The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

As for what Rudolph wanted to talk to him about... Kitano already had a rough idea in his mind. He sent a line of words to Rudolph with a calm expression.

"Thank you. I will definitely come as promised."

……

Elsewhere, Rudolph, who had returned to the student union, was initially gloomy when she received Kitano's message. A hint of joy appeared on her face. She immediately looked up at Qicao and Narita Bairen beside her and said, "Qicao, Bairen, I have an important banquet to attend tonight, so I'll trouble you with my evening work."

"Hmm? President, are you going to meet someone?"

Upon hearing this, Qicao and Bai Ren subconsciously sensed Rudolph's unstable mood today, especially when she came back just now. Her gloomy face made them feel scared, and no one dared to offend her.

And all of a sudden, she smiled happily again. This huge change made Qicao and Bai Ren subconsciously think that there was only one person who could change their president's mood from cloudy to sunny so quickly.

But... the president was going to meet with Trainer Kitano, and at night? Suddenly, Qi Cao and Bai Ren both felt something was amiss. They felt that Rudolph's meeting with Kitano alone this time seemed to... mean something very important.

"Well, there's something important... I can't wait any longer."

And Rudolph nodded solemnly. The stimulation he received today greatly changed his original plan. Because of Kitano's fainting, Rudolph's original plan to change Kitano's impression of her was directly forced to stop. In just one week, facing the gradually warming relationship between Aldan and Kitano, she felt that she could not continue to wait like this.

Anyway, Trainer-kun should have known about her feelings for him for a while through the diary in her notebook... So if he goes now, he should be able to accept it much better.

Rudolph thought so in her heart, but at this moment she was unusually nervous. After all... it was her first time to confess her love.

Meanwhile, Rudolph wasn't paying attention. Sirius, who had hurried to the Student Union upon hearing the news of Rudolph and Aldan's meeting, happened to stop at the door and took in all of this. She vaguely realized what her sister was planning to do...

Chapter 267: Kitano and Rudolph's date?

That night, Kitano decided to attend Rudolph's banquet and specially found a more formal outfit to meet her. The restaurant that Rudolph recommended to Kitano was of quite high quality. Although Kitano hated the rule that people were not allowed to enter without formal attire in these restaurants, he decided not to bother with it in order to attend the banquet.

"Ah, do you want to go out?"

In the team room, Saint King Aura, who was working on the matters concerning the decisive uniform, was a little surprised to see Kitano in formal attire. Now, in the team room, besides her and Kitano, all other members of the team, except Sakura Shinou and Good Opera, were present.

Kitano's formal attire immediately caught everyone's attention. The East Sea Emperor, who had already received the news from Sirius, was even more impressed. He immediately said, "Trainer-san, you look so handsome! Are you going to meet someone?"

"Well, there is a very important person to meet, and the place booked is quite high-end." Kitano also nodded, but he did not say that he wanted to meet Rudolf. He was afraid that the jealous emperor would make trouble.

Even though the emperor has been sticking to him every day during this period, Kitano doesn't think that his position in the emperor's heart is comparable to Rudolph's. If Kitano said that he was going to meet Rudolph, the emperor might not let go and insist on going with him.

And if Rudolf's purpose of asking him to meet this time was the same as Kitano thought... then he should not bring the emperor with him.

However, the Emperor of the East China Sea had long known that Kitano was going to meet the president, and now Kitano's concealment further verified the news the emperor had received from Sirius - this time the president wanted to meet her trainer just for a date!

"That's great, can you take me with you——"

"No, you can't bring anyone this time. You all stay in the team room and go back to the dormitory after dinner. Do you understand?"

"Ah... stingy guy."

Although she knew that Kitano would never take her with her, the Emperor still said this in order to make Kitano relax his guard against her, so that she could go to the restaurant with Sirius and see what Trainer Sang and the President wanted to talk about during this date.

"Then go early and come back early. Don't sleep too late tonight." Saint King Halo didn't ask any more questions after hearing this. He was calm and seemed not to care at all who Kitano was going to meet. Mi Yu and Bourbon, who wanted to say something, were unable to say anything.

If I speak now... I'll feel like I've lost. Bourbon and Mi Yu thought to themselves. Honestly, even though the Saint King had clearly stated she wouldn't join the fight, her calm, unconcerned demeanor still struck them as a bit odd.

But in the end, everyone watched Kitano slowly leave. Less than ten minutes later, the Emperor of the East China Sea felt that the time was almost up, so he immediately stood up and said, "I'm going back to the dormitory. See you tomorrow!"

"Well, see you tomorrow."

The Holy King Halo also replied lightly. It was not until the emperor left the scene happily that she stopped writing and raised her head to look in the direction of the gate, but still did not say much.

