I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

Junkawa Tezuna spoke calmly, his gaze sweeping over the group of horse girls around him, lingering particularly on Tamamo Cross for a while, his eyes filled with scrutiny.

take a vacation?

After hearing Surugawa Tesuna's explanation, most of the horse girls realized what had happened and quickly realized that Surugawa Tesuna might have been sent to keep an eye on their team. They looked at her with a strange glint in their eyes.

But Shinji Kitahara.......

"Um, Ms. Junchuan, are you... sure you're taking the day off today?"

Shinji Kitahara looked around and couldn't help but speak.

Are you sure you want to take a leave of absence under these circumstances?

"I didn't want to either, but the chairman said I've been too busy lately and forced me to take leave. He also told me to try not to get involved in today's events and to get some rest..."

After a pause, she added.

"Oh, by the way, you don't need to worry too much about the situation inside the academy, Trainer Kitahara. Although I'm on leave today, the chairman has arranged for someone else to be in charge of controlling the situation today."

"Were other people arranged?"

Shinji Kitahara frowned.

"Who is it? Aren't you and the chairman in charge of the situation in the academy right now? Is she going to personally take charge?"

"No."

Surukawa Tezuna shook his head.

"It's that new acting chairman."

Upon hearing the name, Shinji Kitahara paused for a moment.

"......who?"

"It's the newly appointed acting chairperson, Ms. Riko Kashimoto."

Surugawa Tezuna patiently repeated.

After confirming several times that he hadn't misheard, Shinji Kitahara's gaze gradually became subtle.

“Ms. Junchuan, I don’t mean to belittle anyone, but I still want to confirm again, are you sure that the person appointed by the chairman to control today’s situation is that, well, sports are a no-go, he has to rest every two floors, and he’s out of breath after just a few steps… the acting chairman?”

"Well, it's her."

Speaking of this, a slightly unnatural expression flashed across Tsuna's face.

"Anyway, I'll leave this to her. I don't have anything else to do today, so I just happened to come and visit. I hope you don't mind?"

"Of course I don't mind."

Although he still felt that the situation might be a bit dangerous without Tsuna, Kitahara Shinji thought about it and decided that there was no need to put all the responsibility on her shoulders, so he didn't dwell on it any longer and quickly nodded.

Then, after nodding, Shinji Kitahara turned to look at Tamamo Cross on the side and said apologetically.

"I'm so sorry, Tamamo, you heard what happened, the chairman gave me some things to do this afternoon, so I can't go with you..."

"Well, it's okay."

Tamamo Cross nodded, then opened her phone, checked the time, and after confirming that her deadline was almost up, she complained to Kitahara Shinji for a couple of minutes before getting up and leaving.

As for the piece of chocolate she left behind, since he had already eaten a lot of chocolate, Shinji Kitahara decided to save it for later that evening.

As for whether this chocolate was a gift or a symbol of one's true love, Shinji Kitahara naturally assumed it was a gift.

What he didn't know was that if he just asked anyone, he would find out that all the chocolates Tamamo Cross made yesterday, except for the one he was holding now, went into Oguri Hat's stomach.

The piece in her hand was not only handmade by her, but it was also a high-end item that she bought with a considerable sum of money she had saved up while working at a clothing store. It was not even in the same league as the one Xiao Li Mao ate.

Although Tamamo Cross considers this a way of repaying her benefactor, trainer, and family member, the reality is...

All I can say is that everyone who understands understands.

Then, shortly after Tamamo Cross left.

Although the atmosphere in Shinji Kitahara's team underwent some subtle changes with the appearance of Tsuna Sugawa, the next challenger was about to take the stage.

"Here, this is for you, Guinea Pig."

Wearing a long-sleeved final outfit, Alice presented the beautifully packaged chocolates to Shinji Kitahara.

But unlike other times, when faced with the chocolate that Alice had given him, Shinji Kitahara did not take it immediately. Instead, he looked directly into Alice's eyes and spoke seriously.

