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

"Even if we ultimately fail to win a good opera, I will still be your trainer, and that will never change."

"Trainer..."

However, He Tian's words plunged Nu Tao into an unprecedented silence. After an unknown amount of time, Nu Tao silently lowered his head, his body trembling slightly as he began to sob...

"Trainer, I, I... You've been so considerate of me, I'm a little... I don't know what to do..."

Before Wada could even panic, Nutao suddenly raised his head. Though tears were streaming down his face, he smiled and said to Wada, word by word:

"I, I will definitely win, trainer! For your dream, for your expectations, I will definitely win!"

"My only purpose in life is to run. So please train me and let me win."

"I will certainly not let you down."

Because you are the only one who believes I can do it.

Chapter Twenty-Four: McQueen Decides to Launch the Offensive!

The interaction between Hetian and Nutao was just a small interlude, but it was a significant experience for both of them. After this encounter, they both changed their initial thoughts and moved towards a more determined goal.

Perhaps in the future, Hetian can bring his favorite operas into the troupe, but this will not change the fact that he is currently training under the renowned composer Nutao. After Nutao became even more convinced of this, his training became even more rigorous than before.

Nowadays, Nuotao and McQueen train together every day, and Jinlang and Wada are also busy every day to urge the two female racehorses to lose weight and train. After a while, even Ikezoe and Maki-rei joined in.

For a time, the three new trainers at Treson formed a group, and their chosen racehorse girls became the focus of attention at Treson Academy.

"Clever and resourceful, McQueen with white eyes, and the renowned Raging Waves... It seems our rookie trainers have incredibly discerning tastes. I'm at a loss for words to evaluate this list."

Around the training ground, Rudolf Symbol and Qi Kao watched from above as the three racehorse girls trained diligently under the supervision of their trainers. Rudolf Symbol, observing this scene, smiled faintly:

"Trainer Ikezoe believes that Maki can dominate the short-distance GI races, Trainer Wada is preparing the veteran Nutsou for the Mainichi Cup, and Megumi McQueen... she is a rising star that we all know."

"Yeah, McQueen is really strong!"

Beside Rudo's symbol, there was another figure. The East Sea Emperor, a racehorse girl who always wanted to stick to Rudo's symbol, naturally wouldn't miss this scene.

Unlike the other two, the East Sea Emperor's gaze was fixed on Meguro McQueen, whom she considered her number one rival, the entire time. Watching McQueen perform squat jumps around the playground, the East Sea Emperor, holding a large cup of honey, smiled and said:

"McQueen is really trying hard to lose weight, thankfully Your Majesty doesn't have that problem~"

After saying that, the Emperor of the East Sea took a deep breath of the honey in his hand, a rather enjoyable expression on his face, thankful that he didn't have to suffer the same grueling diet as McQueen.

The emperor's words clearly reached the ears of Lu Duo, who was standing nearby. Looking at the emperor of the East Sea looking so relaxed, Lu Duo shook his head with a wry smile.

The child she was taking care of obviously didn't know that Megumi McQueen's current training wasn't just about losing weight, but also about high-intensity training. And once Megumi McQueen successfully lost weight, his strength would probably increase far beyond expectations.

Unfortunately, even if Rudolf knew all this, the emperor would probably not take it seriously. The child is good in every way, but he is a little arrogant and presumptuous.

However, a thousand words are not as effective as a harsh lesson. Rudolf had made up his mind: if he wanted the emperor to grow, he had to teach her a lesson first.

Of course, now is not the time.

"Your Majesty, if you had to choose one of the training methods for the three new trainers, which one would you prefer?"

"Huh? Well..."

Faced with this sudden question posed by Lu Duo, the Emperor of the East Sea fell into deep thought, and after a long pause, said:

"Ugh... If I had to choose, I'd probably pick Jinlang, since he's McQueen's trainer! I still have a lot of faith in McQueen's discerning eye!" The East Sea Emperor first fixed his gaze on Jinlang, an answer that was no surprise, after all, Jinlang was McQueen's trainer... although only a trainee, not officially a member.

Jinlang's treatment was arguably the best among the three, unaware that Chitian, who was urged by the student council for just one day's delay, was now almost a week in. Rudolf had no intention of urging Jinlang and McQueen to sign the agreement—and planned not to urge them even if the deadline passed.

Because everyone can see that Trainer Jinlang has already been reserved by Megumi McQueen, and even by the Megumi family behind her. Even if the student council, represented by Rudolf, wanted to stop it, it would be very difficult.

