The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

"He also said that he couldn't afford to buy expensive earmuffs for Sheng Wang, but he still hoped that Sheng Wang would accept them for now. He would definitely give him a better pair in the future."

"What's so good about earmuffs? No matter how well made they are, they're all the same. Even if they were top-notch, mine wouldn't be anything special."

Saint King Halo made a soft complaint upon hearing this, but when she took off the earmuffs and put them back on her horse's ears, the familiar softness and sense of security did make Saint King Halo feel a little more at ease.

This guy... actually noticed it? It was raining heavily yesterday. I was planning to buy it today, but I accidentally forgot. Even Ulala didn't notice it, but that guy actually noticed it?

Really, what a nosy guy.

Even though he thought so, Saint King Halo's horse ears, which were covered with a pair of blue earmuffs, still moved slightly. After a long while, he said lightly, "Well, for a second-rate trainer, it's not bad. I will go and thank him."

"Ulala-san, you should go warm up quickly too. The short-distance race will be over very quickly. We will be on stage soon."

"Yeah! Sheng Wang-san, you must do your best this time!"

Ulala also sensed the improvement in Saint King Aura's mood and immediately went to prepare for the competition with a smile. The moment Ulala left, Saint King Aura, having regained his composure, looked at Zhen Jiling again and said calmly, "Karen-chan, it's time for me to answer your question."

"Huh?" Zhen Jiling tilted his head slightly, obviously not reacting.

"The answer is no. Although I don't intend to monopolize that guy, since you want to take something from me, then you should show your strength that I, a top-notch player, value."

The Holy King's halo, having regained his composure, regained his pride. He raised his head slightly and said to Zhen Ji Ling word by word, "Even if it doesn't belong to the king, others can't take it just because they want to. If you want to take what's within the king's sight, then be prepared to challenge me."

"And I will never fail. I will win, as a true king, a truly first-class hero!"

"No one can take away everything in my sight, including him and even more so, victory!"

Saying this, Saint King Halo casually tossed his hair and strode confidently towards the arena. Zhen Ji Ling, intimidated by Saint King Halo's aura, smiled subtly and said, "He's quite a frank person, isn't frank, but he's very strong."

This is bad. Zhen Ji Ling thought with a wry smile. He had originally planned to get this promise from Saint King Halo, but now he had no choice but to face it head-on.

But Karen can only run short distances... Even if she can pass this time, wouldn't it be dangerous to run the mile race?

Although the game has not started yet, Zhen Ji Ling now understands that his chance of winning may have already slipped away.

Chapter 079: The woman observing the Holy King's halo and Kitano?

"The Halo of the Holy King! A first-rate king born into a distinguished family! He dashes to the finish line with a fierce final kick! Magnificent! The king, clad in knightly armor, crushes the powerful enemy with a fierce attack, leaving his opponent far behind!"

"Wow, wow! That's a powerful last kick that's not inferior to my Overlord! Crossing the finish line! First place! Halo of the Holy King! A first-class king dons the knight's armor, and he's still a truly first-class knight!"

Although Saint King Halo's words before the game were somewhat like a classic flag-raising move, and she was also very clear that she was the target of public attention from the moment she appeared on the stage, she was afraid that the opponent she would face would not only be Zhen Jiling, but also many other horse girls who planned to besiege her.

But it must be said that although she found the most suitable tactics for herself with the help of Kitano, the Saint King Halo's ability to adjust tactics flexibly was worthy of her self-proclaimed "omnipotence", maximizing her own advantages.

Because they knew from the beginning that they might be besieged, the Holy King Halo made timely adjustments to their tactics. In short-distance races, most horse girls would not adopt the tactic of staying at the back of the team, but would adopt the tactic of going ahead and escaping. This race was no exception. Among the 18 horse girls, chose to go ahead and escape, and only Ulala and the Holy King Halo chose to run at a disadvantage.

The poor tactics chosen by the Holy King Halo caught many horse racing girls who wanted to work together to defeat the Holy King Halo by surprise. Some of them had to slow down to block the attack route of the Holy King Halo, but this instead fell into the trap of the Holy King Halo.

The slowdown meant that a gap appeared in front, and the Holy King Halo seized the breakthrough point in time, breaking through the encirclement directly from the inner road, occupying a favorable offensive position, and changing from a differential running method to a leading running method.

