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

Seeing that things were getting out of control, Hirata, who could no longer bear it, stepped forward.

"I hope everyone can calm down first. So far, Ayanokouji-san hasn't offered any explanation for himself, has he? Even if we're going to criticize him, shouldn't we at least wait for him to explain why he did what he did?"

Well done, Hirata!

When Tianyin saw Hirata step forward, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Hirata was quite prestigious among both men and women, and as long as he was there, everyone would give him face to some extent.

"Alright, since Hirata-san has spoken up, I'll give Ayanokouji a chance to explain. Why would you abandon me because of her?"

Ayanokouji remained silent for a few seconds.

Tianyin was also secretly pondering the answer.

Just as Amane was still trying to come up with an answer to this question, Ayanokouji gave the most explosive response.

"Is it enough that she comes from a wealthy family and is prettier and gentler than you, Maya?"

Upon hearing this answer, Tianyin nearly exploded with rage.

Ayanokouji, are you unhappy because Class A didn't explode on the spot?

Chapter 65: Where Did I Go Wrong?

Ayanokouji's statement shocked those who had just stood up for Sato.

They had considered that Ayanokouji might say something unacceptable to excuse himself, but Ayanokouji's shameless response still exceeded their expectations.

"Ayanokoji! Are you crazy? Why would you say something like that?"

If we're talking about who found Ayanokouji's answer the most unacceptable, it wasn't Sato, but Hirata, who chose to interfere in their private affairs.

Hirata initially thought that with his influence in the class, and with Ayanoji willing to soften his stance and say a few words of apology, Sato might still not be able to forgive Ayanoji. However, the matter was resolved through Hirata's mediation.

At most, the two will never speak to each other again until they die.

To Hirata's surprise, Ayanokouji not only showed no remorse towards Sato, but also said things that would undoubtedly cause great harm to Sato, which was clearly an attempt to escalate the situation. This made Hirata, who did not want to get involved, furious.

Even he, with his very easygoing temperament, couldn't accept Ayanokouji's answer, let alone Sato.

Faced with Hirata's angry questioning, Ayanokouji remained remarkably calm.

Seeing this scene, Amane knew that Ayanokouji, like her, was making up for the lack of 'common sense' and 'humanity' in the concepts instilled in her after leaving the White House.

Unlike Amane, who has Sakayanagi by her side, Sakayanagi, as Amane's friend, immediately began to help Amane better adapt to society after discovering Amane's problems.

During this time, Kiryuin Fuka also joined in helping Amane, which gradually helped Amane break free from the "optimal solution" thinking logic of the White House and fill in some of Amane's common sense about society.

That's why Tianyin can easily integrate into the school. Although sometimes you can still vaguely see traces of the White House's educational methods in her words and actions, overall, Tianyin's cognition and humanity are already very close to that of a normal person.

Ayanokouji, on the other hand, did not have such good treatment. He had no friends and was isolated and ostracized by his classmates in junior high school because he could not adapt to school life. Until graduation, Ayanokouji did not make a single friend.

Although Ayanokouji has managed to become just another nobody through self-study, no one can correct his thought process.

In other words, even now, Ayanokouji still maintains that "optimal solution" mindset.

Because she understands this way of thinking so well, Tianyin is well aware that this way of thinking has extremely extreme limitations.

For example, Ayanokouji's answer just now, even if you put it nicely, is something like being fickle, having low emotional intelligence, and being heartless. To put it bluntly, Ayanokouji saying in front of everyone that his new girlfriend is gentler, prettier, and from a better family than Sato is simply brainless behavior. In other words, Sato may already be in a state of heartbreak after the big fight.

Otherwise, any other girl would be considered good-natured if she didn't slap Ayanokouji twice first.

"Even if there are reasons for it, Ayanokouji-san's words are going too far."

After all, even someone as good-tempered as Ichinose, who knew the inside story, was quite angry at Ayanokouji's words, let alone how Sato, as the person involved, would feel.

