I, the horse racing girl, really didn’t sprint!

"Qi 2 Lin qisi is."

Rudolph symbolically picked up a can of beer.

As the president, she usually doesn't drink, but now she is just drinking with old friends.

"But I believe that I won't be lonely anymore in the future, and you may no longer be absolute."

"Condor and Barbatos might grow into legends capable of fighting you."

"they."

Rudolph smiled and shook his head, "There's still a long way to go..."

……

Narita Mountain, Shinshoji Temple.

"I hope everyone is safe."

"Hopefully Barbatos will recover soon and not get injured again."

The tinkling sound of the ringing bells gradually subsided. Barbatos and Nebula Sky finished their respective prayers and took out cash from their pockets. This was part of the New Year's shrine visit procedure.

After the prayer is over, put the incense money into the box under the huge bell.

The amount of money for incense offerings is not fixed, as long as it is not less than 5 yen, so they all have cash prepared.

The two of them threw incense money into the box, but a pattern on the box made Barbatos stunned. He felt a little surprised, but also felt it was natural.

"So... now you can pay for incense money through LINE."

There is a payment QR code on the box, which allows people who come to worship and forget to bring cash to pay directly by scanning the code.

"Technology is developing, and times are progressing. Maybe in the future we won't need cash when we go out."

After paying the incense money, the two people turned around and left without paying much attention to the mobile phone payment.

Barbatos was a little concerned about Nebula Sky's prayer just now, praying for a speedy recovery. She originally thought it was a prayer to be able to leisurely win the classic triple crown or something like that.

But he applied this wish to himself.

Although she is not superstitious, I really want to tell her that my leg injury has healed because of your prayers!

A strange feeling brewed within him. The usually lazy Xingyun Tiankong would practice diligently for her, and would even pray in front of the main hall for a speedy recovery...

As my thoughts spread, the strangeness in my heart began to spread. I wanted to confess to Xingyun Tiankong here. I wanted to say the four words in my heart, but I was a little hesitant and felt that I was not fully prepared.

He opened his mouth slightly and said, "Thank you for your prayer just now..."

Before he could utter the word "thank you", Xingyun Tiankong covered his mouth with his hand.

The nebula sky in front of her was smiling, and under the moonlight, she was as dazzling as a star in the night sky.

"Isn't it normal to pray for someone you like?"

"I like you."

"So, Lord Fengshen, would you consider dating me?"

Chapter 197 Tomorrow, let’s practice together

The top of Narita Mountain is shrouded in darkness, with stars dotted across the sky.

There were pairs of men and women walking towards the place where they prayed and the place where they drew lots. Some of them stopped and looked at Barbatos and the others.

Some recognized them and whispered to the people around them, while others took a look and didn't care anymore.

Among them, there are those who like Barbatos and those who like Nebula Sky, but right now, it is more important to accompany the people around them to pay New Year's tributes.

Barbatos didn't notice any of these people.

At this moment, she seemed to have entered a state of territory, with only the finish line in her eyes.

At this moment, all she could see was the nebula sky.

"Isn't it normal to pray for someone you like?"

"I like you."

The moment he heard these words, the strange feeling that had been swelling in his heart suddenly exploded, and that strange feeling seemed to fill every corner of his body.

I want to stand up, hug Xingyun Tiankong, and say to her, "I like you too."

From the moment she was sure of her heart, her thought had always been to confess her feelings before the nebula sky and to be the one on top.

After also learning about Xingyun Tiankong's feelings, she had thought about confessing her feelings many times, but all of her thoughts vanished into thin air after she lost the Dream Cup. She felt that she could not confess her feelings after losing the game.

I feel that this is not decent enough, as if I no longer have the qualifications to like the other person.

At least you should confess your love when you have achieved success, won the triple crown, the Spring and Autumn Championship, or won the Dream Cup. That way it would be cool enough.

These thoughts converged into three words, "Wait a little longer."

Wait a little longer, and you will have a better opportunity to confess your love and create a more romantic confession.

But at this moment.

The moment she heard Xingyun Tiankong say those four words, she felt her body stiffen and her thoughts began to slow down. The voices around her seemed to become silent at this moment, and the whole world was left with only her and Xingyun Tiankong.

At this moment, she didn't even think about Xingyun Tiankong confessing first, and whether she was the one below.

She now had only one thought.

"I like you too."

Barbatos obeyed his heart and reached out to grab the little hand that was originally covering her mouth. "Can you be my star?"

"Then you have to be my Barbatos too."

Xingyun Tiankong replied with a smile.

She had already decided to confess her feelings to Barbatos when she invited him to her home for the New Year, so she was somewhat conflicted at the time. Finally, Barbatos stopped her when he was about to return to Kochi.

It's just that at this moment of confession, everything seems to have become a matter of course.

In the eyes of others, we are already in a relationship like a couple, so it is understandable that I express my feelings at this time.

She would not change her feelings about this matter just because Barbatos lost the Dream Cup, but Barbatos was still a little hesitant. She had always wanted to take the initiative in this matter.

