"Trainer... Are you spaced out, Trainer!" Luo Cheng came to his senses and looked at Tokai Teio, who had a pouty face.
"My OP race is coming up, and you're spacing out again! I'm getting angry!" With that, Teio grabbed Luo Cheng's hand and took a bite, causing a dull ache in Luo Cheng's fingertip.
Three days had passed since the Three Goddesses announced the [Master's Cup]. Trainers had begun entering the VR training sessions. In the VR capsule, the virtual world's conditions would accurately reflect onto their real bodies. This meant that after a horse girl ran ten laps, her body would feel the same fatigue as if she had run ten laps in reality, which would promote physical growth. The training effects were also similar to the real world; the stat increases were the same.
Not just the stats, but the sensations were identical, too. For example, now, when Tokai Teio bit his finger, Luo Cheng could clearly feel her teeth, tongue, and that sticky saliva. Combined with Tokai Teio's lively appearance, it was just like the real world. Luo Cheng had thought so, too, until he sat on the grass and found that he couldn't pull out the blades! Not only the grass but also twigs, leaves, and sand—all of these things seemed to be one with the air and were completely indestructible, even though their touch and feel were no different from the real world.
This world was very real, but not completely real. At most, the horse girls and trainers in this world had their own thoughts. Luo Cheng couldn't help but sigh. Why was there no perfect world? Either the people had a problem, or the environment had a problem.
Now, there were less than two weeks until Teio's second race. At that time, Luo Cheng could go back and continue with the story.
"Humph~ Trainer, you're too bold. I'm so angry, and you're still not reacting!" Tokai Teio let go of his finger. Before, when she licked the Trainer, she would taste a very fragrant flavor that she couldn't get enough of. But in this world, she felt nothing when she licked the Trainer, which was different from the outside world. This was bad. This would lower her excitement level. Tokai Teio wanted to find a different way to get excited.
I wonder if I can do that kind of thing in a virtual world? Tokai Teio glanced down a few times, then reached out her hand mischievously.
"Trainer Luo Cheng."
The sudden voice startled Teio. She quickly pulled her hand back and hugged Luo Cheng. She peeked her head out and saw a short-haired woman with light purple hair behind Luo Cheng, the same trainer who had invited her to join the team, Fumino Nasuna.
"Trainer Fumino, hello."
Not noticing Teio's small movements, Luo Cheng raised his hand to greet her. Tokai Teio pouted angrily but quickly smiled and waved. She wouldn't hold a grudge against Trainer Fumino, considering she had trained her before. It seemed that this kind of open space was too conspicuous for him to play with the Trainer. A deserted corner would be better. He would find another opportunity later.
"Speaking of which, Trainer Luo Cheng is Teio's trainer. It's strange, why did I forget that?" Fumino Nasuna walked up to Luo Cheng and rubbed her head, seeming baffled as to why she had invited Teio in the first place.
"Maybe I'm not very sociable and tend to be a loner."
It wasn't a coincidence that Fumino Nasuna came to say hello. He had already raised her affection level to twenty, which was enough for her to approach him voluntarily. Luo Cheng had also paid a visit to the female staff dorms recently. He rarely went to the female staff dorms. Unlike the student dorms, Luo Cheng felt a sense of nervousness because everyone in the rooms was older than him. The female trainers were generally in their thirties, some in their forties, and of course, some were even older. There were only a handful of trainers in their twenties, similar to Luo Cheng's age, which was a stark contrast to the student dorms, where beautiful and vibrant horse girls were everywhere.
Luo Cheng wasn't very interested in older women, unless they were closer to his age and had a certain charm, like Tazuna Hayakawa in black stockings. As for Fumino Nasuna, she was the "smoothest" among all the female staff. Although she was still far from a horse girl, her mature personality and age, similar to Luo Cheng's, gave him the impression of a professional woman worth getting to know. And then her affection level was raised to twenty.
During this process, Luo Cheng found that he had a misunderstanding about Fumino Nasuna. Although her chest was a little disappointing, her figure was still good. Her waist was very soft and slender, and she was very comfortable to hold. Her butt was also firm and round, and its touch was not inferior to a horse girl's. Not only that, but when he hugged Fumino, her face would always have a faint blush, which looked very different from her usual cool demeanor and was a little cute.
Luo Cheng looked at her face. Fumino Nasuna's eyes darted around. After a few seconds of meeting Luo Cheng's gaze, she tugged at her collar, and her cheeks flushed faintly, but they quickly returned to normal.
"How much time is left until the next race?"
"Less than two weeks."
"Is Teio ready?"
"It seems so."
Tokai Teio's speed had reached five hundred, her power and stamina were three hundred and fifty, and her other stats were close to three hundred. From a game perspective, these stats were enough for Tokai Teio to dominate in the early stages. The only problem was that Tokai Teio didn't have many skills. Currently, Tokai Teio only had a few: [Pace Up] and [Straight Line Acceleration].
Learning next to Fumino Nasuna, Luo Cheng managed to squeeze out another skill for Tokai Teio. Even though it was a small skill, Luo Cheng was ecstatic when he saw that Tokai Teio had learned it under his guidance. He had never felt such a strong sense of accomplishment. He, who had always ridden the waves by relying on the system, finally had his own abilities. Don't look at Luo Cheng as a stat maniac now; before he started playing the horse girl game, he was a player who focused more on knowledge and skill.
That's right... the horse girl game turned me into a stat maniac.
"If you have any trouble, you can ask me for help."
"Oh?"
"You're new to Tracen, so you probably aren't familiar with training yet. I also think Teio is a very talented child. If you train her seriously, she will definitely become a formidable horse girl. So, if there's anything you need help with, just say the word. I've been at Tracen for four years, so you can consider me your senior."
"Senior Fumino?"
She scratched her cheek, and a hint of shyness and awkwardness appeared on her cool face.
"It feels strange to be called 'senior' by someone older than me."
"I'm twenty-two. How old are you?"
"Twenty-two."
"Then we're the same age." Luo Cheng patted Tokai Teio, who was hugging his waist with a pouty, angry face. "I do have a problem. Can you teach me some horse girl skills? I want to transform."