Stop being a trainer!

"Emperor...I will prove it to you."

But, Rudolph symbolizes that he will not give in.

In the pitch-black Tokyo racecourse, Rudolph looked at the darkness in front of him, gritted his teeth, and burst into even more intense anger.

We'll see.

Taking one last look at the track he would race on tomorrow, Rudolf turned away without looking back, without any more distractions.

At the same time, sitting in the Saizeriya family restaurant, Kato Akira looked at the petite figure in front of him and fell into confusion.

"...Are you the Emperor of the East Sea?"

"Yes."

The well-behaved girl in front of him nodded and curled up as if she had some social anxiety.

"..."

Oh no, will I still be able to make money from now on?

Facing the girl who had grown into the body of a young girl but was extremely inferior, Kato Akira felt a flash of lightning and thunder in his mind.

Chapter 41 The Turning Wheel (Please give me a recommendation! Please give me a monthly ticket!)

In Kato Akira's impression, whether in games, animations or comics, the Emperor of the East China Sea is a strong, confident, and even overconfident child.

She always clamours about becoming the strongest horse girl after Rudolph, she loves singing and dancing, she is very talented, and she is a natural horse girl.

It can even be said that a considerable part of Kato Akira's impression of the Umamusume series was influenced by the Emperor of the East Sea.

There were countless anecdotes and legends about the Emperor of the East China Sea. Even a casual player like Kato Akira could easily come up with a dozen pieces of information about the Emperor of the East China Sea.

But no matter what, in Kato Akira's impression, the Emperor of the East Sea was the horse racing girl who was quite arrogant, childish, and unwilling to admit defeat. So when he saw the horse racing girl in front of him who was hunched over, very unconfident, and even dared not look people in the eye, Kato Akira did not realize that the person in front of him was the Emperor of the East Sea.

Because, it's impossible.

How could that unyielding emperor become like this...

"I'm sorry. Maybe I caused you unnecessary trouble during my reckless behavior. If so, I sincerely apologize to you."

Under the warm lights of the family restaurant, the petite horse girl lowered her head and apologized very seriously:

"I've had some ridiculous times in the past, and I'm really sorry."

"Ah, no, I just heard about it. I've only been in school for two months..."

"Really? That's great. Looks like I can still save my face a little bit."

"..."

"..."

The two of them sat in the family dining room, looking at each other at the table without moving at all.

As if to fit this atmosphere, the changeable weather changed from snow to ice particles, and then to a series of gloomy freezing rain, which made a dull sound on the ground that made people feel uneasy.

Inside the family restaurant near the Tresen College, there were also some students wearing Tresen school uniforms hiding from the rain. These horse racing girls gathered in groups of three or five with great enthusiasm, talking about some passionate words that only teenagers can discuss.

The Emperor of the East China Sea, who was standing in front of Kato Akira, listened to the noise and joyful sounds coming from behind, his ears moved slightly, and then he fell down limply.

As if she was aware of the presence of Kato Akira in front of her, the petite horse racing girl shook her ears and lowered her head respectfully.

"I'm very sorry. I was a little rude to call you and wait for you here. But I'm ashamed to say this, and I hope you can forgive me a little."

"…Then tell me what happened to you."

Looking at the East China Sea Emperor in front of him with dark bags under his eyes and a gloomy face, Kato Akira resisted the urge to approach her and ask for comfort, and gave her respect.

The Emperor of the East China Sea nodded politely and told the story of what happened to him calmly, as if it was someone else's business.

A story about fighting against fate, but with a dark sense of humor and from another perspective.

"…Broken bones?"

"Yes. It's a habitual fracture. Now I can still run, but I don't know when it will break."

Holding the warm coffee, the East China Sea Emperor, who had become a mature man with long hair and no longer lively, took a sip of coffee and looked at Kato Akira with an embarrassed smile.

"I'm so sorry. I was training with my favorite president, and everyone had high expectations of me. So I kept training, and then I found that my feet seemed to be a little too fragile during the training."

"If other horse girls' bones are made of steel, then mine might be made of sugarcane. They look hard, but they're actually brittle."

"So I couldn't keep running like that, and I didn't participate in my debut competition."

