The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

So, the "entrustment" that Grandmother mentioned... probably just meant entrusting Sister Shanxin to Trainer Kitano's care for three years, right? Thinking this, Aldan felt a little relieved, but she didn't realize that she had even subconsciously deceived herself.

The head of the Mejiro family obviously didn't expect that Ardan would be so obsessed with this question. After a long while, he shook his head and said with a laugh, "Was my performance just now too obvious? Even my granddaughter saw it. It seems that I was too hasty."

"Huh?" Aldan seemed to be still unresponsive and tilted his head in confusion.

"I do have this idea...but I haven't decided yet."

The head of the Mejiro family seemed a little tired from walking. He stood still, leaning on his cane and whispering to the dazed-eyed Ardan beside him, "I've seen this child, Kitano, and I think he has a very good heart. It's a little strange that, despite his extraordinary talent, he's surprisingly not arrogant... No, rather, he's a little too humble, too modest."

"But this child is very capable. We have so many exclusive trainers in the Mejiro family, but none of them can see Shanxin's talent and expertise. Yet, he did. Even if it's just a coincidence, it shows that this child and Shanxin's personalities are very compatible."

"Then, let's have Shanxin take his place in the team in advance. If Shanxin really has this idea in the future, with such an excellent trainer, capable and young, I don't think there's any reason to refuse such a good young man from becoming a member of our Mejiro family."

The head of the Mejiro family thought a lot, the first of which was the relationship between Kitano and Zenshin. What the head of the Mejiro family could be sure of was that Zenshin must have some feelings for trainer Kitano.

This is not difficult to understand. He is a child who is just beginning to fall in love. Kitano is good-looking and talented, and he has also developed Zenshin's abilities. According to the news from the head of the Mejiro family, Kitano has been very dedicated to Zenshin this week. He has even been in and out of his trainer dormitory several times, and their relationship is quite harmonious.

Tresen Academy is an almost closed environment. Here, most of the people that young horse racing girls will fall in love with are trainers, because they support them almost wholeheartedly. Everyone is putting a lot of thought into making arrangements for them, just so that they can achieve their goals.

In this environment, it seems natural that a horse girl would fall in love with her trainer. And the head of the Mejiro family also hopes to use this unhealthy, but in some sense very convenient, practice of the Tresen Academy to cultivate the relationship between Zenshin and Kitano.

At least... we can't let such an excellent trainer fall into the hands of the symbolic family... When the head of the Mejiro family thought of this, he felt a little depressed.

Although the Mejiro family and the Yuzhi family appear to be in the same boat, helping each other and cooperating in many other areas, in the end, there are still many conflicts over resources between the two families. Among them, the issue of trainers is where the two families have the most friction.

A good trainer is paramount to a racehorse family. However, in this regard, the Mejiro family seems to be slightly inferior to the Yuko family. After all, the head of the Yuko family, the Speed ​​Symbol, is a stubborn old man who will do anything to achieve his goal. In terms of fighting, the Mejiro family head is indeed no match for her.

But at least for now, it seems that the Yuzhi family has not made any moves to snatch Kitano away... This makes the head of the Mejiro family feel relieved.

But what the head of the Mejiro family did not notice was that beside her, Aldan fell into a long silence after listening to her words. She placed one hand on her other arm, grasping it with a little force, as if she was trying to suppress her emotions in this way.

Sister Shanxin... and Trainer Kitano?

Yes... Grandma is right, the two of them should be the most suitable combination. Looking at the expression on Shanxin's sister's face, she should realize in the future that she likes Trainer Kitano, right?

Isn't that good? But why don't I feel happy at all?

Aldan gritted her teeth slightly. Her lips were pale due to her poor health, but now for some reason her face turned slightly red, as if an indescribable anger was rising from the bottom of her heart?

But Aldan didn't know where this indescribable anger came from. When she looked up at the green leaves of Tresen College, she always felt that the color was a little dazzling no matter how she looked at it.