However, probably only Amane in the whole class understood why Ayanokouji would give such an unsympathetic answer.

First of all, in Ayanokouji's view, the two had already broken up.

The moment Sato's status changed from lover to ex-girlfriend, Ayanokouji's way of treating Sato also changed. Perhaps Sato's current almost shameless behavior is just as she said, merely a way to vent her frustrations, without any other substantial meaning.

Ayanokouji saw this as interference with his next plan. If Sato were his lover at this moment, Ayanokouji might have used a more gentle explanation to justify his actions. However, since Sato is now his ex-girlfriend, the treatment he received was naturally quite harsh.

The reason for all this is the logical thinking method that Ayanokoji was instilled with during her time at the White House. In Ayanokoji's eyes, Sato's recent difficulties were obstacles to her plan. In order to overcome these obstacles, she had to make Sato give up completely, and the way to make Sato give up completely was to destroy her self-confidence.

This is Ayanokoji's way of thinking.

It may seem inexplicable, but the White House is a training ground. Due to the lack of systematic teaching common sense and humanity, both Ayanokouji and Amane developed personality defects.

Even though later generations like Amasawa and Yagami received more social common sense education, they still had some personality flaws. These flaws were never resolved by the experts from various fields gathered at the White House. It was as if they were being told that even if a slow bird tries to fly first, it will still be a slow bird, and that artificially creating geniuses is an undesirable path.

Anyone who has interacted with others and is not averse to social interaction knows very well that understanding a person is extremely difficult. This is because humans are not like math problems; there is never a single correct answer, and each person's "formula" is completely different. If you try to apply a formula blindly, you will only end up making a mess of your interpersonal relationships.

And most importantly, everyone is complex, and there is no absolute distinction between right and wrong, good and evil.

Even the so-called "good people" and "bad people" as perceived by the public can change at any time depending on perspectives and stances. Not to mention those who have not been labeled or marked by society, getting to know them depends entirely on one's own judgment.

However, White House chose a rather clever approach in cultivating this ability: it adopted a social approach based on identity tags.

In other words, it involves assigning different identity labels to each person and then communicating with them in a pre-trained social manner.

For example, if Kiyotaka Ayanokouji labels Maya Sato as a 'lover,' then Ayanokouji will treat Maya according to the standards of a lover. If Ayanokouji had learned this method...

After their breakup, Sato's identity in Ayanokouji's eyes was changed to 'ex-girlfriend'. As a result, Ayanokouji's tone and attitude were completely different from how they interacted during their relationship.

To put it simply, Shiroya prepares social templates for various occasions in advance, and Ayanokouji is considered successful as long as he can perform the persona embodied in this social template through training.

It can also be described as following a formula, but the drawbacks are also obvious. First of all, it completely ignores the actual situation and the complexity of people. In particular, in important occasions, ignoring the actual situation and rashly deciding to play a certain persona may only have the opposite effect.

Secondly, if he encounters an unprecedented relationship label, Shirakawa has virtually no way to deal with it. He can only figure it out on his own.

For example, the relationship of "lovers" is strictly prohibited in the White House, so it is impossible to create any template for lovers for White House students to learn and imitate.

Furthermore, everyone's romantic partner is an individual with a very different personality. It would be somewhat difficult for Shiraya to deal with it using a persona template. It is precisely because of the lack of a persona template for a lover that Ayanokouji has no idea what a lover is. He probably imagines it as something like a closer collaboration.

It's really difficult to expect someone who breaks up with someone without even understanding what a lover is to be understanding of Sato.

"Hirata, you seem to be too excited. I don't think there's anything wrong with my answer."

Ayanokouji spoke calmly.

"Anyone would be excited in this situation, right? And what do you mean by 'you don't think there's anything seriously wrong with your answer'? Are you really abandoning Sato-kun just because of those external reasons?"

Originally, Hirata wanted to stand on Ayanokouji's side and exonerate him from some of the criticisms, but after seeing Ayanokouji's overly cold-blooded attitude, Hirata's dissatisfaction with Ayanokouji reached its peak.

