Why was I assigned to be a horse girl?

The imposing aura of Hitotsu Amber caused the noblewoman in the starting gate to widen her eyes slightly... This fighting spirit was not something an ordinary racehorse girl could exude...

Unlike Hitoko Amber, who hadn't left Sapporo much, this noblewoman had seen many top-class racehorse girls.

Even the top racehorse Daiken, who is known as the highest mountain and longest river in Japanese racehorse girls and has close ties to her family, doesn't show the same aggressive fighting spirit as Hitokohaku during races!

"Drip drip."

"Bang."

The gates opened, and two heavyweight racehorses burst out of the gates one after the other.

Although Amber is very adaptable to the environment inside the gate, today is, after all, her first time using the gate machine to start a race.

Therefore, in terms of starting experience and starting skills, Hitotsu Amber was not as experienced as the noblewoman. At the start, Hitotsu Amber was visibly pulled ahead by the noblewoman.

On the field, Hitotsu Amber pursed her lips in disbelief... The noblewoman was much stronger than she had thought! In terms of strength and speed... she didn't seem to be at a disadvantage at all.

And right at the start of the race, I don't know if it was just my imagination... but I even thought I saw a layer of fluorescence appear on the lady's body.

Is this the level of professional racehorse girls should have?!

The noblewoman was equally astonished. Although Hitoko Amber was considered a racehorse girl from the Central district, she had not yet undergone professional training and education...

Even so, at this moment, Hitotsu Amber's strength definitely has the potential to become a dark horse seed for Central Treson.

Why are you so sure?

Because the noblewoman herself was already considered a dark horse candidate when she passed the exam, and now that Hitotsu Amber is still barely keeping up with her... then Hitotsu Amber should naturally also be rated as a seed-level candidate, and she still has a lot of room for improvement!

For example, that awkward running posture...

Hibiko Amber ran behind the noblewoman. Although her instincts as a warhorse girl kept urging her to rush up and kill the noblewoman, she still remembered what her trainer had told her beforehand—to observe the noblewoman's running posture.

Normally, one might not notice it, but when she was running on the same track as the noblewoman, Hitoko Amber personally felt that the running habits of the racehorse girls were completely different from her own running habits... or rather, from her running habits when she was still human.

To maintain balance and good visibility, humans actively strive for a straight and stable upper body when running, and I do the same.

But the noblewoman was different. At this moment, the noblewoman in front of her was leaning very low... her entire upper body was leaning forward at an almost exaggerated angle, as if she was about to stumble and fall. Even if the noblewoman fell forward and crashed to the ground in the next second, Fei Tu Hu Po would not find it strange at all.

But the noblewoman didn't fall; instead, she gradually increased the distance between herself and him, her tail swaying gracefully yet with great tension.

Fei Tu Hu Po recalled the words she had said when the noblewoman looked down on her earlier... Although they were very impolite, they had indeed pointed out the problems with her running posture.

With wind resistance at its maximum and the tail's counterweight function rendered useless, coupled with her current elegant running posture, Hitotsu Kohaku finally understood why Kotobuki Toru also disliked her own ugly running style...

Compared to a racehorse like a noblewoman, she is indeed quite ugly!

But it's not too late for me to realize this now... If I don't know something, I can learn it on the spot!

At worst, it's just a fall! With a racehorse girl's physical condition... she should recover quickly, right?

Probably? After all, athletes tend to have higher physical fitness than the average person...

So Hitoko took a deep breath and, imitating the noblewoman, leaned her body forward little by little, searching for the delicate balance that a racehorse girl should have when running.

But the fear of falling is really hard for living beings to overcome...

At this moment, the lady in front sent a sarcastic voice message: "So indecisive, like a woman."

Fei Tu Hu Po no longer feels mocked at all. Could this be attributed to her growing mindset?

"Aren't we just racehorse girls?"

"I'm just worried you're adapting too slowly... Are we going to keep testing the waters like this until the end of the world?"

The noblewoman's voice drifted on the wind, fading into the distance: "Take your time to adjust. I won't wait for you here... By the way, the other racehorse girls in the center won't wait for you either. Kotobuki Toru will be taken away too."

"Eh? Why?"

"You don't actually think that Kotobuki Toru's drunken, boastful father... only tied a red string for him, do you? Guess how many times Kotobuki Toru's bastard father has drunk alcohol? And how many times has he bragged?"

Fei Tu Hu Po was stunned. An inexplicable feeling instantly overwhelmed her. The noblewoman's voice made her very unhappy.

