I'm Ornn, and I'm about to be beaten to my knees by the Man-eating Horse Girl!

Why is it reed catkins again? And the color of these catkins is a bit too pure. Rather than calling them catkins, it's more like silver mane, almost completely pure white. Even their eyelashes are pure white.

However, the pale-faced horse girls I've encountered lately have all been behaving strangely. I hope this horse girl, who seems even more clueless than Oguri, isn't also a strange one...

Orn took a drag of his cigarette, puffing out clouds of smoke, and replied, "I didn't see anything. I'm just a new trainer who came up the mountain for a stroll because I had nothing else to do. At least I didn't see anyone setting a fire on the mountain."

"By the way, who are you...?"

The woman brushed a strand of hair from her right temple and said with a smile, "Ah, are you also a trainer from Central Treson? I'm Kiryuin Aoi, and this is my mentor, Happy Miko. We're currently doing hill-climbing training."

Orn nodded and replied, "I am Orn, a trainer who just arrived in Central Treson yesterday. I am currently thinking about the next training idea."

After saying that, he took another drag of his cigarette and exhaled a dark ring.

Looking at the black smoke rings Orn exhaled, Kiryuin asked curiously, "Your smoke is quite unique, but why is the smoke black?"

Orn explained in a serious tone, "Because the e-cigarette I have is the latest product, there is a strong visual difference."

"Then why is there a strong barbecue smell in the air?"

"That's because the e-cigarette cartridges have a newly launched barbecue flavor, and not only that, there are also new varieties like heavy metal rock and horseshoe flavors,"

Orn exhaled another puff of black smoke, raised his pipe at Kiryuin, and asked, "Trainer Kiryuin, if I'm not mistaken, are you demonstrating training for your assigned role?"

"From what I understand, this kind of stair-climbing training shouldn't require the trainer to demonstrate it first before the trainer takes over, right?"

Kiryuin Aoi shook her head, smiling as she said, "Hehe, Trainer Orn, you've guessed wrong."

"I'm not demonstrating, I'm training with Miko!"

The e-cigarette in Orn's hand emitted a sharp pop. He looked the woman in front of him, who was about the same age as him, up and down, and asked hesitantly, "If I understand correctly, you mean... you're training with the same amount of training as Ma Niang?"

"of course!"

Kiryuin Aoi proudly puffed out her chest and said, "I've always believed that if a trainer doesn't actually experience the training plan, then their control over the training volume is inaccurate!"

"Only by actually exercising can you more accurately control the amount of training, just like Miyazaki-senpai! He also personally guided Yae Mutaka in her training!"

Isn't that a bit odd? After all, what others teach is swordsmanship, fist techniques, or mental state and mindset, not actually making that old man climb a thousand steps back and forth!

Even if the other party is the Nagoya Sword Saint, he doesn't think this old man can still do such a boring back-and-forth mechanical movement. It might really kill someone!

Ornn silently complained to himself, but his expression remained very serious.

He nodded and said, "That makes a lot of sense, but can your body handle it? You know, with the amount of training a horse trains, it's very difficult for a human body to keep up."

Kiryuin Aoi agreed, saying, "Yes! That's certainly true according to common sense, but I have a unique training method!"

“Trainer Orn, I think you also know that horse girls can learn something called ‘skills’ by learning specific power generation techniques and methods, right?”

Orn nodded, and Kiryuin continued, "However, this skill doesn't necessarily have to be learned by horse girls. Humans can also master the skill through long-term training and diligent study!"

After saying that, Kiryuin Aoi closed her eyes, secretly peeking at Orn's expression through the slits between them.

As the youngest "junior" in the Central Committee, she was delighted to finally meet a "junior" who had joined the Central Committee later than her and was of similar age. However, she couldn't help but want to offer a word of advice to this junior who had taken her place at the bottom of the hierarchy.

After all, judging from the worried (referring to the horseshoe becoming a half-finished product), distressed (referring to the unbearable rusty taste of the e-cigarette), and lonely (referring to sneaking up the back mountain alone) expression of this junior, he must be troubled about how to catch up with the seniors in the central government.

What expression will he have now? Surprise? Confusion? Or bewilderment?

But to Kiryuin Aoi's surprise, Orn's face only showed a seemingly calm indifference.

"Huh?........Yes, that's right."

Seemingly realizing his expression was somewhat bland, Orn quickly feigned surprise and said, "Ah!? Humans can learn skills?! This is the first time I've ever heard of this!" (in a flat, monotone tone)

The horse girl who had been staring blankly at the sky seemed to have picked up on the flattery in Orn's tone, and looked at him with an expression that said, "Do you think I believe that?"

However, Kiryuin Aoi seemed to believe Orn's surprise, and she nodded, saying, "Yes! Although I can't tell you directly, Trainer Orn, due to family traditions, skills are indeed the key to enabling humans and horse girls to train at the same level!"

