I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

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Because at that time, he was engrossed in studying nursing work, and compared to other periods, he didn't have as much time to personally solve problems for others or wander around looking for business.

So he was looking for someone with a stable personality, reliable work skills, and a good understanding of the local situation to be his assistant.

Miss Necha happened to fit these criteria, and since she was free at the time, she accepted Shinji Kitahara's invitation and began working in the village as his assistant.

Nothing unexpected happened during that period; it was just a very ordinary daily routine.

Without horse hunters and without any unexpected events, he and his excellent qualities worked together to help out in various places, gradually getting to know each other while constantly solving various problems of horse girls in the villages and towns.

That was a rare moment of peace in Shinji Kitahara's wandering life. Everything was very normal and ordinary, and it could even be said that it perfectly matched his definition of a good life.

After working, earning money, and solving the problem of food and clothing, I would use my free time to play with solar eclipses and study various things that interested me...

However, although everything was normal in these aspects, after a period of development, Shinji Kitahara noticed something that was different from before, which could only be considered a minor anomaly.

That's the synergy between him and his excellent qualities; the speed at which it's improving seems almost terrifying.

He had sought assistants when he was wandering around, and even when he went to Special Zhou's place, Special Zhou acted as his assistant for a period of time in a certain sense.

But he had never met anyone as compatible as Excellent Qualities and so good to him.

In fact, the main reason he chose someone with excellent qualities as his assistant, besides the factors mentioned earlier, was that he wanted to keep her by his side and see if he could help her break the third-place curse.

Although it was indeed an excessive request, he had received and fulfilled many excessive requests during his years of wandering, otherwise people wouldn't have treated him like a wish-granting machine.

Especially when he talked about his wish, his eyes were like those of a drowning person grasping at a last straw, shining with anticipation.

So even though he refused, he still wanted to help her if he had the chance.

Actually, he didn't expect his excellent qualities to be of much help to him at first. He thought it would be enough if they could help him collect information about people seeking help and lead the way, like other assistants.

But he soon realized that he seemed to have underestimated Necha's abilities in this area.

Aside from the first day when they weren't very coordinated due to unfamiliarity, their teamwork began to improve at an extremely strange speed starting from the second day.

Things that used to require explaining to other assistants several times or even dozens of times can be explained in one go with excellent qualities.

In the past, when he handed over some complicated and tedious tasks to his assistants, he would often explain the procedures dozens of times and still not get it right. In the end, he would usually have to personally step in to finish the job.

As for excellent skills, although he had to remind them several times at first, as their proficiency increased, they gradually became able to complete the task in one go, and their speed and completion rate far exceeded those of his previous assistants.

Furthermore, because the older folks in her hometown really admired her excellent qualities and even treated her like one of their own children, she was highly trusted there and could help Shinji Kitahara avoid a lot of trouble.

For the same reason, she was also happy to help the female horse riders solve problems, and her enthusiasm for her work was at its peak.

She was even able to notice and advise on some issues that the horse girls hadn't originally intended to resolve by asking Kitahara Shinji to come over.

While working with great enthusiasm and effort, he also greatly increased Shinji Kitahara's customer base, allowing him to make a fortune—referring to grain—with unprecedented efficiency.

Later on, Shinji Kitahara even considered taking her on as an apprentice and taking her around to various places to scavenge for food.

But in the end, he only thought about it and didn't say it out loud. He just said that she was really the best assistant he had ever trained.

Is it the best...?

It's hard to describe how she felt when she heard this compliment.

"Best" means "the best move," or "the first one."

Moreover, judging from the happy, even somewhat silly, smile on his face, it was clear that it was not a comforting lie.

Moreover, it's not just this evaluation; I actually have a rough estimate in my mind of my own performance and excellent qualities during this period.

Although there isn't much to compare, it's clear that our teamwork is absolutely excellent.

In other words, this was a truly brilliant move.

What she didn't know at the time was that this move was just the beginning.

Gradually, as she worked more with Shinji Kitahara, she learned more and more knowledge and skills.

Seeing her exceptional talent in this area, Shinji Kitahara gradually became interested and often taught her things while solving problems, and would also give her special lessons when he had free time.

For a teacher, there is nothing more interesting than teaching a gifted student.

As her knowledge and skills grew, Miss Necha remained third in various rankings, but the number of her "one moves" outside of those rankings began to increase.

Her knowledge of various fields, her ability to help others solve problems, her popularity in her hometown, and even the new nickname given to her by the children on the street, "Big Sister Necha..."

Being a "big sister" is, in a sense, a clever move.

Although her ranking remained unchanged, her mindset gradually changed, and she began to care less about those "three moves" as before.

Because regardless of her ranking, she already has a move that she has made.

But Shinji Kitahara didn't know what she was thinking, and even if he did, he probably wouldn't agree with her opinion.

Because in his eyes, a move must be a top-ranked move; anything else is just self-deception.

So, in the end, after solving most of the problems with the horse girls in the town, Shinji Kitahara finally turned his attention to the excellent qualities and proposed the idea of a nursing experiment, hoping to enhance her strength as a racehorse girl.

Although he was indeed a bit carried away at the time, he didn't go so far as to force the people around him to help him complete the experiment.

He explained the whole story to her in detail and asked her to consider it carefully.

Excellent qualities didn't think it was a big deal, because she had a good relationship with Eclipse at the time, and Kitahara Shinji often taught her things during his nursing work, so she often watched Kitahara Shinji's nursing work.

While she sometimes blushed a little when watching the eclipse, she generally didn't react much, at most occasionally letting out a soft hum, thinking to herself, "What's the big deal?"

Then she realized just how absurd it was that a solar eclipse could only exhibit that kind of behavior.

I can't hold on any longer, I really can't hold on any longer.

