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

“Amane needs a guardian, but people with mental illnesses cannot be guardians. So you must find a way to cure your mental illness as soon as possible, and you cannot get too close to her until your mental state is normal. Do you understand what I mean, Marina?”

"..."

Marina's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

"Thank you... Father."

"Alright, alright, stop calling me Father. Every time you call me Father, I get chills down my spine. Go get a checkup first, and I'll arrange for someone to take you for treatment. As for Amane... you don't need to worry about her because Hayasaka is there to serve her."

Kuninori Miyako waved his hand.

He never intended to separate the mother and daughter from the beginning.

The most important reason was not out of sympathy for the mother and daughter's tragic plight, but out of concern that Amane might go berserk or cause other problems after learning about Marina's situation.

Amane is the most crucial core element in Kuninori Miyako's establishment of the Miyako family's political dynasty; everything else must give way to Amane.

It's just a Marina, right? How much does it cost to keep her?

On the contrary, with Marina as a trump card, even if he passes away in the future, the Miyako family can keep Amane firmly tied to the Miyako family's war chariot and let her gallop for the Miyako family on the battlefield of politics.

Anyone with a brain knows which option to choose: to gain unimaginable benefits at the lowest cost.

The kind of plot where a cold-blooded patriarch insists on separating a mother and daughter who are suffering in the midst of a movie or TV show simply doesn't exist in Kuninori Miyako's world, unless he's brain-dead... Kuninori Miyako thinks that even if he gets dementia in his old age, he would never do something so stupid.

Watching Marina leave with red eyes and a satisfied expression, only Kunihiro Miyako remained in the room. After glancing towards the door for a while to make sure nothing was wrong, Kunihiro Miyako quickly poured himself another cup of tea and turned on the security camera.

They watched with great interest as Tianyin, for some reason, gave up on removing the surveillance cameras and started having fun in the room.

Suddenly, Kuninori Miyako's smile froze as he thought of something very important.

"Is it not enough for Hayasaka to serve alone? Or... should we call a few more girls over?"

……

Hayasaka lowered his head and pounded on the door of a hospital room.

"Come in."

The instructor, who had just finished tidying his clothes, turned around and saw the familiar maid who had taken Tianyin away.

"Huh? Did Miss Miyako forget something?"

Instructor Uesugi looked toward the bed that Tenon had left behind. Tenon had brought almost nothing with her when she came in, which meant that she shouldn't have left anything behind.

……

Instructor Uesugi suddenly realized something and was about to call for help when he heard a cracking sound.

Instructor Uesugi's jaw was dislocated, or more accurately, dislocated in a way that prevented her from closing her mouth and speaking.

"Waaaaah..."

Instructor Uesugi tried to struggle. Normally, even two or three Hayasakas wouldn't be a match for Instructor Uesugi, but unfortunately, she was severely injured by Amane at this moment, and Hayasaka beat her to the punch, preventing her from calling for help. With her legs unable to move and unable to call for help, she had become a lamb to the slaughter.

"Who do you think you are, daring to lay a hand on Miss Tianyin?"

Hayasaka pulled a small pistol from under the maid's skirt, attached a silencer, and quickly cocked it before shoving it into Instructor Uesugi's unable-to-close mouth.

"Waaaaaah!!!!"

Seeing Hayasaka pull out a gun, Instructor Uesugi tried to beg for mercy, but unable to utter a word, she could only weep. Watching Instructor Uesugi's tears well up in her eyes...

Hayasaka Masaru was very calm.

The education she received from a young age had long since hardened her heart to the core.

However, Hayasaka did not make any further moves after shoving the gun into Instructor Uesugi's mouth.

She felt something was wrong when she loaded the gun.

Take a closer look.

Where's my magazine?

Hayasaka gripped the gun with one hand and quickly rummaged inside her clothes with the other. She had handled many dirty jobs before, but this was the first time she had encountered such a situation.

"Where did they go?"

Hayasaka's expression grew increasingly anxious as she faced the complex classical maid outfit.

Undeniably, this dress perfectly showcased all her physical advantages and made her look much more elegant. However, the problem was that it was extremely difficult for her to find something with one hand.

Hayasaka's face turned deathly pale after he turned all his pockets inside out to confirm that the magazine was missing.

How am I supposed to explain this?

Taking down Instructor Uesugi was very easy for Hayasaka, but the problem of losing the magazine was serious.

Now how to do?

Just as Hayasaka was feeling a bit helpless, his cell phone suddenly rang.

The moment the bell rang, Hayasaka immediately understood that Amane must have sensed what she was about to do and had taken her magazine.

Otherwise, given her professional competence, it would be absolutely impossible for her to forget to bring her magazine.

Why is it called Heavenly Sound?

Hayasaka's phone was not the one that Gao Yufa had linked to his student ID; it was a separate phone that only had Amane's contact information.

Not long after she left, Amane called at just the right moment, and Hayasaka could roughly guess what she wanted to say.

"Miss Tianyin."

Hayasaka answered the phone with a bitter expression.

"Hayasaka, have you finished your business? I'm a little hungry."

Amane's ambiguous words left Hayasaka momentarily speechless.

She did tell Tianyin that she had something to do when she left, so it's perfectly reasonable for Tianyin to ask that question.

But after Hayasaka had already concluded that Amane had seen through her plan, Amane's questioning of that matter felt a little off.

"Things took a little unexpected turn."

"If something goes wrong, so be it. Now come back and prepare lunch for me. I'm starving. Remember to add a serving of mashed potatoes."

"Yes……"

Amane's casual attitude convinced Hayasaka that Amane had indeed seen through her plan.

