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

"I'm willing to withdraw from the competition!"

Baoquan eagerly spoke up, saying that he originally wanted to stay with Jiang Yan for a few more days, in case Jiang Yan could turn the tide and he could get the chance to switch classes and use one million personal points to avoid being expelled.

To his surprise, Jiang Yan didn't treat him like a human being at all. Having lost face here, he quickly echoed Jiang Yan's decision to allow the other students in Class D to withdraw from the competition, hoping that he could also withdraw.

Although the withdrawal button on the bracelet is in Baoquan's own hand, he doesn't have the right to use it at all. If Jiang Yan holds a grudge, the end of Class D will truly come when the special exam ends.

"No."

Jiang Yan decisively rejected Bao Quan's request.

Unlike those people, Baoquan was basically unharmed and still had plenty of fighting ability. Moreover, his strength was top-notch. There weren't many second-year students who could hold off Baoquan on their own. So, no matter how angry they were, they had to keep Baoquan around for the sake of the bigger picture. Even if he was just a disposable violent device, it didn't matter, as long as they could maximize the use of Baoquan's power.

"Then we have to work with either Class B or Class C! That's my bottom line!"

Seeing that Jiang Yan had rejected his request to withdraw from the competition, Baoquan could only find a way to make him feel a little more comfortable.

If Yan were to be kept by his side, the thought of living and experiencing life with him every day sent chills down Baoquan's spine.

"No problem. After tonight's lesson, Class C no longer needs to defend the stronghold alone. Class C and Class D will merge together to defend Class B's stronghold. The two classes' vision huts will be temporarily retained."

The idea of ​​merging the remaining three classes into one was Yan's original plan. The reason for having them dispersed to defend was mainly to use these classes as bait to lure some big fish from the second year.

The good news is that Jiang Yan's plan worked; a big fish took the bait.

However, the bad news was that the big fish that took the bait was named Miyako Amane. This big fish not only took the bait but also ate eight pieces of bait clean. This forced Jiang Yan, who didn't have much bait left, to abandon his so-called fishing plan. He then integrated the remaining classes into a powerful group and used the top combat power to form a team to harass the second-year students and gradually wear down their combat power.

Baoquan was overjoyed upon hearing this. If the remaining three classes were to join forces for defense, they would have a lineup of outstanding individuals in both strategy and combat, including Utsunomiya, Tsubaki Sakurako, Hayasaka Miyabi, Inori Hana, Yagami Takuya, Kuwazono Mai, and himself, Baoquan and his entourage.

It will also be much easier to defend.

Jiang Yan felt even more contemptuous when he saw Bao Quan still able to laugh at a time like this.

However, besides arranging new defensive strategies, there is something even more important to do right now.

What will happen to Nanase Tsubasa after she was kidnapped?

"Jiang Yan, is something bothering you?"

Ishigami was the first to notice that Masahiko seemed troubled by something, so he couldn't help but ask.

"I do have a tricky situation. You just said that Nanase-san was kidnapped by Amane-nee. Did Amane-nee offer any conditions?"

Masahiko still prefers that it would be better to redeem Nanase, even if it comes at a price.

Nanase's own strength is average, and even if she stays here, she won't be able to play a significant role. However, her identity is particularly sensitive. If the female leader of a class is captured and Masahiko does nothing, what will Amasawa, Hayasaka, and Tsubaki Sakura think? Will the other girls who are weaker in combat or have no combat ability at all cause internal problems again because of his inaction?

This is the reason why Jiang Yan is troubled.

"I haven't heard Amamiya mention anything about Miyako-senpai asking us for anything. Of course, considering the possibility that Miyako-senpai might have acted on impulse... I think it would be better to send someone to ask Amane for Nanase-san. However... Masahiko, you should probably be prepared to be ripped off by them."

Ishigami's words were exactly the same as Masahiko's. Right now, everything needs to be resolved first, and only then can Masahiko unleash his full potential.

"There's no other way now."

Baoquan, who was standing nearby, was stunned when he heard everyone discussing how to rescue Nanase, who had been captured.

