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

However, upon hearing the name "Gold Master," Zhen Jiling's ears twitched involuntarily, especially when she overheard the two women discussing the Gold Master's performance; she immediately became interested.

The racehorse girl has much better hearing, especially when she concentrates. Makoto can clearly hear the two women talking softly not far away.

"Seriously, you clearly said that the Golden Master would be a favorite to win this time, but he's only tenth. You're not kidding me, are you?"

"How could that be! I've been following Golden Master since her debut competition! You have no idea how strong Golden Master was during her debut competition!" A woman, who had clearly been a fan of Golden Master since her debut competition, was still very disappointed with Golden Master's performance this time.

"And she also came in second place in the last OP tournament. I just thought she wasn't in good form at the time, but I was full of confidence this time. Who knew that the master would perform so poorly this time!"

"Huh? Really? Was the Golden Master really that strong during her debut race? Then why was she so bad this time?" Another woman, who seemed to have only been following the races for a short time, immediately asked.

"I don't know either, but judging from the debut competition, the Golden Master's physical condition is definitely not bad. Even if he hasn't trained during this period, it shouldn't have deteriorated that much, right? So it must be the trainer's problem!"

"I saw the trainer of the Gold Masters in the newspaper, what's his name... Ikezoe? He's so young! I guess he's some young trainer who just happened to get a good hand and ruined a promising talent."

"Huh? Really? Isn't that such a waste?"

"—Clang."

However, at this moment, Zhen Jiling, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't stand it anymore. For the first time, she stood up somewhat out of control and almost tripped over her chair. This action immediately attracted the attention of the other people in the store.

All that could be seen was that Makoto silently turned to look at the women. When the two women saw a racehorse girl with a cute face walking towards them with a smile, they became slightly wary.

For some reason, they felt that although the racehorse girl was very cute, her aura was unexpectedly extremely oppressive.

"Hehe, you two big sisters, I overheard your conversation just now, didn't I?"

However, Zhen Jiling looked at the two women with a forced smile, as if his sore spot had been touched, and said to them word by word:

"Although I'm not quite sure where you heard that from, the trainer you're talking about is the second best rookie trainer at Treson Academy. If this trainer wasn't good enough, how could he have such an honor?"

"I'm also a racehorse girl from Treson Academy, so I can't pretend I didn't hear that~"

Although Zhen Jiling was smiling and speaking in a very gentle tone, the extremely oppressive emotion in his words could no longer be suppressed at this moment, frightening the two women in front of him into trembling and not daring to say anything.

"Yes, I'm sorry, we were talking nonsense... Please, please forgive us..."

"Hehe, that makes things easier~"

Zhen Jiling didn't argue with the two women. She simply smiled and withdrew her imposing manner. Then, she took the items she had bought from the shop assistant, who was also too frightened to speak, paid for them, and left.

As for how somber the atmosphere was afterwards... right now, Zhenji really doesn't want to think about that much.

All she knew was that she should go find the Gold Master and finally have a proper talk with him about the words she had wanted to say for a long time.

Chapter 93: The Ailing Goldsmith?

"Master, don't be sad. This time in the competition... it's just that you didn't perform well. But your basic skills are still better than many female racehorses. We should focus more on improving your skills and tactics."

Chi Tian was also in the rest room comforting the Golden Master. Just as Chi Tian had thought, the loss in this match was a huge blow to the Golden Master's newly established self-esteem, and Chi Tian was trying his best to let the Golden Master vent his emotions.

However, Ikezoe's words of comfort had little effect. The Golden Master did not say a word from beginning to end. He was unusually silent after the match ended, and even his eyes were somewhat vacant, as if he had not yet recovered from his defeat.

Seeing the Gold Master's expression, Chi Tian felt both sad and anxious. He had never seen the Gold Master so dejected... He wished the Gold Master would beat him up right now, even that would be better than him being so silent and withdrawn.

"...I'm fine, Chi Tian, ​​I'm just a little confused."

However, the Gold Master was unusually gentle at this moment. She seemed genuinely uncomfortable, clutching her head and speaking in a weak voice:

"My head... hurts so much, Chi Tian, ​​I feel so awful, I... I want to go home."

The Golden Master's mind was in turmoil. After stepping onto the track to start the race, she felt a strange fragment of memory enter her brain, directly affecting her judgment in the race.

In those memories, she saw many things, many things she couldn't understand, but they were filled with countless voices about "failure" and "doubt".

