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

Seeing Airi biting her fingertip with her face flushed, the staff could only gently pat her shoulder to help her come to her senses.

"I'm sorry, please continue."

Just as Horikita was lost in her fantasies, the staff interrupted her and calmed her down considerably. Unlike herself, who already knew the outcome of the challenge, what was the reason that Horikita was willing to continue despite being at a complete disadvantage?

Even if Horikita wants to win, the two must compete until the very last question. In that case, even if Horikita wins, his privacy will have been basically exposed. This is what is called "hurting the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred of your own." No, Horikita's situation is even more serious than losing eight hundred of his own.

But having his privacy exposed is already the best-case scenario. If Horikita were to lose the challenge after answering all the questions, he would truly be a complete sucker and loser.

If that's the case, then what would be the reason that Horikita, who is even smarter than Airi, persisted?

'It seems Horikita-san prepared a few tricky questions in the assignment.'

Airi smiled and shook her head. She had thought that Horikita would lower her guard because she had agreed to deliberately lose the competition by avoiding questions, and then hand the victory to her. She thought Horikita would just go through the motions with a bunch of easy questions.

Unexpectedly, Horikita had secretly taken precautions against this move, but due to carelessness, she did not increase the difficulty of all the questions.

"The fourth question is: What is Sakura's bust size? You have two minutes to answer. Please start now. If you need any tools, please let us know."

The staff applied for the relevant measuring tools as soon as they saw the problem. After all, while a girl may have a general grasp of her own measurements, it's hard to say about the details. It's impossible for a normal person to accurately state their real-time body measurements right away, let alone a high school student who may not usually care about this aspect.

This might be a rather embarrassing question for others, but for Airi, who used to be a print model, it's not something too difficult to talk about.

"If you're asking about a year ago, my bust size when I enrolled was 96, which is an F cup. But recently I feel it's gotten a bit bigger, and I feel strained after even a little exercise. It's really a hassle."

Airi's answer was successfully broadcast to everyone through speakers that the school had placed on the beach.

Compared to the blushing boys, the girls were all pale.

"Is she even speaking human language? What does she mean by 'troublesome'? This girl is definitely showing off! What do you think, Miki-kun?"

"I am A...don't talk to me."

"Uh……"

"That's outrageous... It's fake! It's absolutely fake! She's just a high school student! Even college students might not be able to achieve this level of performance, right?"

"I really want to meet this Sakura-san and see what she looks like..."

Karuizawa, who had already started thinking about what to eat for lunch, now had her lips twitching violently.

Airi was usually so inconspicuous in class that even Karuizawa didn't pay much attention to her. But from now on, Karuizawa would never dare to underestimate Airi again.

"I'll ask Sakura-san what she usually eats after the physical fitness test. Speaking of which... with breasts that are so exaggerated, why is she practically invisible in Class A?!"

Just as Karuizawa was still full of resentment towards a certain part of her body, a blue-haired girl holding a juice happened to stop not far in front of her.

"Huh? Has Sakura-san really grown this much? Maybe if she works a little harder, she can surpass me, and then everyone's attention won't be on me anymore, right?"

Upon hearing someone mention Versailles, Karuizawa angrily raised her head, intending to tell the person how hurtful such words were to their self-esteem.

Karuizawa glanced at the other person...

"Karuizawa-san, is there something you need?"

"N-nothing, Hasebe, are you taking a walk?"

"Yeah, lately I've been lacking exercise, and I feel like fat is piling up in some areas again. Ugh, it's really bothering me, so I understand how you feel, Sakura-san. Hey? Karuizawa-san, why is your face so pale? Are you feeling unwell?"

Seeing Karuizawa's face turn pale, Hasebe couldn't help but ask with concern.

Karuizawa was on the verge of tears. What was going on today? How come she never knew there were so many hidden "cows" in Class A? Did they all conspire to come out and bully her today?

Being small is fine! What's wrong with being small? It will grow big eventually!

"I hate cows the most!!"

"Karuizawa-san?"

Hasebe looked at Karuizawa, who was crying, with some confusion, but she roughly understood that Karuizawa's unusual behavior must be related to her figure.

Just as Hasebe was feeling a little down, the sound of a tea stalk came from the speakers.

"The fifth question: What part of Horikita's body does Amane like to touch the most? You have two minutes to answer. Now begin."

Chapter 155: Tianyin Likes Big Things

"The fifth question: What part of Horikita's body does Amane like to touch the most? You have two minutes to answer. Now begin."

After Chabashira uttered the question, his expression turned strange for a moment, then he seemed to realize something and his expression relaxed.

This question is finally a free point.

