I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

Despite knowing that he was his trainer, Rudolph never went to see Shinji Kitahara again until the start of the school year, and they didn't even communicate on Line.

As for the Emperor of the East Sea, after returning to the East Sea family, there was no further information. He neither went back to the symbolic family nor returned to the academy, and it is unknown what he is doing.

Then, time passed.

After a period of peaceful daily life, Treson Academy reopened, and the students, including the horse girls, and the trainers who had previously lost contact began to return to the academy one after another.

The quiet atmosphere within the academy began to fade, and the number of people coming and going on the streets gradually increased. Hidden corners throughout the campus became lively again, and long queues formed outside the abandoned warehouse behind the school.

Looking at everything familiar in front of him, Shinji Kitahara felt as if he had returned to the time when he first joined the company last year.

In the end, I still couldn't escape.

With a long sigh, Shinji Kitahara looked at the academy's sign in front of him and said the same words he had when he first joined the company last year.

The only difference is that he is no longer the young trainer who was completely clueless when he first entered Treson.

Instead, he is a well-known trainer who has already established a large team and has considerable connections in Treson.

But precisely because of this, he was assigned a special task at the trainers' meeting convened by the chairman earlier.

The main point of the meeting was that, in order to address the problem of the surge in the number of female horses, Treson lowered the requirements for recruiting trainers.

We brought in some of the younger ones who were still developing, had good character, but lacked the ability and experience of their trainers as an emergency measure.

Although given time, these little guys will eventually grow into towering trees, they are far from being able to stand on their own right now.

Therefore, the chairman hopes that after these youngsters arrive, experienced seniors can mentor them.

At least help them get through the initial period. Once they've adapted, you can let them develop on their own.

Because he was already a well-known figure on campus, and due to some external factors, Shinji Kitahara was also assigned a mentoring spot.

Moreover, it was someone I didn't know, yet felt strangely familiar with.

"Hello, Kitahara-senpai, I am Kiryuin Aoi, a rookie trainer. Although I still have many shortcomings, I will do my best for the future of racehorse girls."

The short-haired girl in front of me said earnestly.

Yes, that's right. Shinji Kitahara is in charge of a famous steel will wholesaler, the owner of Super White Horse, and the only daughter of the prestigious Kiryuin family in the trainer world, Kiryuin Aoi.

However, unlike the Kiryuin that Shinji Kitahara remembered, the current Kiryuin Aoi is not yet in charge of a certain super white horse with all A-rank speed and strength, and is also a new trainer who just joined Treson on her first day.

"Hello, Kiryuin Trainer."

Shinji Kitahara greeted her and then offered to show her around the academy to help her get acquainted with the environment.

"Well, then I'll have to trouble you, Kitahara-senpai."

Despite being born into a family of trainers, Kiryuin has always aspired to become a legendary trainer since childhood, but for various reasons, she doesn't actually know much about Tresene's situation.

Now that he has finally entered the academy he has longed for, Kiryuin is very curious about what's inside.

So when Shinji Kitahara suggested taking her sightseeing, she immediately agreed and followed behind him, looking on with curiosity as they began to explore.

But as she walked around, her expression started to look strange.

"Um, Kitahara-senpai, is there any danger in Tressen? It seems like there are a lot of injured trainers..."

Kiryuin's expression was strange as he watched the trainers passing by, some pale-faced, some unsteady on their feet, and some even sitting in wheelchairs being pushed around by their mentors.

"Danger...it is indeed a bit dangerous."

Shinji Kitahara glanced at the trainers who were walking unsteadily, but his expression remained unchanged.

"But you don't need to worry. The reason these people got injured was their own fault. As long as you act conservatively like me and don't deliberately court death, Tresenne will still be quite safe..."

"Oh, is that so...?"

Kiryuin nodded with a hint of disbelief, then his gaze fell on something in the corner, and he paused.

"Um, Kitahara-senpai, over there..."

Shinji Kitahara followed her gaze and saw a horse girl pinning her trainer down and biting her hard in an inconspicuous corner.

"Oh, that one."

Shinji Kitahara waved his hand dismissively.

"You come from a family of trainers, so you should know that there are quite a few trainers and their managers who have that kind of relationship. It's not uncommon in the school. You'll get used to it..."

Kiryuin glanced at the scene in the corner again, his face slightly flushed, and hesitated.

