Although being entangled by Grass Wonder's tail for a while was a bit awkward, Shinji Kitahara didn't dwell on it too much, treating it as an insignificant little episode.
After finishing his conversation with her and she retracted her tail, Shinji turned his gaze back to the screen and started working seriously, paying no more attention to Grass Wonder's situation.
After all, what's there to pay attention to with a lesbian?
In the past, he might have suspected she was bisexual, but seeing her still devoted to Special Week and treating him with firm "bro" affection, there was no way she could be bisexual.
As for the tail wrapping? Wasn't that just more proof that she saw him as a good brother? After all, you wouldn't do something so intimate with someone of the opposite sex, right?
But despite this, the atmosphere between Shinji and Grass Wonder became a little awkward afterward.
After finishing his work, Shinji looked over at Grass Wonder and Agnes Digital. Seeing that they didn't need his help, he left the dorm again, planning to take a walk around the campus.
Since it was Sunday, there were quite a few horse girls and trainers strolling around. The abandoned warehouses and certain areas deliberately ignored by the security teams were still lively.
Shinji deliberately chose a less crowded path. Many of the newly transferred horse girls were acquaintances of his, and if he was recognized, he would likely be swarmed. For the same reason, he didn't dare to bring Eclipse with him this time. If he walked alone, it would be difficult for others to join him, but if he brought Eclipse, she would probably let someone squeeze in in a matter of minutes.
Then, as he walked, trying to avoid being seen, Shinji came to a green, shaded area where there were almost no people.
This was a place where Agnes Tachyon used to frequent. Although she was staying in his dorm now, not everyone knew that. And even if they did know she was temporarily staying in his dorm and not coming out, other people probably wouldn't want to come here. After all, a wise man doesn't stand under a collapsing wall. Since they could go around her, why would they actively seek death?
This gave Shinji a private space where he could be undisturbed by others.
What a rare moment of peace...
As he walked slowly through the green shade, Shinji recalled the chaotic events of the past period, feeling a little helpless. But thankfully, although the situation had been critical several times, he had managed to overcome those difficulties through his own efforts. Although there was a bit more contact, the relationships were still very normal.
It was just that sometimes the pressure was a bit much. Especially with the recent training camp, his room was now filled with the scent of horse girls, plus all sorts of people running around in their pajamas from time to time. The pressure on him was increasing day by day. If it weren't for the fact that he had been releasing pressure through exercise, plus some techniques he had previously summarized to reduce the accumulation of desire through acupressure, the scene would probably be very awkward.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of venting his desires in some way, but the problem was that a horse girl's nose was right there. The moment he finished, all the horse girls in the room would be able to smell it. At that time, it probably wouldn't just be awkward.
But after walking in this green shade for a while and feeling the long-lost tranquility, Shinji was surprised to find that the distracting thoughts in his mind began to slowly fade, and his mental fatigue also eased.
This place is really nice.
He pinched his chin and thought seriously. Anyway, I'm not afraid of Agnes Tachyon. When I have time in the future, it would be nice to come here alone for a walk and to calm my mind...
As he thought this, he walked through the green shade.
Then, after walking for a while, he reached the depths of the green shade and found a figure that looked a little strange.
Black ears, long black hair, a black trench coat, black stockings—all black from head to toe.
Huh? Did Eclipse come looking for me?
Shinji was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized that this person was probably not Eclipse. Although they were both dressed in black and their figures were somewhat similar, there were many differences in the style of their clothes, their posture, their height, their temperament, and other aspects. Others might not be able to tell the difference, but for him, who had been with Eclipse since they were children, it was very easy to tell.
And after ruling out the possibility of it being Eclipse, Shinji also quickly confirmed the identity of the person in front of him.
Manhattan Cafe.
One of Agnes Tachyon's few friends and a guinea pig for her drug tests.
Like Agnes Tachyon, this one was also a famous eccentric at Tracen Academy, and the reason for her eccentricity was even more mysterious than Agnes Tachyon's.
To put it simply, she could see things that others couldn't, and she had an 'friend' by her side that others couldn't see.
A ghost? A spirit? Or something else?
Shinji didn't know, he only knew that this kind of thing was too much for a young girl to handle, which led to Manhattan Cafe having very few friends, and in the end, she could only resort to making friends with a mad scientist.
