The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

"Your Highness, I think she was affected by the figure that surpassed her."

At this moment, Good Opera, who was standing beside Kitano, spoke up. Like Kitano, she was watching the changes on the track intently. Noticing something unusual, she immediately spoke up, "Your Highness, do you remember those old racing games? There was an interesting setting where players competed against the strongest record-holder."

"Ah, that kind? I remember there was something like that." Kitano nodded in sudden realization and said calmly, "Players will race against the record of the car at the top of the leaderboard. By using this record, players can improve their own skills and think of strategies to surpass it."

"Good opera, are you saying that the Holy King's judgment wasn't influenced by Xing-chan, but because... a phantom she wanted to surpass chose to speed up at this time, causing the Holy King to speed up as well?"

"This possibility is very high, Your Highness." Good Opera nodded seriously. It was a pity that Good Opera could not see the "phantom" that wanted to surpass the Holy King's halo. This was just her guess.

However, Good Opera actually guessed correctly. A major reason the Holy King accelerated at this moment was because the "self" she wanted to surpass also showed signs of acceleration. The Holy King's aura realized this was a good opportunity for her to surpass herself, and immediately exerted her strength.

"Bang!" There was another dull sound of force, and this time it was much more violent than the one Xingjiang used at that time!

Almost instantly, Saint King Halo's muscles tensed rapidly, and he flew away like a bullet! Even the moment he raised his leg, the grass was trodden down by the Saint King, leaving a deep footprint, and the grass and soil were lifted into the air.

"The Holy King's Halo! The Holy King's Halo is also exerting its power! That powerful last kick that she showed in the previous match!"

"Saint King Halo has delivered the fastest finishing kick in many matches. Can she use the same sharp finishing kick to win this time?"

Accompanied by the extremely passionate tone of the commentator, this originally dull game finally presented the tense confrontation that everyone had been looking forward to. The final showdown between Qingyun Tiankong and Shengwang Halo, the two favorites to win the championship, who will win and who will lose is definitely something that the audience is looking forward to.

At this moment, Qingyun Sky accelerated, and the Holy King's halo also began to catch up. Under the Holy King's last kick, the gap between the two women began to shrink continuously!

Even his own "phantom" was left behind by her foot!

"Oyster!"

The horse girls who were surpassed by the Holy King also avoided his edge at a very fast speed. As the Holy King surpassed one opponent after another, and the back of Xingchan was getting closer and closer, the excitement in her heart became more and more obvious.

I'm about to catch up!

She caught up with him immediately, and was only one step away from her terrifying past!

She wanted to shatter these nightmares! She was just one step away from it.

"Do you really think that the way you are now can defeat the fears of the past?"

However, suddenly, a familiar voice echoed in the Saint King's ears, causing the Saint King, who had been advancing by leaps and bounds, to suddenly freeze. He looked towards his side with extremely incredulous eyes...

At this moment, a scene that even the Saint King found terrifying occurred. The "phantom" that he had thought had been left far behind by his last kick was now slowly approaching at a speed visible to the naked eye, right in the Saint King's peripheral vision...

At this moment, the Holy King felt as if all the sounds around her had disappeared. She felt as if she had entered a wonderful space. Everything around her was still, and only she and "her" could understand each other.

"You..." The Holy King's pupils trembled slightly. At this moment, the Holy King's Halo smiled contemptuously and said lightly: "Are you surprised? I can actually surpass you?"

"There's nothing to be surprised about. It's completely normal that you can't defeat me now, my other self—because you've already discarded your pride long ago."

"You are now... just a domesticated little girl, lost in love and full of self-pity. How can you be considered a first-class horse girl?"

"You've completely thrown away your dignity as a horse girl. Do you, my other self, really have the determination to shatter the shadow of the past?"

At this moment, the expression of "Holy King Halo" became a little playful, and being mocked by itself made the pupils of Holy King Halo tremble uncontrollably, but its heart was deeply hurt.

Because, this other self had truly hit upon the soft spot in her heart. It was a realm that the Saint King's aura had forgotten, and that they had always been reluctant to mention.

