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

This kind of muddling through is not like Tianyin's style.

"Hui, you don't need to be so nervous. I was just asking casually... But actually, I don't want everyone to take sides in this matter, because there are some very complicated things behind it..."

Amane's words made Ichinose glance at her. Amane had previously told her about how complicated the matter was and how high the risks were. For example, those assassins trained from childhood might seem insignificant to Amane, but if Ichinose or Horikita encountered them, their chances of winning would be practically zero.

If the other side finds out that their existence has been made public, they might take some kind of retaliatory action against Class A, which makes Ichinose extremely worried.

"Tianyin, is it okay for them to talk about this kind of thing? I think the fewer people who know about it, the better."

No sooner had Ichinose finished speaking than Horikita's gaze fell upon him.

"What Ichinose-san means is that you also know what happened behind the scenes, right? Then aren't you worried that you might be in danger?"

Horikita keenly sensed that 'that matter' was definitely linked to danger, otherwise Ichinose would never have been so nervous.

"Of course I'm not afraid, because I believe Tianyin will protect me."

"Oh, I see. But I believe that Amane would protect everyone here if they were in danger, wouldn't she? Ichinose-san, you're not some 'special' person~ Now that we've found a reason to put your mind at ease, we don't have anything to worry about."

"This……"

Ichinose frowned slightly. Horikita's reaction was too quick. She was able to appease everyone while also giving her a warning by just seizing on a single grammatical error in her words.

Indeed, without some real skills, it would be impossible to have stayed in Tianyin for so long without anyone being able to shake her position.

Well, we're not counting those who go overboard like Sakayanagi.

"Don't worry, it's not that dangerous. I'm enough to protect you. Besides, they're not a monolithic entity."

Tianyin thought of Tianze, who had practically given her away for free. If Tianze hadn't come to her, Tianyin would have had to put in a lot more effort to figure out the White House assassins. As a result, Tianze managed to extract all the information related to the White House from Tianyin right from the start.

This immediately changed the positions of Amane and Shiraya. Now Amane was watching them from the shadows. If Yagami dared to have any bad intentions, she only needed to have Masahiko teach Yagami a lesson.

The matter was resolved without Tianyin even having to lift a finger.

"What is it? You two are playing riddles, I'm getting so anxious! What's the story behind this?"

As Matsushita and Horikita chatted, they began to subtly compete with each other, and Matsushita couldn't help but urge Amane to move the conversation forward.

"Since you all want to hear it, I'll reluctantly tell you. The story begins ten years ago..."

In Amane's narration, everything changed dramatically. Since it was difficult for Megumi and the others to empathize with a place like the White House, Yuki became Ayanokouji's childhood friend.

Because of certain circumstances, Yuki has been living with Ayanokouji's family since childhood. Over time, she developed feelings for Ayanokouji, but Ayanokouji was unaware of her feelings. Yuki kept hoping to confess to Ayanokouji, so she put in countless efforts to catch up with him. However, on the night she was to confess to Ayanokouji, she was hit by a truck and seriously injured.

When she said this, Tianyin was still a little guilty, because at that time she had no respect for life at all, and even her emotions began to gradually close off, which is why she almost killed Xue with one move.

Although she was obeying the instructor's orders at the time, it was indeed she who made the move. Even though she pretended to be fierce and bullied Xue, she still felt a little guilty. Perhaps this is the real reason why Amane did not explicitly oppose Ayanokouji and Xue, even though she knew that Xue would make a mess of their class.

What is owed must eventually be repaid.

"Hey! Tianyin, what are you daydreaming about? What happened next? Could it be that Xue... Ahhh!!!"

Karuizawa realized something ominous and fearfully covered her head.

"Sigh, Karuizawa-kun, if that had really happened, there wouldn't be snow now, right? Let's just listen to Amane finish her story."

Horikita sighed. There are always people around who seem unreliable, but perhaps it is precisely because of them that campus life has a little more color.

"That's true... Tianyin, why are you looking at me like that? Hurry up and continue! I'm eager to know what happens next!"

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush, I need to organize my thoughts..."

"I heard you like cats, Tianyin? I...I..."

"Alright, alright, I'll continue now~"

Amane winked at Karuizawa.

