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

Especially after the incident where Ibuki and the Fukuyama sisters had a falling out and almost caused a breakdown in the relationships among the second-year students, everyone's opinion of Ibuki plummeted.

How could Amane possibly have a private relationship with a girl like Ibuki?

However, the poster even produced photos of Amane giving her gifts and photos of them shopping at a mall. These pieces of evidence all proved that the poster's gossip was almost 100% true. Feeling a little guilty, Megumi asked Amane privately and received the answer that Amane had never dated Ibuki. Only then did Megumi feel confident enough to start a fierce online argument with the poster in the comments section.

This incident became a topic of casual conversation between Ichinose and Horikita, who felt that Megumi didn't need to bother with such rumor-mongers on online forums.

Hui couldn't tolerate people spreading rumors about Tianyin behind her back. After a week of relentless online battles, Hui discovered something very important.

That is, you need to use your student ID to log in to the forum, but you can create an anonymous account after logging in by purchasing an anonymous phone card. This is the most basic operation for students browsing school forums.

However, this poster is a bit different. Although the ID was changed to have a slightly chuunibyou vibe and a cute cat photo was attached, it was difficult to tell the person's true identity.

However, this was under the premise that the other party used an anonymous account. But when Hui opened the other party's profile to check the ID, an unexpected discovery was made: the poster did not use an anonymous account at all!

This means that the other person logged in directly using their student ID. Their ID account is the student ID. You can find them using OAA. OAA's search function only supports searching by name and class. That is, you can't search without knowing the other person's name and class. So, is there any way to find the other person's name using their student ID?

The answer is, of course, a bank transfer!

You need to enter your student ID to transfer money. After entering the ID, you also need to verify the name. At this step, you will know who the sender is!

Horikita still remembers how, when Megumi explained the complicated process and outcome to the three of them, even Amane looked at Megumi with an expression as if she had seen a ghost, muttering something like, "My Megumi can't possibly be that smart," which really infuriated Megumi.

However, the fact that Hui could come up with such a method and observe such details shows that her intelligence in love is comparable to Sherlock Holmes.

When the women tried to find the other person's name using the transfer system, they were all shocked by the name.

Ibuki Mio.

In this day and age, there are actually people who go online using their real names!! And what kind of bizarre operation is it to expose themselves just to cause trouble for Tianyin?

Later, Hui also looked at Ibuki's homepage. What she found made her furious. Ibuki was a hardcore hater of Amane on online forums, spreading rumors that Amane's girlfriends were unfaithful, scumbags, playboys, and other such bad things.

Even more shockingly, when Hirata announced their 'breakup,' everyone already knew their relationship was fake, but Ibuki posted that she was a 'second-hand' woman!

Being slandered like this, Hui couldn't explain it herself. After all, her persona in class was that of a hot girl, and over time everyone accepted that persona. Who would believe that she was a complete novice in love who had never even held hands before meeting Tianyin?

Unlike Ibuki, who recklessly exposes things, Megumi still has some sense of shame. If she wants to slap Ibuki in the face, she has to provide evidence. She can't expect Amane to prove that it was her first time doing that kind of thing, right?

Recently, Megumi had to give up her plan to refute Ibuki in the comments section of that post that hardly anyone saw.

However, when it comes to anger, the more you think about it, the angrier you get. She didn't know how to deal with Ibuki, but Ibuki just walked right into the line of fire! So she transferred to their class. Once she was in her own territory, Megumi immediately felt more confident.

First, she glanced at Amane to make sure she wasn't sleeping, and then Megumi confidently started to make things difficult for Ibuki.

And that's how what just happened happened.

Faced with Megumi's questioning, Ibuki was also at a loss. Now she felt that she had acted a bit too much just now. The best way was to apologize to everyone first and then reintroduce herself. However, as soon as Ibuki saw Megumi's face, she remembered the scene of her squatting in the bushes watching Amane accept Megumi's confession letter and that passionate kiss. Ibuki felt a little sour and remembered that she had participated in bullying Megumi on the rooftop. Although she hadn't done anything too outrageous and had even been beaten up by Amane, she was still considered to be one of Ryuen's people.

