I'm Ornn, and I'm about to be beaten to my knees by the Man-eating Horse Girl!

After a moment of contemplation, Orn pointed to his right foot and left shoulder and said, "Hmm, Little Chestnut Hat, I just sensed that these two areas of yours may be a bit overused. When you get home, rinse them repeatedly with warm water that is close to your body temperature until they turn slightly red."

The girl with the reed-haired hair was taken aback. She tried pressing her left shoulder, and just as the man had said, a sharp pain instantly shot through her.

She whispered, "This must be because I was too tense during the competition, overwhelmed by the presence of my seniors..."

"But, but how could you..."

Shining Radiance jumped off the stool, asking incredulously, "Huh? This...you...you really could see that?! That's so unbelievable!"

Orn smiled and didn't offer much explanation. He simply said, "Alright, I just read a lot of books. It's getting late, so you should all go home. You have school tomorrow, don't you?"

"While I was chatting with that uncle, I already asked him to inform your parents. They should be waiting for you by the roadside near my house soon, right?"

He put on his shirt and then walked out of the basement first.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the door."

Little Chestnut Hat and New Glow obediently followed behind Ornn. After he opened the door, the two walked out of the fantastical blacksmith shop.

Just as Orn said, their parents had already arrived, accompanied by some men in black.

Judging from the tense expressions on everyone's faces, they were probably also frightened.

Oguri stepped out of the entrance hall, then turned around and looked at Orn, who was standing in the shadows, and said, "Mr. Orn, if you want to become a trainer, I think it would be best if you personally participated in the daily life of Treson Academy."

"The school will hold its first competition in a week, and I hope you can come and watch!"

“You are very capable and have a deep knowledge base. If you obtain a trainer's license, I would love to sign a contract with you.”

As she spoke, her ears and tail began to wag incessantly.

Although she still looked aloof and simple-minded when she said this, the pair of things on the horse's head didn't lie.

Orn scratched his head, looked at the door frame not far from his feet, and sighed, "We'll see. I'll come over after I've finished dealing with things here."

Little Chestnut Hat smiled and nodded, then ran towards another goose-haired horse girl who was anxiously waiting not far away.

After a brief period of noise, the people on the distant highway disappeared from his sight.

"Sigh, it's easier said than done. I can't even leave the house right now,"

"Huh? Could that be the ribbon from Glorious's hair on the ground? How did it end up here?"

"With such a forgetful attitude, it'll be difficult for her to find trainers in the future!"

Orn sighed, walked over to the bow, bent down, and picked it up.

He then turned around and stared blankly at the door behind him.

"...I...I've made it out?"

After gaining the horse girl's sincere approval, the god from another world finally stepped out of his abode and into the new world.

Of course, at this point, Ornn had no idea that his future... was only darkness where he couldn't see his pelvis (sadly).

Chapter Thirteen: King Ooguri has arrived! Kasamatsu is now at peace! King Ooguri has arrived! The blue sky has returned!

"Oguri, welcome back! Did you go to Mr. Orn's place today too?"

Big Lu Mao hugged Little Lu Mao and began to vigorously knead him, leaving Little Lu Mao somewhat breathless, buried in the massive frontal armor of his chest.

"Ugh! Mom, let me go! I'm not a child anymore!"

After explaining to her worried mother, Oguri Hat finally broke free from her mother's embrace.

"Okay, okay, Xiao Li, Mom is just worried about you."

Feeling her mother's loving hands holding hers, Little Chestnut Hat nodded obediently: "I understand, Mom."

The woman looked at her daughter with doting eyes, gently rubbing her ears on the top of her head, and then said softly, "Xiao Li, today I've prepared your favorite Big Mac steak! Eat as much as you like!"

Little Chestnut Hat's eyes lit up, and she made a series of strange noises: "Hmph! Okay! Mom, I'll eat well!"

After dinner, Little Chestnut Hat tried wiping her body using the method Orn had suggested. With the constant pouring of warm water, she felt a slight cooling sensation.

Once the joints turn slightly red, the cool sensation disappears, replaced by a warm feeling.

Little Chestnut Hat, lying in the bathtub, had her eyes swollen into white circles again. Recalling the exciting experience of the day, she couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality.

First, she competed against her senior, and despite being surrounded by three people, she managed to break through and even win the championship.