Generally, after answering the various strange questions before, when people first look at this question, they instinctively associate it with some strange things, which can easily lead to wrong judgments and cause the respondent to give an overly embarrassing answer or to use the precious opportunity to avoid the question again.

However, once you calm down and think about it carefully, you'll find that this question is actually a rather clumsy trap. Body parts include many places, and you can answer any part openly without making it seem like you're lying, such as the face and hands.

Especially the hands. It's perfectly normal for lovers to hold hands, and everyone understands that. The person answering the question wouldn't feel shy or anything. Airi's question was really a bit below standard, but the decrease in the difficulty of the question is actually a good thing for Horikita.

Even without Chabashira-sensei's change in expression, Horikita immediately saw through the trap in this question. If it was a trap, then if this question was a trap, it only showed that Airi was still a long way from her level.

Let alone Horikita, even a normal person who calms down a bit can figure out the tricky way to answer this question and turn it into an easy question.

Without the lottery draw by school staff, it would be hard not to suspect that this was the first and easiest sticky note Airi ever wrote.

So, is it enough to just use a clever trick and answer "hand"...?

"The contest has begun, and I won't hold back, Sakura-san. If you want to see me make a fool of myself to vent your hatred, then I don't mind dragging you into this mess too."

"There is one minute left until the time for answering the questions ends."

According to the rules, if a candidate fails to answer a question within the allotted time or chooses to avoid the question, the staff should remind the candidate at the 15-second and 5-second countdown times, effectively giving the candidate a few seconds to think.

Seeing that Horikita seemed to be thinking about such a simple question and had no intention of answering it, Chabashira couldn't help but move the reminder time forward by one minute.

As expected, Horikita finally raised his head after his thoughts were interrupted by the tea stalk.

When Chabashira saw the smile on Horikita Suzune's face, he felt that Horikita already had the answer to this question.

"Of course it's breasts. Amane has a particular fondness for girls' breast size, especially girls who are well-developed. Amane is very interested in them, and Sakura is naturally among them. I think I saw some rather revealing photos that you sent to Amane on her phone."

Before Horikita could finish speaking, Airi let out a scream.

She knew there was a high chance Horikita would see the photos she posted, but she never expected Horikita to make such a private matter public at this time.

Oh no! How am I supposed to face anyone now?

Horikita-san went too far... It seems that I did prank her first, so even if I get bullied back by Horikita-san, there's nothing I can do.

Having figured things out, Ai gently patted her burning cheeks.

"As expected, Horikita-san, like Amane, is a girl who won't let herself be taken advantage of in the slightest. I need to work harder too!!!"

……

"Horikita! Do you know what you just said? You know there are easier ways to avoid this, don't you?"

Chabashira went completely berserk after hearing Horikita's answer. What was originally just a question-and-answer challenge game, with the questions being a bit bizarre, was actually made more newsworthy and controversial by Chabashira. She suggested broadcasting the exchange so that everyone participating in the physical fitness test could hear it, thus making the test more popular with the school administration and giving her more opportunities to supervise the second-year special exams.

However, the school's senior management believed from the beginning that the leakage of privacy and the potential spread of harmful information would cause unnecessary public opinion problems for the school and that the topic would easily cause controversy.

Cha-pillar successfully persuaded the school's higher-ups to adopt her suggestion, arguing that "when students encounter extreme questions, who will give the real answer? If they can debunk rumors later, then their statements during challenges will only be for the amusement of others and as a strategy to cope with the competition."

Judging from the previous questions, the problems Horikita encountered were either bizarre or embarrassing to talk about. However, while Horikita's fluent answers generated all sorts of strange topics, many people still thought that Horikita's words were false and viewed this challenge with the attitude of just listening to gossip.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this final small physical fitness test will conclude in a perfect manner.

However, Horikita had just used Chabashira's suggestion to convey a message with obvious implications to Airi. Even though they were both girls, Horikita's words clearly exceeded the appropriate limit.

Not to mention the girls who might be affected by Horikita's words. If they were to be found to have violated school rules and regulations because of this physical fitness test in the future, Chabashira Sae's reputation among the school's higher-ups would plummet.

Horikita is now basically roasting the tea stalks directly over the fire.

"An even simpler method? I understand what you mean, Chabashira-sensei. I just answered according to the facts. If anyone should be blamed, it should be the staff who reviewed the question, not me for telling the truth, right? If you don't believe me, you can contact Amane. She has more than just one photo of Sakura-san."

It wasn't just one photo of Ai; when you opened the photo album on Tianyin's phone, it was filled with photos of him with all sorts of beautiful girls, and the photos were all kinds of strange and unusual.

There are even those who wear absolutely nothing...

