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

Orn felt as if he had touched a piece of sharply shaped felt, very smooth to the touch, and it kept twitching in his palm, which was quite amusing.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! My savior! Let go!"

The newly formed radiance shook its head vigorously, finally breaking free from Ornn's clutches.

She rubbed her aggrieved ears and glared at her trainer with a hint of resentment. Orn chuckled and changed the subject, saying, "Let's not talk about this anymore. You guys should go to sleep early later. We'll have something simple to eat tomorrow morning, and then we'll head back to the hotel."

Fujimasa looked at the two tents, one large and one small. Just as she was about to say something, Orn spoke up first, saying, "Don't worry about me, you guys go to sleep first, I'm not sleepy yet."

"According to the shopkeeper, that big tent can actually sleep six people. You four can sleep in that one, and I'll sleep in the small one."

He then looked at the newly formed radiance beside him, whose eyes darted around like a fox, and sneered, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Why are you always coming up with these crooked ideas? If you come up with another bad idea, I'll secretly steal all the energy bars hanging around your neck! Let's see what you do then!"

They stole them all? Does that mean I'll have to face the monster with the reeds head-on?

Oh dear! Don't do that!!

Shining Bright imagined himself being hugged and nibbled on by Oguri Hat in the future, then quickly shook his head and said with a serious face, "Please rest assured, benefactor! I will carry out all your orders!"

Orn raised his hand again and patted her head, laughing and scolding, "Then why don't you hurry up and crawl into your sleeping bag? If you don't get enough sleep tomorrow, I'll tie you to the car and parade you around the streets!"

After everyone had washed up, Megumi Ardan was the last to enter the large tent. As the second daughter of the Megumi family, she was quite experienced in camping activities.

After all, Shanxin and Ryan had once turned a tea party into a garden camping trip, with the sisters lying in the tent chatting – that was actually quite a nice experience.

Although Dober was initially resistant, after being dragged along by Ryan to play a few times, she became one of the most enthusiastic ones.

The only one who didn't participate was the eldest sister, Megumi Takamine. This was for two reasons: first, Shinshin and Ryan didn't dare to invite the usually serious eldest sister; and second, Takamine was still an active-duty soldier at that time and was still training at school every day.

Lying together in the cramped tent, their bodies pressed against each other, there was no activity that could bring the sisters closer.

'I wonder what the members of Dolan's team think about sleeping in tents together?'

Megumi Ardan smiled and shook her head, then lifted the curtain and stepped into the tent.

"Hey! Hey! March!! Look! Oguri has turned into a caterpillar!!"

The brand-new, gleaming sleeping bag was half-covered. She reached out, took a biscuit, and placed it near the mouth of Little Chestnut Hat, whose sleeping bag was now tangled up like a caterpillar.

Little Chestnut Hat's eyes narrowed, and she began to wriggle towards the cookie like a pupa. Then, the moment she got close to the cookie, she ate the fist-sized cookie in one bite!

A burst of brilliance cheered, "Great! Oguri is amazing! March! Do you want to try it too?"

Fujimasa shook her head and said, "Exercising in this way is too inefficient, but I have a plan that can make Oguri exercise for longer!"

After saying that, she took out a toy fishing rod from the corner of the tent, and then threaded a cookie onto it.

As the marching figure stood up, he planted the fishing rod directly above the top of the chestnut hat's head.

Little Chestnut Hat immediately sprang into action, but the cookie on her head remained suspended three centimeters in front of her. No matter how much she struggled, the cookie just wouldn't reach her mouth!

"Ha! March! You're so mean! Have you learned all of your benefactor's cunning?!"

"Hey! Oguri! Don't come over at me! It's the marching music! Not me!!"

"Oh no! Help me!!"

Meguro Ardan looked at the chaotic scene before her, shook her head with a smile, and then joined in the effort to fool Oguri Hat.

Episode 166: The Little One

The training program for the Dolan team continued as usual, and soon, July 18th arrived.

In Hokkaido, at Sapporo Racecourse, the G3 1800-meter race and the Queen's Championship have officially begun.

Ornn rolled down the vehicle's window slightly, letting the cool sea breeze flow in.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Teng was scrolling through her phone. She reached for the frozen orange juice on the beverage shelf and said to Aoen, "Here, would you like some?"

"I'm driving right now, don't bother me. Do you know how nervous a new driver is when they drive a three-hour journey for the first time?"

Although Orn was complaining, his head still instinctively stretched towards his usual direction.

