Agnes Tachyon nodded, indicating she understood. Compared to the discovery of a parallel world, this small matter was rather insignificant.
As for whether that item would cause problems in the other world? Tachyon was very confident in her research. After all, this concerned the physical health of horse girls worldwide; she couldn't afford to be careless. So, she could guarantee that her invention had no unknown side effects. At most, losing that item in another world would just mean that world would learn about "skills."
Besides, the current learning manual only contained detailed training plans for basic (white) skills. Advanced skills, and those "Glimmer" skills, were currently only outlined in broad strokes. After all, even they hadn't mastered skills of that level yet, so naturally, they wouldn't irresponsibly spread them around.
"I'm going."
Demon King Ship took two sets of the basic skill training manual and left Tachyon's lab. She first found [Mejiro McQueen] of this world, handed her a set of the manual, and left with the words, "Get stronger before you challenge this great one again." She left directly, giving [McQueen] no chance to ask questions.
Then, she gave the other set to Tokai Teio. Although Tokai Teio hadn't debuted yet, she had high hopes for her. After all, this was the genius who had forced her way into the "Zone" through sheer ability in Mejiro McQueen's world.
After doing all this...
Demon King Ship uncharacteristically ran to the library. She had never come to such a place before; to her past self, studying and training were unnecessary. But now, she was actively coming here to learn.
'The difference between me and Mejiro McQueen is focus.'
Demon King Ship pondered. Mejiro McQueen didn't need opponents; she could constantly improve just by running alone. But that was something only she could do. Others couldn't imitate it. Even Demon King Ship couldn't do it. Because she was born the strongest, she had never thought about how to make herself stronger, nor had she ever run seriously. So, she couldn't raise her focus to that realm. To defeat Mejiro McQueen, she had to find another way.
Mejiro McQueen could do it perhaps because she had experienced failure in the training mode, and her character card wasn't strong at the start. So she didn't have the so-called "loneliness of the strong." And by the time she felt that loneliness later, she already understood her own heart and wasn't affected by it. This was the biggest difference between Mejiro McQueen and Demon King Ship.
Demon King Ship knew that she, who still couldn't shake off this loneliness even today, was weaker than Mejiro McQueen. But if it were something so easily shaken off, she wouldn't have been deeply mired in it from the start. She had to become stronger. And the only way Demon King Ship could think of was to make up for her lack of experience through a massive number of races.
If she couldn't shake off this loneliness, then she would embrace it completely! Let the loneliness become even more intense! Let the madness and battle lust in her heart burn even hotter! In this way, she would surely gain power equal to that girl's!
'Wait for me, Mejiro McQueen!'
Soon, people noticed a change in Demon King Ship. Not only did she start training actively, she even attended classes seriously. Although her attitude was still arrogant, she at least started to show ambition. She was no longer the slacker with the "I'm number one in the world, I can beat you all without doing anything" attitude. It was like a person without dreams suddenly finding a life goal.
Furthermore, Demon King Ship began to participate in a massive number of races. She didn't care about the grade of the race. Within just two months, she participated in four races. That terrifying participation rate was unbelievable to many. Watching Demon King Ship take victory yet again, the crowd was numb. Is this girl's body made of iron?
"Is this the extent of your power? Too weak! Get stronger! Get stronger and then come challenge this great one!" As always, Demon King Ship left these words for the other runners in the race.
Races of this intensity were nothing to Demon King Ship; they didn't even match the intensity of her daily training. They were just places for her to verify the theoretical knowledge she had learned. She didn't even need to use skills or her domain; her powerful body alone guaranteed victory. So she didn't waste much energy in the races, and naturally wouldn't get injured from the frequent schedule, because her body was too strong.
The opponents defeated by Demon King Ship just grit their teeth in humiliation. They all knew Demon King Ship hadn't used her full strength, and that was why they felt unwilling to accept it. The Demon King hadn't even used that aura that dominated runners. They were completely defeated like common grunts.
Too powerless. Too humiliating.
It was foreseeable that they would train even harder afterward, and they wouldn't be able to refuse the skill books and health pills sold by the Demon King Group. Everything was within Demon King Ship's expectations. Gaining fame through massive race participation, pressuring opponents to seek power, and verifying her theoretical knowledge along the way to enrich her race experience.
