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

Seeing the first-year students' disheveled appearance, the second-year students ridiculed and booed them. Yagami and his group fled in disarray amidst the deafening laughter.

Tenon slowly approached Gongcheng and lowered her head slightly, looking down at Gongcheng who was sitting on the ground, too frightened to move.

After a long while, Miyagi finally remembered that he wanted to leave with them. He hurriedly screamed and tried to get up to run away, but Horikita tripped him and made him fall to the ground.

What do we do with this guy?

"Lock her up and starve her for a day. Give her food only after she learns how to speak with her head down. Honami, go find Nanase a separate tent and sleeping bag. The tent can be pitched next to mine."

Horikita and Ichinose nodded and went their separate ways.

Horikita grabbed Miyagi's sports uniform and dragged her away, then looked at Ichinose, who had called a few girls to go with her to set up the tent.

Nanase's face showed a mixture of shyness and anticipation.

Does your hand hurt?

After dealing with Miyagi, Amane patted Nanase's head as a reward, then turned her attention to Nanase's hands.

Amane was closest to Miyagi, and she witnessed the incredibly crisp slap with her own eyes. Amane also knew that Nanase had probably used all her strength in that slap. If Nanase hadn't used her palm but her whole head, it wouldn't be surprising if Miyagi had lost a few teeth.

"It feels a little tingly, but it's okay, hehe~"

Nanase happily stretched out her bright red little hand for Amane to see. Amane could tell at a glance that the bright red palm meant that Tenze had used too much force, causing a reaction force to hit her hand as well.

"It's alright. Yi, you can go and rest with Fanbo for a while. I have something to talk to Yixia about."

"..."

Nanase instinctively wanted to say something, but her intuition told her that she absolutely could not trust that bad woman too much.

However, when Nanase Hajime met Amane's gentle gaze, her heart started pounding faster, and in the end, Nanase chose to follow Amane's arrangement.

Anyway, even if Tianze wanted to do something to Tianyin, Tianyin's strength was enough to handle it perfectly, so she didn't need to worry about it. She believed that Tianyin would definitely be able to handle it well.

"Then I'll go rest first. I don't mind if you're just talking about business, but! You can't do that kind of thing with bad women behind my back!"

"Am I that kind of person? Hey!! Yi, what kind of look is that?"

Nanase genuinely believes in Amane's strength and judgment, but when it comes to integrity...

Even Nanase knows that Amane's integrity is the least trustworthy thing ever!

Chapter 210: A Moment's Thought

After coaxing Nanase away, Amane looked at Tensawa beside her. Tensawa understood and returned to the conference room with Amane.

This time, Tianze carefully checked the situation outside, and only after confirming that no one was eavesdropping or peeping did he turn around to look at Tianyin. Who knew that Tianyin was actually writing something on paper and pen.

Curious, Tianze moved closer to Tianyin and looked at the words on the paper. The letter was addressed to Jiang Yan. Tianze's first reaction upon seeing the letter was, "Senior's handwriting is so beautiful." However, Tianze's brows furrowed from time to time afterward.

It wasn't the content of the letter that bothered her, but rather that Tianyin, perhaps on a whim and without thinking of the wording, made several mistakes. And perhaps it was just a habit, but instead of simply crossing out the mistakes, Tianyin, like a primary school student, scribbled them over into an illegible mess.

There were at least seven or eight such instances in the letter, making it almost unbearable for Tianze to read.

The pristine white paper and elegant handwriting—what should have been a pleasing letter—were marred by incongruous scribbling marks. This stark contrast prompted Tianze to speak up and advise Tianyin.

"Senior Tenon, how about we rewrite it? If we just take it like this, Yan might think I brought him the draft."

Tianze wasn't stupid. Ever since Tianyin said she wanted to talk to her alone and started writing a letter in front of her without any defenses, Tianze guessed that Tianyin intended for her to deliver the letter to Jiangyan.

There wasn't anything on it that interested her, but it looked a bit like a doodle-like draft, and she was afraid that Yan might mistakenly think she had taken the draft back to him.

After all, no one would have imagined that Tianyin would correct his mistakes by doing something like graffiti, something only elementary school students would do.

"No need, just give it to him like this, but now is not the right time to give it to him."

