Stop being a trainer!

However, what no one noticed was that the first goldsmith to leave did not leave immediately, but hid behind and quietly sent a message to Kato Akira.

Chapter 118 Today I Know Who I Am (Fourth Update!)

"Huh? You don't actually want to go to the game?"

"Yes...recently, I still want to study hard."

Sitting in the office, looking at the trainer in front of him, the goldsmith drooped his ears and whispered in a somewhat embarrassed tone:

"I know the Youth Cup is important, but I don't really like this kind of activity. So I would rather study on my own first, and when I have enough grades to get into college, I will go running with everyone, like that."

"Is that so... You have your own judgment, which is good."

"I'm really, really sorry..."

Looking at Kato Akira in front of him, the goldsmith shook his ears timidly, as if he felt very sorry for Kato Akira.

She also knew very well that in this situation

Escaping from the battle formation would most likely be considered a traitor or a non-cooperator, but the look on his sister's face and Kato Akira's own words made the metalworker start to think about it.

It is true that the horse girl's nature is to run, and it is also true that the trainer is there to help the horse girl release her nature. However, it does not mean that life is only about these two things, nor does it mean that the future world will only be about running and trainers. The goldsmith is considering more things.

If her academic performance is good, she can apply for many scholarships and not cause trouble to her parents and sister. In the future, she can also use credits and grades to deduct training, so that she can better improve and study with her uncle. To be honest, such a youth cup is a meaningless competition in the eyes of the goldsmith.

It may look lively, but what's the point? Can it help me improve my relationship with the uncle? It won't improve.

Can I gain any real benefit from this? It seems that I can't.

The goldsmith doesn't think he is a good kid.

After thinking about it, the goldsmith decided not to sacrifice his own time to help other horse girls.

Maybe it was because she was a bad kid, and there was no way to compare with the other enthusiastic horse racing girls, she was just a bad kid. The other horse racing girls were thinking about how to run better, but the goldsmith was horrified to find that she didn't seem to pursue these things.

Rather, the dreams and ideals pursued by those horse racing girls seemed strange to her. Because life is long, isn't it? Just as the uncle once told her, the life of a horse racing girl is not just the first three years or the following years, but a full few decades.

Even though she shone to the end, she only became a topic of conversation among people. However, since she had already received a reply from the uncle, she was thinking about things in the distant past.

"Well, I know it's very self-willed of me to say this, but I do think so."

Not daring to look into Kato Akira's eyes, the goldsmith pointed with two fingers, and the expression on his face was hidden by the mask.

"I want to study, get more credits and grades, and then when I become an uncle, I will do my best to be a horse girl. If it's like this, I can't do the best on both sides if I study and run at the same time. So I hope to study first, and then run... Is this idea wrong?"

"..."

"Uncle?"

“…No, your idea is correct. Or rather, you should be thinking like this normally. I was wrong. Uma Musume is not just about running. You can think about your future, which is a great thing.”

Looking at the somewhat timid goldsmith in front of him, Kato Akira sighed, smiled gently, and ruffled her golden hair.

The horse girl will suppress the idea of ​​running for the sake of her own desires.

But in the same way, the horse girl will temporarily suppress her desire in order to run.

Just like humans.

After all, it was Representative Qianming's confession that had such a huge impact on him that even his thinking process seemed a little rigid.

Yes, it is true that horse girls are born to run and to be affectionate, but it does not mean that they are only capable of running and will only be in love with one person. Rather, there are many cases of horse girls and trainers terminating their contracts with each other.

The horse girls are equal to humans. They are not just students and apprentices, but also have the same rights and abilities as trainers. It is wrong for people like me to just pour all my thoughts into the horse girls and hope that they can keep running.

Facing this seemingly timid horse girl, Kato Akira sighed somewhat smoothly.

"Just go ahead with your idea. I will move to the middle distance for the East Sea Emperor, and for the long distance, I will look for a horse girl who can talk to me depending on the situation."

