I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

Although she was known for her bad temper since she was young and had done a lot of things.

The problem is that, looking back on her entire life, the biggest thing she's ever done is nothing compared to what this kid in front of her has unintentionally done, and it looks like it's going to get even bigger.

The bigger the trouble they cause, the more fun they'll have, and the greater the expectations they'll generate for her.

Moreover, although I initially intended to help him, as time went by and things have come to this point...

This situation is beyond saving by anyone lending a hand. Instead of thinking about how to help him, people are thinking about how to make the situation even bigger and more chaotic.

This might increase the fun, but it could also increase his chances of survival.

Thinking about this, the elderly horse lady recalled the past and thought of a little guy who still kept in touch with her. The corners of her mouth gradually turned up.

"I said, you brat."

"......What's wrong?"

"I see you're not getting any younger, and you still don't have a boyfriend..."

Upon hearing these familiar words, Shinji Kitahara suddenly felt a great sense of crisis.

"Wait, you don't mean...?"

"Hmm, I have a little guy here that I think is pretty good."

"I'm thinking of arranging for the two of you to meet whenever you're free, how about that?"

Chapter 152: Does Senior Kitahara like this?

To be honest, Shinji Kitahara was extremely unwilling to accept this request from the elderly horse lady.

Although the elderly horse mother said she would arrange for a nice little guy to meet him.

But anyone with eyes could see that this wasn't a meeting at all; it was clearly a setup to set him up on a blind date.

Speaking of blind dates, Shinji Kitahara hasn't forgotten about his own blind date that he's been trying to postpone.

Although that senior, Ma Niang, has become much more agreeable lately for some reason, especially regarding postponing blind dates, she is almost always willing to help.

The problem was that, despite the postponement, whenever the topic of canceling or giving up the blind date came up, that senior, Ma Niang, would immediately become resolute, which puzzled him greatly.

Now that she's already burdened with such a high-risk blind date, the risk factor is already quite high.

Especially now that he's pretending to be Rudolf's boyfriend, and in the future, there's also Surugawa Tesuna.

In this situation, if you go on two blind dates...

Shinji Kitahara was hesitant to think about the consequences.

So when the elderly woman finished talking about the arranged marriage, Shinji Kitahara's first reaction was to refuse.

Before he could even refuse, the elderly horse woman anticipated his actions and spoke up immediately.

"Alright, it's settled then. I'll contact that girl later and see when she's free. If you're free too, we can meet up."

After saying that, without giving Kitahara Shinji any chance to refute, the elderly horse girl turned and left to go to the kitchen to find Alice Digital and Eclipse.

As for Kitahara Shinji, seeing her like this, he understood.

The old woman had no intention of letting him refuse, or rather, even if he did refuse, it would probably be useless.

So he quickly gave up on the useless idea of ​​chasing after him to refuse, and instead started thinking about how to deal with the situation.

But as he thought about it, he suddenly realized that the situation might not be as bad as he had imagined.

Although blind dates are considered a high-risk event in Tresenne, even the highest-risk events are not 100% guaranteed to result in accidents.

Although he does have to bear the name of several fake boyfriends now and in the future, going on blind dates might be quite risky.

On the bright side, at least his relationship with the female members of the team is still relatively normal, so he doesn't have to worry about any problems arising within the team.

Moreover, if we think about it further, that's precisely why.

He could easily sabotage the so-called blind date by using the names of several 'fake girlfriends' and his own maneuvering.

At the very least, if all else fails, he can just drag a few of his "good buddies" over to pretend to be his girlfriends and cause some trouble. Surely that's something he can manage, right?

Then, when the time comes, while you bring your best buddy over to pretend to be your girlfriend, and you act like a scumbag, it'll be a piece of cake to ruin the blind date.

After thinking it through, Shinji Kitahara suddenly realized that blind dates weren't so scary after all.

Although he would try to delay as much as possible and refuse as much as possible, if it really came, at least he wouldn't be so afraid.

After lunch, Shinji Kitahara and his group did not immediately leave the elderly woman's clothing store.

On one hand, Shinji Kitahara was preparing to take the opportunity to pick out two new outfits for Eclipse.

On one hand, Ali Digital also wanted to take this opportunity to ask the elderly Ma-chan about Shinji Kitahara and the past of Eclipse.

"Their past...?"

Glancing at the two people picking out clothes over there, recalling certain moments from the past, the elderly woman smacked her lips twice and slowly began to speak.

"You might not believe it, but when I first met the two of them, I thought they were mortal enemies, both determined to kill each other."

Mortal enemies? All-out effort? To kill each other?

Hearing these words, which were completely different from what they knew, Aili Digital was stunned for a moment.

"Well, I heard that they grew up together, relying on each other since they were little..."

"Being dependent on each other for survival and wanting to kill each other are not mutually exclusive."

The elderly woman took a drag of her pipe and slowly exhaled.

"I can probably guess that, out of consideration for your feelings, that brat probably downplayed his past and definitely didn't mention what happened when he first met that girl."

"Don't ask me why, I've seen him do this many times."

"Besides, even though I do know the answer to this question, it's not easy for me to give you one."

"Because that kid doesn't like, or even hates, talking about his past with others, especially a kid like you."

"Although I disagree with him on this point, it is ultimately his own business. If he doesn't intend to budge, it's not something I can say."

"And even if you ask that little girl, she probably won't tell you until he gives the go."

"So if you want, I can tell you a general outline of how they used to get along, but more specifically..."

