I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

As for the other two that Shinji Kitahara had never met...

"I'll go back and investigate those two. You just need to take care of your own thing."

The white-haired horse girl said calmly.

"it is good."

Shinji Kitahara agreed immediately, then put away the stack of portraits, planning to confirm with the little pony girls later.

Then, after he put away the portrait, the white-haired horse girl spoke again.

"Alright, making wild guesses without concrete evidence will only lead to prejudice. Let's talk about this matter after the investigation is complete. I have some other things I'd like to discuss with you."

She turned to look at Shinji Kitahara, her tone calm.

"For example, why did you come to Treson?"

"I remember you said before that you never wanted to come to this godforsaken place in your life."

"this......"

Shinji Kitahara touched the tip of his nose, feeling somewhat guilty.

"To be honest, it's mainly about the money..."

He paused, then added.

"After all, as you know, Eclipse eats a lot. If I don't earn more, I'm afraid I won't even be able to cover her food expenses. So, in the end, I saw that there's a free cafeteria here, and the salary is high, so I had no choice but to come..."

The white-haired horse girl remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"I remember telling you that I can help you with any money issues."

"Well, I still feel more at ease spending the money I earn myself..."

Putting aside the fact that Shinji Kitahara doesn't like the feeling of owing others, just look at this woman. Although we don't know her identity, one look is enough to tell that she has a lot of troubles.

If it were a normal transaction, that would be fine. For example, a few years ago she asked him to provide guidance and then gave him a sum of money as payment. But if it were a gift, that would be different.

He wants money for a peaceful life in the future, but getting into trouble for money is putting the cart before the horse.

After answering, Shinji Kitahara was prepared for the other party to be angry.

After all, this old woman had a history of wanting to help him or give him something nice before, only to be rejected and then, in a fit of anger, beat him up on the head during training.

Although he could tell that the other person genuinely wanted what was best for him, and even treated him like a grandson, his awkward personality was certainly not something to be complimented—there's no reason why someone would accept a beating without expecting something in return.

But unexpectedly, this time, the white-haired horse girl did not show any displeasure. She simply nodded slightly, then glanced at him, her eyes revealing a strange meaning.

Perhaps the young pony girls are unaware, but as a seasoned and knowledgeable head of the Symbol family, Speed ​​Symbol can easily smell the strong scent of being 'marked' emanating from him.

Moreover, it's not just at the level of one or two, or three or four.

Some are fresher or more profound, while others are older or more superficial.

But the most important thing is not the label.

Most importantly, even though he was already in this kind of environment, he seemed completely unaware of what was happening around him, which could not be explained by dullness alone.

But speed symbolizes knowing why.

Just as someone who is constantly surrounded by sweetness becomes desensitized to sweetness, someone who is constantly enveloped by strong kindness or other emotions will also have their senses dulled in this regard.

Humans are fine, but the problem is that, under the deliberate guidance of certain beings, horse girls are practically a benevolent aggregate.

The more exposure, the deeper the exposure, and the longer the exposure, the easier it is for the senses in this area to become dulled.

Let alone Shinji Kitahara, even children from symbolic families who grow up with horse girls tend to be gentle and kind in personality, but they are usually less emotionally sensitive than those born into normal families.

Moreover, the degree of this slowness is directly related to the number of female horse lovers one comes into contact with, the depth of that contact, and the goodwill and emotional attitude the other party has towards them.

That's why Tressen, where horsewomen are everywhere, is a perennial source of timber, and occasionally even produces top-grade timber like the Three Heroes' Great Ambition.

Because they are constantly surrounded by kindness and even love, they will think this is a normal situation.

Like? What do you mean by "like"? Isn't that what everyone does? You're overthinking it.

And these are just the trainers in Treson, who only interact with one academy's horse girls. The only ones who might develop feelings for them are probably their own team members, or at most a few more team horse girls.

But Shinji Kitahara...

The number of horse girls he has helped over the years far exceeds the total number of current students at Tresson College.

And the kindness he radiates has earned him countless positive responses.

The result is that this person's senses in a certain area are not so much sharp as to be dulled to the point of being almost completely desensitized.

It's not that he's incapable of sensing certain emotions; it's just that there are so many people and horse-riding women around him who feel the same or similar emotions that he finds it quite normal.

For the same reason, she has witnessed countless mysterious actions of this kid over the years, and even almost caused her, who is recognized as the healthiest among the heads of the major horse-woman families, to develop high blood pressure several times.

She did try to remind and guide them.

But faced with his repeated questions like "Why?", "Why should I?", "Impossible!", "You're overthinking it," this is the generation gap between the elderly and the young.

In the end, he silently gave up the idea and picked up the wooden sword instead.

He always thought she was scolding him for trivial matters, but little did he know that behind every stab lay a deep resentment.

But there's no need for that now.

Sensing the clear and deep marks on his body, I thought about some recent messages.

Speed ​​Symbol, who hadn't smiled in a long time, slowly developed a faint smile, and even his gaze towards Kitahara Shinji softened.

After all, barring any unforeseen circumstances, this kid will soon face retribution for what he did in the past, so there's no need for her to take any further action.

While this is partly due to emotional dullness, the problem is that emotional dullness is also something he brought upon himself.

Moreover, although she admits that she has a bad temper and does like to use her hands, she has no interest in the act of desecrating a corpse.

On the other side, Shinji Kitahara's expression was somewhat subtle.

That's strange, did the sun rise in the west today?

