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

Yagami coldly uttered a warning before turning and leaving.

Tianze stuck his tongue out at Yagami's back.

"What do you mean it doesn't work on you? Do you really think I don't know what you've done to my picture? Men, they're just such hypocritical creatures, ugh!"

Tianze spat on the ground.

Tianze was already fed up with Yagami's seemingly respectable demeanor. If she didn't need Yagami to be her scapegoat, Tianze would have gotten rid of this disgusting guy long ago.

Anyway, it doesn't matter if Yagami doesn't need to do anything for this plan.

The fifth generation of Shiraya Sei doesn't need two leaders either.

……

"Huh? Tianyin, you already have a partner?"

Horikita had only casually checked Amane's partner status, but she was surprised to find that Amane already had a partner.

This piqued Horikita's curiosity. The special exams had only been going on for three days, and Amane hadn't been seen interacting with any first-year students. How did she end up with a partner...?

Uh…

Horikita suddenly thought of someone she had almost overlooked: Could it be that Amane and that brother who was obsessed with his sister had teamed up?

Although Horikita didn't have any ill will or affection for Masahiko, the thought of Masahiko's personality gave her a headache.

Tianyin was already a handful, and now there's Jiangyan too. Won't this pair turn the first and second year students upside down?

"Yes, someone approached me yesterday asking to be their partner, and I agreed."

Tenon's words made Horikita, who was about to pour himself a cup of hot tea, stare at Tenon with the look of someone looking at some strange creature.

"Are you an idiot? How could you agree to something so important so easily? Besides, isn't that person your brother?"

Horikita was surprised because Amane's description didn't seem to suggest that Hiko and Amane were a couple.

Regardless of how Tenon views this matter, Jiang Yan... doesn't seem like the kind of person who would allow someone else to partner with Tenon.

Horikita believes that if Masahiko finds out that someone has partnered with Amane, he might go directly to the person's door and give them a good beating, forcing them to break off their partnership with Amane or even trying to disqualify them from the competition...

Although it might be somewhat rude to think that way about Masahiko, Horikita judged that Masahiko was definitely the kind of guy who was capable of doing such a thing.

"Well, Jiang Yan seems quite disappointed about this, but I promised to bring him some desserts I made next time, and he agreed to let me team up with other people."

"Huh?"

Horikita's gaze toward Amane became even stranger. Was Amane really good at taming boys?

"Rinne, your expression is weird~ Are you thinking about something bad? Hehe..."

Amane chuckled mischievously and leaned closer. Horikita, unwilling to admit that Amane had seen through her, coughed lightly and then showed Amane the bill that Sakayanagi had given her.

"Sakayanagi-san said that you tore her underwear and she wants you to pay for it."

Horikita's words froze Amane in place.

However, Horikita seemed oblivious to Amane's unusual behavior and sat down next to her, then reached out and gently pinched Amane's chin.

"I can understand everything else, after all, you can be quite rough sometimes, but I'm very curious why there are panties on this bill? What exactly did you do to Sakayanagi-san?"

hiss--!

Tianyin seemed to have been electrocuted, her whole body trembled rapidly, and this time even her expression changed.

"Ring, Ring, calm down... Actually, um..."

While Tianyin was thinking of any excuse that could help her escape this predicament, she quickly recalled everything that had happened that night.

Why doesn't she have any recollection of this?

Tianyin is quite certain that she doesn't have a fetish... In fact, even if she did, it wouldn't be of any use, since Tianyin can just pick up clothes and cough cough... She doesn't need to get aroused by clothes at all.

The original plan was for everyone to take turns for one day a week, but Tianyin was already so stressed that she didn't have time to think about clothes.

Doesn't that make things even stranger...? Maybe Arisu just couldn't find it... but we can't pin the blame on her! Even if it is Arisu, we can't slander her without reason...

"what!!"

Tianyin suddenly let out a scream.

The suddenness startled Horikita, who almost instinctively smacked Amane on the head.

"Why is Tianyin suddenly yelling like that!"

"N-nothing, hehe..."

Feeling guilty, Tianyin could only cover her head and laugh awkwardly a few times.

Because she had just thought of something incredibly shocking. Although Amane didn't know if Sakayanagi's panties were missing, Amane remembered that she was the one who dressed Sakayanagi that morning, and Amane hadn't put any panties on Sakayanagi at all that day!!!

And she even dragged Sakayanagi to class!!! You know, girls' school uniforms are short skirts. Although the hem of a pleated short skirt can be quite long as long as it is not altered, a short skirt is still a short skirt.

Oh no! It seems she did something terrible. It's best not to go to Arisu's place for the next few days.

