I'm Ornn, and I'm about to be beaten to my knees by the Man-eating Horse Girl!

He turned his head away and said, "Alright, as long as you have the will, that's enough. As long as you can train steadily and try your best to realize your dream, I will support you."

Ardan didn't answer Ornn's question; she simply stood there smiling, watching Ornn's somewhat embarrassed expression.

"Tsk tsk, how nice. When you were giving this to Miss Meguro, you laid so much groundwork, but when you were giving it to us, it was like you were giving us some cheap trinket you just picked up from a street stall?"

A new radiance had quietly returned to Ornn's back sometime earlier. She wagged her finger and said, "Benefactor? You can't be biased!"

Ornn merely turned around and glared, and the newly radiant light jumped up in fright.

She quickly covered her head with her hands and shouted, "I was wrong! I was wrong... Wait, no, I didn't do anything wrong!"

Perhaps she developed Ornn-phobia after being frightened by him; even though Ornn handled the situation poorly this time, the newly radiant Lux still instinctively apologized first.

She reached out and grabbed the hem of Fujimasa March's clothes, as if she had found a powerful backer, and said arrogantly, "Yes, it's your fault!!"

Fujimasa nodded coldly, and said in a flat voice, "Auen, you did do something wrong and need to compensate us."

Ornn snorted and pointed at the last member of the original three members of Dolan's team, saying, "Wait a minute, Xiao Li hasn't said anything yet!"

"If Oguri also feels that compensation is needed, then I will provide compensation."

Fujimasa nudged Oguri with his elbow: "Oguri, what do you think?"

Oguri Hat reached up to cover her stabbed rib and fell into a brief moment of thought.

Fujimasa March and New Radiance both looked at her seriously, while constantly giving her meaningful glances. However, their thoughts differed slightly.

New Radiance was thinking of using this to blackmail Ornn into giving him a day off, while Fujimasa was thinking of using this to blackmail Ornn into giving him special compensation, preferably something that could bring the two of them closer together.

Now, the most crucial step lies with Oguri Hat.

If Oguri Hat were to ask for compensation from Ornn as well, the original three members of Dolan's team could work together to get what they wanted from Ornn.

All eyes were on the girl with the reeds, who pondered for a long time, her face indifferent, and murmured:

"I do not mind."

Chapter 207 The August autumn wind howls fiercely, tearing away my glorious triple layers of fur.

The moment he heard the answer from the person in the chestnut hat, a smile appeared on Ornn's face.

In contrast, the expression on Xin Guanghui's face changed drastically, and even the usually aloof Fujimasa's face showed a hint of displeasure.

Before Fujimasa March and New Radiance could even speak, Orn interjected, "Good! Good! Very good!"

"Since Xiaoli has no objections, then I will compensate you in my own way,"

"Tonight's food... I won't set any restrictions or requirements, you can eat as much as you want!"

Orn had long suspected that his assigned individuals harbored ill intentions, especially Fujimasa March. That girl was usually bold, and who knew what troublesome requests she might make now?

What if Shining Glory and Oguri Hat get corrupted by Fujisei's March and start making troublesome demands on themselves? It would be better to nip these dangerous cradles in the bud as soon as possible!

So he made a quick decision and handed over the final say to Oguri, who had remained silent.

As Ornn had expected, Oguri's thick skin made her indifferent to these trivial matters, and her answer gave Ornn a perfect weapon to retaliate.

Upon hearing Orn's declaration, Fujimasa March felt somewhat disappointed. She had hoped to use this opportunity to get closer to Orn, but in the end, she had miscalculated.

Never mind! Perhaps letting things take their natural course is the best approach. There's no rush, at least not right now.

However, I should probably teach Oguri a lesson, otherwise if she doesn't understand our intentions next time, it will all fall through again.

Meanwhile, the newly radiant girl was stamping her feet in frustration. She looked at the little chestnut hat with an expression that looked like she was about to cry.

More importantly, she didn't have a good solution yet, because everyone knows Oguri's personality very well!

I must have been out of my mind just now, actually handing over the final decision-making power over my vacation opportunity to Oguri Hat!

I hate it!! I hate it so much!! I hate the stupid me from just a few seconds ago!!

She reached out and grabbed Oguri's pants, shouting hoarsely, "Hey! Oguri!! Why are you so indifferent! Don't you want your benefactor to give you a gift in a more heartfelt way!?"

