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

"—It's been a long time, Tezuna-san."

When the woman saw Tsuna, she naturally smiled and said, "It's been years, but you haven't changed at all."

“…You too.” Although Junkawa Tsuna was slightly startled by the newcomer, he quickly smiled naturally, a smile tinged with satisfaction. He then opened the school gate again and said to the woman:

"Then come in quickly, oh, should I say, welcome back?"

"I didn't resign, but I didn't plan to come back either. It's just that a senior colleague really wanted me to help a newcomer here, and after hearing what she said, I decided to go back to Treson Academy."

The woman shook her head upon hearing this, but after stepping into Treson Academy and looking at the incredibly familiar scenery before her, she was filled with emotion.

"Treson Academy... Several years have passed... and it really hasn't changed at all."

"...You can't let the student council president hear that, or she might think she hasn't done enough work." Junkawa Tesuna chuckled awkwardly, then led the woman deeper into the school, introducing her as he did so.

"Tracey College has made many changes in the past few years, and many facilities have been renovated..."

"—Apart from the accommodations for that training camp, right? The president is always so stubborn about these weird places." The woman smiled slightly and replied, "Even though it's such a shabby place, she always insists it's very romantic."

"However, I've heard that three new trainers recently joined Treson Academy. Are they the three best trainers from the Central Military Commission? That's quite rare."

"So you've heard about it too? Could it be that you've come back this time to compete with the three trainers?" Junkawa Tesuna said jokingly, but when he met the woman's unusually serious and solemn expression, his expression stiffened slightly.

No, really? This prodigy of Treson Academy... has really been spurred on by the three new trainers and is planning a comeback?

This... Surugawa Tsuna can't say this is a bad thing. The entire Tresen Academy knows about this trainer's abilities. Even Tojo Hana, the strongest team in Tresen Academy at the time, admitted that this was the only genius trainer who could threaten her back then.

Unfortunately, after some events, she chose to temporarily suspend her position as a trainer and instead began researching matters related to foreign competitions. Everyone thought her next step was to participate in foreign competitions, but there has been no news of her doing so for a long time.

The once-proud star of Treson Academy has faded from the public eye, which is undoubtedly a regrettable thing. But what does her return mean now?

"So, what exactly is the reason you came back this time...?"

"As I said, I did comply with the senior's request, but I may just be here to take a look. After all, even if it's the senior's request, I still need to see if that person is worth my personal instruction."

As the woman spoke, she suddenly remembered something and took a school badge from her pocket and hung it around her neck—this was a school badge that Treson Academy would personally issue to each trainer, representing the trainer's qualification and level at Treson Academy.

Trainers are also ranked. The initial C-rank means you are only qualified to train racehorse girls, but you can only stay in local academies while waiting to take the exam for a higher-level qualification certificate.

Reaching Grade A means you have the qualification certificate of a central trainer. However, since you do not have a particularly outstanding track record as a racehorse girl, you only have this qualification certificate, which proves that you are a centrally recognized trainer.

The woman's school badge prominently displayed her name—"Nase Fumino." It also included her other personal information...gender: female, date of employment, date of birth, etc. Finally, there was the large, gold "A+" rank trainer designation.

Incidentally, Ms. Tojo Hana's qualification certificate is "S" level, and she is currently the only "S" level trainer in the entire Treson Academy, which is the highest honor awarded by the central government.

"Alright then, thank you for your trouble, Tezuna-san. I need to find a new trainer named 'Ryuji Wada.' I remember he's one of the trainers for the highly anticipated 'Miracle' team, and the racehorse girl under his command is currently the racehorse girl with the best chance of winning the triple crown, right?"

"I'm quite interested in him. Could you take me to meet him?"

……

Achoo!

However, at that moment, He Tian, ​​who was supervising Nu Tao and Hao Geju's training at the training ground, suddenly sneezed violently for no reason, knocking the stopwatch and planning documents from his hands to the ground.

Even so, Wada immediately picked up his equipment and looked around with lingering fear, as he had inexplicably felt a bad premonition.

"What's going on...? Why do I feel like I was surrounded for the first time? Why do I feel like I'm being watched?"

Wada didn't know why he had this premonition, but he felt extremely uneasy... as if a great calamity was about to befall him, and he felt utterly powerless, unable to escape...

Chapter 134: Nase Fumino and Wada Ryuji's First Meeting

"Nu Tao, have you thought it through? You really aren't going to the chrysanthemum appreciation event?"

"Well, trainer, I've made up my mind, and my performance in the Japanese Derby... it seems there's no way I can participate in the Chrysanthemum Award, right?"

During the break from daily training, Hetian Hehao Opera and Nutao sat together on chairs, enjoying the bento boxes they had brought from Hetian, getting along quite harmoniously.

Both Good Opera and Raging Waves seem to be very skillful, but in reality, neither of the two racehorse girls knows how to cook. Good Opera is completely clueless about cooking, and Raging Waves, because she always messes things up, has never learned to cook. On the contrary, it is Wada, who is the trainer, who has mastered the skill of cooking.