Even though Shinji Kitahara tried his best to be gentle, she still had to stuff a towel into her mouth every time she was being cared for to barely avoid making strange noises.

Afterwards, one's whole body will be limp, and one will not be able to exert much strength for nearly half an hour.

Nothing inexplicable will happen; it's just a feeling of complete relaxation.

Moreover, it's not just about his excellent qualities. In fact, Shinji Kitahara himself had personally tried the techniques of those top nurses when he was studying, and he also cried out in comfort, and he did so openly and without any embarrassment.

Because those skilled nurses can make you moan and groan while they take care of you. After the treatment, your whole body will feel warm due to the circulation of blood and energy, and you will also feel weak for a while because your body is relaxed.

This is all normal, it's just that the effect was a little more obvious on his end.

In short, after a considerable period of torment, just when Miss Necha felt she was about to embark on a path of no return towards becoming strange, the nursing care was finally completed.

Shinji Kitahara was deeply shocked as he looked at the monster he had created with his own hands.

But at the same time, he was also a little happy, thinking to himself, with such a weird skill set, you can't possibly use the same trick three times again, right?

But just when he wanted to share this joy with Necha, he found that Necha had begun to reject or even fear him.

Ah, that's true. After enduring such a long period of torment, it's normal for her to be like this.

Shinji Kitahara sighed. After completing this last request, he gave the village one last inspection. Once he confirmed that everything was in order, he prepared to leave.

He had originally intended to say goodbye to Necha, but Necha didn't even open the door. In the end, he could only say something through the door and then left without knowing whether Necha heard him.

What he didn't know was that shortly after he left, Necha, who had finally calmed down a bit, mustered up his courage, went out of his house, and went to the store where he had won three third prizes before, and bought a lottery ticket.

First prize.

She didn't know that before she came in, all the tickets in the prize pool had been temporarily replaced with the first prize. She was just looking at the ticket in her hand with great joy. She rushed out without even having time to redeem the prize, wanting to find someone to share it with.

But by the time she arrived, there was nothing left.

In the empty room, the lottery ticket, representing one win, floated from his hand and fell into a puddle.

The text above became wet, gradually faded, and could no longer be redeemed.

The move she had worked so hard to make was simply vanished.

Chapter 78: A Ready-Made Suitable Candidate

Generally speaking, a reunion after a long separation should be a joyful occasion.

But Shinji Kitahara felt only awkwardness.

The awkwardness intensified when he noticed the person opposite him staring at him with a resentful look.

Hey sis, let's talk this over, okay? Can you please stop staring at me like that?

I know I was wrong back then, I tormented you for two whole months, but wasn't that something we agreed on beforehand?

And as I said, if you feel you can't take it anymore, you can stop and give up. But you never gave up, did you?

But since he was in the wrong, Kitahara Shinji kept complaining in his heart, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just let Naichi stare at him and then awkwardly smiled.

As for Nechia...

She didn't know what to say.

A sudden separation?

Shinji Kitahara had told her he was leaving long ago, and he had indeed looked for her before he left, but she didn't open the door. In the end, he also asked other neighbors to pass on the message to her.

There was no contact after that?

She didn't have a cell phone back then. Shinji Kitahara had bought one before, but due to the hardships of his life, the new cell phone he had saved up for would break down after only a few days, so he simply stopped buying them. Given her behavior at the time, it was normal that they didn't keep in touch.

She herself dropped the item into the water; she has no one to blame but herself.

After a long silence, despite having a lot to say, Neta ultimately chose the most conventional approach.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Kitahara."

"...Long time no see, Naichah."

Shinji Kitahara paused for a moment, then tentatively began to speak.

"I saw you standing outside my dorm room for a while... Is there something you want to talk to me about?"

Upon hearing this, Necha's lips unconsciously parted slightly, but no sound came out. After a short silence, she slowly spoke.

"I just saw your message on the forum, so I thought I'd come and check it out..."

She doesn't frequent forums much, and the controversy surrounding the East Sea Emperor was quelled midway through due to Rudolf's rumors, so she didn't notice Kitahara Shinji's name immediately. It wasn't until recently, after seeing the news about the eclipse, that she realized who he was.

She actually got along quite well with Eclipse during that time. Basically, the two of them would stay together when Kitahara Shinji was working. She just didn't expect the latter's strength to be so terrifying.

Ah, come and take a look.

Shinji Kitahara breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that they hadn't come to interrogate him.

After learning that she wasn't there to dredge up old grievances, Shinji Kitahara breathed a sigh of relief. He then stopped being so polite and started initiating conversations with her, bringing up various topics.

As the conversation progressed, the topic naturally shifted to the performance in the Eclipse basic match, and then extended to Shinji Kitahara's team.

"So, how's the situation with your team now, Necha?" Eclipse suddenly asked.

Shinji Kitahara didn't think there was anything wrong with the topic.

According to the information he had, Neqia and Donghai Diwang were in the same cohort, which meant that the other party should have already found a team and started participating in the competition, so it was normal for him to ask.

But to his surprise, when this topic was brought up, Necha, whose eyes had been gradually brightening, suddenly became resentful again, and the resentment was even greater than before.

"What, what's wrong?"

Shinji Kitahara sensed something ominous.

And soon, this ominous feeling was confirmed.

"Last week, I left the team for the third time."

Neiqia spoke softly.

When she said that, Shinji Kitahara was stunned.

Necha? Leaving the team? Or for the third time?

Before he could think about it further, Necha added quietly.

"No, 'leaving the team' isn't quite right. I should say I was kicked out, since the trainer came to ask me to leave."

"So, what's the reason?" Eclipse asked calmly.

"They said it was too stressful to be around me."

As he spoke, Necha suddenly paused, looking at the two people in front of him with a puzzled expression.