Why was I assigned to be a horse girl?

I don't know if it's the taste of that silly horse's saliva.

"You should at least tell me before you feed me!"

Fei Tu Hu Po bared her teeth angrily: "Hey, that's not very fair of you. I asked you if it was true, and you replied with 'uh-huh.' Then when I saw you weren't moving, I asked you if you didn't have time to eat, and you replied with 'uh-huh' again. Finally, I asked you if you wanted me to hand you some food, and you still replied with 'uh-huh'... What can I do?"

I've never seen such a difficult person to please. He's not even happy about being fed by hand?

Do I have to feed them mouth-to-mouth?

Kotobuki Toru scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, the scene from earlier flashing through his mind. He then realized that he might have been too engrossed in the moment and subconsciously brushed off Hitoko Amber.

"Why did you still come?"

“I noticed you didn’t eat much last night. If you don’t eat breakfast soon, you might faint from hunger.”

As she spoke, Hitoko reached into the drawer under the table and rummaged around until she pulled out a bag of snow-white rice balls wrapped in a plastic bag: "So this morning I made a bunch of hand-rolled sushi for you... I was hoping you'd help me change the horseshoes on my running shoes, but you've been doing problems I can't understand... So what are you looking at?"

"Um, it's a secret for now, but it does have some connection to you?"

"Is it about me? Thank you very much."

To express her gratitude, Hitoko took out another palm-sized piece of "hand-rolled sushi" from the plastic bag and shared it with Kotobuki Toru; "Hand-rolled sushi, do you want some more? I made it by hand, so don't worry about any dietary restrictions, because there's nothing inside, just rice."

"Isn't that just a rice ball...?"

Kotobuki Toru wiped the sweat from his hands, which were damp from focusing too much on his pen, and took the rice ball from Hitoko Amber. "I'll get you a horseshoe after class... By the way, I didn't pull any strings, did I? How did you sneak in?"

Fei Tu Hu Po reached up and smoothed her hair, pretending that she had hair gel in her palms, before putting on the hood of her functional jacket.

“Look, I put my ears back, then put on my hood, and pretended that I was also leading students to sneak in.”

Kotobuki Toru immediately burst out laughing: "How could you possibly have gotten in here... You're just like Oguri Hat, always looking after the big picture but not the back. How could your red tail have gotten in?"

Only then did Fei Tu Hu Po realize her mistake. "Huh? Then why haven't I been kicked out yet?"

Kotobuki Toru looked up at his instructor on the podium, who was beaming with excitement... This old guy was having a blast playing the support role.

Kotobuki Toru took a bite of the rice ball that still smelled of Hibiki amber and muttered, "I'll change your horseshoes to the ones from the city during break. If I'm tapping my horseshoes in class, everyone'll tear me apart."

"Hey, how much longer until you guys finish class?"

Fei Tu Hu Po clearly didn't have much patience. "It's all your fault. I came before your class started, and as soon as I got to the classroom, I took off my shoes and gave them to you to change into, but you ignored me. I still insisted on attending the class here."

The zither music played was so powerful that the head was bowed.

As expected, Fei Tu Hu Po had already taken off her running shoes, and her feet, encased in pantyhose, were dangling in the air. Her small toes could be vaguely seen where the pantyhose was stretched open.

"You mean, you took off your shoes as soon as you arrived and haven't moved an inch?"

"Yeah, I'm not familiar with your school."

Kotobuki Toru glanced at the rice ball in her hand. She had to wipe her hands before even picking it up with her bare hands...

I didn't expect to encounter someone so inconsiderate.

It's definitely bad luck to be entangled with Scarlet Amber, but it can also be considered a different kind of life experience, right?

Quite interesting.

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Chapter Forty-Four: The Warhorse Girl and the Horse-Drawn Girl

During break, a group of classmates who also aspired to be trainers immediately gathered around, all looking like they wanted to fight Kotobuki to the death.

I've seen people put on airs and act arrogantly, but I've never seen such an abrupt and blatant act of arrogance.

Everyone noticed during class that Kotobuki Toru was sitting in the back row and being fed by this lady horse!

Moreover, it's the kind of indirect kissing method where you take a bite and I take a bite, which is neither hygienic nor healthy...

The biggest reason I don't recommend it is that we haven't experienced it yet!

The instructor watched everyone in the classroom with a smile; ordinary comparisons and envy are not necessarily a bad thing.

The desire to gain and the reluctance to lose, the driving force of desire, and the goals to strive for, enable everyone to become a better version of themselves.

Just like Kotobuki Toru and Hitoko Amber not far away.

