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

This is the benefit that Tianyin brings to the second grade.

Amane arrived outside Ichinose's tent and saw that the tent was zipped up from the inside out. Amane knew that Ichinose was inside the tent, so she gently patted the tent's roof.

She had just learned from Horikita that Ichinose had originally intended to help with the cooking, but Amane was too tired after waiting all night, so Shiina took over the task and urged Ichinose to rest. That's why Amane went straight to Ichinose's tent as soon as she arrived at the residential area.

"who is it?"

"It's me, I'm back!"

"Tianyin? Oh dear, wait a minute..."

Amane's voice is highly recognizable, and since the two often communicate through sound, Ichinose easily recognized that the person outside the tent was Amane.

What Amane found strange was why Ichinose was making her wait. Could it be that she was doing something inside that she didn't want Amane to know?

Just as Tianyin was starting to daydream, the tent flap was pulled open, and a cute head peeked out before Tianyin hugged it and pulled it into the tent.

Once inside the tent, Amane realized that Ichinose had asked her to wait so that she could change out of her pajamas into her sporty outfit. Amane's expression immediately turned troubled.

She's probably going to die here today.

"Tianyin~ Can you pull the tent up? I'm worried someone might pass by."

"Um……"

Then the tent began to shake violently, and some sounds of practicing pronunciation could be heard from inside. Every now and then, various training instructions such as "lift me up," "hold me here," "lie down," and "hug me tight" could be heard. This shows that Tianyin's talent in training and teaching is quite outstanding.

……

In the evening, Horikita sipped her soup made from various vegetables and meats, glancing meaningfully at the empty seat next to her, which was filled with plates of food.

If she remembered correctly, Amane came to bother her around 11 a.m., asked about Ichinose's situation, and then disappeared. She didn't even have lunch and hasn't been seen since. This is a bit...

"Fanbo, is Tianyin with you?"

When Horikita asked her the question, Ichinose blushed slightly and nodded quickly in small increments.

"Aren't you going to wake her up for dinner?"

"Tianyin just fell asleep, and I want her to rest more. I'll save her food for dinner, and I'll reheat it when she wakes up in a little while."

Horikita sighed upon hearing this.

"Fanbo, I suggest you restrain yourself a bit."

Horikita's words made Ichinose blush deeply. Embarrassed, Ichinose quickly put down the food in her hand and waved her small hands rapidly in front of her chest.

"It's not what you think, Lingyin. Tianyin and I were both very restrained. It's just that Tianyin seemed a bit overworked and weak today. Maybe she was too tired after being busy all day? We only went eight times before we finished."

Ichinose said in a tone that was both regretful and somewhat unsatisfied.

"Tianyin fought with the first-year students for so long, and then attacked their stronghold the night before. It's normal that she's exhausted and weak... Wait, how many times?"

Chapter 214: Pretending to Sleep

"Tianyin, wake up, it's time to eat."

Horikita gently shook Tenon's body, but Tenon, who was always extremely vigilant, showed no signs of waking up despite her shaking, which made Horikita a little suspicious.

"That's strange. This isn't the first time Tianyin has acted so recklessly. Why is she sleeping so soundly this time? Could it be..."

Horikita squatted down near Amane's head and poked Amane's cheek with his finger.

The soft skin makes it hard to believe that the girl with such skin is actually the most powerful girl in the second grade, or even the entire school, Miyako Amane.

"How is Rinne? Amane hasn't woken up yet, could something have happened? Should I contact Hoshinomiya-sensei? Maybe she can help us."

After handing a cup of hot tea to Horikita, Ichinose looked at Amane with a hint of self-reproach.

Yesterday, she could tell that Amane was exhausted. Normally, she would have been able to perfectly control her desires and try not to cause Amane any unnecessary trouble. But yesterday, she waited for Amane all night, only to end up alone in an empty room. If that were all, Ichinose could comfort herself by saying that Amane had to carry out a special operation and therefore couldn't come back to be with her as promised. Although Ichinose was a little sad, she wasn't an unreasonable girl.

However, she learned from Nanase that Amane had actually done that kind of thing with Nanase at Megumi's place last night, which made Ichinose extremely unbalanced, which is why she lost control when Amane tried to make it up to her.

By the time she regained her senses, Amane was already exhausted and asleep. Ichinose hadn't paid much attention to it, since Amane often experienced this, so she went to eat dinner first. Ichinose was worried that Amane might wake up hungry in the middle of the night, so she specially left a considerable amount of food for Amane to eat while waiting for her to wake up.

