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

"—Excellent, truly worthy of being children from our Treson Academy."

However, the momentum came and went quickly. Maru Zenki was surprised by the small counterattack from the Golden Master. Although she did not use her full strength, Maru Zenki was still somewhat surprised that he could not suppress the Golden Master.

But after the initial surprise came joy. She had sensed the potential within the Golden Master, and the fact that this child had gone from obscurity to shocking everyone was all thanks to a trainer made Maruzensky curious about Ikezoe.

Maruzen released his grip on the goldsmith's hand, then turned to look at Ikezoe, and said with a slight smile:

"Trainer Ikezoe, you have an excellent eye for talent, and you're very capable too. These two kids are in your care now!"

"Oh, if you have time, could we meet privately? I have a few things I'd like to discuss with you in more detail."

With that, Maru Zenki took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Ikezoe, then left with Rudol and Chiaki.

Chi Tian stared blankly at the business card in his hand. The card was very simple, with only a name and a contact number... Was this the contact number for a pager?

Chi Tian frowned slightly, but soon he felt two hands pat his shoulder. Quickly, Zhen Jiling and the Golden Master, one on each side, spoke to Chi Tian:

"If you dare to go, you're dead, Ikezoe."

"Hehe, you can't be so fickle, Onii-chan! You already have Karen-chan~"

"..."

I'll find another time. Thinking this, Chi Tian silently put the business card in her pocket, and under the "gentle coercion" of her two racehorse girls, she was "forced" to voluntarily choose to go back to school...

Chapter 122: Chi Tian: Good brother, I'm counting on you.

"So, what exactly is the purpose of this business card? Maru Zenki... what does she want from me?"

However, after returning to Treson Academy, news about the Golden Master's resurrection to participate in the competition and the real Mikoto becoming the Victory Racehorse Girl under special circumstances quickly spread to Treson Academy and various news agencies. Soon, these news reports were printed into newspapers and sent to Treson Academy, attracting a lot of attention.

Generally speaking, being promoted to Victory Saima Musume might be something to celebrate within a team, but if it were in a newspaper, you might not even qualify for publication.

After all, the races in Uma Musume are so intense every day. If you win a regular GIII race, it's not a big deal for this kind of newspaper. It will only be placed in the very smallest column. Only if you win a GI race will you have a chance to appear in the first column when there is no other news.

However, this competition is different from previous ones. First, there's the revival round for the Gold Master, and then there's the special rules for True Mecha's advancement—these are all quite rare highlights. Of course, that's not all.

Most importantly, representatives from Teresen Branch School, led by Qianming, and two representatives from Teresen Academy, led by Ruduo, were present. Their arrival undoubtedly brought a lot of selling points to this otherwise unremarkable GIII competition. The few people who had been pulled away by Maruzenski were immediately surrounded by a large group of reporters who had come after hearing the news.

Fortunately, Maruzen's driving skills were truly exceptional in evading pursuit. He quickly pulled the group away, and even the reporters couldn't catch up with them, adding a touch of mystery to their appearance in that race.

Then, the news started to make things up.

"Rudol and Chiaki meet again? Suspected to be vying for ownership of a new era of racehorse girls"—that's the headline in today's newspaper.

It can only be said that the journalists are fearless and dare not offend anyone, not even Treson Academy or the Central Association of Horse Racers. They will make up any news they think is sensational.

After all, they hold a certain social status and control public opinion. Anyone who dares to offend them, unless they have some backing, will likely get into trouble. Even Lu Duo, as a symbol, has to avoid the sharp edge of these reporters. There's nothing to say about such news.

But for Ikezoe now, although he has become one of the central figures in the discussion, suddenly becoming the "golden tyrant with a promising future and the trainer of the strongest sprint racehorse girl of the era," none of this means anything to him.

Ikezoe is annoyed by reporters and hates reporters who have no bottom line when it comes to topics, so of course he doesn't want to get involved in these things.

His current focus is on Maru Zensky; the business card she gave him makes Ikezoe very uneasy.

What exactly did Maru Zensky mean? Why did she give herself this business card?

"Oh, if you have time, could we meet privately? I have a few things I'd like to discuss with you in more detail."

Without realizing it, Ikezoe recalled the ambiguous tone Maruzen had used when they last met. Ikezoe herself suddenly felt a lot of pressure about it, but it was impossible for her not to be completely attracted to him.

But everything has its risks. Chi Tian might have low emotional intelligence, but his IQ was definitely not a problem. He didn't believe in love at first sight. Although his appearance had indeed improved after he transmigrated, he wasn't exactly handsome beyond measure.

