The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

Not only that, that incident also caused the biggest dispute between Kitano and Saint King Aura during the running-in period, and it was also the longest cold war before the start of the Classic Triple Crown. It even made someone like Kitano think of giving up several times.

Now, in a new round, Kitano will inevitably become the trainer of Holy King Halo again. As a horse girl who doesn't know what it means to make choices, Kitano certainly knows that she has to change her methods this time.

Therefore, facing the question from the Holy King's mother, Kitano smiled gently and helplessly this time, but said in a very firm tone: "If the Holy King still insists... then there is no need to oppose her idea, right?"

"After all, that's the Classic Triple Crown. Who wouldn't want to give it a try, no matter who is the horse girl? There are many horse girls who are not even as good as the Holy King, and they are all working hard towards this goal. Who are we to question, or even criticize, their right to pursue their dreams?"

"Instead of trying to stop her, I think we should just let her go this time. Rather than letting her feel bad and even think she has no one to support her, it's better to let the Saint Queen feel our support and encouragement, so she can step onto the field with full confidence."

"The path is something only the Holy King can choose. As her trainer, I might even be the person she trusts most when she steps onto the field. My job is to do everything I can to help her win once she has determined her goal."

“This is what I should do and what I should have done.”

Yes, maybe Kitano should have done this in the previous round... If so, maybe he really would have a chance to change the fate of the Holy King... But these were just hypotheses to him at the time.

Fortunately, he can start over. His assumptions from the previous round can be verified in this round. This time, Kitano plans to never go against the Holy King Halo on these issues and be a simple trainer - just like the trainer played by the player in the mobile game plot, just supporting her instead of questioning her.

Perhaps this would be better for the Holy King. This was also the reason why Kitano felt so guilty about the Holy King's halo. He always felt that his lack of support and trust in the Holy King during that time was the ultimate reason for the Holy King's failure.

However, his words now had a different meaning to the Holy King Mother beside him.

Especially when Kitano said that he would not stop the Holy King's dream but would support her wholeheartedly, the eyes of the Holy King's mother were already shining with an extremely bright light.

This silly daughter of mine! What good fortune did she have? Where on earth did she find such a satisfying husband?

Chapter 105: Sirius's Shattered Memories of Kitano

"The horse racing ladies have already passed the 500-meter distance. The pace of this race can be said to be quite fast."

On the commentary desk, Representative Qian Ming also maintained an interested attitude. As the most independent horse racing girl in all of Tresen Academy before a certain alien horse appeared, Representative Qian Ming liked this kind of unexpected competition scene the most. It seemed that everyone had a chance of winning, but in fact, many people had completely lost their chances from the very beginning.

This was the case with this match. When Representative Chiaki discovered that some horse girls were gradually being affected by Mejiro Zennobu's rapid escape and were forced to speed up, she knew that this horse girl named Mejiro Zennobu was the biggest factor influencing the outcome of this match, no matter what the result was.

The escaped horse in a race often determines the rhythm of the race, and the horse girl who uses the explosive escape tactic of Shanxin can be said to be the situation that the horse girl fears most in every race.

If a horse girl uses the escape tactic on the field, the horse girls behind her will only have two choices. One is to keep up with the opponent's rhythm and increase their own speed. However, the consequence of this is that their own rhythm will be affected and their physical strength will be consumed faster. For some horse girls with insufficient endurance, this choice will be very fatal.

But the other option is to leave it alone. But this method is not good either, because you don't know whether the opponent has the physical strength to support the explosive escape and lead all the way to the end. The most representative example is Silent Suzuka, she is the representative horse girl who can escape all the way to the end. Anyone who meets her in the race can only consider themselves unlucky.

But if you leave it alone, there is another way. That is, the horse girls who use this explosive escape tactic have one thing in common. They are all used to keeping a large enough distance in front, and they will feel weak in the last 600 meters or so. This distance is the most suitable time for subsequent horse girls to follow up.

