The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

Of course, there are some things that Kitano is very concerned about now - one is the second GI competition that Sakura Shinou will participate in in September, which is also the GI Sprint Horse Championship that Kitano has high hopes for her.

Another thing that Kitano and everyone in the team are most concerned about now is the recovery and rehabilitation of Cao Shangfei.

"According to the latest report, Xiaocao, your leg injury has almost recovered. For the time being, try to resume your normal intensity training. If there are no accidents in the next two weeks, Xiaocao, you can continue to strive for your goal of the Chrysanthemum Viewing Festival."

"Yes, I'm always ready!"

"Really, thank you very much for your care during this time, Trainer-san. If it weren't for you, I would have had a hard time getting through this difficult time alone, right?"

More than a month passed and the bandage was finally removed. Cao Shangfei no longer felt the pain when bending his knees. He finally got through this difficult period of lows and stood up again.

That familiar, gentle smile reappeared on Cao Shangfei's face. Seeing this, Kitano naturally brightened up, but he still reminded Cao Shangfei, "Don't thank me for taking care of you. Thank you for 'our' care. Xiaocao, everyone on the team is taking care of you in their own way."

"Of course, the people you should thank the most aren't me, but Spei-chan and Elu. They've been helping you with your recovery. I can't take care of everyone by myself, nor can I take care of you, Xiaocao. Their help is the biggest contributor to your recovery now."

"Even in the future, they will help you recover to your pre-injury state. They will be the best sparring partners and teammates. The time they spend with you may be longer than the time we spend together."

"I understand, Trainer-kun."

Now that Cao Shangfei has calmed down, although she still feels a little unhappy when she hears Kitano praising Te Bie Zhou and Shen Ying, she has broken free from the trough and is not as likely to do anything out of line as before.

She knew very well that Kitano wanted her to thank not only him, but also everyone who had helped her during this period. Also, because of what happened in the past, she wanted to quickly repair her relationship with Te Bie Zhou and Shen Ying.

After all, they will be opponents who meet again at the Chrysanthemum Award in the future, and after going through the most intense competition of this year, they will become teammates who will continue to work together in the same team. With such a relationship, it is naturally not good if there is any gap between them.

"But, in my heart, the first person I want to thank is you, Trainer-san."

"From now on... Although saying this may sound a bit greedy."

Suddenly, Cao Shangfei looked at Kitano who had removed the bandage and put it away again in front of him, and leaned forward slightly. Before Kitano could react, Cao Shangfei had already placed his hands on his shoulders and his cheek was close to Kitano's ear.

"If possible, can you still let me act like a spoiled child to Trainer-san like I did before?"

"If I feel too stressed, please, Trainer-san, can you let me go a little more?"

"Because, only Trainer-san would allow me to do that..."

In Kitano's ears, the warm breath of Kusanagi kept hitting his ears. This horse girl, who had always been gentle and almost ascetic in the eyes of outsiders, only showed her charming side like a little devil in front of Kitano. Such a contrast made Kitano feel a little overwhelmed.

However, no matter how difficult it was to resist, he had to resist. Kitano remembered the promise he had made to the Holy King Halo. Before everything was done, he had to stick to his final "bottom line" and never cross that step with anyone.

Otherwise, Kitano would face the "torture" prepared for him by the Holy King's Halo! Although the Holy King did not elaborate, Kitano was not interested in the content of this punishment at all, especially since the Holy King's Halo was designed specifically for him...

When thinking about such horrific consequences, Kitano remained calm and composed, as if facing a catastrophe. This surprised Cao Shangfei a little... She had thought she could handle this inexperienced trainer...

However, before Cao Shangfei could figure it out, he heard the sound of the team door being unlocked and opened again, and soon, the three women, Bie Te Zhou, Shen Ying and Qing Yun Tian Kong, entered the team room one after another.

"Xiaocao!" More than a month has passed, and Zhou seems to have gradually become familiar with everyone in the team. He is not as reserved as before, and seems very lively and smiling.

