Uma Musume, from entry level to basement

The Emperor of the East China Sea shouted, flew over excitedly, and knocked Tang Han to the ground.

Then, like a facehugger, its limbs wrapped around Tang Han's head, and its abdomen stuck tightly to his face.

"What is that?!" Tang Han was frightened when he was suddenly knocked down, and the paper and pen in his hand flew to somewhere unknown.

He just heard a scream, so he turned his head curiously, but before he could see what it was, a black shadow slammed into his face, just like the facehugger that parasitizes humans in a horror movie, and he couldn't pull it away no matter how hard he tried!

Are there such terrifying things as facehuggers in this world?

"No!" Tang Han calmed himself down and reached out to touch the creature in front of him that was stuck to his head.

This creature has limbs and wears clothes, so it should be a human, not a facehugger.

He was underweight, looked like a young child, and had a faint honey scent.

More importantly, it had a tail behind it, which wrapped around Tang Han's hand...

Then, a familiar figure emerged in Tang Han's mind.

Small body, loves honey drinks, has a tail...

"Hiss..." When that face appeared completely in Tang Han's mind, a chill rushed from his back straight to the nerve endings of his brain.

Oh no! This creature seems even scarier than the facehugger!

162. Don’t you want to continue?

"Trena~Where have you been these days? I miss you so much~"

The Emperor of the East China Sea asked angrily while holding Tang Han tightly with increased strength, sniffing the scent greedily, as if he wanted to double compensate for what he had missed in the past few days.

"......" Although Tang Han wanted to explain at this time, his face was buried in the abdomen of the East China Sea Emperor. Not to mention speaking, even breathing was a little difficult.

"Wuwuwu!!!" Because Tang Han couldn't push the Emperor of the East China Sea away even after using all his strength, he could only gently pat the Emperor of the East China Sea on the back, signaling her to let go, as he couldn't hold it any longer.

But the Emperor of the East China Sea seemed to have misunderstood what Tang Han wanted to express. He thought that Tang Han was patting her back to comfort her, so not only did he not let go, but he hugged her even tighter.

"Yes, Trena, I miss you too." The Emperor of the East China Sea rubbed his face against Tang Han affectionately.

"Ooooooooo!!!" Tang Han only felt a burning sensation in his chest. There was not much oxygen left in his lungs. If he didn't do something, he would probably go into shock from lack of oxygen.

Don't faint in front of Ma-Musume! You might wake up in the basement!

The best way to get out of this predicament now is to stimulate the Emperor of the East China Sea and make her let go of herself on her own initiative.

But things like pulling ponytails, tickling soles of feet, and touching buttocks were not allowed. Tang Han never forgot these taboos, because even if this could achieve the goal of getting the Emperor of the East China Sea to let him go, what would happen next...

Tang Han couldn't imagine...

Therefore, Tang Han chose to stretch his hands towards the waist of the East China Sea Emperor and start attacking the itchy flesh there.

"Creak, creak, creak."

"Ah—" The Emperor of the East China Sea trembled all over at first, and then he couldn't help laughing.

“Hahahaha——” The Emperor of the East China Sea couldn’t stand being tickled anymore and protected his waist.

"Uh-ha!" The moment the East China Sea Emperor let go of him, Tang Han quickly took a breath of fresh air and finally felt alive again.

"Huha, huha..." While Tang Han was breathing quickly to replenish oxygen, he did not forget the movements of his hands and continued to tickle the Emperor of the East China Sea to prevent her from coming closer again.

"Hahahaha——Trena, stop scratching~"

Although the horse girl was strong enough to easily pry open the human's hand, the Emperor of the East China Sea felt that Tang Han was playing with her, so she did not resist and let him continue to tickle her.

However, as a horse girl, she had a keen sense of smell and she now smelled a scent from Tang Han that she had never smelled before.

Because Tang Han is usually extremely alert in front of any horse girl and dares not breathe. In addition, with the protection of this set of clothes, the horse girl cannot smell the scent of his horse mint.

But he had been holding his breath for too long and was now breathing heavily, so a hint of scent seeped out from the tiny gap between the hood and the collar that was used for ventilation.

Even though it was so thin that it was almost indistinguishable from air, the Emperor of the East China Sea still keenly captured it.

Hmm...how should I put it...

It tasted very fragrant and sweet, making her feel inexplicably excited and wanting more!

