I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

However, unlike Alice, the mad scientist, Manchester Tea House was a well-behaved child, so it didn't make any demands on Kitahara Shinji afterward.

While Alice was turning around to do her experiment, she rubbed against him and then easily agreed to his request.

While Kitahara Shinji was touched, he also reciprocated with some kindness. Before leaving, he vigorously rubbed the tea table's head several times until her face turned red before leaving.

It's worth mentioning that while Manchester Tea House's ears aren't as sensitive as Alice's, they're still considered quite sensitive among horse girls.

Especially the area where her ears meet her hair is a sensitive spot that sets her apart from other horse girls.

After saying goodbye to the tea house and Suko, Kitahara Shinji glanced at the time and then went to find Nachi, who had just finished class.

To Shinji Kitahara's surprise, compared to the other horse girls, Uchiha had anticipated his intentions before he arrived and had already made a decision before he came.

“I know there might be problems if I compete with them, and I don’t want to put you in a difficult position, but the classic triple crown... I really want to try it.”

"After all, you know, I've always been a third-rate player, even though I've won many games so far."

"But I always want to prove more that I can also succeed, that I can do my best, and... that I am worthy of you."

Necha looked at him, his face growing redder as he spoke, but his gaze remained unwavering.

But Shinji Kitahara was completely bewildered by Nechika's confession.

What? What does the classic treble have to do with him?

Despite his confusion, Shinji Kitahara thought about it and decided to reveal his truest thoughts.

"To be honest, Nescha, I don't quite understand your thinking. But if you're asking me, I think if you're competing in the Satsuki Prize out of a passion for horse racing, then I'd wholeheartedly support you. But if you're competing to prove yourself, especially to prove yourself to me..."

"I don't think it's necessary."

After a pause, Shinji Kitahara added a sentence.

"Because in my eyes, you are already excellent enough. Whether it's your personality, ability, or appearance, I don't think you are inferior to others. In fact, some of these aspects have reached the top level. You can be said to be the best of the best... What's wrong with you?"

Seeing that Uchihachi's face was getting redder and redder for some reason, and that his head was gradually lowering, Shinji Kitahara's expression became more and more puzzled.

After a long while, Necha raised his head, grabbed Kitahara Shinji's shoulder, and forcibly pushed him a distance. Then he turned around, wagged his tail, and left without looking back.

As for Shinji Kitahara, who remained where he was, he looked completely bewildered.

What did he do this time?

Seeing that the blockhead next to him was acting up again, the black rice dumpling suddenly spoke up.

"Kitahara."

"Well, what happened?"

"You're so easy to jump on, you know that?"

"I didn't do anything... I just told the truth..."

"You... never mind."

Eclipse didn't intend to argue with him about this topic. After all, even a monster without a shred of love in its heart would experience some negative emotions when faced with this wooden thing.

After a pause, watching Necha's retreating figure in the distance, Eclipse remained silent for a while before speaking again.

"Also, is there something you're hiding from me?"

Shinji Kitahara was taken aback, then looked away somewhat guiltily.

"If I said no, would you believe me...?"

I certainly don't believe in solar eclipses.

Normally, if she wanted to see something, even something that concerned her privacy, as long as she expressed even the slightest desire, Shinji Kitahara would take the initiative to share it with her.

But just before that, when she wanted to look at the articles that Tsuna had shown her, he suddenly turned off the screen and quickly returned the phone.

Eclipse didn't doubt Shinji Kitahara's trust in her, but she suspected that the fool might be doing something foolish behind her back.

For example, secretly hiding some information that might make her angry after she sees it, and then dealing with it privately by herself.

However, even though she's asked this far, and judging from Kitahara Shinji's expression, he certainly wouldn't hide anything if she really wanted to continue asking.

But after a moment of silence, the Eclipse gave up asking questions, reduced its presence, and followed behind him like a shadow.

"Okay, get back to what you're doing," she said.

