The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

"Well, I think it's better for you to act less interested in Ryan's training. Refuse a few times, and maybe Ryan will know that you're not interested in her abs."

"Huh? But wouldn't that be a bad idea..." Fujiwara Reiko hesitated.

"Trust me, Senior, this is for your safety." Kitano twitched his lips and then asked casually, "How about finding a new horse girl? That way, there will be a legitimate reason to take care of the new child?"

"Yes, that's a good idea." Fujiwara Reiko nodded, and the cloudy sky suddenly cleared up. She said with a sudden realization, "It just so happens that I've recently fallen in love with a girl. She looks great, quiet and hardworking. She's a perfect match for me."

"Congratulations. By the way, what's the name of that horse girl?"

"Ah? I remember his name was—Flying on the Grass? He was a kid from the middle school department."

"..." Kitano looked at the smiling face of Fujiwara Reiko in front of him, opened his mouth but couldn't say anything in the end. He could only mourn silently in his heart, hoping that this senior was okay.

"However, senior, you didn't call me here just to complain, right? May I ask what exactly you want to talk to me about?" Kitano planned to ask this matter quickly, so that Fujiwara Reiko wouldn't have the chance to tell him in person next time.

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot." Fujiwara Reiko was unaware of Kitano's thoughts. She immediately remembered this incident and said to Kitano mysteriously, "Ryan told me about this incident at first. I was with Ryan at the time, and she saw the message you sent..."

"You were with Ryan? Did she see you? Were you in her arms?"

"No, no, no, Ryan said her thighs were very comfortable and asked me to sit on them and feel them—wait, don't interrupt!"

Fujiwara Reiko blushed slightly and said, "Didn't you say you wanted a child who didn't look very outstanding? Ryan said she has a good candidate and can introduce him to you."

"She's also a horse girl from the Mejiro family. How about considering it? Ryan said that she thinks she has a good chance of becoming a GI horse girl."

Chapter 022: Rudolph's Dream

Inside the izakaya, the discussion about the horse girl from the Mejiro family who was suitable for Kitano Ryuichi was not known to more people. Everything in the izakaya was very noisy. The trainers were venting the stress brought by work during this period in groups of two or three, and also complaining about some bad habits and things of their own little ancestors.

For example, Silent Suzuka's trainer, a male trainer named Daishi Nishino, complained to his companions that Suzuka always went out for a night run in the middle of the night and always liked to run on rainy days. He was afraid that Suzuka would catch a cold and get sick, so he chased her on an electric scooter all the way. However, the more he chased her, the more Suzuka ran away.

There was also Twin Turbo's trainer, Kusunoki Ichi, who complained about his horse girl's reverse ejaculation in the last race, which made the audience and him laugh out loud... Of course, he treated Twin Turbo to a parfait afterwards to encourage her to continue to step onto the field with full energy next time.

There is also Lingshu's trainer, Mori Baoyuan, who has a female name but is unexpectedly small, only about 1.5 meters tall with a boyish appearance. He said that his Lingshu has become less and less respectful to him recently. Not only has he grown big, but he also likes to pounce on him and push him to the ground and rub against him every day.

His troubles were a bit serious. He always felt that Ling Shu looked at him a little strangely. He had recently begun to doubt whether his horse girl could swallow him whole...

Of course, none of the excellent trainers at Tresen Academy uttered a word about these complaints, grievances and pressure in front of their supervisors. They all encouraged them to move forward, locking the complaints and pressure in this small room, and then venting them before welcoming the next day with full energy.

Kitano, who had been talking with Fujiwara Reiko in the izakaya for a while, finally left silently through the side door. No one noticed his departure, and Kitano seemed to be thinking about something at the moment.

Reiko Fujiwara recommended a horse girl born in the Mejiro family to Ryuichi Kitano, and she and Ryan Mejiro agreed that the other party met their requirements. Together with Ryan and another Mejiro McQueen, the three sisters were horse girls of the same class, but now only Ryan had found a trainer very early.

The reason why Mejiro McQueen was not recommended was very simple - Kitano wanted a horse girl who was not so talented, and she wanted to start from the beginning with her feet on the ground.

Compared to Mejiro McQueen, it is obvious that the other horse girl from the Mejiro family does not seem as dazzling.

Of course, Fujiwara Reiko and Mejiro Ryan recommended this girl to Kitano Ryuichi not simply because they thought she met Kitano's requirements. Before leaving, Fujiwara Reiko also told Kitano: "Ryan said that although she may seem ordinary now, Ryan believes that his sister will not exist in mediocrity. She hopes that you can give her the strength to move forward and guide her on how to win."

