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

Ayanokouji spoke cryptically, but Amane sensed something unusual in his words.

"Trouble doesn't mean your new girlfriend will be angry, does it?"

"..."

Ayanokouji looked at Amane helplessly. He already enjoyed dealing with smart girls because he felt that only smart girls could communicate effectively with him and understand his various thoughts.

In retrospect, that idea was completely wrong. When faced with a girl like Amane who is both smart and a little mischievous, even Ayanokouji could only be played by her.

Seeing Ayanokouji's discomfitured expression, Amane let out a smug, mischievous laugh, but before she could finish, the atmosphere between the two became tense again.

"But you said no, so I have no choice but to let her drop out of school."

"Isn't there any other way?"

"If you beg me, I might consider letting her go."

Amane understands Ayanokouji better than Sato and Yuki. Although Ayanokouji used to be willing to stay behind the scenes and prefer a low-key life, he also has his own pride.

Someone like him would never plead with another girl for the sake of another girl.

If Ayanokoji Kiyotaka actually did that, Amane would look down on his actions.

However, Amane will also keep her promise and let Sato go.

Ayanokouji's intuition told him that Amane was serious.

In other words, as long as he is willing to plead for Sato, he can save Sato. As long as Sato behaves himself and follows Amane to graduate from Class A, there shouldn't be any major problems.

but……

The words of pleading welled up in Ayanokouji's mouth several times, but no matter what, she couldn't bring herself to say them.

As a male, the strongest student in his class besides Amane, and the pride of an unparalleled artificial genius, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka could not submit to anyone.

Including Miyako Tenon.

"It seems you've made your decision."

Tenon's words inexplicably made Ayanokouji feel a strange, indescribable irritation in his chest, but reason quickly calmed him down.

"Well, if I have the chance, I hope to have a real match with you."

"Well, it's the most boring thing to compete with you. We were both taught by the same master. Although my family found me a few more teachers later, my way of thinking was already shaped and fixed when I was there. So, in the end, the only way for you and me to compete is to resort to violence. And if we use violence, you should know very well that as long as you can't completely overcome your weakness of pain, you can't defeat me."

Amane's confident declaration made Ayanokouji's gaze sharpen.

"Not necessarily."

"Well, you're still as stubborn as ever. Just wait and see how I deal with you... Let me confirm with you one more time, are you sure you don't want to beg me again?"

……

When Tianyin returned to the classroom, the atmosphere was even more oppressive than before.

There are now only twenty minutes left in the five hours.

This special exam will end after a maximum of two more rounds of voting.

However, the students were completely helpless in preventing the disaster that was about to befall them.

Hirata's eyes were bloodshot, as if he was still having a final internal struggle. Look, this is what happens when you try to act like a saint. No one criticizes him or blames him. As a result, Hirata almost drove himself crazy.

Amane sometimes didn't quite understand Hirata's behavior, but she gave it full respect. Rather than sacrificing herself just to protect one person, Amane simply left everyone to Hirata to protect. Protecting one person is one thing, but protecting several shouldn't be a problem, right?

Faced with the choice between one person's future and the future of thirty-six people, how will Hirata Yosuke choose?

Tianyin was actually a little curious about the result.

She remembered a question she encountered in the White House, which asked whether it was right to sacrifice a small number of people in order to save the majority.

Amane remembers that Ayanokouji's answer was correct.

Tianyin made the wrong choice.

The instructor praised Ayanokouji's choice before asking Amane why she said this approach was wrong, because it had been determined that there was no way to save everyone, and sacrifice was necessary.

Tianyin's reply to the instructor was: "But what if you were one of the few who would be sacrificed?"

The instructor was delighted to hear that six-year-old Tianyin could ask such a question. His answer to Tianyin was...

"If you have the ability, then resist; if you don't, then accept your fate. So, Miyako, are you putting yourself in the role of someone destined to be sacrificed?"

"No, I'm putting myself in the shoes of the person who caused this ordeal. If those destined to be sacrificed don't resist, and those who claim to be righteous refuse to do anything that goes against morality and conscience, wouldn't this ordeal be quite boring?"

Looking back now, Amane realizes that she seems to have had this quirky hobby since she was a child. She doesn't know who infected her with it, but it must have been Arisu!

While reminiscing about the past, Tianyin casually clicked the "Accept" vote button.

The results of the penultimate vote were also announced quickly.

"The voting results show that there were 2 votes in favor and 35 votes against, failing to reach a consensus. We will now proceed with the break."