The Demon King, who was already the strongest, had evolved further.
Demon King Ship's change was unbelievable to her companions. How could the chaotic Demon King, who had never been serious and treated everything in the world as a game, change so much so suddenly?
When her Trainer and Agnes Tachyon asked this question...
Demon King Ship answered like this:
"Because this great one now has an opponent I want to beat."
Trainer Okino and Agnes Tachyon couldn't understand this answer. In their eyes, Demon King Ship was the strongest. It was no exaggeration to say she was the strongest in the world, perhaps even in history.
But a Demon King disdains lying.
In other words, Demon King Ship truly had an opponent she genuinely wanted to challenge, and that opponent was so strong that even the Demon King didn't have confidence in winning, necessitating further improvement of her own strength.
"Lord Demon King, did you lose a race in that other world?" Agnes Tachyon asked excitedly.
Demon King Ship swept a cold glance over Tachyon.
"Of course this great one didn't lose!"
Although she admitted that her chances of winning against Mejiro McQueen right now weren't high, how could a race that hadn't been run count? So naturally, she hadn't lost, and she definitely wouldn't lose in the future, because she would wait until she was stronger before challenging Mejiro McQueen!
"So, Lord Demon King... is the opponent you want to challenge really that strong? Strong enough that even you don't dare to challenge her right now?"
Agnes Tachyon's eyes lit up.
There's someone that amazing? Someone who can make Demon King Ship temporarily retreat? That's incredible!
When did this great one ever say I didn't dare?!
Demon King Ship's gaze was terrifyingly fierce, but right now, her aura clearly couldn't scare Agnes Tachyon. The mad scientist's face was full of curiosity about the opponent Demon King Ship had her sights on.
"Hmph. That has nothing to do with you!"
Demon King Ship had no intention of sharing this with others. Saying it out loud was still quite embarrassing. Although she admitted it in her heart, getting her to say it was impossible.
Besides, Mejiro McQueen was born before her, so it wasn't strange that she was a bit stronger right now. She just had to catch up later. A temporary lead isn't a lead. Furthermore, she, Demon King Ship, was a Chaser!
"Speed up the skill transmission. Think of ways to improve efficiency. The next races this great one runs must have more capable participants. Races of this current intensity can't make this great one stronger at all!" Demon King Ship started cracking the whip on Tachyon.
Hearing Demon King Ship's urging, Tachyon's face changed. It wasn't that simple. Drug development took time, and skills had to be mastered through training. Realizing the universalization of skills in a short time was impossible. And the lowest-level basic skills surely wouldn't satisfy the Demon King's appetite. So she could only bring out that line again.
"We are already doing our best."
"Hmph. Then do better!"
The Demon King's cold-bloodedness was on full display.
Agnes Tachyon quickly found an excuse to slip away.
Although the Demon King having ambition seemed like a good thing, if the price was her subordinates working overtime, she'd rather the Demon King go back to being the idle prankster. But their opinions were useless. The Demon King wouldn't listen, because she was the Demon King.
The Demon King would only adopt the opinions she wanted. The difficulties of her subordinates were not her concern. If there's a difficulty, find a way to solve it. If you can think of a solution, even asking the Demon King for help is fine. But if you say there is no way... that's your problem. The Demon King won't understand your difficulties.
Precisely because she understood the Demon King's thought process, Agnes Tachyon didn't show any resistance. But in reality, she was stalling as much as possible. She had no solution to this problem.
Anyway, the Demon King didn't understand these things.
Soon, the time for the Classic Triple Crown arrived.
Demon King Ship had already run many races. Not just medium and long-distance races, but also Short and Mile races, and even Dirt races. Although she felt less comfortable running on these tracks than on her suited ones, she still won through sheer power. Reality and the game were different, after all; suitability could be modified through training.
And now, Demon King Ship couldn't possibly miss the Classic Triple Crown. She felt the key to clearing the story mode likely lay within the Triple Crown, or perhaps in the achievement of dominating the Arima Kinen and the Arc de Triomphe. So, she had to win the Triple Crown races!
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