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

"Alright then, let's meet at Arisu-nee's dorm in fifteen minutes."

"No problem, but what about your end..."

"I'll just cancel the appointment. Anyway, with Tianze around, there won't be any problems."

should.

"I'll head back now, hurry up and come!"

"clear."

Jiang Yan hung up the phone, glanced in the direction of the shopping center, sent a message to Tianze, and then turned back to walk towards the dormitory building.

……

While diligently preparing ingredients in the kitchen, Sakayanagi even brought out a cookbook and placed it beside him.

This was all so that Jiang Yan would be impressed by her skills and stop him from speaking ill of her to Tian Yin behind her back.

Of course, the main purpose was to feed Amane, so the dishes that Banyan made for dinner were basically all Amane's favorite foods. As for Masahiko... Banyan had no idea what he liked to eat, so she just prepared two rice balls and a fried small fish for him.

What? Not to make Jiang Yan look at you in a new light?

They looked at him with newfound respect, but didn't say they wanted him to eat it.

Those were all prepared for Tianyin.

Just as Sakayanagi was about to prepare some meat, he heard the doorbell ring. He quickly washed his oily hands and then picked up his cane and slowly walked toward the door.

Before Sakayanagi even reached the door, he heard a snapping sound, followed by the sight of Amane's head.

"I'm coming in~"

After finishing speaking, Amane skillfully took off her shoes and then ran towards Sakayanagi.

"Arisu!~"

"Huh? Eh?!! Tianyin, wait a minute!"

Sakayanagi's expression changed from helplessness to terror in an instant, and before she could react, she was pinned down by Amane.

"Arisu~"

"Idiot! Get up right now! Isn't Jiang Yan still watching? Huh? Jiang Yan, what are you doing?"

When Sakayanagi saw Masahiko raise his phone as if to take a picture, he felt a sense of foreboding.

"I have to film this scene of Amane-nee and Arisu-nee being so affectionate and show it to that girl named Horikita! Let her realize who Amane-nee's closest person really is!!!"

"..."

Sakayanagi was stunned for a full minute before she realized what Masahiko was talking about. Then she looked down at Amane, who had been rubbing against her chest for a minute and calling out "Arisu".

Sakayanagi's face immediately darkened.

"You two siblings!!! Be serious for once!!"

Chapter 72: Stay with me tonight

Glug glug...

This wasn't the sound of someone being too hungry; rather, it was the sound of ingredients bubbling in a small pot of soup simmering on the stove as the temperature rose.

According to Sakayanagi, this was a new soup-making technique she learned from a recipe. She tried it once and thought it tasted pretty good, so she planned to have Amane act as the guinea pig again... I mean, let Amane try it out.

Sakayanagi was in a good mood as he flipped through the recipe while keeping an eye on the progress of the soup making.

Since making soup takes longer than preparing other dishes and meals, she decided to tackle the soup first.

Beneath this seemingly harmonious and beautiful scene, in the dormitory living room, there are two entities that do not appear to be in harmony.

Amane and Masahiko sat obediently in the living room, especially Amane, whose expression showed no sign that she had been having intimate interactions with Sakayanagi not long ago.

If there was any difference between the two of them and before they came, it would probably be that they both had a bright red mark on their foreheads. However, Tianyin had a band-aid shaped like a bear on her head, while Jiangyan had a small bump that was clearly visible.

After the two ignored Sakayanagi's warning, Sakayanagi struck Amane and Masahiko on the head with his cane, which calmed them down a bit from their frenzied state.

"Although I already knew that Arisu-nee was biased towards you, Amane-nee, this favoritism is just too obvious! Why do you still get snacks and fruit after you're punished, Amane-nee?!"

Yagami turned his head to look at the enormous cup of frozen juice and various chilled fruit platters placed in front of Amane, which looked incredibly appetizing. They also came with cookies shaped like adorable animals, whose exquisite designs were clearly the work of Sakayanagi.

