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

"Ugh... that's so unfair, McQueen."

The Empress let out a small wail, but seeing McQueen's brows relax and his expression ease, she felt relieved.

But... although McQueen seems much more energetic, why does she still seem a little unhappy?

The emperor, who didn't understand at all, was unaware that his unintentional remark had planted a thorn in the sensitive McQueen's heart, because although McQueen's words today were not exactly the same as his words during the post-match interview with her, they were roughly the same.

McQueen's "fixed line" actually made her uncomfortable. She was now starting to think that this set of lines was something Jinlang had prepared long ago.

But there's really nothing wrong with that. Preparing lines in advance and avoiding mistakes in post-race interviews is actually the right thing to do. But for some reason, McQueen felt inexplicably uncomfortable thinking that Jin Lang's words were prepared in advance and not genuine.

"So, regarding this match, I'd like to ask Trainer Jinlang, since Meshiro McQueen's mistake at the Hanshin Grand Prix resulted in a loss, is there any purpose behind Golden Ship's debut this time to avenge Meshiro McQueen?"

Here comes the crucial question. Before Jin Lang could even speak, the golden ship immediately stepped forward and answered:

"That's right! We're here to avenge McQueen!"

"McQueen is very strong. He defeated her opponent by six horse lengths at the Hanshin Grand Prix. Just based on that alone, even without that diagonal mistake, McQueen would undoubtedly have won the championship!"

"Although McQueen isn't here right now, I'm sure Lady Golden Ship is watching our match!"

As he said this, Golden Ship's gaze also fell upon a camera. At this moment, in the live broadcast, the eyes of Megumi McQueen and Golden Ship seemed to meet through the screen, and Golden Ship said without hesitation:

"McQueen, thank you for this competition! You're the one who convinced the old man to let me participate!"

"You gave me a push during the game! I definitely wouldn't have won without you!"

"...That idiot."

However, looking at the golden ship surrounded by flashing lights, McQueen, after a long while, shook his head with a slight smile and muttered to himself:

"I didn't help at all... Even without me, you could have built the Golden Ship if you wanted to..."

Also, I've never done anything like giving you a push. Even if you really wanted to encourage me, couldn't you have come up with some other excuse?

At that moment, Jin Lang's voice came through the television:

"McQueen's defeat at the Hanshin Grand Prix did indeed propel the debut of Golden Ship, but what we wanted to prove in this match was not just our team's goal of dominating this March, but also the hope that McQueen could regain the courage to face the challenges ahead."

"Because her small defeat can inspire a racehorse girl to step onto the track. I hope that she can win more victories in the future, so that more racehorse girls can follow in her footsteps and step onto their track—just like the Golden Ship."

As he said this, Jin Lang stood with the Golden Ship and smiled at McQueen on the other side of the screen, saying, "We're all waiting for you to pull yourself together, McQueen."

"You are the earliest role model in this team, and you are also the leader who encourages everyone to keep moving forward. We are all waiting for you to stand on the field again."

"..."

However, faced with Jin Lang's encouragement on the other side of the screen, McQueen remained silent for a long time without responding. With everyone's attention focused on McQueen, the East Sea Emperor cautiously asked:

"Um...McQueen? How are you?"

"...It's nothing, Your Majesty. I just suddenly feel like I'm being a bit silly."

However, McQueen's response was unexpectedly swift. With a soft "whoosh" of a breeze, McQueen yanked off his blanket, covering the heads of Ryan and Shanxin on the other side of the bed. But McQueen didn't care about that at the moment.

"McQueen?!" the emperor exclaimed, startled as he looked at McQueen, who had suddenly stood up from his sickbed.

"Seriously, what am I doing! The trainers still need me, the Gold Ship still needs me, and everyone still needs me to lead! Without me, how much effort would the trainers have to put into the Gold Ship!"

Wearing a hospital gown, McQueen kept rambling on as he put on his shoes: "Everyone's waiting for me to get back on the field. If I don't pull myself together, won't I soon be the only one on the team who hasn't beaten GI?"

"I don't have that much time to waste—Your Majesty, let's buy the earliest tickets and hurry to Chiba to find the trainers!"

"Wait, McQueen? You haven't changed your clothes yet!"

The Empress stared blankly at the fleeing Megumi McQueen, but soon she realized that the Megumi McQueen she knew had returned.

"Wait for me, McQueen! Your clothes and shoes!"

The emperor grabbed the box he had prepared beforehand and immediately chased after them, leaving the three sisters who had come from the Megumi family looking at each other in bewilderment.

For a moment, they even felt that their arrival seemed somewhat superfluous...

……

After the interview, Jin Lang and Golden Ship were unsure whether their words had inspired McQueen, but at that moment, the figure of Golden Journey walking towards them made them both stop in their tracks.

