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

Of course, Golden Ship was unhappy because she understood Jin Lang's thoughts, but the problem was that Golden Ship would support anything Jin Lang decided, just as she had said a minute ago.

If Jinlang had been resistant, then Golden Ship would have spared no effort to extinguish McQueen's slight goodwill. However, Jinlang's attitude was neither resistant nor accepting, which left Golden Ship at a loss for words.

Golden Ship doesn't dislike McQueen, and McQueen's honesty actually makes Golden Ship like him even more in a way. However, this situation makes Golden Ship very conflicted. Being with the two people she likes the most is a completely different thing from being with the two people she likes the most!

"You already have me! Old man, you're not even sparing McQueen?!"

"Isn't this different? Actually, when I think about it carefully, Wada-kun and Ikezoe-kun are right. Anyway, I'm young now, so why should I dwell on this? It's just that my moral bottom line is higher than those two lecherous devils."

"What on earth are you doing all day with those two guys, Wada and Ikezoe?! Give me back my respected old man!"

Golden Ship, however, was extremely unwilling and kept rocking Jinlang back and forth. She knew very well that it would be difficult for Jinlang, who had come to this world, to take care of her one-on-one as a stable boy as before. In reality, most stable boys were responsible for several horses at the same time, such as the stable boy for Yamato Akachi... Jinlang had heard him mention more than once that Yamato Akachi was quite unhappy every time he went to take care of other horses, and would even snarl at them...

The horse's "possessiveness" is based on reality; it's not just idle talk. Now that the Golden Ship and her other self have perfectly merged, her current state can be described as having "possessiveness" x2.

It's easy to imagine how unhappy Golden Ship was inside. Even Good Opera, which doesn't have much exclusive rights, was unhappy with Wada's problems and wanted to lock him in the basement several times. But Golden Ship was able to control himself so well. Golden Ship's self-control can be said to be first-class.

"But, but this still won't do! At least, at least we have to wait until I retire ten years later!"

"...Is this a line from that really popular manga in Weekly Shonen Jump? I remember that manga had a pretty good reputation, but it seems like it ended up getting a lot of flak for something?"

"You're missing the point, old man! Honestly!"

However annoyed, Golden Ship couldn't do anything about McQueen and the old man's affairs, so he could only grab Jin Lang's arm and say unhappily:

"Anyway, I'm not letting you leave! From now on, wherever you go, Grandpa, I'll go too, I'll follow you wherever you go!"

"That, the Golden Ship?"

"Call me Ah Chuan! Grandpa! Isn't that what you always called me?"

"..."

However, it should be considered resolved, right? At this moment, Jin Lang was also somewhat uncertain. He felt that some problems seemed to have been solved, but others had become more serious.

Chapter 478: The Real Golden Ship That Opens Its Heart

However, in the end, Golden Ship reluctantly accepted this fact. Although he wasn't exactly happy, he was undoubtedly much better than he had been at the beginning, which was enough for Jinlang.

So, Jin Lang, with the now calmed-down Golden Ship, rushed back to the team room. As soon as they arrived, they found that a lot of people had already gathered outside Jin Lang's room. Basically, everyone from the Miracle Team was there, all looking worried.

Especially Rudolphine, and McQueen, who came out of the room at some unknown time, whether voluntarily or driven out by the Emperor, both looked extremely anxious. When everyone saw Jin Lang and the Golden Ship arrive together, Rudolphine almost immediately stepped out from the crowd.

"Mr. Jinlang! The Empress—"

"I know, don't worry, the Golden Ship and I will solve this problem."

Jin Lang promptly interrupted Lu Duo's symbolic words, indicating that the fact that no one had rushed in yet meant that the emperor simply wanted some peace and quiet and hadn't done anything foolish.

Now, after pressing down on Rudol's uneasy hands, Lang and the Golden Ship walked step by step toward the door of the room under the watchful yet somewhat worried gazes of the crowd.

"Tap tap tap." A soft knock sounded on the door, and after a long while, everyone heard the emperor's desolate voice, tinged with sobs, coming from inside the room:

"I'm sorry... but I want to be alone for a while."