Along with a breeze, a green leaf slowly fell and happened to land on Aldan's head, making Aldan, who was always known for his gentleness and elegance, almost puff out his mouth in anger.

This feeling... Should I go see a psychiatrist? Aldan took off the green leaf on her head and threw it aside. At this moment, she just wanted to go back and have a good sleep to relieve her depressed mood.

Chapter 120: Holy King Halo's Reluctant Tears

Kitano and Shanxin were unaware of the situation on the Mejiro family's side. Kitano just wanted Shanxin to join his team, although he might have some thoughts about Shanxin in his heart.

No, it should be said that for the virgin Ryuichi Kitano, he basically has ideas about any horse girl. Unfortunately, as a virgin, he does not intend to take the possibility and risk of breaking up the relationship with his responsible person to ask his responsible person whether he likes him - unless his responsible horse girl takes the initiative to confess, otherwise he guarantees that he does not have the courage to do so.

Moreover, Kitano really didn't want his relationship with the horse girls to change during the three years of service, because he knew very well that love might make horse girls burst out with more powerful power than before, but the risk of breaking their own limits was also huge.

Kitano does not want his horse girl to do anything beyond her own limits - temporary victory and failure are bearable for Kitano. The only thing Kitano needs to think about is how to make his horse girl run longer.

For example, a certain alien horse and an old chief who has no horses left are the best proof. Perhaps a temporary record can bring infinite glory to the horse girl, such as the miraculous resurrection of the Emperor of the East China Sea, which directly raised her level - and then what?

The Emperor of the East China Sea still could not avoid the reality of re-fracture after this match and retired. This match certainly brought her endless honors and a great achievement that will be recorded in the history of the world, but it could not change the fact that her career ended from then on and she was left with a lot of pain.

If it were just a horse, Kitano might just sigh, after all, racehorses are the product of such an environment, and such is their fate... But the problem is, what appears in front of Kitano now is not a horse, but a racehorse girl.

Each of them is so pure and innocent, smart and vivid. Kitano has traveled through time for so many years. Although he believes that he still cannot change their predetermined fate, the only thing he can be sure of is that they are not codes, nor are they just a simple portrait. Each of them is a living person.

Even though they know that they have the protection of the so-called three goddesses, that fractures can be treated without surgery, that even illnesses can be healed over time, and that they have physiques much stronger than humans, this still cannot change the fact that some horse girls lose their strength significantly after fractures and have to endure pain and self-doubt.

Kitano didn't want to see his horse girl go through the same experience as their prototypes... He had experienced it himself, the kind of pain of watching his horse girl, enduring the pain of broken bones, watching other horse girls run and win on the track day after day, while even if his heart wanted to run, he couldn't continue to move his legs as before.

As for illness, he didn't want to experience it even more. Kitano had experienced this kind of torture in the first round of Miura Bourbon, and he didn't want his horse girl to go through it too, not anyone else.

Therefore, Kitano guaranteed that he would not have any relationship beyond the limit with his horse racing girl during the three years that she was in service.

And relationships don't just bring benefits; they can also have negative consequences. What if you break up? There are plenty of cases at Tresen Academy where breakups have caused horsegirls' performance to plummet, leading to a loss of motivation for training and racing. Otherwise, why would Tresen Academy insist on not allowing relationships?

Furthermore, Kitano was currently leading a team, not just a single horse girl. If the relationship between the trainer and one of the horse girls changed... it might affect the overall team spirit, and Kitano couldn't risk that.

So, what's the point of dating? After you get through these three years, you can date whoever you want. It's fine if you want to have 11 children like Yamato Akagi, but during the three years of military service, just train hard, run well, and protect yourself. Don't think about these extraneous things.

"Well, Shanxin, let's go to the backstage exit to find Bourbon and Miyu. They should be waiting for us there."

"Uh-huh."

However, Shanxin's attitude at this moment seemed a little different from her usual sunny self. She seemed a little silent, and her eyes were evasive when she looked at Kitano.

