The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

Behind her, the Holy King Halo was watching this scene helplessly. The Holy King, who had witnessed the entire process, said softly in his heart: "You must work harder in the future, Xing-chan."

Chapter 393: The Saint King's Connivance of Star-chan's Strategy

Of course, Kitano did not really increase the training intensity of Qingyun Tiankong. Xingjiang's body was not strong enough to support special training like Miura Bourbon, and it was not a wise move to start high-intensity training right after the game.

Kitano just temporarily put aside the matters of the other horse girls, and as he said, he focused more on her participating in the classic year and the Holy King.

We have entered the special week of the Guma Year, and Kitano no longer needs to worry about most of the matters concerning Shenying and Cao Shangfei. The procedures for their next competitions are already very clear, and they just need to focus on the GI and GII events. There are almost no other problems.

As for Shanxin and Diwang, although Kitano is very optimistic about their performance, they have just debuted after all, and most of the competitions they can participate in are only at the pre-op, op or giii level. Kitano doesn't think it's a big problem if he doesn't pay attention to these levels of novice competitions.

Under this premise, it is reasonable for Kitano to focus most of his energy on Shengwang and Xingchan who are striving for the Classic Triple Crown. No one in the team will have any objection - and it is impossible for them to have any objection.

After all, now the entire team, except for Xingchan and the recently joined Special Week and Shenying, basically everyone in the team is waiting for Kitano's first wedding to come - Aldan has explained it very clearly to them, and everyone of them will have a share in the future.

Moreover, Aldan also promised them that after this wedding, as long as they reached the right age to get married, the Mejiro family and the Yuzhi family would prepare a wedding of the same scale for them.

As long as they could guarantee that they loved their trainers, that Kitano shared the same feelings for them, and that they were of the appropriate age, they could have the same status as everyone else. As soon as this request was made, Aldan quickly gained the approval of all the members she had notified.

After all, this request was so low that it could almost be said to be a free gift. Because almost all the horse racing girls in the team could confirm that the relationship between them and Kitano could stand the test of time, not just those who had no memories, but also those who had past experiences were even more confident.

Therefore, they are not worried at all that Kitano, who has memories of their past, will reject them - the main reason for their competition is just to fight for the position of "main wife". To put it bluntly, it is to fight for their own position in Kitano's heart.

However, the current situation is too clear. No one can compete with Ludo's symbol, Aldan and Good Opera. The Holy King's halo may still be in the investigation stage. Good Opera is not in a hurry to marry Kitano. She seems to have her own plans.

Then under this premise, being able to obtain your own unshakable position is a guaranteed result that everyone can accept.

Therefore, when Aldan proposed this proposal, it quickly received everyone's approval, even gratitude. Because Aldan's position within the team was practically guaranteed to be the top two contender, and her generosity naturally led everyone to accept Aldan's proposal, willingly accepting the fact that their own status was slightly lower than Aldan's.

After all, it was better to please Ardant than to please Rudolf, the "tyrant" who was not so good-tempered and not so tolerant. Moreover, Ardant was not in good health. Maybe she could give her sisters a sip of soup by eating meat?

As for Rudolph... come on, there's not enough for one person to share. She wants to swallow it all. She's already unhappy just giving a part to Aldan. Do you expect her to share a sip of soup?

Therefore, the tacit understanding of the team now is to quietly do their own things and quietly wait for themselves to reach the age to get married - that is, to go through the three-year service period. By that time, if they have no plans to continue their professional careers, then they can naturally welcome the graduation season and then get married legally!

And now, the only people in the team who can marry Kitano naturally are Aldan, Rudolf, Sirius and Good Opera.

Shanxin was only a by-product of this wedding because it was not open to the public. Therefore, after the wedding, Aldan, Rudolf and Sirius could be considered Kitano's nominal wives, but Shanxin could only be his "fiancée" because she was not actually old enough to register for marriage, and the wedding was just held in advance.

But Shanxin can do this because she is Aldan's sister. The other members obviously cannot get this treatment and can only wait until they retire.

Having said so much, everyone in the team has actually entered the final stage. That is, they no longer need to worry about their status being shaken, and they just need to wait until they are old enough to get married.

