I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

Seeing that Mi Yu agreed, Kitahara Shinji didn't hesitate any longer. He gave her a few final words of advice, telling her that she could come to him if she encountered any problems in the future, and then left with his phone.

After he left, Mi Yu did not leave immediately. Instead, after confirming that his figure had completely disappeared, she slowly raised her head, crossed her hands, and looked in the direction where Kitahara Shinji had left, her smile as bright as the sun.

"He still remembers us, he always has, and he's always cared about us..."

"Don't even mention you. When he first arrived, I was quite startled. I thought he knew about the plan, but it seems he hasn't yet..."

"Once she's recovered, contact Nu Tao again and tell her not to meet with your brother for a while. Otherwise, with her impulsive personality, I think your brother might notice something's wrong..."

"As for the exact time to make our move? Let's tentatively set it for the day after Valentine's Day. By then, the women around him will have just finished their round of competition, their attention should be focused on each other, and they'll be more relaxed than usual..."

"Don't worry, I've already arranged everything. I made the appointment with the abandoned warehouse a month in advance, for a whole day. As long as I can get it to him, no one will know what happens..."

"Will he resent us because of this? Hmm, thinking about it carefully, given his personality, he probably wouldn't like this kind of thing, he might even hate us..."

She closed her eyes, recalling the information she had received from the famous general Nu Tao. A black dagger appeared in her hand, which she skillfully twirled back and forth, a strange glint appearing in her eyes.

“But didn’t we decide a long time ago that we can’t keep causing him trouble, we can’t keep relying on him, and we have to do everything we can to help him and protect him… in whatever form.”

"His transformation is about to begin, or may have already begun, and we have no more time to hesitate."

"not to mention......"

The dagger was drawn and its angle changed. The black blade reflected a face with a strange expression, half sunny smile and half timid expression, as if it had been split in two by a sharp dagger.

She looked at the reflection on the blade, her fingers lightly tracing half of that weak-looking face, and a strange excitement crept into her voice.

"Actually, you yourself crave that kind of thing, don't you?"

"Otherwise, why would you be willing to cooperate with my plan?"

"What do you say?"

"Rice bath."

.......

the other side.

Shortly after leaving the rice bath, Shinji Kitahara arrived at the laboratory of a certain mad scientist. After pushing open the door and entering, he saw Tsuna Surugawa, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and Alice, who was kneeling obediently in a chair.

"What kind of work has she come up with this time?"

Shinji Kitahara looked at Tezuka Surugawa.

Junkawa Tezuka gave Alice a deep look, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

"Let her say it herself."

Shinji Kitahara turned his gaze to Alice, who was trying to make herself as inconspicuous as possible. After trying for a while and finding that it was useless, she finally spoke with a smirk.

"It's nothing really, I just accidentally spilled two bottles of potions when I went to the kitchen today..."

"What potion?"

"Truth serum MK2 is an advanced version of the one you used before. Its effect is to make someone unable to lie for a period of time. It's a new drug I recently developed..."

hiss~

Just hearing about the effect made Shinji Kitahara gasp.

Wow, if this thing goes on sale, the record for the highest trainer disappearance rate in Treson might be broken again.

but......

"If it's just spilled medicine, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Shinji Kitahara was somewhat puzzled.

Although the effects of this medicine are indeed outrageous, it shouldn't have any impact if it's just spilled, right?

"It won't have much of an impact if it spills..."

Alice initially tried to brush it off, but after glancing at Tsuna's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, she wisely chose to tell the truth.

"However, there was a water purifier near my counter at the time. When I spilled the medicine, I accidentally spilled it into the water purifier, and the water in that purifier is one of the raw materials used in making chocolate, so..."

After a pause, Alice gave a dry laugh.

"By the time I realized what was happening, the medicine bottle had already dried up. I tried to persuade others not to use the liquid anymore, but it seemed to have the opposite effect..."

After hearing her story, Shinji Kitahara's lips twitched.

