I'm in Teresin, dedicated to playing badly

Logically, he should now be preparing for the East Sea Emperor and Eclipse competition.

But those two...

He glanced at the East Sea Emperor, who had already begun training independently and preparing for the competition, and then at the Eclipse, who was still wandering around him as if nothing had happened, showing no sign of tension or preparation.

After a moment of silence, Shinji Kitahara resolutely began to set off.

But this time, he really can't be blamed for opening the shop.

He did want to fulfill his duties as a trainer, but one of them had said from the beginning that he wouldn't have to worry about anything, and couldn't have to.

As for the other one, he is an even heavier one.

Although the other party will definitely listen if he takes charge, it's hard to say what will happen after they listen.

So for the rest of the time, he simply let himself go, took out his phone and scrolled through it until the afternoon. In between, he even took the time to wear his little chestnut hat and go back to Tressen for lunch on Sunday and Eclipse.

Logically speaking, since Airi had just won the match that morning, as her trainer, he should have led the team out for a celebratory meal.

But looking at the little chestnut hat beside him, especially Zhou, and the eclipse, he really didn't have the courage to make the suggestion.

In the end, he could only slink back to the Tresson cafeteria and continue to fleece Tresson.

Then, it was afternoon.

The Emperor of the East Sea was the first to participate.

There's not much to say about the process. For her, who aims for an undefeated three-time champion, basic tournaments are no different from smurfing.

Moreover, although he has not officially participated in the competition, as Rudolph's promising junior, there are quite a few people who know the East Sea Emperor, and even those who don't know him have basically heard of him.

So, even before the match started, after she appeared, a murmur of cheers and discussion arose in the audience, speculating about how she would perform that day.

As for the female racehorses competing in the same batch as her, they looked miserable after recognizing her, secretly cursing their bad luck.

Although they struggled with all their might, after the race, even the second-place finisher, who was closest to the East Sea Emperor, was now nearly eight horse lengths behind, while the third-place finisher was nearly four horse lengths behind the second-place finisher.

But no one disagreed, and no one was even surprised.

And it's not just in official competitions.

On the winner's stage after the competition, Donghai Emperor also demonstrated stage performance skills that could be described as almost professional.

Especially compared to the other passersby, her performance was nothing short of a game-changer. She was the sole focus of attention from beginning to end, drawing everyone's gaze.

As her trainer, Shinji Kitahara naturally attracted attention as well.

Moreover, it wasn't just attention; some people who had been sitting there from morning till afternoon recognized him as Elisei's trainer, which immediately caused a small sensation.

Immediately after he was identified, reporters from all walks of life swarmed around him like sharks smelling blood, armed with cameras and microphones, trying to dig out some exclusive secrets from him.

In response to this situation, Shinji Kitahara also gave his own reply.

Open up!

After the reporter appeared, he closed his mouth and smiled, and then remained silent until the end of the competition, not uttering a single syllable, making people wonder if he was mute.

Then, as the match of the East Sea Emperors came to an end, Shinji Kitahara returned to the activity room.

Then he noticed that the atmosphere in the activity room seemed a bit strange.

Even though the Emperor of the East Sea had just won, all eyes in the activity room were now focused on the solar eclipse.

Curiosity, doubt, even suspicion...

Shinji Kitahara's team has been assembled for almost a month, but no one has ever seen Eclipse training or running.

They did not doubt Eclipse's strength, because the fact that it could advance from the local area to the Treson headquarters was itself proof of its strength.

Not to mention that she has a trainer like Shinji Kitahara by her side who is practically a cheat code, and the two of them are childhood friends who have been together since they were young. Even if she says that she is weak, no one else will believe her.

The problem is, no matter how strong or talented a horse girl is, she still needs to be trained.

Moreover, they were certain that Eclipse was not the type to appear lazy and untrained on the surface, but secretly work himself to the bone.

