Because Agnes Digital and Tokai Teio's races were both in late August, after punishing Agnes Tachyon, Kitahara Shinji also quickly returned to his peaceful life.
As for the winner's stage afterward, of course, it also went smoothly.
Because of the personal nursing care during that period, Kitahara Shinji already had a considerable understanding of Agnes Tachyon's physical tolerance.
Although the technique was a bit stimulating, he also timed it well, allowing her to regain basic mobility before the winner's stage. At most, her legs were still a little weak, and she couldn't exert much strength.
With this level of influence, although she definitely couldn't run a race.
But at least the jumping and bouncing on the winner's stage was not a problem.
So no accident was caused, and it passed smoothly.
After that, not long after finishing Agnes Tachyon's race, Manhattan Cafe also submitted a formal application to join the team.
Kitahara Shinji had long anticipated this.
After all, ever since he found that he could see and even touch her 'friend', he could clearly feel that Manhattan Cafe had started to cling to him.
And during this period, Manhattan Cafe and the horse girls under his name also got along quite well.
And because of her shy, sensible, and obedient personality, she was quite popular and was with them basically all the time except for sleeping at night.
Plus, although she was nominally with a trainer, it was actually just in name. It was very normal for her to want to apply to join his team.
As for Kitahara Shinji's reply to this, of course, it was to agree.
Even without considering Sunday Silence's existence, he couldn't bring himself to drive away Manhattan Cafe, who had finally made many friends and now had more and more smiles on her face.
To return to that lonely situation where she was all alone, and even her only weirdo friend had been snatched away by him.
So, after Manhattan Cafe submitted the transfer application, Kitahara Shinji agreed directly, and then helped Manhattan Cafe with the transfer procedures within a day. After that...
Manhattan Cafe also joined the training camp.
This might not sound like a big deal.
After all, as mentioned before, due to various reasons, this training camp had completely become an activity for children to gather and have fun.
And since Manhattan Cafe hung out with this group of people every day and got along well now, it was very normal for her to join the training camp.
But the problem was not Manhattan Cafe.
It was Sunday Silence who moved in with her.
Although for various reasons, the horse girls on Kitahara Shinji's side had now accepted and gotten used to the existence of Sunday Silence.
But the problem was, before this, they had all been in contact with Sunday Silence during the daytime.
But now, the thought of a ghost circling around them after they closed their eyes, that gloomy and uneasy feeling began to rise sharply.
Agnes Digital, Agnes Tachyon, and El Condor Pasa, these heavyweight contenders were fine. Oguri Cap, whose mind was full of what ghosts tasted like, also had no problem.
But the others...
Special Week and Tokai Teio were fine. Although Tokai Teio had joined later, El Condor Pasa, seeing that she was really scared, had switched places with her.
She slept outside, letting Tokai Teio and Special Week huddle together by Hishi Akebono's side, trembling.
But Nice Nature couldn't.
After all, although the problem with her body had improved considerably due to conditioning, and her control had improved.
But it was not completely resolved yet. To let her sleep in a crowd, the possible impact might be even greater than Sunday Silence.
But the problem was, she was the type of horse girl who was more afraid of ghosts.
It was fine during the day. As soon as it was night, feeling the gloomy aura around her, let alone sleeping, she didn't even dare to close her eyes.
So, in this situation, partly out of fear, and partly out of some strange emotion, Nice Nature sat up from the bed and looked at the man who was sleeping on the floor next to her, who was about to go to sleep.
As mentioned before, because of Sunday Silence's existence, Nice Nature had already squeezed into Kitahara Shinji's small single room under the pretext of being afraid of ghosts.
But even so, the two did not sleep together. Instead, Kitahara Shinji gave her the bed and made a bed for himself on the floor below.
When she first heard that Kitahara Shinji wanted to give her the bed, Nice Nature wanted to refuse.
But thinking that it was the place where he slept, and sensing the strong scent on it, out of some strange emotion, she ultimately couldn't bring herself to refuse this tempting proposal.
