Why was I assigned to be a horse girl?

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Chapter 284 No Big Apartment, Must Live Together (4000 words, two chapters combined)

Although the spring rain is not heavy, it is fine enough to weave a hazy poetic scene. The rustling sound of the rain whispers in your ears, covering the whole world with a veil of tranquility.

It was amidst the soft sound of wind and rain that Hitoko whispered her suggestion: "How about... I take care of you while we're back in Sapporo?!"

"Huh?" Kotobuki Toru was taken aback by Hitoko's suggestion, but to make sure she hadn't misunderstood, she asked, "You mean you're here to take care of me... by delivering my lunchboxes or something?"

"Ahem." Fei Tu Hu Po cleared her throat: "It's no problem for me to deliver your lunchbox, but what I was thinking was... I mainly considered that I need to ask you for my training plan for my daily training, and if I call you, it would be easy to disturb you... So if we're together, I can judge whether it will disturb you!"

Fei Tu Hu Po spoke eloquently; indeed, learning requires complete dedication.

While studying in a bustling city can cultivate patience, the best state for reviewing is quiet and undisturbed. Just when you've finally entered a state of flow, a phone call not only interrupts your thoughts but also shatters that focused state.

If you finally manage to enter a state of flow, and then suddenly a phone call comes in, holding the phone isn't just about making a call! It also interrupts your flow state.

But Kotobuki Toru is a true gentleman. His upbringing taught him that it's not appropriate for a man and a woman to live together, as it would damage their reputations.

Although she was already very tempted, Kotobuki Toru still asked worriedly, "Is it suitable?"

“What’s inappropriate about it? We’re good friends and partners, right?” Fei Tu Hu Po didn’t hesitate at all, tugging at her sleeve, which was soaked through from playing the zither, to express her invitation. “Think about it, there are many benefits. Besides not bothering you casually, I can help you with your meals and stuff! You just eat, and I’ll take care of the rest… You know, even when you order takeout at school, you still have to take out the trash.”

Kotobuki stroked her chin, quite intrigued: "That does seem to make sense... Anyway, there's nothing particularly demanding to do at school, and I might even get dragged into doing manual labor by my professor..."

So, come on over.

Won't this cause you trouble?

"No, no, your arrival is a real help. I'm a young woman renting a room all by myself, and I'm always feeling quite scared."

Kotobuki Toru turned his head and glanced at the "little girl" grabbing his sleeve. This girl could tear a person apart with just a little force... She could draw a bow with two dan (a type of bow), and probably no one in the world would be so stupid as to go and attack the horse girl.

"Well... okay? As payment for troubling you, Amber, I'll cover your rent and living expenses."

Having worked at Central Tressen for over half a year, with a basic salary plus bonuses and dividends from the races Hitotsu Kohaku won, Kotobuki Toru could definitely be considered a wealthy player by the standards of a casual graduate student.

With these basic wages, supporting a Scarlet Amber should not be too much of a problem.

Fei Tu Hu Po received an unexpected bonus and smiled broadly. "That's perfect, I'll save money. But if you pay for it and I help with the household preparations... does that mean I'm a maid?"

"You're not even wearing a maid outfit or anything like that, so how can you be considered a maid?"

"Oh yeah... By the way, where should we go next? The archery club? Or the haunted house?"

Kotobuki Toru gave a wry smile: "Little ancestor, think about it, is my body able to handle it? Supporting you like this, acting as your left leg, is like carrying 50 pounds while shopping... I suggest we take a break."

"Where should we rest? Which maid café should we go back to?"

Kotobuki Toru shook his head, looking up at the raindrops dripping from the edge of the umbrella and the cherry blossoms blooming not far away. "Actually, this place is quite nice. There are few people to bother us, and we can enjoy the rain and cherry blossoms at the same time."

“Is that so…” Hitoko Amber secured the umbrella in the gap between the benches, then looked at the cherry blossoms and the rain in the distance.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

"Well, although I've been looking forward to cherry blossom viewing, isn't it a bit boring and tedious for us to just sit here like this?"

The elegance of cherry blossoms and rain ultimately couldn't overcome Hitoko's patience... After sitting for only a few minutes, Hitoko began to struggle with her feelings.

"If you find sitting here boring, I'll test you on the physics formulas you learned in class?"

"No way, you're doing this at the school festival... How about I sing a song? My throat's been itching after listening to Gao Shangjunyi sing just now..."

After saying that, Fei Tu Hu Po narrowed her eyes and began to softly sing.

Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms, I long to see you.

No, I want to see you right now.

Hito Amber began with a relatively soothing and melancholic song, "Cherry Blossoms, I Want to See You." This song enjoys considerable popularity and widespread singing within the Pan-Asian region. The song's content is rather ominous; it's roughly about the female protagonist having to leave for a distant place for various reasons, and it's her final farewell song...

However, it's not just this one song that's considered unlucky; most Japanese songs related to cherry blossoms are about life and death. After all, the beauty of cherry blossoms, in the eyes of the Japanese, is actually the beauty of fleeting moments, a kind of melancholy...