"You mean, that whole batch of chocolates had a truth-reviving effect?"

"No."

Shinji Kitahara breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Alice had rejected the idea.

But the next second, Alice spoke again.

"After that, the horse girls who didn't get that bucket of water heard about it and surrounded me. They pooled their money to buy all the remaining MK2 truth serum I had and mixed it into several new buckets of truth serum."

"If they hadn't wasted it, those few buckets of water should have been enough to supply over 90% of the chocolate production within the academy."

"So, it wasn't that batch of chocolate that had the truth-reviving effect."

"Almost all the chocolates produced in the kitchen come with a 'realistic' effect."

Chapter 251: Talking to a Piece of Wood

February 14th, early morning.

Even though the weather was fine and cloudless today, for some reason, the atmosphere in the entire academy was unusually quiet, as if an invisible dark cloud was pressing down on it, making it difficult to even breathe.

Shinji Kitahara sat on the sofa in his dormitory, holding his phone, looking at the trainers' chat group with messages coming in at almost 99 seconds per second, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Suko, what a terrible mess you've made..."

The chocolate was laced with a super truth serum. Because the situation was too serious, after receiving the news and after some discussion, the chairman decided to disclose the information to the trainers to make them more cautious.

But precisely because of this, the trainers, now aware of the severity of the situation, are becoming increasingly uneasy. Some have even stayed up all night, discussing in the group chat how to escape this ordeal, and it's still not over yet.

As for Shinji Kitahara, although he sympathized with the plight of his brothers and sisters, he was powerless to help them and could only silently pray for them, hoping they could get through this day.

What puzzled him was that he was Elise's trainer, and whenever Elise caused trouble, these guys and girls would tag him like crazy, asking him to keep an eye on Elise.

But today, even though Suzi had pulled off an unprecedented feat, and the group had been discussing it all night, no one tagged or messaged him privately throughout the entire discussion...

Could it be that these people finally realized he couldn't control Suko?

Shinji Kitahara had these suspicions, but he didn't dwell on them too much.

Because right now, there is an even more important issue for him to consider.

Why did Suko bring truth serum with her when she went to the kitchen yesterday?

Yesterday, when I was only thinking about how serious this was, I was fine. But now that I've come to terms with it and thought about it carefully, looking at Alice's entire social circle, you can count the number of people you can call friends on your fingers, and those who would give her chocolates...

Shinji Kitahara lowered his head and pondered for a while, feeling that there seemed to be only one possibility.

Okay, I've decided. Whatever she brings over, I'll have to test it for poison before I eat it.

After making his decision, Shinji Kitahara looked up at the time and felt it was about time. He washed up, went out, ate at the cafeteria, and then went to the training ground as usual.

Because of the truth serum incident, the atmosphere in the training ground was exceptionally oppressive today. Even just observing from afar, let alone entering, the oppressive aura was overwhelming, like a monster with its jaws wide open, waiting for its prey to enter.

Given the obviously eerie atmosphere, Shinji Kitahara was naturally able to sense it.

Despite noticing the strange atmosphere, Shinji Kitahara didn't feel that it had anything to do with him.

Even though it's Valentine's Day and real chocolates are everywhere, he doesn't have to worry about that.

After all, his relationship with his female companions is normal. As for Elise, she probably just wants to use this opportunity to let him test the drug, and has no other intentions. There is no need to worry about it.

With this thought in mind, Shinji Kitahara stepped into the training field and, under the watchful eyes of the surrounding crowd, walked to his team's position.

Although it was Valentine's Day, compared to the other teams in the training ground with their strange atmosphere, Shinji Kitahara's team, despite having more members, seemed to have a more normal atmosphere on the surface.

Even before Shinji Kitahara arrived, the horse girls in his group were already chatting and exchanging friendship chocolates.

After his arrival, there was nothing unusual about them. After they put away the chocolates they had given each other, they started training as usual, seemingly no different from before, which even surprised Shinji Kitahara.

Hmm? Didn't anyone give him chocolate?

