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

"I was also feeling a bit craving milk, so I'll just consider this a favor from Karuizawa and a bonus from Amane."

Horikita picked up the remaining carton of milk, intending to drink it, but was stopped by Amane.

“I never told you to drink it like that.”

Tianyin revealed a wicked smile, as if her scheme had succeeded.

Horikita, who was most familiar with Amane, immediately sensed something was wrong when he saw Amane's smile, and hurriedly tried to take the milk back to his seat.

However, Amane had anticipated that Horikita would choose to run away, so she immediately patted her left leg after speaking.

“Rin-yin, come sit here.”

Looking at Amane's malicious expression, Horikita was conflicted. On one hand, she couldn't guess what Amane was going to do next. If it was just that she couldn't guess what Amane was going to do, Horikita wouldn't have any psychological burden. But Amane's wicked smile almost blatantly told everyone that she was going to do something bad. The fear of the unknown and the sly fear of the unknown made Horikita want to back down.

"Ah, I suddenly remembered that I have something to do. The exam is coming up soon, so I plan to review the key points the teacher highlighted before class."

Horikita quickly came up with a plausible excuse to escape. Studying was a very important thing, especially since there was only about a week left before the exam, so time was quite tight. Therefore, when Horikita suggested that she needed to study, Amane did not insist that Horikita cooperate with her playful antics.

“Reviewing is very important, so Lingyin, you can go ahead and do your work. Since Lingyin can’t play with me, then Hui~ come and sit on my lap.”

Tianyin also patted her left leg.

Horikita shook his head. Amane was still unwilling to give up. However, the same method would not be able to fool Karuizawa. Karuizawa must have already noticed Amane's bad intentions since he had made his actions so obvious.

To Horikita's utter surprise, Karuizawa obediently sat on Amane's lap right in front of everyone.

'Wait a minute!!! Why did Karuizawa actually sit on it? Doesn't she realize that Amane isn't up to any good?'

Horikita thought for a moment and then immediately understood Karuizawa's little scheme. Karuizawa Megumi, who was proud of her ability to read people, could not possibly be unaware of Amane's thoughts.

But she did exactly as Amane ordered, which only shows that... Karuizawa has really been neglected by Amane for too long.

But... that bastard Tianyin will definitely do something really outrageous to bully her... Sigh, why do all the girls around me turn into idiots at crucial moments?

Just as Horikita was marveling at how the girls around him were feeding Amane one after another, Karuizawa was in a very high mood.

"What should we do next?"

Karuizawa looked up and happily met Amane's eyes. The last time the two of them were so intimate in public was a very, very long time ago.

Karuizawa rarely has the chance to show affection to Amane up close, so even though he knows Amane has ulterior motives, he has no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

"Let me feed you milk, Hui."

"Huh?! Um... I think I can drink it myself, right?"

Upon hearing that Tianyin was going to feed her milk in public, even Hui, who had been mentally prepared, was a little unsettled. Wasn't that too shameful?

"Be good, okay?"

Amane gently patted Karuizawa's head, then leaned close to Karuizawa's ear and whispered something.

"There's a little surprise waiting for Hui after you finish your milk."

A little surprise!

Although Karuizawa wasn't sure what kind of little surprise she would receive, that didn't stop her from being excited.

"Alright then, but only this once!"

"No problem~"

Amane agreed quickly, and Horikita, who was standing to the side, covered his face, almost unable to bear watching any longer. Karuizawa had been completely captivated by Amane.

Amane opened the milk bottle cap, then put one arm around Karuizawa's waist to prevent her from slipping off her lap, while bringing the bottle opening to Karuizawa's lips.

Because Tianyin's actions were so dramatic, almost the entire class turned their attention to them. The girls' gazes were quite complex, a mixture of envy, jealousy, and other more complicated emotions.

In contrast, the boys were mostly filled with jealousy, wishing they could replace Tianyin. Some even had red eyes from envy.

Besides, there is another rather special presence among the boys, Hirata Yosuke. It is now generally known that Hirata and Karuizawa's relationship was fake before, but when Amane and Karuizawa were doing such intimate things, some boys still deliberately looked at Hirata with mischievous eyes.

However, contrary to what they had expected, Hirata simply looked up at Amane's direction and continued explaining the key points of the review to the students next to him.

It seemed as if they didn't take this matter to heart at all.

Karuizawa carefully drank her milk, afraid that Amane might do something to her. Actually, Karuizawa wasn't afraid of Amane doing anything to her, but rather that if Amane couldn't hold back, her story would spread throughout the entire school the next day—no, that very afternoon.

Sometimes it's just that strange. Even when everyone is fully aware of what's going on, as long as it's not exposed, everyone can collectively turn a blind eye and pretend they didn't see it.

