I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

Recalling what happened last night, although it wasn't his initiative, and he could even say that he had tried his best to take all the necessary measures to resist, in the end, he still couldn't resist successfully.

However, please don't misunderstand. Although some unexpected situations did occur last night, and the two sides had a rather in-depth exchange.

But in the end, due to a combination of factors, such as Shinji Kitahara's bottom line, the circumstances at the time, and other situations, they did not take the final step and break through that last barrier.

But even without taking the final step, based on the depth of their conversation last night, Shinji Kitahara didn't feel that it was any different from completing the final step.

To be honest, strictly speaking, Shinji Kitahara should actually be considered a victim, or even someone who was forced into it.

Although this was not apparent in the actual process, especially in the latter half, after he took the initiative to counterattack, Necha and Alice Digital combined could not last three minutes against him. Even Eclipse, after holding on for about half an hour, was pressed aside by him with a slightly red face and heavy breathing.

He still looked helpless, and even had the leisure to open his phone to check the distress signals sent by other trainers. No matter how you looked at it, he seemed to be the one taking the initiative, but the truth was exactly the opposite.

The reason for this situation is not only that Shinji Kitahara has exceptional physical abilities, which could even be described as excessive, but also partly due to the nature of the female characters themselves.

Although the horse girl's physical attributes are several times that of humans in terms of strength, speed, and reflexes, and her endurance seems to be no less than that of ordinary people.

But in reality, although it may sound unbelievable, horse girls actually have less stamina than human women in some aspects, and by a significant margin.

Otherwise, given that the female horses have physical strength several times that of humans, if they were to last any longer, let alone the trainers who are already physically weak, even if they were given two more alloy kidneys, they wouldn't be able to withstand it.

In this situation, the already abnormally high stats, coupled with the opponent's lower stats, gave them ample time to attack, even though Shinji Kitahara struggled in the first half.

After attacking for a while, they couldn't inflict much damage on Kitahara Shinji. Instead, they only fueled his rage, and in the end, he was all taken down by a deliberate, powerful punch. Even after that, his rage meter wasn't even nearly depleted...

Even with the situation already in this state, what consumed his anger the most was not the attacks from all sides, but the differences in their styles.

For example, the directness and decisiveness of Eclipse, the shyness and caution of Necha, and the obedience and even submissiveness of Alice Digital—these contrasting styles combined to cause him considerable harm; otherwise, he would have had even more anger left...

After the battle, Shinji Kitahara was worried that if they stayed up so late the night before and were too tired to train the next day, it might arouse suspicion from others.

But the outcome was completely different from what Shinji Kitahara had expected.

This morning, after everyone woke up, despite having just stayed up all night, Necha and Aili Digital looked exceptionally well and had far more energy than usual.

On the contrary, the horse girls who had slept all night were still seething with anger from the day, and they were all listless when they woke up because they were still gnashing their teeth at someone in their sleep.

After that, Shinji Kitahara washed up and ate as usual, then accompanied them to the training ground. He gave them some guidance for a while, and seeing that there was nothing else to do, he came to rest in the shady grove that had once been a restricted area because of Alice's presence, and also relaxed his mind.

After relaxing for a while and sorting out his thoughts, Shinji Kitahara sighed deeply and then sat up from his chair.

Forget it, stop thinking about this kind of thing. Try to minimize contact with those two kids for a while, so that others don't notice anything amiss...

And this would also be a good opportunity to visit Galerizho and see if we could gather any useful information about the situation on the eclipse side...

We also need to keep an eye on information from the black market. Although we don't know their exact motives, it's definitely not just about smearing him; there's probably some hidden agenda behind it all...

As for Maruzensky, he's been talking to her for a long time about custom-made cars, and thanks to the victory of his horse girls, he's accumulated some savings. Perhaps he can consider paying a deposit and starting production...

As he was thinking, Shinji Kitahara took out his phone, unsounded it from the silent mode he had been resting, and then saw the phone start vibrating wildly.

[Umei Nai: @Kitahara Shinji, Kitahara Trainer, I'm so grateful, I'll definitely book a bed for pelvic care if anything happens to you in the future.]

[Futo Daichi: @Kitahara Trainer, but you, my friend, you are the true hero]

[Karerizo: @Kitahara Shinji, are you still alive? If you can still type, please reply. Miyu is very worried about you.]