And thinking of this, Shinji suddenly realized.
Wait, since Manhattan Cafe has no friends, then after Agnes Tachyon moved in with him, she probably has no one to talk to...
Although she did have a 'friend' who wasn't human.
So is she here looking for Agnes Tachyon?
Shinji pinched his chin and thought for a while, feeling that this was the most likely option.
To be honest, although Cafe wasn't a dangerous type of horse girl, Shinji also didn't want to get involved with a horse girl who was connected to the supernatural.
But looking at her lonely and desolate figure, thinking that she might have lost her only real friend because of him, and was now here alone, waiting and praying for her friend to appear, the thing called conscience began to ache faintly.
And, according to Agnes Tachyon's description, because of the existence of the 'friend', no trainer was willing, or rather, dared to take on Manhattan Cafe. After all, most people were afraid of ghosts. So Manhattan Cafe was still just listed under a team name, without a real trainer, no teammates, and no friends. As for the trainer's work, it was also handled by that 'friend', and it was said that her level was not bad.
But the problem was, no matter how responsible the 'friend' was, she was not a real physical existence. She could only be a 'friend', not a friend.
So, looking at the lonely figure in front of him, Shinji hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but take a step.
He didn't intend to get close to Cafe or become her new friend. He just thought that if she was really lonely, he would tell her Agnes Tachyon's current location, and she could go there to play with her when she was free. And he would only be responsible for this one-time matchmaking, and would not have much contact with her in the future, to ensure that their relationship remained within a safe range.
As for the 'friend'?
Shinji wasn't too worried about this. After all, the 'friend' was a bit strange, but he had never heard of the 'friend' harming anyone. And he now had Nice Nature and Agnes Digital, two great gods, in his room. In a sense, these two were much scarier than the 'friend'.
So, he approached the black figure and greeted her proactively.
"Miss Manhattan Cafe, are you looking for Agnes Tachyon?"
The black figure's ears twitched, but she didn't turn around or reply.
Huh? Didn't she hear me? Did I mistake her for someone else?
Shinji was a little puzzled and walked closer.
Hearing the footsteps behind her, 'Manhattan Cafe' finally realized that the person behind her seemed to be talking to her. She turned her head in confusion and surprise.
"You, were you just talking to me?"
Black hair, golden eyes, and a white ahoge on her head—exactly the same as the Manhattan Cafe in Shinji's memory.
It is Manhattan Cafe.
After confirming her identity, Shinji thought for a moment. He felt that perhaps because she had never seen him before, she had this doubt, so he introduced himself first.
"Sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Tachyon's trainer, my name is Shinji Kitahara..."
But before he could finish his sentence, the 'Manhattan Cafe' opposite him spoke again, interrupting him directly. She pointed at herself with her finger, her expression very strange.
"Let me confirm again, you, are you talking to me?"
"Is there a second person here?"
Shinji was puzzled. This Cafe seems a bit off. Could she have been drugged stupid by Agnes Tachyon...
Huh?
As the breeze blew, the green shade began to sway, and Shinji suddenly discovered something strange.
That is, this 'Manhattan Cafe', she...
...seemed to have no shadow.
The breeze blew.
Although it was already summer, for some reason, a chill appeared in the green shade.
Shinji realized.
This person in front of him wasn't Manhattan Cafe at all, but Manhattan Cafe's invisible 'friend' who looked exactly like her!
And, in the next second, the horse girl who came running from the other side of the green shade, who looked exactly like this shadowless 'Manhattan Cafe', also proved his guess to be correct.
"Did you mistake me for Cafe? Well, it's true, we look exactly alike..."
The 'friend' rested her chin on one hand, her golden eyes looking at the man in front of her with great interest, a smile with a hint of inexplicable meaning on her face.
Besides Cafe, there's someone else who can see me...
But before she could maintain this state for a few seconds, she found that Shinji Kitahara's expression had suddenly changed.
Serious, solemn, curious...
"Can I touch you?"
Shinji's eyes were serious, the desire for knowledge burning in his heart like a raging fire.
This was a ghost! A living ghost! And a horse girl's ghost!
