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

"What did you say?!"

Chapter 309: Surprise

Mayor Miyako, a rising star in politics, never expected that his eldest daughter's way of handling things would be to eliminate him directly.

Frankly, this completely incomprehensible handling of the situation put Mayor Miyako under even more psychological pressure than when dealing with Kuninobu Miyako.

When talking to Kuninori Miyako, at least he plays chess according to the rules. However, Amane felt that winning or losing was both bad, so she simply threw away the opponent's pieces. This inexplicable behavior left Mayor Miyako completely at a loss as to how to handle the situation.

Ms. Mashima looked up at Amane and then silently took a sip of tea.

What happened next? If you keep talking like this, forget about becoming a teacher. You'll be lucky to even be buried alive if you don't have any conscience and try to cover up the crime.

“Miss Tianyin, your approach to this matter is putting me in a difficult position. You should also know very well that I am just a rat caught in the middle. Neither you nor that person are people I can afford to offend. Making things difficult for me will not help solve the problem at all.”

Mayor Miyako, wanting to calm Amane down, dared not play any more tricks on her and simply chose to confront her directly. However, Amane did not intend to change her approach to resolving the issue.

Since she currently lacks the power to influence the family's decisions, and her status makes it inconvenient for her to side with Maple Flower and her mother, the only thing she can do is start by manipulating the pawns.

A player's pieces are limited. If enough pieces are lost, the player will inevitably have to carefully consider the gains and losses due to the excessive losses. The only problem is that the lost pieces may become her pieces in the future, but in the current situation, Tianyin can't worry about that anymore.

"I don't intend to change my decision. If you find it difficult, you can choose to talk to someone else. As for cooperation, it's not unacceptable, but I hope that someone from the Kiryuin family will cooperate with me. Do you understand what I mean?"

"This……"

Mayor Miyako hesitated. He was able to get to this position largely because of the support of Amane's father. He originally thought that the relationship between the father and daughter should be much better than that between Amane and her mother, whom he had hardly ever met. But the reality seemed to be completely different.

The tricky part now isn't whether things can be accomplished, but the most crucial issue of choosing sides.

Cooperation is definitely going to happen; after all, this kind of activity is part of his political achievements, and it would be a bit of a pity to give it up so easily.

However, the idea of ​​increasing the Miyako family's influence in this region is probably impossible to achieve. With Amane's support, the Kiryuin family is unlikely to give up the fight. Mayor Miyako has already begun to consider how to deal with the Kiryuin family's counterattack from their underground power in Sapporo.

Besides dealing with the Kiryuin family, he also had to smile and promote the Kiryuin family's local businesses... What kind of situation is this?

As for why he did this, it was obviously to try to salvage his negative image in Amane's eyes. Everyone in the Miyako family knows that Amane is the designated next head of the family. If Amane and her dog father only disagreed, Mayor Miyako might have chosen to stick to his position.

This time, however, Tenon showed strong disgust towards him. In Mayor Miyako's eyes, the title of the future head of the family was nothing. He was not stupid to have climbed to this position. After seeing Tenon's strong dislike for her father, Mayor Miyako simply chose to switch sides. At most, he would just be transferred to another place to continue being mayor. Could Miyako Masako possibly force him to his death?

Once he made up his mind, Mayor Miyako immediately came up with a plan.

“I understand your meaning. From now on, I will stop suppressing the Kiryuin family’s influence. The cooperation I proposed before will still be carried out as usual. We will take advantage of this educational trip with your school to commercially promote the products produced by their companies to make up for the previous losses. I wonder if this arrangement is satisfactory to you?”

Mayor Miyako's tone was so humble that even Ms. Majima, who was standing next to him, frowned upon hearing it.

"I'm just a high school student, how would I know about these things? As for the cooperation, you should discuss it with Ms. Majima."

After Amane finished speaking, she led Arisu back to the car. After Amane left, Mayor Miyako began to discuss the cooperation with Majima-sensei. The original mountain inn was changed to a more luxurious hot spring hotel that was a bit further away. Since the entire hotel was built on a snow mountain, it could enjoy a very good view. In addition, the unique open-air hot spring meant that the hotel needed to be booked six months in advance.

