Being a Genius Is Such a Drag [Mecha]

Before she turned eighteen, Tu Yao's biggest regret was letting her parents take away all her red envelope money because she hadn't been paying attention. After she turned eighteen, her biggest regret was taking her coach's advice and getting paired with her current partner. To be fair, her partner was incredibly skilled, and their results had steadily improved since they teamed up. But with her partner constantly pushing her to improve day after day, Tu Yao felt her patience reaching its limit. Why are you stricter about training than the coach is? Life has only just begun, and there are so many delicious foods, fun things, and interesting experiences out there. Can't you enjoy life a little instead of training all the time? Could you put something else in your head for once? Partner: Hello. There is something else: training that will get you even more invested. This is the story of a lazy genius girl who occasionally slacks off and is forced to stop being a couch potato. Blurb Two After her third application to switch partners was rejected, Tu Yao tore out a handful of her own hair. Coach, I'm begging you, approve my application! Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll go bald before I get any stronger. Of all the mech sports, submersible mech racing is the only one without a solo event. In the quiet, shadowy depths of the sea, submersible mech athletes compete in pairs. Only by trusting and supporting each other can they complete their tasks in the lonely ocean depths and chase ultimate victory. A partner is someone more in sync with you than even your family. And Tu Yao's partner... He had a great personality, looked pretty good, ranked among the top three in their year, and was number one on the team's Dream Partner rankings, with twice as many votes as the runner-up. Under everyone's envious gaze, Tu Yao could only suffer in silence. She was just a couch potato. She couldn't handle having such an ambitious partner. Especially since he was impossible to fool. No amount of pouting, acting cute, throwing a tantrum, or pretending to be sick could escape his keen eye. As an ordinary couch potato, Tu Yao felt she had evolved into a couch potato cracked in half. Partner, please, let's go our separate ways. You can find someone ambitious, and I'll wait for the team to match me with someone who's just as lazy. Can't we stop making each other miserable? Partner: Hello. No. I don't feel like we're making each other miserable. Theme: Once you overcome laziness, you'll become the strongest.