I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

Just as Hibiki had predicted, Shinji Kitahara stopped dwelling on what had just happened and began to seriously consider his work.

Then, the conversation ended, and Hibiki Kusakami smiled and walked out of the room with Shinji Kitahara, sitting down next to Special Friend, whose face was clouded with gloom.

"Little grass..."

Zhou lowered his voice, his eyes revealing barely suppressed anger.

"What did you just do to Mr. Shinji...?"

Kusakami glanced at Kitahara Shinji, who was completely absorbed in his work, leaned down to Special Weekly's ear, and whispered, his voice filled with Kitahara Shinji's signature.

"It's nothing, I just did the same thing as you, but did it for a little longer and in a little more depth."

"After all, Trainer Kitahara's cooking is really delicious, isn't it?"

After a moment of silence, accompanied by the gradual whitening of his knuckles, a voice clearly emanating suppressed anger rang out.

"Flying over the grass".

Chapter 149: This is a difficult situation...

Although many things happened along the way, by the time Shinji Kitahara came back to his senses from work, both Special Week and Hibiki Kusakabe had barely managed to return to a semblance of normalcy.

They have no choice but to resume, since they've already taken action once and used up all their pretexts.

If it were to happen again, even if Shinji Kitahara were completely dense, he would most likely notice something amiss.

So, although they both really wanted to do it again in front of each other, they hesitated briefly for the sake of the future.

Both of them chose to suppress their emotions and refrain from taking any further action, thus falling into a strange stalemate.

Although Shinji Kitahara noticed the strange atmosphere between the two of them, he didn't think much of it.

After all, to be fair, even if he were to be confessed to by a close friend, he certainly wouldn't be able to maintain the same way he always did, and he would definitely feel uncomfortable in various ways.

As for Special Week and Grasshopper, they both realized Kitahara Shinji's misunderstanding.

However, for their own reasons and thoughts, even though they are now at odds with each other, they have all tacitly chosen to keep quiet.

As for Zhou's situation, after Grasshopper provoked again and went to this extent.

She was no longer sad or conflicted, but instead regarded it as a mortal enemy, which in a sense solved the problem.

After resolving the issues of Special Week and discussing matters related to the Black Forest with Grasshopper, Shinji Kitahara took the two of them back to the training ground.

As for the two of them, they were mutually restraining.

Seeing that there was no way to take any further action, they readily agreed to Shinji Kitahara's request.

After returning to the training ground with him, they all resumed their training.

When they parted, they glanced at each other, and the emotions in their eyes were different from before.

After that, seeing that the problems with the two little ones had been barely resolved and were no longer affecting their training, Shinji Kitahara returned to his peaceful daily life with peace of mind.

Moreover, it was a truly peaceful daily routine, not the peaceful daily routine he perceived it to be.

Although the competition in the Kitahara Cup is becoming increasingly fierce as the holiday draws to a close, various operations are being carried out one after another, and the undercurrents between the parties are extremely intense.

Aside from the initial splashes that landed on Kitahara Shinji's clothes or mouth, none of the subsequent splashes managed to wet him at all.

The reason this happened was certainly not because the waves didn't want to get him wet.

On the contrary, some waves not only failed to wet him, but even seemed intent on engulfing him entirely.

But the problem is, they can't do it.

Because although the Kitahara Cup is becoming increasingly competitive, various leaks are also taking place one after another.

However, due to someone's various unintentional actions, although the situation has become more intense and a sneak escape is underway, the current situation is actually more stable than before.

For example, Necha, although he didn't get to taste the flavor of his own mouth.

The problem is that, besides Eclipse, she is now the only one who has added Shinji Kitahara on Line and even lives in his dorm.

In addition to the care they provide for daily life, the opportunities to apply patches are simply too many.

Even if you don't get to taste Shinji Kitahara's flavor, kissing is just a momentary pleasure; the real big thing is the emotional growth that comes from companionship and care.

Therefore, all things considered, Necha is currently the one most likely to escape, and is being closely monitored by all parties as the number one dangerous element.

