Why was I assigned to be a horse girl?

Chapter 141 The Examinee's Qin Playing Through

"Ora ora ora ora, you little brat, can't you look at the examiner when you talk? Let me tell you, the racehorses sitting here are all excellent racehorses with trainers. You don't think they're yours."

The examination room was completely empty, with bright and clean windows. The desks that would normally be covered in graffiti by the horse racing girls were now polished to a shine, and you could even vaguely see the expressions and demeanor of the test takers through the reflection on the desktop.

A4 paper and ballpoint pens were placed on the table for the test takers to record key points and organize their thoughts. However, most of the test takers were so nervous that their hands were trembling, and very few of them could hold the pen properly.

After seeing off another candidate, during the interviewers' discussion, Nishizaki Ryu rested his elbows on the table, crossed his ten fingers in front of his mouth, and his sunglasses reflected the light, making him look like Commander Ikari Gendo from "EVA".

"I can see that everyone is quite nervous, but this candidate answered well. It's clear that he genuinely wants to be a trainer."

"However, she's a bit tongue-tied. Partnering with a racehorse girl with such a quick temper would probably backfire." Tojo Hana quickly wrote down her score on the scoring sheet, then turned to look at Hisako: "Hitoko-kun, what do you think?"

"Eh……"

At this moment, Hitoko was resting her hands on her knees, her back straight, looking like a good student. But in fact, from the beginning of the interview, Hitoko had put herself in the perspective of the interviewee, and she felt that she couldn't answer the questions in today's interview at all.

My mind was blank, and I was incredibly nervous facing two imposing trainers.

As expected, those who can become trainers must be very capable... Hito Amber vaguely remembered that when she joined the food delivery company as a delivery driver, the test was simply to copy the delivery driver's rules and be able to accurately read the clock and calculate the delivery time difference.

Tojo Hana then elaborated on her question: "Hito-kun, did you observe any unusual behavior just now?"

Fei Tu Hu Po quickly closed her eyes, pursed her lips, and recalled the scene in the examination room just now, "His hands were shaking, and then his breathing was very rapid, and his heels kept pounding on the floor, like a fish that had been pulled ashore."

"That's how interviews are all," Nishizaki Ryu said with a smile, waving his hand. "When I had my interview back then, I was even more nervous than him... Little Amber, do you think there's anything else about him that makes you uncomfortable?"

Fei Tu Hu Po shook her head slightly: "No... everything else is fine."

Although the trainer was nervous, he answered all the questions quite completely. In Hitotsu Amber's mind, he could at least get a score of 80.

The trainer examiners present then whispered among themselves for a while before giving her a score of 70. Although it was lower than what Hitsu Amber had expected, it was still a passing grade... and she became a trainer at Central Treson.

Ryu Nishizaki waved to the horse girl outside the door: "Come on, next candidate."

"Candidate number 8, please answer my question as soon as possible... This is only the first question, and time is running out."

"No, my stress tolerance is too low. I haven't even finished answering the questions."

"Next person!"

"Sigh... this one isn't good either; he didn't get to the point with many of the questions."

"This one is even worse. He's giving random answers. Sometimes, a trainer's wrong answer is more troublesome than no answer at all... Next one, next one."

Of course, although the first trainer passed the Treson interview, it does not mean that every trainer is qualified to join Central Treson... Central Treson is still the same Central Treson, with a threshold as high as the Dragon Gate. Everyone is a carp, and it is extremely difficult to become a dragon.

Meanwhile, Hibiki Amber also discerned some clues during the interviews with the trainers... such as licking their lips, tearing their nails, touching their noses, and even if you stare carefully at the trainers' chests, combined with the racehorse girl's sensitive ears to check the breathing frequency.

The Scarlet Amber could even estimate the interviewee's heart rate...

This has been verified by several trainers. Whenever a nervous trainer walks into the examination room, Hibiki Amber will nod and smile at them, or wink or something.

Then she could clearly feel the already rapid heartbeats of these newly arrived trainers accelerate even further...

I can understand Hitoko Amber's reaction; she's probably a student from a small town who hasn't seen many horse racers.

In any case, my exploration of my own body may have only just begun...

Racehorse Girl, a fearsome horse.

In the morning, about 21 people were interviewed, and about 10 people passed the test. However, according to Tojo Hana, a pass rate of 50% is already very good. This year, not only are the horse girls excellent, but the trainers as a whole are also quite good.

