I can't believe even Symboli Rudolph has to deal with this...
After the brief gathering, although the situation hadn't changed, Shinji Kitahara's mood had improved considerably. It was like a student who hadn't finished their vacation homework going to school, initially anxious, only to find that the class president and the top student hadn't finished theirs either. Although the outcome probably wouldn't change, the sense of relief from knowing he wasn't the only one suffering was palpable.
And according to Shinji's estimation, the most unfortunate one wasn't the three of them, but the poor soul who had to go on a blind date with Rudolph. She was already a dangerous type of horse girl, and she had the blood of the Symboli family. On top of that, she was being forced by her family, so she definitely wouldn't be in a good mood. At that time, she might just let that unlucky guy witness what the 'Emperor's Majesty' truly was.
And that was the optimistic estimate.
The pessimistic estimate was, what if she didn't get angry and instead took a liking to that unlucky guy? That would be a real disaster. He might be dragged into the Symboli family's basement the very next day.
After silently lighting three incense sticks for that poor soul, Shinji returned to his dorm.
Pushing the door open, he was greeted by the lively scene that had become familiar over the past few days.
Special Week and Oguri Cap were on the sofa, discussing various food-related topics. Agnes Digital and Agnes Tachyon each had a laptop; the former was typing away, while the latter was sipping a cup of red tea, seemingly reading some academic research material. Nice Nature was pacing around the room, trying to find something else to tidy up, or perhaps something else entirely. As for Grass Wonder, she was sitting next to the still-daydreaming Eclipse, holding a phone and various documents, handling Black Forest-related work.
"Good work," Shinji said.
"It's nothing, I find it quite interesting, and it's not that tiring," Grass Wonder replied with a smile.
She was telling the truth. Although she had no prior management experience, after getting the hang of it, the feeling of organizing messy things into neat order surprisingly suited her. As for the difficulty of management, to be honest, it wasn't that high, even much lower than she had expected.
There were two reasons for this.
One reason, of course, was due to her own various abilities.
The other was that she had offered those horse girls a deal they couldn't refuse.
As a female leader who was well-versed in human nature, Grass Wonder saw through the true desires of those small-town horse girls as soon as she took office. Things like giving ordinary horse girls a chance to shine, strengthening security and communication—those were all secondary. They were mainly there for the name Shinji Kitahara.
Perhaps in the future, when the Black Forest grew bigger and stronger and could truly play a role, the situation might change. But for now, it was less a platform for ordinary horse girls to voice their concerns and more of a fan club for Shinji Kitahara himself.
But the two were not mutually exclusive. After all, Shinji Kitahara was indeed their desire.
And Grass Wonder used this point, leveraging her advantage of being able to get first-hand information about Shinji Kitahara up close, to easily grasp the minds of those young horse girls. Especially with Agnes Digital, a professional fan leader who knew a little bit of everything, assisting her. From news, to merchandise, to private photos, the reserves were complete, covering all the needs of those young horse girls.
It was just that a certain someone was unaware of all this. To this day, he was still marveling at how capable Grass Wonder was, to be able to handle everything so quickly. He really hadn't chosen the wrong person.
The reason he didn't let Agnes Digital handle this area was that Shinji's ultimate goal was not to turn the Black Forest into his own fan club. He genuinely wanted to build this organization well and establish a platform for ordinary horse girls to speak out. So of course, it couldn't be run like a fan club, and naturally, it couldn't be handed over to Agnes Digital.
Then, after the two had chatted, Shinji also sat down at the computer and began to help Agnes Digital with her work while handling Black Forest-related matters.
And after he sat down, Grass Wonder, considering that she might have some questions for him later, also sat down next to him, ready to ask directly when she got to those problems.
But before she got to the questions that required Shinji's consultation, Grass Wonder suddenly found that there seemed to be a mistake in her previous work. More than half of the plan had to be redone. She turned back to the documents, her gaze gradually focusing.
Then, time passed slowly as the two worked diligently.
And then, he was interrupted by the peculiar sensation of something brushing against his arm. Soft, smooth, with distinct layers, and a faint, fresh scent like citrus...
Although it felt a little different from the texture of Special Week's hair in his memory, Shinji still subconsciously grabbed it and started rubbing it. While rubbing, he was about to speak, telling Special Week to behave and not to disturb his work.
But just as he was about to speak, the completely different feeling from his fingertips made him pause for a moment.
Then, Shinji quickly realized that Grass Wonder was right next to him. It was impossible for Special Week to flick her hair onto his arm from this direction.
So what was in his hand...
A bad feeling rose in his heart. He turned his head stiffly and saw the small tuft of brown fur he was holding in his hand.
