Generally speaking, a long-lost reunion should be a happy occasion.
But right now, Shinji only felt awkward.
Especially after he found that Nice Nature opposite him had been staring at him with a resentful gaze, this awkwardness was magnified to the maximum.
Lady, can we talk about this? Can you please stop looking at me like that?
I know I was wrong back then, for torturing you for a full two months, but wasn't that something we agreed on in advance?
And I also said, if you couldn't take it in the middle, you could call a stop and give up. You never gave up, did you?
But since he was in the wrong in this matter, so although he was constantly complaining in his heart, in the end, he didn't say anything, just let her stare, and then accompanied it with an awkward smile.
As for her side...
She didn't know what to say either.
A sudden departure?
He had told her long ago that he was going to leave, and he had indeed come to find her before he left. It was she who hadn't opened the door, and in the end, he had also entrusted other neighbors to bring her a message.
No contact afterwards?
At that time, she didn't even have a phone. He had bought one before, but because of his wandering and penny-pinching, the new phone would die in a few days, so he simply stopped buying them later. Plus her performance at that time, it was normal not to contact her.
It was she who had dropped the first place in the puddle of water. She couldn't blame anyone.
After a long silence, although there were many things she wanted to say in her mind, she ultimately chose the most conventional one.
"Long time no see, Mr. Kitahara."
"...Long time no see, Neicha."
He paused, then tentatively asked, "I saw you were just outside my dorm... is there something you wanted to find me for?"
Hearing this, her lips unconsciously parted slightly, but she couldn't make a sound. After a short silence, she spoke slowly.
"I just saw your news on the forum, so I wanted to come and see..."
She didn't browse the forum much, and plus, the wave of rhythm about Teio had been suppressed halfway because of the rumor about Rudolf, so she hadn't noticed his name at the first moment. It wasn't until she saw the news about Eclipse recently that she had reacted.
She had actually gotten along well with Eclipse during that time. Basically, when he was working, the two of them would stay together. She just hadn't expected the latter's strength to be so terrifying.
Ah, just came to see.
He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, as long as she's not here to settle old scores.
After learning that she wasn't here to dig up the past, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then, without waiting for her to speak again, he took the initiative to start all sorts of topics and began to chat with her.
And as they were chatting, the topic naturally turned to Eclipse's performance in that Maiden race, and then extended to his team.
"Then what about the team you're on now, Neicha?" Eclipse suddenly asked.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with this topic. Because according to the information he had learned, she and Teio were in the same grade, which meant that she should have also found a team and started to compete by now, so it was normal to ask.
But to his surprise, as soon as this topic was mentioned, her eyes, which had gradually brightened, suddenly became resentful again, and the degree of resentment was even greater than before.
"Wh-what's wrong?"
He smelled a bad omen.
And soon, this bad omen was confirmed.
"Last week, I left a team for the third time."
She said in a low voice.
As soon as she said this, he was stunned.
Neicha? Left a team? For the third time?
And before he could think further about this, she added in a low voice, "No, 'left a team' is not appropriate. It should be said that I was kicked out, since it was the trainer who took the initiative to ask me to leave."
"So, the reason?" Eclipse asked calmly.
"They said the pressure was too great being with me."
As she said this, she was suddenly taken aback and looked at the two in front of her with confusion. "Wait, can't you two feel it?"
Feel what?
He looked puzzled. On the contrary, Eclipse nodded. "Yes, I can feel it. Your 'aura' is very strong. Those horse girls whose minds are not strong enough would probably feel a lot of pressure just by standing next to you. Over time, it might even leave a psychological scar."
"...Is there? How come I can't feel it?"
He pinched his chin and said with confusion, "And you're such a nice person, how could there be any press...ure?"
He was taken aback.
Wait a minute, pressure?
Holy crap!
He realized it.
Red skills!
That thing is passive!
Especially since the red skills on her were man-made, not trained by herself, so the control was definitely not as good as those trained by herself. Plus the instability brought by full-fledged development...