Fortunately, Tang Han quickly adjusted his breathing. Before the Emperor of the East China Sea could remember the smell, it disappeared in an instant like a comet flashing across the night sky.

This made the Emperor of the East China Sea feel a little regretful, as if he had missed something important.

But the East Sea Emperor's attention was quickly diverted to the itch on his waist.

"Hahahaha - Trena... I... I can't take it anymore..." The Emperor of the East China Sea was tickled until tears came out, and he laughed so hard that his whole body shook and he leaned back.

"....." Seeing that the Emperor of the East China Sea had no strength left from laughing, Tang Han quickly lifted her off himself and placed her on the ground beside him.

Then he immediately sat up and looked around cautiously, worried that another horse girl would suddenly jump out and knock him down.

Fortunately, it seems that the only horse girl here is the Emperor of the East China Sea, and there are no other horse girls. If there were more, Tang Han would not be able to handle it.

"No!" Tang Han suddenly thought of something, and suddenly shuddered, looking fiercely at the East China Sea Emperor next to him.

In such a remote place, wouldn't it be even more dangerous for him and the Emperor of the East Sea to be alone?!

"Trena?"

At this time, the Emperor of the East China Sea had not yet recovered from the aftereffects of the tickling. Tears welled up in his eyes as he sat tenderly on the ground, a blush on his face. He asked with a slightly expectant tone:

"Aren't you going to continue?"

"Puff!" Tang Han almost vomited blood due to anger when he saw this scene.

This scene is so wrong! It feels like he did something bad to the Emperor of the East China Sea...

"No...no." Tang Han quickly waved his hands and shook his head. If he continued, he would probably be misunderstood by others.

"Alas—" The Emperor of the East China Sea puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction. She obviously wanted to continue playing with Tang Han.

However, the Emperor of the East China Sea thought that instead of playing around, it would be better to take this opportunity to ask why Tang Hantelena had been missing in the past few days.

"By the way, Trena." The Emperor of the East China Sea grabbed Tang Han's sleeve with a serious expression.

"Where have you been these past few days? Why haven't I heard from you at all? I've been looking for you for ages!"

163. Helper

"Um... well..."

Faced with the questions from the Emperor of the East China Sea, Tang Han felt a headache.

Although Tang Han had imagined before that various accidents would most likely occur during his closed-door research phase, such as hail from the sky, earthquakes and tsunamis, or plant mutations, alien invasions, etc., Tang Han had formulated various response plans for these possible accidents to prevent his plans from being disrupted.

Tang Han was even prepared for the risk of exposing this hidden place. He was planning to use his spare time after daily research to dig a cellar and place alarms around the flower garden. Once he found a horse girl he knew approaching, he would hide.

But what Tang Han didn't expect was that this day would come so soon! So suddenly!

He hadn't even started digging in the cellar when he was caught by Ma-niang, and the one who came was the one he feared the most...

It would be fine if the horse girls who came were Ulala, Mi Yu and the others. At least Tang Han could find a suitable reason to coax them away, and he could continue to concentrate on his experiments alone.

But now that he was captured by the Emperor of the East China Sea, things are not so simple...

"......" Tang Han hesitated for a long time, but finally he gritted his teeth and told his situation.

"Emperor, I have actually been doing research here these past few days."

"Research?" The Emperor of the East Sea tilted his head and asked curiously, "Research on what?"

"Um... study the specific growth cycle of Epiphyllum and create one that takes less time to cultivate..." Tang Han replied.

"Eh? Studying Epiphyllum?" The Emperor of the East China Sea showed a bewildered look after hearing this, and seemed even more confused.

"But isn't it a trainer's job to train horse girls? Why does Trena want to do plant research?" The Emperor of the East China Sea asked this key question.

"Gu..." Faced with this question from the Emperor of the East China Sea, Tang Han didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Even though he had already made a training plan for everyone in advance and asked Kiryuin Aoi to help take care of them, he still could not deny that he had put aside the pony girls he was responsible for and abandoned his responsibilities as a trainer.

But Tang Han couldn't bear to watch other horse girls ruin their future because of his mistake, so he had no choice but to resort to this last resort and clean up the mess he left behind first.

"Sorry..." Tang Han apologized to the other party from the bottom of his heart.

However, the Emperor of the East China Sea seemed to understand Tang Han's apology in a different way.

"Huh? Why should Trena apologize to me?" She narrowed her eyes slightly, puffed up her cheeks, and stared at Tang Han unkindly.