"no……"

"No?" However, facing the Holy King's rebuttal, the Holy King's Halo smiled contemptuously and said lightly: "You don't have to lie to me. If you lie to me, you're lying to yourself. I know everything you're thinking."

"You must be thinking this in your heart, right? Anyway, that guy loves you, he will indulge you in everything, he won't force you to do anything. Even if you really achieve nothing like before, he will still love you so much, so you don't need to pursue anything at all."

"You're just a weak horse girl who acts recklessly because that person loves you."

"no!"

However, at this moment, no matter how the Saint King's halo refuted her, she still could not deceive her own heart, nor could she stop her own "shadow" from slowly surpassing her and running ahead of her...

At this moment, the Holy King's pupils were greatly enlarged. She tried her best to catch up, but she felt powerless.

Ah... 600 meters have passed, now it's... the final straight?

However, she had already used up all her strength in the first 600 meters, and in the last 400 meters, she seemed to have no strength to catch up.

She could only watch helplessly as her own shadow chased towards the blue sky. She wanted to reach out and grab something, but it seemed like she could catch nothing.

"Crossing the finish line! Qingyun Tiankong! Withstood the powerful last kick of the Holy King's Halo with a great escape! Victory of the GI Gaoyue Award!"

No... Xing-chan didn't win...

At that moment, the Holy King, who crossed the finish line right after Qingyun Tiankong, still had the previous scene echoing in his mind. Her "phantom" crossed the finish line one step earlier than Xingjiang, no more, no less!

But what does that mean... Could it be that she could have really won? Did she just miss the chance because of her own weakness?

At this moment, this was the only scene echoing in the breathless Saint King's mind. However, the scene of being defeated by herself and Xingjiang again once again pulled her back to reality.

I lost again...

Chapter 400: The Holy King's First Attack on Kitano

"Qingyun Tiankong won the Gaoyue Sho! By using the distance he created as a runaway horse, he withstood the immense pressure of the Holy King's aura! He successfully avenged his loss in the 2000-meter race at the Yayoi Sho!"

"And Qingyun Tiankong also won her first title in the Classic Year! It's also the second GI title of her career! Let's congratulate her on winning the Gaoyue Sho, and we look forward to her achieving even better results!"

Amidst everyone's applause and cheers, Qingyun Tiankong, who was the first to cross the finish line, won the Gaoyue Award as he wished - just as Xingjiang knew, it was the same result as Kitano's "dream"... or in other words, his own "destiny".

Although Xing-chan, who knew the result, might have taken it for granted, winning the Gaoyue Sho also made Xing-chan breathe a sigh of relief, and she smiled from the bottom of her heart.

It seems... even if it's a match that can be won by "fate", we can't take it lightly...

Qingyun Tiankong knew very well how dangerous it was to win this match. Although she was able to withstand the Holy King's last kick in the end, it was also because the Holy King accelerated too fast, so she was lucky enough to win.

Although they won, Qingyun Tiankong was still aware of the fierceness of the Holy King's final kick. If it weren't for her acceleration, which allowed the Holy King's final kick to explode early, the outcome of this game would be really hard to say.

After all…in this match, the Saint King’s strength and concentration were unprecedented.

Xingjiang couldn't guarantee that if she met such a focused Saint King again next time, she would be able to win... In the Japanese derby a month later, was she really confident that she could win?

Although she was filled with worries, Xing-chan still appeared relaxed. She immediately turned to look at the Holy King behind her and said softly, "That was a close call! I almost lost! Holy King is really strong! That last kick was truly amazing."

"But this time, I am the winner, Xing-chan. Next month will be the Japan Derby. Sheng Wang-san, you better be careful. Otherwise, Xing-chan, I will not be polite. After all, my goal is to win the Triple Crown Horse Girl——"

Qingyun Tiankong used what he was familiar with, believing he could motivate the Saint King to quickly recover from the shadow of failure. Xingjiang believed he understood the Saint King well enough to know that she would be frustrated by failure, but she would never let it devastate her.

