I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

After a moment's thought, he took another step.

Oh well, I'll have to face it sooner or later.

"Miss Junkawa."

Shinji Kitahara greeted her.

"Trainer Kitahara"

Surugawa Tezuna smiled at him, as if he had been waiting there for a long time.

Looking at that familiar face, Shinji Kitahara remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Miss Junchuan, I saw your Line profile picture in a strange group before... Is someone else using the same profile picture as you?"

"I wonder what kind of strange group it is."

"...a resource sharing group."

"Ah, this."

She looked at him and smiled.

"Would you believe me if I said I joined to protect you?"

Shinji Kitahara's lips twitched.

"The last person who said they would protect me just jumped on my back."

That's really sad.

Despite speaking of sadness, Tsuna Sugawa showed no sign of sadness on her face as she continued speaking.

"But I don't think this is the right place to discuss this. Shall we go somewhere else to talk?"

"...Where to?"

"My dorm."

Chapter 317: map

Now that he's been tricked so many times, Shinji Kitahara is no longer the blockhead he used to be.

He even developed some PTSD.

Although it might sound a bit shameful, he really does seem to want to seduce any woman he's close to.

So when Tsuna mentioned going to her dorm, even though he still couldn't discern any romantic feelings, Shinji Kitahara became alert.

"...You probably don't just want to talk to me, do you?"

"of course."

Surugawa Tessuna readily admitted this, his expression calm.

"After all, I am a teacher and an adult, so it's not appropriate for me to be with those little ones for the first time."

"So how about coming to my dorm for a bit?"

Faced with Tsuna's invitation, Shinji Kitahara looked at her and remained silent for a long while.

But in the end, he couldn't refuse.

"I'll go with you."

......

Some time later, in Tsuna's dormitory.

Although she had already expressed her feelings outside, she did not take any excessive actions after entering Tsuna's dormitory.

They didn't change into any strange clothes, didn't make any jokes or do anything excessive, and certainly didn't pounce on her directly.

She poured Shinji Kitahara a cup of tea as if she were just welcoming a friend, and then started chatting about recent events.

Very gentle.

But it was Kitahara Shinji who seemed troubled, staring into Surugawa Tesuna's eyes, his gaze sweeping over her from time to time.

Even occasionally, Shinji Kitahara would reach out and try to touch Tsuna Surugawa's body.

But she avoided them all.

"You just did that one, why are you in such a hurry?"

Surugawa Tessuna spoke with a smile.

"You know perfectly well why it isn't, don't you?"

Shinji Kitahara's expression turned serious, and he stopped playing riddles with her.

"Give me your hand."

"...How about you take a day off first?"

Faced with Tsuna's refusal, Shinji Kitahara stood up, walked over, forcibly pressed her to the ground, and reached into her clothes.

A flame gradually rose in his eyes.

But it wasn't lust, it was anger.

"Junchuan".

Shinji Kitahara's voice was icy.

Tell me, how much overtime have you been working lately?

He felt the mutilation of the body with his hands, confirming his suspicions.

He said that something seemed off about Tsuna's appearance, which is why he chose to come over.

But once he got his hands on it, he discovered that the body was withered even more severely than he had imagined.

"I remember telling you to take it easy with your work, right? I also told you to come to me if you encounter any problems, right?"

Because he's been quite busy lately, he hasn't been able to give Surugawa Tsuna any care lately.

But as soon as she turned her head, she gave him a big surprise.

"...You know how busy I've been lately."

There were indeed many things to do, whether it was the increase in the number of horse girls or the changes made by Kitahara Shinji.

“But that’s not a reason for you to work overtime. You can take sick leave, reduce your workload, or come to me.”

This is indeed Tsuna's fault.

She originally intended to do more work so as not to cause trouble for Shinji Kitahara.

As a result, because I was so focused on it, by the time I realized what was happening, my body was already starting to give out.

Today, she took the initiative to approach Shinji Kitahara, not so much to ask for a ride, but rather to ask him to help her solve this problem.

However, because she hadn't followed the doctor's orders, she felt a little guilty when she saw Shinji Kitahara.

Not only did they not dare to go up and greet each other when they met, they didn't even dare to bring up the matter themselves. After arriving at the dormitory, they were wondering whether to just brush it off.

The reason for this reaction is not because she is nagging.

She was used to taking care of and helping others, but had little experience in being helped and taken care of herself.

"You think you can just do whatever you want because you have no experience? You think you can fool your illness and your life too?"

Shinji Kitahara was genuinely angry, staring directly into Tsuna's eyes.

"I told you not to work overtime, I told you not to overwork yourself, I told you to come to me if you need anything—do you still think you're so great and working so hard?"

Surugawa Tezuna did not respond.

Do you know what your body has become?

Shinji Kitahara ripped off her clothes, pointed to one of the patches, and said with exasperation.

“If I hadn’t discovered this now, and things continued like this, you would have been in the intensive care unit within a week. If you were lucky, you would have come out half-crippled; if you were unlucky, you would have been dead.”

"This situation is beyond what nursing care can solve. I'm begging you, please be kinder to yourself, okay?"

silence.

The Green Devil, once aloof and always with a smile and composure on his face, was known as the Guardian of Treson.

At this moment, she was like a little girl who had made a mistake, pinned down by Shinji Kitahara.

They look a little pitiful.

"......sorry."

She spoke softly.

"You didn't wrong me, you wronged yourself."

Seeing her like this, Shinji Kitahara ultimately couldn't bring himself to continue scolding her. He sighed and softened his tone.

“In your current state, nursing care alone is not enough. We need to take other measures, and you will also need to be temporarily suspended from your job. Whether you want to or not, it doesn’t matter. I will go directly to the chairperson and tell her that she can only choose between completing her work and your life.”

After a pause, Shinji Kitahara suddenly remembered something and lowered his voice.

"Um, isn't the chairperson in that group?"

"I'm sorry, I can't disclose any information about that group."

"you--"

Forget it.

Shinji Kitahara sighed.

I won't argue with the patient anymore.

"Um, Trainer Kitahara."

Surugawa Tezuna hesitated before speaking.

"what happened?"

"May I ask what other methods you mentioned?"

The thought of how I felt during the nursing care, and the fact that this nursing care was ineffective, is unbearable.

Junkawa Tessuna felt a little scared.

But when she asked him, Shinji Kitahara fell silent.

"Well, it's not that I don't want treatment, or that I can't bear it, I just want to prepare myself mentally in advance..."

A long sigh.

"Then you'll really have to bear with it."

Shinji Kitahara lowered his head and said earnestly.

"Take off your clothes."

Surugawa Tessuna: "...Huh?"

"What else could it be?"

Shinji Kitahara looked at her with a helpless expression.

"Jump with my horse."

"Isn't this what you want?"

......

Although he was reluctant to admit it, Shinji Kitahara did realize that his bodily fluids were beneficial to the horse girl.

The effects are not as obvious as those of medicine, but they are harmless and provide long-lasting hydration.

It's perfect for treating people who are suffering from chronic overwork.

Especially considering that she was already in that group, Shinji Kitahara resigned himself to his fate.

Anyway, he already has more than one or two things to worry about, so having another one like Surugawa Tessuna is fine too.

After all, he couldn't just stand by and watch her die.