However, the problem was solved directly with the help of Mayor Miyako.

Then, during the subsequent group visit to Sapporo, we visited some designated attractions. All the expenses for the visits, meals, and accommodations were paid by the Sapporo government. After confirming that there were no problems, Ms. Majima contacted Principal Marina. After obtaining permission, Mayor Miyako promised to send over the specific cooperation agreement the next day and then left the scene early.

Just as the students on the bus were getting drowsy, Ms. Majima announced that the accommodation would be changed to a hot spring hotel, which immediately cheered up the students who had been dissatisfied.

"A hot spring hotel? I don't know how it will be like the place I originally planned to go, but the travel guide says that you have to book the hotel six months in advance! It must be amazing!"

"Isn't the main reason it's so popular because of its indoor hot springs?"

"What? An indoor hot spring? Really? But aren't hotels usually multi-story buildings?"

"It seems to be a hotel that occupies a small snow-capped mountain and is only one story high. Nowadays, people don't really like communal hot springs, so this kind of business model is a normal phenomenon."

Amidst the lively discussions, several buses arrived at the foot of the hot spring hotel. Looking at the magnificent, golden view atop the mountain in the distance, everyone was speechless with astonishment, even Teacher Chabashira showed a look of surprise on his face.

Just as the travel guide says, the hot spring hotel that occupies the entire snow mountain illuminates almost the entire mountain at night. The golden lights reflecting on the white snow are a beautiful sight, and from a distance, it looks like someone has built a huge palace on the mountaintop.

However, this hot spring hotel is not without its drawbacks. As it is common knowledge that the hotel is built on a mountain, most people will not bring a lot of luggage to stay here. After all, climbing a mountain is tiring enough, and if you have to carry heavy luggage, you might as well find a hotel nearby to rest.

However, Tianyin and the others were assigned here midway. When the excited second-year students stood at the foot of the mountain with their suitcases and looked up at the brightly lit hot spring hotel on the mountaintop, only they knew the mixed feelings they had.

This is where Tianyin's all-around team advantage comes into play.

With ample manpower, the Amane group quickly adjusted the distribution of luggage. Since Arisu was having some difficulty climbing the mountain, helping her would be a waste of a lot of time. So, after discussion, Amane volunteered to carry Arisu up the mountain.

Amane originally wanted to ask her classmate Yukimura to help her carry her luggage upstairs, but after seeing how hard Yukimura was struggling to carry his own luggage, Amane chose to ask Albert to help her carry it.

Albert carried Amane and his own luggage, Hamaguchi helped Ando carry his luggage, and Matoba helped carry Arisu's luggage. After the group was assigned their tasks, they started climbing the mountain. The distance from the foot of the mountain to the top didn't seem too far, less than a kilometer. However, climbing the mountain required far more energy than walking the same distance. It took the group a full half hour to reach their accommodation. Surprisingly, they were still the fastest among all the groups.

Upon arriving at the mountaintop hotel, staff members greeted her and helped with the check-in process. It seemed that they had received a notification from Mayor Miyako. Tianyin was assigned a room with the number 1274. Looking at the room card in her hand, Tianyin looked around. The entire hotel was divided into areas based on various room types, with individual rooms of different types scattered throughout the snow-capped mountain.

Following the signs in the courtyard, Tianyin finally found her room after a lot of effort. Fortunately, perhaps because they were registered together, all eight members of Tianyin's group had consecutive room numbers, which avoided the trouble of having to run a long way to find each other before gathering.

Tenon opened the door to the room, which was quite spacious and a standard Japanese-style room, fully furnished with all kinds of furniture. Tenon habitually opened the refrigerator, and what came into view was a variety of non-alcoholic beverages. Just as she was about to open a can of apple soda to quench her thirst, Tenon couldn't help but widen her eyes when she saw the price on the can.

"Are drinks sold here for such exorbitant profits? The prices must be at least ten times higher!"

The beverages, which were already quite profitable, were brought into the hotel and their prices increased tenfold. Although Tianyin was quite generous with her spending, it didn't mean that she was insensitive to prices. On the contrary, having learned enough common sense, Tianyin could easily identify these overpriced products.