Rubbing her little head that felt so good in his hand, Kato Akiya felt that some barriers and strange factors in his heart were dissipating.

It's really amazing. It seems that every time she encounters a problem, this timid little pony girl seems to be able to find the path she wants to move forward again.

Even though he was confused in both love and career, just by watching Orphie choose the path he wanted to take, Kato Akira realized what he really wanted.

His emptiness actually started after he saw Haidu Star running.

The huge beast's impact seemed to be the destruction of heaven and earth, and its ambition and desire continued to spread forward.

Yes, who says that the nature of Uma Musume and one's own desires can't be mixed? Chiaki said that she likes me, but she never said that she would give up running. It's just that I'm worrying too much, always thinking that Uma Musume will give up running for some reason and become an ordinary woman. But who says that desire and running can't overlap?

So looking at the horse racing girl in front of him who seemed very scared and embarrassed, Kato Akira laughed and reached out to rub her head, ruffling her hair into a tangled mess.

"Orphie. When encountering things, you must stick to your own opinions and don't be disturbed by others. This is your advantage, and you must maintain it in the future.

Only by being yourself can you become an excellent horse racing girl."

"Uncle? Where are you going?"

"I'll go talk to the principal and others about changing the rules. If you want to play, then play bigger. You just study hard here, and I'll be waiting for your good news next year."

Giving a thumbs up to the somewhat confused Orphie, Kato Akira, wearing that huge windbreaker, walked towards the principal's office with vigorous steps like he did at the beginning.

Chapter 119: The Fire of Ambition (Fifth Update!)

"...You said you want to collect profits and share from it? Question! Why?"

Director Akikawa Yasuke, who was sitting in the principal's office, was startled when he saw Kato Akira push the door open. He pressed his hat with some worry and looked at Kato Akira in surprise, who seemed very rude.

But after Kato Akira rushed in and explained his ideas and improvements to the Youth Cup, Akikawa Yayoi became even more confused.

Because this is not only completely different from the Youth Cup at the beginning, but at least it can be said to be completely unrelated.

It can even be said to be something completely different.

However, Kato looked clearly at the short President Akikawa Yayoi in front of him, took a step forward with force, and while Akikawa Yayoi was trembling, he supported himself on the desk in the principal's office with both hands and moved in front of Akikawa Yayoi.

"Because I suddenly realized that we have all overlooked a fatal problem."

"Back off, back off! Get back to where you should be before you talk!"

"I have been mistaken all along. I thought of Uma Musume as a group of ordinary people with their own ideas. They may seem to have joys, sorrows, anger, and happiness just like humans, but they are fundamentally different. I understand now."

Looking at Akikawa Yayoi who was blushing and pushing him with his hands, Kato Akira listened obediently to the chairman's words and sat back in his chair, recalling the methods and conclusions that had been turning in his mind at the beginning, and kept explaining his theoretical basis to Akikawa Yayoi.

"They only look like humans on the surface, with great strength and beautiful hearts, but running is their nature. I should have known it earlier. It's like breathing. For them, it's as natural as water and air. Liking to run and forcing to run are two different concepts, just like forcing to drink water and forcing to breathe. But more importantly, their fighting spirit."

"Their desires are a hundred times stronger than those of ordinary people. After losing, they are unwilling to accept it and may even feel so much pain that they cry on the spot. This may even affect their real lives. Umamusumes are like this. The desires of Umamusumes are so strong that they can even distort their nature and lives."

"Racehorse girls are not so much elves as they are a combination of positive emotions, desires, and the idea of ​​running. They are a different kind of creature, different from humans."

"Correct! This is common sense, Trainer Kato Akira, so what does this have to do with the plan?"

"But what if, say, their desires and natures could be combined in running?"

"……what?"

"The previous plan was too mild. Many of the horse girls were only somewhat hostile, but not to the point of urgency. So this time, I want to talk to the chairman alone."

