The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

"Oh? Who's calling my name, Overlord?"

However, at Sirius's soft call, Good Opera, who was buying a parfait at the counter, turned around with a slightly hoarse voice. When her eyes fell on Kitano beside Sirius, her eyes lit up visibly, and her voice suddenly became a few notes higher: "Ah! Isn't this my dear princess with both beauty and wisdom? It is really a great honor for me, the Overlord, to be able to admire your beautiful face again - cough cough cough."

"Good opera? Is your voice okay?"

Good Opera's sudden and violent cough made Kitano subconsciously step forward to support Good Opera. The concern and uneasiness on his cheeks were inconsistent with his current relationship with Good Opera, which made Sirius blink.

This guy... Although Sirius knew from the beginning that Kitano Ryuichi was a guy with a central air-conditioning personality, Sirius was still very clear that Kitano had a good sense of propriety. He was polite to people he was not familiar with, and he did not show overly closeness to the four horse girls who were already surrounding him at the time.

But good opera, did these two people have any social interactions in the past? Sirius also thought about it carefully, squinting his eyes slightly, and felt that the relationship between these two people now was indeed a bit unusual.

"Hahaha! I'm just a little tired. It seems that even I, the Overlord, find it difficult to maintain high spirits and a perfect singing voice!"

Even though the good opera singer's voice was hoarse, he still maintained an extremely full spirit and spirit, intoxicated by his own narcissism. His face flickered as if he was the protagonist in an opera performance who was trapped in sadness. He said: "But it doesn't matter. Even if I have temporarily lost my perfect singing voice, my hoarse voice still has a unique charm! Ah - this is the strength of the most perfect opera king in the world - cough cough cough..."

"Please stop talking. Your voice is hoarse. Wouldn't it be better to speak less and protect your voice?"

Kitano felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Good Opera in such a state. Although Good Opera's sometimes too high voice always made him feel a little troublesome, he also felt bad when he saw that she, who was always full of energy, really had a hoarse voice one day.

He knew very well how important the voice was to a good opera. She had always been a key figure in the opera performances of Tresen College. If she couldn't use her voice for a while, it would mean that her opera performances would be shelved for a while, which would be a big blow to a good opera.

It might be extremely rare to see Good Opera huddled in a corner, looking unhappy and aggrieved. Although Good Opera praises everyone and is extremely narcissistic about herself, this does not mean that she will not feel uncomfortable or sad. As a former trainer of Good Opera, Kitano certainly has a say in this regard.

Good Opera's voice had been hoarse before, but that was due to a high fever. Kitano was busy at Good Opera's bedside for a week. Although Uma Musume had a strong physique and could have recovered on her own if left alone, for Good Opera who was sick at the time, Kitano could be said to be nervously serving her so that she could recover as soon as possible.

During that time, when Hao Opera was still trying to insist on performing the opera despite her weak body, Kitano found out and without saying a word went up to the stage and pulled her off. Afterwards, he scolded Hao Opera for the first time. That was the first time Kitano saw Hao Opera sulking.

When it comes to her return date, Kitano is even more worried about Hao Opera's hoarse voice but energetic state. It would be fine if she was sick and had no energy, but he is afraid that Hao Opera is forcing herself to stay energetic. This is the only aspect that makes him very worried.

"I noticed something was wrong with your voice when the match started today. I didn't expect it to be this hoarse? And you're still forcing yourself to continue commentating?"

Kitano helped Good Opera sit down at a nearby seat, while Sirius also moved a stool over and sat down. Kitano looked at Good Opera, whose voice was hoarse but still smiling, and wanted to scold this bully who liked to force himself as he did in the past, but in the end, he thought that he was not qualified to do so now, and turned to helplessness.

"You are really good, good opera lady. Do you know that this will cause irreparable damage to your voice, which has always been so important?"

"Hahaha, don't worry, my dear princess." Although Kitano had said a few words to Good Opera, her mood did not deteriorate at all. Instead, she became a little happier. Her tail swayed slightly as she said, "This is the mission I, the Overlord, have taken on. No matter how difficult it is, I should present a wonderful explanation to everyone with full enthusiasm. This is a supreme responsibility."

"What's more, seeing my dear Princess' four horse girls galloping and fighting so fiercely on the track, and growing so rapidly, ah - as the Overlord, I truly feel from the bottom of my heart that my dear Princess is indeed so outstanding."

Having said this, Good Opera couldn't help but say to Kitano in ecstasy, "Your talent makes even the most ordinary knight transform into a god of war with a sharp blade, just to win your smile. What a dazzling princess you are."