"Your Majesty, it is I, and the Golden Ship."

Jin Lang opened the door with his key without any explanation and entered the room with Golden Ship without any hindrance. However, they saw that the East Sea Emperor, who was wearing sportswear, was not lying on the bed. Instead, he was slumped on the floor in a duck-like position, listlessly raising his head to meet the gazes of Jin Lang and Golden Ship.

"A drag on Na... and... the Golden Boatman..."

The arrival of the two seemed to touch the emperor somewhat, but he quickly turned his head away and said to Jin Lang with a sob in his voice:

"I'm sorry... I'm dragging you down. I look terrible, don't I? As a member of the team, I actually lost in the first leg of the three-crown tournament... And I don't have the courage to continue challenging. I can only hide in my room and cry."

"That's ridiculous. I should have known better. With my current bottom-of-the-table level, talking about an undefeated triple crown horse girl... Even my good opera classmates and the master team leader can't reach that level... It's simply impossible for me, the bottom of a team..."

"If only I had realized it sooner, but... but I still can't help feeling so sad..."

"Trainer, do you think... I might not be able to win anymore... GI, do I still have a long way to go before I become a GI racehorse girl?"

That single sentence caused a slight jolt in the hearts of Jinlang and Golden Ship inside the room, as well as the group of people eavesdropping outside. They all sensed the self-doubt that the East Sea Emperor was experiencing due to the huge psychological gap. At the beginning, he could still pursue the ideal of an undefeated three-crown championship, but now he even began to doubt whether he had the strength to compete for the GI championship.

For the Emperor of the East Blue, whose talent could be described as being at the pinnacle from birth, or even at best comparable to a GI horse racing heroine, such words were undoubtedly a huge self-doubt. When Rudol, who was outside the door, heard these words, he almost couldn't help but rush into the room.

Jinlang and the Golden Ship understood the seriousness of the emperor's current self-doubt. After exchanging a glance with the Golden Ship, they spoke to the emperor as gently as possible:

"Your Majesty, do not feel sorry for yourself just because you lost to Golden Ship. To be honest, considering the gap between your current levels and Golden Ship's, it is already remarkable that you have been able to compete with Golden Ship to this extent. In fact, if Golden Ship had not gone all out, and if she did not possess the unique talent of the Golden family, she would not have been able to beat you at all."

"Losing to Golden Ship only shows that there is a gap between your current strength and hers, but it does not mean that you do not have the strength to win the three championships - the difference between you and Golden Ship is just a little bit of level."

"Moreover, your race schedules overlap now. Neither of you is at fault. It should be my oversight as the trainer that caused this. In fact, according to my original plan, there shouldn't have been any racehorses in the team whose race schedules overlapped with yours, causing you to lose the honor of an undefeated treble. I, as the trainer, should actually be considered the culprit."

Jin Lang could only manage a helpless, bitter smile. Back then, in order to motivate McQueen, the Golden Ship stepped onto the track ahead of time. From that moment on, Jin Lang had already begun to have a headache about today's classic year. And now, this scene is indeed related to his wavering attitude at the time.

If the Golden Ship hadn't stepped onto the track back then, the King's dream of an undefeated triple crown today would never have been shattered. But how to motivate McQueen to keep going back then... that's hard to say.

So, perhaps all of this was inevitable? An inevitable result of a series of coincidences.

Before the Emperor of the East Sea could even raise his head slightly to say something, Jin Lang immediately spoke up:

"Look, the Golden Ship has come along this time too. I think there might be some misunderstanding between you. Now is the time to communicate properly, which will benefit both of you."

As he said this, Jinlang also voluntarily gave up a seat so that the Golden Ship could now have a proper conversation with the Emperor. This matter mainly involved the two women, and if they could not be honest with each other, it would be difficult to mend the rift.

At Jin Lang's prompting, the Golden Ship stepped forward somewhat hesitantly. When the Golden Ship also half-squatted down to look at the Emperor, the Emperor of the East Sea was unsure how to speak to his close friend who had been with him day and night.

