Saturday morning.
After a simple wash-up as usual, he randomly found some clothes and went out the door.
This time he didn't wait for Eclipse. With the return of Tazuna Surukawa and the main Tracen campus security team, the security on campus had improved a lot recently, and there were basically security team members patrolling and standing guard everywhere. Plus, due to the recent operation, Black Forest had been severely damaged and had not taken any action against Tracen since Tuesday, so there was no need for Eclipse to follow him around all the time.
Then, he went to the meeting point. As usual, he was half an hour early, and as usual, he found that everyone was already there when he arrived.
Except for Eclipse, who arrived at the same time as him, the rest—Teio, Tachyon, Grass Wonder, Special Week, Oguri Cap, and Agnes Digital—were all there. And from the looks of it, some people had been waiting for more than a while.
But Shinji felt no embarrassment in his heart, let alone any thought of coming earlier next time. In fact, he was a little puzzled.
No, it's one thing to be competitive in training, but do you have to be competitive in such small matters too?
And combining this with those trainers who had been so competitive that they had ended up in bed, he thought that Tracen should just change its name to "Extremely Competitive."
After complaining, he still didn't pay too much attention to their outfits. After all, as he had said before, it's normal for girls to dress up before going out. Nothing to care about.
However, although he didn't pay attention to their outfits, he did pay attention to another matter, which was Ms. Grass's current situation.
For a very rare occasion, Ms. Grass finally didn't fumble this time. She had already started chatting with Special Week before he arrived, and it seemed that the two of them were getting along quite well. The gloom in Ms. Grass's eyes had also dissipated significantly, and her mental state had also improved markedly, which made him feel a sigh of relief.
Then, after noticing his gaze, Ms. Grass even turned her head and gave him a look full of gratitude, and Shinji also secretly returned a thumbs up. Then he started walking, leading the group towards the clothing store.
This time, there were no accidents on the way to the clothing store, and they arrived there smoothly. Of course, they didn't forget to buy some things on the way.
After pushing open the door, the old horse girl was still tinkering with something behind the counter. After looking up and seeing that it was him, her eyes changed significantly, and the corners of her mouth also curled up slightly. And after he entered the shop and brought the other seven horse girls in, the change in the old horse girl's eyes became even more obvious, and the curve of her lips became even wider, with a clear hint of a smile—it's just that this smile had a bit of a malicious feeling to it.
Shinji noticed the expression on her face, and he also cared, but it was of no use. Because he had never been able to figure out what was on this old woman's mind, and even if he asked, she would definitely not answer, so he could only let her laugh there.
"Not bad, kid. Last week it was six, this week it's seven. It really has to be you," the old horse girl said with a happy smile, the four words "schadenfreude" written all over her eyes.
Shinji was already used to her inexplicable attitude. He didn't pay any attention to her words and then called over Special Week, Oguri, and Grass Wonder, and told the old horse girl that these three were the ones who had reserved racing silks before.
The old horse girl's gaze swept over the three of them, a hint of satisfaction in her eyes. Then, without any more nonsense, she took out the two sets of racing silks that had already been made and handed them to Shinji, then took the three of them to collect their data.
Shinji didn't delay either and directly handed the two sets of racing silks to Teio and Tachyon.
Then came the fitting.
First was Teio. Her racing silks were mainly blue and white. The top was a long-sleeved jacket, and the bottom was a short skirt with safety shorts. There was also a small red cape on her right shoulder, which not only highlighted her original cuteness but also added a bit of an imposing air.
However, although on the surface this set of racing silks looked very similar to the one in the game, it was not exactly the same. Many details had been changed, and the most obvious one was that the style of the shoes had been changed, and a pair of blue and white thigh-high socks had been added to her legs. Although he wasn't very knowledgeable about the design of horse girl racing silks, after letting Teio move around for a while, he could also see the effect of these extra thigh-high socks—they could reduce the burden on her legs to a certain extent.
What the horse girls didn't know was that after collecting their data through conventional means, the old horse girl had also consulted Shinji's advice before she started designing the clothes. Although he didn't know much about clothing design, especially racing silks, the old horse girl still acknowledged his eye for things. Although he couldn't participate in the design, he could provide her with a lot of data and suggestions that could not be collected through conventional means.
For example, Teio's legs. Although they looked fine now, and the old horse girl couldn't see any problems, he could see the disharmony in them, and could even estimate a rough time when she would break her leg.
If Teio had asked for his help, he could of course have helped her eliminate this hidden danger through various means. But since she had requested that he not interfere with her training, he would not interfere with her own choice.
But that was all in the past.
Now, with this revised set of racing silks, with the help of these new boots and thigh-high socks, she might be able to avoid some of the problems that were supposed to occur, and maybe she could really win the undefeated Triple Crown without relying on a trainer...
Staring at Teio's legs, Shinji fell into deep thought.
It's just that this gaze, in Teio's eyes, was somewhat different from his thoughts.
When she first noticed his gaze drifting to her legs, she didn't care much. But after a long time, the tail behind her began to sway gently.
If it were the her from before, who had just become friends with him, she would probably have said something like, "Stupid Trainer-san, what are you looking at?" to break the situation.
But now, although she knew she should say something to remind him, although she felt that this was not quite right, for some reason, although the words were already on the tip of her tongue, she couldn't get a single word out.
Trainer-san, so you like this kind of thing? Then in the future...
Just as the shame in her heart was about to reach its limit, and the blush on her face was about to become uncontrollable, Shinji finally moved his gaze away.
Seeing him finally look away, Teio was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but just as she took a breath, before she could exhale, she heard his voice ring out.