But once even the slightest flaw is revealed, public opinion will instantly overwhelm the person like a flood breaking through a dam.

Karuizawa didn't want to experience being pointed at and talked about, so she had to prepare herself mentally beforehand. Only in this way could she prevent herself from losing her composure when Amane made advances on her.

But the bottle of milk was almost finished and there was still no sign of Amane making a move, which puzzled Karuizawa.

Surely Tianyin's bad intentions couldn't just be limited to holding her and feeding her a bottle of milk, right? If that counts as bad intentions... then yesterday's behavior could definitely be considered perverted.

In reality, it does seem to be quite similar to being a pervert.

Just as the game was about to end, Tianyin suddenly removed the bottle and put the last mouthful of milk in her mouth.

Karuizawa blinked in confusion at first, then seemed to understand something and tried to get up and escape, but Amane grabbed him tightly before he could react and kissed him while he wasn't paying attention.

Glug glug...

Ichinose glanced enviously at Karuizawa, whose eyes were beginning to show signs of intoxication, then subtly moved to the side, blocking the prying eyes of others with her body until Amane finished feeding her.

"Waaah! Tianyin, you're so cunning! You didn't tell me at all that you were going to feed me like this... By the way, where's my little surprise? Please don't tell me you just lied and said there was a little surprise to coax me into playing along!"

Karuizawa blushed and asked Amane for a little surprise.

"Don't worry, the little surprise is right here, mua~"

As Amane spoke, she quickly tapped Karuizawa's cheek. Karuizawa smiled happily at first, then immediately pouted.

"What? So this is what the little surprise is all about? I've been waiting for so long for nothing. Next time I need a big surprise!"

Karuizawa finished the game but remained on Amane's lap without any intention of leaving.

When Horikita saw that Karuizawa was so greedy, he simply gritted his teeth and went to Amane's side.

"Is it my turn to be fed now?"

Chapter Thirty-Six: The Love Letter

Before Amane could react, Horikita sat on Amane's other leg, making eye contact with Karuizawa while giving her a smile.

"I'm sure Karuizawa-san wouldn't mind, right?"

Horikita's preemptive move left Karuizawa speechless for a moment. She had only come over to be affectionate with Amane after seeing Horikita say she was going to study, but to her surprise, Horikita also shamelessly joined in, contrary to her usual behavior.

Karuizawa began to miss the old Horikita Suzune. If the old Horikita had encountered this situation, she would definitely not have shown any remorse in front of everyone, even if she regretted what she had just said, because of her strong sense of pride.

After all, Horikita lives with Amane every day and can kiss her whenever she wants, but Karuizawa's treatment is completely different. Given Horikita's arrogance, she would definitely disdain using her advantages to compete with Karuizawa for such an opportunity.

While Horikita seems much easier to get along with now than before, he has become even more difficult to deal with.

"I have no objection, but Horikita-kun, don't you still need to review your studies? Is it really okay to put something as important as reviewing your studies aside?"

Karuizawa knew that there was no way he could get Horikita to give up, so he could only try to gain some advantage verbally.

"Hmm, Karuizawa-kun makes a lot of sense. Amane, how about you come help me review my lessons tonight? I still don't quite grasp some of the points that Chabashira-sensei highlighted last time."

Horikita shifted her hips, pressing her body almost against Amane's. Faced with Horikita's cloying, girlish advances, Amane felt a chill run down her spine.

Karuizawa, standing to the side, turned pale.

Reviewing lessons?

How could Horikita possibly say something like that? A top student who gets perfect scores in every subject is using studying as an excuse to keep Amane locked up in the dorm! This woman has absolutely no shame!

Girls like Horikita, who jump from one extreme to another in an instant, would naturally be difficult for anyone to handle.

Just like when everyone first sees Horikita, they can't help but take a second look at her because of her appearance, and they might even have the idea of ​​wanting to be friends with such a beautiful girl. But after they find out that she is a cold and aloof beauty, those who have such thoughts will naturally disperse. No one likes their kindness to sink into the sea without getting any feedback, but no one likes to be rejected by the other party immediately after they express their kindness and be told to stay away from them.

As people distanced themselves from Horikita, she was also labeled as someone who had difficulty making friends.

But if such a girl suddenly becomes the passionate type... it would probably cause more people trouble, which is normal.

"But...I think Hui needs more tutoring..."

"Here, take this. Hmm? Did Tianyin say anything just now?"

Horikita placed the carton of milk into Amane's hand, then asked with a cute smile.

"..."

Karuizawa, seeing Amane shaking her head rapidly, knew that Horikita was currently in the lead. Continuing to argue with her would only make things worse, so Karuizawa could only watch coldly as Horikita and Amane became intimate.