And, it wasn't hair.
As everyone knows, besides the common taboos and sensitive spots shared with ordinary human girls, horse girls have two additional places that are not convenient for others to touch.
One is the ears that grow on their heads, which are more sensitive than those of ordinary people and even require long-term protection with ear muffs.
The other was the incredibly smooth tail that Shinji was currently holding and rubbing.
And unlike ears, unless they were particularly sensitive like Agnes Tachyon's, a horse girl's ears could usually be taken off their protective ear muffs before their full-scale growth. Wearing them later was just for decoration. Although they were sensitive, it was similar to a human's ticklish spots, and friends would often touch them during play.
But a tail, sensitivity was one thing, and the location where it grew was a bit awkward. Let alone the opposite sex, even friends rarely deliberately touched it during play.
But now, Grass Wonder's tail was in Shinji's hand, and he had even rubbed it a few times.
Shinji had to admit, the texture of Grass Wonder's tail was really good. Probably because she paid great attention to care, her tail was much softer, smoother, and had better layers than Special Week's hair. When rubbed, it would make a rustling sound, and coupled with the faint, refreshing fragrance, it gave a sense of tranquility and gentleness, which had the effect of alleviating the fatigue from work.
But the problem was, that was her tail!
If this behavior were to happen outside, it could be considered equivalent to touching her leg or even her butt, a form of sexual harassment.
Fortunately, according to Shinji's observation, although Grass Wonder's tail was in his hand and he had rubbed it a few times, because it was only the tip of the tail, the rubbing force was not strong, and she was concentrating on her work, she hadn't noticed it yet. Or rather, if she hadn't been concentrating on her work, she wouldn't have been unaware that her tail was brushing against Shinji's arm.
So Shinji carefully lowered his hand, slowly placed the tail where it should be, and then slowly let go.
Phew—
After completing all this, Shinji breathed a sigh of relief and turned his gaze back to the screen, ready to get back to work.
But a few seconds later, just as he put his hand on the keyboard and before he could type, a familiar touch came from his arm again.
Feeling the smooth and alluring touch on his skin, Shinji's eye twitched. He took a deep breath and decided to ignore it, pretending it didn't exist.
But just as he was thinking this, the constantly swaying touch on his arm suddenly disappeared.
But before Shinji could breathe a sigh of relief, in the next second, Grass Wonder's tail gently lifted, little by little, in an extremely gentle manner, and wrapped around his arm. And after wrapping around it, it began to rub against it in a rather gentle manner.
Grass Wonder, what are you doing, Grass Wonder!
Shinji's expression instantly broke.
Although the feel of Grass Wonder's tail was excellent, and the rustling sensation when it rubbed against him was very comfortable, the problem was that this was a tail! He had never even touched Special Week's tail, at most he had rubbed Eclipse's out of curiosity in the past. But Grass Wonder...
Although he could also sense the closeness and trust coming from the tail that was rubbing against his arm, and could understand the closer relationship between the two due to their united front these days, and her trust in him as a good brother since she was a lesbian...
But no matter how you look at it, this behavior was a bit inappropriate. If someone saw it, they might think he and Grass Wonder had an improper relationship, or even that he had some kind of fetish.
But the problem was, he couldn't just brush it off. A horse girl's tail sensitivity was no joke. And unlike the gentle sensitivity of the ears, a horse girl's tail sensitivity was a stress-like sensitivity similar to a reflex. And with Grass Wonder's current state of concentration, if his movement was a little too big and stimulated her, he might be kicked away in the next second, breaking a few ribs.
But it was also not an option to not get it off. The worry of being seen was one thing, and being entangled by her like this was also inconvenient for his work.
Then I'll just remind her...
Feeling the gentle touch on his arm, Shinji coughed lightly and took the initiative to speak to Grass Wonder.
"Um, Miss Grass Wonder, did you run into any problems?"
As his voice fell, the touch on his arm became a little more cheerful, but Grass Wonder remained focused on the documents in front of her, answering without looking up.
"It's nothing, I just thought about something wrong before. It should be fixed soon."
"If you feel tired or the workload is too heavy, you can tell me. I can help out too..."
"It's okay, I can handle this much. And you've already helped me a lot."
After a pause, before Shinji could think of a new topic, Grass Wonder spoke again.
"By the way, Trainer Kitahara, I see that you seem to have some financial difficulties. Why don't you use the Black Forest platform to get some?"
"Of course, I don't mean putting the funds into your own pocket under various pretexts. I mean you can emulate those famous horse girls and engage in some idol-like operations, publishing some books, merchandise, or photos. I believe that with your reputation, there will be no shortage of market for these."