Although Shinji's trainer ability was already ridiculously strong, because it was his interest, he had never stopped learning and researching. But it was precisely because of this that he increasingly found that although he could still continue to research and make progress, the extent of his progress was far less than in the past. And the things he researched were generally just analogies, rather than progress on the original basis. Or, to put it more simply, he had hit a bottleneck.
But the problem was, his ability in this area had reached an unprecedented level. There was no trainer in the world who could give him guidance in this area anymore. And he was not the type to like to bang his head against a wall. After trying for a period of time and failing to break through the bottleneck, he gave up and began to make up for his shortcomings in other areas.
But now, looking at the living ghost in front of him, Shinji felt that he might have encountered an opportunity to break through again.
He had been troubled by the limits of the physical and material, but the appearance of this 'friend' pointed out a new path for him.
That is, to transcend the mortal and ascend to the spiritual... I mean, spiritual training.
Shinji was a materialist, but since the 'friend' existed, it proved that there were indeed some objectively existing things in this world that were just invisible to the naked eye. Although he didn't know why he could see this kind of thing, it was undoubtedly an opportunity.
And an opportunity must be seized.
So, he made a request to touch the 'friend', his gaze towards her becoming more and more fervent.
The 'friend's' smile froze a little.
From the beginning of her consciousness until now, it had always been her who scared others. This was the first time she had been scared.
This person, could he be a pervert with a strange fetish...
The 'friend' couldn't help but mutter in her heart, but she did not refuse Shinji Kitahara's request.
After shrugging her shoulders, she said he could do as he pleased, her face still looking relaxed. After all, until now, let alone being touched, the only one who could even see her was Manhattan Cafe. It was already amazing that this person could see her.
As for being touched, that was impossible. Since her birth, she had never been touched even once. Even Cafe could only see her, so it was even more impossible for this person... to...?
Warmth, a real feeling.
As his fingers pressed down, the 'friend's' shoulder sank slightly.
Her expression froze.
The expression of Manhattan Cafe who had just arrived behind her also froze.
Only Shinji Kitahara's expression was still changing, from fervent, to surprised, to thoughtful, and finally to puzzled.
Strange, is this the touch of a soul...
It was indeed very different from the touch of a horse girl, but why did it feel so familiar? As if he had touched it somewhere before...
Shinji fell into deep thought, a pure white figure slowly forming in his mind.
He didn't know her name, nor her identity, and they had never had any communication, but when he was wandering in the past, he would always encounter her in various places and under various circumstances. He didn't remember this horse girl from the game either. To be precise, her appearance was a bit like Kiryuin's little white horse; they were both all white, but her hair was longer, and her eyes were pinkish-purple.
Out of curiosity, he had also talked to her a few times, trying to figure out if she was always running into him by chance, or if she was always paying attention to his movements like the senior horse girl, and if she had something she wanted to ask him for help with. But she didn't answer anything, just reached out and touched his face, a strange light flickering at the bottom of her pale purple eyes.
The touch at that time was very similar to how he felt when he touched the 'friend' now.
There was no temperature, no real feeling, but he did feel that he had 'touched' something. It was just that unlike the 'friend', the touch of that white horse girl was even stranger, but Shinji couldn't say what that feeling was.
And there was another point, that white horse girl seemed to only appear when Eclipse was not by his side, so much so that Shinji had even suspected that she was a discolored Eclipse, because the two of them did look a bit alike.
It was only later when he mentioned this to Eclipse that he found that Eclipse, who was usually not interested in anything, immediately became solemn when she heard about the existence of that horse girl. And she said that the next time he encountered that white horse girl, he should immediately find a way to notify her.
And after that, because Eclipse was with him for a long time, he didn't see that strange horse girl many times. After coming to Tracen, he had never seen her at all.
Could she be a ghost too?
Shinji suspected so, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. After all, she was also always appearing and disappearing, often disappearing without a trace...
Huh?
As he was thinking, the strange touch from his hand brought Shinji's consciousness back to reality.
Then he saw that his hand was being held by the 'friend', who was pulling it towards her face.
Seeing that he had come back to his senses, she even raised her head, her tone full of impatience.
"Quick, don't stop, keep touching me, harder!"
Shinji Kitahara: "...?"
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