"That seems to make sense. From the beginning, when I faced Maya's confession, I thought she was cute, so I wanted to try dating her. I also know very well that a person's inner qualities are very important, but it is undeniable that most men are visual creatures, right? If there is a kind-hearted girl but she is extremely ugly, I don't think you would accept her confession, Hirata."

Ayanokouji's confident tone made Hirata's face darken, but unlike others, Hirata was a reasonable person no matter how angry he was.

Hirata could easily refute Ayanokouji's claims, and given his reputation and fame, many would likely believe him.

But Hirata asked himself honestly, if he really encountered the situation Ayanokouji described, would he, Hirata Yosuke, selectively ignore the beauty of the other person's soul just because of their ugly appearance?

Anyone can say nice things, such as inner beauty is the most important thing, and people who are only interested in a girl's appearance are scum, etc... But after thinking about it seriously, Hirata fell silent.

Hirata thought Ayanokouji was right. If someone with a physical defect confessed to him, he would basically reject them without hesitation.

Does this mean that Hirata also values ​​a girl's appearance more? Then what right does he have to criticize Ayanokouji in a condescending tone?

"Appearance is indeed an important factor to consider when dating, but if you decide to date someone just because they are good-looking, the relationship will not last long."

Hirata's tone softened considerably, and he even hinted that he hoped Ayanokouji would seriously consider his relationship with Sato.

Hirata was just offering casual advice, since he couldn't persuade anyone as a neutral or mediator after Ayanokouji found a weakness in him.

To Hirata's surprise, Ayanokouji nodded in deep agreement with the profound principles Hirata was explaining.

“Hirata, you’re absolutely right.”

"Hmm? Ayanokouji-san, are you planning to reconsider your relationship with Sato-san?"

Hirata could tell that Sato still cared a lot about Ayanokouji. If he could persuade Ayanokouji, then Class A could return to peace...

"No, I mean Hirata, what you said last time was right, so Maya and I have broken up now."

"Wait a minute, I don't think that's what I meant..."

Hirata seemed to want to explain, but after speaking, he couldn't think of a way to explain what he had just said. If they were dating only because they liked each other's looks, their relationship wouldn't last long. That was what Hirata wanted to express.

But Ayanokouji successfully used it to prove that his approach was correct.

He agreed to date Sato because he thought she was cute. Now that there's an even cuter and gentler girl, isn't breaking up just what you, Hirata, said?

Caught off guard by his own words, Hirata looked at Ayanokouji with a shift from anger to surprise.

He knew that Ayanokouji was excellent in both physical fitness and academic ability, but she liked to suppress her abilities in class. However, he did not expect that Ayanokouji's quick wit and reaction in just a few words would show that she was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Forget it, I'm not going to get involved in your affairs anymore."

Hirata shook his head, turned around, and returned to his seat.

This is a private matter, and a few words of advice are enough. If one uses their fame and reputation excessively and influences the judgment of both parties, then the responsibility lies with them.

Seeing that even Hirata couldn't do anything to Ayanokouji, everyone was tempted to give up. However, Shinohara, a friend of Sato, chose to stand up and speak for Sato.

"This could have been resolved with just an apology, Ling Xiaolu, why did you have to be so stubborn and let things escalate to an unmanageable situation?"

As Shinohara spoke, he glanced in the direction of Amane.

If we're talking about who has the most influence in Class A, it's undoubtedly Tianyin. No one in Class A dares to disobey Tianyin's orders. If Tianyin tries to persuade two people to get along, even if they really can't continue dating, they'll pretend to be lovers for a while longer just to save face for Tianyin.

Taking advantage of the moment before Amane officially spoke about the matter, Shinohara began to make a big show of himself, as if he were about to become the most dazzling presence among the girls in Class A.

While Matsushita thought Shinohara's tactic of using someone else's name to justify his actions had some potential, Ayanokouji sighed in disappointment.