"Student Shengwang, is the Emperor..." At this time, Mi Yu and Bourbon also gathered around. Everyone noticed that the Emperor had just left and was obviously not really returning to the dormitory. For a moment, Mi Yu and Bourbon both hoped that the Holy King could give some advice.

"Of course he is, but there's no need to stop him." The Saint King still seemed unconcerned, saying calmly, "It's his freedom to see whoever he wants, and it's her freedom to follow the Emperor... If they get discovered, it won't have anything to do with us, right?"

Besides, it would be fine to let the emperor go with her. She was curious anyway. Who that guy was going to meet and what they were going to talk about. If the emperor knew, he could ask her tomorrow.

But... I still don't feel jealous. The Holy King smiled bitterly in his heart, and felt more and more that the relationship between him and Beiye seemed to have no trace of love at all.

Forget it, if there is no such thing, then there is no such thing. Anyway, she was just enjoying every minute he was by her side.

……

Half an hour later, Kitano arrived at the restaurant where Luduo had agreed to meet him. Led by the waiter, Kitano took the elevator all the way to the top floor before finally arriving at the restaurant.

Kitano, dressed in formal attire, had just entered the store and quickly fixed his eyes on Rudolph, who was wearing a suit and sitting in the most conspicuous seat.

Rudolph was the first to notice Kitano. When Kitano approached, he smiled from the bottom of his heart and greeted him with a chuckle, "Trainer Kitano, should I say...long time no see?"

"I haven't seen you since Sirius and I took care of you in the hospital. I learned about your recovery from the Chi Tank a while ago. It seems that you are recovering well."

"Thank you for your concern, President." Kitano also sat down in front of Rudolph. As soon as he said this, Rudolph frowned slightly, then immediately relaxed and said, "Trainer Kitano... If you don't mind, you can call me 'Rudolph' like you did that day in the hospital."

"The person before you now isn't the student council president of Tresen. He's just a symbol of Ludor, your friend and a short-term assistant who worked with you for a while. What do you think?"

"Okay, then, you can call me Kitano."

Kitano saw that Rudolph's tone showed his intention to get closer to them. Kitano, who knew Rudolph very well, naturally knew that Rudolph rarely got close to people she was not familiar with in this way. This also confirmed the content of Kitano's meeting with Rudolph this time.

However, Kitano does not want his relationship with Rudolph to change because of this... There are of course many reasons, of course, more importantly, Kitano himself knows that he and Rudolph can never get along.

There were too many obstacles in front of them, and he didn't want Rudolph to give up his family for anything. She was already under enough pressure... So, letting Rudolph hold back what he wanted to say was probably Kitano's best choice.

……

From the other side of the restaurant, a back door specially used for waiters to pass through, the disguised Sirius and the Emperor of the East China Sea slowly walked out. They found a seat in a blind spot and sat down to ensure that Rudolph and Kitano would not notice them.

"But we're so far away, I can't hear what the president and the trainer are talking about." The emperor, wearing sunglasses, looked at Sirius, who was wearing men's clothes, and asked anxiously, "Sister Sirius, do you have any good ideas?"

"Of course." Sirius was also fully prepared. He smiled confidently and said, "This is actually a restaurant invested by the Symbol family. Of course, I have people here too."

"I asked one of the waiters to install a bug under the table at that location. We just need to wear headphones."

"Okay, from now on, little one, don't talk. Listen quietly and eat quietly. Our emperor has very sharp ears. If she hears our voices, she won't be able to understand anything."

Sirius handed the Emperor a pair of wireless headphones, and then her expression quickly turned serious. She had her own purpose in following Rudolf and Kitano this time—she was worried that, because of Aldan's provocation, Rudolf would directly confess his feelings to Kitano and take him to the Symbolist family.

And Sirius really didn't intend to let Kitano stir up this mess again. Sirius didn't know whether Kitano had any memories of the past, but she witnessed Kitano's death because of the Symbolist family. Even if Rudolf was fully prepared this time, Sirius didn't intend to let Kitano continue to be involved with the Symbolist family.

Because if something went wrong, she would once again have to witness this man become a victim of family interests...Sirius could not bear such a price.

If Sirius had known that the conflict between Aldan and Rudolf would turn out like this, he would not have sent such a message to Rudolf - but it was too late to say anything now. Since it was her doing, she had to take responsibility to the end.

If the emperor really didn't care about the consequences - then, she would rather reveal the fact that she also had memories of the past, and stop Rudolf from doing so and disrupting the situation.

Now, Sirius could only hope that her sister would at least have a little compassion... and not let the man they loved be entangled in the chains that symbolized home again.