"Hello, Trainer Jinlang." Golden Journey greeted Jinlang warmly, then turned to the Golden Ship beside him and said softly:

"Little Golden Boat, I'm relieved to see you looking so energetic."

"Elder sister..." Golden Ship opened its mouth, but Golden Journey stopped it with a hand gesture, saying calmly:

"I'm leaving soon. I just came to have a brief chat with trainer Jinlang."

“Little Golden Ship, can you go to the celebration first? I just spoke with them. You are still the acting head of the Golden Family, and you now have every reason to take this position.”

"Oh... okay."

Despite her seemingly innocent exterior, Golden Ship held Golden Journey in high esteem. On one hand, she dared not provoke Golden Journey, even though the older sister might not be a match for her; Golden Ship was afraid of Golden Journey's fearless fighting spirit. On the other hand, she was genuinely grateful for Golden Journey's contributions to the family.

At that moment, the golden ship also left, turning its head every three steps. Only after the golden ship had gone far away did Golden Journey turn to look at Jin Lang and say gently:

"This is our second meeting, Trainer Jinlang. This time, I mainly want to hear your opinion on that kid from Golden Ship."

“Golden Ship holds a very important position in our family, so as Golden Ship’s guardian, I would like to hear what her trainer thinks of such a mischievous child.”

This line of reasoning seemed vaguely familiar. At that moment, Jinlang couldn't help but recall that before Old Madam Meguro entrusted Meguro McQueen to him, she seemed to have said something similar.

However, Jinlang is not worried about Golden Journey saying something like "Can you become the Golden Family's exclusive trainer?" He definitely wouldn't accept it, and if Golden Journey really said that, he would definitely betray Chiseng in time to let him accept this huge "thank you" from the Golden Family.

Moreover, Jin Lang doesn't think that the Golden Journey is there to make him his personal trainer. This eldest sister of the Golden family truly loves every descendant of the family as if they were her own children.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Jin Lang quickly replied:

"The Golden Ship has a very special meaning to me. If I had to describe it... it is to me what the Golden Master is to Ikezoe, or the great opera is to Wada-kun."

“She holds an irreplaceable place in my heart, so you have absolutely no need to worry that the Golden Ship will be neglected in our team, Miss Golden Journey.”

Chapter 262: A Great Shock: Coach, I Want to Learn the Aura Mist

While Inamami didn't have the experience of riding the Golden Ship on the racetrack like Wada and Ikezoe—after he retired from the jockeying industry, the Golden Ship hadn't even been born yet—he can be considered a veteran who has witnessed the rise and fall of the Japanese horse racing industry several times. But if we're talking about the most amazing racehorse he's ever encountered, the Golden Ship is definitely among the top.

There is no other reason than that the Golden Ship is the best product of the fusion of the bloodlines of the Golden Family and the Mejiro Family. It incorporates the advantages of both families and can be said to be the crystallization of their essence—at least, in Jinlang's mind, the Golden Ship is the true "crystallization of the essence of Japanese horse racing".

This is far more shocking than the one next door that was hyped up to the heavens. In reality, this horse racer has no bloodline connection to Japan except for being born in Japan. The Golden family's bloodline can be traced back to Sunday Serenity, making it a relatively young lineage. The Mejiro family, on the other hand, has a much longer history. The fusion of a young bloodline and a relatively ancient bloodline to create a miracle like the Golden Ship, which inherits the advantages of both families, is already quite a shock to the horse racing world.

Golden Ship did not disappoint Jinlang and the others. She showed great intelligence from the very beginning of training and adapted to many running styles and venues very quickly. Although the fiery temper of the Golden family's only heir made her somewhat difficult to control, that was not Jinlang's problem, but the problem of the horse trainer and rider.

For Jinlang, Golden Ship was like a miracle, someone who needed his special attention and care. But perhaps because he was a stable boy, Golden Ship treated Jinlang much better than the horse trainer and rider.

Every time Golden Boat returned wearily to the stables from the racetrack, it was Jinlang who took care of her; and every time she wanted to go back to the racetrack, it was Jinlang who pulled her away. Perhaps Jinlang didn't know whether he was a walking carrot or something else in Golden Boat's eyes, but at least comparatively speaking, Golden Boat was very cooperative with him.

Although there were occasional pranks and even some dangerous actions, the Golden Ship never managed to hurt Jinlang even once.

Therefore, for Jinlang now, the Golden Ship has extraordinary significance, which can be completely equivalent to the significance of the Golden Master to Ikezoe and the Good Opera to Wada. These are all the embodiment of their favorite horse racing.

“I already know that. I have never doubted your feelings for the Golden Ship. I think the Golden Ship should know this better than I do.”

Golden Journey nodded and smiled at Jinlang, saying, "That little Golden Ship... even in our Golden Family, which is considered by outsiders to be a training ground for 'eccentric racehorse girls,' he is a very special existence."