Of course, the biggest change for Cao Shangfei during the special week was that her seemingly strong legs were now covered with a pair of over-the-knee white socks.

"Xiaocao, Elu and I are here. Today is your first day back in training! Let's go!"

"Hehe, Xiaocao, I, Elu, have been working hard for the Chrysanthemum Contest for a while now! If you don't hurry up, I, Elu, will take the Chrysanthemum Contest championship without hesitation!"

Shenying also looked very confident. Cao Shangfei knew that during this period, Shenying had often troubled Beiye to accompany her in training and do long-distance special training.

Although Kitano felt that Shenying was more suitable for developing in the mile race and middle distance, facing Shenying's long-cherished Chrysanthemum Appreciation, Kitano still gave Shenying a lot of things without reservation, and even asked Mi Yu, who had not yet debuted, to take her and Miura Bourbon for long-distance training.

Although Cao Shangfei was recovering from his injuries, he still knew all about these things clearly. Cao Shangfei's eyes narrowed slightly, and when he looked at the black pantyhose that Shenying had put on her legs at some point, which were the same as hers, Cao Shangfei's smile became more subtle.

"Okay, since Spee-chan and Elu both said so, let's compete together in the Chrysanthemum Shoot."

"Hehe, that's great. It's a pity that next year it will only be me and the Holy King competing together—"

The arrival of Qingyun Tiankong was probably the most unusual thing for everyone, even Cao Shangfei. During this period, Qingyun Tiankong seemed to have calmed down and regained his usual calm and relaxed state.

If Xingjiang still often hangs around Kitano now, Cao Shangfei even thinks that it is because of him that Xingjiang has given up the idea of ​​pursuing Kitano.

Xing-chan...what are you thinking about right now?

Cao Shangfei was a bit curious, but unlike Te Bie Zhou and Shen Ying, he didn't feel wary of Qing Yun Tian Kong. It wasn't just because she had always been assisting Qing Yun Tian Kong, but the other biggest reason was that Cao Shangfei had never considered Qing Yun Tian Kong a rival.

Therefore, no matter what changes Qingyun Tiankong made, Cao Shangfei did not feel that she was a threat. On the contrary, he would feel relieved - this teammate was finally not in vain, and finally stood up a little.

"Hehe, Trainer-san, please pay more attention to me, Xing-chan, during next year's Classic Triple Crown. That year, Xing-chan's performance will definitely not be worse than Xiaocao's."

"At that time, if I could look at Xing-chan with all my heart, just like I look at the grass, Xing-chan would be very happy - just kidding -"

Qingyun Tiankong smiled cunningly and talked to herself without giving Kitano any chance to interrupt. Because at this moment, although Qingyun Tiankong could express his ideas relatively boldly, in fact, after talking with Opera, Qingyun Tiankong's offensive had slowed down a lot.

Anyway, as long as the trainer-san likes her, everything will be fine, right? As long as the trainer-san likes her, then she can share the trainer-san with everyone, and then Xing-chan will be very happy.

Well... it's okay to be a little reserved and tease Trainer-san a little more, right?

Anyway... Trainer-san likes so many people, he's a big horse mint, he will definitely not let Xing-chan go in the future, right?

Qingyun Tiankong thought so in his heart, and did not feel wronged at all about the constant "devaluation" of himself, as if he were being sold as a cheap product.

Because from the beginning to the end, she just wanted to have her own "salvation". Now, she has found it and has the opportunity to stay with her salvation.

She just wants a small space, just to be like everyone else.

Chapter 361: Sakura Shinou's GI, Sprint Horse Racing Championship!

"Welcome everyone to the Zhongshan Racecourse. After enduring the scorching summer heat, we've finally arrived in September. Although the heat hasn't completely subsided, the racehorses are feeling much better now compared to the summer, right?"