Not fast!

But Hitotsu Amber was certain that she absolutely did not dislike wealthy women...

This unpleasant feeling cannot be called dislike.

It felt like envy, but much stronger, no, much stronger.

Although Hitoko was unwilling to admit it, if she wanted to describe this emotion in a more accurate way...

This emotion should be called "jealousy".

Hitoko didn't know what she was jealous of. Was she jealous that other racehorse girls could meet such an excellent trainer as Kotobuki Toru without much effort? Or was she jealous that other racehorse girls had already interacted with Kotobuki Toru at a very early age?

Or perhaps, what I care about is this "intersection" itself?

But in short, I just envy and am jealous of the other racehorse girls' claims about Kotobuki Toru...

This even included the noblewoman right in front of him.

She was jealous that the noblewoman had known Kotobuki Toru since childhood; she was jealous that the noblewoman knew so much about Kotobuki Toru, while she herself did not.

She was even jealous that the noblewoman had once beaten Qin Chuitou until he knelt down and begged for mercy...

Normally, it's Kotobuki Toru who disciplines me, but I also want Kotobuki Toru to beg for mercy!

What you have, I want too!

I have it, but I won't give it to you!

A surge of intense emotion instantly filled Hitotsu Amber's legs. Gazing at the noblewoman's tail in front of her... Hitotsu Amber showed no hesitation or fear, and suddenly lowered her body.

Lower than a noblewoman, it looked as if a tiger was about to pounce.

"Donna, don't let me catch you! If I catch your tail, I'll pluck all your fur and stuff it into a pillow!"

The noblewoman shuddered. Although she didn't turn around, the racehorse girl's senses told her that the timid "human" behind her had now transformed into a warhorse girl ready to charge and break through the enemy lines at any moment...

"No, making contact with other opponents on the field is a foul!"

The noblewoman suddenly realized that her words of provocation... seemed to have gone too far. It was true that a few words had provoked Hitoko Amber to use the running style of a racehorse girl, but now she really wanted to pull the hair off her tail!

"Ahem, wait a minute, I didn't say enough just now. You don't need to be so hostile. As far as I know, other racehorse girls like me don't have any good feelings towards Kotobuki Toru!"

"Cut the nonsense!"

Hitotsu Amber said insincerely, "This has nothing to do with Kotobuki Toru! I just don't like how you always treat me like I'm stupid!"

"How come you even learned how to have a legitimate reason for your actions?"

The noblewoman continued her escape, leaving behind the sounds of the girls arguing in the wind...

The two figures, one in red and one in chestnut, completely captivated passersby. Whether they were trainers or racehorses, everyone who saw the two galloping on the track instinctively stopped and watched...

In the local Teresa race, a top-five finish in the debut race is enough to be considered an outstanding racehorse of the year... I've never seen such a run on the track before. Just looking at the intensity of the chase, it feels like they're risking their lives.

[As expected of a noble lady... Central-level strength is indeed formidable.]

Who's that person behind her? She seems pretty strong too...

[I don't know, I don't think I've seen that trainer on the sidelines before? He looks quite young.]

Amidst the clamor of the crowd, people were discussing the mysterious racehorse girl and the young trainer on the track. However, just two or three meters away on the periphery of the crowd, a racehorse girl wearing a white peaked hat looked on with surprise.

The horse girl wearing a small hat spoke in a soft, almost inaudible voice, "Toona actually appeared with Mr. Kotobuki... and Mr. Kotobuki wasn't even taken to the ambulance by Toona... and there's also a horse girl I don't recognize..."

"Should I... go say hello?" The horse girl wearing a hat started pacing in place, looking extremely conflicted...

But in the end, the horse girl wearing the hat timidly approached Kotobuki Toru.

On the field, Hitotsu Amber ultimately failed to catch the noblewoman before Kotobuki Toru called a stop.

The lady, panting heavily with her hands on her knees, looked like she could no longer crawl: "Ha, I feel like I've improved a lot this time... and Fat Rabbit, this time, I guess I won."

Having calmed down a bit, Amber continued to grin, "Haven't you heard that the one who survives to the end is the winner? I'm not tired yet!"

The noblewoman was speechless. What kind of stamina monster was this...?

Unfortunately, her stamina was only average to slightly below average among Uma Musume Girls, and she simply couldn't withstand Hitoko Amber's relentless onslaught.

