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

This also made Horikita realize why Amane insisted on making a formal confession to her after returning from the deserted island. She also finally understood why Amane cried so sadly after she rejected Amane's so-called formal confession, and why Sakayanagi Arisu was so angry.

Because that confession was the first time Amane had ever confessed to a girl. It's hard to understand why. Amane and Arisu were so close that Horikita was so jealous that she was practically grimacing. But Amane's confession to Arisu that truly confirmed their relationship was actually after that confession.

It was because Horikita rejected her that Amane gave her first love to Sakayanagi Arisu.

This is something that Horikita still gets a headache thinking about.

In short, she is no longer the love-struck Horikita Suzune she once was, nor is she the naive Horikita Suzune who always said she wanted to possess Amane.

Nothing can shake her or even defeat her anymore.

Except for the Heavenly Sound.

"Why did I fall for Tianyin? Sigh, I shouldn't have made so many demands back then. Now I've gotten myself into this mess. I guess I'll just have to accept my fate and learn from this experience."

Horikita smiled, tied up a cute octopus sausage, put it in her mouth, and chewed it slowly.

"I don't remember putting in sugar, so how can it be...so sweet?"

……

Amane wanted to see Arisu before the lunch break ended. Although she could talk to Arisu about the study tour anytime, for some reason Amane just wanted to see Arisu right now.

Tianyin first arrived at the classroom of Class B in the second grade. Due to her leg problems, Youqi usually buys some bread and eats lunch in the classroom or in the cafeteria.

After becoming the student council president, Arisu's routine became a simple three-point line between the classroom, dormitory, and student council president's office.

If Arisu isn't in the classroom right now, then the most likely place is the student council president's office...

So Tianyin rushed to the student council's office building. When she arrived at the student council president's office, she didn't even bother to knock and just opened the door and rushed in.

Then Amane saw Arisu looking at her with a bewildered expression.

"Tianyin? What are you doing here? You should be having lunch with your girlfriends in the cafeteria at this time... or maybe you're having lunch with some girl."

Arisu tapped her lips and said earnestly.

Then Arisu was kissed by Amane.

That bite almost shut down Arisu's brain. It wasn't until the microwave next to her beeped to signal the end of its timer that Arisu snapped out of her daze from Amane's inexplicable kiss.

Why did you suddenly kiss me?

"Huh? Didn't you, Arisu, tell me to kiss you? You even pointed to your lips..."

"..."

Arisu rolled her eyes at Amane, who was offering such a lame excuse.

Is it so hard to say I miss her?

Arisu could tell from a casual glance that Tenon had come to see her because she missed her, and that Tenon was troubled by something, so she came to her to whine but wouldn't tell her what was bothering her.

Ok?

Why does Arisu know so much?

When you've known someone for ten years and spent a year in close or even very close proximity with them, you'll still have a deep impression of what they often say and do.

"Arisu, you haven't had lunch yet?"

Seeing Arisu carefully take the instant curry rice out of the microwave, Amane casually asked a question.

"If you want some, you can have it. I have plenty here anyway."

"I think I'll pass. I ate a little something on the way..."

Before Tenon could finish speaking, Arisu wiped the corner of Tenon's lips with her finger.

"It looks like remnants of fried food. Judging from the texture, it's cold. Did you eat a bento box with fried food before you came here? Let me guess... It must be shrimp tempura? Among your group of girlfriends, only Fanbo and Lingyin have this cooking skills, so let's guess it's Lingyin... Tianyin, why are you so far away from me? I'm not going to eat you."

Arisu looked at Amane, who had suddenly grown quite a distance from her, and tilted her head in confusion.

"Arisu, you're getting more and more perverted."

"Huh? You actually called me a pervert? You're the one who's getting more and more perverted, and what I did wasn't perverted, it was rational reasoning!"

"Yes, yes, reasoning..."

Amane spoke perfunctorily while staring at Arisu's instant curry.

"Ah~"

Arisu reluctantly scooped up a spoonful of rice covered in curry sauce and held it to Amane's lips.

"Ugh, the taste is just so-so..."

"I'm already lucky to have fast curry rice for lunch, why be so picky? I remember my lunchbox used to be prepared for me by someone else. Sigh, too bad that guy has a new love..."

