I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

What kind of reward is this?

Shinji Kitahara looked completely bewildered.

Seeing the confusion on his face, Alice spoke again.

"During this time, I have received a lot of care from you, Guinea Pig, but I have also caused you a lot of trouble."

"Suko, you..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Guinea Pig."

She laughed, then reached out and gently touched his face, a strange light flickering in her eyes.

"I have absolutely no intention of changing it, and I will continue to cause you trouble in the future."

Kitahara Shinji: "..."

What the hell!

Then, Alice spoke again.

"I know that if I behave a little better, you'll probably like me a little more, Guinea Pig."

"But there's nothing I can do; that's just the kind of person I am."

"Even so, although I am the kind of person who can't live without causing trouble for others, and I am hopeless, sometimes I do feel a little unbalanced."

"So the reward I want today is to take care of you, Guinea Pig, like this, to make up for my lack of emotional balance."

"As for the other one, I want you to trouble me more often in the future, so that I don't always have to trouble you."

“If this continues, I’m afraid I’ll feel guilty about forcing you to take medicine in the future.”

"So, just so you won't feel guilty about bothering me in the future, please ask me for help if you need anything, okay?"

"Oh, by the way, please don't try to avoid troubling me by saying you don't want to bother me and then making me feel guilty."

"it's out of the question."

"You have a choice: either let me feel a little guilty for causing you trouble, or let me do something in return so that I don't feel so guilty for causing you trouble."

Which one do you think is better, Guinea Pig?

She lowered her head and looked at him intently.

Faced with her gaze, Shinji Kitahara's lips twitched slightly.

Even if you say that, I don't have any reason to trouble you...

"Research data, drug supplies, financial assistance, or something else..."

She lowered her head, her tone unusually serious.

"I know you might not trust me in some ways, Mr. Guinea Pig, but I can assure you here."

"As long as you come to me for help, I will absolutely not do anything extra in any form during the process of helping you, and I will never use this to blackmail you into doing anything else."

"Furthermore, for anything you need help with, as long as you ask, I will absolutely keep it confidential. And as long as it's within my power, even some unreasonable requests are fine..."

"If I violate any of the promises I just made, you can unilaterally terminate our contract and expel me..."

"ok, ok, I got it."

Shinji Kitahara covered her mouth, saying helplessly.

"I believe in your sincerity, so please don't say things like that..."

Alice shoved Kitahara Shinji's hand away and showed an angry expression.

"I was serious."

"I know you're serious, but this kind of thing... never mind."

Shinji Kitahara sighed, then spoke.

"That's perfect. I do need some help from you recently. One reason is that I need a lot of glowing potions and want to practice more things."

"Another thing is, if possible, I'd like to ask you to see if you can concentrate and extract this stuff to enhance its effects."

As he spoke, Shinji Kitahara pointed to the stamina potion in Alice's hand.

Alice was very sensible and didn't ask him where the potion came from.

However, she didn't immediately agree to Shinji Kitahara's request because she needed to extract some samples to test them in order to confirm whether the substance could be purified, and she couldn't agree to it right now.

After discussing this matter, Alice hesitated for a moment before speaking somewhat tentatively.

"...Guinea Pig."

"what happened?"

"I......"

She felt the warmth of his embrace, looked at his face so close to hers, and seemed to want to say something.

But in the end, she still looked away somewhat guiltily and whispered.

"I don't want to eat in the cafeteria today."

That's it.

Shinji Kitahara immediately understood why she was so hesitant.

After all, there was a solar eclipse nearby, and if they ate out in that situation, it would probably cost him a lot more money.

But it's okay.

Shinji Kitahara immediately and generously granted her request.

After all, his female horses have won some serious races, so even though he spends a lot on them, treating them to a meal is definitely not a problem.

Not to mention that Alice had just won a big prize match, and soon another share of the winnings would be deposited into his account, so there was even less reason for him to refuse.

So, after enjoying Alice's lap pillow and a not-so-skilled and uncomfortable massage for a while, Kitahara Shinji happily took the two of them out to eat.

I don't know why, even though I took her to eat as requested by Alice, and at a pretty good restaurant at that, she didn't seem very interested.

However, Shinji Kitahara didn't dwell on it; she simply assumed that the food at this restaurant didn't suit her taste.

Then, I subconsciously thought of that izakaya and started thinking about whether I should take the kids there for a get-together sometime.

While Shinji Kitahara was deep in thought, Alice also lowered her head.

She let the voice in her head lash out at her, but dared not utter a single word of rebuttal.

Chapter 158: What is the relationship between these two?

Because of someone's miscellaneous actions, after eating, Shinji Kitahara returned to school peacefully and continued his quiet life.

As for that small fry, although he was cursed by his inner voice again and again.

But in the end, they were unable to take any further action and quietly returned to the academy with Shinji Kitahara.

Then, after returning to the dormitory, I pulled the blanket over myself, curled up into a ball, and didn't move for a long time.

On the other hand, after returning to the academy, unlike the other small fry, Shinji Kitahara showed great interest.

field......

Although I met many horse girls during my wanderings, and heard some rumors about the territory.

However, because the female horses were generally young and not very talented, this was the first time he had ever come into contact with the real thing.