Everything that happened afterwards seemed extremely reasonable. She broke through the obstacle that was an insult to the word "encirclement". With Saint King Halo's good qualifications and a week of effective training, although it was not enough to create a big gap between her and Zhen Ji Ling, Saint King Halo actually ran more and more courageously in such a heavy field. In the short distance of 1200 meters, she could run at her full strength without restraint.

In the last 3f, Saint King Halo ran the fastest final kick of the whole field. The piece of grass she stepped on with force directly created a deep hole. You can imagine how sharp her final kick was this time.

In the end, Saint King Halo successfully won the victory by surpassing Zhen Ji Ling by a distance of one and a half horse lengths. For her, this victory was natural, but also seemed to be of extraordinary significance.

After the victory, the Holy King Halo returned step by step from the backstage. At the entrance of the backstage, she immediately saw Kitano Ryuichi who had been waiting there, as well as the other three horse girls from the same team.

"Congratulations, Holy King, you have won your first battle."

"Thank you, I... ahem, it's only natural."

Facing Kitano's beaming congratulations, having just won, and having achieved his wish in a way that left no room for doubt, the Saint King's aura, in high spirits, instinctively wanted to share this joy with Kitano. However, he immediately remembered his pride as a top-tier fighter, and feigned a calm demeanor as if everything was under control, saying, "It was just a small elimination match. With my top-tier prowess, I'll naturally win without a doubt."

"Hmph, those third-rate horse girls thought they could trap me with that crude net. If I, as a king, hadn't been so magnanimous and tolerant and not entangled with them, I would have made them taste the bitter taste of complete and utter defeat."

Of course, this was just bragging after the victory. While it was true that the other horse racing girls, despite a tacit understanding, hadn't discussed tactics with each other, after all, if they had, it would have meant they were openly and blatantly encircling the enemy. This was a very bad thing, and something the proud horse racing girls of Tresen College couldn't afford.

The consequence of not discussing tactics was that the encirclement was indeed as the Saint King Halo said, so rough that even she could easily break through it. Of course, breaking through was easy, but if the Saint King Halo was so proud that she kept waiting for their encirclement to form, she would be very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, this time, the Holy King Halo ran the race with all his strength and was not dragged down by his own pride. This exhilarating victory was nothing more than the normal performance of the Holy King Halo.

"In that case, Miss Saint King, please continue to maintain such a first-class heroic posture." Kitano, who was now very familiar with how to communicate with the Saint King, also said with a smile: "We haven't seen enough of your victorious display. Please let me see more of the first-class Saint King's heroic posture."

"I grant you this authority as king."

The cheerful Saint King Halo tossed his hair, his tail wagging happily at Kitano's compliments. He then turned his gaze to the three horse girls standing beside him and said with a touch of his characteristic concern, "Three of you, you must work hard too. I've already won my first race, and you must also achieve a strong victory. We'll be competing in the finals."

"Hehe, don't worry about that. Miura and Miyu-san will definitely win. Although I'm not confident about taking first place, I think I should have no problem getting in."

Upon hearing this, Mejiro Zenshin chuckled and answered the question about the Holy King Halo. Zenshin knew very well that she was the weakest among the four people, but even if she was weak, the gap between her and Bourbon and the others was not too big. Miura Bourbon was undoubtedly the one with the strongest overall strength among their group. So, since she had also signed up for the middle-distance event, she should not be left too far behind.

"Don't worry, Shanxin. Everyone knows your strength. You can definitely make it to the finals." Kitano reassured Shanxin. After receiving Shanxin's gentle nod, Kitano looked back at the four people and said, "Everyone's elimination round will end today. If everyone successfully advances to the next round today, I will reward you with something tonight."

"Whatever you ask is fine, I'll do my best to satisfy you."

"Really, really?!"

When Kitano suggested this encouragement, the four horse girls' eyes lit up, and Miyu was so excited that she called out directly. But then she realized that her reaction was too intense, and she blushed slightly and shrank back, but still mustered up the courage to raise her little hand and said, "Then, then, Brother, can you give me another massage, Miyu? I feel a little tired from the recent training."

"Ditto," Miura Bourbon replied immediately. "Miura Bourbon's machine is slightly damaged and requires Instructor Kitano's maintenance procedures."

