Why was I assigned to be a horse girl?

Kotobuki Toru nodded helplessly: "That's right. Back then, I couldn't even speak properly. My dad was a scoundrel... When he got drunk, he would talk nonsense and try to establish connections with everyone he met, saying things like it was for my own good. I couldn't stand that, so I broke up with my dad and ran away from home."

Fei Tu Hu Po put herself in Dong Na's shoes for a moment, feeling inexplicably happy and fortunate at the same time, but also somewhat disappointed, and said, "Speaking of which, I think your father has arranged things quite well for you, hasn't he? Dong Na, apart from being arrogant, isn't she rich and beautiful? She can skip a lifetime of struggle... Of course, I'm just saying that, it would be best if you struggled with me, a life without struggle is meaningless!"

Donna, who was resting her chin on her hand, looked enlightened. After this exchange, she understood and realized what had happened...

Hitotsu Kohaku was unaware of Kotobuki Toru's "background" situation, yet she actually managed to win him over as her trainer through her sincerity and enthusiasm.

What an incredible coincidence! This must be what they mean by "fools are lucky".

very nice.

The lady, resting her chin on her hand, continued, "So now you should understand, right? Before, trainer Kotobuki and I would avoid each other if we could, and if we did meet, we would become mutually annoyed... But now that he has found his goal in Saima Musume and his goal in life, I have a reason to go back and refuse those enthusiastic old guys. Otherwise, why would I have taken the initiative to introduce trainers to you?"

Upon hearing this, Fei Tu Hu Po became bolder, but still somewhat uneasy, she pointed to the noblewoman beside her and asked Qin Chui Tou, "You really don't like someone like Dong Na?"

"Stop talking. Anyone who marries this super-strong woman is doomed... She's the kind of person who absolutely refuses to have her fate decided by an arranged marriage by her family. So, on the day she turned seven, she decided to use her own strength to rebel against fate."

"Wow? That's amazing! How did Donna use her own power to fight back?"

"They beat me up."

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Chapter 57 Let's Team Up! (4500 words, two chapters combined)

"Don't worry, TouTou! From now on, I will never let any other racehorse girls come within ten steps of you! I will always protect you!"

With a burning gaze, Hitotsu Amber patted her swaying chest and declared her protection to Kotobuki Toru.

"That's not necessary."

Kotobuki Toru quickly pressed down on Hishiko Amber: "That's all in the past, I've almost forgotten it all..."

"Have you really forgotten? I remember Uncle Kotobuki saying that you have a very good memory, almost like you can remember everything you see?"

"Ahem, don't ask anymore..."

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Now that both sides had spoken frankly, the atmosphere at the dinner table warmed up.

Although the noblewoman would still instinctively clench her fist and prepare to deliver a deliberate punch when she saw Kotobuki, at least they had reached a level where they could communicate.

The lady gracefully used her knife and fork to cut the roasted lamb off the bamboo skewer, then put it in her mouth. After chewing carefully, she asked, "So, you two, one has a trainer who can keep you in check, and the other has a racehorse girl to fight alongside you, what are your plans next?"

Fei Tu Hu Po's taste is just so-so. Before coming here, she said that this Chinese-style barbecue was addictive, but I've eaten more than a dozen skewers and I'm not addicted at all...

Fei Tu Hu Po's eating manners were not as elegant and easygoing as those of a noblewoman. She held a skewer of grilled meat in her left hand and a glass bottle of juice in her right hand. Her originally charming oval face was stuffed full, making her look like a hamster.

"Cheer, chew, chew... I already had a plan last night. My goal is to win a triple crown! Although TouTou arranged a classic triple crown for me, I think one should be realistic and just focus on winning whichever race I can win first..."

After saying that, Hitotsu Kohaku gave Kotobuki Toru a look that said, "You continue."

Kotobuki Toru then took the initiative to continue, saying, "I've been studying hard during this time, and at the same time arranging Kohaku's training, so that I can pass the Central Teresan trainer recruitment exam in December."