Then came the friendly invitations from the students and trainers. Everyone seemed to be cheering for themselves, though of course, they were all equally worried about their safety.

What followed was a tense and exciting alleyway conflict, followed by the arrival of the heroic older sister to help.

They then witnessed a group resembling the Mafia speaking with Mr. Orn and inviting him to become a trainer.

It's hard to believe that all this happened in just one week; everything was so fast-paced, yet...it all felt like a preordained arrangement.

According to Mr. Orn himself, he had never seen the horse girl, nor had he observed her physical measurements.

But he used an unbelievable method to detect his own and radiant talents, and even used this method to diagnose minor injuries to her body.

Perhaps... Mr. Orn is actually a hermit in the mountains? Like those warriors of the samurai era who hid in the mountains during times of war, he would stand up for the weak and suffer without hesitation.

"Opal...stone?"

Her silvery-white horse ears swayed from side to side. Although she knew she might be a little slow-witted, the delicate thoughts of the young girl still seeped through her instincts as a horse girl.

Perhaps those ears are the horse girl's true form?

She got out of the bathtub, dried herself off, changed into her pajamas, said goodnight to her mother, and went back to her room, where she fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Little Chestnut Hat wore the new shoes Orn had given her.

The shoes were very different from the previous pair; these black running shoes felt more like heavy shackles, reducing her speed to an extremely low level.

An invisible pressure descended upon her, causing her to let out a muffled groan.

Forty jin... no, sixty jin?

Oguri Hattori mentally estimated the weight of her shoes. Sixty pounds was more than double the weight of the horseshoes used by horse girls who had just started running in training. Logically speaking, it was impossible for Oguri Hattori to carry such a heavy load for her morning run training.

But these shoes distributed the weight evenly across her entire body, allowing her to train at a speed close to that of a human running.

'Mr. Orn... truly a remarkable hermit! Then I must not disappoint his expectations!'

After getting used to the new shoes for a while, Xiao Li Mao began her morning exercise.

Since it's the weekend, she doesn't need to go to school for academic classes.

So Little Chestnut Hat decided to train on his own for a while before going to the school to train on the sandy playground.

But, whether it was her imagination or not, as she ran, the surrounding residents were all staring at her with strange looks.

It wasn't a hostile gaze, but rather more like...admiration?

Is there something on my face?

Little Chestnut Hat wiped his face and then jogged all the way to the vicinity of the school.

What's even stranger is that, even though it's Saturday, the streets are filled with students from Kasamatsu Tressen carrying all sorts of celebratory decorations.

Here, she encountered more and more attention. Her classmates looked at her with the enthusiasm of someone watching a hero, and the older female students made no attempt to hide their excitement, waving their cheering sticks as if they were congratulating her on something.

'Is today a holiday? Girls' Day? No, it's still early. Is it some other holiday?'

Under that gaze, Xiao Limai couldn't hold on any longer, so she quickened her pace and ran towards the school.

"Hey!! Oguri! You're here! Over here!"

Just as Little Chestnut Hat reached the vicinity of the school gate, Shining Radiance's voice came from behind her.

"Glory? Isn't today Saturday? Why are there so many people near the school?"

Shining brightly, panting, arrived at Little Chestnut's side and excitedly said, "Little Chestnut! There's a celebration in Treisen today! Didn't you receive the message in the class group?!"

Little Chestnut Hat paused for a moment, then pulled a Nokia phone from his pocket.

"Ugh! Uh..."

The brand-new radiance seemed to have been struck hard on the head by this Nokia phone; her mouth opened and closed repeatedly, eventually turning into a violent cough.

"Ahem!! That's alright! Oguri! Today's celebration was specially held because of you!!"

Little Chestnut Hat tilted her head: "Me? Why?"

"That's because you, you mud rabbit, did a great job, so the principal bought all the supplies for the celebration overnight!"

The speaker wasn't a newly emerged radiant figure; several other figures emerged from the other side.

Little Chestnut Hat blinked, recalling, "I remember now, you are... Noren Ace, and she is Fujimasa March!"

The girl dressed as a sexy young woman sighed, then pointed to herself and said, "You've got it backwards. I'm the ace of Norren. The one next to me, who's always serious and keeps an eye on the class atmosphere, seems so cold and aloof. That's Fujimasa March... Ouch!"

