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

Perhaps, marrying into the Meguro family and living a life of comfort and ease wouldn't be so bad?

No, no, no, Jinlang, how could you think like that? Where is your dignity? The old man, who had the mindset of someone in their seventies or eighties, felt an extremely strong sense of shame after having such a thought, and the thought of marrying a racehorse girl who was about the same age as his granddaughter.

He's not the kind of guy who'd date a young girl... Besides, there aren't any Saima girls in the Mejiro family who like him right now. A marriage without mutual love can't be happy, and he can't ruin a girl's life.

With this in mind, Jinlang composed himself and made up his mind once again. This time, no matter what Old Madam Meguro said, he still could not agree to anything.

……

"Master, Trainer Jinlang has arrived."

"Yes, let them in."

Today, Lady Mejiro seemed to be in fairly good spirits, but she didn't seem as energetic as she had been during the Spring Emperor's Gift Ceremony. Perhaps it was because the celebration of the Spring and Autumn Reigns came a little late, and the old lady's energy had waned, but she still seemed very happy.

This time, as soon as the door to the room opened, several figures walked in. The first one was the East Sea Emperor, who had a rather childlike personality.

"Wow! Is this the head of the family's office? It's even bigger than the student council office—ah, Madam Mejiro, it's been a long time!"

"...The Emperor? You've come this time too?"

Madam Meguro was also somewhat surprised that the Emperor of the East Sea would come, as Aldan had not told her about this before.

Madam Meguro naturally knew the Emperor of the East Sea, after all, he was McQueen's good friend. The two might meet in some competition in the future, and in addition, he was related to Rudolf. Therefore, she had met the Emperor of the East Sea a few times.

"Hehe, it's not just me! Everyone's here!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of the East Sea pointed to the door. At that moment, Madam Meguro saw that Jin Lang, McQueen, and Golden Ship had all entered the office one after another. After taking a look at the situation, Madam Meguro immediately understood.

“Alright, everyone here is a guest. McQueen, could you please take the Emperor to the drawing room? I remember there are some high-end honey drinks and cakes made by pastry chefs there.”

"Huh?! Do you have honey drinks?! I want to go, I want to go—no! That's not why I came!"

The East Sea Emperor, who had almost been distracted by the honey drink, immediately snapped back to reality, put his hands on his hips, and said to Old Madam Meguro:

"Hmph, Madam Meguro, I already know about the matter of Torei-na. You want Torei-na to marry into the Meguro family, right? But unfortunately, I will not agree to this!"

"Rinna, you must now focus entirely on my training, Your Majesty, because I'm about to debut! You can't marry into the Meguro family right now!"

"Furthermore, it's impossible for Tulena to marry into the Meguro family. Neither Sister Ryan nor Sister Aldan would like Tulena, and he would never accept a marriage without a foundation of love!"

"So, give up! My era as emperor is about to begin, and I, a burden, don't have the extra energy to devote to other things!"

—At this moment, it was as if one were seeing the former Emperor of the East Sea, who had never been beaten and believed himself to be the most talented person in the world. But this was all an act by the emperor himself, just to make his words sound more forceful.

However, the actual effect is that the East Sea Emperor now looks like a spoiled little child. Combined with her not-so-tall figure and her confident and arrogant demeanor that can never match the aura of an emperor, she actually looks quite cute.

"Oh no, Your Majesty!"

"Completely lacking in authority..."

Meanwhile, the Golden Ship and McQueen, witnessing this scene, inwardly groaned. Old Lady Megumi, seeing this, chuckled inwardly, but still chose to reason with the Emperor.

"First of all, Miss Empress, although you are one of Mr. Jinlang's designated horse girls, McQueen is also one of Mr. Jinlang's designated horse girls. Theoretically speaking, your status is equal. From a social perspective, McQueen joined the team earlier than you, so she should be able to get more attention."

"Moreover, Mr. Jinlang made the same promise to me before, that he would wholeheartedly focus on McQueen's training and life—isn't that right, Mr. Jinlang?"

Madam Meguro didn't forget to pass the topic to Jinlang, but Jinlang, who couldn't refute this matter, could only nod in the end.

Having gained Jinlang's approval, Old Lady Meguro turned to the now speechless Emperor and continued:

"Furthermore, regarding the matter of marrying into the family... although I don't know where you heard about it, Miss, our Mejiro family would never do something that would delay our children."

"Please rest assured about the fact that there is no emotional basis between them. I think that McQueen and Mr. Jin Lang should not be completely without feelings for each other. Please rest assured about that."

"well--!!"

However, this was the first time the Emperor of the East Sea had heard of this matter. He subconsciously turned to look at Jin Lang and the blushing McQueen, and said in surprise:

"So, the person who dragged me down by marrying into the family was...was it McQueen?!"

