I'm Ornn, and I'm about to be beaten to my knees by the Man-eating Horse Girl!

Ornn pulled out a hammer from his waist and seemingly randomly tapped his newly gleaming left ankle a few times. Incredibly, the redness and swelling disappeared with the tapping.

He placed the fawn fur on the ground and said smugly, "Alright, it's fine now. You can go back to your position and continue training."

"Hmph, with me here, you'd be hard-pressed to even get hurt!"

The newly radiant light sighed with a hint of resentment: "If you can't kill Ma Niang, you'll train her to death, huh? Your benefactor really is a heartless person."

After grumbling for a while, she reluctantly went to the front of the vehicle, grabbed a rope, and together with the other three members of Dolan's team, started pulling the car.

The vehicle was now approaching the cliff area at 4 horsepower. If Orn hadn't put a sign on the roof that read "Training in Progress," it probably would have been stopped by passing vehicles long ago.

"I always feel like a horse-drawn carriage driver from a hundred years ago. Damn it... why is my benefactor's training becoming more and more feudal lately!"

"Today he dares to make his wife pull a cart in heavy boots, tomorrow he dares to make her perform the three kneelings and nine kowtows! The day after tomorrow he dares to ascend the throne in Central Teresa!!"

Shining Radiance grew increasingly agitated as she spoke, looking at her friend beside her and saying incoherently, "March! Aldan! We should rally around Oguri and rebel! Seize the throne of the Dolan Squad!"

"When the time comes, we'll help Oguri rise to power, and then have our benefactor pull the cart for us! Wouldn't that be wonderful!?"

"Besides, our benefactor is capable of anything, from ascending to the heavens to descending to the earth. We can adorn him with horse ears and a tail, let him run races, and we can just sit back and count our money! I think it's feasible! It's feasible!!"

Little Chestnut Hat was taken aback by what she heard. She imagined Ornn with ears on his head and a tail on his butt, and pictured a burly man, about 1.8 meters tall, striking a flamboyant pose on stage, making a heart shape with his hands, while winking and saying, "Your beloved horse~~".

Are you kidding me?! I'm going to throw up!!

Little Chestnut's eyes developed blurry circles like mosquito coils, and her appetite was severely damaged!

"Don't come up with any more outrageous ideas, Oguri can't accept your thinking,"

Fujimasa rolled her eyes and said speechlessly, "At noon today, you were the first to agree to Orn's suggestion of pulling the carriage."

"There's a saying that goes something like this: 'Start with grand pronouncements, fall silent in the middle, and ramble on in the end.' That perfectly describes you right now."

Megumi Ardan wiped the sweat from her brow and said with a smile, "Although Mr. Orn's training suggestions sometimes seem strange, I feel they are still very effective."

"At least I am much stronger now than I was before. I think Radiance feels the same way, right?"

Shining with newfound brilliance, he recalled his carefree days in Kasamatsu, and then reflected on his current somewhat hyperactive state of mind.

Now, she not only has to maintain the Dolan Squad's public account every day, but she also manages the accounts of Oguri Hat and Fujimasa March, in addition to Aldan's.

At the same time, she had to balance academic studies and physical training, and was also constantly being stimulated and had her values ​​altered by aliens, forcing her to resort to crazy antics to stabilize her emotions.

Shining Radiance sighed, a nostalgic expression on his face: "Perhaps... I will still miss the good old days in Kasamatsu!"

"Kasamatsu..."

After catching his breath, Oguri Hat said, "It's been a long time since I've been back. I wonder how Noren and the others are doing now."

"What do you think, 'dragging down Na'?"

Orn nodded and leaned out of the driver's side window, saying, "Let's all go back together at the end of this year. Of course, if it's convenient for you at your home, Aldan, you can come with us to visit."

"It's too early to think about things six months from now. Let's go! I've lowered the vehicle's traction setting a bit. We'll spend the night at the campsite over there! Let's go!"

As evening approached, Dolan's team successfully reached the campsite on Cape Soya's coast.

Fujimasa and Orn set up two tents, one large and one small, while Shining Radiance and Aldan took out enough food from the trunk to feed Oguri Hat for one night.

The group sat around the stove, chatting and laughing as they ate their dinner.

This was a solution Orn came up with after much thought. To satisfy Little Chestnut's appetite, he had to have the hotel staff prepare easily portable food in advance and stuff it all into the trunk.

When it was time to use them, they were all taken out and given to Little Chestnut Hat, enough to at least get her through one night.

Even if she sleepwalks at night and eats Brand New Glorious as if it were a hamburger, the energy bar projector Ornn had previously given Brand New Glorious around her neck would save her life.

Moreover, bringing so much food has another advantage: you can watch Oguri Hat eat.

