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

Even someone of Koenji's caliber couldn't restrain her.

Not to mention the tea pillar and the star palace in front of her, since no one could restrict her movements, Amane naturally had no need to be anxious. On the contrary, she was very interested in the fact that the tea pillar and the star palace would actually join forces to try to kill her.

What exactly prompted them to put aside their past grievances and unite? Could it be...?

Amane's face immediately turned ugly. Could it be that Chabashira and Hoshinomiya joined forces for her sake? What kind of scum would make people whose futures have been ruined set aside their differences and join forces against an enemy? Amane believed that she was far from being a scumbag. At most, she was just quite benevolent. Why did Hoshinomiya and Chabashira act like they had some deep-seated hatred for her?

While observing how Chabashira and Hoshinomiya restricted her, Amane didn't forget to treat herself. Even when Hoshinomiya held her wrist down to prevent her from pulling her hand back, it didn't stop Amane from moving her hand.

Star Palace blushed as she watched the OO being molded into various shapes. Several times she wanted to look away, but she dared not take her eyes off Tenon's face. Knowing how powerful Tenon was, she was afraid that Tenon would take advantage of her turning her head to break free. If Tenon got away, not only would all her efforts be in vain, but the tea pillar would also have been taken advantage of for nothing. Star Palace would not give Tenon a chance to do something so unfair just because she was shy.

Unlike Hoshinomiya, who was merely shy, Chabashira was acting entirely out of shame.

Each powerful blow sent a tingling, electric shock through Chashu's body, making it impossible for her to concentrate. She could have managed to endure it, but after Tianyin developed a liking for red beans, Chashu could no longer resist the pleasurable sensations. While searching for her phone, Chashu finally couldn't help but let out rhythmic "hmm" sounds as she looked at it. It was only because Chashu had strong mental fortitude that she could hold back; anyone else would probably have fainted from shame by now.

However, Chabashira was pleased with Amane's increasingly outrageous methods. In this way, in addition to physical evidence, saliva was also key evidence. Even if it were a descendant of the Miyako family, the school would want to distance itself from this level of scandal.

Maybe they can even send Tianyin to prison...

"found it!"

Chazhu, having finally found his phone in his suit jacket, didn't even bother to wipe the saliva from the corner of his mouth before taking out his phone to take a picture of Tianyin.

Then, Chabashira's face turned from bright red to deathly pale, just like Hoshinomiya's, at a speed visible to the naked eye; even a change of expression couldn't be faster.

"Tea Pillar Teacher, what are you planning to do with that piece of chocolate?"

Tianyin said jokingly.

"What? Chocolate?"

Hoshinomiya belatedly looked at the black object that Chabashira was holding up. It was a piece of chocolate that was quite similar to a cell phone in both size and thickness. Hoshinomiya's beautiful eyes widened as if she couldn't believe that Chabashira would fail at such a crucial matter.

"We lost."

Chashu gave a bitter laugh at Hoshinomiya.

"What a joke! If we've gone this far and still lose... No! Isn't this proof? We just need to..."

Hoshinomiya pointed to the saliva residue on Chashu's chest and spoke emotionally.

Unrestricted by the Star Palace, Amane reached out and tore open the chocolate wrapper, her gaze softening as she looked at Chabashira.

"Would you like to eat with me, Sae?"

Chashu looked at the chocolate with a self-deprecating smile, as if he was laughing at Tenon's attempt to bribe her with a piece of chocolate, or perhaps at his own overestimation of his abilities. Even if he had the evidence, could he really eliminate Tenon, this monster who was so closely tied to Gao Yu?

"Saae-chan!!!"

Seeing that Chabashira had completely lost his fighting spirit, Hoshinomiya wanted to encourage him to cheer up, but Chabashira could no longer hear Hoshinomiya's voice at this point.

Chazhu's eyes were now fixed on the chocolate and the voice of the heavenly voice behind it.

Tenon took a small bite out of the chocolate and held it to Chashu's mouth.

Given all this, it's pretty clear what Tianyin wants to do.

"I can eat the chocolate, but you have to let Ji-hye go."

Chashu looked into Amane's eyes and made his final request with utmost seriousness.

Tenon glanced at the bewildered Hoshinomiya out of the corner of her eye, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

In Amane's opinion, the Star Palace is not nearly as tempting as the current tea pillar.

