I'm Ornn, and I'm about to be beaten to my knees by the Man-eating Horse Girl!

"Go! Go!! Charge!!!"

Amidst the noise, an old man wearing a round hat adjusted his sunglasses, a smile playing on his lips.

After seeing Oguri use that skill, he turned and walked off the stage, as if the outcome of the match was already decided.

He then dialed his own number and said to the other end, "Yes, it's true. The skill that kid was talking about is indeed real."

"Okay, okay, I'll find time to talk to him later,"

"Okay, within the next two days, Chairman Fujiwara, I will bring him to the URA Association."

"Okay, see you later."

Rokuhei Ginjiro hung up the phone and then left Kasamatsu Racecourse amidst a deafening roar of cheers for "Oguri Hat".

Chapter 40 Double Strike! The First Battle... well, no more double strikes.

Hearing the cheers erupting from the stands around him, Ace Noren leaned against the wall behind him.

She was breathing heavily, then looked up at the azure sky, as if talking to the man beside her:

"I... Ugh, am I just not cut out for running?"

Shibasaki glanced at Oguri Hat, who was twirling around in front of him with her brand-new Glamour Hat not far away, and sighed with a wry smile.

He comforted him, "Well, Ace, although what I'm saying might seem a bit... far-fetched to you, I still have to say, you've really done a great job."

"Is it already... good enough?"

"Ha ha....."

Noren muttered to herself, then looked down at her running shoes, which were covered in damp sand.

A few glistening tears fell onto her shoes, washing away the grime and revealing the clean white fabric beneath.

Shibasaki remained silent. At this moment, anything he said would be a belittling of his own hard work and dedication.

It's good to cry it out; at least after crying, Noren's ace will become stronger.

He looked up at the words "Bad Ratio" written on the scoreboard and couldn't help but shake his head.

The immense power that Oguri Hat unleashed at the end was not solely due to the skill she learned from that mysterious young man.

It was also because of her body, her uniquely flexible physique.

In the last hundred meters, Oguri Hat's upper body was thrusting forward at an angle almost parallel to the grass.

Shibasaki even felt that it wasn't running, but... flying? Flying over the grass!

He had never seen any other horse girl use this pose, nor had he ever seen any instructional video teach a horse girl to use such an unbelievable skill.

Could it be that Ornn designed this role for himself? In less than two short months?

Shibasaki shook his head again. No matter how he thought about it, this was just too exaggerated.

In just two months, she went from a complete novice to a horse breeder, and even became an expert capable of designing skills on her own. Even with the blessing of the three goddesses, she probably wouldn't be this amazing.

"Ugh."

He sighed softly. Not every horse girl in the area is like Oguri Hat. Rather, it's quite remarkable that Noren Ace didn't show fear or back down when faced with that terrifying pursuit.

"Trainer Shibasaki, could Oguri Hattori have a word with her?"

As he spoke, Orn slowly walked to his side.

When he heard what Orn said, Shibasaki originally wanted to curse out loud.

Damn it, I lost so badly, I got crushed by a horse that was ten horse lengths behind, am I even fit to be a trainer anymore?

Now that things have come to this, do you still want to pity me as a victor?

But seeing the other person's serious eyes, Shibasaki thought for a moment and then nodded slightly.

Regardless of the secrets this young man held, or how exceptional his talent, he always treated everyone in Kasamatsu Tressen with the respect due to a senior.

Even when they are not familiar with each other, Orn will respectfully address Kitahara as "senpai" (senior).

So Shibasaki chose to trust the young man and his own judgment.

"Alright, Little Chestnut Hat, go ahead."

Orn patted Little Chestnut Hat on the back and pushed her forward.

The girl with the goose feathers first nodded slightly to Shibasaki, and then slowly walked to Noren Ace.

"What's wrong? Aren't we Kasamatsu's celebrity going to prepare for the winner's performance? You don't have much time left, you know?"

