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

"...You rascal, be careful one day all your girlfriends team up and torture you so much that you give up all women!"

"Hiss... It would be pretty scary if they all came at once, but I'm actually kind of looking forward to that kind of scene?"

Seeing that Amane's gaze had started to become inappropriate, Chabashira Sae helplessly covered her forehead.

"Isn't there anyone who can control you, this guy who gets all slutty and obsessed with dirty things?"

……

Grade 2, Class A.

Just as the situation at the scene reached a stalemate because Hirata insisted on dropping out of school, Amane walked into the classroom alone.

When Ichinose saw that Amane had finally returned, he rushed forward to tell Amane that Hirata was planning to sacrifice himself to prevent Sato from being expelled from school. However, Amane preemptively touched Ichinose's lips with her own.

"I know everything. I was hoping that you guys could try to persuade Hirata one last time, but since he won't back down, there's nothing I can do."

Amane squeezed Ichinose's hand to comfort her, then came to Hirata's side.

When Hirata saw that Amane, who was in charge, had finally returned, he immediately went to her and was about to kneel down without saying a word. However, Amane raised her leg and kicked Hirata in the chest, knocking him to the ground.

This sudden action startled Horikita and Ichinose, who quickly stepped forward to stop Amane. They hadn't expected Amane's solution to be so violent. They wished they could have tried to persuade her a little more, as Amane's kick had completely destroyed any hope of negotiation.

"Amane, calm down. Katsuragi-san, Kanzaki-san, you guys pull Hirata-san away first."

Ichinose held onto Amane's waist tightly to prevent her from continuing to attack Hirata, while also quickly having Katsuragi and Kanzaki pull Hirata away to avoid further escalation of the conflict.

"It's okay, I understand that you're angry, Miyako-kun, but could you please reconsider after taking it out on me..."

"Consider my foot! Hirata Yosuke, have I been too lenient with you? If you want to play the hero, that's your business! You're willing to protect your classmates even at the cost of dropping out of school? Fine! I respect you, Hirata Yosuke, as a man. Of all the men I've met, you're the only one who is truly responsible and willing to sacrifice yourself for others. Calling you a saint wouldn't be an exaggeration."

"But before you were protecting her, couldn't you have used your brain to think about why everyone was voting with me to expel her from school? Couldn't you open your eyes and see that the person you're supposed to protect is biting people like a mad dog and you're still protecting her? You want to protect her? Fine, today I'll stand against you, Hirata Yosuke, and I'll let you know that it's not wrong for you to be willing to sacrifice me and stand against you."

Amane ignored Hirata, who was so shocked he couldn't speak, and slowly walked to the podium.

There was one minute left before the next round of voting began.

Today, Tenon will see how long Hirata can hold out.

"Teacher! She just hit someone! Everyone saw her hit Hirata! This is bullying! The school should expel Miyako!"

Seeing that Hirata, the only person who could protect her, seemed to be in poor condition, Sato quickly grabbed the proctor's arm and said loudly.

But the proctor remained completely still, eyes downcast, as if he hadn't heard Sato's shouts at all.

"That's not how it is! Miyako-kun didn't hit me, I fell down on my own."

Hirata, clutching his chest, quickly interrupted Sato's rant. He could accept dropping out of school himself, but he couldn't accept Amane dropping out. If Amane dropped out, Class A would be completely hopeless, which was neither his original intention nor what he wanted to see.

"Hirata, are you crazy? She just hit you! This is clearly bullying. If you admit she hit you, Miyako will be expelled. You're a lunatic..."

Tenon looked at Hirata with a cold smile, his expression incredibly complex.

She already said that Sato has become a mad dog, but Hirata himself doesn't believe it, so being bitten has nothing to do with her.

"Hirata, I'm putting this out there today. If Sato doesn't drop out, I'll keep dragging out this exam. Doesn't she want to drag it out until we lose 300 class points for going over time? Let her lose them then. Then Arisu and the others will catch up, and in the end, no one will be able to graduate as an A-class student. All our efforts will be in vain, all our dreams will be shattered, and all our futures will be ruined. And the root cause of all this is you, Hirata Yosuke, preventing everyone from getting Sato to drop out. Don't you want to be a saint? Now, let your performance begin, Hirata-kun."

