Luo Cheng followed close behind Fumino Naze, intending to observe how she trained her horse girls. It was better to have a live demonstration than to learn by himself. Luo Cheng was determined to get a complete set of skills for his horse girls, things like [Arc Artist], [Skilled Runner], and [Winning Dash]. That way, they could burst with multiple skills in a race and become instant Super Saiyans, bulldozing their way to victory in every single race.
But to teach his horse girls skills, he needed to first understand the knowledge of a Trainer. Luo Cheng's goal right now was to clear the game. He was afraid that if he failed to raise a horse girl successfully, he might not get another chance, which would be a huge problem. In that case, he'd be stuck here with no way out, only able to treat this place like a dating sim on free play mode.
So, he couldn't hand over his horse girls to anyone else. But he could take on other people's horse girls. Not just horse girls, but even Trainers themselves. Like Fumino Naze.
Luo Cheng planned to raise her affection level first. Once it was high enough, he'd ask her to teach him some Trainer knowledge. For now, he'd just follow her around in the game world and watch what she did. After leaving Tokai Teio, Fumino Naze returned to her own team. She had a total of ten horse girls. Two had retired to the [Dream Cup] and only participated in fan events, two were active racehorses, and the rest were yet to debut.
Luo Cheng recognized the one who had retired to the [Dream Cup]. It was Super Creek, one of the "Heisei's Three Strongest." She came over to greet Fumino Naze. Beneath her silky hair, her bright blue eyes sparkled. Her brown braids were adorned with a cute blue bow on her right ear, and her ears stood tall. Unlike other horse girls, Luo Cheng had one immediate thought the first time he saw Super Creek: big. Her chest was so broad, it seemed capable of embracing everything.
And indeed, it could. Not only could it embrace, but it could also apply a significant amount of pressure. Super Creek's affection level was [67]. Unfortunately, she already had a Trainer, so Luo Cheng couldn't give her commands. Otherwise, he would definitely ask for a lap pillow and an ear cleaning, all while enjoying the feeling of her chest pressing against his face. This was something Tokai Teio and the others couldn't provide. Cafe was out of the question; she'd be lucky to create a small curve, only slightly better than Fumino Naze and Silence Suzuka. Among all of them, only Agness Tachyon was somewhat decent and could provide a full embrace.
"Trainer," Super Creek greeted her, "did you come to watch me train?"
"Yes. Here's the latest training plan."
Fumino Naze took out a piece of paper. As she handed it to Super Creek, Luo Cheng took it from her. He looked at the training plan on the paper.
So detailed! After the most basic large projects, a significant number of smaller projects were listed. Some of the training was even done in alternating sets, with variations between them. Super Creek looked at the training plan in her hands and smiled, "It's very detailed, Trainer."
Luo Cheng tucked the paper back into Super Creek's hand.
Please, begin your performance.
He wanted to see which was stronger, this incredibly detailed training plan or his own brute-force approach. He didn't want to find out that it was all a useless facade, and his "strength equals magic" method was better after all.
The training began. Luo Cheng and Fumino Naze stood by and watched Super Creek. After three training sessions, Luo Cheng noticed something was off. Super Creek's stamina was decreasing very slowly. The green bar above her head, representing her stamina, was depleting a full quarter slower than his horse girls'. Luo Cheng, who was constantly watching training, was very sensitive to this.
What's going on? Isn't stamina depletion fixed? Is Super Creek special, or did those interwoven training sessions reduce her stamina consumption?
At the same time, her stats were growing quite well.
Incredible! Is this what it means to be a senior Trainer? She had broken from the conventional training methods and created a more perfect routine. Luo Cheng realized that he didn't have to stick to a rigid combination of sessions. He could break them down. This was both a game and reality, and he could use his imagination.
But wouldn't that just increase his workload?
Oh well, if it increases, it increases. He had plenty of time to spare, with no phone or computer. The only source of entertainment was the horse girls. After he was done entertaining himself, all that was left was to do his tasks. When a person is extremely bored, they'll even read books to learn. For Luo Cheng, this was all part of the game.
After Super Creek completed her fourth training session, she sat on the grass. Fumino Naze walked over and knelt in front of her.
"Do your feet feel uncomfortable?"
"Yes..."
"Take off your shoes."
Hearing Fumino Naze's words, Super Creek blushed as she tugged at her shoes. She took them off, revealing her steaming feet. Her white socks were soaked with sweat, faintly showing the pearly flesh of her soles, with black marks on her toes from the friction.
Luo Cheng knelt beside her. When she took off her shoes, he smelled a mix of sweat and soap that wasn't unpleasant. Fumino Naze, with a poker face, took off the other sock and pressed on Super Creek's ankle with her slender fingers. After asking where the discomfort was, she started massaging it.
Luo Cheng saw the stamina bar above Super Creek's head slowly rising. This thing can actually increase? This was the first time he had discovered a way to increase stamina besides sleeping. Even though the stamina gain was small, it was enough for an extra training session. When a horse girl's stamina was low, training was more likely to fail. The extra stamina could significantly increase her success rate. An extra training session every day meant more stats. Luo Cheng liked stats; they had a beauty of their own.
How are you massaging her? Luo Cheng watched Fumino Naze's technique, then casually took off Super Creek's other sock and held her sweaty, glistening little foot. Her cute toes wiggled in his palm, and at the same time, Super Creek instinctively let out a small gasp and covered her mouth.
Following Fumino Naze's movements, Luo Cheng massaged her foot, all while watching the stamina bar above Super Creek's head.
It's rising. Her stamina is rising!
It was true. Massaging during breaks helped horse girls recover their stamina. Luo Cheng had learned his lesson. He would try this with Teio and the others tomorrow.
Just as Luo Cheng was instinctively massaging her feet the way he had done for Yayoi Akikawa, the beautiful foot in Fumino Naze's hand suddenly pulled away. Lying on the ground, Super Creek extended both of her dainty feet towards Luo Cheng.