These voices still linger in her mind, plunging the goldsmith into an unprecedented state of stagnation and bewilderment.

At this moment, she was incredibly vulnerable, filled with unprecedented panic and unease. She could only tightly grasp the hand of the person she could trust and rely on most deep in her heart, hoping that he could share some of her burden.

“Okay, let’s go home.” Chi Tian couldn’t bear to say any “no” to the Gold Master, who was now as fragile as a child. He knew that the Gold Master needed to calm down, and what she needed was a warm environment, a place that could ease the gloom in her heart.

"Ah, Onii-chan."

Just as Chi Tian draped his coat over the Golden Master to warm her up, intending to take her back to Treson Academy, Zhen Jiling, who was holding gifts, returned just in time, saying with a smile:

"Onii-chan, what's wrong? Why do you seem to want to go back now?"

"Kallen-chan, the Golden Master isn't feeling well. We need to get back to Treson quickly and get him treated." Ikezoe, unusually, didn't ask for Maki's opinion at this moment, and said to her directly.

"Karen-chan, could you please call a car? We need to take the master back now."

"Sigh..." Zhenji Ling subconsciously opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but after looking at the Golden Master who was indeed not in a good state, she finally didn't say anything.

If I were to say something like, "But I want to have a proper talk with Master," at this point, Onii-chan would definitely hate me, right? Moreover, Makoto also noticed Master Gold's deathly pale face and felt that something was wrong with her.

Could it really be that she's sick? Zhen Jiling wasn't quite sure, but she couldn't say anything more at this moment.

Soon, with the help of Makoto, the taxi arrived at the edge of the racetrack. Ikezoe and Makoto, carrying the in terrible condition Golden Master, hurriedly headed back towards Treson Academy.

……

"Just rest well, Master. Don't worry, you can rest now."

It wasn't until evening that Chi Tian and his group hurriedly returned to Treson Academy. The attending physician examined the Golden Master's condition and, after confirming that the Golden Master was only slightly mentally unwell without any external injuries, Chi Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, the Gold Master lies in a hospital bed, utterly exhausted like never before. But compared to his mutterings in the car and the occasional pained expression, he is much better now.

"Onii-chan, you've had a long and tiring day, go and rest."

At this moment, Makoto tugged at Ikezo's sleeve and said to him with concern, "Leave the rest to Karen-chan, okay? I'll take good care of Master-kun."

"...No."

However, after a long pause, Ikezoe said calmly, "I'll stay here with her. Karen-chan, you should go and get some rest."

“But…” Zhenji opened her mouth, but seeing how focused Ikezoe was, she couldn’t bring herself to say it.

However, she didn't intend to leave Chi Tian here alone. She wasn't the kind of girl who could sleep soundly after seeing her companions suffer. Even though she was actually quite wary of the Gold Master in some ways, her friend was sick and her trainer was taking care of her, so she couldn't just leave like that.

"Then, Karen-chan, I'll rest here. I'll help you take care of Master-kun, Onii-chan." Makoto immediately added, "I'll go to the dorm to get a blanket and some other things, I'll be right back!"

"...Thank you for your hard work, Zhenjiling." Chi Tian nodded in response, accepting Zhenjiling's kind reply.

After Zhen Jiling turned and left, Chi Tian's gaze once again focused on the ailing Gold Master. The Gold Master, lying on his sickbed, had his brows tightly closed and murmured anxiously in a low voice:

"I...I didn't...lose..."

"I will win... I will win..."

It's happening again. Seeing this, Chi Tian sighed. Along the way, the Golden Master had murmured similar words many times in her sleep—probably dreaming about some competition? Or perhaps the competition had hit her too hard, causing the event to keep replaying in her mind.

At this moment, Chi Tian's heart was filled with immense regret. If he had known this would happen, he shouldn't have let the Gold Master participate in this competition...

"Ikezoe...where are you...?"

"—I'm here, Orpheus, I'm here."

Upon hearing the Gold Master's murmur, Chi Tian quickly stepped forward, grabbed the Gold Master's hand, and replied in a low voice.

The Goldsmith seemed to be slowly waking up from this dream. Still disoriented, she slightly opened her eyes and asked in a dry voice:

"Ikezoe... I... did I win...?"

"—You will win, Orpheus, you definitely will." Chi Tian nodded, giving the Golden Master an almost obligatory answer at this moment, saying each word carefully:

"You will win a lot of races, not just the classic Triple Crown, but also the Arima Kinen, Tenko Sho, Takarazuka Kinen... I will lead you to win all the GIs in the country."

