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

"It sounds like a plan that a senior colleague might have thought of."

"So, Nanase, what are your plans for the future?"

Amane had only asked casually, but to her surprise, Nanase's answer was completely unexpected.

"My future plans?"

Nanase couldn't help but blush when she talked about this topic.

It's not that she hasn't made plans for the future yet; on the contrary, she made her plans a long time ago. It's just that she didn't know how to answer because she was talking to Tianyin.

"If it's really necessary, then it's fine not to say anything."

As Tianyin spoke, she picked up the can and took a big gulp of tomato juice.

Tianyin had only intended to chat casually, and since everyone's dreams and goals are different, there are always some goals and dreams that are difficult to talk about.

If Nanase finds this difficult, then she should just keep quiet.

"My plans for the future aren't things I can't tell my seniors, but... well, my plans for the future are to find someone who loves me after graduation and get married as soon as possible!"

"Pfft!! Cough cough cough, cough cough cough..."

Amane was so shocked by Nanase's statement that she spat out a mouthful of tomato juice. Logically speaking, such a dream is quite normal for an ordinary high school girl.

But this is Gaoyu. Those who choose this place may be exceptionally talented geniuses or mediocre fools. But what they have in common is that they all have their own goals and purposes. You know, even someone like Gaoyuanji, who comes from a wealthy family, has his own ulterior motives when he comes to Gaoyu. In short... the last thing that should appear in this mixed school is an ordinary girl.

"My dream isn't that big yet..."

Seeing that Amane reacted so strongly after hearing her dream, Nanase's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

She knew that her dream seemed a bit small compared to others, but that was indeed her dream. In fact, she had hoped to marry the person she loved as soon as possible since she was a child.

If Nanase is ridiculed for not having ambitious enough dreams, there's nothing she can do about it.

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with this goal. I just find it…surprising. Just like the question you asked me earlier, if you really only want to get married after graduation…you don’t really need to choose this school, do you?”

'broken!!!'

Nanase's answer just now came from the bottom of her heart, so she subconsciously forgot that she could achieve her dream without coming to this school.

This seemingly insignificant flaw suddenly plunged Nanase into a huge crisis.

If the explanation fails to convince Tianyin, Tianyin may very well suspect that she lied about what she said before. But unfortunately, there is no time right now for her to find a reasonable explanation.

Surely no one needs to think about why they chose the school they attend to answer that question?

In that case, Tianyin would also notice the flaw.

What should I do? Since there's no answer, why not just pretend to faint? If I just faint, even Tianyin shouldn't be able to wake me up and make me continue answering questions, right?

Just as Nanase was about to pretend to faint, she thought of another, more dangerous possibility: what if Amane did something strange to her while she was unconscious? She wouldn't be able to fight back or protect herself. She couldn't just open her eyes and confess to Amane that she was faking it when Amane did something strange to her, could she?

If I really did that, the rumors about me probably wouldn't stop until I graduated.

"Yi, what's wrong? You look terrible. Shall I take you back to your dorm? It's getting late, and you're in this state. You should get some rest today."

Amane first noticed Nanase's furrowed brows and assumed there was something she couldn't say. Amane thought that if Nanase didn't want to talk about it, then so be it; everyone has secrets, right? Besides, Amane was well aware that her relationship with Nanase still needed to be further developed, so she decided to keep the conversation brief.

To her utter surprise, just as Amane was still speculating about Nanase's reasons for choosing Gao Yu, Nanase suddenly covered her head and collapsed into Amane's arms. Startled, Amane quickly hugged Nanase, intending to carry her back to the dormitory so she could rest for a while.

Nanase's acting was, to put it mildly, terrible, but it's understandable that Amane made a mistake in the heat of the moment and overlooked it...

However, just after Amane picked up Nanase and ran a couple of steps, she subconsciously stopped. Judging from Nanase's expression, she was probably drunk again.

All she needed to do was find her a room to rest so she could recover. But the problem was that Nanase, who was lying in her arms, had a very smooth heartbeat and was breathing normally. Could someone who suddenly fainted maintain a normal heart rate and extremely steady breathing?

Based on past experience, Amane judged that Nanase was probably faking fainting. However, what Amane couldn't understand was why Nanase, who had just been chatting with her quite well, would suddenly pretend to faint in front of her. What was the point of doing that?

Could it be...? Tianyin thought of a possibility.

"Oh no, I forgot to ask for Yi's room number. Looks like I'll just have to put Yi in my dorm for now. I'll have to squeeze in with Yi tonight."

Tianyin deliberately spoke very loudly, startling the petite body in her arms, who couldn't help but tremble.

The thought of being taken back to Amane's dormitory filled Nanase with despair, but when the time came, she had to find a way to solve the crisis herself.

"Cough cough... Senior..."