And now, with Sunday Silence's move-in, feeling the fear in her heart.
A new bold idea began to slowly emerge from her heart.
"Kitahara-san."
She spoke softly, her voice carrying a slight tremble.
"What is it?"
Kitahara Shinji looked at her in confusion.
Nice Nature was silent for a while, her face gradually turning red under the cover of the night, and her tail behind her also began to sway gently.
"Um, I, can I sleep with you..."
Her voice was very small, and it got smaller and smaller as she spoke, but it was still so obvious in the quiet night.
Silence.
Awkwardness.
As time went by, Nice Nature's heart became more and more flustered, and she subconsciously spoke again.
"Um, Kitahara-san, I don't mean anything else. I'm just a little scared and can't sleep..."
"Come down."
Kitahara Shinji sighed, helplessly.
"Do you need me to help you move the bedding?"
Nice Nature was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, she shook her head slightly stiffly, her voice as thin as a mosquito's buzz.
"Um, no, I can do it myself..."
As she spoke, before her brain could give the order, her body moved on its own. After carefully getting out of bed.
She moved her bedding to a place close to Kitahara Shinji, and then lay down with a stiff body.
After getting close to Kitahara Shinji, because of the filling of certain emotions, the fear in Nice Nature's heart weakened a lot.
But I don't know why, after getting out of bed, although the fear in her heart had subsided, the gloomy feeling had instead increased.
Then, after lying down for a while, although she could already close her eyes, feeling that gloomy aura, plus some new things that were close at hand, she instead couldn't sleep even more.
And just at this moment, Kitahara Shinji's voice sounded again.
"If you're really scared, then come closer."
As his voice fell, Nice Nature's body stiffened slightly, and then she moved over very obediently.
Although they were separated by a blanket, feeling that familiar, reassuring sense of reliability, and lightly sniffing the familiar scent close at hand.
Although the gloomy feeling around her increased again for some reason, the fear in Nice Nature's heart almost completely dissipated.
Or rather, it was gradually replaced by another emotion.
Myself, does this count as sleeping with Kitahara-san...
Along with the strange thought that suddenly popped into her head, Nice Nature's face gradually began to heat up.
Her body also leaned more and more into the existence she had longed for in countless days and nights in the past, and her expression gradually relaxed.
However, she was relaxed on her side, but Kitahara Shinji's expression on the other side became more and more melancholy.
But not because of Nice Nature, but because of the one on the other side of Nice Nature, who was hugging him tightly, whose body was clipping through his and his blanket.
Sunday Silence.
Long before Nice Nature had even sat up, Sunday Silence had slipped into his small single room, and then sat directly on him with a look of 'I'm sleeping with you today'.
As mentioned before, Sunday Silence's personality was quite unrestrained and proactive.
After getting to know him, except for the period when she was scared by Hishi Akebono at the beginning, she had never hidden her desire for Kitahara Shinji in the remaining time, and even once directly grabbed his hand and tried to put it on her chest.
And after that, as they got to know each other for a longer time, and after some tests were conducted, Sunday Silence's gaze towards Kitahara Shinji became more and more fervent.
Well, how to say it.
In a period of free time for Kitahara Shinji before, although due to various reasons.
For example, being interrupted by messy things, for example, Manhattan Cafe had not officially joined the team, and for example, being a little unclear on how to start researching this thing called a ghost.
Kitahara Shinji had not been able to investigate and research Sunday Silence's situation, but he had done some basic tests.
And the most crucial point among them was, of course, the study of the degree of contact between the two sides.
As for the results of the test...
This thing is a bit strange.
According to the results of multiple comparative contact tests, Kitahara Shinji found that what he could touch of Sunday Silence was only his own 'flesh'.
Besides that, whether it was something he was holding in his hand, or someone else's skin that was close to his hand, or even the clothes he was wearing, those could not touch Sunday Silence.
And after that, Kitahara Shinji conducted more in-depth research and found that although only his own flesh could touch Sunday Silence.
