Meanwhile, Shinji, completely unaware that he had given them the wrong key, arrived at the meeting room.
He was one of the earlier ones to arrive. There weren't many people inside when he got there, and the Chairwoman was also not present. He casually picked a place to sit down and then started guessing with the few who had already arrived about the reason the Chairwoman had called them here today. They came to a unanimous conclusion: Tracen was probably going to make a move on Black Forest.
Then, as time passed, amidst the sound of discussion, more and more people filled the meeting room, and some strange characters began to appear.
It wasn't that the people themselves were strange, but that they had some strange marks on them.
Things like a strand of different colored hair in their collar, a hickey on their neck, or a bite mark on their ring finger that looked like a wedding ring—these were all on the conservative side.
Some with unsteady steps and the scent of shower gel were still within the acceptable range. After all, at least they had covered it up, at least they still had a sense of shame.
But what about those few with pale faces who were being supported in by their charges? Their legs were trembling!
Although from their expressions, you could tell it probably wasn't voluntary, Shinji still really wanted to complain about how Tracen had become like this.
And what was even more terrifying was that the other trainers seemed to be used to it. Not only did they not show any surprise, but they even laughed schadenfreudey when those people came in, and were then glared back at with a "let's see if you're still laughing when it's your turn" look. Only the new trainers had complicated expressions.
Then, after some time, the Chairwoman pushed the door open and entered, and the sound of discussion instantly ceased.
But unlike usual, this time the Chairwoman did not come in alone. There was another person following behind her.
Brown hair, green eyes, a kind smile, wearing a green secretary's uniform with a yellow tie, and a hat of the same color as her clothes on her head. Her temperament was mature and gentle.
Tazuna Surukawa, the Chairwoman's most trusted assistant. For some unknown reason, she had been away from the school for a while and had just returned today.
The moment she appeared, the new trainers didn't react much, just a little puzzled as to why the Chairwoman had someone following her today. But the veteran trainers all immediately straightened their backs, their gazes towards her filled with eagerness and hope.
Especially those few trainers with pale faces who couldn't even walk properly. They struggled to sit up, looking at her as if she were their savior.
Because she was indeed their savior.
Tazuna Surukawa, besides her identity as the Chairwoman's assistant, was also known as the "Green Hat" or the "Green Devil" among the horse girls. The reason was that she always managed to appear at the moment when a horse girl was about to make a move on her trainer. And her combat power was quite formidable. She could easily subdue those out-of-control horse girls and send them to the unique confinement room of the main Tracen campus.
And, she was also the captain of the main Tracen campus's internal security team. She had taken many people out with her when she left this time, which had left the internal security forces of the main campus empty, which was why it had become the way Shinji saw it now.
As for before, although there were some abnormal situations, because of the presence of Tazuna and the main campus security team, at least on the whole, or on the surface, Tracen could still match its title as the top horse girl academy.
So the veterans' emotion was easy to understand. They didn't know what would happen to Black Forest, and they were too lazy to know. They could even be said to not care at all. After all, they had basically never had any dealings with them.
They only knew that if the Green Hat was back, although it wouldn't necessarily mean they could rest easy, the probability and frequency of disasters would definitely decrease, and the probability of ending up in the hospital would also be much smaller.
But before they could be happy for a few minutes, with the Chairwoman's next words, the hope that had just risen was instantly shrouded in greater darkness and despair.
"Everyone! I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" the Chairwoman asked, hiding her expression with her fan.
The trainers looked at each other and tentatively said, "Then... the good news?"
"Alright! Then I can tell you all very clearly, starting from next month, your salaries will all be significantly increased!"
"Then... what's the bad news?"
"Tazuna! You... can say it." The Chairwoman still didn't lower her fan, her expression hidden.
"Understood." Tazuna nodded slightly, then sighed, her gaze towards the trainers gradually becoming solemn. "If I just state the conclusion directly, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it, so I'll start from the beginning."
"More than a decade ago, the URA discovered an anomaly. That is, in a certain few years more than a decade ago, the number of horse girls among newborns had a very large increase, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was a sharp increase. But at that time, the URA didn't pay much attention to this matter. After all, according to historical records, there were also years in the past where the number of horse girls increased due to various reasons—but it wasn't until recent years that they discovered that the increase in those few years was a bit beyond their expectations."
"Take Hokkaido as an example. In the past years, Hokkaido had a total population of about six million, of which there were about five thousand horse girls. But after the wave more than a decade ago, the number of horse girls there now is nearly fifteen thousand, almost three times the original number."