……

On the other side of Kitano and Rudolph, Rudolph opened a bottle of red wine and poured it into their glasses. Kitano was a little surprised when he saw this and asked, "I thought you didn't drink, Rudolph."

"I rarely drink, indeed. Although I'm of legal drinking age, I can't drink at Tresen College because the student union has to take the lead."

As he said this, Rudolph looked at Kitano and smiled gently, "But now, the one in front of you is just a horse girl named Rudolph. You haven't forgotten that I'm actually only 21 years old, just like you, right?"

"It seems that Mr. Kitano doesn't know me that well."

"Maybe." After hearing Rudolph's suggestive words, Kitano continued, "In my impression, Rudolph...always looked very majestic."

"Then today, let's take it as an opportunity for you to get to know my other side again."

When Rudolph heard Kitano say this, she thought that Kitano was still brooding over her earlier harshness. In this regard, Rudolph also planned to completely overturn her trainer's impression of her at this dinner.

This was what she had originally planned to do when she was in Kitano's team, but now, she planned to show this side of her to her beloved so that he could remember it well... Rudolf, in fact, was just a fragile and lazy woman in front of him.

"Tonight, please enjoy the image of Rudolph, who has nothing to do with majesty."

Chapter 268: Rudolf's jealousy of Aldan

"Ohhhh, the Emperor can actually flirt? He's really good at it."

Sirius, who was sitting on the other side and listening to the conversation between Kitano and Rudo Symbol through a monitor, was also listening to the conversation between the two with great interest. It must be said that Rudo Symbol, who showed another side of himself in front of Kitano, was indeed beyond Sirius's expectations.

As childhood sweethearts, one of the main reasons why Sirius and Rudolph are always at loggerheads when they meet each other but have not broken up is that Sirius actually knows very well that Rudolph was not like this when he was a child.

When the two girls were young, it was Sirius who was more mischievous and domineering, while Rudolph was the type of good girl. In Sirius's memory, Rudolph was always well-behaved as a child, often doing things on her own, which was very different from Sirius who had many friends in the family.

Therefore, the reason why Sirius actually disdains the now majestic Rudolph is because she has seen the good boy Rudolph in his childhood and knows what she was like in the past, so naturally she is not afraid of her now.

But now, facing a Rudolph who was talking to Kitano and throwing away his dignity, Sirius naturally felt familiar and at the same time seemed very fresh... He always felt that he hadn't seen such a Rudolph for a long time.

Sirius thought so, but the Emperor of the East China Sea did not think so. She certainly knew that Kitano was the president's "previous life lover", but she had never believed it. Now that Rudolph had revealed another side of her, the emperor began to vaguely believe it.

"I've never seen a president like this before... I've never seen one before... So the president can act like a spoiled brat, huh?"

The emperor muttered to himself, and he himself didn't know what was wrong with his tone... It was sour, awkward or weird, and he didn't know whether he was jealous of Rudolf or Kitano. The emperor didn't even know who he was jealous of.

"Wow... I can act like a spoiled child too..."

The emperor muttered to himself, sipping his drink while continuing to listen attentively to the conversation between Kitano and Rudolph.

At this moment, under the catalysis of some alcohol, everyone slowly started to open up the conversation, and Rudolph really began to show a side that Kitano felt familiar with.

"Sometimes, student union work can be really overwhelming. I really want to enjoy a massage like I did when I was in the military, but there's no help. It's really hard."

Rudolph's cheeks were slightly rosy, and her skin, which was wearing a dress, was slightly pink due to being slightly drunk. Her face was flashing with an intoxicating smile, which was proof that she was completely relaxed at the moment.

"To be honest, I don't really want to do this anymore. If I have the chance, I'd like to do the same as President Shenzan and find a successor as soon as possible, and then retire properly."

"I remember that Shenzan-senpai quit at lightning speed in order to marry his trainer, right?" Kitano, who shared Rudolph's memories, naturally knew about this as well. Having had a few drinks, he seemed to have momentarily revisited the old times he'd spent with Rudolph, and said with a relaxed smile, "Rudolph, you can't do that. You have your responsibilities, and you also have the expectations of the Symbol family."

"Yes...it symbolizes the family's expectations..."

When talking about this matter, Rudolph also seemed a little depressed. After refilling himself with another glass of red wine, he did not continue to drink it immediately. There was a glint in his eyes as he stared at his reflection in the red wine. After a long time, he said lightly: "Sometimes, I really don't want to bear all this anymore."

"Can't I just marry a man I love and leave like President Shenzan?"

