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

Seeing Kamuro's serious and earnest expression, Tenon also put away her playful demeanor.

"Before……"

Just as Kamuro opened his mouth, he heard the classroom door open.

Megumi and Matsushita walked into the classroom chatting and laughing. As soon as they entered, Megumi noticed Kamuro's surprised expression and Amane's expression as if she had something to deal with.

"Kamuro-kun, Amane, did we disturb you?"

"Kamuro just said he had something to tell me, but you arrived before he could even say anything, so it wasn't really an intrusion. Eh? Kamuro, where are you going?"

While Amane was talking to Megumi, Kamuro suddenly stood up with a blush on his face and opened the back door of the classroom.

"Tianyin, could you please come up to the rooftop with me? I really have something important I want to discuss with you privately. I'll wait for you there!"

After finishing speaking, Kamuro didn't wait for Tenon's reply and turned to run towards the rooftop with his head down.

In her haste, Tenon could only glance apologetically at Hui before quickly following behind Kamishiro.

Only Hui and Matsushita remained in the classroom, looking at each other in bewilderment as the two figures walked away.

A blushing shrine, a rooftop, a private conversation, something important to say.

All these signs put together... Could it be that the important matter Kamuro mentioned refers to...?

"Megumi-san, is Kamuro-san planning to confess to Amane on the rooftop?"

"Huh?!!"

Chapter 252: The Date

After lunch, Horikita and Ichinose, who were chatting and laughing as they were heading back to the classroom, bumped into Karuizawa Megumi, who was in a great hurry. Seeing Megumi's anxious appearance, Horikita asked her what was wrong, but to her surprise, Megumi's words gave her a little shock.

"Kamuro just asked Amane to come to the rooftop, saying he had something important to tell her. I think there's a very high chance he's confessing!!"

Megumi excitedly recounted what had just happened to the two of them. After listening, Horikita and Ichinose felt that Megumi's judgment was probably pretty accurate, but... Kamuro had just transferred to Class A today and was already about to confess to Amane...

"Lingyin, what do you think about this?"

Ichinose asked Horikita beside him with a wicked grin.

Seeing that Ichinose seemed unwilling to step forward, Horikita had no choice but to speak up and say what she wanted to say.

"You guessed that possibility too, right, Homura? It's just that we can't tell whether Kamuro is trying to find a reliable backer or if it's Arisu's instruction..."

"Huh? What are you talking about? I don't understand. How did this get involved with Sakayanagi again?"

Megumi listened to Horikita's riddle-like half-sentence with absolutely no clue. How could Kamuro possibly confess to Amane and yet be related to Arisu? Moreover, Megumi noticed a hint of seriousness in Horikita and Ichinose's expressions.

It seems this might be a bad thing for Tianyin, so she's even more determined to go see! What if that guy eats Tianyin... uh, what if Tianyin eats her?!

With that thought in mind, Megumi made up her mind to go and see. She hadn't seen a live confession in a long time... cough cough, Megumi Karuizawa was going to go to protect Amane in order to thwart Kamuro's scheme.

As for the troublesome behind-the-scenes struggles, let Horikita and Ichinose handle them.

"They've been gone for a while now, I need to hurry and catch up, or I'll miss the best part, hehe~"

Hui smiled mischievously and then eagerly chased after him towards the rooftop.

Ichinose was also a little excited by this scene. What girl doesn't like gossip? Especially when she's watching a live confession... especially when she's watching another girl confess to her boyfriend right there!

If you're late, you'll really miss out on this bombshell gossip.

"Lingyin, do you want to come over and take a look? This is a live confession!"

Looking into Ichinose's bright, expectant eyes, Horikita knew that Ichinose wanted to go see it.

"Go ahead and go if you want. I'd better take advantage of the time before lunch break ends to rest a bit more, since I have classes this afternoon."

"Then I'll head over first."

Seeing that Horikita didn't seem very interested in this kind of thing, Ichinose could only turn around and follow Megumi's footsteps alone. The two of them then sped towards the rooftop, one after the other.

Back in her seat, Horikita felt uneasy looking at the empty seat next to Amane.

Forget about resting, I can't even concentrate on reviewing my lessons.

"Never mind, I'll go and take a look."

……

Kamuro ran quickly up the stairs, her face flushed. Just thinking about what she was about to do, whether out of shyness or excitement, her face remained hot.

The first time I ever asked someone out was to my best friend's boyfriend...

In Kamuro's mind, this kind of thing was absolutely taboo, and she had only ever seen it in various melodramatic comics and some plot videos.

I never imagined that something like this would happen to her one day, especially with the permission of her best friend... Just thinking about it makes Kamuro feel unbelievable and...exciting?

