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

Needless to say, the Golden Master is another story. Whether it's Maruzensky or the student council members, perhaps one of them might misjudge, but for a whole group to misjudge? That's almost impossible. If it did happen, then we can only say that this horse girl is truly a "master of deception."

Maruzenski was saying this to the two girls outside. She wanted them to know what a good trainer he was, and that no matter how high his skill level was, he would never abandon his responsibility to the racehorse girls.

When Maruzen said this, Ikezoe, unusually, responded with a tone that sounded somewhat mocking. But quickly, Ikezoe raised his head and said with great confidence:

"There can't be any better racehorse girls than them, teacher. I have complete confidence in Makoto and Orpheus."

"If even with the skills you taught me, Teacher, they still can't make it onto the international stage, then I'm afraid there aren't many racehorse girls in the world who can meet that requirement."

As if that wasn't enough, Chi Tian added another sentence:

"—To put it this way, I would rather believe that even after your guidance, I would still be someone who is not qualified to enter the international arena; than believe that even a master of gold who has not been taught by me would not be able to step onto the international stage."

Chapter 147: Chi Tian is not stunned, just mature.

"—That's quite an unexpected answer, junior. You actually have so much confidence in your two racehorse girls?"

Although she had already received the expected answer, Maru Zenki was still surprised by Ikezoe's words. She had anticipated that Ikezoe would never give up on her two racehorse girls, whom she loved like children and relied on like family, but she did not expect that Ikezoe would have so much confidence in them.

You have to understand that Maruzensky, as a racehorse girl, has accumulated so many years of experience and research on world races and trainers. Not to mention a trainer like Ikezoe who already has a good foundation and talent, Maruzensky dares to say that even a local trainer with mediocre talent could be recommended to the central region with her own information and teaching.

Given these circumstances, the fact that Chi Tian could still say that he would rather not believe in himself than believe in the Golden Master demonstrates just how confident he was in the Golden Master.

"Although you juniors have already given me enough surprises since joining Treson Academy, even Rudolf has become numb and chosen to trust your own judgment, sending the Emperor child to your team."

"However, I'm still very curious, my dear student, junior, why are you so confident? It's as if you've already trained a master of gold in your past life."

"Because I really did scold her in my past life." Chi Tian replied with a bitter smile, though he could never say such a thing aloud. If it were the three of them from different time periods together, things would be different.

"Teacher, just pretend I dreamt about it. To a large extent, I didn't really teach the Golden Master. I don't really know where the Golden Master's limit is. Every time I feel she has reached her limit, she always unleashes even stronger power, exceeding my imagination time and time again."

"As for me... perhaps I'm just a limiter?"

"Limiter?" Maru Zensky was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and subconsciously repeated the word.

“Yes, a limiter, a limiter that restricts the performance of the Gold Master and also limits the limits of her madness.” Chi Tian nodded, his understanding of himself very clear.

Ikezoe is quite skilled as a rider. Even without riding the Golden Master, he achieved no fewer GIs than Wada, who rode the Good Opera. This shows that he is more skilled than Wada. It can be said that on the field, Ikezoe demonstrated the "30%" of a rider's ability.

However, since Ikezoe was entrusted with a large number of racehorses with difficult temperaments, his role as a jockey has undergone a significant change. Most of these difficult racehorses possess their own abilities, but their true strengths are hidden by their personalities.

Ikezoe is the limiter for these racehorses, restricting their performance and preventing them from fully displaying their strength, but at least allowing them to show some of their potential and suppressing their wild nature.

Therefore, Chi Tian did not feel that he had helped the Gold Master a lot. He simply acted as his "limiter" as always, and left the rest to the Gold Master to decide for himself.

"Kallen doesn't need me to worry about her. She's very obedient and follows my training and arrangements. As long as she follows this process, it won't be difficult for Karen to compete abroad. She might even win several international GI titles."

"But Orpheus... her personality is much more unruly. I have to appease her and restrain her time and time again to prevent her from going too far and acting recklessly on the field, thus losing the game. I may not be able to make her completely listen to me, but at least I can help her win as many games as possible, and that's enough."

"Why doesn't the Gold Master listen to you completely?" Maru Zensky couldn't help but ask curiously.

To this, Chi Tian smiled knowingly, a smile tinged with bitterness, but mostly with pride, and said softly:

“If she listened to me, she wouldn’t be my Orpheus—but perhaps it is precisely because she doesn’t listen to me that she has the opportunity to become a world-renowned goldsmith.”

……

Meanwhile, in VIP box 002, the Emperor of the East Sea, after overhearing the conversation between Chi Tian and Maru Zenki, had his face flushed red. He covered his mouth tightly, but still couldn't contain his excitement. After a long while, he finally covered his mouth and said to McQueen beside him:

"McQueen, did you hear that? What did Trainer Ikezoe say?"

