The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

As for why she doesn't want to see him... it's normal. After all, after experiencing that kind of thing, it is really difficult for Good Opera to remain calm in front of Kitano. Kitano knows that this "End of the Century Overlord" is actually a shameless, timid and shy chestnut-haired horse girl.

What she did this time was probably the most daring thing she had ever done in her life, and it was normal that she couldn't face reality during this period... What's more, Kitano still remembered that he fell into a coma when the good opera was dancing on him.

I hope this incident won't cause any psychological damage to the good opera, right? Kitano could only pray like that at this moment, but now he still had a lot to think about.

Especially...now there is something about Xing-chan. Kitano still doesn't know if Xing-chan knows that he is going to get married after the Arima Memorial Day?

Kitano can now conclude that Hoshi-chan's "illness" isn't physical, but rather a mental obstacle. Could it be that Hoshi-chan's life is destined to "get back on track"? After all, according to historical facts, after the Chrysanthemum Appreciation, Hoshi-chan had virtually no future victories.

And now, after the chrysanthemum viewing, the powerlessness shown by Xingjiang seems to verify this point... It's just that the form has changed a little. Xingjiang's condition has declined and it has become a psychological problem.

But if Kitano can help Xing-chan overcome it, then Xing-chan might be able to "miraculously revive" at the Arima Kinen and win that fate-breaking GI victory.

Even if Xing-chan could only do this one game, Kitano felt that it was enough and complete. But now Xing-chan has no motivation to face the upcoming Arima Kinen. With this situation...it is hard for Kitano to say whether Xing-chan can achieve anything at the Arima Kinen in this state.

Fortunately, Kitano still has enough time. Now, Xiaocao and Xiaote are already in their third year of service, and Shenying is also wholeheartedly preparing for the expedition. The short-distance competitions for Sakura Jinwang are easy to arrange, so he doesn't need to worry about them.

There will be no problem for Emperor and Shanxin in their classic year next year, as their schedules have been arranged long ago. As for Bourbon and Rice Bath... that's even simpler. They will go for their debut competition first, and if there are no unexpected arrangements later, Kitano has already made them.

What Kitano needs to worry about most now is the problem of Xingjiang. Fortunately, he can concentrate on thinking about this problem... Unless the time for Arima Memorial arrives, he will not come up with a good solution.

"Click."

However, just as Kitano was thinking, the sound of the bathroom door opened, which made Kitano, who was taking a shower at the moment, subconsciously look over. However, the next moment, in the hazy hot mist, Kitano vaguely saw a petite figure entering the bathroom.

"Hoshi-chan?"

"I'm here to give Trainer San a back rub—though, that doesn't make it seem like it, does it?"

Soon, Qingyun Tiankong's calm voice slowly sounded. At this moment, Qingyun Tiankong was only wearing a bath towel, but Beiye had never expected Qingyun Tiankong to come in, so he was naturally naked.

But at this moment, Xingjiang exuded a feeling that Kitano felt very familiar with... This feeling was just like the feeling of the Holy King's halo at the beginning.

"Trainer-san has been very tired lately. Xing-chan, I can't do anything, but I can still help Trainer-san relax a little."

In the mist, the expression in Qingyun Tiankong's eyes at this moment could not be discerned at all. Beiye was frozen in place, not daring to move at all. He could only subconsciously look at the wall, trying not to look at Qingyun Tiankong's current appearance.

Xingjiang, who had already circled behind Kitano, stared at Kitano's motionless body, and one of her slender hands reached out for the bath towel on her body.

And the next second, the bath towel on Xingjiang fell to the ground.

"Trainer-san, aren't you going to look over here? But you're right, Xing-chan, my body isn't as strong as Sheng Wang and the others."

"But if I just help Trainer-san relax and do something within my ability... I think this body can still do it."

Chapter 446: Xing-chan's confession was rejected?