After seeing that Amane had agreed, Chabashira cupped Amane's face in his hands and slowly leaned forward to take the chocolate, only to be pushed down by Amane...

Star Palace was so frightened by what she saw that she rushed towards the gate without looking back.

"Why can't I open the door? Oh right, I locked it from the inside... Open it quickly!! Why can't I open it?!"

In a panic, Hoshinomiya frantically turned the doorknob back and forth, but no matter which way she moved the doorknob, the door remained motionless. It was only then that Hoshinomiya realized that the door might have been locked from the outside. Although she didn't know why the door was locked from the outside, Hoshinomiya, whose mind was now focused on 'escape', didn't have time to think about these things and began frantically searching for the key on the sofa.

"Why isn't it here?! I clearly remember throwing it here, so why can't I find it?"

Hoshinomiya was so anxious she was almost crying, but no matter how hard she searched, she couldn't find the key that could help her escape.

Hoshinomiya stared helplessly at the locked door. Her phone was missing, the key to leave was gone, and the tea stalk had been taken by Amane…

Hearing the mature voice behind him that seemed to have a rhythm, Hoshinomiya suddenly laughed.

At that moment, she finally understood why Chazhu had given up.

"So this is what helplessness feels like..."

There is no hope.

No one will help her escape from here.

"After all, I'm the one who got you into this mess. If I run away now, you'll definitely say I'm being disloyal..."

Hoshinomiya muttered to herself as she walked toward the bed.

One by one, the clothes fell silently off Hoshinomiya's body and landed on the floor of the room.

Then the sound of a beautiful duet filled the room.

……

"This is the last time you'll order me around. It's disgusting that you'd make me do something like this."

Kamuro threw his phone and keys in front of Arisu with a look of disgust.

"Isn't this done very well? Why would you hate doing this kind of thing?"

"I'm already a student in Class A. If you keep asking me to do things like this, I'm afraid they'll misunderstand. Also... I've made up my mind to say goodbye to my past self, because..."

"Why?"

"Because... Hmph! I don't seem to have a reason to tell you why, do I?"

Seeing Kamuro's slightly flushed cheeks, Arisu's smile grew even brighter.

"Because it's impossible for Tianyin to date a girl with a kleptomania, am I right?"

"Don't mention that again!!...I will change my ways."

Kamuro discovered her kleptomania early on. This habit was discovered by Arisu on her first day at school, and Arisu used it as leverage to blackmail Kamuro into working for her. In exchange, Arisu would help her break the habit.

Under Arisu's constant stream of orders, Kamuro quickly became too busy to steal. Gradually, Kamuro herself forgot she even had this habit. She thought everything was back on track until today...

When she returned to her old ways, she discovered that she still couldn't shake the excitement and joy she felt when acquiring things that belonged to others.

Even though these things weren't what she needed, and she was going to give them to Arisu anyway, she just couldn't suppress her inner joy.

Kamuro was both shocked and frightened when she realized this. She had just made a little progress in her relationship with Amane, and Arisu asked her to do this kind of thing again. She had promised Amane that she would never do this kind of thing again... What if Amane found out... Kamuro didn't dare to think about how she would face Amane. Fearing that Amane would despise her, Kamuro chose to confront Arisu as soon as she saw her and promised that she would never do anything to steal for Arisu again.

However, Arisu's reaction left Kamuro somewhat puzzled.

"No matter what, this is your most useful skill right now, isn't it? If it weren't for your thieving skills, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly today, and Tianyin wouldn't be able to...hehe..."

Arisu triumphantly toyed with the key that could save Chabashira and Hoshinomiya's fate.

The thought of Amane chatting about life with Hoshinomiya and Chahashi in that room made Kamuro feel uneasy, especially since she, Kamuro Masumi, was the one who brought this together.

But she had no choice. The only skill she possessed was theft, and she had mastered it so well that even when she used it on Tianyin, Tianyin wouldn't notice anything amiss in a short time. However, this skill was ultimately something dishonorable.

Let alone Tianyin, even she herself looked down on her ability. But compared to other girls who were born with naturally beautiful faces, this was her only outstanding skill.

"Never mind, I'm going back to sleep."

Kamuro was furious and didn't want to talk to Arisu anymore, so he decided to go back and get some sleep first.

Just as Kamuro opened the door and stepped out, Arisu's ethereal voice came from inside the room.

