I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

But now that I think about it carefully, it seems that they were horse girls who had opened up their own domains, and there was more than one.

However, their domain bonuses don't seem to be that terrifying, and due to some competition, they were launched relatively early.

However, they couldn't maintain their momentum, experienced a gap in performance, and were eventually overtaken by Aili Digital in the later stages of the competition.

He had the skill, the right mindset, and he ran a lot of races.

She already possesses, and even far exceeds, all the conditions that Shinji Kitahara is aware of.

What remains might be the key to unlocking the realm that he is searching for.

With that in mind, Shinji Kitahara explained his situation to Alice Digital and asked her if she was willing to cooperate with his research.

Since it would be helpful to their seniors and also beneficial to themselves, Aili Digital would naturally not refuse.

Moreover, two weeks have passed since the start of the school term.

She has completed the improvements to her running technique and wants to get as much guidance as possible from her seniors before the G1 race at the end of October, so as to better prepare for the upcoming competition.

Even if Shinji Kitahara doesn't come to her, she will take the initiative to approach him.

After agreeing, Alice Digital completed her training as usual, then went to Shinji Kitahara's dormitory and skillfully lay down on the nursing bed.

Because she is studying nursing and uses this as an excuse to experience it firsthand, Alice Digital is now the person who enjoys the most care from Shinji Kitahara, besides Eclipse and Uchigata.

And just as promised, even though she confessed, Shinji Kitahara did not avoid her or drive her away because of it.

The way we get along remains unchanged. I teach and care for you as needed, without deliberately distancing myself from you just because you confessed to me, but I also don't deliberately get closer to you either.

However, today, Shinji Kitahara did not intend to teach or care for her. Instead, he simply gave her a physical examination. After the examination, he took out his notebook and started writing and drawing, his brows gradually furrowing.

strangeness......

After writing for a while, Shinji Kitahara looked at the data in his notes and fell into deep thought.

Because she had previously given Rudolf symbolic care once, and later came to him again under various pretexts.

He had secretly helped her relax a few times, so Shinji Kitahara had her physical data.

Moreover, not only Rudolf symbolized it, but after Alice opened the domain, he also briefly checked her body while she was sleeping, because he was worried that her body might be damaged.

In addition, the two student council members would sometimes come to the training ground, and although he didn't get hands-on experience, he still managed to collect some data through visual observation.

Now, according to his calculations, in terms of physical fitness alone, it has improved because of his care and adjustments.

Among these horse girls who have opened up their domains, her ranking is extremely high, second only to Rudolf Symbol. No matter how you look at it, she is qualified to open a domain.

Is it because the stimulation wasn't enough?

Shinji Kitahara tapped his index finger as he pondered.

While Aili Digital certainly has enough emotional buildup, the problem is that her emotional buildup is outside the arena.

As for the competition itself, let alone building up emotions, she didn't even really crave victory...

After much thought, Shinji Kitahara could only come up with this one reason.

"Senior, what's wrong?"

Alice Digital noticed his unusual behavior.

Shinji Kitahara thought about it for a moment, then frankly told her his guess without hiding anything.

But very unusually, after listening to Shinji Kitahara's account, Ali Digital shook its head and refuted him very seriously.

"Senior, I know that I may act a little abnormally in the past, and I often say that I don't care that much about winning - although that is indeed the case."

"But senior, no matter how abnormal I am normally, no matter how much I don't care about victory and honor, once I step onto the racetrack, I am a racehorse girl."

"Perhaps as the winner, once victory is assured, I will slow down a bit, so that those less fortunate horse girls can also find some comfort."

"But in normal times, when victory cannot be guaranteed, to slow down and not take the race seriously is not only irresponsible to oneself, but also an insult to other female horses."

"They were on the same playing field as me, which meant they considered me an equal opponent."

"Although I don't have excessive expectations for victory, I will still do my best to pursue it and respond to their respect for me."

"So even though I may act like I don't care about winning off the field."

"But on the racetrack, during the race, I also have a strong desire to win, and like other female horses, I experience various emotions due to changes in ranking."