Teng Zheng suddenly put the orange juice back on the beverage shelf, ignoring Orn's resentful gaze, and said in a flat tone, "You said it yourself, so in order not to disturb Orn's driving skills, I won't give you any."

After saying that, the girl turned her head towards the window, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

Ornn sighed and said, "If Radiance were here, she probably would have given me the drink already."

"Unfortunately, it's just the two of us going to the competition this time."

Yes, according to the original plan, all four members of the Dolan team should be on the bus now, but apart from Tengzheng March who is going to participate in the competition, the other three members are nowhere to be found.

Oguri Hat and Shining Brilliance are currently lying in hospital beds, with Meguro Ardan helping to take care of them.

The root cause of this tragedy was a very ordinary-looking mushroom.

Just thirty-four hours earlier, Dolan's team had once again embarked on a wilderness camping trip.

To reward the four horse girls for their hard work pulling the cart today, Orn decided to showcase his culinary skills once again, so he chose to set up camp in a nearby specially designated camping area.

In Japan, these camping areas are usually operated by specialized companies that raise small animals and plants there, allowing tourists to experience the fun of hunting and gathering.

Upon arriving at the camp, Orn first gave everyone some instructions, then let them move around freely. He then went to talk to the staff about whether he could get a hunting rifle to go hunting.

Orn currently does not have a gun license, but he stated that he does use firearms and is willing to pay three times the market price for the use of his hunting rifle.

The camp commander thought about it and decided to let Orn try it out at the shooting range in the back first. If there were no problems, it wouldn't hurt to pull some strings and let him have some fun.

After all, business in the Hokkaido military camp is really tough. Since we can earn some extra money now, why not?

The four remaining members of Dolan's team discussed the situation and ultimately decided to split into two groups, heading in two directions: one towards wild vegetables and the other towards edible fungi.

Heading to the edible fungi section were Little Chestnut Hat and New Radiance.

"Oh... so mushrooms grow here. I used to think mushrooms grew on tree branches."

Shining Radiance crouched down, examining the flat-capped oyster mushroom growing at the tree roots, and curiously poked it.

"Hey! Koguri! Look, look! There are wood ear mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms over there!! Can you recognize them?!"

She waited, but after a long time she still didn't hear a reply from Oguri Hat.

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"Oguri!? Oguri!!"

Shining with newfound radiance, she looked around for a while before finally spotting Little Chestnut Hat crouching in the corner behind a fallen tree trunk.

She quickly ran to Lu Mao's side and asked in confusion, "Xiao Li? What are you looking at? Why are you so engrossed?"

Little Chestnut Hat turned around, swallowed, and then picked up a white mushroom with a missing corner, saying, "Radiance, try this, it tastes really good."

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Her bright, new eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as she snatched the mud-covered white mushroom from Little Chestnut Hat's hand and began flipping through the illustrated guidebook given to her upon entering the camp.

However, after going through the entire manual, she couldn't find a completely identical variety. The only similar category was mushrooms classified under the "Boletus" section.

"Most of them are non-toxic, but it is recommended to cook them thoroughly before eating..."

Shining Radiance looked up at Oguri Hat and quickly asked, "Oguri, how are you feeling? Are you experiencing any dizziness or lightheadedness?"

Little Chestnut first looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, then looked at the brand-new radiance and said, "No, I feel perfectly normal right now."

"Aside from being a little hungry, there doesn't seem to be any other problem. Glorious, why don't you try this? It tastes pretty good!"

Looking at the mushroom in her hand, Xin Guanghui remembered that Orn had once said that the more brightly colored a mushroom was, the more poisonous it was.

But the mushroom in her hand was just an ordinary mushroom, looking completely unremarkable.

Perhaps eating just a little bit won't hurt? Little Chestnut Hat was fine, wasn't he?

After much hesitation, the newly blossoming radiance, under the encouraging gaze of Little Chestnut Hat, finally took a small bite and swallowed it.

".......Hmm,"

"It tastes really good!"

Hearing the surprised tone of the newly gleaming hat, Little Chestnut Hat nodded proudly.

She said confidently, "Hmph, I also went out to pick mushrooms back when I was still in Kasamatsu!"

"Although I don't know why my mother always looks at me with a strange expression, she still encourages me to pick mushrooms!"

Shining Radiance blinked, and after confirming that she was fully conscious, she put the mushrooms that Little Chestnut Hat had found into the basket.

"Kuri, that's enough. Let's go back. March and the others should have finished picking by now!"

"Ok!"

After passing through the jungle, the newly radiant figure glanced at the watch on his wrist.

'Only 114 hours and Xiaoli and I are back? That's pretty fast!'