"Why would you want to save Nanase? We've just suffered a defeat, and if we ask those second-year students for Nanase now, they'll definitely ask for an exorbitant amount. Besides, Nanase isn't even necessary for us, is she?"

Baoquan's words made Yagami frown.

You know, Nanase and Takarazumi are in the same class, so they're classmates, right? In the end, their classmate was kidnapped by the rival class, and instead of thinking about how to rescue her, Takarazumi didn't have the ability to do so anyway. But when the others discussed how to redeem Nanase, how could Takarazumi have the nerve to ask for help?

How could he have the audacity to say that Nanase wasn't a necessary presence for them?

"Hey! Baoquan! Nanase is your student. If you just stand by and watch her die..."

Finally, Yagami couldn't help but speak seriously to Yagami.

But before he could finish speaking, Baoquan waved his hand to interrupt him.

“Normally I would definitely think of saving her, but this is a special exam. I don’t believe they would do anything violent to Nanase that would cause her to withdraw from the competition, given that the other side has such a good hand. Don’t forget that there is a rule in the exam that does not allow harming students who are already injured. Doesn’t this fit Nanase’s condition perfectly?”

In this way, it's like the second-year students are helping us raise Nanase—isn't that killing two birds with one stone?

"What a brilliant two-birds-with-one-stone strategy!"

Utsunomiya curled his lip. He had heard that Hosen was a selfish and short-sighted guy, let alone "killing two birds with one stone"!

Just listening to Baoquan's explanation, I felt that this person was shameless.

"Of course, it's a win-win situation. Otherwise, if you accept whatever price they ask for, you might get the person back, but how will you survive afterwards? What if they offer Nanase 500 points for a special TV? Would you be able to win that bid?"

Baoquan's words were not without reason, but such heartless words should never have come from the mouths of his classmates, Baoquan and Chen.

Jiang Yan was too lazy to argue with Baoquan any longer, so he sent someone from Class 1-B to negotiate with Tianyin, hoping to bring Hayasaka back safely from Tianyin.

Jiang Yan has done everything a leader can do; the rest is up to Tianyin to see if she will give him time to develop and plan ahead.

……

"Senior Hui, was what you just said really useful?"

Wrapped in a bath towel, Nanase blushed with embarrassment as she thought about the plan that Megumi had just told her.

"Nanase-san, if you don't want to follow my plan, you might soon be put into all sorts of positions by Amane..."

"I don't want to be arranged like this... Oh! This is the only thing I absolutely cannot do!"

Having made up her mind to escape from here, Nanase can only temporarily place her hopes on Megumi in order to protect her purity.

"Sigh, if you don't agree, Nanase-san, then I have no other choice. After all, I'm not as smart as you guys. Of all the plans I can think of, the current one has the highest success rate."

Hui shrugged and said helplessly to Nanase.

The escape plan is actually quite simple.

It was Nanase who deliberately pretended to want to have something happen with Amane, making Amane completely infatuated, and then when the crucial moment came, Megumi took Nanase's place and did the shameless thing that followed.

While Amane is engrossed in farming, Nanase might have a slight chance to escape.

Even Nanase had to admit that if she gave up this opportunity, she would probably be bullied severely by Amane.

Rather than sit and wait to die, it's better to take a risk and gamble!

"No! I believe in Senior Hui!!!"

Nanase clenched her small fists, and her eyes sparkled—an expression of resignation.

Unfortunately, Keiko had no intention of helping Nanase whatsoever.

"Now let's begin the first step of our plan. Nanase, go and bewitch Amane."

Chapter 198: Reclaiming Wasteland (Nanase)

At this moment, Amane was unaware that she had become an irredeemable villain in Nanase's eyes. Lying on the only small bed in the cabin, Amane was happily studying her bracelet.

Rather than calling it a fitness tracker, Tianyin considers it not much different from a smartwatch. The tracker has a display screen that allows users to check the weather, time, and heart rate. In addition, Tianyin found a rather useful feature in the corner of the function bar.

map.