As long as your last kick is strong enough in the last 600 meters, you can quickly narrow the huge gap. You can also choose to conserve your energy and not fall into the trap of the fleeing horse girl.

But the problem is... most of the horse racing girls present are new horse racing girls. Some of them were able to make it to the finals by climbing up from the bottom. How could they have such a strong last leg?

The reality is that Mejiro Zenshin's sudden escape directly accelerated the tempo of the entire game. For a moment, except for Miura Bourbon, who had a good memory and was experienced and could respond to changes with constancy, and Holy King Aura, who was extremely sensitive to the situation on the field and judged that she could not keep up, the tempo of all the horse girls was led away by Mejiro Zenshin.

Among them, even the talented horse girl that Luduo had high hopes for, the Emperor of the East Sea, had her rhythm affected.

"What a surprising scene. So, Rudolph? Who do you think will have the biggest advantage based on the current changes in the field?" Representative Qian Ming smiled slyly and shifted the topic to the side. It was obvious that Rudolph was a bit serious, and there was a flicker in his eyes, as if he was looking at a joke.

Because Representative Qian Ming is also very clear that the participation of the East China Sea Emperor in this competition was undoubtedly instigated by the symbol of Luduo, and now the performance of the East China Sea Emperor in the game is not good, and there is even a risk of losing momentum in the final game.

Upon hearing this, Representative Luduo glanced at Representative Qianming, then remained calm and said, "Mejiro Zenshin undoubtedly has the advantage now, but her initial decision to flee the entire field is also a significant drawback. She may run out of stamina later on. She's already a significant gap between her and the leading team... perhaps more than ten horse lengths. But if she loses speed, that gap will be quickly surpassed."

Emperor...you must not let Mebai Shanxin lead you in your rhythm. Luduo was also very worried at the moment, even putting Sirius's affairs aside for the time being, and focusing on the competition field.

However, the symbol of Luduo did not notice that in the fast-paced advance team, an inconspicuous chestnut-haired horse girl was following calmly at the end of the advance team. Surrounded by a group of horse girls, she did not seem to attract attention.

Even Rudolph didn't notice her, but she was the Uma Musume who was least affected by Mejiro Zenshin's escape throughout the game, except for Miura Bourbon and Holy King Aura.

"Ah! Not good!"

At this time, Rein Mejiro in the stands was watching the game nervously. When Shanxin used the tactic of explosive escape, she was very nervous. Suddenly, she screamed sharply, and the Mejiro sisters around her trembled all over.

"Sister Ryan, you scared me. What happened?" Dabo said angrily.

"Didn't you see?! Sister Shanxin was running so fast! But now she's slowing down!"

However, Rein Mejiro pointed nervously in the direction of Zenshin Mejiro, because Zenshin was the only one who ran to that location, so he was very conspicuous.

When everyone looked over, they found that it was just as Ryan said. Mejiro Zenshin's speed began to slowly decrease... Behind Zenshin, the figures of Qingyun Tiankong and Miura Bourbon, who were also fleeing horses, were approaching quickly. The gap of several horse heads was rapidly closing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Sister Shanxin—is this a stall?"

McQueen saw this and immediately realized what was happening. Ryan, standing by, scratched his head anxiously and said, "That's why you shouldn't run so fast in the beginning! We haven't even finished 1000 meters yet! Sister Shanxin is running so fast that she's exhausted all her energy!"

"We're going to lose this time! If we lose control, we might even end up in last place! Sister Shanxin!"

What Rein Mejiro said was soon verified. On the track, Mejiro Zenshin's speed dropped rapidly. Miura Bourbon and Qingyun Sky, who had a gap of several horse lengths behind Zenshin at the beginning, quickly surpassed Zenshin. Soon, the leading team was left, and Zenshin's figure suddenly went from being in the lead to just being stuck in the speed of the leading team.

"Mejiro Shanxin, did he stall? He was overtaken in an instant!" Even Representative Qian Ming was a little surprised. She thought Shanxin would stall, but she didn't expect him to stall so quickly. According to Shanxin's physical strength, if he ran at a normal pace, he would probably have a hard time running a mile race, right?