Nanase pinched herself hard to make her voice sound even softer.

"Yi? Whew, that really scared me to death. I saw you suddenly faint, Yi, and I thought something had happened to you."

Nanase couldn't help but purse her lips when she heard Amane say that. If she really thought something was wrong with her, why would her first reaction be to carry her to her own dormitory?

As expected, Miyako-senpai is up to no good again.

"I'm sorry to have worried you again, senior. I think I'm a little sleepy. I can go back to my dorm to sleep by myself. There's no need to trouble you."

As Nanase explained, she tried to get down from Amane's arms, but this time Amane unusually showed no sign of letting go.

"I have a feeling that you might have a heart problem, Yi. Otherwise, why would you suddenly faint?"

"Heart? This...could it just be an accident?"

Nanase tried her best to gloss over the matter, but Amane looked serious and earnest.

"How can we be so careless about something like this? I happen to have studied this, so let me check it for you."

"Huh?? Isn't that unnecessary? Senior, your hand! Your hand!! It's inside my clothes!! Let go!!"

Chapter 58: This Time It's Really For Real

"First, let's check your heart rate. Don't be too nervous, just relax. 1, 2, 3, 4..."

Amane whispered the heart rate count in Nanase's ear.

"S-senpai, um, um... that..."

“64、65、66、67、68……”

Amane's counting speed increased dramatically as Nanase's face gradually turned red.

Nanase tried to stop Amane several times, but was interrupted by a kind of intoxicating comfort. In order not to make strange noises and attract attention, Nanase could only cover her mouth tightly. However, this only prevented her from making any sound. Nanase had no way to deal with her body's honest reaction and could only let Amane continue to check her heart rate.

“118、119、120、121、122……翼你的心率也太高了，看来刚刚的突然昏厥或许就是跟心脏有关系，以后你要多注意这方面的健康哦！”

Amane pulled her hand out of Nanase's clothes and wiped the sweat from her forehead. Only Amane, who had undergone rigorous and cruel training, could keep up with Nanase's heart rate, which was as fast as a deer's. The speed required for her hand alone was something that ordinary people could not achieve.

"My heart rate is too fast, it's not a heart problem!! It's clearly because your hand is there, there... Anyway, anyone would have a faster heart rate!!! And! Even if you're measuring your heart rate, why did you use this method? This... this behavior is no different from sexual harassment that takes advantage of someone in distress!"

With a flushed face, Nanase loudly accused Amane of the unspeakable things she had just done to her.

Seeing that her little trick had been exposed... cough cough, seeing that Nanase was actually slandering her like this, Amane's face also darkened.

"Yi, is this how you see me?"

Nanase wavered a little when she saw Amane's serious expression, but then she remembered the indescribable things she had seen about Amane in the post, and Amane's seemingly intentional or unintentional attempts to make physical contact with her tonight.

Nanase's gaze immediately became incredibly firm, and with renewed confidence, she looked directly at Amane with her head held high.

She believed that Tianyin was plotting against her.

"Sigh, I didn't expect even you, Yi, to see me this way. It really disappoints me. As a respectable senior, I just wanted to lend you a helping hand when you were in trouble, but you took it as taking advantage of me. If I really wanted to take advantage of you, I could have just carried you back to your dorm or found a secluded place to do whatever I wanted to you while you were drunk. You wouldn't even notice. Why bother doing something so obvious when you're sober?"

Amane sighed deeply, then looked at Nanase with utter disappointment.

After a brief moment of calm, Nanase thought about it and realized that it was indeed similar to what Amane had said. If she took advantage of her drunkenness... eh?

"Wait a minute, why am I drunk?! I only drank coffee-flavored sparkling water or something, right? Does drinking sparkling water make you drunk like adults do when they drink alcohol?"

"Idiot, is this the time to think about such things! You should be thinking that I didn't do anything while you were unconscious, and if I didn't do anything when you were off guard, how could I possibly sexually harass you when you were on guard?"

Seeing that she was about to give herself away, Tianyin quickly changed the subject. If it were a girl like Tianze, she would probably look at Tianyin with disgust when she heard her say that.

After all, they had already witnessed Tianyin's true nature. From the beginning, Tianyin had been offering them all sorts of 'help,' but as she helped, things went wrong...

So if they heard Tianyin's words, it would be considered very kind of them not to give her the middle finger.

But a naive young girl like Nanase... well, she's actually seriously considering the logic behind it.

Based on the time of dining and leaving the shop, it can be determined that Miyako-senpai definitely didn't have time to "commit the crime." On the contrary, she paid for my meal, apologized to the yakiniku restaurant owner for me vomiting all over the shop, and even helped clean up the vomit... Is Miyako-senpai really a good person? Then why are there so many strange rumors? And just now, she really was...

As Nanase focused on her thoughts, that dizzy feeling seemed to take over her head again.

