With the added boosts from her shoes, wristbands, and leg garters, Teio's base stats had already reached 400. This was just after her debut race and before her second race. Her speed had already reached such an incredible level. Of course, her primary strength was her speed; other stats like power, stamina, and intelligence were lacking. Luo Cheng still needed to balance her training plan.
But just as Luo Cheng was basking in Tokai Teio's growth, someone intervened.
Fumino Naze, Tracen Academy's genius Trainer, who had obtained a senior position at a young age, couldn't help but say that when she saw Tokai Teio. In this world, Luo Cheng couldn't interact with anyone besides the horse girls, but these characters could interact with each other. For instance, when Luo Cheng commanded a horse girl to do something, if they ran into a friend or classmate on the way, they would exchange a few words. This meant that there was a complete system of interactive logic between these characters. Therefore, Fumino Naze could interact with the horse girls.
Something was a bit strange, though. He couldn't sign a contract with a Trainer, which meant that he wouldn't have any contact with female Trainers like Fumino Naze. So what was the point of a high affection level with them? Was it meant for when he returned to the real world? Luo Cheng hadn't raised the affection of any of these people, so he didn't know how having a high affection level with a human differed from having one with a horse girl.
Since that was the case, he might as well try. Luo Cheng's fetish had become horse girls, but that didn't mean he would look down on a beautiful girl. Fumino Naze's pretty face was no less captivating than Tazuna's. They were both around the same age. How about her feel...? Luo Cheng decided to give it a try. Her muscle softness was a bit lacking compared to a horse girl's, but she had a unique girlish fragility. Her delicate body felt like it would fall over with a single push.
Her only flaw might be her chest. Its size was similar to Silence Suzuka's. When he touched it, he could only feel a faint softness, completely lacking any female curves. Luo Cheng didn't care about the size of a woman's chest, but size was size. It was still there. But Silence Suzuka and Fumino Naze could only be judged on whether there was anything at all, like the difference between 0 and 1, and 1 and 2. At Tracen, there were two very regrettable horse girls: Silence Suzuka and Mejiro McQueen. Both of them were soft and lovely, but when you hugged them, it was a complete fit, with no curves.
However, Luo Cheng had still managed to get their affection levels quite high.
By the time Tokai Teio finished her training, Fumino Naze was drenched in sweat. She leaned on the railing, her bangs stuck to her forehead. Her glistening thighs trembled for a long time before she finally recovered. Luo Cheng looked at her affection level, which had increased by three points.
"Trainer, what's the next training session?" Tokai Teio ran over and asked Luo Cheng.
Fumino Naze straightened up. Her suit was a bit messy, and the buttons on her chest were undone. After the redness on her face subsided, she asked Tokai Teio in a calm voice, "Tokai Teio, is that you?"
"Yes."
The two began to talk.
"I've been watching your training. If I'm not mistaken, you have some difficulty with your starting dash."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Tokai Teio's ears perked up, and even Luo Cheng raised an eyebrow.
"Your center of gravity is a bit too far back when you start, which leads to a lack of acceleration in the beginning. You can't reach a high speed until you've run between 60 to 80 meters."
Is that so?
Luo Cheng had been watching her train for almost half a year and hadn't noticed this problem at all.
Tokai Teio blinked and said, "It's true, I do feel a little weak at the start..."
"I can teach you a method. Do you want to try?"
Tokai Teio hesitated for a moment, looking at Luo Cheng. Seeing the man nod, she said, "I'd like to try."
They went to the track. Fumino Naze lifted Tokai Teio's arm and taught her the starting motion. Luo Cheng had never bothered with these things. His training was just a combination of various projects to achieve the best outcome and maximize stats. He had never taught and would never teach her skills.
"Alright, now try."
Following Fumino Naze's instructions, Teio bent down and swung her arms with force. She then shot forward at a very fast speed. She was much faster than before, but this was also due to the fact that Tokai Teio was already fast to begin with. Even with her flaws, she was still far better than other horse girls. Luo Cheng didn't know these techniques, but he was a stats freak. By maxing out Tokai Teio's stats, she could win even by running haphazardly.
After running a lap, Tokai Teio stopped next to Fumino Naze.
"How did that feel?"
"Great! I feel like the start was much easier."
"Let's adjust it a little more. There were still some issues just now."
"Okay."
Tokai Teio tried over and over again, and Fumino Naze corrected her each time. When she finished, Luo Cheng suddenly saw something new on Tokai Teio. In her previously empty skills bar, an icon had appeared.
[Good Front Position: Makes it slightly easier to secure a good position.]
A skill...
Luo Cheng's pupils contracted. This was the first time he had seen a skill. He had seen skills on other horse girls before, like [Calm and Collected] or [Strategic Vision], etc. At first glance, he thought these were special abilities, like in a game, that would be triggered at a critical moment. But if he looked closely at their descriptions, he would realize that they were more like techniques. Making it easier to stay calm and adjust your position when there's traffic in front of you, or broadening your field of vision—these were all things that fit the experience that athletes gain from long-term training.
Luo Cheng had thought that he hadn't unlocked these skills, which was why Tokai Teio didn't have any. But now, Luo Cheng knew that all these skills had to be taught by Trainers. They had to personally go down to the field and correct the horse girls' postures.
So that's how it is...
"Thank you, Trainer Naze."
Fumino Naze nodded. "Besides the start, there's also a problem with your final sprint. If you don't mind, I can help you with it tomorrow."
"Okay," Tokai Teio smiled, "but I'd rather have my Trainer do these things."
"Do you already have a Trainer?"
"Yes."
"I see." Fumino Naze replied, "Then you should practice well with your Trainer. If you have any problems, you can always come to me."
"Okay, thank you for your help today, Trainer Fumino."
After Fumino Naze left, Tokai Teio walked up to Luo Cheng. "Trainer, what's today's training plan?"
Luo Cheng's lips moved a few times. Just stats aren't enough. He also needed skills, and he needed to learn a Trainer's knowledge. Luo Cheng stroked Tokai Teio's head.
Even though Fumino Naze offered to help Teio, Luo Cheng decided to test the waters with her first.