"So don't rush, Orfi. This match is insignificant to you. Don't let this match make you lose confidence."

"..."

This time, however, the Gold Master did not answer Chi Tian. She seemed to have fallen asleep again, and at this moment, many strange memories surfaced in her mind.

She saw…herself? Although the Golden Master didn’t know why the four-legged creature made her feel like it was herself, she had a feeling that it was her.

Those scenes depicted her arduous journey. During the initial period of adjustment with that man, she was disobedient, resistant, and... unable to unleash her own power.

She saw herself losing game after game, game after game that she shouldn't have lost, just like this game she was playing today—perhaps it was this defeat that brought these memories to her mind.

However, in a daze, she still saw what appeared to be a successful scene, but there was no sound around her. She didn't know which game it was, but she could see the man waving on "her" back...

At this moment, the Gold Master looked at Chi Tian's excitedly laughing expression, and after a long while, he said to himself in a low voice:

"I...want to win too."

Chapter 94: Karen-chan is really angry!

After a few days, under the careful care of Chizoe and Makoto, the Gold Master seemed to slowly regain his composure. From being confused and disoriented at the beginning, he gradually returned to being the Gold Master who made people feel at ease.

After repeated examinations by the doctors, it was confirmed that there were no other hidden dangers in the Golden Master's body. Once the Golden Master's mental state stabilized, it was announced that she could finally return to the training field from the Treson Academy's infirmary.

"That's great, oh... Master. You can be discharged from the hospital and return to the training field to resume training."

The Gold Master was ill for several days, and Chi Tian stayed by her side for just as long. During this time, Chi Tian did almost nothing else but stay by the Gold Master's side almost constantly. While the Gold Master was in bed, Chi Tian would try his best to fulfill her requests, no matter what they were.

It can be said that, apart from the bathroom and toilet, the Golden Master has been with Chi Tian almost the entire time. Chi Tian even brings him meals and delivers them to him. He also sleeps almost right next to him in a recliner.

It could be said that this was the first time since the Gold Master joined the team that he had spent such a long time with Chi Tian without any conflict. In the past, whenever Chi Tian got too close to him, the Gold Master would become aggressive as if triggering an alarm system in his mind, and Chi Tian would quickly dodge away as if she had PTSD, thus escaping quickly.

However, this time the location was not the training ground but the ward. The Golden Master's mental state had been improving day by day, and he had regained his energy. But facing the person who had been taking care of him, even if the Golden Master had a bad temper, he would not punch or kick the person who had taken such good care of him at this time.

The master craftsman still has a gentle heart, but he doesn't easily show it in front of Ikezoe.

"Um, I..." The Golden Master looked at Chi Tian, ​​who was busy running around in front of him, and tried to open his mouth, wanting to say a word of thanks.

However, the words stuck in her throat. The goldsmith tried her best to express her gratitude, but it was still extremely difficult. Wearing a mask, she could only feel a warm current around her mouth, which lingered for a long time.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Perhaps because the Gold Master was wearing a mask, Chi Tian heard the voice but couldn't see the Gold Master's hesitant expression, so he couldn't help but ask.

"...It's nothing." In the end, the Gold Master gave up. She belatedly realized that her gratitude should not be expressed in words, but rather through actions.

But what should she do? How can she express her gratitude? Should she stop kicking him from now on?

The goldsmith thought this to herself, but even she didn't feel that this matter had anything to do with "gratitude." Perhaps she should do something to make Chi Tian happy...

Or perhaps I should try cooking for myself? The Gold Master thought to himself, then subconsciously glanced at his palm and sighed silently.

The Golden Master's hands are not soft, not as delicate and white as Zhen Jiling's. This is because he had various fights with his sisters during his childhood, and even experienced a period of "experience life" with his family. In fact, it was an activity similar to a survival game initiated by the Golden Journey. The Golden family would go to a villa deep in the mountains for a period of time to experience life without electricity or gas, and even have to fetch water themselves.

The master craftsman also developed calluses on his palms from chopping wood and making fire, but as for cooking... well, apart from the guy Golden Ship who unexpectedly developed this talent, the other members of the Golden Family were almost completely clueless about it.

The goldsmith still remembers trying to make a plate of Chinese dumplings, and then... she didn't know what that pot of mush was, let alone how those dumpling makers managed to make them without the skin breaking or the filling leaking out.

Sure enough, I should send this guy something he likes.