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

So that's why the Golden Ship wanted to challenge the Emperor of the East Sea at the Satsuki Sho.

So that's how it is. That's why the Golden Ship cared so much about his feelings.

Many questions and doubts were easily resolved after thinking about this point, and a look of understanding finally appeared on Jin Lang's face.

"The Golden Ship... you really are as unpredictable as ever."

……

"Ha ha--!"

"Damn it! We're about to win! How can we let you catch up!"

At the final bend, the East Sea Emperor immediately noticed the visibly heavy conditions on the inner road. The grass there was swollen from being soaked, and if you ran over there at this time, you could easily slip and fall if you weren't careful.

Therefore, the Emperor of the East Sea immediately chose to avoid this area, but the next moment, a pure white figure suddenly darted out from beside her, causing the Emperor to pause in his tracks.

No way—a gold ship?!

That's a rotten place! You wouldn't—

"boom!"

"They've overtaken it! The Golden Ship has overtaken the East Sea Emperor from the inside! The rotten land on the inside has achieved a comeback!"

It was truly rotten ground. As the golden ship stepped onto that area, her powerful stride sent a large patch of turf flying, and several clods of dirt were tossed into the air, traveling quite a distance. Fortunately, the Emperor of the East Sea was some distance away from the golden ship, so the dirt didn't splash onto him.

But at that moment, the entire process of the golden ship taking the risk of overtaking through the inner lane was deeply imprinted in the eyes of the East Sea Emperor, even turning into a scene that was like a nightmare for her.

Having previously gained a significant advantage, she was surprisingly surpassed here.

"The Golden Ship has overtaken the Emperor of the East Sea! The Emperor of the East Sea continues his pursuit! The final straightaway! The ultimate showdown between the Emperor of the East Sea and the Golden Ship!"

"The Emperor of the East Sea has caught up! But the golden ship is still accelerating! Still accelerating!"

"The distance has narrowed! It has narrowed! But it hasn't been surpassed!"

No, it's over—the East Sea Emperor closed one eye, gritting her teeth slightly. Her body still didn't give up her final all-out effort, but her reason had already told her the final outcome of this match.

She had already lost. From the moment she began to feel fear again, she had already lost. Her confidence had wavered, and her belief in victory had become a joke.

But... how could she give up here?

How could she accept defeat if she didn't fight to the very end?

"I won't lose! I won't lose!!!"

A defiant roar escaped from the East Sea Emperor's throat, but at this moment, no matter how hard she pushed her legs forward, even the Emperor's Dance could not close the gap between them.

The emperor's eyes watched helplessly as the golden ship crossed the finish line a fraction of a second faster than hers, and at that moment, tears of resentment welled up in her eyes, mocking her weakness.

"Cross the finish line—! Golden Ship! The ultimate winner is Golden Ship! GI Satsuki Prize! Golden Ship has ended the undefeated streak of Tokai Teio and the path of Triple Crown Racer Girl! A completely overwhelming victory!"

"East Sea Emperor - she really did her best, but she still lost to Golden Ship. The dream of an undefeated triple crown racehorse girl has come to an end."

Chapter 472: The Golden Ship That Fleed

"Golden Ship! GI Satsuki Prize! The ultimate winner is the Golden Ship!"

"On a slightly heavier track, she displayed an amazing combination of physical ability and skill! The unsinkable Golden Ship traversed the treacherous track that ordinary racehorses would never be able to pass, and achieved a comeback!"

"The Emperor of the East Sea—he really did his best! But he lost to Shigebaba, and to the talent of the Golden Clan."

Clearly, commentator Misato Akasaka favored Tokai Teio. After Gold Ship overtook and won, she wasn't too happy about Gold Ship's victory. Instead, she felt sorry that Tokai Teio's dream of an undefeated triple crown was cut short in the first race. After all, who wouldn't want to see an undefeated triple crown racehorse girl?

However, it is clear that they can no longer see the talented racehorse girl they had placed their hopes on, Tokai Teio, who was considered to be the next Undefeated Triple Crown racehorse girl. In the first leg of the Classic Triple Crown, she lost both the huge goals of "undefeated" and "triple crown". This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to her.