It wasn't surprising that the noblewoman at Central Treson would take a liking to Hitotsu Amber. With such power, the racehorse girl had even participated in the debut race of the draft horse competition. If she hadn't been noticed by the staff at Central Treson, then those guys at Central Treson might as well have been drowned.

However, Kotobuki Toru has surprisingly decided to take the entrance exam for Central Teresa in December!

The lady's bright eyes darted around for a moment, then she let out a soft, teasing sigh, as if she were filled with emotion.

"That's the difference between being proactive and being passive... If you really want to do it, you can set a goal of getting into Central Treisen in two months. If you don't want to do it, some people will just run away from home. You never know how proactive a trainer who isn't interested in you can be towards other racehorse girls."

Kotobuki Toru was somewhat embarrassed by the noblewoman's words: "Don't just provoke me like this. Aren't you quite happy too? The second step of your plan to defy fate has succeeded."

The noblewoman's first step in defying fate was to beat herself so badly she almost developed a stress reaction...

The lady nodded slightly, then picked up another skewer of freshly grilled lamb in a good mood and sighed, "But we're still a long way from success. To escape the arranged marriages that those old guys have set up... this little change isn't enough to convince them."

Between established families, face and saving face are of utmost importance. If one were to directly go to their door and say, "I have absolutely no feeling for the Qinchui family, so I would like to ask them not to dwell on this matter and to pretend nothing happened," it would be a mistake.

That would absolutely bring the relationship between the two families to a freezing point, and might even trigger hidden events like the "Three-Year Agreement," "Don't Bully My Family's Poverty," or "The Return of the Dragon King"... If that happens, it won't be as simple as just having a headache.

The best way to peacefully annul the engagement and dissolve the relationship is naturally for Kotobuki Toru to find someone he likes, get married willingly, and then wish them a happy marriage while he happily annuls the engagement.

As for now... the silly roe deer Hitotsuko in front of me seems to have a high compatibility with Kotobuki Toru. The relaxed and happy expressions on their faces when they are together are definitely not fake.

However, it seems that neither of them has considered that possibility yet?

But how can we not consider that possibility? We still want to get out of this mess and run away!

But there's no rushing things, and it's even less likely that I'll go through the traditional wedding ceremony with the two of us... All I can do is spend more time with this silly rabbit and subtly try to enlighten her.

The wealthy woman sighed, never imagining that she, a racehorse girl with a net worth approaching 100 million, would have to take the initiative to act as a matchmaker for someone else...

The lady then turned to look at Scarlet Rabbit Amber: "Fat Rabbit, I'll be going to Central Tereson at the end of the year, so let's train together during this time."

Fei Tu Hu Po raised her head slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief: "Eh? Dong Na, you're going too? I was just about to cut ties with you... no, I was just about to say goodbye."

Dongna snapped the skewer of roasted lamb in her hand with a "snap" and gritted her teeth, saying, "What do you mean I'll go too? I was selected through merit and transferred to the central school with excellent physical fitness test results, okay?"

"Wow, is it that amazing?"

Kotobuki Toru, standing to the side, nodded slightly: "Touna, she's really amazing... Has she already debuted? It's been so long since I've seen her, I don't remember..."

The noblewoman gave a cold laugh: "Ha, heartless and ungrateful man."

"I wouldn't dare bring it up on a gender level," Kotobuki Toru quickly tried to salvage the man's dignity: "But Touna, you should still be a student at Sapporo Tressen, right?"

The noblewoman narrowed her eyes, looking at Kotobuki Toru: "Yes, what's wrong?"

Kotobuki Toru chuckled as he got up and poured the lady a cup of tea. “Isn’t it still two months before everyone goes to Central Tereson? But we haven’t done the foot aptitude test for Hitsu Amber yet, so it’s hard to make a detailed training plan and targeted training… so…”

A look of understanding flashed across the lady's face. "They didn't even test the foot condition and track adaptability?"

Kotobuki Toru nodded: "So why not take advantage of this free time to get it checked? I remember that the Sapporo Tressen has all the necessary testing equipment, right?"

Although everyone is scrambling to get into Central Tresson, Central Tresson's biggest advantage is actually the strength of its trainers and the fact that it has a larger and better pool of racehorse girls... Just like a top university, the environment and teaching facilities may not be perfect, but the learning atmosphere of these universities is absolutely top-notch.

