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

Baoquan, who was standing to the side with a bruised and swollen face, snorted angrily at Nanase Tsubasa's pretentious behavior and strode towards the dormitory building.

Nanase saw Baoquan, but didn't want to talk to him. Judging from Baoquan's disheveled appearance, it was easy to tell that he had lost miserably. Nanase wasn't a pervert, so she wouldn't go up to Baoquan when he was angry and let him vent his anger.

"Well, what could possibly happen to me? Baoquan will be in a much worse situation then. Don't you want to go and check on him?"

Tianyin couldn't help but ask when she saw Baoquan walking with a limp.

If Baoquan were to simply stand there exposed at the student union entrance, it would still be a troublesome matter.

"I don't want to deal with him. If I go over there now, Baoquan will definitely make sarcastic remarks to me. Why should I indulge him? There was no need for this to happen. Baoquan insisted on believing that guy Yagami's misleading words..."

Nanase accidentally leaked some information.

However, in Tianyin's view, this was a bit too deliberate. Besides, such information was no longer of much value to Tianyin. Tianyin already knew that Yagami was the leader of Shiraya born in Gaoyu. The reason why Tianyin had not yet made a move was simply because she felt that Yagami would not amount to anything.

"Let's put those trivial things aside for now. Nanase, you finally agreed to go on a date with me, so where should we go?"

"Um... Miyako-senpai, I think I meant to have dinner together..."

"Mmm, I'll have Nanase for dinner."

"Huh?!!"

Chapter 56: Wheat Sparkling Water

"Hmm, based on the location described in the post, this should be the place. Shall we go in, senior?"

Although she felt uneasy about Amane's words about eating Nanase, after a brief moment of thought, Nanase Tsubasa still believed that Amane couldn't be so morally depraved as to do something so unconscionable to her junior. So she decided to keep her promise and go to dinner with Amane.

However, Amane's indifferent attitude towards what she ate gave Nanase a headache. After all, Amane had lived in the school for a year, and she should have experienced most of the food in the school. Therefore, when choosing food, Nanase did not choose those fancy or unusual shops like those who recklessly invited their seniors to dinner.

Since second-year students have probably already experienced those novel foods, they can basically filter out restaurants that use novelty as a gimmick.

Nanase, who was initially worried, suddenly remembered that her classmates had mentioned that there were various food recommendation posts posted by upperclassmen on the school's internal forum that could be used as a reference. With that in mind, Nanase immediately took out her phone and searched for food recommendations. Sure enough, she found all sorts of food recommendation posts on the forum.

Nanase casually opened the most popular post to take a look, and finally chose the barbecue restaurant in front of her that was highly praised by both upperclassmen and first-year students who left comments below the post.

"Oh, this place. Their food is really good."

Amane's expression didn't show much surprise. It was obvious that Amane had been here many times, but this was also within Nanase's consideration. As long as Amane could accept the restaurant, there was no problem.

The barbecue restaurant isn't very big, since Gaoyu doesn't have a large customer base, so there's no need to rent a large shop. It has about twenty tables, and each table has sofa-like chairs on both sides that can accommodate two to three people. In total, it can accommodate more than 120 people at a time, which isn't small for Gaoyu's size.

Since Amane is a regular customer here, the task of preparing the barbecue seasoning was handed over to her. Nanase didn't have any dietary restrictions, so she let Amane arrange it for her. After ordering a lot of the manager's recommended dishes, Nanase glanced back at Amane, who was still busy in the seasoning area. Seeing that Amane was seriously preparing the seasoning, Nanase secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason she agreed to dine with Tianyin this time was not only to apologize to Tianyin on behalf of Baoquan, but also because she had another very important matter to her.

That is "revenge".

The target of her revenge was naturally Miyako Amane. As for the reason... although it was far-fetched, Nanase had no choice but to blame Amane for everything in order to set a goal for her future life.

If it weren't for Tianyin, 'he' wouldn't have been wiped out like that.

As Nanase Tsubasa recalled the figure that was beginning to fade in her memory, she felt her eyes sting, and something blurry and crystalline began to swirl in the corners of her eyes uncontrollably.

'No, if this continues... Senior Miyako will definitely see through my disguise.'

Nanase quickly wiped away the tears in her eyes, then began to adjust her expression in front of the phone screen until she made a smile that looked both cute and harmless. Only then did Nanase Tsubasa put her phone away with satisfaction.

You must know that her enemy is Amane. Before taking the final step of revenge, Nanase cannot afford to make even the slightest mistake, otherwise a terrible fate awaits her.