“Ah… ‘My Orpheus’.” McQueen’s cheeks were also slightly flushed. As the most innocent person among them, her words were almost a confession to her, which made her quite shy.

"I didn't expect Trainer Ikezoe to be such a bold person... I thought he was rather dull. Did he realize this a long time ago?"

"Well, I think that trainer Ikezoe still doesn't realize anything... He's just speaking from a parent's perspective."

At that moment, Nu Tao unconsciously raised his hand and said timidly, somewhat lacking confidence, "The trainer (Wada) sometimes talks to me and my opera classmates like that too..."

"Ah... the feeling of being in love is so bittersweet, it's truly wonderful."

Good Opera, however, had long been intoxicated by the bittersweet atmosphere of "love." She seemed unexpectedly interested in this topic, perhaps to gather material for the script of her next opera performance.

Meanwhile, Jinlang looked at Wada with a subtle expression. Nutao's words had made the old man sense something was wrong, and Wada immediately waved his hand to indicate that he really hadn't done anything.

He truly treated Nutao and good opera as his friends and family... Although Nutao might have had feelings for him in that way, Wada had already realized it, but after realizing this, he quickly distanced himself from Nutao.

He didn't want these things to affect Nu Tao's future competition career. Romance and such could wait until Nu Tao's competition career was over before they could talk about it. Right now, their priority was training and competition. Everything else could be dealt with later.

Wada knew this, and Ikezoe thought so too. Although he was a little low in emotional intelligence, he wasn't so oblivious as to not be able to sense someone's affection for him... Perhaps he really didn't know about the Golden Master, but Shinji's offensive was very clear.

But Chi Tian has remained silent about this, using the impression of "low emotional intelligence" he gives to others to disguise his true thoughts. Perhaps this is what a mature man should do.

"Click".

At that moment, the door to VIP room 002 suddenly opened, and Zhen Jiling pushed it open. Looking at the group of people inside, she smiled and said:

"Everyone, everything is alright now. Thank you for your concern. Karen-chan, the questions I had have been answered."

"Huh? Where's the Golden Master?" The smiling expression on Zhen Jiling's face made everyone who was eavesdropping quite embarrassed. The East Sea Emperor looked around and, after not finding the Golden Master, asked in confusion.

As one of the key points of this conversation, shouldn't the Gold Master have been present? Why is she missing?

"Master, after hearing what Onii-chan said, you ran away without saying a word." Makoto explained with a smile, "It's probably because what Onii-chan said was too embarrassing, so Master was a little shy."

"Alright everyone, let's all go back before Onii-chan reacts. Thank you for your concern."

As she said this, Makoto turned around with a smile. However, at that moment, Makoto's ears tilted slightly to the side, and even the smile on her face now had a hint of danger in it.

I see... Master Gold, I never would have guessed.

Although I was already mentally prepared that you would be Karen-chan's biggest enemy, I never expected that you would be so loved by Onii-chan.

Well then, I'm really sorry, but now, Karen-chan, I really have to consider you an enemy... an enemy on the battlefield called "love".

Chapter 148: The Gold Master Gradually Understands

The goldsmith fled, in a disheveled state that even she herself didn't quite understand. She simply couldn't continue to casually eavesdrop on these conversations outside the door.

She only heard Chi Tian praise her so highly, saying many of the things he had said to her before. The Golden Master initially thought these were just words of flattery from Chi Tian. Later, after the Golden Master's talent was finally revealed, she only felt that Chi Tian thought highly of her, but she still didn't think that she could become as strong as the "Golden Master" that Chi Tian spoke of.

However, the feeling of saying certain words to oneself is different from saying them to others. Many people in this world share a strange commonality: they are secretive and reserved in front of those close to them, but completely open and honest with strangers.

Perhaps because they felt their connection was fleeting and they might not meet again, they were more willing to reveal the truth. But regardless of whether Ikezoe was truly that kind of person, that's what the current Gold Master felt—and that was enough.

"That guy Ikezoe, that guy Ikezoe... just a mere Ikezoe..."

"Ugh... my face is so hot... how am I going to go back and see him now...?"

The Golden Master also covered her face tightly while wailing. She had no idea how to face Ikezoe now. Although Ikezoe seemed unaware that she and Makoto had gone to eavesdrop on his conversation with Maruzensky, she had heard it after all, and she couldn't pretend nothing had happened.

The gold master's heart was pounding. Although she seemed like a bad girl on the surface, she was actually quite innocent at heart. Before she met Chi Tian, ​​she had never held the hand of any man except her own father. People were either afraid of her temper or dared not approach her because of her timidity.

