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

It's obvious that Horikita Suzune was given the green light because Horikita Manabu was about to graduate.

Kanzaki and Horikita Suzune resumed their preparations.

Kanzaki clenched his fists and assumed a boxing stance, but it was obvious to anyone that he didn't know anything about Aikido.

Horikita Suzune started with a very standard Aikido opening stance, which put Ninomiya, who was watching, under tremendous pressure. Unfortunately, the only thing the command center could do in this competition was to switch contestants.

That's utter nonsense.

If there were any capable players, they would have been sent up already. Why would the command center need to change players?

Ninomiya fiercely criticized the rules set by Class B, but her gaze never left Horikita Suzune for a second. She had a bad feeling, and that feeling seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.

"start!"

boom!

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Kanzaki instinctively reached out to grab Horikita Suzune's collar. He didn't know any Aikido, so he planned to use his male strength advantage to throw Horikita Suzune out of the ring, which would count as a victory for him.

To his surprise, the girl he looked down on, who only hid behind Amane, actually punched so fast that before he could even see Horikita Suzune's movements, his nose suddenly hurt, and he fell to the ground, unable to move.

The scene fell silent. In the blink of an eye, Kanzaki was knocked to the ground by Horikita with a beautiful "hidden punch".

Seeing that familiar scene, Hime shook her head in despair. Kanzaki could never be a match for Horikita Suzune.

Because Amane is so dazzling, many people have overlooked the fact that Horikita Suzune is also a formidable and versatile opponent. Now, by underestimating her opponent in such a crucial event, they have no choice but to accept defeat.

"Kanzaki-san, are you able to get up?"

The referee glanced at Kanzaki, whose nose was starting to bleed, and asked with some concern.

"I'm alright..."

Kanzaki's weak voice made it hard to look away.

Kanzaki struggled to his feet and tried to wipe away the blood, but Horikita punched him down again without mercy.

"Horikita-kun! I haven't said the game should continue!"

"You didn't say pause. When he fell to the ground, you shouldn't have wasted your breath talking to him. Instead, you should have counted down the seconds. That's the real way to protect him."

After speaking coldly, Horikita Suzune retreated to her original position, seemingly waiting for her next opponent.

The referee frowned and hesitated for a moment before finally announcing Horikita Suzune's victory.

According to the normal rules, when one player falls to the ground, the count should be started. If the count is not started, it is assumed that the game is still continuing. Since the referee did not pause the game, why wait for him to say to start?

Horikita Manabu was somewhat surprised by Horikita Suzune's decisive punches. Her punching speed was comparable to his own when he was serious, and she showed no mercy or hesitation when she threw the punches. He believed that Horikita Suzune would be able to surpass him soon.

He simply couldn't believe that such a dramatic change could happen to someone in just one month. What exactly did Tianyin do to her?

"So? Were you amazed by my Lingyin?"

When Amane saw Horikita Suzune win the first match, she ran over to Horikita and started showing off.

My ringtone?

Horikita raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything more.

"I'm quite shocked. In such a short time, she seems like a completely different person. The confusion in her heart has disappeared. Tianyin, how did you do that?"

Horikita Manabu was genuinely curious about this question. Amane had previously felt helpless with Horikita Suzune, so how did she suddenly come up with a way to change Horikita Suzune?

"Well... I'm not too sure either. She cried once after a plan failed and that's how she ended up like this. I don't quite understand what happened, but... since Rin has already changed, how she changed doesn't matter anymore, right?"

"That's true."

Horikita Manabu and Amane exchanged a smile, then quickly concealed their emotions and calmly watched the competition field.

Now it's the third round of the fight. In the second round, the girl was kicked hard in the abdomen by Tianyin and immediately chose to admit defeat. In the third round, she is facing a seemingly tough opponent.

Domoto was an inconspicuous little guy in Class D. His academic performance was average, and he never got a chance to show his face in any situation. In addition, although he was physically good, he was a sports idiot and performed terribly in all sports. Therefore, almost no one paid attention to him.

However, despite this, Domoto has a relatively niche hobby, which is karate.

Compared to mainstream sports like track and field, archery, tennis, swimming, basketball, soccer, rugby, and baseball, his hobby was so unremarkable that he thought he might never have a chance to shine until graduation. However, after Ninomiya learned about his niche hobby, he defied all opposition and chose to let him play.

This made Domoto very excited. He never thought that he, who even thought he was a good-for-nothing, would one day be able to show his face on the stage in such an important competition. In order not to disappoint his classmates and Ninomiya, who recommended him to compete, Domoto put his best effort into the competition against Horikita Suzune.