"And the reason the URA failed to discover this situation earlier is because those newly born horse girls were often born in rural or remote places like towns, and there were no Tracen branch schools nearby, so it had never been noticed. It wasn't until they grew up in recent years that this situation was discovered."
Hearing this, a trainer couldn't help but ask, "What about the census department? With such a serious situation, it's understandable that the URA didn't have first-hand data and didn't notice, but it's impossible that they didn't notice either, right?"
Tazuna sighed and made a bowing motion. "They have already apologized like this."
The trainers: "..."
The traditional art of "sumimasen," is it?
"And it's not just Hokkaido. The number of racehorses in various parts of Japan has increased to varying degrees, and Hokkaido's increase is not even among the largest. And, because of the reasons I just mentioned, these increases were not discovered and prevented in advance, and were only noticed in recent years. My previous departure from the school was to investigate this matter."
"And as for the results..." she sighed, her tone gradually becoming pitiful. "Everyone, I think you can all understand how dangerous it is to let horse girls in their adolescence, and even in their full-fledged development, live in the outside world. It's the same for them and for others."
"So, no matter whose mistake this is, Tracen must take responsibility and accommodate them as much as possible."
"The other local Tracen academies have already started this work, and as the main campus, we of course cannot just watch. We have to do more, because we occupy the most resources."
At this point, some trainers had already realized something, their eyes gradually widening. "Miss Tazuna, you don't mean..."
"Yes. From now on, a large number of horse girls will begin to transfer to the main campus from all over. Even by the most conservative estimate, the final number of transfers will not be less than the current number of students in the school. And the rest of the work can only be left to you all."
She looked up, her gaze sweeping over all the trainers. "Everyone, to deal with this situation, Tracen will now enter a special emergency state."
"From now on, all new trainers will be directly regarded as regular trainers, their team-forming permissions will be unbanned, and they must take on at least one charge within a year."
"As for the veteran trainers, from now on, all will be considered to have formed a team, and including their charges, the team size cannot be less than two within a year, and must be expanded to at least three within two years, with no upper limit. And as the team size increases, the total salary will also increase."
"The recruitment of new trainers is already on the way, and the recall of old trainers is also in progress. But this all takes time. Before that, we can only ask you all to hold on first." Tazuna's tone was sincere.
The stage was dead silent.
After hearing her words, the trainers' faces all turned pale.
To the uninformed outside world, this new requirement was simply amazing.
A salary increase, and you can get close to more beautiful young women, and even openly have a harem. Is there anything better than this?
But when these words fell on the trainers' ears, they seemed to have already heard the sound of the god of death knocking on their pelvises. Especially those few who had come in with pale faces, now there was not a trace of blood on them.
Their current one charge was already enough to get them into this state, but now you're telling them to increase the team size to three within two years?
And it wasn't just the team problem. The transfer of such a large number of horse girls would inevitably increase the operational burden of the main Tracen campus, which would then be reflected in various aspects, such as the shortage of teaching resources, insufficient supply in the cafeteria, and most importantly, the deterioration of the security environment...
Even with the Green Hat and the main campus security team, it was already very difficult to maintain the superficial stability of the current scale of Tracen. And if a large number of new students poured in, even doubling the scale, the consequences would be catastrophic. When that time came, the security environment and accident rate on campus might be even higher than when she was away for the past few weeks.
And, although what Tazuna was saying now seemed to be just a problem of a sharp increase in numbers, the veteran trainers didn't think that a simple population survey could have delayed the Green Devil for so long. The population survey was most likely just a cover for the outside world. There must be some other hidden story behind this, which was very likely related to those suddenly increased horse girls, and then coupled with the requirement of team expansion...
"Is it still possible to resign now?" a trainer raised his hand.
"During this special period, resignations are temporarily not approved. And the court has also communicated with us and stated that they will not accept related cases. All matters related to horse girls will be handled solely by Tracen and the URA—during this special period, please forgive us."
Tazuna paused for a moment, then added, "However, please rest assured, everyone. Tracen will do its best to protect your safety. And even if an accident occurs and causes disability, Tracen will take responsibility. And if you die, a large sum of condolence money will be sent to your family's hands... but personally, I don't hope for this to happen."
"I hope to see you all leave Tracen alive and in one piece."
Silence.
