Having trained real horses, why are we now training racehorse girls after time-traveling?

This "emperor"... just as she said, hasn't changed at all.

"—Hey, help me spread the word first. Tell them that at this year's Arima Commemoration, I'll have a showdown with Good Opera."

"……I see."

Upon hearing this, Qi Cao nodded silently. Seeing Lu Duo's interest piqued, she couldn't help but think that perhaps their "Emperor" had really been in this position for too long and was starting to think about retiring.

After all, she also has people she wants to care about wholeheartedly, and she also wants to have her own life.

Chapter 192: The Sullen Emperor of the East Sea

A message from the Treson Academy student council was practically an official announcement, so it spread very quickly. With the added influence of Rudol's symbolism and the deliberate promotion by people like Qichao, the news that "Rudol's symbolism will be playing in the next Arima Memorial match" quickly spread throughout the entire Treson Academy within a few days.

Just days later, after winning the Classic Triple Crown at Good Opera, and with the media having finished their euphoric celebrations and beginning to think things were finally settling down, this news reignited their sensitive nerves.

Soon, these media professionals, who were not afraid of dying from overwork, rekindled their passion, and newspapers were freshly printed and quickly distributed throughout the country.

Is Rudolf's opera a symbolic declaration of war? Or is it a tribute to the clash between the two kings?

Open Declaration of War? Did the Emperor Feel His Authority Was Challenged?

A Clash Between Emperor and Overlord? The Strongest Arima Memorial List in History Revealed?

News like this spread quickly. Although the Arima Kinen is still two months away, many fans have already begun to look forward to this epic showdown long before it even starts.

Will the new era's "Overlord" prevail, or will Rudolf, who has always been known as the "Emperor" in Uma Musume, symbolize the rule of Japan? The answer will be revealed in two months.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Hmm? Please come in." A series of urgent knocks broke the student council's silence, and Rudolf, clearly knowing who it was, immediately spoke up.

Soon, with the sound of a door being pushed open, as Lu Duo had expected, the person who came was none other than the Emperor of the East Sea.

"President! President! I heard you're going to compete in this year's Arima Memorial Tournament, is that true?!" The East Sea Emperor, upon arrival, immediately stated her purpose. Rudolf, with remarkable composure, took a sip of coffee and asked with a smile:

"If nothing unexpected happens... that's how it is. What, do you have any objections, Your Majesty?"

"Of course there is! You'll grow up, you silly goose!"

This was the first time the Emperor of the East Sea had shown such anxiety. He was so anxious that he actually expressed his dissatisfaction to Lu Duo Xiang Zhi, and he buried himself in Lu Duo Xiang Zhi's arms, his ponytail swinging back and forth in his anxiety.

"Why do I have to compete against my opera friend?! Didn't we agree that we'd settle things once I became an undefeated triple crown horse girl, and then go to the Arima Kinen racetrack together? Why did you break your promise, President?!"

"Shouldn't I be the first one to get this spot? I should be the first one!"

So that's what jealousy is all about. Lu Duo and Qi Cao exchanged a glance, then Lu Duo patted the East Sea Emperor's head affectionately, comforting him:

"Stop fooling around, Your Majesty. I didn't break my promise. When you really become an undefeated triple crown horse girl, I will definitely have a showdown with you at Arima Kinen. That's our promise."

"But this agreement doesn't mean I can't compete against other racehorse girls, Your Majesty. Good Opera is a formidable opponent, and that's the real reason I'm going to compete."

"Ugh—President, do you mean I haven't grown to the point where I can be considered a rival yet?"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of the East Sea pouted in dissatisfaction. For a moment, even Lu Duo, the symbol of the East Sea Emperor, was stumped by the question and did not know how to answer it.

Is Donghai Diwang strong? Among the racehorse girls of the same era, she is indeed considered very strong. After all, her innate talent is undeniable, and she has enjoyed treatment that other racehorse girls did not have as she has grown to where she is now. With good talent and good resources, Donghai Diwang stood above many racehorse girls from the very beginning.

However, this strength also depends on who she is compared to. Why did Lu Duo make the decision on his own to delay the East Sea Emperor's debut by a year? It was to allow the East Sea Emperor to grow as quickly as possible within that year, so that she could win more easily in the upcoming competitions and overcome the threat posed by her leg injury.

Lu Duo symbolizes his high hopes for Jin Lang. Perhaps Jin Lang is not the one among the three trainers who can make the East Sea Emperor achieve the highest level, but he is definitely the trainer who can make the East Sea Emperor go on in the safest way.

Moreover, Lu Duo had witnessed the training of the East Sea Emperor during this period. Although her running style still relied somewhat on talent, it was indeed gradually changing under Jin Lang's supervision. The East Sea Emperor's strength was also increasing, but she herself was not yet aware of it.

After all, the "Miracle" team is now full of experts, none of whom are ordinary. Even the proud Emperor of the East Sea has to admit that she is not the strongest in the team.

However, she would never admit that she was the weakest one; that was the bottom line for the Emperor of the East Sea.