Now, she's stuck with the identity of a former abuser, forced to bow down to the victim. And to make matters worse, the victim is also her ex-girlfriend. This makes it impossible for Ibuki to admit her mistakes to Megumi in front of Amane.

If she were to bow down to Hui, it wouldn't be a matter of saving face or losing face.

She will definitely be looked down upon by Tianyin.

Even now, Ibuki still believes that Megumi is using the incident from back then as an excuse to make things difficult for her.

I never expected that my online defamation of Tianyin using my real name would be discovered.

What if I refuse your request?

Ibuki glanced at Amane's expressionless face and indifferent gaze, and with a pang of pain in her heart, she gritted her teeth and chose to stand up to Megumi to the bitter end.

"Then all I can say is that you are not welcome in Class A, Ibuki-san."

With her arms crossed, Megumi, mimicking Horikita, retorted to Ibuki's words in a stern tone.

To be honest, even Tianyin thought Hui was quite handsome when he opened his mouth.

However, it's clear that Ibuki isn't buying it.

"Whether you welcome me or not is none of my business. I entered Class A according to the school rules. If you're not satisfied, go ahead and complain to the school. I was originally thinking of just coasting along, but now I'm going to see how you manage to graduate as an unpopular student in Class A."

Ibuki learned from Ryuen and Amane's shameless tricks. Having always acted as a mouthpiece between the two, Ibuki had long memorized their ways of doing things, so it seemed perfectly natural for her to use such shameless tactics now.

Faced with Ibuki's attitude of "I'm just going to coast along and enjoy watching you all graduate with this unpopular person," the inexperienced Megumi was immediately at a loss.

It's impossible to get the school to change its rules. Knowing that it's impossible to get Ibuki back, Ena could only try to annoy Ibuki with words. But she ended up being annoyed by Ibuki's shameless and rascal-like behavior. Ena was truly speechless, like someone swallowing a bitter pill.

In her rage, Hui blurted out a sarcastic remark.

"With your looks, it's no wonder Tianyin looks down on you."

Chapter 250: Meat Won't Just Come to Your Mouth

Hui's casual remark inadvertently hit Ibuki's sore spot. Ever since Ibuki refused to maintain that kind of intimate relationship with Amane, she has been extremely sensitive to anything related to Amane.

As a result, she would have a somewhat neurotic reaction whenever she heard someone mention Amane. This is also why Shiina hasn't gone to play with Amane since she came back. Shiina was afraid of upsetting Ibuki, who had started to act a little abnormally after the 'breakup'.

It was precisely because she hadn't heard Amane's name frequently mentioned in her life for a long time that Ibuki's condition had improved considerably recently. She gradually became able to accept people talking about Amane, and she even managed to expose her own experiences online to show that she was making a clean break from her terrible past.

Everything seemed to be going in a good direction, until...

Hui directly and accurately hit Ibuki's sore spot.

"What did you say?"

Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, Ibuki's indifferent attitude instantly turned into a fierce one.

Megumi took two steps back in fear when facing the fierce-looking Ibuki, but then she remembered that Amane was by her side, so she regained her confidence and began to stand tall and confront Ibuki.

"What? Did I tell you right? No normal person would ever see a girl with such a bad temper as you. I initially thought Tianyin's actions were rather cruel, but now it seems... like the right choice."

Hui smiled lightly, maintaining a relaxed expression even as she faced Ibuki, who was already furious.

Ibuki clenched her fists unconsciously. Seeing Ibuki's little action, many people were worried for Megumi, while also turning their gazes to Amane.

The scenario that everyone imagined, where Amane would immediately choose to side with Megumi, did not occur. At the beginning, Amane was completely expressionless in the face of Ibuki's actions, looking as if it was none of her business, clearly indicating that she had cut ties with Ibuki. If Ibuki and Megumi had argued or even fought, Amane would definitely have chosen to help her current girlfriend, Megumi.

However, when the students of Class A looked at Tianyin in the back row, Tianyin did not have a gloomy face and seemed ready to make a move at any time. On the contrary, Tianyin was watching with great interest, and the corners of her mouth were almost always turned up. It made people wonder if Tianyin was already watching a good show if she had snacks and drinks.