This was an idea that Grass Wonder had when she was rewarding those young horse girls with small items related to Shinji Kitahara. And this was not a test, but a very normal business logic. Just like those famous horse girls would contact various manufacturers to release their own various peripherals for profit, there was no reason why horse girls could do this, but Shinji Kitahara couldn't. And Tracen had never forbidden this kind of thing. The reason why no trainer had done it before was simply because no trainer was as famous as him.
But facing Grass Wonder's proposal, Shinji Kitahara refused without even thinking.
"Let's skip that."
"Why? You can make a profit, they can get what they want, there is nothing against conscience, and it won't break the law..."
Grass Wonder was very puzzled by this.
"Well, how should I put this..."
Speaking of this, Shinji Kitahara's expression was conflicted for a while, and then he sighed.
"Grass Wonder, you are from the US, your family is well-off, and you came directly to the main Tracen campus, so you may not know the situation of the regional Tracen and those children."
Hearing this, Grass Wonder raised an eyebrow.
"...I'm all ears."
So Shinji Kitahara began to explain.
"Grass Wonder, you are a racehorse girl, so you should know how much money this profession burns when you are serious about it."
"Although at the main Tracen campus, this money burning doesn't seem like much."
"After all, you can earn a lot by casually running an OP race. One or two Graded Stakes races, plus a little operation, can guarantee a lifetime of food and clothing."
"But it's not like that in the regional areas."
"The horse girls at the main Tracen campus are all elites. Even those with slightly less talent have the possibility of winning an OP-level race as long as they are willing to work hard."
"But for the regional horse girls, being able to get a qualification to participate in an OP-level race is considered a top performer among them, and there are very few who can win."
"Especially because the regional Tracen has limited finances, both the training equipment and the cafeteria subsidies are far inferior to the main campus."
"What does this mean?"
"It means that if they don't want to give up their dreams, they have to buy some training equipment themselves, and also bear the increased food expenses due to training, while it is difficult to even win an OP-level race and get prize money."
"And the regional horse girls generally don't have good family financial conditions, especially those in the countryside, whose economic ability is quite limited. It's fine on normal days, but once they start training, their finances will be stretched."
"Although the URA and Tracen are not unwilling to help them, and have set up various subsidies and awards, the problem is that these can only barely maintain them and cannot solve the root of the problem."
"One horse takes the lead, ten thousand horses are left in the dark."
"This sounds very imposing, but when it falls on the ten thousand horses behind, it is somewhat cruel."
"I don't dislike money, nor do I not know that this is normal, but the problem is that their financial situation is already not optimistic. I don't want to add insult to injury and add some unnecessary burdens."
"If they really want my related peripherals or photos, when I have money, I might be able to pay for some to give to them myself. After all, it doesn't cost much to make these things yourself."
"But to profit from it, let's just forget it."
Shinji Kitahara paused for a moment and sighed.
"I'm content as long as they're okay."
Grass Wonder's movements completely stopped.
She now fully understood where the fanaticism of those young horse girls for him came from, and why even many trainers were always paying attention to his information and passing him on as a legend. It was not only because of his outrageous ability, nor only because of his past help, but also because he was Shinji Kitahara.
After a long silence, Grass Wonder sighed and said helplessly.
"Trainer Kitahara, do you know that your performance sometimes is very foul?"
"...Huh? What foul?"
Shinji Kitahara's tone was dazed.
Hearing his answer, Grass Wonder sighed again.
His words and actions were already foul enough, and coupled with this completely unaware performance, it was simply tempting people to commit crimes...
However, although she was thinking this in her heart, Grass Wonder still planned to put the content of the conversation between the two of them just now as the most important first-level reward in the Black Forest's internal group chat. She just didn't know what the reaction of those young horse girls would be after hearing it.
Grass Wonder felt that it should be very interesting.
Just as she was working on something that required her to consult Shinji Kitahara's opinion, she looked up, ready to ask him, and by the way, see if she could take a picture of his current expression as an attachment to the reward.
But as soon as she looked up and pointed her phone at him, Grass Wonder's body froze.
Because right in front of her, a brown tail was cheerfully wrapped around Shinji Kitahara's arm, rubbing against it, and his expression was extremely awkward.
Whose... tail is that?
Looking at the brown tail intimately wrapped around Shinji Kitahara's arm, feeling the strange touch coming from it, after ruling out all possibilities, it seemed that there was only one option left.
As the answer emerged, the rubbing tail instantly stopped moving.
Grass Wonder's expression also froze, and her mind gradually went blank.
Her tail, what did it just do?
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