"You are the only person we have met who is capable and even willing to accept her. So, Ryan and I both hope that you can bring Ryan's sister to the GI competition."

——At that time, Fujiwara Reiko asked Kitano this, and Kitano did not agree rashly, but just said that he would go and take a look tomorrow.

Kitano, who was full of thoughts, unknowingly passed by the student union building again. When he looked up at the familiar room again, he found that the lights were still on. He subconsciously looked at his mobile phone.

Now, it's already past midnight. Strictly speaking, it's the next day. Hasn't Rudolph rested yet?

Kitano checked the time on his phone, then looked up at the lights of the student union. Even though he really didn't want to see Rudolph, he couldn't just ignore him now.

Should I remind Rudolph to rest? Working overtime so late isn't a good habit. Even if the student union has a lot of things going on, it hasn't piled up to this point, right?

……

"Da da da."

"Rudolph—President? Are you in here? I'm coming in, huh?"

After knocking on the door for a while without success, Kitano chose to push the door open, but found that Rudolph was not processing documents at the moment, but was lying on the desk and had fallen asleep long ago.

Seeing this scene, Kitano was relieved. It turned out that he fell asleep, which was at least better than working overtime. If he worked overtime until this time, Rudolf would probably find it difficult to get enough rest the next day.

"It's just that...it seems like the documents left behind are enough to keep her busy the next day."

Kitano walked lightly into the student union and quietly closed the door. As Rudolph's former trainer, he was very clear about the workload of the student union - after all, he supported Rudolph to take over Shenzan's position and become the new student union president. However, after Shenzan abdicated, he immediately went back to his hometown to get married with his trainer without even completing the handover of work.

And after Lu Duo symbolically became the president, she and Kitano finally understood why Shenzan, the sixth brother, ran so fast and wanted to run with the subway at night.

She was afraid that she would be left behind to continue teaching Rudolph how to handle documents, and then she would be busy for several days. She was obviously fed up with being the student union president, and she couldn't sit in this position for a day, so she left immediately after handing over.

There was no other way. The workload of the Student Union was just too heavy. Now with the Qi Trough, Rudolph could handle all the things relatively stably. But in the first week before the Qi Trough came into the school, Rudolph had to handle all these things by himself.

Although there was his predecessor Maruzenski, it was obvious that Maruzenski also hated these jobs. The sports car sped away at 180 miles per hour, leaving Rudolph hanging in the air in a mess.

At that time, the only person who could help Rudolph was Kitano, the mediocre trainer. He and Rudolph were groping to learn how to process documents. However, he learned much slower than Rudolph and his efficiency could not keep up.

But fortunately, he persisted, and persisted for three years. It was not until Qi Cao and Narita Shirahito joined the student union one after another that Kitano finally got rid of these documents that made his scalp tingle.

Now, looking at the exhausted Rudolph, and looking at the few documents left to be processed, Kitano hesitated for a while, but still walked forward reluctantly, picked up a pen and the documents, and sat down on the sofa beside him.

"No one knows it was me anyway. Rudolph will probably think he took care of it before he fell asleep, right? Or maybe the gas tank took care of it. Anyway, he'll never think of me, so I'll help you this time."

"Really? Even though the weather is hot, you'll catch a cold if you set the air-conditioned room to such a low temperature. You don't even cover yourself with clothes."

Kitano didn't dare to carry Rudolph to the sofa to rest, as this would undoubtedly wake him up. Once Rudolph woke up, she would have to deal with the documents again, and it would take at least an hour to finish these documents.

Kitano also chose to let Luduo symbolically have a good rest, and he quietly acted as "Santa Claus". The gift that he, as Santa Claus, gave to the sleeping good child was only to put a piece of clothing on her and help her deal with the remaining documents.

"Oh, why didn't there have a Santa Claus as nice as me when I was a kid? I wanted a Santa Claus like this too, one who would sneak in in the middle of the night and help me finish my summer homework even though it had nothing to do with me."

Kitano kept muttering complaints, but his hands were moving exactly as planned. However, a slight movement from Rudolph made Kitano immediately shut his mouth and look at Rudolph cautiously.

Fortunately, the sleeping Rudolph only moved a little and soon fell asleep again. His breathing gradually became steady, making Kitano dare not even breathe.

All of a sudden, the night in the student union was left with only a lamp, one person, a pen and an hour of hard work, and the horse girl who was supposed to be working hard for this goal was enjoying a beautiful dream... or maybe a not-so-beautiful dream.