Aili Digital spoke very seriously and earnestly.

Seeing her serious expression, Shinji Kitahara remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"Then why did you keep trying to persuade the organizers to let you in with a sign, so you could run and hold it up during the race?"

Upon hearing this, Alice Digital's expression froze, and her eyes began to dart away.

"Well, well, I'm just an ordinary horse girl after all. I was thinking that no matter how hard I try, I'll probably come in last place anyway, so I might as well take this opportunity to cheer on my favorite horse girls..."

"Besides, cheering... cheering doesn't count as not taking the race seriously, right? After all, if I'm going to come in last place no matter what, then it's basically like having a super close-up spectator seat, so I was thinking... um..."

Aili sat on the nursing bed, trying to refute, but after arguing back and forth, she finally lowered her head and her voice grew softer and softer.

And just after her voice completely disappeared, a warm feeling fell on her head.

"Okay, don't take it so seriously. I was just teasing you. I already know that you are a good kid who respects the game and your opponents. I apologize for my previous comments and thoughts."

"I'm sorry, I underestimated you before, Aili Digital."

After Shinji Kitahara finished speaking, Alice Digital paused for a moment before quickly refuting him.

"No, no, no, it's not your fault, senior. It's true that I've always been too casual. It's normal for you to have that impression..."

Upon hearing what Aili Digital said, Shinji Kitahara wanted to say something more.

But as he listened, he suddenly realized something, his eyes gradually became serious, and the hand that was rubbing Alice's head gradually slowed down until it stopped.

There are no physical problems, the emotional buildup is sufficient, and there has been considerable competition experience. Now, there's another crucial factor: taking the competition very seriously...

From any perspective, there's no reason why Aili Digital shouldn't be able to expand into new markets.

And if, as he previously speculated, the so-called domain is related to the horse girl's soul...

What exactly is the soul of that horse girl?

He has always believed that Sunday tranquility embodies the typical soul of a horse girl.

But if you think about it carefully, if all horse girls' souls were like hers, then the world would already be filled with the souls of deceased horse girls.

But so far, he has only seen one horse spirit in that state on Sunday.

Some of his experiences during his years of wandering began to surface in his mind. The whispers of Tsuna and Yayoi Akikawa, whose bodies, despite lacking ears and tails, still possessed the characteristics of horse girls, began to linger in his ear. Finally, he added to this the things he had seen in the student council room...

A rather bold and bizarre idea suddenly popped into Kitahara Shinji's mind, and the more he thought about it, the more it began to overlap with Treson's various strange behaviors.

Noticing that Shinji Kitahara's hand had gradually stopped, Alice Digital hesitated for a moment, then slowly raised her head and cautiously spoke.

"Um, senior, is there some kind of problem?"

After a moment of silence, Shinji Kitahara leaned down beside her, looked at her, and said earnestly.

"Digital, I have a question for you. Answer me honestly."

"Do you truly believe, deep down, that as an ordinary horse girl, you are simply incapable of unlocking a domain?"

Chapter 160: Let's Achieve Victory!

They believe they cannot develop their own field.

After eliminating all other possibilities, this is the only explanation that Shinji Kitahara can think of right now, and it also fits the slightly strange conjecture that had just come to him.

As for what that conjecture is...

Simply put, the existence of creatures like horse girls may not be entirely materialistic.

Although a lot of things came to mind the instant the thought arose, including but not limited to certain situations I had encountered before, and some of Treson’s strange actions.

But the next second he suppressed all those thoughts, without giving them any further thought.

It's not just his single-threaded thinking, but also because he understands very well that sometimes, knowing too much isn't necessarily a good thing.

He just wanted to be a lowly trainer, and after three years of hard work, he would pack up and run away, find a place where no one knew him, and live a peaceful life. He didn't want to get into trouble because he knew too much.

So, after considering a certain possibility, he immediately chose to put those things aside for the time being, forcing himself to shift his attention and focus on dealing with the problems with Aili Digital.

