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

As usual, she said something to the empty dormitory, and a relaxed smile appeared on Chabashira Sae's face. But the moment she opened the dormitory door, the relaxed expression that Chabashira Sae had managed to squeeze out immediately collapsed.

The reason was simple: someone was already waiting for her outside her dormitory.

"Good morning, Chabashira-sensei~ I brought you breakfast, would you like to try some?"

As Tianyin presented the sandwich, which smelled of butter and bacon, along with a glass of milk, seemingly out of nowhere.

The sandwiches are fine, but the milk! Hey, where did you hide the cup of milk?

Looking at the flawed Amane in front of her, Chabashira Sae didn't know how to respond, and could only sigh heavily and make way for her to enter the house.

"Come in and talk."

The two entered the room. Amane curiously looked at Chabashira's pink-themed room layout. Based on Amane's observation of Chabashira Sae, before entering, Amane thought that Chabashira's room would either be terribly simple or exude a sense of competence or have a cool color scheme. Unexpectedly, Chabashira Sae actually had a rather girlish heart.

After making another cup of tea for Amane, Chashu sat down opposite her. Looking at the sandwich and milk on the table, Chashu immediately sensed that the visitor had ill intentions; it was as if he wanted to bribe her. However, since food was offered to him, he might as well eat it. So, Chashu simply finished the sandwich and milk in front of Amane.

Seeing that Chashu had finished the breakfast she had carefully prepared, Amane finally revealed her true colors.

"Tea Pillar Teacher, it's the weekend, but I'm bothering you because I have something I'd like to ask you for help with."

I knew it!

Chabashira Sae calmly wiped the grease from her mouth, glanced at Amane who was still grinning foolishly, and slowly began to speak.

"I knew you came to see me on the weekend and used honorifics the whole time, so there must be something you wanted to talk about. Tell me about it first. If it's within my ability and doesn't violate school rules, I might consider helping you."

This time, Chabashira Sae had a backup plan. She couldn't just emphasize that it had to be within her capabilities, but it also had to not violate school regulations.

Because the school rules have less binding force on Amane than what Sakayanagi and Horikita said to her. Since Chabashira took over the former Class D, she has hardly ever seen Amane follow the school rules. However, it doesn't matter if Amane doesn't follow the school rules. After all, Amane's background is quite strong. She is not afraid of school punishment at all. In fact, if she is in a bad mood, she can even cause personnel changes in the school's leadership.

But she was just a teacher. If she did something against her principles and followed her students' lead, her future would probably end there.

Seeing that Chasui seemed open to negotiation, Amane's smile widened. Then, Amane quickly organized her thoughts, because Amane not only wanted Chasui to be the manager of this maid café, but also hoped that Chasui would accept the request to wear a maid outfit.

The thought of Chabashira appearing at a maid cafe in a maid outfit made Amane's mind wander, but achieving that goal would be quite difficult.

The first request is quite reasonable, and Chabashira is very likely to agree to it. However, the second request, which is somewhat selfish, is not so easy to get Chabashira to agree to, since there is no rule that the manager of a maid cafe must wear a maid outfit.

If Amane's demands are too strong, the tea pillar might even refuse the first request, which would really cause a big problem.

The store is opening tomorrow. If we have to find someone to fill in at the last minute, then Tianyin might as well be the store manager herself.

"Tea Pillar Teacher, you should know something about this cultural festival, right?"

Their attitude became slightly more respectful when the cultural festival tea pillars were mentioned.

"As the class advisor, I definitely need to know the progress and arrangements of the cultural festival. I've been to the preparation site for the cultural festival these past few days. The confirmed performances are Class B's haunted house, Class C's barbecue, and Class D's Chinese food. If I remember correctly, Class A's performance is a maid cafe. When I went to check it out the day before yesterday, the decorations looked pretty decent. Horikita-kun's aesthetic sense is quite good... So what does the cultural festival have to do with the matter you asked me to ask for help with? You should know that the judges who decide the outcome this time are not me, but your income."

After briefly explaining the preparations for the cultural festival that she had seen to Amane, Chashu began to inquire about the purpose of Amane's visit.

Tianyin, on the other hand, was drawn to the performance by Class D that Chazhu had mentioned. Chinese food? Was that really appropriate?

Tianyin herself is an expert in Chinese cuisine, and she knows very well that the Chinese dishes here have been modified to better suit the tastes of the local residents.

but!

When it comes to Chinese cuisine, Mapo Tofu is undoubtedly the most famous dish here. Tianyin originally thought that making barbecue at the sports festival was already a baffling thing, but she didn't expect that there would be experts.

Could this suggestion have come from Ayanokouji?

That's actually quite his style.

"Of course it's related~ The maid café is officially ready to open, but we're currently lacking a reliable manager, so..."

