I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

No, it can't be called abnormal. She's still the same as before, with a natural personality, clear eyes, and nothing but food on her mind.

After finishing her meal in the cafeteria, she would drool over the food photos on her phone in the activity room—you should know that she had never used a phone before.

The reason she knows how to use it now is that after joining Treson, she discovered that she could find food on her phone while interacting with a classmate. This sparked an amazing passion in her, and within a week, through tremendous effort, dedication, and humbly asking questions, she learned how to use the phone.

However, although her behavior pattern remained the same, her location had changed.

Previously, she would usually browse food videos alone next to other horse girls, but since last Monday, she has moved to the spot next to Kitahara Shinji when browsing her phone, and she would also occasionally move closer to him.

If it were any other horse girl, Shinji Kitahara might have questioned the other party's motives for such behavior.

But as he looked at Oguri Hat's behavior, it seemed like she was implying that she wanted to eat this and wanted him to take her out to eat.

Moreover, based on his understanding of her, he knew that such hints were mostly made unconsciously by her, and she herself might not even be aware of them.

If it were a regular horse girl, Shinji Kitahara would have accepted the invitation.

But as for Oguri Hat, before he received any prize money from the competition, for the sake of his own wallet, he could only pretend not to understand her hints and let her stay by his side.

And Oguri Hat wasn't the only one with unusual behavior.

As for Special Week, after enduring two difficult weeks, while it can't be said that he made great progress, he was at least completely transformed. Moreover, since it was his first time receiving this kind of training, his progress in various aspects was even greater than that of Oguri Hat.

But like Oguri Hat, although she made good progress in training, she encountered a small accident in her daily life.

However, it was an accident, and it wasn't really a big deal. It was just that my hair was growing a little too fast.

To ensure this wouldn't have any negative impact on her, after conducting his own assessment and a system check as double precautions, Shinji Kitahara took her to the infirmary for a comprehensive examination, which led to the same conclusion he reached.

There are absolutely no problems.

Moreover, let alone any problems, Zhou's health was so good that even the doctors were surprised. They said that there were very few horse girls in the entire Treson headquarters who could be as healthy as her.

Since all three tests came back negative, any further worry was completely unfounded, so Shinji Kitahara never paid any more attention to the matter after that.

Adolescence is a time of physical growth, and given that she eats a lot and is quite traditional, isn't it normal for her hair to grow faster?

Shinji Kitahara thought so, and then asked her what she wanted to do next, whether she should take more time to cut her hair and keep it short, or simply take this opportunity to grow it long.

"Which one do you think is better, Mr. Shinji?"

She lowered her head, touching her hair, making it impossible to see the expression on her face.

"It depends on your own preference. I think they're both fine."

Although he felt that Special Zhou wouldn't look so silly with her hair longer, Shinji Kitahara decided to respect her own opinion.

Zhou lowered his head and thought for a while before making a decision.

"Then let it grow a little longer."

After all, long hair is easier to rub and twist.

As she thought this, her hair seemed to grow a little longer.

After reviewing the situation at Special Week, Shinji Kitahara turned his attention to Ali Digital.

Having made up her mind to learn about trainer-related things from Shinji Kitahara, Ali Digital decided not to continue being her 'roving teammate' and instead settle down in Shinji Kitahara's team.

Shinji Kitahara was not surprised by her decision and welcomed her decision to settle down.

After all, Aili Digital is an extremely rare find, with a safety factor that is even higher than that of Special Week.

Moreover, it can also assist in training, reducing his workload while taking care of Alice and interacting with the horse girls, further reducing the probability of him gaining their favor, all without requiring any reward.

Let alone the team's horse girl, if he didn't already have two, he would even consider having Ali Digital as his horse girl—after all, that's Ali Digital!

Since she was confirmed to stay in his team, starting last week, Shinji Kitahara not only provided her with some guidance as a trainer, but also gave her a push in training.

However, because she still has to take care of Alice and has a lot of other things to do, she cannot accept the improvement of the running method design that renders her useless. Therefore, Shinji Kitahara has not yet redesigned her running method, but has only made some adjustments to her original running method and training plan.

It is also worth mentioning that Aili Digital's training program is the result of various teams and the integration of the best practices, containing a wealth of information and knowledge.