No wonder Amane sent Sakayanagi so many messages yesterday, but Sakayanagi only read them and didn't reply. Amane originally thought Sakayanagi was just being petulant and was planning to go to her office for another wonderful 'lunch'.

But if she really went there recently... Tianyin didn't dare to think about the consequences.

So Amane obediently transferred three times the bill points to Sakayanagi.

Horikita initially viewed Sakayanagi's bill as a provocation and didn't take it seriously. However, when she saw that Amane had actually transferred money to Sakayanagi, and the amount seemed to be much larger, Horikita immediately lost her temper.

"I didn't expect you to be so popular with other people, Tianyin, but with me you're like a salted fish without any dreams? You're not tired of me, are you?"

Horikita unleashed his ultimate weapon.

"How could that be! Nothing like that happened! It's just that I haven't been going to Arisu's place much lately..."

"You don't need to explain, I understand. Changing your tastes occasionally is good for your physical and mental health. Tianyin, don't you think I'm right?"

Horikita lifted the dazed Amane and placed her on the table.

Faced with such a deadly problem, Amane had no choice but to give up thinking and start making large body pillows in an attempt to escape Horikita's exploitation.

Unfortunately, Horikita has no intention of letting Amane go today.

"I remember the first time we did that, you coaxed me into doing it, but I refused because I thought it was too dirty. Now, Tianyin, do you still want me to do that kind of thing?"

Horikita tucked her long hair behind her ears and even put on a pair of glasses without lenses, instantly elevating her aura by several levels. She looked like a sophisticated older sister next door.

Tianyin has absolutely no resistance to this type of woman.

On a whim, Tianyin nodded.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Suzune."

"Yes, Master!"

"Huh?!?!"

Chapter Twenty-Five: A Date with Tianze

A week has passed since the start of the new semester.

Today is the first day off for the first-year students since they entered the school.

Due to the usual schedule, many first-year students who only have a superficial understanding of the campus also take advantage of their free time on their days off to come out and play.

Looking at the innocent faces of those excitedly discussing the interesting places at school, Tianyin couldn't help but recall how they were at the beginning.

Amane remembers it very clearly. On her first day of school, she took a short stroll around the campus with Kushida and the others. Later, she often went to see movies and eat some campus delicacies with Xiaomei or Sakura. That campus craze lasted for almost a month before it calmed down a bit.

At that time, as freshmen, they had no clear understanding of the phrase "strength above all else". Even Tianyin only guessed that Gaoyu might not be as calm as it appeared on the surface. She did not expect that from the moment they stepped into the campus, they would be involved in this endless competition with the gimmick of showing strength.

In the second month, reality dealt them a devastating blow, deducting a full thousand class points.

Starting with Class D is fine, anyway, Tianyin doesn't have any particular ambition for Class A, so Class D is fine. Tianyin doesn't think there's anything wrong with Class D. However, when Tianyin heard that she might not get any more personal points for several months, even Tianyin felt a headache.

Tenon could barely accept the first half of the frugality, and she didn't care about her clothes like Hui did, but the frugality was something Tenon absolutely could not tolerate.

The thought of being reduced to eating grass (a mountain tree meal) in the future made even the most reluctant Amane have to step up and help Class D through their difficulties.

Looking back now, the reason why Amane agreed to Horikita's request for help without hesitation was partly out of consideration for Horikita, but more likely because she didn't want to live an ascetic life at school. It would be better for her to go back to the mountains and continue to be tortured by those bastards through training than to train her endurance at school.

However... the first month after entering the university was indeed very wonderful. Even now, when Tianyin no longer has to worry about points and class rankings, she can't help but smile just like the current freshmen when she recalls those days when she first came to the campus.

Looking at the happy new students around her, Tianyin couldn't help but think maliciously that by the end of the first month, most of these fledglings would probably be unable to laugh anymore.

While lost in thought, Tianyin picked up her phone and checked the time. It was almost time for the appointment, but the person she was supposed to meet still hadn't appeared.

Although there is still some time before the agreed time, since it is an invitation to meet a senior, it would be normal to arrive a little earlier than Tianyin.

It is clear that the other party did not do a good job in this regard.

Tianyin looked up at the clear blue sky without a single cloud, and the calm and composed smile on her face instantly crumbled.

This summer is obviously much hotter than in previous years. Just standing there, Tianyin felt her head was about to spin from the heat.

Taking out a tissue to wipe the sweat from her forehead—the umpteenth time she'd wiped it—Tianyin tried desperately to hide in the shade of the only small tree beside her that could barely block out the sunlight.

The two agreed to meet at Palette, Gao Yu's most famous café.

