Why was I assigned to be a horse girl?

With such a stylish and tasteful outfit, even carrying a takeout box, the security guards would probably mistake Fei Tu Hu Po for a rich young lady who does performance art.

"Then let's buy it!"

Fei Tu Hu Po decisively waved her hand: "Then I'll buy these, making two sets in total, including the one I'm wearing now! And the underwear too... I'll also get a white set."

The saleswoman was dumbfounded. How could a girl possibly buy two identical outfits at once?

"Oh? You're just buying two of the same outfits? Don't you want to look around some more? We also have some nice dresses and stuff..."

Fei Tu Hu Po shook her head: "I feel like trying on more clothes would be too much trouble. Actually, I don't really like shopping. Maybe next time! Next time for sure!"

"Okay, alright, this set you're wearing is 25,000 yen, and both sets will be 50,000 yen in total."

Upon hearing the price, Scarlet Amber almost burst into tears, "Waaah, it's so expensive..."

"It's great value for money~ It's very comfortable to wear, right? And it feels even more comfortable to the touch. Although it's pantyhose, it has a silky smooth feel like chocolate."

While saying this, the sales assistant kept staring at Kotobuki Tomo.

Qin Chuichuo's body trembled, and he dared not respond, silently waiting for Fei Tu Hu Po to pay the bill and leave.

……

A dozen minutes later, Fei Tu Hu Po came out wearing the clothes she had just bought and carrying several bags.

Wow, what a fruitful day!

Stepping out of Venus's shop, Scarlet Amber stretched as if she had been liberated.

At this moment, Fei Tu Hu Po was like a princess in a fairy tale who had transformed from an ugly duckling into a swan, and she became radiant and beautiful.

Even Kotobuki Toru, who was standing next to her, received a lot of envious, jealous and hateful looks... However, Kotobuki Toru was already used to such looks.

After leaving the Venus store area, Kotobuki Toru took off her mask and sunglasses and asked, "When you just changed your clothes, you seemed quite uncomfortable. Now that so much time has passed, how are you feeling?"

“I’m much more used to it now~ Actually, this kind of outfit is quite comfortable!” Fei Tu Hu Po looked down at her long legs encased in pantyhose. “Honestly, it’s really pretty… I never thought that someone as unsophisticated as me could create such a look.”

"That wasn't your outfit, was it? Wasn't this the outfit recommended by the shop assistant?"

"That's basically the gist of it~" Fei Tu Hu Po smiled, raised her phone, and turned on the front camera to use the phone as a mirror.

The girl in the photo is smiling sweetly, as beautiful as a fiery fairy, with her eyes curved and revealing a fox-like charm.

My past experience as a teenage boy tells me that a girl like this is absolutely a femme fatale who could bring ruin to a country, and it would be hard for any boy to resist such a girl.

But now, it seems I can no longer feel much worldly desire for Hitotsu Amber...

After a moment of reflection, Fei Tu Hu Po continued, "At first I was a little resistant and worried, but now I feel pretty good... Being able to make beautiful things even more beautiful is a very happy thing, no matter how you look at it."

Kotobuki felt a little relieved. "It's best if you can accept it happily. You've picked out the shoes and bought the clothes... What are your plans now? Continue shopping? Or go back?"

"Shopping costs money, let's go home first? I'll treat you to something delicious when we get back, I've saved a lot of money today!"

As Fei Tu Hu Po spoke, she turned off her phone screen and habitually reached down to shove it into the pocket. "Could it be that my impoverished fate is about to change starting today...?"

As is my usual habit, I put my phone in the pocket of my sweatpants. I've been doing this for the past few days, checking messages there many times, so I'm quite familiar with it.

But the one thing Hiruko Amber forgot was that she was currently wearing a pair of light and stylish hot pants. In order to be fashionable and accentuate her figure, this form-fitting garment had no pockets at all...

Fei Tu Hu Po suddenly felt her hand loosen...

"My cell phone!"

From Kotobuki Toru's perspective, Hitoko's actions were incredibly fluid. After turning off her phone screen, Hitoko immediately stuffed it into her hot pants, probably looking for a pocket or something. But finding no pocket, Hitoko somehow managed to use her strength to slip the phone through the gap in her waistband...

And the stockings on her legs were indeed "silky smooth" just as the shop assistant had advertised. After Hitoko Amber stuffed the phone into her waistband, Hitoko Amber instinctively bent over to retrieve the old phone.

Her phone slid down the hem of her hot pants and hit the ground with a thud.

Being able to ride a racehorse on its lap makes this phone worthwhile.

"Wow."

But Hibiki Amber immediately let out a sharp, mournful cry, "My phone! The money I worked so hard to save! Should I not have said I had a stroke of good luck...?"