"It's really nice..." he was exclaiming at the burden-reducing effect of the new boots and thigh-high socks.
Stu-stupid Trainer-san, what are you saying!
This sudden exclamation immediately broke through Teio's already scarce defenses, causing a large blush to bloom on her face. Her tail behind her almost swayed into an afterimage, and she turned her head away in shame, not daring to let him see her face.
Normally, Shinji should have been able to notice Teio's strangeness.
But unfortunately, just now, after analyzing the effect of those boots and thigh-high socks, some inspiration had suddenly arisen in his heart. He was now seriously thinking about some new possibilities in his mind, so he failed to notice her strangeness.
And by the time he finished thinking, Teio had also regained her composure, her face showing no trace of strangeness.
Next was Tachyon.
Like Teio, Tachyon's racing silks were also generally similar to what he remembered. A yellow sweater with a white lab coat over it, the sleeves a bit too long. The bottom was a short skirt almost completely covered by the sweater, and stockings.
Although the details were different from the original, such as the style and some decorations of the sweater and lab coat, and the texture of the stockings, there was no obvious change like Teio's, so he didn't look for that long.
However, although he didn't dwell on her racing silks, he did consider her casual clothes a little more. Because her problem was the numerous hidden dangers in her body, which couldn't be solved just by wearing a set of racing silks on the field. So after the racing silks, he picked out a set of casual clothes for her and was preparing to go and discuss it with the old horse girl to see if she could customize a set of clothes for her specifically for health preservation.
And when he found the old horse girl, the latter had just finished collecting the data of the other three. After telling them that they could look around the shop, she took Shinji to the courtyard and sat down in the old place.
"Health-preserving clothes are no problem. Anyway, this old lady has nothing to do now, I'm idle..." She took a puff of her pipe and, after exhaling slowly, continued. "And to be honest, I don't think the two sets of racing silks I gave you just now are very good. Maybe it's because I haven't done it for a long time and I'm out of practice, or maybe it's some other reason. In short, I'm not satisfied..."
"They're already very good." Shinji was telling the truth. Although he hadn't raced in them yet, there were often horse girls in Tracen who wore their racing silks for training or daily life. He had seen quite a few, and he could basically determine that those racing silks were not on the same level as the two sets he had just received.
"What does a layman like you know? If I say it's not good, it's not good." The old horse girl shot him an exasperated glance, then continued. "If you have time in the future, bring them over more often. Anyway, this old lady has nothing to do now, and if I don't move around a bit more, these old bones are going to get rusty."
"Won't the workload be too much?" Although he didn't know much about racing silk design, he had heard from other trainers that it was already very fast for a designer to produce a finished product in half a month. And even at this speed, it couldn't be maintained for a long time. After designing a few sets in a row, a lot of time was needed for rest and to find inspiration.
The old horse girl seemed to have guessed what he was thinking and snorted coldly. "Don't compare me with those good-for-nothings outside."
Racing silks, forget half a month, back in her prime, she could produce a set in two days, and the quality was far better than what she was making now.
Perhaps in the outside world, these two sets of racing silks could already be considered rare masterpieces, but at least to herself, they were just defective products, and the kind that could only fool children. It was normal for her to be dissatisfied.
In fact, if this were in the past, that crazy woman would definitely have mocked her with a cold face for making such garbage, and then thrown these two sets of clothes directly into the fire.
Taking a deep puff of her pipe and exhaling slowly, the old horse girl stopped thinking about the past and refocused her attention on Shinji.
"Oh, right. I met two interesting little girls last week. I heard them say they plan to transfer to the main Tracen campus in the near future, and they asked me if there were any amazing trainers inside..."
Hearing this, a bad feeling suddenly rose in Shinji's heart. "Then... what did you answer?"
"What does an old lady who only knows how to design clothes know about these things? But it just so happens that I know a brat who is a trainer there, so I just told them directly."
Shinji's mouth twitched. "Granny, I already have seven people on my team..."
The old horse girl shot him a sidelong glance. "Seven. Is that hard for you?"
It's not hard, but it's very dangerous.
Shinji's eyelids twitched, but in the end, he didn't refute her words, just sighed helplessly. "Forget it. If you need it, I'll see if there are any reliable trainers later. I'll tell you then, and you can recommend them."
"There's no need for that." The old horse girl raised her hand and looked at the time. "I estimated that I could probably finish your business by this time, so I made an appointment with them to come over at this time to ask you directly. They should be arriving about now..."
Screech—
The sound of the shop door being pushed open was heard.
After a brief conversation, with the sound of light footsteps, two small heads poked out from behind the courtyard gate, curiously looking at the scene in the courtyard.
Seeing them arrive, the old horse girl raised her head and waved at them. "Come on over, Kitasan, Dia-chan."
When he had just heard the old horse girl say she had called someone over, although he felt it was a bit troublesome, he wasn't too worried. He just thought that since the old horse girl had helped him a lot, he should naturally do his best to help where he could. Just those two sets of racing silks, if placed outside, at least one of them could be worth half a year's salary, and it was a seller's market.
But after hearing the nicknames 'Kitasan' and 'Dia-chan,' his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and his body instantly froze.
No, wait, it can't be such a coincidence, right? No matter what, this is...
"Let me introduce you."
After pulling the two little girls to sit beside her, the old horse girl said leisurely, "They are Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond. They are both very good children."
Then, she looked at Kitasan and Diamond. "His name is Shinji Kitahara. He's the trainer I told you about."
"If you have any questions, just ask him."
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