Chapter 439: NO．22：Suzi：That I still think is pretty good

NO．22：Suzi：That I still think is pretty good

Ailisuzhi (Aga), today she encountered the first hurdle in her life's goal.

Unrelated to racing.

Although she was indeed raised as a horse girl, and even recruited by the Central due to her astonishing finishing kick talent, she is actually not passionate about running.

One reason is her physique.

Horse girls are lively sprites, endowed with innate running talent, able to derive greater joy from running than other beings.

Hence, when leg problems arise, it is undoubtedly the heaviest blow to them.

Although with modern medical standards, past conditions deemed fatal—such as suspensory ligament inflammation and tendonitis, which could end a horse girl's racing career—can now be healed, even without taking too long.

But sudden illness on the racecourse is unavoidable.

This may be hard to understand.

After all, sudden illness sounds like something avoidable with regular check-ups, not a major issue.

But what if the horse girl's hoof quality itself is fragile?

Some unfortunate horse girls are born with weaker hooves than others, not only having a far higher fracture probability, but often running until their soles bleed.

Among such horse girls, the most famous is clearly Shirogane Arudan from Class C, Year Two, whose legs are called "glass feet," indicating their fragility.

This is not praise, but an unpleasant label that nonetheless fits the facts.

By contrast, Ailisuzhi's cleverness lies in how well she conceals this aspect.

Just as she has fragile hooves, she rarely subjects herself to intense running, because she understands her physical condition better than most horse girls.

Yet this may not be without torment.

Like past sufferers of suspensory ligament inflammation.

This inflammation does not prevent running, but makes each push-off feel excruciating pain.

Bit by bit, feeling the thing she prides herself on gradually slip away.

The pain is indescribable to outsiders; only she bears it.

When called "overly obsessed with research, not running at all, completely neglecting her duty," Ailisuzhi, when refusing occasional clueless trainers' invitations, her impatient expression hardly reveals her inner sorrow.

She knows her condition too well.

Rational as she is, she chose to retreat bravely.

But whoever chooses to retreat will have reluctance in their heart.

And this reluctance will also nurture a second reason for her lack of passion for running:

Research.

Using scientific power to pursue the limits of speed—this has been her consistent goal, to the extent of even conducting absurd live experiments, even seeking test subjects among classmates and school staff, leading to long-term intellectual battles with the student council president.

The mad scientist Ailisuzhi—Central once circulated such rumors, and her lab is even ranked alongside the old school buildings as one of the unimaginable places.

Few know her research's supplementary goal.

Seeking enhancement methods permitted within URA Association race regulations—not through source energy transformation, nor prosthetic filling reinforcement, she wants to counteract her innate shortcomings in her own way.

In fact, before Aomo appeared, her research had already yielded considerable results.

And Aomo's appearance has further advanced this experiment.

By providing test subjects (Aomo himself, and later Bourbon), and technical reference (the arrival of Scarlet), and goal direction (monster materials and even adult observation).

Although the proportion of monster-related research in her work has gradually increased, this is not a problem.

On the contrary, one might say the monster research field is too vast and highly challenging, making her feel very fulfilled and excited.

And while Ailisuzhi, who has already achieved considerable results in "stable enhancement research for horse girls," if not for the fact that she only recently suffered a major defeat in a joint run with Desert Hero and Maruzensuki, this excellent state could have lasted longer.

But now, her condition is reduced to just a headache.

Ailisuzhi, who never tolerates loss, after suffering a major defeat on the long-distance track, should urgently train to regain her standing.

Regardless of whether she can find it, she must try!

The result: Guinea Pig-kun took leave the next day, letting them have free activity or self-study.

……Alright!

Although daily life requirements carry a bit of willfulness, the researcher horse girl who does not act unreasonably in major matters clearly knows that the trainer's sudden leave will always be some serious matter, danger, or even trouble.

There is also no room for her to act willfully and coquettishly.

So she also did not express much dissatisfaction, merely arranging self-study with the two companions who also lost to Maruzensuki—also not long after, because there were two all-nighters, so even before running for less than five minutes in the afternoon, she received the trainer's call.

Greeting, apology, then immediately notify:

Pack luggage and gather; details will be given on the plane later.

Ah…ha……who knows what Guinea Pig-kun is up to?

Looking at the other two and Tei-kun playing on her phone in the stands, all are puzzled.

Or perhaps only upon actually arriving at that so-called plane did Suzi learn of the matter at Clock Tower, and was reminded to prepare, as there would be attackers later……

Perhaps this is just the special situation that comes with having a trainer who doubles as a mercenary……she does not find it hard to accept, but compared to the possible attack later, she is more concerned about that familiar-looking man beside the trainer.

Red Kai.

The man who can make Chazuo stare blankly, and also make Bourbon retreat.

