Why was I assigned to be a horse girl?

Kitahara Yutaka winked at Nishizaki Ryu, even revealing a fawning expression.

Nishizaki Ryūhū's body trembled. "Well... I'm not really interested in men."

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Chapter 380 Living Together Again (Part 2 Combined, Bounty 32)

"I really have no interest in men. Although Kitahara, you have a good personality and you are usually very good at dealing with people, it's really unlikely that we'll ever get along."

Kitahara Yutaka was on the verge of tears, his face contorted in a grimace, looking like a flattened loaf of bread. "You think I have feelings for you? How could that be?"

"Then why did you just blow the card through the piano so easily? And you even winked at me."

"Isn't this implying that you want me to share a night with you?"

Kitahara Yutaka spread his hands, pulled Nishizaki Ryu along, and walked to the hotel entrance. He whispered, "The main problem is that Oguri-chan is just too interested in me... I'm scared now. I can't sleep soundly at anyone's house, afraid that she'll come and invite me out for a midnight snack."

"Isn't it better to have a midnight snack?" Nishizaki Ryu asked, puzzled. "It's better for your racehorse girl to treat you to a midnight snack than for Golden Ship to call me out in the middle of the night to steal flowerpots from the school and then arrange them into some weird shapes, right?"

“No.” Kitahara Yutaka squeezed Nishizaki Ryu’s arm and shook his head. “You don’t understand. My hard work is far greater than yours. Do you think Oguri-hat’s midnight snack is just a simple midnight snack?”

"if not?"

"Look at how much food Xiao Li Mao ate for her midnight snack and replenished so much energy, yet she doesn't usually gain weight... So let me ask you! According to the law of conservation of energy, where did all that extra energy go?"

Looking at his haggard face, Nishizaki Ryu suddenly remembered the "happy troubles" that his seniors often talked about after drinking, and he let out a suppressed laugh: "Pfft, now that you mention it, it really does seem quite tough."

"It's incredibly tough. As a human being, I must be moderate! Although my brain tells me I can still manage, my body is already telling me... I can't continue like this."

"But isn't that the same as making Qin Chuitou endure the same hardship?"

Kitahara Yutaka didn't deny it at all, and even laughed in a somewhat despicable way, "So what? It's better to sacrifice a friend than myself... It'll be a good opportunity for Kotobuki Toru to experience that feeling of being ripped out of his bones. Nishizaki, don't tell me you don't want to see Kotobuki Toru get his comeuppance..."

"Wow, Kitahara, you're so mean!"

"Just tell me if I can squeeze in with you for the night, okay?"

"That bag is capable!"

So, without keeping Hitoko and Kotobuki waiting for long, Kitahara Yuzuru and Nishizaki Ryu returned arm in arm, looking from a third-person perspective as if they had reached some kind of secret agreement.

“Okay, it’s settled. Tonight, Kitahara and I will sleep side by side. We’re going to review the rhythm of World War II. Kitahara’s room key is for you and Hitoko Amber.”

Nishizaki Ryu had an extremely serious expression on his face—an expression that would usually win favor and trust from most people, but on Nishizaki Ryu's goofy face, it just looked strangely out of place.

"Hitotsu Kohaku is one of our prides, and she'll be participating in the Bemon Tournament soon, so we can't let her suffer. Kotobuki, you can sleep on the floor. Although the floors here in America are hard and cold, and there might be American cockroaches around... You'll definitely have a sore back and leg cramps the next day, and there's even a risk of stiff neck and facial paralysis, but I believe you can handle it... Oh, and Kohaku, you have to believe in yourself too, Kotobuki Toru will definitely be able to hold on... Men have to endure hardship and fight!"

Fei Tu Hu Po felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this. "Hey, are the living conditions here really that harsh?"

"Don't believe me, I'm just kidding."

Kotobuki Toru was speechless. Although Hitoko hadn't yet figured out the implication in Nishizaki Ryu's words, he had.