Annoyed, Tianyin threw the drink back into the refrigerator and started pacing around the room.

This is a single room, but it is quite large. In addition to a separate bathroom and toilet, there is a small open-air hot spring pool in the attached courtyard that can accommodate about two people. What surprised Tianyin even more was that the open-air hot spring had a cover switch. When the cover is turned on, it is an open-air hot spring, and when the cover is turned off, it is a private hot spring.

No wonder this hotel requires booking six months in advance; it seems to be quite reputable.

Amane started packing her luggage with satisfaction. It wasn't until 7:30 that Hoshinomiya-sensei came running over apologetically to tell Amane and the others that she had forgotten to tell them there was a free seafood buffet restaurant. This news made Amane, who was already starving and waiting in bed, jump up. Without saying a word, she started knocking on each of her group members' doors to tell them to go eat at the buffet. It turned out that everyone except Arisu had already gone to the restaurant.

Arisu couldn't help but laugh when she saw that Amane was almost starving.

"Seriously, Tianyin, how come you're going to go hungry while staying in a hotel? It just so happens that Fenghua, that idiot, hasn't eaten yet either, so let's go together."

"Okay, what's Maple's room number again? Never mind, let's just meet at the buffet with Maple."

After arriving at the buffet restaurant, the three of them, while the other two were eager to roll up their sleeves and get to work, started carefully selecting from the various products.

She didn't have a big appetite to begin with, so if she took too much, she would have to give it to Amane. To avoid Amane eating too much, Arisu only took a steak, a fruit salad, and a drink. Since she couldn't eat raw or cold food, Arisu had no choice but to give up many seafood specialties. Just as Arisu was happily carrying her plate and was about to look for Amane, she saw a crowd gathered in the hall, discussing something in surprise.

"God... girls these days are terrifying..."

Arisu watched as a man who looked like a priest made the sign of the cross on his chest, almost leaving an afterimage, and realized that something might be wrong. Otherwise, a priest wouldn't be so shocked.

"Excuse me, could you move aside?"

Arisu had a feeling that the person being watched was likely Amane, so she carefully made her way through the crowd, leaning on her cane and holding a plate in one hand.

When Arisu saw that the person being watched was Amane, she shook her head helplessly. Was it a good thing or a bad thing that her idiot attracted attention wherever she went?

The reason they were surrounded was simple: Arisu had just finished selecting their food when Amane had already swept through the seafood section.

Just looking at those four stacks of plates, taller than Arisu's, would make any normal person gasp.

"Please give me another twenty plates of oysters, thank you."

Tianyin spoke to the waiter who was about to collect the dishes when the supply became insufficient.

"Twenty plates, please? Although oysters are one of our local specialties and taste very delicious, eating too many oysters at once may cause gastrointestinal discomfort. Please do what you can."

"I see..."

After eating a raw oyster in one bite, Tianyin thought for a moment and then stretched out her ****.

The waiter, who thought Tianyin was planning to order three more plates of oysters, hadn't even put on a smile when he heard those words that made his vision go black.

"Then give me thirty more plates, I just had a little something to eat."

Those around him gasped in amazement upon hearing this.

Even some students from the Higher Education Academy who were passing by were shocked by Tianyin's appetite.

"That guy still eats so much..."

Kaede, who had somehow gotten close to Arisu, was eating some kind of barbecued meat when she remarked with a sigh.

"You're not too bad yourself, are you?"

Arisu rolled her eyes at Kaede.

"I was just venting. Unlike Tianyin, who can eat so much without any change in her stomach, I even wonder if Tianyin's body structure is different from ours."

"Tianyin can only eat a little, it's not like we can't afford to feed her, let her eat as much as she wants."

As Arisu spoke, she sat down next to Amane. Before Arisu could tease Amane a few times, Amane casually cut the steak for Arisu and continued to enjoy the food in front of her.

Aren't you worried about indigestion from eating so much?

"I think it's fine. Arisu, would you like to try some? Just a small bite should be okay, right?"

"No, I don't want it. I have enough to eat."

