I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

Besides the other horse girls pulling each other, Tamamo Cross's protection also played a significant role.

However, this is not the main reason for her current state.

Although the guard job is tough, especially since Shinji Kitahara's various actions often cause high blood pressure.

But after getting through that initial period, Tamamo Cross gradually got used to it.

Moreover, because they knew that she was purely trying to protect Kitahara Shinji, acting as a safety valve, they were able to keep her from ruining things at times.

However, the other horse girls did not dislike her because of this. On the contrary, they felt that she was worth winning over as an outsider, and treated her better than they treated others.

Another important point is that although he is completely unaware of his own problems, Shinji Kitahara's thinking is still quite normal when it comes to others.

So, even though his condition might be the most abnormal, the two of them could still get together and complain about all sorts of strange things happening in Tressen, which greatly relieved the pressure on Tamamo Cross Heart.

But the problem was that just as Tamamo Cross was gradually getting used to this situation and thinking that if things continued like this, one day she would be able to persuade Kitahara Shinji.

A few days ago, a new message came and left her stunned on the spot.

That day, Tamamo Cross was really exhausted because of Shinji Kitahara's recent high blood pressure treatments.

It was a rare occasion that I didn't eat with the rest of the team. I was thinking of getting away from the horse farm for a while and relaxing a bit.

Then, halfway through the meal, a horse girl who was entirely white except for her eyes suddenly sat down opposite her.

Tamamo Cross initially paid no attention to her arrival.

After all, there were quite a lot of people in the cafeteria at the time, and it was not uncommon for strangers to share tables.

After eating for a while, she suddenly realized that there didn't seem to be any food in front of the other person.

Then, before she could ponder for long, the pure white horse suddenly spoke, her voice sounding as if it came directly from her mind, with an ethereal quality.

"Hello, nice to meet you, Tamamo Cross. Would you mind chatting with me?"

...coming to find me?

Tamamo Cross stopped eating, slowly raised her head, looked for a while, and then blinked.

It wasn't obvious when I wasn't looking closely, but now that I'm looking at it carefully, this white horse girl looks a bit like Miss Eclipse...

However, she didn't dwell on the question too much and answered quickly.

"It's convenient, but I don't know what you want to talk about. I'm a bit short on time here. After we finish eating, I need to keep an eye on some idiot. If I'm late, something might happen..."

The white horse nodded and spoke softly.

"What I want to tell you is about that 'idiot'."

Then, before Tamamo Cross could react, the white horse girl spoke again, directly uttering information that left Tamamo Cross stunned on the spot.

"Although many outsiders believe that the trainers' dullness is similar to being immersed in honey for a long time, so their perception of sweetness is dulled."

"This statement is not wrong, but it is not entirely correct, because it is indeed an important reason for the trainers' slowness, but not the only reason."

"Another important reason for their slowness is the horse."

"It's an innate ability of horse girls to disrupt cognition to some extent."

"Or, in a sense, it can also be called 'spiritual pollution'."

...What the heck?

To be honest, after listening to the white horse girl's story, Tamamo Cross was completely bewildered.

My first reaction wasn't to try to understand what she was saying, but rather to wonder if this was some middle school girl with a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) acting crazy.

But after calming down for a while, he recalled all the things he had seen and heard at Tressen Academy, especially the strange situation involving Shinji Kitahara.

Gradually, although she still generally felt that the white horse girl opposite her was acting crazy, Tamamo Cross couldn't help but develop a few doubts in her heart.

What she said was a bit outrageous, but in Trump's context, it suddenly didn't seem so outrageous anymore...

Then, after some doubt arose, Tamamo Cross thought for a moment and decided to continue asking her questions.

"So you mean the reason that 'idiot' couldn't notice anything unusual about himself was because he was contaminated by this?"

After asking the question, Tamamo Cross thought the other party would nod in agreement, since the idea was based on the logic she had just mentioned.

To her surprise, after a moment of silence, the white horse girl shook her head.

"This can't be entirely blamed on pollution. Normal pollution wouldn't reach that level. Even putting aside other issues, it's certainly not the case that people were living in dormitories without anyone noticing, let alone the more egregious cases."

Upon hearing this, Tamamo Cross raised an eyebrow.

Sure enough, she knew who the 'idiot' she was talking about was, and she even seemed to know quite a bit about it...

After a pause, she tentatively began to speak.

"Do you know how to resolve this situation?"

"know."

The pure white horse girl nodded.

"Under normal circumstances, a period of separation is enough to temporarily clear away this 'contamination,' about a month. However, during this period, the separated person cannot come into contact with other horse girls who have 'love' for him/her, otherwise the 'contamination' will be covered again."

A month apart...

Recalling the group of "Rolling Kings" in Tressen, Tamamo Cross Heart said that they would have a hard time even separating for a week, let alone a month.

But before she could think it through, the pure white horse spoke again.

"However, the method I described only applies to general situations, not to him."

Tamamo Cross was taken aback.

"...Why? Is he special?"

"Isn't he special?" the white horse girl retorted.