Tenon carefully sealed the letter and then stamped the seal with the Miyako family's seal, so that Masahiko would believe that the letter in Tensawa's hand was indeed from Tenon herself.

"Not now? Senior, do you mean...?"

The quick-witted Tianze immediately realized that Tianyin wanted to do something to the first-year students. Originally, this was something that was directly related to her own interests. However, Tianze, who was worried about the future of the first-year students and was always eager to stir up trouble, was more curious about Tianyin's mysterious behavior.

"You just need to..."

……

Outside the gate of Base B, where the second-year students were located, Longyuan led more than thirty boys to defend the area.

Apart from Albert and Ibuki, who stood empty-handed on either side of Ryuen, everyone else held paintballs and stared intently at the enemy deliberately provoking them at the foot of the mountain with serious expressions.

However, it was easy to see from the angry looks in the eyes of Ibuki and the students behind her that their anger had reached its limit. If Ryuen hadn't been restraining them, they probably would have rushed over and started fighting with the first-year students.

The reason why the second-year students were so angry was the actions of the first-year students at the foot of the mountain.

"Hey! Long Yuan! What are you doing standing there dawdling around for so long? Are you even brave enough to come and save people? Hahahaha, the once arrogant Long Yuan is now reduced to kneeling at someone's feet begging for mercy without daring to utter a sound. You think you're worthy of being a class leader? I almost laughed my teeth out, hahahaha."

Baoquan's arrogant voice echoed through the mountains.

Long Yuan looked solemnly at Bao Quan but did not take any action, because he knew that this was just a ploy to lure the enemy. The first-year students were definitely all prepared with paintballs, waiting for the second-year students to rush in to save people and give them a painful counterattack. It was obvious that the other side's purpose this time was to reduce the number of second-year students, to avenge the humiliation of last night, and to restore the total number of students in both grades to a balance.

Long Yuan understood the other party's intentions and naturally wouldn't let them succeed. So he had already given the order that no one was allowed to launch an attack without his command. He was even angrier than these people and wanted to tear the arrogant Bao Quan in front of him apart because all the people kneeling in front of him were students from Class C of the second year. How could he remain unmoved?

But! His current role is that of the second-year commander-in-chief. If he loses his mind, it means that the second-year class has already lost this game of strategy.

So even though blood was dripping from Long Yuan's tightly clenched fist, he had to endure it.

Otherwise, not only will we fail to save people, but we will also cause more people to perish in this conflict.

However, while Ryuen was able to remain calm for the sake of the bigger picture, others did not have his forbearance. For example, Ibuki, who was by Ryuen's side, wanted nothing more than to rush down the mountain and teach that bastard Hosen a lesson after hearing his mockery.

"Hey! Long Yuan! Are you just going to let him continue to be so arrogant? We outnumber them by a factor of two!"

Ibuki's questioning words were like throwing a lit match into a haystack, instantly igniting Ryuen's anger.

"I don't need your interference in my actions! Do you think I don't want to save them? Open your eyes and look carefully! Miyako Masahiko, Hosen Kazuomi, Utsunomiya Riku, and Yagami Takuya who went in... the entire first-year class has come out. So the question is, why! Why are there less than half the number of first-year students left at the foot of the mountain? Ibuki! Answer me!"

Ryuen grabbed Ibuki by the collar and loudly questioned her.

After last night's defeat, the first-year students still have at least 40 combat personnel left. However, the number of people in front of them, including the few people that Yagami brought in, is only about 20. But the leaders of each class are here. So where did the other half go?

The most likely explanation is that there's an ambush!

The terrain at the foot of the mountain is very complex, especially since there is a forest next to it, which can easily hide a dozen or twenty people. If they launch an attack rashly, they will almost certainly suffer a crushing defeat. And most importantly, he doesn't have many cards to play.

His strongest fighters, Albert and Takarazumi, were evenly matched, with Takarazumi even slightly stronger than Albert. As the commander, Ryuen Sho couldn't intervene. Hirata and Kanzaki were physically strong, but it was uncertain whether they could fight. The only one he had any hope for was Kito, but... even if Kito was powerful, he could probably only hold off Miyako Masahiko at best.