Physically, there are no problems; emotional reserves are high; there's been plenty of competition experience; and a strong competitive spirit prevails...

Taking all these factors into account, plus previous speculation.

Therefore, psychological problems, especially her obsessive and almost pathological self-perception, are the prime suspects.

Upon hearing Shinji Kitahara's question, Ali Digital paused for a moment, then nodded hesitantly.

That's exactly what she thought.

After all, in her own mind, she was just an ordinary horse girl.

Previously, he didn't even dare to dream of stepping onto the stage, let alone being in the field.

Seeing her nod, it's still uncertain why she couldn't activate her domain.

But since this was the only breakthrough he could think of at the moment, after a moment's thought, he decided to give it a try—after all, there wouldn't be any problem even if he failed.

"Digital, if you don't mind, I'd like to give you some special training before your competition, you..."

"I do not mind!"

Before anyone could hear the rest, Aili Digital immediately answered.

Although Ali Digital agreed, Shinji Kitahara did not immediately begin the special training mentioned earlier.

On the one hand, it was his first time doing this kind of 'special training,' and he needed some time to prepare and plan.

On the other hand, it's because he also has some other things to deal with at the moment.

For example, Suzuka's joining the team was something that had been discussed with Taishi Mio a long time ago.

As for Silent Suzuka, because of the eerie calm on his side, no one has yet noticed the undercurrents hidden in his team, so he is not opposed to joining his team at all.

However, because he had been busy and wanted to give Suzuka more time to consider, Shinji Kitahara was not in a hurry to get to the point.

Now, Shinji Kitahara has finished his work for the time being, and it seems that Suzuka Silent has also made up her mind.

So Shinji Kitahara thought he should get her on the team before the special training started, so he wouldn't forget about it when things got busy.

So he simply went to find Silent Suzuka, asked for her opinion, and after receiving a positive reply, took her directly to the chairman to sign the documents.

As for the addition of the silent Suzuka, the members of Shinji Kitahara's team were quite welcoming for the reasons mentioned earlier.

Especially during Special Week, after Silent Suzuka officially joined the team, he immediately stuck to her and they were inseparable all day long.

What puzzled Shinji Kitahara was that, despite the obvious situation involving the Treson album, Ms. Kusa didn't seem to be very resistant.

Although he would often look towards Special Week, the disappointment in his eyes was gone, and it never affected his training.

Shinji Kitahara didn't know why this was happening, so he tried to talk to Ms. Kusa.

I'm afraid she may appear normal on the surface, but in reality, she's already broken down and might do something irreversible.

When faced with his question, Ms. Grass simply smiled and wrapped her tail around his arm, indicating that she had already figured it out and there was no rush.

After hearing Ms. Cao's answer and confirming that she was indeed not suicidal, Shinji Kitahara no longer had any doubts. He breathed a sigh of relief and gradually calmed down.

After finishing dealing with Ms. Kusa, Shinji Kitahara returned to his dorm and logged into the game.

After confirming that I had caught Shengli online, I took the initiative to contact him and, as planned, talked to him about the online comments about Neqia.

As always, when faced with this topic, Seize Victory seemed somewhat reluctant to discuss it and kept trying to change the subject.

But then, as time went on, he tried to take all the blame for what he did.

After stating that it was all the fault of the unscrupulous trainer and that Mama was just a victim, the attitude of the Victory team gradually changed.

Especially later, as Shinji Kitahara's intentions became clearer, the change in attitude towards Victory also became more apparent.

It didn't take long for him to return to his usual self, and he started talking to Shinji Kitahara about making fun of him.

Shinji Kitahara was very pleased, thinking to himself that he knew the person he had chosen had not betrayed him.

What he didn't know was that at the same time, in one of Treson's dorm rooms, a girl named Vodka was staring at the screen in front of her, her eyes shining even brighter.

Could it be that Trainer Kitahara wanted to protect others and take the blame upon himself, which is why he kept making those kinds of comments online?

To willingly bear the infamy for the happiness of others, and to do all this in secret—it's like being a knight in shining armor...