The vast majority of people voted against it, and Amane immediately knew that someone must have mobilized the vote after she left, and the other person who voted to accept it was most likely Sato.

Because Amane's vote is unpredictable, and Hirata can only vote "disagree" to protect Sato, the best way to delay is to vote "accept". Only in this way can he ensure that no matter what Amane votes, there will be no unanimous vote.

As soon as the voting results were announced, Tianyin hurriedly slipped out of the classroom and walked back in right at the start of the voting.

As soon as Tianyin entered the classroom, she saw that many people's eyes were already red. Obviously, they had already decided that after this special exam, they would be relegated to Class B.

However, many people were still unwilling to accept it. They could accept losing to strong rivals from other classes, such as Sakayanagi or Ryuen, who had already gained recognition. If they were defeated by them in a special competitive exam, it was because they were not as skilled and there was nothing to complain about.

But losing to someone from your own class is the most unacceptable situation, especially when the class leader is giving up and the person involved refuses to communicate. Everyone else can only watch Hirata and Amane anxiously like ants on a hot pan.

Aside from being anxious, there's nothing else I can do.

Compared to the oppressive and despairing atmosphere of the class, Sato was extremely smug. She had thought she was going to be expelled from Amane, but then a complete fool came along and saved her from a desperate situation. Such good fortune was hard to find even with a lantern. As for whether she would be expelled next time? Sato no longer cared.

If I can drag everyone in the class down to Class A, dropping out of school isn't an unacceptable thing.

As for Hirata? His left eye was swollen, the buttons on his collar were missing, and his burgundy school uniform was all wrinkled. It seemed that someone had clashed with him. However, Hirata no longer showed any signs of struggling or pain. His eyes were numb as he stared blankly at the tablet in front of him, looking as if he had gone mad.

As soon as the final round of voting began, Sato clicked "Accept" without hesitation. Seeing Sato's action, Amane also clicked "Accept".

Just when everyone thought the previous round of voting was going to repeat itself, Tianyin raised her left hand.

Hirata hesitated for a few seconds as he looked at Amane's raised left hand, and finally tapped the screen lightly.

The voting did not end there; it proceeded directly to the second step.

Before anyone could react, Tianyin quickly selected that name.

5. ② "Do you accept Maya Sato's withdrawal from school?"

(1) Accept (2) Do not accept

③The entire audience unanimously approved Sato Maya's withdrawal from school. Do you support the decision to allow Sato Maya to withdraw from school in exchange for 200 class points?

(1) Support (2) Do not support

Upon seeing the third option that appeared for the first time, many students in the class showed expressions of surprise and delight, with some even letting out joyful cries.

Of course, in addition to that, there was the sound of a tablet being smashed and someone's hysterical roar.

"Why? How is that possible? You all voted against it before!! Why? I get it! I get it!! You were all in cahoots to mess with me, weren't you?"

Sato roared loudly, and the whole class fell silent. No one wanted to provoke Sato when she was angry. Anyway, they had already passed the special test, so they let Sato yell as much as she wanted.

Sato glanced at Amane, hesitated for a moment, then walked to Hirata's side and grabbed Hirata's collar.

"You useless piece of trash! You said you would save me, didn't you?"

Faced with Sato's questioning, Hirata spoke expressionlessly.

"Feel sorry."

"Sorry? What good is an apology? You..."

"Quiet down!!"

The proctor's angry shout interrupted Sato's complaints.

"The voting is over. According to the results, Maya Sato has been expelled. Class 2A will receive 200 class points as a reward. The special exam is now over."

Chapter 245: I'll Make It Up to You Tonight

As the proctor announced the end of the special exam, the students of Class A cheered. This time, not only did they not lose 300 class points and fall to Class B, but they also managed to kill Maya Sato at the last moment and earn a huge 200 points from her. In addition, with the 50 points that the special exam originally gave them, it can be said that Class A earned 250 class points in just five hours.

This is something that has never happened to anyone since they entered this school.

Some people were so overwhelmed by the huge gap between their expectations of going from hell to heaven that they even cried tears of joy when the special exam was announced to be over.

Seeing the noisy Class A student, Amane simply shook her head, then took Horikita's hand with her left hand and Ichinose's hand with her right, and also called out to Megumi as they left the classroom.

As for the aftermath?

Amane believed that Hirata really enjoyed doing this kind of thing.

"What's there to be happy about?!"

Just as everyone was getting into the swing of things, a discordant shout interrupted the A-class students' celebration.

People looked in the direction from which the sound came, and sure enough, the source of the sound was Sato Maya, whose eyes were bloodshot.

