"Eh? Tang Han Trainer?"
Tokai Teio blinked in confusion.
Why was Tang Han Trainer in her room?
Was this some hallucination brought on by her fever-addled brain?
Had she been craving the honey drink Tang Han Trainer made so badly that she had started imagining him here?
But after staring for ten whole minutes, Tang Han was still sitting there reading, even turning the pages as quietly as possible so he would not disturb anyone's sleep.
So she became certain this was no hallucination.
It was the real, living Tang Han Trainer.
"Why would Tang Han Trainer sneak into my room? Could it be that all his usual gentleness is fake? Is he actually a pervert, and now that I'm sick he's come here to do bad things?"
Tokai Teio wanted to get up and fight back, but she felt miserable. Her limbs were weak, and even shifting a little took effort, let alone getting up and kicking him out of the room.
Her voice was hoarse too. If she cried out, she would probably alarm Tang Han before she woke up Twin Turbo, and that might cause him to panic and do something unimaginable to her while she was too weak to resist…
"President…"
At this point, all Tokai Teio could do was silently chant Rudolf Symboli's name in her heart and pray for protection.
But after half an hour, Tang Han still had not done anything except read.
Well, there had been one interruption in the middle when his phone got a message, but thankfully he had already switched it to silent, so it made no noise at all.
[Chat with Mejiro McQueen]
Mejiro McQueen: Tang Han Trainer, where are you?
Tang Han: I'm in the dorm.
He was indeed in a dorm, just not the boys' dorm.
Mejiro McQueen: Could I trouble you to come to the academy? Teio has a cold and wants to drink the honey drink you make.
Tang Han: I can do that, but drinking an appropriate amount of honey water during a cold can help replenish energy.
Tang Han: But if she drinks too much while sick, the throat will accumulate too much sugar, which increases the sticky feeling in the throat and may cause more phlegm.
Tang Han: Teio likes honey so much that she probably wouldn't be able to stop herself from drinking too much, right?
Tang Han: Besides, honey itself doesn't actually treat a cold, so it's better to wait until she recovers before giving it to her.
Mejiro McQueen: All right then…
After replying, Tang Han simply went back to reading, with absolutely no intention of taking advantage of Tokai Teio to do anything bad.
Meanwhile, Tokai Teio was getting sleepy in bed.
"Grr…"
She felt a little annoyed.
Sure, it was good that Tang Han had not tried anything, but did that not also mean she had no charm at all?
Hey! There's a cute girl lying right here in bed, too sick to resist—do you seriously not want to do anything?
Was she, in Tang Han's eyes, less interesting than a book?
Just as Tokai Teio was fuming internally, Tang Han finally moved.
Tokai Teio quickly closed her eyes, leaving only the tiniest slit to watch through.
"Phew…"
Tang Han closed his book and quietly let out a breath, mentally satisfied once again.
Tang Han had only one thing to say.
That Basement book… the old bro who wrote it is a god.
Then Tang Han put away the book he had been reading for half an hour.
"Is he finally making his move?"
Tokai Teio gripped the blanket tightly and waited nervously for what he would do next.
But after putting away From Basement Entry to Basement Mastery, Tang Han pulled out another book, Training Equipment: From Building Treadmills to Making Children's Toys, and calmly resumed reading.
"???"
Tokai Teio was stunned.
What was he doing?
Had he come here just to read books?
Did she, Tokai Teio, really have that little charm?
And even if she did not count, wasn't her cute roommate Twin Turbo sleeping in the next bed? He had no interest in her either?
Infuriating!
"Achoo—"
Agitated, Tokai Teio could not help sneezing.
Crap! Her nose was running!
She reached for the tissues on the table, but they were too far away.
Just as Tokai Teio was stretching desperately toward them, Tang Han moved again, sneaking over with catlike quietness.
"Is this it?!"
Tokai Teio tensed up all over.
But Tang Han merely reached out and pushed the box of tissues closer so she could grab it easily. He did nothing else, then quietly snuck back to his corner and resumed reading.
"???"
As Tokai Teio wiped her nose, her brain was working at full speed, trying to make sense of Tang Han's behavior, but she could not understand it at all.
What exactly was he doing?
How old was he? Who even raised him?