This was a human-shaped pressure aura generator.
She didn't even have to do anything actively. Just by standing there, all sorts of passives on her body would trigger in turn, and then her teammates around her would have to go through will saves over and over again.
It's fine for a short period of time, and it even has the effect of training stress resistance. But over a long period of time, they would probably all suffer from neurasthenia, and it's not impossible for them to go crazy.
What on earth had he created? An elder god?
Thinking of this, the guilt that had just been suppressed a while ago suddenly floated up again, and his expression also gradually stiffened.
"Um, Neicha, sorry. It was my first time back then. I really didn't expect it to be like this..."
"No, I don't mean to blame you, Shinji-san."
When she heard the word "first time," her eyes flickered for a moment, and then she interrupted him. "Although this state has indeed brought me some trouble in my life, during this period, it is also because of this ability that I have achieved many victories and have been able to enroll in the main Tracen campus so smoothly."
She was telling the truth.
After becoming like this, although it had added some inconvenience to her life, such as not being able to stay with other people or horse girls for too long, or occasionally scaring small children, the degree was not serious, and in a way, it had even helped her avoid a lot of trouble.
For example, when encountering some disobedient little fools, in the past, she couldn't make them listen even if she talked herself hoarse, and could only watch them mess around while sighing.
And now, as long as she released a little pressure, those little fools would instantly become well-behaved, like a student who was playing with the fog on the window on a winter night, and then saw the face of their head teacher reflected on it.
And although the pressure was great, the fact that she was a nice person was also recognized, so no one would hate her. As long as she controlled the distance and the time they spent together, socializing was also completely no problem.
But...
Why does it seem to have no effect on these two at all?
Looking at the two in front of her who showed no signs of abnormality, a hint of confusion appeared in her eyes.
You have to know, although a horse girl's 'aura' doesn't have much effect on humans, who are slow in this regard, it's just not much effect. If the base is raised, it can still cause an impact.
So ordinary trainers didn't dare to stay with her for too long. Some trainers who had wanted to ask her to be their charge had also been forced back by this pressure after trying to get close to her, and had ultimately all chosen to give up.
And it wasn't just the pressure. Her running form and training were mainly centered around debuff skills, which was completely different from a normal horse girl. Forget about those ordinary trainers, even veteran and legendary trainers didn't know how to train her.
As for horse girls, that goes without saying. The set of skills on her was specifically designed to affect other horse girls, and these years, because of the advancement of her full-fledged development, they had been greatly enhanced and had gradually become unstable.
Even the Chairwoman and Miss Tazuna, when they had called her over for the first time because of the strange aura on her, their expressions had obviously changed, and it wouldn't even be an exaggeration to say they were on guard.
But they...
She thought for a moment.
Mr. Kitahara was, after all, the one who had turned her into this. It was normal for him not to be affected.
And as for Miss Eclipse, her willpower was so strong so many years ago, so even if she was affected, it's not strange that she didn't show it...
"Neicha."
As she was thinking, his voice suddenly sounded, his tone sounding a little hesitant.
"Then how about, you come to my side?"
"...Eh?"
Hearing his words, she was stunned.
To be honest, when she had come to find him, it couldn't be said that she didn't have this thought. It could only be said that this was the main reason she had come.
But the problem was, before coming, she had already understood the relevant situation and knew that his team already had seven people, and both of his two charges were supernovas. And his team didn't even have an assistant trainer.
In other words, he had to be responsible for seven horse girls by himself. His task was already very heavy. How could he possibly take on a hot potato like her?
So, although she really wanted to propose joining the team, she was worried that she would be rejected if she did, so she had been struggling and hesitating until now.
But to her surprise, while she was still struggling, he had taken the initiative to speak.
And forget about her, even Eclipse on the side looked at him with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
What's going on?
She was still thinking about how to stuff her in. How did he surrender on his own?
He could of course guess what she was thinking now. Under the surprised gazes of the two, he sighed helplessly.
"Well, this matter was, after all, caused by my lack of consideration before. I feel a little guilty just leaving it like this..."