She only has one chance...

Nanase faces a much more difficult target than Yagami or Amasawa; it is an assassination with no room for error and a success rate that is infinitely close to zero.

For Nanase, who was not from the White House and had not received professional assassination training, this goal was almost impossible to achieve from the beginning.

So she endured it all, hoping to get even the slightest chance from those Baiwusheng or Baoquan.

Unfortunately, judging from the current results, Shiraya is no match for Amane at all. As for Hosen... Nanase doesn't want to give him any evaluation now.

The thought that she would have to carry out such a deadly mission on her own made Nanase feel a little desolate, but the thought that she was avenging her childhood friend filled her with strength again.

"Yi, what are you thinking about?"

Just as Nanase was trying to pull herself together and start thinking about how to please Amane tonight in order to create an opportunity for herself, a voice suddenly came from behind her and startled her.

Nanase turned around stiffly, and when she saw that Amane only had a curious expression on her face, Nanase secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miyako-senpai! Why do you walk so quietly? You startled me when you suddenly spoke!"

Nanase complained about Amane's 'sudden attack' while taking the dipping sauce from Amane's hand and placing it on the table.

"Maybe you were too focused on something and didn't hear me coming, Yi? I called you several times before you responded."

'Oh no, I seem to have been a bit lax lately.'

Nanase, upon hearing Amane's words, did not suspect anything and attributed her complete lack of awareness of Amane's approach to her own carelessness.

After repeatedly telling herself to get serious, Nanase was about to change the subject and tell Amane not to delve into her overthinking when her body suddenly moved to the side as if she had been electrocuted.

Nanase turned her head and saw that Amane had actually sat down next to her.

Nanase blinked, feeling that there was something wrong with how she was sitting.

"Miyako-senpai...shouldn't you be sitting across from me?"

Nanase only discovered the problem after scanning the other students eating.

It's not that Nanase doesn't like others sitting next to her, but when two people are dining together, they should sit facing each other for easier communication, right?

How can two people be crammed onto the same side?!

"Yi, are you disgusted that you're eating with me?"

Amane didn't answer Nanase's question; instead, she looked at Nanase with a deep and downcast expression.

Tianyin's beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with loss at this moment, and just by looking into her eyes, one could feel the oppressive and melancholic feeling in one's heart.

"Of course not! How could I possibly dislike Miyako-senpai?! I'm just feeling a little uncomfortable having dinner with you for the first time, that's all! Please believe me!"

Seeing that Amane seemed hurt by her reaction, Nanase hurriedly tried to explain, somewhat at a loss.

"That puts my mind at ease. It's okay. I was also very nervous the first time I dined with you, but it gets much better after a while. I welcome you to come and hang out with me anytime, Yi~"

After you get used to it?

Does this mean things will continue to be like this in the future?

Nanase had already noticed that someone was looking at them strangely.

Their way of sitting is really quite strange. Even couples rarely sit together so boldly when dining in public.

The thought that she might have to dine with Amane like this often in the future made Nanase feel dizzy.

Surely people will gossip about this, right?

and many more……

Nanase was initially worried that others would gossip about her, as if she had just thought of something.

What was Tianyin's name for her just now?

wing???

Are she and Tianyin really that close? It seems Tianyin really is going to devour her tonight!! She didn't bring anything with her right now, and if Tianyin tricks her into going to the dorm, she'll definitely take advantage of her! What if Tianyin is a cold-blooded and ruthless scumbag who takes advantage of her and then turns her back on her?

Wouldn't that completely ruin her plan?

No, we absolutely cannot let Tianyin devour us today!!!

Nanase nodded firmly.

Amane found it quite amusing to watch Nanase, who seemed to be on a high, as if she had been injected with adrenaline. She had a feeling that Nanase was imagining something strange.

However, as long as it wasn't something detrimental to her, she had no intention of digging deeper.

Soon, all sorts of ingredients were served on the table. However, since they needed to be grilled themselves, the ingredients on the table were only simply prepared. The disposable plates containing the ingredients were labeled with their names and the cooking times required, which was quite convenient for the newlyweds.

But Amane soon noticed a problem. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Nanase seemed to have forgotten to order drinks. Normally, she should at least have ordered some drinks.

Did Nanase accidentally forget something like that?

"Yi, what would you like to drink?"

When asked about drinks, Nanase's face turned slightly red.

In fact, she rarely drinks beverages; her usual thirst-quenching drinks are mineral water and coffee.

