I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

"Of course I don't know him."

Shinji Kitahara's tone was very certain and affirmative.

Just kidding, he's not stupid, how could he not realize he knows someone from the Symbolist family?

When this was mentioned, the Emperor of the East Sea blinked after hearing it, and then showed a thoughtful expression.

"Trainer-san doesn't know anyone from the president's family? But now that you mention it, it does seem a bit like it..."

"...What looks a bit like?"

"Trainer, you and the president look a bit alike."

"......What?"

Shinji Kitahara looked surprised.

He and that Rudolf symbol? Are you kidding me?

"It's not that you two are very similar, but there are some details, and sometimes your thoughts and logic are a bit alike, for example..."

The Emperor of the East Sea looked at Kitahara Shinji's hand holding the paddle, staring at the index finger that was gently tapping the paddle, and confirmed it.

"When you two are thinking, you both like to tap your index fingers."

Upon hearing this, Shinji Kitahara immediately stopped tapping with his index finger, then resumed his action.

"What does that prove? I know an old lady who also likes to knock like that."

Shinji Kitahara made a comment, then suddenly realized that his habit of tapping his index finger was something she had given him.

Damn it, how come he only learns bad things and not good ones?

But the problem is that this doesn't prove anything.

There are plenty of people in the world who tap their index finger when they're thinking; it's just a very common habit, so what's so strange about it?

"But it really does look like it..."

The Emperor of the East Sea muttered to himself, but couldn't quite put his finger on what they were similar about. After muttering for a while, he returned to training.

As for Kitahara Shinji, he didn't take her words to heart, treating them as just a child's joke.

After all, one was the undefeated, three-time champion of Treisen, while the other was a vagrant who had been wandering around for years trying to make ends meet. From personality to status to family background, the two were not a good match at all.

Moreover, Rudolf is a symbol of that recognized monster family.

Although she seems quite kind now, judging from her behavior when we first met, no matter how gentle she appears now, she still has the blood of family flowing through her veins.

Maybe he has a hidden side that no one knows about, and he is a completely dangerous species. He is not the same species as this lazy bum who is full of nothing but slacking off. How could they possibly have anything in common?

While thinking, Shinji Kitahara took out his phone and continued his daily routine of slacking off.

Behind him, whispers that were inaudible to most people could not be heard.

'Doesn't this person have any sense of the danger they pose?'

"Yeah, Rudolf, no matter how fierce she is, it's just because she's been raised with strict discipline. Eclipse is just someone who's used to hitting hard. But don't you have any idea what you've done?"

'...But wasn't it mostly the three of us who were responsible for him becoming like that?'

Listening to the crosstalk around him every day, Eclipse's expression remained unchanged, but he didn't quite agree with the three clowns' views and planned to prove them wrong with his actions.

Thinking this, she reached out and poked his waist with her finger, and when he turned around, she spoke expressionlessly.

I'll sleep at your place tonight.

Shinji Kitahara's face visibly turned green.

"Solar eclipse, I've been feeling this way lately..."

"You can choose to jump on the sofa or sleep together."

"...I said I've been missing you lately too, so let's sleep together."

Shinji Kitahara immediately backed down.

After getting the answer he wanted, Eclipse silently retreated, glanced at the air around him, and his eyes seemed to say, "You see, he's not dangerous at all. You're all overthinking it."

But to her surprise, after that look, the three voices beside her not only didn't stop, but became even more incessant, and even added a hint of resentment and sourness.

'That's entirely because it's a minor eclipse, you idiot! Why don't you try it with someone else...'

'Little eclipse, are you sure you didn't do this on purpose? I have a feeling you're showing off...'

"...You all know that the Little Eclipse doesn't have those feelings at all, so please stop embarrassing yourselves."

However, these subsequent comments had nothing to do with the solar eclipse.

After that one glance, her gaze returned to the person in front of her, and she stopped paying attention to what the lively people around her were saying, quietly lost in thought.

However, after some time, an extremely faint sound rang out, lingered in the wind for a moment, and then vanished without being heard by anyone.

"It's perfectly fine, where's the danger..."

Chapter 89: How did you do that?

After handing the investigation over to Rudolf, Shinji Kitahara stopped worrying about Kazuya Hisadou and focused on returning to his daily life.

Playing on my phone, browsing forums, chatting with other trainers in group chats...

I'll take some time to provide some guidance to Alice Digital, who are about to compete, and give Ms. Cao a little help.

After training, I went to the lab to take care of the reluctant Alice. Back in the dorm, I searched online and bought the materials and tools needed to care for Nescha, and also squeezed the little black rice ball in my arms...

The day passed like this.

Then, the sun rose the next day.

After washing up and eating, I went to the training ground as usual.

After exchanging greetings, the horse girls began their daily training, while Shinji Kitahara took out his phone to prepare for a demonstration.

But less than fifteen minutes later, Rudolf's symbol appeared beside him, looking calmly at the East Sea Emperor who was training in the distance.

“I’ve looked into everything you’ve mentioned, and there are indeed some things worth noting.”

Upon hearing her words, Shinji Kitahara was stunned, and he almost dropped his phone.

What? That's it? The investigation is over already?

Although Shinji Kitahara had heard from others that Rudolf was extremely capable and efficient.

He had no doubts, after all, if she didn't have some tricks up her sleeve, she wouldn't be able to stand up to the chairman of the board as a student, and even be respectfully called 'Emperor'.

But this is way too damn fast!