"Ah, what? I, I'm not a capture target! Back off! Back off!"

"What I want to say is about the future, Chairman, and I am serious!"

Looking at Chairman Akikawa Yasei who was meowing with her eyes closed, Kato Akira's eyes were like fire. He even held the chairman's hands and looked at her with burning eyes.

"Uma Musume can see through human falsehood and lies, so no matter how realistic the script of the Youth Cup is, the trainers who know the inside story of the Youth Cup will sooner or later tell them the secret of the Youth Cup when they get along with them. Or rather, I have already told them, because if I don't tell them, I can't win the trust of the Uma Musume, and there must be a reason for them to run."

“But there are many reasons to put more pressure on them to run. Why do we have to do this Youth Cup? Instead of the Youth Cup, there will definitely be some horse girls with stronger desires who will turn their attention to the Peak Cup.”

"So, the most important thing is to make the horse girls feel the actual damage and benefits, and to make the trainers feel the same hatred for the enemy."

"The easiest way is to move the bonus."

"deny!"

Upon hearing this terrible topic, Akikawa Yayoi immediately broke free from Kato Akira's restraints, waved her fan excitedly, and rejected this overly radical idea.

"Trainer Kato Akira, you have already left the human race! Do you know what kind of chaos this will cause? The entire Tresen Academy will become the target of public criticism!"

"But what if you're not here, Dean?"

"……Eh?"

"During the Youth Cup, the academy is in France, and this kind of salary adjustment is not a strategic loss of control, but is within our reasonable adjustment range. Trainers will have complaints, but the horse girls are not direct victims. And, what if I say that this money is a big prize for realizing the horse girls' wishes? No trainer will refuse it openly, but they will definitely be very unhappy and very unhappy."

Looking at Akikawa Yayoi who was stunned in front of him, Kato Akira slowly approached her, and the red fire of ambition seemed to ignite in his eyes.

“The trainer’s money actually hasn’t been reduced, it will just be paid out after you return.”

"If we achieve results in the short term, we can even get a bonus from the URA Association, so we don't have to worry about the funds, we have plenty of them."

"Although the wishes of horse girls vary, the winner of the Youth Cup, or the person who defeats me, can make a real wish, including some special rules, or even the revision of some school rules, such as being able to have close contact with the trainer. How about this?"

"What if the winner of the Youth Cup can enjoy such special treatment in Tresen College? Will they join forces to break my cage? Will they develop more different methods? Will they directly knock my team to the ground and become the final winner for the sake of their relationship with the trainer?"

"..."

The way Akikawa Yayoi looked at Kato Akira was as if she was looking at the most terrifying devil in the world.

Others don’t know, and even Kato Akira, who may have made the request, doesn’t know, how many horse girls in Tresen Academy have ambiguous relationships with their trainers, and only regretted it afterwards.

And for horse girls, once they have emotions and states, once they have real goals to strive for, what kind of power they can burst out, no one knows. But Akikawa Yayoi knows very well, because she herself is a horse girl.

For the sake of her own ideals, she and Junchuan Reins suppressed their nature and desires for the career of horse racing girls. Only they themselves know what this cost.

Now, if we give those horse girls the ability to change the rules, even if it’s not too extreme, just a small change...

All Akikawa Yayoi could see was a bloody future for Tresen Academy.

"How is it? A very tempting decision, right? Chairman Akikawa, just for the sake of all the horse girls, let me take the blame, I will bear all of this, and let the horse girls run freely on this track!"

"Too close! Too close! Junchuan Reins, save me!"

"...Trainer Kato, what are you doing?"

Looking at Akikawa Yayoi who was struggling with her eyes closed and Kato Akira who was gradually approaching, Junchuan Reins outside the door smiled very gently.

(Why should I be considered incompetent when I was really just helping my brothers these days? I have to update on time tomorrow to prove myself.)

Chapter 120: Mejiro Yoshinobu's Confusion (First Update!)

"The Desire Contest...?"

