Stop being a trainer!

But now the Emperor of the East Sea has realized that she has never been competing alone. The current victory is only temporary, and the future is still huge. There are more victories and a more distant future waiting for them. And there is no doubt that Kato Akira will be in this future.

Now the president has given up temporarily, and Day and Night are just his sisters. For now, I am the only one who is responsible and closest to him.

Thinking of this, the Emperor of the East China Sea couldn't help but move a few steps closer, almost stuffing himself into Kato Ming's arms.

"Trainer, I'm not worried about my performance tomorrow at all."

"After all, you said you were 100% confident, so I believe you are 100% confident. How can a trainer not believe in his own responsibility?"

“In fact, there are quite a few.”

"They are definitely not good trainers."

Seeing the East China Sea Emperor squeezing under his armpit and insisting on walking with him, Kato Akira did not particularly resist. He opened his coat to let her in with a happy look on her face, and then walked on his own.

"After all, isn't Rudolph's symbol of trainer reform just to bring this trainer system into the Tresen Academy? Trainers choose horse girls, and horse girls also choose trainers. When they win, they are happy together, and when they lose, they are frustrated together. The two of them are in a relationship of one heart and one mind. That's probably it."

"Well, after all, the trainers still rely on us to make money, right?"

“Of course it’s to make money.”

Kato Akira walked on the road and spoke without changing his expression.

"Money is the courage of a hero. How can you leave without making money? Spiritual relationships need material things to maintain. Haven't you heard of the saying that poor couples are sad about everything?"

"Really? In that case, the trainer doesn't have to worry."

"You mean you can win all three championships? Then I really don't have to worry."

"No, what I mean is that my family is rich anyway, so at least the trainer doesn't have to worry about my problems."

"...You are a born evil little horse racing girl. I will let you see the power of a grown man."

"Yeah!"

In the darkness of the night, the huge coat wrapped around the tiny body of the horse girl.

The poor Emperor of the East China Sea could only let out a scream before he was swallowed by the huge cloaked monster. After squirming twice, he was no longer able to move.

Of course, walking in the night, Kato Akira could naturally feel that his child-like partner fluttered around his waist obediently after a few times.

After a while, the East China Sea Emperor's muffled words came from inside the coat.

"...Trainer."

"Ok?"

"I really appreciate you these days. Thank you for tolerating everything about me."

The Emperor of the East Sea, whose expression could not be seen under his coat, exhaled and whispered while hugging Kato Akira:

"Even though I had that attitude at the beginning, you didn't give up on me. Even when my legs and feet became like that, you didn't give up on me. Even when I no longer looked like a horse girl, you didn't leave me. For things like this, I am always grateful to you."

"I actually feel very uneasy about this Gaoyue Sho. I'm afraid that my exposure will cause trouble, and I'm also afraid that I will lose control on the spot. But trainer, thank you for hanging out with me today. I'm always grateful to you, trainer. Just like you've always hoped that I could win the championship, I also hope that I can be your support."

"Trainer, I will win. I will win fair and square for you to see. All of this is for this fight, so I will win for you to see. Whether it's the triple crown or something more, I will win for you to see."

"So please keep trusting me as always. As long as you do this, I will be able to do anything."

"When did I ever not trust you?"

With the coat flapping against the small figure of the East China Sea Emperor, Kato Akira looked at the passage that was gradually becoming brighter under the light, and felt as if some unique feeling seemed to be entangled between the two of them.

What does it take to win?

No one knows about this kind of thing. Only after the game, we will know.

Chapter 158: The Heart is Calling (Fourth Update!)

"..."

"What? Are you watching here too? Why don't you say something?"

"I don't want to say anything."

"This really doesn't look like you. Aren't top students supposed to behave like top students? Why are you breaking the rules here at this time?"

"Because there is no need for Uma-Musume to hide her feelings in front of the three goddesses."

"Stop lying, it's obvious that you just can't help yourself."

"..."

Looking at the figure walking out in the starry night, the quiet-looking horse girl wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, trying to make her image more decent.

The Three Goddesses Fountain still shone brightly in the night sky, looking lovingly at the two horse girls gathered under the hot spring.

On the eve of Gaoyue Sho, the normal contestants should have gone to bed in the dormitory to recuperate for tomorrow's G1 competition. But as luck would have it, at the moment, neither of them wanted to recuperate.

