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

Thinking of this, Horikita could only vent her anger by shouting Amane's name loudly into the now empty corridor.

"Hehe, I knew you still can't let go, Lingyin."

"Let her be. We'll deal with her properly next time. Do you want to come along? I'm planning to bring Hui and another special person. This time, defeating Tianyin will be no problem at all."

"Special character? We've taken turns attacking them together before and still lost!"

Ichinose became somewhat interested in the mysterious figure Horikita had mentioned. Since Horikita had said it was a mysterious figure, it certainly couldn't be Sakayanagi. So who could it be?

You'll find out then.

Horikita gave Ichinose a knowing look, and Ichinose, understanding the signal, hesitated for a moment before happily agreeing to team up and challenge Amane together again.

Just as Horikita was rebuilding the Great War with the Amane Alliance, on the other side, Amane was pulling a bewildered Kamuro along as they ran briskly through an empty street.

Kamuro never expected that after Amane called her out, she would grab her and run away without saying a word, as if she were afraid of being caught by someone.

Amane dragged Kamuro all the way to the Beechwood Shopping Center before stopping.

"Phew! That scared me to death. I thought Lingyin would catch up with me and drag me back for special training. Luckily, I ran fast."

Tianyin puffed out her chest smugly.

Looking back, I saw that Kamuro was already squatting on the greenery next to me, dry heaving.

Amane's running speed was far beyond what someone like her, who didn't exercise much, could keep up with. Just running for a few minutes almost made Kamuro throw up.

"Ugh... Tianyin, you called me out here... ugh... just to drag me all this way to play?"

Kamuro glared angrily at Tenon with a grim expression, as if she would pounce on Tenon and bite her hard if Tenon dared to nod.

"How could I possibly do something so pointless? I'm planning to keep the promise I made to you before the special exam!"

"A promise...you wouldn't be...you're going to...be with me..."

The shrine maiden pointed to herself, then to the heavenly sound, and finally became incoherent, rambling on and on, seemingly trying to say something.

"That's right, Masumi, would you like to go on a date with me?"

Tenon gave an elegant bow and then extended her hand to the shrine, extending an invitation.

She felt like she had dreamt of this scene somewhere before.

Kamuro tried to calm himself down, and then confirmed with Amane again.

"Are you really going to invite me on a date? That promise... isn't mandatory. If people find out you're dating a girl like me, it'll lower your social standing, you know?"

Kamuro suppressed his reluctance and then teased Amane in the most relaxed, even half-joking tone.

"Of course, this isn't just about promises; it's about wanting to go on a date with you, Masumi. It's up to you to give me the chance."

Tenon slightly raised her head, her gaze meeting the tense look in Shinshiro's eyes.

The latter seemed to have been electrocuted and quickly looked away from Tianyin.

"Since you've invited me so sincerely, I'll give you that courtesy."

Kamuro blushed and grasped the hand that Amane had extended.

Tenon's lips curled slightly as she held Kamishiro's hand in her palm, preventing her from easily breaking free.

"So, where should we go next?"

Chapter 253: The Bad Woman's Defenses Are Breached

"It's called a date, but the school isn't that big. You should have been to all of these places by now, Masumi. There's nothing new to see. Masumi, is there any place you'd like me to go with you?"

Because Tianyin often has to meet the dating needs of various girls, he frequently goes to not only shopping malls, but also bizarre dating locations such as changing rooms and swimming pools. Over time, no one can surpass Tianyin's familiarity with the school.

Therefore, it was really difficult for Tianyin to think of a somewhat novel date location.

"The date location... just something ordinary is fine."

Kamuro blushed and answered softly. Fortunately, Tenon's hearing was good, otherwise she really wouldn't have been able to hear what Kamuro said.

However, Kamuro essentially kicked the ball back to Kamuro.

"Ordinary date spots... shopping, watching a movie, having afternoon tea at a cafe, then taking a walk hand in hand on the playground and finally taking a nap... such a cliché routine is definitely not going to work, right?"

This kind of dating routine has almost become a standard feature in dating guides. It's gotten to the point where as soon as you suggest going to the movies, the other person can guess what's going to happen next. So in the end, the success of a date depends on whether the person you're dating is willing to play along with your act.

Because this dating routine has been overused, Amane didn't expect Kamuro to agree to this dating process, which Amane herself found a bit boring.

"First date...this is fine."

Kamishiro's head was lowered even closer to his chest.

Amane noticed Kamuro's unusual behavior, but seeing her flushed face, she assumed she was just shy and didn't think much of it.