To her surprise, Amane slept soundly until noon the next morning without waking up. Fearing that something might have happened to Amane, Ichinose quickly called Horikita over, wanting him to check what was wrong. She then went to boil water to make tea for Horikita. It was while making tea that Ichinose finally regained her composure from her panic. In the current situation, calling Horikita wouldn't be of much use, since Horikita wasn't a professional medical staff member. Rather than wasting time here, it would be more reassuring to have Hoshinomiya-sensei, who was a health care doctor, examine Amane.

However, Horikita rejected the idea as soon as it was proposed.

"Putting aside the fact that there is nothing wrong with Tenne's breathing or heartbeat, I believe you, Fanbo, cannot be unaware of the disaster that will befall us if the news of 'Miyako Tenne being unconscious' is leaked."

When the topic of the special exam came up, Ichinose suddenly remembered that the timing of Amane's coma was extremely crucial. Not long ago, the second-year students had been defeated by Miyako Masahiko, who single-handedly swept through almost all the boys. This caused a lot of anxiety among them. Moreover, since most of the boys needed to recuperate for a period of time, the remaining boys and a few girls had to work together to complete all the daily tasks. The sudden increase in workload was overwhelming for the girls, who were just gritting their teeth and persevering.

With low morale and the heavy workload of caring for the wounded every day, the immense pressure made the atmosphere within the second year extremely oppressive.

If others find out that Tianyin is unconscious, it could very well be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

If the first-year students find out, and the other side, led by Jiang Yan, invades the second-year students again, how will the remaining girls, who are on the verge of collapse, defend themselves?

Even if we want to transport Tianyin out, we have to do it secretly at night and be careful not to be discovered by the first-year students, otherwise things will become more complicated.

As a former class leader, Ichinose could fully understand Horikita's meaning, but... the thought that this matter was caused by her made Ichinose feel sad and dejected. She knelt down beside Amane and silently watched Amane, who was still unconscious, as if just looking at Amane would wake her up immediately.

Horikita sighed. She finally understood why people said that girls in love are blind. With Ichinose's normal abilities, it was impossible for her not to notice something was wrong. But right now, Ichinose was so guilty that she was thinking about Amane all the time, which made her neglect to observe her surroundings.

To be able to completely control a girl like Ichinose, how should I put it? As expected of Amane, perhaps only Miyako Amane could do something like this.

"Alright, alright, don't think about those worries anymore. Maybe Tianyin just slept a little too long. I've even heard of people who have been so exhausted that they've slept for days and nights."

Horikita's words gradually brought a little brightness back to Ichinose's dim eyes.

"Is such a thing really true? I seem to have heard similar rumors, but Tianyin's situation seems a bit different from those people..."

Ichinose blushed and muttered to herself in a low voice.

Others were so exhausted that they slept for days and nights, but Tianyin... that kind of thing should also be considered physical labor, so it's understandable that she would occasionally sleep for a little longer to relieve fatigue.

"It's all pretty much the same. You'll wake up on your own eventually anyway. There's no point in us looking for you here. By the way, I saw a girl in Class C with really big breasts named Fanbo. Do you know her name?"

Horikita deliberately brought up gossip about girls with Ichinose. When Ichinose heard that someone's breasts were so big that even Horikita thought it was exaggerated, she couldn't help but start to think about it seriously.

"Are there any girls like that in Class C? I don't seem to remember any. Lingyin, could you describe them in more detail?"

Ichinose thought back for a moment and realized that none of the girls in Class C were particularly outstanding. If we were to talk about it, Shiina, who was only slightly older than the average girl, would already stand out in Class C during her second year. As for the exaggerated girls that Horikita mentioned... Ichinose couldn't really recall them at the moment.

"Huh? Isn't she from Class C? Could she be from Class D? I only saw her once by chance, and she was probably a D or bigger, that kind of exaggerated size. Seriously, high school girls these days are developing way too well."

The sour taste in Horikita's dialect made Ichinose cover her mouth and chuckle softly.

Little did they know that a white ahoge (cowlick) on Amane's head had somehow stuck up and was swaying gently from side to side, as if she were quite interested in the topic Horikita and Ichinose were chatting about.

"Rin, you don't need to worry too much about your figure. You can't force these things. But I do remember a girl with that figure you mentioned. I think someone in class D during swimming lessons had the size you described..."