It's said to be the most famous, but that's only because it has only one coffee shop, which creates a kind of monopoly effect.

There are a few shops that sell milk tea or cold drinks, but there is only one coffee shop called Palette. Perhaps the other shops did not expect that high school students would be so fond of coffee, and that their crazy pursuit even surpassed that of milk tea.

Amane originally planned to wait inside the shop, but she thought that if the two of them entered the coffee shop one after the other, it would really turn into a conversation between a senior and a junior.

Amane was well aware of her special circumstances. Even when she was just having a normal conversation with someone, she would unconsciously put a lot of pressure on them. In order to avoid making the other person too nervous during her first date with a first-year student... cough cough, I mean, when they met, Amane chose to meet outside the store and then go inside together. That way, the other person would probably feel like they were just hanging out with a friend.

"Miyako-senpai? Excuse me... were you waiting for me here?"

Fortunately, the adorable first-year student did not arrive late for their first meeting. Although it seemed like she was just in time, she still appeared in front of Amane quite punctually.

"Huh? I didn't expect you to recognize me, Tianze."

Tianyin glanced at her outfit. She was wearing a short-sleeved sports shirt, a summer jacket, and hot pants that she rarely wore outside. She also had a wide sun hat covering her hair. Tianyin thought that even acquaintances probably wouldn't recognize her at first glance. However, Tianze saw through her immediately.

"Of course!! Miyako-senpai, you're quite famous among us first-year students, and you just did something so cool in the gym not long ago, how could I not recognize you?!"

As Tianze recounted Tianyin's deeds, his eyes sparkled, and he clasped his hands together in front of his chest, looking just like a little fangirl who idolized Tianyin.

"I didn't do anything, I was just a little angry because I was worried that Hosen might hurt Arisu. I'm usually very easygoing, you know~"

Tianyin, fearing that Tianze would be frightened by the way she had brutally beaten Baoquan that day, quickly added a sentence.

"Really? That's great! I thought it might be a little difficult to get along with you, Miyako-senpai, since I'm not really the social type, hehe..."

Tianze deliberately breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time playfully stuck out his tongue at Tianyin.

"Don't worry, I won't lose my temper easily... It's not convenient to talk here, how about we go inside and talk?"

"Ah, I'm so sorry, I was too excited just now and that's why I was so rude... Senior, let's go in together."

As Tianze spoke, she naturally took Tianyin's arm, making them look like close best friends out shopping together.

Tianyin was startled by Tianze's actions. Although she hadn't been entirely without ulterior motives in inviting Tianze out, his initiative still surprised her.

If someone saw this... she would be completely unable to defend herself.

"Tianze, you..."

Tianyin originally wanted to subtly remind the two of their actions that were a bit too intimate, but after Tianze looked at her with her confused golden eyes, Tianyin hesitated.

"Is something troubling you, Miyako-senpai? If it's related to me..."

Tianze seemed a little nervous and hugged Tianyin's arm even tighter. Just a second ago, Tianze's expression was normal, but now tears were welling up in his eyes.

She looked like a child who was afraid of causing trouble for her seniors because of her own actions. Even the hard-hearted Amane couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Even if she believes that ultimately she benefits, it would be rather unreasonable for her to reject Tianze's affectionate behavior simply because she thinks other acquaintances might have bad thoughts if they saw it.

"No, Tianze, you didn't cause me any trouble. I just think you seem very happy? We've only met once, including that time at the gym. Why are you so happy to see me?"

Tianyin came up with an excuse on the spot and successfully changed the subject. However, Tianyin's question was not just a casual remark. Tianze's behavior seemed strange from any perspective.

Even though it was their first real meeting in the strictest sense, she was already so close to Tianyin. If Tianyin hadn't been certain that she had never actually met Tianze Yixia, she would have wondered if she had really hooked up with Tianze a long time ago.

"Well... I really admire Miyako-senpai, I admire her so much. I saw some clips of her from last year's sports festival online, and I still remember how cool she was. Actually... I used to get bullied a lot at school. I'm physically strong, but I'm terrible at fighting, so after seeing how good she is at fighting, I... completely fell for her..."

Tianze smiled sheepishly at Tianyin.

"I'm so sorry for saying such inappropriate things on my first meeting with Miyako-senpai, but I was genuinely so happy to finally meet someone I've admired for so long, and I definitely didn't have any other intentions... Ugh! Why did I say something like that? Oh dear, how embarrassing!!"

Tianze Yixia's performance was impeccable; every word and every action touched the hearts of the listeners.

From any perspective, she seems like a top student who is often bullied by others, and Tianyin yearns for a powerful force that ordinary people cannot reach.