Therefore, all he had to do was to "provoke" the Holy King a little bit with this method, and she would definitely stand up again. Xingjiang had used this trick many times during team training, and it was very effective.

Just as Xingjiang was imagining the next moment, when the provoked Holy King would quickly straighten his back and answer her with an attitude of unwillingness to admit defeat or pride, she did not receive any response from the Holy King.

But in front of Xingjiang, all she saw was the pale-faced Saint King. The moment he saw Xingjiang's smiling face, a trace of panic flashed across his face visibly.

What surprised Xingjiang even more was that at that moment, she saw some emotions in the Holy King's eyes, some... emotions called fear.

Who was she afraid of? Her? But... had she done anything to scare Sheng Wang?

Wait, could it be because...she won?

However, before Qingyun Tiankong could react, the Holy King, whose face changed drastically, quickly took a few steps back. However, he stumbled and almost lost his balance, falling directly to the ground.

"Classmate Sheng Wang?!"

"No, don't come near me!"

However, the panicked Holy King slapped away the helping hand extended by Xingjiang. At this moment, she was very sensitive to everything around her and just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.

The Saint King clutched at her own ears tightly, covering them up as if a million mosquitoes were constantly hovering around them. Her face was pale, her body and lips were trembling, and she curled up slightly as she muttered to herself, "No, no, I didn't... I didn't lose..."

"I've clearly tried my best. I clearly... can't do any better. Why, why..."

"I clearly won't lose again. I've already had a classic year. Why do you want me to do it again..."

The Holy King felt that there were countless voices wandering in her mind. Although she could not hear these voices clearly, she strangely knew that these words were all voices of derogation and disappointment.

These voices plunged the Holy King into great confusion at the moment, as if the memories that she had long forgotten, or even sealed and did not want to recall, were brought out again, allowing her to experience the past again.

In an instant, the Holy King was like a person who had been bullied for a long time and was forced to leave her original school, but she never expected that someone in the new school still knew about her past and continued to be bullied. Her long-forgotten dark memories were suddenly awakened, and apart from the pain, she was left with only helplessness.

"Stay away from me! Stay away from me!!"

"Holy King?!"

However, Qingyun Tiankong wanted to catch the Holy King first, but the escape had a huge impact on Xingjiang. Now Qingyun Tiankong felt uncomfortable if he wanted to take a few more steps. If he didn't take a good rest, he would not have the strength to catch up with the Holy King.

Watching the Holy King's departing back, Xingjiang's heart was filled with mixed emotions - although, she had already prepared herself that winning this time might hurt the Holy King's self-esteem, because she was really determined to win the Classic Triple Crown, even if she had to kill the Holy King baldly on the way to the Triple Crown.

But now, just after winning the first Gaoyue Sho, the Holy King's appearance made Xingjiang feel extremely uneasy, as if she had done something wrong... The consequences far exceeded her initial expectations.

"It seems that this matter can only be handled by Trainer-san."

Qingyun Tiankong had no good way to comfort the current Holy King. She knew very well that her appearance in front of the Holy King might be a stimulation to him.

Well, now, perhaps Trainer Sang is the only comfort for the Holy King.

But… Seiou-san and Trainer-san are already so close, and now they’re going to get even closer… Mingmingxing-chan, I’ve only just made up my mind or something…

However, when Xingjiang thought of this, she felt a little confused and inexplicably unhappy in her heart, as if she had finally gotten the toy she had always wanted to play with from her good friend, but it was soon taken away. She had an inexplicable sense of loss.

"It was clearly agreed that I'd have a share, Xing-chan... but it seems like Sei-O-san won't be dividing up Trainer-san that easily."

……

At this moment, the Holy King lowered his head and covered his ears, almost relying on instinct to run in the nearest direction - that is, the exit of the tunnel.

At this moment, the Holy King had completely lost her ability to think and only wanted to escape from the scene as quickly as possible, to escape from this GI arena that reminded her of the painful memories of the past.

Just as she lowered her head and ran for a distance, she suddenly felt someone pulling her arm.

"let me go!"