“She is very different from the racehorse girls in our bloodline. She is tall, strong, and intelligent. These qualities are almost non-existent in the other racehorse girls in our Golden Family. She is the complete opposite.”

"That's why, when I left home for an expedition, I entrusted the Golden Family to Little Golden Ship to manage—I know she's a responsible person, but she would never take responsibility unless someone forced her to; she's afraid of trouble."

"Simply put, it means someone who doesn't like doing things they don't like, but once they've made up their mind to do something, they'll do it to the best of their ability."

“That’s right, I understand.” Jin Lang chuckled and nodded, saying, “Golden Ship is just that kind of child.”

For a moment, Golden Journey and Jinlang, two people who looked very young, actually started talking to each other like the parents of Golden Ship, about this child who was both troublesome and spoiled. If Golden Ship were there, I wonder what she would think of the older sister and the old man who treated her like a child.

Both Golden Journey and Jinlang had a lot to talk about regarding Golden Ship. Golden Journey also shared many interesting stories about Golden Ship at home with Jinlang, allowing Jinlang to better understand Golden Ship.

"Little Golden Boat is the only one in our family who can cook... We're not very good at cooking, Trainer Jinlang. Next time, you can try having Little Golden Boat make you a midnight snack. Her fried noodles are amazing. Even though we know she might put wasabi in them, we still fight over them."

"I know that Golden Ship also makes cookies. I've had them a few times, and they taste great."

The two talked about many things, and a smile unconsciously appeared on Golden Journey's face. Clearly, she was now relieved, both about Jinlang and Golden Ship.

"...It's getting late, and although I'm very reluctant, I should leave."

"Trainer Jinlang, perhaps it sounds strange of me to say this... but, I'm entrusting the future of that kid, Golden Ship, to you."

Golden Journey waved goodbye, arriving suddenly and leaving just as gracefully, departing without looking back, not forgetting to leave Jinlang with a final message:

"Please make sure you don't let Kogane waste her talent. As a racehorse girl, perhaps continuing your career like her is the right choice. But as a racehorse girl who pursues victory, if you never have a chance to run with a racehorse girl who is your equal, you will inevitably have some regrets when you look back on your career, right?"

"But if Little Golden Ship were to choose for herself, she would probably only realize all this when she could no longer run at full speed. So, Trainer Jinlang, please be a lighthouse and illuminate the direction that this unsinkable golden ship should sail."

The golden journey slowly came to an end, and now she felt a great sense of relief as she left, because the two children in her family who caused her the most trouble had now been entrusted to others.

She doesn't need to worry too much about Chi Tian. Golden Journey has been watching the team's progress and the two are now on their way to the Classic Triple Crown. Golden Journey doesn't know if they will succeed, but at least Golden Master seems to have confidence in himself, and that's enough.

As for the Golden Ship... she is different from the Golden Master. The Golden Master needs an inspiration, while she needs a guide.

But at least now, the location of this guide means the golden journey no longer needs to be a concern.

"Now I can participate in the competition without any worries, right? Great! I feel like I've won the next match!"

The golden journey left me feeling refreshed and cheerful as I slowly departed.

……

Meanwhile, after bidding farewell to the Golden Journey, Jinlang also planned to find the Golden Ship. At a corner, the black-haired racehorse girl slightly raised her head and finally met the person she was waiting for.

"Hello, trainer Jinlang~ You talked with the journey for so long, I almost fell asleep waiting, but thankfully I finally found you."

"If I were to meet you for the first time, I would be greatly impressed."

The Great Shock took the initiative to find Jinlang, and when Jinlang turned around, it was the first time he had met this Great Shock of the world, whom he had heard of during the Osaka Cup.

When Lang first met Da Zhen, he, like everyone else, was slightly puzzled by her unexpected gentleness and approachability. She really didn't seem like the undefeated triple crown racehorse girl.

Even so, Jin Lang still politely asked Da Zhenhan, "Miss Da Zhenhan, may I ask what brings you here?"

"Of course I came to ask Trainer Jinlang a question! I have a question I'm really curious about!"

However, Da Zhen's eyes were shining, and he rubbed his hands together as he asked Jin Lang, "Trainer Jin Lang, do you have any insights on training racehorse girls' [Aura] that you can share with me? To be honest, even now, I can't unleash [Aura] at all; I've always relied on [Domain] to fight."

"Today I saw that kid, Golden Ship, running on the track, it was really interesting! Also, it seems like all the racehorse girls on your team use [Momentum], and that kid, Golden Ship, has a really high degree of compatibility with his [Momentum]!"

"Therefore, I really hope you can teach me some methods for awakening [Aura]. I have prepared a very generous reward for you, so please give me your guidance."

Chapter 263: Just how powerful is the Golden Ship?