"Cough, cough…"
Tokai Teio coughed a couple of times and felt her throat go dry.
Tang Han immediately came over again, quietly poured her a glass of water, and set it on the table.
"?"
A huge question mark practically popped up over Tokai Teio's head.
Judging by how sneaky Tang Han was acting, did he think she could not see him?
"Glug, glug…"
Tokai Teio picked up the glass and drank it dry, then lay back down and continued pretending to sleep.
Ahh. That felt much better.
"…"
Even though she still did not quite understand why Tang Han was doing all this, she could now clearly feel that he meant her no harm.
Tang Han Trainer was like one of those tiny helper robots from that blue robot cat anime, secretly taking care of her while she was asleep and sick.
And somehow… ever since Tang Han appeared here, her body had started feeling much better…
Tokai Teio finally relaxed a little and lowered her guard.
Ten minutes later, a very loud growl from her stomach suddenly echoed through the room.
"Mm…"
Tokai Teio's face instantly turned red, and she squeezed her eyes shut in embarrassment.
Tang Han was completely baffled by her reaction.
What the heck? Do horse girls get a fever spike when they're hungry while sick? The book definitely hadn't mentioned that.
Tang Han thought it over.
Then he remembered he had a whole box of carrots in his starter inventory that he had never used. This was the perfect chance to give them to her.
He sneaked over again, pulling out a carrot and trying to place it by her pillow so she could just take it and eat it herself.
But Tokai Teio suddenly leaned forward and bit down on the carrot.
"!"
Tang Han jumped back in alarm, instantly putting himself on high alert.
Why had Tokai Teio bitten it?!
Had she woken up?!
Tang Han was already prepared to run for his life.
"Twin Turbo… I want more…"
Tokai Teio muttered drowsily.
Tang Han turned to glance warily at the sleeping Twin Turbo in the other bed and saw that she was still dead asleep, so he finally relaxed.
Oh, so Tokai Teio thought it was Twin Turbo feeding her…
That made things much easier.
Tang Han held the carrot up to Tokai Teio's mouth again.
Crunch.
Tokai Teio bit down on it with obvious enjoyment.
What kind of carrot was this?!
It was delicious!
Within seconds she had finished one whole carrot, smacked her lips, and wanted more.
"She's that hungry?"
Tang Han kept feeding her.
Crunch crunch crunch—
Only after finishing half a box of carrots, with her belly slightly rounded, did Tokai Teio finally feel satisfied.
Burp.
Full at last, Tokai Teio drifted off into peaceful sleep.
"Phew…"
Tang Han changed the damp towel on Tokai Teio's forehead one more time, then slipped back into his corner and went back to reading the books he loved so much.
Several more hours passed.
Ding. Side Quest Complete: Human Heater
Description: A horse girl has been invaded by bad luck and developed cold-like symptoms. Although she can recover on her own, it would normally take a few days. Since the host carries lucky energy, staying near her can speed up her recovery and generate more lucky energy.
Reward: Lucky gets to eat a big meal.
…
Burp~ I'm full now!
Lucky came back online.
Tang Han checked the Tokai Teio in bed. Sure enough, she had fully recovered and was completely fine now.
"All right. Time to withdraw."
Tang Han put his book back into his bag and stood up.
"Ah—"
His legs gave out slightly. He had been sitting there too long, and they had gone numb.
After rubbing them for a bit, Tang Han prepared to head for the door.
But just before leaving, he suddenly remembered something.
Wait, didn't Tokai Teio say she wanted to drink the honey drink he made?
So Tang Han pulled out the ingredients, quickly mixed up a cup of honey drink, set it on the table, left a note, and then slipped out in a cool, dashing fashion.
He even closed the door gently, so he would not wake Tokai Teio.
"…"
Only after she was sure Tang Han had really left did Tokai Teio sit up in bed, her expression strange.
She picked up the honey drink on the table and saw the note attached to it:
[A honey drink for Teio-chan
BY Mejiro McQueen]
Tokai Teio placed the straw between her lips.
"Gulp… gulp…"
The honey drink tasted exactly the same as always.
And yet, this time, it somehow felt different.
Maybe…
Maybe it had a little more happiness in it.
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