Luocheng had always assumed Affection worked like any other game stat.
Higher was better.
Maxing it out was ideal.
A heart icon appeared at full value.
What possible downside could there be?
Only now was he beginning to understand the warning printed in the Trainer’s Handbook:
Exercise caution when interacting with Uma Musume.
Back in the game world, he had largely ignored it.
How dangerous could people who barely reacted to him possibly be?
But the warning wasn’t about those system-controlled versions.
It was about horse girls with full autonomy.
Horse girls whose emotions had been pushed to extremes.
Horse girls physically strong enough to overpower him without effort.
High Affection wasn’t merely “more romance.”
It could mean greater attachment.
Possessiveness.
Jealousy.
Instinctive behavior even they didn’t fully understand.
Akikawa stayed beside his bed and talked gently.
“You’ve been working too hard lately, Trainer Luocheng.”
“Maybe.”
“If you’re having trouble, tell me.
As Chairwoman, I’ll provide every bit of assistance I can.”
“I’m honored.”
Her maternal concern was completely at odds with her energetic public persona.
It made Luocheng wonder again.
How did she remember meeting him?
The game world and this world corresponded to each other, but certain events had clearly been rewritten.
Shouldn’t that create contradictions?
Why did nobody seem to question those contradictions?
Everyone simply accepted the world as it was.
What exactly was wrong here?
Luocheng closed his eyes.
Eventually Akikawa received a phone call.
“Chairwoman, Central has sent several new notes regarding this year’s races.
They need you at a meeting.”
“Understood.
I’m on my way.”
Akikawa glanced reluctantly toward Luocheng.
“Get some rest.”
Once she left, Luocheng finally relaxed.
Cafe emerged from hiding.
The cramped space had left her hair disheveled.
“Trainer…
may I use the shower?”
“Sure.”
Cafe headed into the bathroom.
Luocheng sat on the edge of the bed.
His mind felt unusually clear.
He finally understood one major aspect of the situation.
These horse girls were acting as though the relationship-building stage had already happened.
Because from the system’s perspective—
it had.
Luocheng had completed that process in the game world.
Now, in this reality, they were effectively appearing in their post-route states.
No awkward beginnings.
No gradual romance.
The game had skipped straight to the aftermath.
His transmigration really had turned out bizarrely.
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