The elderly woman watched the man's retreating figure and tapped her pipe a few times.

You have to ask him yourself.

After speaking, before Alice could react, the elderly horse girl spoke again, recounting her first encounter with Kitahara Shinji, the scenes she witnessed during the eclipse, and their subsequent familiarity and changes.

That was a completely different scene from what I had imagined.

According to Shinji Kitahara, he and Eclipse had known each other for a long time, and after finding them, the two of them immediately became inseparable.

What follows is his arduous journey to feed Eclipse, and some of the smaller stories about how he helped other horse girls in the process...

Although Aili Digital is aware that there may be a lot of hard work and heartache behind this.

After all, no matter how you look at it, it wouldn't have been an easy task for such a small predecessor to feed Ms. Eclipse, who had such a large appetite.

But thanks to the storytelling skills he had developed while trying to amuse children, he was able to tell the story effectively throughout the entire process.

Shinji Kitahara skillfully omitted any potentially unpleasant elements, focusing only on the positive aspects, making it sound as beautiful as a fairy tale.

No one questioned these things at the time.

Based on the current performance of Shinji Kitahara and Eclipse, there is indeed nothing to doubt about what he described.

But after listening to the elderly horse woman's story, Alice Digital suddenly realized.

Although there are many participants in the Kitahara Cup so far, the competition is becoming increasingly fierce.

But it seems that none of them had ever seriously and comprehensively understood Shinji Kitahara's past.

Because they had investigated Shinji Kitahara before, and because they wanted to ship him with Eclipse, they had inquired about him many times. As a result, Alice Digital can be said to be the person in the team who knows Shinji Kitahara the most.

Even so, she had never heard of Kitahara Shinji and Eclipse's past, nor did she know what those things the old woman was talking about that he 'didn't want to tell a child like her.'

With this question in mind, after recording the words of the elderly horse woman.

After leaving the clothing store, Aili Digital continued to stroll around with Kitahara Shinji and Eclipse.

During the stroll, her interest waned as she remained uncertain.

Such an obvious abnormality could not escape Kitahara Shinji's notice, so after playing for a while, he stopped Alice Digital and asked her what was wrong and if she was feeling unwell.

When faced with Shinji Kitahara's question, Aili Digital hesitated for a moment before choosing to tell the truth.

"Well, back in the clothing store, that senior colleague told me some things about your past with Ms. Eclipse..."

After listening to Alice Digital's explanation, Shinji Kitahara raised an eyebrow.

"What, do you feel there's a big difference between this and what I described? Do you feel your dreams have been shattered?"

"No, not at all."

Upon hearing Shinji Kitahara's words, Ali Digital immediately shook its head.

The reason she seemed somewhat dejected was not because of the huge disappointment that Kitahara Shinji mentioned.

On the contrary, compared to that fairytale-like beautiful companionship.

The transformation described by the elderly woman—from near hostility at the beginning, to mutual familiarity and acceptance in the middle, and now to being inseparable—is what really resonates with her.

If she hadn't taken the medicine, she probably would have fainted halfway through the conversation.

Furthermore, she believed that there must be a reason why Shinji Kitahara would hide his past, and she did not intend to press him for details.

But despite her understanding and belief, she couldn't help feeling somewhat disappointed after realizing that she actually knew very little about Kitahara-senpai's past.

Furthermore, although she didn't intend to compete with Miss Eclipse, no matter how inferior she felt, she still hoped that Kitahara-senpai would care more about her.

But after listening to the elderly woman's account, the enormous disparity made her begin to doubt herself.

After all, no matter how you look at it, it pales in comparison to the long-term companionship and help.

Her presence, which only offered minor assistance in training and was purely one-sided, seemed rather dispensable.

Seeing her like this, Kitahara Shinji felt somewhat helpless.

He wasn't sure what Alice Digital thought of him; he just assumed that Alice Digital had become like this because of his concealment, such as feeling that he didn't trust her.

The problem is, he didn't intentionally hide those things.

However, whether it's the difficulties they've faced in their lives, the things they've encountered, or anything related to horse hunting, these are not things that are suitable to tell children of their age.

Thinking this, after a moment of silence, he reached out and gently ruffled Alice Digital's hair.

"Digital, do you remember what you promised me?"

Aili Digital was slightly taken aback.

Then, before she could react, Shinji Kitahara's voice rang out again.

"I've said it before, you're very important to me."

"And we also agreed that I would keep my previous promises, and you couldn't argue with them or doubt my words—and I haven't broken any promises, have I?"

"So believe me, Digital, there are some things I haven't told you, not because I doubt you, but simply because I feel those things aren't really suitable for you to know right now."

"If you really want to know, I can tell you some things, and then you'll understand why I've never talked about those things in front of you."

"But for digital products, if possible, I would still like you to wait."

"It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I don't want those messy things to bother you; that would be my dereliction of duty as a trainer."

"If possible, I hope you will never come into contact with or even know about those things in your entire life, and can live a healthy and happy life."

"I just want to protect you."

silence.

Feeling the warmth coming from above my head, I looked at the senior in front of me with a serious expression.

Aili Digital felt something swelling inside her.

And just then, something else suddenly appeared in front of her.

Turning her head, she saw Eclipse handing her a string of snacks. Alice Digital paused for a moment, then subconsciously took a bite of the snacks.

After realizing what was happening, as she chewed on the delicious food in her mouth and looked at the Eclipse in front of her, who was still holding snacks and trying to feed her, the pent-up frustration in her heart quickly began to melt away like spring snow.