Preparations included: planning, manpower allocation, site visits and investigations, information gathering, proofreading and organization...

According to Shinji Kitahara's estimate, it would take at least four or five days to get all these things done.

Not to mention that due to the influx of students, the entire student council is now under tremendous workload. In addition, Hisato Kazuya has extensive connections within Tressen, so the means of investigation will be greatly limited if he doesn't find out, and the investigation will only take longer.

But just one night later, Rudolf said he had finished his investigation and handed the data over to him.

Moreover, after his inspection, he found that the information was not only produced quickly, but also quite complete and detailed, and contained information beyond what he had requested, almost completely investigating Hisato Kazuya.

"how did you do it?"

Shinji Kitahara couldn't help but ask.

Rudolf didn't hide anything and replied calmly.

"I asked the chairman for access to the trainer database under the pretext of matching trainers to new students, and had Qisuo copy it for me."

"Then, under the guise of finding a trainer for a certain young guy from the symbol family who was about to debut, I had Bai Ren inquire about the students he had trained."

"Finally, we used some connections outside the school to investigate his financial transactions..."

That's what they say, but Rudolf Symbol also felt a little puzzled.

Things were alright on campus. After Shinji Kitahara left, she spent about ten minutes figuring out a strategy, and then had Kiss and Shirahito put aside their work and carry it out.

In addition, they have been working together for many years, so it's not surprising that they are more efficient.

But the problem is that the symbol's attitude is very strange.

According to her calculations, although her request was unlikely to be rejected in the end, the speed of the request indicated that the old woman would probably not agree obediently. Even if she didn't make things difficult for her, she would at least mock her a few times.

But nothing happened.

Not only did they not make things difficult, but the family's attitude this time was even better than she had expected.

Not only did she cooperate fully and grant every request, but she even prepared many things before she even mentioned them, sending them to her email the instant she opened her mouth. The speed was so fast that the old woman didn't say a word.

This is not normal.

Rudolf wasn't naive enough to think that they were cooperating because they considered the matter serious. After thinking it over, he ultimately concluded that the matter was likely related to Shinji Kitahara.

But she didn't ask any further questions.

Based on yesterday's conversation, she had confirmed that Kitahara Shinji was unaware of the Symbol family's affairs, so asking him would probably be useless. She would have to find time to quickly get the information from that old woman, Symbol.

While Rudolf was pondering, Shinji Kitahara roughly flipped through the documents in his hand, then his finger stopped on one of the pieces of information, and his brows gradually furrowed.

Hospital......

According to the information, Hisato also has a habit of visiting patients at one of Tresson's hospitals every week, and he did not miss it even during the preparation period.

In recent years, the frequency of these visits has increased even more. Originally, it was only once a week, but now it is at least three times a week. Basically, they visit whenever they have free time.

Moreover, based on the reactions of his female companions, Hisadou Kazuya was quite reluctant to bring up the matter and had never discussed it with them.

Some of the alumni who had already graduated seemed to know the reasons behind this, but they never talked to them about it, only saying that it was their own business and that they should not pry.

Shinji Kitahara tapped the data panel lightly with his index finger, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Were they threatened? Do they need a suitable organ transplant? Or is there some other reason...?

Never mind, I'll just go and see for myself.

......

Shortly after reviewing the information, Shinji Kitahara said something to the horse girls and then left the training ground with Eclipse.

It's currently the time for Hisato Kazuya to train, so he can't get away for the time being.

He also disliked procrastination, so he decided to take this opportunity to go and investigate.

To his surprise, Rudolf Symbol proposed to go with him, saying that he wanted to personally judge Hisadou Kazuya's character.

Shinji Kitahara did not refuse, or rather, refusing would have been pointless.

After all, this information was obtained by someone else, and I don't need his permission to go through it.

Soon after, Shinji Kitahara, Eclipse, and Rudolf Symbol appeared at the entrance of the hospital. However, they did not go directly to the ward but instead spoke with the medical staff to learn about the situation.

While this kind of thing shouldn't be discussed with people outside the hospital, the problem is that the person asking this question is a symbol of Rudolf.

She also mentioned that it was for the student council's work, so the nurse on the other end only hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"It's not really something to keep secret, since that young lady has been here for many years, and many people know about her relationship with Mr. Hisatou. It's alright to tell you..."

Four-leaf clover is the name of the person who came to visit Kazuya Hisato; she is a horse girl.

But she is not a student at the main Treson campus, nor a student at the local Treson campus, nor even a racehorse girl.

As for the reason...

"Mr. Hisadou and Ms. Clover met when they were in elementary school."

"According to Ms. Clover, Mr. Hisadou was quite withdrawn at that time. He rarely spoke at home and had few friends at school, but his grades were excellent."

"Miss Four-Leaf Clover has a cheerful personality and is very popular, but her academic performance is not very satisfactory."

"So later, the teacher thought about it and suggested that she find a friend with good grades to supervise her studies, and ideally, someone who could tutor her in her spare time..."

"Then Miss Clover approached Mr. Hisadou."

According to her, she felt that her friends were too indulgent. They were not only not supervising her, but they were also lucky if they didn't follow her lead. So she wanted to find someone who looked scary.

"But according to Mr. Jiutang, she felt sorry for him because he was all alone, so she found an excuse to get close to him."

"I don't know which of them was telling the truth, but that's how this started."

"Miss Clover said that they didn't get along well at first because Mr. Hisadou had a bad temper and was always yelling at her. He wasn't cute at all."