Hitoko's singing voice is lively and charming. When she first opened the show, there was a noticeable awkwardness and a low, undeveloped tone. But as Hitoko continued to sing smoothly, her voice gradually unfolded...

Thank you, I've always liked you the most.

It's so wonderful to have met you.

It's really, really good.

Just as Kotobuki and Narcissus said in private, Hitotsu Kohaku is a complex mix of contradictions.

On the field and when displaying her martial prowess, she is unparalleled in bravery, practically a peerless demon god. But in other aspects, when she is being cute and charming, when she is dancing gracefully, when she is singing, Hito Amber perfectly plays the role of an unparalleled enchantress...

Even worldly figures like Kotobuki and Narcissus couldn't imagine what Hitokohaku's parents would be like if they had them... But this question may never be answered.

On the bench, Fei Tu Hu Po continued to sing with great enthusiasm. The sound of rain around her made her singing even more hazy and dreamlike, like a phantom about to disappear into the rain curtain.

Not far away, many tourists also stopped in their tracks, captivated by the melodious singing.

In fact, truly excellent music can only be presented through the joint efforts of musicians, sound engineers, and singers... As for the current performance of Hitotsu Amber, it is completely inferior to the standard that everyone hears in a concert, let alone comparable to those lossless audio quality songs online.

But it is precisely this kind of singing that is most impressive, a blend of various emotions and environmental imagery, depicting a boy and girl sitting side by side on a bench in the rain.

This is what true youth is all about.

The falling cherry blossoms are like love poems written all over the sky.

……

At dinner time, Kotobuki Toru rubbed her slightly stiff neck, making creaking sounds as she moved her muscles and bones, and asked:

"By the way, what song did you sing this afternoon? When I woke up, there was a huge crowd around me..."

"Heh, if you didn't hear it, then forget it."

Indeed, although Hitokohaku's singing was exceptional this afternoon, a true display of perfect harmony between mind and body, Kotobuki Toru, sitting in the VIP seat closest to Hitokohaku, unfortunately fell asleep.

I slept until mealtime, then woke up hungry...

When Qin Chui woke up, there was a huge crowd surrounding him, like a crowd watching monkeys in a zoo.

Hitotsu Amber, speechless, wiped the suspicious water stains on her shoulder with a tissue...

"Amber, you...didn't you bring an umbrella?"

Under the table, Hibiki Amber raised her right foot and lightly kicked the violin, letting out a soft puff. "This is your saliva! I was going to ask you, aren't you thirsty? So much saliva..."

Kotobuki Toru chuckled and rubbed his temples: "Not thirsty, and apart from a slight soreness in my neck, I'm perfectly fine!"

In fact, he hadn't had such a sound afternoon nap in a long time... Maybe it was because of the rain, or maybe it was because of the sense of security that Hitotsu Amber gave him.

If that's really the case... Kotobuki Toru is starting to look forward to the days he'll be staying at Hito Kohaku's house after returning to Sapporo.

Just then, while the waiter was serving the food, Kotobuki Toru began looking for a suitable place to stay after returning to Sapporo... This is one of the habits of people who travel frequently: booking a place to stay before arriving in the city makes them feel much more at ease.

Kotobuki Toru opened the rental app and placed her phone directly on the table. "Where to rent? Amber, do you have any ideas?"

"You've already started renting out a place? Isn't that a bit early?"

Kotobuki Toru shook his head, his face darkening: "I think we're too late..."

"Huh?" Fei Tu Hu Po quickly moved the small stool under her to Qin Chui Tou's side and looked at his phone.

The phone screen glowed with a faint red light, and upon closer inspection, all the notifications on the rental app were marked "Rented." Scrolling down from top to bottom, the effect was reminiscent of admiring autumn leaves.

"Huh... are they really that in high demand?"

“It’s cherry blossom season after all.” Kotobuki Toru thought for a moment and found the reason why all the houses were full. “The cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Tokyo right now. Cherry blossoms are very sensitive to temperature. Further north, in Hokkaido, the cherry blossoms probably won’t bloom for a while… so tourists booked their rooms in advance, and now it seems… there’s nowhere to stay?”

"Eh? No way?"

Fei Tu Hu Po touched her lips and thought for a moment, then tapped her palm. "Wait a minute, don't rush, I have another idea!"

"Huh? You're not suggesting we buy a tent and go to the park to pitch it and live like homeless people, are you?"

"No, that won't do," Fei Tu Hu Po waved her hand, then took out her phone, dialed a number, and turned on speakerphone.

Hello, is this the landlady?

A strong, resonant female voice came from the other end of the phone: "Oh, it's Amber! Long time no see... Congratulations on winning the tickets to the Satsuki Sho! You're quite the celebrity around Sapporo Station! Is there something you need, a big star calling all of a sudden?"

Kotobuki Toru sat to the side with his arms crossed. This landlady could recognize Hitoko just by hearing her voice... she was really amazing.

