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

Thinking this, Jin Lang nodded and immediately said to McQueen and Rudolph beside him:

"Rudolph, McQueen, come with me to the lounge to wait for the Empress. I need you to hold her down while I examine her bones to see if there's anything wrong with her legs."

“No problem.” Rudolph was the first to agree. Her concern for the Emperor was no less than that for Jin Lang. She also knew that Jin Lang had discovered Megure McQueen’s hidden dangers by feeling his bones, which allowed Megure McQueen to run freely now. She had great faith in Jin Lang’s abilities.

McQueen nodded and whispered to Jin Lang:

"Trainer, please be careful not to break your nose again..."

"Ah... um, I'll be careful."

...Rudolph and Jinlang, the trainers, seem to be like Emperor's parents. At this moment, Mi Yu, who was watching this scene from the side, thought to herself with a strange feeling. She felt that Rudolph and Jinlang's concern for Emperor was no less than that of some parents for their children.

Chapter 512: The Shy Emperor Unharmed

"Your Majesty, congratulations on your victory!"

"Congratulations, Emperor classmate~"

"From now on, it's Derby Horse Pretty Derby! Do your best!"

However, the victory of the East Sea Emperor was perfectly acceptable to the other horse racers in the same race. At least compared to the resentment of losing to others, it was an expected result. Moreover, the East Sea Emperor's large lead over them made it impossible for the horse racers to compete with him. They all knew that the gap between themselves and the Emperor was too great.

Perhaps the only racehorse girl that can rival the Emperor of the East Blue is the Golden Ship, who defeated the Emperor in the Satsuki Sho. However, this time in the Japanese Derby, the Golden Ship unexpectedly underperformed. To those unaware of the truth, the Golden Ship's performance this time was vastly different from its performance in the Satsuki Sho, making it seem as if the team deliberately arranged for it to lose to the Emperor.

Unfortunately, if it were any other racehorse girl, they might understand it that way, but this is Golden Ship, the kind of racehorse girl who is known for always causing trouble.

Furthermore, Golden Ship had already underperformed once during the Yayoi Sho, and this Japanese derby only confirmed its reputation as an extremely inconsistent racehorse. Golden Ship itself certainly wouldn't have any objections to this—after all, what they said is true.

When Emperor and Golden Ship walked together from the arena toward the lounge, they discovered that the rest of the team was already waiting there.

"Ah! Trainer! McQueen! President!"

Upon seeing the three of them, the emperor's eyes lit up and he immediately hopped forward. Using the flexibility of his ankles, each of the emperor's strides covered a considerable distance, and he could jump quite high, making Jin Lang and his group feel a chill run down their spines.

They were terrified that their little darling might have gotten hurt, but the little darling showed no concern whatsoever. Fortunately, the emperor arrived before them unharmed, his little face beaming with joy as he said:

"President! Tuona! Did you all see that? I won! I won the Japanese derby!"

"I beat Golden Ship-san this time—waaaaah, although I don't know why Golden Ship-san didn't go all out, which really makes me unhappy! But I really did win this time!"

Although she still harbored some resentment about not giving her all in the match, winning the Japanese derby was still of great significance to the East Sea Emperor, even if the victory wasn't as honorable as she had imagined.

However, the Emperor still craved praise, especially from Naruto and the Chairman. Therefore, the East Blue Emperor's ponytail swung particularly happily, his eyes slightly narrowed, seemingly ready to enjoy a head-patting assault from the Chairman and the trainer.

However, this time, things didn't seem to go as the emperor wished. Jin Lang, Rudolf, and McQueen exchanged a glance and then quickly made their moves. Rudolf silently flanked from behind, while McQueen rolled up his sleeves, ready to get to work.

The East Sea Emperor, who hadn't received his desired head pat yet, seemed to sense something was amiss and subconsciously opened one eye to ask:

"What's wrong? You're dragging me down—oh dear?!"

However, before the emperor could react, she suddenly felt a loss of weight. In an instant, the emperor of the East Sea was lifted up by Lu Duo, who was holding her under the armpits. It was as easy as if she were not lifting a real racehorse girl, but a small child.

McQueen, quick as lightning, pressed down on the Emperor's legs, using his knees and thighs to straighten them and bring them to Jin Lang's face, immediately saying:

"It's under control, trainer, hurry up and finish!"

"Huh?! McQueen! President?! What are you doing—Ahahahaha! It tickles! It tickles so much!"

However, before the emperor could react, Jin Lang immediately began to touch his bones without saying a word. The emperor, who was still in shock, was suddenly made weak by the strange tingling sensation. He was immediately made to laugh until tears streamed down his face by the strange itch.

However, Jin Lang ignored the Emperor's resistance and opposition at this moment. After confirming that the Emperor's left leg was fine, he immediately began to examine the Emperor's right leg. After a somewhat hasty but thorough examination, Jin Lang's expression gradually relaxed from the initial tension.

"It's okay...really okay?"

"It seems there's no problem at all."

Jin Lang was also somewhat surprised. He even continued to feel the bones, still a little skeptical. However, based on his experience, the emperor's legs were indeed very healthy, with no signs of fractures whatsoever.

