The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

This was her choice, because she had nothing worth caring about in the past... because she had not met the person she wanted to meet at that time.

It's a pity that now she has met someone who can make her want to live longer... but it seems too late.

So now... she just wanted to live as long as possible and see the bigger world with her beloved trainer.

Then, leave quietly. A hint of dimness flashed across Aldan's eyes, but she quickly concealed it.

Only the last six months left? That's too short.

After finishing the injection, Aldan covered his arm and slowly left. As soon as she left, she saw a figure outside the door who had been waiting quietly here. After seeing Aldan coming out, he immediately came forward and pressed the cotton ball on the wound where Aldan was injected.

"Are you okay, Aldan? You seem calm enough to face a needle."

"I always feel that in the eyes of the trainer... I seem very fragile." Ardan smiled softly when she heard this. Her tail was almost unconcealed and wrapped around Kitano's waist. One of her hands naturally wrapped around Kitano's arm, and she leaned against him and said gently: "I am used to being sick. Injections and taking medicine are also common. On the contrary, the trainer is surprisingly afraid of needles." "That's a psychological trauma from my childhood... Back then, my parents always tricked me into getting injections and used toys to attract my attention. The doctor took the needle and stabbed me when I wasn't paying attention..."

Kitano and Aldan were chatting briefly, not hesitating at all about talking about some of their dark histories. Their intimate movements and postures were seen by some members of the Mejiro family who were passing by, but everyone was used to it.

After all, Kitano is now Miss Altan's "half-husband" as acknowledged by the head of the Mejiro family himself - the reason for this half-husband is that they are not married, have not obtained a marriage certificate, and have not even had intercourse, but the way they get along now is as intimate as that of a husband and wife.

This news was admitted by the head of the Mejiro family in front of everyone, so everyone tacitly agreed that Kitano was Aldan's husband... Even though they did not take any substantial action, it was a fact recognized by everyone.

However, there were indeed many members of the Mejiro family who laughed at Kitano behind his back, saying that he had a young lady whom he could only look at but not touch... Kitano and Aldan had heard these words before, but they didn't care.

But what convinced most family members was that Kitano was indeed extremely doting on Aldan. He agreed to any request of Aldan and stayed around Aldan every day. No one would bother anyone else, as if it would not matter if this happened for another hundred years.

Of course... this was also because Aldan saved Kitano's life, and during this time, Aldan really soothed Kitano's broken heart... Although it may not have been repaired, at least Kitano no longer had his mind full of thoughts about starting over again.

Especially Kitano has always felt that... Ardan's current physical condition has taken a turn for the worse, which is probably because he consumed a lot of physical strength to save himself that day... So everything he does to Ardan now seems even more reasonable.

But no matter what, all the guilt, sadness... all the negative emotions have now turned into pampering and meticulous care for Aldan, who helped him with his own hands. Kitano is doing what he can and what he should do.

That is, with the limited time left in Aldan's life, try to make her life happier and accomplish everything she wants to do.

"Trainer... our journey may be stranded." Ardan pulled Kitano's shoulders and whispered with a smile: "Grandmother won't let us go. Trainer, what should we do?"

"Then, Aldan, do you want to leave? Leave this home, the Mejiro family you've always trusted and loved?" Kitano gently asked Aldan in return, saying softly, "If you want to leave, we'll leave tonight. If you don't want to, I'll stay with you at the Mejiro family."

"For me, home is where the trainers are."

Ardan's words were as sweet as ever. She gently leaned her head against Kitano's chest, trying to conserve her energy as much as possible, and whispered, "The Mejiro family... is where all my memories are. I don't want to leave. Here are the people I love... and my sisters."

"But... right now, I want to create memories with my trainer that belong to the two of us."

"I understand."

Kitano nodded gently upon hearing this, took Aldan's hand, chuckled, and said, "Then let's leave tonight. I'll pick you up... By the way, I'd like to borrow the bodyguard, is that okay?"

"Of course, Trainer."

……

That night, no one knew how Aldan and Kitano avoided the Mejiro family's eyes, but when the Mejiro family's bodyguards saw the car roaring away from the Mejiro family, it was too late.

Just as the Mejiro family's bodyguards were about to chase them, they received a message from the head of the Mejiro family. When the head of the Mejiro family learned about this, he just sighed lightly and said softly: "Forget it, let them go."

"Young people, who doesn't elope? Can you still be called a young man if you don't go out for a walk? Let them go."

The head of the Mejiro family sighed deeply, looked at the direction where Kitano and Aldan left, and wiped her tears silently. She knew that her precious granddaughter would probably never come back after leaving this time.

But could she stop it? Could she stop the canary that was about to fly out of her home? She had finally found the sky she longed for, and wanted to use her remaining life to explore the mysteries of the sky. Could she stop it?

Forget it, forget it, let her go, her life... has been hard enough.

"As your grandmother, I'm sorry for you, Aldan... Perhaps you shouldn't have been born into this family."

"Go and yearn for freedom, go and fly, the farther the better. In your next life... be a happy horse girl who has nothing to do with the Mejiro family."

