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

The two were clearly arguing about how to address each other, so how did their conversation suddenly turn into discussing whether something was cute or not?

If Shiina hadn't discovered Horikita Manabu's existence in time, Horikita Manabu suspected that if the two of them had continued talking, they might have ended up discussing romance. Girls could probably talk about romance for a whole day, and he had important things to tell Amane.

"What? We were talking about perfectly normal topics. The reason we couldn't get involved is because of Horikita-senpai, am I right, Hiyori-chan?"

When Shiina Hiyori heard Amane's question, she opened her fingers slightly, looked at Horikita Manabu, and nodded a little.

"There should be some connection with Chairman Horikita."

……

Horikita Manabu looked at Shiina Hiyori with a speechless expression.

Are you talking about anything normal? Do you expect him to comment on whether Shiina Hiyori is cute or not? Speaking of which, Shiina-kun, did you accept the nickname 'Hiyori-chan' so easily?

However, it's not entirely surprising that Shiina was so easily fooled by Amane.

From the very beginning, Tianyin employed the most classic negotiation techniques, which are not only classic but also ancient and universally applicable.

For example, this time Amane wanted to refer to Shiina Hiyori as "Hiyori-chan".

So, the first thing to do is to make a huge demand, such as calling Shiina "darling," a term that Shiina would find completely unacceptable. Shiina will definitely try to refute this excessive term, and then the bargaining process will begin. As they bargain, "darling" will eventually become "Hiyori-chan."

From Amane's perspective, this perfectly achieved her goal, while from Shiina's perspective, she successfully prevented Amane from using ambiguous terms to address her. The key to negotiation is achieving the goal while ensuring that both parties are very satisfied with the outcome!

Poor Shiina was no match for Amane in this respect and was easily and thoroughly controlled by her.

"By the way, Horikita-senpai, is there something you need here?"

After being rejected when she tried to get to know Shiina better, Amane had no choice but to deal with her business first. However, when she looked at Horikita Manabu, she couldn't remember why he had come here to chat with Shiina.

"Phew, you've finally gotten down to business."

Horikita sighed. He was already glad he hadn't brought Amane into the student council when he was still the student council president.

Otherwise, if he said it wouldn't work, he might really have to stay in this school for the rest of his life. He would be so angry with Tianyin that he would die here.

"I'm here to see you, Tianyin. I have something I want to tell you."

"Tame, I only like cute girls... Huh? Where's Hiyori-chan?"

When Tenon turned around, she discovered that Shiina had disappeared without her noticing.

Surprised, Amane quickly looked around and finally found Shiina covering her face behind a tree.

It turns out that Shiina knew that Amane was going to talk to Horikita Manabu, so she went to squat behind the tree first.

What a cute guy.

Sometimes I really want to crack open your head and see what's inside.

Horikita rolled his eyes at Amane, who was making a face, and his expression became slightly serious.

"After today, we will officially graduate. Starting tomorrow, we will be free to leave the school. Of course, we can stay here for a few more days, but in principle, we can only stay until April 5th at the latest. I plan to leave the school at 12 o'clock on the 30th of this month."

After Horikita finished speaking, he looked at Amane with anticipation.

"Oh."

Tianyin gave an "oh" and then fell silent.

Horikita Manabu repeated Amane's reaction with some hesitation.

"Oh?"

"It means I understand. What? Horikita-senpai, is there anything else you want to say? Hmm... You don't mean you want me to see you off, do you? That's not a good idea, is it?"

When Tenon thought that Horikita Manabu might be subtly asking him to see her off, he couldn't help but take a half step back.

Horikita Manabu's expectant expression vanished without a trace.

"You don't want to?"

"How could I possibly agree to that! Besides, you're leaving at noon. Not only is the sun so strong, but noon is also my lunch time, and my lunch time is very precious."

"..."

Horikita Manabu was utterly speechless. Putting aside whether Amane had misunderstood something, did they think their relationship was worth less than a meal?

"Amane, I feel like President Horikita doesn't really want you to see him off."

Shiina, covering her face, whispered cautiously in Amane's ear.

"what is that?"

"I feel like he just wants you to tell Horikita this news, hoping to see his sister before he leaves."

Shiina's reminder immediately made Amane realize what was going on.

So Horikita Manabu just didn't want to tell Horikita Suzune when he was leaving, and wanted to use a tsundere approach to let Horikita Suzune 'accidentally' find out that he was leaving at 12 o'clock on the 30th.