Karuizawa blushed and turned her head to the side, but her ears twitched, clearly still concerned about the upcoming plot.

So in the following plot, Yuki survived a great ordeal, but she didn't have any good fortune afterward. Ayanokouji planned to take the entrance exam for a good boarding school in another city for a better education. Yuki was afraid that Ayanokouji would worry about her health and affect her exam, so she moved back to her hometown. Because one of them was busy with the exam and the other intentionally avoided her, the two lost contact for a while.

It wasn't until Ayanokouji got into a good junior high school that he learned that Yuki had disappeared after a car accident. Mistaking Yuki for someone who had died, Ayanokouji has since become the person he is now, who sometimes appears expressionless and carefree.

He thought he had lost his beloved forever, so he accepted Sato's confession in order to forget the past. However, Yuki found Ayanokouji a year later. You can guess what happened next.

After finishing her story, Amane couldn't help but feel proud of her own wit. If it were someone else, they certainly wouldn't have been able to come up with such a melodramatic story in such a short time, yet it was melodramatic but reasonable, and reasonable but also had a sense of realism and logic. Although it was still incredibly melodramatic, it made simple girls like Karuizawa and Matsushita unable to help but wipe away tears from the corners of their eyes.

"I never imagined their backstory was so tragic and complicated... Maya can only say she was just unlucky, sob sob..."

While crying, Karuizawa took the tissue that Amane handed her and kept wiping her face. However, for some reason, Karuizawa seemed to be unable to stop crying, which made Amane feel that something was wrong.

What if Karuizawa finds out I'm lying to her... Ouch!

"That's right, I never thought that such pure love could still exist in this materialistic society. I... I'm so moved that I'm about to cry."

"Um...Matsushita-kun, you were actually crying..."

Ichinose patted Matsushita's back gently, her gaze becoming somewhat vacant.

The story Tianyin told... was a completely new version I'd never heard before! That's not how Tianyin had told her before... Oh dear, so which one is the truth?

Ichinose's brain was completely blank. In fact, the story had such a huge impact on her that she regretted being so subjective in her opinion and choosing to support Sato.

"..."

The only one whose expression didn't change much was Horikita. She's a calm type of girl and not very interested in love stories, which is why she was able to remain remarkably clear-headed even when she was caught up in the atmosphere.

"Amane, there's something I'm really curious about. If Yuki chose to avoid Ayanokouji so as not to affect his exams, then why didn't she see him after he got into the university? What has Yuki been doing all these years?"

Horikita's question made Amane break out in a cold sweat.

"Well, this..."

"Ok?"

As Amane's answer became hesitant, Horikita began to doubt the veracity of the matter.

"Yuki moved back to her hometown, which is in the far north. At that time, there was no way to contact her, so they lost contact... Yuki also had to go to school there, so it was impossible for her to go and meet Ayanokouji."

After Tianyin finished speaking, she blinked her eyes, looking very obedient.

By this time, Horikita was convinced that Amane was lying.

However, she had no intention of exposing Tianyin's scheme; she simply nodded and decided to let the matter drop.

However, to Horikita's surprise, Ichinose also realized what was happening and deliberately continued to ask questions.

"The far north? Huh? Is it so far that you don't even have time to meet the person you like?"

This was indeed an oversight by Tianyin. Since the farthest distance in the country is only this large, the journey could not possibly be so far that they would not be able to meet.

How can we reconcile this?

"Since Amane said it's in the far north, it must be Hokkaido, right? If we don't have any way to contact someone there, it'll be very troublesome to find them without enough time."

Matsushita unexpectedly spoke up, rescuing Amane from her predicament.

"No, that's right, it's Hokkaido!!"

"I see..."

Ichinose gave Amane a look that said, "I'll let you off this time," and then didn't mention the matter again.

Now that everyone knows the 'insider information,' Karuizawa and Matsushita are experiencing incredibly complicated feelings.

On one hand, her friend was dumped, and on the other hand, her relationship was about to have a perfect ending. Any normal girl would not be able to immediately decide which one to support.

"Well, so now you know why I don't want to get involved in this, right? The situation behind it is too complicated, and both sides have their own reasons for not being able to control it. So if we want to resolve this, we can only wait and see how Ayanokouji and Sato handle it themselves. Let's not get involved."