Jiang Yan then shifted her gaze to the table in front of her.

The glass was only about a third full of frozen juice; this was after Sakayanagi poured some for Amane and left a little for Masahiko.

As for the fruit platter... Masahiko was absolutely certain that what was placed in front of him was the leftover scraps from when Sakayanagi prepared the fruit platter for Amane. Although Sakayanagi must have processed it, Masahiko still noticed something amiss. As for the cookies? Masahiko said that he had never seen such a thing before.

"Hehe, of course it's because I'm cuter!"

"..."

Jiang Yan was able to accept Tianyin's explanation, but what was the source of the huge sense of disappointment in his heart?

To avoid being swayed by the strange feeling, Jiang Yan could only focus his attention on his phone.

Because today's first-year meeting is quite special, even though Yan has given Tianze Yixia full authority to represent Class A in negotiations, he cannot be completely at ease.

He was well aware that both Tianze and Yagami came from the White House, and even though Tianze seemed to have recently become Tianyin's pet, he couldn't let his guard down.

So he had just made an agreement with Tianze to relay the contents of the negotiations to him in writing as much as possible during the process.

Furthermore, Yan can remotely command Tianze's actions, meaning he can both enjoy dinner here and participate in negotiations.

Of course, as a necessary precaution, Masahiko also had Hayasaka relay information to him to prevent Amasawa from unilaterally providing him with misleading information that could interfere with his judgment.

Just as Masahiko was feeling smug about his near-perfect solution, Sakayanagi came into the living room from the kitchen.

As soon as she entered, Sakayanagi breathed a sigh of relief. The living room was cool and constantly cooled down by the air conditioning, which was much more comfortable than enduring the scorching summer heat in the kitchen while being sweated profusely from the stuffy heat generated while cooking.

"How is it? Is the juice good?"

After entering, Sakayanagi sat down next to Amane. Looking at the half-eaten juice, Sakayanagi's smile widened, seemingly pleased that he had guessed Amane's taste correctly.

"Mmm, it's delicious! I've always liked this sweet and sour taste, but as long as Arisu prepares it for me, I'd have no problem with it even if it's just plain water~"

As she spoke, Tenon moved closer to Sakayanagi.

However, Sakayanagi was already used to Amane's actions and anticipated Amane's move. Before Amane could make any intimate contact with her, he flicked Amane's forehead lightly.

"Come on, Jiang Yan is still here. You don't want your younger brother to see that you, as his older sister, are actually an improper girl, do you?"

"Actually... you can pretend I'm not here, or... I can go outside and wait for a while?"

As soon as Yan Gang finished speaking, he was stunned by Sakayanagi's murderous gaze and stood rooted to the spot, not daring to move.

"I think Arisu-nee is right. As the older sister, Amane-nee, you have to be my role model!"

Jiang Yan immediately changed his demeanor, earning a glare from Tian Yin.

Unable to provoke either side, Jiang Yan had no choice but to become a coward and silently lower his head to eat his fruit platter.

After seeing that Masahiko had finally realized his own position, Sakayanagi moved closer to Amane.

"Arisu~"

Tianyin's eyes immediately lit up.

"Hey! I'm here to check if the bump on your head has gone down. Don't you dare do anything bad to me!"

After carefully removing the bandage, Sakayanagi revealed an expression of tacit agreement; the swelling had indeed completely subsided.

Sakayanagi was certain that this was definitely not the effect of the bandage. In fact, she had discovered long ago that Amane's physical recovery ability was incredibly terrifying. Not to mention this kind of scalp hematoma, it was truly astonishing that the swelling had completely subsided in just over ten minutes.

The swelling reduction mentioned here doesn't just mean the bump disappears, but that there's absolutely no trace of the recent blow on Tianyin's forehead. This goes beyond just having strong recovery abilities.

"What's wrong? Is the swelling still there?"