Apart from that, in terms of equipment configuration, all Tresen are actually quite similar.

"You want me to take you in, is that it?" The lady smiled and crossed her arms. "With your connections, you can go anywhere."

"Hey, you can't say that. I'm just an ordinary college student."

As a noblewoman, she immediately adopted a business-like attitude: "Sure, but I have conditions."

"What conditions?"

"I want to join your team!"

"Agemasai (No)!"

Unexpectedly, Fei Tu Hu Po suddenly stood up and gave the noblewoman a particularly fierce look.

Just kidding! Finding such a great trainer like Kotobuki Toru was already incredibly difficult, and then there was that confession...

Oh no, that previous confession was also the result of a huge determination, which is why it finally came to fruition. But then this noblewoman came along and interfered.

"Oh? Your chubby rabbit ears are pretty sensitive, aren't they? I thought you were just busy eating kebabs..."

The lady was in a great mood. She had thought that this silly roe deer had become so stupid that it had abandoned all emotions and desires, but she didn't expect that it was actually quite possessive.

Having a possessive streak is a good thing! Who knows when Qin Chuitou might forcibly take possession of it! With Qin Chuitou's serious and responsible nature, he will naturally take responsibility to the end... then everything will be much easier!

Hibiki Amber spoke in a particularly stingy voice: "TouTou is the trainer I found. If you want one, go find one yourself!"

The lady waved her hand, "Who wants to steal your man? With Kotobuki's skill level, you think you can train me? I won't accept it."

"Huh? What do you mean? You don't want Kotobuki Toru as a trainer, but you still want to join us?"

"That is to say, in Tressen, there are many female racehorses who form teams. Their daily training involves practicing against each other in the team and honing their skills. Sometimes they also go out together to participate in team competitions or have dinners. When problems arise, the female racehorses in the team can also help each other. I want to form such a team with you."

Moreover, you can get a close look at the gossip, and incidentally pour some gasoline on the raging fire between Hitotsu Amber and Kotobuki...

Fei Tu Hu Po understood a little better. "Eh, if it's just about forming a team, do you even need to ask?"

"The rule in Treson is that first come, first served, which means you."

After the lady finished speaking, she suddenly felt something was wrong... Shouldn't she have been here first?

When I first met Kotobuki Toru, Hitokohaku didn't even know where she was.

"So, is that okay?"

Fei Tu Hu Po tilted her head and answered, "If you ask me that, aren't we already doing it right now? Training together, celebrating together, and stuff like that?"

The noblewoman was taken aback, looking at the silly grinning Hitotsu Amber in front of her, and Kotobuki Toru nodding slightly at her.

It seems that's indeed the case...

"Then let's be a team for life!"

Fei Tu Hu Po raised the juice bottle in her hand, wanting to toast with everyone.

"Don't say that, it's bad luck..."

Despite his sarcastic remarks about Hitokohaku, Kotobuki Toru still raised his teacup.

Unfortunately, the noblewoman also raised her wine glass in a manner that was unbecoming of a noblewoman.

"cheers!"

Juice bottles, teacups, and wine glasses clattered together...

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After finishing the barbecue, Hitotsu Amber suddenly decided to drag everyone to a karaoke bar to sing, saying she wanted to show Kotobuki Toru her mastery of the song "I Can Go to the Toilet by Myself." But when she touched her wallet, her face immediately fell.

"Wait, Donna, aren't you a noble? You ate and even packed up leftovers when someone treated you to dinner? What kind of aristocratic etiquette is that? And how did the three of us eat so much?!"

"I said I'd pay, but you insisted on showing off, what am I supposed to do? Not only did you boast, but when I went to pay, you were ready to fight me... Don't you remember? You had your fun pretending to be rich, and now you're blaming me?"

Donna punched open the refrigerator in her black luxury car, took out a bottle of red wine, and casually tossed it to Hitotsu Amber. Finally, she put the lamb skewers in. "And you said these lamb skewers are so addictive, but I didn't taste any of it... I think it's because Kotobuki Toru was sitting across from me and made me feel disgusted, so I can only take some back to experience it."

