Time continued to pass.
After the meal, Shinji found Agnes Digital and Agnes Tachyon and told them his idea.
The former readily agreed, her eyes even lighting up a little. As for the latter, she was originally going to agree directly, but just as she was about to speak, her brows suddenly raised.
"I have no problem with assisting in the training, but... I also have some conditions."
"If it's about being a test subject, forget it," Shinji said, preemptively cutting her off.
"Tch." Tachyon clicked her tongue, then spoke. "Then treating me to a meal should be fine, right? Eating at the cafeteria all the time gets boring. And my appetite is not as exaggerated as those few. This request isn't too much, is it?"
To be fair, Shinji really didn't think this request was too much.
But the problem was, they were a team now. If he treated Tachyon to a meal alone, even with a legitimate reason, it still felt a bit inappropriate, and it might make others think too much.
However, Tachyon seemed to have anticipated this reaction from the very beginning. Seeing that he hadn't agreed, she continued, "Don't worry, I'm not asking for that much. Just call me along when you go out with Eclipse on your usual Saturdays and Sundays. Anyway, you have to eat outside anyway. I also happen to need to buy some materials outside, and with Eclipse around, safety is also guaranteed."
Tachyon's previous request was already not high, and now it was pitifully low. And Shinji couldn't find anything wrong with it. After all, they had just been attacked last weekend. It was normal for her to be afraid to go out alone. Eating was probably just an excuse. Her main purpose was probably to stick with Eclipse to prevent any accidents on the way.
That's what Shinji thought, so he agreed to her request—but on the condition that Eclipse had to search her every time they went out to make sure she wasn't carrying any strange potions.
Tachyon readily agreed and even said that if he still wasn't at ease, it was no problem for him to search her personally.
Then she was flatly refused by Shinji.
Search her personally? What a joke.
He was afraid that the moment he put his hand on her, she would take out a video camera with a grin and say, "Mr. Guinea Pig, you wouldn't want this video to be posted online, would you?", and then use it as a handle to blackmail him into testing potions.
Then, after agreeing to Tachyon's request, Shinji looked at Digital. "Miss Agnes Digital, do you need anything?"
After all, the plan was for the two of them to help with the training together. Since he had agreed to Tachyon's request, he naturally couldn't be biased and had to consider Digital's feelings as well.
"Ah? Me..."
Digital really hadn't thought about asking for any reward, but seeing that Tachyon had already asked for something, it wasn't appropriate for her not to mention anything. After struggling for a long time, she finally thought of a good reward.
"Then, in the future, when you have time, Kitahara-senpai, could you tell me more about your past with Miss Eclipse? I won't tell anyone."
"As long as you don't find it boring, it's no problem." Shinji shrugged and agreed to her request.
After this matter was settled, Digital pulled Tachyon aside to discuss and prepare for the follow-up matters. As for Shinji, after the two of them left, he took out his phone, preparing to continue slacking off.
But just as he took out his phone, before he could even unlock the screen, he found another figure sitting opposite him.
"Trainer-san~"
Teio rested her chin on her hands and just looked at him.
"What is it now, Teio?" he looked up helplessly.
"Is your phone that much fun?" She wrinkled her nose. Although she was trying to make an angry face, it looked inexplicably cute. "Can't you put down your phone and chat with... us and pay some attention to us? You're a trainer, you know."
"No." Shinji refused decisively. "In my book, a trainer is in charge of training, and nothing else—and the staff handbook doesn't require trainers to be chat partners."
"But isn't maintaining the mood of the horse girls you're in charge of also one of a trainer's duties?"
"But your moods are all pretty good, aren't they?"
Shinji looked around and confirmed that except for a certain Ms. Grass who was silently growing grass in the corner, the other horse girls all seemed to be in a good mood.
As for Ms. Grass, since she was just an outsider in name only, and the reason for her bad mood was rather peculiar, he couldn't do anything about it even if he wanted to, so he just pretended not to see it and slacked off.
As for Teio, she wasn't familiar with Ms. Grass. They had barely spoken even after joining the team, so she naturally didn't pay too much attention. After Shinji finished his answer, she pouted her little mouth.
"Who says so? Isn't there an angry horse girl right in front of you? And she's your charge, you know."
Shinji was at a loss for whether to laugh or cry. "Teio, what are you really trying to say?"
"It's simple." She returned to her normal expression and huffed a few times. "The invincible Teio-sama has recently decided to increase her training intensity, but if I do that, I probably won't have much stamina left after I'm done running. And the invincible Teio-sama really wants to drink a cool, super-concentrated honey special drink after finishing her training..."
So you just want me to run errands for you?
Shinji shot her a glare and then decisively refused. "No."
"Eh? Why?" Teio's eyes were full of incomprehension.
"Because I'm lazy," Shinji said seriously.
Actually, it's because I don't dare to raise your affection, but I can't say that directly.
Hearing his answer, Teio was stunned for a moment. After realizing what he had said, she squeezed out that expression that, although he knew she was trying to look angry, looked cute no matter how you looked at it.
"Trainer-san! How could you be like this!"
She paused, then suddenly remembered something and continued, "Then how about this? From now on, you help me buy a cool, super-concentrated honey special drink after every training session, and I'll give you another double share of the prize money."
Shinji raised his eyebrows. "Are you serious?"
Teio nodded seriously. "I'm seri—"
Bonk.
Before she could finish her sentence, a fist came down on Teio's head.
Then, Shinji's serious voice sounded. "There should be a limit to willfulness. I know you're very confident in your future, but a double share is no joke. You'll grow up one day. Before that, you have to learn to be responsible for yourself."
Shinji's expression was solemn, his tone serious.
Teio was stunned for a moment. After realizing what he had said, she averted her gaze and said sheepishly, "That's because I believe in you, Trainer-san..."
"Even if you believe in me, it's not okay. In short, I'll buy the honey special drink for you, but don't bring up this topic again."
Shinji's expression became even more solemn, and his tone even more serious.
He had to be serious. After all, he was very confident in his lack of willpower. He didn't even need to say much. If Teio insisted a little more, he might have just nodded.
Although making more money was definitely a good thing, he also had his bottom line and wouldn't just take any money. Get paid, get the job done, and keep his word. But the money had to at least match the job. Otherwise, it wouldn't be earning money, but fraud.
In short, after agreeing to help Teio buy her honey special drink, Shinji lectured her with a stern face for a good while, and only let her go after she admitted her mistake. It's just that for some reason, although she had been lectured and her face was a little aggrieved, the tail behind Teio was wagging a little faster than before, but no one noticed this small detail.
After sending Teio off, Shinji took out his phone again, preparing to slack off.
And then, once again, before he could even unlock the screen, footsteps sounded again.
He looked up and saw the gray-haired horse girl standing in front of him, staring straight at him. Shinji looked helpless.
"Oguri, do you need something too?"
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