After sending off Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond, Shinji returned to his daily routine.
Goofing off, slacking off, playing on his phone.
Eating, sleeping, Browse the forums.
If he was really tired of slacking, he would just find something to do. For example, check on Teio's situation, collect data, and deepen his thoughts on those previous inspirations. Or glance at Ms. Grass's situation, and if she's fine, help her out with an assist to prevent her from targeting him.
Or maybe help out Agnes Digital a bit, help her adjust her plan, and teach her some trainer knowledge that was very ordinary to him.
In short, they were all very ordinary and safe actions, and they really didn't cause any problems. There were no accidents in the middle, and time just quietly passed in this calm.
Then, it was Wednesday.
Shinji for once got up early, and even washed up and dressed a little seriously. He even put on a set of clothes he had never worn before, which was also his most expensive and most formal set—meaning, relatively less cheap.
After all, the horse girls under his name had not yet run a single official race. He had not yet received any prize money share. His only source of income, his salary, was an advance. Plus the expense of the racing silks, if it weren't for the mental compensation from the Black Forest attack before, forget this set of clothes, he might have even considered patching up the tattered cheap suit from before and wearing it.
Although the old horse girl had said more than once that she didn't need the money for the racing silks, after all, if you followed the outside prices, half a year's salary from him wouldn't even be enough for one of her racing silks. She was basically doing charity, so it didn't matter if she went all the way.
But he was still a little insistent in this regard.
And, not just the racing silks. The various care and discounts he had received from her in the past, he had also been keeping a record of. Although he didn't have the ability to repay them at the moment, when he had money in the future, he would also have to find a way to pay them back.
And this was also an important reason why he needed a lot of money besides supporting Eclipse, and also one of the motivations that prompted him to come to the main Tracen campus.
The old horse girl thought that this kind of behavior of his was completely unnecessary. She, the one receiving the money, wasn't in a hurry, but he, the one paying, was. And she had repeatedly laughed at him for looking for trouble for himself and doing something unnecessary.
It's just that in the end, she couldn't win against the serious Shinji. While helplessly tapping his blockhead with her pipe, she had sighed and agreed.
After washing up and changing, and confirming in the mirror that nothing was missing, Shinji pushed open the dorm door and went to the agreed meeting place.
And when he arrived at the agreed place, before he could even get close, the surrounding horse girls' eyes all lit up.
To be frank, his looks were not the stunning type. In fact, at first glance, he might even look a little ordinary, the type that would be hard to find in a crowd.
But the problem was, his looks were very enduring, the type that didn't stand out at first glance, but the more you looked, the more pleasing to the eye he became. It couldn't be said to be very lethal, but at the very least, it would give people a very comfortable feeling.
And if he were to dress up nicely on this basis, although to strangers it would just be to the extent of being a little handsome, for those who were more familiar with him, the impact of that contrast was still quite considerable.
And the contrast was not just his change in image.
After he got closer, the clothes he was wearing, which didn't look like high-end goods at all, also formed a sharp contrast with the various clothes worn by the horse girls around him. The contrast was so strong that it was as strange as a Yao Ming mixed in a group of Guo Xiaosi's.
After all, the clothes they were wearing now were all picked out for them by him from the old horse girl's clothing store. Although not all were custom-made, at the very least, they were of the level of being handmade by a master. Plus his selection, standing there, they looked like some kind of noble young ladies' gathering, which made him, who was mixed in, look very out of place.
It wasn't that he didn't want to wear good clothes. He had also tried to ask the old horse girl if she could make a set of clothes for him, and had gotten a very direct answer.
"Get lost. This old lady never makes clothes for stinky men."
However, even so, if he really wore out any clothes, and sent them to her, the other party would also help him patch them up while complaining.
However, he strongly suspected that the main reason the old horse girl had not agreed to his request was not as she had said, but probably because she didn't know how to make ordinary men's clothes. But he didn't dare to ask. After all, he had known for a day or two how terrible that old woman's personality was. If he really exposed her and made her angry, who knows how she would mess with him. So it was better to just pretend that what she said was true.
And then time returned to the present.
After arriving at the agreed meeting place and walking up to them, although he noticed that their expressions seemed a little different from usual, he didn't care. After all, today was the first expedition of their team. Although it was just a very ordinary Maiden race, it was the first time. Forget them, even he was a little excited in his heart.
Although he had wandered for so many years and had seen and helped a number of trainers and horse girls that was staggering, so far, he had not had a single experience of officially taking someone to participate in a race.
As for Eclipse's previous anonymous races... they were anonymous races. If he had been brought along, then what was the point of being anonymous?
And forget about the race, he even had to do the pep talk outside the venue. If he wanted to watch, he had to buy a ticket to go in and sit in the audience seats far away to watch her perform. Plus, Eclipse had never needed his guidance, and she didn't need him to participate in running form tactics or anything, so it was basically no different from an ordinary audience member.
But this time it was different.
Although Teio and Eclipse were basically unrelated to him, Tachyon's side was something he had actually participated in guiding and training. Although not much, it had for once given him a little bit of a sense of participation in the race.
And since even he, who usually slacked off, had for once gotten a little excited because of this, then wasn't it normal for them, as the actual participants, to have some abnormal reactions?
So he didn't pay much attention to this small matter.
After a brief headcount to confirm that everyone was present, he called for the reserved vehicle and took the group to the Maiden race venue. Although the venue was not far, and it was no problem for a horse girl to run there, after all, someone was going to compete today, and even in a little while, so of course they couldn't consume their stamina in advance.
And on the way to the venue, Tachyon, who was sitting next to him, fiddled with the overly long sleeves of her racing silks for a while, then suddenly turned to look at him, her gaze sweeping over his cheap clothes, and blinked.