The actual hotel environment is nowhere near as bad as they describe. This is a luxury hotel located in the heart of the United States, and they say there are cockroaches... This is just an attempt to evoke Hitsuho's sympathy so that she'll go to bed with me.

On the bright side, these guys are pretty good; even at a time like this, they're still thinking about helping him out.

On the other hand, Kotobuki Toru just wanted Nishizaki Ryu to stop stirring things up. Hishiko was currently using her willpower to stop a horse girl from committing a crime against humans. If Hishiko's anger was really ignited, then he would be in big trouble.

Kotobuki instinctively felt that if he stayed here, these two ill-intentioned trainers would only continue to stir things up.

"Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best," so Kotobuki Toru stood up and bowed to Kitahara: "Thanks, Kitahara... Let's go up now. Would you like to help me pack your luggage?"

"No need! It's just a suitcase for clothes and luggage. You can just push it out and put it by the door." Kitahara Yutaka had no intention of going upstairs with him, and even added, "If you run into Oguri Hat, remember to explain for me."

"Kitahara, don't you need to tell him yourself?"

"I might start giving verbal instructions about the Normandy landings in a little while, so I might not have time."

"Alright, if we run into someone wearing a chestnut hat, we'll let them know."

Hitoko Amber patted her chest and agreed to Kitahara Yuzuru's request. She then picked up her personal belongings and went to the hotel room with Kotobuki Toru.

Room 22 on the 22nd floor was clean and tidy, with bright windows and spotless furniture. It would be considered a very good room in the United States... Especially for Amber, who lived in the century-old dormitory in Teresa, New York every day, it was a tremendous improvement.

"Can we leave Trainer Kitahara's luggage outside?"

Kotobuki nodded: "Anyway, this hotel has been booked out by the Japanese company Treson today. They're all our own people, so there's no need to worry about anyone taking anything."

"Hmm." Hitoko pushed Kitahara Minoru's suitcase outside the door and placed it against the wall, then carefully closed the room door.

As soon as the door to the room closed, Fei Tu Hu Po revealed her true form, like a frolicking fox, and pounced onto the bed with a "plop," rolling from side to side.

Previously, Hitotsu Amber slept either on a tatami mat or in a single bed in the student dormitory, so she was thrilled to see such a large Simmons mattress for the first time.

"Wow, what a soft bed! And it's huge! I've never seen such a big bed before!"

"Wow, go take a shower and change your clothes first. You've been out all day, aren't you worried about getting dirty..."

"In the dorm in Teresa, America, there's still a horse girl jumping onto the bed in her running shoes." Amber sat up, hugging her large pillow. "It's been so long since we shared a room... I miss it!"

Kotobuki Toru checked around with her phone for any hidden cameras, sighing with a touch of melancholy, "I never thought I'd get used to living with Uma-chan..."

"Hehe, there are still many things to get used to in the future. Whether it's me or you... we're both moving towards unknown territories in life. Let's cheer each other on!"

"Before we cheer each other on, you'd better go take a shower... If someone comes to my bed wearing clothes that smell of sweat, I would have thrown them out along with the mattress long ago."

"Tch, I didn't even complain about your stuff... and you're complaining about me." Fei Tu Hu Po complained, but still got out of bed and took out a soft short-sleeved shirt and shorts, intending to wear them as pajamas later.

Just before entering the bathroom, Hitotsu Amber peeked her little head out from the bathroom door and winked at Kotobuki Toru: "Want to come along?"

Kotobuki Toru said calmly, "Okay, I'll wash your hair, and you wash mine too."

"Um... well, let's just forget it. Tou Tou, you're being a bit lewd."

"Didn't you bring that up? So you're really only responsible for starting the fire and not putting it out?"

"My pleasure!"

After saying that, Fei Tu Hu Po closed the door, further reinforcing her image as a lowly, high-attack, low-defense fodder character.

Before long, the sound of running water came from the bathroom, and Kotobuki Toru took the opportunity to start taking stock of his luggage and his work notes for the day.

After finishing organizing her work notes, Kotobuki Toru sat on the balcony gazing at the New York night view for a long time... but Hitoko Amber still hadn't come out.