In terms of looks, both the younger version of Imai-senpai and the ever-handsome Wada, who became even more handsome after time travel, are better than him. Therefore, Ikezoe doesn't think Maruzen would be interested in him.

So does that mean... she had something else on her mind?

"Maruzen is a senior figure in Uma Musume, isn't she? If she wants to talk to me privately, shouldn't I contact her as soon as possible to show my respect?"

"But... these two kids seem to be quite troublesome."

Ikezoe was curious to know what Maruzensky wanted to say to him. If it wasn't the kind of story he was thinking about and expecting, then Maruzensky would undoubtedly say something very serious.

However… on Chi Tian's side, the Golden Master and the Genius were two very significant obstacles. Ever since the competition ended and they returned to Treson Academy, Chi Tian had felt that the Golden Master and the Genius seemed to have changed somewhat.

Since the competition ended, the Golden Master has regained her confidence. However, this confidence has brought her some benefits. Now, she approaches Chi Tian every day in an extremely awkward way, saying things like, "Come train with me to get a feel for it," or "My momentum is not very stable and I can't perform well. Can you help me find a way?" to drag Chi Tian to training.

As for Maki, she seemed no different from usual, but Ikezoe could sense that Maki had become bolder in her "offensive" towards him in a certain sense.

Although Chi Tian and Zhen Ji Ling usually joke around and seem quite close, Zhen Ji Ling has recently become a bit too affectionate. She would often take Chi Tian's hand and deliberately interlock their fingers.

Even more outrageous, she would sometimes get very close to Chi Tian and whisper something in his ear. After training, she would even jokingly ask Chi Tian to wipe her sweat (although Chi Tian never dared to do that, and Zhen Jiling never actually forced her).

He couldn't take it anymore; Ikezoe really couldn't take it anymore. He felt that he should probably do something else to distract himself. Anyway, he had already arranged the training plans for the two female racehorses, so it was time to do something else and keep himself busy.

"Fortunately, I don't need to actually use a pager; there's a legitimate phone number on the back of this business card..."

Chi Tian flipped the business card over, took out his phone, and dialed the number on it. After a busy signal, he quickly heard Maru Zenki's unique, mature voice with a hint of allure.

"Hi~ This is Maruzensky, may I ask who you are?"

"Your voice is so childish, do you think you're a high school student?" This thought crossed Ikezoe's mind. He could tell that Maruzen knew it was Ikezoe calling him.

"Hello, Maruzen-senpai, I'm Kenichi Ikezoe..."

"Ah, it's Trainer Ikezoe. I thought you wouldn't call me, I didn't expect you to be so decisive." Maruzen's surprised voice came from the other end of the line, but soon after, Ikezoe heard a light chuckle from the other person.

"Alright, now that you're ready, wait for me at the entrance of Treson Academy in two hours. I'll be there soon!"

"Oh, right, my suggestion is that it's best to appease your two spoiled kids first. I don't want us to be interrupted by them halfway through our conversation, that would be a huge embarrassment."

"Alright, that's all for now, Trainer Ikezoe. See you later!"

After saying that, Maruzen quickly hung up the phone, leaving Ikezoe alone to silently put the phone back in his pocket, and began to think about how to prevent the Golden Master and Shinji from following him.

If he's really clever, that's fine; the kid is very obedient. But if the Gold Master finds out he's not here, he'll probably be very anxious. And if this kid gets impatient, something terrible might happen...

"How about I ask Wada and Imai-senpai to take care of them for a day? That shouldn't be a problem."

Chi Tian felt a little uneasy, but he still took out his phone and called Wada, who was busy preparing for the next match.

"...Hey, Wada-kun, I have a small favor to ask you. I'll treat you to dinner after you've done it."

Chapter 123: The Secret Place Belonging to the Racehorse Girls and Trainers?

"I'll leave this matter to you, Wada. Could you and Imai-senpai please look after the Golden Master and Makoto today? I have some personal matters to attend to."

"...Okay, I was going to say I'd pay you extra for this favor, but if you're really too busy, I can do it for you."

After receiving the call and request from Ikezoe, Wada had a bad feeling, but being a kind-hearted person, he couldn't refuse Ikezoe's sincere help, so he reluctantly agreed.

"But Mr. Ikezoe, you know the personalities of the Gold Master and the clever one... I can keep an eye on them, but it's impossible to completely stop them. So, at most I can buy you some time, but I can't guarantee they won't find you."

"That's enough! Thank you, Wada-kun! After this is done, you can drink as much as you want at the izakaya tonight!"

Ikezoe was overjoyed, knowing that Wada would not disappoint him if he asked him for help. However, to his surprise, after Ikezoe honestly explained the whole situation, including asking Wada to take care of the Gold Master and Shinji for a while, Wada only hesitated slightly before agreeing.