Kotobuki Toru glanced at Hishiko Amber's phone lying on the ground and comforted her, "It's okay, it was already cracked before anyway. I remember it cracked from the bottom left corner to the top right corner? Now it's cracked from the top left corner to the bottom right corner again. It's an X-Men collaboration..."

"Is there anyone as comforting as you?"

With tears streaming down her face, Hitotsu Amber was amused by Kotobuki Toru's words, "This phone is my livelihood."

"It's already like this, and your phone is too big to hold with your small hands... so you might as well get a new one."

Kotobuki changed his approach to comforting her, saying, "Take advantage of this moment, turn your grief into motivation, train harder, and if you get a good ranking, you'll have everything you need."

Fei Tu Hu Po rubbed her head and eyes: "Oh right, there's still time before dinner! Will you come with me to training again? Special training for the draft horse competition?"

"You smashed your phone, and you still have money to treat me to dinner?"

"We can't eat at low-end restaurants anymore, but we can still eat at roadside stalls..."

Kotobuki glanced at the pitiful Hitoko Amber, then squeezed her wallet.

In the end, I'll probably have to pay for it myself.

"Now, let's find a training ground to practice on."

Chapter Thirty-Six: Check-in Photo: The Back of a Beautiful Girl

"Based on the experience shared by our predecessors... the way a draft horse moves can't be like you running when you're delivering takeout. Your force can't be directed diagonally backward. You have to first move vertically downward, drive your cleats into the ground, and then exert force forward! Otherwise, how could you possibly pull a 500-kilogram cart with your 50-kilogram weight? You've learned about physics and friction, right?"

"If I had passed my physics exam, I wouldn't have ended up being assigned to Uma Musume!"

At this moment, Fei Tu Hu Po was wearing rough hemp work gloves used on construction sites. Her arms were outstretched, and her hands were gripping the rope tightly like vises. The hemp rope in her palms kept making a "squeaking" sound due to excessive deformation.

At the other end of the rope was a large stack of truck tires, laid flat and piled together. Before they were laid down, these tires were almost as tall as an adult. Their rugged and heavy appearance contrasted sharply with the soft and slender figure of the Scarlet Amber in front of her, creating an explosive visual impact.

In a short while, the sand dune park on the outskirts of Sapporo attracted a lot of onlookers who were discussing it.

"I never expected to see horse draft and racehorse training here."

"Seriously, why is there a man sitting on that tire with his legs crossed? I can't believe how thrilling his downward angle is... Who is that?"

"Probably a farmer, slave owner... or a trainer?"

Sitting on the tire, Qin Chuitou looked embarrassed. Because there weren't enough tires, the weight of the stacked tires wouldn't meet the 500 kilograms required for the horse-drawn carriage race. So, he was actually just a counterweight to make up the final weight. Could anyone believe that?

However, one thing the passerby said was correct.

That's great, sitting on a tire is really nice.

Looking down, he saw that he was right behind Hitoko Amber. Hitoko Amber was pushing off the ground with her feet crossed, tilting her body, and the muscles on her back were taut... textbook-perfect muscle mass and art book-perfect muscle proportions, a true work of art.

Moreover, Fei Tu Hu Po's bent-over and exertion movements did not disappoint her hot pants and short outfit, as well as her 88-centimeter bust and hip measurements.

It makes me hungry just looking at it; I want to eat black sesame steamed buns.

Some people are enjoying the scenery, while others are enduring the torment of training.

Fei Tu Hu Po pursed her lips tightly, pulling hard on the tire and Qin Chui Tou as they moved forward through the sand. Pulling a 500-kilogram load was indeed a very novel and unique experience, but it was also very tiring, boring, and even a little annoying.

Racehorse girls are spirits born to run. Regardless of whether their souls are trained by the factory, their bones are always filled with a desire for running and high speed. They crave to be faster and crave the feeling of the wind rushing past their ears.

Now that her speed has dropped to the same level as a human walking, this is something that Fei Tu Hu Po finds hard to accept.

"No, I can't take it anymore, I want to push!"

"Don't rush in. You've only just begun. You have to hold back whatever thoughts you have. You just said you wanted me to temporarily direct your training, so you can only do so if I say yes."

"Woooo..."

Fei Tu Hu Po whimpered unhappily twice, then turned her head and asked, "By the way, is our current training considered the legendary 'inch-stopping training'?"

"Don't say this in public... there are kids watching you."

Kotobuki Toru quickly stopped the conversation from going in a strange direction. Just as he was about to find a new topic, his phone, which was in his pocket, suddenly rang. "You continue, I'll take this call."