"Hmph, I suppose this can be considered a senior taking care of a junior!"

Happy Miko opened her mouth as if to remind someone of something, but after hesitating for a moment, she closed her mouth again.

Kiryuin Aoi waved goodbye to Orn, saying, "Alright! Orn-senpai! Miko and I are going to continue training! I look forward to training with you as our mentor from now on!"

After saying that, she ran towards the front of the mountain path.

Orn quickly asked, "Wait a minute! Kiryuin, trainer! Are you and your partner planning to continue practicing up the mountain from this direction from now on!?"

Kiryuin turned around and said in confusion, "Yes, it's much quieter here than on the front mountain, and the stairs are much steeper. It's definitely a great place to practice climbing!"

"I plan to come here to climb two or three times a day from now on! It's much easier here than training on the front mountain!"

Coming every day? That won't do!

Orn couldn't let this guy come every day. The location he chose on the back mountain was carefully selected; finding another undisturbed spot like this within the academy would be difficult.

Then, with a worried look on his face, he said, "Trainer Kiryuin, the stairs ahead are very loose; there are even loose rocks and debris in many places."

"Although this back hill is just a small hill, it wouldn't be a good thing if someone accidentally rolled down it!"

Hearing Orn say that, Kiryuin Aoi felt a little more at ease. Her own safety wasn't important, but Miko's safety was of paramount importance.

Orn quickly pressed on, saying, "I've already reported this to the student council, and they said it will take at least a year to fully repair the road to the back of the mountain and install railings and other safety measures."

"If you want to train, it's best to go from the front! The ground here is covered in moss, and it gets slippery when it rains, which is really unsafe!"

As he spoke, he put on a sincere face and said, "I've already gone to check it out ahead, and even I can barely stand. It's really too much for the horse to run on! Let's forget about it!"

"Since that's the case, I have no choice but to give up this good training method."

Kiryuin Aoi sighed dejectedly, but she quickly regained her spirits and waved to Orn, saying, "Thanks for the reminder, Orn-senpai! If you have any training questions later, feel free to ask me anytime!"

Orn nodded and smiled, “Of course, I’ve always believed in the principle of being honest and open with each other among colleagues (big lie, before the mountain path behind the mountain is repaired, it’s best not to let the horse girls venture into this dangerous environment, leave it to us adults).

"Being honest with each other...that's a good point,"

"Miko, say goodbye to Trainer Orn! There's still time for another set of stair training on the front mountain!"

Kiryuin Aoi couldn't help but laugh. Under her guidance, Happy Miko obediently followed her down the mountain path.

Orn breathed a sigh of relief. After Kiryuin left, he began to cough violently, and puffs of black smoke billowed from his mouth and nostrils.

"Cough, cough, it seems I must first build a shed to shield and filter this black smoke before I can begin forging,"

"Luckily, I enhanced my abilities before smoking, otherwise I would have been choked to death by this black smoke...cough cough cough!!"

"Speaking of which, is this what real traditional cigarettes are like? It really depends on the Reform Movement of 1898, otherwise this person would have passed out from smoking them!"

Chapter 114 Is this really not horse abuse?

Sunday.

Sunday! ?????????! Dimanche! Sunday! Sonntag! Воскресенье!

Ah! What a beautiful word! So beautiful that it can be described with all sorts of words!

It's like Zeus's best illegitimate child to humankind! It's like mead flowing from the hole in Jesus's hand! It's like the mushrooms planted by Amaterasu in Hiroshima and Nagasaki!

As for why Sunday received this honor, it's because it's a day off!

Yes, it was supposed to be a time for rest.

The seven o'clock morning sun shone on the central playground of Tressen. Shiny, radiant figure stood there, looking dazed, his tousled hair contrasting with his one large, one small eye, staring blankly at the grass before him.

Pointing to several metal boots on the ground that looked like they'd been pulled from medieval armor, she asked hesitantly, "Benefactor, are we... are we really going to run in these things?"

Orn asked in confusion, "Otherwise what? Are these for me to wear?"

Seeing that her trainer didn't realize the seriousness of the problem, she quickly waved her hand and said, "My savior! It's already early June! The temperature has already risen to 26 degrees Celsius!"

"Training in this kind of weather, and running on the grass wearing these airtight tin cans, would boil our feet!"

"And...and..."

At this point, Xin Guanghui lowered her voice and whispered, "And the smell of these sealed metal cans after we've finished running might be terrifying, right?"

Little Chestnut Hat, who had just been enthusiastically putting on her tin boots, paused upon hearing this. Her ears stood up straight, then drooped to the sides.

The girl with the goatee looked at Orn. ​​Although she was a little worried about whether she would have the courage to smell the boots on her feet after running a 3000-meter training lap, she would absolutely put them on for training without hesitation if Orn gave the order.

Although she didn't want to smell bad, she would do it if Orn thought it would be effective for training.

