After settling things with Agnes Digital, Shinji felt a joy that came from the bottom of his heart, the corners of his mouth uncontrollably turning up.
Hooray! I can finally go back to goofing off and getting by!
Although he had been acting very diligent these days, as if he had completely given up his plan to slack off, in reality, these were all necessary measures to be able to slack off better in the future.
His two charges, needless to say, didn't need him to manage anything from the very beginning. He could just let them be.
Once Special Week and Oguri Cap's running form improvements were complete, they just needed to train according to the plan he had given them, and he wouldn't need to interfere anymore.
Tachyon's situation was a bit troublesome, but he was already prepared to completely entrust her to Digital. Later, he would just have to write a plan that could solve most of the problems with Tachyon and then throw it to Digital to help execute. This way, he could solve Tachyon's problem, reduce his own workload, decrease the probability of being tricked by Tachyon, and avoid raising her affection.
One stone, four birds. Wasn't that a huge win?
And after all this was done, all the gears would mesh together. The initial mainspring had been wound. With just a slight twist, everything else would start to turn on its own, without any further interference from him.
This way, for the rest of the time, he could continue to slack off without any worries.
This might sound a bit contradictory. After all, judging from what he had done so far, forget slacking off, he even seemed a bit diligent.
But the problem was, he had really been trying his best to slack off.
Although Tracen's stipulated working hours were eight hours a day, with a two-day weekend and many holidays, in reality, the daily routine of most trainers was 007. The average time spent with their charge per day was over ten hours.
And, even when they were separated from their charge, it didn't mean they could rest. Outside of the stipulated hours, they had to handle various work-related matters, including but not limited to data collection and analysis, race schedule research, planning and creation, and studying the latest trainer knowledge...
And this was just for the average trainer who was more focused on work. If, on top of this, you had a horse girl with a problematic personality, then besides the normal work, the rest of your time would also be squeezed by your own horse girl, which was the main reason why Tachyon's stamina potions sold so well.
That really is unbearable!
In contrast, Shinji clocked in for work, slacked off after clocking out, and after getting in his hours for the day, he would just slip away. He didn't even cook his own meals and just leeched off Tracen every day. Although he spent every day at the training grounds, in the first week, besides Browse his phone and doing his own things, his total working time for the week was less than what others did in a day. And the number of times he interacted and communicated with the horse girls under his name was pitifully small compared to other trainers, probably not even a fraction.
As for helping Special Week, Oguri Cap, and Tachyon with their training, that was another matter.
It was true that he wanted to slack off, but you also had to look at what these three were.
The General, the Ash-Gray Monster, the Princess of Superluminal Speed...
With the talent and ability of these three, including Tachyon who had the most problems, even if you just gave this lineup to an ordinary trainer, they could still dominate in the graded stakes.
Although if he wanted to, he could also add some "ingredients" to their daily training and easily ruin them, and he could even guarantee that it wouldn't be discovered. But the problem was, he was a person, not an animal. Since he had become a trainer, no matter how much he wanted to slack off, he still had to fulfill his basic duties.
Although it seemed like he was working hard now, in reality, he was still far from it. With the resources and ability he had, if he wanted to, it wouldn't be difficult to create three undefeated Triple Crown Urara's, let alone these three who were already first-class geniuses.
He didn't have to give it his all, and he certainly wouldn't interfere too much, but at the very least, he shouldn't hold them back. He should let them perform normally and win what rightfully belonged to them.
This was Shinji's requirement for himself, and it was also his bottom line, unrelated to whether he was slacking off or not.
...
Back at the training grounds, Oguri and Special Week were still practicing their new running forms.
It was now Thursday of the second week, four days since he had distributed the new running forms and plans to the two of them.
Because she had a foundation from before, plus a little help from him personally, Oguri only took a little over two days to completely master the new running form and started implementing the new training plan on the third day.
This timeline was about what he had initially estimated. The one-week deadline he had proposed earlier was just to give Oguri a buffer period, so that after adapting to the new running form, she could also have time to slowly increase the training intensity until it reached the level specified in the second training plan.
But from the looks of it now, she hadn't chosen to adapt slowly. Instead, she had maxed out the intensity from the very beginning and hadn't slacked off at all since then, nor had she protested that the training volume was too large.
Because she really didn't think it was much.
Although the training volume was more than doubled from before, with the new running form, she actually felt that this training volume was much easier to do than before.
Reduced consumption, faster speed, greatly increased continuous running ability, and significant progress in instantaneous explosive power and acceleration... The gains brought by the change in running form far exceeded Oguri's initial imagination. She had originally thought that the low-stance running form Shinji had designed for her a few years ago was already something that defied common sense, but a few years later, Shinji had proven to her that he could be even more ridiculous, and on a grand scale.