And then, in this very situation, she got into a fight with the super-small bay.

She is currently under close surveillance by the latter, who is trying to find her weaknesses so that he can take over the care of Shinji Kitahara.

Even routine maintenance is already a delicate matter, with the fear of being caught off guard by the super-small bay, let alone any further action.

For example, the chestnut hat.

Although she's well disguised, no one is currently watching her.

However, because of the Pocky stick she had eaten earlier, her hunger was now satisfied to an unprecedented degree, and she didn't need to eat anything more for the time being.

On the other hand, she couldn't think of any other way to get close to Shinji Kitahara for the time being.

After all, she can't play the Pocky game again, and even if she did, Shinji Kitahara would most likely not agree, and might even realize something.

We must come up with new methods before the next wave of hunger strikes.

That's what Oguri Hat thinks, so he hasn't taken any action yet.

As for the remaining people, Zhou and Ms. Cao have already fallen out, and Xiao Youyi and Junchuan Tezuna are secretly vying for power.

On Sunday, Ning Jing and Alice were arguing amongst themselves at the Manchester tea house; Tamamo Cross remained relatively calm; Oleander went with the flow; and Silent Suzuka was completely unaware of the situation...

Hmm? Did you forget someone?

Oh right, it seems there really was a certain student from Dibao who wished to remain anonymous who was forgotten.

The problem is that even if they don't forget, the Emperor of the East Sea doesn't have much to say.

Because of the Emperor of the East Sea, the power of that lowly woman cannot be said to be very high; it can only be said to be negligible.

While others were frantically racing ahead and even starting to accelerate towards the mid-range market.

She didn't even have the concept of running away, let alone sneak away.

Moreover, because the secrets of those who have leaked out so far are quite well-maintained, let alone the Emperor of the East Sea.

Apart from their opponents, no one else in the team knew anything about them.

They all thought they had made a big mistake by sneaking away, but they didn't know that others had also sneaked away by about the same distance.

As for the only semi-public one, Necha, it's partly due to Necha's unique attributes and skills, and partly due to his strange relationship with his trainer, San, which even the East Blue Emperor can't learn.

He couldn't learn it by sneaking it on his own, and he couldn't learn it by imitating others, and he didn't even notice that others were sneaking it on their own.

Due to a combination of factors, the Emperor of the East Sea did not take any excessive actions during this period when everyone was taking action.

He would focus on training every day, and then go to visit Shinji Kitahara after training.

When Shinji Kitahara wasn't around, he would go to Rudolf's place, drinking his usual honey drink every day, living a very relaxed and enjoyable life.

She even fantasized about how she would act cute with her trainer, Sang, after achieving good results.

If we manage to achieve an undefeated triple crown, how do we express our intention to trainer Sang as his official representative...?

Even though she didn't have any bad or strange thoughts about her trainer, after all the care her trainer had given her, it was only natural to repay him after she achieved her dream.

The Emperor of the East Sea thought this way, and seeing that the others seemed to be behaving themselves, he remained at ease and continued to train diligently without taking any action.

What she didn't know was that during this time, not only the group of lowly women inside and outside the team, but even her most trusted student council president had become much closer to Shinji Kitahara in private.

However, unlike other female horses, Rudolph symbolized that she did not have that kind of feeling for Shinji Kitahara.

And this isn't just being stubborn.

After all, in Rudolf's mind, Kitahara Shinji was her blood relative, and they were probably very close, so she never considered him as a potential romantic partner from the beginning.

But precisely because of this, Rudolf symbolically approached Shinji Kitahara without feeling any psychological burden.

Well, we're all family, so it's normal for an older sister to take care of her younger brother, right?

Especially since this younger brother is quite capable and gets along very well with her, you could even say they hit it off immediately. So it's normal for the two of them to communicate more and become closer in private, right?

Since they've already communicated and grown close, it's perfectly normal for her to go over to her younger brother for help with relaxation after a long day, right?