Domoto immediately drew cheers for dodging two of Horikita Suzune's attacks, making him the first opponent not to be instantly defeated by Horikita Suzune.

Horikita Suzune also sensed that the other party was something special, so she became a little more cautious.

Domoto, who had also never studied Aikido, was unaware of Horikita's techniques and dared not attack rashly. For a moment, the two were locked in a stalemate on the stage.

Karate originated from martial arts and emphasizes both offense and defense. So, if the game is going to drag on, the victory of Tenne will eventually lean towards Domoto. After all, Aikido originated from swordsmanship and doesn't have many fancy moves; it's all about killing with one blow.

Once you get into a long battle, you will often be defeated because you don't have enough moves. That's why people who study Aikido will learn some moves from other styles to enrich their own routines. Otherwise, if you fail to kill with one blow, it will be difficult to engage in close combat with your opponent again.

Horikita's expression turned serious as Domoto easily dodged both of her deadly attacks. She only had three moves that could be considered deadly, and after that, she would have to resort to all sorts of other moves to fight. However, Domoto was clearly well-trained, which made it difficult for Horikita to find a way to attack him.

"Domoto! Stop wandering around there! Go up there and teach that Horikita guy a lesson!"

Originally, Domoto was constantly looking for his opponent's weaknesses, but since it was his first time participating in such a special exam, his classmates urged him from below the stage, and Domoto began to get anxious. As the urging voices grew louder, Domoto gritted his teeth and had no choice but to launch a preemptive attack.

"what!!!!"

Domoto roared to cheer himself on, and then... he was stabbed in the stomach by Horikita with a chop to the stomach. The sudden pain in his stomach made Domoto lose all his offensive power. Then, Horikita beat him up and forced him out of the arena.

Horikita Suzune won the third round once again.

However, just as everyone started cheering for Horikita, Amane was subtly wiping away non-existent cold sweat from her forehead.

If Tianyin wasn't mistaken, that move just now... that was probably, perhaps, possibly... "Sanction"?

Having experienced Horikita Suzune's "punishment" hand chop countless times, Amane immediately recognized it as a move Horikita often used against her.

Unexpectedly, this move was Horikita Suzune's ultimate technique. When Amane thought about how Horikita had used such a deadly weapon on her from the very first time they met, she couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine.

Since this move is such a powerful weapon, don't use it so carelessly!

In the fourth round, the female player immediately surrendered to Domoto after he fell to the ground.

She was just brought in by Ninomiya to make up the numbers. Let alone Aikido, she doesn't even know how to fight. Plus, she's mentally sound and doesn't have any masochistic tendencies. Only a fool would choose to fight a professional enemy.

When faced with the fourth player's withdrawal from the game, Ninomiya simply sighed and said nothing. She knew that Horikita was certain to win this round.

However, although they lost this game, they had some good news.

That is, in order to fight with their backs against the wall and show their fighting spirit, Class B used all their trump cards in this game, without considering what to do in the last game. In other words, although they lost this game, Class D's chances of winning the next game have greatly increased. If they draw an academic competition, then Class D can win without any pressure.

"We're finally going to win. It's been a long time coming."

As soon as Ninomiya finished speaking, she heard arguing coming from Class D. However, she couldn't go outside to see what was going on, and she couldn't hear what Kanzaki and the others were arguing about from the screen in front of her. Feeling frustrated, Ninomiya could only contact Himeno.

The moment the headset connected, the usually docile Himeko suddenly swore.

"Damn it! You're telling me now that we don't have enough people and we have to go to one-on-one? If you didn't have enough people, why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, we could have just picked any event for a one-on-one match, right? Even if we lost, we would have had a chance to recover. Now that we're in the final round, you're saying we don't have enough people. What's going on in your head? Is it shit? You piece of trash!"

Upon hearing Himeno's outburst of insults directed at Kanzaki, Ninomiya's face turned deathly pale.

She immediately realized that something big was about to happen, and that Kanzaki might have deliberately set this trap for her.

"Hime-no-kun, calm down. It's not like we have no chance of winning."

"You think you have a chance of winning? What's our general compared to the opposing general? You, Ryuji Kanzaki, really think highly of me? If I could beat Miyako, would I still be in this class? You idiot!!!"

Hime wanted nothing more than to slap Kanzaki twice.

Kanzaki clearly knew about the absence of someone in the class all along, but no one told her about it. The prerequisite for initiating a duel is that the general requests a duel, and then the command tower and the competition team agree before the duel is sent to the other party.

If the general doesn't apply, there's no way to trigger the condition for a one-on-one duel between the generals.

