I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

After offering a brief explanation, Shinji Kitahara walked over, found a horse girl who was still conscious, squatted down, and sighed.

"The Black Forest?"

The other person's pupils dilated for a moment, then they immediately denied it.

"I do not know what you're talking about."

"Hmm, this is going to be difficult..."

Although he could basically confirm the other party's identity, he seemed to have no way to deal with it if the other party persisted in their claims.

After all, this is a metropolis, and he is Treson's trainer. Off-campus fighting is already a serious incident, and if torture is used to extract confessions, it will be even more serious.

If word gets out, it's a minor issue that he'll be fired, but the real problem is that Treson's reputation will definitely be damaged.

Although he didn't really care whether Treson's reputation would be damaged, the problem was that the other party's purpose had been very clear from the beginning: to try to undermine Treson's legitimacy. He didn't want to do what these people wanted.

Just then, Alice walked over, reached out her hand, and handed over a bottle of pale blue potion.

Shinji Kitahara raised an eyebrow.

"what?"

Alice blinked and smiled.

"It's just a very ordinary drug that can make a person only tell the truth for a period of time."

Upon hearing her words, Shinji Kitahara remembered that she had indeed created such a drug before, and it seemed that she had even caused an accident...

and many more.

After receiving the medicine, just as he was about to pour it into the mouth of the terrified horse girl, Kitahara Shinji suddenly noticed a blind spot.

"Wait a minute, why do you carry this thing with you all the time?"

He stared straight at Alice.

Facing his gaze, Alice turned her head slightly away, her eyes darting around, her ponytail swaying gently behind her.

"Ah, why? I'm not quite sure either..."

"You weren't planning to force this into my mouth all along, were you?"

"Hahaha, Guinea Pig, how could that be? You're overthinking it..."

Kitahara Shinji: "..."

“Eclipse, Emperor of the East Sea, hold her down. I’m going to shove this medicine into her mouth and see if she’s lying.”

Chapter 44: The equipment dropped, but my teammates...

Although she was indeed pinned to the ground by the other two horse girls, the pale blue truth serum was ultimately not poured into Alice's mouth.

Because you don't even need to administer it to him to know that the medicine was definitely prepared for him.

Moreover, it wasn't just the truth serum. After pinning Alice down, Eclipse and the Emperor of the East Sea searched her body and found a total of four vials of medicine on her—but there might be more hidden.

Truth serum, a super-concentrated energy booster; an unidentified drug that makes you glow all day after drinking it; and a potent orange hallucinogen for self-defense that works simply by being splashed...

Except for the last one, the other three seem to be prepared for him no matter how you look at them.

"Confiscated."

Since it was considered spoils of war, the remaining three divided the remaining potions equally, excluding the truth serum.

Among them, the Emperor of the East Sea took the super-concentrated energy replenishment potion first, presumably intending to use it after training.

Out of curiosity, Eclipse took the vial of the unknown medicine.

The remaining hallucinogens were given to Shinji Kitahara for self-defense.

However, during the separation, Shinji Kitahara felt a strange sense of unease.

Those horse girls on the ground were clearly the attackers, so how come they got items from their teammates instead...?

Never mind, it's just a detail, don't worry about it too much.

Shaking his head to clear the strange thought from his mind, he then asked Eclipse to help pry open the mouth of the still-awake horse girl on the ground. Under her terrified gaze, he poured the truth serum into her mouth, and she stopped struggling after a short while.

His gaze gradually became vacant, saliva dribbled from the corner of his mouth, and his body went limp on the ground, twitching slightly.

As he observed the changes that occurred after administering the medication, Shinji Kitahara's expression gradually became subtle.

"Hey, Alice, are you sure you didn't grab the wrong potion? This doesn't look like a truth serum at all..."

"It's truth serum."

Alice nodded firmly, paused, and then added a sentence.

"It's just that the side effect is a bit of a hypnotic effect, but that also makes interrogation easier, doesn't it?"

Kitahara Shinji: "......"

Side effects include hypnosis? This drug is way too dangerous! And what exactly do you want to do by forcing this stuff on me?!

After raising his awareness of the danger posed by Alice to a new level, he shifted his attention back to the horse girl in front of him, whose condition seemed anything but right. Suppressing the subtle feeling in his heart, he began to question her.

The result was somewhat different from what he had guessed.

Although the other party was indeed from the Black Forest, the attack on him was not due to orders from above, but simply an accident.

The atmosphere within the Black Forest has been tense recently due to a series of setbacks in previous operations.

The existing contradictions gradually intensified due to the setbacks, and even began to split into two factions, namely the radicals and the conservatives.

The radical faction advocates using any means necessary, even resorting to direct military action against Treson, and claims that there is no reform without bloodshed.

The conservatives, on the other hand, were more moderate, believing that they should proceed gradually, revealing the dark truth of Treson little by little, until it was completely eradicated.

These seven horse girls belong to one of the radical group leaders. They were just out for a stroll today, but they happened to see the East Sea Emperor on the way.

After confirming that there were only four of them, including one frail human, they contacted the other two horse girls in their group, hoping to secretly make a contribution and then surprise their group leader.

And then...

That's the current situation.

Looking at the pitiful horse girl in front of him, her tongue lolling out, her eyes rolling back, and drool dripping all over the ground, Kitahara Shinji sighed, his expression gradually turning melancholy.

Things are getting more and more complicated.

Forget it, this kind of thing isn't something a mediocre trainer like him should concern himself with. Let the chairman and Rudolf worry about it.