Seeing that Karuizawa and Matsushita's attitudes had softened considerably, Amane quickly seized the opportunity to put forward her own proposal.

Karuizawa thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, after knowing so much, I can't tell who is right and who is wrong at all. I feel that remaining neutral is the best choice."

Karuizawa herself didn't feel the need to stand up for Sato, and she also sensed from Amane's words and actions that Amane didn't want her to take sides, so Karuizawa directly stated her position to Amane.

Matsushita also began to realize that Amane's purpose in going through all this trouble was still to prevent her from taking sides on her own. Matsushita could guess Amane's thoughts just from this. Anyway, she was starting to waver now, so it was better to keep quiet and let the matter pass rather than have an unpleasant argument with Amane over Sato.

"I think so too, but... what about the guys?"

Only girls participated in the discussion at noon today, so even if Karuizawa and Matsushita can restrain some girls from remaining neutral, there might be some boys who want to incite gender antagonism.

"I will communicate with Hirata and Katsuragi; let them handle this themselves."

As for the boys, Tenon was relatively at ease. As long as Koenji didn't cause trouble, Tenon was confident that she could easily handle other situations.

"Now that we've finished discussing business, Hui-chan~ shouldn't we talk about the cats?"

……

"Good morning, Tianyin~ Hmm... Tianyin, are you alright? You look a bit like..."

He looked like he was about to die.

Last night, Matsushita saw Amane pulling Karuizawa, whose face was completely red, to buy something at the Keyaki Shopping Center.

At that time, Tianyin was still normal.

How come Tianyin's dark circles have become so severe in just one night?

"Chiaki, I feel like my body has been hollowed out."

After Tianyin finished speaking, she collapsed onto the table and remained motionless.

This startled Matsushita.

"Tianyin? Tianyin, are you alright?"

Tenon only moved slightly under the violent shaking of the Matsushita, proving that she was still alive.

It seems like it's just lack of sleep; a rest should be enough to recover.

After gently stroking Amane's soft hair, Matsushita happily planned to go back and review yesterday's lessons. But as soon as she turned around, she saw Karuizawa, looking radiant, smiling and ready to greet her.

Good morning, Matsushita-kun!

"Good morning, Karuizawa-kun... Did something happy happen to you today? You seem to be in a good mood."

Matsushita looked at Karuizawa and Amane, who presented a stark contrast, and seemed to have understood something.

"N-nothing, right? I feel just like usual."

Karuizawa seemed to recall what had happened last night, and subconsciously squeezed her legs together.

"I see. But it's good to have a good mood every morning, it's just that Tianyin's condition seems a bit bad."

Matsushita pointed in the direction of Amane.

"Tianyin should be alright..."

Karuizawa lowered his head and said in a very confident tone.

"Is that right?"

"I think so..."

Karuizawa came up to Amane and poked Amane's cheek with his finger.

"Tianyin, are you still alive?"

"Hui...your tongue is so soft..."

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about?!"

Karuizawa blushed and quickly looked around. Only after realizing that no one around her had noticed her did she feel a little relieved.

Karuizawa, relieved to have escaped, was about to teach Amane a lesson, but after hearing Amane's soft snoring, he felt a little guilty and lowered his hand from pinching Amane's cheek.

"Did Amane just say something to Karuizawa about your tongue?"

Wang Meiyu, who was sitting in front of Tianyin, suddenly turned around curiously and asked the unsuspecting Karuizawa.

Caught off guard, Karuizawa's mind went completely blank for a moment. His body instinctively placed his hand on Wang Meiyu's shoulder and turned her body back.

"Children shouldn't talk about these kinds of topics!"

"Oh, I see... But... Karuizawa-kun and I are probably the same age... Well, I just remembered I have something to do, you guys continue chatting."

After being stared at by Karuizawa's death stare for a full three seconds, Wang Meiyu quickly gave up trying to find the answer to that strange question.

But judging from Karuizawa's flustered state, Amane must have said something very private, right? Like something about a cavity ulcer?

Karuizawa probably blushed because someone overheard her private conversation.

Confident in her judgment, Wang Meiyu nodded and began to review her lessons.