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

The audience watching on the beach weren't too surprised when Horikita said that she was actually the passive one in the relationship.

After all, Horikita's previous question was quite embarrassing, so this seemingly ordinary question no longer aroused their curiosity.

But for those familiar with Horikita, his answer was like a bolt from the blue.

"Really? Horikita-san, who usually seems so assertive, is actually the passive one in relationships? That's the... contrast, right?"

"It might just be something he said offhand. Who would tell the truth about themselves in public?"

"I think it's probably true. After all, isn't Horikita's girlfriend Miyako Amane? No matter how strong Horikita is, she can't possibly be stronger than Amane, right?"

"That's true..."

……

When Airi, who was staying in the room, heard Horikita's answer, her eyes turned into beautiful crescent moons with joy.

She hadn't expected that Horikita would be the passive one in her relationship with Amane. You see, Amane often complained to Airi about how Horikita bullied her, which made Airi feel a little scared of Horikita deep down.

The reason is that even someone as powerful as Amane is like a kitten in front of Horikita. How ruthless must Horikita be in real life to keep Amane in check?

So Airi deliberately slipped this note into the question box, her purpose being to find out Horikita's true position in the relationship.

As it turned out, she was still the one on the defensive. Sure enough, Tianyin was always joking with her on purpose.

Horikita-kun isn't that ruthless, though.

"Sakura-san, please listen to the question. The third question is: Sakura-san, can you accept homosexuality? You have two minutes to answer the question. Now, begin."

After the staff announced the question that Horikita had prepared for Airi, the crowd outside immediately erupted in excitement.

A girl actually asked someone in a public Q&A session whether they could accept homosexuality!

Does this even need to be explained?

"I never expected that the two of them would actually be... oh dear!"

"Damn it! How did Horikita manage to find such a romantic occasion and time? This is a public confession in front of all the second-year students!"

"I'm so envious. I wish someone could confess their love to me in public like she did."

"Wait a minute, didn't Horikita already make it clear in the last two questions that she already has someone named Miyako Amane? Why is she confessing to that Sakura guy here again? Could it be..."

"Love triangle! Love triangle!!"

"Screw you! Isn't this cheating?"

……

Hearing the whispers of the people around him, Karuizawa blinked in confusion.

She couldn't understand what Horikita was up to.

Is Horikita really planning to confess to Airi? Surely not...

But what if Horikita really falls for someone else...?

Another image of a smiling white-haired girl appeared in Karuizawa's mind.

Even without Horikita Suzune, there's still Sakayanagi Arisu. Wanting to monopolize Amane's love... sigh, almost no one can do that, right?

Karuizawa sighed inwardly. Whether Horikita confessed to Airi or anything else, it no longer mattered much to her. Having completely let go of the past, Karuizawa now had a more go-with-the-flow attitude.

Meanwhile, Ichinose, who was watching the spectacle, after a brief moment of mental confusion, came up with another possibility.

Could it be that Horikita is intentionally trying to set Airi and Amane up?

Based on the stereotypes about Horikita, such a thing is absolutely impossible. As everyone knows, it was obvious to anyone that Horikita Suzune had a possessive streak towards Amane.

Ask her to act as a matchmaker between Airi and Amane? That's something you can only dream about.

However, Ichinose, who had spent a considerable amount of time with Horikita, didn't see it that way. Although she didn't know what had happened to Horikita, she was certain that Horikita had become completely different from the Horikita everyone remembered. In Ichinose's opinion, the change in Horikita could only be described as earth-shattering. She was much gentler in her dealings with others, and when interacting with others, she displayed the authority and intelligence befitting a class leader, while also giving people a warm and welcoming feeling.

Who knows, this kind of Horikita Suzune might have a different view of other girls who admire Amane.

Just as Ichinose was pondering the possibility of Horikita trying to matchmake Airi and Amane, Airi's answer came from the speakers next to them.

"If the other person truly likes me, I would consider it even if they are of the same sex, because... I don't want to let them down."

A standard, yet perfectly fitting answer that reflects Airi's personality.

Horikita secretly groaned when he saw that Airi had drawn another ordinary question.

She had drawn all the tricky questions she had prepared three times, but none of them came up. Was her luck really that bad?

While Horikita Suzune was still sulking, Chabashira casually pulled a slip of paper from the question box while drinking tea.

The moment he saw the note, Chabashira's expression became incredibly interesting.

"Horikita-kun, your luck doesn't seem to be very good."