"It's a pity that as a Overlord, I can't end my life as a knight. Otherwise, I would tell everyone with the highest etiquette, my dear princess, that even an Overlord like me is willing to kneel down and fight just to become one of her knights—"

Lick, lick hard. The Sirius symbol on the side also looked at the good opera who was trying his best to praise Kitano with disdain. Kitano was embarrassed by the praise. It can be imagined how strong the speech of the good opera was.

If Rudolph could be so angry that he could explode right here... Sirius thought so, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

But this was exactly what she wanted. She wanted to see how mad the Emperor would get. To accomplish this, both Good Opera and Kitano were essential to her plan.

Chapter 096: People who are not afraid of the majesty of the "Emperor"

"Even so, you can't continue as a commentator. Your voice is hoarse. If you insist on going on this trip tomorrow, no one knows if your voice will ever recover."

Although Good Opera insists on his own ideas, when it comes to the physical problems of Uma Musume, Kitano, as a trainer, can not only express his opinions on the Uma Musume in his team, but he even has the right to suggest that Uma Musume who are not on his team take a rest if he determines that they are not in good health.

This power is not unique to Kitano, but is written into the Central Trainer's Law of Japan. Every trainer has this power, but obviously, not every trainer remembers this power and needs to exercise it.

After all, this is a right, not an obligation. If a normal trainer found that the horse girl on his team was training hard but was not in good condition, he would definitely be nervous and send his horse girl to the hospital.

But if they are horse girls from other teams, then it is not their turn to care. If their own trainers do not care, other trainers cannot intervene either, otherwise they will be suspected of wanting to poach other trainers.

Therefore, the trainers within the Tresen Academy all have a consensus to avoid too much contact with other horse girls as much as possible, so as to avoid any bad rumors from spreading and destroying the internal unity of the trainers.

I heard that something like this happened in Tresen College. A female trainer was very concerned about the horse girl who was in charge of another male trainer. The reason was that every time she saw the horse girl, she looked haggard during training. She had talked to the male trainer several times, but there was no substantial change. The female trainer, who was filled with sympathy, gritted her teeth and began to attack the horse girl with the intention of poaching her.

However, the final result was shocking. After the female trainer tried her best to improve her favorability with the horse girl and finally proposed to transfer her to her team, she was sternly rejected by the horse girl.

It turns out that the horse girl looked haggard during training because she had forced her trainer to jump some time ago. Looking at her trainer's lifeless face, she suddenly awakened some new attributes and pestered her trainer every day, wanting to experience the feeling of being threatened and forced to jump.

Although her trainer was forced to jump, he still felt sorry for his horse girl and never dared to take any action. This made the unsatisfied horse girl listless every day, which led to this scene.

Afterward, it was said that the female trainer whose whereabouts were exposed was later beaten to death by a jealous female racehorse on her own team, nearly sending her to the hospital from dehydration. From then on, no trainer dared to meddle in other teams' affairs anymore.

Fortunately, Kitano has no such concerns. First of all, although the reason is unknown, it seems that there is really no trainer in this week's good opera.

Secondly, he was just doing his job as a trainer, so he didn't have to worry about what others said. His interpersonal relationships were quite clean, and he had no ambiguous relationships with anyone, so he was very safe.

"That's right, good opera. You're really not fit to continue working as a commentator in your current state."

Sirius nodded and chimed in. However, her eyes shifted slightly as she looked at Kitano, looking at him with a troubled expression. "It's a pity that Good Opera's assignment was personally issued by our Emperor. As Good Opera said, it's a very important position. If she wants to take leave, it won't be easy."

"No way, the president isn't that unreasonable." Kitano felt that Sirius's stereotype of Rudolph was too deep, and he couldn't help but say, "As long as there's a legitimate reason, can't you just find a replacement after taking leave?"

"Haha, it would be great if our Emperor could be so reasonable." Sirius smiled softly upon hearing this. After crossing his legs, he said to Kitano with a dangerous glint in his eyes, "Trainer Kitano, you don't seem to understand, do you? Why did the Emperor choose Hao Opera to be the commentator and host this time? Can't you see that this is our Emperor deliberately making things difficult for Hao Opera?"

"Think about it, hosting and commentating are both very important tasks, how could one person handle them all? Even if the three members of the student council are all very busy, wouldn't it be possible to find another horse girl to handle the hosting duties? Is Tresen Academy so short of staff that it can't even find a host?"

"Besides, Good Opera is the only one doing the commentary. Trainer Kitano, you should know that in Uma Musume competitions, commentary and live broadcasting are the responsibilities of at least two people, and our dear Emperor has entrusted all of these tasks to one person, even commentating on several games in a row."