"How old are you, Rudolph?" Kitano found it funny when he heard that. Before he traveled through time, Rudolph's age was that of a young and romantic girl. Most girls wouldn't have had enough fun, but she was actually thinking about getting married?

Moreover, if she wanted to get married, the head of the family behind her would not agree so easily. She was very concerned and strict about the husband of the most outstanding child in her family. Kitano was well aware of this.

With my talent in this life, I would probably only be able to look up to the symbolic head of the family. It is basically impossible for me to be comparable to Rudolf's husband.

"You're only 21, aren't you? Kitano, but I have a feeling you're surrounded by beautiful girls."

Rudolph chuckled, but a hint of bitterness flashed through her eyes. Then, with a slight smile on her lips, she asked, "Come to think of it, those kids on your team are all pretty close to you. Doesn't Trainer Kitano feel a bit moved?"

"Have you ever liked any girl, or Uma Musume?"

"Well..." Kitano sobered up suddenly when asked about this topic. He immediately remembered that Rudolph came to him this time, maybe he wanted to tell him something. When it came to love, he immediately became alert.

Unknowingly, the Emperor of the East Sea and Sirius, who were eavesdropping at another table, also pricked up their ears slightly. Everyone was responding to Kitano's answer at this moment.

"If I say I haven't liked them before, I'd be lying." After thinking for a while, Kitano chose the most honest and least intrusive method and said softly, "But now, I'm their trainer. No matter how much I like them, or how much they like me, I won't have any improper thoughts about them, or do anything that crosses the line."

"Haha...doing your duty? I really like your attitude."

Rudolph wasn't surprised by this answer, but this time, having already made up his mind, he was emboldened by the alcohol and, unusually, insisted, "But now, let's get rid of these assumptions, Kitano. If everyone didn't have a horse girl and trainer relationship with you, who would you prefer?"

Rudolph obviously knew that asking this question alone would not get Kitano to speak. She did not give Kitano a choice and immediately regained her strength and asked, "Could it be Aldan? The heir of the Mejiro family?"

"Why do you think so?" Kitano did not answer directly, but asked Rudolf this question instead.

However, just this question irritated Rudolph. Feeling jealous, he immediately said, "Isn't it? Kitano, you care about her so much... This time, you even carried her to the hospital. If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have believed that you would do such a bold thing."

"And she's also very powerful... the heir to the Mejiro family, with a beautiful figure and always very gentle towards everyone. The head of the Mejiro family loves her so much that he's completely obedient to her..."

"And she's naturally weak... A person like this is the perfect person to inspire a man's protective instinct, right?"

As she spoke, Luduo's tone became more and more sour, but she didn't know whether she was sour because Aldan had such a good relationship with her trainer, or because she was so jealous of Aldan himself.

They are both heirs to a great family, but they lead very different lives. As the "Horse King" of Japan, Rudo enjoys all the dignity and power, and her 7gi victories make her a rare and unrivaled existence.

Although Aldan is also the heir of the Mejiro family, she has never won a single GI victory. However, even so, her power in the Mejiro family is no less than Rudolph's. What's more important is that the head of the Mejiro family treats her with complete obedience. Aldan, who is free from any burden, can almost immediately enjoy everything except the honor of being a horse girl.

All of this is exactly what the Ludor symbol, covered with various GI ribbons, lacks and wants to obtain...

Rudolph had to admit that she was jealous of Aldan Mejiro, who shared the same status as her. Not only was she jealous of her freedom as the next heir, the relaxed yet polite upbringing she received, but she was also jealous that she could rely on these resources, and even the support of the head of the Mejiro family, to approach her trainer with ease.

But she was so cautious that she didn't even have the qualifications to tell the man in front of her everything... She also had to be cautious, fearing that the matter would be exposed to the old woman. Otherwise, once she was questioned, Rudolph could not imagine that the previous ending would happen again, and he would go crazy.

No, perhaps, he had already gone mad with jealousy. But at this moment, driven by alcohol, Rudolph, who said this, was obviously a little fearless. He asked Kitano, "Don't you like Aldan like this, Kitano?"

"..." However, Kitano's silence and lack of immediate response made Rudolph feel something strange and he subconsciously raised his head.

However, although Kitano quickly concealed the expression in his eyes, Rudolph still read an expression in Kitano's pupils that she had rarely seen in Kitano's eyes before.

That is - disappointment.

Why was he disappointed? Did she... say something to disappoint him?

Rudolph was a little nervous for a moment, but Kitano sighed softly inwardly, suppressing all these emotions and trying to convince himself.

The Rudolph in front of him... was just a horse girl who had developed some strange feelings towards him due to the influence of some previous rounds. After all, she was not the Rudolph he had personally brought up in the past, and who had adjusted his mentality and temper.