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

If I absolutely had to say what I did...

Horikita just wanted to cover her face and run back to her dorm as quickly as possible.

"It's a competition now, so let's not say those embarrassing things. I understand, I'll make it up to you when we get back, is that alright?"

Upon seeing Horikita's expression, Amane knew that Horikita had misunderstood, and quickly waved her hand to indicate that.

"That's not it! I was talking about the scheme! The scheme!! Didn't I prevent two people from Class D from participating? Honestly, Suzune's head is always full of lewd things, she's never serious!"

As Tianyin spoke, she shrugged as if she knew what she was doing, but the next second she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.

It's obvious that Horikita Suzune's punishment is coming.

"Pah! Tianyin, how dare you say such a thing? I wonder who it is that thinks about all day long... Humph."

Horikita glared at Amane with shame and indignation, unable to continue speaking.

This morning she was playing a kissing game with me and Karuizawa, and now she's saying I'm full of lewd thoughts? That's outrageous!!

"Hey! That's not the point, is it? Shouldn't you be asking me what the consequences would be if the plan succeeded, Suzune?"

What would be the consequences if the plan succeeded?

"Waaaaah, the ringtone is so perfunctory..."

"Wait, now that you mention this, it seems we've already used all our cards in this round. What should we do in the next round?"

If it weren't for Amane's reminder, Horikita Suzune would have almost forgotten that the school's rule was that once you've participated in a competition, you can't participate in other competitions.

Even if you just stand on the stage and do nothing, you still can't participate in other competitions.

In an effort to win the match, Horikita brought up all her best players, but the opposing team turned out to be so weak that she could handle them on her own. This put Class B in danger in the final round.

"Well, by the time you guys remember, it'll be too late. That's why I prepared in advance. In the last round, whether we draw a competition event for Class B or Class D, Class D will be unable to participate because they have fewer people. If Kanzaki changes his mind and lets those two participate, I'll just have Sato report them to the school for using violence against Class B members before the special exam. Hehe, anyway, the initiative is on our side."

Hearing Amane's mischievous laugh, Horikita patted Amane's head.

"Show some normal laughter. Seriously, Class D shouldn't give up on the last round so easily, right?"

Horikita didn't believe that Class D would choose to forfeit due to a lack of manpower. It was the final decisive game, and forfeiting would mean someone would be expelled. They should fight to the death.

"They'll probably opt for a one-on-one duel between their top players to avoid forfeiting the match, which means it's my turn to step in. Do you think I'm afraid of a one-on-one duel between top players?"

Amane placed her hand on Horikita's face, and just as she was about to say something sentimental, another wave of pain shot through her abdomen.

"Then I wish you great success!"

"Hmph, Rin is a bad woman!"

Tianyin pouted, her dissatisfaction practically written all over her face, after failing to gain an advantage twice.

Seeing Amane's state, Horikita could only sigh softly. Then, blushing, she looked left and right, covered her face with her hand, and pretended to whisper something in Amane's ear. Finally, she quickly and lightly touched Amane's face.

"Is this okay now?"

"It doesn't feel quite right... cough cough, umm! This is enough, Suzune, just watch how I deal with them~"

Amane, who had originally planned to take advantage of the situation, quickly turned around and went to the competition area after seeing Horikita's dangerous smile.

Just then, the big screen stopped rotating, and the final decisive game was "Checkers" played by Class B.

Seeing this competition item, Horikita breathed a sigh of relief. She had witnessed Amane's strength in checkers firsthand and had even experienced it herself a few times; she was definitely at a monster level.

Even in official competitions, Horikita Suzune felt that some international checkers tournament champions might not be a match for Amane. Horikita didn't believe that Class D could produce a monster who was on par with Amane.

Just as Amane had predicted, after a brief discussion, Class D chose the format of a one-on-one duel between their generals.

They also applied to the school for a special one-on-one competition, because Class D was really short-handed and hoped that the school would allow Class B not to refuse the one-on-one competition.

It's important to understand that a one-on-one challenge isn't something the other person has to agree to just because you propose it. So the simplest way to win is for Amane to simply refuse, and Class D will be defeated without a fight.

In order to prevent such a situation from occurring, Class D had no choice but to swallow their pride and go to the school.

Initially, the school was unwilling to grant such a request, but the match involved the expulsion of students, and if the school were to lose due to insufficient personnel, the decisive match would become somewhat anticlimactic.