Seeing that Eclipse had changed the subject, Shinji Kitahara breathed a sigh of relief. He chatted with her for a few more minutes to make sure she really wasn't bothered by the topic.

Without much hesitation, Shinji Kitahara headed toward the location of the last child, who also had the most serious problems.

"The Emperor of the Eastern Sea..."

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Chapter 238: The Liar

The reason why the East Sea Emperor was scheduled to be the last to be interviewed was because Shinji Kitahara felt that among the four horse girls who were about to participate in the competition, the East Sea Emperor's situation was the most serious and complicated.

It wasn't just her admiration for Rudolph or her obsession with the undefeated treble; compared to these superficial factors, what worried Shinji Kitahara more were the deeper, hidden things.

Looking closely at the resume of the East Sea Emperor, she was born into a powerful racehorse girl family. Not only was she pampered from a young age, but she also possessed an innate talent for racehorse girls.

With the help of various factors, her talent was already evident before she enrolled at Treson, and she was already somewhat famous before enrolling.

After enrolling, she was immediately spotted by Rudolf, who essentially decided to make her his successor. He nurtured her and helped her build momentum, and she dominated every subsequent competition, remaining undefeated to this day.

Such a smooth and successful life is naturally enviable, and most women would never even dare to dream of such an absurd thing, let alone yearn for it.

However, while people admire this legend, few consider what would happen if it were broken one day.

Perhaps to most people, the legend is broken and that's that, after all, the life of the Emperor of the East Sea was already dreamlike enough.

Even if she falls down a few times, no one will question her because of it. In fact, they might even like her more because of her failures, finding her more relatable.

But what about the child himself?

People have different levels of acceptance of failure.

Perhaps in other people's eyes, even if the East Sea Emperor makes a few mistakes, it will not affect her legendary status, and no one will question her ability.

The problem is that the Emperor of the East Sea's life, from childhood to adulthood, has been relatively smooth, if not extremely difficult. He was practically practically given a palanquin carried by three goddesses.

She had become accustomed to victory, accustomed to all the spotlight shining on her, and didn't find it strange at all; it all seemed to be a matter of course.

Although it might be due to her good upbringing or Ma Niang's innate kindness, she wouldn't be considered arrogant or look down on others.

No matter how good her personality is or how humble she is, there is one thing she cannot avoid.

That is, she has never tasted the bitterness of failure.

Even negative emotions are rare.

Expecting someone with such an experience to have exceptional mental fortitude and resilience is wishful thinking.

Not to mention that the Emperor of the East Sea, having started his "orthodox" journey early, is still just a teenager, a time when she should be most sensitive and emotional. If a major bombshell were to be dropped on her now...

Shinji Kitahara felt a headache just thinking about it.

What troubles Shinji Kitahara even more is that, according to his recent observations, the chances of this giant thunderbolt exploding are quite high, or even almost certain.

Shinji Kitahara made this judgment based on two points: firstly, he had witnessed the growth of the other female horse girls in his team.

Although according to the original timeline, they should have had little chance against the East Sea Emperor, his unexpected intervention, which has continued until now, has made the Emperor's side seem to be at a disadvantage.

On another note, despite the fact that the competition is approaching, the performance of the Emperor team is actually worse than before.

During training, his footwork became more relaxed than before, he was less strict with the plan, and he even lost focus more often, almost causing accidents a few times, which made Shinji Kitahara frown.

He didn't think the Emperor's behavior was because he had won too many games and felt arrogant, because he knew that the Emperor of the East Sea was not the kind of child who would be arrogant.

Furthermore, because of his admiration for Rudolph, the more victorious the Emperor of the East Sea became, the stricter he would be with himself, so that he could also become the 'standard' for excellent horse girls.

Over the past period of time, Shinji Kitahara had tried to communicate with her, wanting to ask her what had happened that made her so absent-minded.

But it was obvious that the Emperor of the East Sea didn't want to talk about this topic with him. Whenever it was brought up, his eyes would start to dart away, and he would quickly change the subject with harsh words. Sometimes he would even run away directly.