"So, what's about to begin is our long-awaited GI event, the Sprint Horse Championship! And this Sprint Horse Championship is truly full of hidden talents. Many of the most talented horse racing girls of recent times are here, all hoping to win the championship!"

"Then let's announce our popularity rankings, starting with the much-anticipated number one!"

"Then we hereby announce that the first favorite in the GI Sprint Horse Championship is Datuo Sun God!"

Accompanied by the passionate commentary and applause and cheers from the entire venue, a Umamusume dressed in a gyaru outfit, looking quite bold and bright, with blue highlights and various small decorations, and even some cute graffiti of various colors on her face, stepped onto the popularity stage.

At this moment, the horse girl named Dataku Sun God was standing on the stage with full confidence, but her eyes were not focused on the audience cheering for her. Instead, she first fixed her eyes on a familiar figure in the audience.

"Hello! Believer! Believer! Over here!"

"Sun God—"

In the audience, the believer who was standing next to Kitano at this moment, when he saw his good friend stepping onto the GI stage, also waved enthusiastically to the Sun God to express his support for his best friend.

"Come on, Sun God, you're the most popular, you have to win!"

"If Jin-Oh heard this, even someone as indifferent as her would probably get upset." Kitano, who was standing nearby, heard Shanxin's support for the Sun Gods and said with a faint smile, "Why isn't Shanxin cheering for me?! I'm on the same team as Shanxin, and this is my first time competing in a G-I tournament!" Jin-Oh would definitely say that, right?

"Hehe...then Trainer-kun can just explain it to me when the time comes."

Shanxin, who had been teased by Kitano, now particularly cherished the rare moments of alone time with Kitano. Ever since she and her sister, Aldan, had reconciled and confirmed their goals, Shanxin had stopped pestering Kitano as much as before, and hadn't entertained so many dark thoughts.

In a sense, Shanxin's feelings towards Kitano are actually quite similar to Qingyun Tiankong's. They don't ask for a large place in Kitano's heart, they just hope that this touch of "salvation" will never leave them.

At the beginning, the reason why Zenshin and Altan, and even the entire Mejiro family, were on the verge of breaking up was because all the sisters in the Mejiro family at that time wanted to "monopolize" Kitano's gentleness, and it was not the case that they were "equally divided" like now.

Now, Aldan has given Shanxin the option to fulfill her wish without any effort, so Shanxin naturally has no need to continue to have such a bad relationship with Aldan and the sisters of the Mejiro family.

——Of course, there was no need to force Kitano to choose her as before. After all, as long as he followed his sister, he could be guaranteed to "eat meat and drink soup", so why make such a fuss?

The believer who holds such thoughts has sighed more than once that it is fortunate that he was born in the Mejiro family, one of the few horse racing girls families that can challenge the Symbol family.

What makes me even more fortunate is that although I don’t have as high talent as the other sisters, I have such a good relationship with Sister Aldan and she has a very kind personality, so now I can reap the benefits.

——Of course, even so, the believers who followed Kitano this time would not give up the opportunity to be alone with Kitano for no reason.

"But... Trainer-san, can Jinou-san really win this match?"

After putting these thoughts aside, Shanxin was of course more concerned about the outcome of this short-distance horse racing championship. Although she took the initiative to follow Kitano after hearing that her best friend Datuo Taiyang Shen was also participating, deep down, she still hoped that Jin Wang could win and make her trainer Jun happy.

After all…hadn't Sungo already won the Mile Championship once before? Wouldn't it be better to let Jinwang win this time? That way, both of his friends would be GI victorious horse girls.

Of course, the believer also knew that his idea was too naive. When it came to the race, the horse girl would not hold back at all.

It's even more impossible for a believer to go to the Sun God and say, "How about, since you've already won GI, let Jin Wang win this time - doesn't that feel more balanced?"

Even the dumbest horse girl wouldn't ask such a question! But what the believers are worried about is that the Sun Goddess's strength is now obvious to all. As the GI champion, she is definitely the favorite to win this competition.