Is it really that interesting to watch your ex-girlfriend and your current girlfriend argue?

"Hmph, do you think I care about that guy as much as you do?"

"You don't care, but I do. So why are you in such a hurry?"

"Hmph! Only a girl like you, who's all show and no substance, would be thinking about finding someone to rely on all the time. Is there such a shortage of men in this school? If you can't find a man, you're not even going to let go of the same sex. It's really bad luck to be targeted by someone like you."

Ibuki wanted to launch a personal attack on Kei, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't come up with any dirt on Kei. So she simply attacked Kei's abilities. The entire second-year students had a clear understanding of Kei's strength. Moreover, because her strength was so different from the girls around Amane, rumors spread that Kei had gotten close to Amane. Otherwise, there was no way to explain why a third-rate student like Kei could sneak into the group of girls around Amane, who were all top-notch in terms of both appearance and strength.

Ibuki thought that if Megumi was told she wasn't good enough, she would definitely get angry and argue with her, which would allow her to cleverly turn Megumi's home advantage into Ibuki Mio's home advantage.

If the students in Class A shift their attention from her rude attitude during her self-introduction to their strength and performance, then Ibuki is confident that she can completely overpower Karuizawa Megumi in this regard.

After all, while she wasn't exactly a top-tier student, she wasn't someone like Karuizawa Megumi, who had no redeeming qualities in the OAA, to be compared to.

Having made up her mind, Ibuki's anxious heart gradually calmed down, and she began to wait for the opportunity for Megumi to take the initiative to argue with her.

However, Ibuki soon realized that her plan seemed to be wildly wrong.

When Ibuki said that she wasn't strong enough, Megumi didn't react at all.

This scene made Ibuki start to doubt herself. Could it be that all the girls around Amane have such good self-control?

Or is it that Karuizawa Kei is actually pretending to be weak while actually being strong?

"There's nothing I can do about it; that's just how it is when you're born good-looking."

Hui shrugged helplessly.

"God gave me this appearance, so it's understandable that I lack some abilities. Isn't there a saying that goes, 'When God closes a door, he opens a window'? By the way, Ibuki-kun, where is your window?"

Hui's feigned concern caused a burst of laughter in the class.

Ibuki's face turned red with anger at Megumi's question, clearly she was starting to get a little carried away.

How could Ibuki have imagined that in a school where strength is paramount, someone would not only fail to refute when their abilities are questioned, but instead react with an attitude of 'I'm not good enough, there's nothing I can do but make do for now'?

It's no wonder that Ibuki stepped into the pit, because there were at least eighty or a hundred people saying that Megumi wasn't strong enough, and Megumi had heard it so many times that her ears were calloused.

At first, Hui did care about what others thought.

After all, if Tianyin's girlfriend's abilities are consistently among the worst in the class, it would undoubtedly tarnish Tianyin's reputation.

So for a period of time, Hui frantically read books and studied hard, trying to accelerate her progress and make herself smarter quickly.

However, Hui only persisted for about three months before giving up, because she realized that learning requires time and talent.

If she spends her time studying, she will have less time to spend with Tianyin. Moreover, due to her lack of talent, she often buries herself in her studies for days but ends up remembering nothing, or only remembering strange things. In the end, she wastes time and makes no progress in her studies.

Therefore, Megumi was forced to give up on improving her skills through studying. She was depressed for a while. Fortunately, Ichinose noticed that something was wrong with Megumi and had a heart-to-heart talk with her.

After learning that Megumi was eager to improve her strength in order to reduce the criticism of Amane, Ichinose simply advised Megumi to give up such a plan.

"Strength doesn't necessarily need to be proven by oneself. The fact that you can stand next to Tianyin is already a pinnacle that many people can never reach in their entire lives. Personally, I think that instead of focusing on improving your strength, you should seriously think about what makes you so attractive that even a girl like Tianyin can be drawn to you."

Although Megumi thought it was common for Amane to be attracted to girls, she also thought that Ichinose's words made some sense. So it took her a long time to understand that the reason why a weak girl like herself could attract Amane was because she was good-looking.

