Why was I assigned to be a horse girl?

“Amber, you are absolutely an excellent racehorse girl. I believe in you, and I believe in myself. I’m sure that even before next year, within this year, your market value and endorsement fees will definitely exceed the value of this final outfit…”

Kotobuki spoke earnestly, wanting to give Hitoko some confidence, at least to prevent her from underestimating herself and being sold off so easily.

"So I think you can still bargain for the amber, talk more, and ask for more compensation."

"TouTou, you mean... Venus took advantage of me a lot, right? If I could win more matches, Venus would earn even more?"

"Yes."

"But Venus is really considering my needs and tailoring this to my specific needs, isn't she?"

The shop manager nodded: "That's right, we will definitely provide the best possible service."

Hitotsu Kohaku-chan flattened the contract in her hand and smiled at Kotobuki Toru: "Then I think it's fine as it is... No need to drag it out for so long and make everyone anxious. It's okay to lose a little. Suffering a loss is a blessing... Only by enduring the bitterest of hardships can one endure even more hardships!"

"Besides, Venus has always been incredibly kind to me, giving me all sorts of freebies... They're even willing to make me my final outfit now. With such a thoughtful business, I might as well make a little extra profit. It'll give me more confidence when I need to discuss other things in the future!"

After saying this with an exclamation, Fei Tu Hu Po then playfully stuck out her tongue: "Besides, they gave me all sorts of clothes to wear and made me their spokesperson, so I even saved money to buy clothes."

"Wow... I never expected that you, Amber-chan, who seemed like a cunning and scheming vixen, would actually have such a free-spirited and unconventional heart~"

After hearing Fei Tu Hu Po's answer, Narcissus immediately gave her a thumbs up: "I've always admired a straightforward contestant like you. I was originally planning to test you... Now I've decided to take over your dance training and the design of your final outfit directly. Tell me your requirements for the final outfit first!"

"I just saw what looks like armor. Could you make a suit of armor, the kind where you can transform by swiping a card with a belt?"

"No, who wouldn't want to be a Kamen Rider? But the technology can't make it..."

"Then, what about the ordinary, cool armor?"

"No, we're still researching the use of metal armor as the final battle suit. We'll have to wait a while."

"So... someone cool? Like the one in the PPT presentation, the one with the air tank?"

"I don't want to design, I have no inspiration."

Fei Tu Hu Po was speechless. It was obvious that they were just asking for her opinion as a formality, but they didn't even intend to take her opinion into consideration!

"So what kind of inspiration do you think can be generated?"

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Please, please, please, please, please, please!

Chapter 183 A Clear Mirror and Still Water

Soon, Scarlet Amber signed an agreement with Venus. Venus Company would provide her with the design and production of a winning outfit, and also hire Narcissus to teach her dancing and performing for free.

For the next few years, I will be one of the exclusive spokespeople for Venus Company, and I will have to wear clothes produced by Venus Company when I go out...

It seems they didn't actually suffer too much loss.

But what's really troubling is that Narcissus says she has no inspiration!

"So how do you get inspiration?"

"Inspiration comes whenever it comes."

Nana shrugged slightly, a rather helpless yet charming smile on her face: "Although I'm also a worker in the company, I'm a designer, not a laborer... I can only design when I have inspiration."

"Um, is it the same for everyone else? Even after paying money, you still have to wait for someone to have inspiration and be in the mood? Are you some kind of courtesan?"

“Hey~ that’s right, that’s right! I love this feeling!” Narcissus laughed even harder. “Little Amber, you really understand me~ I love seeing everyone scratching their heads in frustration when they can’t have what they want!”

"Uh, good or bad people."

"Hmph, Little Amber, since you say that, that's perfect... I still have to be your teacher! Now I'll let you experience what hellish training is like!"

Narcissus stood up and beckoned to Scarlet Amber: "Come on, everyone's time is precious, let's begin the lesson now!"

"Right here?"

"Of course it's here. The facilities and environment at Venus are among the best in Japan."

Then Narcissus, as if he knew the place very well, led everyone to the top of the Venus Tower...

Huge, transparent floor-to-ceiling windows are arranged around the perimeter, allowing visitors to enjoy panoramic views of Tokyo's bustling commercial district without even standing by the window.

The training hall is very spacious, so spacious that there is a coffee table and dining table in the center of the room, and even a bar and Western-style cooking utensils in the corner.

After changing into her form-fitting dance costume in the dressing room, Fei Tu Hu Po asked curiously, "Why are there dining tables and a kitchen here?"