Knowing that the matter was a foregone conclusion and could not be changed, the trainers no longer said much and instead began to think about how to live safely in the coming days. Some had even already started contacting those horse girls with more stable personalities, wanting to pull them into their teams before others could.
Results and such can wait. The most important thing now is to survive.
However, although most trainers were now in a panic because of this new order, there were also a small number who were not only not panicking, but even had a look of enjoying the show—because they already had a team. Although there were no猛男 (měngnán - manly men) like Mitsuo Taishi who could single-handedly take on seventeen charges, a combination of one or two charges and three or four team horse girls was not uncommon.
After all, not everyone was a weirdo like Shinji. In a normal team, the trainer really only takes responsibility for the charge. As for the team horse girls, they only provide the most basic guidance. Although it can't be said to be irresponsible, it's like the difference between a one-on-one private tutor and a public class in a classroom. The former has to be responsible to the end, and it's easy for things to go wrong. As for the latter, it's just finishing the lecture and clocking out. The relationship is generally not close, and there are basically no accidents.
After getting results and proving themselves, or if they haven't gotten results but have a mutual agreement, they can sign as an exclusive trainer and leave the team. Some trainers and charges with good relationships will even treat everyone to red bean rice for such an occasion, and some will even cry with joy and relief.
Speaking of which, some people might wonder, since team horse girls are like this, then finding one or two shouldn't be a problem, right?
But this is a wrong view.
It's not that the trainers don't want to form a team. In fact, most of the trainers at the main Tracen campus want to form a team. On one hand, the income will be higher. On the other hand, if the team is larger, they can avoid being alone with a single horse girl, which significantly reduces the probability of accidents.
But the problem is, the formation of a team is not something that can be decided by the trainer alone. In fact, the trainers who can form a team generally have charges with milder personalities, and their relationship is generally more normal, so the probability of accidents is not high in the first place. In this case, let alone team horse girls, some teams with two or three charges can get along very well.
As for the specific team size, it will vary depending on the trainer's ability and the number of assistant trainers in the team. Some smaller ones have two or three people, while the largest, including assistant trainers, can even reach twenty or thirty.
But these are just a few exceptions. For most, forget about forming a team, even just showing some inclination might trigger some strange switch in their charge, leading to some unfortunate situations.
Drought for some, flood for others. That's basically the situation.
But on Shinji's side... let's just say his situation was rather special.
One of his two charges didn't want him to manage her, and the other was less his charge and more his trainer. The result was that the team horse girls, who were supposed to just be here for classes, acted more like charge horse girls. It was an extremely special case and could not be used as a general sample.
He was also one of those who was indifferent to the new order. After all, he was both a new trainer and had a team of a full seven people under his name. And the relationship within the team was good, and the distance between them was appropriate. He didn't have to worry about those messy things at all.
In comparison, he was more concerned about another problem.
"Um, Miss Tazuna." He raised his hand. "How does Tracen plan to deal with the Black Forest matter?"
"Black Forest? Ah, you mean that organization?" Tazuna thought for a moment, then showed a kind smile. "You must be Trainer Kitahara, right? The Chairwoman has already told me about you. I'm really sorry about what happened a while ago, letting you suffer such an undeserved disaster. But please don't worry. I will handle this matter properly soon and ensure that similar incidents will not happen again."
As she spoke, she looked at the Chairwoman and asked in a low voice, "Chairwoman, do you have any requests in this regard?"
At this point, the Chairwoman finally put away her fan, her face clearly displeased. She gently tapped the palm of her hand with the closed fan. "Unpleasant! If you hadn't taken everyone out, leaving not even enough people to maintain order on campus, how could such small fry be allowed to jump around on Tracen's head? After this week, I don't want to see any news of them in Tracen again."
"Understood, Chairwoman."
Tazuna agreed so easily that the newly hired trainers were stunned. Just now, they were being overwhelmed by the other party, but now...
"Don't be surprised." A veteran trainer patted the shoulder of a new trainer next to him and said meaningfully, "Silly boy, think carefully about what you've seen and heard since you entered the school. If Tracen didn't have some power, do you think it could be so unruly?"
"But, before..."
Before the new trainer could finish, the veteran trainer interrupted him, then motioned with his eyes towards Tazuna not far away, shook his head slightly, and said with some emotion, "If the Chairwoman is the brain of Tracen, then Miss Tazuna is the arm that executes the brain's commands. It's just that this arm has been busy with work recently, so although it felt annoyed, it didn't have time to deal with those mosquito bites. But now that things have been put down..."
"It's time for a reckoning."
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