While eating carrots in the Tresen restaurant, Mejiro Zenshin shook his ears in surprise as he looked at his friend in front of him with an excited look on his face.

The cafeteria of Tresen College can be said to be the place with the most complicated composition in the entire Tresen campus. All the horse girls gather together in the cafeteria, no matter what grade or class, as long as they like the look of them, they will find their own small team in the cafeteria of Tresen College.

Although the constantly ascending and descending Mejiro Zenshin was not his best friend found in the Tresen Restaurant, daily contacts, information exchanges, and conversations were basically conducted in the restaurant.

Unlike humans, the eating session of Umamusu is almost equivalent to a large social area. Because Umamusu eats a lot, and the limit of their mouths is so small, they spend a large part of the day in the cafeteria.

So generally speaking, except at night, the cafeteria is always bustling with people. In some extreme cases, it is even possible to chat from morning to night.

With this in mind, the decoration style of the Tresen Canteen is not like the cold white and blue of ordinary school canteens, but tends to be warm solid wood and light red, which makes people want to stay here for a while.

So while stuffing carrots and steak into his mouth, Mejiro Zenshin looked at his excited friend and asked curiously:

"What is that? Some big game?"

"It's the legendary competition in the academy that can fulfill all desires! Eh? Shanxin, don't you know about it?"

"Well, I'm a little unclear about this... After all, I just woke up a little recently..."

Looking at the surprised expression of his good friend Otaku Sun God, Mejiro Zenshin smiled awkwardly.

Ever since he was praised by the man named Kato Akira, the devil, Mejiro Zenshin has been in a very unique awkward situation. After seeing the photo Ning Jing posted on Sunday, Mejiro Zenshin was lost in the dormitory for a long time.

But if you think about it carefully, the other party is an adult horse girl, and it is natural for her to want to protect the man she likes. Although she was surprised and even lost for a long time when she saw the photo at first, after the trainer and the Mejiro family cheered her up, Mejiro Yoshinobu finally cheered up again.

The trainer was very worried at the time, probably because she was a woman. Although he didn't say anything, he pointed out many loopholes in the photo. For example, Ning Jing's clothes looked normal on Sunday, and the man lying on the bed looked like he was just pretending to be tired. Normally, I could tell, but I just wanted to approve of it too much, so it turned out like that.

So thinking about it this way, I really didn't fulfill the agreement with that person, because I didn't believe in myself, and I didn't encourage myself. If it was that person, he would definitely feel disappointed after knowing what happened to me.

With this thought, Mejiro Zenshin perked up. Although he still wanted to know about that person, and wanted to know about his past and future, but Mejiro Zenshin felt that he should perform well.

After all, the aura he exudes as the Emperor of the East Sea will definitely overwhelm her completely at the Arima Memorial.

However, before that, Mejiro Yoshinobu also wanted to leave a deep impression on that man through his running.

Although he seems to be incompetent, it may be said that recently it is his destiny or his luck that has arrived. Mejiro Yoshinobu feels that power is constantly surging from his body.

It was hard to believe that just believing in myself and what that person said could fill my body with such a strong and terrifying power. It was as if the previous distress and pain were all false, and as long as I focused on him, it would be enough. As long as I thought about the possibility of a showdown with the East Sea Emperor at the Arima Kinen, Mejiro Yoshinobu felt an unusual burning sensation.

Indeed, she looked inconspicuous and embarrassing now, but he said that she was very good-looking, so she had been learning how to dress up and various skills from the Sun God. For example, she had memorized the fashionable hot girl language, although she didn't know where to use it. She also had some ideas about clothing combinations, hairstyles, and makeup.

For horse girls, rough skin is a big problem, which will have a great impact on all aspects of their lives. Although it is mainly about their mood, the thought of being under a magnifying glass during the competition will also cause them to feel genuine fear.

The trainer, on the other hand, seemed to be very pleased, which meant that his judgment was probably correct.