Kamuro quickly walked to the rooftop door, pushed it open forcefully, and stepped onto it. Then, she was stunned by the sight before her.

Because all three grades share one teaching building, although most students return to their classrooms to rest after lunch in the cafeteria, quite a few are still influenced by anime or other things and like to bring their own lunch to eat on the rooftop.

There were even a few young couples there, hugging and whispering sweet nothings.

In short, the rooftop was packed with people.

This is completely different from the scene Kamuroku had imagined!!!

In Kamuroshi's imagination, the rooftop should be an empty place, the perfect spot to invite Amane on a date.

Why did it turn out like this? What about her date? Does she really have to invite Tianyin to go on a date with her in front of so many people? If that's the case, it would be better to invite her in the classroom. The rooftop is so crowded that it's hard to find a place to stand; there are several times more people on it than in the classroom just now.

"Kamuro, what are you doing standing at the door..."

As soon as Tenon arrived at the door, she knew why the shrine was stunned. The corner of the rooftop was full of people; it didn't look like a place where one could have a private conversation.

"Feel sorry."

"Why are you suddenly apologizing to me, Kamuroku? It's just that we didn't have a place to talk. We can just go somewhere else."

The entire school has fewer than 400 students across all three grades, including all faculty and staff. However, the school was built to accommodate 2000 people, so many places are vacant. Finding a place to talk alone is not difficult for Tianyin.

"No need, maybe... I was just unlucky. I'm so sorry to have troubled you to come all this way with me, Tianyin."

"Kamuro, you..."

"Just call me Masumi. I only said those things that day because I was afraid Arisu would overthink it... Tsk, it feels like I said all the apologies I'll ever say in this afternoon. As compensation, I'll treat you to a big meal next time. Please forget about today's incident, Amane."

After Kamuro finished speaking, he took a deep breath, and just as he was about to shout something, it turned into a sigh.

Kamuro turned around, smiled at Amane, and then began to walk heavily downstairs.

However, they hadn't walked more than a few steps when they bumped into Megumi and Ichinose, who had come to watch the commotion. Seeing that Kamuro was already preparing to leave, the two mistakenly thought that the confession was over, and Megumi immediately pouted in disappointment.

However, Ichinose noticed that something was wrong with Kamuro and took the initiative to pull Megumi to his side, making way for Kamuro to go downstairs.

Kamuro nodded slightly and continued walking slowly downstairs.

"You finished so quickly?"

Horikita had only gone up one floor of stairs when she saw Kamuro, and couldn't help but show a surprised expression. Because she was a step too slow, she didn't even catch the gossip that was already happening.

"Is Horikita-kun here to see me make a fool of myself?"

"I have no idea what you and Tianyin are going to talk about, so where does this talk of laughing at you come from?"

"...You really are a lot like Arisu."

Kamuro came to this conclusion after observing Horikita for a while, but it was clear that this assessment greatly displeased Horikita.

"Please don't confuse the two of us, Kamuro-san. I admit that Sakayanagi-san is an extremely outstanding student, and I have learned a lot from her, but that doesn't mean I will become like her... By the way, did Sakayanagi-san tell you anything before you came to our class?"

While retaliating, Horikita also made a preliminary probe of Kamuro. In Horikita's eyes, neither Ibuki nor Kamuro, who clearly had various relationships with Amane, were people who could not be easily trusted.

Tianyin's performance in the special exam was so outstanding that it was almost impeccable. Whether it was strategy, leadership, or violence, Tianyin was able to maintain a stunning performance that dominated the opponent throughout the entire process.

However, Tianyin also has a quirk that others might not notice: he is too relaxed around people he knows well.

Once someone familiar or close approaches her, the success rate of trying to obtain information from her or betray her is far greater than fighting her head-on. Therefore, even if it displeases her, Horikita must be wary of the potential consequences of this situation.

Kamuro was taken aback for a moment, then realized that Horikita was giving her a warning. Unfortunately, she had no intention of harming Class A, because that person would not allow anyone to use despicable means to help her win.

"Horikita-kun, you're overthinking it. Arisu did say that she was determined to win against Amane head-on, but she would never do it by getting someone like me to help her. These geniuses have their own pride. When two people are fighting with all their might, having someone else intervene would only prove that they lack confidence in their own abilities. This is unacceptable to both Arisu and Amane. So I advise you, Horikita-kun, it would be better if you didn't get involved."

After finishing his sentence, Kamuro turned and continued walking downstairs without looking back, and the surrounding atmosphere became extremely quiet.