"Ah, but—Trainer Chi Tian's energetic training style is also great! And he's super confident! It feels like it matches my rhythm perfectly!" The Emperor, however, quickly turned his gaze to Chi Tian, ​​his little face scrunched up in apparent distress as he said:

"And I heard that even a racehorse girl like Master Sister was convinced by him to participate in the debut battle! I really want to know what kind of charm Trainer Ikezoe has that could convince even Master Sister!"

"...What about Trainer Wada?" Rudol asked, seeing that the emperor hadn't mentioned the last trainer. "I thought you would like Trainer Wada's inspiring qualities and his quietly supportive personality."

"Hehe, I do like him, I really like this kind of responsible trainer. I'm so happy that Nutao has such a good trainer now." Emperor first admitted this with a sweet smile, but then his expression immediately turned sour as he said:

"But, Your Majesty, I know that Trainer Wada only cares about the Opera student! If I join Trainer Wada's team, Your Majesty, I won't be number one! Because Trainer Wada will definitely favor the Opera student!"

"My trainer must be someone who puts me, the Emperor, first and foremost. I don't want to join a team where the trainer puts me second!"

Ludo symbol, gas tank: "..."

However, the East Sea Emperor apparently failed to notice that her words silenced the two students in the know. Others might not know, but these two knew that, if these three trainers were to truly meet the East Sea Emperor's requirements, none of them would fit her description.

Because aside from Trainer Wada, who is almost always open about his abilities, Trainer Iwanami's top priority should also be Golden Ship. Trainer Ikezoe's situation is still unclear, but it will likely fall between the options of True Machine and Golden Master.

Thinking about it this way... none of the three trainers, on whom Rudol had placed such high hopes, seemed to meet the East Sea Emperor's expectations...

Moreover, there was something else that greatly worried Lu Duo—the way Chi Tian hesitated to say his opinion about the Emperor of the East Sea back in the student council. Lu Duo hadn't forgotten how Chi Tian had clearly swallowed the rest of his words, which were meant to be praise.

Emperor... what is it that we don't know about you? And, Trainer Ikezoe, what characteristics of the Emperor did you discover?

Lu Duo was very uneasy, which was one of the reasons she came to the scene. She wanted to find an opportunity to get Chi Tian to say the second half of his sentence, and also to let the other two rookie trainers she had high hopes for meet the East Sea Emperor and see if they had any different ideas.

"...Emperor, Air Barrel, let's go see the three trainers."

"Okay." Qi Cao was well aware of their purpose for this trip, and had no doubt about it.

"Huh? Are we going to greet the three trainers? I'll go with them!"

The East Sea Emperor was completely unaware of Lu Duo's worries and followed along with great joy. She had long been very curious about the three new trainers!

……

"Alright, McQueen, that's enough for today's training." Jinlang was the first to speak up and stop today's training. As the backbone of the team, as soon as Jinlang spoke, Ikezoe and Wada immediately stopped their assigned racehorse girls from training.

"Huff, huff... I, I can still do it." McQueen still wanted to continue training, while on the other side, Zhen Jiling had already come to Chi Tian, ​​taken the water, and after taking a sip, smiled and said:

"Hehe, is Onii-chan watching Karen-chan's training? Karen-chan is working really hard!"

"Nu Tao, you've worked hard. That's enough for today's training."

"Thank you, trainer..."

Nu Tao and Zhen Ji Ling had already returned to their respective trainers, while Jin Lang and McQueen were together analyzing matters related to the debut battle.

"Is next month your debut battle, McQueen?"

"Hmm, next month, I'm really worried that I won't be able to keep up with my weight..."

McQueen was clearly worried that his current training intensity would not be able to keep up with his progress, and said, "Mr. Jinlang, please give me more targeted training. This debut competition absolutely cannot be lost."

"Don't worry, even if you have weight issues, you don't need to worry about your debut battle in your current state." Jin Lang wasn't in a hurry at all. First of all, there's no use in rushing to lose weight. Reckless weight loss will only cause McQueen to collapse prematurely. We need to proceed step by step.

Moreover, Jinlang is satisfied with McQueen's current performance. As long as they train against McQueen's running style, his debut race will be no problem at all.

"Thank you, Mr. Jin Lang." Seeing Jin Lang's confidence, McQueen smiled with relief, then hesitated slightly before speaking somewhat awkwardly:

"Um, Mr. Jinlang."

"Ok?"