Although Qingyun Tiankong's action looked extremely bold, as if it was the first step before "Horse Jump", Xingjiang did not take any further action except taking off her bath towel after entering the bathroom.

She seemed to be really keeping her word, just helping Kitano wipe his back, and everything seemed very ordinary.

Of course, this is also based on the premise that we can ignore a horse girl and a healthy adult male sitting naked in the bathroom. No matter how these problems are combined, they are likely to cause big problems. No matter what is happening now, it is a precursor to the problem.

Xing-chan, who had been helping Kitano wipe his junior for a while, remained silent. Kitano's back had already turned slightly red under the soap bubbles, but she hadn't figured out what to say next...

In other words, Xingjiang's brain has crashed at this moment. She can't understand her current situation, what she is doing now, and everything in front of her, but it was indeed the choice she made at that time.

Why am I standing behind the trainer like this? What the hell am I thinking?

Now Xingjiang's cheeks were flushed red, and the movements of her hands were repeated by muscle memory. It was a miracle that Qingyun Tiankong could still remain calm. This was thanks to her calm state of mind after she became disheartened.

Otherwise, if it had been before, she would have been so embarrassed that she would have run three thousand meters before even entering the bathroom... instead of staying in the bathroom like she is now, and helping Kitano rub his back in this posture.

Calm down, calm down, Qingyun Tiankong, you have made up your mind this time to come to the trainer to talk about everything... You have made up your mind, haven't you?

Now you have no chance to return to the field. All you can do now is to seize this last chance in front of you - just like classmate Shengwang. When classmate Shengwang won the Japanese Derby, didn't he take the opportunity to dance with the trainer Sangmaer?

So, Xing-chan, I have won the Chrysanthemum Award, which symbolizes my highest honor... At this point, there should be nothing wrong with dancing with the trainer Sang Maer, right?

Xing-chan thought so, staring at the back of the man in front of her whom she admired so much, even to the point that she felt it was extreme. Finally, after gritting her teeth, she made up her mind.

Xing-chan put down the towel that was used to wipe Kitano's back, and carefully stretched out his hands, fearing that Kitano would resist and put his arms around his waist...

Xing-chan didn't know how greatly stimulated she would be if Kitano showed the slightest resistance at this moment, because all her movements slowed down at this moment - so much so that even Kitano, who was trying to stay calm by emptying his mind, noticed Xing-chan's cautious movements.

However, he noticed it and did not resist. Instead, he slowly waited for the fragile-hearted girl to do what she wanted with her own hands.

"Snapped."

Finally, as Kitano gradually felt the warm temperature and soft touch on his back, Xingjiang put her arms around Kitano's waist and hugged him from behind.

This may be just one of many hugs for Kitano, but for Xingjiang, she has waited for a long time for this small step in the plot before she had the courage to realize it.

"Xing-chan?" Kitano saw that Xing-chan hugged him but didn't say anything. Realizing that Xing-chan must have something to tell him, Kitano asked tentatively.

"Trainer-san, Hoshi-chan, am I ugly?"

However, after Kitano's reminder, Xing-chan finally showed some reaction. Holding Kitano, her eyes were dull and lifeless, exuding a sad expression. She said to Kitano, "Xing-chan, I know... everyone on the team is actually better than me. Whether it's talent or appearance, Xing-chan, I have never had an advantage in the team."

"But Trainer-san is still willing to focus all his attention on me, Xing-chan... Trainer-san is really just like he said, he is so kind to everyone."

"It's just... Trainer-san, are you really not forcing yourself? Won't you get tired of staring at someone as ordinary as me, Xing-chan?"

"How could that be, Xing-chan?" Kitano turned his head slightly. He couldn't see Xing-chan's expression at the moment with his peripheral vision, but he could hear the extreme inferiority in Xing-chan's tone. He was also thinking about how to comfort Xing-chan in the same way he comforted himself.

"Xing-chan, you are also a beautiful girl. Don't forget, every horse girl is born a beautiful girl. Xing-chan, you have ashy hair, so you are very cute."

