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

Tears welled up in Sato's eyes as she was being scolded. When had she ever suffered such humiliation in her life? Even when Amane rejected her confession or when Ayanokouji wanted to break up with her because of some random woman who appeared out of nowhere, she had never felt so wronged.

"Cancel it if you want! I don't care about any special exams anyway!!"

Sato casually slapped the test questions from the staff member's hand to the ground. Just as she turned to leave, she found that the doorway was blocked by Hirata's tall figure.

Now that Sato was already furious, she saw that Hirata, who hadn't said a word in her defense, was now trying to stop her from leaving. Enraged, Sato reached out and tried to push Hirata away.

"You useless man! You promised to cheat with me, but when people asked about it, you didn't dare say a word! What kind of man are you! Ouch, that hurts! Are you crazy? Let go of me!"

Before Sato could finish speaking, Hirata reached out and grabbed her wrist.

"Call me useless or not a man, I'm willing to accept your evaluation and criticism, but I hope you can respect the hard work of the staff who worked behind the scenes for the physical fitness test. Now, go and pick up the test questions for me."

"Why should I have to pick it up? They're clearly ganging up on me to bully me! They're making things difficult for me because they don't want me to participate in the same challenge as Horikita. Why should I..."

"Go pick it up."

Hirata didn't have a chance to witness Sato's hysterical roar; he simply stared calmly into Sato's eyes.

The atmosphere on site suddenly became extremely tense. One of the staff members couldn't withstand the pressure and went up to bend down to start tidying up the questions.

"Let us take care of the questions; it's not much, just something we can do easily."

Seeing the staff start picking up the test papers for each subject, Hirata snorted and shook off Sato's wrist, then quickly went over to help the staff tidy up.

"I'm so sorry our classmate caused you trouble. Please let me clean up for you in her place."

Seeing Hirata squatting down to help the staff tidy up the test papers, Sato's eyes turned red with anger.

She couldn't understand why Hirata, who always cared about his classmates, would be so harsh on her for the sake of an outsider. He was simply...

He doesn't deserve to be her boyfriend!

Chazuki watched coldly from the sidelines, a few staff members were enjoying the show, and Hirata Yosuke ignored her and even yelled at her.

In Sato's eyes, none of these people were good!

"You're bullying us, aren't you? Fine, Hirata Yosuke, you just wait and see!"

Sato threw down a vicious remark and turned to run away.

All that remained on the scene was Chazuki, who had his arms crossed, Hirata, who was still diligently categorizing and summarizing the test questions by subject, and a group of staff members.

Chabashira waited until Hirata finished all his work before slowly speaking.

"Sato Maya violated the exam rules and caused trouble during the physical fitness test. She is disqualified from participating in the 'Survival' special exam during the summer vacation. In view of her rude behavior towards the homeroom teacher and staff, she is hereby suspended from school and ordered to return to school immediately to reflect on her actions. Her personal points will also be suspended. I will submit the detailed information of the punishment to the student council later. Hirata, do you have any objections?"

Suspension from school sounds severe, but it's really just a break from classes. Only after three suspensions will a student be advised to withdraw or expelled from the school. However, for Gaoyu, this is indeed an extremely severe punishment because during the suspension period, the issuance and use of personal points are suspended. Unlike other schools, at Gaoyu, all living necessities must be purchased with points. Without points, one can only survive by relying on the free meals provided by the school every day and the free toiletries provided once a month.

However, even these free items still require a student ID to receive, and suspension is a penalty that freezes a student's student ID, preventing them from using their personal points and freezing their account so they can't even transfer money. Without the relief meals that can be obtained with a student ID, as well as all personal points and future personal points, Sato would basically be unable to survive at the high school unless someone was willing to provide these things to her for free.

Otherwise... she only has two options: admit her mistake or apply to withdraw from school.

This is also the most effective trump card that Gao Yu has always held tightly in his hands.

"Isn't this a bit too harsh?"