So what will happen to Riku Utsunomiya and Takuya Yagami?

The advantage of the second year lies in the terrifyingly high-end combat power, while the advantage of the first year lies in the large number of top talents.

If Tenon doesn't join the battle, Ryuen has no chance of defeating Miyako Masahiko here; at most, he can only force him to retreat.

Whether Tianyin is willing to fight or not is not something he can decide.

This is also the main reason why Longyuan did not launch a direct attack; the lack of high-end combat power is almost a fatal factor in small-scale melees.

"How...how should I know! But are you just going to stand by and watch Ishizaki kneel there?"

Ryuen's anger seemed to be extinguished by a bucket of cold water. He casually tossed Ibuki aside and silently watched the figure kneeling on the gravel ground, bruised and battered, within his sight.

Suddenly, Ryuen saw Yagami hurriedly leading a few people away from their base. It was Ryuen who let them in. Because Miyako Masahiko's request was to release Nanase and Amasawa, Ryuen had asked Yagami to go and negotiate with Amane.

However, judging from their appearance, it seemed that he had not succeeded. Not only were Nanase or Amasawa missing from the team, but they were also one person short. Coupled with their flustered expressions, it was not hard for Ryuen to imagine that the negotiations had broken down.

Long Yuan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally relaxed.

Soon, the strongest fighter among the second-year students will join this battle, and he will definitely avenge Ishizaki!

……

"Pah! Long Yuan is like a coward. Even after all this, he still doesn't dare to come out. Why don't we just eliminate them? We've already made a huge profit this time anyway."

Baoquan offered his suggestion to the silent Jiang Yan, who shook his head and refused without even thinking.

“We’re here to take people back, not to eliminate them. If we eliminate them all, then Nanase and Amasawa will probably be eliminated too. Do you think… this kind of exchange is worthwhile?”

Absolutely worth it!

Baoquan gave the answer almost without hesitation in his heart, but he didn't have the courage to tell Jiang Yan that in Baoquan's opinion, it was a huge profit to exchange two girls for ten boys!

Only a fool would trade ten men for two girls, but when that 'fool' turned out to be Miyako Masahiko, Baoquan dared not say anything more.

He didn't care about Nanase's life or death at all, but now that the entire first-year group was working together, if he showed his cold and ruthless side, his fate would probably be no better than Nanase's. Baoquan was arrogant, but he was not stupid. On the contrary, he had his own little schemes in mind and could see through many things quite clearly. However, Baoquan knew very well that the first year did not need a class leader who was both capable and cautious.

Sometimes exposing your weaknesses to others is a way to survive.

Having been rebuffed by Jiang Yan, Baoquan turned around and kicked Ishizaki to the ground.

The intense pain all over his body almost made Ishizaki faint, but he still held on with all his might to keep from passing out. He knew that Ryuen was watching him, and even if he was not as good as the others, he still had to show the first-year juniors the backbone of a senior!

He, Ishizaki Daichi, is no coward!

However, Ishizaki cannot be entirely blamed for being captured. Ishizaki, who was assigned by Ryuen to collect firewood and branches, could never have imagined that he would be attacked by first-year students, especially since the attackers were only Hosen and Tomi.

Although he didn't think much of the guy who mocked Longyuan, he had to admit that Baoquan was indeed a monster to ordinary people. Baoquan could take on ten people single-handedly without being at a disadvantage, and in the end, he even managed to defeat all the second-year students under the siege of the ten. Finally, he forced the ten people to kneel in a row to humiliate the second-year students and try to force them to fight.

Ishizaki, who was right next to Baoquan and had overheard their entire plan, shouted loudly in an attempt to warn Longyuan, but was beaten half to death again.

Baoquan's brutal methods once made the staff watching the surveillance backstage want to stop the special exam and stop Baoquan's behavior several times. Now, Ishizaki is only one breath away from fainting and is still hanging on.

'Please don't come out...'

Ishizaki lay on the ground, desperately trying to lift his head to look at the base on the mountaintop, but no matter how hard he stretched his head, he couldn't see that familiar scene that was usually just a slight tilt of his head up...

"You dare to look up? You'll see what I'm about to do..."

Baoquan's voice stopped abruptly, and Jiang Yan, who had been sitting to the side with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the road leading to the top of the mountain.

