I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

In addition to being normal, Tamamo Cross's personality also really appeals to Kitahara Shinji.

Although she came from a poor background and suffered a lot because of it, Tamamo Cross has never complained about her origins and still maintains a very positive and optimistic attitude towards life.

Moreover, also because of her background, Tamamo Cross is very precocious and sensible, skilled in various household chores, caring for others, and understanding of other people's feelings.

Then, comparing this Tamamo Cross with all the little monsters he had encountered, Kitahara Shinji was instantly moved to tears.

Therefore, after a brief moment of thought, he felt that he couldn't just leave such a Tamamo Cross unattended.

At the very least, I should do my best to help her, in order to soothe my heart, which has been tormented and broken by my little devils.

Unlike Manchester City's tea house, Tamamo Cross has proper trainers.

Moreover, he had promised Xiaoyouyi that he would choose her as his exclusive trainer after the debut battle, so this was not something he could decide on his own; he had to consult Xiaoyouyi's opinion first.

So he looked at her and said seriously.

"Senior Koyo, if you don't mind, could I also lend a hand in this?"

Senior...

Upon hearing this title, if Xiao Youyi were a horse girl, her tail would definitely wag.

The reason she was able to become friends with Shinji Kitahara and frequently visit him was not only to escape the persecution in Super Small Bay and to exchange knowledge about trainers, but also because of Shinji Kitahara's attitude towards her.

Because of her appearance, Xiao Youyi is basically treated as a child wherever she goes.

Meanwhile, in Tresson, for various reasons, the workplace atmosphere was incredibly relaxed and cheerful.

Apart from those with exceptionally high seniority and reputation, like Hisadou Kazuya, everyone generally interacted as friends, without any particularly strict hierarchy.

But this directly led to Xiao Youyi losing all his authority.

He is clearly a senior colleague, with considerable experience and ability, and is reliable in his work. He also gets along well with everyone.

But as soon as you see her, looking at the middle school student, or even the elementary school student, Xiao Youyi, you'll understand.

Let alone those who were already familiar with her, even the new employees who had just joined the company found it difficult to feel any respect for her.

They often treated her like a junior, or even like a child.

Xiao Youyi felt a bit annoyed by this behavior, but she couldn't say she hated it.

After all, she was used to this kind of thing and understood that no one meant her any harm.

Even so, as an adult, reliable woman who is approaching thirty.

Xiao Youyi also has emotional needs; she also wants to be respected and trusted.

Then, she met Shinji Kitahara.

Even though he had met her in person, he could still address her as "senior" with sincerity and earnestness.

Especially when Kitahara Shinji came to ask her to help look after his team, she kept calling him "senpai" and "yota-senpai".

The trust in that tone almost moved her to tears.

For years, because of her appearance, she has been unable to work as a trainer, let alone as a colleague.

Even among horse girls, few people treat her as a proper trainer; instead, they mostly see her as a child or a mascot.

But Shinji Kitahara is different from the others.

She could tell that he didn't care about his appearance at all, calling her "senior" very seriously, and repeatedly asking her for help.

What is this? This is the junior she's always dreamed of!

Therefore, Koya had a very good impression of Kitahara Shinji and cherished his image and authority in front of him. He was never stingy with his help or other assistance.

It wasn't just about helping; Xiao Youyi wished he could rely on her more and take care of her more.

This would allow her to better experience being treated as an adult, and also allow her to hear him call her "senior" a few more times.

This time, although it was Kitahara Shinji who wanted to take the initiative to interfere in her affairs, it should be considered a bit sensitive.

After all, Tamamo Cross hasn't debuted yet, and there's no contract for her to be a member. She's just a team member, but she has quite a bit of talent. Maybe she'll change her mind if Kitahara Shinji helps her.

But the moment Kitahara Shinji spoke, Koya immediately agreed to his request.

As for the reason?

He called me "senior"!

Isn't that reason enough?

You can find another person to take on a role, but there's only one in all of Treson who respects and trusts her so much, and especially calls her "senior" with such sincerity.

Furthermore, although Xiaoyi also thinks Tamamo Cross is a good child, he is not very confident in his ability to train her well.

On the other hand, Shinji Kitahara has two newly debuted members who are both supernovas, and even a heavyweight like Alien Digital has chosen to stay with the team. With all these achievements to prove it, his trainer abilities are definitely beyond question.

So if Tamamo Cross wanted to leave, she would be somewhat reluctant, but it wouldn't be unacceptable.

However, Shinji Kitahara on the other side didn't have the same idea at all.

After all, he simply thought that Tamamo Shiki was a really good kid, so he thought he could see if he could help him out and repay the favor that Koya had done for him these past few days.

Moreover, he now has enough people in his team.

There are already eight female Ma girls, and if we include Manchester City Tea House, which may join in the future, or even Sunday Tranquility, the number will be in double digits.

Although there are large groups of twenty or thirty people on campus.

The problem is that those teams usually have seven or eight assistant trainers, while he only has one. Even if Tamamo Cross wanted to join, he would refuse on the grounds that he was too busy.

And most importantly, perhaps because of the increase in the number of team members, or perhaps for some other reason, Eclipse doesn't seem to be as interested in adding teammates as before.

Several times, some of the girls he knew from before tried to join the team, but he never helped them, which is the main reason why he feels safe now.

With that thought in mind, Shinji Kitahara had Koyaichi stop Tamamo Cross's training and then brought her to him.

"It's been a long time, Tamamo Cross."

Shinji Kitahara greeted her with a smile.

Although it had been a long time since they last met, Shinji Kitahara had actually noticed that Tamamo Cross had been frequently appearing next to his team ever since he brought Oguri Hat into the party.