"More haste, less speed, that's it." Rudolph breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. However, she did not transmit this sentence directly to the audience through the microphone, but felt relieved in her heart.

Without the interference of Mejiro Yoshishin, I believe the emperor can find his own rhythm, right?

"This is a good opportunity!"

At this moment, the Emperor of the East China Sea on the field also thought so. At the beginning, in order to keep up with the rhythm of Mejiro Shanxin, the Emperor of the East China Sea spent a lot of effort to avoid being left too far behind. Now, seeing Shanxin lose speed and fall, the Emperor of the East China Sea also saw the opportunity.

But...why does it feel like it's getting so crowded? Everyone's so close to me.

However, the emperor realized something belatedly at this moment. She saw several horse girls whose names she did not recognize or remember, who seemed to be blocking her attack route intentionally or unintentionally. Just when she was trying desperately to catch up with the pace of the game, a simple encirclement network had actually taken shape.

"Wait! Don't get in my way!"

The Emperor of the East Sea then realized something was amiss. He, the dignified Emperor, was actually surrounded by these horse girls whose names he couldn't even remember?!

"It seems that the emperor has finally experienced the counterattack of the mediocre against the genius."

Not far away, where Kitano and the Holy King's mother were standing, Sirius could be seen slowly approaching. Glancing at Kitano beside her, she seemed to notice that he wasn't surprised by her presence and asked with a smile, "It seems, Trainer Kitano, the horse girl you had high hopes for this time didn't perform well. The Mejiro family's horse girl is a bit overconfident."

"Whether you're overestimating yourself or not, it's hard to tell until the very end, Sirius Senior."

But Kitano was very calm when he heard this. Although he also felt that Shanxin's chances of winning this time were not high, if he said that Shanxin's performance was just that good, then he would definitely underestimate Shanxin.

However, at this moment, Kitano's uncharacteristically confident smile made Sirius's eyes slightly dazed - although she had not met Kitano many times, her impression of Kitano was that this man was actually quite timid. He seemed to be not very confident about anything and had no personal opinions. He just did whatever others said. Why did that guy Rudolph Xinxiang fall for this man?

But now, for the first time, Kitano's face showed a rare expression of confidence - although this was not confidence in himself, but confidence in Mejiro Zenshin, but it was this expression that made Sirius suddenly remember something...

"We're going to the Arima Kinen? Seriously, didn't our Emperor count the last Japan Cup victory? Third place, huh? Doesn't first place count as a win? Aren't you worried that she'll be too tired from fighting so many matches in a row to be in good shape?"

"And you, you bastard, although I know you can't help our dear emperor, you can't be so blind to such a thing, right? Are you really going to work yourself to death to help her recuperate for a month and then ensure that she has the strength to run the Arima Kinen? You haven't had a good rest since the Chrysanthemum Viewing Festival, right?"

"Actually, I was planning to let Rudolph rest, but he insisted on having another fight. Moreover, in this Arima Kinen, I believe Rudolph will be able to avenge his previous defeat."

In Sirius's shattered memory, the weathered man turned his head slightly, revealing half of his profile to Sirius. He smiled faintly and said, "I trust Rudolph. If she says she will win, then she will definitely win. As for me... although I can't do anything to help Rudolph in the competition, I will support her ideas without hesitation."

"She and I are a team. She said she wants to win, and all I have to do is believe her."

That was the first time Sirius Symbol met that man, the first time they talked, and also the first time... She felt jealous of Ludor Symbol, who was her childhood friend but now her enemy.

I'm jealous that she has someone who supports her wholeheartedly, but she... doesn't know how to cherish him at all. She just treats this man as a tool to recover as quickly as possible after her battles... She wants someone who really supports her so much, but until now, there is still no one who truly belongs to her and treats her sincerely.

It was also from that day that an idea arose in Sirius's mind, an idea that she had never had before.