Noren Ace looked up, and apart from her slightly red eyes, she seemed to be in pretty good spirits.

But her tightly clenched hands betrayed the emotions hidden within her.

Little Chestnut Hat shook her head, her blue eyes, purer than the sky, looking earnestly at Noren Ace. She said sincerely, "I am very grateful to you for this race."

"Thank me?"

"Yes, it was because you were leading the way that I was able to grasp the techniques that Mr. Orn taught me ahead of time."

As Oguri Hat spoke, she scratched her head and said, "I don't mean to say that the accident that happened when we were leaving the gate was a good thing, but... but if it weren't for that accident, without the pressure you brought me, I'm afraid I still wouldn't have been able to break through my limits..."

"Ah! I didn't mean to look down on you, I just wanted to say you ran really well! And I'm not saying the others didn't run well either, sob sob, I..."

The more Oguri Hat explained, the more overloaded her brain became.

Her hands began to move, and dizzy circles began to appear in her pupils.

Shibasaki nudged Orn, who was covering his face, and whispered, "Oguri's academic performance... doesn't seem to be very good?"

"Well...maybe, I mean maybe, uh...okay, Oguri's academic performance is indeed not very good."

Ornn initially wanted to stubbornly deny it, but halfway through his sentence, even he lost his confidence and could only lower his head and admit it.

Seeing the bewildered little chestnut-hatted boy in front of him, Noren, the ace, finally couldn't suppress his emotions and burst into laughter.

She laughed as she placed her hands on the shoulders of the girl in the chestnut hat and pushed her towards the lounge.

"Okay, okay, I know what you want to say,"

"Don't worry, I won't be defeated so easily! After all..."

Noren, the ace, winked with his right eye and said, "Even if I can't outrun you, I can still be your fan!!"

"Hurry up and change your clothes! You're going on stage to sing!"

Little Chestnut Hat was taken aback by what he heard, then his expression became even more embarrassed.

But before she could express her inner anxiety, Noren Ace, New Glory, and Tengzheng March surrounded her and took her backstage to change her clothes.

Shibasaki watched the girls walk away, then reached into his pocket with his right hand, pulled out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and waved the cigarette pack towards Orn.

"No, I won't smoke it. I can't get the hang of it."

Shibasaki lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and exhaled a smoke ring.

He asked, "What are your plans after that? I mean, after these little guys you're in charge of finish their debut battles."

Orn leaned against the railing in front of the stands, mimicking his posture, and gazed at the crowded stage in the distance. He slowly said, "I don't know. How about we try targeting the East China Sea Derby first?"

Shibasaki asked in confusion, "But aren't your two subordinates aiming for the East China Sea Derby? According to the rules, only one person can participate in the same match under the same trainer, right?"

Orn was taken aback when he heard this. He thought for a moment and then said, "It's okay. They can compete whenever they want. At worst, they can run in turn. It's not a big deal."

Shibasaki flicked his right hand, and the orange-red ash dissipated into the air.

He shook his head with a smile and said, "I guess only you could say something like that. I'm afraid you wouldn't care about the East China Sea Derby once you went to the central government."

"The Central Government..."

"Let's talk about the rest later."

Orn looked at the little girl in the chestnut hat who was going on stage not far away. For some reason, her face looked even paler under the incandescent light.

That's not fear... more like... nervousness?

Soon, music filled the stage, and the unexpected melody seemed to awaken memories, both pleasant and strange, in the audience gathered below, prompting them to begin discussing it.

It seemed to be a very old song, a song sung by a group of folk singers from Kasamatsu.

"That's... Kasamatsu Oto!?"

Shibasaki stared in disbelief at Oguri, who was performing a piece of performance art in the distance. Then he laughed and said, "It seems that Oguri needs to catch up not only on his academic subjects, but also on his dancing and singing!"

April 24th, sunny.

Kasamatsu Racecourse, a full-strength team of twelve debut racers.

