The story ended quickly this time, in less than a day. However, Teio's support card story also lasted a full day and was not divided into stages. One story ending meant it was completely over. The duration and effects of different support card stories also varied... at least, it seemed that way so far.
Looking at the time, it was still the same time he had set for Teio's training. This world had not advanced with Luo Cheng's entry into the support card story. When he left, it seemed as if the world was put on pause, and it only continued when he returned. A game must have both the game itself and the player to exist; it cannot proceed without either.
After confirming the current situation, Luo Cheng planned to go back and check on the snacks he had bought and organize his items. At this moment, Luo Cheng noticed Agnes Tachyon standing next to him. She had just been asking him to test a new medicine in the support card story. However, the support card's plot was different from this timeline's, and the things Agnes Tachyon wanted to do were also different.
"So, what do you want to do, Agnes Tachyon?" Luo Cheng stroked her head. Her dark red, lifeless eyes, like venetian blinds, stared at Luo Cheng. Every time he saw her eyes, Luo Cheng couldn't help but think of her as a yandere. The reality was somewhat similar; Agnes Tachyon had a strange obsession with her test subjects, and that person was Luo Cheng himself. Agnes Tachyon had said more than once that she wanted to study him, but Luo Cheng spent most of his time in the game world, so Agnes Tachyon couldn't do much to him. If they were in the real world, Luo Cheng might have already been sent to her lab table.
Of course, Agnes Tachyon was not an entirely unreasonable person. If he showed her a firm attitude, she would give up. Her obsession as a researcher would lead her to deceive and hide things, but it wouldn't make her cross the line. For example, when Luo Cheng was sick, Agnes Tachyon didn't have the heart to test her medicine on him. So Agnes Tachyon was still trustworthy, and her clever mind could provide Luo Cheng with a lot of help.
Moreover, among all the horse girls, Agnes Tachyon was the only one who had unlocked all permissions. Luo Cheng could order her to do anything, except for holding a proper conversation. This world invisibly confined the minds of all the horse girls, preventing them from communicating with him like humans.
Stroking Agnes Tachyon's fluffy hair, she blinked. Her face, which was so pale as if it hadn't seen sunlight for a long time, was expressionless. She turned her head and looked at the research lab.
"Huh? What's wrong? Is there something in the lab?"
Agnes Tachyon didn't speak. She just stood there, squinting her eyes, enjoying Luo Cheng's caress. I might as well go and have a look. It had been a few days since he last went there anyway.
Entering the lab, Agnes Tachyon returned to her workbench to continue fiddling with her experimental medicines. Just then, Luo Cheng saw a familiar yellow vial on her desk. This... this is...!
The strange color instantly brought back Luo Cheng's memories. He had drunk this medicine before, and after drinking it, Luo Cheng had briefly entered reality... it should have been reality, because after drinking that potion, Luo Cheng's body felt very strange. He was plunged into a state of immense arousal and even lost consciousness for a time. Recalling that scene, Luo Cheng swallowed. The power of this thing was terrifying!
Later, when he entered the story, Luo Cheng asked Agnes Tachyon about the effects of that medicine, but Agnes Tachyon said it was just a stamina-increasing potion that hadn't been completed yet. The semi-finished product that she had worked so hard on was inexplicably taken and drunk by Luo Cheng. Afterward, Agnes Tachyon experienced Luo Cheng's roughness. When she said this, Agnes Tachyon curled her lips, as if savoring the taste of that moment.
"How amazing, Guinea Pig-kun. I didn't know a human could spray so high under high pressure. I got some good experimental data."
The marks on the ceiling were probably from that. The system hadn't deleted this memory.
After reminiscing, Agnes Tachyon warned him that even a guinea pig shouldn't eat things randomly. The side effects of the things she gave him were within a controllable range, but the semi-finished product was completely unknown. Even Agnes Tachyon didn't know what effects the half-done medicine would have. Luo Cheng vaguely remembered that Agnes Tachyon had indeed told him not to drink that stuff.
Perhaps that potion really did briefly break the wall between the game and reality, and Agnes Tachyon had messed up by not finishing it. Seeing that Agnes Tachyon had made another bottle, Luo Cheng wanted to try it again. His physical state would be reset anyway, so it didn't matter if something went wrong.
Wait, will I fall into that impulsive state again this time?
Pouring the medicine down his throat, Luo Cheng closed his eyes. The entrance was a very pungent smell. Lemon, bitterness, and spiciness—several complex flavors swirled on his tongue. Luo Cheng felt those things intertwine inside his body, and then... a wave of heat.
His body felt very hot, as if all his blood was boiling and evaporating. Slowly, his blood surged up and down. It's this feeling again!
Luo Cheng looked at Agnes Tachyon. This time, she didn't speak. Luo Cheng did not return to reality. Are these two medicines different? Different, one was a test, a semi-finished product... the other was a finished product. Could this be the finished product?
Luo Cheng looked at Agnes Tachyon. His eyes gradually turned a deep red, and his skin was scorching hot. Luo Cheng suddenly felt that Agnes Tachyon had changed. Her short brown hair shimmered under the light, and her dark red eyes were like jewels, deep and full of charm. A faint blush appeared on her somewhat sickly-pale cheeks, like the petals of a morning flower, so delicate it seemed they would melt with a touch.
Her chest had a beautiful curve that was far beyond average, her waist was slender, and her hips were a child-bearing shape. Everything about Agnes Tachyon was so tempting. Luo Cheng had never realized before what a beautiful girl she was.
So cute, so enchanting, Agnes Tachyon, Agnes Tachyon, Agnes Tachyon...
The name of the girl kept repeating in Luo Cheng's head. He pulled Agnes Tachyon into his arms. The horse girl's soft body pressed tightly against Luo Cheng's. Although she had the strength to smash hard rocks with a single punch, at this moment, Agnes Tachyon was like a powerless little girl, quietly lying in Luo Cheng's arms.
"Guinea Pig-kun..." Agnes Tachyon said. She reached out and hugged Luo Cheng. "What's today's training plan?"
Luo Cheng could no longer hear what Agnes Tachyon was saying. He only wanted to properly savor this beautiful girl who belonged only to him. He placed Agnes Tachyon on the sofa, looked at her beautiful, alluring body, and swallowed. He lifted Agnes Tachyon up.
...
Bang!
"Don't throw firecrackers in the hallway!"
It was dismissal time. The sound of footsteps was noisy in the hallway. A horse girl with jagged teeth was giggling and throwing firecrackers in the hallway, infuriating a disciplinary committee member. As she passed a certain room, a similar sound of firecrackers could be heard, incredibly crisp.
One after another, the sounds continued from sunset, to the middle of the night, and then to dawn. The sounds only disappeared when the first ray of sunlight hit Tracen.