"You'd better get used to being bossed around by me, otherwise you'll be in a lot of trouble in the future."

"What? I'm already a student in Class A, and you still want to order me around? You don't mean to..."

"If you don't plan to date Tianyin, then pretend I didn't say anything."

"..."

Kamuro glanced speechlessly at the smiling Arisu, then stormed out of the room and slammed the door shut.

The thought that she would have to be bossed around by Arisu in the future made Kamuro furious, but the thought that she could be pampered by Amane like Arisu made her face burn.

"Damn it! What am I thinking?! It's all that bastard Arisu's fault!"

Kamuro muttered a complaint under his breath and then quickly walked towards his room.

After Kamuro left, the door was gently opened again. Arisu smiled and pursed her lips as she watched Kamuro's figure disappear.

"What an absolute idiot! You've been by my side the longest, but you haven't learned anything. If you keep going like this, you think you can date Amane? Even if you lined up from Kyoto to Osaka, you wouldn't get a chance, Masumi. It seems that as a 'friend,' I can only help you out. I hope you like it."

After all, I don't want to lose a friend like you after graduation.

……

The morning sunlight filtered through the sheer curtains and spilled onto the messy bed.

A languid atmosphere filled the room. Sunlight shone on the originally clean and white sheets, which appeared to have been soaked in water and then pulled out, making them appear much darker. However, what was even more striking was the glaring color on the sheets.

The three people on the bed were sleeping soundly, their hair loosely plastered to their cheeks and pillows, thin sheets casually draped over their bodies, revealing their smooth shoulders and arms, their skin glowing softly in the morning light.

Chashu was the first to wake up. She propped herself up and sat up, rubbing her sleepy eyes. Her long hair slid down to her chest as she moved.

Her movements were slow and weak, as if every simple action required a great deal of energy. Feeling the strangeness in her body, Chazhu recalled everything that had happened yesterday.

It was a crazy night. Tianyin used every means at her disposal, and several times she thought she was going to die... To Chazhu, doing that kind of thing with Tianyin was like torture.

but……

For some reason, looking at the sleeping Tenon beside her, Chazhu felt no hatred. At the same time, the figure that should have been so clear in her mind gradually became blurry, and she could no longer see that face.

'What kind of messed-up life am I living?'

Just as Chashu was about to get up and wash herself, she noticed something unusual on the sheets. In an instant, Chashu's face turned as red as if it could bleed. Before Chashu could recover from her embarrassment, an arm pulled her back onto the bed.

"you're awake?"

Chazhu's voice was slightly hoarse, but his tone was exceptionally gentle. This contrast caused Tianyin's brain to freeze for a moment.

Seeing the dumbfounded look on Amane's face, Chabashira couldn't help but laugh.

"What? Surprised?"

"I'm a little surprised. I thought you were going to slap me, Chabashira-sensei..."

call.

Upon hearing this, Chazhu raised his hand to slap someone, but Tianyin, who was already on guard, stopped him.

"Are you satisfied now?"

"Um……"

"I have a name."

"Ok?"

"Didn't you call my name yesterday? My name is Chabashira Sae, just call me Sae. Teacher and all that, humph, are you planning to make me ashamed to death?"

"What are you all arguing about so early in the morning? Haha... This is Heavenly Sound..."

Hoshinomiya, still half asleep, climbed onto Amane's back, rubbing his eyes as he checked who was lying next to him.

Upon seeing Hoshinomiya, Chabashira immediately looked at Amane.

She demanded that Amane spare Hoshinomiya before she would agree... but judging from Hoshinomiya's expression, it was clear that...

"This has nothing to do with me, it's about Hoshinomiya-sensei..."

"Chie-chan~ or you can call me Chie-chan, haha~ I'm so sleepy, you guys can keep bothering me while I sleep a little longer, remember to bring me some food back..."

After finishing her sentence, Hoshinomiya crawled back into bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing Hoshinomiya's exhausted appearance, Chabashira felt a sudden pang of guilt. Logically, he shouldn't feel sorry for this idiot.

but……

"Um... Sae, do you want to take a bath?"

"Isn't that obvious? How can you go out in public if you don't take a shower when you're all filthy? You haven't forgotten that you have a match today, have you?"

"H-How could this be! How could I possibly forget something as important as the competition!"

Just as Tianyin was trying her best to hide her embarrassment, there was a knock on the door.