"Stop!!! I'll help Arisu prepare, okay?"

Seeing that Arisu was about to complain about not preparing lunch for her again, Amane quickly interrupted Arisu's chanting.

To be honest, this matter can't really be blamed on Amane. Amane used to prepare bento boxes for Arisu all the time. Arisu said that the bento boxes would get cold every time, and they would turn into ochazuke (rice with tea) and not taste good, so she wanted to go to the cafeteria to eat something hot. That's why Amane stopped preparing bento boxes for Arisu. Who knew that later Arisu was too lazy to go to the cafeteria and simply used bread and fast food bento boxes to replace lunch.

If she had known this, Amane would never have let Arisu eat bread to get by. However... cough cough, Amane, who has been supported by Horikita for more than a year, has a bit trouble getting up in the morning. Now she has been reduced to eating lunch from other places or going to the cafeteria for lunch. Not to mention Arisu's lunch, she doesn't even have her own lunch.

Arisumi Amane couldn't help but smile smugly after agreeing to prepare a new bento for her.

She's been eating so much fast food lately that she's starting to feel nauseous, so Tianyin can help her improve her diet.

Under Amane's close observation, Arisu leisurely finished her fast food bento, and then the two finally began to talk.

"Tell me, Tianyin, what brings you here in the middle of the day? You can't have come back just to watch me eat lunch, can you?"

Arisu deliberately made a joke.

The old Amane might have been a little embarrassed by such teasing, but the current Amane is no longer affected by Arisu's little tricks.

"It's not that it's not good, Arisu is quite cute when she eats."

Hearing Amane say that, Arisu couldn't help but show a shy expression. Finally, after Arisu calmly raised her cane to show Amane some loving care, Amane raised her hands and chose to follow her heart.

"Alright, stop fooling around. My time is very tight, so tell me quickly what you need me for."

"Of course it's what I wanted... Um... Or, Arisu, can you guess why I came to see you?"

Chapter 282: I'm Going to Tell on You

"Eh~ So we have to guess? Well... how about this?"

Arisu tiptoed but found that she still couldn't reach Amane across the table, so she waved to Amane to signal her to come closer.

Amane, not understanding what was going on, peeked out at Arisu, and then felt something soft press against her lips.

The warm touch and the pleasant scent of Arisu made Amane unable to resist, and she subconsciously wanted to hold Arisu in her arms. However, what Amane did not expect was that Arisu had perfectly anticipated even Amane's thoughts.

After realizing that Amane had shifted from a passive to an active stance, Arisu quickly took a step back to create distance between herself and Amane. With the desk blocking the way, Amane's plan to hug Arisu naturally failed.

"Now, Tianyin, can you speak?"

Arisu picked up a tissue, wiped her mouth, and looked playfully at Amane, who looked like she hadn't had enough, before asking a question.

"Hehe~ Actually, I came to see you about the study tour... Does that mean you already knew about it, Arisu?"

As soon as Tenon spoke, she sensed something was wrong. Although Arisu was listening intently, her reaction was too calm. Most people would be puzzled if someone suddenly talked to them about things a month in the future, even if they weren't surprised. Even a master of facial expression control can only control their facial expressions; they are actually thinking. However, Tenon couldn't see any thought in Arisu's eyes. Arisu's gaze was as clear and calm as a lake.

Amane immediately concluded that Arisu probably already knew why she had come to see her.

"Sigh, you found out after all? Tianyin, you always have a particularly sharp eye for observation at times like these."

Arisu openly admitted that he had known all along why Amane had come here.

No, to be precise, from the moment Amane appeared in the office building's surveillance camera's field of vision, Arisu knew everything that was about to happen.

Arisu was quite certain that Amane would notice this sooner or later, but what Arisu didn't expect was that Amane discovered it much earlier than she anticipated.

"What? Since you already knew what I wanted to talk about, Arisu, why didn't you just say it straight to the point? Arisu, are you trying to tease me like this?"

"Of course! Cough cough... What I mean is, I want to hear you tell me those things yourself, Tianyin."

"You just let it slip!!"

"Huh? Really? Maybe you're just hallucinating. Did anyone hear what I said?"

Even the usually cunning Amane suffered a slight loss when she encountered Arisu, who was even more adept at cheating.