As the former leader of Class D, Ichinose knew everything about the girls in her class. However, even Ichinose didn't pay much attention to their figures. So when Horikita said that the girl might be from Class D, Ichinose started to recall, and it seemed that she had a vague impression of her.

Horikita's attention was entirely focused on that swaying ahoge (cowlick), and she barely heard a word Ichinose was saying, because she was already certain of one thing.

Just as Ichinose was reminiscing, Horikita suddenly grabbed Amane's ahoge (cowlick).

"You idiot, Tianyin! If you don't wake up soon, I'm going to rip your hair out!"

Ichinose was startled by Horikita's menacing gesture, who was holding her ahoge (cowlick). Before Ichinose could react to what was happening, Amane was already there, gently poking her finger with a fawning expression.

"Cough cough, I just woke up too... Ouch ouch ouch!!! Stop it, Lingyin! Don't pull! Don't pull!! That tuft of hair took me so long to grow back!!!"

"Come on, you can't feel any pain, right?"

"Huh? Rinne, you even know this?"

"You're such a hopeless idiot! How could I not know something so obvious when I live with you every day?"

Before Amane could recover from the fact that Horikita already knew she couldn't feel pain, Horikita pulled out a pair of scissors from somewhere and slashed at the tuft of hair.

Tianyin looked at the tuft of hair that had fallen to the ground with an expression of utter despair.

"I've always thought that Tianyin's few strands of hair were in the way. Her hairstyle is so nice, but these few strands just stick up and ruin it. Now it looks much better."

Horikita patted Amane's head with satisfaction, and Amane, looking utterly dejected, slumped straight down onto Ichinose's lap.

"I feel like my soul has been cut out."

"Huh? Tianyin, didn't you say something similar last time? Your soul is really tenacious."

Horikita had originally planned to reach out and grab Amane's ear to teach her a lesson for pretending to be asleep and scaring Ichinose.

However, thinking that Amane wasn't afraid of pain, Horikita reluctantly withdrew her hand. Looking at Amane rubbing against Ichinose's thigh and acting coquettishly, Horikita couldn't think of any good way to deal with Amane for a moment.

It seems necessary to study measures to punish Tianyin in the future, otherwise this guy will become lawless sooner or later...

Unlike Amane, who was enjoying the care and attention of Horikita and Ichinose, Masahiko's situation was much more serious.

As soon as Jiang Yan returned, he handed over all the affairs to Tian Ze, and then went back to his tent and hasn't come out since.

During this time, both Hayasaka and Yagami inquired about Masahiko's condition. As one of the witnesses, Amasawa always gave a vague answer, saying that Masahiko had suffered a minor injury and would be fine in a few days.

Little did they know that it was precisely because of Amasawa's secretive attitude that Yagami and Hayasaka felt that things could not be so simple. Miyako Masahiko had not only lost to someone but also suffered a serious injury that could not be made public. In order not to affect morale and stabilize people's hearts, Masahiko was recuperating alone in the tent.

Therefore, in public, all the first-year students tacitly avoided mentioning Masahiko's affairs.

However, even if Jiang Yan knew about it, he probably wouldn't take the initiative to clarify the matter, because this injury is something he finds difficult to talk about.

Since Jiang Yan needed to recuperate, and many second-year students also needed to recover from their injuries, the two sides somehow formed a tacit understanding of not interfering with each other. They checked in every day and sent people to find the reward challenges assigned by the school, and obtained special points and various material rewards by completing the challenges.

Prolonged repression can really drive a person crazy. Even in war, there needs to be a balance between tension and relaxation, let alone a special exam.

The tacit ceasefire between the two sides allowed everyone to enjoy a rare moment of peace during their camping trip. This gave both first-year and second-year students a chance to relax their tense nerves amidst the incredibly tense and oppressive atmosphere of hostility.

However, everyone understands that there can only be one winner in this special exam, so both sides are making the most thorough preparations for the next decisive battle.

The first-year students' living quarters have been significantly reduced by the second-year students. As soon as the second-year students recovered from their injuries, Longyuan immediately occupied several of the first-year students' strongholds and also took over all the first-year students' sight huts.

The first-year students, led by Masahiko, put up a fierce resistance, but were defeated by a defense squad of thirty boys from various second-year classes, led by Amane, Albert, Kito, and Kanzaki.

