Stop being a trainer!

How could this be? Why did I finally not have to continue studying before I traveled through time, but now I am forced to study?

My plan at the beginning was to learn slowly and get by, but now, Rudolph has taken a fancy to me. What should I do now?

There is no answer.

It was a mistake for me not to pay attention to Representative Qianming when I was planning from the very beginning.

One wrong step leads to another, and now it is just the collection of all the mistakes. It has nothing to do with Qian Ming’s representative and Rudolph’s symbol in essence. It is just a concentrated outbreak of mistakes.

Kato Akira was naturally very clear about this, but being clear didn't mean he could accept it willingly. Everyone was living in peace, why did you have to be so entangled? And what does your struggle have to do with me? I just want to become a trainer and make a lot of money.

Damn it, before I traveled through time, I quite liked the high school girl with black stockings who was teaching at home, how come she has become like this now?

Well, in the final analysis, I was the one who broke the rules first, and there's nothing I can do now that I'm caught.

Moreover, Rudolph Symbol doesn't look like he is interested in himself, and this so-called secret is not the kind that can be lived for a lifetime.

As long as the turbulent period is over, becoming a trainer will benefit both her and me. She can conceal the possible scandal of Tresen College, and I can prosper, so why not?

...But I just feel unhappy.

And I'm so sleepy.

They walked into Tresen College from the special passage for janitors. While the students were still not awake for school, the janitors had to clean up the garbage and corners in the college.

Although there are already some horse girls doing independent training outside at this time, they are all immersed in their own running and will not have the time to interfere with the work of the school workers, nor will they take the initiative to greet or contact anyone.

Under the guidance of the idea that one horse leads the way, all the others are blinded, the horse racing girls actually have a deep obsession with winning. Few horse racing girls would question the school workers, just like the scenery in the game, no one would be interested in the NPC who repeats the lines.

However, it cannot be said that there are no such people, just that they are very few.

"Uncle! I got some more food from my sister. Shall we eat together?"

"Orpheus..."

Looking at the chestnut-haired horse girl who sneaked over and showed him her treasure box with a smile, Kato Akira was really moved.

Although Orphie looks small, incapable, and silly, you can't help but think she is really friendly. Her round purple eyes make her look adorable.

Although it felt a little scary sometimes, Orphee was indeed a rare good child. Even when Kato Akira rubbed her fluffy hair several times, the little girl had no objection.

In comparison, that bastard Rudolph symbol, just looking at his feet would make people ridicule and ask about the model of his foot joints and soles, his explosive power, and whether he had memorized it or not.

Hey, such a rare beautiful leg in black stockings, how come there is a Rudolph on it.

"Orphie, you are really so nice..."

"What, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with what I'm wearing?"

"No, I just think you are really a good kid. I hope you can always be this good..."

"Hehehe...if uncle thinks this is good, then it's fine."

Looking at Orphie scratching his mask shyly, Kato Akira, who was exhausted both physically and mentally, was even a little moved.

Although sooner or later he still wanted to let Orphee run a few dozen games to replenish his blood, he also roughly understood why the trainer system and the trainers seemed so comfortable.

How should I put it? It feels really good to have someone who trusts me in all aspects. Looking at such a shy girl, I feel much happier. There is indeed a need for complementarity.

"Oh, yes, time."

Orfi glanced at the clock and waved tentatively at Kato Akira.

"It's time for class. Uncle, if you're going to work here, then wait until the afternoon break. Deep Impact and I will be waiting for you there."

"Hmm... hm? Have you guys made an appointment yet?"

"Ah, yes. After all, this is a small group formed secretly, so let's add each other as friends first..."

"That's it."

Youth is indeed the essence of life. They looked timid, but they added each other as friends and started chatting so quickly.

However, just as Kato Akira was sighing, Orphie, who was in his sight, nervously grabbed a few times from his small bag, then tremblingly took out a mobile phone, looked up at Kato Akira who was confused, and asked in a low voice:

"So, uncle, do you want to add friends and groups too? It will be very helpful, I think."

"Yeah, sure."

"Great!"

Looking at the expectant horse girl, Kato Akira nodded naturally, which earned her a bright smile.

Oh, if only all horse racing girls were like this.

