"What's wrong, Teio?"
Shinji looked at Tokai Teio beside him, his heart calm.
Perhaps it was because he felt he hadn't raised her affection, or perhaps it was because Teio had been acting too stable recently, or perhaps it was because since entering Tracen, he had found that this place wasn't as ridiculous as the outside world said it was.
In short, after nearly two weeks of employment, he was no longer so afraid of Tokai Teio. Although the vigilance was still there, at least normal conversation was no problem. Their relationship had steadily remained at the level of acquaintances who could chat a few sentences, but were more like friends of convenience with mutual interests, with no possibility of a basement.
At least, that's what he thought.
So, when Teio suddenly struck up a conversation, he wasn't flustered at all.
And Teio's next words further confirmed his thoughts.
"Trainer-san, I want to participate in a Maiden race in two weeks."
A Maiden race was like a placement match in a competitive game. Although there were no material rewards for winning, you could accumulate URA race points. Only after reaching a certain level could you participate in corresponding races. As for URA race points, they could basically be seen as the horse girl version of a ranked ladder. The higher the score, the higher the rank. Although a higher score didn't necessarily mean a stronger horse girl, it could at least reflect her strength to a certain extent.
However, URA didn't use a point system from the beginning. Initially, they used the number of fans as the standard for evaluating comprehensive strength. But after one incident where someone used operational methods to farm fans and rig the registration to let a group of ordinary, background-level horse girls dominate a G1 race, allowing their own horse girl to win, the URA point and Maiden race system was born.
Afterwards, after a discussion by the URA, the person who did that was banned for life, and later, perhaps because the blow was too great, they ultimately chose to commit suicide. It's just unknown why the person who committed suicide had no intact part of their body when they died.
But unlike climbing the ranked ladder, you didn't have to participate in these Maiden races all the time. As long as your results were outstanding enough, after participating a few times, you could directly participate in official races.
Especially since Teio was a student of the main Tracen campus, her base score was already high, and her ranking in her debut race was also first. As long as she got first place in one Maiden race, she could participate in races up to the G3 level. And these regular races not only had rich material rewards for winning, but the accumulation of URA points was also much more than in Maiden races.
Speaking of which, it was necessary to talk about the horse girl race ratings, from low to high:
Newcomer Race, One-Win Class, Two-Win Class, Three-Win Class, Open Class, and Graded Stakes.
The Open Class is divided into Pre-OP (Open Preliminary, an exclusive open class for first-year horse girls) and OP (Open Class). The Graded Stakes are G3, G2, and G1, with G3 being the lowest and G1 being the highest.
Races below the Open Class do not require URA points to participate.
For an ordinary horse girl, to participate in high-level races, after debuting, they have to start from the Newcomer Race. After passing the Three-Win Class, they can get the qualification to participate in Maiden races for placement. In short, it's like reaching level thirty in a matchmaking game before you can play placement and ranked matches.
After placement, they can then get the qualification to participate in races above the Open Class based on their placement results, truly touching the threshold of a professional horse girl.
But this was only for ordinary horse girls.
The main Tracen campus, as the highest-level horse girl academy in all of Japan, gathered the most elite horse girls and had close ties with the URA. Naturally, they could get certain privileges in this regard.
As long as a horse girl could enter the main Tracen campus, her base score would be much higher than that of local horse girls of the same period. And, if the debut race they participated in was one composed of students from the main Tracen campus, then as long as they entered the top five, and then participated in one Maiden race (without needing to win), they could skip those unnecessary accumulations and directly participate in the preliminary open class.
And for someone like Teio, who was first in her debut race, if she got another first place in a Maiden placement race, she could even directly get the qualification to participate in the Graded Stakes. Although it was only the lowest G3 in the graded stakes level, it was still quite good.
The problem was, what Teio wanted was not just the Graded Stakes, nor just G3. She longed for more.
The Undefeated Triple Crown.
The so-called Triple Crown refers to winning the championship of the Satsuki Sho, the Japan Derby, and the Kikuka Sho, all three of which are G1 level races. And the Undefeated Triple Crown, on this basis, means that every race until the completion of the Kikuka Sho streak must be first place, with no room for error.
As a trainer, Shinji of course knew these basic facts. He could also roughly guess that Teio was in a hurry to participate in the Maiden race probably because she wanted to accumulate points early, get her score up, obtain the qualification to participate in G1 level races, and then leave more time to prepare for the Undefeated Triple Crown.
