Zongman, working as a teaching assistant in Trasen

Could it be... because to them, I'm as weak as a chicken?

"Well, Sakura Shin..."

"Hi! Sakura Shinou Desi!"

"...Forget it, go eat your meal."

"Understood! Explode forward!!!"

"..."

He could see that this girl had strong muscles all over her body, but she didn't have even a single brain. Her head was empty and she couldn't think of anything. He couldn't get any useful information out of her at all, and she wasn't even affected by the slightly bad attitude towards her.

Although we've been together for a while and things have gotten pretty good...but that's not the point! He still has a mission to complete!

"Um...Excuse me, are you the new trainer?"

"Ok?"

Just as Uozuka Saburo lowered his head resignedly and scooped up a spoonful of beef curry rice to put it in his mouth, a soft voice suddenly came from behind him, causing him to stop and slowly turn his head to look back:

She has long orange hair with straight bangs, a pair of grass-green earmuffs on her ears, and delicate and elegant facial features. She gives people a feeling of pity at first glance.

Seeing Uozuka Saburo's gaze turned towards her, the girl was a little nervous, but she clenched her hands tightly and said shyly, "Hello! My name is Silent Suzuka. Could you be my trainer?"

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The fifth jump discusses the horse girl's appetite

"Um... well."

Startled by the action of the orange-haired girl, Uozuka Saburo looked at the curry rice that was already close to his mouth, thought for a moment and put it down. He turned to Wusheng Suzuka and said, "Don't stand like this. Come on, sit down and talk first."

"Ah! Yes! I'm sorry!"

Seeing Uozuka Saburo's actions, Wusheng Suzuka seemed to realize that she had been a little rude. She quickly bowed and apologized, then sat down next to Uozuka Saburo with a slightly red face, which made him stunned again.

No...are all the horse girls from Tresen Academy so shy? Normally, when meeting someone for the first time, shouldn't you maintain social distance and sit across from them first?

After all, I am a gangster, and I have the experience of scaring people to death with just intimidation. Aren’t you being too disrespectful to me?

"call......"

Taking a deep breath, suppressing the inexplicable irritation rising in his heart, Uozuka Saburo scooped a mouthful of curry into his mouth without hesitation, chewed it quickly and swallowed it before saying, "Um, I'm sorry, but I'm not actually a new trainer, okay?"

"Eh? But I see you, the president, and the committee chairman?"

"I'm here today to apply for the administrative teacher position at the academy. I just received the chairman's permission to start. Rudolph the Symbol and Sakura Shinou are just helping me get acquainted with the campus."

"Administrative post...teacher."

"Well, I'm not a trainer, so I shouldn't be qualified to sign a contract with Ma Musume." Uozuka Saburo said as he scooped another spoonful of rice. He felt a little hungry now.

"Yes, that's right..." Silent Suzuka's mood was obviously depressed, and he said with drooping ears, "I'm sorry, thank you for explaining it to me. I'm sorry to disturb your meal... I'll leave now."

"Hey wait, don't leave in such a hurry, okay?"

"Eh?"

After quickly taking a few mouthfuls of rice and feeling that his stomach had enough to digest, Uozuka Saburo grabbed Silent Suzuka, who was about to stand up and leave, and said, "Silent Suzuka, right? Have you had lunch yet?"

"Eh? Um... I just finished training and haven't eaten yet."

"Then go get some food, come sit down, and we'll eat together."

Uozuka Saburo released her hand, looked seriously into her beautiful green eyes and said, "I know you horse girls have big appetites and get hungry quickly after running, so eat first. After you're full, we can have a good chat."

"Well......"

"Don't worry, even if I'm not a trainer, I'm still a teacher in this school. It's my job to help you students solve problems." Uozuka Saburo gave Suzuka a friendly smile and said confidently.

"! Yes! Thank you so much!"

"Oh! Walk slower, or you'll fall!"

"Hi!"

Keeping smiling, he watched the lovely lady run to queue up for food, then Uozuka Saburo lightly chopped the head of Jin Wang, who was concentrating on eating beside him, with a knife.

"Wow! What the hell! What happened, Uozuka-sensei!??"

"What else is going on...your brain is really a single-threaded processor..."

Saburo Uozuka felt that he had never seen such a simple fool in his life, who could easily devote himself to something, completely ignoring any situation around him, and just keep moving forward with full energy.

"You're the class committee chairperson, right? Could you tell me about that silent Suzuka just now?"

"Suzuka? Oh! This year's new student, Silent Suzuka-san!"

Sakura Shinou raised her hand to wipe the curry off her mouth, but Uozuka Saburo quickly slipped her a napkin, preventing her blue and white school uniform from getting stained with an indescribable color. He pinched his chin pretentiously and said, "I remember... she was a new student who just started school this spring and is still in freshman training! Her hobby is running! Her favorite thing is running! Her specialty is running fast! That's all!"

You! Isn't that like I didn't say anything?! What horse girl doesn't like running?!

The triangular eyes under the sunglasses were almost widened into diamond shapes, and Uozuka Saburo once again realized that he should not expect to get any useful information from this stupid guy.

But, who made him have only this one source of intelligence at hand?

"Well... then, do you know what's been bothering her lately?"