After lunch, the interviews continued in the afternoon. Fei Tu Hu Po rested her chin on her hand, appearing somewhat disinterested.

My main concern is that I might get hurt if I play the koto too hard...

Nishizaki Ryu smiled and reassured Hitoko Amber: "It's alright, don't worry. I've met that kid once before, and his written test score was excellent. Someone like that can't possibly do badly in the interview."

Of course, the premise is that it doesn't fall into my hands. If that kid falls into my hands, I will definitely put a lot of pressure on him!

"Next, candidate number 22."

"Candidate number 22, please proceed to the examination room."

Then, the young man in the suit walked into the examination room. Even though they were the same sex, Nishizaki Ryu could only say—

I never expected Kotobuki Toru to look this handsome after dressing up today! Is there no justice in the world?

Of course, the most important thing for a man is his temperament. He's not going to be a gigolo; being handsome won't help him...

"Good morning, examiners. I am candidate number 22."

Qin Chuitou's gaze was gentle as he bowed to the trainers and examiners. His voice was soft and mellow, his eyes shone with a jade-like warmth, and his eyebrows were upright, like a marble sculpture.

A man like that is better off being thrown into a museum than left in this interview room.

From the moment she entered the room, Kotobuki Toru displayed a calm demeanor that was completely different from the other test takers... Even after discovering that today's interviewer was Nishizaki Ryu, whom she had met once before, Kotobuki Toru did not show any emotional fluctuations.

However, when he turned around and bowed to the racehorse girl sitting in the side seat, he saw Hitoko Amber winking at him, and he showed a rare expression of surprise.

“Amber...Hello, examiner, I am candidate number twenty-two.”

Kotobuki Toru also bowed to Hitoko Amber according to the standard.

Whether Kotobuki Toru's heartbeat quickened due to nervousness, Hitobuki Amber couldn't tell... because her own heartbeat suddenly increased by several decibels.

"Hey hey hey... Hello."

In her panic, Hitotsu Kohaku also stood up and bowed to Kotobuki Toru...

"Ahem, horse racing examiner, you don't need to stand up and bow... What's with this bowing between you two?"

Standing nearby, Nishizaki Ryu reminded the two of their own teeth, which were practically grinding to powder.

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Chapter 142 The Suit-Wearing Thug Plays the Piano

"Ahem, sorry... This is my first time being an interviewer today, I forgot..."

Fei Tu Hu Po sat back down in her chair, her face flushed, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, her heart pounding.

Overwhelmed with excitement, Amber's mind went blank... Could this be the legendary luck?

Or is this the exhilarating bond between me and Kotobuki Toru?

But no matter what... this time, I can finally watch Kotobuki Toru take the exam!

Hitoko Amber buried her hands under the table and clenched them tightly, silently cheering for Kotobuki Toru.

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After everyone greeted each other, Kotobuki Toru pulled out a chair and slowly sat down. His movements were gentle yet powerful. He didn't even glance at the ballpoint pen and A4 draft paper on the table. He interlaced his fingers together, fingertips touching, forming a pyramid shape, and remained expressionless.

An inexplicable solemnity emanated from Qin Chuitou... The next second, the trainers who had been leaning lazily in their chairs sat up straight, and even showed some discomfort.

The scene remained quiet, even to an eerie degree.

Hitokohaku could see Nishizaki Ryu sneakily bump into Tojo Hana's elbow twice, then his lips trembled slightly, the sound barely audible, but Hitokohaku's radar ears still caught it.

"I... I feel like I'm the one being interviewed, not him?"

"Indeed... how can you be so calm?"

Ryu Nishizaki and Hana Tojo reached similar conclusions.

All the trainers who came in before faced pressure from everyone when they entered the interview room...

Then, under the other person's gaze, you feel uncomfortable all over, and even more nervous and embarrassed. This kind of interview method has been used on countless people and has never failed.

The candidate number 22, who seemed a bit different, was also given no chance by everyone. However, everyone present had the feeling that despite being surrounded by such a large group of veteran trainers, he didn't feel much pressure.

He even put considerable pressure on the trainers who were the examiners... Just by sitting there, he naturally exuded an aura of authority.

Nishizaki Ryu scratched his hair, which looked like a bird's nest, with some impatience...

He couldn't figure out who this young man in front of him was, and no matter how he looked at him, he had a strange feeling: "Why does this oppressive aura feel like that of the director of the academic affairs office at our school?"

"Examiner, may we begin?"

