Chapter 523

NO．106：Hard to Find

August 14th was a very special day.

What made it special was that the morning dining table gathered everyone again.

The three young ladies who had all gone to bed early last night also woke up early today, and even Suzi, who might have lingered in bed, didn't need a knock on the door before she had washed up and come downstairs.

First she ran to the kitchen to check on Aomo and Chazuo, then she ran to the underground lab to see Qian, and finally she saw Bopang, who had just received a package at the door and was unpacking it, looking idle yet full of energy.

Aomo had reason to suspect that she herself had drunk a bottle of medicine.

But for the sake of his own peace, he didn't ask, merely setting out the overly lavish breakfast made because of the horse girls on the table.

Then he switched the terminal's light-screen mode to public, enlarged the size, adjusted the curvature, and began reading his cyber newspaper.

He then quickly crossed out the news.

In the news section of the Border Gate District, any related item always includes coverage of the horse girls.

Then Aomo could see a series of strange things—black storm clouds, iron-blooded frenzied war weapons, mad and terrifying researchers—making his brows furrow tighter and tighter until he crossed out the entire section.

This is hardly surprising; counting the achievements of the three young ladies under him, Chazuo runs at a normal 'fast', but her aura that overwhelms all opponents leaves a deep impression.

The goddess's blessing on the victor's stage can truly be called the highest recognition.

And Bopang simply crushed all opponents.

With a 'big escape' that peaked from the start, she ran out an astonishing lead of thirty-two horse lengths, fully showing the actual terror of the Bucket Number.

And then came Suzi……her astonishing final kick refreshed the Saichang record, and in expert replays one could even more keenly perceive her astonishing Saichang command; for a time she was even hyped by the media as a violent new star in tactics……

——Incidentally, they pinned the trainer Aomo to a pillar of shame for his many schemes.

Not alone.

The previous evening's Hei'an faction villain selection, which in Aomo's view ought to have been a small-circle self-indulgent vote, actually appeared in many entertainment magazines and newspaper hot topics.

In a moment, several news websites and magazine pages formed a subtle linkage, dealing a fatal blow to the reputation of Trainer Aomo Lindun.

Senior Xiqí Feng's phone call was also full of praise, as if he wanted to drag him, kicking and screaming, into participating in the Ura Association's trainer promotion plan.

No way, Ah Sir! You guys also promote this kind of line?!

Aomo also didn't know whether this was Nishizaki Yutaka's personal opinion, or whether the idolization path opened up by the URA Association was really that wild, but in any case he first brushed it off.

Joke! You're this busy, and you still want me to prepare, rehearse, go on stage and do this whole super energy- and time-wasting process?

I might as well kill myself. jpg

He now even hesitates whether to tear up the initial plan—initially he planned to go to Penguin Logistics to check in, after all the news being bounced was annoying.

During the match it was bouncing, during actions it was bouncing, last night and this morning it was also bouncing, mixed with the capitalist boss's ugly demands and the colleagues' immense curiosity, as well as the understanding of normal good colleagues, but still a hint of curious inquiry leaked out.

Made Aomo feel that not going directly to the company for a trip probably wouldn't be finished.

But now, he feels that going out has become a challenge.

Early in the morning someone pressed the doorbell, and someone else knocked on the door; even though Aomo had set the external projection display to 'vacation, do not disturb', it couldn't stop those sounds from continuing.

Fortunately, the house had already undergone soundproofing renovation; ignoring it was his attitude.

He should have become an earth-bound spirit at the office; these days he might as well just stay home…… As he thought that, he saw the Penguin Logistics channel flash a red dot again, and couldn't help but sigh.

There were still ways to think of a solution.

'These couple days there might be a lot of weirdos hanging around nearby; if any of you want to go out, remember to find me—I'll use teleport to get you away from surveillance, though it's still best to do some appearance modifications.'

Teleportation—this is the simplest and most direct solution; relying on this skill with a not-too-long cooldown, he doesn't even need to fear reporters, fans, or even anti-fans surrounding him.

Only at times like this does he wish school would start sooner, at least then there wouldn't be all kinds of unrelated people on campus.

Of course, he could also simply reply to that early morning message.

'【Do you need help cleaning up the environment? Although this situation should have been foreseeable long ago, Rudolf still had me ask.】—32 minutes ago, Sirius Symbol.'

No, no, no—I really didn't foresee this situation…… At that time Aomo was constantly complaining in his heart.

As a newcomer trainer, one must dare to acknowledge one's own unfamiliar shortcomings.