When Jiang Yan saw Yagami leading his men down the mountain in a panic and rushing straight towards him, Jiang Yan's heart skipped a beat.

Something big seems to have happened. The number of people in the group is not right, and Masahiko has not seen Amasawa and Nanase either.

This time, I'm afraid we've run into trouble.

"Miyako-kun! Amane-senpai refuses to release him and is even detaining Miyagi-kun at the second-year base."

"What? Someone else has been detained?"

Upon hearing the information brought back by Yagami, Masahiko couldn't help but question his life. What was going on with one person going and another being detained?

He captured ten second-year students outside! All just to get two girls back. Why wouldn't Sister Tianyin agree to his request?

Could it be that Nanase and Amasawa are more important to her than these second-year students?

Jiang Yan was at a loss for a moment. In his plan, Tian Yin would definitely agree to this exchange. He really couldn't think of a reason for Tian Yin's refusal, so he didn't have any backup plan.

As for ambushes or anything like that, Jiang Yan didn't prepare any such things at all. The reason why so few people came was simply because Jiang Yan was afraid that his own class would suffer losses, so he only brought people from other classes. For this, Utsunomiya and Yagami seemed to have quite a lot of opinions.

Jiang Yan shook his head, trying to clear his mind of the random thoughts he was having. He needed to start thinking about his next move now.

Miyako Masahiko, who originally held ten prisoners, went from being the one in control to the one on the defensive in just a few tens of minutes. Not only were his threats ineffective, but the ten prisoners had also become a hot potato.

Letting them go would be difficult. On one hand, it would be impossible to explain to Baoquan who captured them alive. On the other hand, he hadn't even rescued Tianze and Nanase yet. To release the prisoners like this would be a painful and unpleasant thought, even for Jiang Yan.

You have to understand that without these ten prisoners, the first-year students would never have been able to come up with anything that could move Tianyin.

This also means giving up on Amasawa and Nanase.

Nanase is alright. The purpose of rescuing her is just to appease the girls and prevent them from always thinking that they will be abandoned. Even if Amane detains her or eliminates Masahiko, he will not have any emotional fluctuations.

But Tianze is different. Tianze's purpose is to have someone to command the students of Class A in the first year when he goes up to fight Tianyin, to tell them what to do, and to use his own strength to protect some weaker students. Such requirements mean that his replacement commander must be a type who is both literate and martial. So, in Class A, no one except Tianze Yixia can be competent for this position.

Despite his seemingly unreliable nature, Tianze is the strongest in Class A of the first year, second only to Jiang Yan. When Jiang Yan is overwhelmed, he has no choice but to hand over command to Tianze.

However, his very important deputy was detained by Tianyin. He couldn't help but regret agreeing to Tianze's request, which was like sending an important person to Tianyin for nothing.

Besides the Tianze incident causing Jiang Yan immense frustration, the issue of dealing with these prisoners also gave him a headache. If he were to eliminate all of them in front of all the second-year students, Jiang Yan was certain that such an action would thoroughly enrage the second-year students, ultimately triggering the grand finale between the first-year and second-year students ahead of schedule.

Based on the current preparations, Jiang Yan doesn't believe that the first-year students can gain such an advantage over the second-year students if a full-scale decisive battle were to take place now.

Jiang Yan's every move at this moment was captivating the hearts of the first-year students.

Seeing Jiang Yan's furrowed brows, the first-year students immediately noticed his distress and stopped playing around.

Just then, another familiar figure slowly descended from the mountain.

Chapter 211: There's a Bed in the Stronghold

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the figure carrying a flag slowly descended from the mountaintop to the foot of the mountain.

As she threw the flag that symbolized Class D of the first year on the ground and stomped over it, a deafening cheer erupted from the mountaintop.

Just as the anger of all the second-year students reached its peak, Amane gave them the opportunity to vent.

Jiang Yan picked at his ear. The sudden, thunderous sound had almost made him think it was an earthquake. By the time he recovered from his shock, Tian Yin had already stepped over the flag and stood in front of the first-year students.

Compared to the unusually excited second-year students, the first-year students were much quieter, and many of them looked at Tianyin with a hint of fear.