Later, after asking her more questions, Kitahara Shinji could even sense that the emperor was afraid of her. Whenever he approached, her expression would become noticeably uneasy, and her body would instinctively flinch away.

After realizing this, Shinji Kitahara stopped contacting the Empress as often, wanting to give her some time to recover.

At the same time, she began to try to get information from the people around her, such as her teachers and Rudolf, who was like a father to her. She wanted to find out what had happened.

Unfortunately, even after asking everyone around the Emperor of the East Sea, he still couldn't find out what had happened to the Emperor or why he had become like this. In fact, many of those people seemed even more confused than he was when he asked.

If there is still enough time, Kitahara Shinji would not mind taking a gentler approach, slowly negotiating with the emperor, and gradually getting her to reveal her true feelings.

The problem is that it is already mid-February, and there are only two months left until the Satsuki Sho in mid-April. Moreover, the Emperor of the East Sea has also signed up for the Yayoi Sho, which is generally regarded as a precursor to the Satsuki Sho.

If this problem isn't resolved soon, forget about the undefeated triple crown; even the Yayoi Prize in March might be in trouble.

I need to have a serious talk with her.

With this thought in mind, Shinji Kitahara sighed and then walked towards the dormitory area belonging to the Emperor of the East Blue.

Don't get me wrong, Shinji Kitahara didn't want to go into her dorm to talk to her. He was just worried that if he invited her through other means, the emperor might find an excuse to refuse or sneak away, so he simply decided to block her door in person.

However, despite the good idea, unfortunately, when Kitahara Shinji arrived, the dormitory head told him that the Emperor of the East Sea was not in the dormitory.

"It wasn't me covering for her; she really wasn't in the dorm..."

"And it's not just today; ever since school started, she's been going out quite often..."

"Even her roommate, that girl named Heavy Cannon, complained to me that Emperor has been acting a bit strange since the start of the semester, and he doesn't even play games with her much anymore..."

"However, under normal circumstances, that child won't stay outside for too long. If you have time, you can wait for her to come back here..."

After listening to the dormitory head's story, Shinji Kitahara pondered for a while and then shook his head.

"No need, I'll go find her."

According to the dormitory head, although the East Sea Emperor always leaves the dormitory, he still stays within the Treson Academy.

The Eastern Sea Emperor usually only operates in a few areas, so it wouldn't be difficult to find them one by one.

However, even after Kitahara Shinji circled the academy and searched all the areas where the East Sea Emperor usually frequented, he still couldn't find her.

She wasn't at the student council, she wasn't at the honey drink shop, and even Megumi McQueen's group said they hadn't seen her. They also said, like the dorm leader, that her recent behaving like a queen seemed a bit strange...

This kid...

Standing still, Shinji Kitahara gradually frowned.

After recalling the usual activity areas of the East Sea Emperor and confirming that he had searched them all, he remained silent for a while, finally sighed, and decided to go back to the dormitory to wait for her—maybe she had already gone back by now?

But just as he made his decision and took his first step, he suddenly remembered another place.

Wait, could that child have gone there...?

Recalling a certain incident from the past, Shinji Kitahara's expression gradually became subtle, although he felt that the child was unlikely to have gone to that place.

But after a moment's thought, he turned around and headed toward a secluded corner of the academy.

Then, time passed.

As Kitahara Shinji moved forward, the road around him gradually narrowed, and the number of pedestrians decreased.

Because of the light snow that had fallen a few days ago, the soil on the path was still a bit damp, clearly showing a series of tiny footprints.

And, not just once.

Walking along the path, stepping over fallen leaves, Shinji Kitahara looked up and saw a familiar figure sitting in one of the most secluded corners of the campus.

With her arms wrapped around her knees and her head buried in her chest, she looked like a lonely, pitiful kitten abandoned by the roadside.

It's actually here...

Looking at the huddled figure in the distance, Shinji Kitahara sighed softly.