Looking at the silent Suzukas in the distance, who were almost lining up at the window, Uozuka Saburo gave up on his roundabout tactics and asked directly, "She seems to be worried and depressed. Do you know why?"

"Hmm...troubles, Suzuka-san, are you having troubles lately?"

"..."

If this happened in the organization, Big Brother would have shot this guy a long time ago...

"Ah! I remembered it!"

"Oh?"

Sakura Shinou's cherry blossom eyes lit up, and he turned around and said to Uozuka Saburo very seriously, "From what I've observed, Suzuka-san doesn't seem to be very happy running lately!"

"..."

Oh my god! Isn't running fun? Are you unhappy about this thing breaking up? What kind of annoyance is this...

No, wait?

Running isn't fun...

For these little girls who regard running as their vocation, will running still be a happy thing?

"..."

"Teacher, I'm back."

Wearing training sneakers and taking small, quick steps, Silent Suzuka appeared in front of Uozuka Saburo again, interrupting his train of thought and making him respond subconsciously.

————Then, he looked up and saw a small hill.

A small mountain of food.

"...Um, Suzuka, is this what you want to eat?"

"Yeah?"

This time, Suzuka, who was sitting obediently opposite Uozuka Saburo, smiled and said a little embarrassedly, "I don't have a big appetite, and I wanted to run a little more this afternoon, so I played less... I'm sorry to bother you."

"..."

Is this too little? This is almost twice as much as mine! ?

Isn't this stupid thing next to him just...

"..." Uozuka Saburo fell silent as he looked at the five plates as big as his face that had been piled up in Sakura Shinou's hands.

"Hmm? What's up, Uozuka-sensei? Would you like another plate?"

"...No, I'm full."

"Really? You really don't eat enough!"

"..."

Damn it! Back in the day, I had the biggest appetite in the entire organization! How come I'm like a hairless chicken after coming here?!

No! Whether it's for the mission or for the dignity of the organization, he can't lose this battle!

"You guys eat first, I'll go get another one!"

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Chapter 6: Only Children Make Choices

"So... hiccup...you think the running method taught to you during group training is not good?"

"Um......"

After lunch, Uozuka Saburo, who had managed to finish three plates of curry and rice, reclined on a bench in the schoolyard. Patting his stomach, he said to Suzuka Wusheng, who was squatting beside him and watching him, "I don't quite understand, but that running method... is it something very important to you horsegirls?"

"Yes...it's a kind of..."

Life's creed? The soul's calling? An undying pursuit?

Should she say the words? Could she say them?

Even if I tell him, will Mr. Uozuka believe it? If not, how will he view himself?

————Thoughts like these should be on this girl’s mind, right?

Under the cover of his big black sunglasses, Uozuka Saburo took in the troubled expression on Suzuka's face and quickly guessed what she was thinking.

It wasn't that he wanted to guess on purpose. It was just that following his big brother, who had a really expressionless face, around to run missions and do tasks every day, the ability to read people's expressions had almost been ingrained in Uozuka Saburo. He could "understand" many expressions instantly without even trying hard.

Besides... this little girl is just like that stupid guy. Although she has a lot of worries in her heart, she can't hold them back at all. Her palm-sized face is full of sorrow and fear. Even a normal adult can easily see through it after spending more time, not to mention a master of micro-expressions like Uozuka Saburo.

This is only my first day at work...it's not even my official first day at work. I haven't even finished cleaning the dorm and moved in yet. How come I keep running into so many students with strong personalities?

What if... He was thinking, what if, there are a few more similar cases... How will he live in the future...

Saburo Uozuka looked up at the sky in silence with a hint of despair.

"...Suzuka-san, can I call you that?"

"Ah? Yes! Of course no problem!"

"I don't know if you've heard this before, but I'm going to tell you as if you haven't."

Extending two long, thick fingers, Uozuka Saburo raised his hat and said in a serious voice, "Everyone has to do two things in life: one is what you want to do, and the other is what you have to do. Do you agree?"

"Well, should it be considered correct?" Silent Suzuka said uncertainly.

She is only fifteen years old this year, and has been raised according to the standard horse girl education system. Her knowledge of many things other than running is only based on books, and she has no personal experience.

But this is just right. The lack of experience makes it easier for Uozuka Saburo, this half-baked fake teacher, to continue pretending.

"Well, now, let's analyze your troubles."

He retracted two fingers, pointed at Suzuka's chest...back...chest, and asked, "For you, do you think sticking to your own running style is something you 'want to do' or something you 'have to do'?"

"Well......"

The orange-haired horsegirl frowned, pondering for a long time, and finally said with a confused look on her face: "I'm sorry, Mr. Uozuka... I still don't quite understand the difference between the two: can't I feel that it is something I must do, and also feel that it is something I want to do?"

"Of course you can. It's better to say that if you can, after careful consideration, clearly determine that it meets the criteria of both of these things, you will understand the true meaning of life in advance."

Feeling a little better in his stomach, Uozuka Saburo changed his sitting position and straightened his back, trying to look as respectable as possible. "But the premise is, are you really sure it's 'necessary'?"

"Must...how do you define it?"

"It's very simple. First, tell me your immediate goals."

"Hmm... I want to come first in the next simulation. Can this count?"

"Of course." Uozuka Saburo nodded. Although he didn't know what a mock competition was, he thought it was similar to a mock exam, right?