Keep in mind that the school is recording the entire match and preparing to release it publicly. How could ordinary people possibly know about the private competition between the two classes? The morning's match was intense, but in the afternoon's decisive game, one side lost due to insufficient manpower, which greatly reduced the entertainment value of the match.

But Class B would never give up such an easy way to win the game, so the referee had no choice but to discuss with Principal Fujiwara how to handle the situation.

Principal Fujiwara went directly to Amane and informed her of the situation.

"Ms. Fujiwara, do you mean... that you hope Class B can make some sacrifices to make the competition more exciting?"

Tianyin's tone was somewhat cold, but that's only natural; no one could be happy in such a situation.

"It's not exactly a sacrifice, I just hope you can take over the one-on-one match and keep the game going... Okay, don't look at me like I'm an idiot, I know this request is ridiculous, but I can't help it, Tianyin, please be lenient with me~"

Seeing that Amane's face had turned gloomy, Fujiwara quickly changed tactics and started acting cute.

Tianyin was completely helpless against this headmaster who acted like a big kid. Although she wouldn't lose even in a one-on-one fight, she didn't want to suffer this loss for nothing.

"You have to offer something in return, right? Even if you're going to make an exception, you can't just take something for nothing..."

"How about each member of Class B having 100,000 personal points?"

Fujiwara-san's words made Amane gasp. As expected of Fujiwara-san, perhaps only someone like her, who has no concept of money, could offer such outrageous terms.

It's important to understand that even if Class B wins this special exam, there's not much benefit. At most, they'll be promoted to Class A, but there won't be much change in class points. Winning or losing a match both result in 30 class points.

The current record is 3:3, which means that Class B is neither making a profit nor a loss. Even if they win the game, they will only gain a pitiful 30 class points.

30点班级点数能干什么？30点班级点数相当于3000点个人点数，37个人一个月也才能拿到111000班级点数，而藤原小姐一开口就是炸裂的一个人十万点，37个人也就是3700000点，相当于给B班补了全部人33个月的3000点个人点数的收入。

It's still a one-time payment.

Who wouldn't be confused by this?

Amane turned around and looked at Horikita. Horikita was completely dumbfounded. She had thought that the school might be more generous, but she didn't expect them to be this generous.

When Horikita saw Amane turn around to look at her, she quickly gave Amane a look, signaling her to agree.

With the school's compensation, even if you lose the game, you won't lose out, let alone if you win, it's a huge profit.

Seeing that Horikita also thought it was a good idea, Amane immediately agreed.

"Alright, let's just consider it a loss and play another round with them. We only agreed because of you, Ms. Fujiwara. We can't do this next time. It's such a loss that we have to play another round for nothing after we've worked so hard to get this result through our schemes."

Tianyin knew perfectly well that she absolutely could not show the slightest bit of happiness in this situation, so she deliberately answered with a displeased expression.

Ms. Fujiwara scratched her cheek somewhat embarrassedly, clearly feeling that doing so was unfair to Class B.

"We'll definitely be more rigorous when we make rules in the future. Thanks so much, Xiaotianyin! I'll treat you to dessert next time www"

After making a cute gesture, Ms. Fujiwara happily ran back to tell the referee that the competition would continue.

"Eating dessert? I hope your butt won't get spanked by Chairman Fujiwara, Miss Fujiwara."

If it were Chairman Fujiwara here, it's obvious that he would never agree to such an outrageous request.

Chairman Fujiwara found out about her casual promise, and she might really be called in for a severe reprimand.

Poor Fujiwara-san.

Upon hearing that the match would continue and that Class D wouldn't have to pay any price, both Kanzaki and Ninomiya showed relaxed expressions.

Isn't this equivalent to getting a chance to revive the team without paying any price?

But unlike Kanzaki and Ninomiya, who felt fortunate.

Ji Ye felt that this was simply outrageous—her mother opening the door for something outrageous was utterly absurd.

This is something that can actually be negotiated? That principal named Fujiwara Mayumi doesn't seem very reliable at all.

To be honest, she really didn't want to fight Tianyin, but now it was no longer something she could avoid.

"Go Hime-chan!! You have to win the last game!"

"Himeno-kun, whether we can win or not depends entirely on you. Don't let us down."

Hearing the cheers from the audience, Himeko felt a pain in her stomach.

Is this encouraging her or putting pressure on her?

It's the final game again, and I absolutely have to win. I can't let them down...

What kind of international joke is this?

"This is really annoying."

Hime made a muttered complaint as she walked onto the stage.