So she had never even heard of any of the drinks on the menu. Judging from the taste alone, it would be difficult for her to know which fruit-flavored drinks, like grape juice or apple juice, would suit Amane's taste better, not to mention carbonated drinks. So when Nanase ordered, she deliberately avoided the drinks option. She had originally planned to bring it up when the food was almost ready so that Amane could choose, but she didn't expect that Amane had already noticed this.

"I'm fine with anything, it just depends on what you'd like to drink, senior."

Since there's no coffee on the menu and everything else is something she hasn't tried before, she should be able to accept anything... right?

"How about wheat sparkling water?"

Tianyin, with a mischievous glint in her eye, tentatively asked.

Anyone would probably be surprised to learn that Nanase had never had a drink before. So when Amane saw that there were no drinks, she immediately assumed that Nanase wanted to drink something that wasn't on the menu, but that she hadn't ordered it because she didn't know the code.

To confirm her guess, Tianyin pointed to the blank space on the menu in a serious manner and said...

Anyone who frequently dine out can usually guess that items not on the menu must involve certain rules that prevent them from being explicitly mentioned.

Amane believed that Nanase would definitely understand what she meant.

However, Nanase had never dined out before, so she naturally didn't know this kind of 'common knowledge'. Therefore, when she saw Amane pointing to a blank space on the menu and saying something about wheat sparkling water, Nanase subconsciously assumed that this was a drink that only regular customers would know about.

Most importantly, the name itself tells you about the drink. If you think about wheat and sparkling water, Nanase would assume it's some kind of bread-flavored carbonated beverage.

It sounded quite novel, so Nanase happily agreed.

"Then let's have wheat sparkling water."

Seeing that Nanase agreed so readily, Amane could no longer suppress the smile on her lips.

A girl invites another girl out to dinner. She wants to drink but expects the other girl to order for her. If they were just ordinary high school girls, it wouldn't be a big deal. But Tianyin's hobby is almost common knowledge.

So Nanase's behavior was like a little lamb hopping and skipping in front of her, the big bad wolf, and asking her if she wanted to eat lamb.

This is practically meat being offered to her; if she doesn't eat it, wouldn't she be letting Nanase down?

And so, without Nanase's knowledge, she became Amane's prey.

"Boss, two large glasses of wheat sparkling water, please."

The beer here is usually canned or bottled, but because it is forbidden to sell alcohol to minors, the vendors change the packaging and containers to preserve the beer, completely avoiding any words related to alcohol.

"Isn't this Xiao Tianyin? It's been a long time since I've seen you here. Is this your new girlfriend? She's so cute. What brand of wheat sparkling water would you like? Uncle, I can also give you a complimentary refreshing side dish."

The slightly overweight, beer-bellied uncle greeted Tianyin warmly as soon as he saw her. Tianyin was a regular customer here, often gathering and spending a lot of money each time. Over time, the uncle, who was the owner, became familiar with Tianyin. It had become a routine for the uncle to give her meat or side dishes every time she came. Even how to treat Tianyin was part of the training for new employees.

Besides Tianyin being a regular customer of the barbecue restaurant, what makes the uncle most gratified is that Tianyin has eaten up all the ramen shop and buffet restaurant on the same floor as him. Now, he is the only restaurant still operating on the entire floor, which fully guarantees the already limited number of customers.

This is the real reason why the uncle is so enthusiastic about Tianyin.

"Um... I'm not your... little girlfriend."

Nanase protested softly, her face flushed.

This was the first time she had been mistaken for a girl's girlfriend, which made Nanase a little shy. However, this misunderstanding had to be clarified immediately, otherwise it would become very troublesome later.

"So you haven't won her over yet? I get it, sir."

"Alright, alright, Uncle, stop bullying Yi. Let's have the owl one this time."

"Owl? Little Tianyin, you're so kind. I thought you would choose Qilin, after all, that brand sells much better than Owl."

"Qilin is a bit too much for a girl like Yi, owl is just right."

"Is it white or... coffee flavored?"

Upon hearing that this wheat sparkling water even had a coffee flavor, Nanase's eyes lit up.

"Senior, I'd like coffee flavored!"

"Then give me a large cup of coffee and a large cup of white! A large cup, please!"

Tianyin specifically emphasized that it was a large cup.

The middle-aged man glanced at Nanase, who was still oblivious to the fact that she was about to be bullied, then gave Amane an OK sign before going to prepare drinks.

Since the drinks were all ready-made, they were served within minutes. Nanase was completely stunned when she saw the drink filling a large glass cup.

This volume would be enough to fill you up even with bottled water, right?

Looking at the cup, which had a capacity of two liters, Nanase quietly swallowed.