"Shinohara-kun, have you misunderstood something? Only those who are wrong need to apologize, right? So the question is, where did I go wrong? Or is it wrong to like girls who are even more beautiful?"

Ayanokouji's fatal question left Shinohara speechless.

Sato stood there silently, watching the girls interact with Ayanokouji, trying to get Ayanokouji to apologize to him in public.

However, what no one expected was that Ling Xiaolu was actually able to remain rational while facing the barrage of words from the other students all by herself.

This scene immediately took on a different meaning in Sato's eyes. When Sato and Ayanokouji were dating, Ayanokouji didn't seem to be this capable. Could it be that he started lying and hiding things from Sato from the very beginning of their relationship?

Chapter 66: I Miss You

Obviously, it's perfectly normal for Ayanokouji, with his intelligence, to try and refute Shinohara through reasoning.

The two are clearly not on the same level, but for Ayanokouji to achieve this situation, he must be able to ensure that the other party is willing to reason with him.

But Shinohara doesn't seem to be someone who likes to reason with others.

"Ayanokouji, where do you get the courage to think you're right? You dumped Maya for a prettier girl, isn't that a fact? That's utterly absurd!!"

Shinohara's words reignited the spirits of the girls around him, whose enthusiasm had cooled somewhat due to Hirata's departure.

"That's right, Ayanokouji-kun is clearly a scumbag, he's disgusting."

"Hmph, and who knows if the two of them were already having an affair before receiving the confession letter. I remember Ayanokouji argued with Sato-kun because he insisted on seeing her, right? Maybe the confession letter was just a formality."

"Huh? Now that you mention it, it makes sense. I guess I should stay away from him from now on."

……

Despite being isolated amidst the storm of public opinion, Ayanokouji's mind was not swayed by her classmates' gossip.

In his view, Shinohara's words were not offensive at all. Who gets to judge right and wrong? Shinohara? What right did she have to interfere in their private affairs and presumptuously make her own judgments about the outcome?

Ayanokouji's gaze towards Shinohara changed slightly, a sight that Matsushita noticed, and he quickly stepped between the two to prevent the conflict from escalating further.

"Let's talk this out. We're all classmates, so please don't make personal attacks or resort to violence."

When Shinohara heard Matsushita say not to make a move, she completely ignored the change in Ayanokouji's attitude towards her and gave a soft snort.

"Take action? Does he have the guts? I don't believe Tianyin would allow someone to openly commit school violence against her in the classroom."

"That...of course not..."

Matsushita, the leader of the Amane faction, began to regret getting involved in the moment of excitement. Now, her every word and action was tied to Amane's attitude. She wasn't sure if Ayanokouji would be angered by Shinohara, but Matsushita knew very well that Amane hated it when people used her name to threaten others.

Therefore, Matsushita seemed somewhat unsure when answering, because she didn't know if Amane would punch Shinohara in the face the next second.

"Humph."

While eating the twelve-layer giant sandwich that Sakayanagi had prepared for her as breakfast because she was in such a good mood, Amane couldn't help but let out a soft hum.

"Should I step in and resolve this?"

Horikita noticed that Amane seemed unhappy, so he suggested that she handle the matter.

Horikita's reputation makes it easy to temporarily suppress this matter, but the important thing is how to end this farce. What Amane finds strange is that Sato, as the person involved, is not as emotional as her dog... I mean, Shinohara. Is she using Shinohara to say what she wants to say, or... does Sato have some trump card that can decide the outcome, which makes her so confident in demanding an explanation from Ayanokouji?

Because of the lack of crucial information, Amane did not intend to let Horikita interrupt at this time. Just as Sato wanted to use Shinohara to observe Ayanokouji's response, Amane also needed to observe Sato in order to determine whether Sato had any hidden cards.

"No need, let them keep making a fuss. I'm here, it'll be fine."

Amane's confident statement reassured Horikita and Ichinose. If Amane hadn't spoken up, they would have worried that she might want to have some fun and let things escalate. But now that Amane had spoken up, it meant that she would step in to stop things from getting out of control.