What did she dream about? Perhaps it was her past life, or perhaps it was another possible version of herself.

Chapter 023: Memory Fragments Symbolized by Luduo

Ludo symbolizes that one dislikes his trainer very much, but also likes his trainer very much.

It was quite contradictory, wasn't it? But Lu Duo knew exactly why she felt this way, why she had such complicated feelings towards this man who had been introduced to her by the president of Shenzan, a man who had been single-handedly promoted from a local position against all odds by the president, and who looked to be in his forties, with a rather weathered appearance.

First of all, just from Luduo's first impression of the middle-aged trainer named "Kitano Ryuichi", she felt that this man had no opinions of his own and was timid when he saw her. He didn't seem like the kind of person who could provide help to her.

What's more, he was brought up from the local level by President Shenzan against all odds, which means that the talent of this middle-aged trainer obviously has not reached the qualifications of a central trainer. Then why would such a person become the trainer of her, the GI horse girl who just won the Gaoyue Award?

To be honest, if Luduo didn't symbolically understand Shenzan, she would have thought that Shenzan was unwilling to give up his position as student council president and was using this trainer to make trouble for her.

"You'll understand, Rudolph, I'm not trying to cause you any trouble. On the contrary, your Japanese derby is just around the corner. Perhaps this trainer can be of great help to you."

At that time, Shenzan was so concerned about Luduo Yuzhi and Kitano Ryuichi that it was obvious that the compatibility between the two was not particularly good, but she believed that the future advantages of such a combination would definitely be well revealed.

"Besides, if I really have no basis for my claims, Rudolf, I won't be able to convince the Symbolic Family either."

"As for you, I've always felt that the help you need isn't just about the competition and training. For those things, the Symbolist family has already designed a complete and impeccable method for you, right?"

"So, you may need help in another area, and I think Trainer Kitano is the most suitable person to provide this kind of help."

"So, both of you, stop looking so miserable and get to know each other."

In front of Shenzan, Rudolph and Kitano looked at each other, and it was Kitano who first extended a friendly hand to Rudolph.

At that time, in front of Rudolf, this middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties was as excited as a primary school student, but as reserved as a junior high school student in his first love, but he did not look like an adult.

"Um, the Ludo symbol—seeing is believing, future Emperor! I may not be able to help you, but I will do my best!"

"Well, that's it, Trainer."

……

After a while, Luduo Symbol had to admit that what President Shenzan said was right. The way this trainer could help him... was indeed special.

At least, the face of the vicissitudes of life old man did not look so unpleasant. After Luduo symbolically helped Kitano Ryuichi dress up, Kitano finally looked less sloppy, and Kitano's talent in appearance was finally revealed. From a middle-aged man, he successfully transformed into a mature man who is quite popular recently.

However, this man really had no ability to guide Rudolph's training and competition. Rudolph even thought that he was Ryuichi Kitano's trainer.

Kitano Ryuichi really wanted to help Rudolph in the competition, but his talent, which was only mediocre in other places, obviously made him not the person who could teach Rudolph. But he was very curious and never gave up. For this purpose, and because the other party was his trainer after all, Rudolph continued to teach Kitano a lot of her knowledge.

All of these were of great help to Kitano, and also allowed Luduo, who was always running, to quietly consolidate his understanding of his theoretical knowledge.

Of course, these were not Kitano's help to Rudolph, they only added to the trouble, but Kitano still gave Rudolph some symbolic help within his ability.

For example, he could hand Rudolph the first bottle of sports saline after the game and let her wipe her sweat with a towel.

For example, when it comes to the horse racing field, Rudolph's winning suit can be handed over to him for cleaning instead of just throwing it into the washing machine to dry.

For example, he knew that Rudolph liked to eat Fuji apples, so he cut a Fuji apple for Rudolph every day so that she didn't have to bite it directly.

Or... he could massage her shoulders after her training to help her relax. Although his skills were average, this way Rudolf wouldn't have to bother hiring a professional masseur from home.

These things were small, trivial matters for Rudolph, or for Kitano herself. However, even with these trivial matters, neither side needed to tell the other what to do. Just a look from Rudolph, a gesture, and Kitano would understand what she needed.

This comfortable feeling of getting along with each other made Luduo feel relaxed... You never know how good it feels for a woman to find someone to help her blow dry her hair after washing it.

Until one day, after washing and blow-drying his hair, Rudolf just stood up when he heard Kitano, who was putting away the hair dryer, complain, "Recently, people on the internet have been saying I'm your nanny, Rudolf... Although I feel like I do look like that."

