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

In his old age, his greatest concern was the Golden Ship; it was his pride and his honor. Jinlang loved that child as if it were his own. Perhaps this is what the bond between a stable boy and a horse is like.

"I was so focused on that I forgot to time myself. This group of girls did a pretty good job, but it's a pity I didn't time them accurately. Otherwise, I might have been able to ask them their names."

Another friendly race between the horse girls has ended. Jinlang, looking at the stopwatch in his hand that hadn't stopped, reset it to zero once more, intending to measure the data for the next race...

At that moment, a commotion caught Jinlang's attention. Two racehorse girls not far from him were talking about something...

"McQueen, have you heard? It's just been circulating on the college forum that a pervert has snuck into the college."

"Really? That's really serious. It looks like the academy needs to step up its security... Did they finally catch him?"

"She caught him! Look, it says on the screen that Sister Master has subdued the pervert, and she even used grappling techniques!"

"...Are you really alright?"

The conversation between two passing racehorse girls caught the attention of Jinlang, a veteran trainer. The focus of the conversation was not anything else, but the way one of the racehorse girls referred to "McQueen" in her words.

McQueen, this is no common name. According to Jinlang's memory, there is only one racehorse with this name, and that is the famous Mejiro family's brilliance! Mejiro McQueen!

Jin Lang would not overlook the name of this legendary racehorse, who was once on par with the Emperor of the East Sea. He quickly turned around and saw two passing racehorse girls with white hair and what appeared to be spiky hair.

Coincidentally, the slightly taller horse racing girl's gaze had just left the girl beside her when it unexpectedly met Jin Lang's eyes, who was looking over at that moment.

"clatter."

"...Huh? What's wrong? Golden Ship?" The racehorse girl in front saw her companion suddenly stop and turned to look at the goose-haired racehorse girl named "Golden Ship".

When she noticed that the golden ship's gaze was fixed on the other side, she followed the ship's line of sight and saw Jin Lang's figure as well.

Who is this? Is he an acquaintance from the Golden Ship? Is he here to visit Tresson College? Many possibilities flashed through McQueen's mind, but the next moment, he only saw the Golden Ship walking straight towards the person as if possessed.

"—Wait, the Golden Ship?" McQueen also took a few steps forward to catch up with the Golden Ship, feeling that everything was a bit strange.

McQueen was quite familiar with Golden Ship. Since their first meeting, Golden Ship had played many pranks on him. While others were training, she was always doing things that had nothing to do with training, but surprisingly, her results were quite good. She was a very eccentric racehorse girl.

Even so, McQueen admitted that although Goldship seemed to have a somewhat eccentric way of thinking, he was still a worthy opponent, and although his relationship with Goldship wasn't particularly good, it was still relatively harmonious.

But... this was the first time she had ever seen the Golden Ship with such a... solemn expression? McQueen didn't know how to describe the Golden Ship's emotions at this moment, but he just felt that it was best not to disturb the Golden Ship at this time.

However, she was also curious about the answer, so she decided to be an observer and listen to the whole process.

At this moment, Golden Ship had already walked up to Jin Lang. At 170 centimeters tall, she could look Jin Lang in the eye almost directly. After a long while, it was Jin Lang who spoke first, breaking the silence.

"—Golden Ship? That's your name, isn't it?" Jinlang looked at the horse girl with the goosebumps in front of him, his face almost involuntarily showing a loving expression, and said gently:

"Hello, my name is Takatoshi Imamiura, and I am a new trainer at Treson Academy. I am currently looking for a suitable racehorse girl for me."

"Huh? You're the new trainer?" McQueen, who seemed somewhat familiar with the name Jin Lang, stepped forward and asked with a hint of surprise:

"I heard that a new trainer won first place in the latest Central Trainer Exam and was chosen as the most outstanding chief rookie trainer of this cohort..."

"Konami Takatoshi, I remember that's your name? You are?" McQueen belatedly realized that the man standing in front of him was actually the top rookie trainer of this year. He then belatedly performed an elegant lady's curtsy and smiled:

"That's really rude of me. Let me introduce myself. I'm Mejiro McQueen, and this is Golden Ship."

"Is Mr. Imami looking for a suitable racehorse girl to take on? I think our Mejiro family definitely has someone suitable for you..."

Mejiro McQueen's thinking was simple: if someone like Jinlang, who was praised as the best rookie trainer of his generation, could join the Mejiro family and become their family's exclusive trainer, then Jinlang's talent could be maximized. The Mejiro family had the best resources and training conditions, and even their racehorse girls were undoubtedly among the top tier.

If the time is right, perhaps the Mejiro family can have a few more racehorse girls who can win the Emperor's Award, thus continuing the Mejiro family's honor. Mejiro McQueen has this expectation for Imami.