Just as Amane picked up the milk to feed Horikita, the sound of arguing came from the corridor outside the door.

"It sounds like Sato's voice."

Ichinose immediately recognized that it was Sato arguing with someone.

In fact, it took Ichinose less than a week after arriving in the class to easily dismantle the small group that Sato had painstakingly built. While Amane and Ayanokouji were certainly letting her win, it must be admitted that Ichinose was indeed very good at making friends with others, a skill that even surpassed that of Kikyo Kushida, who had not yet revealed her true colors at the beginning.

By quickly becoming one of the classmates and then using some underhanded tactics, Sato easily lost his popular status.

It was precisely because of people like Ichinose and Hirata that even though Amane, as the class leader, was slacking off every day, nothing changed in the class. Hirata and Ichinose also handled some of the disputes and frictions behind the scenes. From the perspective of stabilizing the class, Ichinose truly deserves credit.

Ichinose deserves a proper reward!!!

"So, Kiyotaka, you're not going to explain this to me? Who exactly is that girl?!"

Sato's voice entered the classroom, and the entire class fell silent. Everyone sensed the unease of the gossip.

Even Amane is no exception. Amane was feeling a bit bored lately, but then she got confessed to and Ryuen was secretly planning something. Now even Ayanokouji has gossip to share. It seems like her school life won't be too dull from now on.

Horikita, sitting in Amane's lap, sighed softly. Seeing that Amane's attention was completely drawn to Sato, Horikita knew that Amane's mind was no longer on her.

Seeing that the short ahoge (cowlick) that was usually hidden in Amane's hair was starting to stir again, Horikita couldn't help but reach out and press the ahoge down with her finger.

But the result was that the ahoge (cowlick) miraculously stood up again. After staring at Amane's ahoge for three seconds, Horikita made up his mind.

When I got back, I cut off Tianyin's tuft of hair.

While Horikita was distracted by Amane's ahoge (cowlick), Sato and Ayanokouji had already entered the classroom one after the other.

Sato angrily threw his schoolbag on the table, clearly venting his dissatisfaction. To Amane's dismay, Ayanokouji walked past Sato as if he hadn't seen him and sat down in his seat.

Seeing Ayanokouji approach, Karuizawa and Horikita, feeling a bit embarrassed to sit on Amane's lap, also stood up.

Facing everyone's probing gazes, Ayanokouji appeared incredibly calm, as if the argument just now was nothing more than a trivial matter to him.

But Sato buried his head in his arms, looking quite sad.

"Sato-san doesn't seem to be in a good mood. Ayanokouji, are you sure you can just leave her like this?"

Amane raised an eyebrow, signaling Ayanokouji to take care of the matter.

The biggest drawback of a closed campus is that if something new happens and it isn't made public on the same day, all sorts of rumors will immediately emerge. And since some things can't be made public, the rumors become increasingly vicious, which in turn affects the relationships between classmates.

Although Amane enjoys listening to gossip and joining in the fun, this is clearly not a small matter. If Ayanokouji doesn't handle it well, rumors about him and other girls might circulate the next day.

"It's not easy to solve."

Ayanokouji shook his head helplessly.

Amane had never seen anything that could leave even Ayanokouji feeling helpless.

"Personal matters?"

"Private matter."

Amane glanced at Horikita and the others beside her, and they all tacitly left Amane's side and returned to their seats.

When everyone saw that Horikita and the others hadn't asked about the matter, they knew it might not be appropriate to discuss it as gossip, so they all turned their attention away from Amane and Ayanokouji.

"Fanbo, I'll need to trouble you with something."

"Leave it to me. I'll go have a heart-to-heart talk with Maya after class. We get along pretty well, you know!"

Talking to smart people really makes Amane's life much easier. Amane only had to make a suggestion, and Ichinose already knew what Amane wanted to ask her to do.

The reason for using the word "troublesome" is that Sato initially regarded Ichinose as an enemy and competitor, so Amane was afraid that Ichinose would not be able to intervene in Sato's problems. If that were the case, she would have to trouble Karuizawa or Matsushita again. However, what Amane did not expect was that Ichinose was able to establish a good relationship with the person she defeated. It can only be said that... she is indeed Ichinose.

"What is it about?"

Tianyin took out her notebook and wrote down her questions. She and others would use this primitive method when they needed to communicate silently.

The reason for not communicating by text message is that chat logs are likely to be exposed or collected by malicious individuals. Communicating by writing leaves no evidence at all. Tianyin will recycle and destroy all used paper, which will save a lot of trouble.

"I received a letter from a first-grade girl this morning."

To Amane's surprise, Ayanokouji dropped a bombshell on her right away.