If she loses the game, she will become the sinner of Class D. Why should she bear the blame?

Even if they lose the match, it would be Ninomiya's fault for dropping out of school. Himeko couldn't understand why they didn't give her a heads-up beforehand about something so potentially fatal.

She had also warned Kanzaki that Class B might try to reduce the number of members in Class B so they would miss the special exam, but Kanzaki still fell for it. What should they do now?

"I told you, calm down first. I simply forgot about it. I never thought we would encounter a situation where we don't have enough people."

Kanzaki really didn't cheat this time, because neither side knew what competition they would be drawn, so it was impossible to prepare the participants in advance.

All participants were randomly selected by the command center or Kanzaki; no one would have thought that seven events would use up all the participants in a class.

As a result, Class D actually used it. Who can you reason with about this?

Moreover, the competition rules only revealed how many people the opponent used after the competition event was drawn. The minimum standard in the handbook issued by the school only stated two or more people. Who could have guessed that Class B's events were all four-person events?

The number of participants was just enough, but then two students from Class D were unable to participate, creating a shortage.

Is there any way to fill the gap now? It seems that Kanzaki agreed to some condition that prevents others from playing.

This means that if Class D doesn't want to be automatically considered to have forfeited the match due to insufficient numbers in the final round, they will have no choice but to choose a one-on-one duel between their generals.

However, the general's opponent in a one-on-one duel was Tianyin.

This caused Ji Ye to immediately break down.

Losing to Tianyin in a normal competition wouldn't be shameful, but the score is 3-3 and the seventh game is the deciding game. Isn't this just making her take the blame?

As expected, few of the class leaders are good people.

"Now that things have come to this, it's up to you, Hime-no-kun, to do your best."

Ninomiya had no other choice; he couldn't just abstain, could he?

If she chooses to abstain, she will be immediately taken away by the school to complete the withdrawal procedures. Rather than accepting her fate, she might as well take a gamble. Maybe she will get a chance if she draws one of their academic programs.

"Tsk, do I even have a choice?"

……

"Ring sound~"

Just as Horikita Suzune was about to exchange a few words with Horikita, she suddenly heard Amane calling her. As soon as she turned around, she saw a figure crash heavily into her arms and start rubbing against her.

"I knew my Lingyin was the best!!!"

"Ahem, don't say such strange things."

Seeing Horikita Manabu standing nearby, Horikita Suzune patted Amane's head somewhat embarrassedly, hoping that Amane would give her some face in front of Horikita Manabu.

But Amane remained unmoved and instead rubbed even more vigorously. Horikita Suzune's face turned completely red. She tried to explain several times, but in the end, she could only silently hug Amane and dare not look at Horikita Manabu.

"Well done."

After saying that, Horikita Manabu turned around and left the scene.

Horikita Suzune didn't know whether Horikita Hajime's words were an acknowledgment of her or... just a way to give her face in front of Amane.

"The final match is coming up soon, Suzune, is there anything you want to say to me?"

Amane raised her head, staring at Horikita with sparkling eyes, while constantly hinting at the position of her lips.

Horikita saw through Amane's little scheme at a glance, but now that many people were looking this way, Horikita Suzune obviously didn't dare to do anything too outrageous under these circumstances, and could only whisper an explanation to Amane in her ear.

"Can we do it after we get back?"

Amane's ahoge (cowlick) fell to the ground and wouldn't blush. Seeing that Horikita Suzune hadn't even kissed her yet, she was already blushing. If she were to kiss Amane in public, she might faint from embarrassment.

In order not to put Horikita in a difficult position, Amane ultimately chose not to ask Horikita for extra encouragement.

"So, Rinne, is there anything you want to say to me?"

Amane continued to look at Horikita with her sparkling eyes.

To everyone's surprise, Horikita shook his head after thinking about it.

"I don't have much to say. Besides, I don't think I need you to participate, do I? You saw Ji Ye's strength last time. He shouldn't dare to challenge you one-on-one."

Horikita's judgment was quite correct. In fact, this was the tactic that Class D had agreed upon from the beginning: to avoid Amane's sharp edge and bully others.

So far, the results seem to be quite good.

The final decisive game is about to begin. It's impossible for anyone to challenge Tianyin to a one-on-one duel, right?

"Hehe, Rinne, have you forgotten what I did before the competition?"

Tianyin let out a laugh that only a villain would have when he has succeeded in his scheme.

In an instant, Horikita Suzune felt her face become burning hot.

What did you do before the match?

In the days leading up to the competition, wasn't Tianyin and her shamelessly rolling around in bed... cough cough, discussing the philosophy of life?

Why bring this up at this time?