This was one of the reasons.
Another reason was that her rating on his side was also that of a very safe horse girl. But she was not the simple-minded foodie type of safe like Special Week and Oguri. It was because of her personality...
Well, how should I put it? She was a bit of a pushover... I mean, good-tempered.
And the reason for this good temper was the influence of her constantly being in third place in the past.
Although it didn't show much normally, if something happened, if she encountered a failure, she wouldn't have any extreme reaction. She would just hide in a corner and cry secretly, let alone a basement or anything. In fact, he even suspected that even if she had a spouse in the future and found that her spouse was cheating, she would just mutter, "So it's third place again this time," and then be sad secretly in a corner, not even daring to confront them.
Moreover, he felt that because of what had happened a few years ago, plus her encounters in recent years, her affection for him couldn't be said to be very high, but at the very least, it should be in the negative. And next, to help her adjust her state, that nursing work that she hated and feared would have to be used again. Even the little bit of good impression she had now would probably be gone after the nursing.
Raise affection? After the nursing, it would be good enough if they didn't become enemies.
And besides the negative affection, he could also by the way check the development of the seeds he had planted a few years ago, collect more data, and provide more possibilities for the improvement of his nursing work in the future.
One stone, three birds, and it's extremely stable. Is there a better deal than this?
Anyway, he felt there were few.
So he, contrary to his usual self, looked at her very seriously and took the initiative to issue an invitation.
"Please rest assured. I will take responsibility."
...Take, take responsibility?
Hearing this, her mind went blank for a moment, and then a faint blush appeared on her face, and her tail behind her also began to sway restlessly.
Don't say things that are so easy to misunderstand, Mr. Kitahara...
But he misunderstood her expression and explained patiently, "I know, you definitely don't want to suffer that kind of torture again. But the problem is, if we don't do that, even I can't help you adjust your state—and I can promise you, this time I will try my best to reduce the intensity and help you solve the problems on your body as soon as possible."
"And after it's solved, I will absolutely not force you to stay. At that time, it's fine if you want to go to another team or find an exclusive trainer. I will absolutely not stop you, as long as..."
"...I don't want to." she answered subconsciously.
She didn't want to lose her first place again, and even...
"...What?"
Because her voice was very small, he did not hear clearly what she was saying.
After realizing what she had said, her face immediately turned red, and her tail behind her whipped out a pattering sound on the sofa. Her ears also twitched back and forth. After being embarrassed for a good while, she continued, "I... I mean, then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Kitahara..."
And so the matter of her joining the team was settled. Eclipse said she would take care of the rest.
However, although he had agreed to her request to join the team, he also told her that he had to be busy with some other things recently, and at most he could just find some time to help her modify her training plan. The matter of the nursing care would probably have to be discussed later.
She expressed her understanding of this. After all, before she came, she had already been mentally prepared to be refused at the door, or to be bluntly refused to join the team. To have this kind of progress now, she was already very content.
Then, after chatting with her about their recent situation for a while, and after signing the team application form, he sent her off.
And after sending her off, he closed the door, sat down beside Eclipse, and began to discuss with her how to deal with the Black Forest problem next.
"According to the Chairwoman's side, although it's been more than a week since they were caught, there are still many deeply affected horse girls inside who still insist on their previous views and are unwilling to cooperate with Tracen. And they happen to be the ones who know the most information..."
"And, because they are students, and they really haven't committed any major mistakes, it's not good to use some excessive means to interrogate them. That might instead deepen their prejudice against Tracen..."
"But if we don't get the information out as soon as possible, those guys are always at risk of discovering this loophole, and maybe the remedial measures are already on the way..."
"We have to ask for things, be responsible for education, and we can't use force on them. This is really a bit troublesome... huh?"
At this point, he was taken aback.
Eclipse also realized something, and then the two of them looked together at the place where someone had just been sitting, their expressions gradually becoming complicated.
Wait a minute, it seems, probably, indeed...
There is such a suitable candidate on hand.
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