Obviously, at this moment, the believer, like her sister Aldan, had a rather profound understanding of the ambiguity of the word "entrust" that her grandmother had said.

Calm down, Mejiro Yoshinobu. Your grandmother probably just simply entrusted you to Trainer Kitano for three years of service. It's no big deal, so don't think too much about it.

Anyway...if Grandmother really wants Trainer Kitano to marry into her family, she'll probably use a child from the Mejiro family who's better than herself, right?

Moreover, there are so many horse girls around Trainer Kitano who are prettier than her. Bourbon, Mi Yu, and Sheng Wang are all prettier than her. Trainer Kitano probably won't like her either, right?

Well, it seems that I must have been thinking too much. My grandmother probably didn't mean that. I should just get along with Trainer Kitano as before.

Thinking this way, Shanxin suppressed all the random thoughts in his head. In front of Kitano, he saw Shanxin, whose horse ears were drooping, recover his former spirit at a speed visible to the naked eye. He showed his familiar sunny smile and said, "Okay, then I'll be leaving first, Trainer Kitano."

"From today on, you can no longer call me 'Trainer Kitano,' Yoshishin."

Facing Kitano's smiling face, Shanxin was slightly stunned. The next moment, her smile became even brighter. She nodded and said softly, "I understand - Trainer. Is this correct?"

"Well, go find Mi Yu and Bourbon. I have to go find the Holy King now."

Kitano smiled and nodded upon hearing this, clearly very pleased with the respectful address "Shanxin." As expected, a child born into a large family, the politeness of this address was exactly the same as Luduo's, very particular.

"Classmate Shengwang? She's a little hard to convince. Does she need my help?" Shanxin blinked when she heard that. She certainly knew that Kitano would recruit Shengwang Halo into the team. After all, now that she, Miyu and Bourbon had joined the team, it was logical that Shengwang Halo, who had worked hard with them for a week, would of course join Kitano's team.

However, Holy King Halo's personality... that's a bit of a challenge. A proud and arrogant horse girl like her, she completely adheres to the "either first or lose" philosophy. Although Holy King Halo's performance in this race was quite good, fifth place was still a significant achievement for a competitor.

Especially when combined with the previous performance and strength of the Holy King's aura, it is even more remarkable. But even so, Shanxin and Kitano are very clear that the Holy King will not be happy about this, but will only feel angry.

"Don't worry, I should have a way." Beiye, who had dealt with the Holy King before and now believed he had mastered the correct method, was confident that he could persuade the Holy King to join his team. He said to the believer, "Just wait for my good news. I will do my best to persuade the Holy King. Of course, if necessary, I will ask you for help."

"Well, good luck to you, Trainer-kun."

Upon hearing this, Shanxin smiled at Kitano and watched him walk slowly backstage. He stared at Kitano's back and after a long moment, he slowly exhaled and muttered to himself, "Trainer-kun... This feeling isn't bad. I wish it could last forever."

Being able to work on the same team with so many talented horse girls and improve together under the guidance of the same trainer, Shanxin was very satisfied with his current results, but he couldn't help but have another thought in his mind.

If everyone has become Trainer-kun's horse girl now, in the long run, will Trainer-kun still have the energy to be as considerate to me as before?

If only he were my personal trainer... then I wouldn't have to worry.

"Wait, why would I think that?"

When the believer had this thought, she immediately came to her senses and shook her head. She knew of course that this was not a good idea. When she first met the Sun God Datuo, she had also thought of a similar idea. It would be great if the Sun God was her only friend - but this idea was wrong.

The believer knew he didn't have anyone close to him, but the idea of ​​wanting to monopolize someone was ultimately wrong, no matter what the excuse. He quickly shook his head, ignoring the dark thoughts deep within him, and turned toward the exit.

However, her slightly red ears, which she realized belatedly, proved her inner restlessness. Her heart, which was gradually becoming full, continued to expand outward. Perhaps in the future, more thoughts that would make believers feel dark would be born.