"Hehe, then I'll come and join in the fun." Shanxin smiled as if she was expecting something when she heard that. In fact, she had always enjoyed Kitano's massage, but she just never mentioned it on her own initiative. On the one hand, she was afraid that people would think too much, and on the other hand... she herself felt that every time she received a massage from Kitano, her heart always beat a little faster.

She still didn't have the confidence that she could muster the courage to join Kitano's team. Therefore, Shanxin was still hesitant about the idea of ​​being overly obsessed with it... She was afraid that if she got used to this feeling, she would never be able to go back.

But this time... as a reward, it shouldn't be a problem. The believer thought with a hint of anticipation that he himself was not aware of.

When the three women all asked for massage as a reward, Kitano couldn't help but look at the Holy King Halo beside him, waiting for her answer.

"As for me..." Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Saint King Halo couldn't help but look at Kitano's palm while thinking about the "reward". She immediately thought of the scene when Kitano's fingers brushed her long hair that day, and her face turned red the next moment.

"Well, I, I haven't thought about it yet. Let's talk about it later... when I think it through." Saint King Halo replied unnaturally.

"Okay, okay, now that the game is over, I'm going back to the dorm to take a shower. You guys better win the game!"

Just as Saint King Halo turned around and left to hide her thoughts, she suddenly noticed a figure wearing a sun hat flashing by not far away. She seemed to think that the figure looked familiar and was slightly stunned.

No, it was an illusion, wasn't it? After all, Mom had already said she wouldn't come, so there was no need for her to lie, right? The Saint King's aura, confident that his mother was busy with official duties, immediately stopped dwelling on the issue.

After Saint King Halo and his group slowly left, the figure wearing a sun hat slowly poked her head out. Like Saint King Halo, she also had long chestnut hair, but it was blocked by the sun hat, so it was impossible to tell whether she was a horse girl or a human.

"Is that the person who trained Huan Huan? The one that is being sought after by all the horse girls in the middle school division of Tresen Academy, Kitano Ryuichi?"

"He looks quite young, and it seems like Huanhuan and him get along well. However, we still need to observe him."

The lady with long chestnut hair thought so in her heart, but the slight curl of her lips proved her interest in Kitano Ryuichi at the moment. She was now thinking about something, a decision about her daughter's future, or even a lifelong event.

As long as Kitano can pass her assessment, then... everything that follows will be much easier.

"I just don't want people from the Yuzhi family and the Mejiro family to come and disrupt things. This time, the East China Sea Emperor is also participating in the competition, and there is also the marginal horse racing girl from the Mejiro family... It's really difficult to deal with." The lady sighed slightly, feeling that the resistance she would encounter this time would probably not be small.

This child is attracting too much attention now. I am afraid that soon his information will appear on the desks of the heads of the two families... By then, even if he wants to keep a low profile, it will be unrealistic.

Chapter 080: Unaware of the

The first day of competition was in full swing. After all, the first round of elimination matches had to be completed within one day so that they could ensure that the next round of competitions could proceed smoothly on the second day. Therefore, although this was the first round of competitions, it would definitely be the day with the most competitions.

Among the horse racing girls who participated in the trials, only the top five were selected in each round. The end of each game meant that a large number of horse racing girls were eliminated. As the lunch break ended, the middle-distance and long-distance events finally began.

The middle distance is the most popular race among horse racing girl competitions in Japan. There are so many horse racing girls who sign up for the middle distance race that it takes three rounds of the middle distance race to screen out the good horse racing girls. As luck would have it, Miura Bourbon, Mejiro Yoshinobu, and Tokai Emperor, who had signed up for the middle distance, had their numbers different in the three rounds of the race and did not meet each other.

In the first round, the victory of the Emperor of the East Sea was beyond doubt. In the distance of 2400 meters, the Emperor of the East Sea ran away with a huge difference of twelve horse lengths. She did not even give the horse girls a chance to surround her, and killed all the horse girls in that game, showing her unique talent and strength.

In the second round, Kitano was somewhat surprised to see that, despite not having a significant lead, Bourbon Miura still won by five lengths. Using the escape tactic, Bourbon Miura displayed a steady pace from the start. While the 2400-meter distance was a bit long for her, she managed to finish the entire race without losing speed. Even if the horse girl continued to run hard, she couldn't catch up to the gap she had opened up.

