"Eh?"
After striking her victory pose, Tokai Teio blinked in confusion.
"I could've sworn someone was looking at me just now. So why can't I see anyone?"
As a genius horse girl who especially loved being the center of attention, Tokai Teio was extremely sensitive to people's gaze. Tang Han's stare just now had clearly made her feel that someone was there.
But when she looked back, all she saw was a group of newly arrived trainee trainers being led around by Tazuna. They were busy looking all over the place, and none of them seemed to be watching her.
At this point in time, Tokai Teio had not yet run her debut race. Naturally, these freshly enrolled trainers did not recognize her yet, so aside from Tang Han, not a single one of them was looking her way.
And yet, Teio was sure she had felt it.
Not only that—the gaze was still there.
She just could not find the person it belonged to.
"How weird~"
Tokai Teio's horse ears twitched.
Seeing her standing there in confusion, unable to locate him, Tang Han let out a sigh of relief.
"Looks like she really can't detect me."
"Thank you, System. Thank you, Doctor's Outfit," Tang Han said with heartfelt gratitude.
As long as Tokai Teio could not see him, then he could remain safe forever and never have to worry about ending up in the Teio Basement.
Before anything unexpected could happen, he needed to get as far away from her as possible.
Ding—
A notification sound abruptly interrupted Tang Han's retreat.
[Side Quest Triggered — The Emperor's Fangirl]
Mission: Give Tokai Teio the quest item in the system inventory and become fellow fans of Symboli Rudolf.
Quest Item: The Emperor's Collector's Swimsuit Photo ×1
Reward: Doctor's Outfit duration extended by one day
Penalty: None
"Huh?"
Tang Han froze for a moment at the sudden side quest that had popped up in his mind.
Then he discovered that his system inventory now contained a bizarre item called The Emperor's Collector's Swimsuit Photo.
When he pulled it out for a look, it turned out to be a swimsuit photo of Symboli Rudolf.
And not just any swimsuit photo—the angle was extremely cursed. It had clearly been shot from below, between her legs, as if the photographer were lying beneath Symboli Rudolf's feet while she stepped on them.
"Pfft!"
Tang Han nearly coughed up blood on the spot.
"System, you absolute bastard!"
Who was Symboli Rudolf?
She was the true undefeated Triple Crown horse girl—the Emperor herself. The president of Tracen's student council. A horse girl with fans everywhere. If Tang Han dared pull out a swimsuit photo of her in public, he would probably get beaten to death as a pervert.
And on top of that, the system wanted him to go approach Tokai Teio and become fellow fans of Symboli Rudolf with her?
How was that any different from voluntarily jumping into the basement?
Nope. Not doing it.
Absolutely not.
Tang Han immediately decided to hide somewhere and wait until Tokai Teio left, then rejoin the tour afterward.
But then Tokai Teio's nose twitched.
"Hm? Sniff, sniff... President's scent!"
Tokai Teio suddenly looked as though she had been injected with stimulants. Following the scent, she slowly started walking toward Tang Han.
"Huh?"
Tang Han looked at the Rudolf swimsuit photo in his hand, then at the approaching Tokai Teio, dumbfounded.
This thing has a scent too?!
His first thought was to shove the photo back into system storage. If he did that, Tokai Teio should no longer be able to smell it.
But...
But...
"I can't put it back!"
No matter how frantically Tang Han called up the system inventory, he could not return the scorching hot potato in his hand.
Tokai Teio was already within two meters.
"Then I'll throw it away!"
Faced with a life-threatening crisis, Tang Han became perfectly rational. Without the slightest hesitation, he tried to fling the photo from his hand.
As long as he tossed it onto the ground in front of him, Tokai Teio would be drawn to the photo instead of continuing toward him. Then he would be safe.
But...
But...
"I can't throw it either!"
The photo seemed glued to his glove, as if it had grown there. No matter what he did, he could not shake it loose.
One meter left.
Seeing that Tokai Teio was about to reach him, Tang Han stopped thinking and turned to run.
Name: Tang Han
Speed: G
Stamina: G
Power: G
Guts: G
Intelligence: A
Decision: Run!
Bang!
Tang Han bolted off at the blistering speed of five meters per second.
"Huh? The scent is running away?"
Tokai Teio hurried after it, following the smell. She was not using her full speed, however. She simply did not understand why President Rudolf's scent was moving through thin air, so she gave chase out of pure curiosity.
Tang Han glanced back and saw that Tokai Teio was actually following him.
His pupils shrank.
New strategy: Run even harder!
Bang!
Tang Han increased his speed to six meters per second.
Which, of course, meant Tokai Teio could catch up in two casual strides...
Tang Han kept running and running, circling the academic building several times. When he finally dared look back, he found that small yet terrifying figure still easily trailing behind him.
She was even drinking her honey special while running.
She was not out of breath at all.
"Tokai Teio is still chasing me!"
Tang Han wiped the sweat from his forehead, despair flooding his heart.
After running that many laps, his stamina was almost completely spent.
Sure enough, humans had limits. The more he tried to run faster, the more keenly he understood the gap between himself and a horse girl.
Was there really no choice left except to make contact with Tokai Teio?!
"No! I refuse!"
Tang Han roared.
On what basis had they already decided he had lost when the race was not even over yet?
No matter how slim the hope, as long as you do not give up, you can surely reach the stars!
As long as you do not stop, the road will keep stretching forward!
"There's no way to win"—he did not understand those words.
"Come on! Let me show you what humanity is capable of!"
Now, Tang Han would use the kind of persistence not even a dog would invest in—his so-called Guts—to show Tokai Teio what a real miracle looked like!
"Yaaaaaahhhhhh—!"
Tang Han sped up again.
Three minutes later...
"Huff... hello... Miss Tokai Teio... I'm also... a fan... of the Emperor... Symboli Rudolf... huff... this is my gift to you... let's cheer... for President Rudolf... together..."
Panting violently, Tang Han dropped to his knees and respectfully offered the photo in his hand to Tokai Teio.
Guts?
Not even a dog would pick that stat.
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