"I'm still looking. Thank you for your concern, Miss Meguro. I'll consider it," Jinlang said casually, then quickly turned his gaze to the golden ship beside him and asked with a smile:

"So, Miss Golden Ship, could you run a lap so I can test your abilities?"

"Huh? The Golden Ship?" Megumi McQueen was also surprised by Imai's polite refusal of her invitation and his choice of the Golden Ship instead, but she quickly calmed down.

She figured that Golden Ship, with his aversion to trouble and dislike of training, would definitely refuse, right? If she just made a good impression, she could convince Imai to become Mejiro's trainer.

"—There's really nothing I can do."

However, the next moment, something astonishing happened to Megumi McQueen. After a slight pause, the Golden Ship accepted Imaizumi's proposal with a smile, and even pretended to be nonchalant as it said:

"Although I don't know why, you speak in a tone that sounds like an old man, so I'll just call you Old Man."

"Since the old man wants to see the dashing figure of Lord Golden Ship running, then I'll run a lap for you to see. 2000 meters should be enough, right?"

“Great, that’s exactly the distance of the Satsuki Sho.” Imai nodded in agreement with a smile, “If possible, let’s do another 3000-meter race. You’re better at long distances, aren’t you?”

"You even know this? It seems you're quite interested in me." Golden Ship was also a little surprised to hear this. She herself didn't know why she had such a strange feeling towards this man who spoke like an old man, whom she had just met.

However, Golden Ship knew that he didn't dislike the other person, and in fact, he seemed to get along with him quite well.

"There's no other way. It's troublesome, but I'll run two races for you to see. Remember my dashing running style, Grandpa."

After saying that, Golden Ship excitedly ran towards the arena without saying another word. Jin Lang also stopped his stopwatch without saying anything more and began to record Golden Ship's current speed.

All of this stunned Megumi McQueen, who had been left out in the cold. He looked at Jin Lang, then at the golden ship that had entered the arena, and subconsciously touched his head, wondering if he was hallucinating...

However, McQueen quickly recovered from his shock, looking at Jin Lang with a slightly complicated expression, and muttered to himself:

He can even subdue a golden ship... This man is quite extraordinary.

If someone can even subdue that child, perhaps... if they were even more skilled, my trainer might be...

Chapter 5: Grandpa Jinlang Wants to Help Megumi McQueen

Although Golden Ship is usually quite mischievous and rarely goes to the racetrack, almost everyone in Treson Academy knows Golden Ship's "bad reputation." However, few people know that Golden Ship's physical abilities as a racehorse girl are by no means weak; it's just that very few people have seen her train.

Every racehorse girl who enters Tresson Academy is strong. Almost every racehorse girl at Tresson Academy, after undergoing systematic training and receiving tactical adjustments and targeted training from excellent trainers, has the potential to compete for the GI championship in the future. However, winning the GI requires more than just hard work and perseverance; luck, performance, and various factors in the arena are also very important.

The reason why Golden Ship is so famous at Treson Academy but no one thinks she is very strong is because she hardly trains and rarely appears on the field. It doesn't mean that she is really bad at running or has no potential.

"Ha ha……"

"How was it, old man? I did pretty well, didn't I?"

"Hmm, this speed is more than enough for its debut race." Jinlang glanced at the stopwatch. Of course, it was still a ways off from the peak of the Golden Ship in his memory, but for a racehorse that had never even run its debut race, it was undoubtedly fast enough.

What? How does Jinlang know that Golden Ship never ran a debut race? — Because when Jinlang saw Golden Ship's current personality and McQueen's reaction, he guessed that the kid probably hadn't been on the field much.

No, it should be said that they definitely haven't even trained much. But even so, to achieve such a result in the 2000-meter distance clearly demonstrates that the Golden Boat's qualities are by no means inferior.

She was just being too lazy.

"As expected, you excel at middle and long distances. However, it would be difficult for you to run 3000 meters after you've already run 2000 meters. Let's rest today."

"Yay, I'm tired too, it's time to go back to the dorm and have a good sleep!" Although Golden Ship said this, apart from being a little out of breath, he didn't even break a sweat. After a simple jog, he was relaxed and smiling again.

Before leaving, the golden ship seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly turned around and said:

"Oh, right, old man! Remember to wait for me here tomorrow! Lord Golden Ship will be running a spectacular 3000 meters for you, don't miss it!"

"Okay, see you tomorrow." Jin Lang smiled gently and waved goodbye to the golden ship, watching the child's figure until it disappeared from sight before turning his gaze away.

Meanwhile, McQueen, who was also seeing the Golden Ship take the initiative to enter the race for the first time, had her mouth slightly agape in surprise, forgetting even to try to hide it. As a racehorse girl from the Mejiro family who always maintained elegance and grace, this was a small mistake that McQueen would never have made before.

"That golden ship... is it really that powerful... with such a result, is its debut performance a sure thing?"

"How could this be? As a racehorse girl from the Mejiro family, I've undergone such systematic training, yet... I'm almost the same as the Gold Ship, who hasn't trained much?"