Fujimasa withdrew his right hand from the sassy girl's waist and coughed lightly, saying, "Oguri Hat, today's celebration was indeed held because of you."

"You really don't know what happened?"

Oguri Hat stared blankly at her, shaking her head in a daze. Fujimasa March simply sighed helplessly.

"Forget it... it's hard to explain in a few words. Go and see for yourself at the school gate."

Filled with doubt and curiosity, Little Chestnut Hat arrived at the school gate and then peered inside.

Under a bright light, Principal Kasamatsu Tresen stood beneath a banner that read "Meikou Taisho" (meaning "Great Light and Great Justice"), addressing the gathered students with great enthusiasm: "Dear students!! Fellow trainers!! Fellow staff of Kasamatsu Tresen!! I am honored to bring you some good news!!"

"After twelve years and three months! The notorious Kasamatsu Yakuza (referring to a gang of thugs) was completely wiped out yesterday!! And all of this is thanks to one of our new students!!"

"It was she who broke the tyranny of the Kasamatsu Yakuza! She gave the Metropolitan Police Department a perfect opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop! As Kasamatsu Tressen's students, how do you think we should cheer for her?!"

As soon as the principal finished speaking, the students shouted, "King Chestnut! King Chestnut!"

The bald principal nodded in satisfaction, then pointed the microphone in his hand towards the corner behind everyone. Immediately, two bright white spotlights shone behind him, shining directly on Oguri Hat, who was peeking inside from the corner.

"Now! Let's invite Ms. Oguri Hat to share her thoughts!!"

".....ah?"

Chapter Fourteen: Dreams and Goals

"Uh..."

Holding a microphone, Little Chestnut Hat was pushed to the center of the stage by the bald principal and enthusiastic students amidst the chaos.

Although Oguri Hattori is precocious, and although Umaru-chan is generally precocious (psychologically), Oguri Hattori is still just a fifteen-year-old girl.

Faced with this situation, she finally became somewhat nervous.

Little Chestnut Hat looked pleadingly at the new radiance, only to see the chestnut-haired creature casually grooming the white fur on its forehead.

Seemingly noticing Lu Mao's gaze, Xin Guanghui began whistling while fixing his hair.

Norren, the ace, looked at Lu Mao with a half-smile, then waved his hand in a gesture of encouragement.

Compared to these two, it was actually Fujimasa, who seemed the most indifferent, who understood Oguri's helpless state of mind the most.

She held up a local newspaper from Kasamatsu and pointed to the first line of the headline.

Shocking! Kasamatsu Tressen's freshmen decisively defeat the Kasamatsu Yakuza trio! Bandit suppression a success!

Well, that doesn't seem to help much, but Oguri Hat does understand why she's so popular now.

Judging from the newspaper and the bald principal's speech, it seems that Mr. Orn and the mysterious old man deliberately concealed themselves and did not appear in the reports, so everyone believes it was their own doing.

They probably didn't want to get involved in these messy affairs. Thinking this, Oguri knew what she should say.

She picked up the microphone, and after a piercing buzz, she said, "I just did what I wanted to do. Now that school is back to normal, I hope to run together with everyone again."

"In addition, the school cafeteria is making too little food. I feel it's not enough, and I hope they can make more in the future."

"Okay, that's all."

After speaking, Oguri put the microphone back on the stand, then put her hands behind her back and stood on the podium like a guardian deity.

A moment of silence fell over the hall. The newly emerged radiance in the farthest corner of the audience widened her eyes. She nudged the equally astonished Noren Ace beside her: "She... Xiao Li, are you finished?"

Noren nodded, glanced at Lu Mao on the stage, and said, "You've indeed finished speaking."

"So her acceptance speech was just about wanting the cafeteria to cook more food? Shouldn't she have said something inspiring at this point? Is that all?"

Shining Radiance sighed and said, "Logically speaking, that's how it is, but Xiao Li is just a freshman who has only been in school for a short time, so she definitely wouldn't say something like that!"

The two looked at each other, but Teng Zheng March was the first to clap. She waved her right hand and shouted at Little Chestnut Hat, "Great! I'll definitely beat you in next week's competition!!"

Oguri, wearing a hat, waved from the podium, and the long-silent crowd erupted in cheers once more.

Several middle-aged men dressed as chefs raised their spatulas and shouted, "Alright! Since it's the Great Chestnut King's wish, we must grant it!"