Feeling as if her consciousness was being shrouded in mist, the sensation gradually spread throughout her body. For the first time, Nanase clearly realized how terrible 'drunkenness' could be, and secretly reminded herself never to drink sparkling water again.

Amane immediately noticed that Nanase had fallen into a drunken state again. The reason why Nanase suddenly woke up was that she had vomited a lot in front of the barbecue restaurant and that the cold wind had briefly restored her consciousness.

If a gust of wind could sober someone up from being drunk, there wouldn't be so many bizarre things people do when they're intoxicated.

"Tsubasa, are you alright?"

"I-I'm fine... But why did you touch my...breasts just now, senior? And so many times! Now I'm going to never get married, waaaaaah..."

……

Nanase sat there with a wronged expression, tears welling up in her eyes as she began to sob.

This made Amane, who already felt guilty about bullying a girl like Nanase, feel incredibly guilty.

Even so, Amane would never admit that her actions just now were taking advantage of Nanase.

"Ahem, Yi, you've misunderstood. That was just the standard procedure for checking heart rate. I have absolutely no interest in your chest. You have to believe me!"

"Ugh... Waaaaaah!!! Everyone on the forum says that Miyako-senpai is a scumbag who can't resist any girl he sees, a pervert who won't let any girl pass him by, from A to F. But it turns out that Miyako-senpai isn't interested in my breasts at all. As a girl, I'm such a failure, waaaaaah!"

hiss!!--

Tianyin couldn't help but gasp. How could things be getting out of control?

Originally, Nanase was just a little clever, and she was a bit troublesome to deal with, but Amane believed that Nanase couldn't cause any trouble in front of her.

But now that Nanase is drunk, she's completely unpredictable. It's not okay for her to have ill intentions, but it's not okay for her to have no interest in her at all. This has left Amane feeling completely overwhelmed. At this point, Nanase's speech has started to become illogical. If this conversation continues, Amane feels that she might be driven to the brink of collapse by Nanase.

"Um...actually, I'm still interested in you, Yi."

"I knew you were up to no good, Miyako-senpai!!"

Damn it! This is infuriating!!

What should you do when you encounter a drunk and unreasonable young woman?

Normally, Tianyin would be too lazy to reason with a girl who is drunk; she would usually talk to her slowly afterward.

But in this situation... I'm not that familiar with Nanase, so I might as well take advantage of her.

But if I were to eat Nanase, it might cause a huge problem. If Nanase were to wake up and act recklessly, even Amane wouldn't have a good solution. Especially since a girl like her dreams of getting married right after graduating high school, if she were to actually commit suicide, even a monster like Amane, who is essentially emotionally detached, would feel guilty for the rest of her life.

Therefore, even though Amane had many opportunities to win over Nanase, she didn't dare to go too far with her.

You must even avoid doing something irreversible in the heat of the moment due to desire.

What? Why didn't you show mercy when you devoured Tianze?

Ichika volunteered! You can ask her if you don't believe me!

Regardless of whether others believe it or not, Tianyin believes that Tianze did it voluntarily.

that's enough.

However, Nanase's reaction clearly wasn't entirely willing.

"Don't cry... If everyone sees you crying, there will definitely be more strange rumors, which will also cause you trouble!"

"Waaaaah..."

Seeing that Nanase wouldn't listen to anything, in order to prevent Nanase from disturbing the other students, Amane pressed down on Nanase's shoulder and kissed her the moment Nanase's crying was interrupted.

'As long as Nanase doesn't make a sound, she won't disturb others and attract the attention of other students. I'm so clever!'

Just as Amane was feeling quite pleased with her cleverness, her body instinctively pushed Nanase away.

'Oh no! Did I hurt Wing by using that much force?'

After subconsciously pushing Nanase away, Amane immediately realized what was happening. Just as Amane was about to check Nanase's injuries, a high whip kick from below, carrying a gust of wind, swept past Amane's nose.

After realizing that the high kick was just a warning, Tianyin braked suddenly to avoid being hit head-on.

That attack was probably even more powerful than one performed by a girl like Ibuki who is skilled in kicking techniques. In terms of sheer power, ten Ibukis probably couldn't have produced an attack that could amaze even Amane.

"Miyako-senpai, what you just did was a bit too much."

Nanase's tone completely changed. Rather than saying "Nanase," it would be more accurate to say that Amane felt Nanase standing in front of her was speaking to her in a masculine tone.

"Oh dear, is it really that bad? I was just worried that you would disturb everyone's rest, so I had no choice but to stop you from shouting like that."

While maintaining her conversation with Nanase, Amane carefully observed Nanase. Without a doubt, Nanase had undergone systematic combat training; otherwise, it would have been impossible for her to perform such difficult kicks. The problem lay in Nanase's identity.