To be honest, those three laps of 3000 meters were already my limit... If I ran any more, I would definitely be caught up by Hitotsu Amber... and then she would tug at my tail.

For some reason, when other racehorse girls made threatening remarks, no one took them too seriously, but when Hitoko Amber said she would catch up with her... the noblewoman really felt a strong killing intent emanating from her.

To change the subject, the lady quickly congratulated Hitotsu Amber: "Congratulations... to be able to pursue me like this, your grass adaptability rating must be at least A... plus your mud adaptability, you're now one of those racehorse girls with a huge stage... Hey! Are you even listening to me?"

The noblewoman suddenly realized that after saying so much... it seemed that Fei Tu Hu Po hadn't taken her words to heart at all, and the hatred that Fei Tu Hu Po had been holding onto her just moments before seemed to have instantly shifted away.

Following Fei Tu Hu Po's gaze... the noblewoman instantly understood.

At some point, a horse girl wearing a white peaked hat began to stand next to Kotobuki Toru. The horse girl had her head down, and her expression was unreadable.

However... the lady happened to know this classmate.

Or rather, the sister of an enemy.

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Chapter Sixty-Four: Noble and Elegant

"Fat Rabbit, do you know this racehorse girl?"

"I don't know... but from what you're saying, you know?"

"Of course I know, after all, she is one of the racehorse girls who have Kotobuki-san's orders."

Seeing that Fei Tu Hu Po's expression was gradually freezing, the noblewoman added another sentence.

"Her name is Gao Shang Junyi. Just hearing the name makes you feel powerful, right? It means she's very opinionated, very imposing, a great racehorse girl, a very ambitious racehorse girl..."

"If Amber doesn't act more assertively, she'll suffer."

"is that so?!"

The noblewoman forcibly suppressed the smirk that was creeping up her lips as she spoke.

"Yes! It's like the saying goes, 'When two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave one wins!' That's pretty much it."

"Huh? So arrogant?" Hiruko Amber raised an eyebrow. "I just don't believe it..."

However, Fei Tu Hu Po did not see the noblewoman's sly expression of triumph. She was still somewhat stressed from being provoked by the noblewoman just now!

Driven by her still lingering possessiveness, Hitoko gritted her teeth and walked toward Kotobuki Toru.

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Meanwhile, Kotobuki Toru was also having a headache... Ever since then, the racehorse girl had been looking at him with a hesitant expression, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

When she got five meters away, she said "hello" in a voice barely above a whisper. But when she got three meters away, the girl just froze, completely motionless as if she had turned to stone.

He was standing two meters away from her, and he hadn't even said anything yet... but the racehorse girl looked like she was about to cry!

Silently taking two steps back, Kotobuki Toru's brain was also working at high speed, trying to separate herself from this inexplicable racehorse girl.

From the moment she saw this racehorse girl, Kotobuki Toru had a vague impression of her... It seemed like she had seen her at a customer appreciation banquet many years ago?

But no matter how much he thought about it, Kotobuki Toru still couldn't match the name of the racehorse girl... After all, at that time he was still in a state of stress, unwilling to get close to racehorse girls.

However, one lesson in business etiquette is that if someone takes the initiative to greet you, even if you don't remember them, you should act as if you know them very well and give them face.

Even if you admit you were wrong, you still need to maintain a warm and enthusiastic attitude!

Kotobuki Toru nodded to the girl, his words firm and confident, as he used his manly intuition to retrieve a name that vaguely remembered him.

"The last time I saw you was the last time... Miss Gyokumine."

Upon hearing Kotobuki Toru's call, the horse girl wearing the little hat lowered her head even further, her voice low and somber, "Eh, eh... As expected, I don't even deserve to be remembered... As expected, my sister is the best."

Oh no, I'm doomed... Just by looking at the increasingly withdrawn expression on the racehorse girl's face, Kotobuki Toru knew that he had definitely mispronounced her name!

What should we do to fix this now?

It seems to mean that after giving a wrong answer, you should quickly read out the other person's correct name and then make up an excuse to cover up the "slip of the tongue".

That's perfect, I also have a strong impression of another name!

There are only two names in total. Now that we've eliminated one wrong answer, the correct answer must be obvious!

Surely I won't get it wrong this time?!

Kotobuki Toru immediately put on an even more confident and composed smile, and jokingly said another name that she remembered: "Sorry, sorry, I didn't sleep well last night and accidentally mistook you for someone else. Please forgive me, Ms. Kouji!"