Chapter 1253: with translation of the title line (which is line [1] actually

NO. 157: Jiesiti Si: He shouldn't be a reptile, should he? (2k monthly ticket bonus)

NO. 157: Jie Si Ti Si: He shouldn't be a reptile, should he? (2k monthly ticket bonus)

Perhaps everything was already foreshadowed.

Translate: "Perhaps everything was foreshadowed long ago."

Perhaps even earlier, a certain horse girl insisted on calling her trainer 'Guinea Pig-kun', and even when serious she would still call him trainer, which is also quite puzzling; ultimately it depends on her mood what she calls him, but this was already foreshadowed.

This is messy. Let's parse: "Perhaps even earlier, a certain horse girl constantly called her trainer 'Guinea Pig-kun', and when serious would refer to him as the trainer, the saying is also quite puzzling; in the end, it's just depending on mood what to call him, which already was foreshadowed." We'll translate naturally: "Perhaps even earlier, a certain horse girl kept calling her trainer 'Guinea Pig-kun', and when serious would call him the trainer—this saying itself is already puzzling; ultimately, it's just a matter of mood what to call him, which was already foreshadowed."

Also perhaps, when the symptoms that should be side effects are constantly present, yet the actual effects are unusually varied, you should realize that the so-called side effects are in fact the real effects she is pursuing.

Translate: "Perhaps also, when her symptoms that should have been side effects are constantly present, yet the actual effects are unusually diverse, you should realize that the so-called side effects are actually the results she seeks."

But perhaps...

Translate: "But perhaps……"

Generally, there aren't that many maybes... the trainer thought.

Translate: "Probably there aren't that many 'maybes'…… the trainer thought."

When all this happened, all the reflection and review seemed overly redundant, because they should have been based on emergency braking and damage control—locking the barn after the horse is gone—or be applicable for learning lessons next time, but in reality, the trainer has already lost the chance to lock the barn after the horse is gone.

Translate: "When all this happened, all reflection and review seemed overly redundant, because they should have been built on emergency braking, damage control—mending the pen after losing the sheep—or at least be usable for next time's lessons learned, but in reality, the trainer had already lost the chance to mend the pen."

Even the room for learning lessons has disappeared.

Translate: "Even the leeway for 'learning lessons' has vanished."

"Squeak...?"

Translate: "\"……Squeak…? \""

He spoke, letting out a sharp sound that confused even himself.

Translate: "He spoke, emitting a sharp sound sharp enough to confuse himself."

Guinea pigs, native to South America and also called guinea pigs or cavies, are a commonly used rodent in experiments; known for their rich, colorful fur and glossy appearance, they were early on brought to Europe as pets, and through selective breeding they have become even more varied in color, beloved by pet lovers.

Translate: "Guinea pigs, native to South America, also called guinea pigs or cavies, are a commonly used rodent in experiments; known for their rich, colorful, lustrous fur, they were early on imported to Europe as pets, and through selective breeding have become even more varied in color, beloved by pet enthusiasts."

But at the same time, because of its special biological traits, it is widely used in medical and biological research on drugs, infectious diseases, immunity, nutrition, otology, and more.

Translate: "But at the same time, due to its special biological traits, it is widely used in medical and biological research on drugs, infectious diseases, immunity, nutrition, otology, etc."

Although this field has gradually declined due to the market dominance of mice and rats, with 'white mouse' being a common term for experimental animals, even to this day some studies still specify guinea pigs as the experimental animal.

Translate: "Although this field has gradually waned due to the market dominance of mice and rats, with 'white mouse' being a common term for lab animals, even to this day some studies still specify guinea pigs as the experimental animal."

Such an 'iron rice bowl' is hardly something the subject would be happy about; when that big hand with an iodine-like smell reaches out, the guinea pig seems to inherit the ancestors' fear of such a big hand, leaping back first—and even performing a smooth somersault, truly a hero among rats.

Translate: "Such an 'iron rice bowl' is hardly something to be happy about for the parties involved; when that big hand smelling of iodine reaches out, the guinea pig seems to receive the ancients' fear of such a big hand, leaping back first—and even performing a smooth somersault, truly a hero among rodents."

"Oh!"

Translate: "\"Oh! \""

Faced with the guinea pig raising its paws, its four sharp claws covered in fine scales displaying an instinctive threat, the initiator lifted a hand to touch his chin, then switched to activating his terminal's camera mode.

Translate: "Facing the guinea pig raising its paws, its four sharp claws covered in fine scales in an instinctive threat, the initiator of all this lifted a hand to touch his chin, then switched to activating his terminal's camera mode."

Flashes went off repeatedly, and his fingers danced across the small screen beside him; the speed at which the text filled the blank space didn't look like he was writing research notes, but more like he was vigorously posting on a forum.

Translate: "Flashes fired in succession, his fingers dancing on the small screen beside him; the speed at which text filled the blank was not like writing research notes, more like wielding a pen in a forum debate."