Because some of them had been curious about solar eclipses and had tried to follow them, or rather, had openly spent a day near them.

Then they were surprised to find that her daily routine was extremely regular.

Aside from the time he spends hanging around Shinji Kitahara every day, the rest of the time he just sits in his dorm room and...

There's no after that.

She had no hobbies or entertainment. The thing she did most of the day in her dorm was stare blankly into space. When it was about time, she would go out and wander around Shinji Kitahara.

Regarding this situation, many people offered their own speculations.

"Could it be that Miss Eclipse has some hidden illness that prevents her from training and running?"

"How did she transfer to the main campus?"

"Could it be that Mr. Shinji developed some unique training method for her, the kind where you can become stronger just by standing?"

"Honestly, I think the Kitahara trainers are even more curious about this than any of us."

"So, do you think it's possible that she transferred to the Treson main campus not for victory, but simply for the free cafeteria, and therefore stopped training after coming here..."

"this......"

Everyone looked at each other.

Although Oguri Hat's conjecture at the end seemed the most outrageous, upon closer examination, it turned out to be the most reasonable one.

But no matter how they discussed it, it was all just speculation, and they couldn't come up with any evidence.

They did try to ask the question about the solar eclipse directly, but they didn't get an answer.

They also tried to invite Eclipse to participate in a friendly match within the team, and even after everyone except her had agreed, they were unsuccessful in the end.

So even now, they still don't know how strong Eclipse really is, nor do they know why she stands there all day without training, which makes them very curious.

Today, this question will be answered.

Therefore, as soon as the East Sea Emperor's competition ended, everyone's attention was focused on the solar eclipse.

Even the Emperor of the East Sea himself, after the winner's stage ended, immediately urged Kitahara Shinji to bring her back to the activity room and join the group watching the eclipse.

The joy of victory? The smell of the trainer's hands?

Put all that aside for now; she just wants to know what's going on with Miss Eclipse.

The eclipse, which they were watching, remained unchanged in its usual manner.

Calm, indifferent, seemingly uninterested in anything, occasionally staring blankly at the air around him.

Unlike the East Sea Emperor, who also didn't need trainers to manage her, she didn't relax her own standards.

Tactical planning, pre-match training, warm-up activities...

She accomplished all of these things on her own, even without the help of a trainer.

But there was no solar eclipse.

She did nothing but sit there, staring at the air in front of her.

Then, when it was almost time, I got up and left the activity room, heading outside.

"Trainer, Miss Eclipse, she..."

The Emperor of the East Sea looked somewhat worried.

Shinji Kitahara shook his head.

"She's always been like this, you'll get used to it."

Then, everyone separated.

As Eclipse stepped onto the track, Shinji Kitahara went to the stands, while the rest of the horse girls entered the audience as usual, their eyes fixed on that black figure.

And it wasn't just them; on the other side of the stands, Shinji Kitahara was also intently watching the solar eclipse on the field.

Although she had achieved many victories in various anonymous competitions, those were just local events, and her opponents were mostly ordinary horse girls who weren't even qualified to participate in OP-level events.

But this time, her opponent is someone who has actually gone through the debut battle, won three matches, and obtained the qualification for the basic tournament. Her overall strength is much stronger than that of ordinary horse girls in the past.

But if that were all, Shinji Kitahara wouldn't think that those ordinary horse girls posed any threat to her.

The problem is that many of the horse girls participating in the basic competition are there because they have no prior records or points, so occasionally some over-standard players will sneak in, such as the East Sea Emperor.

This solar eclipse wasn't very lucky.

Although he didn't encounter any familiar faces like the Emperor of the East Sea, he could tell from his eyes alone that among the opponents in the same batch as the Eclipse, there were three players who were around the level of the second place winner in the Emperor of the East Sea's competition.

Although the second place was also pulled eight times by the Emperor of the East Sea, almost losing by a huge margin, it looked like a nobody.

