Fumino Nasuna temporarily became Luo Cheng's teacher. She followed him, watching the horse girls train and telling Luo Cheng what to pay attention to. Unfortunately, his affection level with her wasn't maxed out. After teaching him for a while, she told Luo Cheng to study on his own. If his affection level was maxed, she wouldn't have let him leave before he fully understood it. Of course, the main reason was Teio's mischief.
"Trainer, look at me, Teio-sama, training! Look at my training!" She sat on the man, pulling his hair like a misbehaving child.
Why is this little one regressing?
When she was with him, Teio could hug and lick him, be active and passive, and was becoming more and more knowledgeable in that regard, with a growing charm. But when she saw another trainer, Tokai Teio would immediately revert to her "little horse" mode.
After Fumino Nasuna left, Tokai Teio leaned in. "Trainer, what's your relationship with Trainer Nasuna?"
"Hmm? Hmm... We're colleagues, for now."
"Trainer Nasuna is known for being cold at Tracen, and she actually came over to greet you! Is there something going on between you two?"
Tokai Teio's radar went off. It smelled like a cheating cat. Well, there was something going on. He had a deep conversation with her and raised his affection level. Of course, Teio didn't know that. Seeing that the man didn't answer, Tokai Teio angrily hugged his neck and bit his ear.
"Trainer! You're being bad again! You have me, Tokai Teio, but you're always paying attention to others! Am I not better than them?"
"Actually, I'm addicted to Teio now."
As Luo Cheng's initial character, his feelings for Teio were different from others. Because of Teio, Luo Cheng had found a goal. So, Luo Cheng valued her highly. If there was a partner system, Teio would definitely be his first partner. And the remaining thousands of horse girls would line up after her.
"Hehe~" Hearing his affirmation, Tokai Teio hummed happily. "Now that you know, you should obediently get rid of them. I, Teio-sama, won't allow others to touch what's mine."
"I can't do that."
"Trainer! You're doing this on purpose to make me angry! You're so mean. I'll teach you a lesson right now!" With that, Tokai Teio bit Luo Cheng's ear again. But every time she was about to use more force, it would habitually turn into a lick. The warm and sticky feeling had no deterrent effect at all.
"Okay, Teio, go train now."
There were less than two weeks until Tokai Teio's OP race, and then he could return to reality. It was strange. He had entered the story a month before her debut race, but for the second race, which was less than two weeks away, he still hadn't entered the main story. Did that mean the duration of each story arc was inconsistent?
The training notebook recorded the start and end times for the [Debut Race Training Arc], but for the second race, it only had the race date, not a fixed range. Could it be that this race was not part of the training arc, like an interim race?
Luo Cheng carefully flipped through the training notebook. After this race, the next one was Tokai Teio's Classic Year Arc, which was a very important one. The first race was the [Satsuki Sho], on April 14th. The [Satsuki Sho Training Arc] lasted for two full months, ending only after the [Japanese Derby]. This meant that Luo Cheng would have two full months of story time to live in the real world. This made him look forward to it. But at the same time, Luo Cheng would lose the game stats interface for two months. All his stat boosts would have to rely on his experience.
It was the same now. In VR, Luo Cheng couldn't see Tokai Teio's stat increases after training. He could only see how much her stats had increased after he left. Luo Cheng saw this place as a testing ground for his own abilities. He had to rely on his own skills. He couldn't rely too much on these UI options. If one day he really went back and this world became whole, what could he do without the stat prompts? Luo Cheng needed to prepare a way for himself, and at the same time, hope that he would live to see that day.
Tokai Teio, on his back, pouted. The Trainer was becoming more and more disobedient. He was hers, but he wasn't listening to her. It seemed she needed to make the Trainer remember his place. Considering the race was coming up, she wouldn't grab the Trainer before the race. After the race, she would make sure there was no room for anyone else in his mind and fill him up completely.
Tokai Teio went to the track to start training. Luo Cheng timed her and reviewed the things Fumino Nasuna had taught him.
"Are you busy?" A calm and playful voice sounded from behind him. Luo Cheng turned his head and saw the brown-skinned goddess, Darley Arabian. She was wearing her red off-the-shoulder top, and her well-shaped navel moved slightly as she walked. She looked like an exotic dancer.
Luo Cheng hated that she was treating his situation as a performance to pass the time. But his predicament wasn't their doing, so it was pointless for him to be angry at them. Also, he couldn't command Tazuna Hayakawa to increase his stats, at least not in the game world, since Tazuna Hayakawa was not his horse girl.
At this moment, Luo Cheng couldn't do anything to them. Even toying with them was difficult. With his power, he would only be "tortured" in front of the Three Goddesses. He would be the one being played with, not the other way around. Of course, that wasn't so bad. The Three Goddesses' appearances were also to Luo Cheng's liking, and he could follow his heart over his head. It was just a little annoying that he was being watched for fun and then being made fun of. If he could, Luo Cheng still wanted to be in control. He wanted to be on top, with the Three Goddesses below him.
"It's obvious," Luo Cheng replied.
"That girl is your horse girl, isn't she?" Darley walked up to him. "Impressive. She's already so strong, even though she's just starting to mature. Did you raise her like this?"
Luo Cheng hummed.
"That's great." Darley smiled. "Even in this situation, you are still fulfilling your responsibilities as a trainer and haven't fallen into depravity. I'm starting to see you in a new light, little lamb."
Luo Cheng's mood improved significantly. Darley's words were quite pleasant to hear.
"However, her running style is a bit unrefined. If you train her in a more advanced running style, she can be even faster."
"A more advanced running style?"
"That's right. A running style that suits her better, one that can help her unleash her full potential. And as it happens, I have all the data on every horse girl from ancient times to now, so I know the running style that's most suitable for her."
A term popped into Luo Cheng's mind for no reason: Inherent Skill. This was a horse girl's own skill, and their most powerful one.
"Tell me."
"Don't be in a hurry, little lamb. It's not the right time yet." Darley reached out a finger and poked his chest, the corners of her mouth slightly raised. "Teio doesn't have enough experience yet; she needs more training. While she's gaining experience, I'll ask you to continue taking care of her, my dear little lamb~"
Luo Cheng made up his mind. He would definitely conquer this teasing red goddess.