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

The process was quite complicated, ensuring Tianyin's safety while also making it much more difficult for her to sneak away. Even Tianyin had no choice but to stay here and recover from her injuries before returning to the forest school.

Upon hearing that it was Sakayanagi who had come, Amane couldn't help but smile. Finally, someone she could talk to had appeared!

As for Hayasaka? Toys can't communicate with people.

“That’s my friend, you can let him through.”

"Okay, we'll send someone to pick her up right away. Please wait here."

"Thank you for your help."

As soon as Amane hung up the phone, she saw that Hayasaka had already put on her clothes. But just getting dressed wasn't enough for Hayasaka; she started tidying up the sheets as well.

Amane stood aside watching Hayasaka quickly leave the room with a bed sheet. Not long after, Hayasaka returned with a brand new bed sheet and made Amane's bed. Even the pillows were changed. At first glance, the entire bed looked brand new, without a single wrinkle or stain. Even Amane, who had received etiquette and housekeeping training, could not do such a perfect bed-making technique in such a short time.

As Amane watched Hayasaka bustling around, she couldn't help but wonder what strange things Aya was learning and training these days.

Hayasaka had just finished tidying up when she heard a knock at the door. With no time to hide, Hayasaka could only stand behind Amane and continue being her maid.

"Please come in."

As soon as Tianyin finished speaking, she saw a figure leaning on a cane hurrying towards her.

"Tianyin, are you alright?"

Because she was walking too fast, Sakayanagi suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground. When Amane saw this, she quickly reached out and grabbed Sakayanagi's arm, pulling her into her arms before she fell.

"Arisu, you're so careless when you walk. Why are you in such a hurry? I'm right here, I'm not going to run away."

"Idiot! Of course I'd be worried and anxious if you got hurt. You're even in the hospital now, your injury must be very serious...?"

Sakayanagi, who was barely able to stand by supporting himself on Amane's shoulder, saw Amane's left hand being covered, and his eyes immediately reddened.

"Tianyin...your...your left hand...you idiot, you idiot, you idiot!!! It's just special training, why are you pushing yourself so hard!"

Sakayanagi angrily pounded Amane's shoulder repeatedly with his fists, his eyes seemingly covered by mist, making even Amane's figure in front of him blurry.

Her reddened eyes looked like she was about to cry at any moment.

The reason she held back her emotions and didn't burst into tears here was probably because she was worried about the other people present. If there were no one else here and she was alone with Tianyin, she might have already been crying her eyes out.

Hayasaka noticed that Sakayanagi's mood was becoming increasingly sad. If she continued to stand there, it would only affect their communication. She figured that even geniuses like Amane and Sakayanagi had a side that they couldn't easily let outsiders see.

"The water in the teapot has gone cold. I'll go and prepare some tea for you two."

Hayasaka gracefully took the teapot, nodded to the two of them, and quickly left the room.

As the door closed, Hayasaka could no longer control her emotions and hugged Amane, sobbing softly.

"Arisu..."

Amane stared blankly at Sakayanagi, who had started crying as soon as she hugged her. She had no idea why Sakayanagi was crying, and she didn't even understand why she was crying.

Was it because she saw that she was injured that she cried so hard, or did she realize that she was so heartbroken yesterday that she needed to cry to vent her emotions?

Unable to figure out Sakayanagi's motives, Amane could only gently pat Sakayanagi's back, trying to calm her down. Only when Sakayanagi's emotions were stable could Amane try to find out why she was crying.

"Don't cry, or you'll turn into a little kitten."

Tenon pinched Sakayanagi's cheeks, which were red from crying, and Sakayanagi surprisingly did not resist, letting Tenon pinch her face like a kitten.

"You've become like this at such a young age... what are you going to do in the future?"

Sakayanagi's voice became hoarse and trembling from crying, and just listening to her voice was heartbreaking.

"Well... won't Arisu be there for me from now on..."

Amane awkwardly looked away. It was the first time she had ever seen Sakayanagi cry so sadly, and just watching Sakayanagi cry made her heart ache every second.

For someone like her who has no pain tolerance, this should be an impossible thing to happen, but Tianyin truly experienced what 'heartache' is like.

Even so, Amane still couldn't extract the key information from Sakayanagi's words. Sakayanagi's comment that she had become like this at such a young age seemed to be referring to what she had done to Hayasaka yesterday, accusing her of being too promiscuous. If that were the case, it would make sense.