Unlike Ardan's solemn demeanor when dining, Oguri's eating style can only be described as wild.

But if you observe closely, you'll notice that she always chooses the most efficient way to eat.

If it's a small fish with many bones, Little Chestnut Cap can even perform the difficult feat of separating the fish bones and flesh directly with a single stroke of its mouth.

If it's a fruit or other snack, she can peel off the skin precisely, preserving as much of the fruit as possible while still finishing it.

Even the newly emerging brilliance couldn't help but sigh, "If Oguri could put this spirit of dedication into her studies, I don't know who could surpass her."

Under the watchful eyes of the four, Oguri Hat quickly devoured all the food.

Orn stood up, preparing to clean up all the kitchen waste.

"Dunner! I'll help you!"

Seemingly a little embarrassed by being watched while eating, Little Chestnut Hat quickly followed Orn out of the camp.

Orn chuckled and said, "Hehe, what's wrong? Does Xiao Li feel shy when others watch her eat?"

The girl's cheeks flushed slightly, and she said softly, "Normally... I wouldn't, but I will now."

Neither of them spoke; they simply walked silently out of the camp.

The sun had completely sunk below the horizon. At the northernmost tip of the Japanese islands, far removed from the dust of the city, the night sky was dazzling with stars.

Little Chestnut Hat followed behind Orn, secretly observing his trainer's sharply defined profile.

When she was surrounded by onlookers, she felt a sudden, inexplicable panic, like someone who had secretly eaten snacks and been caught.

This feeling was something she had never experienced before, and Xiao Li Mao felt a little panicked. She couldn't understand why she was having this feeling.

Even when she participated in the cooking competition at the Central Treisen cafeteria, she didn't feel that strange sense of shame; there were far more people watching her eat then than now.

The only difference is... this time, their trainer has also joined the ranks of the observers.

Oguri Hat's thoughts were a bit confused. She didn't know where this inexplicable shyness came from. The cool sea breeze of the night made her slightly flushed cheeks seem even hotter.

This scorching heat is like the boots you wear during training—sticky, heavy, and making you want to break free.

The girl didn't understand the reason, but she still tried to find an explanation for herself.

She took a deep breath, thinking to herself, 'Phew... just like Invincible said, what's it called again? Celebrity Flood Control?'

'I've never felt this inner turmoil before, it's like something is scratching at me... What's wrong with me?'

'Am I...am I sick?'

'Hmm... Now I should do as Invincible classmate said, imagine a phantom, and then watch her analyze it!'

'This must be the "Self-Awakening" of the Vajra Style that Yae Muti mentioned. Hmm, that should be it!'

Oguri closed her eyes and tried to visualize herself using the same method she used during her meditation practice as the Eightfold Invincible, imagining a projection appearing in front of her.

In the pitch black, she vaguely sensed a wisp of blue hair appearing in front of her.

'Huh? Did I succeed?'

'Isn't the invincible state supposed to be very difficult to enter? How come I succeeded on my first try?'

'Then...now we need to find the source of this feeling!'

The cat's ears involuntarily stood up, and its tail began to wag from side to side.

'It feels like my heart has eaten a pineapple; it feels very prickly and uncomfortable.'

'Am I having this feeling... because I'm holding Na back?'

In the darkness, although she couldn't see the blue-haired figure's face clearly, she could sense that the other person seemed quite pleased as they nodded in the direction of the little chestnut hat.

'Is it related to Tuorena? Could it be that something has progressed further between Tuorena and me?'

The blue-haired figure nodded again. In her hand, she seemed to be holding a ball of red yarn that was straight at both ends and twisted into a ball in the middle.

Each time Little Chestnut Hat utters a sentence, the ball of yarn is straightened out a little.

'Waaaaah........'

The horsewoman with the reed-like hair racked her brains. Looking at the ball of yarn, a sudden inspiration struck her: 'It's related to Tuorena... Could it be... could it be that the training plan is working?'

The blue-haired figure was taken aback upon hearing this, seemingly surprised that the little one in front of her had come to such a conclusion.

Little Chestnut Hat, however, seemed to have suddenly realized something. Excitedly, she wiggled her ears, thinking with a sudden enlightenment: 'These past few days, Tuona has been trying her best to tell us how to practice that skill. Perhaps this is proof that I'm about to succeed?'

'Perhaps this is the most crucial step; to break through this mud, I must find a way out!'

'Break through! Break through!! I understand! I understand completely now!'

The blue-haired figure's eyes widened; the imaginary space that Oguri-hat had just inadvertently created was now unstable.

Although she desperately wanted to ask that classic question, "Idiot! What have you actually figured out?!", time was no longer on her side.

This link was established by chance, and now that Oguri Hat, the carrier of this link, is becoming unstable, it is naturally unable to maintain this connection.