"Even if I'm a Reed Hair, I'm not one of those Reed Hair types, Trainer-san."

However, facing Kitano's obviously complimenting words, Qingyun Tiankong's mood still uncontrollably improved a lot. She subconsciously cast her gaze at the short green reed hair around her eyes, and her arms that were holding Kitano also unconsciously tightened a little.

However, what Qingyun Tiankong said is indeed true. Although Ashimao is considered a relatively popular type among horse girls, they generally have white hair. Although some of them tend to be other colors, as long as they are not as black as deer hair or as yellow as chestnut hair, the other colors can be called "Ashimao".

But... Xingchan's hair is indeed a bit awkward. She doesn't have pure white hair like most of the other horsegirls, nor does she have sky blue hair like Mejiro Altan, nor does she have the slightly milky white hair like Shinji Ling.

Her hair color is blue, which makes Xingchan, whose hair color should be very conspicuous once she appears in the arena, even more inconspicuous - because her hair color almost blends in with the color of the grass, it is indeed a little difficult to recognize her.

This also made Xingchan look a little inconspicuous since she was a child. Although Xingchan's hair was not completely blue when she was a child, the hair of Umamusume usually turns white after she grows up, but Xingchan, who had black hair when she was a child, was even more inconspicuous.

In fact, when Xingjiang was a child, her family often moved to various places with her parents and grandfather. She had been living with her family since she was a child. Due to malnutrition, her hair looked even uglier than it does now before it turned blue.

At that time, Xing-chan, as a horse girl, was not necessarily as good-looking as an ordinary human baby. It was rare for a horse girl to have a childhood like Qingyun Tiankong's, with hair, condition, and appearance, all inferior to those of a horse girl.

But even so, Qingyun Tiankong relied on his inferior blood to come all the way to Tresen College and became the current GI victory, and even won two of the classic three crowns. How much effort and struggle did Xingjiang put in?

But... all this could not change her inherent inferiority complex, but she did not want to show her anxiety all the time. In the end, she chose to pretend that she didn't think about anything.

Yes, only in this way could Qingyun Tiankong conceal all the emotions in her heart and not reveal her timidity.

But now... in front of Kitano, she felt that maybe she could ignore all this.

"Trainer-san, thank you for letting me step onto the track." Qingyun Tiankong, who was hugging Kitano, played the emotional card at this moment, as if wanting to get closer to Kitano. He said softly: "If it weren't for you, I might just be an unknown horse girl, never winning the G1, never participating in the Classic Triple Crown, and even less likely to win the Satsuki Sho and the Kikuka Sho..."

"Now, I've already won three GIs. Trainer-san, I definitely wouldn't have been able to do this without you, right?"

"Xing-chan..." Kitano wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Xing-chan's gentle movements on his abdomen. He only heard Xing-chan continue to whisper in his ear: "Trainer-san... I have won three GIs now. Even if I can't enter the Hall of Fame level... I have already achieved success, right? From now on, no one will look down on me anymore, right?"

"Trainer-san, I... must tell you the truth. Actually, it's... impossible for me to run on the field anymore."

Speaking of this, Qingyun Tiankong's tone was filled with sadness and tears. As a horse girl, the fact that she could no longer run was placed in front of Xingjiang. Naturally, she did not want to accept it, but she had to face the reality.

"I'm very aware of my condition... My legs are no longer able to play on the court. I can't feel any strength in my legs at all."

"We can't win the Arima Kinen like this... I don't want to compete anymore. Stopping here is enough."

"I want to run away... Trainer-san... can you, help me?"

Qingyun Tiankong said this, trying hard to suppress the unwillingness in her heart, but tears still fell uncontrollably from her eyes.

How could Xingjiang be willing to not be able to continue running? However, many things cannot be changed just because you are unwilling to do so. Therefore, Xingjiang decided not to face it and chose to give up directly.