This is the second time she and Tianyin have met on this court. The first time they met, it was just a brief meeting between the two generals. But this time, the two generals will decide the winner in the final decisive game.

"I never thought I'd have the chance to fight you, Hime."

Tenon stretched lazily, and the sight of her breasts, which were stretched so taut through her shirt that they looked like they were about to burst out, made Ji Ye's lips twitch.

Psychological attack! Referee, someone is using psychological attack!!

Is nobody in charge?! In the final round of a special exam watched by hundreds of people, someone resorted to such despicable tactics as psychological attacks right from the start. Does the school administration...?

Ji Ye watched as several cameras and drones almost simultaneously focused their lenses on Tian Yin, who was stretching.

"..."

"Huh? Hime-chan, why aren't you saying anything? Don't you like talking?"

Tianyin tilted her head and curiously looked at Ji Ye, who was staring at her with gritted teeth.

"How dare you!! Let Miyako Tenne and I have a duel!!"

Hime loudly challenged Amane.

"Okay, I'll play along with you for a bit."

"Just playing around? This is a decisive match. I'm seriously challenging you, and I hope you'll take it seriously too. Only then will I have no regrets."

"You want me to be serious? Hime-chan, are you sure?"

"Of course! If you're just playing around, that would be disrespectful to me. Go all out and defeat me seriously!"

At this moment, Ji Ye completely released all her pressure and couldn't help but feel a little lightheaded. She had long hoped to say such cool words to a powerful enemy one day, and today her wish finally came true.

"As you wish, I am Miyako Amane from Class B of the first year. Please take good care of me, Himeno-kun."

Chapter 221: Tianyin's Cat and Mouse

"As you wish, I am Miyako Amane from Class B of the first year. Please take good care of me, Himeno-kun."

In the blink of an eye, Tianyin was like a completely different person.

It was still the same smile, but it had become gentler because of the change in attitude.

Ji Ye, who was on the stage, felt Tian Yin's sudden change even more keenly. Before she provoked Tian Yin, Tian Yin gave her the feeling of being a person who was somewhat careless in her behavior, without any manners, and whose every move gave people a feeling of arrogance.

That feeling made Himeya feel extremely uncomfortable, especially since Amane was smiling and talking to others, yet she didn't try to hide the contempt in her eyes at all; to put it nicely, it was pure.

To put it bluntly, they lacked some manners and etiquette.

It can be said that Tianyin perfectly demonstrated the arrogance inherent in the bones of those who think highly of themselves. In the past, as an observer, Jiye was used to mocking the challengers who fell in front of Tianyin. They all shouted at Tianyin like bulls seeing a red cloth, and then were knocked down by punch after punch, only to lie on the ground in shame and cry unwillingly.

At that moment, Himeko was thinking, since Ame-no-Tsune's strength was practically an open secret, why would anyone be so reckless as to challenge her? Were all these idiots brainless?

This question troubled Hime for a long time, but she never found the answer.

But today, standing on the competition stage and having the honor of competing against Tianyin, she finally understood why those guys went crazy.

Tianyin is too arrogant. Perhaps this is Tianyin's true nature, but this sharp and overt attitude is constantly stimulating Ji Ye's nerves. That seemingly simple smile, paired with a contemptuous look, becomes a sarcastic gaze as sharp as a blade.

Admittedly, most people are no match for Tianyin, but under such psychological and mental torment, how many people can remain calm and composed?

Even someone like Hime, who usually has a poker face and almost no emotional fluctuations, couldn't help but shout out a declaration of war that was extremely chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur).

Take it seriously.

That's utterly stupid talk. Ji Ye regretted it as soon as she said it. Can face feed you? So what if she's looked down upon? If being humiliated by Tianyin can bring her victory, then let her be humiliated.

Now, a single sentence has actually ignited Tianyin's fighting spirit.

But Tianyin looks so serious...

Ji Ye couldn't help but blush slightly, as if he was somewhat handsome.

It's different from the fluttering feeling that makes the opposite sex's heart race when a man is giving it his all.

When Amane is serious, she's a bit like Ichinose. Ichinose wraps everyone in tolerance and gentleness, and then fights in front of her cocoon full of gentleness. So no matter what setbacks they encounter, no one will be too discouraged because Ichinose will unconditionally accept everything about them.

Hime had seen Amane's serious expression once during the sports festival. At that time, rather than being serious, Amane gave Hime the feeling of being a killing machine, a weapon that erased all human emotions, bringing only endless coldness and despair.