Upon receiving this news, McQueen and Rudolph breathed a huge sigh of relief. After Rudolph gently placed the Emperor back on the ground, the Emperor, his body limp, blushed slightly and said to everyone:

"Honestly... You're dragging me down, President. If you were going to do this, wouldn't it have been better to just tell me beforehand? Was it really necessary to launch a sneak attack like this?"

Jin Lang's bone-touching technique was perfectly fine and had no effect on the horse racer. However, it's important to understand that the Empress wasn't a horse racer; she was a horse racer's mother, and a beautiful young horse racer at that. A horse racer's mother's legs are naturally very sensitive, and with Jin Lang thoroughly massaging both of her legs under such tension, one can only imagine how the Empress felt.

He felt a strange, uncomfortable sensation all over his body... as if many ants were crawling on his body... The Emperor of the East Sea felt very uncomfortable all over, his face was slightly flushed, his legs were also very uncomfortable and slightly turned inward, and his horse ears were drooping slightly.

The Empress's strange reaction caused her to emit a subtle scent that the racehorse girls found familiar—a scent that even sweat couldn't mask, immediately alerting McQueen, Rudolph, and the Golden Ship.

"Alright, Your Majesty, since there's nothing else, let's go prepare the winner's stage later."

Golden Ship immediately stepped forward and embraced the emperor's body. However, her sudden attack caused the emperor, whose body was already somewhat sensitive, to tremble.

"what!"

Subconsciously, a slightly frightened yet delicate female voice came from the emperor's mouth. At this moment, not only Rudolf and McQueen, but even Jin Lang sensed something and looked at the emperor, asking involuntarily:

"The Emperor? What's wrong?"

"—There's nothing there! You idiot, you're dragging me down!"

However, the shy emperor was no longer so good-natured towards the "culprit" who had made her so suddenly. She broke free from the embrace of the golden ship and deliberately bumped into Jin Lang's body. She made a big face at Jin Lang, who was almost knocked over, and then disappeared without a trace.

Supported by McQueen and clutching his aching lower back, Jin Lang belatedly realized what had just happened from the emperor's behavior. A hint of embarrassment appeared on his face as he muttered to himself:

"I had forgotten... After all, it's a horse racer."

"Mr. Jinlang, you're surprisingly slow on the uptake in this regard."

Meanwhile, Lu Duo, standing to the side, also gave Jin Lang a subtle look, and said with a half-smile, "I've long heard that Mr. Jin Lang's bone-reading skills are extremely exquisite. Many racehorse girls from Treson Academy have heard about it and come to you for leg bone palpation to check their health... I didn't expect it to have such an effect..."

"Just how many racehorse girls' legs have you touched at Treson Academy, and all of that was entirely voluntary...?"

However, as he spoke, Rudolf belatedly realized that his words seemed a bit strange, as if he were a jealous little girl.

As expected, Rudolph blushed slightly when he saw the rather strange looks from Jin Lang and McQueen, but he said nothing and walked forward without looking back.

"Trainer, you really are..."

At this moment, McQueen was also looking at Jin Lang with a rather resentful gaze, his arms wrapped around one of Jin Lang's arms, staring at him with great dissatisfaction. Jin Lang responded with an innocent look.

What did he do? He clearly didn't do anything.

But at least he could confirm that the current emperor was indeed alright, and that was enough.

The first fracture... seems to have been avoided, but at least one more challenge awaits Jin Lang...

Chapter 513: Another racehorse girl who traveled to France with the Gold Master?

The victory of Tokai Taisen in the Japanese derby can be seen as a shot in the arm for both Taisen and Team Miracle. Although Taisen lost their dream of achieving an undefeated three-time champion, for Team Miracle, Taisen's unscathed performance after this Japanese derby is the greatest victory for them.

As for what happened after the Japanese derby, for a long time afterward, the Emperor treated Jinlang with indifference... These were really minor matters to the three trainers. As long as they could avoid the Emperor's tragedy, Jinlang said he could accept being treated as an enemy, even if the Emperor was clearly just being difficult.

After the Japanese Derby, the Miracle Team's next stop is the Takarazuka Memorial. After Wada Kazuyo Opera chose to give up early on, the Takarazuka Memorial only had one strong competitor left: the Golden Master.

Moreover, everyone is well aware that this Takarazuka memorial is simply to give the opportunity to Uma Musume, who will soon follow in the footsteps of the King of Opera and become the next challenger for the Arc de Triomphe Grand Prix, to represent Japan.

So far, as the trainer of the Gold Masters, Ikezoe has received several pieces of good news that are to be expected.

First, the French side in Paris respected the choice of the Japanese representative team. Therefore, Ikezoe can serve as the trainer for the Gold Masters, and there is no need to change the temporary trainer to participate in this Arc de Triomphe event.

In addition, the Japanese central government will support all the expedition's requests as always. However, unlike in the past, what surprised Ikezoe and the others was that the funding for this central expedition was provided by the company.