Little Chestnut Hat was being held and shaken by Radiant Light, but she didn't react at all.

More than the sense of ceremony, she cares about the gift itself. In this respect, Little Lu Mao is becoming more and more like Ornn—very practical.

She would carefully cherish anything given to her by Orn, whether it was pearls, gold, gemstones, glass bottles, handicrafts, or anything else; she wouldn't mind.

Just like the little shield Ornn had given her before, Little Chestnut Hat usually wouldn't wear it, but carefully placed it under her pillow.

Even Tamamo Cross couldn't help but complain after discovering it: "Oguri, amulets are only useful when worn on your body. Putting it under your pillow, it can only ensure you don't have nightmares, right?"

Even after being teased like that, Oguri Hat still insisted on keeping the amulet under her pillow, worried that she might accidentally lose it while training.

"Glory, because... it doesn't matter..."

Little Chestnut Hat reached out and clasped her hands to her chest. She smiled at Orn and whispered, "I will cherish anything that is a burden to Nassong."

Seemingly realizing that what she had said was a bit too embarrassing, Little Chestnut Hat's ears and tail began to tremble violently.

Judging from the smoke rising from who-knows-where... is it for cooling?

Two blushes rose on the girl's cheeks. She secretly glanced up at Orn, then quickly lowered her head again.

"Oguri...you're so powerful!"

Shining with newfound radiance, she covered her face with her hands, peering at her surroundings through her fingers.

"Cough...that's really impressive."

Fujimasa cleared his throat. Oguri's almost self-destructive direct attack was still a bit too difficult for her. It seemed that she still had a lot to learn.

“Ahhhh…”

Meguro Aldan observed the amusing scene unfolding before him with great interest. Was it frankness or just straightforwardness? Perhaps Oguri Hat had a unique advantage in this regard.

"Ugh......"

"Alright, alright, I give up."

Orn suddenly smiled with satisfaction, and reached out to ruffle the soft hair of the boy in the chestnut hat.

Feeling the extremely hot head radiating from his palm, Orn said helplessly, "Alright, just say whatever you have to say. I admit I didn't think things through this time."

Upon hearing this, Xin Guanghui immediately woke up and raised her hand, saying, "Okay! My benefactor! I want to go camping again! I want to eat your cooking!"

When food was mentioned, Little Chestnut Hat wasn't shy anymore. She nodded and said, "Yes, I want to eat too."

Upon seeing the Great Chestnut King, Ornn felt a headache coming on. He grabbed the newly radiant Glorious's ear in an annoyed tone and said, "Eat, eat, eat! All you ever think about is eating! I'm the one who cooks all the food for the whole team. Even if I had eight arms, I still couldn't cook as fast as you guys eat!"

"Glory, do you want to work me to death so you can inherit my fortune?"

The newly radiant light nodded and said, "Of course... no, I mean, I want to experience the feeling of starting a fire and cooking! The feeling! Do you understand!"

"This time let's go somewhere even further away and have a two-day, one-night trip. Wouldn't that be wonderful!?"

"What do you say about the march?"

Fujimasa paused for a moment, then instead of answering directly, she looked at Meguro Aldan, who was standing behind Orn, and asked, "Aldan, what do you think?"

"I'm fine with anything. In fact, camping is a lot of fun."

Meguro Ardan laughed and said, "Not only can you enjoy the fun of a picnic, but you can also experience all sorts of [unexpected] things. It's really great!"

New Radiance cleared her throat, put her hands on her hips, and looked at Orn, saying, "My benefactor! It's settled then! You find some time for us to go out and have some fun again. I, New Radiance, can guarantee that I won't slack off during this time!"

Ornn looked at Little Deer Fur with some suspicion. In the past, he would rather sleep on the beach than not train.

Something unusual must be going on. Don't panic, let's wait and see.

He glanced at his phone's calendar and said, "Since Guanghui is so determined, I can't refuse."

"It's July 22nd now. Let's go camping for two days on July 25th."

"Okay!!"

Shining brightly, he raised his hands high, a happy smile on his face.

She ran quickly to the front, and in the blind spot of the crowd, her smile stretched out exaggeratedly upwards.

'Plan pass...'