Tamamo Cross paused for a moment, instinctively wanting to nod and say, "Is there anything special about him?"

But before she could say it, she recalled all the things she had seen and heard since joining the team, and swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

"...That is indeed quite special."

Tamamo said awkwardly.

"But no matter how special he is, it's only in terms of his trainer abilities, right? It shouldn't have anything to do with that pollution you mentioned..."

"If it's just about the trainer's abilities, then it really doesn't matter."

The pure white horse girl readily admitted this, and then spoke.

"But what makes him special is not only his ability as a trainer, but also the aspect I just mentioned."

“Unlike other trainers, the contamination they suffer from is only from the horse girls themselves, and the amount is usually not too large. The most they can show is that they are a little less emotionally sensitive and don’t easily realize that others like them.”

"But as for him, from the past to the present, how many horse girls he has come into contact with, and how much 'contamination' he has accumulated, I have lost count."

"But that's not the most crucial point."

"The most critical issue is that while it is accumulating and enduring massive amounts of external pollution, it is also experiencing internal pollution spreading."

"The pollution level is even higher than that of the outside world, which is the main reason for his current condition."

Pollution from within?

Tamamo Cross was stunned.

"But didn't you just say that this kind of pollution only happens to horse girls?"

"He's rather special."

The pure white horse girl didn't seem to want to talk about this topic any longer. After giving a simple answer, she changed the subject.

"So, my advice to you is to stop reminding him. Don't waste your time."

"It's a piece of top-grade wood to begin with, and it's been covered in so many layers of pollution. Even if you throw the evidence of it in his face, or even if you bring the person over and he admits it, he still might not believe it."

Tamamo Cross remained silent for a moment.

"Then... is there a way to remove this 'contamination'? Besides the method you just mentioned, separating us for a month, are there any other methods...?"

"Yes, but you can't do it, and those methods won't work on him."

The pure white horse girl paused.

"Also, don't think of 'pollution' as something bad. I just use it as a name. In reality, it doesn't harm people. It's actually a good thing for trainers."

"...What kind of good thing is this?"

"It's very simple."

The pure white horse looked at her and said calmly.

"The effect of 'pollution' is merely to dull the perception of love, making it harder for people to notice the love coming from them, but it has no effect on their true emotional development. At most, it makes the horse girl more likely to have lifelong regrets."

"But for the trainers, this contamination actually makes it easier for them to carry out their work."

"After all, even if they know that their female horses have developed feelings for them, it has been so long, they can't just abandon each other. If their relationship becomes awkward, it will easily affect their training."

"Moreover, on the other hand, when it comes to feelings, whether you confront them or not, there are two different developmental states. Before they realize it, they may live peacefully for a few years, and then everything will fall into place naturally."

"But once that curtain is lifted, the train of emotions will probably have to accelerate to the full speed ahead, and it will easily get out of control—to put it simply, the timing of the horse jumping and the pelvis breaking will definitely be brought forward."

"So, although I'm used to calling this kind of thing 'pollution,' in a sense, its existence is also a kind of protection for the trainers that the female horses unconsciously produce, and there's no need to solve it."

After hearing what the white horse girl said, Tamamo Cross felt a sense of oppression.

It wasn't that she thought it sounded particularly scary, but after listening to it, she had a lot to say but didn't know where to begin.

"What on earth is all this...?"

Hearing this, Tamamo Cross trusted her words even more, and her expression gradually fell.

"So that means that idiot is beyond saving..."

"There is still hope."

The white horse girl said calmly.

“Once he completes his transformation and fully controls ‘that thing,’ he will be immune to or even control that ‘contamination.’”

After a pause, she added.

"However, I advise you not to get your hopes up too high. Given how dense he is, I'm starting to doubt whether the pollution even had any effect on him. Maybe he's always been like this..."

Tamamo rubbed her hair in a cross shape.

"I think he's been quite badly affected by the pollution, since he seems pretty normal when talking about other people..."

"Hard to say."

The white horse girl shook her head.

"Some people just can't see their own situation clearly. A long time ago, when the pollution level was not serious, his various actions were already enough to cause high blood pressure."

The white horse girl's words seemed to have a magical power, causing Tamamo Cross to subconsciously ignore the information she didn't want her to realize in her words.

For example, how did she know what Tamamo Cross wanted to do? Or how did she know about Kitahara Shinji's past?

After a moment of silence, the white horse girl spoke again.

"However, although I don't know whether he was actually affected by the pollution, at least I can confirm that someone was seriously affected by that pollution."

"Who?"

"Tamamo Cross".

"Oh, Tamamo Cross, she..."

Halfway through his sentence, Tamamo Cross abruptly stopped speaking, realizing what was happening.

"Who did you just say...?"

The white horse girl nodded: "It's you, Tamamo Cross."

"What the heck?"

Tamamo Cross was astonished.

"No, you can say whatever you want, but why are you dragging me into this? I'm not stupid, how could I not even know who likes me?"

"I didn't say that you can't perceive other people's love."

The white horse girl stared at her intently.