I just don't know why I've never gone over to get closer, and this is the first time we've had any interaction.

And now...

"Ah, um, Trainer Kitahara, hello..."

To Shinji Kitahara's surprise, Tamamo Cross, who was always carefree and cheerful in his impression, actually looked nervous when she stood in front of him.

Not only did he look nervous and avoid eye contact, but he even spoke haltingly.

This made Shinji Kitahara a little puzzled.

He thought to himself that he hadn't tried anything on her, and they had only spent a few days together, so why did she act as if she had received some kind of treatment?

Shinji Kitahara's feeling was correct; Tamamo Cross was indeed very tense right now, and even the tail on her back was trembling slightly.

As for the reason...

As mentioned before, after Shinji Kitahara traveled to many places and his reputation gradually became prominent.

In some places he had visited, people regarded him as the representative of the three goddesses and secretly worshipped him at home. There was even a time when he was almost worshipped in a temple, but he himself stopped him in the end.

The incident where they almost ended up being worshipped at the temple took place in a town that was some distance from Tamamo's house, but not too far away.

Furthermore, even though the practice of offering sacrifices to temples was stopped, his spontaneous acts of faith in the region did not cease; on the contrary, they intensified.

Even now, that entire region, though devoid of overt religious practices due to the words left behind by Shinji Kitahara.

But privately, almost everyone believes he is the representative of the three goddesses, and many people secretly worship him.

As a member of that region, and someone who had personally received help from Shinji Kitahara, the Tamamo Cross family was no exception.

Furthermore, not only her family, but even Tamamo Juji herself, after hearing about Kitahara Shinji's deeds, believed that Kitahara Shinji was the human embodiment of the Three Goddesses because those things were so outrageous.

Even in certain situations, such as after an exam, she would secretly mutter things like, "May Lord Kitahara bless me so that my ranking can improve."

But if that were all, Tamamo Cross might not be so tense, or rather, embarrassed.

What truly embarrassed her was that, for a period of time, due to financial difficulties, her family had sold some of the things that Shinji Kitahara had come into contact with to help her, as well as some of the grain they had left behind, to raise money...

Because they hadn't known each other for very long, Tamamo Cross wasn't quite sure what Kitahara Shinji's personality was like, nor could she be sure if he would care about such things.

Moreover, even if he didn't care, this kind of thing was still inappropriate for Tamamo Cross himself.

After all, Kitahara Shinji came to help out of kindness, and seeing that her family was in a bad situation, he not only didn't take a penny from her, but even left her some food, which her family then sold off...

I feel so bad for them no matter how I look at it!

So even though she had been trying to approach and talk to Kitahara Shinji after hearing from Oguri Hat that he had also come to Treson headquarters, at least to say thank you or something.

But the thought of how her family had sold everything he had touched and all the grain to make money made her unable to move. She could only silently pray that the three goddesses wouldn't blame her family for it.

However, she didn't intend to continue like this forever.

Although she couldn't directly approach Shinji Kitahara, she wanted to wait until after her debut.

After winning the official race and the prize money, I can buy some gifts to thank Shinji Kitahara while also apologizing to him.

To her surprise, before she could even go to apologize, Shinji Kitahara came looking for her.

Based on what she had heard, Shinji Kitahara should not have cared about such trivial matters, and might not even know that her family had sold his things for money.

But Tamamo Cross still couldn't help feeling embarrassed, even worried that he might have come to confront her...

But then, as Shinji Kitahara explained, the tension and embarrassment on her face slowly turned into surprise.

"You mean, you were invited by the trainer to help me solve this problem?"

"Well, that's pretty much it."

Shinji Kitahara paused for a moment, then spoke.

"However, I can't really say 'please.' After all, Senior Koyaichi has taken care of me many times before, and as a junior, I can't always be taken care of like this. I should do something to repay him..."

Shinji Kitahara directly pinned all the blame on Koya.

That way, even if he accidentally increases Tamamo Cross's favorability while helping others, that favorability will go to Koya, not him, and won't cause any problems.

I wonder what he would think if he saw Xiao Youyi standing to the side, beaming with joy, after he said those words.

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Chapter 107: Senior, you don't mean...

Fifteen minutes later, at the training ground.

Looking at Kitahara Shinji and Tamamo Juji, who were chatting happily and seemed to have hit it off with each other, Koya's expression was subtle.

She is clearly the trainer of Tamamo Cross, but now it feels like she is the outsider.

At first, when Shinji Kitahara and Juichi Tamamo first met and started talking, everything seemed normal.

But as the conversation continued, Tamamo Cross seemed a little nervous.

He wanted to talk to her about something lighthearted to ease her tension, so he made a light joke and complained to Tamamo Cross about some of the absurd practices at Treson Academy, and then...

"Why are the trainers' dormitories and offices combined?! Why are horse girls allowed to come and go from the trainers' dormitories so freely?!"

"What the hell is that abandoned warehouse?! Why are there trainers dating horse girls everywhere even though it's supposed to be a school?!"

"Wasn't Tresson supposed to be a place where horse girls can run and realize their dreams? But why did the trainer graduate as well?! Is becoming a trainer all horse girls dream of?!"

"call--"

After finishing her tirade, Tamamo Cross sighed and said helplessly.

"But everyone seems to think this is normal. Am I the one who's acting strangely...?"

"No, Tamamo, you're the right one, it's this academy that's wrong!"

After listening to Tamamo Cross's rant, Kitahara Shinji was deeply moved, and even felt his eyes well up with tears, as if he had met a kindred spirit.

How can there be such a normal horse girl!

To be honest, he has come into contact with quite a few horse girls, and he has a total of eight horse girls under his name.

But if you calculate it carefully...