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

"Hmph! Young Master Tianze, do you think I don't know what you've been doing behind my back? What right do you have to mock me like that?"

Hayasaka turned to leave after speaking, but a figure blocked his way.

"I said...did you let Hayasaka leave?"

As Amane spoke, she reached out and lightly lifted Hayasaka's chin.

Anyone who dares to mock her will have to pay the price.

Chapter 103: Unlocking New Postures

The bathing area was filled with a hazy steam, and with every step forward, you could feel the warm and humid air rushing towards you.

The steam carried the scent of shower gel and some strange smells.

Tianze Yixia's nose twitched slightly, and as she smelled the strange odor mixed with the steam, she narrowed her eyes with pleasure.

Tianze stopped at the door of the last cubicle, took a deep breath, and then became excited and eager, just like a cat that had smelled fish.

"who……?"

A weak female voice came from inside the cubicle. Tianze, who had just greeted each other, naturally couldn't forget who the voice belonged to.

"What a lucky little kitten, it got favored so quickly."

As Tianze smiled and walked into the cubicle, he closed the wooden door behind him, leaving only Tianze and Hayasaka in the small cubicle.

As soon as the wooden door to the cubicle was closed, the cubicle quickly became stuffy, and the scent of soap mixed with the smell of desire in the air became even stronger.

"Lucky?"

Hayasaka, slumped on the ground, looked up with a dazed expression at Amasawa Ichika, who was looking down at her from above.

"Yes, you are lucky."

Tenze squatted down and gently wiped the 'sweat' off Hayasaka's face with Hayasaka's towel.

"Why don't I feel lucky? Right now, I feel like trash that's been played with and then carelessly discarded."

Hayasaka reached out and knocked the towel out of Amasawa's hand.

As the towel fell to the ground and quickly absorbed the lingering foam and liquid, Tianze's smile gradually faded.

Are you dissatisfied with your master?

"Master? You're really pitiful. You've been tamed to this extent in just a few days?"

Hayasaka's weak face revealed a mocking expression, and her tone became sharp.

However, Amaze knew very well that such sharpness wouldn't even be able to protect her, let alone hurt her. Hayasaka's reason for putting on such a posture was simply to cover up her embarrassment and... incompetence.

"Hayasaka-san, why don't you think about it from a different perspective? I became my master's pet in just a few days, while some people have to rely on luck to even be favored once. Hey, Hayasaka-san, who is the most pitiful one?"

"you!--"

Just as Hayasaka was about to get up, she felt a sudden ache in her leg and slipped to the ground. Even if she managed to stand up, she wouldn't be a match for Amasawa Ichika, relying solely on her uninjured hand.

"Hmm? Is Hayasaka-san angry? I was just telling the truth."

Amazawa Ichika's golden eyes gleamed in the dimly lit cubicle. Almost his entire upper body was shrouded in darkness, and Amazawa Ichika was like a raging beast, silently watching Hayasaka from the shadows.

Feeling the oppressive aura emanating from Amasawa Ichika, Hayasaka revealed his gleaming white teeth and let out a snicker.

"What? Did I say something wrong?"

"If it weren't for you, my plan would have succeeded long ago, and it wouldn't have turned out like this. I'm already being magnanimous by not going to demand an explanation from you. I didn't expect you to dare to provoke me here. You really don't take me seriously at all."

Hayasaka was only outmatched by Amasawa in terms of momentum because of her injury and her current terrible condition. Once Hayasaka fully recovers, Amasawa's skills will be no match for her. If they were to really fight, probably only Hiko could match her in the entire first year.

Who is Tianze Yixia? Why is she being ridiculed after being treated like a pet for a few days?

Does she fit too?

"Oh? Why should I care about you? If I'm not mistaken, you're just a servant of the Miyako family, right? I'm the eldest daughter of the Amasawa family, why should I care about you?"

"Excuse me, but I'm taking your statement to heart. You're nothing but an illegitimate child."

“Even an illegitimate daughter is still the eldest daughter. Who knows if my irresponsible father will one day have a change of heart and officially recognize me as his wife? But you, Hayasaka-san... do you even know who your father is?”

Snapped!

The crisp sound echoed in the small cubicle.

Tenze touched his burning cheek, still warm from Hayasaka's angry attack. Despite the pain on his face, Tenze smiled.

"That was a beautiful strike, but unfortunately, some things can't be won just by being strong enough."

Amazusa Ichika squatted down in front of Hayasaka, watching Hayasaka's angry expression with great interest.

"Besides, you should be thanking me; it was I who helped you achieve your goal."

"My purpose?"

"Wasn't your goal simply to get yourself into your master's mouth? In the end, it was precisely because of my intervention that you were able to achieve your goal smoothly, and yet you, Hayasaka-san, repaid kindness with enmity and slapped me in the face, tsk tsk..."