Then, on that day, put on a "Why are you here?" look.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that former student council president Horikita Manabu-senpai would be such a tsundere!"

Speaking of which, Amane remembers that Horikita Suzune was quite arrogant at first. Could it be that this is a family trait?

Chapter 226: A Younger Sister Can't Stay at Home Anymore

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that former student council president Horikita Manabu-senpai would be such a tsundere!"

Amane's ill-intentioned demeanor gave Horikita Manabu a real headache, but he didn't know how to properly correct Amane's wicked nature. He could only hope that Horikita Suzune wouldn't be manipulated by this bad woman...

However, judging from the current situation, Horikita Manabu knows that this is at most wishful thinking on his part. Horikita Suzune can no longer be said to be controlled by Amane. She is completely devoted to Amane. Fortunately, he did not encounter the competition between the third-year and first-year students at school. If he had to choose between Horikita Suzune and Amane in such a competition, Horikita Manabu is sure that he would definitely be the one abandoned by Horikita Suzune.

Even though Horikita Manabu may verbally disapprove of Horikita Suzune, he secretly cares deeply for her. His constant complaints about feeling ashamed of his younger sister are merely attempts to motivate her.

If Horikita Suzune, as the younger sister, were to abandon Horikita Manabu one day, Horikita Manabu might just have a mental breakdown.

"I don't fit the tsundere personality type at all. I'm just telling you about my plans in passing; there's no other meaning behind it."

Horikita Manabu made up his mind that no matter how much Amane wanted to tease him, as long as he was stubborn enough, he wouldn't reveal any flaws in front of Amane. With graduation and retirement just around the corner, Horikita Manabu didn't want to leave behind such a strange nickname as an arrogant former student council president.

"Huh? Is that so? Then why did Horikita-senpai only tell me about your plans?"

Horikita Manabu's heart skipped a beat.

In the end, he was still a bit careless. If the other party was just an ordinary student, even if he had some bad intentions, Horikita Manabu was confident that he could have a good time with him. However, he overlooked the fact that his opponent was Amane. After all, Horikita Manabu had dealt with Amane quite a bit, and he knew what kind of person Amane was all too well.

The more stubborn you are, the more that devilish girl will want to see you panic and be caught red-handed.

What a nasty fellow.

"Because your behavior is really worrying. I heard that you have various fines this month, such as littering and damaging trees. It's really worrying. The reason I told you about my schedule separately is so that you can find me if you have any difficulties before I leave this school. While I'm still here, I might be able to give you some help as a former student council president. That's all."

Horikita Manabu perfectly avoided Amane's trap.

Tianyin's cheeks puffed up as soon as she heard about the fine.

Last time, she only broke off a small twig, but Sakayanagi found out through the surveillance footage, fined her, and made her write a guarantee under Sakayanagi's supervision.

Next month, you'll have to pay this month's fine again. In fact, besides these, there are other fines such as sleeping in class, not wearing school uniforms when entering or leaving the teaching building, and making indecent gestures on campus.

Many of the fines should have resulted in point deductions according to school regulations, but since Sakayanagi became vice president, it seems that he has only imposed fines and reprimands, turning a blind eye to Amane's behavior. It is precisely because of Sakayanagi's leniency that Amane's guarantee is now practically worthless.

Now that Horikita Manabu has brought this up, Amane can't say anything more. However, Amane's eyes quickly lit up and she came up with a way to make things difficult for Horikita Manabu.

"I didn't expect Horikita-senpai to care about me so much. I'll be very grateful and write down your schedule. I was originally planning to share your schedule with Suzune, but since you're talking to me alone, there's no need to tell Suzune."

As soon as Amane finished speaking, Horikita Manabu's expression changed. The moment he realized that Amane was observing his expression, he immediately reached out to adjust his glasses in an attempt to conceal the change in his expression.

It has to be said that Tianyin's move was completely unexpected.

Horikita Manabu originally thought that Amane wanted him to admit that she actually wanted Horikita Suzune to know about her brother's schedule so that Horikita Suzune would come to see him off on the day he left.

Faced with this kind of difficult situation, Horikita Manabu only needed to be stubborn enough to avoid any opportunities for Amane.

But Horikita Manabu never expected that Amane would so drastically undermine him.

Since you don't want to admit it, I'll just not tell Suzune this news, unless you have the nerve to go and explain your schedule to Horikita Suzune yourself.