"Suko, before I take your chocolate, you have to answer one question for me."

"What were you planning to do with the truth serum you brought to the kitchen yesterday?"

"I always carry some medicine with me, don't you know that?"

Alice blinked, trying to get away with being cute.

"Come on, you never take out those medicines you carry with you, let alone spill them."

Shinji Kitahara took the chocolate from her hand and waved it in front of her.

"I'll accept this, but I need to find time to eat it, and we need to eat it together, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

"whispering sound."

Seeing that she couldn't get away with it, Alice quietly clicked her tongue, but didn't refuse Shinji Kitahara's suggestion.

"Okay, then we'll find a time to eat together. You said it, Guinea Pig, so you can't go back on your word."

Seeing that Alice agreed so readily, Shinji Kitahara had a vague feeling that something was not right.

But after thinking for a while, he couldn't figure out what was wrong. In the end, he nodded and stuck to his idea, and then easily let Alice leave.

What he didn't know was that right after he let Eriko leave, Eriko, who had been looking disgusted, suddenly smiled and waved her sleeves, looking quite pleased with herself.

Although she really wanted to pester Shinji Kitahara on Valentine's Day, after careful consideration, she realized that the competition on Valentine's Day might be quite fierce.

With the appearance of Tsuna Sugawa now, instead of continuing to struggle with others here, it's better to take advantage of this opportunity to create opportunities at another time.

Furthermore, she already had a rough plan in mind for what to do next.

This blockhead really didn't realize her purpose in developing the truth serum; he still thought she wanted to use it on him...

Chapter 253: Tyranny

The reason why Shinji Kitahara was so eager to escape the training ground was not because he sensed any danger, but simply because he couldn't eat the chocolate anymore.

Before them, since they were all kids in the team, Shinji Kitahara thought he should treat them all equally and not let them feel that they were being treated differently.

So basically, except for those things he was explicitly told not to eat, such as the Tamamo Cross, he followed the example of the East Sea Emperor from the beginning. After consulting, he would eat it on the spot and make comments. Now his breath smells like chocolate. Now, let alone five pieces, he doesn't even want to eat one piece.

Therefore, as soon as Narita Shirahito finished speaking, Kitahara Shinji immediately seized the opportunity to slip out of the encirclement.

Although she didn't know why Narita Shirahito suddenly changed her mind and was so resistant to him following her, for the sake of her health, Kitahara Shinji still forced himself on her even though she didn't want to, and then went with her to Rudolf's place.

Of course, before leaving, although there was no tasting session, Shinji Kitahara still accepted the chocolates from the five people and carefully put them into his bag, which made the other five people's expressions slightly better.

After collecting the chocolates, Kitahara Shinji soon followed Narita Shirahito to find Rudolph, who was patrolling the roadside with his air tank.

Upon seeing Kitahara Shinji arrive, Rudolf exchanged a few words with the air tank, then sent her and Narita Shirahito on patrol, leaving her and Kitahara Shinji standing there alone.

"Good morning, President Rudolf."

Shinji Kitahara greeted Rudolf and then spoke.

"What can I do for you?"

Rudolf didn't waste any time and spoke directly.

"You know about the truth serum, right?"

Shinji Kitahara nodded.

"I know, Suzi told me yesterday, and I also informed the chairman, asking her to warn all the trainers to be more vigilant."

"Simply raising their awareness is far from enough."

Rudolf sighed, then turned his gaze to the trainers and officers coming and going on the main road, their presence creating an eerie atmosphere.

"To be honest with you, today's situation may be more serious than any of the events we have experienced before."

"According to the feedback I received this morning, it's not just that the chocolate contains truth serum, but a significant number of horse girls also inhaled some truth serum during the chocolate-making process, and it's still taking effect... Furthermore, many horse girls themselves are unaware of this situation."

"Ah this..."