But if he applied something to his skin, if it was also included in the category of his 'flesh', then it could also be touched by Sunday Silence to a certain extent.
But that's not the most important thing.
The most important thing is that in the further tests after that, it was proved that besides the things applied to his skin.
The substances carried by his own flesh, as long as they were not separated from his body for too long, could also be touched by Sunday Silence, and even disappear out of thin air, becoming a part of Sunday Silence herself.
Although the test used saliva and blood, Sunday Silence instantly thought of another not-so-serious thing, and her gaze towards Kitahara Shinji instantly became strange.
For other horse girls, for example, those who had a normal relationship with their trainers.
Even if they couldn't find a partner in Tracen, after graduating and entering society, they still had a chance to meet others and then find their own happiness.
But Sunday Silence couldn't.
Because she was not a normal horse girl, but a horse girl ghost.
Let alone other options, before she met Kitahara Shinji, the only one who could see her was Manhattan Cafe, and there was not a single person who could touch her.
For other horse girls, even if they couldn't graduate from life in Tracen, there were still many options to choose from in the future.
But for Sunday Silence, as of now, the only option she could see that she could choose was just Kitahara Shinji, it was like the answer was directly printed on it.
Let alone the future.
It took her more than ten years to find such an existence that could see and even touch her, and it was also by chance.
Even if it took another ten years, or even decades, she couldn't guarantee that she could meet such an existence again.
And there was another very important point, that is, she found Kitahara Shinji quite pleasing to the eye.
Especially the longer they got along, the higher this pleasing degree became.
Appearance, personality, ability...
At the very beginning, Sunday Silence was still wondering why this kid had fallen into such a dangerous situation.
But after getting along for a period of time and personally witnessing his various wonderful aspects.
She had to admit that this kind of person was indeed very attractive to horse girls. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was a horse mint.
As for herself, although her affection was not particularly high at the moment, it did not prevent her from admitting that he was indeed a very excellent and trustworthy existence.
Plus, she was also very clear that she had no other options, so although her current affection level had not yet reached the standard, as an existence with a different worldview, she also made a different decision.
That is, get on the bus first, and buy the ticket later.
And, she also wanted to take the opportunity to test her previous conjecture to see if some kind of 'fluid exchange' could be carried out between them.
If it could, then she didn't mind tying the happiness and sexual happiness of the rest of her life to this man.
After all, for her, the foundation of feelings could be slowly cultivated, but if she missed this bus, she might not be able to find a second bus that could carry her in her lifetime.
Not to mention that this bus was still quite good. Even if you gave her the same conditions as other horse girls, she couldn't guarantee that she could find a better bus than him.
Plus, Sunday Silence was not the kind of indecisive personality. After thinking these through, she took action decisively.
"Don't worry, I don't mind if you have other women. After all, I know I'm a ghost and won't compete with those in reality. I won't care how many you find..."
"And you were troubled by 'that kind of thing' a few days ago, right? Then if this is confirmed to be feasible, then I'll help you handle it in the future, right?"
"That child, Cafe, also likes you very much. I don't mind if you have some relationship with her. In fact, that's for the best. If you need, I can tell you her preferences, and it's not impossible to help you pursue her..."
"And if you don't want others to know, I can also hide it from that child, Cafe. Just the two of us secretly... hmm~"
Facing Sunday Silence's initiative, Kitahara Shinji also refused very decisively.
"No."
Because he had understood Sunday Silence's situation, he could probably guess why she was so proactive.
After all, up to now, he was the only one who could see and even touch her, and he was the only male.
Plus Sunday Silence's unrestrained personality, he could understand why she would do this.
But understanding did not mean agreeing.
"I cannot agree with your proposal, but I am willing to do my best to find a way for you to contact others in the coming time, and strive to accomplish this before Cafe graduates..."
"Then what if you haven't found a corresponding method by that time?" Sunday Silence looked at him and said seriously.
"I know this is very unfair to you. After all, although I only have you, you have many choices besides me, so I don't want to ask for too much. Just a horse-pyoi is enough, and you don't even have to be responsible..."