I also hope that you, Ryuichi Kitano, can bring more happiness to that child in the little life that is left.

That day, Aldan and Kitano "eloped". They left Japan and began a round-the-world trip that was likely to be a one-way trip.

There is still half a year left before the maturity period that Aldan anticipated. In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, Aldan will only have half a year to live.

Chapter 232: Aldan's memory fragment: I hope I can say I love you in my next life

If the lives of Aldan and Kitano were a TV series, then the most likely outcome would be that during these six months, the two "eloped" people leaned on each other and moved forward, and that the beautiful girl who ended up seriously ill was actually a misdiagnosis, or that during these six months, the disease that should have been fatal suddenly and strangely disappeared, and the story ended in a happy ending.

But unfortunately, although Kitano has seen the three goddesses, the three goddesses have made very few changes to the order of the world - everything has its own destiny, and even the three goddesses cannot change it at will.

Just like Aldan's fate, she will eventually be broken and withered... But at least, Kitano is with her, allowing her to experience the prosperity of the world as quickly as possible.

Once upon a time, the canary trapped in the Mejiro family was moved out of the magnificent birdcage for the first time and looked at the outside world. During this period, Aldan was in a very good mood, as if her condition had improved a lot because of her mood.

——Of course, if Kitano had met Aldan at the beginning, there might be a small probability that this could have happened.

Unfortunately, their meeting came too late. From the moment Aldan stepped onto the field, intending to shine with all his might, it was already too late.

Kitano was unable to persuade Aldan, and he eventually witnessed Aldan falling down again and again. He took care of her again and again, but he could not change the harm. For Aldan, it was equivalent to shortening her lifespan again and again.

He wasn't her savior. Or rather... he failed to be her savior.

But Aldan did save Kitano's soul that was about to give up. Every time he was about to give up, she would pull him hard - the second time, she even saved Kitano's life and soul, and even instilled in him an extremely strong obsession, an obsession that Kitano was unwilling to let down.

——Never give up without trying. Even if you fail this time, you will definitely be able to do what you can next time.

Kitano's "heart" that was shattered by repeated blows was really as Aldan said. She picked up the fragments of her heart one by one, and filled them up piece by piece. Finally, she completed a heart that was broken but repaired.

And this time, Kitano's "heart" will no longer be so fragile.

It’s a pity... this time, the first thing that couldn’t hold on was the “body” that had repaired the “heart”.

Kitano and Aldan both accepted this fact calmly. Aldan's condition became worse day by day, and in the end he even had to return to his country for treatment, but Aldan insisted on completing this final journey with Kitano.

Finally... the time has come. Both Aldan and Kitano can feel that this day has finally arrived.

But just before they fell, they all seemed to be fine, still immersed in the remaining leisure time as usual. Aldan rested her head gently on Kitano's thigh. She had no strength left in her body, and even walking was difficult for her to maintain for too long.

It's hard to imagine this is a former horse girl, right? She looks like a frail young lady. She used to faint once a month, but now she faints three times a week—even if one of those times was intentional to scare Kitano, Aldan's health condition has long been dire.

But she was satisfied. She had achieved everything she wanted. Although her life was short, it was fulfilling enough.

"All of this... was brought to me by you, my trainer."

Ardan raised his hand with difficulty, and Kitano silently grasped his hand with understanding - this period of travel made them extremely familiar with each other, every move and every word, they could understand each other's meaning even without speaking.

"Thank you, my trainer."

"No... I should thank you." Kitano held Aldan's hand, feeling the temperature of Aldan's cold little hand. He knew what would happen next, but he never showed how uncomfortable he was.

He just wanted to... spend the last period of time as quietly as possible, the last period of time with Aldan.

Neither of them wanted to leave a sobbing impression on the other. Therefore, they both tacitly hid all their heartache deep in their hearts. This was the last time they could spend with each other.

"Aldan, there's a question I've wanted to ask you for a long time."

"Ok?"

"We've been together for so long, and I've been your 'half-husband' for so long. Do you really like me?"

"Do we need to say this?"

"Maybe not, but... I want to hear it from you in person."

This was the first and only time Kitano took the initiative to ask this question. He might have felt the affection of other horse girls for him in the past, but he did not dare to ask, fearing that such a question would destroy their relationship and eventually lead to a series of irreversible events.

But facing Aldan, Kitano couldn't help but ask. In his heart, he might feel that the answer to this question was not important, but... if Aldan could answer the answer he wanted, some of Kitano's knots might be untied.

In response to this question, Ardan was silent for a long time. She slowly closed her eyes and after a long while, she said softly, "It's not important, trainer, it's not important."

Because, I don't like you, Trainer, I love you.

But...if I say this word now, I won’t be able to stay with you until the end.

So, let this problem be buried forever... Next time, find someone who is truly capable of loving you.

Ah... I really envy that person. Who could she be?

Who can replace me and stand by your side?

Aldan slowly opened her eyes. At this moment, she saw the autumn wind blowing through the fallen leaves. As a yellow maple leaf slowly fell, she closed her eyes again.