"No way! I don't want to! I don't want to be a burden to my family or marry my best friend!"

Chapter 393: The Golden Ship Seems to Have Exposed Itself

"No way! I don't want to drag Nash and McQueen down the road to marriage! No, no, no!"

"emperor?!"

However, the East Sea Emperor's reaction was unexpected. Upon hearing the news, he threw a tantrum on the ground like a child whose beloved toy had been snatched away, rolling around and crying. Under the somewhat shocked gazes of McQueen and Jin Lang, the East Sea Emperor loudly proclaimed:

"My best friend married my burden! No way! At least, I'll wait until I've won the undefeated treble for ten years!"

"I don't want to be in this kind of team! How am I supposed to greet McQueen and Toretto now? What am I supposed to call them?!"

So this is what you care about? For a moment, the strange point that the Emperor of the East Sea was struggling with actually made them all feel a little amused, but on second thought, it was actually quite normal for the Emperor of the East Sea to be so unwilling to accept it.

This feeling is roughly equivalent to how you feel when your best friend ends up marrying your teacher. Even though your teacher looks very young, you see her all the time, and from then on, you not only have to call her "teacher," but you also have to watch her being all lovey-dovey with your best friend...

Normally, most high school girls would be devastated by this scene. Not to mention the sensitive Donghai Emperor, who has always been very controlling and has been spoiled since childhood. Although her temper has softened a lot after a year of training in the team, she is still a proud and self-centered child at heart.

At this moment, how could the Emperor of the East Blue accept that he would take away her beloved trainer and Megumi McQueen, whom she regarded as both a rival and her best friend, all at once?

The thought of watching McQueen and Jin Lang get married and then having them teach him together made the Emperor of the East Sea want to move to Mars.

The East Sea Emperor's reaction startled Old Lady Mubai. When she first saw the child's intense reaction, she had prepared for the worst, thinking that the East Sea Emperor might also have feelings for his trainer. But fortunately, the East Sea Emperor's words put her at ease.

It seems this is just a child's mentality, which gave her quite a fright. She thought the Donghai family might also have their eyes on such a promising talent...

The Tokai family is indeed no match for the Mejiro family, but the recent trend of the Tokai family and Symbol Ranch uniting has made the old lady of Mejiro very uneasy. Although the two families are not as big as the Mejiro family, they are quite different when combined. And what the Tokai Emperor—this child does not know—is that the reason why the two families are showing signs of uniting is actually her.

The East Sea Emperor is deeply loved by the East Sea family, while the head of the symbolic ranch, Rudo, also takes good care of the East Sea Emperor. It seems that cooperation between the two families would be very beneficial, and recently there have indeed been signs of this happening.

Madam Mejiro's biggest worry is that other families have also set their sights on Jinlang's talent. Compared to the current Mejiro Ranch, the other families that are eyeing it covetously, although not as large as Mejiro Ranch, can be said to have a promising future and more fresh blood than the Mejiro family—for example, the East Sea Emperor of the East Sea family.

The East Sea Emperor is an excellent racehorse girl that everyone would agree on. If the East Sea family also has such plans... then Old Madam Meguro might really have to consider some rather extreme measures.

But for now, things seem alright. At least no other families share her goals, and everything is still under control...

"Ughhhhhh!!"

"What—what happened, Golden Ship-san?!"

A sudden cry, like that of a baby, startled everyone present. The first to react was Megumi McQueen, who stared in horror at the golden ship that had suddenly started crying.

What's going on all of a sudden? She could understand if the Emperor of the East Sea was crying, but why is the Golden Ship suddenly crying?

Wait, the question should be, did the Golden Ship actually cry?

"Ughhhhh! I don't want to be separated from Grandpa either! I don't want Grandpa to marry McQueen either!!"

However, Golden Ship's cries were even louder than the East Sea Emperor's. Golden Ship, the tallest racehorse in the entire procession, standing a full 1.7 meters, suddenly started rolling around on the ground like a child, mimicking the East Sea Emperor, crying and wailing as she did so:

"Ugh! Ugh! Lord Golden Ship is supposed to compete in the Classic Triple Crown next year! Why does the old man have to marry McQueen now?! I have no motivation to continue running like this!"

"If I didn't want to run by myself, that would be fine, but if this continues, the Emperor's performance will also be affected! I don't want that!!"

"..."X3

For a moment, the Golden Ship started making a ruckus, and even the Emperor of the East Sea stopped causing trouble. After watching the Golden Ship perform a demonstration of his previous actions, he belatedly realized that his behavior had been somewhat childish. He slowly stood up from the ground and didn't forget to pat his clothes.