That's right, the school has included a simple map in the wristband. Although it looks a bit rough and overly simplistic, it's much better than nothing.

Tianyin opened the map and carefully observed the terrain of the first-year base.

Although the main structure of Class D's camp was still intact, Tianyin did not intentionally destroy the camp when launching the attack. Her aim was to entice them to continue sending people to guard Class D's camp, thereby further dividing the number of first-year students.

However, it is clear that the probability of Yan falling for such a rudimentary strategy is not very high. Tianyin did not have high hopes for it either, and was just trying her luck. In any case, Tianyin would not have to pay any price, and there would be no loss if the plan failed.

In Tianyin's plan, if Jiang Yan doesn't fall for the trap, he will definitely shrink the defense line significantly. Most likely, the remnants of Class C and Class D in the first year will be incorporated into the stronghold of Class B in the first year, eventually forming the last line of defense with Class A in the first year as the core and Class B in the first year as the corner.

The reason why Amane was so certain that Masahiko would keep two bases instead of squeezing them all together, and that Class C and Class D of the first year would definitely be merged into Class B of the first year, was entirely due to her understanding of Masahiko.

Jiang Yan is the kind of person who has the final say. Even if he has toned down his sharpness for various reasons, his ambition to make others 'obey' him is even more enthusiastic than Tian Yin's, which makes it impossible for Jiang Yan to allow a group to have two different voices.

Therefore, Masahiko would absolutely not allow Hayasaka, the main force commander and first-year commander-in-chief, to lead his men to join Class A for defense.

She also wouldn't allow people like Hosen and Utsunomiya to affect his authority, so if she were in Masahiko's shoes, she would definitely make Hosen and the others go and meet with Hayasaka.

As for why first-year students can't live together like second-year students, one reason is that, based on the terrain shown on the map and the size of the first-year students' bases, Tianyin judged that even the largest base, the first-year Class A base, could only accommodate about sixty people at most. If you include the living area in tents, the food storage area, and the space needed for toilets, the maximum number of people living in the first-year Class A base would not exceed thirty, unless they were squeezed into tents or lived in the granary.

But that would undoubtedly make the living experience of all first-grade students extremely poor for the next month, and would also make them more susceptible to diseases.

On the other hand, there are fewer first-year students. If they all retreat into Class A's base, Tianyin can immediately set up camp outside the first-year base. With the strength of the first-year students, they will have no way to break through. At that time, all that is needed is to cut off the first-year students' food and water. The first-year students will have no choice but to surrender or fight to the death.

In this situation, the second-year students' numerical advantage would come into play. If the first-year students tried to surround the second-year students' stronghold, the second-year students could send twice as many people as the first-year students to launch a surprise attack. The first-year students would have no chance of resisting such an offensive. Therefore, Tianyin never considered the possibility that Jiang Yan might surround the second-year students' stronghold. Instead, she was more worried that Jiang Yan might use guerrilla tactics to cut off the second-year students' supply lines...

Just as Tianyin was pondering her next strategy, the bathroom door was pushed open.

A burst of steam burst out of the cramped bathroom and filled the small room.

The first to emerge was Nanase, who seemed a bit awkward. Her long, wet, light golden hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and her sapphire-like eyes sparkled in the darkness. However, Nanase's expression was a little off. She would occasionally raise her head to steal a few glances at Amane lying on the bed. As soon as Amane met Nanase's gaze, Nanase would quickly pull her head back like a frightened little rabbit, leaving Amane to awkwardly scratch her cheek.

Does she look like such a scary girl?

Compared to the bashful Nanase, Megumi, who came out next, was much more uninhibited. Not only was her towel not tied properly, but her every move revealed a large expanse of white skin...

Tianyin felt a strong urge to try it, especially...

Hui deliberately winked at her.

This little girl is actually trying to arouse her desire!

Moreover, Megumi suddenly became so bold with Nanase present, probably because she had already anticipated that Amane wouldn't dare to do anything to her with Nanase there. That's why she deliberately aroused Amane's desire and made Amane feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Huh? Tianyin, you didn't go back? I thought you were going back to your lodging."