Kotobuki stood there speechlessly, unsure of what to say...

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The next few days proceeded as planned. Every morning, Hitotsu Amber would bring breakfast as a way of repaying a debt of gratitude, and the two of them would eat together. If they had arranged to train together with the noblewoman in the morning, Hitotsu Amber would bring an extra portion for the haughty noblewoman. According to Hitotsu Amber, the noblewoman would always complain that the food was unpalatable and that it was commoner food, but she would always finish the breakfast that Hitotsu Amber brought her.

The only thing worth mentioning is that when Hitoko Amber first entered Kotobuki Toru's classroom, she always liked to hide behind a hood and deceive herself. Until one day, her teacher went shopping with his wife and found a substitute teacher. This substitute teacher, unaware of the situation, caught Hitoko Amber sneaking in and asked her what she was doing in the classroom.

And the sleepy, silly roe deer gave the substitute teacher a truly explosive answer, rambling on and on. She directly replied that she was Kotobuki Toru's stationery, and that she was there to sit so that Kotobuki Toru could study the anatomy of Uma Musume...

Kotobuki Toru will probably never forget the look on his classmates' faces when they wanted to kill him. After class, Kotobuki Toru became even more famous and earned the nickname of a pervert who uses horse girls as stationery.

Then, one day in mid-October, as promised, the lady's good news finally arrived...

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Kotobuki Toru had no classes, and Sapporo Tressen had just finished its classes and let out for the day. The three of them agreed to meet at a coffee shop near Sapporo Tressen.

Hitoko sat by the window, observing the racehorse girls coming and going on the street through the clear glass. Including the noblewoman sitting opposite her, all the racehorse girls were wearing JK uniforms with purple as the main color, small leather shoes, knee-length skirts, cute purple bows on their chests, and traditional sailor collars around their necks.

Even the elegant racehorse girls, who always had a cold expression and exuded nobility, became youthful and energetic after putting on the school uniform.

"Hey, this JK uniform looks a lot like the one that Oguri-senpai wore before!"

“Of course, because all the Trason school uniforms in the world are the same style.” Kotobuki Toru sat to the left of Hitoko Amber, organizing forms at the café table, and said while recalling, “Because there are many opportunities for Uma Musume to transfer schools, in order to allow Uma Musume to adapt to the environment and integrate into the school as soon as possible when they go to a new environment, all the school uniforms are the same style.”

The lady sitting in the countermeasures seated her chin in her hand: "Trainer Kotobuki seems to have forgotten something. The school uniforms for all the racehorse girls in the world are provided by a brand called Venus."

"Ahem, why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

"Because we're going to Venus to buy clothes."

The lady pointed to her school uniform and then to the black hot pants and stockings that Hitotsu Amber was holding up. “No matter which school you’re in, you’re not allowed to wander around in your everyday clothes unless there are special circumstances… So this fat rabbit needs to change out of her casual clothes. Go buy a JK skirt tonight, and I’ll take you to Sapporo Teresa tomorrow.”

"Eh?! A JK skirt?! A skirt?"

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Chapter 58 Help Me Unzip My Jacket (Two Chapters Combined, 4000 words)

Not only was Hitoko Amber unwilling to buy a JK uniform, but Kotobuki Toru was also very reluctant...

Upon seeing their expressions, the wealthy woman became furious: "It's just buying a dress, what kind of expressions are those? Can we still be teammates?"

Hitoko and Kotobuki exchanged glances and said in unison, "I have difficulties..."

The noblewoman raised her eyebrows sharply: "What difficulties could you possibly have? I booked the equipment and venue; don't you think I have difficulties? It's one thing if Qin Chuitou has difficulties, but what difficulties do you, Fat Rabbit, have?"

"Forehead……"

Hitoko Amber's breath hitched. She really couldn't tell the noblewoman about her difficulties. Although she had almost adapted to life as a racehorse girl, she still felt a slight resistance to the idea of ​​having to deal with something like a dress. It wasn't much, but it was still there.