Who the hell could have imagined gaining tens of millions of fans overnight!

And besides, and besides……

Aomo opened the URA Association's official website's event schedule.

Cosmos Prize, Asu Stakes, Dahlia Prize: required fan count for participation: 350, ideal fan income for first place: 5000, 5000, 6000

Ideal!

What is ideal? Ideal is a distance that is rare to see, yet closer than a dream.

The 2100m Dahlia Prize, due to its relatively long distance, has higher difficulty, thus better able to showcase the horse girls' flair and win enough fans.

But even so, the ideal growth of effective fans for debut horse girls is only six thousand.

Excluding those vote‑frauders, excluding those zombie fans, the truly active fans are less than one‑thousandth of the event audience——that's how it should be!

A small match could never represent anything; the horse racing world is full of one‑hit wonders, so the audience is always sufficiently picky.

But who can explain the phenomenon of Chazuo and Suzi's votes on the URA official poll and their follower counts on Umastagram surging by 80w in just two days?

Is there something wrong with this season's audience?

It's just a debut race, yet your support speed is totally unreasonable…… Before making this doubt, first exclude your own fans' love of the house and the crow.

Excluding one's own fans' preferences is already rather peculiar; it shows interest in darker, crazier, colder‑blooded types, including the horse girls—oh well, let's leave it at that……

All that can be accepted is the fact that his own horse girl running a debut race already nearly reaches the GI race fan line; Aomo is forced to make this sudden step into preparations for reaching the top—evidently there's far too much to make up.

Whether it's paying attention to the girls' mental state (rising to the top easily makes one floaty), or preparing various business aspects for horse girls with over 50w fans aiming for GI (as public figures going out, fan‑related operations, advertising, program sponsorships, etc.), he truly needs help.

However, the Sirius Symbol didn't mention these either; it seems even the emperor didn't expect him to already be worrying about these.

They merely thought he was stuck at the first step.

'Going out? No rush, no rush—I still have a new experiment to do, before school starts!'

The brown‑haired horse girl said, with a completely indifferent expression, something that made Aomo raise his eyebrows.

"You wouldn't have blown up the office before school starts, would you?"

"If you're asking what experiment needs to be done before school starts… it must be the kind that would be restricted at school, somewhat dangerous."

"No, no, that possibility you mentioned is more likely to be Xijun's lab!"

"Suzi directly shifted the target, causing Xintiao Xi, who was grappling with a fried egg, to snap her head up: 'Me? I haven't done any experiments these two days; I'm bringing bourbon sauce to make a model! Xiao She, do you want to join?'"

"It seems she really intends to 'hire' bourbon to help her finish homework; Aomo didn't originally want to join the playmates, but bourbon also looked over and said: 'Master, want to play together?'"

"Undisguised anticipation broke out of the mechanical speech, trying to pull the trainer into the game squad."

"Rounded up, it's basically students hanging out with the homeroom teacher; the nature is actually awful!"

"As a trainer, one must set a strict example for the horse girls!"

"We'll talk after dinner; I have to go out this morning."

"Hmm, very strict, so next!"

"No need…… I have 'friends' helping me, trainer."

"Chazuo, holding a small cup, glanced aside, then looked at Aomo, who was watching the fleeting appearance of a figure beside her."

"That was Zhouri Ningjing, with an extremely smug smile on her face, carrying the confidence of 'I won!'"

"It made Aomo raise a hand to twist the corner of his mouth, adopting a more solemn expression to suppress the urge to laugh provoked by childish behavior."

"Though funny, having someone like Zhouri Ningjing who can open a spiritual body channel means Chazuo indeed doesn't need to see them out."

"So he nodded, then quickly finished his breakfast—which would be a normal portion if not for battle—called everyone, and headed upstairs to prepare to leave."

"At that moment, a new pop-up appeared in the unread messages list on the light screen:"

"Bayer Turkey: 【I've contacted the two witnesses you mentioned; their testimonies have no reference value】"

"That's for sure…… Aomo thought, Teweier wouldn't even dare mention the basement, so there's nothing he could give."

"Jie Si Ti Si only knows world intelligence, doesn't know Teweier's thought process—what could he possibly know?"

"He wasn't surprised at the other's nil result, and saw a new message follow right after."

"【Gaoduofen believes the horse girl's fluctuations still exist; if there are new findings, report to the central machine room—this counts as a commission, signed by Thus we output: Thus we output: Thus we output: QiuChuan Misei】"

"(End of chapter)"