Chabashira's words made Horikita's heart skip a beat. Chabashira's instinctive reaction, tone, and expression all indicated that this question was very difficult for her to answer. Although she felt a little helpless, she still spoke up defiantly.

"Wasn't it you, Chabashira-sensei, who drew the questions? If the questions are really not friendly to me, it just means you have bad luck, right?"

Chabashira was unfazed by Horikita's counterattack. She chuckled softly and began reading the question.

"The fourth question: How many times can Miyako satisfy Horikita's physiological needs in one night? You have two minutes to answer. Now, begin."

Chapter 154: I Hate Cows the Most

"The fourth question: How many times can Miyako satisfy Horikita's physiological needs in one night? You have two minutes to answer. Now, begin."

After announcing the start of the quiz, Chazhu turned off the power switch that connected the microphone.

"It seems that Sakura-san has no intention of letting you off the hook. Is it because you two don't get along well as classmates? Otherwise, it's really a bit unreasonable to keep giving you difficult questions."

Horikita understood the unspoken meaning in Chabashira's words.

The matter was handled discreetly back then, and only a few people knew the ins and outs. The most crucial one, Shibata, had already been expelled from school. If Shibata or anyone else had revealed what happened, it would probably be common knowledge by now.

However, Horikita did not hear a word about it from anyone else, which is enough to show that the matter has not been exposed yet, so Chabashira's statement is very problematic.

It's likely that Chabashira already knew what happened back then. Judging from Chabashira's behavior towards her, she must have had considerable dissatisfaction with what happened back then. Otherwise, she wouldn't have repeatedly used a sarcastic tone to communicate with her during the internal conflict among the students. Chabashira should have been a neutral homeroom teacher.

Her purpose was clear: to give Horikita a warning while also making her stance clear—she didn't want similar incidents to happen in the class again.

Especially at this crucial time when the class is trying to solidify its glorious title of Class A, Chashu does not allow anyone in the class to do anything that might affect the class's score.

Horikita is clearly the one who most needs to be reprimanded.

After figuring out the key to the interconnected events, Horikita smiled with relief, her gaze shifting from her palm to Chabashira's eyes.

“I understand what you mean, Chabashira-sensei. You are right. Judging from the difficulty of the question, Sakura-san is definitely still holding a grudge about what happened back then. However… I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what she’s doing. After all, I made an unforgivable mistake back then. I never thought that I could get her to forgive me just by apologizing.”

Horikita's words surprised Chabashira slightly. In her mind, Horikita was not such an open-minded girl. What kind of changes had happened to her recently?

"Oh? So, Horikita-kun, do you mean you're planning to admit defeat?"

Airi's questions were tricky and each one involved personal privacy. Horikita, who lost an opportunity to avoid the question due to a misjudgment at the beginning, would be judged to lose even if he answered all the remaining questions, because he had two fewer points than Airi.

In other words, Airi has enough room for error. In addition, Chabashira has seen the questions Horikita set. Except for one or two very few, the rest are not difficult for Airi at all. As long as she is a little shameless, it will not be difficult for Airi to defeat Horikita in this special challenge of the quiz game.

As an excellent class leader and a smart person, it is easy to make a choice between continuing to leak privacy and facing failure, and voluntarily giving up the competition while protecting one's privacy and minimizing the losses.

Moreover, even Chahashi thought the questions Airi asked were a bit too much, so Chahashi could understand Horikita's decision to give up the competition.

But to her surprise, Horikita slowly shook her head.

"Admit defeat? What nonsense are you talking about, Chabashira-sensei? I'm only at a slight disadvantage right now, and I'm far from having to admit defeat. I admit the extremely serious mistakes I made against Sakura-san before, but if she wants to punish me in this way, then I can't run away from it even more."

Horikita Suzune glanced at the wall clock, which showed that about half of the time had passed, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

"It was Tianyin who taught me that one must have the courage to face the mistakes one has made, and take on the corresponding responsibilities and do one's best to make amends in order to gain everyone's forgiveness."

"But what if you hand over the victory to Sakura-san and she still won't forgive you?"

Chabashira didn't believe that if Airi truly hated Horikita to the core and had been holding back for a long time, it would be enough for Horikita to give up a victory in an insignificant match for her to quell her anger and resentment and forgive Horikita after the meal.

You might not even dream about something like this.