They were already in a relationship like a couple, but after the confession, things became somewhat ambiguous and unnatural.

If Barbatos didn't have a leg injury at this time.

Most of the time she would think about doing something romantic that a couple should do, but at this moment, while she was happy, she also felt conflicted.

There was no entanglement before I confirmed my relationship with Xingyun Tiankong.

Xingyun Tiankong's face began to turn red after she said those words. After confessing her feelings in public, she seemed a little defensive.

The whole journey was silent until we got home.

The grandfather, who was originally planning to ask his granddaughter whether she had a good time at the New Year's Shrine, just felt that the atmosphere was a little off.

It didn't look like his granddaughter was being bullied, and for a moment he was a little confused about whether he should go up and ask what happened.

Until the two of them returned to the room, facing this situation, a strong man like him did not have any good solution for a while. Anyway, if Barbatos bullied his granddaughter, she would be in trouble!

Return to the room.

Barbatos, who had been struggling all the way, finally made up his mind and spoke, "Actually..."

"you……"

The two people spoke almost at the same time, looked at each other and suddenly wanted to laugh.

"Then let me talk first."

Xingyun Tiankong stood in front of the window of the room and smiled. As roommates, they were very familiar with each other, so it would not happen that they would say "you speak first" at the same time.

After returning home, when no one else is around.

The emotion that made her blush gradually subsided. In essence, even before the confession, she and Barbatos basically regarded themselves as a couple.

Although I still feel a little embarrassed about actually confirming my relationship as a couple and confessing my feelings, I still feel a little embarrassed.

But she has basically returned to her usual state.

"You were originally planning to confess your feelings after the Dream Cup, right?"

"Has this all been seen?"

"I originally wanted to make a cool confession after getting good grades."

Barbatos did not hide it. Nebula Sky was the kind of person who could make accurate guesses, and they had already established a relationship, so it didn't matter if this kind of thing was known.

"Winning or losing has nothing to do with us."

"But from now on, whether we win or lose, we'll be together. Whether it's the joy of winning or the pain of losing, we'll bear it together."

Even though Barbatos had been hiding her emotions, Nebula Sky knew that she had not yet fully recovered from her failure and wanted to help share the pain of failure.

"If it's painful, forget it."

Barbatos scratched his head. "Losing a match or something like that, it's enough to experience it once."

Sharing pain with Xingyun Tiankong or something like that, that kind of thing shouldn't happen! The desire for victory increased again at this moment, and the will became more determined. In order to only have the joy of victory in the future, I have to work harder.

"Is that so?"

"Then I'll have to work hard too."

Nebula Sky thought thoughtfully, if she lost the game, Barbatos would have to share the pain.

It seems that I can't live so leisurely anymore.

We must prepare for the upcoming classic-level competitions earlier. Xiaote and Huanhuan are both going to participate in classic-level competitions.

If it were her usual self, she would probably say leisurely and then be a little introverted, but there was no need to do that in front of Barbatos.

It was at this moment that Barbatos made a proposal.

"Then let's practice together tomorrow."

Nebula Sky: “???”

As intelligent as she was, she had no idea what Barbatos was talking about for a moment.

Chapter 198 Selfish Confession

Wisdom is like the nebula in the sky, and for a moment I didn’t know what Barbatos was talking about.

A question mark slowly appeared in her head.

At first glance, there doesn't seem to be any problem with practicing together tomorrow, but how could Barbatos, who just suffered a leg injury and needs a wheelchair to walk, practice with her tomorrow?

You should know that the exercises Barbatos mentioned are definitely not strength exercises like lifting dumbbells.

Even though he didn't say it explicitly, Xingyun Tiankong could still hear that Barbatos was talking about running exercises.

It was the same practice as before the Dream Cup.

But is this possible?

According to the doctor's diagnosis at the Tokyo Racecourse, Barbatos will need at least three months to recover. If all goes well, she will be able to participate in the cherry blossom viewing of the Mares' Triple Crown after undergoing some rehabilitation exercises.

That's three months of recovery time, even if some special methods are used to achieve full recovery a few days faster.

But it's a fantasy to think that I can practice tomorrow...

Think of this.

An incident that happened with Barbatos came to her mind.

During the Tresen Academy Cultural Festival, she and Barbatos did weight-bearing exercises at Minamisaka's suggestion, but her ankles became red and swollen due to the weight-bearing.

At that time, Barbatos used ancestral massage techniques to help, and the redness and swelling on the ankle almost completely recovered after the massage.

Redness and swelling will not affect the normal performance of the horse girl, but may have an impact when she is giving her all in the competition.

But even such a minor case can be cured directly through massage alone.

It seems a bit too exaggerated.

It’s just that at that time, I felt a little embarrassed because Barbatos was massaging my ankle, so I didn’t pay attention to this aspect.

Now that I think about it, there's something wrong.

And after the Tokyo Sports Youth Championship, Barbatos knew that her body could not withstand her full sprint and she might not be able to participate in several games after running at full speed, but she did not feel depressed at all.