"So that means that as long as I can be on the same level as my opera classmates, you, President, think I'm qualified to compete with you, right?"

“Uh…can you say that?” Rudolf Symbol also felt that there was nothing wrong with this statement. After all, if the Emperor of the East Sea had the strength of a good opera, it could indeed threaten Rudolf Symbol.

However, the strength of a good opera is not so easy to achieve. First, you must have a high degree of "momentum" that matches the performance. The Emperor of the East Sea has not yet awakened his power in this regard, so he still needs time.

Secondly, the concept of "domain" is also very important. Good Opera's domain was only suddenly realized and awakened during the Chrysanthemum Award competition. Before that, even in the Chrysanthemum Award competition, Good Opera's domain was considered weak and feeble, almost to the point that Rudolf symbolized that he did not intend to compete against her.

Could the Emperor of the East Sea surpass the talent of Good Opera in this regard? Even Lu Duo couldn't guarantee it, after all, Good Opera's progress was so rapid thanks to the strong partnership with trainer He Tian.

"So that means if I surpass the opera student, you can participate in the Arima Commemoration with me, right?"

The Emperor of the East Sea, as if he had suddenly found his goal, said with sparkling eyes:

"Hmph, although Your Majesty has always felt that McQueen is my most respected enemy, since Good Opera defeated McQueen at the Chrysanthemum Awards—then Good Opera will be my ultimate rival!"

"Alright! It's decided! I'm going to challenge my opera-loving classmate! I want to see just how big the gap is between my current abilities and his!"

"—Wait, Your Majesty." Rudolf was startled by this, and immediately stopped him, saying, "Good opera has just finished participating in the Chrysanthemum Festival. She needs to rest. Asking her to compete at this time is not good for her health."

"Besides, why don't you go find Golden Ship? She hasn't debuted yet, just like you. If she's going to be a sparring partner, isn't she the best choice?"

"Ugh... I really want to find Golden Ship-san too, but she went to the Mejiro family with McQueen and Torena. Torena said he wanted to report on McQueen's failure in the Chrysanthemum Prize."

“The Mejiro family? Ah… that makes sense.” Rudolf nodded in agreement. After all, Mejiro McQueen’s failure in the Chrysanthemum Prize was understandable, but Old Madam Mejiro would still have to say a few words of reproach. After all, McQueen was doing very well in this Chrysanthemum Prize, but he still failed.

Although there are valid reasons for the failure—after all, no one can expect a good opera singer to improve their skills so much on stage, coupled with that terrifying final kick—it's normal to fail. But if we really want to blame someone, it's quite understandable.

"...Then why don't you, Your Majesty, give it a try and challenge the Gold Master and True Machine in Trainer Ikezoe's team? What do you say?"

Lu Duo also chose a compromise idea, saying to the Emperor of the East Sea: "They don't have any matches recently, and the Golden Master is also preparing for next year's Classic Triple Crown. I think that if you compare their strengths, Your Majesty, you will have a better understanding."

"We shouldn't try to reach the summit all at once. We should take it one step at a time, steadily and surely, and surpass each goal one by one. Do you understand?"

"Okay! I understand! Then I'll go find Master Gold!"

The Emperor of the East Sea nodded heavily, then happily ran out of the office, cheerfully saying to Lu Duo:

"President, wait for me! I'll be back soon, and I'll definitely defeat Gold Master then!"

"Okay, I'll wait."

Rudolph smiled gently, and only after the Emperor of the East Sea had run far away did her smile gradually fade. Meanwhile, the person beside her silently refilled Rudolph's coffee and couldn't help but ask:

"Is this a good idea, President? With the Emperor's current strength... going against the Golden Master, I'm afraid the outcome won't be much better than a good opera, will it?"

"Even a great opera might be spared, but the Golden Master... once he enters competition mode, it will be a huge blow to the emperor, won't it?"

"...I'm doing this for her own good, please understand."

Lu Duo also silently closed his eyes and said, word by word, "I would rather the emperor walk through thorns than see her fall on her pride, Qi bar."

"I also want to leave my current position as soon as possible. Perhaps, after this Arima Commemoration, I can slowly unload the burden on my body and become a simple racehorse assistant or something... Maybe I will still have the opportunity to help the Emperor go further."

Then, have a fair and square race with this child, and ultimately, let this era bear her mark.

Chapter 193: The Emperor of the East Sea: I Want to Get a Beating

"Orphie...look at today's training..."

"Another physical training session? It's so tiring! Can't we try a more relaxed training method, Ikezoe?"

However, after returning to Treson Academy, Chi Tian's training process remained as difficult as ever. The Golden Master was visibly becoming less and less cooperative with the training.

From the previous matches, Chi Tian had gradually come to understand how the Golden Master should win. When the Golden Master was in the zone during a match, she had almost no strategy, relying solely on her intuition and experience. However, the problem was that her experience was difficult to cultivate because it was almost entirely based on physical experience. During a match, once the Golden Master got into the zone, she completely forgot about tactics.

Therefore, Ikezoe trained the goldsmith in two ways. First, he used the method of riding on the shoulders invented by the goldsmith, which had caused Ikezoe a lot of trouble. Ikezoe called it the "human-powered trolley training method".

