"Oguri, do you need something too?"
Faced with Shinji's question, a hint of confusion flashed in Oguri Cap's eyes. Because she didn't know what her problem was either.
Due to her personality, she was not very good at expressing herself. She rarely spoke in the team, her frequency of speaking only slightly higher than Eclipse's, and most of her topics were related to eating. She was a very pure foodie.
She rarely thought about things other than eating. The most troublesome thing for her was being blacklisted by almost all the buffet restaurants in the area. The most serious problem she had ever struggled with was whether she should disguise herself as her roommate to go out and eat at a buffet under her name.
But recently, she had become troubled by something other than eating.
No, it couldn't be said to be unrelated to eating, because this problem did affect her daily diet. It would make her feel hungry even when she was already full, and even affect her appetite in some situations.
And the one who had this effect on her was the person in front of her now.
Shinji Kitahara.
And if she recalled carefully, this situation seemed to have happened before.
In the period just after he disappeared, Oguri had also shown similar symptoms, including but not limited to feeling inexplicably hungry when she was full, feeling that the food tasted worse when she ate, and even getting distracted while eating...
This situation had lasted for a long time. Although it had been weakening over time, it still lingered until she entered the main Tracen campus. For example, although the quality of the cafeteria at the main campus was much higher than at the local one, she always felt that the food here was not as good as the food at the original local Tracen cafeteria.
Or more precisely, the local cafeteria before he left.
But after meeting Shinji again, this situation suddenly disappeared, and it could even be said to have completely reversed.
The inexplicable hunger no longer appeared. Sometimes, even when her stomach was empty, she still felt a little full.
Eating was no longer like chewing wax. In fact, the deliciousness had even improved from before when she was at the local academy.
She didn't understand why, but she could vaguely realize that it all had to do with him.
He was like the best seasoning. As long as he was there, that hunger would not appear, the food would become more delicious, and even when she was running, her steps were more solid.
This strange sense of satisfaction had lasted for nearly two weeks, and only quietly changed after she heard the story Shinji told last Friday.
The long-lost strange hunger surged out again, but it seemed to have changed slightly from before. As for the food, not only did it not become unpalatable, but it was even more delicious than before.
Oguri couldn't figure out why and felt confused and troubled by it, even falling into deep thought for a rare occasion.
And by the time she came back to her senses from this deep thought, she was already in front of Shinji.
"I..."
Faced with his question, she was taken aback for a moment, then spoke with some hesitation. "I think I'm a little hungry."
Shinji Kitahara: "..."
Didn't you just eat? And it seemed like you ate a little more than usual!
However, although he was complaining in his heart, he was not surprised by her answer. After all, this silly child spent all day eating. Not only was her appetite huge, but her continuous combat ability was also extremely terrifying. If she were not restrained, she could eat all day without stopping. He didn't doubt her words in the slightest.
He took out his phone to check the time. There should still be some leftovers in the Tracen cafeteria at this hour. He looked up at Oguri and said that she could still go and eat some more.
But Oguri refused. Because she wasn't really hungry.
And, for some reason, after getting closer to Shinji, the strange hunger in her heart began to lessen.
Under Shinji's mixed gaze of confusion and surprise, Oguri sat down on the chair next to him and blinked. "If I eat at this time, it might be uncomfortable during training later. I'll just rest here for a while."
Her expression was as usual, with no sign of anything strange.
Then why did you come looking for me? Couldn't you have just sat over there?
Shinji couldn't help but complain in his heart but didn't suspect anything. The reason was simple: this child, Oguri, was a bit of a natural airhead. Especially when it came to food, she would occasionally do some inexplicable things. Even the others in the team were used to it.
And now, it was probably just that this silly child had come looking for him because she was hungry and wanted to get something to eat. Only after coming over did she remember that she still had to train later, so she gave up.
"Fine. But you should pay attention to your training in the afternoon. If you're really hungry, it's okay to reduce the training volume. Your body is more important than the quota. If you need it, you can also ask me to help you adjust it."
"Okay." Oguri nodded obediently.
Seeing her nod and with no other problems, Shinji took out his phone with peace of mind and began his daily slacking.
It's just that he didn't notice that while he was engrossed in his phone, Oguri beside him, although she had taken out her phone as usual to browse various food information, her attention did not seem to be focused, and her nose was also twitching slightly.
She looked as if she was trying to smell the food on the screen in front of her. This was in line with her usual character and behavior, so even if a horse girl noticed her movements, no one would suspect anything, and would even find her a little silly and cute.