"Whether it's severe or not will be decided after the student council reviews it. There might be even harsher punishments waiting for Sato, but you can rest assured that with her little tricks, she won't go hungry no matter what."

Chabashira looked in the direction Sato had left and sneered.

Gaoyu has never been a place where one can act recklessly.

Aside from Amane, Chashu had never seen any other student act so recklessly in front of the school. If he didn't teach her a lesson, would she really think she was a princess who was pampered by everyone?

"...As long as I don't get expelled, I have no objection."

Hirata didn't want Sato to be expelled because of this, but unfortunately, Hirata gave her a chance to do better. If she had just helped the staff pick up the test papers and apologized a few times, things would never have escalated to this point.

Is it her personally who is embarrassed? No, it's because Chazhu, the homeroom teacher of Class A, has such a troublesome student in her class. If people find out, Chazhu will lose all face in an instant.

That's why even Chashu, who's always protective of his own, was so angry that he made such a severe punishment.

'It seems that without Tianyin, all sorts of weirdos have come out of the class. Should we go and inquire about Tianyin's health and see if we can get her discharged from the hospital sooner?'

Chazhu has already started thinking about how to get Tianyin back here as soon as possible. If she doesn't come back sooner or later, there will be big problems in the class.

……

Inside Shiina Hiyori's tent, a fierce competition is currently underway.

With nothing to do, Marina went to see Chairman Fujiwara and asked for some board games to pass the time. Marina originally planned to play against herself to improve her thinking skills, but Shiina Hiyori, who was bored to death after reading a mystery novel, became interested after seeing Marina playing Go and volunteered to play against her.

After being defeated six times by Marina at lightning speed, Shiina Hiyori's resolve shattered. In order not to scare Shiina away, Marina deliberately changed the game to Gomoku.

Even so, with Marina holding back, Shiina still found it extremely difficult to land a blow.

Marina looked at Shiina, who was sweating profusely even while playing a game of Connect Four, and smiled broadly.

When she was practicing swordsmanship, she could only relieve her boredom by playing Go. No matter how accomplished Shiina was in Go, she could not possibly beat Marina, who had practiced for more than ten years. If you include the time before Marina got married, she has been playing Go for 25 years now. Even Amane would not dare to say that she could beat her.

Compared to Shiina, who was covered in sweat, Marina was much more relaxed and even had time to think about how to use the three pieces of paper in her hand.

Marina held two question cards and one answer card, which were relatively balanced in terms of offense and defense.

This deck combination allows Marina to avoid some tricky problems while using custom questions as a means of attack. If she were to encounter some weaker opponents, Marina would have already launched an attack and left.

Anyway, she can get a guaranteed number of points regardless of whether she wins or loses, so she doesn't have to compete for victory. Marina is too lazy to waste her time on those people.

But Shiina Hiyori is different. According to information, Marina knows that Amane and Shiina have a certain relationship. Through observation over this period of time, this girl named Shiina seems to have a good impression of Amane. So, could she do something about it?

After getting to know her in less than a day, Marina was able to roughly figure out what kind of girl Shiina was.

A girl like Shiina, who is gentle, considerate, has her own hobbies and independent thinking ability, and most importantly, is cute, should be quite outstanding in school or in society.

However, despite her fame, Shiina is very low-key, which is one of the reasons why Marina values ​​Shiina. Marina thinks that Amane should also like this type of girl, so Marina plans to find out more about Amane before Amane comes back.

And her method of getting to the bottom of things was naturally...

Marina looked at the two pieces of paper in her hand and smiled.

"Shiina-kun, have you ever been in a relationship before?"

Marina casually asked the question, since it's perfectly normal for girls to talk about love.

But to Marina's surprise, Shiina blushed immediately after hearing Marina's question.

"I haven't had the chance to experience that kind of thing yet..."

"Would you like to experience it once?"

"Huh?"

