A few days later.
Tracen Academy, Student Council Room.
Symboli Rudolf slowly put down her pen. The documents beside her were piled up into a small mountain.
The summer training camp, the approaching vacation, and the influx of transfer students had made her workload ridiculously large during this period. She was so busy every day that she hadn't been to see Kitahara Shinji for nearly two weeks.
Fortunately, now, a few days later, with the arrival of September, Tracen had finally officially entered the vacation period.
Although even during the vacation, many horse girls and trainers would still stay at the academy to work hard, it was still a vacation. No matter how hard they worked, it wouldn't be as busy as usual.
And even if something happened, because it was vacation, it would usually happen off-campus and wouldn't be the student council's business, which meant that the student council could relax for a while.
But it wasn't just the student council that made Symboli Rudolf feel relaxed.
The Symboli family, perhaps because of her previous actions, had also been unusually quiet recently.
Symboli Rudolf had originally thought that even if she used Kitahara Shinji as a shield, at most she could use the old woman's desire to see her make a fool of herself to postpone the arranged marriage meeting, and everything else would remain the same.
But the actual situation was that even though the old woman, Speed Symboli, knew she had a boyfriend, she still said that if it was just a casual relationship, the arranged marriage meeting would still have to happen.
However, since she had a boyfriend, she could postpone the meeting. If their relationship became serious during this period, then the meeting could be canceled. Otherwise, it would only be postponed.
Is she trying to speed up our relationship so she can see me make a fool of myself sooner?
Rudolf suspected, but didn't care much.
After all, her main purpose in using Kitahara Shinji as a shield was to buy time. Now that this purpose had been achieved, she didn't need to worry too much about the rest.
And although the arranged marriage meeting couldn't be completely canceled, in other aspects, since she had pulled Kitahara Shinji out as a shield, there had been significant improvements.
For example, recently, in the past, although the old woman, Speed Symboli, wouldn't interfere with her official duties, she would definitely take advantage of this time when she was busy to annoy her a little.
For example, sending her messages with sarcastic remarks, creating some trouble for her when she was less busy to increase her workload, or some other incidents that didn't affect the big picture but would add some small troubles for her...
But this time it was different.
This time, Speed Symboli not only didn't annoy her, but on the contrary, when she was busiest, she even gave her access to some of the Symboli family's resources.
And she had some of the Symboli family members at the Tracen headquarters cooperate with her work, greatly reducing her pressure.
And for this, Rudolf could somewhat guess her purpose.
Wasn't it just to let her finish her work earlier so she would have time to go to Kitahara Shinji's place to improve their relationship, so she could speed things up and see her make a fool of herself sooner?
Rudolf didn't mind this. After all, she was the one benefiting from it in the end.
And, in the end, although the old woman, Speed Symboli, wanted to see her make a fool of herself, she had the same thought, didn't she?
Thinking this, Symboli Rudolf finished organizing her desk.
She handed the mountain of processed documents to the other student council members and let them handle the follow-up. Then, Rudolf stepped into the training grounds for the first time in a long while and walked familiarly to Kitahara Shinji's side.
However, as soon as she walked over, before she had even stopped, she noticed that the atmosphere in Kitahara Shinji's team today seemed a bit off.
In the past, the horse girls in his team would always try to get close to him whenever they had the chance, finding all sorts of reasons to talk and chat, as if they wished they could live by his side.
But today, forget about coming over to chat, they were even walking around him. When their eyes occasionally met, they would quickly look away, their gazes also a bit evasive.
This... what was going on?
Symboli Rudolf was a little curious and asked Kitahara Shinji in a low voice.
And after she asked, Kitahara Shinji, who already had a melancholy expression, became even more melancholy, and a hint of helplessness appeared in his eyes.
"You could say there was a lab accident."
"...Did Agnes Tachyon create some dangerous thing again?"
"I wouldn't say dangerous, and it's indeed useful. It's just that for me personally, the effects and side effects of that potion are, well, a bit problematic..."
It happened on the last day of the training camp.
Because he had promised to help Agnes Tachyon test potions, and he had helped her test them several times during the training camp. Although they all had some side effects, they were basically just ordinary glowing, and there hadn't been any problems.
And because of the previous Agnes Digital incident, the potions Agnes Tachyon was now giving Kitahara Shinji to test were also more conservative, basically just some potions that enhanced certain abilities.
For example, stamina, strength, and so on. Although the increase was not large, the side effects were also very small.