"They'll invite people to dance and entertain while they eat, so you can eat, watch beautiful girls dance, and even take a moment to admire the dazzling night view of Tokyo in the distance... That's the life of the rich!"

"Ugh, dancing for rich old men feels really uncomfortable."

"What if the guy who comes here is a rich and handsome young man?"

Narcissus turned on the automatic lights in the room and began checking the operation of the equipment.

"Of course, most of the time it's because everyone is working so hard filming music videos and training that they eat and rest here. So I suggested that we buy a few dining tables."

After confirming that everything was ready, Narcissus pointed to the center of the dance floor projected onto the projector and said, "Go stand over there and spin around a few times."

Hearing this, Amber did as she was told, standing straight on the stage and showing her physical characteristics to Narcissus from the front, left, back, and right.

"Your figure is better than I expected. You might be the perfect benchmark in terms of figure. If possible, I think you could reduce the amount of fat in your hips... A true enchantress should have a graceful figure and seductive temperament. Your seduction is too straightforward."

"I didn't say I wanted to be some kind of enchantress..."

"Next, fall backward and do a backbend."

Fei Tu Hu Po easily leaned back, supporting herself with her hands on the ground, her waist forming a beautiful arch.

"Your flexibility is acceptable. Aside from being stubborn, your waist is quite flexible... How about a front leg lift?"

Before Hitotsukoha could even catch her breath, she followed Narcissus's instructions and switched to the new position. With Kotobuki Toru helping her train these past few days, Hitotsukoha was already confident that she could break through ten seconds to lift her leg, and could even try to lift it for 15 seconds!

But ten seconds later, Narcissus didn't let Amber stop. "Alright, keep holding your left leg and jump ten times on the spot!"

"Huh? The teacher didn't say this was going to be on the test, right? This question is way beyond the syllabus!"

Even so, Hitoko Amber still hopped around in place while hugging her legs... However, because she could adjust her center of gravity with each jump, hopping on one leg was not as difficult as standing still.

However, when Hitotsu Amber finally stopped, she was at least two meters away from the center position—she had veered off course while jumping.

"Ugh... your right foot balance is terrible! I told you to jump in place, and look where you've gone from the center position! Are you planning to jump all the way backstage once you're on stage?"

Hitotsu Amber lowered her head to accept the criticism, "Then... can I still meet your requirements, Teacher Nana?"

"It'll barely pass."

Narcissus beckoned for Scarlet Amber to come down. “You’re quite special. I’ve never taught a student like you before. If I teach you, it might inspire me.”

Scarlet Amber slunk off the stage, while Narcissus slowly walked up. As their shoulders crossed and their eyes met, Narcissus spoke, "You're not familiar enough with your body... or haven't you remembered what your body should look like? How strange..."

"what?"

"I mean, dancing and running are the same!"

Narcissus slowly tied her hair up on top of her head. It was a simple, everyday action, but it exuded a seductive and sexy aura.

"The more control you have over your horse girl, the more control you have over your enemies and your audience..."

The moment her hair was tied up, Hitotsu Amber had the feeling that Narcissus had died instantly, but then immediately came back to life.

The original emotions were stripped away and silenced, and then another kind of thinking and temperament was injected into the body, sharp and perfect, instantly giving people the feeling of returning to the Edo period and meeting a courtesan.

They danced gracefully like colorful butterflies... their gentle movements were like a hazy mist, ethereal and dreamlike.

"This is... a state of perfect clarity and stillness?"

The first to exclaim was the noblewoman next to Hitotsu Amber... Logically speaking, wealthy people like her should have seen plenty of operas and stage performances, so they shouldn't have reacted so strongly.

But it wasn't just the noblewoman; the elegant Junyi standing to the side also clenched her fists instantly. To express her surprise, she even took off her original hat!

"Okay, it really does seem like a state of flow..."

Gao Shangjunyi even said so many words in one breath!

Fei Tu Hu Po was a little confused. Narcissus's dance truly lived up to the name "Narcissus." To use her dance teacher's words, it was characterized by a stable stage presence, strong momentum, and complete control of the performance...

But why are the two horse girls so excited?

What is a clear mirror and still water? And what is flow?

Is it like in the card game "Yu-Gi-Oh!" where the character is surrounded by golden light and cards are printed on the spot?

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Chapter 184 How come even you can experience flow state?

After watching several more beats of the dance, Fei Tu Hu Po was certain that the "Heart of Still Water" that had shocked both the noblewoman and the nobleman Jun Yi would not make one's whole body glow with golden light.