Even Akane Shinjo's speed at writing short essays on the super topic isn't that fast.

Translate: "Even Shinjo Akane writing short essays in the super-thread isn't that fast."

Watching this, even Amori Orihime beside them started sweating.

Translate: "Seeing this, even Aimu Zhiji beside him broke into a sweat."

"What on earth did you do...?"

Translate: "\"……What on earth did you do…\""

She looked at Ares Speedson, then at the fluffy mouse on the table; she wanted to turn back to look at Ares Speedson again, but there was that fluffy mouse, and she also wanted to ask Ares Speedson what kind of magic potion he had made, but there was that fluffy mouse.

Translate: "She looked at Ailisuzhi, then at the fluffy mouse on the table; she wanted to turn back to look at Ailisuzhi, but there was that fluffy mouse there, she also wanted to question Ailisuzhi what potion she had made, but there was that fluffy mouse."

"... fluffy..."

Translate: "... fluffy..."

She fell silent for a moment, frozen in place, seeming even more like a cyber horse girl shutting down than her teammates; then, as the index finger extending from Mirapu Harbor was about to touch the retracted claws, the moment she turned to look at the guinea pig itself—

Translate: "She fell silent for a moment, frozen in place, seeming even more like a cyber horse girl shutting down than her teammates; then, as the index finger extending from Mihura Harbor was about to touch the guinea pig that had retracted its claws and turned to face itself—"

"Swish!"

Translate: "Whoosh!"

Like lightning, like a gale.

Translate: "Like an electric shot, like a gust of wind."

Bursting forth like the intent of a master of the final three waves, even the sister·soul beside him would reveal an actual mysterious smile.

Translate: "Bursting forth like the intent of a master facing the final three waves, even the sister-soul beside her would show an actual profound smile."

However, for the teammates, this is probably not very understandable.

Translate: "However, for the teammates, this is probably hard to understand."

"... Aori team member?"

Translate: "\"…Aizhi team member? \""

Gazing at the consistently calm team member holding the squeaking guinea pig and rubbing it back and forth, Mirapu Harbor unconsciously looked toward the nearby smiling Ares Speedson, who was calmly smiling.

Translate: "Gazing at the consistently aloof team member cradling the squeaking guinea pig and rubbing it back and forth, Mihura Harbor unconsciously looked toward the distant Ailisuzhi, who smiled serenely."

"What are you looking at me for? She isn't qualified to accept my experiment," the drug expert, fully aware of his own actions and style, instantly understood his teammates' glances, flicked his overly long white lab coat sleeves, and said, "You can also take this opportunity to see the self-torturing guinea pig's deeply buried twisted desires; shouldn't you thank me?"

Translate: "\"What are you looking at me for? She isn't qualified to accept my experiment, \" the drug expert, quite self-aware of his own conduct and style, instantly read his teammates' glances, flicked his overly long white coat sleeve, \"You can also take this chance to see the self-torturing guinea pig's deeply buried twisted desire; shouldn't you thank me? \""

Twisted desires... twisted, huh...?

Translate: "Twisted desire…… twisted…?"

"Squeak—squeak squeak!!!"

Translate: "\"Squeak—squeak squeak!!! \""

Having glanced at Amori Orihime, whose expression was blank but whose actions had already developed to rubbing the guinea pig against her face, Mirapu Harbor hesitated for two seconds, then turned to ask the tea-seat member holding a coffee and frowning: "Requesting an audience, tea-seat member, is Aori team member's sister attached?"

Translate: "Glancing at the expressionless Aimu Zhiji whose actions had progressed to pressing the guinea pig against her face and rubbing it, Mihura Harbor hesitated for two seconds, then turned to ask the tea-seat member frowning over coffee: \"May I inquire, Chazuo team member, is Aizhi team member's sister attached? \""

Although they had never seen the intimate actions of the shota Oumu from the kitchen back then, Harbor and Aori, due to training intensity, often had parallel training times, and with a certain trainer's subtle push, they also had plenty of opportunities for contact and interaction.

Translate: "Although they had never seen the earlier kitchen pair of young boys Aomo acting similarly, Mihara and Aizhi, due to training intensity, often had parallel training times, and with a certain trainer's subtle prompting, they also had plenty of opportunities for contact and interaction."

But compared to the tea-seat's ability to directly converse with Miss Sister, Harbor more often hears from teammates about their helplessness regarding the sister's antics.

Translate: "But compared to Chazuo's ability to directly converse with the sister, Mihara more often hears from teammates about the helplessness of the sister's antics."

Thus her perception of this carries a certain bias akin to 'flood and savage beasts, endangering the empire's youth.'

Translate: "Thus her perception of this carries a certain bias akin to 'flood and feral beast, harming the empire's youth'."

But today, the tea-seat gave Miss Sister a proper name with just one sentence.

Translate: "But today, Chazuo gave the sister a proper name with just a sentence."

"... No, Miss Sister, I'm just watching from the side."

