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

Da da da da.

As the sound of rapidly pressing screen buttons filled the air, Amane realized Sakayanagi's intention; it was clear that Sakayanagi planned to record everything she said.

Wouldn't that make things much more serious?

Once it's revealed that something happened between her and Asahina, even if Amane deliberately hides something, Sakayanagi will surely have her ways of getting the answers she wants from Asahina.

Amane could imagine with her eyes closed what Asahina-senpai would think of her. If Sakayanagi heard Asahina's scathing evaluation of Amane, she would definitely...

Take care of Asahina-senpai!!!

This will absolutely happen!!

Cold sweat immediately started pouring down Amane's forehead. Her relaxed mind was forced to start working again. Amane tried her best to explain to Sakayanagi that the reason she had a conflict with Asahina-senpai was actually more due to Amane's own fault.

However, even though Tianyin came up with countless reasons to explain it in her mind, she couldn't utter a single word when they reached her lips.

Because Amane did indeed say that she would never hide anything from Sakayanagi.

"Go on, that shameless woman asked you to go for a walk that night, and then what? Did you two just do it right there on the playground?"

"How could such a thing happen?! I'm not a perverted exhibitionist..."

Under Sakayanagi's watchful gaze, Amane's voice gradually softened.

"You and Maple were at the outdoor pool back then... um?"

"I'm so sorry! Arisu, please pretend I didn't say anything!!"

"Hmph, since you didn't become a perverted exhibitionist, what did you guys do next? Hurry up and continue, don't make me keep nagging you."

Sakayanagi pinched Amane's cheek hard in annoyance, then thought for a moment and gently rubbed it again. Although Sakayanagi's movements were very gentle, he still had a fierce expression on his face urging Amane to continue speaking.

"Then we went out for dinner together and drank quite a bit of alcohol, but Asahina-senpai didn't seem to have any reaction to the alcohol."

Amane felt extremely regretful when she thought about this. If she had gathered information beforehand, she wouldn't have invited Asahina for drinks. This not only wasted time, but also affected her rationality when she was later seduced by Asahina due to her drunken state.

"Asahina lured Amane to drink alcohol, but she is immune to the effects of alcohol, so alcohol should be avoided when using medication."

???

Tianyin's eyes widened; it didn't seem like that was how she had described it just now...

"Um... Arisu, it was me who invited Asahina-senpai to go for drinks..."

"But she still agreed, didn't she? If she saw you offering her alcohol at the restaurant, a girl who wanted to refuse would have immediately said no or assumed you had ulterior motives and turned away. But according to your description, she ended up drinking, didn't she? Isn't that tacitly agreeing to what's going to happen next? First, she asked you out late at night to clear your head, and then she didn't refuse your request for drinks. These all seem like normal behaviors, but they're actually hinting that something can happen between you two. The reason why many people encounter similar situations but don't see any further progress is simply because you didn't seize the opportunity, or rather... you were passed over by the other person during the mutual observation phase."

Sakayanagi's analysis left Amane speechless. She felt that what Sakayanagi said made a lot of sense, but something just didn't quite feel right.

"And then..."

After Tianyin briefly recounted what had happened between her and Asahina, she saw Sakayanagi's phone slip from her palm onto the blanket.

Amane also helped by putting Sakayanagi's phone back into Sakayanagi's hand, but Sakayanagi seemed oblivious, staring blankly at Amane in front of him.

"Arisu, what's wrong with you...?"

"Idiot! Why did you mention my name when you were doing that kind of thing? And why did you have to go into such detail when you were talking about that kind of thing? I don't want to know how soft she is! What am I even saying?!"

Sakayanagi couldn't help but reach out and cover her flushed cheeks, which were burning with shame.

"Huh? But isn't this what Arisu asked me to say?"

"I didn't ask you to go into such detail! I don't want to hear a description of how you kissed other people! No! No!! No!!!"

Amane couldn't help but tilt her head at Sakayanagi's increasingly unreasonable behavior. It was Sakayanagi who had been urging her to hurry up and tell her the whole process in 'every detail'.

As a result, after Amane did exactly as Sakayanagi said, Sakayanagi actually blamed her for explaining things in too much detail.

Sigh, girls' minds are really hard to fathom.

However, Amane was able to answer Sakayanagi's question about the first half.

"Speaking of which... it's probably because when I saw the message you sent me, I couldn't help but think of you and saw your profile picture, which reminded me of things from the past. As a result, I subconsciously blurted out your name, Arisu."

avatar?

