I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

Although its overall performance is similar to that of the older female horse that was rushed out in half a week, it is slightly better in running and other aspects because leg protection was not taken into consideration.

Shinji Kitahara didn't seem to care too much about it.

After all, the final outfit is something that Ma Niang can wear whichever she likes. He only ordered the final outfit for her out of his duty as a trainer.

And it's not that her legs will definitely have problems if she doesn't wear the winning outfit he ordered for her.

It's just that his version is less likely to have problems. If she likes the current version, he doesn't care.

After all, he doesn't like to interfere with other people's choices, not to mention that he had promised her from the beginning that he wouldn't interfere with her training, so he naturally wouldn't cause trouble for no reason.

The problem is that the Emperor of the East Sea changed not only his decisive attire, but also his attitude towards him, and the latter is what he is primarily concerned with.

In fact, after the basic competition ended yesterday, Donghai Emperor's performance was noticeably different from usual.

Not just Shinji Kitahara, everyone else in the team could see it too.

The problem was that the competition had just ended, and everyone was still reeling from the eclipse, so their performances were generally different from usual, and nobody paid any attention.

But after a night's rest, and with the return to daily training, everyone gradually returned to normal, at most glancing at the solar eclipse a couple more times during training or rest.

The Emperor of the East Sea was the same as everyone else in this respect, but he was different in other respects.

For example, his attitude towards Shinji Kitahara.

Although on the surface, the way the Emperor of the East Sea and Shinji Kitahara interacted seemed no different than before, Shinji Kitahara could clearly sense some differences in her behavior.

She's been actively seeking him out less often, and when we talk, she stands a little further away than before. She also no longer makes those little, capricious requests of him as frequently as she used to...

In short, she was deliberately keeping her distance from him, or even actively distancing herself from him.

If this happened to other trainers, they would probably be so worried that they wouldn't be able to eat or sleep, and they would rack their brains to figure out the reason behind it.

But for Shinji Kitahara...

He also lost his appetite and desperately wanted to figure out the reason behind it.

He was so overjoyed that he lost his appetite.

The reason he wanted to find out the reason was that he wanted to know how he successfully gained her negative favor, so that she would keep her distance from him, and then he could try again in the future.

Was it because his slacking off finally became unbearable for her? Or had some previous action just happened to touch a nerve? Or perhaps some other subtle reason...?

But neither is true.

The reason why the East Sea Emperor deliberately kept his distance from him was not because of him, but because of herself.

She is struggling.

Although she always claimed to be the one responsible for Kitahara Shinji, the Tokai Empress knew very well that she was actually the one least related to Kitahara Shinji in the whole team.

And it wasn't just her; the others in the team weren't blind either.

It's been almost a month now, and Shinji Kitahara has gone through almost everyone in the team, helping them make various plans and adjustments, but he has overlooked the two people in charge.

No one would question the situation regarding the solar eclipse.

Since she doesn't practice at all, Shinji Kitahara has no way to control her even if he wanted to.

But what about the emperor of the East Sea?

She's supposed to be a champion with three undefeated titles, but she doesn't even glance at Shinji Kitahara, a top-tier trainer, and they never talk about training. It just doesn't seem right.

At first, there was only doubt, then suspicion, and then, with each step of reasoning, the truth gradually came to light.

After all, Rudolph was most famous for winning the three undefeated championships all by herself, and it's understandable that the East Sea Emperor, as her fan, would want to replicate her success.

Although others' attitudes toward her didn't change even after they learned the truth, the problem was that the Emperor of the East Sea knew very well that things weren't that simple.

Although she was the most active member of the team, and although she was Shinji Kitahara's nominal leader.

In reality, her connection with Shinji Kitahara was even weaker than that of the team's horse girl; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them outsiders.

Previously, there was an outsider named Grasshopper at the bottom, but now even Grasshopper has officially joined the team, while she remains the same as before.

But what can she do?

She had already made it clear to Shinji Kitahara that he was only her nominal trainer, and she was only his nominal mentor; their relationship would end there.

She had no reason to approach him, and her previous actions were based on the logic, or rather the excuse, that 'he was attacked because of her trainer, so she should protect him.'

Now that the problem in the Black Forest has been resolved and there is no longer any need to worry about safety, and the academy has also compensated him for this incident, the logic of 'protection' has begun to gradually collapse.

Just yesterday, Eclipse showed strength that was in no way inferior to hers, and with the other horse girls in the team also performing well, he no longer needed to rely on her double share.

As for Alice, she is indeed very dangerous.

The problem is that Alice is his team's horse girl, someone in the team.

Although she, the Emperor of the East Sea, was nominally his successor, she was actually an outsider.

Isn't it ridiculous for an outsider to be suspicious of what's going on in someone else's group?

Once all other miscellaneous things are removed, the only connection between the trainer and the horse girl is training.

By personally rejecting this possibility, she meant severing the most important connection between her and him.

After smelling the scent on Shinji Kitahara's hands, she actually wanted to ask him some questions.

But before she could even utter a word, she suddenly realized that she had no right or reason to question him about these questions, because they had already agreed not to interfere with each other.

But if, if she could become his true support...

At that moment, a thought suddenly popped into her head.

But in the next second, that thought was suppressed by another idea.

Without relying on trainers, he single-handedly won the undefeated triple crown, proving himself to Chairman Rudolf...

This was the vow she made before enrolling in school, and it is the reason why she has been fighting and working hard for it until now.