——Except for Xing-chan, she had no idea that her trainer-san was getting married, and the wedding list had even been booked for several years.

Even the Holy King was planning not to tell Xing-chan about this news yet. She felt that now was not the right time and that it should be after the chrysanthemum viewing was over.

It would be bad if Xingjiang overreacted to this news and affected the race schedule. During this period, the Holy King only planned to make some side moves to remind Xingjiang to speed up her progress.

Come to think of it, the Holy King himself also felt it was strange. He had been indulging and even helping his good friend to capture his "fiancé"... What was going on with her?

But forget it, if she continues to stop her, Xingjiang will probably have to spend the rest of her life fighting with that guy like this. Who knows when she will be able to hit a home run. If I don't help her, she will really be stuck.

So, under such a wonderful tacit understanding, the Holy King spent most of his time in independent training, while Qingyun Tiankong was able to "monopolize" Kitano's time as he wished during this period of time.

At the end of the day's training, Qingyun Tiankong, who was resting, finally brought up a question to Kitano that had been bothering her for a long time.

"It's over, it's over, Trainer-san, can I sit here?"

Xing-chan was very comfortable sitting next to Kitano after the training. Now Xing-chan can stand next to Kitano very comfortably. After taking a sip of the drinking water, she asked Kitano beside her: "Trainer-san, is it okay for you to stay by Xing-chan's side all the time? Will Shengwang be jealous?"

"I'm happy, Xing-chan, but didn't Trainer-san say that he treats every child equally? How about you also show some concern for Sheng Wang-san at this time?"

——All lies. Xing-chan wished that Kitano had only her in his heart, but she felt that this was impossible. Moreover, Xing-chan also didn't want Kitano to think that she was a spoiled brat who could never be satisfied. She wanted to show her generous and mature side.

"It's okay." Kitano could tell what Xingchan was thinking at a glance. It should be said that among the entire team, except for Sakura Shinou, Xingchan's meaning was the easiest to understand.

"The Holy King has been doing special training recently. I arranged a training schedule for her. She is now completely focused on the Classic Triple Crown and doesn't have much time to chat with me."

"Don't worry, the Holy King isn't some petty girl. We already agreed that the Classic Triple Crown is her most important priority. It's our common goal."

"A common goal..."

When Xing-chan heard this, she also heard a bit of determination in Kitano's tone. Kitano's expectations for the Holy King made her feel envious - even though she was also someone Kitano favored and would shine in the classic year, she could also feel the special relationship between Kitano and the Holy King.

They... seem to have a lot of agreements, the same goal, and are willing to work together for this goal.

"I'm so envious, Sheng Wang-san and Trainer-san, you two really do understand each other."

Having suppressed her emotions, Xing-chan was a little hesitant at this moment. Finally, after pursing her lips slightly, Xing-chan couldn't help but ask Kitano beside her: "Then, Trainer-san, if it were up to you to choose, would you rather me, Xing-chan, or Sheng-wang win the Classic Triple Crown?"

"What if, Xing-chan, I defeated Sheng Wang-san in the Classic Triple Crown, and truly achieved what Trainer-san hoped for—the next Triple Crown Pony Girl?"

"Then, will Trainer-san be happy for me too? Or... does Trainer-san hope that Seiou-san can win?"

Suddenly, Xingjiang's question hit the nail on the head, unintentionally hitting Kitano's most pressing concern. Qingyun Tiankong was telling Kitano this before the Triple Crown Classic because it concerned her determination to advance in the Triple Crown Classic.

After all, Xingjiang believes that she is very familiar with the tactics and strength of the Holy King. It can be said that the Holy King may surpass her in the future, but the classic years are when everything about Xingjiang is at its peak. After this period of time, her condition may decline, but during this period of time, Xingjiang believes that the Holy King is not her opponent.

She still has a good chance of winning the Classic Triple Crown and becoming a Triple Crown Ma Musume. This is Xing-chan's calmness and confidence.

But...if she really did that, would Trainer Sang really be happy? He and Sheng Wang seemed to have a better relationship than she did. If Sheng Wang had been shaved bald by her during the Classic Year, what would he have thought? Would he have been very sad?