"Alright, alright, stop frowning, or you'll get wrinkles~ It'll be hard for Arisu to defeat me when I'm going all out~ Suzune, you don't need to put too much pressure on yourself. When it really comes down to the two of us going all out, it's not something the rest of you can get involved in, because at that point everything will become a pawn in our hands, and if you get involved, you'll just become her targets."

Amane, on the other hand, saw things more clearly. Instead of worrying about how to deal with Arisu when he gets serious, she should seize the opportunity to think about whether the Sports Festival and Cultural Festival could be used to eliminate the possibility of Class B making a comeback.

"If that day ever comes, it wouldn't be so bad to become a pawn in your contest between Amane and Sakayanagi."

Horikita's attitude this time was much more resolute than before. Seeing that Horikita had said so, Amane didn't say anything more, but just gave Horikita a thumbs up to reassure her.

Then Amane turned her attention to Megumi and Ichinose, who were trying to sneak away.

"What are you two doing here, Megumi and Honami? Did you think Masumi was going to confess to me and so you came to eavesdrop?"

The two, whose faces had been exposed by Tianyin's words, immediately froze on the spot.

"H-How could that be! I-I just felt it was too stuffy in the classroom and wanted to go to the rooftop for some fresh air, right, Honami?"

Without thinking, Hui immediately retorted, "How could I possibly admit to eavesdropping and gossiping!"

If she admits it this time, Tianyin will definitely be even more secretive next time. Won't there be no more entertainment after the deadline? How can she accept that! Campus life is boring enough as it is, and now she has to find no gossip or entertainment? She'll absolutely go crazy, absolutely!!

Ichinose was pulled a few times by Megumi but remained unmoved. Faced with Amane's mischievous gaze, Ichinose could only smile awkwardly.

Hui's reaction was so obvious, it was as if she had "we're here to eavesdrop" written all over her forehead.

Ichinose decided that she would never act with Megumi again, because if things continued like this, she might catch Megumi's infection.

After chatting for a while, the group returned to the classroom. Their short lunch break was about to end, and they had to prepare for their afternoon classes.

In the afternoon, it was Mr. Chabashira's class. After finishing the textbook content, Mr. Chabashira, contrary to his usual behavior, said that he had three good news to tell Class A!!

Upon hearing what Chabashira-sensei said, everyone in Class A couldn't help but feel hopeful. After all, they had never heard any good news from Chabashira-sensei before, and some even felt a stomachache just looking at him.

It's fine if Mr. Chazhu enters the class and starts lecturing right away, which means there's nothing wrong. But if Mr. Chazhu enters the class, stands on the podium, and doesn't say a word, everyone knows that a special test is definitely coming.

Therefore, everyone's feelings when they see Chabashira-sensei are quite subtle.

This has made everyone eagerly anticipate what three pieces of good news Teacher Chabashira will bring to Class A.

As a result, after tea stalk teacher had whetted everyone's appetite, he finally revealed the three "good news" to the public.

1. Tomorrow is the monthly exam.

2. The sports festival is less than a month away, so I need to spend one to two hours after school every day doing physical training.

3. The Sports Festival will seamlessly connect with the Cultural Festival.

These three "good news" announcements left Tianyin speechless. It's true that people saying seeing Chashu-sensei makes them feel like they have a stomachache is quite true.

When school was over, all the students in the class sat still in their seats, knowing that they were about to begin two hours of physical training.

Horikita complained to Chahashi-sensei about having to do physical training the day before the monthly exam. Chahashi-sensei simply shrugged and said it was a school rule. He also emphasized that some important figures would be invited to watch the sports festival, so extra training was an essential part of showcasing the students' youthful energy.

"Tianyin, where are you going?"

Horikita, who was about to lead everyone to change clothes, saw Amane swaggering over and waving at her as if she was about to slip away, so she quickly called out to Amane.

But Horikita was speechless at Tenon's reason for skipping training.

"Physical training is to better showcase myself to foreign guests at the sports festival, but I'm not participating in the sports festival, so I don't need to train~"

"This……"

Horikita thought about it and felt that Amane's words made sense, so she told Amane to disappear from her sight as soon as possible. When she thought about how Arisu's physical condition would definitely prevent her from participating in the sports festival, Horikita felt a little jealous.

Now that they don't have to participate in training, the two of them have plenty of time to spend together.

But unlike before, after talking with Arisu, she no longer felt jealous of Arisu.

After driving Amane away, Horikita soon discovered something else.

Why is someone still missing?

"Hanami, have you seen Kamuro-kun?"

"Kamuro-san? I just saw her walk towards the door..."

"She walked out the door?...Miyako Amane!!!"

By now, Horikita could easily understand why Amane had greeted her so ostentatiously when she left—it was all to attract her attention and cover Kamuro's escape.

As expected, there's something wrong with those two!