She wanted to snatch this man from the emperor. Since she didn't cherish him, it would be better to let her sister love this man on her behalf.

Chapter 106: Sirius's jealousy and resentment towards Ludor

"Why are you still hanging around that Emperor? Isn't she already the student council president? Logically, your relationship should be dissolved, right? Why haven't you guys separated yet?"

"You've already installed Qi Cao and Narita Hakujin as vice presidents. Without my help, it wouldn't have been that easy for them to get promoted. Why haven't you separated from that guy yet?"

"I heard you met the head of the family? The old woman? Oh, this is a bad sign. With that old woman's stubborn personality, she would never agree to you two being together. You two should separate quickly."

"Listen to me, you guy. If you don't want to wake up the next day and find yourself in a sack being sent to Manhattan, then listen to me. I'll give you a ticket to France. You can go there and hide for a while, a few years at most. When that old man thinks you've given up, you can come back. Then I'll help you two elope, so what?"

"Why are you suddenly telling me this? You look like you're about to die."

"Wait, don't do something stupid like that. Wait for me, where are you? I'm going to find you now."

"For that guy, is it worth it? What can you prove by doing this? For a woman you have only known for seven or eight years, are you going to do this..."

"Why...you never even looked at me from beginning to end."

"Rudolf... I hate you. I hate that you're even more cowardly than him. You're a coward who's bluffing on the power of others. All your prestige is just an act! Facing a being more powerful than you, you're the one who gives up first. You actually—from the beginning to the end, didn't even care about what that person thought!"

"Give him back to me, give me back the man you don't want, give him back to me!"

……

"Sirius-senpai? Sirius-senpai? What's wrong with you?"

"Ha." However, Kitano's call woke Sirius from her trance. She shook her head subconsciously, driving out all the memories that should not exist like broken glass from her brain.

However, when her gaze turned to Kitano again, she found that the young man in front of her had a strangely similar face to the middle-aged man with a weathered face with whom she had countless conversations in her memory.

Yes, exactly the same outline, exactly the same look and pupil color. Although he looks much younger, you can still see the similarities between the two people and that same feeling.

But... what are those memories? What's going on? Could it be that this world still has... past lives?

"No, no, it's nothing..."

However, when Sirius raised her head and looked at Kitano again, when she saw the familiar face in front of her, her heartbeat actually quickened a bit, which was rare. She subconsciously turned her head away and pretended not to care.

What was going on? She was the symbol of Sirius, the second strongest of the Symbol Family, the most determined and dashing horse girl in the entire Symbol Family besides the Rudo Symbol, and she blushed just by looking at this man?

Was it because of that memory? But that memory made no sense—in that memory, this guy clearly looked to be at least forty years old, so how could he look like he was only twenty now?

Could it be that because of this inexplicable memory, she had a strong feeling of liking this man, treating him as if he were the one in her dream? Wouldn't that be too strange?

Wait, there really is someone like this by her side? There really is this person...who, for no apparent reason, suddenly falls in love with the person in front of her.

Suddenly, the Sirius symbol seemed to have figured something out, and her dear childhood friend, the Emperor, and the Ludor symbol appeared in her mind.

This guy, hadn't he inexplicably become a different person, falling in love with Trainer Kitano? This kind of thing would never have happened before. Rudolph seemed approachable, but in fact, no one could break through her defenses. She had too much on her shoulders, and she would never discuss her partner before.

Unless... there was only one possibility. Sirius, whose past memories had suddenly awakened, came up with this very strange, but once accepted, extremely reasonable conjecture.

——Unless, that guy also has the same memory of "another time and space" as her, and she believes it to be true!

Only this possibility could make the student council president, who was impartial... or at least seemed kind and fair on the surface, suddenly become so jealous and cautious.

That's why she later made things difficult for Good Opera because Good Opera contradicted her.

That's why she was so wary of Sirius. If she had any thoughts or moves to get close to Kitano, she would be on guard like a hen protecting her calves.

