I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

While Shinji Kitahara generally doesn't actively interfere with the training of the horse girls except for fulfilling his basic duties, Alice Digital is an exception.

Firstly, she's a pervert, so the safety level is maxed out, and there's no need to be wary.

Secondly, it was because she had helped him a lot, and he always made her do free work. Although she seemed quite willing, Shinji Kitahara couldn't quite get over it with his conscience.

So he decided to help her get into shape before the competition, so that at least helping her with her training duties wouldn't hinder her performance on the field. That way, it would truly be his responsibility.

But after he explained his purpose, Aili Digital seemed indifferent.

"It's alright, Kitahara-senpai. I didn't expect to win this time. It's just that some of the seniors I've been supporting are planning to retire after this race, so I wanted to take this opportunity to see their final moments on the field up close."

Aili Digital is telling the truth.

Because the nature of the G1 tournament she participated in was quite special. Although it matched her adaptability (all-adaptive A, are there any that don't match?), it was the kind of tournament that someone who had been a professional for two or three years could participate in.

Just in the last few days, there was another match that was almost identical to her scheduled G1 match in terms of venue, distance, scale, prize money, and influence.

However, only female riders like her, who have only been in the industry for two years, are allowed to participate. If she really wants to win, she should choose this match.

Although she may not be that eager to win, as a horse racing girl, Ali Digital definitely doesn't want to lose.

And most importantly, if she runs too slowly, she won't be able to keep up with the horse girls in front of her, and she won't be able to get the closest distance to Shassa and the others.

So although she told Kitahara Shinji not to worry too much about her, she did not refuse to help.

As for the preparations, there was nothing special; it was just some minor adjustments and refinements made to the training plan for Aili Digital.

Some regular events were cut, while some special training sessions for this competition were added, along with pre-competition relaxation and adjustment...

Then, after the plan was adjusted, Shinji Kitahara thought about it and felt that it was still not quite right.

According to his assessment, while Aili Digital's current endurance might be insufficient for long distances (over 2400m), it would be more than enough for medium distances (1800-2400m).

The race she was going to participate in was a mile race (1400m-1800m), so she casually adjusted her running style slightly, increasing her physical exertion to improve her explosiveness and speed, without wasting the extra endurance.

Although Kitahara originally planned to design three different running patterns for her, she couldn't do so for the time being because there wasn't much time left and she needed to take care of Alice.

For now, this is the only way to deal with it temporarily; we'll have to wait until the match is over to see what happens next.

Besides these factors related to her own personality, the outfit she's wearing now, which she made herself, isn't bad, but it's not particularly good either.

So, when he went to the Mai Ma Niang clothing store last week, he also had Alice's size data collected and reserved a spot for the final outfit. If nothing unexpected happens, she should be able to get it next week, which will give her more help.

Finally, after helping her adjust the plan and improve the new running method, Shinji Kitahara suddenly remembered a question.

"Um, Alice Digital."

"What's wrong, Kitahara-senpai?"

"You shouldn't mind if I wear the same outfit I wore a few days ago to your match, right?"

Shinji Kitahara felt a little guilty as he said this.

Unlike the basic tournament a few days ago, which wasn't even a proper open tournament, G1 is a legitimate high-reward tournament, and the highest level of high-reward tournament at that.

Although the G1 tournament that Ali Digital participated in wasn't considered a top-tier event within G1, but rather a commemorative match with relatively less influence, it was still G1 nonetheless.

The venue environment, the number of spectators, online videos, television broadcasts...

While people generally only watch Uma Musume (the horse girl), trainers who are one with Uma Musume will certainly receive some attention.

Not to mention the post-match interviews. Reporters will be swarming him with their cameras and microphones, and he'll definitely be photographed standing next to Aili Digital, which will surely be reported in the news the next day...

He wasn't worried about losing face, since he had already done it.

But the problem is that he's worried that Aili Digital might not be happy about it.

After all, this is a G1-level tournament, and it's the second or even third year of the tournament, so the trainers should be financially well-off.

Then everyone else was dressed properly, and he was the only one standing there in clothes of this caliber. If it were the Emperor of the East Sea or Alice, they would absolutely not agree to this.

But Aili Digital...

"I don't mind."

Aili Digital agreed very readily.

Face? Respect? Shame?

What it is?