However, since the battle was small in scale, neither side suffered any injuries. Compared to the fierce battles that broke out on the first two days of the special exam, the current battle and the attack and defense were almost like playing house, and were just a show for the school.

Only 19 first-year students remain uneliminated. Apart from Hayasaka, Yagami, Nanase, Tsubaki Sakurako, and Utsunomiya Riku, the rest are all students from Class A of the first year. The reason why many students from Class A have been eliminated is that they were so frightened after witnessing Amane's instant defeat of Takahashi and Ishigami that they chose to forfeit...

Upon learning this news, Masahiko even called Ishigami and Takahashi over and gave them a good scolding, but since they were in need of manpower at the moment, Masahiko didn't blame them too much.

In Masahiko's opinion, if the two of them hadn't saved Hayasaka in time, the special exam would probably have ended long ago. So Masahiko just went through the motions to give everyone an explanation and that was it.

Inside the first-year base, Tianze, dressed in casual clothes, was playing with the brand-name perfume he had obtained from the reward challenge as he walked towards a rather secluded grove of dead trees.

Located in a secluded spot near three or four withered trees at the base, an ordinary-looking tent sits there. This is Nanase's residence. Originally, with Amasawa taking care of her, Nanase wouldn't have been ostracized. However, Nanase was too honest and actually confessed her relationship with Amane to Masahiko. This enraged Masahiko, who had always supported Sakayanagi Arisu, and he immediately placed Nanase under house arrest.

Ostensibly, it was to prevent Amane and Nanase from colluding, but in reality, Masahiko just wanted to teach Nanase a lesson so she would know that he was supporting Sakayanagi Arisu and that Nanase should not have any bad intentions.

Nanase had no complaints about Masahiko's arrangements; on the contrary, she was happy to have some peace and quiet. Nanase didn't want to be enemies with Amane in the first place, and now she didn't even need to find a reason.

"Tsubasa~ I'm here~"

Tenze tapped on the small wooden sign that Nanase had hung on the tent that read "No Unauthorized Persons Allowed".

"Come in."

After receiving permission from Nanase, Amasawa immediately grinned and lifted the tent flap, then slipped inside.

Nanase arranged the small space inside the tent quite perfectly. A beige blanket covered the entire tent, and a portable tatami mat occupied the main space, followed by a small desk.

At that moment, Nanase was hunched over her desk, writing furiously. Curious, Amasawa quietly peeked over, and sure enough, the next second his expression turned to utter disgust.

It wasn't that there was anything wrong with what Nanase wrote, but the content was just too cheesy. Originally, there was no communication between the two, but it was only at Nanase's strong insistence that Hiko agreed to allow her to write to Amane. The letter had to be reviewed by Amasawa Ichika before it could be forwarded to Amane, which meant that Amasawa was the first person to read the letter.

In fact, the reason why Tianze came here this time was partly to share her newly acquired perfume with Tianze, and partly to help Nanase deliver the letter to Tianyin... or rather, the love letter.

However, Amasawa discovered that Nanase's love letters were gradually becoming... so cheesy and sentimental that it would make single people feel physically uncomfortable.

Chapter 215: I'm Going to Speed ​​Up

To my beloved Tianyin:

Because Tianze neglected his duties yesterday and I was unable to find her, I was unable to ask her to convey my feelings of longing. This shows that Tianze is unreliable. I hope you, Tianyin, will not believe any of her nonsense.

Yesterday evening, I sat alone by a withered tree, thinking of your voice and appearance, Tianyin. When I came to my senses, night fell silently. I looked up at the sky, and the stars twinkled in the night. I gazed at them, but I only saw your figure. No matter how much I rubbed my eyes, trying to see you more closely, your figure remained in my eyes. At that moment, I understood that you, Tianyin, are the most dazzling star in my heart.

Your existence is like the brightest North Star in the night sky, guiding me through the vast sea of ​​life, never letting me lose my way.

When Amazu Ichika read this, she couldn't help but pat her chest lightly. The cheesy love words with a sense of nostalgia were a bit much for her to handle. However, since it was a love letter that Nanase had written with her heart for Amane, she had no right to interrupt or comment.

But isn't the first sentence of the main text a bit off?

What constitutes dereliction of duty?

Wasn't she at the base all day yesterday? How come she doesn't remember neglecting her duties again?

and also……

If Tianze remembers correctly, wasn't Nanase still asleep when she brought her dinner yesterday? When did Nanase start missing Tianyin under the withered tree?