But how did Sakayanagi find out about this? And crying like that doesn't seem quite right.

Therefore, Tianyin could only choose a rather vague answer.

Even Amane didn't expect that it was such a vague answer that made Sakayanagi stop crying.

“That’s right. I’ll stay by your side from now on. So what if you lose your left hand? I’ll take care of you from now on! Ever since I came to Gaoyu, I’ve been working hard to improve my cooking skills. Although I may not be as good as Horikita-kun yet, it won’t be a problem to fatten you up.”

Sakayanagi wiped away her tears and smiled as she cradled the dazed Tenon in her hands.

“Arisu… um… there’s nothing really wrong with my left hand.”

Amane carefully waved her very smooth and rounded hand in front of Sakayanagi.

Looking at that hand, Sakayanagi's eyes, which had finally stopped crying, immediately reddened again.

"You've already had a limb amputated and you're saying it's nothing? You're only seventeen..."

"Um, that... well, my left hand was just bandaged up too tightly by the doctor, I didn't have it amputated~"

Amane waved her left hand, which was wrapped up like a mummy fragment, in front of Sakayanagi with a little force.

"..."

Sakayanagi's face darkened visibly, his once affectionate gaze turned cold, and even his happy smile, which had been brimming with anticipation for the future, instantly collapsed.

"Miyako Tenon".

"Wait, wait a minute!! I had no idea they bandaged my hand like this..."

"I see."

As he spoke, Sakayanagi bent down and picked up the cane that had just fallen to the ground.

Pop, pop, pop.

The crisp sound of the cane striking the palm caused sweat to pour down Tianyin's forehead.

"Arisu, calm down... I'm actually a victim too... Damn it!! Go easy! Go easy! Don't hit my face!! It's so embarrassing to have a bruised and swollen face... Waaah, don't hit my butt either..."

After walking around Tenon with his cane, Sakayanagi Arisu finally understood what it meant to look around with a sense of bewilderment.

Originally, she only wanted to tease Tianyin, who made her cry so sadly, because the emotional changes from mistakenly believing that Tianyin's left hand was missing, to the amputation, to the fact that Tianyin was actually not missing any parts, were too great.

As a result, Amane was forbidden from hitting this or that, and Sakayanagi finally found a part that would not affect Amane's daily life and maintain her image, while also being invisible to others—Amane's buttocks.

But Tianyin felt that spanking was too shameful and refused to allow it under any circumstances.

Finally, Sakayanagi, holding the cane, circled around but couldn't figure out where to start.

"Why don't you just stop hitting me? I'm really innocent! At first, I thought I'd lost my hand too..."

Tenon's voice grew softer and softer. Seeing Sakayanagi's disdainful look, Tenon finally chose to obediently become an ostrich hiding its head in the sand.

Left with no other choice, Sakayanagi pinched Amane as revenge.

Of course, Sakayanagi also knew how insignificant such punishment was to Amane, who could not feel pain.

After a long day of fussing, Sakayanagi was already panting heavily. Her constitution was too weak; she would collapse even after walking just a few steps. Therefore, she was too lazy to even go out without someone to help her. However, this time, upon learning that Amane was seriously injured and hospitalized, she immediately went to her father and asked to leave the school to visit Amane. After being refused, Sakayanagi used her authority as the student council president to turn off the surveillance cameras from the student council to the school gate, and then persuaded Kiryuin Fuuka to hide her in the back of the bakery's truck.

Based on observation, this truck brings in the ingredients needed to make desserts the next day every night, and then leaves alone.

To prevent any accidents, Maple was also pulled inside. Unaware of the situation, Principal Fujiwara drove back to her home in Tokyo after a satisfying day at work.

When she saw Kiryuin and Sakayanagi sleeping soundly in the truck bed, she was almost scared out of her wits. After she explained the reason, Principal Fujiwara still believed that although Sakayanagi's secret departure from school was understandable, it was obviously a violation of school rules and regulations. Leaving school without permission would result in expulsion.

unless---.

Help her with the work.

After spending one night at Principal Fujiwara's house, Kiryuin Fuka was sent back to school to help Principal Fujiwara make bread and sweets. Principal Fujiwara personally took her to the hospital and told Sakayanagi to call her when she wanted to return to school before rushing back to school before the shop opened.