Just as everyone was thinking this, a few drops of rain began to fall slowly from the already gloomy sky. Soon, as if the sky itself was crying, the rain fell even more heavily, soaking everyone present.

But no one voluntarily left the racetrack. Although the race was over, for the female racehorses, it was just the beginning...

……

"boom!"

"Ha ha……"

Under the heavy rain, the Emperor of the East Sea could not support her body and knelt down on the ground. She supported herself with her hands. At this moment, it was impossible to tell whether the water falling on her cheeks was rain, sweat or tears. She could only feel a mixture of salty tastes, but the emperor could not care about such things now.

Even if she is unwilling to accept it, she will now face this fact: her dream of an undefeated three-time champion is now completely shattered, broken beyond repair, with no chance of recovery.

The Undefeated streak is gone, the Triple Crown is gone, and the dream of the Undefeated Triple Crown racehorse girl has been completely shattered because of this race.

Resentment, anger, and even a hint of despair. At this moment, the Emperor of the East Sea, facing the torrential rain, gazed at the golden ship slowly turning its head ahead. His dry, bitter voice trembled as he spoke:

"Why... Golden Boatman..."

"Aren't we...good friends?"

"Why...why did you have to destroy my dream..."

The trembling question from the Emperor of the East Sea caused the golden ship, which was slowly turning around, to momentarily focus its pupils. The next moment, under the Emperor's gaze, the golden pupil of the golden ship slowly dissipated, returning to its original color.

However, this time, the Golden Ship, having regained its rationality, broke free from its original anger and inexplicable anxiety. Only after looking at the East Sea Emperor kneeling on the ground and weeping did it slowly come to its senses.

What...did she just do?

Did she personally destroy the emperor's dream?

This shouldn't be something she would do. She's the last person who wants to hurt anyone.

However, when the Golden Ship saw the Emperor of the East Sea in his decisive armor again, she couldn't help but recall the words McQueen had said to her by her bedside, and... the scene where the most important person to her had given all his care to them.

One wanted to take away her beloved, while the other... received her beloved's care but didn't respond to his expectations with any real actions... she wouldn't even respond to such a small thing.

At this moment, the Golden Ship, having had so much attention diverted from it, became angry and did something it would never have done when it was in a rational state.

However, she would not regret it, because whether it was her or "she," they would do the same. 100% compatibility, two souls perfectly fused into one. Either of them would make the same choice—because neither of them could bear such a thing happening.

If she treated the person most important to her with the same attitude as she did, then even if Golden Ship was unhappy, she wouldn't say much. This is why she didn't completely fall out with McQueen, because she could sense that McQueen was responding to her expectations with the same attitude. Deep down, Golden Ship had already accepted McQueen.

But the emperor... she enjoyed so much care from everyone, yet she was still not satisfied, and then she took away the largest part of the care from the most important person in her life—but she still favored another person.

Even if that person was indeed of extraordinary significance to the Emperor of the East Sea, even if the Golden Ship could understand the Emperor of the East Sea's choice after calming down—understanding is one thing, but it doesn't mean she can accept it.

She couldn't accept that the person she cared about most wasn't the most important person in other people's eyes. If that was the case, why take away the care that should have belonged to her?

Yes, she doesn't regret it... but the golden ship that did all this, witnessing the East Sea Emperor questioning her now out of the blue, still deeply touched that soft spot in her heart.

Unable to utter any words of apology, yet unwilling to offer comfort, the conflicted Golden Ship gritted its teeth, and after a long while, finally spoke with its eyes closed:

"I'm sorry... Your Majesty."

Having said that, under everyone's gaze, the golden ship turned and fled without looking back, running out of the arena in the wind and rain, and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.

"A golden ship?!"

"Golden Ship, classmate!"

However, the escape of the golden ship caused a stir among the Miracle Team members who had just arrived from the audience seats. Good Opera and Golden Master instinctively tried to chase after it, but were blocked by Jin Lang on each side.

"Now, let Golden Ship calm down by herself." Jin Lang stopped the two girls and said in a low voice, "She is a smart child, she will figure it out on her own."

"Rudolf, could you please take the Empress to rest? She really needs your comfort right now."

"I understand." Rudolf nodded immediately upon hearing this and slowly walked towards the emperor.