Before she disappeared completely, she looked down at her hands.

The ball of yarn that she had been gradually smoothing out in her hand twisted together again and turned into a red ball of yarn!

Orn tossed the trash into the wooden bin in front of him, then turned to look at the silent girl standing before him with her head bowed.

The girl was breathing rapidly, and sweat was dripping from her forehead, as if she had just been fighting something.

"Xiao Li? You... have a cold?"

Little Chestnut Hat shook her head. She stared blankly at Orn for a moment, then suddenly took a step forward.

The girl instantly covered a distance of three meters and appeared next to the trash can!

She turned around in surprise and said, "Turenna! I think I understand! I've learned how to [prepare for a breakout]!"

Chapter 165 Camping

"Yes, Oguri learned the knack of learning skills while watching me take out the trash."

Orn held a transparent accordion in front of his chest, shaking his head as he continued, "This isn't something I made up; it happened just a few tens of minutes ago, I guarantee it!"

"Radiant, what's with that expression? Don't you believe what Little Chestnut Hat said?"

Shining Radiance first pursed her lips, then frowned, her expression seemingly distorted.

But she seemed to have come to her senses quickly, and said calmly, "My benefactor, I believe you, of course I believe you!"

Seeing the nonchalant expression on the newly radiant glow, Ornn could only helplessly turn his head to look at the Fujimasa March on the other side.

The red-eyed girl raised her hand and coughed lightly. She said, "Why don't we let Oguri say it again herself? Just listening to what you, Orn, have to say... it's still a bit too far-fetched."

Ornn raised an eyebrow at Little Chestnut Hat, and Ash Hair explained earnestly, "Just now, Tuorena and I used the [Star Juice] technique that Invincible taught me."

"When I closed my eyes, I seemed to see a blue-haired figure appear in front of me. After I figured out all the questions in my heart, I naturally learned the skill."

Megumi Ardan raised her hand and pinched her chin, then hesitated and said, "Oguri, you must be referring to [Mirror of Still Water], right?"

"I've heard her mention this method before, but rather than a way to organize one's thoughts, it's more like a state of being that is unattainable."

“Even Invincible herself seems to have a hard time entering this state, and according to her, there doesn’t seem to be the blue figure you mentioned, Oguri. Did you really see a figure appear, and not just the light from a street lamp?”

Little Chestnut Hat hesitated upon hearing this. She recalled the light she had just felt in the darkness. Perhaps she had indeed misremembered?

Orn thought for a moment and finally said, "Don't rush. Since Little Chestnut Hat has indeed just mastered the skill, we just need to let her practice for a while to summarize the learning experience required for this skill."

He reached out and rubbed a tuft of hair on the top of the chestnut hat that transitioned from light black to light gray, and reassured her, "At least it proves that our current training is indeed on the right track. Although this skill is for top runners only, it is not impossible to analyze techniques suitable for other running styles from this skill."

“Starting tomorrow, Oguri, you will go to the back of the car and push it. Aldan, March, and Glorious, you can continue training in the same way as today.”

Radiantly new, she picked up a small twig, poking at the small stove in front of everyone as she complained, "My benefactor, does your method of pulling the cart really work? I feel like I'm being used like a beast of burden."

"My benefactor, you didn't make us pull the cart just to save on gas costs, did you?"

Instead of directly answering Little Deer's question, Orn asked a strange question: "Radiance, do you think there's anything wrong with the statement 'Sashimi is just dead fish slices'?"

With a newly formed glow in her hand, she first looked up at Orn with a puzzled expression, then looked down at the fire.

After a long while, she looked up at Orn in astonishment, muttering, "Sashimi is just dead fish... My benefactor! A genius, a genius indeed!"

"But...but what does this have to do with my question?"

"Of course it does."

Orn reached out and pinched the brand-new, radiant ear. He said irritably, "I want to fulfill your wish to come out for a stroll, while also providing you with equipment comparable to the hotel's most advanced fitness equipment, and giving you plenty of exercise. Do you think I want to train you like this?!"

"I modified the vehicle's braking system so that it can be towed with full force. This way, while you're training your endurance and willpower in boots, you can also train your strength,"

"How come such a brilliant plan, which kills three birds with one stone, has become exploitation of the horse woman in your mouth?"

As he spoke, he vigorously kneaded the brand-new, radiant ear with his right hand. Ornn had actually wanted to squeeze this thing that could rotate 180 degrees for a long time.

Little Chestnut Hat and the others behaved quite well, so he had no excuse to pinch their ears. But Shiny New was different; Little Deer Hair would usually get a tap on the head for making a mistake, so it was only natural for him to pinch its ears now.

It must be said that the horse's ears are very different from human ears, not only in appearance but also in feel.