I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

So when the other party gave Shinji Kitahara a very high evaluation, she immediately chose to believe him and had a very good impression of him even though they had never met.

But vodka wasn't having it.

Don't get me wrong, she's not jealous, she's just not on good terms with Yamato Akama.

Even in everyday life, if Yamato Akaki says go left, she will definitely say go right.

If Yamato Akaki says white looks good, she'll definitely say black is better.

Now that Yamato Akaki says Kitahara Shinji is a good person, Vodka immediately begins to refute him.

Furthermore, as time went on, their arguments became increasingly heated.

Yamato Akaki simply believed in Alice and thought Kitahara Shinji was a truly excellent trainer.

In order to refute Vodka's views, she went to great lengths to learn more about Shinji Kitahara, and in the process, her impression of him improved and her stance became more and more firm.

Vodka, like her, also sought to refute her views by collecting various information and evidence, attempting to prove that Kitahara Shinji was not as good or powerful as the internet claimed.

In the process, she not only gradually solidified her stance, but also became friends with opinion leaders who questioned Shinji Kitahara's camp.

The two currently have a mutual respect and often get together to discuss how to expose the true face beneath Kitahara Shinji's facade.

Then, under these circumstances, yesterday, when Vodka and Yamato Akaki were arguing while eating, Vodka accidentally flung the food from his chopsticks, which landed on Yamato Akaki's skirt.

That was a little dress that Yamato Akaki particularly liked, and it was white.

The food she dropped was very oily, leaving a clear stain that she couldn't wash off no matter how hard she tried.

Although Yamato Akaki only scolded her for a while afterward as usual, he didn't do anything else.

But after returning to the dormitory, Vodka still noticed that her behavior seemed a little different from usual. After changing her clothes, she held the dress and looked at it for a while.

This made Vodka feel really bad, so he thought of buying her something as compensation.

The problem is that, although Vodka is a girl, her personality is somewhat tomboyish.

While other girls' wardrobes are full of dresses and cosmetics, her wardrobe is full of shorts, trench coats, and even sunglasses.

Other girls like watching romantic soap operas and buying cute things like dolls, but she likes watching action movies and especially loves motorcycles. She's currently saving up her New Year's money to buy one.

Moreover, although she has many female friends and is quite popular among girls because of her personality, she has never actually given any gifts to other girls.

After all, most other girls aren't interested in the things she likes, and she's not particularly interested in the things other girls like either.

Therefore, when faced with this situation, the first thing she thought of was to find outside help.

Then, the name 'Hu Luobei' automatically popped into her mind.

Although they've only known each other for half a month, she already has an extremely positive impression of this carrot.

Because of her tomboyish personality, Vodka has always wanted to be a 'cool' horse girl, and Carrot perfectly fits her definition of cool.

Mysterious, powerful, taciturn, and seemingly with a mysterious past that he cannot reveal.

She added Hu Luobei as a friend because she was feeling resentful after being thoroughly beaten by him, so she thought she could add him as a friend and arrange another game.

Then, she witnessed Hu Luobei's rapid progress firsthand, watching him sweep through everything in his path with an almost 100% win rate, his ranking soaring rapidly.

If it weren't for the fact that I don't play much, I probably would have made it onto the leaderboard long ago.

And it's not just about skill in games.

After the first few days and getting to know each other better, she would start talking to the other person about topics other than the game.

Then she discovered that Hu Luobei's expertise wasn't limited to games; in fact, games were only the least remarkable skill among his many talents.

For example, she once talked to Hu Luobei about horse-related matters and raised some of the problems she was currently facing as a friend.

Hu Luobei simply read the text message she sent without asking for a detailed description, nor did she request a video demonstration or provide any data. She just casually offered a solution.

At first, she thought the other party was joking. After trying it with some skepticism, she found that the solutions were almost too effective, easily solving the problems that had bothered her for a long time.

And it's not just Ma Niang; although Hu Luobei doesn't seem to have much in-depth knowledge of motorcycles, she seems to have some interest in racing.

During a casual conversation, he complained that he actually wanted to save money to buy a car, but everyone he knew was against it and said that even if he bought one, they wouldn't ride in it.

His words subtly reveal his extreme pursuit of speed, and he also mentioned several experiences of racing with others, but he didn't go into details, as if there was something hidden.

Besides these two points, there are also things like action movies, fighting techniques, and all sorts of strange things.

Whenever she brought it up, he could give a quick and accurate answer, as if there was nothing in the world he wasn't good at.

Moreover, although he rarely talks about himself, even from the few words he occasionally utters, one can sense that he is quite extraordinary.

Especially when she talked to him about the various passionate scenes in action movies, such as fights and car chases that can make people's adrenaline surge, he would often criticize the illogical aspects of them and tell her not to believe them.

And when she tried to refute it, she easily explained what would actually happen if such a thing occurred.

Moreover, even the various reactions and details are very detailed, and it doesn't seem like something that someone who hasn't experienced it could say.

So, even though they had only known each other for half a month, Vodka already admired and even idolized this carrot, and repeatedly expressed his desire to become his apprentice and become as handsome as him.

So far, Hu Luobei has shown no intention of agreeing to her request to become her apprentice.

At most, I'll accept her invitation when she sends me a game invitation, play a couple of games with her, and chat with her briefly in between.

Even though his request to become his apprentice was rejected, Vodka's opinion of him did not diminish at all; on the contrary, he felt that this was how a big shot should be.

Then, when Vodka was preparing to seek outside help, he immediately thought of him.

He immediately went online, opened the game, and clicked on his avatar.

After that, she nervously sent the message and waited for a while before Hu Luobei finally replied.