Upon hearing this, Shinji Kitahara was momentarily at a loss for words.

Although this was indeed quite bad news, and it added fuel to the fire when truth serum chocolates were already rampant, surprisingly, Shinji Kitahara didn't feel much of a reaction after hearing the news.

How can I describe this situation...?

Under normal circumstances, upon hearing such news, Shinji Kitahara would likely be alarmed and quickly inform the chairman and consider countermeasures.

But now, his situation is like a terminal cancer patient who has also been diagnosed with heart disease. The results are already bad enough, so it doesn't seem like it would make much difference if they got any worse.

"President Rudolf, what brings you here?"

"Here's the thing, in order to maintain the campus environment and prevent serious incidents from happening, I plan to patrol the college all day today to control the situation as much as possible."

That sounded reasonable, and Shinji Kitahara didn't see anything wrong with it, but...

"Then why did you call me here, President?"

Shinji Kitahara looked puzzled.

If you're going to patrol, then patrol. Why did you call him here?

Faced with Shinji Kitahara's questioning, Rudolf remained calm and explained in a composed manner.

"I need an assistant."

“As you know, Trainer Kitahara, as the student council president, I need to maintain a good image in front of the students at all times, so there are some things that are inconvenient for me to do. Besides, Trainer Kitahara, you not only have considerable prestige among the Pokémon girls, but your personal abilities are also quite reliable, so I would like to ask you to accompany me on today's patrol mission…”

"That's it..."

After listening to Rudolf's account, Shinji Kitahara nodded and then fell into thought.

Although he didn't really like getting involved in all sorts of messy things, this was, after all, a job put together by Eliseko, and he was Eliseko's trainer.

Although strictly speaking, he doesn't bear any responsibility for this incident and didn't make any mistakes, it was still his own son who caused the trouble.

Even if this matter has nothing to do with him, if possible, he, as an adult, wouldn't mind cleaning up his child's mess—and then going back to give her a good beating after he's done.

"can."

After thinking about this, Shinji Kitahara nodded.

"However, the chairman seems to need to speak with me this afternoon, so I'll probably only be able to accompany you on patrol until the lunch break ends..."

"That's enough."

Rudolf wasn't in a hurry. After all, with so many people around, she had managed to steal enough time.

Moreover, she gets to decide where to patrol. Although time is indeed a bit tight, as long as she can get Kitahara Shinji to certain designated locations, she can easily do whatever she wants...

But just as Rudolph was thinking this, a voice suddenly rang out beside her.

"In that case, can I join you on patrol as well?"

As the sound faded, Rudolf looked in the direction of the sound and saw Tsuna Sho slowly emerge from the shadows with a warm smile on his face.

Green Devil...

Rudolf's expression changed upon seeing the sudden appearance of Tsuna Sugawa. Just as he was about to say something, another voice rang out from the other side.

"I said I went to look for you over at the training field but couldn't find you, but you're here..."

Sirius, hands in his pockets, strode out with an arrogant air, his gaze sweeping over Shinji Kitahara and Rudolf before he spoke.

"Although I don't really want to patrol with His Majesty the Emperor, since the situation is so serious, I might as well compromise a little and patrol with you."

Is the situation serious? Should we compromise?

What about the liar?

Not to mention Rudolf's symbolism, even Tsuna, who was standing to the side, realized something from Sirius's attitude. His gaze shifted between Sirius and Shinji Kitahara, then moved to Rudolf, revealing a thoughtful expression.

Since it's practically an open secret that Tsuna Sugawa has feelings for Shinji Kitahara, Sirius and Rudolf don't need to guess her thoughts anymore. They then start sizing each other up, and the atmosphere gradually intensifies.

But at that moment, facing the atmosphere where the humidity was gradually increasing, Shinji Kitahara, who was in the very center of Shigebaba, looked relaxed and even seemed to be in a better mood than before.

It's better to have more people.