The Golden Master doesn't consider herself particularly beautiful... While the Golden Ship might be considered to have hidden beauty, the Golden Master doesn't have that. As long as she doesn't look fierce, she's already quite beautiful.

Whether it's the eldest sister (Golden Journey), Sister Meng (Dream Journey), or Zhongshan Celebration, the Golden Master, who grew up surrounded by beauties, is small in stature and timid. She didn't inherit some of the good qualities of the Golden family, but she inherited all the bad ones.

This also made the Gold Master feel inferior about her appearance, not to mention her boss, "Eastern Jordan," who was a real hottie with a high level of beauty.

Not to mention her teammate, Jin Jiling. In this regard, the Golden Master has never been confident. Although she also felt that Chi Tian took good care of her, she never felt that he liked her.

After all, with the matter concerning the eldest sister in the picture, Chi Tian would not break his promise to her.

But now, the Gold Master's feeling has changed, and an idea has begun to emerge in her mind.

What should I do if... that guy Ikezoe really likes me?

Do I like Ikezoe? That's impossible!

The Golden Master immediately dismissed such a "terrifying" thought. She knew her own attitude towards Chi Tian quite well; she herself had inexplicably developed a "volatile" temper towards him, and would occasionally kick him to the ground...

Furthermore, after the Golden Master awakened her "aura," this feeling gradually became stronger. Her attitude towards Chi Tian became even worse than before, and the urge to kick him grew stronger and stronger. Sometimes she couldn't even control herself.

Given this relationship, it's already quite remarkable that the two sides didn't become mortal enemies. However, the Golden Master himself knew that Ikezoe hadn't done anything wrong; the fault lay with himself, with his irresistible instincts.

But... suddenly someone told her that Chi Tian actually still liked her. The Golden Master felt that all of this was too magical, to the point that it was difficult for her to understand.

Is that Ikezoe guy a masochist? I've kicked him so many times and he still likes me? What else could he be but a masochistic pervert!

The goldsmith didn't want to believe it, nor dared to believe it. Yet, at this moment, the deepest question in her heart surfaced in her mind.

So... does she like Ikezoe?

"Then they definitely don't like it..."

The Gold Master muttered to herself, but in the end, she even silently shut her mouth, unwilling to say anything more, and simply covered her face and lowered her head.

However, her drooping ears and the unusually cheerful wagging tail behind her seemed to reveal the true voice deep within the Gold Master's heart at this moment...

However, her rationality is still in a state of self-denial, and if one day her emotional side far outweighs her rationality, that will probably be the time when the Gold Master fully recognizes her own inner thoughts.

……

After some time, it seemed as if nothing had happened. Ikezoe continued to teach Shinki and the Golden Master as if she hadn't noticed anything. Their next training process was very important. Ikezoe couldn't wait to try out the method she learned from Maruzen.

However, Ikezoe encountered another problem...

"That... Orpheus?"

When Chi Tian uttered this affectionate nickname that he had struggled so hard to say again, the Golden Master's body trembled involuntarily, his ears drooped slightly, and he turned his head to look at him awkwardly.

"What, what are you doing?"

...Why does he seem so unusually cold? Seeing this, Chi Tian tilted his head. This was truly the first time he'd seen a master goldsmith like this, and he couldn't help but ask:

"Are you alright, Orpheus? You don't seem to be in the right state of mind right now."

"If you feel tired, how about taking a day off? Our training doesn't need to be rushed."

"No need." Upon hearing this, the Golden Master waved his hand awkwardly, his eyes darting away as he said, "No, it's just training, isn't it? I'll go to the training ground now. Chi Tian, ​​you, you don't need to worry about me. I feel rather uncomfortable."

“Um…” the Golden Master finished speaking and slowly left. Watching the Golden Master's awkward, unsteady departure, Chi Tian couldn't help but turn to Zhen Jiling and ask:

"Kallen-chan, what's wrong with Orphie?"

"Hehe, Karen-chan, I don't know either. Maybe it's just that girls have their 'those days'?" Makoto smiled slightly, pretending not to know. She wouldn't tell Ikezoe that the Golden Master's reaction was undoubtedly influenced by his conversation with Maruzenski some time ago.

Now, Makoto has officially recognized the Golden Master as his "rival," and a very formidable one at that. However, Makoto is now quite certain that the Golden Master and his Onii-chan will not make any progress in the short term.

And even she felt the same way, because she knew very well that they were at a crucial stage in their competitive careers. With the attitude of a responsible trainer like Onii-chan, even if she really realized it, she would find a way to delay it.

Therefore, expressing one's feelings at this time would be a mistake, but this does not prevent Zhenjiling from launching a powerful offensive and gradually seizing advantageous conditions.

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