Saint King Aura was now extremely excited and sensitive, and she immediately shook off the hand that was holding her arm without even thinking about it. However, before Saint King could continue to run with her head down, another hand immediately grabbed her again.

"I said—let me go!"

"Snapped!"

This hand that seemed to want to pull her back to the nightmare of the past completely stimulated the current Holy King. Almost like a conditioned reflex, the Holy King turned around abruptly and slapped the person who was pulling him hard without thinking.

Following a crisp sound, the panting Holy King finally saw the person who was pulling him. He stared at Kitano in a daze, unable to recover from the slap he received but still did not let go.

"..." Kitano's head was buzzing from the sudden slap from the Holy King. You know, the power of a horse girl is much stronger than that of a human. A ruthless slap from a human can knock a person unconscious, let alone a horse girl.

It's a good thing the Three Goddesses gave Kitano some physical enhancements, right? Otherwise, that slap would have knocked him unconscious. At the very least, he'd have lost a few teeth.

But now, apart from feeling a burning pain on his face where he was hit and a taste of blood in his mouth, Kitano didn't feel anything wrong.

"Calm down, Holy King?"

Kitano also swallowed all the blood, then grabbed the wrists of the Holy King in front of him and asked softly.

At this moment, the Holy King's gaze was still focused on Kitano's red face which was caused by the slap she had given him. He subconsciously reached out and touched it slightly, and tears began to fall from his pupils uncontrollably.

"Does it hurt?"

"It hurts, but this is what I should bear." Kitano didn't care too much about this problem. After all, the person who hit him was the Holy King. But towards her, Kitano couldn't be angry at all.

"Perhaps you should have slapped me in the face a long time ago. This is what I should have endured."

"Let's go back, Holy King. If you are afraid, let's go back now."

Kitano didn't blame the Saint King, as if the slap hadn't hit him in the face. The next moment, however, the Saint King, unable to resist the urge to feel safe, threw himself on Kitano, burying his head in his chest, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I clearly said I wouldn't lose again, I clearly said..."

"Stop talking, Holy King, let's go home."

Kitano also gently patted the Holy King's back to calm her down a little. However, at this moment, after feeling the fear of the trembling Holy King, Kitano felt more and more that perhaps... the most difficult person to cure the inner illness of this team was the girl in his arms.

Because at the beginning, her heart disease was only temporarily cured because of him, but after he left, this heart disease broke out again... and swallowed up everything of the Holy King.

Chapter 401: Sleeping with the Holy King Again

"It's terribly swollen... It looks like applying ice won't work. I need to use ointment and then cover this area with gauze."

At this moment in the infirmary of Tresen College, Aldan and Rudolph were also with Kitano. Rudolph gently applied the anti-swelling and analgesic ointment on the red and swollen half of Kitano's face, and Aldan took out gauze and tape from the medical box beside him, and waited for Rudolph to apply the medicine to Kitano before bandaging him up.

However, as time went by, the half of Kitano's face that was slapped by the Holy King had become red and swollen, and it looked like half of Kitano's face had become fatter, which looked quite funny.

However, for Rudolf and Aldan, they are already Kitano's fiancée. Although they will not say anything on the surface that their men were slapped by the horse racing girl, they still care about it in their hearts.

They couldn't bear to see Kitano get hurt, especially Rudolph, who was always protective of her own men. If her man was beaten by another horse racing girl, with Rudolph's temper, she wouldn't care who the horse racing girl was. She would definitely slap the horse racing girl who hit her man in the face - whether in reality or on the field.

Ardan's face was also full of heartache and helplessness. Although she had a gentle personality, if her husband was beaten, it would always seem as if she, as a wife, was weak and could be bullied. Ardan would not make mistakes in this regard.

She has the Mejiro family behind her. As the heir to one of the two largest horse racing girl families in Japan, Aldan will not give outsiders the impression that she is weak, especially after she inherits the position of head of the family in the future.

——I can only say that it was fortunate that the one who attacked Kitano was a member of the Holy King Aura team. Otherwise, the person who attacked Kitano would have already been enjoying a day trip to the bottom of Tokyo Bay.