Sakayanagi clicked on the profile picture she had set on the chat app, a photo of Amane as a child, which she had changed to on the first day of school.

At that time, she didn't know that Tianyin had been invited by her father to study here, so changing her profile picture to Tianyin's was just to keep herself from forgetting Tianyin.

However, after seeing Amane frolicking around the campus... Sakayanagi never changed that profile picture again.

Looking at the photo in her profile picture, Sakayanagi recalled their conversation and couldn't help but smile.

They were so innocent back then, and Tianyin still had the air of a cold and aloof young lady.

Although the current Amane feels more reliable than the current Amane, when it comes to cuteness... Sakayanagi would still choose the Amane from when she was a child.

Perhaps even Tianyin never imagined that her biggest rival in love would be herself when she was a child.

Seeing that Sakayanagi was in a good mood, Amane hesitated for a moment before telling him the bad news.

"Arisu... I accidentally lost the photo you gave me."

Actually, she was completely destroyed by her berserk state, but she didn't want to mention what Shiroya did to her to Sakayanagi, so she changed her story.

As soon as Tianyin finished speaking, she quickly closed her eyes. In Tianyin's mind, she had lost such an important photo, and Banyan would at least scold her a few times. If she got angry, she might even pull her ear...

To Amane's surprise, Sakayanagi's reaction to the matter was quite indifferent.

"Is this the one from when I was little? I'll give you another one next time. Hmph, luckily I had the foresight to know that you, Tianyin, wouldn't take good care of your photos, so I developed a lot of spare photos back then, and I still have the negatives!~"

Sakayanagi puffed out his chest triumphantly, and then the next second he was pulled into a bear hug by Amane.

"Arisu is the best!!"

"No one but me would think so thoughtfully for you, so you should... treat me even better."

Sakayanagi whispered in Amane's ear.

"By the way, won't you regret what happened with Asahina? Although that woman's actions and thoughts are a bit extreme, it's undeniable that she offered herself up. Even if you take her, it won't matter, right?"

Sakayanagi thought about it and felt that it was a very bad decision for Amane to fall out with Asahina over this kind of thing. First of all, Asahina wanted to prove that she was a useful person, so she wanted to take advantage of the scheme Amane had used when she deliberately teased her, in an attempt to steal Amane away from her.

To be honest, when I heard Amane mention Asahina's plans, Sakayanagi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Even though a year has passed, so many people still don't understand the relationship between Sakayanagi and Amane.

The two don't spend as much time together as Amane and Horikita, but even though Horikita has come to her senses, there's still an insurmountable gap between them in terms of their relationship.

As the biggest beneficiary of the numerous promises that Amane had made since childhood through a combination of coaxing and deception, Sakayanagi couldn't imagine anyone who could threaten her. Perhaps only Kiryuin, who had completely abandoned all pretense of dignity, was truly qualified to compete with her for Amane's favor.

Unfortunately, Kiryuin and Tenon are related by blood, which creates an invisible barrier between the two who are originally very close. If neither of them has the intention to break down this barrier, then no one will be able to steal Tenon away from her.

Even Kiryuin couldn't do it... so how could Asahina possibly do it?

In the end, Asahina's plan was destined to fail. So, Amane only needed to keep enticing Asahina to increase her investment until Asahina's sunk costs no longer allowed her to get away, and then she could easily tame Asahina.

This wasn't a particularly difficult task for Tianyin. Since someone had offered themselves up for free, it seemed like a waste for Tianyin to let such a big fish go.

"I don't like doing things for strange purposes."

"Fine... whatever you like."

Sakayanagi couldn't really say anything about this, but on the one hand, it was a good thing that there was one less person to share the heavenly music with.

On the other hand, according to Sakayanagi Nao's consequentialist analytical approach, it is impossible to understand why Amane rejected Asahina.

What would happen if the whole thing proceeded smoothly without interference?

Amane found satisfaction both physically and mentally; Sakayanagi gained someone to help take care of Amane; and Asahina realized her self-worth, feeling that she was not useless, while also receiving the suggestion that with effort she might be able to replace Sakayanagi. This could also serve as a goal for Asahina's future efforts, greatly improving her work efficiency.

Saka can be described as absolutely perfect.

So perfect that even Sakayanagi herself couldn't find a reason to refuse it.

"Arisu, you seem to think I should accept Asahina-senpai?"

Amane only glanced into Sakayanagi's eyes before she guessed what Sakayanagi was thinking.

Seeing that her thoughts had been exposed, Sakayanagi did not try to hide anything. Instead, she analyzed her deductions with Amane.

