To complete the quest, Tang Han headed for Ritto Dorm, the dormitory at Tracen Academy.
But when he got to within fifty meters of the building, a very critical question suddenly occurred to him.
This was where the horse girls lived. Him, a guy, going in there… that seemed both against the rules and kind of dangerous.
He would probably get cuffed by the dorm supervisor before he even made it inside.
And even if he did get in, he was planning to go to Tokai Teio's room. Not only would Tokai Teio be there, it was also a closed private space.
Which was basically the same as taking a stroll through the Teio Basement.
So Tang Han was, understandably, a little scared.
To make matters worse, Lucky had gone offline due to lack of energy.
Lucky: So hungry… so sleepy…
Lucky: Boss, I can't hold on. I'm going to sleep for a bit. Be careful on your own.
(Ding. Lucky has gone offline.)
Crap. Now even the warning system was gone.
If he did not complete the quest, Lucky would probably stay asleep indefinitely.
So Tang Han had no choice but to raise his vigilance to the highest level and slowly sneak up to the entrance of the dorm building, poking his head out to peek inside.
The corridor by the entrance was silent. There was only one horse girl there, a handsome, princely-looking beauty.
Fuji Kiseki, the dorm supervisor of Ritto Dorm.
At the moment, Fuji Kiseki was slumped in a chair, eyes lifeless, looking completely done with life.
Tang Han took a look. She seemed physically healthy, not sick, so her low spirits were probably caused by something else.
Whatever it was, it probably had nothing to do with him.
So he crouched down and stealthily crept past her.
The stealth mission was a success. Fuji Kiseki did not notice him, and he safely passed through the entrance corridor.
Even though, with the Doctor's Coat on, he could have just walked right past her in broad daylight and still been fine…
"All right. Next stop: Tokai Teio."
Tang Han went upstairs.
A little while after he left, Fuji Kiseki weakly rolled over and muttered,
"Three Goddesses… please manifest yourselves again…"
…
After going upstairs, Tang Han suddenly realized another crucial problem.
Let me ask you this: where exactly is Tokai Teio's room?
Tang Han had no idea.
He did not even know which room belonged to Tokai Teio, which made this whole act of going upstairs look incredibly stupid.
"Should I go ask Mejiro McQueen? She probably knows what room Tokai Teio is in… but a grown man asking for a girl's room number sounds kind of perverted, doesn't it?"
Just as Tang Han was trying to figure out how to learn which room was Tokai Teio's, a door down the hall opened, and three horse girls came out.
Tang Han took one look and realized he knew all three of them.
They were Urara, Rice Shower, and Halo.
As Tokai Teio's friends, they had come today to visit the sick Teio.
"Teio, we're heading out now. Make sure you get plenty of rest, okay~"
After saying goodbye to Tokai Teio, who was lying in bed inside, the three horse girls walked away.
"So that's Teio's room."
Tang Han extracted the important information from their words.
He decided to wait until Rice Shower and the others were gone, then slip quietly into Tokai Teio's room.
The three horse girls were in the middle of leaving when Rice Shower, passing by Tang Han plastered against the wall, suddenly froze.
"Big Brother?"
Rice Shower had spotted Tang Han and tilted her head in confusion.
Why was Big Brother in the girls' dorm?
Could Big Brother be a pervert?
Rice Shower immediately shook her head.
Big Brother was so gentle. There was no way he could be a pervert!
So then… was she just missing him so much that she was hallucinating?
At that moment, Rice Shower suddenly recalled the scene from that day—Tang Han hugging her, pinching her horse ears and her tail…
"Ugh!"
Her face turned bright red in an instant. Covering her face in panic, she bolted.
"Eh? Rice, wait for me~" Urara, not understanding why Rice had suddenly run off, hurried after her.
"Mo~ Urara-chan, don't run in the hallway," Halo called as she chased after Urara.
"This is my chance!"
Tang Han silenced his phone and dashed into Tokai Teio's room.
Once inside, he saw that besides Tokai Teio lying in bed, Mejiro McQueen was also there, along with a petite, cute horse girl with orange hair—Teio's roommate, Twin Turbo.
McQueen was crouched by Teio's bedside, gently stroking her hair.
"Teio, what do you want to eat? I'll bring it to you."
"I want to drink the honey drink Tang Han Trainer makes…" Tokai Teio croaked hoarsely.
"All right. I'll go find him right now. You just be a good girl and get some sleep first."
"Mhm…"
After giving Tokai Teio a few more reminders to rest properly, McQueen stood up and left.
The door closed, and only three people remained in the room…
Ah… this really does make Tang Han look like a total creep…
"Teio-chan, how are you feeling now?" Twin Turbo asked, dark circles under her eyes as she looked at Tokai Teio in worry.
Ever since Tokai Teio had gotten sick from being caught in the rain yesterday, Twin Turbo had been taking care of her nonstop, without proper rest. Her stamina was completely drained.
Tokai Teio looked at the exhausted Twin Turbo and smiled.
"Don't worry. I'm Tokai Teio, the future undefeated Triple Crown horse girl. A tiny little cold like this is nothing. I'm already feeling much better. You go get some rest. I'll be fine after I sleep a little."
"All right, then I'll go take a nap…"
Twin Turbo yawned.
"If you need anything, call me. I'll do it for you."
"Okay." Tokai Teio nodded weakly.
Twin Turbo replaced the damp towel on Tokai Teio's forehead one more time, then collapsed onto her own bed. Almost immediately, she fell asleep.
"Haa… haa… cough, cough…"
Once she was sure Twin Turbo was asleep, Tokai Teio started breathing heavily and coughing in tiny suppressed bursts.
Twin Turbo did not realize it, but Tang Han saw through it at a glance.
Tokai Teio had only lied to keep overworked Twin Turbo from worrying. In truth, she still felt terrible.
If one stripped away the filter of "Supreme Commander of the Teio Basement," Tokai Teio was really just a kind little girl who cared deeply about other people's feelings.
"So just staying near her really works?"
Tang Han quietly leaned against the door, watching to see whether his presence really could dispel the bad luck inside her and speed up her recovery.
Before long, he saw Tokai Teio's pained expression begin to ease. Her breathing gradually steadied.
"It actually works! …quietly, quietly…"
Tang Han understood now. All he had to do was stay in the room as a human heater until Tokai Teio's condition improved.
And from the speed at which she had just started recovering, he probably would not have to stay very long before she was fully better.
Still, just staring at Tokai Teio the whole time felt a little weird. It made him seem even more like a creep.
So Tang Han sat cross-legged on the floor and pulled out a book to kill time.
Ten minutes later, Tokai Teio, who had been asleep, suddenly twitched her nose.
Because she smelled a faint honey-like sweetness in the air.
"Did McQueen bring the honey drink back?"
Tokai Teio opened her tired eyes in hopeful anticipation and looked toward the door.
But McQueen was nowhere to be seen.
Instead, sitting on the floor in the corner was a man in black.
"Eh? Tang Han Trainer?"
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