"Now I am just shamelessly continuing to be a seemingly useful horse girl in Tresen College. Everyone in the equipment department is also very nice, so I don't have any complaints. But..."

"but?"

"The president didn't hide anything from me. So I know what happened between the president and you."

"...That's it."

"So even though I'm not very capable, I have a request for you."

Looking at the bewildered Kato Akira in front of her, the horse racing girl slowly lowered her head, even lowering her horse ears, and whispered seriously:

"Please don't give up, and please don't have any bad thoughts about the president. You can use me in any way you want, but I hope the president's dream can come true."

"...????"

Looking at the East China Sea Emperor who lowered his head, Kato Akira's head was gradually filled with question marks.

"If you think my sincerity is not enough, I can kneel before you now..."

"No, no, no, no! No, it's just that I never have anything good to do, and I don't know anything about betrayal. Did you misunderstand something?"

"Misunderstand?"

The Emperor of the East China Sea blinked in confusion.

"Aren't you the president's only friend?"

"Me and her? I'm an adult, Miss Emperor of the East China Sea. I'm a school worker, how could I be friends with a high school girl—"

"..."

For a moment, a strong sense of crisis made Kato Akira subconsciously close his mouth.

The sense of crisis was so strong, as if his head was in the mouth of a beast, that he subconsciously looked towards the source.

A girl from Tresen College, wearing a mask, with cloudy eyes and beautiful long chestnut hair, was lying on the glass window of the Ma Niangzheng Restaurant, looking at the two of them with lifeless eyes.

Somehow, even though there was a whole window between them, Kato Akira felt that the strong will was penetrating into his heart like a word.

No, it was Orphie who was speaking, but for some reason it could be heard very clearly through the window.

"...Hello, uncle."

"Um, Orphee?"

Looking at the girl outside the window in the freezing rain in the dark night, Kato Akira forced out a trembling smile.

"Is your tone a little strange today? You didn't seem to be like this before. Are you in a bad mood? Or -"

"It doesn't matter what the matter is. I just want to ask who is this lady kneeling in front of you?"

"I am the Emperor of the East Sea, a third-year student at the junior high school of Tresen College. Thank you for your guidance..."

"Ah? Are you the Emperor of the East Sea? The one who caused the riot?"

"……Yes."

Looking at Orphie outside the window with his ears behind his back and a cold expression on his face, the Emperor of the East China Sea smiled awkwardly, a smile that looked a little flattering, yet a little sad.

Chapter 42: A Not-So-Long Story

Let me tell you a story about Teresin College.

Before Kato Akira arrived at the academy, there was a story that had a huge impact on the students.

At that time, the triple crown symbol Rudolph was preparing to start a new task of overhauling the current heavy school affairs and departments with overlapping functions. Although it seemed a bit inappropriate, everyone agreed that it was necessary.

After all, this is no longer the era of the Eight Great Races. URA must keep up with the world and carry out various activities normally. So in fact, everyone knows that this part of the change is inevitable. And Rudolph's symbol is just going with the flow. After all, as horse girls, in fact, many jobs are easier for them to do.

At this time, the student union, because it had gathered many capable horse girls, began to officially help the school take over certain school affairs and even formal school management. During this period of time, the former emperor on the field has become a truly all-round president, who can perfectly coordinate all conflicts and reduce losses to the lowest point.

Although she still has a domineering attitude, she has a good junior schoolmate who helps ease the atmosphere.

Generally speaking, once the new student named Emperor of the East Sea appears in the student union, the overall atmosphere will become more relaxed. And the symbol of Emperor Rudolf will also become gentle and calm, no longer so sharp and lethal.

Yes, it's surprising. In fact, Rudolph's temper is gradually getting better, because she no longer needs that tough attitude and determination to get things done. Compared with the ruthlessness and devastation on the racetrack, it is not a good thing to live so sharply in reality.

So Rudolf easily accepted his changes, began to restrain his edges, and gradually softened. As for the schoolgirl who always admired him, Rudolf also took good care of her, and even asked important collaborators in his former team and some other professionals to check the qualifications of the Emperor of the East China Sea.

The answer, of course, is unimaginable genius.

In other words, he is the most powerful genius since the start of the entire URA series, bar none.