Fei Tu Hu Po smiled shyly: "Thank you for your concern, Auntie. I hope I didn't disturb your meal by calling at this hour... I mainly wanted to ask if you still have any rooms available?"

【Hey... Little Amber, you know the cherry blossom season in Hokkaido is almost here, and basically all the rooms are rented out.】

【Wow? It's that popular?】

Hibiki Amber's voice was clearly disappointed, but she still didn't give up. "Hey, Auntie, could you help me think of a way?"

Hibiki Amber's disappointed voice clearly carried on the other end of the phone, and everyone could hear a helpless voice say, "There's still one empty room that's poorly lit and cramped."

【Hey, haven't I heard you say that a long time ago?】

【Yes, it's the same place you stayed in before, but there's a problem... Little Amber, you're a popular character in Sapporo, isn't it too much of an insult to make you stay in such a small place?】

Having a room is good enough, why should we care about this?

Hibiki grabbed the phone immediately, nodding vigorously even though the landlady couldn't see her on the other end: "This is the room! I know the area well! My trainer and I will move in together!"

"Oh... I see, then this room is indeed quite suitable." The middle-aged woman's voice on the other end of the phone carried the meaning of "Just as I expected."

Anyway, this room hasn't been rented out since you left, so Little Amber, you can just come anytime.

After hanging up the phone, Hitoko stuck out her tongue at Kotobuki Toru and said in a somewhat apologetic tone, "Actually... given our status and position, we should be living in a larger apartment, but there's really no other way now, so we can only live in a simpler one."

Kotobuki Toru thought for a moment and recalled the tiny apartment that Hitoko Amber had rented before. Although it was small, it had everything you needed, except that it didn't have a bedroom or anything like that... it only had a living room as the living area.

At the time, Fei Tu Hu Po fell asleep while studying, and I even covered her with a blanket or something...

At the time, I was trying to avoid suspicion, so I covered Fei Tu Hu Po with a blanket and left.

I never imagined that only a few months had passed, and I would have to go back to live with Hitotsu Amber.

Although Kotobuki Toru felt that her cohabitation with Hitsukohaku was not the same as the cohabitation in the public's eyes...

But the place where I and Fei Tu Hu Po are going to stay is the kind where we don't even have separate rooms!

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Chapter 285 Preparing to Live Together, No, Preparing to Set Off

On April 5th, I went to the haunted house with Hitoko. Although the horse racer girl at the door had warned us not to use force inside the haunted house, Hitoko still almost killed the Golden Ship who was playing the role of a ghost.

On April 6th, I went to see a temporary open-air live performance with Hitotsu Amber. The female performers were singing and dancing on stage, their short skirts swaying, which was very beautiful... No wonder ancient emperors loved to watch exciting song and dance performances; these female performers were truly beautiful.

April 7th...

The school festival, which lasted for a weekend, came to an end on April 7th.

Although the racehorse girls still seemed reluctant to part, the chairman of Treson invited everyone to sit in the circular indoor arena of Central Treson and gave a speech in the center of the arena, which served as an auditorium, to announce the end of this school festival.

"This time, we successfully completed this Spring Festival with an excellent record of 20 minor injuries, no serious injuries, and no deaths. Here, I would like to thank the following companies for their assistance..."

Treson Academy has always adhered to the management philosophy of having horse girls present in every aspect of the academy. Therefore, the position of chairman of the board of directors of Treson Japan is also held by a veteran horse girl.

The current chairperson is a short and cute horse girl named Akikawa Yayoi, but I heard that in a few years, the chairperson of the Teresa region in Japan will be replaced by the legendary racehorse girl Rudolph.

It's said that this horse girl isn't easy to get along with, but by then... Hitoko Amber should have already graduated.

The horse girls hadn't calmed down from the enthusiastic atmosphere and were still immersed in the festival.

Not only were the horse girls overjoyed, but the merchants who braved the wind and rain to visit also witnessed the vitality and enthusiasm of these horse girls in Central Treisenley... as well as their excellent physical fitness:

The socket was leaking electricity and sparks flew, but afterwards I only felt a slight numbness. I almost got carbon monoxide poisoning from roasting sweet potatoes indoors, but I only felt a little dizzy. Everyone could carry steel bars and walk around, and the stakes were driven in one go. I walked tens of thousands of steps to the festival without feeling tired.

Such top-notch physical qualities can not only play a role on the racetrack, but if brought into a company, one horse would definitely be worth several people!

What's more, these female horses are exceptionally beautiful, with varying body types, each with their own unique charm and good looks. They are also in excellent health, making them ideal candidates for dating and marriage. If one's own child could get to know, meet, and fall in love with a female horse, it would be an incredible stroke of luck.

However, it's extremely difficult, not just a little bit...

After all, the jokes about the Kotobuki family have almost become a must-talk topic at everyone's drinking parties: Shinichi Kotobuki schemed and plotted, helping his son find a match with so many wealthy women... but in the end, his son is still single and a virgin for so many years!