But it can really make a dancer look incredibly dazzling and eye-catching, which is what the idol industry often calls "star power"!

Under everyone's astonished gaze, Narcissus danced in an incredible manner, puffing out his chest, twisting his waist, raising his legs and stomping on the ground, smoothly and effortlessly matching the rhythm of the music in the room. Every change of movement was in sync with the beat, perfectly timed.

This sense of rhythm is even more perfect than the stomping of racehorse girls when they gallop on the track!

"Truly, truly worthy of being the teacher Miss found..."

"I've heard that the designer here at Venus is amazing... and now I see that he really is incredible. His impromptu dance looks like it was rehearsed in advance."

"How about that? Isn't Nana amazing? She's the most beautiful person in the whole company! Every year, Nana is the grand finale performer at the company's annual party."

In the makeshift audience seating area made up of dining tables and coffee tables, everyone was talking and praising, and no one seemed to want to find fault with Narcissus or point fingers at him.

Fei Tu Hu Po still remembered the two terms that the noblewoman and Gao Shang Jun Yi had just mentioned—"a mind as clear as a mirror and still as water" and "flow state."

"Is the reason Nana is so amazing because of the flow state and the still water state you just mentioned?"

Gao Shangjunyi nodded: "Or perhaps it's because Narcissus is powerful enough and has accumulated enough experience that she was able to enter a state of flow..."

"Um, what is the state of flow?"

This time, Gui Gaoshang Junyi tilted his head, a somewhat embarrassed expression on his face. "Well... like this and that, like this and that, in short, it will make you very powerful, and you can unleash a person's full strength in a short time! Of course, I've only heard about it."

"Ah, I don't understand at all."

Even if Gao Shangjunyi could explain what flow is, Fei Tu Hu Po might not understand it, let alone the fact that what Gao Shangjunyi said now is as if he didn't say anything at all...

Seeing that Hitotsu Kohaku was scratching her head in complete confusion about the flow state, Kotobuki Toru, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up.

"The so-called flow is a state of high concentration, where all the functions of the body are serving one thing at the same time. If you compare a person to a computer, flow is the computer being overclocked."

Ultimately, flow refers to a state where a person is completely immersed in a particular activity, fully focused and engaged in the moment. During this time, a person's thinking efficiency, concentration, and instantaneous reaction speed are elevated to an exaggerated level.

This time, Hitoko understood, "Bankai or Sage Mode!"

Kotobuki Toru thought for a while before matching the metaphor of Hitoko Amber with his own memory. "Well, it's not as exaggerated as in the manga, but that's the gist of it."

"No wonder I felt Nana-sensei's whole demeanor changed just now..." Hiruko Amber exclaimed with admiration, "That's what a true master is like! No wonder she danced so well, so amazing, Nana-sensei is so amazing! And she's so beautiful too~"

"Eh, no... Although Nathosis and Nana are amazing for being able to enter a state of flow at any time, I can do it too."

Kotobuki Toru reached out and tapped Hitsuko's knee, using words and actions to draw Hitsuko's attention back to herself.

"Huh? TouTou, you can do that too? It's this kind of incredible flow state?"

Fei Tu Hu Po actually turned around, her golden eyes filled with disbelief.

It feels like Ultraman and his crew fought monsters together for over fifty episodes, crashed planes together, and were run over by monsters together... and then he suddenly tells you, "Actually, I am Ultraman's human form."

"No, how come you know how to do that too?"

"Because I've also done focus training, which, to put it simply, is about actively training myself on how to efficiently get into a working and studying state."

In order to cultivate his short-term focus, his parents would entrust him with judging some less important agreements from a young age, and sometimes they would even throw him into the negotiation scene so that he could make judgments and choices in a short period of time.

Just as the high-pressure racetrack is the best place to train racehorse girls, the high-pressure negotiation scene is also a good place to train focus and concentration.

I was trained in this kind of environment!

"Really? I don't really believe it unless you demonstrate it to me."

Hitotsu Amber was still somewhat unwilling to accept reality, and looked at Kotobuki Toru with a mixture of belief and doubt.

Kotobuki Toru smiled helplessly, then picked up the contract that Hitoko Amber had just signed: "Is it so hard to admit that someone is excellent?"

"Hmph~ No~"

With her arms crossed, Hitoko let out a soft, noncommittal hum. Hitoko wasn't a petty person, nor was she the type to refuse to acknowledge the excellence of others. On the contrary, Hitoko was genuinely happy for the growth of others.

But the exception is the one who plays the koto through...