Teng Zheng picked up the rather stylish boot from the grass, flicked it, and asked, "Auen, I don't think this is an ordinary boot, is it?"

"Its sound is very crisp, and it even resonates when you tap it with your hand. Moreover, the shoe is ice-cold all over, and there is no obvious temperature change even when it is placed in the morning sun. Is this some kind of special training equipment?"

Orn glanced at the March, who was examining the boots, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Indeed, just as you guessed, these are indeed shoes I specially commissioned. Besides the features you just mentioned, they have many other special characteristics."

"Xiao Li, try walking around and tell me how you feel."

Little Chestnut Hat nodded. After tying the straps on her shoes, she walked back and forth as Orn had instructed.

"what......?"

The girl tried lifting her foot to feel the sensation, then tilted her head to look at Orn and said, "It feels...it feels like stepping in water?"

"Even through my socks, I can feel the coldness of the shoes. No, rather than the shoes being cool, it's more like the shoes are absorbing the heat from my feet?"

Oguri Hat placed her feet on the ground, then ran forward a few steps, exclaiming in surprise, "And while running, my legs felt like they were walking in water!"

"It felt like my legs were surrounded by water, and every step forward took more energy!"

"You're dragging me down, is that something you did yourself...?"

"Cough cough!"

Orn coughed quickly and interrupted, "No, this was custom-made by someone."

Oguri Hat hesitated for a moment, but still honestly said, "But, oh, these shoes have AO engraved on them..."

“Oguri, that’s a friend’s signature, not mine,”

Orn rubbed his head in his little chestnut hat and said to the brand-new Radiance and the Tengzheng March, "You guys try them on too. If there are no problems, we'll start training."

Shining Brightly reluctantly put on her boots, muttering, "Damn it, it's Sunday, why do we have to train?"

"Yesterday, my benefactor made me climb an extra set of stairs. If we hadn't been rescued by a good trainer with a white horse girl, we would probably be lying dead everywhere!"

Ornn, however, saw right through New Radiance's complaint and said irritably, "Hey, you're complaining? You're the only one who needs help!"

"And I also helped you take care of your legs afterwards, otherwise would you have been able to get out of bed today?"

"Extra training! We absolutely must do extra training!"

The newly radiant figure let out a mournful cry, but despite her loud screams, her body obediently put on her shoes.

Now Ornn finally understands why those military training instructors in his past life enjoyed torturing their greenhorn recruits so much—it was genuinely fun!

However, the carrot and stick approach needs to be used alternately; otherwise, it wouldn't be good if Brand New Shining were beaten senseless by a hail of sticks.

As the newest member of the trio with the lowest base stats and the lowest potential, she must undergo the most rigorous training to have any chance of keeping up with Tengzheng March and Oguri Hat.

If she had wanted to give up earlier, Orn wouldn't have forced her to continue training; being a support horse girl would have been a good option.

But since Shining herself hasn't given up, Ornn, as her trainer, naturally wouldn't bring it up on her own initiative.

Ornn, feigning a stern face, approached the newly radiant brilliance and said, "Hmph! If you don't train, plenty of horse girls will!"

"Have you done your warm-up exercises? If so, let's start running! Today, start with a 4000-meter warm-up. After that, come here for intensive treatment, understand?"

With a weak and listless voice, the newly radiant figure said, "I heard you..."

"I can't hear you! Speak louder!!"

"I...I heard it!!"

Orn chuckled and ruffled her hair, saying, "Good! Very energetic! Now! Let's start running!"

On the other side of the central Treisen playground, Yae Mutten had just finished his morning training session, changed into his sportswear, and arrived at the entrance of the playground.

"Hey! Isn't this Invincible? He's even here earlier than us today!"

A somewhat boisterous voice came from behind her. Yae Muti turned around, nodded, and said, "Is that Tamamo-senpai and Trainer Komiyayama? Good morning."

Tamamo Cross waved with a grin, and Komiyayama, who was three heads taller than her, followed behind her and laughed, "Huh? Didn't Master Miyazaki come to the training ground today? Didn't he say in the group chat yesterday that he was going to come to the training ground for some practice today?"

Yae Muti was taken aback by what she heard. She touched her hair awkwardly and said with her ears drooping, "This morning during my morning training, my master suddenly had a whim and wanted to do some unarmed combat with me."

"But because my master hasn't trained with the horse for a long time, and I haven't trained with anyone for a long time either, my master strained his back and is now resting."

"The school doctor said there's nothing wrong. This time it's all my fault; I didn't control my strength, so..."

Tamamo's eyes widened in surprise. "Really? That sword saint who could shatter stone tablets with a single punch actually hurt his back?!"

Komiyama Komi was also taken aback, and she quickly comforted him, "No, no, I don't think this is entirely your fault, Mutsu!"

"By the way, how about Invincible comes and practices with Tamamo later? I think Master Miyazaki would agree, right?"