"Humph~"

Tianyin angrily crossed her arms, puffed out her cheeks, and turned her body to the side, pretending to ignore Youxi, although the angle at which she was peeking was a little too wide.

"Alright, alright, I was just teasing you, Tianyin. Since you're so eager to talk about serious matters, let's just get straight to the point."

It was rare to see Amane act cute towards her. After being satisfied, Arisu decided to chat with Amane about the study tour before the lunch break ended, so that Amane wouldn't have come for nothing.

Amane turned around when she heard that Arisu was finally going to talk to her about the study tour.

"That's more like it. So, during the study tour, Arisu, you..."

"No, that won't work."

"I haven't finished speaking yet..."

Amane protested, but it was clear that Amane's protest was...ineffective with Arisu.

“If we were on the same page, you definitely wouldn’t have come to me. My idea is to participate in the study tour, and the stance you represent is naturally to stop me from participating. Isn’t that obvious? So my answer to you is ‘no.’ I know you’re thinking of me, and I also know that many people are worried about whether I can make it through this study tour given my physical condition. If you’re so worried, I’ll just say it directly: I can’t make it. In Hokkaido, unless I’m indoors the whole time, wearing thick clothes won’t help.”

Arisu's words made Amane frown slightly.

"Just as I expected, so why do you insist on going on study tours, Arisu? If you really want to go to Hokkaido, I can take you there to your heart's content after we graduate or in the future. There's no rush."

According to Amane's idea, Arisu might still miss that trip to Hokkaido back then, and thus have the idea of ​​going back to see it. It's even possible that she felt that the trip of the three of them ended in failure because of her health.

This time, Ayane's insistence on going to Hokkaido for a study tour might also stem from a desire to fulfill a past regret. If that's the case, Amane is confident she can persuade Ayane to slow down. If all else fails, she can bring up Kaede. No matter how much Ayane wants to go, she can't possibly use reminiscing about the past trip as an excuse to not bring Kaede along. Therefore, Amane feels she has an over 80% chance of successfully persuading her.

Of course, the premise is that it must be the same as what she thought, and that Arisu insisted on participating in the study tour only to make up for her past regrets.

"So that's how it is... I understand now. I can roughly guess what kind of excuse and trump card Amane has prepared for me. If I'm not mistaken, if you can't persuade me, you'll call Kaede over to persuade me too, right? If I really want to go there, and Amane objects, and Kaede can't go with me, it's basically impossible for me to stick to my position, because... Amane, you know how much I care about and value the two of you. But unfortunately, Amane, you're wrong this time. I'm not going to Hokkaido for some kind of study tour because I like it, but because I have no choice."

Arisu's expression and tone became serious, and Amane also became extremely serious, but she still didn't understand what Arisu was saying.

The school's higher-ups are basically aware of Arisu's physical condition, and it's impossible that they would force Arisu to participate in a study tour. Judging from Majima-sensei's attitude, it seems that the arrangement Majima-sensei received was to properly handle Arisu's situation.

Without the pressure of school, what reasons would Arisu have to give for going?

Seeing that Amane didn't react in time, Arisu smiled helplessly.

It seems that ever since Tianyin and those people were promoted to Class A, they have stopped paying attention to the students in Class B. Otherwise, Tianyin would never have asked such a question.

"In the past, when special exams or training required students to travel, who was in charge of managing Class B if I wasn't there?"

"Of course, it's Hashimoto and Kamuro."

Tenon answered Arisu's question without hesitation, and then Tenon understood what Arisu meant by "having no choice but to go".

Each class usually has two class leaders: one is the most prestigious among the boys, and the other is the most trusted among the girls. Only when the two work together can the class appear to be united on the surface.

An imbalance only occurs when a class leader is particularly strong, such as in the case of Amane and Ryuen. In Ryuen's class, the female class leader has always been Shiina Hiyori, but Shiina dislikes participating in conflicts and usually doesn't represent the girls in discussions, especially regarding exams. So Ryuen simply took over Shiina's responsibilities and voice, making Class C a one-man show for Ryuen.