Chapter 244: You've teamed up to mess with me?

Tianyin's announcement was tantamount to issuing an ultimatum to the entire second-grade A class.

Sato Maya and all the students in Class 2-A have to choose between their futures, and the person who has to make this decision is not Amane herself. Amane directly hands over the power to decide the fate of everyone in the class to Hirata.

Many in the class thought this was simply reckless!

"Wait a minute! Miyako-kun! This isn't the time to act impulsively..."

When Yukimura saw that Amane was really going to quit without warning, he quickly got up to try to stop her. However, as the tablet emitted a prompt reminding him to read the questions carefully, Yukimura could only reluctantly shut his mouth and return to his seat to prepare to answer the questions.

"The special exam continues. Everyone, please return to your seats and begin reviewing the questions. You will have one minute each for reviewing and answering the questions. Please make sure to answer within the allotted time."

The proctor then seemed to wake up from a dream and returned to the podium. After urging the students to return to their seats, he began to prepare to announce the voting results.

Without Tianyin's instructions, most of the students in Class A were confused. Although the time for answering questions was passing quickly, they looked at each other and eventually all turned their attention to where Tianyin was.

However, they saw Tianyin casually select an option and then toss her tablet onto the table.

Ten minutes ago, Class A was united and working together, but after losing the leadership of their class leader, they fell into complete chaos.

Hirata stared blankly at the tablet in front of him. Amane had given him a question he couldn't answer at all. If they didn't abandon Sato, the class would lose 300 class points in one go. This number was shocking to Hirata. But if losing 300 class points could save a classmate from being expelled, he could grit his teeth and accept it.

but……

Protecting Sato means losing Amane. Even if she doesn't transfer to another class, Amane probably won't interfere in any class affairs anymore. In more serious cases, Horikita and Ichinose might also stand on Amane's side. So, can he and Katsuragi be a match for Sakayanagi Arisu or Ryuen Sho?

Hirata lacked the confidence to defeat them, meaning that if Amane chose to abandon this class, it would be virtually impossible for this class to return to Class A.

This is what Tianyin meant by entrusting everyone's fate to his hands.

Why did things turn out this way? A happy ending could have been achieved simply by sacrificing such an insignificant person like him, so why? Why did it become this dilemma?

drop!

The sound of the countdown to the final ten seconds of voting brought Hirata back to his senses. He stared blankly at the two options for a while before clicking on the "Do Not Accept" option.

If he wanted to drop out of school, he should have voted to accept the dropouts in exchange for points. However, Hirata was afraid that Amane was still carrying out the plan to make Sato drop out of school. So Amane's option was more likely to be "accept". In order to protect Sato, he could only choose the opposite option.

"The voting results show that there were 15 votes in favor and 22 votes against, failing to reach a consensus. We will now proceed with the break."

After finishing his speech, the proctor returned to the doorway and stood there motionless like a statue, silently watching the impending chaos unfold.

The moment the proctor announced the start of the break, Yukimura and the others quickly stood up to try and persuade Amane, but Amane, who had anticipated this, put on headphones and went to the proctor.

"I need to go to the restroom."

"Each person only has four chances to go to the bathroom, so remember to come back on time."

"understood."

Everyone who heard the conversation between the two was stunned. Before the exam, Teacher Chabashira had said that each person would only be given four chances to go to the bathroom, but no one paid much attention to it. Firstly, the first four questions were too easy, so easy that everyone thought the special exam would be over before lunch. Even Horikita did not expect it to actually drag on until the afternoon, so naturally no one was worried about the number of bathroom trips and had already used up most of them at the beginning.

Secondly, since everyone was sitting in the classroom answering questions during lunchtime without eating anything, those who were hungry could only drink water to fill their stomachs, so they had basically used up all their bathroom breaks. With the special exam coming to an end soon, no one thought about saving those breaks.

However, to the students' utter surprise, this rule could be exploited by Tianyin in this way.