Well, the latter's reaction is because he quite likes Galarand.

And the more he likes Galarand, the deeper his memory of the Thunder Emblem.

Of course, this is not important; what matters is that after landing and waiting for Guinea Pig-kun to return, she was assigned her task.

Indeed, she has achieved considerable accomplishments in the research field, especially in biochemistry, which can be called her strong subject.

Being able to write one or two sets of auxiliary machinery operation software also proves she has accumulated some knowledge in information engineering.

But directly building machines is completely overkill, even if the other party provided design drawings.

This aspect isn't important either, the problem lies in this energy conversion system, you know!

The one saying this is Shinjō Akane, her collaborator and also a senior in monster research.

Perhaps she will also be the main force of this 'tentatively named: Monster Power Extractor' project.

emmmm… she should be the main force, right?

Suzi looking at those energy formulas and instrument structures on the tablet felt quite a headache, feeling that she probably couldn't become the main force.

Even if it's open-source technology, there are still thresholds.

Even the first hurdle in her countless research and creation processes in life.

"If you think like that, Suzi-chan, as long as you comprehend these things, you'll directly catch up to the technological advancement level of another world, another universe! This hurdle is quite valuable!"

"Even if you say that, do you think we can finish it in three days?" Suzi was somewhat speechless.

"The semi-finished product is definitely fine! Then comes the polishing stage, you know," Shinjō Akane said, raising her hand to gently rub her fingertips, "A little polish, let's first name it Dark Extractor 0.2 Test Version, how about that!"

"I can already see the future of the guinea pig guy drilling into your head……" Suzi rarely became speechless, this is probably the suppression of a scatterbrained person meeting an even more scatterbrained one.

"Don't talk as if you're not putting in any effort at all! Suzi-chan, come look at this!"

Shinjō Akane, picking up the useless toy again, happily displayed: "Dark Ring, oh!"

"Theoretically, it can amplify the user's darkness and evil, and can also be used for monster card power extraction and fusion, although the reading efficiency is poor, requiring sequential one-by-one processing, but it is indeed an excellent screening device and amplifier."

"In other words, Little Snake has already given us the bypass for the most difficult part, we only need to follow this……" speaking, she raised her hand to pull out her phone from her pocket, activated the display of the blueprint above, and this JK's smile became even more satisfied.

"Just follow this Light Country technology to dock with the light film, then make a shell, I'll handle the appearance!"

"No problem."

Rather, the other party is originally a professional-level player in monster making, skilled in design, making the appearance of such devices is also considered professional.

However, this technology…… once again examining those complex formulas, Suzi looked up again at Akane, who was also lowering her head to flip pages.

"What are you looking at?" She vaguely saw on the other's screen that witch beast.

"Investigation report, that electronic monster graveyard…… still haven't found any news similar to local residents and super special agents, feeling the possibility is getting smaller and smaller."

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

"Yeah, I'm also thinking whether this is a good thing or a bad thing."

Raising her head to look at the ceiling, with both legs crossed on the chair shaking her head, Akane seemed to be thinking very intently, and then smiled again.

"Not sure, now it's just purely wanting a result, just like Little Snake."

"Him?"

"If we make this instrument, Little Snake can process those dirty discarded cards, you know."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

Even without saying it directly, but Suzi could guess, after all, the client's demand orientation is so strong, energy recovery filtering and such, isn't it just processing waste.

The waste in the guinea pig guy's hand is only that stack of cards taken back from the Symbolic House.

Now they are still hanging in the display case sideways, not open to the outside.

After all, they are all 'dirty things'.

Processing them is always good, even Chazuo, who usually gets along well with ghosts, looking at those cards would frown and show a disgusted expression.

This reaction is enough for Suzi to understand how big the problem with those cards is.

Moreover, Zhouri Ningjing also once came out directly to point and comment on them.

——"Such disgusting things, it's really to your credit that you're willing to collect them, I think letting it stay in the Symbolic House to cause trouble would be more interesting."

This sounds completely like talking about evil devices, cursed objects, and the like.

Actually……

Not much difference, the frenzied desire attached to each and every card, Shinjō Akane has always seen it very clearly.

"Yeah, it's quite a good thing……"

Sitting on the ergonomic chair hugging her own legs, Shinjō Akane swayed her head and shook her brain, and when the next sentence came, she turned into a whisper:

"Generally speaking."

This kind of general type of riddle operation, for the horse girl with astonishing hearing, is obviously not working, Suzi almost didn't conceal her doubt, even the ahoge on her head seemed about to turn into a question mark.

The obvious questioning meaning in her eyes also made Akane helplessly announce the answer:

"Processing those discarded cards is also processing the last trace of the Symbolic Horse's monthly charge, Suzi-chan."