……

At this moment, Kotobuki Toru was multitasking, using a hammer to help Hitsukoha hammer horseshoes, while also helping Hitsukoha deepen her understanding of the match.

"According to the international quantitative assessment method for trainers, your current strength score is approximately 160."

"Hey, aren't you guys objectifying racehorse girls? You're actually using numbers to evaluate them? These days, students don't even give accurate scores on their daily exams anymore, do they?"

"Therefore, we don't use these precise numbers when dealing with external parties... We use letters to represent them. If we use letters, your current strength attribute should be E."

"Am I really E? I'm quite confident in my strength..."

Hitoko looked at the letter "E" written by Kotobuki Toru on the paper, her face full of disbelief. "Then, if a racehorse girl can get an A, she probably can punch through the earth with one punch, right?"

"No, the basic threshold for Uma Musume is G, which is already a very high evaluation value. The numbers above that may seem large, but they are actually for more refined evaluation... In reality, the difference in strength between everyone on the racetrack is not as big as you imagine."

Fei Tu Hu Po nodded and noted down what Qin Wen had said. "So, with my strength level, how do I fare in this horse-drawn carriage race?"

Kotobuki Toru sighed: "If it were a regular horse race debut, your attributes would already be a game-changer, but this time, there's a racehorse girl named Kinkakuji participating, and she's also making her debut."

"That name sounds impressive. Do you have any information about her?"

"Yes, after all, they are from Teresa... their data has undergone professional verification and testing."

Kotobuki Toru casually opened his notebook, and a photo was tucked between the pages. "This is him."

Hitoko Amber leaned over for a look, then was completely stunned. "Pfft... It's very impolite to say this, but is this still a racehorse girl?"

Above the photo is a creature that is probably called a horse girl, but Hitotsu Kohaku prefers to call her an eight-foot-tall lady or a troll warrior or something like that.

Standing two meters tall and weighing 200 kilograms, her broad, thick shoulders firmly supported her upper body. Muscle lines flowed smoothly from her shoulders to her strong arms, with her biceps and triceps bulging high like solid rocks...

The whole person is like a double-door refrigerator.

Based on the comments I've overheard from passersby while delivering food these past few days, I can now be considered a noticeably taller woman... but compared to this one, it's like the difference between a fox and a Tibetan mastiff.

Wait a minute, those are just the descriptions people give me of myself as a fox... How did I start using "fox" to describe myself too?

Hitotsu Amber quickly shook her head, pointed at herself, and asked Kotobuki Toru, "How did we end up on the same field? Am I from the same race?"

Kotobuki Toru stretched out his arm and placed it next to Hitoko Amber's arm, gesturing as he said, "Don't scare yourself too much. My arm is much thicker than yours, right? Judging from my appearance, shouldn't I be able to take on two of you? But the reality is, if you punch me with all your might, you should kneel down and beg me not to die."

Upon hearing this, Fei Tu Hu Po calmed down slightly, but still said in an incredulous tone, "That makes sense, but she seems too amazing, doesn't she?"

"Because their ancestors were real horse-pulling women, living in the mountains of Hokkaido, pulling carts on 30-degree slopes and fighting brown bears... Through natural selection and generation after generation of optimization, they became this tall and muscular type."

Fei Tu Hu Po listened to the story with a dazed expression, then raised her hands, looked at her palms, and asked curiously, "What did my ancestors do?"

"It may be a bit presumptuous of me to say this, but I still want to say that you're a self-taught individual, so where do you have any ancestors? Weren't you assigned here by someone else...?"

Fei Tu Hu Po's expression instantly fell, and her wobbling feet stopped shaking. "Oh, right... I was created out of thin air."

“But don’t worry about it so much. According to genetics, you really don’t have much of a chance to trace your lineage back to its source.” Kotobuki Toru paused, then added, “But if we categorize it according to the characteristics of Uma Musume…”

A spirited, energetic, strong, and undemanding eater with an optimistic and stable personality; she believes everything she's told, is vengeful, and has a fearless streak...

"If you were talking about the past, or if you had ancestors, you'd probably really be a warhorse girl, right?"

"Hey."

Hitotsu Kohaku was quite satisfied with Kotobuki Toru's deduction this time. "Warhorse girls are so cool... I also think I have the talent to be a warhorse girl."

"Huh? What do you say?"

"I've been itching to use my phone to deliver food lately, especially when I see security guards at the entrance of my apartment complex who won't let me do it, and when I see ATMs at the bank."

"Fun fact: ATMs don't actually keep much money; most of the money is kept in local vaults."

Kotobuki Toru sighed and continued, "Besides, nowadays, a horse girl is a horse girl, and there's no such clear distinction. She can do whatever she wants, but everyone's bloodline and talent will still have some influence."