Even Shinji Kitahara, after reading it through once, discovered some things he had never learned before and gained a lot of new inspiration.

"Aili Digital, do you still have the backups you planned before? I'd like to see the improvement process."

This wasn't for better training of the female horses or anything; it was simply because he enjoyed researching these things.

"Yes, but they're all on my computer. I'll send them to Miss Eclipse when I get back, and then she'll forward them to you."

"Thank you very much."

After thanking Alice Digital, who looked flattered, and letting her go to training, Shinji Kitahara turned his attention to the last member of the team.

After noticing his gaze, the other person turned around, hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked up to him and took a deep breath.

"Trainer Kitahara"

Grasshopper raised his head, his gaze earnest.

"I would like to formally apply to join your team."

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Here's the final outfit for the East Sea Emperor and Alice that I forgot to add before.

Chapter 62: Anyway, it's safe.

Faced with Grasshopper's sudden application, Kitahara Shinji was not surprised at all, and even felt a little relieved that "you've finally come".

The reason is also very simple.

Although Grasshopper nominally joined his team, he was actually just a bodyguard arranged by the student council because they were worried about the Black Forest's operations.

Now, Tsuna Sugawa has returned, and the Treson Guard has been reinstated.

After a crackdown, not only Black Forest, but even the other horse girls on campus dared not act recklessly. At least for the time being, there was no need to consider safety issues, and she had no reason to continue staying in this team.

The question is, does she really want to leave?

After spending so much time together, although he hadn't had much interaction with her, Shinji Kitahara had noticed something: Ms. Kusa really had very few friends.

As for the others in his team, not to mention the social terrorist Alice Digital, she was at least a brother to everyone, from the chairman of the board to the newly enrolled Ma Niang. There were hardly any people she didn't know.

Both Zhou and Donghai Diwang are cheerful and outgoing kids with their own social circles. During training, you can often see various horse girls coming over to greet them, and they also spend time with their friends during holidays.

Alice, Oguri, and Eclipse don't have many friends.

The problem is that one of them is a mad scientist whose mind is only focused on experiments, another is a pure foodie whose mind is only focused on food, and the third is a mysterious being whose mind is completely unknown. They don't care at all about trivial things like having friends.

But Ms. Cao is different.

Shinji Kitahara didn't know why she had so few friends, but he could tell that she really enjoyed being with other people.

Although she usually doesn't participate for various reasons, just watching from the sidelines makes her mood visibly better.

Furthermore, through his previous conversations with other trainers, Shinji Kitahara also learned that horse girls like Ms. Grass are actually not easy to find teams for, and she didn't have a team before coming to him.

Gentle, virtuous, a quintessential Yamato Nadeshiko, and possessing formidable strength—in the eyes of those who are essentially horse girls, she is practically a level-one danger.

They weren't all worried about their trainers changing their minds, but the problem was that Ms. Grass's brilliance as a woman was too dazzling. She didn't need to do anything; just standing there was enough to highlight their shortcomings.

As for teams with relatively normal relationships between their leaders and trainers, they don't really welcome someone like Ms. Cao.

Because her talent and strength are a bit too strong, and most importantly, her aura is a bit too serious. Teams with normal relationships usually have a relaxed or even cheerful atmosphere, and adding Ms. Grass would easily lead to awkward situations.

As for a personal trainer, it sounds like a good idea, and it is actually the most suitable option for Ms. Kusa.

The problem is that Ms. Grass and Special Week are in the same cohort, and they haven't even started their debut yet, so they can't find a dedicated trainer.

Although Ms. Kusa could definitely find a team if she really wanted to, the problem is that she's doing quite well in Shinji Kitahara's team right now.

On the one hand, there is a special week here, and on the other hand, after spending time together, she found that she and Eclipse got along very well. They would often stand together when they had nothing to do, without saying much, but the atmosphere felt very harmonious.

It's obvious from her usual demeanor that she's not really good at getting along with lively horse girls. Eclipse, who is quiet and calm, is just right for her. If she were to switch teams, she doesn't know if she would be able to make friends with that kind of person again.

Furthermore, besides the fact that he was with his teammates, Shinji Kitahara also knew that her impression of him was probably not too bad.

Although the two rarely communicated, Ms. Cao had clearly noticed his previous helpful actions and must have a good impression of him.