Or... should I just lose to Sheng Wang on purpose? That way, everyone will be happy?

But...if that's the case, what would the agreement between her and Trainer-san mean? Did Trainer-san really want her to win the Triple Crown?

Such a question appeared in Xingjiang's mind, and she also felt that Kitano's answer might become the most important point on her road to the Classic Triple Crown - whether she had the wholehearted support of her trainer.

Chapter 394: Which is more important, Xingjiang's triple crown or the Saint King's derby?

"How could that be? If you can do it, Xing-chan, then go for it without hesitation. The Holy King won't have any objections, and I certainly won't stop you from pursuing your dream of becoming the next Triple Crown Horse Girl."

Kitano, upon hearing this, spoke as if it were natural. He even rubbed Xing-chan's head with his palm and asked with amusement, "Why? Does Xing-chan think the Holy King is the kind of person who would blame a stronger horse girl for losing a game?"

"With all due respect, please don't let the Holy King hear such words. She's a horse girl who boasts of being top-notch every day. If she were to think that she's a despicable horse girl in the eyes of others, she'd be furious. Even I wouldn't be able to persuade her then."

"No, no, Xing-chan, I don't look down on Sheng Wang-san."

"Xing-chan, I'm just worried about...what Trainer-san will think. After all, Trainer-san's relationship with Sheng Wang-san is definitely better than his relationship with Xing-chan and me...or something like that."

Qingyun Tiankong certainly didn't want to be misunderstood by the Saint King, thinking that he looked down on her or something else. That wasn't what she wanted to ask, nor was she asking what the Saint King would think.

After all, when horse girls win or lose against each other, the winner will inevitably bring a certain degree of harm to the loser. However, pure horse girls will not harbor any ill will towards the winner just because they lost the game. This is their most basic moral bottom line.

Obviously, the three goddesses also thought that when the mission of "running" is integrated into the life of every horse girl, "winning and losing" will inevitably bring conflicts. Therefore, they must never be allowed to have any malice towards the winner.

After incorporating this virtue into the horse girls, failure will only make them work harder to win the next victory through righteous means. The same is true for the Holy King.

If the Saint King feared failure, then after last week's ten-game losing streak, she would have long considered eliminating everyone stronger than her. But she didn't. Her pride, her morals, and her upbringing prevented her from harboring such devious thoughts. No matter how badly she lost, she would only seek ways to improve herself.

But... the Holy King wouldn't think so. Xing-chan is obviously more concerned about Kitano's thoughts.

"Trainer-san, would you really be happy if Xing-chan defeated Sheng-kun?"

"I know, Sheng Wang has always wanted to win the Japanese Derby, but Xing-chan I will never give up the Japanese Derby. If Xing-chan wants to become the Triple Crown Horse Girl, the Japanese Derby must be won!"

"For Trainer-san... would Trainer-san be happier if I won the Triple Crown... or if Seiou-san won the Japan Derby?"

"That's it..."

However, facing Xing-chan's question, even Kitano didn't know how to answer for a moment. After all, this was indeed something that Kitano himself was very entangled with, but he just didn't get as entangled as Xing-chan.

For Kitano, whether Sheng Wang won the Japanese Derby or Xingchan became the Triple Crown Horse Girl, it was of great significance to him, because it meant that he helped the two horse girls break through their own destiny.

Emotionally, Kitano had to admit that she sided with the Saint King. Winning the Japanese Derby was the Saint King's obsession, and it was also her wish—otherwise, when she first stepped onto the Japanese Derby field, she wouldn't have been so nervous that she rushed too far and nearly ran away.

But to remain rational, Kitano couldn't say which would make him happier, Xingjiang winning the treble or Shengwang winning the Japanese derby - because no matter which result, he would inevitably be overjoyed, and then after calming down, he would comfort the lost party who failed to achieve their goal. This was an inevitable result.

There was no other way. Who put the classic years of Saint King and Blue Cloud Sky together? And this was the best solution Kitano could think of. Kitano couldn't completely favor either side. Emotions couldn't influence rational choices.