Looking at Orphee who was happily spinning around with his cell phone in his hand, Kato Akira felt that the trauma in his heart caused by Rudolph was about to be healed.

"That's it, go to class and study hard, I'll be leaving first."

"Ok!"

Orfi ran back happily holding his cell phone, which made Kato Akira shake his head helplessly. He straightened his work hat and left the scene.

But neither of them noticed that a pair of bright blue eyes blinked at their figures, and then quietly disappeared into the forest, never to be seen again.

Chapter 15: Ordinary School Worker Life (Revised)

"Hurry up and deliver this box of raw materials to the cafeteria!"

"There are thirteen boxes left! Don't mix up the potatoes and onions! We can't keep up over there!"

"Who took my forklift away?"

"..."

Wiping his sweat off his forehead, Kato Akira drove the forklift and delivered boxes of raw materials to the conveyor belt in the cafeteria.

Unknown to Ma Niang, dozens or even hundreds of school workers are constantly working for Ma Niang's magnificent life.

The horse girls are free elves, and Tresen Academy is the place to unleash the nature of the horse girls. In other words, there are many destruction areas and the consumption capacity is extremely strong.

For ordinary schools, being a janitor may be a relatively leisurely job, but for Tressen College, being a janitor is indeed a very tiring and poorly paid job.

If it was Tresen before the reform, it would be fine, because there was no trainer system, and school workers would often ask for autographs from horse girls and then sell them, which was considered an invisible benefit. But now after the reform, school workers, trainers, and horse girls are clearly divided into different classes, which led to a group of school workers quickly leaving because they couldn't stand the low wages and heavy labor.

It was precisely because of this chaotic moment that someone like Kato Akira, who knew nothing, was able to sneak in through a purely verbal interview.

After all, there is a shortage of staff in Tresen College, and Tresen College itself is short of funds. People like Kato Akira just turn a blind eye and let it go.

And judging from the current time, Kato Akira is actually a relatively conscientious school worker.

He knew that his background was problematic, and that he was able to come to Tresen College simply because he was pulled in during the job recruitment for some unknown reason, and worked as a school worker.

Because he looked very good and had no negative news, he successfully signed a contract with the school to become a formal school worker after the probation period. As for his dream, Teresen College did not restrict him much.

After all, everything is just beginning now, and there is no special school for trainers. Many of them are former members of the Uma Musume system. For the top management, they want to try everything and everyone. After all, only a large number of people can tell whether the effect is good or not.

But there is one thing that Kato Akira actually finds difficult to tolerate.

That is what is called guidance on life from senior people.

Although the higher-ups at Tresen College and the student union itself had no objections, those so-called seniors really enjoyed making sarcastic comments about it.

When the added time is over, the school workers often have an hour of special rest time. Some people will go outside to smoke or something, but most of them will sit in the chairs in the lounge, recovering their strength and chatting.

Every time this happened, there would be so-called "kind-hearted" seniors coming over to give Kato Akira some advice in the name of being an expert, hoping that he could become one of those countless janitors who were slacking off.

"Kato, come and sit down. You've been here for quite some time, but you haven't given up that unrealistic idea yet?"

"Well, we don't mean to dampen your spirits, but you also know that the labor tasks at Tresen College are heavy, and the trainer assessment is difficult. You want both, but you can't get either. It's not easy to become a formal employee, so don't be complacent and just drop out like that."

"Look at you. You already have dark circles under your eyes. If you keep going like this, even if you are young, your body won't be able to hold on. It's not a bad thing to recognize your own abilities as soon as possible..."

"Thank you for your kindness, seniors, but I still want to try."

There were countless cries and sounds of compromise.

They have lost their sensitivity to the future and hard work, mocked the upward spirit of others, and believed that the world has become fixed. This is the norm.

But Kato Akira could not accept this fact no matter what. In fact, he himself knew that he was not a particularly capable person. If he had to say something, he could only be a prophet.

Since he knew that he had foresight and that now was a turbulent time when even singing and dancing were uncertain, why should he just become an ordinary person in the Tresen Academy instead of striving to become a trainer and reach the pinnacle of his life at this last moment?

"Try? If you try, you will die. There is no other way."