However, even after the emperor stood up, the golden ship was still crawling and rolling on the ground, crying and howling incessantly. For a moment, the people around were unsure whether to comfort the golden ship or not.

But finally, one person made a move—Jin Lang knelt down, patted the golden ship that was lying on the ground wailing, and said softly:

"Alright, alright, Goldship, I won't marry McQueen, stop crying."

"Waaah..." However, Golden Ship still maintained that crying child look, with its horse ears drooping on its head and looking very listless. It wasn't until it heard Jin Lang's words that Golden Ship's horse ears suddenly stood up with a "pop".

"Really? Grandpa?" Golden Boat lifted her cheek slightly from the floor, revealing one eye as she asked cautiously, with an expression that said she would cry again if Jin Lang lied to her.

"Really? Why would I lie to you, Golden Ship?" Jin Lang said softly, stroking Golden Ship's horse ears.

"I won't leave you, so don't worry, Golden Ship."

"……lie."

However, upon hearing this, Golden Ship's little face immediately fell, and she said to Jin Lang with a unhappy expression, "You clearly promised not to leave me, but then..."

"again?"

"Waaaaah—Anyway, Grandpa can't marry McQueen! Otherwise, I'll never take my races seriously again!"

Upon hearing this, Golden Ship immediately sat down cross-legged on the ground, looking very unhappy, and said to Jin Lang with a very dissatisfied expression: "Not only that, from now on I will always be in first place in every run, but then slip to last place! And I will never have a proper rest or sleep, and I will never be able to sleep well in the infirmary. From now on I will not train anymore, and I will contact Golden Planet as soon as possible and have them take me back!"

"Even if I go back to the Golden Planet, I'll take the old man with me! So the old man absolutely cannot marry McQueen!"

"Was it really necessary to go that far...?"

McQueen, standing to the side, broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this. This was far too much of a burden. She hadn't expected that the Golden Ship would be so resistant to this matter. Now, even if McQueen really had those kinds of thoughts, seeing this situation, she probably wouldn't dare to continue.

Golden Ship's words directly linked her personal future to this matter. McQueen didn't want to see Golden Ship become the kind of racehorse girl she was talking about because of this... If that happened, not only would Jinlang want to die, but anyone on the same team as such a racehorse girl would also want to die.

"Alright, alright, I won't marry McQueen, are you relieved now?"

"Waaah..."

Meanwhile, Jinlang seemed to have finally calmed down Golden Ship. Golden Ship clung to Jinlang's body, looking aggrieved, like a spoiled child. However, her figure was far superior to that of the East Sea Emperor and Megumi McQueen, making her unsuitable to be a child.

Before the group, Old Lady Megumi seemed to have discerned something from this incident. She narrowed her eyes slightly, staring at the golden ship, and vaguely sensed that something was amiss...

Chapter 394: Never Underestimate the Golden Family's Racehorse Girls

"It seems... that it has failed again, Grandmother?"

"I'm not surprised. Actually, I didn't come to them to talk about marrying into the family. I just wanted to celebrate McQueen's two consecutive championships and to celebrate the trainers of Jinlang."

"However, this time, things turned out to be counterproductive, and I discovered some things that I hadn't noticed before."

Late at night, in the office, after everyone else had gone to sleep, Madam Meguro and Ardan Meguro were talking about what had happened that night with the Golden Ship and the Emperor of the East Sea. Upon hearing this, Ardan couldn't help but smile and say:

"I didn't expect that trainers Jinlang would be so popular—or rather, all three trainers of the 'Miracle' team are very much loved by their respective racehorse girls."

"So, is Grandmother so worried because of the Emperor of the East Sea?"

"No, I'm not worried about the East Sea Emperor at all." Old Lady Meguro shook her head and said, "If it were East Sea Nature (the East Sea Emperor's mother, or probably her older sister in the Uma Musume world) personally taking the field, I would think she was carrying out a family mission, but the East Sea Emperor is the only one who is unlikely to do so."

"The Tokai family has been waiting for so many years to finally have a racehorse girl who can run GI races, and can even be said to be a genius among geniuses. They don't have the same resources as our Mejiro family. They will definitely protect the Emperor very carefully. The so-called family mission will never allow the Tokai Emperor to come into contact with it."

Everyone knows that the East Sea Emperor is the supreme treasure of the East Sea family. Even Lu Duo, the symbol of the East Sea Emperor, praises her talent and supports her behind the scenes. If the East Sea Emperor, who grew up in this environment, really has any family mission... I'm afraid that with her mind, she simply cannot hide it.

"What surprised me this time was... the golden ship."

"Huh? The Golden Ship?" Aldan was also surprised that his grandmother would bring up this name, and subconsciously asked, "Grandmother, do you think... the Golden Ship is..."