Arisu slowly and deliberately enjoyed the steak in front of her, her elegant manners contrasting sharply with Amane, who was ravenously eating and drinking next to her. However, it was soon noticed that while Arisu was enjoying her dinner with a smile, her eyes never left Amane for a moment.

Maple, who had originally wanted to join in, glanced around and, finding the crowd too large, decided to give up on the idea of ​​eating with Amane. Instead, she quietly sat in a corner and began to feast on her food.

Tenon ate for a full two hours before finally stopping, and then, satisfied, she took Ayumi's little hand and walked towards her room.

"I always feel... like something's missing..."

Tenon stopped at the door of her room with Ayumi in her hand. Ever since leaving the buffet, Tenon had had a feeling that she had left something behind. However, after checking her belongings, she found that her phone and other things were still there, which made her feel a little strange.

"Now that you mention it, I also feel like something's missing. But sometimes that's how it is; the more you try to remember something, the less you can recall it. Maybe if you get a good rest tonight, you'll remember it tomorrow."

Upon hearing that she should get some rest, Tianyin immediately perked up.

"Arisu~ I heard the hot springs here are really relaxing~"

As soon as Amane's tone changed, Arisu knew what she wanted. In the past, she might have half-heartedly agreed, but this time she had promised Shiina she'd help her out on the educational trip. A hot spring? If Shiina could seize such a good opportunity…

Arisu's eyes darted around, and then an expectant expression appeared on her face.

"I've heard about it too, so I plan to soak in the hot springs when I get back. That's all for today, I should go back to my room now. See you tomorrow, Amane~"

"Wait a minute!"

Tenon held onto Arisu's hand and refused to let go, while Arisu blinked, feigning confusion.

Seeing that Arisu didn't understand her meaning, Amane had no choice but to invite Arisu to soak in the hot spring with her.

"Soaking in a hot spring alone is so boring, and since you have difficulty moving around, it will be much better if someone takes care of you. I can even scrub your back for you~"

"That makes sense. So, after we soak in the hot springs together, will you let me leave?"

Arisu winked playfully at Amane.

Only then did Tenon realize that Arisu had known what she was trying to do all along and was just deliberately teasing her here.

"That's hard to say."

Tenon gently kissed Arisu's cheek.

Unexpectedly, Ayane was so bold outside. Ayane's fair cheeks immediately flushed red.

"Ugh! Can't we do this inside? Go back and get ready, I'll change my clothes and come right away."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you in the room."

Tianyin happily opened the door and returned to her room to prepare for a bath. It's not good to not wash your body before soaking in the hot spring, so the two of them can take a bath together before soaking in the hot spring.

Just as Amane was eagerly anticipating Arisu's arrival, Arisu knocked on Shiina's door.

"Arisu-kun? What are you doing so late..."

"Let's go inside and talk."

"Oh well."

Seeing Arisu's mysterious demeanor, Shiina quickly made way for Arisu to enter the room.

"Arisu-kun, what would you like to drink? Coffee or...?"

"No need for all that trouble. I'll just get straight to the point. Tianyin just told me she wanted to go to the hot springs with you, but she wasn't sure if it was appropriate to invite you directly, so she asked me to sound you out."

Arisu's words made Shiina cover her mouth in surprise. She hadn't expected that Amane would invite her to soak in the hot spring on the first night of her stay at the hotel, and, moreover, that Arisu would ask her about it. Wasn't that going to make her so embarrassed?

"This...this isn't quite right, is it? Arisu-kun, don't you want to go to the hot springs with Amane? Besides, Amane has so many girls she's close to..."

Seeing that Shiina wasn't cooperating, Arisu abandoned his carefully prepared, more tactful excuse, such as feeling unwell and giving the opportunity to Shiina.

"But Tianyin only wants to soak in the hot spring with you."

"W-What's going on? Arisu-kun, I didn't make plans with Amane to go to the hot springs together..."

In a moment of panic, Shiina quickly grabbed Arisu and tried to explain, but Arisu felt that time was running out, and if she delayed any longer, Amane would inevitably realize what was happening beforehand.

Therefore, we must do everything we can to expedite this process.

"She's waiting for you."

Arisu composed herself for a moment, then spoke to Shiina in an incredibly gentle tone and a voice as soft as a feather.