It can even be said that if they had a choice, if the punishment for withdrawing from the match might be even more severe, they would not even want to participate in this match. Because for them, this match will be a shameful battle, and it will be a stain that cannot be washed away in their careers.

No matter what achievements they make or what their future holds, the stain of this battle can never be washed away.

"I'm sitting here."

"...I will not tell you our tactical configuration."

Seeing the carefree horse racing girl sitting next to her, the quiet horse racing girl pushed her glasses, wiped the tears from her cheeks, and said seriously:

"No matter what the relationship between me and the trainer is, you are always one of my enemies. Even if we have a temporary cooperative relationship, I can't tell you all my plans. So it's useless to ask me for information. Please go back."

"Partnership? Still talking about that? Are you really planning to become a so-called partner with everyone?"

"Eh?"

"What? You don't really want to join that damn encirclement? I won't accompany you."

Looking at the dazed look of the quiet horse racing girl, the carefree-looking horse racing girl laughed loudly, lay down on the stone steps at the edge of the fountain, and looked up at the bright night sky.

"I don't want to listen to the trainer."

"..."

"I once thought that we were a good partner, a good buddy. She led me to victory, and I could give her the victory in the end. As long as she trusted me, I could do anything. But after the Yayoi Award, I found out that I was wrong."

Looking at the dazzling starry sky, it was as if the vast universe was reflected in my heart and soul. Looking at the vast starry sky, the carefree Uma Musume whispered:

"It's not me that she trusts, it's my legs and my strength. It's not me that she likes, it's the victory I can bring her."

"The relationship between a trainer and a coach sounds wonderful, but it's not what it actually is."

"Our relationship is just based on money."

"…You're going a bit too far."

The quiet horse girl pushed up her glasses and weakly retorted:

"I think trainers should still have some aspirations, not what you said..."

"Ha, there is nothing beautiful, nothing touching, and no future. It's just that the trainers who took the money wanted more money, so they had to train us as a tool to make money. For those people, it's probably like that."

"'Your bounty is not enough. If you can't keep up, you will be eliminated!' 'Don't you want to defeat the Emperor of the East Sea and become the best horse girl of the year!' 'Don't you want to be the best new horse girl of the year!' They kept saying these words over and over again. At first, I thought the trainer really cared about me and remembered such details. Then I realized that she didn't care about me, but the money."

"In fact, we can't be too harsh on the trainer. After all, we only got to know each other after the competition. There was not much communication between us. We were either training or practicing, and there was no private space."

"Everyone is like this. It's just that some people are so talented that they make the rest of us look insignificant."

Completely ignoring the quiet Ma Niang's rebuttal, the carefree Ma Niang looked at the stars in the sky, her eyes shining with stars.

"But I am very unwilling to accept this. I am unwilling to accept this. I am unwilling to accept this. I absolutely am unwilling to accept this."

"I don't want to be the clown in other people's legends. I don't want to be part of that ugly encirclement."

"Yeah, there's a 99% chance that we'll lose, but I'm a horse girl, a one in a million miracle. So what if I lose? A once-in-a-lifetime stage? We don't care, so why would the trainer humiliate our dreams in this way?"

"That's the only stage we can participate in our lives. It's the only stage we can participate in at this time. It can even be said that in the later Classic Year and Ancient Horse Year, it's not certain whether we can become great horse girls. At this time, the trainers want to humiliate us and surround the Emperor of the East Sea or something like that."

"This is the option with the highest success rate, but for me, the success rate doesn't matter at all. I don't care whether I win or not. I just want to go on without shame."

"Three goddesses, if you really exist, I want to run with great fanfare. I want to be defeated with honor by my enemy. It doesn't matter if she takes away my dignity and honor. I want to die standing. Living on my knees, begging for mercy from others, I can't accept such a thing. Even the Emperor of the East China Sea finally showed his ability, didn't he?"

"It's acceptable to hide your strength from the enemy during the game, and it's also okay to interfere with the opponent on the field. That's a game, and you have to do your best in the game. But I would rather die than join forces with others to confine the faster runner. If I have to run like this, if I have to suppress a stronger opponent together with others, I would rather die than do this."

"Losing is losing, winning is winning. Umamusume's world doesn't need these things. The three goddesses think so, right?"

Facing the bright starry sky, she raised her palms and smiled carefreely, as if she felt a warm and different kind of gaze on herself.

"I'm going to do my own run, not someone else's. I'm going to show the world who I am. Not some trainer's job, but me. I'm going to do it. And everyone should think the same way. Right?"