Kotobuki Toru, who was almost asleep, took out his phone and started chatting with Narcissus.

[Kotobuki Toru: Nana, are you there?]

[Narcissus: Get to the point, don't ask if I'm there... Only that idiot Amber would answer every question. If it were a normal girl, even if she were there, she'd pretend she wasn't.]

[Kotobuki Toru: That's why I haven't been able to find any regular girls... I just wanted to ask how the clothes for the fittings are going?]

[Narcissus: Heh heh, getting impatient already? But let me say this first, those clothes are samples! You can only wear them, absolutely not do any destructive things with them!]

[Kotobuki Toru: I'm not the kind of person who goes berserk, am I?]

[Narcissus: I've said what I needed to say. The samples I ordered have already been delivered to Venus headquarters. You can come and try them on whenever you're free… But I have one more request! Kotobuki, you know that your boss's brother isn't my brother! Even though we're close, I still need to secure more benefits for Venus!]

[Kotobuki Toru: I'm just a poor trainer, I have no money... If you want to ask Hirukohaku for it, given her greedy nature, she'll skip the wedding dress-wearing part and go straight to the wedding dress-removing part...]

Given Fei Tu Hu Po's thought process, she really could do something like that. Since the purpose of wearing a wedding dress is to take it off, if the actual value of the wedding dress far exceeds the emotional value it can provide, Fei Tu Hu Po would not mind skipping this step.

[Narcissus: You two look so stingy! The thought that these two will most likely take over the Kotobuki Foundation makes me think we'll be exploited terribly.]

[Kotobuki Toru: I was exploited by my mentor, and Hibiki Kohaku was exploited by her superiors, so she probably wouldn't do that... So what do you want?]

[Narcissus: Call all of Amber's close friends over here!]

Although it hadn't been used for a long time, Kotobuki Toru's keen business sense still detected a fragrant and rich scent, like peaches and roses.

"TouTou, what are you doing?"

Turning my head, I saw that Fei Tu Hu Po had finished taking a bath and was coming out of the bathroom.

Kotobuki Toru looked at Hitoko Amber and was speechless for a moment, "Uh..."

At this moment, Fei Tu Hu Po was wearing a loose-fitting, almost men's short-sleeved shirt and shorts. Both her upper and lower body were made of pure white fabric without any logos or designs, and it was clearly clothing intended to be used as pajamas.

At the edge of her clothes, her slender and powerful legs were exposed to the air. The milky white, hard water droplets unique to America rolled slowly down the full knees of Hitotsu Amber, hugging her calves and running down her ankles, guiding Kototsu Toru's attention to wander around this perfect thing.

Having just taken a bath, Fei Tu Hu Po's entire body exuded a healthy pink hue, like a juicy peach with its fuzz removed, making one want to taste the juice from the young girl's skin.

A seductive smile crept across Fei Tu Hu Po's lips. "Hmm? Tou Tou? Want to bite me?"

"No... I was just curious why you haven't dried your hair yet."

Kotobuki looked at Hitoko Amber's wet, dripping hair and said, "She looks like a drowned rat."

"I don't want to try anymore. Long hair is such a hassle, but it doesn't look good when I cut it. I'm so conflicted..."

As she spoke, Fei Tu Hu Po sat on the edge of the bed, preparing to lie down directly on the bed and use the hotel blankets to dry her hair.

Kotobuki Toru quickly reached out and grabbed Hitoko Amber: "If you want me to blow-dry your hair, just say so..."

A slight smile curved the corners of Fei Tu Amber's gentle lips. "No, I can just let it dry on its own if you don't apply it!"

"Then you can just wait until tomorrow when it'll be like a chicken coop, and don't even bother going out..."

Despite uttering harsh words, Kotobuki Toru still got up, took a dry, soft towel and a high-speed hair dryer from beside the makeup mirror, and gently wrapped Hitobuki Amber's long hair with the towel, squeezing and rubbing it dry slightly.

