Why was I assigned to be a horse girl?

"20 million!"

Kotobuki Toru was stunned by the greasy middle-aged man's quote. He felt that the current ride-hailing prices were too outrageous. Although it was almost a thousand kilometers to Sapporo, a price of 20 yen was really too high.

It's hard to say whether Hitoko has 2 yen on her head right now...

When Fei Tu Hu Po saw Qin Chui Tou arrive, a smile finally appeared on her pretty face. The way she glanced at him almost made the passersby drool.

The greasy middle-aged man was the first to lose his temper, asking with a displeased look, "What do you do for a living, kid?"

Kotobuki Toru raised an eyebrow slightly and replied casually, without much irritation, "Just passing by to buy soy sauce."

Are all ride-hailing drivers this arrogant now? Do they insist on making money standing up?

“Driving this beat-up car is just for show…” The greasy middle-aged man glanced at Qin Chui Tou and then looked at Fei Tu Hu Po: “30, are you in or not? I’ll take you to that Venus place to buy some clothes.”

Now Kotobuki understood... So he's treating Hitobuki Amber as a part-time job?

Although Hitoko Amber's outfit today is indeed very eye-catching and alluring, it's wrong to objectify women in broad daylight, especially since this person is someone who wants to take Hitoko Amber away from him!

Qin Chuitou curled his lip, his disdain practically spitting out in your face: "Don't sit in this lousy car. You'll get heat rash just sitting in it. Who knows what kind of mugwort or plum it might have..."

"You boy."

"Uncle, let me tell you, having money is useless now..."

"Hmph, money's useless, so you think you can rely on your pretty boy face?"

Kotobuki Toru reached out and smoothed her messy hair, which she hadn't had time to wash since last night's sleep. She tilted her chin at Hitokohaku, took a 50-yen coin out of her pocket, and tossed it to Hitokohaku: "50 yen, are you in or not? We'll spend tonight on the train."

It's about a thousand kilometers, and considering there might not be any hotels along the way, plus I've been fed health supplements since I was a child, so I'm practically a dragon and a tiger, a bear and a leopard, I might as well just drive straight to Tokyo.

"That's hilarious! You think you can emulate other people's car culture with this beat-up van..."

To everyone's surprise, Fei Tu Hu Po immediately laughed excitedly, "Okay, get in the car, get in the car!"

Then, without even glancing at the greasy old man, the girl, carrying her suitcase, fluttered to Kotobuki Toru's side like a little butterfly. "It would be best if we could stop the car in the wilderness along the way. I want to see if there are any bears!"

Kotobuki Toru subconsciously reached out and took the suitcase from Hisako's hand.

Even though he knew that a racehorse girl like Hitsukohaku could carry a suitcase like a chicken, Kotobuki Toru would sometimes forget Hitsukohaku's identity and mistake her for a pretty and cute girl because of her lively demeanor...

Therefore, when he was poached, he felt annoyed. Looking back at the greasy middle-aged man with an incredulous expression, Kotobuki Toru just sneered: "Your beat-up car is better than the shopping carts that wealthy families use to buy groceries."

"you……"

Ignoring the greasy man who was standing there pounding the steering wheel in a fit of impotent rage, Kotobuki Toru opened the trunk of the van and, together with Hitoko Amber, stuffed several large boxes inside.

Fei Tu Hu Po carefully laid the box flat, and smiled as she said, "You were quite the actor just now, really putting on an act. You even seemed to think money was dirt! You were pretty cool."

"Right?" Kotobuki Toru felt refreshed after being praised by the beautiful girl, as if he had taken a hot bath. "I'll let you ride in a real luxury car when I have the chance."

Hitotsu Amber tugged at Kotobuki Toru's sleeve and began shaking her head: "No, renting a car is expensive too. It's not worth it just to pretend to be something you're not worth..."

"Okay, let's get in the car first. We still need to pick up Dongna and the others."

"I'm sitting in the passenger seat! This is the first time I've ever traveled this far by car."

Hitotsu Amber couldn't wait to run around the van to the passenger seat, and nimbly jumped in. When Kotobuki Toru sat in the driver's seat, she immediately exclaimed, "This van is really spacious."

Kotobuki Toru checked the car's condition and replied, "This is wide? Of all the cars I've driven, this one has the narrowest driver's seat... It takes me ages to find the gear shift while driving, it's really not my style."