"Whether Sakura-san forgives me or not is not important. What's important is that I must show that I'm sorry. Because of the special circumstances at the time, I refused to clarify the hidden reasons behind her betrayal to the whole class. Although my actions were undoubtedly the best choice from the perspective of maintaining class stability, in Sakura-san's eyes, who was hurt, it meant that I had no intention of sincerely apologizing... Now it's time to pay the price. If humiliating me can make her vent her anger, then let her vent it on me. I, Horikita Suzune, will take it all on. However..."

Horikita's lips curled up slightly, revealing a beautiful and incredibly confident smile.

"I'm afraid that Sakura-san won't be able to defeat me with humiliation, and will instead suffer a great loss herself."

Horikita's confident speech prompted Chabashira to clapp his hands lightly in approval of her remarks.

She hadn't seen a class leader in a long time who dared to admit her mistakes and was willing to endure the other person's venting of anger while still appearing confident that the other person's anger couldn't destroy her.

In a sense, Horikita's long-term growth and accumulation finally blossomed and bore fruit at this moment.

"Then let me wait and see. You have fifteen seconds left."

Chashu plugged in the microphone and then handed it to Horikita.

Horikita's mind flashed back to Airi's question: how many times could Amane satisfy her physical needs in one night?

First of all, the scope of this physiological need is exceptionally broad. In theory, Horikita could have given everyone a vague answer in many ways, or even directly deny Airi's question, which is also a feasible plan, just like Airi's swearing that she had no first love.

This is a question without an answer.

However, she, Horikita Suzune, was tired of running away. She knew very well what Airi was asking, and she also knew very well what kind of answer the students listening to this special challenge on the beach were hoping to hear.

Seven times.

hiss!!---.

Horikita's answer caused an uproar on the entire beach.

Even Chabashira, who had been waiting to see what would happen, thought Horikita would definitely avoid the question, but Horikita calmly gave his answer.

"She actually said it? Is this a question a girl should answer? Horikita-san should at least be a little more reserved, shouldn't she?"

"Seven times? Tianyin... is it that intense?"

"Huh? How could it be that many times? Do you think it's an animal? Even a human would be practically dead after seven times in a row..."

As the conversation spiraled out of control, many girls blushed and returned to their tents.

Doesn't the school care about such embarrassing topics?!

"How can you even ask such a lewd question? Class A these days is really... Hey? What are you doing, sis?"

Fukuyama Shinobu was about to criticize Airi and Horikita for their indiscretions and immorality, which tarnished the honor of Class A, when she turned around and found Fukuyama Shisho standing there with a bright red face and a slightly dazed look in his eyes.

Pulled back to consciousness by Shinobu Fukuyama's call, Shinobu Fukuyama became even more shy, and his usual composure was completely gone from his every move.

"S-Shinobu, what did you just say?"

Because he was too flustered, Fukuyama Shisho didn't even dare to look Fukuyama Shinobu in the eye when he asked her questions.

"Well, sister, you're not actually thinking about anything like seven times, are you?"

"Don't, don't talk nonsense!! I'm not interested in that kind of thing at all."

"That's true, but..."

"No buts!"

Seeing that Fukuyama Shisho's attitude was so firm, Fukuyama Shinobu could only purse his lips and dared not say anything more.

But deep down, Fukuyama Shinobu still wanted to complain about her two-faced older sister.

She says she's not interested or cares, but her body language betrays her true feelings, doesn't it?

Her face was so red it looked like a monkey's bottom. No matter how you look at it, it's not convincing at all, is it?

I guess only my sister herself thinks she's disguised it well. Sigh, as expected, my sister still fell for that woman.

But... seven times in one night... is Tianyin an animal? Can a person really be that powerful?

Or is it because Tianyin is a girl that her output style is different from that of men? Besides… the accuracy of this answer can't be guaranteed; only what she witnesses firsthand can be considered credible…

How infuriating! Even though Tianyin isn't here, she's left them with a huge mess of trouble, both real and fake. If only she could personally confirm with Tianyin sometime, it would be a good way to scout out the situation for her sister.

But... seven times? That would hurt a lot, wouldn't it? It would definitely hurt a lot!!

……

Airi frowned and bit her fingertips again. In her estimation, Horikita would definitely choose to avoid this question as soon as it appeared.

To her surprise, Horikita not only didn't avoid the question but answered it frankly.

As for its credibility, it remains to be seen, but having seen Amane changing clothes, I can't help but think of Amane's well-defined abdominal muscles and her long, slender fingers...

"Sakura-san? It's your turn to answer the question."