"That's true. The essence of dating is for both people to have fun together while deepening their understanding of each other. Compared to dates with surprises, a more conventional approach is definitely more suitable. So, where should we start? It's getting late, how about we just go see a movie?"

Upon hearing Amane's suggestion, Kamuro quickly nodded. Seeing that Kamuro had agreed, Amane happily led Kamuro to the screening room upstairs in the shopping mall to watch a movie.

However, this scene was witnessed by Nanase who happened to be passing by. Originally, there was a rule that first-year students should have extra training for the sports festival, but since the first-year students had never experienced the sports festival, they thought it was similar to the junior high school sports meet, so no one paid much attention to it. After all, even in junior high school, there were two sports meets a year.

The fact that there's only one sports festival in high school just shows that the school doesn't really value sports meets. So what's the point of training? There's only one month left anyway, and cramming for physical training at the last minute is useless. Plus, they're in Class D, so they simply ignore the school's rules.

After school, Nanase declined her classmates' invitation to go to karaoke and arrived at the Keyaki Shopping Center ahead of time, intending to wait for the girl she had arranged to meet.

Since she had nothing to do, Nanase went out and bought an ice cream that was on sale because of the cooler weather. As she was eating the ice cream, she saw what looked like a familiar figure walking past her.

"The girl next to Tianyin has changed again... but I don't seem to remember this one."

Nanase curiously looked at Kamuro for a while before continuing to focus on eating her ice cream.

"Nanase-san~"

Just as Nanase was looking at the skewer in her hand, considering whether to buy another one, a familiar, drawn-out call came from not far away.

"You bad woman, you're late!!!"

Upon hearing the voice of the 'bad woman,' Nanase angrily took the skewer and went to her.

"It's just three minutes late, right? It's not easy to avoid the teachers and those troublesome guys. You know, I sneaked back from the gym to go shopping with you!"

Amasawa tiptoed and reached out to tap Nanase's head.

"Huh? Did you pass out from Tianyin's 'that' again yesterday and lose your memory? Didn't you say you wanted to buy new clothes and that's why you called me out? I even canceled my karaoke plans with everyone to come help you buy clothes!!!"

Nanase, not to be outdone, raised the stick and tried to slap it back hard, but Amasawa nimbly dodged them all.

"You idiot, how can you talk like that in broad daylight without any restraint? Such a reckless mouth will get you into trouble sooner or later... And also! I haven't seen that guy for almost a month."

Tianze was furious at the mere mention of Tianyin. Last time, after Tianyin's birthday party and the bed sheet incident, Tianyin had made a promise that she would ask her to go out with her next time. But now it's almost the end of the month, and Tianze hasn't even seen Tianyin once, let alone gone out with her. If it weren't for the fact that Tianyin would reply to her messages, Tianze would have even suspected that Tianyin had disappeared.

"Oh? So you haven't seen Tianyin for a month. How pitiful."

Nanase's words immediately made Amasawa completely lose his temper.

"What are you saying? You haven't seen her in a long time either, have you?"

Recently, Amaze has been going home with Nanase after school almost every day, so Amaze is pretty sure that Amane couldn't have gone to Nanase's place, let alone go on a date or hang out with Nanase.

"No, I just saw her holding hands with a girl... By the way, you bad woman, you have to buy me an ice cream since you're late."

Upon hearing that Tianyin was walking down the street with a girl, Tianze's expression twisted in disgust.

Great! While she's spending her days and nights alone in her empty room, Tianyin is still flirting with other girls!

As for why Tianze was so sure that Tianyin was flirting with a new girl, it was entirely because Tianze knew that Nanase had already thoroughly investigated the information and preferences of the girls around Tianyin, so there was no way Nanase wouldn't recognize them at a glance. However, when Nanase was describing the girl, she mentioned a girl, and obviously Nanase didn't know who that girl was either. Wasn't this just flirting with another girl?

What kind of logic is that "homegrown flowers are not as fragrant as wildflowers"?

Where did they go? Were they on a date or just out shopping?

Upon hearing Nanase's words, Tianze immediately had an idea. In any case, Tianyin was only with a girl he didn't know. Even if we were to compare importance, this pet was definitely much better than that random girl. If he just pretended to bump into Tianyin by chance and deliberately got close to her, that girl probably wouldn't continue to pester him.

Tianyin, whose plans were ruined, would certainly not let it go, and would probably vent her anger on her in the end. Wouldn't that be a perfect opportunity for her to get close to Tianyin?

The plan is perfect!

"If you want to know, it'll be ice cream~ ice cream~"

Seeing that Nanase was still waving the wooden stick, Amasawa snatched the stick away in a huff, broke it in half, and threw it into the trash can without even looking at it.