That's why she was wary of Qi Cao and Narita Bairen. The two vice presidents who trusted her so much were strict and petty day after day.

All of this, all the irrational things, seemed to be explained by this. At this moment, Sirius seemed to have a sudden enlightenment, explaining all the irrational things that Rudolph had heard and experienced during this period.

Even Rudolph is like this? Could it be... that these memories are real? Is this a gift from the Three Goddesses? Are we really someone we met in a past life?

And in his previous life... he stayed by Rudolph's side, but what about this life?

Suddenly thinking of this, Sirius subconsciously glanced at Kitano Ryuichi beside her with the corner of her eye, but when she caught a glimpse of Kitano's face again, she felt her heart skip a beat and quickly turned her head away.

Ugh… w-what's going on? Why is his reaction so pathetic? He's like one of those women in cheesy novels who loses their composure when they see a handsome guy.

Calm down, calm down, Sirius symbol, you are Sirius, the most handsome horse girl in all of Tresen Academy, restrain yourself.

"Huh..." After taking a deep breath, Sirius managed to control her restless heart. However, what she was thinking about now was something else.

If, if these things in her memory are true... then doesn't it mean that Qi Cao, Narita Shirahito, Chiaki and others may also remember these things in the past like her and Rudolph?

Although Sirius could tell from their expressions that these three people obviously had no idea about these things, but now that besides her, there was also Ludor who knew about the past, Sirius felt that these three people might also have the same past memories as them due to coincidence.

And if they also "wake up"...will they still help her like they did today?

After all, in Sirius's memory, Kitano Ryuichi was the envy of the entire student council, with eyes ranging from admiration to passion, even the desire to possess him. If it weren't clear to everyone that this man had been reserved for Ludor from the outset, how could Kitano have lived such a peaceful life in the student council? Did they really think that Qi Cao, Narita Hakujin, and Representative Chiaki were easy to deal with?

Besides, it wasn't like some people hadn't tried to snatch it from Rudolph before...that person was now sitting on the commentary stand with Rudolph, but she gave up for some reason later on, and Sirius only knew a few details.

No, we have to think of a way to prevent these three women from getting close to Kitano again. Having an emperor is already troublesome enough, and Sirius doesn't want to have three more powerful opponents.

In particular, Kitano today may not have any memories of the past, that is to say, he is now only unilaterally marked by Rudolph, and has not actually reached the point of mutual affection as in his past memories. At this stage, the fewer enemies he has, the better.

Sirius, thinking this way, didn't realize that he had quietly believed in the memory he had just recovered in a trance. And Kitano didn't realize that Sirius's trance had actually made her recall what she had done in the first round...

"We're almost at the final turn! Qingyun Tiankong is leading the race, with Miura Bourbon close behind! The East Sea Emperor is breaking through the encirclement! Breaking through! The East Sea Emperor is launching a charge!"

At this moment, Qian Ming's excited voice rang out again. The East China Sea Emperor, who had finally found an opportunity to break through at the final bend, ran forward with all her might. Her unique talent, the [Emperor's Dance Steps], was also driving her body forward at this moment!

"First place is mine!!"

After much difficulty, he broke out from the encirclement of the horse girls. In fact, as a skilled man, the Emperor of the East China Sea did not spend much effort. However, in the last section of the distance, a slight delay may affect the entire situation. No one wants to be tripped up at this time, even if it is something that can be solved with just a little effort.

The East Sea Emperor, who had broken free, didn't care about the racehorse ladies behind her who had lost speed while shouting "oysters". Her only thought was to rush forward quickly and try to overtake Miura Bourbon and Qingyun Sky in the final straight to win the race.

There are still 600 meters left... I should be able to do it! As long as I run as hard as I can, I will definitely win!

As the East China Sea Emperor was thinking this, he suddenly heard two dull voices coming from behind him. Following the voices, two figures slowly appeared in his peripheral vision, and they rushed forward quickly with powerful kicks that surprised the East China Sea Emperor.