I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

Of course, while he may not be wary, he will still maintain a proper distance; this is a basic level of professionalism.

Seeing Tei-Chou nestled obediently on the sofa, hugging her pillow and looking at him pitifully, Kitahara Shinji kept reminding himself not to be soft-hearted, not to follow in the footsteps of a certain Miyazaki, and tried his best to distract himself, focusing his attention on his phone and not looking at her, but...

"Woo~"

Zhou unconsciously let out a pitiful, aggrieved voice.

Shinji Kitahara remained silent for a long time before letting out a long sigh.

"Okay, okay, I know. I'll play with you for a while—but let's make it clear first, you're not allowed to jump into my arms again. After all, you're a big kid now, you need to be sensible, understand?"

Zhou's eyes lit up, and his tail stood up straight.

"it is good!"

Shinji Kitahara sighed, got up and sat down opposite her. He was about to ask her what she wanted to do, but as soon as he looked up at her, he noticed something was off.

Strange, Zhou's hair seems to have grown a little longer than before.

"...Shinji-san, is there something on my face?" Special Zhou noticed his gaze.

"No, it's nothing, it's just that your hair seems to be growing a little fast."

"Ah, this."

Speaking of this, Zhou touched his hair, a hint of doubt appearing in his eyes.

"I don't know why, but my hair has been growing really fast lately. Suzuka even measured it for me, and it's grown almost a centimeter in just four days..."

"Did you eat something strange recently? Or is it that Alice is behind this?"

"Hmm...no, I haven't eaten anything strange, and Miss Alice hasn't given me anything either..."

The two chatted about this topic for a while, but neither of them took it to heart.

Just now, upon discovering the anomaly, Shinji Kitahara not only examined her body himself through certain means, but also unusually opened the system to check, but found nothing wrong.

Then everything should be fine.

After all, they are just children, growing and developing rapidly. It's normal for them to eat so much and grow quickly.

He also felt that if her hair were a little longer, she might not look so silly, which would be a good thing.

With that in mind, Shinji Kitahara stopped paying attention to this trivial matter and began to focus on playing games with Special Week in front of him.

Chapter 49: Leading the Villain Kitahara Shinji

Happy times always pass too quickly, and before we knew it, it was afternoon.

After dealing with the matter with Miyuki Taishi, Silent Suzuka quickly returned to Kitahara Shinji's dormitory, a hint of worry in her eyes.

Although she did bring Special Week over in the morning, she actually had little confidence in Kitahara Shinji's ability to take good care of Special Week; in fact, she was quite doubtful.

There are two reasons.

One of them was that she knew that although Zhou didn't usually show it, because she came from the countryside and had traditional values, she wasn't used to contacting men. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was resistant to it, and she would even have some extreme reactions occasionally.

As for the other reason, it was that she didn't have a good impression of Shinji Kitahara, in fact, she could say it was very bad.

Because Silent Suzuka is an outsider and has her own team, although she has been coming here often to take care of Special Week, she doesn't actually have a deep understanding of the situation within Kitahara Shinji's team, let alone their training plans.

Therefore, she could only view Kitahara Shinji from an outsider's perspective and then offer her own judgment.

But if we look at it this way...

frivolous, lazy, and irresponsible.

I've never seen him guide his own responsibilities. He clocks in at work every day and slacks off after get off work, but he starts running on time every day.

Silent Suzuka debuted a year earlier than Special Week, and had already been in other teams before her debut. She was already used to the competitive atmosphere of the Teresa headquarters, so it's normal that she would find it hard to accept this outlier who is so different from the surrounding environment.

Moreover, this is not just Suzuka's opinion.

In fact, most of the girls who pay more attention to the situation of Shinji Kitahara's team can't understand his situation to some extent. They don't hate it, but they certainly don't like it either.

Furthermore, Zhou's recent training routine reminded her of those unscrupulous trainers who, in pursuit of results and profits, disregard their own physical condition and wishes, forcing them to train.

Therefore, she did not have a good impression of Shinji Kitahara; in fact, it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as very bad.

Handing Xiao Te over in the morning was a last resort, and after finishing her business there, she rushed back immediately to take Special Zhou back with her.

dong dong dong.

She knocked on Shinji Kitahara's dormitory door.

“The door isn’t locked,” Shinji Kitahara replied.

She pushed the door open, stepped inside, and turned her gaze to the two people inside. Her eyelids twitched when she saw them clearly.

......What's happening?

What came into view was a scene she had never expected before.

Shinji Kitahara sat opposite the special week, a few notes stuck to his face, a smug smile on his face.

Opposite him, Special Zhou, whose face was almost entirely covered with notes, had slightly red eyes and looked like he was about to cry.

This is how it is.

At first, Shinji Kitahara took out Monopoly, thinking he could just play a couple of rounds with Special Week to make her happy.

But in the end, with the special luck that idiots have, he was crushed by Special Week in three consecutive rounds.

After that, he stubbornly played three more games, but the result was the same.

If that were all, Shinji Kitahara would only be depressed for a short while.

The problem is that after winning six games in a row, Zhou got carried away and even wanted to offer some real prizes, such as having Kitahara Shinji treat her to dinner, instead of continuing with the trivial punishment of sticking small notes on her face.

This was a sign of gambling, and Shinji Kitahara certainly wouldn't tolerate it.

