the injured person, Tianyin is undoubtedly a complete bastard, but to her, she might just be curious. Perhaps after satisfying her curiosity, she'll even take you for treatment. Tianyin is such a strange complex.

Like chaos, there is white in black and black in white, and eventually it becomes a hazy blur, making it impossible to see her true nature.

"Tianyin's actions will only cause more people to be harmed..."

This is Shiina's judgment.

If Amane continues to act this way without being corrected, Shiina believes that Amane will eventually harm those around her, and that such a personality will likely make it difficult for her to adapt to society.

Thus, this girl, who only wanted to live a peaceful and uneventful campus life, made the first bold decision of her life.

"I must help Tianyin."

Although she didn't know whether Tianyin needed her help, she didn't even have a clue how to help Tianyin.

But she knew she could no longer hide behind and watch Long Yuan and the others fight; her inaction would one day cause the familiar faces around her to disappear.

So... she, Hiyori Shiina, will also fight.

I must fight to protect everyone in my class, and I must also fight to help Amane become a normal, cute girl!!

Violence is the most detestable thing.

……

"That way, we won't have to worry about them playing tricks, right?"

Koenji finally selected the team members to participate in the "Mental Arithmetic" competition. The team was almost entirely composed of girls, and the team leader was none other than Matsushita Chiaki.

Even Amane only recently learned that Matsushita Chiaki possessed such a hidden skill.

Since the B class's signature events each had four slots, Matsushita alone couldn't do it, so Koenji arranged for a few more people with good speed mental arithmetic skills to form a team.

It seemed like they had a good chance of winning, but Tianyin seemed to have sensed something.

To perform mental arithmetic quickly and accurately, one must be proficient in mathematics and have a keen sensitivity to numbers.

In the first round, Class B used up a group of top students; in the second round, they will use up another group of students who are good at math.

What if I draw the "mathematics test"? Wouldn't that be terrible?

However, Tenon didn't remind Koenji. Firstly, Class B was on a winning streak, and given Koenji's personality, he might not listen to any of your comments.

On the other hand, once the candidates have been decided, it doesn't really matter whether the candidates are right or wrong.

The mental arithmetic competition involves providing numbers to be added on a large screen. Eight contestants on stage must write down the results on paper in front of them. The numbers to be added become longer as the competition progresses, and the time the questions remain on the screen becomes shorter. The competition tests memory, mathematical talent, and skills.

Three of the four students from Class D gave up when they tried to add the six-digit numbers. A girl named Shi Cheng actually persisted until the eleventh digit before giving up. Logically, the results of the B competition could have been announced at this point.

However, the competition rules are that after answering all the questions, the results are compared, and the person with the most correct answers wins.

So Class B is still persevering, and Matsushita even managed to complete all the questions by adding up to twenty digits.

In the end, Matsushita's B team rightfully won the second game. Seeing that he could finally contribute to B team, Matsushita was so excited that he couldn't speak for a moment.

The cheers that were originally for Class D were drowned out by the cheers for Class B. Even if the other classes wanted to annoy Class B, they couldn't possibly choose to cheer loudly for Class D when Class B was winning. Doing so would make them look like fools.

Class D was also dejected. Kanzaki was angrily talking to Ninomiya, who was the commander, through his headset. Kanzaki's expression gradually improved, and he even smiled in the end.

This made Amane, who had been observing Kanzaki, feel uneasy.

Just then, Koenji's voice came through her earpiece.

"Miyako girl, I think I've discovered a serious problem. I just asked Matsushita girl, and she told me that the top scorers in all the exams in our class are the same people who just took the test. Doesn't that mean we have no strong cards left to play?"

Koenji's discovery came a bit late. Class B is different from other classes. In Class A, some people might be good at English or math, which is called being good at one subject but bad at another. In Class B, there is no such thing as being good at one subject or bad at all subjects.

After all, given their overall academic abilities, it's rare for someone to get 100 in English but fail in math. In fact, this is quite common, but it doesn't happen in Class B.

Failing means failing all subjects. Those top students, such as Yukimura, Hirata, and Matsushita, all scored above 90 or even full marks in all subjects, and they didn't fail any subjects at all.

Therefore, assigning people according to the highest scores in the exam items is completely impractical for Class B. It's like playing a card game where the opponent's hand is all K or lower, but you only have A or 2, and besides those two, you only have 3 and 4. No matter what the opponent plays, you have to use A and 2 to forcefully beat them.

Is it under control? Yes, it is.

The problem is that it's a contest of who can play the most cards. What do you do with your low cards after you've played all your high cards?

Class B is currently in this predicament.

To put it more bluntly...

The opponent used the strategy of "Tian Ji's horse race" to replace a top-class horse from Class B with a lower-class horse.

How could this be possible...?

But there's no chance to back out during special exams; even if you know you've fallen into a trap, you can only grit your teeth and keep going.

"It's too late for you to realize this. We're not without a chance to fight back. Horikita and Ichinose haven't even used their skills yet. If we draw our signature item, we might still have a chance... We're doomed."

The voice of the heavenly voice stopped abruptly, and the scrolling competition items on the big screen also stopped. The competition item displayed on it was clearly "Mathematics Test".

Chapter 219: The Situation Reverses, Ayanokouji is Defeated

The current situation is hard to describe, whether it's due to being unable to withstand constant reminders or simply bad luck. Tianyin was just thinking that if a math test were to come, Class B would probably be completely lost, when the big screen immediately showed them a math test.

At this point, both Koenji and Amane could only show rather subtle expressions. Unless it was a one-on-one match, the only way to win was to use Koenji as the commander to interfere in the game.

The question is... is it really worth doing that?

Even if the Commander intervenes in the competition, it's impossible for everyone to answer the questions. This math test is the opponent's specialty, and Class D must have taken into account the level of the Commander and General of Class B. They wouldn't allow Amane and Koenji to perform freely.

Soon, the details of the math exam competition appeared on the big screen. Five contestants were required to participate. In a one-on-one competition, both sides had to complete one hundred math problems of high school level difficulty within a specified time. The winner was the side that answered the most math problems correctly.

It can be said to be very easy to understand, but Class D refused to fight one-on-one from the start, which also means that even if Class B proposes a one-on-one fight, the other party will still refuse.

Come to think of it, after losing two games in a row, it's not easy to get a match where you can turn things around. Only an idiot would try to play a one-on-one against a strong opponent.

The command tower intervened in six math problems.