Ikezoe then rode on the shoulders of the Golden Master using a self-made rein. He then used the rein to instruct the Golden Master on how to control his running style, when to accelerate, and when to burst into action. Through repeated training, he honed the Golden Master's ability to control himself during races.

Although this method was invented by the Gold Master, and the process was so difficult at first that Chi Tian suspected she had chosen a novel method to torture herself, this training method was indeed very effective. Moreover, as time went by, the Gold Master gradually became less resistant to the feeling of Chi Tian on her back.

Of course, after each lap, she would still subconsciously throw Chi Tian off her back.

Another approach is the most basic physical training, which focuses on developing the Gold Grandmaster's all-around physical abilities. Strength, speed, endurance, resilience—Ikezoe is pushing the Gold Grandmaster to improve almost everything except tactical thinking.

He had realized that when the Gold Mage's classic year arrived next year, her innate physical strength would be her most powerful weapon to win the competition. Now that time was running out, they needed to seize the time to train the Gold Mage's physical fitness to a top-notch level in her era.

After all, there is no doubt that Golden Master cannot reach the level of those skill-based racehorse girls in terms of technique. Golden Master is a pure physical racehorse girl. Once physical fitness is improved, there is no need to care about anything else.

However, what's giving Chi Tian a headache now is that the Golden Master is already quite fed up with the same old, monotonous physical training. He said to Chi Tian with great dissatisfaction:

"This kind of physical training is so tedious and long-winded—I don't want it! Ikezoe! I want other training! Give me some other training methods!"

"Please forgive me, I really can't take falling like this these past few days."

However, when Ichizoichi talked about this, his back was still aching. He had just accompanied the Golden Master to do "riding training" a while ago, and his back injury hadn't healed yet.

"I don't want to do physical training anymore! I want to run races! Ikezoe! I want to run races!"

"...Orphie, your next match is the Kyoto Gold Cup in January. You can't keep not training like this until then."

Ikezoe also felt very tired. As their team's main racehorse girl for next year, she would be a golden master who might encounter monsters like Megumi McQueen in long-distance races. However, she was currently stuck in the stage of not listening to her trainer's arrangements.

Fortunately, this wasn't the first time he'd encountered such a situation. Chi Tian comforted himself with this thought.

"Hehe, Onii-chan, it's okay. If Master isn't feeling motivated, then let Karen-chan take over~"

At that moment, Makoto, standing nearby, also stepped forward to comfort her older brother. She gently patted Ikezoe's head and said softly, "Kallen-chan, my training can continue first. As for Master-san, we can continue once she gets motivated~"

"...Kallen-chan, you are truly my angel."

Chi Tian made no attempt to hide his feelings when he said those words. At that moment, having someone who knew him well, who could help him, and who could comfort him when necessary was something Chi Tian desperately needed.

"Tch." The Golden Master snorted and turned her head away as she watched this scene. Clearly, she had gotten used to the way Zhen Jiling and Chi Tian interacted, and she continued to do her own thing and slack off.

"Well then, Karen, your training program is actually quite similar to Orphi's. Next year you should also embark on your journey. Because you are competing in short-distance races, your training program will be relatively simple."

"Also, Karen-chan, have you ever heard of the horse racer named 'Dragon King'?" Ikezoe looked up as if she had suddenly thought of something and asked Maki-rei.

"Hmm~ This name seems familiar... Is she a racehorse girl from a branch campus?"

Upon hearing this, Makoto tried hard to recall the name "Dragon King," and then said somewhat uncertainly, "She seems to be a fan of mine, Karen-chan. She's given me a lot of donations on my channel, so I have a vague impression of Karen-chan. She seems to be a student from the branch school, a freshman, right? She's not even old enough for Shinmazhan yet."

"Why did Onii-chan suddenly bring up that child? Could it be... that Onii-chan is planning to recruit new children from the branch school into the team?"

"No, we don't have that plan yet." Chi Tian answered the question without hesitation, which had both Zhen Jiling and the Gold Master beside her somewhat concerned, and the two women breathed a sigh of relief.

Ikezoe's inner thought was that if he really recruited that racehorse girl named "Dragon King" to join his team, then his team would also face the awkward situation of completely overlapping races like Good Opera and Raging Waves, but with only one race being a superior or inferior substitute. Ikezoe did not want to be in such a difficult situation as Wada.

"I'm just reminding you, Karen-chan, this girl might be a formidable rival to you in the future. She has a strong talent for sprint racing and could very well be the next sprint race queen."

"Wow... Is it that amazing? Onii-chan, you've never even met that child, yet you know all this?" Makoto was also surprised, but having chosen to unconditionally trust Ikezoe, she smiled with a gleam in her eyes after her initial surprise:

"As expected of Onii-chan, Karen-chan knows~ If this kid participates in a competition in the future, I'll go easy on her~"

"Is she really that amazing..." The goldsmith standing to the side muttered to himself as he saw Chi Tian praising a racehorse girl he had never met before, seemingly a little unconvinced.