He readily agreed to Special Week's request, but also made his own request: to change the game, and although he would treat her to dinner if he lost, she would only need to stick a note on him if she lost.

Faced with such generous terms, Zhou, who was practically begging for a piece of his mind, naturally did not refuse.

Then, Shinji Kitahara took out a chess set.

After winning 37 consecutive innings in the Special Wednesday, the initial spark that had just begun was completely ignited.

If Silent Suzuka had arrived any later, he might have even achieved a 40-game winning streak.

That's so unfair!

Silent Suzuka was unaware of Kitahara Shinji's considerations. After listening to Special Week's account, she only felt that this person was somewhat of a sore loser and bullied idiots, truly a villain.

Although she didn't have a good impression of Shinji Kitahara, Silent Suzuka still politely thanked him, saying that he had worked hard taking care of Special Week, and then took Special Week back, gently comforting him as they walked.

However, the disappointment didn't last long during the special week.

Just like Shinji Kitahara said before, she is a goldfish.

She looked aggrieved when she first left the house, but after buying a carrot drink on the way, her expression immediately brightened up.

Seeing her like this, Silent Suzuka breathed a sigh of relief.

After chatting for a while, looking at the smile on Special Zhou's face, Silent Suzuka thought about what she had seen and heard in the past few days, hesitated for a moment, and felt that she could not ignore her current situation, and at least had to remind her.

"Um, Little Te."

"What's wrong?" Especially Zhou asked, sipping carrot juice through a straw, looking very happy.

Silent Suzuka carefully considered her words.

"Don't you think that trainer Kitahara seems a bit too... lazy usually?"

"Shinji-san is that kind of person."

Zhou waved his hand dismissively.

“My mom used to say he was lazy, and he never argued back. Sometimes he would even readily admit it, but he would still be lazy the next time he had the chance.”

Hmm? Even Zhou's mother knows him?

Silent Suzuka paused for a moment: "You two knew each other before? How come I've never heard you mention it?"

“It happened many years ago, and he disappeared without saying a word to me or my mother. I thought I would never see him again, so I never told anyone.”

"That's it..."

Silent Suzuka nodded, then her expression gradually became conflicted.

She didn't have a very good impression of Kitahara Shinji, but judging from Tetsuya's expression, he seemed to trust her a lot, and she had only met him a few times. If she was right, that would be fine, but if she was wrong...

Silent Suzuka isn't really good at thinking about such complicated things. Being able to say even one sentence is already the result of her best efforts. And after learning that she knew him before Special Week, she was even more at a loss for words.

But just as she was struggling with her decision, Special Zhou suddenly spoke up slowly.

"Suzuka-chan."

"......ah?"

"You were actually trying to imply that Mr. Shinji might not be as good as I thought, and that I should be wary of him, right?"

Especially Zhou turned his head to face her, his hair obscuring her expression, and his tone was slightly different from usual.

"I understand your good intentions, but please don't do this again, otherwise... I'll really get angry."

"Xiao Te..."

In that instant, for some reason, Silent Suzuka suddenly felt that Special Zhou in front of her was somewhat unfamiliar, and the aura emanating from him was also somewhat terrifying. She subconsciously took a step back.

But in the next second, Special Week suddenly stopped, reverted to his original state, and then turned to look at Silent Suzuka, who had taken a step back, with a look of confusion in his eyes.

"Suzuka-chan, what's wrong?"

Silent Suzuka paused for a moment.

Strange, was that little Te just now... just my imagination?

Suppressing her unease, she walked back to Special Weekend, sighed, and said helplessly.

"Maybe it's because I'm busy with the trainers, but I feel like my understanding of horse girls is starting to go wrong lately..."

She attributed her recent sensations to hallucinations lingering from the events of the morning.

Because of her long-term exposure to the high-intensity riding environment, she occasionally experiences similar hallucinations when looking at other horse girls. This isn't the first time, so she hasn't paid much attention to it—after all, it was a special week.

"Huh? Speaking of which, Suzuka-chan, what exactly happened to your trainer?"

"...It's nothing, just some minor injuries."

Silent Suzuka didn't want those messy things to pollute Zhou's pure heart, so she chose to keep it a secret.

Then, seeing that Zhou seemed to want to ask more questions, she immediately changed the subject.

"By the way, Little Te, has your hair gotten longer again?"

"Shinji-san just said that too. So my hair has been growing a bit too fast lately?"

Special Week was immediately fooled, and then chatted with Silent Suzuka about her hair problem.

As they chatted, Silent Suzuka's eyes gradually became puzzled, and her gaze swept over Special Week's hair.

Strange, Zhou's hair seems a little longer than before...

It must be an illusion, right?

Testimonials

As the title suggests, the book will be released tomorrow. I'm not exactly a newbie anymore, so I won't waste any more time. I'll just address a few questions that you might be interested in, and then I'll hurry back to writing.

First, here's the update for when it goes live tomorrow.

Because everything on Hedgehog Cat is uploaded manually, the morning update time will be a little later than usual, around noon. The afternoon update time is normal, and then the daily update will resume the next day. Please understand.

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Regarding the bounty and the extra chapters, I'd like to offer them, but my health doesn't allow it. Stomach problems are really torturous. I'm only able to maintain regular updates because of my stockpile of chapters, and I really don't dare to waste them recklessly.

Although I really wanted to release it and create a buzz, I'm just not up to the task, so please forgive me.

But since it's going to be released, there might be one or two more chapters?

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