As for the third round of Mejiro Yoshinobu, it was much more thrilling. The 2400-meter track was definitely a huge challenge for Mejiro Yoshinobu. Although she was a horse racing girl born in the Mejiro family, in terms of endurance, she was indeed not as persistent as her sister Mejiro McQueen.

No, it should be said that the Mejiro family's high-endurance bloodline has always been a misunderstanding. Neither Mejiro Yoshinobu nor Mejiro Ryan can be said to be good at endurance. It's just that Mejiro McQueen, the highly-regarded genius, is unexpectedly particularly good at long-distance and endurance competitions.

Fortunately, this time, only Zenshin from the Mejiro family signed up to participate. Although some of the other members of the Mejiro family were somewhat tempted, they all tacitly agreed not to compete with their sisters in this competition, but let Zenshin show his strength alone.

Mejiro Yoshinobu's lead at the beginning was very beautiful. Her "explosive escape" tactic did not encounter any problems at the beginning, and she immediately opened up a huge gap with the other horse racing girls. However, in the last 100 meters, her pace obviously slowed down.

In the end, it should be said that Shanxin was lucky, as her previous hard work paid off. She was only half a head behind the second place and was almost overtaken, but in the end she still won her first victory.

By the way, the second place horse girl in this race is called Kusanagi.

"Ha ha……"

"I, I won? Did I win?"

After the game, Mejiro Zenshin was even a little bit in disbelief. Even though her feet had already driven her body to the backstage entrance, she still hadn't realized that she had won.

How could I, a marginal figure in the Mejiro family, a mediocre horse girl compared to Ryan and McQueen, actually win a race?

"Sister Shanxin!"

At this moment, a burst of cheerful voice brought the dazed believer back to her senses. Before she could react, she felt that she had received a big hug. She looked up and found that Ryan Mebai, McQueen and Doberman, who had been waiting for her for a long time, had come here to celebrate her victory.

"Ryan, McQueen, and Dober...you are here too." The believer realized it belatedly and said with a little surprise.

"Of course, Sister Shanxin! We won't miss your game!" Ryan, who is more carefree, gave his sister a big hug, patted Shanxin on the shoulder, and said happily, "Speaking of which, Sister Shanxin, you've become a lot stronger in just a week! I feel like you're almost catching up with me and McQueen! It's only been a week, and you're really strong!"

"How can it be so fast... Really, Ryan, don't say such things just to praise me." Shanxin smiled bitterly and did not take Ryan's words seriously, because she knew very well in her heart that there was still a big gap between herself and her two sisters.

"No, Sister Shanxin, your horse escape really opened our eyes."

To Shanxin's surprise, even the rising star of the Mejiro family, McQueen, smiled at Shanxin with delight. "At that distance, neither Ryan nor I could guarantee we could surpass you. If you had a little more stamina, Shanxin, and could maintain this pace a little longer, you'd surely win."

"Is that so..." Seeing that even McQueen said so, the believer was still a little hesitant, but he somewhat believed it.

"Of course, Sister Shanxin, you don't think the three of us have agreed to praise you after this, do you?" Meanwhile, Dober, standing nearby, was clearly much more familiar with Shanxin. As the youngest sister in the family, she had a good relationship with everyone and was more relaxed with Shanxin. Smiling, he said, "Even if Grandmother were here, she probably wouldn't find anything to find fault with. Sister Shanxin, you've been practicing diligently this past week, and it seems the results are excellent."

"How could that be... Actually, it's all thanks to Trainer Kitano."

With the praise from her three sisters, Shanxin seemed to begin to believe that she had become even stronger. However, she knew very well that this was not entirely the result of her own efforts. If hard work could lead to success, then the gap between her and her sisters would not have widened.

Thinking of this, Shanxin couldn't help but sigh, "Trainer Kitano helped me find my best running style. If it weren't for him, I'd probably have been eliminated by now... I never dared to imagine before that I was actually more suitable for running the escape horse..."

"That trainer Kitano is really an amazing person." Upon hearing this, Dober Mejiro felt a rather strange feeling in his heart and sighed with a subtle tone.

Meanwhile, Dob and Shanxin didn't notice. Mejiro McQueen, standing by, nodded slightly for some reason. Mejiro Ryne, however, didn't have any extra thoughts. He asked Shanxin with a smile, "Sister Shanxin, didn't I tell you before? A trainer as good as Kitano must be quickly and firmly grasped!"