Even Sakayanagi Arisu couldn't help but sigh at Principal Fujiwara's dedication.

"Principal Fujiwara really loves her bakery."

After listening to Sakayanagi's story, Tenon couldn't help but blurt it out.

Lying in Tenon's arms, Sakayanagi's eyes curved into beautiful crescent moons.

"Everyone has people or things they can't let go of. It's just that what Principal Fujiwara can't let go of is making pastries and desserts, while what I can't let go of is my love for Miyako Amane."

After finishing speaking, Sakayanagi quickly closed his eyes and continued to lie in Amane's warm embrace. Then, like a clingy kitten, he found a comfortable position in Amane's arms and lay down.

Tenon looked down at Sakayanagi's rosy cheeks and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

"Me too."

"What is it?"

Sakayanagi deliberately asked a question, actually wanting Amane to repeat that sentence to her, just like she had done.

"I can't bear to part with you all either."

"you?"

Sakayanagi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and then a bad feeling flooded into his mind.

"I also can't let go of my love for Sakayanagi Arisu, Horikita Suzune, Karuizawa Megumi, and..."

"Stop, stop, stop!!! Seriously, they're not here right now. Even if you say such cheesy lovey-dovey things behind their backs, they won't hear you. So I'm ordering Amane to remove all the words after 'I like Sakayanagi Arisu' and say them to me again."

Sakayanagi angrily punched Amane in the chest.

Amane wasn't angry at all; instead, she stared at Sakayanagi with a smile.

……

"How could you notice that?"

After a few seconds of silent staring at each other, Sakayanagi sighed helplessly, then took out his phone from his pocket. Unsurprisingly, it showed "Calling".

"This is a call to Horikita-kun. You can talk about whatever you want. I'm not feeling well, so I'll just sit here and listen. Amane, you won't ask me to leave, right?"

Sakayanagi handed the phone to Amane. Amane's lips twitched as she held the phone, as if what lay quietly in her hand was not a phone, but an incredibly heavy brick.

I should have known better than to expose Arisu.

Just as Amane was about to talk to Horikita about her situation, Sakayanagi covered the receiver with his hand.

Before you start catching up and spouting those cheesy, mushy lovey-dovey lines, answer one of my questions: Tianyin, how did you know I had my phone receiver on?

Sakayanagi was initially just curious, but her thirst for knowledge made her feel increasingly uneasy, as if countless caterpillars were slowly wriggling inside her.

So she took the initiative to figure this out before Tianyin could start their reminiscing session.

Seeing Sakayanagi squirming restlessly in her arms, Amane smiled knowingly and moved her head closer to Sakayanagi, her lips near his ear.

"Because... Arisu would never be this reserved when it's just the two of us."

"Heavenly Sound!!"

Sakayanagi blushed again at Amane's words, instinctively raising her fair and delicate arm, but after glancing at Amane, she angrily lowered it.

Sakayanagi finally understood that Amane was taking advantage of her injuries so that Sakayanagi wouldn't hit her, and was deliberately teasing Sakayanagi here.

What a scoundrel!

You big bad guy!

From now on...

Forget it, I'll just ignore Tianyin for an hour.

Thinking of this, Sakayanagi simply closed his eyes and ignored Amane. Anyway, it would only be an hour of ignoring her, and the time would pass after a nap.

Amane couldn't help but let out a mischievous chuckle as she looked at Sakayanagi's puffed-out cheeks.

This made Sakayanagi, who was already so angry that she couldn't sleep, even angrier.

The time spent ignoring Tianyin has increased to two, no, an hour and a half!!

"Arisu? Arisu, don't be angry, I was just telling the truth~ Arisu~"

"I slept."

Sakayanagi felt a churning in her stomach from being shaken by Amane, but because she had rushed over without eating anything that morning, she could only dry heave without vomiting anything. This uncomfortable feeling of wanting to vomit but not being able to made her open her eyes, coldly declare that she was going to sleep, and then close her eyes again.

Seeing that Sakayanagi's expression was indeed a bit unpleasant, Tenon stopped teasing him. After holding Sakayanagi tightly in her arms to make sure he wouldn't slip, Tenon spoke into her phone.

"Rin? Rin, Rin, are you there?"

After a long while, there was still no response from the other end of the phone, so Tianyin repeated herself to the phone again. This time, she finally heard what sounded like something coming from the other end.

"Is that Heavenly Sound? Glug glug glug..."