"Stop."
Hearing Sunday Silence's increasingly outrageous words, a few drops of cold sweat dripped from Kitahara Shinji's head. After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke.
"I also said just now that I will do my best to help you find a way to contact others before Cafe graduates. And if I don't find it, I am also willing to continue to be 'friends' with you, but horse-pyoi and the like is still..."
"Ah, this is not urgent."
Sunday Silence directly interrupted him.
"If you can't accept it now, I won't force you. But feelings can be slowly cultivated. It's fine to just get along like this for now. But if you ever need it..."
She leaned into Kitahara Shinji, her tone strange.
"Anyway, no one can see. You can find me anytime."
As she spoke, she once again grabbed Kitahara Shinji's hand and tried to rub it on her chest.
But because the strength of a ghost horse girl was not strong, she was easily broken free by Kitahara Shinji, and even got a flick on the head.
After that, maybe it was the flick on the head, or maybe it was some other reason.
Although Sunday Silence had said very outrageous things that day, her subsequent performance was still quite normal.
Until Manhattan Cafe joined the training camp, just as Kitahara Shinji was about to go to sleep, a smiling Sunday Silence directly phased in and then lay down by his side very naturally.
Kitahara Shinji originally wanted to drive her out.
But unfortunately, he tried many times, and Sunday Silence just stubbornly stayed by his side, and even hugged his arm during his attempts to push her away, with a look of 'I'm sleeping here tonight'.
And since there was a ghost in the small single room, it was very normal for Nice Nature to feel scared.
So, after Nice Nature sat up and asked that question, Kitahara Shinji immediately glanced at Sunday Silence by his side, and the latter returned a big smile.
Although she did want to protect him, she couldn't just let him slip away from her hands to protect him, right?
And also, according to Sunday Silence's observation, compared to the few outside, this little girl named Nice Nature, although her aura was a bit scary, was actually the safest one.
So Sunday Silence didn't mind giving her some sweets. Maybe she could pull her over to be her helper in the future.
After all, as a ghost, it was basically impossible for her to compete with those who existed in reality.
Not to mention that there was that monster Hishi Akebono. She had never thought of monopolizing Kitahara Shinji, just a sip of the soup would be enough.
Thus, the situation became what it was now.
Because it was not easy to explain his and Sunday Silence's matter, and most importantly, no one could help him even if he explained, since others couldn't touch Sunday Silence.
So Kitahara Shinji couldn't continue to push Sunday Silence away, otherwise it would be troublesome if Nice Nature asked, so he had to let her hug his arm.
However, even so, Kitahara Shinji also gave her a 'you better behave yourself' look.
Sunday Silence also expressed her agreement, since she didn't want to make things too stiff with him.
Then, Sunday Silence calmed down, hugged Kitahara Shinji's arm, and closed her eyes.
Seeing her calm down, Kitahara Shinji also breathed a sigh of relief, then also closed his eyes, his consciousness gradually blurring.
Although it was the first time sleeping with a ghost, including Special Week, he had slept with a horse girl many times, and was even used to sleeping with Hishi Akebono, so he quickly entered a half-dreaming, half-awake state.
Then, in this state, he felt a soft, warm feeling on his other hand, which was not being held by Sunday Silence.
A small palm passed through the blanket, moved to his hand bit by bit tentatively, touched his palm tentatively with a slender finger, and then retracted as if electrocuted.
If Kitahara Shinji was awake at this time, he might have had some other reaction.
But the problem was that he was about to fall asleep now, and subconsciously treated this hand as one of the familiar existences in his memory.
When the other party actively retracted and was thinking about whether to retreat, he took the initiative to attack, held it in his hand, and even gently rubbed it a few times.
The owner of that hand froze, but her body also reacted subconsciously, gently holding Kitahara Shinji's hand.
After that, as the moon gradually hung high, the breathing of the two people and one ghost gradually became long.
Until the sun rose the next day.
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