"Don't underestimate yourself. You are my trainer." Rudolph looked in the mirror without hesitation, gazing at Kitano's figure behind him, and said lightly: "No matter what, this fact will not be changed."

"Really... Thank you, Rudolph."

Kitano seemed a little surprised by Rudolph's words, but after a moment's pause, he revealed a gentle smile, which made Rudolph, who was now looking in the mirror, realize what was happening. This seemed to be the first time she had spoken to Kitano in a way that was encouraging and affirming. In the past, she had always been scolding and instructing him, and she would always see Kitano frowning under her scolding, but she had never seen him smile so gently when she encouraged him like this.

Maybe I should change my attitude towards trainers? That day, Rudo symbolized that this thought first occurred to him.

But she still didn't like her trainer.

He didn't like his trainer's personality. This man was too soft-hearted - and the object of his softness was not his own horse girl, but those horse girls who were defeated by her.

"One horse in the lead, all others pale in comparison." The horse-racing competition has always been brutal. As a symbol of Ludo, born in an era when Japan desperately needed a Horse King, she has always considered the title of "Horse King" as her own. To this day, she has strived hard to achieve this goal, to be the one above all other horse girls.

The undefeated triple crown symbolized by Luduo undoubtedly eclipsed a large number of horse racing women of the same period, but at this time, what was that man saying...

"Don't be so discouraging towards them. They are your peers. They have worked hard to compete with you, but you can't ignore them!"

"If you're going to run, run as hard as you can! What's with you automatically slowing down at the very end? You're going to make the other racehorse ladies feel like you're insulting them! You'll lose popularity!"

Popularity? Ridiculous.

At that time, Rudo Symbol scoffed at this. From the day she chose to become the strongest horse girl in Japan, she believed that she was going to walk a path that no one could follow.

What she needs is not a trainer with a sad face who worries about her future, but someone who tells her to keep moving forward.

But obviously, Kitano Ryuichi, as her trainer, did not meet her expectations at that time.

But this was not the source of Rudolph's anger. The reason for her anger was because of her trainer. She actually felt sorry for the other horse racing ladies who were defeated by her.

Shouldn't she be encouraged or recognized for her victory? Why should we care about the feelings of those unsuccessful horse girls?

As a result, Rudolph and Kitano had many disputes, and this situation continued until the Spring Emperor's Award.

That was the final showdown between the two Triple Crown horse girls. Luduo represented the strongest opponent she had ever faced in her career—Chiaki, her predecessor, and the one she aspired to surpass.

That Spring Emperor's Award ended with Ludo's victory. Ludo remembered that it rained heavily that day, making the situation at the entire racecourse extremely bad.

After the game was over, Luduo Symbol, who was the first to cross the finish line, turned her head breathlessly to look at Qianming Representative - this senior who had fought with her three times and was finally defeated by her this time, raised her head in despair in the heavy rain.

Lu Duo will never forget the look in Qian Ming's eyes at that time. The heavy rain made Qian Ming's face wet. She couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears, but she heard what Qian Ming said to her.

She said, "Congratulations, Ludo symbol. From now on, no other horse girl in Japan can rival you."

That day, Qian Ming staggered and limped off the field. That day was the first time that Luduo realized that the feeling of victory was not as sweet as before.

She defeated her predecessors with her own hands and ended an era. Now, she stood at the pinnacle of this era and defeated all her opponents.

However, when the day comes that all those predecessors who were once surpassed by him and whom he sneered at have really fallen, Lu Duo will look back and realize that what he had done was so cruel.

Lu Duo was very confused. She didn't know how to leave the competition venue. She didn't even care about the ranking announced in the competition. She returned to the exit passage leading to the lounge.

And there, Luduo symbolically saw a familiar figure. Kitano was waiting for her arrival here as usual, with a serious expression.

Rudolph thought that this complaining man would scold her for the first time in history, and she would realize her mistake for the first time in history and be scolded by this man so hard that she couldn't raise her head.

But unexpectedly, Kitano didn't lecture her. Instead, as always, he handed her sports saline solution and a towel to wipe the rain off her face. He gave her a gentle and encouraging smile and said for the first time, "Good job on winning, Rudolph. You are the strongest now. You are my pride."

Luduo symbolically didn't remember the rest of the things. She only remembered that she hugged him for the first time.

I still remember that the tears I shed at that time were like the heavy rain outside.

Yes, from beginning to end, this was the only sentence she wanted to say and hear.

But why do you say this when I don’t even approve of myself?

It’s really... so unfair.