Hearing this, Chashu finally understood why Amane had come to see her. The request wasn't too difficult, but she had no experience as a café manager. If something went wrong, how could she live up to the trust these children had placed in her?

"You still haven't decided on a store manager? I think you, Horikita, and Ichinose are all quite suitable for the role. Why did you come to me?"

"I need to be in charge of attracting customers at the door, Fanbo will be making desserts, and Lingyin will be in charge of making tea and milk tea. Our cafe doesn't just sell coffee, so we're a bit short-handed and can only ask for your help, Chabashira-sensei."

Amane's answer was acceptable, so even though Chabashira was still a little unsure of her abilities, as the homeroom teacher, she had no reason to refuse and readily agreed.

"Alright then, I'll go to the coffee shop later and see if there's anything I can do to help..."

Seeing that Chazhu had agreed, Tianyin quickly added a sentence.

"Um... Chabashira-sensei, actually I have a small request."

"Hmm? A request?"

Chabashira looked at the tiny gap between the two fingers that Amane showed and had some doubts, but since she had already promised Amane that she would go to the maid cafe to be the manager, what other request could she possibly have?

"Yes, that's right. I hope that you, Chabashira-sensei, can wear a maid outfit while you are the manager, so that the overall attire of the cafe will be more consistent."

Tenon's words made a lot of sense, but Chashu's expression clearly became much colder.

"Miyako, do you mean I should... work in a maid café wearing a swimsuit?"

Chazhu pointed to himself.

"Yes, that's what I meant... Huh?"

Tianyin was nodding like a chick pecking at rice when she saw Chazhu stand up, then grab her from her seat and throw her into the entryway.

"You should find someone else. I have something urgent to attend to and I need to go to bed first."

Are you kidding me?!

She's a teacher, and this guy, Amane, actually made her wear a swimsuit and be the manager of a maid café?!

Is this the kind of idea a normal person could come up with?

Chashu even began to doubt Amane's motives. Was the café really lacking a manager, or was Amane just bored and wanted to see her in a maid outfit, which was why she made her the manager of this maid café?

"Tea Pillar Teacher! I think we can discuss this some more..."

"Discuss it? You should know that students and teachers will also be visiting the cultural festival, right? Are you planning to let them see me in a maid outfit? How can I face them if that happens? So the maid outfit thing is absolutely out of the question! Being the shop manager is something we can discuss later."

Faced with Chashu's clear attitude, Amane was also at a loss. Originally, she thought it would be quite difficult to persuade Chashu, but she did not expect that the resistance would be so great. Amane also neglected the fact that Chashu also had to take into account his reputation in the workplace.

However, both for her own sake and for public reasons, she still hopes that Chabashira can run the café while wearing a maid outfit.

Now that things have come to this, that's the only trick she can use.

Although Amane hadn't planned to use this move unless there were special circumstances before coming here, now that it's almost impossible to get Chabashira to agree to both conditions without using it.

"Tea Pillar Teacher, if I remember correctly, didn't you promise me something during the special exam when everyone agreed?"

The moment the special exam was mentioned, Chazhu's face turned deathly pale.

It wasn't that she was so frightened by what she had promised Amane, but rather that Chabashira was recalling those memories from the past that weren't exactly pleasant for her.

Seeing Chabashira's pained expression, Amane felt a little guilty. She had expected this to happen, but when she actually witnessed Chabashira Sae in pain, emotions that shouldn't have arisen surged up in Amane's chest.

"...Let's pretend I was never here today. I'll find someone else to replace the store manager..."

"I...I'm fine..."

Chabashira stood there with one hand on his forehead and his brows furrowed. Although Chabashira's expression looked extremely painful, this time there was no longer the confusion in his eyes that he had during the special exam.

Meeting Chazhu's unwavering gaze, Tenon slowly shook her head.

Putting aside Chashu's obvious struggle to stay upright, what Amane was about to say was also inappropriate for this occasion. Although Kaede often said she was heartless, Amane wasn't really the kind of girl who completely disregarded other people's feelings.

According to the plan, Amane was to ask Chabashira for the kiss he had promised her during the special exam when everyone agreed. As a teacher, Chabashira could never fulfill this promise, so Amane's only option was to agree to Amane's request, wear a maid outfit, and become the shop manager.

However, even though everything was proceeding according to Amane's plan, Amane chose to end the visit because she didn't want to see Chabashira suffer because of his past memories, and because she wanted to kiss Chabashira in that atmosphere.

"Are you... underestimating me? I'm not going to let the past crush me anymore."

Chabashira sighed and lowered his hand from his forehead. Chabashira's complexion still looked a little strange, but his condition was indeed much better than that of the special exam taker.

"I don't mean to belittle Mr. Chabashira, but I don't think it's appropriate to discuss what's going to happen next in this atmosphere."