At this moment, Megumi McQueen even began to doubt her own talent and abilities as a racehorse girl. Although she was technically a collateral branch of the Megumi family as a racehorse girl, she had always enjoyed the best treatment provided by the Megumi family since her talent as a racehorse girl was revealed. She had a much faster start than ordinary racehorse girls and had avoided many detours.

Although Megumi McQueen hasn't debuted yet, as a rising star of the Megumi family, she has been a focus of attention since she enrolled. Although she has a peaceful personality and isn't the type to get into conflicts with others, deep down, Megumi McQueen still has her own pride—the pride of being a "prestigious racehorse girl".

Megumi McQueen firmly believes that his starting point is higher than most racehorse girls. He just needs an opportunity, a chance that will allow him to win first place flawlessly in his debut race.

However, this pride was greatly shaken by the sudden performance of the Golden Ship.

"Could it be... that I'm not actually that strong? My talent and abilities as a racehorse girl aren't that great?"

Megumi McQueen muttered to herself. She had witnessed the speed of the Golden Ship before, and she thought that the Golden Ship might be slightly inferior to her. However, if this was really the debut battle, Megumi McQueen didn't think she could beat the Golden Ship with 100% certainty. After all, the arena and training were two different things, and there were too many influencing factors on the arena.

Doesn't that mean that even with the Meguro family's systematic training, he's inferior to the Golden Ship, who barely gets any training? How could Meguro McQueen not have his confidence shaken?

At that very moment, Jinlang's voice made Megumi McQueen go from surprise to doubt, pulling her back just before she was about to wallow in self-pity.

"Don't underestimate yourself, Miss Meguro. Your talent is evident even from your surname. Almost every racehorse girl in the Meguro family is a hope for continuing the family's glory."

Jinlang clearly noticed McQueen's silence and self-pity. Jinlang wasn't a blockhead; he had been a stable boy for racehorses for so long that he could quickly sense whether a real horse was feeling down, let alone a human-faced McQueen.

As Jinlang said, he had been a stable boy for so many years that he could detect all kinds of horses' conditions and unexpected situations, let alone a human face that could talk and read expressions. The ability to communicate made Jinlang feel very convenient, as he could more quickly perceive the emotions of each racehorse girl and make adjustments accordingly.

"Miss Mejiro, you are the glory and pride of the Mejiro family. Don't doubt yourself. Although you may not have even participated in the debut competition yet, I have great confidence in you."

"Is that so?" Megumi McQueen, realizing his emotions had been read, smoothed his hair with a slightly embarrassed expression, then tried to appear calm as he said:

"I, I'm not feeling sorry for myself. Although the results of that girl, Golden Ship, did surprise me a bit, I am the Mejiro family's racehorse girl."

"For me, only equally strong racehorse girls can be considered my rivals, and only by fighting against strong opponents can I unleash my potential and abilities."

"I'm also preparing for my debut battle. With just a little effort, I'm confident I won't lose to the Golden Ship..."

As he spoke, Megumi McQueen bowed slightly to Imanami with a hint of respect, the worry and unease on her face slowly dissipating as she regained her composure as the eldest daughter of the Megumi family.

Upon hearing this, Lang blinked slightly, seeing through the young lady's bravado. With a gentle smile, he asked:

"Then, Miss Meguro, may I ask a question?"

"Excuse me, as a racehorse girl from the Meguro family, why haven't you participated in your debut race yet?"

"..."

However, Jin Lang's seemingly obvious question caused Megumi McQueen's cheeks to flush rapidly. Then, the young lady, still trying to maintain her composure, coughed and stammered:

"It's just that the timing isn't right yet! With a little effort, I can overcome this small obstacle!"

Even his verbal tic was starting to slip out. Megumi McQueen felt that the gaze of Izanami beside him, which seemed to see through everything, was burning hot, and his cheeks felt like they were on fire from embarrassment.

Could it be... that he even figured out that matter?!

No, she's been controlling it really well lately, at least on the surface it shouldn't be noticeable, so why did it still show...?

"I'm going to train on how to wear stockings! I want to catch up with the Golden Ship so I can win my debut match beautifully."

"Well then, I'll take my leave!"

Finally, Megumi McQueen seemed to flee, disappearing from Jinlang's sight in the blink of an eye. Jinlang, watching McQueen's retreating figure, had clearly confirmed his suspicions.

Sure enough... it's because of my weight, right?

"In my memory, Megumi McQueen was very conspicuous, and you could tell at a glance that she was overweight, but I never expected that in this world... such a petite racehorse girl would also be troubled by this problem?"

"It seems that racehorse girls really can't be imagined by common sense..."

Jinlang gained a new understanding of racehorse girls through today's events. He not only saw the Golden Ship, but also the legendary Mejiro McQueen, making his trip worthwhile.