Even before entering school, she had already mastered some of the secrets of the field. Although there is no way she can really reach that level, if she trains, she will surely be able to become a powerful field horse girl before her debut battle.

Yes, he had the rudiments of a domain when he entered school, and it was a foregone conclusion that he had a domain before his debut match. At this time, the Emperor of the East Sea had just entered his growth period, and countless powers and skills emerged in his body like instinct.

This is something that even the emperor could not do, and she is the rising star of the entire Japanese horse racing world. Moreover, the Emperor of the East Sea is enthusiastic, noisy, and seems to be very active. She is not as majestic as Emperor Rudolf, so countless people have high expectations for her. And her behavior is worthy of her reputation as a genius.

Being overbearing, proud and domineering, he may appear innocent and cute in the eyes of those who don't know him, but he is a real headache for those who do.

In order to catch up with the emperor, the East China Sea Emperor rejected the advice of a single trainer and chose to work hard as a team that inherited the symbol of Emperor Rudolf.

"How can one person educate my great emperor? Only the president's team can do it!"

At that time, the Emperor of the East China Sea was as bright as the sun in the academy. Even many horse girls who had already debuted looked up to this junior.

The team that had suffered the emperor's humiliating defeat also hit it off immediately. They wanted to wash away the shame on themselves, and the infighting and ugliness during the expedition must never happen again.

They made a training plan for the Emperor of the East Sea that was comparable to the one for a horse girl with a big reward. Although she was an undebuted horse girl, she was able to have a fairly independent track for training. And all this was because of her extraordinary talent.

Rudolf himself personally took part in the work, always giving advice to this junior who was very close to him for some reason, and even carefully taught him the skills and mentality related to his own field and the Emperor's Divine Power, helping this junior to continue to grow and move forward and become a new legend.

Under such training, the Emperor of the East China Sea absorbed countless knowledge like a sponge, and gradually grew into a powerful horse girl.

But that's how the accident happened.

During the adaptive training in February, the Emperor of the East China Sea discovered a bone fracture.

After treatment, he recovered successfully in May. Then after a period of adaptive training, he rushed out of the grassland again at the moment of turning, and the original bone fracture had been broken.

After the treatment was completed in August, the doctor saw the bone healing line and the physical examination report and claimed that the huge talent of the Emperor of the East Sea, combined with her training, had completely crushed her body. Because she had used countless adult skills before she was mature, the Emperor of the East Sea had countless hidden dangers inside her body and it had become tattered.

For a horse girl like this, let alone shouldering the hope of URA and the future, it would be a luxury to be able to race healthily on the track in the future.

A genius has fallen.

Under the team system, not only did an emperor who was forced to go to sea fall, but even URA's future star, a genius who was able to comprehend the edge of the field before his debut battle, was destroyed by the team.

The result was disastrous, as URA officials were shocked and conducted a thorough bone and horse girl examination, ultimately confirming that almost all of the URA horse girls had suffered from various injuries due to long-term competition and inner loneliness.

Because horse girls don't like to show their weakness, they often pretend to be very good in front of the team. The reason why hidden injuries are called hidden injuries is because they are extremely hidden. When horse girls are showing off, it is almost impossible to check what is wrong without special large medical equipment.

Therefore, the team must be dismantled. It can only be dismantled, and it can only be dismantled as quickly and violently as possible.

When horse girls are with someone, they can often speak their mind. They are long-lasting elves, and this is a fact that almost none of the horse girls with trainers have such a situation.

However, no matter what, the damage had already been done. The former emperor was back again, the emperor who dominated the entire arena appeared in front of everyone again, but this time he dominated the entire academy.

And what is the cost?

"The cursed genius...The Emperor of the East Sea..."

Looking at the foot wrapped in gauze, Kato Akira covered his face with his hands and calmed himself down a little.

This was the third time the Emperor of the East China Sea had suffered a fracture.

With the cooperation of the final team and after executing the team's training plan, the final result was obtained.

One heart cannot be shared by everyone. That is why the trainer replaced the team. And the sacrifice needed for this cruel reform is the East China Sea Emperor who smiles very softly.

Not the Emperor of the East China Sea, the Emperor of the East China Sea.