And now, Xing-chan raised this question because she realized that Kitano was more emotionally inclined towards Shengwang... Kitano had to admit this, but he couldn't let Xing-chan think that he was inclined towards Shengwang, so he hoped that Xing-chan would give the Japanese Derby to Shengwang.

Thus, for the Holy King's long-cherished wish to win the Japanese Derby, a victory granted by charity would be nothing but an insult. If the Holy King were to experience the Yayoi Sho in the Japanese Derby, even the Holy King would turn against him.

It is impossible for Kitano to sacrifice Xingchan's triple crown to realize the dream of the Holy King.

Thinking of this, Kitano had to come up with an explanation to make Xingjiang give up this idea. So, Kitano's pupils turned slightly, and he quickly thought of a good idea.

He turned his head slightly to look at the blue sky, a mysterious smile appeared on his face, and he said softly: "Xing-chan, if you don't mind, why don't you listen to a dream I had?"

"One, a dream about you, the Holy King, and the others. I felt that dream was so real that it left a deep impression on me. Perhaps after listening to it, you will understand why I have such high hopes for the Holy King to win the Japanese Derby and for you, Xing-chan, to win the Triple Crown."

"Trainer-san's dream?" Xing-chan was a little confused. She didn't know why Kitano suddenly mentioned his dream, but as long as it was about Kitano, Xing-chan, who now had a "clear purpose", wanted to know.

Isn't this a good opportunity to get to know Trainer-san? Xing-chan realized this and immediately said with great interest, "I want to listen, I want to listen!"

Xing-chan had already prepared herself mentally. No matter how boring the topic was, she would listen with anticipation. Kitano smiled faintly, then said with a hint of nostalgia, "In that dream... I dreamed about you, the Holy King, and Xing-chan. In that dream, Xing-chan, you and the Holy King, it seemed like neither of you were my horse girls."

"Ah... Hoshi-chan, I'm not the trainer-san's responsibility? It makes no sense."

Qingyun Tiankong was a little surprised by this. After all, for her, apart from Kitano, she really had never been interested in any other trainers because their ideas were inconsistent with Xingjiang's.

But Xingjiang thought again, it was just a dream after all, doesn’t this just prove that Trainer Sang’s dream has no logic?

"So what happened next? Trainer-san dreamed about me and the Holy King. What happened next?"

"Later, I dreamed that Xing-chan, Sheng Wang, and Xiao Te were competing in the Classic Triple Crown in the same year."

Kitano also took this opportunity to tell Xing-chan the story from the "official history" that he knew. Yes, what he wanted to say was about what would have happened to the Holy King and Xing-chan if he had not existed.

He felt that by using his own advantages and telling Xingjiang their "story", he might be able to make Xingjiang understand his good intentions.

"In the dream, you two participated in the Classic Triple Crown in the same year, and Xing-chan, you won the Gaoyue Award and the Chrysanthemum Award in that Classic Triple Crown."

"Hey, Gaoyue Award and Chrysanthemum Award? Hehe, I'm pretty good at that Xing-chan——"

And Xingjiang had never expected that in Kitano's dream, she, a horse girl with mediocre blood, could actually win the second crown, and this happened to be the level that Xingjiang felt she could achieve.

But soon, Xingjiang noticed that she had not won the Japanese Derby, and then asked curiously: "Then the Japanese Derby was won by Shengwang?" Xingjiang subconsciously believed that it was Shengwang who won the Japanese Derby that she was not sure of.

"No, the Holy King didn't win a single match."

However, the next moment, Kitano used calm words to say something that was extremely shocking to Xing-chan. Kitano sighed and said softly, "Xiao Te won the Japanese Derby. The Holy King has never won a single Classic Triple Crown."

"In that Japanese derby, the Holy King in my dream was too focused on winning this match and performed poorly in the Japanese derby, losing the game with his worst result ever."

"And even after the Classic Triple Crown, the Holy King's losing streak hasn't ended yet... In her entire life, she only had one GI victory, and it was at a short distance she had never imagined before, the Takamatsunomiya Kinen."