Amane confessed her thoughts to Chabashira, but received a slightly mocking response from him.

"Oh, when did our Miyako become so considerate? Just say what you want to say. I'm an adult! Adults aren't so fragile that they can be scared by a child's words. Besides, what you've done has almost given me a stroke. What's a little headache?"

Chazhu returned to the cushion and sat down casually, and Amane followed suit and sat down opposite Chazhu.

"Since you've put it that way, Mr. Chabashira, then I'll say it."

"Go ahead."

"Tea Hashira-sensei, you promised to try kissing me during the special exams, you haven't forgotten that, have you?"

really!

Chashu had thought of this while she had a headache, but she didn't intend to avoid it by cheating.

"Oh? I seem to remember saying I'd think about it. Besides, Tianyin, you didn't achieve the perfect result either, did you?"

As Chabashira said, the entire Special Exam Class A did not end with the most perfect result. In particular, the incident involving Hirata and Sato also damaged Class A's morale. Fortunately, the addition of Ibuki and Kamuro made it seem that Class A had not suffered any losses, but it was clear that this was not a perfect result.

"The best result for me is the one-to-one special exam."

"Sato's dropping out of school could have been avoided, couldn't it? Teacher, I used to be a student too, your stuff might not fool me."

Chabashira seized on Sato's expulsion to refute Amane's statement. It should be noted that Class C in the second year gave up the possibility of obtaining a large number of class points and did not let anyone be expelled. Although Ibuki was transferred to Class A, this was decided before the last question was asked.

In Chashu's view, with Class C as an example, Amane could not say that her performance in that unanimous special exam was perfect.

If Amane's actions are not perfect, then their bet is naturally invalid. Not to mention that Chashu had left something unsaid at the time, saying that he was only considering it and not agreeing to Amane's request.

Amane laughed with such confidence at Chazhu's explanation.

"Ms. Chazhu, do you think your class won the special exam back then?"

Amane didn't intentionally want to reopen Chabashira's wounds at this time, but it was still necessary for Chabashira to use his own experience to prove who was right and who was wrong.

“I don’t think we are the winners… but I also don’t think a class that has lost its leader can win the final crucial battle.”

Chazhu's resolute tone impressed even Amane, but unfortunately, Chazhu's words only pushed her into a trap.

"Tea Pillar Teacher, you yourself said that you can't lose the class leader. If what you lose is just an insignificant ordinary person in the class, would you still stop everyone from letting him drop out of school?"

"This……"

Chazhu frowned even more deeply.

After graduating from university, she returned to school to become a teacher, but for Chazhu, being a teacher was just a profession of educating and nurturing people, which did not mean that she was the kind of person who was loving or even overflowing with kindness.

On the contrary, Chabashira is a rather selfish person. She was willing to sacrifice her entire class to protect her boyfriend. Not to mention what Chabashira would have chosen if the person who grew out wasn't her boyfriend.

Chabashira felt that if the person who wanted everyone to expel him wasn't her boyfriend, Chabashira would most likely have just ignored it and watched him get expelled.

This is her selfishness, Chabashira Sae.

From the silence of the tea pillar, Tianyin had already obtained the answer.

"If you can accept the fate of an ordinary person being expelled, Mr. Chabashira, then do you have some misunderstanding about the definition of perfection? It is certainly unfortunate that someone is expelled, but if we really want to calculate the benefits, I'm sorry, but exchanging Sato for a few hundred class points is a super profitable deal. In my opinion, this is the most perfect result. As for Hirata's situation, that was just an accident."

Tianyin's indifferent tone shocked Chazhu.

Chabashira often received various news about Amane from other people, and with her usual observations and understanding, Chabashira thought she knew Amane Miyako inside and out. However, Chabashira only realized now that she had not seen through Amane's true nature at all.

At the same time, Chashu finally realized why he cared so much about Amane.

Besides Chabashira wanting to use Amane's power to help her fulfill her regrets and unfulfilled dreams from back then.

Tianyin's selfishness is similar to hers.

Chashu looked at Amane in front of her and it was as if she saw her former self, except that Amane was more ruthless and stronger than her.

If only I had possessed the immense strength of Tianyin back then, and been able to harden my heart, perhaps... I could have prevented her from leaving this place with regrets.

But it's too late to say all this now.

She could never become Tianyin.

Because there is only one Miyako Tenon.

Chashu closed her eyes, and after a brief struggle, she mustered her courage and kissed Amane's lips.

She's an adult, after all. It's one thing to make excuses, but if she tries to deny even a child's debt, she'll really lose all face.

and so……

This time, Tianyin got off easy.

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Chapter 287: The Man Holding the Rope

When Miyako Kuninori saw Amane, his first words were that he was disrespectful to his elders, so he quickly tried to explain.