Qin Chuitou picked up his phone and saw a video call sent by [Director] on the screen.

I need to offer some guidance... No, wait!

He suddenly realized that he had been so engrossed in shopping for clothes and fooling around with Fei Tu Hu Po all afternoon that he had completely forgotten to check in with his mentor!

And now, Old Deng has called directly.

Qin Chui Tou quickly pressed the answer button, cleared his throat, and said, "Greetings, have you eaten?"

"What are you eating? You didn't swipe your card, and you didn't reply to my messages. Are you still asleep?"

Looking at his glaring and furious mentor, Kotobuki Toru was genuinely afraid that the old man had suffered a stroke.

"No, I'm busy..."

"I don't believe you're busy. You turn the camera on right now and let me see what you're busy with."

Kotobuki Toru didn't think much of it and casually pressed a button to switch the shooting direction to the back of the phone.

The smartphone's camera automatically zoomed in on the back of the Scarlet Amber. It has to be said that even with a phone camera that doesn't prioritize photography, zooming in at a short distance looks like a close-up shot...

The girl's long, flowing crimson hair, revealing her fair, smooth neck as it fell down, was all so close.

Kotobuki's eyes widened instantly. With the video zoomed in, it really felt like she was filming it from zero distance, or even negative distance, at a 45-degree angle above and behind Hitobuki!

The other party has hung up the call.

[Mentor: You little brat... you really don't treat your mentor like an outsider... Don't show me this while you're busy with this, or your mentor's wife will kill me. But you're in the right place, the horse racing girl doesn't like anyone blocking her way or watching someone control her or anything...]

No, this old guy... his thoughts are wandering way too fast, aren't they?

If he misunderstands this, it'll be troublesome. Tomorrow in class, that old guy will probably start interrogating the other students again, boasting that he made great progress yesterday and is already preparing to name his daughter...

In order not to become the enemy of his classmates, Kotobuki Toru quickly raised his phone and took a few more photos of the scene: passersby, the tire under his butt, and Hitoko Amber who started giving him the middle finger.

"You really think you're a farmer? And I'm just a donkey pulling a millstone? What? Taking a picture as a souvenir?"

Qin Chuitou waved his hand and sent the photo to his tutor: "I'm checking in."

The tutor replied with an angry emoji on the phone.

[Mentor: Pshaw, I thought I'd be able to attend both my students' graduation and wedding banquets at the same time... I can skip giving out a small gift.]

How did I end up choosing such an eccentric mentor back then?

[Kotobuki Toru: So, they're training, pulling tires in preparation for a horse-drawn carriage race.]

[Mentor: You were also sitting on the tire and witnessed her training. Tell me, what do you think of this child's natural strength and talent?]

Kotobuki glanced back at the series of smooth and resolute furrows left by the tires in the sand.

[Toru Kotobuki: To be honest, although I haven't given a full assessment of her legs yet, her strength is truly outstanding.]

[Mentor: Then hurry up and deepen the bond, sign the contract!]

Chapter Thirty-Seven: A Trainer Who Isn't Yet a Trainer

Fei Tu Hu Po continued to drag the tire forward, muttering to herself.

Kotobuki Toru was looking at his phone, reading a message that his mentor had just sent him.

[Mentor: When I usually encourage you to study, I always tell you that you must study hard and accumulate knowledge so that when an opportunity comes, you'll be qualified to seize it. Now the opportunity is right in front of you, and I think you're capable enough. Don't let yourself be useless at this time!]

Kotobuki smiled slightly as she looked at her phone. Although she complained about how eccentric her mentor was, she couldn't deny that she was lucky to have found such a good mentor.

What made her even luckier was that she met a racehorse girl whose temperament was so compatible with hers...

Kotobuki Toru spent a lot of time thinking about what kind of horse girl partner she really wanted.

Before this, he had listed countless advantages and disadvantages of racehorse girls in his mind, whether it was their appearance, talent, family background, or education. He had weighed these factors repeatedly on the scales in his mind.

However, no matter how the invisible scales tipped, Kotobuki Toru could never say with certainty what his ideal partner would look like.

But after meeting Hitotsu Amber these past few days, he has indeed become more and more enlightened, as if he has had an epiphany...

I overlooked the most important factor, which is also completely unacceptable to weigh.

Soul and character.

Kotobuki doesn't know how long it took other trainers to find a partner who shared their ideals and even similar interests...

But all Kotobuki Toru knew was that the running shoes he designed finally got their first try-on after almost five years.

In her entire life, she has only ever met one racehorse girl, Hitoko Amber, who is both interesting and pleasing to her.

With such an interesting partner right in front of me, it would be a mistake I'd regret for the rest of my life if I missed it.