But was that really the case?
Oguri didn't know.
She only knew that she did smell something, and used that scent to fill the hunger in her heart.
As for whether that scent was coming from the screen in front of her, she didn't care.
After all, she was not a picky eater.
...
Time continued to pass.
After interacting with the little ones, the afternoon training proceeded as usual, and there were no accidents during the period.
Oguri did not reduce her training volume, and in fact, she seemed to be in better condition than usual, which made Shinji, who couldn't help but look at her out of worry, feel very puzzled, thinking to himself, could it be that she performs better when she's not full?
In short, the afternoon passed in this calm.
After the training was over, Shinji didn't forget his promise to Teio and very reluctantly went to buy her a cool honey special drink.
However, considering that doing so could easily raise her affection, he thought for a moment and then bought something for everyone else on his way back. This way, even if he brought her a honey special drink, at least it wouldn't make her feel like she was being treated specially, which could then evolve into a situation like possessiveness, and it could also prevent others in the team from thinking he was biased.
One stone, two birds. Perfect.
That's what Shinji thought.
Teio didn't show any dissatisfaction with this. Although she did have some small emotions in her heart, after two weeks of getting along, she was not at all surprised that he could do such a thing and had even started to have a faint tendency to get used to it...
Wait, that's not right. She has no feelings for Trainer-san, so why should she care about such things? And as the team's trainer, isn't it normal for him to bring things for everyone?
Thinking this in her heart, for some reason, her grip on the honey special drink tightened a little.
As for the others, they didn't think that much. After all, who wouldn't like to have a favorite drink after a hard training session?
It's just that besides being happy, they also cast surprised gazes at him, thinking to themselves, did the sun rise from the west today? He would actually take the initiative to bring them drinks?
Shinji could of course understand the meaning in their gazes and rolled his eyes at them. "Why are you looking at me like that? Can't I be kind once in a while?"
"You can't," Tachyon directly dismantled his stage. She didn't believe he could do such a thing.
And although the others didn't have the nerve to stand up and point it out directly, from their eyes, it was clear that they were on Tachyon's side.
Being stared at by them like this, Shinji couldn't pretend anymore and coughed twice. "Alright, I admit, it was Teio who came to me at noon and insisted on me doing this. She even lectured me for half a day, reciting the trainer's duties to me like a scripture. I really couldn't take it anymore, so I agreed... are you satisfied with this explanation?"
He couldn't just tell them that he had almost been defeated by Teio's money offensive at noon, and to ensure that she wouldn't bring it up again, he had agreed to her request. So he just made up a reason on the spot based on what had happened at noon.
"Is that so, Miss Teio?" With Digital's question, everyone turned their gazes to Teio.
Teio was slightly stunned, and then for some reason, her grip on the honey special drink loosened a little. After two seconds of silence, she proudly lifted her head, her tail behind her wagging happily.
"Yes, that's right, that's how it is—so now you know how amazing the invincible Teio-sama is, right, Trainer-san?"
"Ah, yes, yes."
Shinji was too lazy to bother with her. After a few perfunctory words, he took them to the cafeteria as usual, and after eating, he took them to the clubroom as usual.
But before they could reach it, a message came on his phone.
It was a message from the Chairwoman, requesting all trainers who were currently on campus and had free time to gather in the meeting room as soon as possible, saying that there was a very important and urgent matter to be discussed.
Recalling what he had heard from the other trainers before, that the Chairwoman was waiting for someone to return, and then she would be ready to take action...
"You guys go to the clubroom first. The Chairwoman is gathering the trainers. I have to go over there."
As he spoke, he took out a key and handed it to them, then turned and left.
Since it was the Chairwoman who was calling, the horse girls didn't find it strange and let him leave without any comment.
It's just that after they arrived at the clubroom, the atmosphere... began to get strange.
Because after arriving, they suddenly found that maybe Shinji had been in a hurry and had given them the wrong key when he took it out. The teeth of the key did not match the lock of the clubroom door at all. Let alone turning it, it couldn't even be inserted.
And if it were just that they couldn't open the door, it wouldn't be a problem. After all, they could just play outside. The horse girls wouldn't care about such small things.
What really made them care was another problem.
If this key wasn't for the clubroom...
Then, which door was this key for?
Thinking of a certain possibility, the horse girls looked at each other, a strange light shining in their eyes.
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