At least…if she gave up now, she could still retain her last bit of fame. Perhaps she could still be that “flash of a meteor-like horse girl”, instead of becoming, as Kitano had dreamed, a horse girl who, after the Chrysanthemum Shooting, had no more victories but still had to struggle to hold on…

"Trainer-san, please stay here and let me be your ponygirl."

"I'm sorry... Even at the last moment, I need you to help me escape from all this, but I don't have the courage. So please, let me be your horse girl here, and from now on... I won't be a horse girl anymore, okay?"

With Xing-chan's voice trembling slightly, her words were no longer hints, but explicit statements. She wanted Kitano to take the initiative to break the last layer of their relationship. Then, from then on, she would definitely not be able to catch up with Arima Kinen, and would no longer be a horse racing girl.

She wanted to give up and choose a wise decision, a decision that would not make her fall from a great height into the quagmire. Although it was fleeting, it at least had infinite possibilities... Even if it was false and fraudulent, she also hoped that she would not fall.

However, as Xingchan finished her words, she felt another pair of slightly rough and slightly cold hands covering the hands that were holding Kitano.

And the next moment, with a slight force from these hands... Xingjiang released the hands that were holding Kitano.

"I'm sorry, Xing-chan, I can't do this."

Kitano's light words made Xingjiang's heart drop all of a sudden, and fall heavily to the ground.

She...seems to have made an extremely wrong decision.

Chapter 447: Revealing the Heartache and Inferiority of Xingjiang

At night, Kitano lay on the small bed in the hall of the team room, unable to sleep. All that echoed in his mind was the scene of Qingyun Tiankong's "frank" confession to him in the bathroom a few hours ago.

Yes, that was definitely a confession from Xing-chan. Kitano hadn't improved much in other areas since being jumped by the Holy King and the opera horse, but he had become much more vigilant about the horse girl's "spying" on him.

Of course, if it weren't for this, Kitano wouldn't have started to reinforce his own team room, almost turning it into a fortress to protect himself. But now, in the team, Kitano could feel even more clearly the naked greed of his comrades, who were like demons towards him.

Ever since that time in the ward, Cao Shangfei, who had tasted the sweetness, became more and more open about his thoughts. Normally, it was considered good enough that he would wrap his tail around his calves. Sometimes, Cao Shangfei would even launch some surprise attacks, which was what Kitano could not stand the most.

It's okay to tickle him with my tail, but I'll also whisper softly in his ear occasionally, as if I don't know that his ears are quite sensitive...

What's even more difficult is that sometimes in front of Kitano, Kusanagi Fei would deliberately bend over so that her buttocks, which are fuller than those of ordinary horse girls, can catch Kitano's attention.

Obviously, Cao Shangfei is now very clear that the "defect" that he has always been shy about is actually an advantage in this "track". Now Cao Shangfei is no longer unhappy because of Shenying's outspokenness in this regard, but feels quite happy instead.

Of course, it's not just Flying on the Grass, the same goes for Bourbon and Rice Bath.

There is no need to say much about Bourbon. Her situation is similar to that of Kusanagi. After having tasted the pleasure once, she kept looking for ways to taste it a second time. If it weren't for her reason telling her that she hadn't even started her debut competition yet, she might have already tried every means to kill Kitano on the spot.

As for Mi Yu… this one was even more important. Ever since the term "brother and sister" became a sexual term, Mi Yu had become increasingly open about his desires.

At the beginning, when Kitano was just discharged from the hospital, Miyu was shy and couldn't adapt to such a change, but as time went by, Miyu seemed to understand the... fun of it?

During this time, Kitano had been keeping an eye on the training progress of the two girls who were about to debut. Miyu would often drag Kitano to some secluded place, blushing as she took off her shoes and said something like, "Brother, Miyu's feet are itchy, can you rub them for me?"