"...Please make sure you attend the debut competition." Although McQueen wasn't very good at expressing his feelings so frankly, he still suppressed his shyness and said to Jin Lang with restraint:

"I have been training under your tutelage for a while, though not for long, but I now feel that you are the most suitable trainer for me, and even the most suitable trainer for our Mejiro family."

"So please come and watch my debut match. If I win, I will invite you to become my personal trainer—please be sure to accept."

Chapter Twenty-Five: An Unexpected Friendly Match?

"The debut battle next month... the time is really tight."

Faced with Mejiro McQueen's invitation, Ima was filled with emotion. He was one of the witnesses who saw the Mejiro family rise from prosperity to bankruptcy. He was much older than the racehorse. He had witnessed many changes, the rise of racehorses chosen by heaven, their retirement, or their collapse on the track, eventually becoming tombstones that were only memories.

Jin Lang is too old. Even though he became younger after time-traveling, mentally he is, as Golden Ship said, an "old man." He has seen far too many racehorses, both as a former jockey and now as a stable boy.

When it comes to feelings, Ikezoe and Wada are like children in front of Ijinami. Ijinami is someone who has truly dedicated his life to this industry. His love for racehorses, and now that he has become a trainer and is a trainer for racehorse girls in this world, are things that Ikezoe and Wada cannot compare to.

Therefore, despite never having had much contact with Mejiro McQueen himself, Imaru was quite concerned about the glory of the Mejiro family, especially since the Golden Ship also possessed Mejiro blood.

—The same applies to this world. In fact, Jinlang was only interested in the Golden Ship at first, and McQueen was just a side thing. But now it seems that we can no longer treat the pride of the Mejiro family as a side thing.

“I will go, Miss McQueen.” Jin Lang didn’t think for long before nodding and saying, “I’m looking forward to you winning the debut competition.”

"Thank you so much!"

McQueen was overjoyed and immediately bowed deeply to Jin Lang, his motivation to win the debut competition burning even brighter!

Because McQueen himself was well aware that his chosen personal trainer, not only himself, but even his grandmother would absolutely not accept that her personal trainer would be distracted by teaching other children, especially since that child was the notoriously mischievous racehorse girl from the Golden family.

McQueen was still hesitant about whether to do it, but after several days of training, she realized that a good trainer is not chosen by just one racehorse girl. As a racehorse girl from the Mejiro family, she should put aside her pride and take the initiative at this time!

So early that morning, she asked her roommate, Didus, to think of a way to keep the Golden Ship occupied so that she wouldn't have to bother Jinlang at least today—and now it seems Didus is indeed reliable! The Golden Ship hasn't appeared all day!

And she has basically finalized the matter of making Jin Lang her exclusive trainer, so McQueen feels that one of his major tasks has finally come to an end.

"Is McQueen also going to participate in the debut competition?"

Meanwhile, Nutao, having received his daily reward of a head pat from Hetian, also walked over with Zhenjiling and timidly said:

"As expected of McQueen, he's really strong. He can participate in the debut competition after only one month of training."

"Hehe, Karen-chan, my debut competition is still a long way off, but Onii-chan said that after the debut competition, we can immediately book the next short-distance races, so Karen-chan isn't in a hurry at all~" Makoto said to McQueen, with one hand linked with Ikezoe's arm.

"Keep it up, McQueen! Karen will post a message on the channel to encourage all my fans to cheer me on~"

"No... that won't be necessary..."

The three racehorse girls, who were trained by different trainers but whose relationship with the trainers was also good, encouraged each other. They all knew that they had new goals for each other and that the future was undoubtedly bright.

Just then, a female voice from not far away interrupted everything.

“The three of you, it’s been a long time. I’m so glad to see that you’ve all gotten back on track.”

"President?" X3

The visitors were none other than Lu Duo Symbol, Qi Cao, and Donghai Emperor. The three trainers were also surprised that Lu Duo Symbol would come to see them, and they immediately got up and took their respective racehorse girls over.

"As expected, President, we've all found our racehorse girls."

“I see. Your choices are somewhat unexpected, but I can tell that you are all very responsible,” Rudolf replied with a smile. After glancing at the three slightly reserved racehorse girls, he voluntarily made way for them so that everyone could see the petite racehorse girl behind him.

"The three of you have already met Trainer Chi Tian, ​​but I would like to introduce you here as well. This is the Emperor of the East Sea, a rising star from Treson Academy."

"Hello~" The Emperor of the East Sea, holding a can of honey, greeted the three in a lively manner, then turned his gaze to McQueen and said in his honey-sweet voice:

"McQueen~ Long time no see. Looks like your weight loss is going well~"