"Don't regret it after someone snatches you away, just like my trainer. If I hadn't chosen him and competed with that horse girl who shared my ambitions, I wouldn't have met someone as good as him now!"

Yes, yes, and then you sent your trainer to the hospital, right? He hasn't been discharged yet.

As soon as Ryan said this, the three sisters of the Mejiro family looked at their sister with strange eyes - because she had forced her trainer to jump that night in the name of supervising the trainer, Fujiwara Reiko is still in the hospital. Although she is physically fine, she has suffered considerable psychological trauma.

I heard that trainer Fujiwara had been drinking water constantly whenever she had nightmares, and had been taking nutritional supplements daily, which she only recently stopped. The nutritional supplements were sponsored by the Mejiro family, the family behind her horse girl, Mejiro Rynn.

I heard that when Grandmother found out about this, she was furious, which was unusual... But after she calmed down, she asked Ryan to bring Trainer Fujiwara home to meet her...

"Come to think of it, I haven't seen Trainer Kitano. Isn't he coming to celebrate with Sister Shanxin?" Mejiro Dobo looked around and didn't see Kitano, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Trainer Kitano should be in the stands, since Miyu is about to take the stage," Shanxin guessed. "He's Miyu's older brother, isn't he? After Shanxin's race is over, Miyu's long-distance race will probably start soon."

But even so, a strange feeling subtly emerged in the heart of the believer, an unprecedented feeling. Even though the sisters who were in love with her were all around her, she still felt empty in her heart, as if something was missing.

As expected... I'm still not as important as Miyu-san and the others in Mr. Kitano's heart—Huh? Why did I suddenly think this?

The believer, who was subconsciously stunned, suddenly came to her senses and immediately stopped the possessiveness that had just begun to emerge in her heart. She knew that once she had such thoughts, it would be very bad. Kitano had never been hers alone, and he was not even her trainer now. She had no right to have Kitano by her side all the time.

Wake up, Mejiro Zenshin... Trainer Kitano clearly cares so much about you, and his attention to you is no less than that of Miyu, Bourbon, and Shengwang classmate... How could you have such thoughts...

What Shanxin didn't know was that Kitano, the first one who believed that she could win the game and really taught her to win the first victory, meant so much to her now. She herself didn't clearly understand her own heart, because to some extent, she was actually the same as Kitano, or even more inferior than Kitano.

The fragile child would feel even the softness of cotton sting. She had never felt that she was worthy of Kitano's care, but deep down she was constantly longing for it. Sooner or later, she would collapse, and at the same time, her long-suppressed emotions would burst out like a flood.

But Shanxin did not realize this, or rather, she had not even thought about it, because until now, she had not made up her mind that she would be the one who could join Kitano's team and become one of his horse girls - even though everyone knew that even if Shanxin could not win the game, her position had already been decided.

"Sorry for being late, Shanxin."

"Trainer Kitano?"

And suddenly, when Kitano's voice sounded again, Shanxin's originally slightly depressed mood suddenly recovered. Under the slightly stunned gaze of the other three sisters, Shanxin's horse ears stood up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he immediately looked in one direction.

At this moment, Kitano came over with a bottle of sports saline and a towel in his hands. He said with a somewhat apologetic smile, "Sorry, believer, there's a queue at the vending machine, so I'm a little delayed. You——"

However, the next moment, Shanxin excitedly pulled himself out of Ryan's arms and trotted towards Kitano. When the two were about ten centimeters apart, everyone saw Shanxin's excitedly stretched out arm.

She wanted to hug Kitano—everyone could see it. But at the last moment, she suddenly shuddered, stopped, and slowly retracted her outstretched arms...

In the end, Shanxin still couldn't open her arms. Her originally excited expression suddenly turned calm. She concealed everything very well, as if nothing had happened. She showed her usual cheerful and indifferent smile again, and said to Kitano in front of her: "Trainer Kitano, you are here, I won."

She couldn't cross the line, she couldn't. How could a racehorse girl like her be worthy of such an excellent trainer?

Once you cross the line, there's no going back, so it's fine to stop here. This is what the believer thought in her heart, and when she thought of this, her smile seemed to dim a little.

But has her heart really succumbed to her own rationality? Obviously not. A seed of inferiority and unwillingness was quietly buried. Who knows when it will take root and sprout, and then grow into a towering tree.