In addition, he had a hobby of studying this kind of thing, and without even using the solar eclipse as an explanation, he immediately became interested after noticing Eliseko's unusual behavior in the stands.

However, after seeing that she seemed to be feeling unwell after the competition, he temporarily put aside his interest and focused his attention on worrying about her health.

Now, Alice's match is over.

Although he still has a lot of work to do, because of the busy week before, he was able to squeeze out some time to do things he wanted to do.

So, after returning to his dormitory, he immediately turned on his computer and began to look up information related to the field.

But as Alice said before, there are many rumors about the area online.

However, the exact information or data is not abundant; in fact, there is none at all.

The most reliable ones are some interviews with women who have worked in the field, but the content is all over the place with different people saying different things, and there are even some contradictions, so they can't be used as a reference at all.

Even if Shinji Kitahara used the high-level access he had gained from helping the chairman and Tsuna Suguru with various tasks, he could still access Treson's highly confidential database.

However, the amount of information that can be found is still very limited.

It mainly consists of before-and-after comparison data of the female protagonists in the field and whether or not they have opened up their field, as well as some interviews about them that are not available to the outside world. It doesn't even include the three categories mentioned by the Eclipse.

Driven to the extreme by his curiosity, Shinji Kitahara also tried asking Eclipse related questions, because it was quite obvious that she knew a lot about the field.

But just as he had anticipated, the eclipse ignored all the issues related to his field.

Since the eclipse did not respond, Shinji Kitahara had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

For other trainers, it might be difficult to find a few horse girls with expertise in a particular area, or even to get them to cooperate in their research.

But what about Shinji Kitahara?

Although Alice had just opened her domain and was not yet proficient in it, and had tried to open it again after a period of time without success, he was not without alternative options.

Take, for example, those guys in the student council.

Because of his good relationship with Rudolf and his high level of involvement in various events, Shinji Kitahara has become quite familiar with the student council trio.

Rudolf's symbolism goes without saying, and because he participated in and resolved various incidents, Narita Shirahito has saved her a lot of trouble. In addition, she is also a procrastinator, so the two of them are now on quite good terms.

As for the air tank, although I don't usually communicate with him much because I'm not good at dealing with men, I've gradually gotten used to his presence and we can even chat occasionally. Our relationship can be considered that of ordinary friends.

In addition to the three of them, because he had been working with Rudolf Symbol during the previous horse-riding hunt, he also went to the student council quite frequently and had met Representative Chiaki and Representative Sirius Symbol a few times.

However, since his main purpose was to find Rudolf and the other two, he didn't interact much with Representative Chiaki and the Sirius symbol, and they can only be considered acquaintances at the moment.

After discovering that they couldn't pry any useful information out of Eclipse, and that Alice couldn't open her domain for the time being.

Kitahara Shinji naturally focused his attention on these girls who were recognized as having their own domains on campus. Then, he found some time to go to the student council and explain his purpose.

Upon hearing that there was a chance to go out, Narita Shirahito, who had been pulled aside by Rudolf to work due to the busy start of the school season, immediately perked up his ears.

He directly stated that he was willing to go to the training ground to demonstrate his domain to Shinji Kitahara—but he probably wouldn't be able to come back after the demonstration.

However, although Narita Shirahito had a good plan, it was easily seen through by the other two and stopped.

After leaving behind Narita Shirahito, who was trying to sneak away, Kitahara Shinji seemed genuinely interested in this kind of thing.

The three of them worked in the student council office while talking to him about their understanding and knowledge of the field.

Then, Shinji Kitahara discovered that the three of them shared similar views as he had seen in the interviews he had previously watched.

First is Rudolph, who was the first of the three to possess a domain, and she also possessed a domain in her very first year of debut.

The opportunity for her to enter this field came during a competition when, due to some reasons, she was in very poor condition and almost got overtaken by the second-place finisher in the final stage.

Then, just as the other party kept closing the distance, and even almost caught up with her.

A sense of resentment arose in her heart, and then she felt as if some shackles within her body had been broken.

The fatigue and chaos caused by various matters outside the arena were swept away, and he even unleashed a more terrifying power and speed than when he was in good form, and his momentum was also greatly enhanced.

And then, before they had mastered this power.

Rudolph symbolized that he needed to recall those moments to get back into that state when the race was nearing its end and he had strong rivals chasing him.

But as time went on, and after gradually getting used to that feeling, Rudolf symbolized that he could even get into that state right at the start of a match.

It greatly enhances one's strength and speed right from the start, and can also intimidate others.

However, according to Rudolf's symbolic representation, although that state of enhancement is enormous, the cost is also enormous.

If she gets into that state right from the start, she won't be able to last even in short-distance races.

So even if she mastered that power, she usually saved it for the final moments of the competition to decide the outcome, and she generally avoided using it if possible—after all, it's quite tiring, isn't it?

Moreover, according to Rudolph's description, which symbolizes herself and the audience watching her matches, whenever she entered that state, she seemed to be surrounded by fine electric currents.

But neither video recordings nor television broadcasts captured the unusual condition she was experiencing.

Over time, this gave rise to a legend that only those who were present could witness the emperor's divine power, which caused ticket prices for competitions she participated in to skyrocket.

After explaining her situation, Rudolph raised a hand, spent a moment entering that state, and then showed him the blue lightning that appeared beside her hand.