[Yosuke Higashimori: Um, I think we should keep looking for him. I have a feeling that Trainer Kitahara might be in grave danger...]

[Karerizo: How about we contact Ms. Surugawa?]

[Nishiguchi Hide: So, is it possible that Miss Surugawa is the culprit...?]

[Umei Nai: I'm not sure.jpg]

What's wrong with these people now?

After browsing through the group chat, Shinji Kitahara looked puzzled.

【Shinji Kitahara (Special Title: Guardian of Treson)】: What are you talking about? I was just thinking about something, and my phone was on silent.

[Shinji Kitahara (Guardian of Treson)]: Wait, what's with this title? Who gave it to me?

[Umei Nai: Hero! Our hero has appeared! He's back to life!]

Shinji Kitahara (Guardian of Treson): I wasn't actually dead.

[Shinji Kitahara (Guardian of Treson): So, can someone explain to me what's going on here?]

Then, with the trainers in the group offering their explanations, even though he didn't quite understand the specifics, Shinji Kitahara was able to get the gist of it.

[Shinji Kitahara: So, you mean that because of my patrol yesterday, the trainer disappearance rate at the academy dropped significantly, even less than half of what it was on Valentine's Day in previous years?]

[Garalizo: From a data perspective, that's certainly true...]

[Shinji Kitahara: Then I think you've thanked the wrong person.]

[Shinji Kitahara: Yesterday morning I spent some time with the student council president, Sirius, and Ms. Surugawa. In the afternoon I went to the chairman's office and then left the school. I didn't come back until evening. I didn't patrol at all.]

[Shinji Kitahara: So, if you really want to thank someone, you should thank the student council president and Ms. Surugawa. After all, it was they who tirelessly patrolled the academy all day to stabilize the situation. It has nothing to do with me...]

[Futo Daichi: @Kitahara Shinji, no, Kitahara Trainer, believe me, this is definitely related to you, and they definitely didn't thank the wrong person.]

【Kitahara Shinji:......】

baffling.

Just as Shinji Kitahara was looking at the group chat with a puzzled expression, another tremor appeared, and a window popped up from the top of his phone screen. After opening it, he found that it was a private message sent to him by Kirito.

[Karerizo: Kitahara Trainer, Miyu said she was worried about you and even came to see you. If you have time, could you go and meet with her and comfort her for me?]

Shinji Kitahara: No problem.

[Shinji Kitahara: Where is she now?]

[Gararizo: It seems he went to look for you at the abandoned warehouse.]

...Go to the abandoned warehouse? Find him?

Upon seeing this term, Shinji Kitahara raised an eyebrow, feeling inexplicably that something was amiss, but upon closer reflection, he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

[Shinji Kitahara: Okay, I'm coming right now]

After sending the message, Shinji Kitahara put away his phone, got up, left the grove, and walked towards the abandoned warehouse.

Then, after some time, when Kitahara Shinji was almost at the abandoned warehouse, he saw Mi Yu lingering beside the warehouse from afar, her hands on her chest, looking nervous, as if she was searching for something.

"What's wrong, rice bath?"

Shinji Kitahara walked over and greeted Mi Yu from a distance.

His original plan was to greet her, quickly reassure Mi Yu, stabilize her condition temporarily, and then take her away from here.

After all, the abandoned warehouse was a place that those who knew about it understood. Shinji Kitahara didn't want to comfort Miyu when, halfway through, some strange noises came from the warehouse next door.

To his surprise, Mi Yu reacted like a startled rabbit upon hearing his voice, and her panic was clearly visible even from a distance when she turned to look at him.

"Brother..."

"Well, it's me."

Although he felt a little strange, Shinji Kitahara didn't think much of it and walked up to Mi Yu with a smile.

"I heard from Trainer Jialai that you were here, so I thought I'd come and see you... Why do you look so unwell? Did something happen?"

"Um, that..."

Faced with Shinji Kitahara's question, Mi Yu's panic became more and more obvious. After stammering for a while, she lowered her head and answered softly.

"I think I've lost my dorm room key..."

"Dormitory key? Where did you lose it?"

"It was...it was right around here. I took it out to look at it when I came in, but it was gone when I turned around..."

As she spoke, Mi Yu's voice grew softer and softer.

Seeing her like this, Kitahara Shinji didn't suspect anything. After all, he knew that this child liked to blame herself, and after listening to her description, he reached out and touched her head gently.