……

On the other side, Kitano also asked a few horse girls and found the lounge where the Holy King's halo was. But this time, he did not intend to knock on the door. The methods he adopted when facing the Holy King and the believers were different.

In order to make the Holy King open up his heart, his attitude must be a little tougher. First, he would force her to listen to him, and then he would stroke her to make her happy. With this combination of hard and soft tactics, the Holy King would have a certain probability of expressing his thoughts.

Although it is troublesome, it is the Holy King Halo after all, so there is nothing we can do.

Thinking of this, Kitano placed his hand on the door handle and said in a deep voice, "Holy King? Are you in there? I'm coming in."

"Click."

Not getting a reply, Kitano pushed open the door, but was faced with the Holy King's Halo, who had his back to him and turned his head slightly.

But what surprised Kitano was that the Holy King Halo who turned around at this moment did not look as angry as he had imagined, nor did he look like the familiar arrogant and sulking person.

At this moment, the Holy King's halo looked tearful, with both pupils red. The moment she turned her head, the traces of tears in her pupils were still clearly visible.

Kitano had planned everything, but he never expected that after the game, Saint King Halo was not angry about his defeat, but was instead here... crying.

In contrast, Kitano had been fully prepared, but this sudden scene hit the softest part of his heart. He stepped forward almost as a conditioned reflex. Facing the Holy King Halo who quickly turned his head away from him, Kitano's eyes no longer had the helplessness and ridicule he had before entering the door, but were filled with helplessness and heartache.

"Holy King? Are you okay?" Kitano put his hands on the Holy King's shoulders. This was the first time in this round that he was completely panicked.

Chapter 121: The Face-to-Face Confrontation between the Holy King and His Daughter

"Holy King, are you okay?"

Kitano placed his hands on Saint King Halo's shoulders, feeling her body shaking with sobs. He felt so sad in his heart. As for the draft he had thought of before about how to face the angry Saint King Halo, he had thrown it out of the window long ago.

Kitano Ryuichi has been a trainer for n games. It can be said that he has seen all kinds of storms and even killed himself several times. However, there are only a few things that Kitano has no idea what to do once he encounters them. He is at a loss and doesn't know what to do.

The first thing was that his horse girl broke her bones; the second thing was that his horse girl cried.

Admittedly, Kitano has actually taken over several horse girls who are prone to crying. Not to mention those in the past, just to talk about the recent ones, Mi Yu is a horse girl who often cries when she is hit. Theoretically speaking, Kitano should be experienced in dealing with crying situations.

But the reality is just the opposite. No matter how many times he does it, when faced with the crying horse girl, Kitano will completely degenerate from a trainer to a clumsy old father who is comforting his own crying and hurt daughter.

Most of the time, when faced with tearful Uma Musume, Kitano's approach is one and the same: he offers them a chest or shoulder to vent their feelings and let them have a good cry. Many things don't require excessive words, or even the phrases of "I'm always here for you." Simply giving them a place to curl up and cry, and holding them, is the greatest support they can offer.

However, this method is very effective for some horse girls who are usually very strong, but the target this time is a little different, that is the Halo of the Holy King.

A person who will get angry if you show her pity, and will get even angrier if you show her pity when she's hurt.

So this time, even Kitano couldn't think of any good solution for the time being, so he had to try to put his hands on the Holy King's shoulders and guide her to turn around and face him.

However, Kitano soon felt some resistance. It was obvious that Saint King Halo didn't want to face him in such an awkward state. Seeing this, Kitano was silent for a moment and then said softly, "It's okay... No one else here will see it. Just think of me as a wall. I will never tell anyone and I didn't see anything."

After Kitano finished speaking, he felt that the resistance he encountered was a little less, but it was still not enough to make the Holy King Halo turn around. This made Kitano choose another method after a moment of silence.

"Then I'll turn around so I can't see."

"I know you don't want to talk or see anyone right now, but I don't think you should lock yourself in the house alone... At least, this way I and others will worry."