Fei Tu Hu Po pouted: "You're really getting cocky after I just praised you a couple of times? You talk like you've driven a lot of cars... You're only in your early twenties and you're already acting all high and mighty. Be careful driving, I'm worried you're still a novice driver and might just take us all down with you."

"Is it safe? I'm a veteran driver with over ten years of experience."

"You can't even count by the time you get to college... How old were you a decade or so ago? Where could you drive?"

"Hmph." Kotobuki Toru casually tugged at his seatbelt, then exuded the masterful demeanor of a race car driver. He held the steering wheel with ease with one hand, and without even looking at it, used the other hand to skillfully and naturally shift gears.

Hitoko Amber froze instantly, her face turning bright red as if she regretted underestimating Kotobuki Toru earlier.

The next second, the girl's lips parted slightly.

"Um...why did you touch my leg...?"

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Chapter 105 The whole car smelled of beautiful girls

Just like Kotobuki Toru said earlier.

Kotobuki Toru had previously driven spacious and comfortable vehicles, designed for ease of movement and other activities. The gearshift area in these vehicles was significantly more spacious than in this minivan. Therefore, after suddenly switching to this minivan, Kotobuki Toru hadn't yet adjusted to the spatial feel of the gearshift position. When driving alone, he could easily find the gearshift by simply reaching out and slightly wiggling his hand left and right a few times.

However, this time when the car departed, there was a Hibari Amber in the passenger seat. Coincidentally, Hibari Amber was wearing a dress that wasn't very long, and her legs were covered with just the right amount of thin stockings.

So, Kotobuki reached out to test the gear shift as usual, but in the process, he accidentally touched Hitoko's shapely, muscular, and fatty legs.

The good news is that Venus's socks feel great to the touch, smooth and snag-free, and the growth of the Scarlet Amber is so captivating that it touches every man's heart, making them unforgettable.

The bad news is that Hitotsu Kohaku might no longer believe she's an experienced driver, and might even think she's a different kind of experienced driver...

"Ahem." Kotobuki Toru coughed twice, slowly and deliberately withdrawing his hand from Hitoko Amber. "It's been too long since I've driven, I'm a little rusty."

Hitoko Amber squeezed her legs together, feeling a burning sensation on the parts of her body where Kotobuki had touched her. To distract herself, Hitoko Amber immediately retorted, "But I felt that the way you touched me just now was very smooth. How many times have you tried this?"

"It's all an illusion, the train has started, the train has started..."

Kotobuki gripped the cold, stiff gearshift, slammed on the gas, and the van sped off in an instant.

After all, this was the car that would accompany me across half of Japan, so Kotobuki Toru personally selected the van from the rental company. Its performance and safety were naturally excellent, and apart from its rather ugly appearance, everything else was great.

Hitoko Amber leaned against the car window, trying to recall the image of Sapporo in her mind, and left her breath on the window as she exhaled.

"By the way, the lady and Gao Shangjunyi, they're from wealthy families, right? Even though they were willing to squeeze into the van with us, are their families really comfortable with that? Why did they let them out so readily? Aren't they afraid we're involved in human trafficking?"

"Perhaps... their words carry more weight at home?"

Without even thinking, Kotobuki Toru could guess that these two young ladies had probably thrown him out as a shield. If their families asked, a simple "He went to Tokyo with Kotobuki Toru" would put both families at ease.

Especially in the homes of wealthy women, there's even a strong possibility that they might be planning to tie the wealthy woman up and send her over that very day...

And reality is just as Kotobuki Toru predicted.

Before long, the two drove to Sapporo's affluent district, which looked lush and green from a distance, a sight not commonly seen in Sapporo where snow was everywhere.

As soon as Hitotsu Kohaku suggested that she wanted to go into the wealthy area, before Kotobuki Toru could even reach the entrance gate, she found the wealthy woman already standing on the street at the entrance of the wealthy area with a small bag.

She wore a short-sleeved shirt and a short skirt, her chest heaving noticeably. She seemed to be wearing light makeup, making her look even prettier than usual. However, the lady didn't seem to like the makeup. She kept wiping her face with makeup remover wipes while muttering curses under her breath—two-word, three-word, four-word phrases, and they all sounded quite vulgar…

"It seems unlikely that they'll be able to get in for a visit... Judging from the situation, they were probably just thrown out by their family."