Carrying her bamboo basket full of mushrooms, she pushed open the black door with a red exterior and stepped into the colorful campsite.

'Strange...when did so many animals get here?'

Shining with newfound radiance, they curiously surveyed their surroundings. Besides black bears, deer, and tigers, an elephant was watching them from a distance.

She tugged at the shoulder of the girl in the chestnut hat next to her and asked, "Hey, Xiao Li, do you remember where we are? I think I'm a little lost."

Little Chestnut Hat nodded, pointing ahead to the fire where several black seals were gathered, and said, "It's over there. I remember Tuolai said he would light the fire first and wait for us."

Unsuspecting, she took the basket and went straight to the fire. She handed the basket to the black bear standing on two legs beside her and said in a relaxed tone, "My benefactor, this should be enough. We should be able to eat our fill today!"

The black bear nodded, took the mushroom, and began washing it with the Ice Archer's weapon.

On the other side of the stove, a blue fox was cooking soup, and a red-furred wolf was chopping something that looked like vegetables.

'Um? '

Shining with a dreamy look in her eyes, she stared at the fire and was amazed to find that many tiny flame figures had emerged from the flames and were dancing around her legs.

She couldn't help but laugh and exclaimed, "My benefactor! Look! There are so many little fire sprites on the ground!"

The black bear, who was washing mushrooms, was taken aback by what he heard. It looked up at the newly gleaming light with a puzzled expression, as if asking, "What are you talking about?"

The newly emerged radiance asked in bewilderment, "Can't you see them? They're right at my feet! They've all flown away!"

"By the way, my benefactor, when did you change to the black bear skin? You have to admit, this outfit is quite cool. How many rainbow carrots did you spend to buy it?"

The black bear, the fox, and the red wolf exchanged a glance. The red wolf picked up the white mushroom with a missing corner, observing the faint blue tinge on the surface, and whispered, "Oh no! They've been poisoned!"

"Aldan! March! Quickly, take them to the boss's infirmary!"

Episode 167: A New Radiance, You Were Never in Sapporo! Where Are You?

"Doctor, they...they should be alright, right?"

Orn looked with some concern at the newly radiant figure lying on the bed, waving his hands toward the ceiling, and at Little Chestnut Hat eating an air burger beside him.

The female doctor handed the test report to the nurse. Her ears, which were covered by a blue hood, twitched slightly before she replied, "Don't worry, they'll recover naturally after a day of rest."

Seemingly to completely reassure Orn, she continued, "Don't worry, Ma Niang's physical attributes are far superior to those of ordinary people in all aspects."

"I have just seen the test results. Although this little girl with deer fur is experiencing some severe emotional fluctuations, she will be fine after sleeping for twelve hours."

"That little girl with the gossamer hair over there has basically recovered. I don't know why, but her body seems to have developed a resistance to this hallucinogenic toxin. She should wake up on her own in about two hours, right?"

Orn raised an eyebrow, glanced at the little chestnut hat who was currently performing performance art, and asked curiously, "Doctor, do you handle many cases like this here?"

The doctor sighed and said with a wry smile, "Normally it's alright; most locals keep an eye on their children and don't let them pick these dangerous plants."

"But during the summer when there are more tourists, these food poisoning cases become very frequent,"

"But I never expected that the first patients to suffer from food poisoning this year would be Ma-chan from next door who was participating in the summer training camp. This was really beyond my expectations."

At this point, she looked at Orn with a hint of reproach and lectured him, "As a trainer, there are some things that I, as a medical professional, can't really say, but since you're their temporary guardian right now, you should at least pay attention to these things!"

"Fortunately, they didn't eat many mushrooms this time, and the toxicity wasn't too high. What if they had eaten more poisonous mushrooms? Could you bear the responsibility for that?!"

Orn lowered his head in shame and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, it was indeed my fault this time, and it will never happen again!"

The doctor was right. As Ornn led Dolan's team on more and more camping trips, his mindset became increasingly relaxed. Often, he mistakenly believed the knowledge he subconsciously held was common sense that everyone knew.

This mushroom poisoning incident undoubtedly served as a wake-up call for him. The precocious appearance and mindset of the female horses often led Orn to believe they were actually just like adults.

But the reality is quite different. No matter how mature the girls may appear, they are ultimately just young girls who are still learning and exploring.

If we don't take proper care, the next time we might encounter an even more dangerous situation.

The doctor glanced at Orn, then nodded, gave some further instructions, and left the ward with the nurse.

"My benefactor, look! I've caught a little elf in my hand!"