Needless to say, his trainer abilities are beyond question. She has definitely seen Zhou's changes, so she certainly wouldn't doubt his abilities as a trainer.

So it's perfectly normal for her to want to stay in the team. In fact, if she didn't want to stay, Shinji Kitahara would worry that she had suffered some kind of trauma and was looking for an excuse to leave so he could find an opportunity to kill Special Week or him.

So, since Ms. Kusa wants to stay with the team, what are Shinji Kitahara's thoughts on this?

Of course, I don't want her to stay.

After all, Ms. Cao was one of the four most dangerous people in his mind, and if possible, he certainly didn't want to have anything to do with her.

The problem is that Special Week is currently on his team. Even if Ms. Grass is kicked out, she will always have a chance to come back. If he sees Special Week interacting with him more intimately, then the outcome... is hard to say.

Furthermore, although they haven't interacted much, after spending so much time together and seeing her suffer various setbacks and even fight alongside him, he and Ms. Cao have developed a bit of a brotherly bond. If he were to forcefully kick Ms. Cao out, his conscience would be a little troubled.

And there's another point, which is also the most crucial one.

The solar eclipse is now standing right behind him.

Furthermore, after Ms. Cao applied to stay on the team, her gaze immediately fell on him.

Shinji Kitahara had no doubt that as long as he showed even the slightest intention to refuse, the gaze behind him would immediately begin to act, delivering a few precise backstabs to completely destroy his prepared refusal plan, and then happily keeping Ms. Kusa behind.

Even if we take a step back and assume that he overcame his conscience and cleverly defused the backstabbing from the eclipse, he ultimately forced Ms. Grass out and promised that she would never come back to see him again.

But what's next?

What might a solar eclipse in a bad mood do...?

He didn't know, and he didn't want to know.

And he also didn't want to know why she always carried that green potion that Alice had given her—it might even be expired!

Therefore, seeing Ms. Kusa's expression, Kitahara Shinji made a decision after only a short time of consideration.

Set it.

Since resistance would be mostly futile anyway, and Ms. Cao was already so pitiful, his conscience would be somewhat uneasy if he continued to persecute her, so he might as well not even try and just agree to it.

"No problem at all."

Shinji Kitahara nodded with a smile.

It wasn't a fake smile, it was a genuine smile.

Since things have already come to this, why not try to be more optimistic?

Based on his performance last Saturday, it's pretty much certain that Ms. Cao treats him like a good brother or brother-in-law. Plus, given her effeminate nature, she might actually be safer than others.

I just wonder if he would still be able to laugh if he knew what Grasshopper was thinking right now.

Trainer Kitahara is a really nice person...

Looking at the man in front of him, Cao Shangfei felt a pang of emotion.

As a typical Yamato Nadeshiko who is proficient in, or rather, has some knowledge of psychology, Kusakabe Hibiki actually noticed Kitahara Shinji's fear of her from the very beginning when she joined the team.

However, she didn't pay attention to it at the time.

After all, there are plenty of people who are afraid of her; one more or one less won't make a difference.

She was only there to act as a guard and to keep an eye on Special Zhou; she didn't care what the trainers thought of her.

But gradually, as time went by, the situation changed.

Initially, she considered Kitahara Shinji a strange trainer because his performance was completely different from that of other trainers at Treson headquarters.

They slack off, give up, and drift through life, ignoring the responsibilities of the team leader and rarely providing guidance or even communication to the team leader. They just throw two plans at them and let them practice on their own. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they lack the most basic sense of responsibility.

But later, as they spent more time together, she gradually realized that this person was not as simple as he seemed on the surface.

He's not irresponsible; quite the opposite, he's overly responsible.

Even someone like her, whom he clearly fears or even wants to avoid, would hesitate to offer help when he encountered difficulties, and afterwards would show obvious regret on her face. However, the next time he encountered her, he would still repeat the same mistake without learning his lesson.

As for his slacking off during training, it's because he has the ability to achieve results far exceeding those of other trainers by simply taking out a little time for planning and arranging.

But once he gets serious like the other trainers...

Grasshopper didn't know what would happen, but he was certain it would be something beyond people's conventional understanding.

Although she didn't have a very good impression of him when they first met, after spending some time together and getting to know him better, her opinion of Kitahara Shinji has been steadily rising, and now it has reached a fairly high level.