"But isn't this kind of thing inappropriate within the academy? Don't the chairperson and the others care?"

"Of course we'll manage it..."

As they were talking, a figure in green appeared in front of Shinji Kitahara.

"Look, isn't this coming?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Junkawa Tessuna walked into the corner with a smile. Before the horse girl could react, he knocked her unconscious with a chop to the neck, picked her up, and carried her on his shoulder.

"Next, that child will probably be sent to the detention room for three days for violating school rules. However, usually, her trainer will soften in less than a day, plead with the chairman, and release her directly..."

"That person in green is Miss Junchuan, also known as the guardian deity of Treson. If you encounter any danger or trouble that you can't handle yourself, you can go to her..."

As she listened to Shinji Kitahara's story, Aoi Kiryuin nodded and took his words to heart.

But she wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt that when 'Miss Junchuan' left, she seemed to glance in their direction, and her eyes seemed somewhat dangerous.

Then, before Kiryuin could think any further, Kitahara Shinji started walking again, leading her to continue visiting the rest of the place.

"This is the cafeteria. Unlike other schools' cafeterias, the cafeteria at the Treson main campus is completely free and unlimited, which is especially good for those big-eaters like me..."

Looking at the scene in the cafeteria, Kiryuin Aoi remained silent for a while, then looked in a certain direction.

"When you say 'big appetite,' do you mean that kind of person?"

Following Kiryuin Aoi's gaze, on a small square table, three mountains of rice were piled up to form an impenetrable wall.

At the edge of that mountain of food, three gluttons were devouring the terrifying mountain of food at an astonishing speed, creating a peculiar scene in the cafeteria.

"...The three of them are rather special."

Shinji Kitahara paused, then spoke with a hint of hesitation.

"Horse girls usually have a fairly normal appetite... right?"

After staying in the cafeteria for a while, Kitahara Shinji, seeing that there was nothing more to say, left the cafeteria with Kiryuin.

Whether it was just her imagination or not, the moment she left the cafeteria, Kiryuin Aoi felt that slightly dangerous, almost imperceptible gaze again.

...Is it just my imagination?

Kiryuin glanced back in the direction of the cafeteria, but apart from the three mountains of rice, he couldn't see anything else.

After leaving the cafeteria, Kitahara Shinji then led Kiryuin to the student council.

"This is the student council. If you have any student-related questions in the future, or if the president is too busy, you can come here to ask..."

"The student council president is none other than Rudolph, the 'undefeated three-time champion.' Although she appears very dignified in public, she's actually a very nice person in private, so you don't need to be too reserved..."

With that, Shinji Kitahara pushed open the student council door, preparing to lead Kiryuin inside for a closer look.

But as soon as the door was opened, before even seeing what was inside, a terrifyingly low pressure rushed towards them.

After the door was pushed open, Sirius and Rudolf, who were facing off inside, both turned their gazes toward Shinji Kitahara.

Upon discovering that the person who arrived was Shinji Kitahara, the already oppressive atmosphere instantly intensified as their gazes were drawn to him, giving the impression that he was being watched by some ferocious beast.

boom--

"excuse me."

Very decisively, Shinji Kitahara closed the door and turned to look at Aoi Kiryuin standing to the side.

"We may have come at a bad time today. They sometimes work a lot of overtime, and the situation is not the same as usual. You don't need to worry about it too much."

"Yes, is that so?"

Kiryuin Aoi was also startled by the strange atmosphere in the student council. After regaining her senses, she left the student council under the guidance of Kitahara Shinji.

Furthermore, as she left the student council room, Kiryuin felt a gaze, similar to before but even more dangerous, fixed on her through the crack in the door.

This time, Kiryuin was no longer suspicious as before, but was basically certain that it wasn't just her imagination, but that someone was genuinely looking at her with dangerous eyes.

But the question is, why?

Today was her first day at Treson Academy, and she hadn't had any contact with anyone there, let alone any conflict.

But now, from the main street to the cafeteria, and even to the student council, wherever she goes, she can feel those clearly hostile gazes...

After much thought, Kiryuin still couldn't figure out where the hostility in those eyes came from.

Is this the general situation for Treson? But the problem is, she hasn't seen anyone look at other trainers that way...

Or perhaps someone in her family had offended a lot of people in Tresson's area? But the problem is, she'd never heard of such a thing...