But what will happen then?

"I didn't expect you to secretly tell me your schedule. So you still can't let go of me, your little sister? Why are you blushing, brother? You can be proud and shy too. How cute."

The thought that Horikita Suzune might turn the tables at the end of his school life made Horikita Manabu's breathing quicken.

His towering image as the older brother absolutely could not crumble at this moment. In order to preserve his shining image in his younger sister's eyes, Horikita Manabu had no choice but to...

"I lost, but I don't really think Rinne will come."

My mouth isn't as hard anymore, but it hasn't softened either.

"Is that really what you think? Don't you want to see your little sister reluctantly holding your hand and saying goodbye, saying things like 'Onii-chan, don't leave me'?"

hiss.

Horikita Manabu gasped. He had underestimated the extent of Amane's perverse sense of humor. For a moment, Horikita Manabu felt as if Amane had seen right through him.

"Oh dear, I was just joking with Horikita-senpai. I'll tell Suzune. As for whether she comes or not, that's up to her."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

"It's not much of a hassle. After all, although Suzune is your sister, Horikita-senpai, she is also a very important person to me. I will do my best so that she won't have any regrets."

"Aren't you spoiling her too much?"

Horikita Manabu seemed not to understand Amane's attitude towards Horikita Suzune.

"What are you saying? Shouldn't cute girls be held in your arms and pampered? Just like this."

Tenon reached out and hugged Shiina, who was still covering his face and peeking at the commotion. Shiina was so startled by Tenon's sudden hug that he didn't know what to do. Taking advantage of Shiina's moment of surprise, Tenon gently tapped Shiina's cheek.

"Huh?!"

Shiina blinked several times before realizing what Amane had done to her.

"Tianyin, you've gone too far! This kind of thing should only happen after marriage..."

"What? Hiyori-chan, you said you want to marry me?"

"No, that's not what I meant. I meant... that doing this kind of thing now is a bit, a bit too much."

“I understand. I’m so sorry. It’s a bit much to do this now. In other words, it’s okay to do this in the future. I will patiently wait for the future to come.”

Amane said something in a very serious tone that made Shiina blush.

"Tianyin, you're bullying me! I'm ignoring you now, hmph!"

Shiina gave a cute hum and turned to run towards the dormitory building. Perhaps because she was too flustered, Shiina almost fell three or four times in just a few steps, but in the end she managed to leave Amane's sight without any serious injury.

"Is it okay for you to bully her like this?"

"The joy of success is not just about the result, the process is also important. Well, Horikita-senpai, you've been single all this time, so you'd never understand."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Aren't you single too?"

Horikita knew things were going to go wrong as soon as he made that quick, impulsive comment.

As expected, Amane immediately showed a smug expression when she heard Horikita say that.

"I'm not like you, Horikita-senpai, a seasoned single dog. I have a boyfriend!"

After Amane took out her phone and unlocked her and Horikita's lock screens, wallpapers of Amane and Sakayanagi were revealed. The moment Amane opened her photo album...

Nothing happened. The circle on the album spun for almost thirty seconds before it finished loading. It contained nearly ten thousand photos of various cute girls. Horikita Manabu suddenly felt sweating profusely.

"Uh, I just remembered the farewell party isn't over yet, so I'll head back now."

Before Amane could answer, Horikita Manabu hurriedly headed towards the gymnasium. Watching Horikita Manabu's hasty retreat, Amane's face lit up with an incredibly happy smile.

However, the smile on Amane's face soon faded because she thought of a question: would Horikita Suzune really meet Horikita Manabu?

If Horikita Suzune chooses to run away at this point, she will really never see Horikita Gaku again, at least not before graduation.

This is such a troublesome thing.

……

A week flew by, and Tianyin spent most of her precious spring break in her dorm room.

Although Hui and Fanbo had invited Amane to go out, the hot weather made Amane hesitate. In addition, the two consecutive special exams had left Amane feeling a bit tired, so she used this as a legitimate excuse to stay in the dormitory.

Although Amane didn't do much during the special exam, since she was in charge of the key tasks, Megumi and Honami were able to understand. Thus, Amane was able to spend the most pleasant week since entering the school.

I sleep until I naturally wake up, then accept Horikita's feeding, play games after eating, then accept feeding again, do some naughty things at night, and then go to sleep.

What a wonderful life.