"I say, Mr. Guinea Pig."
"What's wrong?"
"If you're in financial trouble, I can support you a little, you know."
Hearing her words, he rolled his eyes. "Forget it. I don't want to sell my body to be your guinea pig for money. After all, compared to money, I still think my life is more important."
"It's okay if you don't test potions." But her answer was beyond his expectation, and her eyes were also very rarely serious. "Don't make that face. I'm being serious. After all, you've helped me a lot recently, and you also ordered racing silks for me. If possible, I'd also like to provide you with some help where I can."
"Forget that too." But even though she said so, he still shook his head. "I appreciate your kindness, but let's just forget about a trainer borrowing money from a horse girl. If you really have the heart, just train well and get me some more prize money and share from the race."
"Borrow? I didn't say borrow, Mr. Guinea Pig." But she still didn't give up and insisted. "I mean as a reward for you helping me. That should be okay, right?"
"Isn't that even more excessive?" he said helplessly, complaining. "And the one taking care of you is Agnes Digital, right? If you really want to repay someone, why don't you give her some salary?"
"She won a G1 last year. She's not short on money."
Tachyon was really a little annoyed by this person's stubbornness in inexplicable places. She flicked her sleeves at him with a dissatisfied expression, muttering words like "mere guinea pig" and "idiot" under her breath.
Shinji just pretended not to hear. And the sleeve flicking didn't hurt; in fact, it was quite cool, so he didn't bother her.
However, although he didn't react much, Teio on the other side of his body was not as calm as he was, watching the interaction between the two.
First of all, she had no bad intentions towards her Trainer-san. It's just that this woman, Tachyon, was too dangerous, and her actions just now looked very much like she was trying to lure her Trainer-san with money. Although she said it nicely, who knew if she was trying to take this opportunity to cultivate a habit of spending lavishly in her Trainer-san, and then later control him through loans, forcing him to cooperate with her in those dangerous experiments, and even some more excessive things...
Teio felt that this was very possible.
So, to protect her Trainer-san, she felt it was necessary to step up.
"Hey, Trainer-san." Teio also turned her head and said with feigned calmness. "In terms of finances, the invincible Teio-sama is also no problem, you know. If you're really in trouble in this area, you can totally rely on me."
Looking at the serious expressions on their two faces, he sighed and said helplessly, "I know you guys think my clothes are not good, but the problem is I really don't have that much income now. These two sets of clothes have already drained my salary. I have to leave some for living expenses. I really don't have any extra for this."
"So I said I could help you in this area."
"Then wouldn't it be solved if the invincible Teio-sama helped you?"
"Forget it. I can't do something like a trainer borrowing money from his charge. You guys should just stop."
Shinji was still impervious.
But looking at the two of them who looked like they weren't going to give up no matter what, he thought for a moment and then made a concession. "Or, if it really doesn't work, if you guys really think this is not appropriate, then I'll just go and borrow some from the other trainers..."
"No!" Teio and Tachyon said in unison.
He was taken aback by their sudden unanimous reaction. After realizing it, his expression gradually became confused.
No, wasn't it you two who were just complaining about this and that and wanting him to borrow money to buy clothes? Why now that he's really going to borrow, you look like you're a little angry?
Teio and Tachyon also realized after they had spoken that there seemed to be something wrong with their reaction.
Among them, the more thin-skinned Teio's body was a little stiff. She had just realized that her series of statements just now seemed to have some other meaning, and the panic in her heart gradually rose.
While silently telling herself that she just wanted to protect her Trainer-san, she began to struggle with how to explain her actions just now.
As for Tachyon on the other side, she had also panicked a little, but since her skin was a little thicker, she didn't show anything on the surface, just her eyes flickered a little, and she quickly gave an explanation.
"It's only been a month since school started. To borrow money from colleagues, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Tachyon shrugged. "And, I still have to do business in the school after all. If you, as my trainer, are exposed to have financial problems, then my business might also be affected."
What do you mean, your trainer? You're just a team horse girl.
Teio was very dissatisfied with Tachyon's title, but because she couldn't think of a better explanation, she also followed her words, saying that if he borrowed money from colleagues, it would affect her image in the eyes of others.
She herself was dressed so well and even had to drink so much expensive honey special drink every day, but she let her trainer eat at the free cafeteria and wear cheap clothes every day. People who didn't know would think how stingy she was.
Shinji was at a loss for whether to laugh or cry at this explanation. After all, it's always the trainer who takes care of the charge. How could you say that the charge, a student who hasn't even run a race yet, should give money to the trainer in return...
Oh, it seems there are quite a few. It seems that many of those young lady horse girls do that, and some even keep them. Then that's fine.
However, although this kind of thing was not uncommon in Tracen, he still didn't intend to accept their help. On one hand, it was out of the principle of a trainer. On the other hand, he was worried that too much financial entanglement would easily bring their relationship closer, and even further trigger some accidents. And on the other hand, it was because he didn't like the feeling of owing others.
"Then how about this? Anyway, after this race, you won't be competing for a while. When my salary arrives next month, I'll buy a better set of clothes first. That should be okay, right?"
Is this a problem of clothes?!
However, although it was not a problem of clothes, because of what had just happened, Teio and Tachyon also had no intention of continuing to go deeper. After looking at each other, they reluctantly nodded and agreed to his plan.
But even so, the two of them still said that if he was short on money, he could totally come to them, and it was okay to either borrow or take—but only from them. No one else was allowed.
Although he couldn't understand their strange insistence, in the end, he couldn't win against them and nodded helplessly, then looked out the window and sighed.
The temper of a child is really hard to understand...
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