"Can't she tell that a good opera voice is hoarse? Doesn't she know what the consequences would be if such a high-intensity commentary match was handed over to a horse racing girl? Haha, our emperor, on the surface, says fairness and justice, and that all horse racing girls are happy, but in reality, she has her own little thoughts."

Sirius wore a subtle smile, clearly expressing his long-standing dissatisfaction with the double-standard rule embodied by Rudor. While this had little to do with her actions today, since she was intent on causing their beloved Emperor to lose his composure, it was imperative for Sirius to do so.

Furthermore, Sirius's words did reveal many of Rudolph's hidden agendas; these actions were inherently irrational. Even though Kitano initially disbelieved it, after Sirius listed these irrational aspects, he was clearly a little shaken and couldn't help but ask, "But why did the president do this? Good Opera shouldn't have provoked her, right?"

"No, no, no, Good Opera has provoked her, and it's a big deal." The smile on Sirius's face became even wider. She obviously knew that Good Opera and Rudolf were symbolizing each other because of Kitano's audition, so Rudolf was giving Good Opera a hard time.

However, if this were to be said out loud, I'm afraid Kitano would not believe it. After all, even Sirius himself did not believe it at first. The dignified president, the symbol of the next head of the family, would actually be so possessive of a man whom he had met a few times and had some feelings for, and had no intention of giving her to anyone else.

If she didn't believe it at first, then Kitano, the clueless fellow, would be even less likely to believe it. Therefore, Sirius changed his strategy and said to Kitano, "Because of this selection competition, Trainer Kitano, Good Opera and our Lord Emperor have argued before. Good Opera thought that even horse girls without trainers from the advanced division could participate in this competition, but the Emperor felt that this violated the so-called fairness and rejected Good Opera's proposal."

"And now, arranging this position for Good Opera is also to make the few horse racing girls who were originally interested in the Higher Department behave themselves. It's the principle of killing the chicken to scare the monkey. Otherwise, where will her dignity as the president be? You should understand, right?"

"This is too much of a conspiracy theory..." Kitano was a little bit unconvinced when he heard this. He could be said to have grown up watching Rudo Symbol. He just couldn't believe that Rudo Symbol was someone who would make things difficult for other horse girls just to maintain his own authority...

Kitano turned to look at Good Opera, the horse racing girl he trusted the most and the one least likely to lie, and asked, "Good Opera, is this true?"

"Don't worry, my princess. Sirius's words were certainly exaggerated, but I did have an argument with the president about this matter."

Sirius' words were certainly not lies. At that moment, Good Opera nodded and smiled, saying, "I really wanted to stand with my dear Princess, but it's a pity that I missed the best opportunity this time."

"But it doesn't matter, my dear princess. As the Overlord, I will definitely find another opportunity! When I bring back a magnificent victory that can be used as a gift, I will once again -"

"Okay, good opera, protect your voice and don't talk for now."

Kitano straightened his face upon hearing this, confirming one point. While Sirius's words were undoubtedly heavily influenced by her own subjective opinions—after all, she had long disliked Ludo Symbol—if Good Opera had truly been at odds with Ludo Symbol and had been tasked with such a demanding task, then it certainly looked like she was sabotaging Good Opera.

Although Kitano was sure that Rudolph was not that kind of person, he did not do a good job in this matter. If even Sirius said so, other people might also notice this, which would have a bad impact on Rudolph's reputation.

"It's okay, good opera, I'll talk to the president about this."

Kitano had also made up his mind and said to Good Opera, "I'll get the president to agree to let you rest tomorrow. I'll let others handle the live broadcast and commentary. Tomorrow, you should take good care of your voice and not do anything unnecessary."

"Oh? Trainer Kitano, are you saying that you want to confront the Emperor yourself?"

Kitano's words made Sirius slightly stunned. Then he asked in a somewhat teasing tone: "I thought you were a coward. How dare you quarrel with the president over a good opera?"

"Sirius-senpai... I don't think the president and I will argue. This isn't a big deal. Good Opera isn't in good shape, and it would be bad for it to continue doing the commentary work. The president isn't unreasonable, so he'll definitely agree."

——Of course, if Rudolph really disagrees, Kitano might really have a symbolic quarrel with Rudolph.

Kitano may have low self-esteem, but he's not a coward. He has his own bottom line and principles. That is, no one can harm his horse girl. Even though Good Opera is no longer his horse girl, the past feelings are there, and Kitano can't ignore this matter.

Even if that person is Rudolph, and he is also someone he feels guilty about, but one thing is for sure, Rudolph is not right in this matter. Even if he really quarrels with Rudolph for this, Kitano will really dare to do so if he is provoked.