If she really cared about these things, she wouldn't have gone so far as to post a request online using her real name to buy Ma Niang's used clothing.

Although they didn't care about their own pride, Ali Digital knew that it was somewhat inappropriate for Kitahara Shinji to wear that outfit, so they, like Tokai Emperor and Ali Hayako, suggested that they buy him some clothes.

"I just won a Game 1 match at the end of last year, and I still have a lot of money left over. I might as well buy a new outfit as a thank you gift for your guidance..."

Alice Digital's situation is a bit different from other horse girls.

Other female horses, even after winning a race, only receive a small portion of the prize money because they are still minors and unable to manage such a large sum of money.

As for the rest, they will be temporarily held by Treson and will be fully distributed when they reach adulthood.

However, due to her extensive network and connections, coupled with the fact that she operates many businesses related to the fans of Majolnir, she was able to receive all the prize money as an exception, making her exceptionally wealthy.

Even so, Shinji Kitahara did not agree to her suggestion.

He said he'd check with the chairman this afternoon and ask if he could get an advance on a month's salary; if so, he could buy clothes.

Since it was a very reasonable solution, Aili Digital didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so they didn't object.

However, although she did not object, she also made another new suggestion: if the chairman could not receive an advance on his salary, she could simply make him a set of clothes.

"When I was in other teams, I promoted many trainer-horse pairings because I wanted to make matching outfits for them. So I taught myself how to make men's clothing. It's probably not very good, but it should be usable..."

After a pause, Aili Digital wiped her cheek with her fingers and added somewhat embarrassedly.

"And to be honest, I initially wanted to make a set for you and Miss Eclipse as a surprise, but after hearing your story, I felt it wasn't quite right, so I put it aside for now."

"However, I've kept everything. Besides, your outfit is half-finished; if needed, it can be altered and used. As for the quality, it shouldn't be any worse than the one you wore before..."

Drawing, writing, photography, training, fan management, designing winning outfits, and now menswear production...

Is there anything you don't know how to do?

If it weren't for this weird attribute, she could be worshipped as a little goddess, right?

Shinji Kitahara mentally grumbled a few words, then rejected Aili Digital's suggestion.

After all, she needs to focus on preparing for the competition in June for the next three weeks, so it's best to skip making clothes and such.

After that conversation, Shinji Kitahara talked to her about the competition in June. After that, Ali Digital went back to training.

As for Shinji Kitahara...

After Aili Digital left, his expression gradually calmed down.

Okay, all the work that needed to be done has been completed.

Now, I should go talk to the chairman about the message he received yesterday.

Chapter 74: It's as if they're chasing me

Fifteen minutes later, Shinji Kitahara arrived at the chairman's office.

Knock on the door and enter.

Besides the expected chairman and Tsuna, there was also an acquaintance of Shinji Kitahara among them.

Student council president, Emperor of Treson, symbol of Rudolf.

In the past, Shinji Kitahara would probably blink twice, realize what was happening, and then secretly try to retreat while saying "I won't bother you" or "I'm leaving." At the very least, he would start thinking about how to start slacking off.

But today is different.

Shinji Kitahara completely ignored the presence of the Rudolf symbol, pushed open the door and went straight to the chairman, then got straight to the point.

"Chairman, what's the story behind the message you sent me before, which said the Black Forest was related to the Horse Girl Hunting Group?"

"Wait a moment! The situation is a bit complicated. Please sit down first."

The chairman pointed to the chair next to him with his folding fan, and after he sat down, he began to explain the whole story.

The specific events began after Surugawa Tezuna returned, when Treson was preparing to take action against the Black Forest.

After Tsuna returned, especially after that meeting, the chairman briefly discussed with Tsuna how to handle matters related to the Black Forest.

Because of concerns that Tresson is, after all, an academic organization on the surface, and that excessive power, if abused, could easily lead to negative associations with others.

So despite the many underhanded things the Black Forest had done, the chairman and Tsuna Suguru didn't intend to go too far. Although they were sure to teach them a lesson, they didn't think about uprooting them completely.

If any organization opposing Treson were to be completely eliminated, outsiders might start to think of Treson. Allowing some dissenting voices would actually be beneficial for Treson's actions.

For the same reason, Tressen also accommodated the presence of many radical horse girl rights organizations that opposed them.