"Shanxin, as a good friend of the Sun God and a horse girl who also uses the explosive escape tactic, what do you think of the Sun God's explosive escape tactic?" Kitano nodded when he heard this, but did not rush to make a judgment. Instead, he asked Shanxin about the Sun God.

After all… He didn't know much about the Sun Goddess, and he had never led one before. Furthermore, she only appeared in the game as a portrait, not as a real-life weapon…

"Hehe... Actually, Trainer-san, the Sun Goddess has come to me several times and asked me to teach her how to escape explosively."

At this moment, Shanxin suddenly revealed a piece of news that even Kitano didn't know. Shanxin looked a little embarrassed, rubbing his head and saying, "Remember that tryout? Actually, back then, Sun God and I hadn't known each other for very long. Although Sun God pulled me aside and tried to teach me 'hot girl talk' and even tried to teach me how to escape, things changed after that tryout."

"The Sun God said that although she used to like the tactic of running away, she just rushed forward without thinking. She just liked running away and didn't understand the purpose of running away."

"But later, she said that after watching my performance in the trials, she seemed to understand a little bit. So she always came to me to teach her how to run away properly. After all, the Sun God's physical strength is not that good, and she is not a horse girl like me from the Mejiro family who can run medium and long distances."

After saying that, Shanxin couldn't help but shrink his neck slightly, and cautiously asked Kitano beside him: "Trainer-kun... I also handed over the tactics you taught me to the Sun God. This matter... you won't blame me, right?"

"how could be?"

Kitano chuckled and ruffled Shanxin's hair, then replied softly, "You are selfless enough to teach your friend the gatekeeping skills I taught you without reservation. You should be praised."

"What's more... Shanxin, what you told me actually makes me feel that the Sun God is nothing to worry about this time."

"Her tactic is simply to run away. The danger of running away is that she controls the tempo of the entire race. But as you just said, Apollo's endurance isn't very good, so running away carries the risk of stalling—even in a 1200-meter race."

"Especially in short-distance races, there are already a lot of runaways, and everyone is fighting each other very closely. In this situation, the advantage of running away is actually not that great. Forget Sun God. Even if you let Silent Suzuka come, she won't be able to open up a big gap with the others in such a short distance."

"In this match, the biggest threat to Shin-oh might not be the mindless escape of the Sun God or the simple tactics he employs... but rather the truly intelligent Uma Musume, who can rationally plan her tactics based on the situation."

"A smart horse girl?" Shanxin was slightly stunned when she heard this. She even subconsciously felt that Kitano was right about the "brainless escape" of the Sun God - she believed everything Kitano said.

Not to mention that Kitano said that the Sun God was a brainless escape, even if he said that Shanxin was also a stupid and brainless escape, Shanxin would admit it.

At this moment, the believers were clearly more focused on Trainer Junli, Jin Wang's biggest rival, rather than their supposedly clueless friends. Fortunately, with the Sun God's departure and the arrival of the second most popular character, the answer to this question was soon revealed.

"Well, the second most popular horse in this race, though smaller than a fawn, has long, slender legs. As a mare, she demonstrates a strength that rivals any stallion. She won the GI Hanshin Mares and the GI Sakura Sho, and this time, she's also stepping onto the stage of the Sprint Horse Championship."

"Let me give a round of applause to the second most popular person - Nishinoka!"

As the commentary was being given, the second most popular person in the game, a petite horse racing girl with short hair who looked like a junior high school student, came to the scene in her victory suit and waved enthusiastically to everyone.

"Here I am." Kitano's expression became much more serious the moment he saw Nishino Hana. He said word by word, "Nishino Hana, I hope to win the title of the best sprint horse girl of the year."

"Nishinohua... I remember she's Xing-chan's good friend." Shanxin naturally knew Nishinohua, but he hadn't noticed that Nishinohua was actually participating in this competition. He couldn't help but turn around and ask, "But why didn't Xing-chan come to cheer for Nishinohua this time? Aren't they good friends?"