Hui deliberately used an exaggerated tone to speak to Tianyin.

“Nanase is still with you, so of course I have to keep an eye on her. Otherwise, once she recovers, you won’t be a match for her.”

Amane got out of bed and came to Nanase's side, gently stroking Nanase's soft hair.

Nanase offered no resistance; at this moment, she nestled against Amane like a docile puppy.

This scene made Megumi a little jealous, and she even wanted to stop the plan that would make her even jealouser. However, when she thought of Horikita and Ichinose, she suppressed her displeasure and forced a bright smile onto her face.

"So what are our plans for tonight?"

Upon hearing Megumi's signal, Nanase lowered her head deeply, almost to her chest.

When she thought of what Hui had told her in the bathroom, Nanase's cheeks burned. Nanase had tried to get close to Amane before, and even succeeded. But while it seemed like she had the initiative, the initiative actually belonged to Amane. As long as Amane was firm enough, no matter how close she got, it would be a waste of time.

However... Megumi's plan was for her to seduce Amane, and then when Amane couldn't control herself, she would deliberately say that she wanted to untie her towel herself. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Megumi would quickly switch with Nanase, and then Megumi would delay the already lustful Amane, while Nanase would take advantage of this gap to quickly escape.

Taking advantage of the darkness and the fact that the two outposts are less than a kilometer apart, if Nanase runs fast enough, even if her body hasn't fully recovered, as long as Ei can delay her for ten minutes, she will definitely be able to escape from Amane.

From Nanase's perspective, the plan was riddled with flaws, but at the moment, she was powerless to fight and trapped in enemy territory. Apart from following Megumi's seemingly unreliable plan, Nanase had no other options.

So... how do you seduce someone?

Nanase remembered reading in a book that men are visual creatures; as soon as their prey shows even a little bit of attractiveness, these animals will pounce on it like hungry wolves.

Hmm, that makes some sense, but will it work on Tianyin? Tianyin is a girl!

While Nanase was still struggling with the specific steps of seduction, Amane was stumped by Megumi's casually made-up code.

First of all, Nanase and she must sleep together, otherwise Nanase's escape or taking Megumi hostage will complicate matters. However, this little house was not designed with the possibility of other people staying overnight in mind, and the small bed can barely fit two people.

So the question is, how do we arrange and combine them?

Amane's first thought was to have her and Megumi sleep in bed and then tie Nanase to the headboard. This would be very safe, and Amane would be able to react immediately to any movement Nanase made.

But the problem is...

Nanase's timid glances at Amane made Amane feel a little uncomfortable. And wasn't it a bit inappropriate for Nanase to tie herself to the headboard right after taking a shower?

As for the idea of ​​letting Megumi and Nanase sleep together, Amane immediately rejected it.

So the only remaining combination is Amane and Nanase sleeping in the bed, and then kicking Megumi out...

Just thinking about this combination makes Tianyin feel like it's outrageous. They brought another girl over late at night, took over Hui's room and bed, and then made Hui sleep somewhere else...

This isn't a question of whether it's reasonable or not. If Arisu knew about her thoughts, she would definitely smash her head in. No normal person could make such a decision.

This led Tianyin to rack her brains for a long time, unable to figure out how to fairly distribute the bed. She couldn't possibly have all three of them refuse to sleep, could she? That would be fair, but it would feel like there were three more idiots in the world.

"Heavenly Sound?"

Seeing that Amane was hesitant to take the next step, Megumi seemed a little anxious. She had finally managed to convince Nanase to believe her story, and if Amane backed down now, she would be furious.

"Oh, I was thinking about how we should divide this bed..."

Amane's serious tone brought Megumi back to a calmer state of mind from her anxiety. At this moment, she also discovered a fatal problem: the bed in her cabin could not be separated at all. No matter how it was divided, it would be unfair because the bed's load-bearing capacity was limited. If Nanase, who was a prisoner, were to make do, Megumi's plan would fall through.

After thinking it over, Hui glanced at the sofa next to her.

"You and Nanase sleep in the bed, I'll sleep on the sofa."