Meanwhile, McQueen, who had been by Jin Lang's side, was somewhat bewildered. She looked at the emperor, who was now weeping bitterly, and then at the direction in which the golden ship had fled. For a moment, she was at a loss as to what to expect about this situation.

"Is this my fault?" For a moment, McQueen couldn't help but wonder if it was because of the things she said to the Golden Ship that it had gone out of control. She wasn't the kind of person who would do something to hurt her companions.

However, the feeling of the Golden Ship changed after that day. This made McQueen begin to wonder if it was his fault that everyone was now in this predicament.

Now, the golden ship has fled out of guilt, shattering the emperor's dream, but has she... obtained what she wanted?

No, this is not what McQueen wanted at all. She just wanted to be honest with the Golden Ship about her thoughts. She did this so that she wouldn't cause the Golden Ship any greater harm in the future.

For a moment, McQueen was also somewhat bewildered. As the team captain, McQueen had always strived to do better and do more for everyone, but the current situation was completely different from what she had expected.

Did I do something wrong...?

"—You can never be wrong to pursue the happiness you want, McQueen."

At this moment, Jin Lang's voice made the bewildered McQueen momentarily dazed. The next moment, McQueen looked at Jin Lang with an incredulous gaze, meeting Jin Lang's eyes, which were filled with a bit of helplessness but were still very gentle, as if he understood everything.

At that moment, McQueen belatedly realized that perhaps all his actions, which he thought were well hidden, had already been seen by his trainer.

"Trainer, you, how did you—"

"I'm an adult, after all. Even if they don't say it, I can sense some things."

However, when Lang answered McQueen's question gently, McQueen belatedly realized that his face was burning, and he cried out as he covered his cheeks and squatted down...

"Me?! I haven't accomplished anything at all!!" McQueen cried out in his heart, filled with immense shame and frustration. He was truly a complete idiot!

Chapter 473: The Emperor Accepts the Reality of Defeat

The Satsuki Appreciation Ceremony ended amidst heavy rain and tears. The golden ship had sailed off to some unknown place, and no one could contact her for a while. The Empress, after crying for a while, fell asleep from exhaustion, and was carried back to her quarters by Rudol.

"I will find the Golden Ship. As for the Emperor, I'll leave it to you and McQueen to take care of him, Rudolph."

"It's my duty. Don't worry, Mr. Jinlang, we'll take good care of the Emperor."

The Emperor finally lay down in Jinlang's room in the team house. Before Jinlang left to find the Golden Ship, she entrusted the Emperor to Rudolf and McQueen, who were her closest friends. The two women agreed in unison and watched Jinlang leave to search for the escaped Golden Ship.

Inside the room, McQueen and Rudolph looked at each other awkwardly. As former students and president, and now teammates in the same team, McQueen and Rudolph rarely had the opportunity to be alone like this, and they even felt a little embarrassed at the moment.

"Um...please sit down, McQueen. Don't be so formal. I'm no longer the president."

In the end, Rudolph brought a chair for McQueen and sat down beside him. She tried to ease the tension between them and said to McQueen, "Actually, based on when I joined the team, I should call you senior, McQueen."

“That’s not true. Even if you’re no longer the president, you’re still a senior.” McQueen shook his head and said to Rudolph, “Besides, you’re the trainer’s assistant, so you’re the one I should respect.”

"The emperor once told me many things about you. In my heart, you are a very competent president."

"Really? I've never heard that phrase from an emperor before."

Once the topic of the East Sea Emperor came up, McQueen and Rudolph started talking a lot more. After all, the biggest thing the two had in common, besides being born into prominent families, was that they both knew the East Sea Emperor, and had known him for a long time.

One was a friend, and the other was an elder. The two women had endless topics to talk about with the Emperor of the East Sea, which was enough to show that in Treson Academy, the Emperor of the East Sea, as a prodigy, was well taken care of by both his peers and elders.

This also meant that the Emperor rarely suffered a real blow. Even after joining the Miracle Team, the Emperor was constantly being beaten, but before the Satsuki Sho, the Emperor had never faced a real defeat or setback.

"The Empress often mentioned you to me, McQueen. The Empress was arrogant at the time, but she still considered you her most respected rival."