Forget Rudolph, even if it was JRA, what would it matter? It was as if he hadn't dared to confront those people back then. Anyway, he could start over. If they really pissed him off, Kitano would show those high-ranking people what the wrath of the common people was.

"Hahaha! You're really quite interesting."

Sirius seemed to see the determination in Kitano's eyes and seemed a little stunned, but then he shouted with joy and waved his hand, saying, "But you don't have to do anything. Just your words are enough. I will take care of the emperor's affairs. The opera will definitely have a good rest tomorrow, so don't worry."

Don't judge a person by appearance. Sirius thought so in her heart. She had thought Kitano was just a cautious and submissive trainer, but she didn't expect that he was not afraid of the Ludor symbol at all.

You know, even Sirius was just barely not afraid of Rudolph, but if she really had to have a symbolic contest with Rudolph, she would still feel inferior. But from Kitano's eyes, Sirius could not see any fear, as if he did not take Rudolph's so-called "emperor" and identity as student council president seriously at all.

This guy... is quite interesting. No wonder the emperor values ​​him so much.

Sirius narrowed his eyes slightly, and the smile on his lips widened a little. He suddenly felt that his reason for wanting to challenge Ludor's symbol had become more sufficient...

She is now starting to become a little interested in this guy named Ryuichi Kitano.

Chapter 097: Yoshishin's feelings towards Kitano change

After half a day of competition, Tresen Academy briefly returned to its former tranquility. As time slowly passed, it was late at night, which should have been the quietest time, but there was a horse racing girl who seemed unable to keep herself calm.

"Ha ha……"

"Faster, lead the field. Faster, lead the field."

"You can do the 2000-meter track, Mejiro Yoshinobu. Don't embarrass Trainer Kitano. You can do it."

At night, Mejiro Zenshin, wearing sportswear, ran as fast as she could around the roads of Tresen Academy. The ground she was stepping on was much harder than the racetrack. Although the Japanese racecourse was always jokingly referred to as "grass on cement ground", which greatly increased the danger for the horse girls during the race, it actually did have some effect.

For example, Japanese racetracks offer a significant advantage in speeding up the racehorses. Once adapted to Japanese racetracks, racehorses can generally run several seconds faster than those on European tracks. This is the advantage of these "highways."

The competition lasted for two days. Because of the heavy rain before the start of the race, the heavy racecourse on the first day was indeed extremely challenging for the quality of the horse racing girls. However, today's track was undoubtedly much better and could be classified as a "good horse racing track".

According to the believer's speculation, the track conditions tomorrow will return to their usual state, that is, a "good racecourse", and the hardness of the track will be only slightly softer than the ground she is standing on now, which is just right to simulate the track conditions.

If she couldn't beat Miura Bourbon, who also used the escape horse tactic, when running on such a surface, then she would have no chance of winning on the track.

While Shanxin was out for a night run, the horse girls from the Mejiro family also gathered in Shanxin's dormitory. However, they were wearing pajamas but did not have a pajama party. Instead, they were anxiously waiting for Shanxin's return.

"It's almost curfew time." Mejiro Ryan glanced at the time on his phone and said worriedly to the sisters around him, "Sister Shanxin has been in a bad state. After today's game, she locked herself in her room and refused to come out. Two hours ago, she suddenly rushed out saying she needed to practice, and she hasn't come back yet."

"Everyone, why don't we go find Sister Shanxin? Practicing hard all night is useless. With Sister Shanxin's current strength, it's impossible for her to defeat horse girls like the East Sea Emperor and Miura Bourbon..."

Ryan was halfway through his words when he slowly closed his mouth. No one liked discussing their sister's abilities behind her back, but everyone knew that what Ryan said was just a fact.

One night of hard training had the same effect as a week or a month of hard training. Given the time Mejiro Zenshin had wasted and his incorrect training methods, there was no way he could defeat the East Sea Emperor, who had been on the right path from the beginning.

Shanxin's talent isn't as strong as the Emperor of the East Sea. So, how can you, with just one week or one night of hard training, surpass a horse girl who's trained for years and even has greater talent than you? Is it just because you're Mejiro Shanxin? Of course not.

Even a miracle has to follow the basic law. In this situation, unless the three goddesses come down to earth to personally take charge, it will be impossible for the believers to defeat the Emperor of the East China Sea in tomorrow's final.

"But even so, Sister Shanxin will still train hard, right?" Mebai McQueen, standing nearby, shook his head and sighed, "Sister Shanxin just wants to fulfill everyone's expectations. She's doing this to make herself feel better... At least, after losing to the Emperor in tomorrow's final, she can tell herself she tried her best."