Seeing that no one spoke for a long time, Kotobuki Toru took the initiative to prompt them.

"Oh, okay, sorry, I'll start right away..."

Ryu Nishizaki quickly tapped the stack of scorecards in his hand to ease the awkwardness, while also giving Toru Kotobuki a forced smile.

wrong!

Am I interviewing this guy, or is he interviewing me? Did this guy work part-time as an HR (human resources) person?

"As trainers, we don't expect you to be perfect, but we do need you to be aware of your weaknesses... Please give an example of your biggest weakness."

Tojo Hana asked her question in a calm voice, revealing no information on her aloof and mature face.

Hitotsu Amber also kept her face tense, not daring to interfere with Kotobuki Toru's movements.

Besides Kotobuki Tomo, several trainers have already answered this question... Most of their answers were trivial, or even weaknesses that could be considered strengths.

They might be talkative and enjoy chatting with the racehorse girls; or they might be a bit of a clean freak and like to clean the office; or they might be even more pretentious, like not knowing how to refuse when faced with a problem or not distinguishing between their own and others' responsibilities at work.

Judging from the subsequent scoring, such answers are basically acceptable. Compared to other answers, these are all answers that are unlikely to make mistakes. However, while they are acceptable, they are not outstanding and their scores are not particularly high.

As long as you play the zither thoroughly and don't answer randomly, there shouldn't be any problem... I don't think a normal person would answer this question randomly, right?

“In the past, my biggest weakness was that I didn’t have a competitive spirit.”

The trainers present were all stunned.

Fei Tu Hu Po was also stunned, and then felt as if her blood pressure was about to explode her brain, and there was nothing but surging blood...

How is this going?

Does he not want to be a trainer anymore? Or is it simply that he dislikes himself and doesn't want to be himself anymore?

He said he was allergic to women, and he said he wasn't interested in racehorses, which is better than saying he has no competitive spirit!

According to the procedure, the next question Nishizaki Ryu should have asked was, "What are your thoughts on the competitive spirit of racehorse girls?" and the question after that should have been, "As a trainer, how should you accompany racehorse girls who are particularly competitive and unwilling to admit defeat?"

The interview topics at Treson, no matter how they were phrased or asked, all revolved around the theme of "competitive spirit"!

As a result, Kotobuki Toru said that his biggest weakness was that he had no competitive spirit!

How is this any different from a delivery driver interviewing someone who says they hate being out on the road and delivering food to others – such a fatal statement?!

"You just said 'before', right?"

However, as a seasoned trainer, Tojo Hana heard another meaning in Kotobuki Toru's words, so she continued to ask questions.

Kotobuki nodded: "I used to be an indifferent person, with no great ambitions and nothing to aspire to. Back then, I had no competitive spirit; I just followed the routine. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say I was just coasting along..."

"But... all of that is in the past. After meeting Uma Musume, or rather, after meeting my Uma Musume, I suddenly realized that there are such interesting creatures as Uma Musume in the world. You can't predict what they are thinking, you can't predict what will happen tomorrow when you are with them... This is an unpredictable stage of fate, and training each Uma Musume is opening up a path that has never been before."

Kotobuki leaned forward slightly, her gaze intense: "To be honest, I'm a little jealous of us veteran trainers. I'm jealous that you were able to experience the joy of growing up with racehorse girls so early on, and that you can live purely with racehorse girls in Treisen... So when I decided to take the Central Treisen exam, I had already overcome my lack of competitive spirit."

Qin Chui's smile was extremely domineering, completely unlike the gentle and handsome young man who had just bowed to everyone.

"Now, I've come to Treson to beat all the other trainers during my time here!"

Ryu Nishizaki felt that his yakuza attire was useless... Sunglasses and gold chains were all pointless!

The man in front of me is the real thug in a suit...

Oh no, suit-wearing madman.

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Chapter 143 Scarlet Amber: 70 points is enough.

That kid is really arrogant.

This was the first thought of most of the trainers present after hearing Kotobuki's speech.

It's just an interview now, nothing's even started yet, and he's already said he wants to surpass the trainers at Central Treisen, and not just one or two.

It's everything! Beyond!

We've all seen arrogant rookie trainers before, but a trainer this arrogant... this is truly the first time we've ever seen one!

The last one so arrogant was Rudolph the horse, who called herself the emperor. She was incredibly popular at the time and was practically invincible in Japan, but once she left Japan, she ran away without a sound.