Just as Amane was about to leave the classroom, Yukimura stepped in front of her.

"Miyako-kun! Please don't be so impulsive! Hirata's actions were somewhat inappropriate, but he made that extreme choice in the heat of the moment to protect his classmates. As the class leader, how can you be so impulsive as Hirata and disregard the interests of the class? I believe that if we sit down and talk, we can find a good solution. If all else fails, let Sato apologize to you. We don't need the 200 class points; we'll just take the minimum 50 points for passing the exam. What do you think?"

Yukimura also knew that it was unlikely that such conditions would sway Amane, because everyone knew Amane's style all too well. She was a woman of her word. Since Amane had said that she would definitely expel Sato from school, then this outcome was destined from the beginning and could not be changed. Amane would never give in on this matter, otherwise how would she manage the class in the future?

However, Yukimura knew that Amane would not agree, but he still proposed this solution just to get Amane to stay and be willing to continue discussing the topic.

Amane didn't stop walking just because Yukimura was talking to her. She walked up to Yukimura, casually pushed him aside, and left the classroom in full view of everyone.

The students were left looking at each other, unsure of what to do.

"Who in the class still has enough time to go to the bathroom?"

Coming to his senses, Yukimura hurriedly called out to the students behind him, only to be met with an unexpected scene: not a single person in the entire class raised their hand.

Four hours and twenty minutes have passed since the start of the exam, and the special exam will end in forty minutes. Who would care about the seemingly insignificant limit on the number of attempts in this rule? Naturally, everyone would go if they could. But now, this rule has become a stumbling block preventing them from solving the problem.

"Horikita-kun, do you have any ideas?"

Seeing that chasing after Amane to persuade her was no longer an option, Yukimura could only settle for second best and place his last hope on Horikita.

If they call Amane, Amane might not answer, but if Horikita calls hoping Amane will come back, it might be effective.

"I know you're anxious, Yukimura-kun, but being anxious won't help. The key to the problem lies with Hirata-kun. As long as Hirata-kun insists on protecting Sato-kun, Amane will not agree to the negotiations."

Horikita naturally knew that Yukimura wanted her to persuade Amane, but Horikita didn't want to ruin Amane's plans at this time. Moreover, it was necessary for the class to reconfirm who was the leader of the class.

If a leader's judgments cannot be consistently implemented, then it's better not to be a class leader at all, as there's no benefit to be one.

"..."

Yukimura looked at Hirata in silence, but Hirata had no intention of talking to anyone. Hirata, holding his head and looking pained, made it difficult for the others to speak to him.

As for Sato?

No one wanted to discuss it with Sato. Everyone could see that Sato was definitely going to be expelled. Even if Amane couldn't get Sato expelled this time, Sato would have a hard time getting away with it next time. So there was no point in discussing the problem with someone who was destined to be expelled.

The key to the problem lies with Hirata and Amane.

But now Amane has left the class and refused to communicate, and Hirata looks like he's about to break down.

Looking at the situation before him, Yukimura couldn't help but sigh deeply. It seemed that being the leader of a class wasn't so easy.

Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and Tianyin entered the classroom at the designated time to avoid talking to anyone.

When it came time to vote, Tianyin didn't even look at the screen; she just tapped a button, put the screen down, closed her eyes, and waited.

"The voting results show that 8 votes were in favor and 29 votes were against, failing to reach a unanimous decision. We will now proceed with the break."

As soon as the break began, Yukimura quickly blocked the exit, because he didn't know how many times Amane had left the classroom to go to the restroom. But Yukimura knew that if he wanted to talk to Amane directly, he had to keep her in the classroom.

"I'm going to the restroom."

As usual, she greeted the proctor. Amane looked at Yukimura with a gaze as if he were an idiot, and then walked out of the classroom through the back door in front of everyone again, which made Yukimura so angry that he smashed her glasses to pieces.

Even so, Amane didn't turn around to look at Yukimura.

Amane came to the rooftop just like last time, intending to rest for a while before going back. Anyway, she wasn't under the most pressure right now. Amane wanted to see just how far Hirata would sacrifice for this class.

