Agnes Tachyon knew very well that Shinji Kitahara didn't want others to know about these things; otherwise, he wouldn't have disguised it as an accident. So, she kept her voice very low. And to ensure secrecy, she lowered her head until it was almost touching his face. The warmth of her breath could be clearly felt.
She looked down, a smile in her jewel-like pupils. Seeing the expression on Shinji's face, she knew she had him in checkmate.
"How about it? Want to consider being my trainer? Don't look at me like this; I'm actually quite strong as a horse girl. There aren't many who can beat me."
Shinji was silent for a moment, his mouth twitching. "You just want me to be your guinea pig, don't you?"
"Trainer, or Mr. Guinea Pig. Is there a difference?"
She smiled happily and took out a pre-prepared document from her pocket. "Alright, sign it. Don't worry, although they all say I like to mess around, I actually have a good sense of proportion..."
"I refuse."
"...Eh?"
Agnes Tachyon was stunned.
Shinji sighed and his body suddenly relaxed. "Go tell whoever you want. I don't care anymore."
He had given up.
To be honest, he didn't want Tachyon to spread his secret. But he would rather let her do that than be threatened into becoming her trainer over this. Although agreeing to her proposal seemed like the best option at the moment, who knew what she would make him do after he agreed?
One wrong step leads to another. He would rather cut his losses now than regret it when he was deeply mired in trouble later.
Moreover, this was Agnes Tachyon. Who knew how many strange things she would pull on him if he became her trainer? Even if she didn't expose his secret after he agreed, who could guarantee that his fate as her trainer wouldn't be worse than having his secret exposed?
So he just gave up.
You can be as strong as you want, I'll just slack off.
And his slacking off left Agnes Tachyon completely dumbfounded.
In all her years, she had met countless horse girls and trainers, but she had never seen one so... lazy. She was smart and had plenty of tricks up her sleeve, but in the face of pure, unadulterated laziness, all her methods seemed pale and powerless.
Is there something wrong with this person's brain? she couldn't help but wonder.
"I say, Trainer Kitahara, can you do math?"
"What does this have to do with math?" Shinji asked, puzzled.
"Of course it does." Tachyon sighed and began to count on her fingers for him. "First, as a new trainer, you lack experience in understanding horse girls. But I'm an expert in this field. I can share a lot of data with you directly..."
"Secondly, as a newcomer with no fame, it's incredibly difficult for you to recruit a charge, let alone someone with my level of strength. We have very high standards..."
"Who told you I don't have a charge?" Shinji looked at her strangely.
Tachyon was taken aback. "Aren't you a new trainer? And you've only been here for a few days, right?"
"That's right." Shinji nodded. "But what does that have to do with whether I have a charge or not? Haven't you seen the news on the forum recently?"
"I haven't." Tachyon shook her head. Her reputation on the forum wasn't very good, and she didn't have the strange hobby of looking for trouble for herself. Besides, she had been engrossed in an experiment recently, hadn't even been to the cafeteria, and had been living on instant noodles. She had no time for entertainment, let alone spending precious time and energy investigating the background of a new trainer.
So, before coming, to save time, she had only checked Shinji's information and resume on the school's official website. She had no idea what had happened to him after he joined the school—after all, he had been employed for less than five days. What could possibly happen?
"Who's your charge? Is she famous?" Tachyon asked, a little puzzled.
"She's somewhat famous, I guess." Shinji paused. "One is Eclipse, and the other is Tokai Teio."
Agnes Tachyon: "...That Tokai Teio?"
"No, why does everyone have to confirm this?" Shinji looked puzzled. "Is there another Tokai Teio in this school?"
Tachyon was silent for a moment, then smiled again. "That's right. It's impossible that I'm the only one who has noticed what you're hiding."
Seeing her say this, Shinji breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Alright, you know I have a charge now. Let's just pretend we never talked about that before. You keep my secret, and in return, when I have the time and ability in the future, I'll help you with some small things. How about it?"
"That won't do." Tachyon blinked and said with a smile. "Tracen has never had a limit on the number of charges a trainer can have."
"But..."
"Alright, no buts. You don't have to say it. I won't tell anyone about your secret." Tachyon interrupted him and continued. "I never intended to use this to threaten you. You just imagined it yourself. Since you really don't want to, I won't force you. However..."
She shook the orange potion in her hand and said with a smile, "You should need this, right? Or rather, you need my name."
"As long as you tell others that I made this potion for you, you can drink it openly. I can cooperate with you in this regard, or you can even attribute more and stranger things to my name. It's all fine with me."
"What's the catch?" Shinji wasn't foolish enough to think she would help him for free.
Tachyon thought for a moment. "Help me with a few small favors when I need them, like trying out new potions, or finding some experimental materials. At the same time, I can also provide you with help. You can ask for any type of potion you need, and if I have it, I can give it to you directly—of course, not for free."
Shinji was a little tempted.
Agnes Tachyon was dangerous, but her abilities were proportional to her danger level. Especially with her pile of messy potions, after the school banned her from selling them, who knew what she had in stock now. Although most of them were probably failed products, there were definitely some that he could use to increase his survival rate.
And now that part of his secret had been exposed to her, and she had clearly taken an interest in him, rashly refusing might make the situation worse. So it was better to agree to her first and then think about the next step.
After much thought, Shinji finally nodded with some difficulty. "Okay."
Hearing his answer, Tachyon smiled and extended her hand to him. "Then, it's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Guinea Pig."
"...A pleasure to work with you too."
...
Agnes Tachyon left. She had a lot to do, and she had achieved her goal, so she didn't stay any longer. After chatting with Shinji for a few more sentences, she left.
After she left, the other patients pulled back their curtains and cast sympathetic gazes at him.
How pitiful. To be targeted by that woman. He's in for it now.
Shinji was also in despair internally, but after a while, he suddenly saw the light.
Forget it. It's already like this. What's the use of despairing?
So he started slacking off again. No matter what others looked at or said, he didn't move, as if he had rotted in bed.
A while later, it was dinnertime. The sound of hurried footsteps was heard outside the infirmary. Horse girls who had finished their training or studies came to the infirmary to visit their injured trainers—and then promptly drew their curtains.
Before long, only two people in the entire infirmary were left without a horse girl companion.
One was Yosuke Higashimori, and the other was Shinji Kitahara.
"Should we go out to eat?"
Listening to the various sounds coming from behind the surrounding curtains, the black lines on Shinji's face grew more and more numerous. Although there were no particularly excessive sounds, couldn't you people be a little more considerate of others' feelings?
Yosuke also looked a little embarrassed. He nodded and was about to get out of bed.
But at this moment, footsteps were heard again outside the infirmary door, and then two horse girls appeared at the entrance.
One was a brown-haired horse girl whom Shinji had never seen or had any impression of. The moment she entered, her eyes locked onto Yosuke Higashimori. The latter's face instantly changed dramatically. Before he could even stammer a word, he was pushed back onto the bed by the horse girl, who then drew the curtain.
The other was Oguri Cap, carrying a food container. She blinked at him.
"I brought dinner."
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