Kitahara Shinji was even starting to consider whether he should buy some of this potion from her for emergencies, so he easily agreed to her last request to test a potion.
Then, he drank the potion that was supposed to enhance his observation ability, with the side effect of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
To be fair, the effect of this potion was indeed very good. It could effectively improve one's observation skills, and the side effects were completely acceptable. For trainers who already had obsessive-compulsive disorder, it was purely a buff.
But the problem was, the person who drank this potion was Kitahara Shinji.
His observation skills were already ridiculously good. After being enhanced by the potion, although the increase was not much compared to what he already had, it was still another layer of ridiculousness on top of ridiculousness.
But the most serious problem was not the observation skills, but the side effect brought by this potion.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
To be fair, although Kitahara Shinji would pinch a bad leg when he touched one in the past, it was like someone squeezing a pimple on their face. It could only be said to be human nature, and was still some distance from obsessive-compulsive disorder.
But after drinking that tube of potion and waiting for it to take effect, the situation was completely different.
How should I put it? Kitahara Shinji's consciousness was very clear at that time, his mind was very calm, and he didn't feel anything wrong with his body. It could even be said that his state was better than ever before.
But it was precisely because of this that when his gaze fell on Agnes Tachyon, he saw the problems with her faster and more deeply than ever before.
And after that, with the influx of a sense of disharmony that was even more turbulent than before, and the side effects of the potion, in Agnes Tachyon's puzzled gaze, he reached out his hand and pressed her down on the chair.
At that time, Agnes Tachyon had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation. After being pressed down on the seat, she still looked at him with a smile, and even wanted to tease him.
"Oh my, Guinea Pig-kun, are you perhaps..."
But before she could finish, feeling the electric shock-like sensation from her leg, her expression froze.
And after that...
"Guinea Pig-kun, don't..."
"I know I was wrong, Guinea Pig-kun, please let me go..."
"Guinea Pig-kun, I'm begging you, please stop, I really can't take it anymore..."
Three minutes later, with a cute gasp, Agnes Tachyon collapsed on the chair, completely losing consciousness.
And because the potion was tested in Kitahara Shinji's dorm, their interaction naturally couldn't be hidden from others, and then one after another, horse girls came to check on the situation.
Then, a brutal蹂躏 began.
When the first few horse girls came over, they hadn't yet realized the seriousness of the problem.
They thought Kitahara Shinji was just giving Agnes Tachyon a normal 'caring' session and just wanted to join in the fun.
But after a while, after Kitahara Shinji finished 'caring' for Agnes Tachyon and looked up, looking at his calm and serious eyes, the hearts of those horse girls who had come to join in the fun suddenly skipped a beat.
And then, they all fell victim to Kitahara Shinji's demonic claws.
Chairs, sofas, and the big bed...
For a time, unconscious horse girls were piled up everywhere.
And seeing this situation, the remaining horse girls of course realized that Kitahara Shinji's state seemed a bit off, so they thought of subduing him first and then asking Agnes Tachyon about the situation after she woke up.
However, they thought that as horse girls, and racehorses at that, with a numerical advantage, they could easily take down Kitahara Shinji.
But when they actually started to act, they found that the situation seemed a bit off.
Although Kitahara Shinji had sacrificed an arm to take down that Black Forest horse girl when he was attacked before, the problem was that that Black Forest horse girl had studied martial arts, was at a very high level, and her combat ability was among the best in all of Tracen.
And at that time, she was also in a frenzy, treating him as an opponent of the same level, and was seriously trying to spar with him.
But the horse girls in Kitahara Shinji's dorm now, although there were many of them and they knew various skills, let alone practical combat experience, few of them had even come into contact with martial arts, and they were completely unskilled in combat.
And because they were afraid of hurting Kitahara Shinji, they didn't dare to use too much force in the process of restraining him. Their actions were very restrained, and their coordination was also very poor.
So, without spending much effort, Kitahara Shinji took them down one by one.
And in the end, looking at Tamamo Cross, who was huddled in the corner, looking at him and trembling, he sighed and spoke in as gentle a tone as possible.
"Don't be afraid, Tamamo. I just want to help you guys with some 'caring'."
But it would have been better if he hadn't explained. As soon as he explained, Tamamo Cross trembled even more.
On the second day of the training camp, she had personally witnessed Kitahara Shinji's 'caring' work on Nice Nature.
However, unlike others, as a normal person, although Tamamo Cross was also a little curious about the contrast between Nice Nature and Eclipse after their 'caring' sessions, she suppressed her curiosity. Even though her teammates repeatedly hinted at her to try, she did not choose to participate.