Although he wasn't particularly interested in the chocolate, Shinji Kitahara figured he'd been spending some time with the kids and their relationship was pretty good, so he should be able to get a few pieces of chocolate.

But now, seeing that they've all given each other their gifts and started training, he hasn't received a single one...

Just as Kitahara Shinji was thinking this, accompanied by a faint sound of footsteps, a small shadow crept up behind him, holding something in its hand, and stealthily approached him.

Then, as the small shadow drew closer, she raised what she was holding and was about to speak when a hand appeared above her head and slowly descended.

"Your Majesty, why aren't you training properly? What are you doing here?"

Shinji Kitahara spoke slowly, gently stroking her hair with his hand. Then he turned around and, as expected, saw the Emperor of the East Sea sneaking up behind him, holding a beautifully packaged box of chocolates.

"Huh? Is this chocolate for me?"

Originally, the Emperor of the East Sea intended to sneak up behind Shinji Kitahara and suddenly hand him his chocolate, giving him a surprise while playing a little prank.

But now, let alone playing a prank, she was startled by Kitahara Shinji's sudden turn around and froze on the spot until Kitahara Shinji spoke before she came back to her senses.

"Um, this is..."

Because the plan was suddenly disrupted, the Emperor of the East Sea was now a little unsure of what to do. After hesitating for a while, he still handed over the chocolate in his hand.

"It's for your trainer..."

"Then I won't be polite."

Smiling, Shinji Kitahara accepted the chocolate. He examined the exquisite packaging, which showed a lot of thought had been put into it. Then, glancing at the still-stunned Emperor of the East Sea, he spoke with a hint of amusement.

"By the way, can I ask if this chocolate is for my birth year or my obligation? The packaging looks really fancy, could it be my birth year chocolate...?"

He knew, of course, that the chocolate given to him by the Emperor of the East Sea was a token of his loyalty. He was only saying this now because she seemed a little down, and he wanted to make a joke to cheer her up.

As expected, after he finished speaking, the East Sea Emperor, who had been in a daze, immediately blushed and stammered, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything for a long time.

Seeing that she had regained her spirits, Shinji Kitahara decided not to tease her any further.

After consulting with the Emperor of the East Sea, he simply opened the chocolate packaging, broke off a piece, and put it in his mouth.

"How's the taste...?"

The Emperor of the East Sea raised his head and asked tentatively.

"How should I put it..."

Shinji Kitahara pondered for a moment.

"Of all the chocolates I've received so far, this one should be ranked number one in terms of taste."

the first?

When the East Sea Emperor heard this comment, her body trembled slightly, but before she could be happy for long, she suddenly realized that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, she was now the only one who was giving Kitahara Shinji chocolates.

Then, before she could react further, Shinji Kitahara looked at the chocolate in his hand and added another sentence.

"Speaking of which, why is this chocolate heart-shaped? Your Majesty, you didn't even check the shape of the chocolate inside before giving it away as a gift, did you? It wouldn't be good if people misunderstood..."

silence.

a long time.

"Trainer Sang, you big idiot!"

With a remark that left Kitahara Shinji completely bewildered, the Emperor of the East Sea stormed off in a huff.

What happened to him this time?

Watching the departing figure of the Emperor of the East Sea, Shinji Kitahara looked a little confused, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He continued to break the chocolate and put it into his mouth one bite at a time.

Although the "first place" comment earlier was somewhat sarcastic towards the Emperor of the East Sea, to be fair, the chocolate is actually quite delicious.

Moreover, compared to other chocolates on the market, this one has a honey drink flavor in it. He didn't know which brand it was, but he had never heard of any chocolate with a honey drink flavor.

Then, after finishing the chocolates sent by the Emperor of the East Sea, some time passed, and during the halftime break of training, another figure walked up to him.

"Little chestnut hat?"

Shinji Kitahara looked at Oguri Hat, who had appeared in front of him, with a puzzled expression.

"What's wrong? Did you run into a problem?"

"that......"