"What does Shetai mean by this? Our relationship with them hasn't improved since Good Opera defeated Rudolf Symbol at Arima Kinen last year. In fact, Shetai's status is much lower than before, which is directly related to us."

Inside the izakaya, Imanami, Da, and Ikezoe gathered again to discuss the team's future direction. They were all puzzled by the news Ikezoe had received and the sudden goodwill from the TV station.

“It can’t be that the company suddenly thinks investing in our team is better than their previous choices, right? Didn’t they try to win us over back then? But our stance was always firm.” Wada couldn’t figure it out either, so he and Ikezoe could only turn their puzzled gazes to Imanami.

"...It's best not to mistake a sudden display of generosity from the media for goodwill."

As for how well they understand the organization, all three trainers have their own insights. However, the only thing they have in common is that they all know very well that the organization's higher-ups are not to be trifled with and will not do anything that would lose money.

Now that the esports community has suddenly expressed goodwill and even generously supported teams that had previously clashed with them, it's clear they haven't just realized their mistake. Investing in them might be a better option. Even if that's what the esports community thinks, we still need to be wary of them.

"Drip drip."

"Huh? This is..." Chi Tian's phone suddenly rang, immediately attracting the attention of the three of them. When Chi Tian picked up the phone again, he was slightly taken aback when he saw the name of the person on the caller ID.

Maruzensky. This name hadn't appeared in Ikezoe's sight for a while—ever since Maruzensky had snuggled up to Ikezoe for a short time, Ikezoe hadn't seen him again. Although he had tried to contact him a few times, Maruzensky always seemed to be in a hurry, and after a while, Ikezoe rarely contacted him anymore.

Now, his dear teacher has suddenly contacted him again. Could it be that she has something important to tell him?

Could it be related to the radio station? Ikezoe wondered, and immediately answered Maruzen's call.

"Teacher, it's been a long time! How are you doing?"

"Hi, my dear student~ Have you missed your teacher?"

However, Maru Zenki's tone on the other end of the phone was as relaxed as ever. Hearing Maru Zenki's voice again after so long, and hearing him still so relaxed and at ease, Ikezoe breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't seen Maru Zenki for a while and didn't know how his dear teacher was doing.

However, it seems that I may have been worrying too much; Maruzensky's life should be quite comfortable.

"It's been a long time since I've seen you, teacher. I was a little worried about you, but I'm relieved to hear that you seem to be in a good mood."

"Hmph, it's good that you still remember your teacher, my dear student." Maruzensky responded gently to Ikezoe's words, chuckling as he spoke:

"That proves I didn't hug you for nothing back then. You're the first person I've ever truly opened up to. If you just forget about me like this, even I'd be angry!"

"Hahaha..." However, at this moment, Ikezoe, who thought that Maruzensky was conveying some news about the company to him, was slightly shocked because the phone was on speakerphone. Meanwhile, the slightly disdainful look in the eyes of Wada and Imaizumi also hurt his young heart.

He was wronged too! Ikezoe wasn't really a blockhead. Of course he knew that Maruzensky also had feelings for him, but he didn't think he had done anything particularly great. He was just planning to give his place in the advanced studies program to Maruzensky. After all, Maruzensky had put in so much effort and contributed to so many racehorse girls' expeditions, and it was just a reward he deserved.

Moreover, Ikezoe knew that this was Maruzensky's dream, and the last way out for her future path to not stagnate. Ikezoe was simply doing a favor to repay Maruzensky for his help.

As for Ikezoe's approach to Maruzensky... it's more accurate to say that from the very beginning, it was Maruzensky who launched the offensive against Ikezoe. Ikezoe's skill level is only slightly better than that of a shy, arrogant girl like the Golden Master, who has zero experience in love. Maruzensky's level is much higher than Ikezoe's. In fact, if she really went all out, even the truly clever one would have to deal with her seriously.

However… Maru Zenki herself was well aware of this, which is why she tried her best to control herself from meeting with Ikezoe. She knew that her self-control was failing, but she couldn’t selfishly keep Ikezoe by her side because of this.

Chi Tian also has the right to pursue bigger dreams, and she cannot bury Chi Tian's future for her own sake.

"Hehe, alright, enough joking around. My dear student, I heard you're taking that child to the Arc de Triomphe soon? As your teacher, I haven't even congratulated you yet."

"Also, there's something I don't know if you're aware of: the TV station funded your expedition this time. Are you aware of that?"

“We all know about this.” When Chi Tian heard that they were finally getting down to business, he immediately nodded and said to Maru Zenki on the other end of the phone, “The chairman already told me about this.”

"...Did the chairman tell you why the organization would voluntarily fund the expedition?"

On the other end of the phone, Maru Zenki, hearing Ikezoe's tone, knew that Ikezoe's understanding of the entire expedition was still limited, and then said calmly:

"Actually, I'm afraid even the chairman doesn't know about this—because this time, the club also has a female racehorse who wants to represent Japan in this expedition."

"This matter has only been communicated to Paris for the time being, and the French central government has also chosen to support it. Can you guess who the other female horse representing Japan in the race is?"