"...I'm sorry, Golden Ship-san." However, it was the Emperor of the East Sea who spoke first, saying in a low voice, "About the Satsuki Prize that day...did I say anything hurtful?"

"I... I was such an idiot... We competed fairly, and he beat me fair and square, but instead of celebrating with you, I said things that hurt you..."

"Waaah... Please forgive me, I really didn't mean it..."

The East Sea Emperor placed herself in a very low position. She had already thought it through very clearly. What hurt her the most was not the failure of the Satsuki Sho, but the estrangement between her and the Golden Ship. In the Emperor's view, this estrangement was caused by her angry words when she couldn't face the failure. She also knew that the Golden Ship was even unusually sad for this reason.

Although the Empress was willful and initially lost control of her emotions, even making some hurtful moves, she was still a good child at heart. She knew she had done wrong, and her humble apology was an attempt to regain the Golden Ship's trust and become their friend again.

The Empress could not accept that there were gaps between the members of a team, especially since they saw each other all the time. If there were conflicts between them, it would be extremely awkward and distracting for the Empress. Therefore, she was eager to repair their relationships.

Faced with such a humble and subservient emperor, a glint flashed in the Golden Ship's eyes. The next moment, she said softly:

"But I will not apologize to you, Your Majesty."

"!"

However, as soon as the Golden Ship uttered these words, the air in the room seemed to freeze for a moment, and even the emperor's heartbeat seemed to stop. The team members observing from outside the door also felt their hearts stop beating as well.

The emperor stared wide-eyed at the golden ship before her, which wore a faint smile. She found that smile so glaring that it made her heart sink.

Ah... am I... being completely hated?

Just as everyone except Jin Lang paused in their tracks, the golden ship's smile widened slightly as it spoke to the emperor, word by word:

"Your Majesty, I haven't told you this before, have I? I am actually very jealous of you."

"...Huh?" The emperor was also slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

"I'm jealous that you're so proud, yet you still have such good relationships with people; I'm jealous that even if you do nothing, a large group of people will flock around you; I'm also jealous of your talent, which allows you to surpass all the racehorse girls, including me, by such a large margin with just a little effort."

"But what I envy most about you is that you can enjoy so much love and care without having to force yourself to reciprocate at all."

"Honestly, if our lives could be swapped, I would probably choose to switch with you without hesitation."

For the first time, Golden Ship truly revealed her true inner thoughts to all the racehorse girls except for Jinlang. Perhaps there were less bright selfish motives among the other racehorse girls. Upon hearing Golden Ship's words, not only the East Sea Emperor was stunned, but also all the racehorse girls outside the door.

None of them expected that the usually smiling and playful Golden Ship would have such thoughts deep down. Only later did they realize that there is no racehorse girl who is truly without selfish motives.

However, some people deliberately concealed their selfish motives in the most unexpected way, while now, the Golden Ship finally has the opportunity to tell everyone its truest thoughts.

This is one of the reasons why Jin Lang brought the Golden Ship along; it's not just the Emperor of the East Sea who needs to share his innermost thoughts, but also the Golden Ship. If they truly want to integrate into this team, they must untangle their deep-seated inner conflicts.

The Golden Ship's move was actually more troublesome than the Emperor's, but at least for now, it seems to have succeeded.

Chapter 479: Plasmolysis of Goldshipic Acid

"Golden Boatman...is he jealous of me?"

This was the first time the Emperor of the East Sea had heard of the Golden Ship. No, even if anyone else had told her this, she would have burst into laughter. But this time, it was the Golden Ship itself that told her, with no hint of a joke on its face, which made the Emperor unable to disbelieve it.

But to be honest, the Emperor didn't think he had anything to be jealous of. Especially in the Miracle Team family, where he had been constantly suppressed and "caring" by his seniors, the Emperor had long forgotten where his talent lay.

The Miracle Team members are all genius-level racehorse girls: "The Last King of the Century" Good Opera, the next one to challenge for the Arc de Triomphe, Golden Master, the famous Ryuta who has won two consecutive Osaka Cups and now has three consecutive GI wins, Mejiro McQueen who is about to challenge for the next Spring and Autumn Emperor's Sho title, and even Maki-rei who is about to obtain the Hall of Fame racehorse girl status by winning consecutive sprint races.