"Could it be that Trena is researching flowers in order to give the flowers she grows to other girls?"

"Ah?" Tang Han, who was just in inner conflict and torment, was unable to react for a moment when asked by the Emperor of the East China Sea.

No, isn't the key topic right now about his responsibilities as a trainer? Why did it suddenly get to the point about him giving flowers to the opposite sex?

The key point is that what the Emperor of the East China Sea said seems to be correct. He studied flowers just to give them to Qi Trough. And it can't be a simple gift, but to fulfill her wish, to plant the Epiphyllum from scratch with her, to help her witness the process from seed to flower...

Hiss...After thinking about it carefully, it seems that it is indeed a bit ambiguous...

"Te~Re~na~" The Emperor of the East China Sea looked even more unfriendly when he saw that Tang Han did not deny it.

"Ahem, Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand me." Tang Han coughed awkwardly a few times, then explained, "I'm here on a secret mission."

"Secret mission?" The Emperor of the East China Sea tilted his head.

"Yes, this secret mission was entrusted by President Rudolph." Tang Han said.

"President?!" The Emperor of the East China Sea was stunned when he heard the name symbolizing Rudolph.

Tang Han continued, "And you know the target of the secret mission. It's none other than the Vice President of the Student Union, Qi Cao."

"Senior Qicao?!" The Emperor of the East China Sea was surprised.

Afterwards, in addition to revealing that he was the mysterious man, Tang Han told the Emperor of the East China Sea the whole story of the mysterious man's bizarre appearance, the impact on Qi Trough, and Qi Trough's desire to plant Epiphyllum.

"So that's how it is..." After hearing the explanation, the Emperor of the East China Sea lowered his head and seemed to be thinking about something.

She had indeed not seen Senior Qi Cao for a long time. She had also heard a little about the mysterious man appearing in Tresen when she was chatting with President Rudolph before. It turned out that the two were related.

That mysterious man is so abominable. He flirted with people and then ran away, leaving a mess behind. If she catches him, she will never let him go easily!

"Treina, you should have told me this earlier. You disappeared for so many days and there was no reply. I thought you were kidnapped by bad guys." The Emperor of the East China Sea laughed.

Tang Han: “….”

Isn't the horse girl who's most likely to kidnap someone and take them to the basement right in front of us...

"Okay! I've decided!" The Emperor of the East China Sea suddenly jumped up from the ground, clenched his fists, and looked serious.

"I'm here to help too!"

164. The person missing in my heart

The Emperor of the East China Sea eventually joined Tang Han's so-called "Plant Growth Research Team," although there were only two members including Tang Han himself...

In fact, Tang Han initially refused the East China Sea Emperor to participate in his plan.

But the Emperor of the East China Sea only gave Tang Han two options: either she would plant flowers together, or she would go and investigate the whereabouts of the mysterious man.

It's no longer necessary to say which one to choose...

After all, it's easier to avoid an open arrow than to guard against a hidden one. Tang Han didn't want the Emperor of the East China Sea to secretly approach him one day and say, "Treina, you don't want others to know that you are actually the mysterious man, do you?"

By then, even if Tang Han didn't want to enter the emperor's lower chamber, he would have to go in on his own initiative.

Don’t do that kind of thing!

"Trena?" The call of the East China Sea Emperor pulled Tang Han out of his fantasy, and then a cute little face popped out from behind Tang Han.

"Trena, I have planted all the seeds. What should we do next?" The East China Sea Emperor, wearing a white vest, looked at Tang Han with a smile.

At this time, her clothes were soaked with sweat and became somewhat transparent, and her whole body was covered with mud to varying degrees, but she didn't seem to care. Instead, she felt very excited and pulled Tang Han to ask him to assign the next task.

"So fast?!" Tang Han was a little surprised and looked hurriedly at the fields under the plastic tent.

The situation was exactly as the Emperor of the East China Sea said. The sunflowers used for experiments yesterday were cleared and the land was replanted with new seeds.

The East Sea Emperor is too efficient. If Tang Han were to do it himself, it would take at least an hour to complete.

"Next, I'd like to ask you to place drip tubes at each planting location." Tang Han used all his strength to pick up a pile of nutrient solution drippers he had newly developed from his feet and handed them to the Emperor of the East China Sea.

"I understand!" The Emperor of the East China Sea responded, and easily took the things in Tang Han's hand with just one hand, and skipped towards the plastic greenhouse.

This made Tang Han sigh.