"Honestly, Sister Shanxin has grown quite rapidly this past week. If we were to pinpoint where she's failing, it's probably because we weren't able to help her find a method that works for her more quickly, right?"

"Yes, it would be great if we could discover Sister Shanxin's special talents earlier like Trainer Kitano." Dobo Mejiro on the side also nodded, feeling very sorry for his sister who had just ignited a little hope and wanted to desperately grasp this hope.

While they felt sorry for the situation, they also hoped to help their sister so that she could get Kitano's approval as soon as possible. They knew that Kitano was definitely willing to recruit Shanxin to join the team, but the problem now was whether their sister felt she was qualified enough.

If on the day of the finals, her sister felt that she was not qualified to be Kitano's trainer and refused, she would regret it to death.

"Don't worry, everyone." Mebiro McQueen saw that everyone looked so downcast, and with a reassuring smile, he said, "Although I haven't had much contact with Trainer Kitano, I'm sure he's noticed Sister Shanxin's condition."

"Let's rest assured. I think Sister Shanxin will be back safely tonight... probably."

McQueen didn't know where her unprovoked trust in Kitano came from, but when she thought that they could all see that Sister Shanxin was in a bad situation, she believed that Kitano would also pay attention to it, and with his personality, he must have seen it earlier than them and would have been prepared early.

As McQueen spoke, Dober beside him twitched his ears slightly and chimed in, "Yeah, everyone, there's nothing to worry about. Sister Shanxin will definitely come back. After all, she has to compete in the finals tomorrow. If she's not in good shape, Trainer Kitano will definitely not let her play."

"That's it." Meanwhile, Mejiro Mitsuaki, who had been slow and silent the entire time, answered with her eyes narrowed, looking as if she could fall asleep at any moment. Mejiro Rein glanced at her sisters in astonishment, muttering to herself, "What's going on...it feels like everyone understands Trainer Kitano so well...except me?"

……

On the other side, Shanxin was still running on the campus. Finally, Shanxin's physical strength reached the limit. This was her nth two thousand meters, but the energy consumption of sprinting at full speed was different from that of jogging, especially for Shanxin who used the escape tactic. She had to maintain her rhythm and speed at all times.

However, Shanxin discovered a very difficult thing, that is, she could indeed run faster, but her pace would be the same as the feeling of being forced by the Emperor of the East China Sea today. In the end, her endurance would be exhausted and she would not have the strength to run the entire course.

If he ran the entire course at the same pace, he would be gradually approached by the Emperor of the East China Sea and would not be able to widen the gap. He would be no match for the Emperor of the East China Sea at all if he fought to the last leg. He would even have to face two other escaped horses with a faster pace, Miura Bourbon and Qingyun Sky.

Mejiro Zenshin is currently facing the awkward situation of being neither as good as the best nor as bad as the worst. However, endurance cannot be cultivated overnight. Zenshin is now caught in a period of self-doubt, muttering sadly to himself, "Really? If I had known earlier, I would have trained more with McQueen and Ryan. Why did I neglect training? I really don't understand!"

"I'm definitely not qualified to be Kitano's trainer... I'm so lazy and so untalented... I can't do it, right?"

The believer fell into a state of self-pity, and it seemed that only regret was left in his mind. He regretted why he had wasted so much time in the past and why he had given up on himself at that time. Obviously, he could have done better.

At this moment, the believer suddenly felt a chill on the side of his face, as if attacked by something cold and wet. He subconsciously raised his head and looked to his side with a vigilant look.

"Thank God, believer, you didn't dislocate my jaw."

"Trainer Kitano? When were you here?"

Shanxin looked at Kitano Ryuichi beside him and suddenly felt that this man had been teleported here. How could he not have noticed him? Shanxin looked at Kitano who took a few steps back with a towel in one hand and a cup of cool drinking water in the other. His initial vigilance gradually relaxed.

"I was out for a night run, too, and I just spotted you." Kitano walked over, handed the item in his hand to the believer, and said softly, "You're the only one missing today's massage. You didn't reply to my email, so I came out to look for you."

Fake. Kitano never had the habit of running at night. He guessed from the beginning that Shanxin's personality would definitely not stay in the room tonight, but would go out for a night run to relieve boredom. Today, he specifically asked the other three women to have a good rest, canceled the massage, and deliberately did not send a related message to Shanxin, just to free up enough private space for Shanxin to relax.

——At least, Kitano put his own personality into Shanxin, thinking that he would definitely want to do so. He always said that the personality of Shanxin now is very similar to his past self.

"Practicing hard here all night won't be productive. It will only affect your condition for tomorrow's match. How about a good massage today and then some rest?"