I don't know how Tianyin managed to convince her, but it's also possible that the other party sent her this kind of unhealthy stuff on their own initiative.

But the crucial point is that the Heavenly Sound was preserved! 9!!

It seems I'll need to clean up Tianyin's phone photo album regularly from now on.

"It's fine if you answer the question, but you just talked about something unrelated to the question, didn't you?"

Horikita saw Chabashira's face turn extremely gloomy, and after recalling what he had just said, he tapped his palm lightly with his fist as if he had just realized something.

"So, Chabashira-sensei, you're referring to what I said to Sakura-san about Amane's interest in her. Will this have any negative impact on you, Chabashira-sensei?"

"Of course! Do you know what would happen if a girl believed you and went to Miyako?"

Horikita genuinely didn't understand why Chabashira looked so serious, but she still tried to imagine what it might be like.

"Tianyin will probably be so happy she'll eat a few extra bowls of rice, and then she might listen to me for a few days and not lie on the floor playing games... What else could happen?"

Horikita's confused look annoyed Chabashira.

Okay, so you didn't say a word about the most important thing.

"If she were to engage in behavior or relationships that go beyond friendship with many other women, it would have extremely negative consequences!"

"Huh? Is that the reason? Then Chabashira-sensei, you're worrying way too much. Even if all the girls in the grade were willing to have something with Amane, she's not short of money to support her. As for whether her family will break her legs because of this, that's not something you should be worrying about, Chabashira-sensei, is it?"

As Horikita spoke, she did some mental calculations. The ratio of male to female students in the entire school was almost 1:1, which meant there were about eighty girls. If Amane had the ability to cause trouble under Sakayanagi's nose, Horikita Suzune wouldn't necessarily object.

Horikita's explanation silenced Chabashira.

Horikita used to be incredibly stingy in this regard, so why has she suddenly become so generous? Can she really accept sharing a lover with someone else?

"Hmph, anyone can say nice things. I just hope that if the school investigates your remarks in the future, Horikita-kun, you will stand up and take responsibility for your words."

"It's just a small matter, nothing serious."

Horikita's indifferent attitude further angered Chabashira, who picked up the teacup on the table, drank the scalding tea in one gulp, and then slammed the teacup down on the table with a loud 'bang' to express his dissatisfaction.

But it was too late once the words were spoken, and no matter how angry she was, she remained unmoved.

……

On the beach, Hasebe, his face flushed, looked at the spilled juice and murmured to himself.

"So Tianyin also likes my type... Does that mean I can ask Tianyin for advice..."

"The fifth question is: Would you be willing to confess your feelings to someone you like, even if you know she already has a boyfriend? You have two minutes to answer the question. Now begin."

As soon as the staff member finished speaking, Airi's confident expression froze on her face.

It seems she has finally drawn the troublesome problem that Horikita had hidden in those sticky notes.

This question, whether she answers it or not, is a trap for Sakura Airi. She can't even avoid it. She's already stepped into a trap she can't escape, and the outcome will be the same no matter how much she struggles.

Why do you say that?

First of all, Horikita's question comes with a premise: the person she is about to confess to has a lover. This is obviously a reference to the situation between Amane and Horikita, so this question is very likely a test from Horikita.

If she answers "yes," she passes the question, but will Horikita become overly protective of her because of the answer, or even refuse to let Amane get close to her? If so, it would be completely unacceptable for her to pay such a high price for a trivial question.

However, if she answers "no," it would seem to perfectly solve the problem, as it would answer the question and lower Horikita's guard, achieving two goals at once.

However, answering "no" has a hidden danger: if Airi were to actually do such a thing one day, Horikita might use her answer today to confront her.

What will she do then? Will she still have the face to confess to Tianyin?

Airi warned herself countless times that there was no place for her in Tianyin's life anymore. She and Tianyin were just ordinary friends... well, maybe just close friends. She absolutely couldn't be too greedy.

As long as she's not greedy, maintaining this friendship with Amane until graduation wouldn't be difficult for Airi.

But...

What girl isn't greedy when it comes to relationships?

Even in love, she fantasizes about one day being led by the hand by Amane for a walk on campus in the evening, and then gently kissing her lips in the afterglow of the sunset.

The thought of that old-fashioned yet enchanting scene made Airi hesitate to make up her mind.

In that case, there's only one choice left in love.

Use a piece of paper to avoid this critical problem.

However, avoiding this crucial question has a downside: the more she avoids answering it, the more suspicious Horikita might become.

Compared to being refused contact with Tianyin and having her last hope for the future cut off, being suspected was perhaps the best outcome.

However, this is the case.

She would then be unable to fulfill her promise to Horikita to use the three avoidance cards consecutively.