The problem is that the person who pulled her eight horse lengths was called the Emperor of the East Sea, and she also pulled the third-place horse by nearly four horse lengths. Although she is definitely not as good as the top racehorse girl, she is by no means weak.

Of the three in this batch, two are slightly weaker than the previous second-place finisher, but the remaining one is actually stronger.

If these three were placed in the same situation as Alice, given that she can't run at full speed and can only exert up to 80% of her strength, there's a good chance she would be defeated.

Shinji Kitahara didn't think the Eclipse would backfire; he was just a little curious about how she would win.

You should know that he didn't give her any psychological counseling this time, and because of the crowd watching, although it wasn't obvious on the surface, he could still tell that Eclipse's mood had worsened slightly.

The enemy has become stronger, so we have to use more strength, and then there's the added pressure of being in a bad mood...

Shinji Kitahara felt that this might be his chance to figure out the Eclipse's strength.

After all, even the Emperor of the East Sea only managed to pull eight horse lengths against such an opponent. For a mere passerby like you, let alone pulling a large horse, winning wouldn't be easy. You should be expected to give it your all...

Right?

The moment the gate opened, before he could even process what was happening, the black figure rushed out.

One horse's body, two horses' bodies, three horses' bodies...

Even though the competition had just begun and was still in its early stages, the gap started to widen at an astonishing speed, instantly igniting the emotions of the entire venue.

Four-horse bodies, five-horse bodies, six-horse bodies...

With one-third of the race completed, a gap of six horse lengths had already emerged, leading to discussions about whether another top-tier competitor from the East China Sea would emerge.

Seven horses' bodies, eight horses' bodies, nine horses' bodies...

After realizing that they could not close the gap between themselves no matter what, feelings of confusion and despair began to spread behind the black shadow.

Ten horse bodies, eleven horse bodies, twelve horse bodies...

From the moment the difference of ten horse lengths began, the previously heated discussion in the audience started to subside.

When the gap narrowed to nearly fifteen horse lengths, the entire venue gradually quieted down.

The race is not over yet, but a difference of 15 horse lengths is already enough to make most of the female horses despair.

What's even more terrifying is that the difference of fifteen horse lengths is only the difference between the black shadow and the second place. The remaining horse girls are still quite far behind the second place, with the middle section being more than twenty horse lengths away.

Moreover, let alone fifteen horses, after the second place was pulled far behind, many of the horses behind began to give up and simply stopped walking around in place.

Since I can't finish the race anyway, I might as well take a walk to save my energy and see if I can run another race in a while.

Even watching that black shadow charge in the distance, many racehorse girls even had the thought of giving up their racehorse aspirations and finding a job instead.

Fortunately, the terrifying charge did not last until the end.

As the race entered its final third, her speed began to drop sharply, her steps became unsteady, and she gradually staggered. The second-place finisher behind her seized the opportunity to close the gap and ultimately won the race by a distance of nine horse lengths.

Cheers erupted again from the stands, and the other trainers in the stands all turned to look at Shinji Kitahara.

They had assumed that Shinji Kitahara would be happy for her victory, but when they looked over, they found that his expression was very strange.

Surprise, doubt, confusion, frustration...

A mix of emotions mingled together, but happiness was the one thing I wasn't happy about.

Because Shinji Kitahara simply couldn't be happy.

Eclipse's victory was within his expectations, but he didn't expect her to win so spectacularly.

What's even more outrageous is that even though she won by such an absurd margin, he found that she still wasn't giving it her all, and it even felt like she wasn't exerting much more effort than in the previous anonymous local competition.

As for the final stall? That's even more of a joke.

After so many years of getting along, Shinji Kitahara discovered that although Eclipse hadn't learned much else, his acting skills had never suffered, and his progress was comparable to that of his trainer.

At first, he was acting openly, but after being discovered, he gradually began to learn how to disguise himself.

Now, apart from him, who has witnessed her acting skills improve, almost no one can see through her disguise.