A scene flashed in his mind, and Luo Cheng opened his eyes to find himself sitting at his office desk. The morning sun streamed into the room, filtering through the treetops outside.
Am I... triggering a story event? Luo Cheng pinched the bridge of his nose.
This feeling of a time jump only happened when a story event was triggered. Before he knew it, it was time for the race.
"Trainer!" A youthful voice pierced his eardrums as Tokai Teio excitedly ran in. "Hurry, we're going to the race... oh."
Tokai Teio stopped short. She opened the door wide, peered out, looked both ways, and then shut it with a bang.
"What are you doing, Trainer!"
"What's wrong?" Luo Cheng was still a little dazed.
His last memory was of the bed at night, with Air Groove lying next to him as a body pillow. The sensation of her big, soft, and bouncy touch still lingered on his face, but when he opened his eyes, it was all gone.
"What do you mean, 'what's wrong'? Why are you only wearing your underwear!"
At her words, Luo Cheng looked down. He realized he was only in his boxers, his toned body completely exposed.
Huh?
This was different from before. Previously, he would be transported already dressed. Today, he was transported directly.
"Is the Trainer already at this stage...?" Tokai Teio looked at the door, her expression hesitant, caught in a dilemma. A ready-made Trainer was right in front of her. Should she "eat" him or not? If she did, she had a race to run, and there wasn't enough time. If she didn't, he had already made her hungry.
"Teio, get my clothes from my room." Luo Cheng got up and sat on the sofa. This wasn't the first time he'd been naked at Tracen, so he didn't feel much shame anymore. But going out like this in the real world would definitely cause problems. He might get kidnapped by a horse girl.
Tokai Teio thought for a long time, finally overcoming the temptation to "eat" the Trainer. She pointed at Luo Cheng. "You owe me this, Trainer! Deliberately whetting my appetite right before a race! You have to make it up to me after the race!" With that, Tokai Teio took a few more longing glances before reluctantly leaving.
Just a few minutes after Teio left, Sky walked in.
"Trainer, we... huh?" She saw Luo Cheng on the sofa, clad only in his underwear.
She tilted her head, and her ears twitched. She locked the door behind her and approached him with a smile.
"Trainer, are you ready? You even opened the packaging. As expected of the Trainer, you're very considerate of Sky. In that case, Sky won't be shy." Sky's gaze was fixated on Luo Cheng's body. "Where should I start? From the top or the bottom?"
"You sound like a single man who hasn't had a taste of a helpless woman in over a decade."
"Trainer, if you swap the genders in that sentence, it's completely true. To a horse girl, you're a delicious and helpless woman."
"Did I get transmigrated into a female-dominated world?"
"Has the Trainer still not accepted reality? To a horse girl, a Trainer is a weak existence. All right, the door is locked, and the Trainer has made himself nice and clean. Sky has no reason to refuse." Sky gently stroked the man's chest. "Ooh~ It seems the Trainer is feeling a little frisky."
Sky grinned.
"You're such a small fry. Just a touch from me, and you're so happy? You little-fry-trai-ner~" she whispered in Luo Cheng's ear.
With her mind restored, Sky began to tease Luo Cheng as was her custom. She was getting cocky.
"Small fry, small fry Trainer"
"Sky, I'm going to get rough with you!"
"Hehe, what does the Trainer want to do to Sky?"
"Take off your little skirt and spank your little butt."
"Oh, how exci..."
Knock, knock, knock—
A knock came from outside the door.
"Trainer, are you in there?" It was Dobe's voice.
Knock, knock, knock—
"What's wrong, Dobe?"
"Tachyon... Trainer's room doesn't seem to have anyone in it."
"Is he still asleep? Impossible. It's race day. How could the Trainer not be up at this hour?"
Hearing the voices outside, Luo Cheng said, "I'll get the door."
Sky was still draped over Luo Cheng. "Give Sky a little time. It won't be long, just ten minutes." She licked her lips. "The Trainer doesn't want to keep feeling this way, right?"
"Ten minutes isn't enough."
"Is the Trainer underestimating Sky's skills? Sky knows the Trainer's body like the back of her hand."
"I don't think you can do it."
"Want to bet? Let's see who's better, the Trainer or Sky's skills. I'll bet the Trainer will be crying for surrender in less than five minutes."
Just as they were talking, more voices came from outside the door.
"What are you two doing standing at the door?" It was Tokai Teio.
"The door is locked."
"Maybe the guinea pig-kun is still sleeping."
"The door is locked? Ah... The Trainer must be sleeping. Go look in his room."
"I'll go check."
"Wait, Dobe." Agnes Tachyon's voice chimed in. "What do you have in your hand?"
"This is... this is..."
"Isn't that the Trainer's uniform?" Dobe said.
"Could it be..." Agnes Tachyon knocked on the door. "Guinea pig-kun, you're in there, aren't you? Are you naked? Let's not worry about why you're like that. Just open the door. It's not like we've never seen it before. What are you being shy about?"
Hearing more and more people gathering outside, Luo Cheng began to panic. "Sky, I think you should hide. You're right, I'm a weak woman in front of you, and I can't handle four people at once."
Sky clicked her tongue. It seemed she wouldn't be able to "steal" him today.
She stood up and hid in the closet. Luo Cheng went to open the door. Dobe and Tachyon's eyes widened when they saw Luo Cheng's state.
"Trainer..."
"My, my, guinea pig-kun, you're truly unrestrained. Is it a hormonal overload that's making you lose your mind? I hope there aren't any victims."
"I don't know why, but I just closed my eyes and when I opened them, I was like this in the office."
"Are you sleepwalking?" Dobe asked.
Agnes Tachyon frowned.
"I brought your clothes. Hurry and put them on," Tokai Teio urged, unable to stand her Trainer being "ogled" like this.
After putting on his clothes, the man said, "All right, let's go."
"Sky hasn't come yet."
"Let's go to the entrance first. She'll catch up soon," Luo Cheng said, glancing at the closet inside. This subtle movement was noticed by Agnes Tachyon. Her dull, dark red eyes scanned the man's face, and Agnes Tachyon let out a meaningful hum.
On the way to the racecourse, Luo Cheng turned to Dobe and Tachyon. "By the way, Tachyon, Dobe, do you two remember the heavy rain we had not long ago?"
"Rain?"
"Was there any rain recently?"
"You don't remember? There was a rain that lasted for three straight days. I even caught a cold. Do you remember, Teio?"
"No, it hasn't rained recently. And Trainer, you were sick? Why didn't I know? Are you okay?"
"It was a long time ago. What about you, Sky?" Luo Cheng asked Sky, who was walking behind them with her hands casually behind her head.
"I have no memory of it at all. Is the Trainer sure he wasn't dreaming?"
"Is that so... So none of you remember." Luo Cheng sighed. He stopped in front of the tall building before them.
The Kyoto Racecourse. They had arrived.