Chapter 164: Little Rabbit, Be Good~

"Oh dear, even though I feel like I haven't done anything, I've still had a hard day. I'll treat myself to a good night tonight. Speaking of which, it seems like ever since that troublemaker went to the hospital, even my workload has suddenly become much lighter."

Glug glug.

Sitting on a rocky hill by the shore, Hoshinomiya muttered to himself before opening a can of beer and taking big gulps of it.

"Wow! It tastes really good, but it would be even better if it were a little colder."

Hoshinomiya held the empty can with only a little liquid left in front of her with her slender fingers.

Besides being the homeroom teacher of Class D, Hoshinomiya is also the only qualified health teacher in the entire school. She usually sits in the health room, waiting for the occasional unlucky student to appear.

Life couldn't be more comfortable, but ever since Tianyin enrolled, the school has been frequently erupting in various violent conflicts, causing Xingzhigong's workload to increase rapidly. If it were just a few more unlucky people, Xingzhigong could still tolerate it.

Her biggest worry right now is the special exam. If the exam content is a question-and-answer session or a test, Hoshinomiya will feel a little more at ease. Even if someone gets injured due to some argument, it is a very rare occurrence, and Hoshinomiya can handle it by herself.

However, when it comes to special physical fitness exams, Hoshinomiya's heart is always in suspense, especially after the new first-year students start to shine.

Not only is the number of injured people increasing exponentially, but a significant number of the injured students are unable to be treated at the school's medical level and need to be transferred to hospitals outside the school.

This put immense pressure on Hoshinomiya, who, as the only person the students could rely on, was unable to heal their injuries.

Especially during the sports festival, seeing the students lying all over the playground, Hoshinomiya cried out in distress, but there was nothing she could do.

Seeing the students' faces pale and distorted from excessive bleeding or contorted by intense pain, Hoshinomiya would suffer from insomnia after each treatment. Even medication couldn't relieve his inner pressure, and he could only resort to alcohol to relieve the stress of work and numb his nerves so that his mind wouldn't dwell on those heart-wrenching things.

But... even when she was in a daze under the influence of alcohol, she could often hear those people's painful wails in her dreams.

"Teacher Hoshinomiya, please save me! My arms are all bent!!"

"Teacher Hoshinomiya, my leg hurts so much! Please take a look at my leg! I still want to become a soccer player, please, Teacher Hoshinomiya..."

"Teacher Hoshinomiya... Ugh... My stomach feels... Ugh... Help me..."

Cries for help, shouts, and wails mingled together; if one had not witnessed that horrific scene firsthand, Hoshinomiya might have thought he had entered hell.

Hands, yearning for relief from her pain and filled with hope, slowly reached out to her.

As the only medical staff member, Hoshinomiya had no reason to avoid it, but... the pressure was still too heavy for her, who had only been working for a few years.

Glug glug.

"Ugh! Honestly, they're all disobedient kids. Why do they fight? Is class ranking really so important that they can disregard their own safety to fight for it? There shouldn't have been any A, B, C, or D classes in the first place. They're all such lovely kids, why..."

Hoshinomiya clutched his forehead in pain.

The empty soda can, now completely clean, fell onto the beach with a soft rustling sound.

"Why do we have to fight to the death? The school is really going too far."

Click.

Hoshinomiya took out another can of beer from the heavy bag she was carrying and skillfully opened the tab. But just as Hoshinomiya was about to have a good drink, a dark figure appeared in her already blurry vision.

"Tsk! What bad luck, my shoes are all wet. I'm definitely going to get a lecture from Hayasaka when I get back..."

Holding her shoes and socks in one hand, Tianyin walked barefoot on the beach with a helpless expression on her face.

She had finally made it back to the vicinity of the school, but she ended up at the camp where the first-year girls were stationed. Seeing the beach full of cute girls, Tianyin couldn't help but join in and play. She even got treated to a big beef feast by a pretty junior with at least a D cup because she played beach volleyball so well. This made Tianyin so happy that she almost forgot why she came here in the first place.