Its simple and straightforward advantages are also its powerful weapon that makes it extremely easy for other people of the same sex to break down its defenses.

Ibuki was so angry at Megumi's words, which sounded a bit narcissistic but, upon closer inspection, seemed to be true, that she was so angry she couldn't even speak.

"Besides being good-looking, you don't have any other redeeming qualities, do you?"

"Is it my fault that I'm good-looking?"

"Humph……"

"Um... Ibuki-san, doesn't your nose hurt from constantly 'humming'?"

"you---"

Just as Ibuki reached her breaking point and was about to use violence to shut up Karuizawa Megumi, who had a smug look on her face, the voice of Chabashira-sensei suddenly rang out from the podium.

"Alright! Shut up, all of you! It's still morning self-study time. After you've finished your introductions, go back to your seats!"

Looking at her raised arm and then at Chabashira-sensei, who had timed the situation perfectly, Ibuki was so angry that her teeth were chattering.

If she had even a second more, she could have given Karuizawa Megumi, whom she considered incredibly foul-mouthed and shameless, a good slap. Whether Amane would retaliate against her later was another matter; at the very least, she could vent her anger first. When Kagahashi Sae deliberately stopped Ibuki from venting her anger, wasn't that just taking sides?

However, Ibuki can understand Chabashira's motive for taking sides. After all, Karuizawa Kei is a student who has been with the group all along, and is more important than a freshman who has only been there for less than half an hour.

Megumi also saw Ibuki raise her hand. Megumi was thinking about whether to stage an accident, but after seeing Chabashira-sensei take sides, she gave up on the idea of ​​getting Ibuki slapped so that she would be dealt with by her ex-boyfriend on her first day of transferring classes.

However, Megumi was still not satisfied with letting the matter drop, so before returning to her seat, she made a face to mock Ibuki.

"Omitted~"

However, this time Ibuki's gaze did not fall on Megumi who was making a face, but instead stared intently at what was behind Megumi.

Hui instinctively looked behind him and ended up bumping into Tianyin's arms.

"Hmm...who...wait? Tianyin, when did you get behind me?"

"When you compliment yourself on your good looks."

Tianyin gently reached out and flicked Hui's nose.

"Hey? Please don't bring up such embarrassing things."

When arguing with Ibuki, Megumi naturally wanted to say whatever was disgusting to her, but afterwards, when she remembered that she had just said in public that Ibuki was pretty, Megumi's face turned bright red.

"Didn't you say so yourself? Now everyone knows you're good-looking, are you satisfied now?"

"It's alright..."

How could Hui not understand the meaning behind Tianyin's words? Hui used to boast about her ability to read people's expressions, which she had honed while being bullied. Although she gradually stopped having to live by Tianyin's side, this ability of Hui's had long since become an instinct.

This allowed Huineng to easily understand conversations that only "intelligent people" could comprehend.

If Amane didn't mind bullying Ibuki earlier, her behavior of further provoking Ibuki after gaining the upper hand and embarrassing her could potentially affect her own reputation and that of the class, leading others to mistakenly believe that Class A doesn't welcome students from other classes or that there is bullying of transfer students from other classes.

So Amane gave her a way out by praising her, hoping that she could eliminate at least the superficial hostility between herself and Ibuki.

Since Tenon has already given her a way out, there's no need for Megumi to rush into dealing with Ibuki here.

"I'm sorry, Ibuki-san. I was just joking with you. If I offended you, I apologize. I'll treat you to milk tea during lunch break as compensation. You can tell me what flavor you want!"

Ibuki was stunned by how quickly Megumi changed her expression. Although Ibuki didn't know why Megumi could change her expression so quickly, she figured it must be because Amane played some role in the process.

The thought that she had actually been helped by that guy she both loved and hated made Ibuki's face turn extremely ugly. However, she no longer had the will to fight with Megumi. She understood the principle that when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

"No need, I'll just take it as a joke."

After saying that, Ibuki walked towards her seat, but before she had taken two steps, the person she least wanted to interact with appeared in front of her.

"Welcome to Class A, Ibuki-san."