In any case, as long as no real action is taken, hurling insults can actually help vent emotions and maintain stability.

The problem is that, perhaps due to the pressure from prolonged defeats, Black Forest, in an effort to stabilize morale, has been trying to pull some tricks one after another since Tsuna's return.

And even if they make small moves, the chairman can just ignore them like a mosquito buzzing in his ear.

The problem is that while taking small actions, the radicals in the Black Forest may feel that they are not as outrageous and terrifying as the outside world has to say, because they did not retaliate when Tresen was attacked many times before.

They mocked Trayson, saying he was just a paper tiger who could only fool Pony Girl, and even issued a threat, saying that it would be best to prevent students and trainers from leaving the school in the future...

Although everyone knew that these words were just empty talk, after that, Treson's trainers and horse girls encountered no problems while operating around the Black Forest headquarters.

So far, only Kitahara Shinji has been unlucky enough to be cornered by a few horse girls who aren't quite right in the head, and that happened before the threat was even made.

But some things just can't be said.

The safety of trainers and students has crossed Treson's bottom line.

Not to mention Treson, once these words were uttered, even the major horse families were filled with awe for the Black Forest, admiring their fearless courage, and silently offering them three sticks of incense in their hearts.

Similarly, after hearing this threat, the chairman and Tsuna Suguru changed their minds immediately, throwing the original plan into the trash and switching to a more direct one.

Contacting the government, defining the nature of the organization, threatening security...

Information censorship, public opinion control, street blockades...

They mobilized manpower and security forces, and then, under the pretext of dismantling illegal organizations, directly deployed the headquarters' security force for armed riot control.

The preparations took about two days, and the raid ended on the third day.

Over the next two days, some small fish and shrimp that were not present at the time were cleaned up, and some finishing and on-site cleanup work was carried out, taking less than five days in total.

As for the results, almost all members of the Black Forest were wiped out, regardless of whether they were radicals or moderates.

Only moderate leaders and a small number of cadres escaped in the chaos, and their whereabouts are currently unknown, but they probably won't dare to cause any trouble in the near future.

After the incident, the captured members were divided into two groups based on their race.

The humans were handed over to the Metropolitan Police Department for handling, while the horse girls were all taken back to Teresen headquarters and put into solitary confinement.

Although it is called a solitary confinement cell, it is actually more like a juvenile detention center or even a prison.

As an organization independent of the government and fully responsible for matters related to Uma Musume, Treson is theoretically a school, but in reality, it is more like a Uma Musume shelter.

Not only do they have management authority over the female horse girls on campus, but if a female horse girl commits a crime off campus, she will also be sent here for adjudication and punishment.

That's why the East Sea Emperor called the student council directly after being attacked in the alley, because even if the police were called, they would still have to contact Treson to handle the situation after they understood what had happened.

After bringing all the horse girls from the Black Forest back to the confinement room, the next step was naturally to investigate the events and, incidentally, punish and re-educate them.

Although it's called a punishment, it's not actually that severe.

The reason wasn't that Treson showed favoritism or bias towards Ma Niang, but rather, according to Treson's post-incident review, despite the group of unfortunate kids having lofty ambitions, loud slogans, and even daring to threaten Treson.

However, in practice, it was never successful even once, and it never caused any real harm.

The most heinous incidents were the two attacks on Shinji Kitahara. After being drugged by Shinji Kitahara, the former was handed over to the chairman, becoming the breakthrough point for information about the Black Forest.

After being re-educated, the girl realized her mistake and apologized to Shinji Kitahara via video while in solitary confinement. Shinji Kitahara accepted the apology and is currently still in solitary confinement receiving punishment. She is expected to be released next month.

As for the latter...

Since the eclipse, they have been hospitalized at Tresson Hospital and have not yet been discharged, and it seems that they have all suffered from varying degrees of psychological trauma.

Since everyone involved was a minor and the crime was an attempted crime, it's difficult to sentence a human being to such a severe punishment.

But that's only one of the reasons.

Another reason is that, according to Treson's investigation, every single horse girl in the Black Forest was one of those who had been left behind due to errors and omissions by the URA and the Census Bureau.

It can be said that the statistics bureau and Tresson bear at least 30% of the responsibility for the Black Forest phenomenon and the way these horses have turned out.