Kotobuki laughed gleefully in the car, then gently tapped the brakes to stop the van in front of the lady. As he pressed the door open button on the electric scooter, he teased, "Oh? What's wrong? Why are you standing here? Aren't you cold outside? Get in the car."

The noblewoman was practically grinding her teeth to powder, but seeing that Fei Tu Hu Po was also sitting in the passenger seat, she stopped cursing and jumped into the back seat of the van with a furious expression: "Drive, drive! I don't have any other luggage. My family has already packed everything up and mailed it out... If you had come any later, I might have been mailed out too!"

Kotobuki glanced at the navigation and, after confirming that the electric car door was closed, drove to the upscale residential area where Gao Shangjunyi lived.

The wealthy woman in the car was still seething with anger. Kotobuki Toru and Hitoko Amber weren't exactly strangers to her, but even as she pounded on the seat and continued to complain, "Even though you drove to pick me up and shouldn't have made me wait, you can't just dump me an hour early, right? And in the middle of the night at the entrance of a wealthy area... So many passersby mistook me for one of those part-time women! They have absolutely no sense of propriety. Do you think I'm the same as those frivolous women?"

"There are quite a few people like this in Sapporo lately; maybe everyone is feeling a bit depressed."

Fei Tu Hu Po leaned back in her chair and turned around, saying with a helpless empathy, "Actually, I encountered that this morning too... but Tou Tou happened to be picking me up at the station at that time, so she scolded the man and left. How did you handle it?"

The lady shrugged indifferently: "You guys are too gentle. I'll just kick one door open and open a 'window' for the driver to calm down."

"Huh? Can a Uma Musume kick a car door through with her strength?"

The lady nodded: "Of course, any strong racehorse girl can do it. If you ever get kidnapped, just kick the car door. Except for armored vehicles, you can kick open any kind of car door. Next time someone tries to pull you away, just kick it. Anyway, the current rulings are quite lenient towards racehorse girls..."

"Well, the lady is right. You all need to be careful when you go to Tokyo."

Kotobuki Toru, with one hand on the steering wheel, reminded her, "Tokyo is just so-so. There are a lot of rich people there, and even more rich people who don't care about money. Be careful not to get tricked. If someone tries to lure you into their car, just refuse... After all, Tokyo is the hottest city in all of Japan, let alone filming adult movies or anything like that."

Fei Tu Hu Po listened, stunned. "Big cities, that sounds scary."

"I think so."

As they chatted, the group picked up Gao Shangjunyi and put him in the car. Gao Shangjunyi was also sending his luggage to Tokyo, so he didn't have much luggage.

However, as a foodie who loves food, Gao Shangjunyi still brought several boxes of snacks with him when he got in the car, including drinks, dried fruit, instant food, and xiaolongbao.

The plan was for everyone to grab a bite to eat when there was nothing to do on the road, but Kotobuki Toru figured that if they finished all the food in those big boxes, they wouldn't need to eat anything else on the road...

With everything prepared, Qin stepped on the gas and headed straight for Tokyo. The car was filled with the sounds of women chatting and laughing, which felt quite nice. Even though the van didn't have air freshener or fragrance, it was still filled with a pleasant aroma.

After all, when I used to drive for my dad, the old man would sit in the passenger seat, take off his shoes, and put his feet up, and the car would smell nothing but his feet... I've looked down on my dad for that more than once.

Kotobuki glanced at Hitotsu Amber.

"Um... why did you take your shoes off too?"

"My shoes were so stuffy... so I took them off... is that not allowed?"

"Okay, we're all on the same side anyway. Just don't put your feet on the dashboard, it's not safe."

Furthermore, it greatly distracts the driver, making it even more unsafe.

Anyway...

The passenger in the passenger seat took off his shoes—no way!

A pretty girl taking off her shoes, okay!

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Chapter 106 Some people, even showing their face is considered borderline.

The most interesting part of the journey is probably right at the beginning, as the van speeds along the highway, the scenery outside the window gradually fills with trees and passing vehicles. At this point, everyone's excitement for the novel things outside the vehicle gradually fades, and their attention naturally returns to the small space inside the van.