"It's just ice cream! I'll buy you ten! No! A hundred!! Tell me right now where they went!!"

Upon hearing that the information about Amane was worth a hundred ice creams, Nanase's eyes lit up.

There was no way around it; life in Class D was just too tough. If it weren't for the fact that Amane had given her some pocket money last time, Nanase would have been starving long ago, and she wouldn't have been so reluctant to even buy ice cream.

Nanase glanced at Tensawa, whose eyes were constantly darting around, and couldn't help but secretly criticize her in her heart.

'Damn Class A! Damn the rich!!'

"A hundred! Bad woman, it's a deal!! I saw Tianyin holding that girl's hand and taking the elevator together. They went to the third floor, most likely the screening room!"

"Want to see a movie? It sounds like something you'd do on a date. Let's go to the screening room and give Tianyin and her new little cutie a little surprise."

As Tianze spoke, he headed towards the elevator, but Nanase pulled him back.

"My ice cream..."

"..."

Tianze was truly speechless. Tianyin was already trying to seduce girls into having sex with his bed sheets, and you were still thinking about your worthless ice cream?

"Nanase-san, Tsubasa, I advise you to think straight for once and stop thinking about ice cream all the time. If I buy you a hundred ice creams, are you going to carry them to the movie theater? If you don't want to be seen as an idiot, I can buy you a hundred right now."

Nanase's expression visibly softened upon hearing this, as if she realized that what Amasawa said made sense; if she were to carry a hundred ice creams to the movie theater, they would melt halfway there...

"Well, then buy me two to eat first, that would be fine too..."

"..."

Tenze stared intently at Nanase for a while, then sighed helplessly and walked over to let Nanase choose her own ice cream, while she prepared to pay the bill.

drop.

As soon as the payment was confirmed, Tianze's eyelids twitched as he looked at the 3000 personal points that had been deducted.

"Are you eating gold? It's so expensive!"

Keep in mind that even at the cultural festival, each person only has a budget of 5,000 personal points. So, if Nanase eats two ice creams, she can eat up more than half of the budget.

No wonder Nanase is so stingy when it comes to ice cream; if it were her, she wouldn't be willing to eat such an expensive ice cream either.

"You said you'd buy me a hundred! You can't go back on your word!"

Two would be 3000 points, so a hundred would be 15? Oh well, might as well just be feeding them to the dogs.

"Who said they were going to back out? Give me one to try, I want to see what it is."

Without a word, Amasawa snatched one from Nanase's hand. Nanase immediately looked like she wanted to bite him, but when she thought of the hundred that hadn't been traded yet, she could only hold back.

The two of them walked towards the screening room while eating ice cream.

Kamuro followed behind Amane, letting Amane lead her around. Originally, Kamuro was a little unsure how to chat with Amane, or rather, what to talk about on a date. But when she saw that Amane had bought two tickets for a horror movie, she finally couldn't help but remind Amane.

"Tianyin, did you buy the wrong movie? Why is it a horror movie?"

In Kamuro's mind, a couple on a date should watch a romantic movie or a comedy. Isn't it scary to start with a horror movie?

"Hehe, Masumi, you don't know this, do you? Watching horror movies on a date can actually strengthen your relationship~"

That's not the case at all.

Tianyin only bought the movie ticket for a horror movie because she had some ulterior motives. Most girls would desperately want to find someone nearby to rely on when they encounter a scary scene, and Tianyin was naturally that person. As for what Tianyin wanted to do, those who had dated her generally knew. Another reason why Tianyin deliberately bought the movie ticket for a horror movie was to test the waters.

If Kamuro doesn't object, it means he's open to physical contact; if he does object, it just means he wants a simple date.

What Amane didn't expect was that Kamuro didn't understand these things at all. She believed whatever Amane said without any experience in love or dating, and she couldn't understand the other meaning in Amane's words.

"Then let's go see a horror movie."

Kamuro smiled shyly.

Upon seeing this, Tianyin also revealed a meaningful smile.

She almost thought Kamuro just wanted a simple date with her, but now it seems Kamuro is quite open-minded.

The two completed their cross-channel chat and, after buying extra-large portions of popcorn and cola, entered the screening room ahead of schedule.

After they went inside, Amasawa and Nanase followed closely behind.

Just then, Nanase saw Amane walk into screening room number one. She quickly looked at the program schedule and saw that the next movie to be shown was a horror movie.

"Looks like they're on a date. That girl actually agreed to watch a horror movie with Tianyin... Hmph, as expected, girls who get close to Tianyin don't have such simple motives."