With Oguri Hat's cheers, the encouraging gaze of Teng Zheng March, and the temptation of the buffet by Orn,

The Legend of Chestnut Hair, the Attendant of the Great Chestnut King, the Wiseest Horse Girl in Kasamatsu, the Student of the Legendary Blacksmith, and the Daughter of the Horse Girl Supplies Shop Couple!

A brand new brilliance, 3 steps!

Chapter 41 Red and Blue Amber

"Waaaah! My savior! I've lost!!"

Shining radiance hung its head, its gloomy mood seemingly causing even the single stray hair on its head to droop.

Ornn sighed, then ruffled the soft hair on his chestnut-haired head.

"Relax, you've done very well. With your talent, finishing seventh would have been quite good, but you've actually managed to get third place. I'm very satisfied."

"Just as you can't expect an ordinary person to elbow open the door of a helicopter when it crashes, you can't expect to mutate into Oguri Hat 2.0 after less than two months of training."

"Although you've undergone inhuman training to earn the qualification to step onto the competition field, you still need to keep working hard if you want to earn the right to play the game."

"After all, she's an impure horse girl, so the price she has to pay will only be greater."

Its brand-new, gleaming ears stood up, then drooped down again.

She looked at Orn with a chilling gaze and said fiercely, "My benefactor...you're hurting my young heart by saying that!"

"You don't want others to know that you, as a trainer, are bullying the horse girls under your command, do you?"

Ornn casually picked at his ear and said calmly, "It's nothing, just a minor fatal wound. With your newfound radiance, I believe you can recover."

The two looked at each other in silence for a long time, their newly radiant light choked with emotion.

Faced with Ornn, the Great Demon King, who possesses both offensive and defensive capabilities and a 360° super defense, the new Lux is currently unable to do anything.

You can't win an argument by complaining, and you can't win a reasoned argument either.

That wicked Demon King! That Demon King is so wicked!

The Great Demon King chuckled and said, "I'm just kidding, Glorious. Since we failed this time, we'll win next time."

"For me, the most important thing is that you find running fun. Don't worry about anything else, I'll handle it."

"You don't want to give up just like that, do you?"

The newly radiant figure gave a soft "hmm," and then obediently followed Ornn to choose the date for the next debut battle.

After Xiao Limao's debut performance yesterday, she is now intensively studying her singing, dancing, and rapping skills, thanks to the introduction from Noren Ace.

Under Ornn's arrangement, the newly radiant Glorious, whose eyes had turned dead fish-like, started running around the playground again.

In addition to running fourteen laps around an 800-meter track in specially designed running shoes, she also had to jump up and down forty steps and do upper body strength training, specifically fifty push-ups and fifty kneeling push-ups, which were not aesthetically pleasing at all.

Furthermore, during her training, she would have her knees, abdomen, and arm joints struck by Ornn's hammer.

The intense sensation of being torn between ice and fire contorted Chestnut Horse Girl's expression. She ran around the playground, laughing and crying at the same time, drawing the attention of Kasamatsu's students.

Ornn watched the brand-new Radiance disappear into the distance, scratching his head in confusion.

"Wait a minute, the training manuals didn't seem to mention that the horse girls would have such a strong reaction. Could it be that Glorious has some undiscovered hidden talent?"

“No, Orn, I think it’s just that you have a cognitive impairment.”

A strand of light blue hair swept past Orn's side. Fujimasa had completed the training objectives he had set, and now she was walking over from the playground, holding a towel in one hand and salt water in the other.

With her red eyes sweeping over the radiant figures running forward on the playground like ghosts howling in pain, Teng Zheng continued, "I don't think she can handle this level of training. No... rather, it's incredible that she's even willing to listen to you and train."

Ornn, sitting on a recliner nearby, said, "Is today's training session over? How are you feeling? Are you confident for tomorrow's match?"

The blue-haired horse girl said with absolute certainty, "Victory is a given."

"That's good,"

Ornn stretched and adjusted his position to make himself more comfortable.