"I've already checked the schedule. The 27th is the prelude to the summer festival. We'll go out for two days, return to the hotel on the 27th, then have a two-day weekend, and start preparing for the festival on the 30th."

"There will definitely be no training on the 30th, and the same goes for the 31st. Then, in August, after training ends from August 1st to 5th, the seven-day [Heavenly God Festival] will begin, which will also be a holiday!"

"We'll have seven more days of classes, followed by the nine-day Kanda Festival. Once the festival is over, the summer training camp will be finished."

'My benefactors... let us enjoy the festival a couple of days early! Thank you, Three Goddesses, for creating this festival!!'

'Hehehe... I can't laugh yet! Glory!! I can't laugh yet!!'

With brand new, radiant light, he placed his hands on his sides, palms facing upward, and looked up at the sky.

"Katsu! I won!"

Chapter 208 The Last Road Trip During the Summer Training Camp

Over the next few days, the newly radiant brilliance indeed trained very diligently, just as she had said, to the point that Orn felt it was almost unreal.

After observing quietly for a day or two, even though Ornn didn't believe it, he had to accept the reality.

A brand new brilliance... Suddenly a pang of conscience?

Perhaps the doubt in Ornn's eyes was too strong, because the newly radiant figure, who was treading water, finally couldn't help but say, "Benefactor! Don't stare at me like that!! Your gaze is too intense!"

With her hands on her hips and a look of disdain in her eyes, she said, "My benefactor...you, you don't want to be a pervert, do you?"

Orn's lips twitched. He reached out and placed his large hand on the newly radiant head: "Don't you even think about why I would suspect you like this! If you usually trained as honestly as Oguri and the others, wouldn't I not have suspected you!?"

"Ouch! It hurts! Let go!!"

The newly radiant figure began to struggle violently. She first tried to pry open Orn's right hand, which was gripping her head, but she couldn't budge him at all.

So she reached out to poke Ornn's side, but due to the new Radiant's pitifully short stature, even with all her might as well raising her hands, she was still about ten centimeters short of touching Ornn's body.

Orn smiled smugly, his lips curving upwards into a smug grin: "Hmph."

The radiant new look on his face drooped, turning into a groan: "Gulp!!"

But if she just lets herself be made a fool of, then she wouldn't be Dolan, the idea queen.

Since I can't reach my benefactor with my hands, I'll use my feet!

With a glint in her eyes, she raised her right foot and kicked Orn hard in the groin!

"!"

"Nani!?"

Her brand-new, radiant toes were still a little short of Ornn's groin; no matter how she adjusted her angle, she couldn't touch Ornn's pants!

Ornn sneered and clicked his tongue, saying, "Tsk tsk, I think you'd better stop struggling. You can't even hit it, Glorious. You should just accept your fate!"

"You should eat more and train more to grow taller, at least lengthen your legs, right?"

"No! No, no, no!!"

Shining Radiance's little face flushed bright red. Anyone could say she had short legs, but not Ornn.

But the current situation is quite awkward. With his head held up, he can't even touch Ornn, let alone attack him!

The only thing he could touch was Ornn's right hand, which was supporting his head, but so what? Physically, he couldn't pry his benefactor's hand off...

Huh? I've got it!

Since I can't break him physically, I'll attack him on a mental level!

Suddenly, Shining Radiance spat on his hands, rubbed them together, and then slapped his enchanted palms onto Ornn's right wrist!

"Ugh!! Where did you learn this disgusting method??"

As the hand, stained with an unknown liquid, gripped his grasp, Ornn's face immediately contorted with disgust. He promptly released his right hand from the newly formed, radiant head and stepped back.

The newly radiant light retorted angrily, "You have the nerve to ask me?! Isn't this what you taught Xiao Li?! Do you know how much pain I'm in?!"

"Do you know what that pain feels like?! The moment I pick up a dessert, no matter what kind it is, it will be devoured by the monster in the next second!!"

"No matter how I try to hide, even if I sneak a bite in the toilet, it won't work! As long as [dessert] appears! Oguri will carry out the punishment you, my benefactor, have decreed for me!"

"I can see the desserts, I can smell them, but I just can't eat them! I'll never be able to achieve the 'real' feeling of eating desserts!"

Orn pulled out a tissue, wiped the liquid from his hands, and said calmly, "It's just one day without dessert, it's not like anyone's going to die, why are you getting so worked up?"