"Although you may have various unacceptable factors and reasons, I still want to say that this matter has no impact or harm on you, and it does not even cause any loss to anyone. Such a win-win situation is rare. After all, Asahina also said that you don't have to take responsibility, right?"

Sakayanagi's words seemed to suggest that Amane should change her mind and accept Asahina from the perspective of mutual benefit.

Amane knew that Sakayanagi was well aware of her position and answer. The reason why Sakayanagi kept analyzing the pros and cons for her even after knowing her answer was that there was only one possibility: Sakayanagi did not actually agree with Amane's approach of creating enemies for no reason.

To persuade Sakayanagi, Amane must have a reason that Sakayanagi cannot refute.

What kind of reason could disregard vested interests and be acceptable to Sakayanagi?

"But……"

"But? Tianyin, what are you trying to say?"

"But I like Sakayanagi Arisu! I only rejected Asahina-senpai so as not to hurt you, Arisu!"

"...Huh?!?"

Chapter 64: She's prettier than you

"Arisu, your face is so red..."

Even in complete darkness, Tenon could clearly see Sakayanagi's rosy cheeks, and a thought of teasing him arose in her mind.

"Idiot! It's all because of what you said... Forget it! I'm not going to bother with your nonsense anymore. Go to sleep! I have to get up early for the student council tomorrow."

After finishing her sentence, Sakayanagi covered her face with the blanket, trying to hide her blushing face, which was flushed with embarrassment at Amane's cheesy words.

When Tenon saw Sakayanagi doing this, she deliberately and secretly lifted a corner of the blanket.

"Shy Arisu is cute too! Hmm..."

Just as Amane was about to tease her, Sakayanagi took advantage of her unpreparedness and wrapped her in the blanket as well. Before Amane could react, something soft was already pressing against her lips.

Unlike kisses born of desire, Sakayanagi's kisses were always so gentle that they brought a sense of peace to Amane's heart, which was constantly teetering on the edge of desire.

After a long while, until Sakayanagi's breathing became slightly rapid, she reluctantly parted ways.

"Is that enough? Go to sleep!"

"Huh? Isn't there anything next?"

"No!!!"

"Alright then, goodnight Arisu~ mua~"

Seeing Sakayanagi's unusually resolute attitude, Amane had no choice but to abandon her idea of ​​deepening her relationship with Sakayanagi. She quickly tapped Sakayanagi's cheek lightly, then covered herself with the blanket and closed her eyes...

"Wait, Tianyin, I suddenly remembered... uh..."

Sakayanagi could only sigh and cover her forehead as she looked at Amane, who was fast asleep. She had just remembered that she seemed to have seen a report about a conflict in Class A in the emails that afternoon. She was planning to ask what happened so that she would be prepared if someone wanted to apply to the student council to deal with the matter tomorrow.

To Sakayanagi's surprise, Amane fell asleep immediately. Sakayanagi knew Amane's speed in falling asleep all too well, which was why she quickly told her to wait a moment, but she was still a beat too slow.

"Honestly, why do you always fall asleep so quickly when you're here?"

Sakayanagi rested his chin on his hand, lying on the bed and looking at the sleeping Amane, muttering to himself.

Seeing that Amane's cheeks were rosy even as she fell asleep, Sakayanagi couldn't help but slowly move closer.

"Tianyin is definitely cuter when she's sleeping. Considering her good behavior today, I'll reward her with another goodnight kiss."

Sakayanagi seemed to hear again Amane's words that she had rejected Asahina so as not to hurt her, and a happy smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

Using her fingers to tuck the strands of hair that were obscuring her vision behind her ear, Sakayanagi lowered her body and moved closer to Amane's lips.

The gentle touch and the warm breath and strong heartbeat made Sakayanagi feel somewhat intoxicated.

However, she knew that making too much movement would wake Tenon, so in order not to affect Tenon's sleep, Sakayanagi planned to kiss her for only a few seconds and then stop.

After enjoying a few brief seconds of pleasure, Sakayanagi closed his eyes and cautiously raised his head to examine Amane.

By the faint moonlight, Sakayanagi seemed to see something purple flashing. When he leaned closer, his eyes met Amane's.

"Chirp~"

"Huh? Hey! Tianyin, why are you playing these mean games again?!"

"It was clearly Arisu who tried to ambush me while I was sleeping!"

"Th-this...I...I didn't launch a sneak attack..."

"Hmph, I saw it all clearly. You can't try to deny it now. I have to make it up to you."

"But didn't you just kiss me?"