Then the rest is very simple. There's no need to explain too clearly to the Gold Master and the True Machine. All you need is a note explaining that you're in a hurry and that you've handed over the training to Wada-kun today.

Thinking this, Chi Tian quickly pulled out a slip of paper and placed it on his desk. Then, feeling at ease, he went to the school gate to wait for Maruzensky to appear...

……

"call--!"

After waiting for a long time, Chi Tian finally heard the sound of a car engine roaring towards them from the road in front of the gate of Treson Academy.

Before Chi Tian could even look up, he saw a very eye-catching red convertible supercar come to a stop in front of him at an extremely fast and dangerous speed, yet somehow without any collision or accident.

"Hey, trainer Ikezoe, let's get in the car before anyone follows us!"

In the driver's seat, wearing sunglasses, Maruzensky waved familiarly to Ikezoe, then patted the passenger seat next to him and said to Ikezoe:

"Hurry up, I don't want to be surrounded by reporters or other kids."

Maruzen's way of interacting with people made it seem like she could get along well with anyone. Her interactions with Ikezoe didn't feel like they were meeting for the second time. Although Ikezoe was a little uneasy, since he was the one who initiated the call, he obediently sat in the passenger seat.

"Hehe, then buckle up and get ready, I'm going to drive a little fast~" Maru Zenki saw that Ikezoe had already fastened her seatbelt and a smile appeared on her lips. Then she focused her eyes intently on the road ahead.

"It's okay, I like driving fast." Chi Tian didn't mind when he heard this. After all, he had ridden in supercars before. Supercars that run in Tokyo are generally not very fast. After all, traffic jams in Tokyo are very serious, and supercars can't really go very fast.

"What I want to know now is, Miss Maruzen, where are we going? And why did you call me out here—"

"Boom!" The supercar's engine roared to life again, and with Maruzensky flooring the accelerator without holding back, a strange gap appeared, and Ikezoe felt a violent pressure pushing his body backward!

The next moment, all that could be heard was the sound of a supercar and the wind whistling past!

"--thing!"

Before Chi Tian could react, his expression had already begun to distort. He could only utter a single word through muscle memory, but that word was also blown away by the howling wind...

"Huh? What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly." But Maru Zenski didn't care at all. Her beautiful hair fluttered in the wind, making her look quite dashing. Her sunglasses, no one knew what material they were made of, but they weren't blown away even under such wind pressure.

Chi Tian was already stunned by the car's speed. He gripped everything around him that could be used as a handrail and shouted against the wind pressure:

"Why are we going so fast?! Can we slow down? And where are we going?!"

"Ah, this? Trainer Ikezoe, didn't you say you like driving fast? So I added a bit of excitement to the speed."

Maruzensky, without a trace of guilt, excitedly replied, "I've been driving for a while now, and even Rudolf and Air Tank don't want to ride in my car. You're the first person to tell me I can drive fast!"

"As for why we went so fast—we couldn't shake them off if we didn't go that fast. The news reporters have hired a lot of female reporters. If we can't drive fast enough to leave them far behind, how can we escape them?"

"As for where to go, of course we'll go somewhere where we won't be disturbed by anyone. Don't worry, I know this place very well, and there definitely won't be a third person bothering us while we talk~"

As she said this, Maru Zenski pressed the accelerator even harder, as if she didn't need to worry about the engine blowing up at all. Her supercar was quite cooperative and drove forward at an even higher speed.

As for Ikezoe... at this point, probably no one cares about his feelings. He chose to face hell himself, so he must bear the punishment from hell himself...

……

"call."

"Alright, we're here." Maruzensky seemed to have finally had his fill of speeding, letting out a long, comfortable sigh. He then turned to look at Ikezoe, who was getting out of the car almost hunched over, and couldn't help but tease him, asking:

"How about it, Trainer Ikezoe? You shouldn't be that weak, right?"

"It's nothing... my stomach is just a little upset..."

Chi Tian also forced himself to lean against the roadside for a while, enduring the nausea. He looked terrible, as if his body had been completely drained. Fortunately, he could still manage.

Thanks to the enhanced physique after transmigrating, Chi Tian's ability to withstand various aspects has become stronger. If Chi Tian had been subjected to such torment before, given the health problems he suffered from due to his horse racing career, he would probably have vomited long ago.

"How can supercars go that fast in Tokyo? There wasn't a single car in sight on the side of the road back then. Is today some kind of World Car-Free Day? And where were the traffic police? Shouldn't they have pulled them over and issued speeding tickets?"