"And in that dream... Xing-chan." Kitano said this, his eyes widening slightly as he cast his gaze towards the blue sky. With a wry smile, he said, "Xing-chan, after the Classic Triple Crown... you haven't had any more GI results. It's as if you burned everything out in a historic escape at the Chrysanthemum Festival."

"This dream...I had it before I recruited you and the Holy King to join the team, Xing-chan. I really don't want to believe this dream is true, and I don't want it to come true. That's why I want to change everything as much as possible."

"That's why I let Saint King and you, Xing-chan, join the team. I'll arrange for Xiaote, Xiaocao, and Shenying to go to the Classic Year together. Because in my dream, Xiaocao and Ailu, due to various reasons, didn't even have the right to participate in the Classic Triple Crown. You can imagine that the world presented in this dream is not very beautiful."

"I want to change all this just to prevent my own dreams from being verified... Although, I feel that what I've done isn't good enough, and I can't guarantee that everyone's dreams will come true..."

"But at least, Xing-chan, for your and the Holy King's dream, I hope that at least one of you can change, no matter who it is."

"Therefore, in my heart, whether it's you, Xing-chan, winning the treble, or the Holy King finally winning the Japanese Derby, I will feel immense joy. So, Xing-chan, do you understand?"

Chapter 395: I don’t want Xingjiang’s future to happen again

"Trainer-san...so that's what you think."

However, after listening to Kitano's account of his dream and the decision he made as a result of it, Qingyun Tiankong's expression changed slightly before he revealed a teasing smile and said nonchalantly, "Hehe, if that's the case, should I say that Trainer-san is too naive, or that Trainer-san is too simple? He's so nervous just because of a dream."

"But no matter what, just because of a dream, I think Sheng Wang performed very poorly in the Classic Annual Meeting. Hehe, as Trainer Sang said, it's best not to let Sheng Wang know—"

"I don't just care about the Holy King, Xing-chan." Kitano smiled faintly upon hearing this. After shaking his head, he fixed his gaze on the blue sky and said word by word, "I also care about you, Xing-chan."

"What I want to change is not just the Saint King's losing streak during the Classic Year. I also want to change that dream where, after you got through the Classic Year, Xing-chan, there was no chance of you ever winning a competition again."

"I was thinking... Although this dream might just be a hypothetical, it still makes me feel uneasy. I'm afraid of something like this happening again—especially if it happens in my team, in front of me."

"I don't want Shengou to do nothing in the Classic Year, so I support all her efforts for the Japanese Derby. I also don't want Xing-chan to never win a GI again after the Classic Year, so I also hope you can win the Triple Crown and become a Triple Crown Uma Girl."

"I... Xing-chan, to be honest, my idea may be ridiculous, but I hope you won't laugh at me."

As he said this, Kitano also looked directly into Qingyun Tiankong's slightly trembling eyes with a wry smile. Although it was bitter, his tone was very sincere. He said to Qingyun Tiankong: "The reason for my decision is this - if Xing-chan wins the Classic Triple Crown in the Classic Year, even if it really is like in the dream that she can never win the GI again, at least as a Triple Crown horse girl, she still has her own achievements worthy of praise... or something."

"I'm sorry, Xing-chan, I don't know how to put this more beautifully, but I really hope that you can win the triple crown."

"Just like I hope the Holy King can win the Japanese Derby, I look forward to both results, even though I know only one can happen."

"But at least, I hope that by getting you two into the team, I won't be completely incapable of anything, I won't accomplish nothing, and in the end, I won't be unable to change anything."

"At the very least, if you all give it your all, and I impartially teach you everything I can, then I'll have fulfilled my obligations. As for the remaining competition for victory or defeat... I want to say that I can't decide an outcome, but I can at least accept it."

Yes, this was Kitano's true thought. He believed that if it were up to his personal feelings alone, he would definitely stand on the side of the Holy King unconditionally - after all, he had to admit that the Holy King's position in his heart was unshakable.

But this is obviously unfair to Xing-chan, so Kitano decided to be a "fair" trainer in this matter. That is, he would not be partial to the Holy King or Xing-chan, but only do his job as a trainer.