Translate: "\"…No, sister, just watching from the side. \""

... and they all laughed so hard they collapsed on the ground... the tea-seat subtly watched the half-transparent girl who, theoretically should have sunk into the ground, but instead was rolling on the ground laughing.

Translate: "... and they all laughed until they lay flat on the ground…… Chazuo gazed subtly at the half-transparent girl who, theoretically should have sunk into the ground, but instead rolled on the ground laughing."

Such an obstructive viewing manner, out of her politeness, is naturally omitted.

Translate: "Such an obstructive appearance, naturally omitted out of her politeness."

This also caused Harbor's backward glance to show a similar subtle change; in a sense, this also counts as helping her break her skill.

Translate: "This also caused Mihara's backward glance to show a similarly subtle change; in a sense, this also counts as helping her break through."

Such a lively, wordless expression would be hard for past cyber horse girls to display.

Translate: "Such a lively, wordless expression would be hard for the former cyber horse girl to display."

Even now, cyber horse girls can even show natural fake smiles during stage training; this is less due to effective stage training and more because there are too many bizarre things around the trainer/Master, so 'excellent' it could shake a frozen face.

Translate: "By now, the cyber horse girl can even flash a natural fake smile during stage training; this is less due to effective stage training and more because there are too many oddball incidents around the trainer/Master, 'spectacular' enough to shake a paralyzed face."

Perhaps Master took a roundabout way... Harbor occasionally thinks that.

Translate: "Perhaps Master took a detour… Mihara occasionally thinks that."

Compared to special training, specially bothering Senpai Chiharu to come give oneself practice corrections, one might only need to stay by his side.

Translate: "Rather than specially training, specially bothering senior Qianming to come correct my practice, I might just need to stay by his side."

Things that one used to be immersed in training without paying attention to, never having seen or even heard of, have in this short half year been filled in like a binge-eating spree.

Translate: "Things I once indulged in training without noticing, never saw, never even heard of, have in this short half year been filled in like a binge."

Yet it never hindered training.

Translate: "Yet they never hindered training."

She was quite satisfied with this life, and at one point hoped this life could be permanent, but she never expected a teammate to deal a heavy blow.

Translate: "She was quite satisfied with this life, once hoped it could be permanent, but never imagined her teammates could deal a heavy blow."

"... Is this a magic potion?" the tea-seat asked Speedson.

Translate: "\"…Is this a potion? \" Chazuo asked Suzi."

Recalling the visual effects before the trainer's change, they generally don't look like the result of normal drug preparation, but in short...

Translate: "Recalling the trainer's pre-change visual effects, it hardly looks like a normal drug compounding result, but anyway……"

"No, this isn't important... let's first rescue the trainer..."

Translate: "\"No, this isn't important… first let's rescue the trainer……\""

Considering the consistent understanding of this 'old friend,' the tea-seat, temporarily setting aside the matter of confronting him, looked at the companion who seemed utterly bewitched.

Translate: "Considering the consistent understanding of this 'old friend,' Chazuo temporarily set aside the confrontation and looked at the companion who seemed utterly bewitched."

"Aori, Aori, wake up... can't you wake up? Then... I've offended..."

Translate: "\"Aizhi, Aizhi, wake up…… can't you wake up? Then… I've offended……\""

Raising his hand, he saw black lines forming a complete magic circle; as his palm covered Amori Orihime, she unconsciously lifted her hand.

Translate: "Raising his hand, he saw black lines forming a complete sigil; as his palm covered Aimu Zhiji, she instinctively lifted her hand."

The guinea pig, as if especially good at seizing the moment, suddenly leapt high, bursting forth with a jump unbefitting its appearance—yet it didn't jump very high before landing on a small palm.

Translate: "The guinea pig, as if especially good at seizing the moment, suddenly leapt high, its short limbs bursting with a jump disproving its appearance—but it didn't go very high before landing on a small palm."

「Sephirah~！」

Translate: "\"Sephirah~! \""

Holding aloft the guinea pig, like a blond horse girl in a strange religious pose, she suddenly appeared in a way no one could have noticed, astonishing all the horse girls.

Translate: "Holding aloft the guinea pig, like a strange religious pose, the blonde horse girl appeared suddenly in a way nobody noticed, startling all the horse girls into astonishment."

But evidently, even more astonished than them was the guy in the light screen beside New Cosmos.

Translate: "But apparently, even more astonished than them was the figure in the light screen beside the New Universe."

"Ah? What do you mean? You wouldn't want to say..."

Translate: "\"Huh? What do you mean? You wouldn't want to say……\""

Super Agent, Jie Si Ti Si, the overt guardian of the new universe, clearly also on the Linton Agency staff roster, but is a mysterious fifth (now plus one) person who hardly ever appears.

"This rodent is... Mr. Aomo?"

"His appearance can be considered a signal."

"A signal that easily breaks the closure of this small activity room, allowing information to be transmitted efficiently."