People's joys and sorrows are not shared, and Sato only found them incredibly noisy.

"Are you happy that someone dropped out of school?"

Faced with Sato's questioning, whether it was carefree students like Shinohara and Maezono or normal students like Yukimura, Wang Meiyu, Miyake, Hasebe, Sakura, Katsuragi, and Kanzaki, they all lowered their heads.

It wasn't that they truly felt remorse for their actions; if they did, they wouldn't have joined Amane in voting to expel Sato from school.

The reason no one wanted to meet Sato's gaze was that everyone was afraid that Sato, who had already been confirmed to drop out of school, might still try to bite them. The vote was cast by everyone, but Sato could only bite one person at a time, so naturally no one wanted to be the unlucky one.

Sato, however, interpreted their behavior as shame stemming from their own guilt. Seeing everyone bowing their heads and 'confessing' their sins, Sato stood directly on the desk.

At this point, she had nothing left to care about, so she decided to take this last chance to annoy Tianyin as well.

"You all saw the vote in this special exam, right? Just because Miyako doesn't like me, she's trying to force me to drop out of school, and she won't even agree to Hirata's request to sacrifice herself so I wouldn't be expelled! As the class leader, she acts impulsively all the time, arbitrarily expelling people she doesn't like. What gives her that right? Who gave her that power? Yes, you all expelled me this time, and you can cheer and celebrate to your heart's content, but what about next time? Who will be the next victim?"

Sato blushed with an unusual blush. She felt an unprecedented excitement stimulating every cell in her body. In Sato's opinion, this feeling was even more pleasurable than orgasm!

"Stop trusting that guy! You have to learn to fight back! If you all unite and try to get her expelled, even if she's some rich girl, she'll definitely be expelled..."

"It's black? I didn't expect that you, Sato girl, are so outgoing despite your average looks."

Koenji leaned against his desk with great interest, looking up to admire Sato's skirt.

"Hey! You bastard, Koenji! You dared to peek at me when I wasn't looking!"

Realizing he had exposed himself, Sato quickly squatted down on the desk, glaring at Koenji with a face full of shame and indignation.

"Sato girl, I don't like what you're saying. Weren't you the one who stood on the desk spouting nonsense? In other words, it's clearly your own fault for not protecting your privacy, so how can you shift the blame onto me? Besides, you're not exactly a sight to behold, are you?"

After finishing speaking, Koenji stood up and walked out of the classroom. Sato's momentum vanished completely after Koenji's interruption. She was filled with shame and indignation and was too embarrassed to stand up and say anything more. The students standing to the side took advantage of the moment when Koenji was about to speak to Sato and quickly followed Koenji out of the classroom, afraid that what happened here would reach Amane's ears. After all, after obtaining these 250 class points, Class A's position was almost stable.

Only a fool would go against Tianyin when they were certain to graduate from Class A.

As he watched familiar faces leave one by one, Sato sat on his desk, his face ashen.

She wanted to cry, but couldn't. Sato regretted listening to Sakayanagi's advice to test Horikita's ability to break up with Amane in exchange for Sato's peace of mind when faced with an extreme special exam.

But when Sato thought about how she had changed the plan without his consent and turned her anger towards Kushida and Amane, he didn't know what to say to her, even if he wanted to vent his anger.

Now that things have come to this, it seems there's no other way to vent her sadness except to have a good cry. But there's still one last person sitting in the classroom, and Sato won't be able to cry no matter what if he doesn't leave. She doesn't have the habit of crying in front of others.

"Hirata, are you staying here just to see me make a fool of myself?"

Hirata, who had been sitting motionless in his seat, stiffly turned around and stared blankly at Sato after hearing his question.

Sato was startled the moment he saw Hirata.

Those bloodshot eyes were terrifying, and combined with Hirata's pale, pain-twisted expression, they looked incredibly horrifying in the dimly lit classroom.

Hirata stood up and walked towards Sato. This action startled Sato, who jumped off the table in an attempt to escape, but ended up falling face-first to the ground.

"why?"

"W-what why? I don't know what you're talking about! I'm about to be expelled, and you're still bullying me?"

In the face of the crisis, a flash of inspiration struck Sato, and he immediately seized upon it.

What kind of person is Hirata?

A pushover who loves to play the saint!

If she just pretends to be pitiful, Hirata shouldn't do anything to her, especially since she's the victim! No normal person would use violence against someone who's about to be expelled. What if they were caught on camera and both of them were expelled? That would be such a waste.