As soon as Tianyin pushed open the door to the rooftop, she pouted unhappily. She had only been gone for a few minutes and her good spot had already been taken.

"Your class's special exam ended quite quickly."

Tianyin casually greeted someone and then found a relatively clean section of railing to lean against.

"Well, after all, it was the foundation left by Ichinose. Everyone didn't particularly agree with my suggestion, but in the end, we completed the special exam smoothly."

Ayanokouji also leaned against the railing like Amane, her gaze fixed on Amane, who was looking down and rapidly typing on her phone with one hand, seemingly chatting with someone.

"Come on, Fanbo's legacy is far from enough to support anyone dropping out. I think you've just used that meritocracy rhetoric to fool them again, and they've unwittingly followed you to vote out the last student in the class, haven't they?"

Amane rolled her eyes at Ayanokouji. After all, they were partners who had worked together before. How could Amane not know Ayanokouji's abilities? In fact, under normal circumstances, Ayanokouji might not have chosen to expel someone from school. After all, no one wants to expel a student from their class right after transferring to another class, thus lowering their image in the eyes of other students.

But Ayanokouji happened to be taking the special exams, and if he didn't establish his authority at this time, he wouldn't be able to gain a foothold in Class D. It wasn't just a matter of whether the students in Class D believed in him.

Only when he demonstrates that he is worthy of the role of class leader will the students in Class D consider whether they should accept a new, strong, and decisive class leader.

So Amane had already figured out what Ayanokouji would do from the beginning, but what she didn't expect was that no one in Class C of Ryuen dropped out, which was quite strange.

"You can hide anything from me."

……

Ayanokouji picked up on Amane's topic but didn't throw the ball back at her, and their conversation ended there.

Rumble!!

A muffled rumble of thunder suddenly erupted above the clouds.

Ayanokouji first looked up at the dark, cloud-covered sky, then seemed to have made up her mind.

"I heard..."

"Stop beating around the bush, just ask about Sato if you want to."

"I heard you're going to expel Sato from school?"

Ayanokouji's tone was strange, and even Amane couldn't immediately discern the complex emotions behind his question.

"Yes, save your breath if you're going to plead for her. She's become obsessed. In my opinion, she's no longer suitable for Class A or even this school. If you want her, you can give her to Class D. Do you want her?"

Amane naturally knew the truth about Ayanokouji and Sato's breakup. In order not to implicate Sato, Ayanokouji concealed the truth and took on the title of "scumbag" before choosing Iwasaki Eri, also known as Yuki, a first-year student.

Then she officially broke up with Sato. Yuki promised to use her family's connections to help Ayanokouji avoid the threats from Ayanokouji Atsuomi, and also promised to provide Sato with financial compensation, and even provide her with a job that would be enough to support her whole family if needed.

However, the prerequisite is that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka must marry her, and his name may be changed to Iwasaki.

These conditions were not a problem for Ayanokouji; from a perspective of interests, Ayanokouji judged it to be a win-win-win situation.

So, without communicating with Sato, she suddenly broke up with him, which led to this whole mess. The reason Ayanokouji went to Class D was actually to separate from Sato. On the one hand, she wanted to avoid upsetting Sato too much, and on the other hand, she was afraid that Iwasaki would think that they had rekindled their old relationship.

However, even though Ayanokouji was in Class D, he still kept Sato Maya in his heart.

Thinking about this, Amane couldn't help but laugh. Ayanokouji had told her that he only saw Sato Maya as a tool to learn how to fall in love. At that time, Amane had reminded him that if Ayanokouji entered the battlefield of emotions with the idea of ​​using others, he would never be able to escape this vortex and might even be devoured by it.

At that time, Ayanokouji did not believe that he would fall for a girl like Sato.

The result proved that Tianyin's judgment was correct; after tasting the forbidden fruit, everything could never return to the way it was at the beginning.

When Ayanokouji heard that Amane was willing to let Sato transfer classes, he thought about it seriously for a moment, and then shook his head.

"No, if she comes... it will be very troublesome."