Hayasaka couldn't help but glare fiercely at Instructor Uesugi.

"Some money is not something you should earn, and even if you earn money, you have to be alive to spend it. You were lucky this time, but next time... humph."

After leaving Instructor Uesugi on the hospital bed, Hayasaka took out a tissue to wipe the silencer clean, then put away her gun and calmly left the ward as if nothing had happened to prepare lunch for Amane.

"I didn't expect Hayasaka's steak to taste so good."

"Thank you for the compliment. You ordered a well-done steak, which allows for a wider variety of flavors."

"So that's how it is."

Amane enjoyed Hayasaka's attentive feeding service while keeping her eyes fixed on Hayasaka's eyes.

"Have you done something you shouldn't have done behind my back, Hayasaka?"

Chapter 115: New Toys

Faced with Amane's question, Hayasaka's hand, which was about to wipe the sauce from the corner of Amane's mouth, trembled subconsciously. After a brief moment of distraction, he still wiped the stain from the corner of Amane's mouth first and then stood there respectfully with his head bowed.

"I have been hiding some things from you, Miss Tianyin."

After admitting to his 'unauthorized' actions, Hayasaka stood there silently, bracing himself for Amane's wrath.

"Why don't you continue to defend yourself? If you reveal the 'him' behind you, even I can only forgive what you've done. Why take the blame all by yourself and gamble that I, a young lady with an unpredictable personality, will forgive you?"

Amane silently picked up the knife and fork placed in front of her, asking Hayasaka a question while cutting the remaining steak on her plate.

The knife and fork scraped forcefully across the plate, making sharp, piercing sounds, but Hayasaka, standing to the side, seemed completely oblivious, her thoughts undisturbed by the noise.

After removing her colored contact lenses, her original gray eyes were revealed, and they were blinking rapidly as she pondered how to answer Tianyin's question in a way that would satisfy her.

At this moment, Hayasaka finally understood why her mother had warned her when she applied to become Amane's personal maid that she was far from qualified to be Amane's maid, and that rashly trying to pry into Amane's thoughts would only make her Amane's toy. Unfortunately, Amane was not one to cherish toys.

All the toys will eventually be turned into a pile of irreparable toy fragments by Tianyin.

After hearing Liang Tian's advice, Hayasaka felt that her mother was overthinking things. She had observed Amane for a long time and believed that she understood Amane perfectly. She thought that as long as Amane's desires were satisfied, Amane would repay her with gentleness and protection.

"But you're not Miss Tianyin's lover, you're just..."

“Young people can’t understand the good intentions of us old folks without experiencing some setbacks. Since Aya wants to serve Xiaotianyin, let her go. I approve. However… I hope that you can persevere to the end, Aya.”

At the time, she didn't pay attention to the patriarch's last meaningful words and readily agreed.

So she received her first assignment.

Kill the instructor Uesugi who injured Amane, and while completing the mission, you must keep at least two bullets in your pistol, one for Marina when negotiations break down, and one for yourself.

Hayasaka was somewhat at a loss when she took on the task, as it seemed quite different from the service she had described.

But the head of the family had no intention of explaining as she did; he simply waved her away.

Looking back now, it's likely that the family head guessed from the beginning that she would have her weapons or bullets taken away by Tianyin, and then witness firsthand what the 'real' Tianyin was like.

Now she sees it.

But they didn't know how to escape this deadly vortex of death unscathed.

Suddenly, Hayasaka seemed to realize something.

"Because I am just a toy."

After Hayasaka gave his answer, he clenched his teeth tightly, as if answering incorrectly would plunge him into an abyss.

Snap, snap snap...

Amane slowly applauded for Hayasaka, who had already made up her mind to die.

"That's a very good answer. Are you perhaps implying that your fate is in the hands of others?"

“It used to be, but now, my fate is in your hands, Miss Tianyin.”

"Hmm? So...you're my...what?"

Tianyin tilted her head in confusion.

An indescribable feeling welled up in Hayasaka's heart.

Even though the two were so close, no matter how hard Hayasaka tried, he couldn't see Amane's true face hidden in the shadows.

No, to be precise, she could see Tianyin, but she couldn't decipher any of the thoughtfulness that Tianyin possessed from the smiling yet confused expression on her face.

If day and night represent the ultimate states of light and darkness, then the sound of the heavens symbolizes chaos.

"I am your toy."

"Isn't he my lover?"

"No, I am not qualified for that status."

Hayasaka Masaru lowered his head and replied.

Amane thoughtfully spun the sharp end of her dinner knife on the plate. The moment the knife stopped, Amane pointed the tip at Hayasaka as if she had discovered a treasure she couldn't bear to part with.

"I understand! Hayasaka, are you going to become my pet too? I already have a little red dog, but the more pets the better, and your hair color is a perfect match for it!"

Amane gently stroked Hayasaka's long, soft red hair, gazing at her with such affection that Hayasaka almost wanted to immerse herself in the moment, but she quickly snapped back to reality.

"Sorry, I'm just your toy."

"Toy?"

Tianyin seemed quite surprised by this answer.

"That's right, it's a toy."

When Hayasaka said those words, Amane's face showed a confused expression again.

This was the second time in a single day that she had seen Tianyin make this expression in less than ten minutes.

In Hayasaka Miyabi's memory, Amane was never someone who felt confused.

The reason why Tianyin showed such an expression was closely related to her answers. One time was when Tianyin asked her what she was now, and the other time was when she reiterated that she was a toy.

Admittedly, even Hayasaka herself didn't know if her answer was correct, because her saying that she was a toy was entirely influenced by her mother, Ryouta, who said that she would only become Amane's toy.