"So beautiful."

"Yeah, it's so beautiful."

Slowly, Kitano's answer stopped. The horse girl in his arms smiled as if she was asleep. Everything about her was frozen in this moment, her smile, thoughts, words... and her life.

And now, a whole year has passed since Kitano eloped with Aldan from the Mejiro family.

Aldan, who was originally only expected to live for half a year, lived nearly twice as long with Kitano's company, and not in a painful way. Every minute and every second, even when he was sick, Kitano made sure that Aldan was happy and relaxed.

In this case... he has achieved something that I have never done before, right?

Aldan...thank you.

A day later, Ardan died and was buried at the last stop of Kitano and Ardan's journey, Kitano's homeland before he traveled through time, the heart of her homeland, the place where she was buried and should have belonged to another time and space. The news reached the Mejiro family.

And since then, Kitano has disappeared from this world without any news.

No one knew whether he was dead or alive, but in this time and space, there were still people who remembered him. Eighteen years later, in the city that Kitano and Aldan had left, a very powerful horse girl appeared.

Her name is "Mejiro Mutsuki." She is an adopted horse girl, and her adopter gave her this name.

However, everyone in the Mejiro family knew the person who adopted Mejiro Mudi - it was the bodyguard lady beside Aldan.

This name inherited the surname of the young lady she once protected. Even though it was destined not to be recognized, she insisted on believing that this child was a person who could bear this name.

She also wanted to believe...what if, that poor couple whom she once wanted to protect but failed to protect would be reincarnated as this child and continue to run.

Because she was like a combination of the two of them, just as the bodyguard had imagined, if she was a "young lady who met Kitano earlier", "invincible".

……

Everything that remained were Kitano's memories. He started over again, and this time, as expected, he met the three goddesses again.

"What do you want to say?" The three goddesses took the initiative to ask Kitano, and after a moment of silence, Kitano asked calmly, "Is there really no way to change it? Aldan's fate... is this the only way it can be?"

"This is her predetermined fate. Even the three goddesses cannot change it at will." This is how the three goddesses answered Kitano. However, when they noticed Kitano's frustrated expression, they immediately said, "But... this time, you have actually changed everything."

"You have already changed her original fate. Perhaps next time, she will have a better ending. Of course, we will not know these things."

"But next time, she should come to a gentler world. You understand, Trainer Kitano, everything you do now is an attempt to change everything. This embryonic world created by the three of us sisters is becoming more and more gentle as it is gradually completed and improved by your actions."

"A world where no horse girls will get hurt is slowly emerging. Next time, it will definitely be better."

"Then please."

Kitano smiled faintly when he heard this. This was enough. The three goddesses always kept their promises, and Kitano still believed in this.

"Then, next time, will you go back to find her?" the three goddesses asked again.

"No, let the most beautiful memories stay in my heart."

Kitano shook his head, rejecting the three goddesses' answers. He subconsciously covered his heart and said softly, "She told me to keep going, and I will, but I don't want to witness her pain again."

"A gentler world... Then let Aldan live through this without any illness or disaster next time. Someone like me... was saved by her, but I'm not worthy of falling in love with her."

"I just hope that next time, she can live a happy and simple life, and not have to suffer by my side anymore."

"understood."

The three goddesses smiled gently when they heard this, and everything will restart again next time. With Kitano's help, this constantly improving world is just as they promised, and it will get better next time.

Chapter 233: The person I almost lost again

"Woo..."

Kitano, with a blurred consciousness, slowly woke up from the endless dream. Every time he closed his eyes, most of the things that echoed in his mind were past events, good and bad, sad and happy, but Kitano was really not a person who liked to reminisce about the past.

When Kitano opened his eyes in a daze, there was only one thought in his mind...did he reopen it again?

Kitano vaguely remembered fainting... Maybe it was when Qingyun Tiankong was trying to join the team? Was he unconscious from exhaustion?

This result wasn't particularly difficult for Kitano to accept; it had happened before in previous weeks. While his body had been slightly strengthened thanks to the Three Goddesses, Kitano wasn't sure exactly where the improvement had occurred. At the very least, he felt his human stamina had improved slightly, but otherwise, nothing had changed.

The manifestation of this is that he can indeed stay up late more than before. Kitano has no intention of exercising. He is already busy enough, and exercise is of no use to him. Can he still replace Uma Musume?

This also means that Kitano really doesn't pay much attention to his personal situation. He puts all his energy into the life of Uma Musume. It's okay for him to help out occasionally, but if he is alone, there is no need for that.

This also means that Kitano actually has a lot of experience with comas. It's normal to collapse from exhaustion. After all, he is still a human being, not a horse girl. With his rich experience in comas, Kitano slowly opened his eyes and gently tapped the edge of the bed with his fingers, making a crisp sound.

"clatter."

As soon as the voice fell, the entire ward fell silent in an instant. The horse racing girls in the ward, who were around and could not be seen by Kitano at the moment, all stopped and turned their eyes to Kitano.