Looking at the horse handler in the photo, Fei Tu Hu Po asked with some worry, "Can I beat her?"

"It should be possible? This Kinkakuji looks like a tiger, but his publicly announced strength value is only E, which is comparable to yours... Moreover, the horse-drawn carriage race is a contest of strength and endurance, and I have confidence in your endurance. You'll be at least in the top three."

Kotobuki Toru glanced at Hitoko Amber: "When you signed up before, didn't you think that participating in the debut competition and then winning some prize money would be enough?"

"It's different now."

Fei Tu Hu Po laughed.

After all that has happened, she is now 100% certain that Kotobuki Toru is an excellent trainer.

Just like taking the college entrance exam, only outstanding students can get into top universities.

Only excellent racehorse girls can have excellent trainers.

I have already missed one opportunity to get into a good university.

We can't miss this one!

Chapter 45 Your right foot is rather loose

On Wednesday, I had breakfast with Qin Chuitou, changed my horseshoes, and then went to the park for morning exercise by myself.

They unexpectedly ran into the lady again, and the two chatted while exercising together in the morning. The lady was very unhappy that she had not accepted her kindness and had not used her business card.

But when she saw the running shoes on her feet, the lady looked very surprised...

Then the lady belittled herself for being a country bumpkin, saying that her taste was terrible.

On Thursday morning, I went to find Qin Chuitou to change his horseshoes and get the latest competition information. In the afternoon, I trained with the lady.

On Friday, I played the piano until it was completely clear in the morning and again in the afternoon.

It's not that I'm tired of the noblewoman, it's just that Kotobuki Toru has looked very tired these past few days, probably doing something strange at night.

Fearing he might die suddenly, she had no choice but to stand up the noblewoman and then earnestly advised Kotobuki to be moderate, as soloing was bad for his health.

Instead of being grateful, he was enraged and kicked out to train on his own...

So he went to see the noblewoman instead.

On Saturday, I'll be heading to Obihiro in Hokkaido to compete.

"Hey? TouTou, are you going too?"

After having Kotobuki Toru replace the horseshoe with a nailed one, Hitoko Amber slung her backpack over her shoulder and prepared to run to Sapporo Station. But just as she took a step, she was stopped by Kotobuki Toru behind her.

When Hitotsu Kohaku turned around, Kotobuki Toru was already carrying a backpack that looked quite heavy...

Judging from the scale, it must have been prepared and packaged in advance.

Hitotsu Kohaku looked at Kotobuki Toru with a face full of surprise: "Although you are the emergency contact I listed, I haven't had any accidents yet... You can come after I die."

Kotobuki Toru's face turned black. They say fools are lucky, but Hitoko Amber can't just rely on her tough life to do this, can she?

"Stop cursing yourself. Also, I'm the one who replaced your horseshoes, and I've been the one who set up the training schedule for the past few days. If I don't come, what will you do after you go to Daiguang? Who will you get your horseshoes replaced? I can also help you solve any unexpected problems. You can focus on preparing for the competition."

Kotobuki said a lot in one breath, but what he really meant was that he wanted everyone to come along.

Fei Tu Hu Po tilted her head and thought about it. After figuring it out, she immediately laughed.

"No need to say so much. I'm very happy that you came. I printed my admission ticket and went to the exam hall all by myself before. It was so boring."

Now that there are more people, that's naturally a good thing.

After buying tickets and boarding the train, Hibiki Amber habitually sat on the far right, and then habitually placed her tail on the left.

Kotobuki glanced at Hibiko's tail, took out his workbook and the latest materials, and placed them on the small table on the train. "You're in luck this time. This race is a left-turn track, which means the cornering loops curve to the left. You shouldn't have too much directional pressure."

Upon hearing this, Fei Tu Hu Po became unhappy: "I'm not under any pressure! Why do you have to emphasize turning left? I can run backwards, let alone turn left or right!"

"Then try putting your tail on the right side?"

Hibiko Amber was equally unhappy: "Why? Does it matter which way the tail is placed? I like it that way!"

Qin Chui was speechless. This racehorse girl was soft all over, but her mouth was the hardest thing.

"Lift your feet up." Kotobuki Toru pointed at Hitoko Amber, then added, "Don't take off your shoes, just lift your feet up with your shoes on."

"Huh? This isn't appropriate, is it? The shoes are very dirty."

"Just lift it up, and put both feet together."

Seeing that Kotobuki Toru didn't care at all about whether the shoes were clean or not, Hito Kohaku did as she was told and put her ordinary sneakers together.