"It's okay, it's just that you lost your keys. I'll help you look for them. Even if we can't find them, I can go with you to get a new pair made. Don't worry."

"......Um."

Strangely, despite Shinji Kitahara's concern, Mi Yu still didn't raise her head, and even spoke in a softer voice.

But Shinji Kitahara doesn't have time to dwell on such trivial matters right now.

He had just confirmed that the abandoned warehouse was currently empty, probably during the gap between two groups of people who had made reservations. So, his immediate priority was to find the key before the next group arrived, otherwise... the situation might become somewhat awkward.

With that in mind, Shinji Kitahara accompanied Miyu as they searched around the abandoned warehouse.

Strangely, after searching for a while, Shinji Kitahara discovered that the footprints on the rice paddy didn't seem to cover a large area. He had searched almost every place the footprints had been, even the surrounding area, but he still couldn't find any trace of the key...

Could it be that Mi Yu made a mistake? Actually, the key wasn't lost here, but somewhere else?

Just as Kitahara Shinji was having these doubts, Mi Yu, who had been keeping her head down and clutching his clothes without saying a word during the search, suddenly spoke up, and her tone seemed to have changed slightly from before.

"Brother, I remember now. When I passed by here just now, I think I tripped over something. I felt something fly out of my pocket, but I didn't pay much attention to it..."

As she spoke, Mi Yu raised her hand and pointed in a certain direction.

"It should be this way."

Huh? The key flew out?

Shinji Kitahara looked in the direction Mi Yu pointed and then saw the window of the abandoned warehouse.

Could it have flown in?

As Shinji Kitahara pondered this, he glanced at the distance between the window and the ground, his expression gradually becoming subtle.

But that shouldn't be the case. At that height, let alone tripping over it, even throwing it would take some effort...

Forget it.

Although he didn't know what was going on and didn't think such a thing could happen, since there was no one inside, Kitahara Shinji decided to quickly look for one and, if not, go and replace it. He took Mi Yu and walked over, slowly pushing open the rather old iron door.

squeak-

As the door opened, sunlight streamed into the abandoned warehouse.

Surprisingly, the environment inside was not as bad as most people would expect; in fact, it was clean and tidy.

On the spot where there wasn't even much dust, a silver key lay quietly, startling Kitahara Shinji.

It really is there.

After confirming the key's location, Shinji Kitahara didn't waste any time. He walked over, bent down, picked up the key from the ground, and then turned around to ask Mi Yu if it was her key, but...

boom.

Click.

The sounds of the iron gate closing and locking rang out one after the other.

Kitahara Shinji was stunned for a moment. After realizing what was happening, he found that Mi Yu, who had been tugging at his clothes and following him, had appeared at the door of the abandoned warehouse at some point, with her hand on the lock.

Hmm? Did the child accidentally close the door?

Shinji Kitahara didn't think much of it and walked over to her, handing her the key as he did so.

"Mi Yu, look, isn't this key...?"

"Yes, dear brother."

Before Kitahara Shinji could finish speaking, 'Rice Bath' interrupted him and then strode toward him.

Contrary to Shinji Kitahara's expectations, after getting close, 'Miyu' did not take the key from his hand. Instead, she gently pressed him down onto the chair behind him by reaching out her hand. After pressing him down, she sat directly in his lap, her fingertips slowly sliding across his chest before finally cupping his face in her hands.

And it was only at this moment that 'Miyu', who had been suppressing her emotions for so long, finally raised her head. Her beautiful purple eyes reflected the figure of Shinji Kitahara, and the smile on her face was as dazzling as the sun.

"After all, this is what I threw in here."

Chapter 267: The Gift

When Kitahara Shinji saw the dazzling smile on Mi Yu's face, he realized that his bad premonition had come true.

Although when he first met Mi Yu, Kitahara Shinji had already suspected that the other child inside her might not be as well-behaved as she had imagined.

However, because they hadn't seen each other for several years, Mi Yu herself said that 'she' hadn't been out much in recent years, and there was nothing unusual about her when they first met.

So despite still harboring doubts, Shinji Kitahara's vigilance inevitably lowered somewhat, and he never expected to encounter this child under such circumstances.

"...Long time no see, mixed grains."

Although he wasn't clear on the situation, Shinji Kitahara immediately decided to try and calm the child down by talking to him, to find out what she wanted from him after luring him here, and then decide what to do next...