To achieve this goal, she even argued with Chairman Rudolf and stubbornly chose Shinji Kitahara as her trainer, just to avoid interference.

However, denying this vow would be tantamount to denying all her actions and efforts to date.

Therefore, she can no longer get close to Trainer San.

Although the weights on both sides of the scale are not yet balanced, the weight of the oath side is much greater than the weight of Shinji Kitahara.

However, if the other side is allowed to keep increasing its leverage, then no matter how big the gap is, it will eventually be closed, or even overtaken.

Moreover, the gap isn't as large as one might imagine.

The moment the scent of his hands was detected, the scales began to sway slightly.

She had to choose between them, but the problem was that she couldn't give up either side, so she was caught in a dilemma.

Taking a step back means leaving trainer Sang, while taking a step forward means denying oneself.

Unable to make a decision, the emperor of the East Sea could only try his best to stay on this central line.

Once she achieves an undefeated triple crown, she will have proven herself to Chairman Rudolf, and then she can formally apply to trainer San for the role, thus avoiding having to give up on either side...

That's what she thought.

The problem is that, after only one month, the scales in her heart have already begun to sway slightly.

To achieve an undefeated triple crown, it would take until at least October of the following year.

Can she really hold on until then?

The Emperor of the East Sea did not know the answer to this question.

I don't want to know.

The pace of training gradually increased.

......

On the other hand, Kitahara Shinji, who was delighted by the deliberate distancing and distance from the Emperor of the East Sea, had not been happy for long when another piece of good news followed.

After a day of training, Shinji Kitahara discovered that not only had the Emperor of the East Sea begun to deliberately keep his distance from him, but another person's attitude towards him had also changed significantly.

That is Airi Tachyon.

She also began to deliberately keep her distance from him.

Double happiness belongs to yes.

Chapter 72: The Lingering Ghost

Shinji Kitahara discovered that Alice was deliberately keeping her distance from him after the morning training session.

Because of a previous agreement, he now buys them some suitable drinks every day before training ends, so that they can replenish their fluids and enjoy a little something after training.

It was during the distribution of drinks that he noticed something was wrong with Alice.

If it were the old Alice, she would usually come over to collect the drink herself after he bought it, then taste it on the spot to check if the sweetness was up to standard, and take the opportunity to give him some medicine.

But today, she sat still, acting as if she was overtraining, and then had Aili Digital take away her portion.

Furthermore, after he looked at her with a puzzled expression, she simply turned her head away, clearly intending not to pay him any attention.

Is it because of what happened before that people dislike you?

After much thought, Shinji Kitahara could only come to this conclusion.

But he didn't care too much.

After all, for him, a decrease in favorability or being disliked is not a bad thing, but a good thing to celebrate. On the contrary, it would be a bad thing to worry about if her favorability increased.

So he didn't pay much attention to what was happening with Alice, and he didn't notice her legs rubbing together gently, or her ponytail swaying unconsciously behind her.

Then, as time went on...

Although there have been some changes within the team, none of them have affected Shinji Kitahara's daily life, at least for the time being.

And so the peaceful daily routine continued, and soon it was the end of the fourth week.

On Saturday, as usual, I visited Mai Ma's mother and received the special week and Oguri hat outfit amidst her surprised look, "You didn't even get eight this week?"

As for a solar eclipse?

Although it was the first one decided, and the data was collected well in advance, but...

"Do you think she can pull off a normal final outfit?"

The elderly woman, Ma, said this with a sense of helplessness.

In fact, she had been thinking about this ever since she talked to Shinji Kitahara about the eclipse-defining outfit a few years ago.

The problem is that, unlike Shinji Kitahara, she had realized the abnormality of the solar eclipse very early on, and for some reason, she had a certain understanding of the power of the solar eclipse.

Because of this understanding, she was able to determine that the materials and equipment she currently had were completely insufficient to make her the final outfit, which is why she kept putting it off.

This isn't even a problem that money can solve.

The elderly horse lady knew very well that even if she just wanted to make a 'qualified' final outfit for the Eclipse, she would have to use some high-end gadgets.

As far as she knows, even the top horse-woman families don't have much of those things; there's not enough for their own people, let alone for them to leak out.

"Anyway, let's wait and see, I'll try to think of a solution."

The elderly horse girl rarely showed a worried expression, while Eclipse on the side didn't seem to care much about the matter and comforted her, saying that it was okay for her not to have the decisive outfit.

Since we can't lose regardless of whether there's a final match or not, right?

Shinji Kitahara thought to himself, then handed the two sets of final outfits he had received to Special Week and Oguri Hat.

Their final outfits are similar to Alice's, although there are some minor differences from the original final outfit in the game, they are generally the same.

Oguri's outfit consists of a sailor uniform top, a blue short skirt, and high-quality black tights covering her legs. She wears white boots, and the differences from the original are mainly in the minor embellishments on the top.

As for the special week...

To be honest, the outfit for Special Week is the closest to the original; it's just a very ordinary white and purple dress.

But the problem is that she's a lot worse than others.

Shinji Kitahara didn't know when his hair started growing rapidly during his special week, but no matter how you looked at it, it couldn't have been more than a month.

In just one month, Zhou's hair went from being almost level with her cheeks to now being long enough to reach past her shoulders when let down.

Shinji Kitahara originally didn't believe that changing one's hairstyle could change a person's image, but the thing is, she really did it on Special Week.

As her hair grew, her entire demeanor seemed to change.