As it stands now, Rudolf symbolizes that he almost completely treats Kitahara Shinji as his younger brother.

As for why Rudolf, as an adult (20), or even older than an adult, could attend school in Tresenne...

As mentioned earlier, due to the unique circumstances of the school in Treson, the age divisions for the elementary and higher education departments are much broader than those of regular colleges.

Although if they wanted, the female horse girls could also enjoy the regular schooling process, complete these years according to the normal age and procedure, and go directly to university after graduating from high school.

But if she didn't want to, let alone being an adult, this certain old driver is even about the same age as Tsuna, but she's still the hidden fourth member of the student council.

Aside from the old driver, there was a certain freest horse girl on earth who, although she looked very young, apparently no one in the academy could say for sure when she enrolled in Treson.

Even the chairman of the board didn't have any relevant files. When asked, URA couldn't give a response and could only say that there was no need to clarify things about her.

As for why Shinji Kitahara couldn't see that freest and safest horse girl on earth for an entire semester...

The answer is that she wasn't at the college.

No one knows exactly what happened, since almost no one can figure out what's going on in that person's mind.

Anyway, she just told the chairman of the board and left the school without asking for leave. Nobody knows where she is or what she's doing now.

Getting back to the main point, it's not just Rudolf who symbolizes this side's closeness to Shinji Kitahara.

Because of Rudolf's good performance over such a long period of time, Shinji Kitahara gradually lowered his guard.

I started to see her as a good buddy I used to slack off with, and gradually I became less resistant to interacting with her.

Especially after talking to Rudolf more, Rudolf also revealed some information about himself to him.

For example, she doesn't have a good relationship with the symbol family now; she's essentially started her own business.

This put Shinji Kitahara's mind at ease even more.

After all, no matter how dangerous Rudolph Symbol is, she is still just a horse girl. If she doesn't get involved with the Symbol family, her strength is limited.

Forget about the solar eclipse; with a bit of luck, he might even be able to solo Rudolf.

Not to mention that this is still the worst-case scenario. As things stand, things are going to get even more complicated as the contact deepens.

Rudolf is becoming increasingly comfortable showing his laid-back side in front of him.

Moreover, there's absolutely no indication that she's interested in him; it seems like a purely platonic friendship, with virtually no chance of things going wrong.

Although he felt confident that things wouldn't go wrong, Shinji Kitahara was still a little apprehensive about pretending to be her boyfriend.

After all, no matter how much contact is severed, Rudolf still symbolizes family.

Especially since she has to pretend to be her boyfriend while also pretending to be Tsuna's boyfriend, and even create the illusion that the two of them are vying for her attention, it looks very dangerous no matter how you look at it.

"It's difficult..."

Shinji Kitahara sighed deeply.

Moreover, there's no question of competition, because the specific timeframe for Surugawa Tessuna's treatment and recuperation hasn't been determined yet.

He hasn't even told the girls in his team about this yet, and he has a feeling that this thing is quite risky...

However, this matter is not particularly urgent for the time being, since the upcoming school season will definitely keep Tsuna and Surugawa busy for a while.

Even if he wants to take a vacation, he has to wait until this busy period is over, so he still has some time to prepare.

Besides Surugawa Tessuna, he hadn't forgotten the chairman's request either.

Although the chairperson said at the time that she had a friend, well...

All I can say is that everyone who understands understands.

Moreover, the other party did not say at the time what reward he would receive after the matter was completed.

However, on the one hand, the chairman is his nominal boss, and on the other hand, in the past incidents, the chairman has always been generous.

Shinji Kitahara believed that as long as he could help the chairman get rid of this major threat, the chairman would definitely not treat him unfairly, so he had been paying attention to related matters recently.

As for the aftermath of the previous horse hunting, although he made great efforts, he eventually captured all the horse hunters alive.

However, because the 'buyer' was quite cautious, no trace was left.

Despite Treson's repeated efforts, including purchasing a large amount of truth serum from Alice, they were unable to extract any useful information, let alone conduct any further investigation.