Tenze's words quickly calmed Hayasaka down, and the anger on her face vanished without a trace. Judging from the result, Tenze was right. It was because Tenze exposed her little trick that Amane punished her in the so-called way. In the end, by a twist of fate, Hayasaka achieved her original goal in a different way.

If we had to find a problem with it, it would probably be...

"I never imagined I could achieve my goal in this way."

Hayasaka originally planned that she and Amane should maintain a healthy relationship before reaching the current situation, only in this way could she have the right to bargain.

Instead of something happening under the guise of punishment, this would not only disrupt the relationship between the two parties, but also introduce the word "punishment." Even if she reported this to Jiang Yan, he would not stand up for her.

Not only did Yasuhiko have long regarded her as a gift to Amane, but it was also perfectly normal for a master to punish a servant who had made a mistake. What was even worse was that Hayasaka had plotted against Amane first and was punished by Amane herself. Based on this alone, Hayasaka was destined to never be able to get 'justice' for herself anywhere.

"What's the difference? Anyway, Hayasaka-san, your goal from the beginning was to become the master's plaything. If that's the case, does the process matter? If I'm not mistaken, Hayasaka-san was serving Amane-senpai like a docile kitten just now. How come she's baring her teeth and claws when she comes to me?"

Hayasaka bit her lip in frustration. She had made a series of silly mistakes today, as if her intelligence had completely vanished. There were clearly better options available, and all she had to do was wait and wait a little longer for a better opportunity to arise.

But Hayasaka was like a gambler who had lost everything, willing to bet all his bets on that one chance to succeed.

In the end, the gambler named Hayasaka got her wish and received a generous reward. Ironically, as a gambler, her reward was not received at the gambling table, but rather as compensation after she was beaten up for breaking the rules.

For Hayasaka, who needed to get her money back, this was undoubtedly a winning gamble, but was it really a 'win'? Others advised her not to care about the process, since she had the money in her hands anyway, but only Hayasaka herself knew the pain of being hit by sticks while being punished.

Hayasaka chose to remain silent in the face of Amasawa's taunts.

Because she accepted the punishment willingly and cooperated with Tianyin almost the entire time, saying that she was unwilling or that it was different from what she had expected would only make her a laughing stock.

"I originally thought you would be a good partner, Hayasaka-kun, but your performance today has really disappointed me."

Tenze sighed and shook his head slightly at Hayasaka with a disappointed look.

"Cooperate with me? You wouldn't be thinking of taking this a step further and challenging Sakayanagi Arisu, would you?"

Hayasaka sneered. From the beginning, she had a clear understanding of her own position. With her background and physical condition, it was enough for her to stay by Amane's side.

As for challenging Sakayanagi Arisu's position, Hayasaka never even considered it. She didn't even think about challenging Horikita's importance in Amane's heart. As a latecomer, it's not an easy thing to surpass someone else. One wrong move and all previous efforts will be wasted. Hayasaka would never do something so crazy.

Therefore, she believed that Tianze was just indulging in wishful thinking.

Why not?

Amasawa frankly admitted his ambition, and then asked Hayasaka a question in return.

It was this rhetorical question that shocked Hayasaka so much that his mouth gaped open, but he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

After a long while, Hayasaka shook his head.

"I think you must be crazy."

"How will you know if you don't try? Have you met or talked with Sakayanagi Arisu?"

Amasawa began to try to guide Hayasaka into her own rhythm of conversation.

"We've met and talked, but... I don't know her very well. What? You've spoken with her?"

Hayasaka understood the implication in Amasawa's words and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Hayasaka was just impulsive, but that didn't mean she was stupid. From Amasawa's question and the confident expression on Amasawa's face when he mentioned wanting to challenge Sakayanagi, Hayasaka could easily deduce that Amasawa had already met and communicated with Sakayanagi.

This communication is not just an ordinary chat; it is a conversation between Tenze, who is a woman close to Tenon, and Sakayanagi Arisu, who holds the most important place in Tenon's heart, about Tenon's feelings.

"Of course, we not only communicated, but we also became comrades-in-arms."

"Comrades? Wait, you two aren't together..."

The thought that a girl like Sakayanagi would be willing to serve Amane alongside Amasawa made Hayasaka cover his forehead.

Things seemed to have developed in a way that exceeded her expectations.

Is there a problem?

"Let's not talk about that for now. What was the final result of your communication? I don't believe she'd be willing to make room for you."

The problem is huge, of course, but Hayasaka is more concerned about Sakayanagi's opinion of Amasawa. You see, it seems that everyone is pursuing Amane fairly, but in reality, everyone is challenging Sakayanagi Arisu.