While Kitahara Shinji was asking about the horse girl, the East Sea Emperor also contacted Rudolf's symbol.

After the questioning was over, Narita Shirahito, the student council vice president whom they had met before, arrived at their location with some student council members.

After seeing the scene inside the alley, their expressions gradually became subtle.

They didn't misunderstand the situation on Kitahara Shinji's side, because the student council had also used the drug that Alice used. Although it felt a bit strange, it wasn't enough to cause a misunderstanding.

But those were seven horse girls, and they all looked like they had finished their orthodox transformations and were carrying weapons, yet now they've all turned into this.

Moreover, according to the East Sea Emperor's statement, neither she nor Alice made a move from beginning to end.

In other words, this tragic scene was entirely caused by that horse girl dressed in black.

interesting......

However, Narita Shirahito also knew that now was not the time to dwell on this.

After inquiring about the general course of events, Narita Shirahito waved his hand, and then the student council girls who had come with her took out anesthetics and sacks from their packages. They then sedated all seven girls on the ground and put them into the sacks.

Moreover, his movements were fluid and incredibly skilled, clearly indicating that this wasn't his first time doing something like this.

"What? Is that strange?"

Seeing the subtle look in Kitahara Shinji's eyes, Narita Shirahito glanced at Alice Soko next to him.

"Guess who cleaned up all the messes she made? And you'd better watch out yourself, or I'm afraid one day I won't have time to clean up your mess and will only be able to collect your corpse."

After saying that, she didn't waste any more words. She simply asked them if they wanted to go back with them. After receiving a negative answer, she decisively directed the other members to carry the sacks and embark on the road back to Treson.

As for why they didn't call the police, why they sent those female horses to Teresa, and what will happen to them next...

Shinji Kitahara felt it was best not to delve too deeply into this matter.

Incidentally, a small incident occurred during the inquiry process.

Just as the medicine began to take effect and Kitahara Shinji started asking questions, the unconscious horse girl suddenly raised her head, stared at Kitahara Shinji with her unfocused eyes, and murmured something softly.

"Three goddesses..."

However, this incident went unnoticed by anyone.

After all, the Three Goddesses are the common faith of the horse girls in this world. In the past, when the horse girls were in a daze, they would unconsciously murmur the names of the Three Goddesses, which is not a strange thing.

However, although this incident did not attract anyone's attention, Alice became curious about something else.

Based on her past experience, the truth serum shouldn't have been that effective.

Although it sounds terrifying, in reality, truth serum has very limited effect when the other person is determined.

While it may encourage the other party to tell the truth, they can also choose not to answer.

As for hypnosis, that's an even bigger exaggeration. In reality, it's just that it can make the other person's consciousness become blurred to some extent, which is similar to a half-dreaming and half-awake state.

While this state can break down the other person's psychological defenses to some extent, it can also affect their thinking ability, making the questioning process difficult and the answers vague or even chaotic.

But just now, during Kitahara Shinji's questioning, he encountered no problems at all. Basically, whatever he asked, the other party answered without the slightest sign of resistance, and even subtly revealed a sense of obedience...

After some consideration, Alice felt there were three possibilities.

The first possibility is that Shinji Kitahara is actually an undercover agent infiltrating the Black Forest high command in Teresen, and what just happened was just a staged performance by him, which is why the other party subconsciously acted so compliant.

However, considering the fighting power that Eclipse just displayed, as well as the level of gore, this possibility is practically nonexistent.

The second possibility is that there's something wrong with this medicine, making it more effective than others, or that she herself has made a breakthrough in medicine making at some point, thus enhancing the effectiveness of the medicine she creates. This possibility is not small.

As for the third type...

The problem lies with Shinji Kitahara.

Squinting at Shinji Kitahara's back, Alice touched the six remaining vials of medicine on her body that hadn't been taken away, her eyes flashing with a strange light.

Speculation is useless.

You'll know once you find an opportunity to try it.

Chapter 45: Just Wait to Die

After the brief incident, Shinji Kitahara and his group encountered no further surprises and arrived at the clothing store without incident. Along the way, they also bought some gifts that the elderly horse girl might like.

Actually, Shinji Kitahara wanted to buy some gifts last time.

But considering the old lady's personality, giving her money instead of a gift would be worse than letting her buy what she likes, since she wouldn't accept it at all. So now I have to settle for buying her a gift instead.

Next, I went into the shop, greeted the elderly woman, and put my things down.

After explaining her purpose, the elderly horse lady didn't waste any more words and immediately began to collect the data needed to make the final outfit, one by one.

Height, weight, bust, waist, hip measurements...

Details of the limbs, their softness, skin tolerance...

Style requirements, color preferences, attention to detail...

The reason why Eclipse and Elise were not asked to measure these data last week is mainly because the production of the final suit is not a one-way requirement.

Before accepting reservations, the elderly horse lady also needs to check her inventory in advance to determine the extent of her capabilities, and also needs to purchase a new set of measuring equipment.

This is the first time she has accepted a reservation for the final outfit since moving here, and there is quite a lot to prepare.

Shinji Kitahara did consider helping out, at least by helping to buy some things, or even just by carrying their bags.

The problem is, while he's great at picking out clothes, he's really not good at making them. Asking him to help buy equipment would just be a hindrance.

As for carrying things?

Even the oldest horse is still a horse; she doesn't need the help of weak humans.

After successfully completing the data collection, the elderly woman checked the time and suggested that a few people stay for dinner.

Shinji Kitahara thought that it was a rare opportunity to meet, so he didn't refuse.