Chapter 159: Battle of Gaoyue, Greetings (Fifth Update!)

On the day of Gaoyueshang.

Nearly 100,000 people crowded into the racecourse. Countless people and horse girls made a huge noise, forming layers of huge waves.

Kato Akira and Rudolf did not choose to watch directly in the box as before. This time it was the G1 race, Gaoyue Award. It had a special meaning for the horse girl. So in the noisy sound waves, Kato Akira wore a coat and walked silently towards the front railing.

But what a coincidence, at the other end of the staff passage, a group of trainers in suits and leather shoes were anxiously discussing something in the passage. They only showed anxious faces to each other and whispered some words that Kato Akira felt were a little discontinuous.

"…Is it the same over there? They don't want to do it anymore?"

'Is it our fault? They don't want to win? Why?'

"But that's not what the textbook says. What's wrong?"

"We should discuss this with them now. It doesn't matter what happens next, but this battle is the one they will fight once in their lives, and they must win..."

"..."

Who are these people? I have never seen them.

By the way, where did Representative Qian Ming go? Why can't I see him whenever I turn my head?

Looking at those men and women in suits who looked anxious like ants on a hot pan, Kato Akira shrugged in surprise and planned to go straight through to find Representative Chiaki, with whom he had agreed to watch the exhibition together at the front.

But what surprised Kato Akira was that when he was about to walk straight through, the men and women in suits suddenly looked up and looked at Kato Akira with surprise, as if they couldn't believe it. They stared with wide eyes at Kato Akira who was chewing chocolate and walking towards the end of the passage.

And because the other side had too many people, even the entrance was blocked by this group of people. Looking at these guys blocking the traffic, Kato Akira raised his eyebrows.

"...You guys want to block the road? Please make way. I want to pass."

"Kato Akira, you're still saying these things now!"

Looking at the calm Kato Akira, a man who seemed easily excited glared at him and shouted:

"How dare you show up in front of us! You beast who betrayed the trainer's rules! Why did you invade your ponygirl so deeply! Do you know what you are doing?!"

"…Who are you? What does my relationship with Dandan have to do with you?"

"You have become close to Uma Musume and interfered with her life choices, Trainer Kato Akira. You have already embarked on the path of evil."

When Kato Akira looked at him strangely, another man who looked calm and composed came out from behind and said in a deep voice with a sincere expression:

"You have already violated the rules in the trainer's manual. You have interfered with the lives of too many horse girls. You cannot afford the consequences of this. I advise you to stop before you create a bigger scandal!"

"Oh? Tell me? What did I do?"

"Is there even any need to ask? As a trainer, you must abide by the trainer's rules!"

Looking at the huge figure, the trainer who looked the most reckless stood up and looked at Kato Akira with an angry face.

"We can't interfere too much with the horse girls! We are just guides to let them run, vent their nature, and win the competition. We are just passers-by in their lives. Do you know what you are doing now?!"

"You are manipulating the treasures of the Donghai family. You have fallen into the devil's realm! It is the nature of a horse girl to want to win. You use this nature to make the Emperor of the Donghai trust you unconditionally. Do you know what will happen in the future? The Emperor of the Donghai's unconditional trust in you may very likely lead to the end of a big family!"

"We trainers are not allowed to develop feelings for the horse girls. Once a deeper relationship develops, the horse girls will be attracted to us involuntarily, because they are such pure lives, and that's why they want to win! Why does the trainer system require thirteen years of training? Because we must clearly understand what profession we are in, instead of barging in like you and ruining everything for the horse girls!"

"Their future is extremely bright. How much of a beast must you be to be so cruel as to completely destroy their future at this moment?! This is not only irresponsible to the lives of Umamusume, you are even irresponsible to your own life!"

"Why is the trainer system not supported? How much blood and tears, how much tragedy is involved. Haven't you ever learned from this?!"

"I learned it, but I think it's bullshit."

Looking at the indignant trainers in front of him, Kato Akira slowly took out a lighter, and under their angry gazes, took out a piece of chocolate and threw it into his mouth.

With a slight click, the Donghai Group's logo and the cheerful smiling face of the Donghai emperor on it shone brightly.

Looking at the angry trainers, after chewing, Kato Akira smiled at them.

"How strange. Is it the nature of horse girls to want to win? Can their personalities be induced? Are trainers in danger? Can we trust bullshit like the trainer manual? Is it the nature of horse girls to want to win because of the victory itself, or because of the cheers of others?"