Only if Sakayanagi Arisu nods or tacitly approves can a person occupy a small place in Amane's heart; otherwise, at most, that person and Amane will only have a physical friendship.

“Sakayanagi Arisu is much more generous than you, Hayasaka-san, I’ve already gained her approval, but I’m still not satisfied.”

"Greed knows no bounds."

"A snake can easily swallow a live elephant, but what if the elephant is dead?"

Tianze tilted his head and revealed a chilling smile.

"Hiss—I advise you not to do anything foolish! Although I find you very annoying, I still have to remind you not to try to play with fire. The price of angering Miss Tianyin, and the Tianze family behind you, cannot withstand Miss Tianyin's wrath."

Hayasaka gasped upon hearing Amasawa's dangerous remarks and hurriedly tried to stop him from having such an extremely dangerous idea. Although Sakayanagi Arisu was physically weak, she was still the eldest daughter of the Sakayanagi family. If anything happened to her, both the Sakayanagi and Miyako families would take action. At that point, not only would Amasawa Ichika be considered an insignificant illegitimate daughter of the Amasawa family, but even the true heir of the Amasawa family would not be able to be protected.

"Hey! Hayasaka-san, you don't actually think I'd be stupid enough to assassinate Sakayanagi Arisu, do you? I'm not that stupid."

"Then what you just did..."

"You should know that Sakayanagi suffers from a heart condition, right?"

Everyone here is intelligent, and Hayasaka understood immediately. Sakayanagi's heart disease is an incurable disease in modern medicine, and he might suddenly flare up one day and lose his life because of it.

Hayasaka was disappointed when he learned that Amasawa was only betting that something would happen to Sakayanagi.

If Amasawa really dared to assassinate Sakayanagi Arisu, even if Hayasaka thought Amasawa's actions were foolish, he couldn't help but sigh that Amasawa was truly ruthless.

But after going through all that trouble, the way Tenze defeated Sakayanagi was to wait for an accident to happen to her. This made Hayasaka completely lose interest in continuing the conversation. If this could be considered a scheme, it was far too childish.

"Are you feeling disappointed? All I've said to you is just waiting for an accident to happen to Sakayanagi?"

Amasawa noticed the change in Hayasaka's gaze and immediately guessed what Hayasaka was thinking.

"It would be a lie to say I'm not disappointed. How could you even think of waiting for someone else to have an accident? What if she doesn't have an accident? What's the point of fighting to the death? You might even end up getting yourself into trouble. Besides... even if Sakayanagi Makoto has an accident, there are Horikita and the others. When it's your turn? Hmph."

Hayasaka didn't continue, but those two cold snorts said it all.

Judging by the current situation, who knows how many people will be around Tianyin after she graduates? If she thinks she can get ahead by taking shortcuts, then she is really looking down on the girls that Tianyin has her eye on.

"Horikita? If you were Sakayanagi Arisu, would you let a girl like Horikita steal Amane's heart?"

"of course not."

Hayasaka's answer was concise and decisive: no normal person would be willing to share their lover with others unless that person has some strange fetish.

Could it be that Sakayanagi also...?

Just as Hayasaka's expression was starting to look strange, Amasawa snapped his fingers and pulled her back to reality.

"Then the question arises: why was Sakayanagi Arisu willing to allow others to get close to Amane? Was it indulgence, magnanimity, or some other factor?"

"This……"

Amasawa successfully drew Hayasaka's attention to a problem she had never considered before. Previously, the information she had about Sakayanagi was extremely fragmented, and even she could only judge whether Sakayanagi had restricted or interfered with Amane by the rate at which the number of women around Amane increased.

But now Amaze is saying that she has communicated with Sakayanagi directly and informed him that Hayasaka Sakayanagi has approved of her.

This was completely unexpected by Hayasaka. Just as she had previously told Amasawa Ichika, she didn't think any girl would be willing to share her lover with someone else.

But that's exactly what Sakayanagi Arisu did.

"I don't understand. Since you're asking me to cooperate, Tianze, you must already have the answer, right?"

Hayasaka chose to ask Amasawa for the answer directly, leaving the questions he couldn't figure out to others.

"Hehe, Hayasaka-san is really impatient. I asked Sakayanagi-san directly, and the answer I got was 'because Amane likes it'. So wanting to stay by Amane-senpai's side and occupy a position isn't as difficult as you think. Once you complete the first step, the rest of the process will be much simpler."

Just as Amasawa was about to continue speaking, Hayasaka interrupted him.

"Wait a minute, doesn't this answer completely conceal Sakayanagi's true thoughts? Besides, is it really appropriate to ask her this kind of question? No, it's absolutely impossible for her to tell you her true feelings, right?"

Hayasaka's questioning is reasonable. If you ask someone why they are willing to share their lover with others, they are unlikely to tell the truth, let alone confide in you.