"It was my suggestion. After all, Xing-chan's goal right now is to win the Classic Triple Crown. She needs to seize the opportunity to train with Sheng Wang, Cao Shangfei, and the others so that she can perform well in the next Classic Year."

"Also..." Kitano paused for a moment, then spoke with some embarrassment, "This time, I came here with the idea that Shin-oh must win. Nishino Hana is a horse girl whose appearance cannot be judged. She has a simple heart, but she is also very strong and mature."

"If Xing-chan were here and saw Nishino-san lose...she'd probably cry."

Chapter 362: The only one who can be "bound" by Kitano is King Jin

After the popularity stage ended, Sakura Shinou, who ranked fourth in popularity, did not go to the lounge to prepare for the competition immediately, but instead found Nishino Hana, who ranked second in popularity.

"Nishino-san! Please wait a moment!"

"Ah, hello, Jin Wang."

When Sakura Shinou, whose height is considered average among the horse girls, stood in front of Nishino Hana, it gave people the feeling that a high school student was standing in front of a junior high school student... no, it could even be said that he was standing in front of an elementary school student.

Judging from their body shapes alone, the horse racing girls who are not from Tresen Academy may not know that Nishino Hana is actually only one grade lower than Sakura Shinou - of course, in terms of age, they are actually quite different.

Because Nishinohana is one of the talented horse girls who skipped grades and was admitted to Tresen Academy, she is younger than the horse girls who have just enrolled in Tresen Academy.

However, unlike her size and age, Nishino Hana's behavior and words are clever and she is good at a wide range of things. She is an extremely reliable horse girl. This is in stark contrast to Sakura Shinou, who is always in a hurry and often does things before thinking.

But the two girls were still good friends. Nishino Hana was the class president, and Jin Wang was the grade committee chairperson. They talked a lot and had a good relationship. More importantly, they were both good at short-distance running.

But now, it was the first time that Sakura Shinou and Nishinohana met on the field as rivals. Sakura Shinou naturally would not hold back, and this time he came here to declare war on Nishinohana.

"Hehe, Nishino Hana-san, even though we have a good relationship in the academy, I definitely won't let you down in this sprint horse race!"

Jin Wang also looked full of energy. She rubbed her hands and said firmly to Nishino Hana, who was more than a head shorter than her, "My trainer San said that you are my biggest opponent this time! But no matter what, my aggressive momentum will never fade!"

"I'm definitely going to win this race! I'm going to take the title of this year's Best Sprint Horse Girl!"

"Haha, classmate Jin Wang, I feel like you've changed a lot."

However, Nishino Hana didn't care much about Sakura Shinou's declaration of war against her. For her, no matter how fierce the declaration of war was before the game, it would still depend on the performance on the field in the end. Therefore, Nishino Hana would never say anything that would attract hatred before the game started.

However, Nishinohana blinked with some curiosity about Sakura Shinou in front of her. She stared at Shinou with her big eyes and asked with a smile, "I heard rumors in the academy before that Shinou has changed a lot recently. But I was busy with training and didn't have time to ask. Now it seems... Shinou has really changed a lot."

"You used to say you could dominate any distance, but now you can actually accept your true self... It's incredible."

Later, Nishinoka realized that her words were somewhat ambiguous and quickly added, "Ah, I'm sorry, Jin Wang, I didn't mean anything else. I was just really curious."

"Hahaha! It's okay!" Sakura Shinou smiled nonchalantly. Many horse girls at Tresen Academy had asked her about this sort of thing recently. When Nishinohana asked again, she answered fluently, "With the help of Trainer San, I found my true self. I've now recognized who I really am! I'm not ashamed of only being able to run short distances, nor do I regret not being able to become a middle-distance racer like my mother!"

"I have my own strengths! My abilities are irreplaceable! Trainer San has already told me that they are my absolute dominance in short-distance races!"