The situation in Class A is quite different from that in Ryuen. In Class A, whether it's Katsuragi, Kanzaki, or Hirata and Ayanokouji before them, they are all quite capable and prestigious boys. However, Amane's grades and strength are too dazzling. In just one year, Amane led Class D, which only had 0 class points, all the way up to Class A and still far surpassed Class B with a precipitous lead. Amane's personal strength even led the school to set up a separate calculation mode for her, for fear that others would underestimate Amane's strength.

Tianyin can be said to have single-handedly created the most exaggerated and unbreakable record in the history of Gaoyu School.

Therefore, no matter how hard the other students in Class A tried, they could not surpass Tianyin's prestige, and naturally, Tianyin gained absolute authority in the class.

Therefore, Tianyin's orders can be carried out to the maximum extent in Class A. Even if Tianyin is not present, as long as Tianyin says who will be in charge, the entire class will formulate an action plan around that person.

However, it was different in Class B, where Arisu was. From the beginning, the struggle between Arisu and Katsuragi kept Class B in internal strife for quite a long time. Many friends who used to get along stopped seeing each other because they took different sides. At that time, both Katsuragi and Arisu had already anticipated that continuing like this would have serious consequences, thus giving the newly rising Amane a chance to overtake them. So Katsuragi chose to give up when he was at a disadvantage.

However, this does not mean that Class B's biggest crisis has passed. Due to Arisu's physical condition, she is unable to participate in many special exams in person, so naturally, she needs a proxy to manage the class. Kamuro and Hashimoto are Arisu's most trusted assistants, whom she has painstakingly trained. However, Hashimoto has always been resentful that Arisu was unwilling to confront Amane when facing her. After concluding that Arisu could not defeat Amane, Hashimoto plotted a power grab on his own.

As expected, Hashimoto's power grab failed, and he was even forced to drop out of school by Arisu. However, this made things irreversible because the timing of Hashimoto's power grab coincided with Arisu's decision to give Kamuro a chance by sending her to Class A. Kamuro's role was merely to manage the girls in Arisu's place. Without Kamuro, Arisu still had the Fukuyama sisters and Morishita to rely on, so Arisu softened her heart and chose to give Kamuro her way.

In fact, Arisu had known for a long time that Hashimoto would choose to seize power in the final question, but Arisu always held onto the illusion that this was a conflict that could be resolved. That's why she didn't keep Kamuro, a girl with considerable prestige among the boys, to keep them in check. But who could have imagined that Hashimoto would be so resolute, completely with the idea of ​​"do or die" and self-destruct with Arisu, forcing Arisu to eliminate Hashimoto to give everyone an explanation.

In the end, the instructions were given, but Class B directly lost its usual leaders for the boys and girls. Fukuyama's prestige was not enough to manage the entire class, and although the boys still had Kito, Kito was not necessarily more useful than Kamuro in matters other than force.

This meant that, since Arisu wouldn't be participating in the study tour, Arisu had to appoint either Fukuyama or Morishita to lead Class B. In terms of academic performance, both Fukuyama and Morishita had absolute confidence in them, and even believed that Class B's average academic ability would definitely not be inferior to any other class, even though Class A still had a certain gap in average academic ability compared to Class B.

However, the situation is different when it comes to special exams. Arisu has no confidence that Morishita or Fukuyama can be a match for Amane, Ryuen, and Ayanokouji, who are no less capable than Arisu. Even if Amane doesn't target Class B out of consideration for Arisu, would Ryuen and Ayanokouji be so easy to talk to?

Although Arisu is now in Class B, she still has her own pride. It's understandable that she was defeated by Amane. If even Ryuen and Ayanokouji can climb up the ranks by stepping on the class she built, then what face does she have to say that she wants to compete with Amane?

So, in order to prevent Ryuen and Ayanokouji from finding an opportunity, Arisu knew that the harsh environment in Hokkaido would affect her health, but she still had to bite the bullet and go for it.

"Now you should understand why I had to go, right? One of the 'crimes' that Hashimoto accused me of was that I couldn't fight alongside my classmates during most of the special exams. Even though my poor health is an objective fact, I also know that Class B would be vulnerable without my command. Many of Class B's failures are also closely related to my absence. This is a responsibility that I cannot shirk."

So… even though I know you, Tianyin, are thinking of me, I still have to fight alongside my classmates this time and fulfill my responsibilities as a class leader.”