It's just that he was a little unclear why she was mentioning this to him, because according to their agreement, things like race planning were also something she could decide on her own, without having to consult him at all.
But in the next second, Teio's words dispelled his doubts.
"Trainer-san, can you come and watch my race then?"
When she said this, Teio looked a little nervous.
Shinji immediately understood.
Oh, I get it.
She was worried that because of their agreement, he wouldn't even attend her race, which would easily arouse the suspicion of others and increase the possibility of their relationship being exposed.
Although some people in the team had already noticed that something was wrong with his charge relationship with Teio, no one had pointed it out. And the outside world still thought that he and Teio just had a normal charge relationship and didn't know about their deal. Even Rudolf didn't know about this matter. Once it was exposed, it could trigger all sorts of situations.
Thinking of this, Shinji nodded readily. "Of course. No matter what, I'm still your trainer in name. As long as there's nothing special, I'll attend all your races in the future. I can also handle the press conferences for you. You just focus on preparing for the race."
After all, isn't that what the double share is for?
Hearing this answer, Teio's eyes lit up, and her tail behind her began to wag unconsciously.
Because they were sitting very close, the tip of Teio's tail just happened to brush against Shinji. After touching, it retracted like it had been electrocuted, and her ears also twitched a little.
"Then, Trainer-san, I..."
"Ah, right. I have something I wanted to talk to you about too."
Shinji suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Teio. "When I went out last weekend, thinking that you'd be competing soon, I helped you reserve a spot for a set of racing silks at a shop. If you have time this weekend, you can go there with me to take a look, get your measurements, and also talk about your preferences."
Racing silks were also one of the basic duties of a trainer. After all, you can't expect a child who stays at school all day to spend energy planning this kind of thing. Plus, this wasn't related to training, so it was very normal for him to order racing silks for Teio—at least in his eyes.
Racing silks?
Teio was taken aback for a moment and subconsciously said, "Um, the President's side... no, it's fine. I have time."
She was originally going to say that the President had already promised to find someone to make her racing silks, and that person was a designer from the Symboli family, whose level was not on the same tier as those outside. He didn't need to trouble himself.
But for some reason, halfway through her sentence, she suddenly changed her words, and her tail behind her swayed gently.
It's good to have an extra set of racing silks as a backup, right? And even if the effect isn't good, at worst, she could just wear them in those low-level races. She can't just reject her Trainer-san's kind intentions... right?
Ignoring the strange feeling in her heart, Teio awkwardly changed the subject. "Trainer-san, Miss Eclipse is also preparing to start competing this year, right? How is her race schedule arranged?"
Faced with this question, Shinji's answer was very direct.
"I don't know."
This was the truth.
Although Teio felt she was already willful enough, compared to Eclipse, her willfulness was nothing. Because at least Teio still trained normally, but Eclipse just stood there forever, and ate so much every day. Let alone competing, Shinji felt it was already very abnormal that she hadn't turned into a fat pony.
And Eclipse didn't seem to care much about such things either. Shinji had once asked her what her plans were for the races, and after thinking for a moment, Eclipse gave an answer that was very much in line with his perception of her.
"I'll just run casually. Whatever is convenient is fine."
So you're not going to consider things like the venue, distance, time, or direction at all? This isn't a local Tracen. Those races are not the kind you used to participate in anonymously without even needing competition points. And if you're going to compete now, apart from the initial Maiden race, the lowest you'll start at is the OP class. The opponents are on a completely different level. Are you really not worried at all?
Shinji complained in his heart but didn't object. After all, he knew Eclipse's personality. Although if he made a request, she would probably follow his arrangements, on one hand, he didn't want to force her to do something she didn't like, and on the other hand, he didn't think that with her even-more-lazy-than-him attitude, she could win any races. After thinking about it, he decided to just let her be. As long as she was happy, it was fine.
And just as he was talking with Teio about Eclipse, Agnes Digital, who was taking pictures of the horse girls in the clubroom with her camera in the corner, moved her ears, slowly sneaked up to Shinji's side, and perked up her ears.
"...What are you doing?"
Shinji looked at Digital, who had suddenly come over, his expression puzzled.
Digital blinked, her tone slightly excited. "Um, I've been paying attention to Miss Eclipse since she enrolled. I've also been collecting information about her for a while, wanting to know her story, but I haven't been able to find anything after a long time. I only heard that you grew up with her, Trainer Kitahara. I was wondering if I could ask about your story..."
She paused, then added, "I swear in the name of the Three Goddesses, I will absolutely not spread it!"
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