After all, he was a rider who got married very young. When he was out in the field, he was a rider, but when he came home, he was a househusband. Therefore, he was very good at housework and cooking.

Now, however, He Tian was talking about Nu Tao's upcoming match arrangements, and He Tian was quite surprised by Nu Tao's decision after so many days.

To secure priority for the Chrysanthemum Award, besides achieving good results in the Japanese Derby, the best way is to participate in the Kobe Shimbun Cup held in the latter half of September and achieve a top-three finish, which will guarantee you priority for the Chrysanthemum Award.

As far as Wada knows, there is no need for Imamichi to send McQueen to the Kobe Shimbun Cup. McQueen's second-place finish in the Japanese Derby is enough for her to participate in the Chrysanthemum Sho. During this period, McQueen will probably participate in a few GIII or GII matches to accumulate prize money, and then conserve her energy for the Chrysanthemum Sho one or two months before the competition.

Of course, this is on the condition that McQueen's weight gain has been eliminated first; today's racehorse won't let a chubby racehorse compete.

The same goes for Ai-Ai-Hime; her third-place finish in the Japanese derby is enough to qualify for the Chrysanthemum Award. So far, only Narita-Ro and Nyu-Ta might need to compete for the Kobe Shimbun Cup, but as long as she finishes in the top three, that's fine.

Wada has already inquired about this, and Narita will definitely attend.

Nu Tao finished fourth, barely making it into the Japanese derby. She originally had a chance to compete for the Chrysanthemum Award and make one last push for the Good Opera, but now she has chosen to give it up. Clearly, Nu Tao has come to terms with many things.

“Trainer, you said that I don’t need to compete with my classmates who are good at opera, nor do I have to run with the goal of defeating them. We can all have our own strengths, right?”

Nu Tao also said to He Tian with great consideration, "I... I feel like I've gotten out of this daze. I want to win as many GI races as possible before everyone else has a chance to run GI races with me. By next year, when Golden Master is aiming for the triple crown, I'm afraid I won't have the chance anymore..."

Nu Tao was still worried. After all, she had watched the live broadcast of the rise of the Golden Master. At that time, she and Good Opera were both shocked by the Golden Master's explosive performance. Even through the screen, they could feel the intensity of the competition between the Golden Master and Zhen Jiling on the field.

At that time, both Raging Waves and Good Opera felt a strong threat. The newly emerging Golden Masters were enough to make them feel a sense of crisis. Even Good Opera looked serious, feeling that its "overlord" position was under strong threat from the "tyrant".

Nu Tao was also affected by this. She understood that after this year's competition ended, the era of the Golden Master's dominance of the arena would probably follow. If she didn't seize the time to become stronger and win more honors, she might escape one overlord only to be beaten by another tyrant.

If Nu Tao were still the same person she always was, she would be feeling utterly devastated. Why are all the girls around her precocious racehorses? And why does she have to wait so long to grow stronger?

Fortunately, Nu Tao no longer needs to worry about these things. She has gained her own courage, and now she will not be timid or afraid of any powerful enemy.

However, she understood that she should appropriately avoid some formidable opponents who were at the peak of their prowess. She had not yet fully matured, and compared to precocious racehorses, her racing career had a long way to go, so there was no need to dwell on this period.

"Then, it's the perfect time to challenge for the Autumn Emperor's Prize, Nutao." Wada, quite pleased with this, patted Nutao's head and said.

"I have full confidence in you this time. I am sure you will be able to successfully obtain the Emperor's reward."

Wada was overjoyed and couldn't help but grab the hands of his two racehorse girls, saying, "When we win the Emperor's Prize for Reality Raging Waves and the Chrysanthemum Prize for Good Opera, we'll be able to shut up all the doubts from the outside world."

"This whole year will be our era, great opera, raging waves, we will dominate the competition in Japan, and this year is the best time."

"Hmm~ That's right, Ryuji. This overlord's subject should have such determination!"

Good Opera would also nod and smile at Wada in a very appropriate way, and at this moment, the phantom of another "Good Opera" slowly appeared beside her, saying with a hint of a smile:

"It's good to have determination, but don't forget, you still couldn't beat me yesterday, you other me!"

"If you can't even outrun me now, you won't be able to win the Chrysanthemum Prize, let alone the other races afterward. You're actually weaker than I expected right now."

"--Shut up."

However, when faced with his other self, the author of the opera suddenly loses his cheerful demeanor. The opera singer, who can always smile at any racehorse girl or person and accept any words of praise, becomes furious when provoked by his own self.

Ever since "Good Opera" possessed her body once, Good Opera's attitude towards her other self has become worse, but this has only spurred her to become stronger, and her determination to surpass her other self has become even stronger.

Sometimes, overtraining even occurs. Fortunately, Wada is always able to detect this in time, allowing Hao Geju to have a proper rest and check on her leg condition before allowing her to continue training.

Otherwise, without Wada's oversight, good opera might have ruined itself through training.