With these questions in mind, she went with Shinji Kitahara to the training grounds, the arena, and other places that Tresene trainers usually went to.

But just like before, no matter where she went, that faint yet unmistakably hostile gaze was always fixed on Kiryuin, making her increasingly uneasy.

When feeling insecure, humans tend to instinctively rely on those they feel they can trust.

And it's quite obvious that in Treson, where almost everyone is hostile to her, the only person Kiryuin Aoi can trust, or at least feels she can trust, seems to be just a certain blockhead.

Thus, although it wasn't her intention, after visiting many places, Kiryuin Aoi unconsciously moved closer to Kitahara Shinji, which further attracted more hostile stares, creating a vicious cycle.

As for Kitahara Shinji, he was more focused on introducing the environment of Tresson to Kiryuin, so he didn't notice her little actions.

Or rather, even if he did notice, given Shinji Kitahara's personality, at most he would interpret her behavior as a little girl's shyness and wouldn't think much of it.

In any case, under these circumstances, Shinji Kitahara gave Kiryuin a brief tour of the Treson environment, giving this newbie trainer a little Treson shock.

Afterwards, after touring the academy, considering that Kiryuin might be a little tired, Kitahara Shinji found a place to rest and talked to her about some of Treson's rules.

"Although I expect to discuss this with you during the meeting later, I'll just mention it to you in advance..."

"One of the Trayson Rules is to stay away from the horse girls in white coats within the academy and to prevent your assigned person from coming into contact with them."

"If you fail to stop it, and discover that your supervisor is always secretly hiding something, please pay attention to your diet and contact Ms. Junchuan or me immediately..."

"The second rule of the Treson Code is that Treson's forum has an anonymity option, but complete anonymity cannot be guaranteed."

"Please try to control your desires and don't make any strange remarks. If you really can't help it, we have a private group... but it's not completely safe."

"The third rule of Treson is that trainers going missing is not a strange thing in Treson."

"If you discover that a colleague is missing, there's no need to panic. Just report it to the chairman as a matter of routine, and the chairman and Ms. Junchuan will handle the rest..."

Compared to a year ago, this year's Treson Code has undergone considerable changes.

The biggest changes were naturally caused by the influence of a certain person.

However, Kiryuin was unaware of these things at the time, and because the information sounded so bizarre, she couldn't understand it for the time being.

Shinji Kitahara noticed her lack of understanding, but he didn't press her. After all, even with the foresight of a time traveler, he couldn't fully comprehend those strange rules and regulations when he came here last year.

Moreover, after glancing at the time, Shinji Kitahara realized that it was almost lunchtime, and it seemed that Kiryuin's side had reached its limit in terms of the amount of information they were receiving.

So, after explaining the Trayson Rules, Shinji Kitahara didn't say anything more to her. He took her to the cafeteria for a meal and then sent her back to her dorm.

Then, as time went on...

Kiryuin, whose mind was in complete turmoil, spent a considerable amount of time sorting out his thoughts. Just as he finished, he received a meeting notification from the chairman.

A group meeting of trainers...?

Thinking that it was her first day at work and she didn't want to leave a bad impression on her boss, Kiryuin quickly got up, washed up, and rushed to the meeting room as fast as she could.

What happened next was similar to what happened when Shinji Kitahara first attended the meeting.

Faced with the pale-faced, unsteady-stepping trainers, some even bearing various bite marks from their own mentors, Kiryuin and the newly joined young trainers were all deeply shaken.

However, what made Kiryuin somewhat relieved was that, although many trainers in Tresen seemed a bit off.

But the senior trainer Kitahara, who was in charge of guiding her, was like a lotus flower emerging from the mud, pure and untainted. Among the group of disheveled trainers, he seemed as reliable and normal as could be, which really relieved her.

After the meeting, as usual, the veteran trainers began to explain the precautions to the new trainers.

Shinji Kitahara had too many trainers under his command and had to leave early. The remaining veteran trainers did not stop him, and even looked at each other after he left, their expressions showing a lot of relief.

"Alright, newcomers, please quiet down. We're about to tell you something very important, possibly even concerning your personal safety. We call it the 'Treson Code'..."

Since he had heard Shinji Kitahara mention it once before, Kiryuin wasn't too surprised by it.

Strangely, after the veteran trainers finished explaining the twenty-four rules that Shinji Kitahara had mentioned, they looked at each other and then spoke again.