"If you want, I can lend you my back. Of course, if you don't need it, I won't force you. I'll leave in a minute. I won't let anyone disturb you until you calm down."

As he spoke, Kitano slowly released his hands from Saint King Halo's shoulders. Saint King Halo's head, which had been lowered, seemed to react slightly. Unfortunately, Kitano had already turned around, with his back to Saint King Halo, and said softly, "I'll be leaving in a minute. Don't worry, no one will disturb us here."

"..." However, even though Kitano said so, after Kitano turned around, he did not feel any movement from the Holy King's halo, neither any touch nor any weight.

But all of this was within Kitano's expectations... After all, that was the Saint King's aura, how could it be so easy? It had taken Kitano a whole year to finally break through the Saint King's aura's defenses. Now, he and the Saint King had only known each other for a week, and while progress was considered rapid, it was unrealistic to expect the Saint King to be honest just like that.

But even if it was useless, Kitano just wanted to express an attitude - an attitude of "I always care about you."

Sometimes, the attitude expressed through a single action is far more effective than saying "I care about you" a thousand times or ten thousand times. Of course, this assumes that Saint King Halo needs his care right now. If she can't accept it, forcing her to do so will only lead to disgust. When someone believes they need to maintain a strong protective shell, forcibly breaking it will only have the opposite effect.

Kitano turned around. He could not see any movement of the Holy King behind him. He only heard the sound of the Holy King's aura sobbing slightly reduced, but there was still no movement.

However, Kitano did not give up. He said one minute was one minute, and he had been counting silently in his heart. He would only stay a little longer and would never leave early.

Time passed second by second, and Kitano still didn't see any action from the Holy King's Halo, but he still waited for the Holy King for more than twenty seconds.

Just before Kitano was about to leave, he suddenly felt a gentle touch from behind - like a palm resting on his back.

"can."

"This time, I am the one who grants you the power."

The next moment, Kitano felt a sensation similar to that of the Holy King Halo pressing his profile against his back. Although it was not like the feeling of Mi Yu burying his entire body in front of him with his hands around Kitano's abdomen, this was already a huge improvement for the Holy King Halo.

At least now, she has learned how to rely on others instead of persevering alone. Sometimes, a person's perceived strength may seem more like bravado to outsiders, and this is what happened to people like the Saint King Halo.

At this moment, the Holy King's halo leaning on Kitano's back felt for the first time the breath on Kitano that made her feel particularly familiar. For a moment, she temporarily lost her strong exterior and gradually sank into Kitano's breath that made her feel relaxed.

But... I don't know why, but when I smell this scent, I feel like crying...

"I lost."

However, behind Kitano, the Holy King Halo pressed half of his cheek against it. Kitano was much taller than the Holy King Halo, and his back was very wide for the Holy King. Perhaps for this reason, the Holy King Halo finally revealed what she was thinking at the moment.

However, her tone was unexpectedly calm, as if she was not the one hiding in the room crying before. She was quietly narrating something that seemed to have nothing to do with her.

"You've done very well, Holy King." Kitano replied softly, "In a competition that was unfavorable to you, at an unfavorable distance, against such a strong opponent, what you were able to do has exceeded everyone's expectations."

"If you're unwilling to give up, then go and win it back next time. I believe that for a first-rate Saint King, a small defeat can definitely be turned back the next time, right?"

"You guy, has anyone ever told you that you are very cunning?"

"What... I thought you would laugh at me." Saint King Halo thought to herself. As the original initiator of this competition, Saint King Halo was absolutely confident of her victory at the beginning. However, this confidence gradually disappeared after a week of training with the other horse girls.

The Halo of the Holy King is not a self-deceiving horse girl. She knows that her strength is not as good as that of the Emperor of the East China Sea, Mi Yu, or Bourbon. She is not even 100% sure of winning against Mejiro Zenshin, whom she despised at the beginning.

In this situation, facing this failure, what made the Saint King feel even more sad was the lack of attention after her failure, and...

"You must be very proud of yourself, right?"