And, besides the direct increase in stats, she now had a strange feeling when she ran, as if every part of her body was under her control, every cell responding to her call. With every step she took, besides the beating of her heart, she seemed to hear the leap of another voice within her body.
It's just that no matter how she tried to find it, she always felt a line separating her from that voice, as if there was a barrier between them.
Maybe it's just an illusion?
Oguri didn't like to think about complicated things anyway, so she didn't dwell on it too much. She quickly threw the matter to the back of her mind and then started thinking about what to eat at the cafeteria later while she ran.
But Special Week on the other side was not as comfortable.
And forget comfortable, she couldn't even stand steadily now. Only when she ran could she barely maintain her balance. And even when she ran, her speed was not fast, and her movements were extremely strange. Even from a distance, you could feel a sense of incongruity coming from her.
Chaos, distortion, every part of her body had its own idea. Her running posture was neither coordinated nor smooth. It was extremely awkward to run, as if there were hundreds of ants crawling all over her body. It was painful just to watch.
Silent Suzuka, who had come to help, had wanted to question this kind of training, but she was stopped by Grass Wonder.
Grass Wonder wasn't without her doubts about whether Shinji's training was reasonable. In fact, she had been suspicious much earlier than Suzuka. But later, as time went on, she saw the changes in Oguri and also heard the latter talk about her own training experience. After thinking for a long time, she ultimately chose to believe in Shinji.
And then, it was now.
Shinji returned to the training grounds. He first looked at Oguri, who was training on the side and had completely adapted to the new running form, then at the Tracen Photo Album that was currently being filmed on the side.
After confirming that both sides had entered the trajectory he had previously planned and there was no room for him to interfere, he took out his phone, a long-lost, genuine smile appearing on his face.
To think I've been working continuously for three days. It's been so hard. It's time to reward myself properly.
And speaking of rewards, the best reward for him was, of course...
"Time to slack off!"
...
For the next day and a half, Shinji's slacking went exceptionally smoothly.
No strange horse girls came to join his team, nor were there any work matters that he needed to worry about.
Eclipse's training had not stopped, but as time went on, he became more and more used to it. Now, it didn't take much time to finish a whole set, and the rest of the time could be used for happy slacking.
Black Forest hadn't made any moves recently either. It seemed that their previous setback had made them cautious, and there had been no movement at all recently.
As for Tracen's side, although they hadn't taken any action yet and were still in a defensive stage, according to the other trainers, the reason the Chairwoman had adopted such a conservative strategy was that she was waiting for someone to return. And if there were no accidents, that person would be back next week, and subsequent actions would follow.
However, Shinji didn't pay too much attention to this matter. After all, he was just a slacking trainer who had already given up and didn't want to participate in something that sounded so troublesome.
But although this day and a half of slacking was very peaceful, it wasn't without its accidents.
On the second day after making a deal with Agnes Digital, when Tachyon came to the training grounds, her eyes clearly held killing intent.
In the past, she had moved out of the dorm because she felt that living in the same room with Digital was a bit too dangerous, and in the time since, she had tried her best to avoid contact with her. As a result of Shinji's one request, all her previous efforts had been for naught.
Although a firm refusal was an option, the problem was that she and Digital were actually on good terms. She just couldn't accept some of the latter's behaviors, so she had been avoiding moving back in. It wasn't easy to refuse the other's goodwill so bluntly.
Thus, this anger was transferred to Shinji.
She was already prepared to find an opportunity to pour a couple of bottles of potent medicine down his throat. It was just that she hadn't found a chance recently, so she hadn't been able to act yet, but she had definitely noted down this grudge.
Then, time passed.
With the afterglow of the setting sun, the second week of training came to an end.
After dinner, they went to the clubroom. Because of the increase in numbers, the rest and activity time was now much more lively than before.
Chatting, games, entertainment, gossip, snacks... The horse girls were all having a good time, and even Eclipse's mood seemed to be rarely good. Even Teio and Tachyon, who usually didn't get along, would put aside their differences during this rare relaxation time. At most, they would just prank each other in some small games.
But Shinji was still playing on his phone on the side, with no intention of participating.
And forget participating, to this day, besides Eclipse, he still hadn't added a single horse girl's LINE. This was simply incredible to others in Tracen, but fortunately, the horse girls on his team had slowly gotten used to his maverick style, and when something came up, they could just ask Eclipse to help notify him.
But today, Shinji wasn't able to just play on his phone until the end as usual.
Because a small figure sat down next to him, and after hesitating for a while, finally chose to speak.
"Trainer-san, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."
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