Even the Dongshang Reform, which hasn't even debuted yet, has shown in recent training that its mares, with the qualities of racehorses, have achieved results that are no less impressive than those of stallions. Moreover, the little witch herself said that it was "just a casual run." It's clear that geniuses are not a rarity in such a team.

Team Miracle is practically a gathering place for geniuses, but being a genius alone isn't enough; you also need to put in the corresponding effort and struggle to stay in the team. Even the self-proclaimed genius, the Emperor, has had his edges smoothed out within this team, which gives you an idea of ​​how brutal it is.

As for Golden Ship, to be honest, when the Empress first joined the team, she did not think much of Golden Ship. In her eyes, Golden Ship was neither the hardworking racehorse girl nor a genius like McQueen. In fact, her image in the academy was mixed, and the impression she left on the Empress was more of a cheerful person.

However, as time went on, when Golden Ship's talent was revealed, the Empress realized she was wrong. In her eyes, Golden Ship had not undergone much training, but the strength it finally displayed was no less than hers, and it even awakened its [Aura] earlier than her.

From that day on, the emperor no longer regarded the Golden Ship as a comedian or a source of amusement, but as an academic genius. The emperor's previously held comforting belief that he was at least better than the Golden Ship was instantly shattered.

From then on, the Emperor reluctantly admitted that he was the worst performer among the active racehorse girls in the team, and that he was at the bottom in terms of both talent and effort.

Now, in the emperor's eyes, someone with greater talent than himself, who could succeed with less effort, easily crushed his golden ship, and actually said that she was jealous of him.

To be honest, this was something the emperor couldn't quite understand.

"Talent...my talent can't compare to yours, Golden Ship-san, can it?"

"Do you really think so?" Upon hearing this, Golden Ship smiled wryly and shook his head, saying, "Your Majesty, do you really think that your talent, which is praised by everyone, is something I can easily surpass?"

"It's just that no one tells you this, but your talent is among the strongest in our entire team, and most importantly, your potential is higher than mine."

"I don't try hard; I just see where my limits are. I know what level I'll reach if I give it my all, but... I can't compare to either McQueen or you."

"Just like that Satsuki Sho match, I barely managed to beat you with all my might, while you had neither momentum nor domain. Just relying on the resilience you developed in the team training, plus your unique imperial dance steps, if it weren't for Shigebaba, I would still have had a hard time beating you. Don't you think you're strong?"

"I can't speak for others, but in terms of sheer presence, you absolutely won't find any racehorse girl stronger than me."

100% compatibility—only Golden Ship can achieve that. Because Golden Ship knows her own uniqueness, that's why she can do it. No one else, not even a world-class racehorse girl like Golden Master, can surpass her in this aspect.

However, Golden Ship's talent limit was only this much. With the memories of her previous life, she understood where her limit lay. As a gatekeeper of the Hall of Fame, Golden Ship knew very well that there was a huge gap between herself and the Hall of Fame Emperor of the East Sea. Even though her Hall of Fame level was probably reduced to nothing by her own efforts, she was still very clear that the gap between herself and the East Sea Emperor was still very large.

The reason she can defeat the emperor now is purely because she has the advantage of her unique abilities. Otherwise, with her original strength, she would only lose if she ran against the emperor.

“There’s another point, Your Majesty…you’ve taken away the old man’s attention from me, and that’s what I’m most jealous of about you.”

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the final battle outfit that the old man gave you? Do you know how the old man obtained that final battle outfit?"

However, facing the emperor's bewildered gaze, Golden Ship shook his head and said, "At that time, I was the only one who accompanied the old man. I knew very well the value of that final outfit. With the old man's salary, it was impossible for him to afford it in a short period of time. So we used our team's funds to barely pay the deposit."

"And that final payment... if McQueen and I hadn't paid it off with the family's money, the old man would have taken countless years to pay it off. And that's why he was willing to give you this final outfit that he thought was the best—because it's definitely better than what the school provides."