After overcoming the initial chaos of training, everything that followed beca far smoother and simpler.
Once Oguri Cap received the new running thod and training schedule, she progressed rapidly thanks to her solid foundation.
Besides needing Kitahara Sota's guidance on the first morning, she mostly trained independently afterward, only occasionally needing small corrections on minor details.
Special Week, however, faced more difficulty. As her training progressed, her movents grew increasingly awkward.
By the third day, she wasn't just struggling to walk—her hands trembled even while holding cutlery.
Thankfully, on the second day of training, a petite, carrot-haired Uma Musu—her close friend Silence Suzuka—had arrived to help her, supporting her while walking and even feeding her during als. The two appeared exceptionally close.
Though, for so reason, Grass Wonder—who had been lingering quietly nearby—looked rather lonely ever since Suzuka arrived.
As for Eclipse, she was as unchanged as ever.
In fact, as ti passed, more and more people mistakenly assud she was the trainer for their group. Recently, others had even started asking around for this mysterious "trainer's" na, puzzled about why they couldn't find her listed on the staff roster.
Tokai Teio, anwhile, had been acting a bit odd lately. Kitahara noticed she seed to be chatting with him more frequently, although he couldn't pinpoint exactly why he felt this way.
On second thought, they'd known each other for quite so ti, even if he'd deliberately avoided raising her favorability. They often talked casually, and she was naturally outgoing anyway, so perhaps it wasn't strange that she'd chat more frequently now.
Thus, Kitahara didn't dwell on this minor detail.
But Agnes Tachyon, on the other hand, proved troubleso.
Though Kitahara had plenty of recovery items at his disposal, they were mainly suited for restoring stamina or healing recent physical injuries. Old injuries or chronic issues were another matter entirely—his items could temporarily boost physical condition to ease discomfort, but that was the limit.
Agnes Tachyon's problems had accumulated slowly over years, deeply embedded within her body. His items' effectiveness would be significantly reduced—using them might even backfire.
"Your main priority right now is fixing your daily habits," Kitahara said patiently. "Eat regularly, preferably at the cafeteria—no more of that instant-ran-and-nutrient-drink nonsense. Avoid staying up all night. Follow the training schedule I gave you, and also—"
He lectured at length before Agnes Tachyon calmly shook her head.
"I can't do it."
She was being completely honest.
Though mysterious and seemingly all-powerful to outsiders, Agnes Tachyon was, in reality, hopelessly incompetent at everyday life.
If it weren't for her friend lending a hand occasionally and the student council reluctantly looking after her from ti to ti, she might have already starved herself to death.
"Well, how about you take care of , Guinea Pig-kun?"
She tilted her head, smiling, her crimson eyes flickering with an unreadable emotion.
"If you find the lab too far, I wouldn't mind moving into your dorm room, you know?"
"In your dreams."
Kitahara shot her a flat look.
He knew exactly what she was scheming.
If she actually moved in, every drop of water he drank would probably contain a hundred percent Agnes Tachyon-made potion. By the ti of his autopsy, there wouldn't even be a single drop of actual water left in his body.
More importantly, caring for soone in such intimate detail was essentially the fastest way possible to raise her favorability.
Such thods might be harmless for a naive kid, or airheaded gluttons like Oguri Cap and Special Week—but with Agnes Tachyon, it was too dangerous.
He'd promised to help resolve her issues out of a trainer's obligation, but that didn't an he intended to put himself at risk. After all, in so ways, this woman might be even more troubleso than Symboli Rudolf herself.
Fortunately, he hadn't deliberately raised Agnes Tachyon's favorability yet. Their relationship was strictly limited to a mad scientist and the curious guinea pig she observed from a safe distance.
As long as he maintained this careful balance, things should remain stable.
"I'll find soone else to help you," Kitahara decided promptly. Having soone in mind, he began wandering around campus, searching.
Not here... not there either… over there, perhaps… hmm?
After so searching, Kitahara spotted his target crouched in the shadow of a thick shrubbery.
"Hehe...so many cute Uma Musu... small, soft, adorable…"
The pink-haired, blue-eyed Uma Musu hidden in the bushes—Agnes Digital—murmured fragnted nonsense, drooling unconsciously as she fild with an obviously expensive cara.
Then, in the next mont, the cara was abruptly plucked from her hands.
Though it was a familiar scenario, this perverted Uma Musu didn't imdiately flee this ti. Realizing what had happened, she lunged for the cara instead.
She didn't usually share these photos publicly, but so images inside were sowhat explicit. She couldn't let them leak and trouble the girls involved.
Unfortunately, the person who took her cara easily dodged her attempts, as if he'd anticipated them. Standing still again, he calmly greeted her:
"Good afternoon, Agnes Digital-san."
Seeing clearly who it was, Agnes Digital paused, surprised.
"Kitahara-san?"
Kitahara wasn't surprised she recognized him. After all, she'd recently stalked and secretly photographed him.
Since she knew him already, he skipped self-introductions and went straight to the point.
"I need your help—or rather, I need you to help care for an Uma Musu."
Tracen Academy Common Sense No. 5:
Pink is a safe color—even though she might occasionally behave in indescribable ways.
Whenever you encounter danger or difficulty involving Uma Musu, you can safely seek help from the pink-haired one without worrying about paynt.
But if accepting help without compensation makes you uneasy, presenting her with an item related to Uma Musu—particularly personal items carrying their scent—will always please her greatly.
This rule specifically referred to Agnes Digital.
After Kitahara briefly explained Agnes Tachyon's situation, Agnes Digital imdiately nodded without a second thought, agreeing to his request.
After all, she already enjoyed helping other Uma Musu—often approaching them herself even if they didn't ask. Plus, Agnes Tachyon was her roommate, making it an even easier decision.
However, although she quickly agreed, Agnes Digital had one condition of her own:
"In that case, let transfer into your team, Kitahara-san."
Unlike other Uma Musu, Agnes Digital already belonged to another team, hence her use of "transfer."
Private transfers, especially without consulting the trainers involved, were usually seen as poaching and could create resentnt. Kitahara would ordinarily hesitate to accept.
But this was Agnes Digital.
Aside from her notorious perversions, Agnes Digital was also well-known at Tracen for being a perpetual "roaming teammate."
In pursuit of her beloved Uma Musu idols, she openly ignored all unwritten team transfer norms, switching teams multiple tis a month. Her record was transferring three tis in a single week, finally irritating Chairwoman Akikawa Yayoi into issuing Tracen's only unlimited-transfer permit to avoid further hassle.
Besides, in Kitahara's eyes, Agnes Digital was among the safest Uma Musu he knew—he'd even briefly considered assigning her as his Tantou at one point.
Currently, she'd join purely as a nominal team mber—similar to Grass Wonder—solely to care for Agnes Tachyon. It wouldn't deepen their relationship at all, so after brief consideration, he agreed.
"Then, let's cooperate well, Agnes Digital-san."
"Happy to cooperate, Kitahara-san."
After exchanging friendly smiles and a handshake, they parted ways.
However, after Kitahara had walked away, Agnes Digital lingered behind, pondering thoughtfully as she watched his departing figure.
Speaking of which, when exactly did Tachyon move into her laboratory?
She vaguely rembered it happening after Tachyon caught her late one night sniffing other Uma Musu's thigh-high socks and earmuffs. After that night, Tachyon had quietly moved out.
Since then, Agnes Digital suddenly realized—
Tachyon-chan hasn't slept at the dorm even once since then, huh…?
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