Why is this old woman so agreeable today? She's not angry, doesn't seem to have any intention of hitting me, and even appears to be in a good mood...

However, he did not ask or dwell on the issue excessively.

What if this old lady has dementia and has temporarily forgotten about him? If he gets caught up in it or asks her to remember, wouldn't that be courting death?

So let's just muddle through for now.

Thinking this, he blinked and then tried to change the subject.

"Um, senior, you told me before that you had some things to discuss, which means you probably have something else you want to tell me..."

"Yes, there is indeed one more thing."

Speaking of this, Speed ​​Symbol's smile widened, and a hint of something inexplicable crept into his usually calm tone.

"It's not a big deal. It's just that I didn't know you were coming to Treson. I was just thinking that you're an adult now, but you don't have a proper job and you're always wandering around aimlessly. It just makes me angry. I thought maybe you'd be more settled after you settled down and started a family..."

Shinji Kitahara blinked.

"Uh, so what exactly do you mean...?"

Speed ​​Symbol took a sip of his drink and said calmly.

"I've arranged a few blind dates for you. When would you be free to go?"

Kitahara Shinji: "...?"

Chapter 84: Pleasure Suppressant (?)

Setting up a blind date for Shinji Kitahara was a decision Speed ​​Symbol made before they knew he had joined the Treson headquarters.

After all, such outstanding talent, if we don't try to win them over to the Symbol family, are we just going to give them away to those other stupid families for nothing?

Not to mention now, several years ago she had the idea of ​​simply taking him to the symbolic home and raising him, but for some reason she ultimately failed to do so.

And now...

"No, no, this really won't do."

After saying that speed symbolizes speed, Shinji Kitahara immediately shook his head vigorously.

Blind date? Are you kidding me?

In Tresson, the word "blind date" is like the fuse of a bomb.

If there are problems on a blind date, the issues will explode; if there are no problems, a blind date might still cause problems.

Although he currently maintains a relatively good distance from the female horses under his name, he still doesn't dare to take any risks.

So he immediately and firmly rejected her suggestion, and was prepared to anger her.

But nothing happened.

For some reason, Senior Ma seemed unusually easygoing today.

Not only did she not show any anger before, but even after he rejected the blind date suggestion, she still said that everything was negotiable, that it wasn't urgent, that he should focus on his career first, and that he could go later when he had time. She added that she had already reserved a place for him...

It's just weird.

After discussing the blind date, Speed ​​symbolized that he also had many other things to do, so he simply left.

As for Shinji Kitahara, he returned to his dormitory shortly after she left, took out the stack of portraits, took pictures of each one, and began to contact the little pony girls one by one to confirm their identities.

Then, time passed.

Before dinner time, Shinji Kitahara had basically confirmed the accuracy of the three portraits and picked out the three that the girls said were the most similar, and sent them to his senior, the girl.

After that, he checked the time and realized it was almost time for training to end, so as usual he bought drinks and went to the training field. He ate with them, rested for a while in the activity room, and then...

He appeared in Alice's laboratory.

That's also where she lives.

After all, he had promised to take care of her during her preparation for the competition at Alice Digital, so he naturally had to keep his promise.

Of course, while he called it taking care of her, there wasn't anything particularly special going on. It mainly involved supervising her to strictly follow the lifestyle adjustment plan he had previously given her.

This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining a regular sleep schedule, adjusting her diet, engaging in activities before bed, and ensuring she doesn't spend too much time engrossed in experiments without moving around, etc.

To be honest, it's definitely better for Ma Niang to do these tasks, since he can't possibly check on Alice in the middle of the night to see if she's asleep on time.

The problem is that Alice specifically asked him to come, and he happens to owe her a favor. In addition, the only reliable people in the team are Ms. Kusa and Nechika.

However, the former is particularly concerned about Zhou, while the latter is a pressure monster comparable to the ancient god's benefactor.

So after thinking it over, it seems that only he can take care of it.

Despite this, Shinji Kitahara wasn't too worried.

After all, there are only a few days left until the competition for Alice Digital. Once she finishes her competition, everything will be back to normal. All he needs to do is make sure Alice doesn't run into any major problems in the next few days.

As for details, such as minor adjustments to daily routines and diet, it's okay if they're a little off; you can always make up for it later by spending more time on them.

The only thing to worry about is that Alice might ambush him and use him as a test subject.

The problem is that when it comes to administering drugs, he's more than qualified to be Alice's grandmaster.

After all, Alice only used the drug to test its composition, and because of her age and being in the academy, her methods couldn't be considered particularly sophisticated; they were just typical childish antics.

But if he said that, he was aiming for a complete wipeout.

Not only are her methods of drugging complex, diverse, and utterly unscrupulous, but she is also incredibly experienced, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to easily evade the ten drugging attacks that Alice had launched daily.

As for the specific details of the care provided...

After leaving the activity room and returning to the laboratory, Alice returned to her daily routine.

Showering, changing clothes, reading, and immersing myself in experiments.

Then, Shinji Kitahara forcibly pulled him out of his experimental state, and after completing a whole set of body conditioning exercises as planned, he was forced to drink a large glass of milk with an unwilling expression on his face.

"Avoid maintaining the same posture for too long, don't skip pre-sleep activities, especially leg care, and absolutely avoid staying up late. Go to bed early, and drink a glass of milk before bed..."

Shinji Kitahara started nagging like a mother hen.

"I know."

Alice wagged her tail, a perfunctory expression on her face.

While she was being perfunctory, she touched the vial of medicine hidden in her sleeve, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.