The lady was playing with her phone while holding two alloy exercise balls in her other hand, looking exactly like an old man who had already started his retirement life and was walking his bird in a cage in the park, exuding a leisurely and slightly lazy atmosphere.

Aside from the two metal balls in her hands that were crackling and sparking as she squeezed them, everything was moving at a very slow pace.

The bored lady casually opened a social media platform and searched for the number of followers of Scarlet Amber. It turned out that she had 99 followers last time, and now she had only accumulated 199 followers...

"Fat Rabbit, how come you've only gained a few followers these past few days? Your previous set of photos should have attracted quite a few fans who are good-looking, right?"

But judging from the stage outfit that Hitoko Amber wore last time and the captivating photos that were taken, anyone who likes pretty girls should follow her after seeing these photos, right?

"Waaah, let's not talk about this anymore."

Fei Tu Hu Po, who was studying how to connect the car's infotainment system to her phone via Bluetooth, turned around with a pained expression: "After the last photo shoot, Teacher sent me the retouched photos, and I immediately uploaded them to social media. I even thought of a long self-introduction at the time."

The lady nodded: "You did the right thing, and your attitude was very good... I think even if you just posted 'Hi hi hi, I'm here,' quite a few people should pay attention."

"But my account was taken down by the administrator just one day after I posted the photos..."

Fei Tu Hu Po regretted her past actions, her face full of grievance. Her little crybaby talent was instantly activated, and in just a few seconds her eyes were filled with crystal clear tears. The corners of her slanted eyes were slightly red. Just looking at her tearful appearance and her cherry blossom-colored lips that were slightly pursed because of her pain, the subtle sense of brokenness was enough to make one's heart ache.

No wonder ancient emperors would do such absurd things as lighting beacon fires to amuse their concubines; who could bear to see them cry like that?

But the lady had no intention of comforting this woman who was prettier than herself. "Don't actually cry... There's a cause for every grievance, and the administrator took down your account. We didn't do anything to you!"

"I didn't cry..."

Hitoko reached out and grabbed the sleeve of Kotobuki Toru's jacket draped over the back of the driver's seat, using it as a handkerchief to wipe away the tears welling up in her eyes, and continued, "Back then, social media said I was deliberately skirting the line and causing trouble, but I was just posting photos."

The noblewoman's gaze swept over the slightly reddened corners of Fei Tu Hu Po's eyes, and she felt that Fei Tu Hu Po's ban for several days due to the platform's judgment that she was skirting the rules didn't seem to be entirely unjust...

For women who are succubi and don't even realize it, they should be dealt a heavy blow!

"It's not a big deal, really. You can keep posting after you're released in a few days... Let me take a look first..."

The noblewoman clicked on Fei Tu Hu Po's social media account, and netizens were already going crazy over her posts, which had been reduced to just a few photos.

Wow, she's so much prettier than on TV! Those who don't follow Himeko are doomed; those who don't know how to appreciate her are destined for a relatively unsuccessful life.

[The sooner you arrive, the sooner you'll enjoy it; the later you arrive, the less you'll see~ Anyway, I've already seen all the beautiful photos of the Scarlet Goddess, and I've even printed them out to keep as a keepsake, planning to burn them with me when I'm cremated. What about you?]

[I don't know! The large image disappeared as soon as I clicked on it. Who can replace the missing photo for me?!]

[Haha, her account is still banned, but I think this horse racing girl will definitely win the Flora of the Year award in Treisen next year... Sorry! Miss Hikari, I'm going to go after Hitotsubo-chan now!]

"Your popularity is still pretty good, it's just that your fans seem a bit crazy..."

"Having fans is good enough, why would I care about this?" Fei Tu Hu Po didn't care what the fans said. Anyway, she usually worked as a food delivery person, so she let others say what they wanted.

However, Fei Tu Hu Po was still curious, "So how many fans do you have right now?"

The lady thought for a moment: "It's probably around ten thousand, right? People don't like seeing pictures of dishes from high-end restaurants."

Gao Shangjunyi pursed his lips slightly: "I have about five thousand fans... I don't think they like watching me eat cheap street food or anything like that."

Sitting in the driver's seat, Kotobuki Toru couldn't help but say, "Of course they don't like watching it. People are interested in Uma Musume Girls, not food or your spending..."