[Carrot: Tell me about the situation on your end]

[Hu Luobei: I happen to have some time, I can help you with some advice]

......

A moment later, in the trainers' dormitory.

Shinji Kitahara looked at the message 'Seize the victory' sent on the screen, his expression becoming increasingly subtle.

For various reasons, Vodka did not directly relay the events to Shinji Kitahara.

She simply said that she had dirtied her friend's favorite dress, described Yamato Akaki's reaction, and then said that she wanted to give him some gifts as an apology and hoped that he could give her some advice.

this......

Shinji Kitahara pinched his chin, looked at the text on the screen, and recalled some things he had talked about in the past and when he captured Victory. His eyes slowly changed.

Then, quite unusually, Shinji Kitahara did not immediately answer the question about seizing victory, but instead took the initiative to ask some other questions.

[Carrot: You just said you're often together?]

Seize the opportunity: We're basically together every day.

[Hu Luobei: After that, she just gave you a few words of advice as usual, without showing any anger at all? You were the one who wanted to buy a gift to apologize?]

[Seize the victory: Hmm]

[Hu Luobei: I remember you mentioning before that you didn't get along well with a friend, and you were always bickering and arguing. Is it her?]

Seize the victory: ...Yes

[Seize the Victory: Any Problems?]

[Carrot: No, there's no problem. Let me think about it for a moment.]

Looking at the text on the screen, Shinji Kitahara stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before nodding slightly.

The case is solved; it's about the silly blockhead and the proud childhood sweetheart.

If he had previously harbored even the slightest doubt about 'Seize Victory's' identity, thinking that he might be a tomboy...

With this conclusion, even the last sliver of doubt vanished.

He identifies himself online as a man, and his preferences are no different from those of any other young man. Now he's explicitly stated that he doesn't know what gifts to give girls, and he even has a tsundere childhood sweetheart...

Shinji Kitahara simply couldn't believe that if she could be a woman, then she couldn't possibly be a horse girl, or even a student from the Treson headquarters.

Let alone the advantage being on my side, it's purely a case of the dragon charging right at my face.

If this still fails, Shinji Kitahara will eat the computer screen in front of him.

Given this situation...

After thinking for a few seconds, Shinji Kitahara quickly gave his answer.

[Hu Luobei: In your case, my answer is that as long as you give her something normal that she likes, it's fine.]

[Seize the victory: Huh? Why?]

Because you are a piece of wood.

Shinji Kitahara thought to himself, but he didn't say anything.

As for the reason...

On the one hand, he doesn't like to interfere in other people's relationships, and on the other hand, he finds it more enjoyable.

Shinji Kitahara was especially amused after hearing that 'Seize Victory' said his friend was a horse girl.

It's not that he has a bad personality, but in the semester since he came to Treson, he has seen many of those kind of dense, clueless people who are almost driving him crazy.

In the beginning, he would kindly remind and warn trainers who were clearly in danger.

But after dozens of setbacks, and seeing the other party confidently say, "My relationship with my partner is normal," and "There can't be any problems," he was disappointed.

He gradually understood why the trainers in Treson considered watching the idiot get jumped on as the best form of entertainment, and why they didn't bother to remind him.

—I don’t know why, but lately I feel like the other trainers have been looking at him a little strange.

So now, it's partly because I don't want to interfere with other people's feelings, and partly because of Treson's assimilation.

Shinji Kitahara decided not to bring this up and then earnestly helped the other person choose a gift.

After choosing a gift, Shinji Kitahara was still somewhat unaccustomed to the quiet environment since there was no one else in the house today.

So he didn't log off immediately, but continued chatting with Seize Victory about other topics.

As they chatted, their conversation drifted to topics related to horse girls, and then...

[Seize the Victory: Brother Carrot, have you ever heard of 'Shinji Kitahara'?]

Upon seeing this, Shinji Kitahara raised an eyebrow.

[Carrot: A Detailed Explanation]

After that, under Shinji Kitahara's prompting, Vodka told him about the argument she had with Akame Yamato.

She also stated her position, saying that she always felt that Shinji Kitahara was not a good person.

Then he began to provide various examples and arguments, speaking clearly and logically, not at all like mindless criticism, but rather making his arguments seem credible at first glance.

As for Shinji Kitahara's reaction to this matter...

Feeling down? Sad? Angry?

neither.

He's not angry anymore; he's even so moved he's almost in tears.

With the influx of transfer students and the passage of time, as well as the revelation of some of his own actions in Tressen.

He's now finding it incredibly difficult to criticize himself, second only to figuring out the idea behind the solar eclipse.

But now, looking at the victory before him, Shinji Kitahara thought to himself that if all the people under his command had this kind of fighting power, he wouldn't have to worry about ruining his reputation.

Thinking of this, in order to maintain this rare and precious high-grade Kitahara Kuro.

Kitahara Shinji not only did not reveal his identity, but also immediately echoed her statement.

She also stated that she knew about Shinji Kitahara and believed that he was only nice on the surface, and definitely not a good person underneath...

After chatting for a while, it was Vodka who started to lose his composure.

She said that while she didn't think Kitahara Shinji was as good as Yamato Akamachi described, he probably wasn't as bad as he made him out to be...

However, despite saying that, after seeing that even his respected elder brother Hu Luobei said the same thing...

Vodka became increasingly certain of his thoughts, believing that Kitahara Shinji was definitely not a good person, otherwise Brother Carrot Kita wouldn't have said that.

After chatting for a while longer, Shinji Kitahara glanced at the already dark sky outside, stretched, said goodbye to Vodka, told her to go to sleep early, and then logged off the game.

Then, just as he turned off his computer and was about to go back to his room to sleep, his phone on the table suddenly vibrated.