It wasn't until Amane and the two first-year girls were already squeezed into the tent and about to rest that she remembered the drinking party (it seemed she was planning to sneak out to see Horikita and the others).

Realizing she had gone too far, Tianyin slipped out of the first-year girls' tent under cover of night to search for the second-year students' camp.

Then she realized what it meant to be overjoyed and then suffer a tragedy. Because she had so much fun during the day, she casually took off her shoes and socks near the makeshift volleyball net. After playing beach volleyball, Tianyin was invited to have dinner together. Since the two girls' tents were not far from where they played beach volleyball, Tianyin simply didn't put her shoes and socks back on. As a result, the tide came in and submerged her shoes and socks.

When Tenon finally found her shoes and socks, she was devastated. They were filled with mud and seawater and were unwearable. Tenon had no choice but to carry her shoes and socks to Horikita and the others for help.

After walking along the beach for half a day, Tianyin couldn't find a single second-year student's tent, which made her exclaim that something was wrong. Just as Tianyin was about to embark on a hiking trip, a familiar figure on the beach caught her attention.

If I remember correctly... isn't that Hoshinomiya-sensei? She's secretly drinking here all night long!!

Upon finally seeing an acquaintance, Tianyin excitedly ran towards the Star Palace, waving her arms and legs.

Hoshinomiya, who was slightly tipsy, was startled when he suddenly saw a black shadowy figure with white hair and a dark body, holding something in one hand and gesturing wildly with the other, rushing towards him.

"What...what is that? Hey! Don't come any closer!"

Hoshinomiya didn't even have time to grab his beer before turning around and running towards his makeshift hut.

Amane was puzzled when she saw Hoshinomiya-sensei run away as soon as she saw her. However, Amane thought for a moment that maybe Hoshinomiya-sensei was planning to tell Chabashira the good news that she had returned. After all, a student who had been hospitalized had returned, which meant that the student was quite grown up.

If any accidents occur on the way, both the hospital and the school will bear considerable responsibility.

However, Hoshinomiya's actions made Amane anxious. She had secretly run back, intending to stay here for two days before sneaking back. But if Hoshinomiya-sensei revealed her whereabouts to Chabashira, being sent back immediately would be a minor matter. What if the old man used this as an excuse to make her stay for another two months would be truly fatal.

So Amane quickly quickened her pace to try and stop Hoshinomiya, repeatedly calling out that she wanted Hoshinomiya-sensei to wait for her.

In the sky, a thick, dark cloud obscured the moonlight.

When Hoshinomiya heard the dark figure behind her telling her not to run, her mind went blank and she immediately thought of all sorts of terrifying folk tales. When she looked back, she could only barely make out a white thing rushing towards her in the pitch-black night.

"Don't come any closer!!!"

Hoshinomiya ran into her little house at the fastest speed she could ever run, then locked the door. After doing all that, she jumped onto her folding bed in a few quick movements, covered her head with the blanket, closed her eyes, and silently prayed that the monster that was outside the door wouldn't find her.

Little did they know that Hoshino's actions had stunned Tenon, who was chasing behind them.

When Tianyin heard Xingzhigong shout something, he darted away like a rabbit and disappeared in no time, leaving Tianyin stunned.

"Isn't Ms. Hoshinomiya the school nurse? Could she have been a sports athlete before? That's too far-fetched! Seriously, is it worth going to such lengths just to report me for sneaking back?"

Amane mistakenly thought that Hoshino Palace wanted to report her for sneaking back, which was why she was running so desperately. For a moment, she was stunned and didn't know what to do.

Indeed, overly responsible teachers can be quite a headache.

Just as Amane was wondering whether she should go to see Hoshinomiya-sensei or meet up with Horikita and the others first, she saw a shopping bag placed on a flat rock.

"Huh? Why is Hoshinomiya-sensei drinking and relaxing here so late at night?"

Looking at the bag full of beer, Tianyin curiously reached out and touched it.

The can was still cold, which means that not much time has passed since Ms. Miya bought the beer.