Kitano knew that there was a pit ahead, but he still had to jump into it - after all, he couldn't figure out whether Mi Yu was really uncomfortable or not. Although it was most likely fake, Mi Yu's debut was approaching, even if it was fake, Kitano had to confirm it.

Then, every time Kitano helped Miyu solve her "itch", Miyu would rub him all over his body, as if marking his scent.

So much so that now, without even knowing it, Kitano has more and more of the scents of horse girls neutralizing and overlapping on his body, and then completely blending into his own unique scent. The reason why Kitano is so attractive to the horse girls in the team now is related to the "hormone" scent he exudes all the time.

Otherwise, it is obviously impossible that even horse girls with such strong self-control as Kusanagi Hibiki and Miura Bourbon would be completely defenseless against Kitano.

Then the reason lies with Kitano himself. Because of his wonderful physique, Kitano has essentially become a "hormone walking machine" that attracts horse girls. No wonder the team's horse girls, who have been with Kitano for so long, still can't help but drool over him.

——Looking at it this way, it seems understandable why Rudolf and Aldan are becoming more and more anxious. It’s not just that they can’t help themselves, but they are also afraid that others can’t help themselves either.

However... it's a bit regrettable that Ardan's body is not yet at the stage where it can withstand such pain. Therefore, even if the wedding day comes, Ardan can only watch Rudolph, Sirius and her sister Shanxin divide Kitano equally. Even if she is greedy, it is not easy for her to do so now.

As for whether there would be any accidents in the middle... Kitano didn't know, at least now he felt that he had nothing to worry about... especially when he had just rejected Xingjiang in the bathroom.

"Forget it, there's nothing to think about... Things can't get any worse."

Thinking this way, Kitano closed his eyes in self-abandonment, turned over casually and planned to fall asleep first. Let tomorrow's affairs be dealt with by tomorrow's self. Now he just wanted to put all these troubles behind him.

However, before Kitano fell into a deep sleep, he heard a very light sound of a door opening. Then, a series of tiptoeing sounds came slowly, like the inconspicuous movements of a small animal. Obviously, the person wanted to conceal his whereabouts very much.

Kitano certainly knew who the visitor was, but he didn't make any move and just continued to pretend to be asleep - he knew that this might be the best opportunity to make the other person open up.

Some words cannot be said in front of others, but as long as the other party doesn't know, they may be revealed. Now Kitano can only hope that Xingchan, who was stimulated in the bathroom, can wake up this time.

Therefore, Kitano did not choose to wake up and expose all this, but allowed Xingjiang's figure to approach him, climb onto his bed, and then... be so close to him.

"Trainer-san..."

In front of Kitano, at this moment he could feel the breathing sound coming from Xingchan right above him. When the slightly hot breath hit Kitano's face, Kitano still tried hard to remain calm.

Obviously, Xing-chan made such an abnormal move not to end it by calling Kitano. Kitano felt Xing-chan's breath getting closer and closer to him, and then he spoke softly;

"Why do you want to reject Xing-chan... You know very well that I don't have the courage to do that. Xing-chan, I have already begged Trainer-san like this, so why don't you fulfill my wish?"

"Could it be... Trainer-san, do you really want to see Xing-chan like this? Seeing Xing-chan so humble, without any dignity at all, begging for your mercy like an abandoned cat?"

"If Trainer-san really wants to see this... Hoshi-chan, I'll really do this..."

As Xing-chan said this, her tone was already a bit timid and crying, and a few tears even fell on Kitano's cheeks.

"After all...compared to pretending to be strong, perhaps...this cowardly look is my true self, Xing-chan."

"It's a pity... Even in this state, Xing-chan, I can't fully express myself in front of Trainer-san... Trainer-san will definitely be disappointed, right?"

"Mingming Xing-chan, I'm probably the least talented horse girl in the whole team, but I'm also the hardest-working and strongest. That's why Trainer-san has been putting so much effort into training Xing-chan, right? After all, Trainer-san said... Xing-chan is a lot like you."