It seemed that they thought Kato Akira was a little stubborn. The old seniors shook their heads regretfully, as if wondering why he was so stubborn.

"You have to know that everyone in the entire campus was a member of the Treson system before. Before they became school workers, they were all members of the school's auxiliary learning department. At that time, they had not yet been differentiated, and everyone knew a little bit."

"As a result, Rudolf symbolizes, well, the ungrateful emperor. She thinks the whole system is too bloated, so she changed all the teams, systems, and previous divisions. The central government is also letting a little girl mess around. Who do you think can be a trainer under such circumstances?"

"What's with the Emperor's three failures? We are all school personnel and we know our own business. That Rudolph symbol just wants revenge, and the entire JRA that lost face wants revenge on us. Look at those trainers, many of them are young, to put it bluntly, don't they just want us old people to get out?"

"You are also a janitor. You are with us after all. Don't let those horse girls fool you. Propaganda is propaganda, reality is reality. You can't be a trainer like this."

"...I don't think that Rudolph is that kind of horse girl. Besides, I still want to give it a try. It's not my personality to give up without giving it a try."

Nodding to the laughing janitors, Kato Akira took out some trainer information books from the storage box and walked out of the lounge.

"Sorry, I'm rude."

Kato Akira walked straight out of the lounge.

It should be said that there is still some basic quality and morality. At least the storage box is not passive, and there is no common workplace bullying. Everyone just laughs and lets it go.

Listening to the laughter coming from inside the house, Kato Akira glanced at his mobile phone, adjusted the alarm time, and flipped through a book about trainers in the shade, trying to find time to study in the cracks.

Maybe what they said made sense, maybe some of these people were really members of the emperor's team, but Kato Akira didn't think he should be like them. As a time traveler, knowing the plot and the powerful people, how could he not give it a try?

"Fuck it, as long as you don't die from studying, then study until you die!"

Looking at the complicated data and tables on it, Kato Akira gritted his teeth and continued to recite.

At this time, in the cabin in the woods, the metalworker and Deep Impact, who had been waiting for a long time, frowned at the approaching figure.

"Yahoo, hello~"

The free blue-eyed horse girl smiled at the two girls and waved.

She has something to say.

Chapter 16 Negotiation

Before her debut, Umamusume was boring and lonely.

Some horse girls are keen on training in groups around their instructors, but some are not.

Now is the chaotic period of reform, and even the cultural weight is not clearly defined. Therefore, Umamusume at this time, as long as they have not debuted, actually have a lot of free time.

And although the two of them, Goldsmith and Deep Impact, seem to be lazy and idle all day, they are actually good at academic subjects. As for dance and singing lessons, they don't need to learn them now that they haven't debuted. For these undebuted horse girls, they can either wander around the academy or go to the instructors for training.

Because of the horse girls' natural tendency to run, most of them will choose to go to the instructors for concentrated training and run side by side.

Just like the large-scale simulation competitions before, they also appear from time to time and are considered common sense in Tresen College.

However, for individuals with more individuality, this is definitely not the case.

Some people don't like being with other horse girls by nature, and some people are overwhelmed by too much expectation and want to escape. There are often traces of horse girls in the huge forest of Tresen. Even in the old school area, some horse girls have set up their own secret base.

The entire Trasen Academy is so huge, with completely different horse girls living their own lives here. Each of them is their own protagonist. Sometimes they will develop friendships, and then form rival relationships or something similar that the outside world praises. It's just that in this chaotic period before debut, this kind of friendship is even more precious.

So when the metalworker looked at the horse girl in front of him vigilantly, Deep Impact jumped out without hesitation.

"I'd like to state in advance that this is the first place we found."

"Hmm~ Really? Is the dryer in there still working?"

"I haven't used it yet... No!"

Deep Impact suddenly jumped out from behind and looked at the leisurely horse racing girl walking over. After observing her carefully with a frown, he tapped his palms and looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

"You are Representative Chiaki, the Triple Crown Uma Musume, and a member of the Student Council!"

"uh-huh?"

The man smiled slightly, then bent over as he watched the intense deep impact in front of him.

"So? Is there anything you want to tell me? Or is there something wrong with this room?"

"Well, as you can see, this is just our secret base. There is no one else here."