But the problem was, although she, as a normal person, suppressed her curiosity, Super Creek couldn't.
And not only did she not suppress it, because of her love of taking care of people, Super Creek was also very interested in the 'caring' work.
Coupled with the hints and help from her teammates, she easily lay down, and then...
There was no 'then'.
Looking at Super Creek, who was clearly dazed after the 'caring' session, Tamamo Cross felt her scalp tingle and a wave of fear in her heart.
She was very clear about Super Creek's willpower.
Although she usually looked very gentle, the terrifying mental power that stemmed from her desire to take care of others was enough to allow her to maintain a smile even in the most adverse situations.
But even such a strong-willed existence was 'cared' for to the point of unconsciousness by Kitahara Shinji. If she went...
Tamamo Cross dared not to imagine that picture, and after that, she firmly refused all suggestions to let her also receive Kitahara Shinji's 'caring' once, and even refused Agnes Digital's 'caring'.
But today, facing the drugged Kitahara Shinji, even Tamamo Cross finally couldn't escape this fate.
However, unlike Agnes Tachyon's situation, the remaining horse girls, including Tamamo Cross, although they wanted to restrain him, did not resist his 'caring' too much.
Because although his obsessive-compulsive disorder was very serious due to the effect of the potion, his consciousness was still clear.
So he very directly told everyone his current situation and feelings, and also asked for their consent before the 'caring'.
Although everyone looked at the horse girls who had suffered at his hands and felt a little scared in their hearts, seeing Kitahara Shinji, whose eyes clearly contained pain, and who even wanted to force himself to calm down through self-harm, in the end, including Tamamo Cross, they all chose to accept it one after another. Some even took the initiative to go to him because they saw his suffering.
Otherwise, no matter how much pain Kitahara Shinji was in, he would not have done such a thing to them.
As for Agnes Tachyon?
That was an exception.
After all, she was the culprit of all this. Kitahara Shinji felt no psychological burden at all when he 'cared' for her.
And after that...
There was no 'after'.
When the effect of the potion wore off, the only ones in the room who still had their full consciousness were him, Eclipse, and Yui, who was trembling in the corner because she was human and had escaped.
Oh, and there was also Sunday Silence, who had escaped because she was a ghost. Now she was looking around at the tragic scene in the room, smacking her lips and constantly making 'tsk tsk tsk' sounds.
Unlike others, as a ghost who couldn't touch things most of the time, she was not only not afraid of Kitahara Shinji's 'caring', but even very much wanted to experience the feeling of being so comfortable that you faint.
It was just a pity that she was a ghost. Her body structure and sense of touch were vastly different from normal horse girls, so the effect of Kitahara Shinji's 'caring' work on her could only be said to be average, which she found very regrettable.
And after that, because everyone was unconscious, the training camp was forced to be extended by one day.
Then when they woke up, the situation became like this.
And, because of the effect of the potion, although Kitahara Shinji had been controlling his strength during the 'caring' before, the final output was still much higher than usual, with at least 30% force as a starting point.
As a result, forget about Super Creek or Grass Wonder.
Even Special Week now, when she saw him, her body would flash with an electric shock-like sensation. Although her performance was much better than others, she also didn't dare to get too close to him, let alone touch him.
But the thing that made Kitahara Shinji most惆怅 was not this.
Although because of that accident, the horse girls in the team seemed to be rejecting him a little.
But he originally wanted to keep his distance from them. Although he would definitely feel a little uncomfortable psychologically, and also felt a little sorry for them, all in all, it was not unacceptable.
As for feeling sorry for them, Kitahara Shinji also decided to make it up to them a little later by getting them something they liked.
As for whether this would increase their affection...
Looking at the little horse girls who were now circling around him but dared not to get close.
Kitahara Shinji felt that since he had lost so much affection this time, making it up a little shouldn't be a problem.
In addition, he originally had a normal relationship with them and an appropriate distance. Even if he made up for a little affection, it probably wouldn't be as much as he had lost. All in all, he still lost some.
This looked very stable no matter how you looked at it. Forget about messing up; he might even be able to take the opportunity to strengthen the barrier between them, adding another layer of insurance to the already appropriate distance.
At least he thought so.
And after excluding this point, the other reason that made him so惆怅 now, and also the main reason for his惆怅...
He turned his head to look at Eclipse, who was following him as usual, her expression no different from before, and couldn't help but sigh.
"So, what on earth is going on in your head..."
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