"Hmph, don't be so angry, my other self. No matter how angry you are, it won't change the fact that you can't outrun me right now. But the good thing is, you still have a long time to get stronger. The Chrysanthemum Festival won't be held until October. In the meantime, you have plenty of time to surpass me."

"Good Opera" floated in mid-air and spoke to Good Opera in this way. The two did not actually need to speak; they could clearly understand each other's words through spiritual communication.

But at that moment, "Good Opera" seemed to sense something, and her gaze suddenly turned to the other side, and unusually, she showed a slightly furrowed brow.

"...What's going on? This aura...why does it feel so...unpleasant?"

"Hmm? Has someone arrived?"

Because of the reaction of the other self, Good Opera subconsciously looked ahead, and Good Opera's murmur also made Wada and Nutao look ahead, and they met a woman who was slowly walking towards them from not far away.

When the opera singer noticed this dashing woman, he subconsciously frowned, just like another version of himself.

What's going on? Good Opera is now having the same feeling as its counterpart... Why does this person, who is clearly a tyrant with an incredibly broad mind, feel a bit of dislike for this woman the first time they see her?

However, Naze Fumino, who had just arrived in front of Wada, had no idea that a racehorse girl had already formed a preconceived notion about her on their first meeting. The dashing Naze Fumino walked straight up to Wada Ryuji, scrutinized him carefully, and then said:

"Hmm, young, with a handsome face, and those two racehorse girls... you must be Ryuji Wada, right?"

"Yes, may I ask..." Wada also felt that the woman in front of him gave him a strange feeling, a strange familiarity.

The deep-seated contempt in his eyes felt familiar to Wada, as if he had experienced it before with someone.

"My name is Fumino Nase, an A+ level trainer at Treson Academy. Of course, I don't have a horse girl I'm currently in charge of."

"I'm here at the request of a senior colleague to help you manage the team and, incidentally, improve your skills. Of course, there's a prerequisite: you must pass my review before I can determine if you're qualified to be my trusted assistant. Understand?"

Chapter 135: Wada: Is this Wufeng? It doesn't look like him.

Did Fumino Nase hold Wada in contempt? To say she didn't would be a lie.

As one of the few trainers at Treson Academy to obtain an "A+" level qualification certificate at a young age, Naze Fumino was once known as the "genius female trainer of Treson Academy." She was very confident in her abilities, so she was indeed somewhat unwilling to be asked by Maruzen to teach a newcomer like Wada and serve as his assistant.

However, Fumino Naze agreed. On one hand, she couldn't refuse a request from a senior like Maruzensky. On the other hand, after seeing Wada's team's record and experience, she was actually quite interested in this equally promising rookie trainer who already had a racehorse girl who had won two championships under his command.

"At least he shouldn't be too bad. He's just a trainer who relies on horse racers, right?" With this thought in mind, Fumino returned to Treson Academy and, at Maruzensky's request, came to see Wada's skills.

Even so, Naze Fumino was still very confident in her abilities—after all, if she wasn't skilled, why would Maruzensky ask her to teach Wada some knowledge that could help improve him?

With this mindset, Fumino finally met Wada, and in their first impression of each other, Fumino made quite a few judgments about Wada.

"He is indeed quite good-looking. There aren't many good-looking male trainers in the trainer profession." — This was Naze Fumino's first reaction. Putting aside everything else, during the years Fumino taught at Treson Academy, she had met all the central trainers, big and small, but Wada gave her the best first impression.

"I get along well with my two racehorse girls, even though they seem to be rivals. It's great that we can still get along so well."

Fumino believes that a good trainer is someone who is absolutely loved and respected by their assigned racehorse girl. While it's normal for most trainers to have a good relationship with their assigned racehorse girl, this normality is also an essential element.

Fumino has also seen some trainers and racehorses whose relationships broke down due to personality clashes. If a trainer promptly reports that they cannot teach a racehorse, they are considered a responsible trainer. The real problem is that some trainers deliberately make things difficult for racehorses they don't like, and don't let them leave, ruining the racehorse's life for nothing.

Fumino reports every unscrupulous trainer she encounters. While personality clashes are understandable, she absolutely will not forgive those who waste the talent and youth of racehorse girls.

It seems that Fumino had a good first impression of Wada, which is why her expression softened a bit. However, this was not enough to make her willingly become Wada's assistant and teach him her real skills.

An assessment is definitely necessary; it's a required procedure for Fumino.

"Nase Fumino, is that... that genius female trainer who was very famous a few years ago, Trainer Naase Fumino?!"

However, Nu Tao was the first among the group to react. She realized that the person in front of her was a former prominent figure from Treson Academy. She was nervous and didn't know what to do. She just felt extremely incredulous.

"Speaking of which, I think I've heard that name before..." Good Opera suppressed her strange displeasure with Naze Fumino, and after carefully recalling the situation, she said hesitantly:

"...Is that the genius trainer who trained Super Little Bay Senior and competed against Oguri Hat Senior?"

"A super small bay?"