Hitotsu Kohaku sat on the bed like a well-behaved pet fox. While Kotobuki Toru was helping her dry her hair, she casually asked, "Who were you chatting with just now? You looked so speechless."

Kotobuki Toru then remembered Narcissus's request. Perfect timing, now that Hitoko Amber had finished her bath, they could discuss it together. "Narcissus just said that the clothes he wanted you to try on are ready..."

After her bath, Fei Tu Hu Po's face turned even redder, like a cherry: "Then, can't we go try them on?"

"However, Narcissus said she had one small request..."

"Huh? You want money? If you're trying to rip me off, I'm not wearing this!"

See? I know more about Scarlet Amber than anyone else!

Kotobuki Toru was happy about the bond between the two for a while, then said, "Narcissus didn't ask for money, but she said she wanted you to go with your best sisters."

"Huh? I'm going to try on wedding dresses, right? You want me to bring my classmates with me?"

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Bonus chapters for the second and third updates are here!

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Chapter 381 Snow White's Same Awakening Method (Two-in-One)

"You mean, I still need to invite my classmates to watch me try on wedding dresses? And even have them critique me?"

The golden-red tips of the Scarlet Amber perked up, their furry tips trembling gently under Qin Chuitou's fingertips, making a fussy sound like a small animal whose tail had been stepped on.

Kotobuki Toru reached out and kneaded Hitotsu Amber's perky ears, trying to soothe Ma Hun: "Although Narcissus didn't say it explicitly, that's clearly her intention."

"Intentions? To make me so ashamed I can't lift my head?"

"No, from a business perspective, Narcissus is actually just trying to attract customers."

Kotobuki Toru analyzed for Hitoko Amber, "Think about it, your classmates are basically all well-known and beautiful female racehorses. From a sales perspective, they will get married in the future. So, showing them Venus's designs now will create a preconceived notion that if they want to buy a wedding dress in the future, they will definitely choose Venus first."

Fei Tu Hu Po tilted her head and thought for a long time before pursing her lips and saying, "I can't imagine someone as socially awkward as Xiao Mao going to find a man to marry."

"It doesn't necessarily mean you'll get married... When you try it on, Narcissus definitely won't let the other racehorse girls off the hook. Whether they even fit into it or not is another matter. They might just think the wedding dress looks good on you and take a couple of photos to post on their respective social media platforms... As long as they don't get banned, the publicity will be more than enough!"

Given Hitoko Amber's current social circle and her status as a racehorse girl currently residing in the United States, if Hitoko Amber were willing to recruit more people, the number of racehorse girl fans she could easily gather would start at hundreds of thousands.

Now, Hitotsu Amber fully understood Narcissus's cunning: "Wow, I didn't expect Nana to still be plotting against me... This madam is terrifying. Didn't she say that I was her best apprentice?"

"You yourself called her a madam. You know, when a madam trains apprentices and courtesans, isn't the ultimate goal to get her courtesans out to earn money?"

From a purely pragmatic perspective, Amber was indeed the courtesan among Narcissus's disciples who found the wealthiest official.

"Uh." Hitoko Amber was taken aback, and actually thought that Kotobuki Toru's words made a lot of sense. Then she gritted her teeth and said in a sinister tone, "Then what should we do? I feel like I'm being used as a tool to make money, which is really unpleasant."

“But if you think about it from a different perspective…” Kotobuki Toru cupped the back of her head, letting the girl’s waterfall-like hair fall into his palm, “You’re helping Narcissus make money, which is equivalent to helping Venus make money, so in the end you’re also helping the Kotobuki Foundation make money, and Kotobuki’s feelings for you will also increase rapidly… Doesn’t it feel easier to accept if you think about it this way?”

Fei Tu Hu Po nodded slightly, letting Qin Chui Tou's hand pass through her hair and stroke her head: "Then... helping Teacher make money doesn't seem so unacceptable."

Kotobuki Toru picked up her phone to reply to Narcissus, "So you accept?"

"Accept it..."

Of course, even without Kotobuki Toru's explanation, Hitoko would still have agreed.