When Tenon saw that Sakayanagi was staring intently at her forehead, she subconsciously assumed that the swelling hadn't gone down yet.

To confirm whether the swelling had really gone down, Sakayanagi gently touched Amane's forehead with one finger.

"Ouch!!! Arisu~"

Tenon immediately covered her forehead in pain, tears welling in her eyes as she looked at Sakayanagi with an extremely aggrieved expression.

Sakayanagi was startled by Amane's sudden cry of pain and panicked for a moment.

"Does it still hurt? Don't cry, Tianyin, be good~ I'll rub it for you and it'll feel better..."

Sakayanagi hugged Tenon and patted her back gently like he was comforting a child. Then he reached out and gently rubbed the red and swollen spot on Tenon's forehead. His eyes were full of doting affection for Tenon.

Seeing that Sakayanagi had been fooled by Amane's clumsy acting, Masahiko was completely dumbfounded, not even noticing when the half apple in his hand fell to the floor.

In Jiang Yan's opinion, Tianyin's expression was quite real, but perhaps because it was too real, it gave people a sense of incongruity. It was just a bump, and no matter how much it hurt, it couldn't possibly hurt to the point of crying.

Jiang Yan judged that Tianyin's disguise would be immediately exposed by Banliu.

To his utter surprise, Sakayanagi actually fell for it!

This doesn't make sense!

Why would someone as intelligent as Sakayanagi fall for an acting trick that even a child could see through?

Jiang Yan couldn't understand it at all.

"Are you feeling better? It shouldn't hurt anymore, right?"

"Hmm...it still hurts a little."

"Then I'll massage it again."

"Mmm~"

Tianyin gave a lazy "hmm" and then rubbed against the soft spot.

Imagine yourself in a cool, air-conditioned room, enjoying chilled fruit and juice, with a lovely girl holding you in her arms, gently comforting you while massaging your forehead.

The comfortable feeling had already made Tianyin start to have the idea of ​​completely falling for it.

Are you feeling better now?

"It still hurts a little."

"..."

Just as Sakayanagi was about to continue rubbing, she suddenly realized a problem: she knew from the beginning that Amane couldn't feel pain, otherwise she wouldn't have kept pinching Amane's cheeks.

But now, a person who cannot feel pain is lying in her arms, crying out in pain.

Did she truly create a medical miracle with a single blow, or was Tianyin faking it?

Anyone with a brain that hasn't been slammed in a door should know which option to choose!

Sakayanagi's expression underwent a subtle change, but Amane, who had already squinted and begun to doze off, didn't notice it at all—no, Amane did notice it.

Amane guessed that Sakayanagi had reacted the moment her breathing and aura changed, but she had no intention of running away in advance. After all, life is too tiring if you take it too seriously.

Amane lowered her guard, letting Sakayanagi lean close to her ear.

"Tianyin, do you feel comfortable?"

"Mmm~ I'm almost asleep."

Tianyin's answer was as naive as ever.

"Does your forehead still hurt?"

"It seems there's still a little bit left. If you could rub it a bit more, Arisu, it might get better!"

Tianyin's big eyes blinked repeatedly.

Seeing the expectant look practically written all over Amane's face, Sakayanagi put away his smile.

"But I seem to remember some idiot telling me that she can't feel pain. That's strange. How can she cry out in pain if she can't feel it?"

Sakayanagi seemed to be talking to himself, but in reality, he was whispering in Amane's ear like a demon.

"Arisu, you, you need to calm down first."

"I really want to calm down, but being tricked by an idiot still makes me very upset. However, if someone were willing to help me in the kitchen right now, I might forgive her."

Sakayanagi poked Amane's cheek with his finger.

She believed that Tianyin would understand what she meant.

"I suddenly feel like I need to get some exercise too, so I'll take care of the help!"

Looking at Amane who had volunteered, Sakayanagi nodded in satisfaction.