The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

Just as he stepped into the team room, suddenly, a bright light turned on without any warning, scaring Saint King Halo so much that he almost froze in place!

"Holy King? Why are you here so late?"

On the other side, Kitano, who was sitting at the computer desk, slowly turned around. He was wearing the clothes sent by Mi Yu. Originally, everyone thought it was a thief who sneaked in here, but unexpectedly, it was the Halo of the Holy King.

The Holy King hadn't expected Kitano to still be here, and immediately shouted in panic, "You, why aren't you asleep yet at this hour?!"

"You guy—you think you're a horse racing girl! Even horse racing girls can't stand staying up late! You're not sleeping in the middle of the night because you think you're not tired enough recently?"

"Actually, I should have been asleep by now, but Bourbon came to give me a massage, so I took a nap and just woke up."

When he thought of this, Kitano felt helpless. His original plan was to complete the plan for those four horse girls whose names he could not remember, but Bourbon's arrival disrupted his plan. Now he woke up in the middle of the night and hurried to finish the plan, fearing that he would not be able to hand it in tomorrow.

There's no way. Those kids are eagerly waiting for Kitano to give them an improved plan tomorrow. They are counting on Kitano now. If Kitano disappoints them again, these horse girls will probably be very depressed, right?

Kitano put himself in his shoes and thought about it. If he were a mediocre student who was bullied when he was a junior high school student, and his junior high school was very focused on the admission rate, which led to most teachers judging students' character based on their grades, and he finally met a teacher who seemed to be different and who paid attention to every ordinary student, he would also hope that such a teacher could change himself.

However, in the end, he found out that the teacher he had high hopes for was only polite on the surface and would not actually help someone like him solve problems... To be honest, Kitano could empathize with that feeling of loss.

Pretty unreasonable, right? Prematurely placing expectations on others, only to feel lost when they're not reciprocated? But people are selfish, especially those with sensitive self-esteem. The more you think this way, the more you'll fall into a cycle.

Kitano has no intention and no ability to help every horse girl become successful, but now that he has agreed, he will do what he can.

Just like some people say that parents with higher education will try their best to prevent their children from repeating their own childhood tragedies, Kitano also hopes to do his best to change the fate of an ordinary child, especially since he can do it now.

"Okay, let's not talk about my business anymore, Holy King. Why are you still looking for me so late at night? What's the matter?"

"There's no time to discuss my affairs now! Even if you're just trying to arrange things for those horse girls, don't exhaust yourself!"

Saint King Halo, on the other hand, had no intention of explaining herself. Rather, she kept dwelling on Kitano because she couldn't explain herself. At this moment, perhaps because of the dream, Kitano's status in Saint King's heart had subtly improved.

"Really? What a useless fellow!" The Holy King also came to Kitano's side, watching Kitano who had obviously done only a little work at this moment, and said helplessly: "Leave everything here to me. They are just a few ordinary horse racing girls. As a first-class person, I can give them some advice, which will be enough for them to benefit from for the rest of their lives."

"While that's true, please leave this matter to me. Your knowledge, Saint King, may be... well... too profound for them. I'm afraid they won't be able to comprehend it."

Kitano, worried that the Holy King's halo might be unclear about the situation and write something haphazard, changed his tone to make the Holy King feel more comfortable. Kitano didn't dare leave this kind of question to the Holy King. Only someone who understood the situation could write these training arrangements. Even at the basic level, different horse girls couldn't be generalized.

Bei Ye must be careful about this, otherwise it will harm the other person's life. Seeing that the Holy King looked so worried, Bei Ye also found it funny and said, "Okay, I'm not a child. I still know how to take care of myself."

"Saint King, you should go back to sleep quickly. You still have training tomorrow. If you're not in good shape, the gap between you and everyone else will widen."

Based on Beiye's understanding of the Holy King, this move would be a sure kill. The Holy King, who always prided herself on being the best, could not stand being surpassed by others.

Kitano believed that once he used this trick, the Holy King would compromise. However, at this moment, Kitano did not know that his position in the Holy King's heart had long since changed.

Seeing that Kitano was unwilling to compromise, the Holy King was silent for a while. Finally, she gritted her teeth and did something she didn't expect.

"Since neither of us is willing to give in, there's nothing we can do."

The next moment, Saint King Halo slowly took a few steps back and took out the bedding and pillow she had slept with last night from the cabinet beside her. She placed them on the sofa in the team room and casually walked over, staring at Kitano intently and saying, "You continue, I'll just watch you. When you go to your room to rest, I'll leave."

"Holy King..."

"Don't bargain with a top-notch person like me! I'm not negotiating with you here, I've already made a decision!"

Although Saint King Halo also felt an instinctive sense of shame at this moment, the latent sense of crisis in her heart and the concern for Kitano that was difficult to describe in words still made her make such a decision.

"Not just today, I will come here every day to check on your rest. If you stay up all night for a day, I will stay up with you for a day. You are a first-class trainer, and everything you do should be under my supervision!"

"Okay, now, if you don't want me to stay up late, please finish the work at hand as quickly as possible."

"I surrender."

However, seeing how determined the Holy King's aura was, Kitano, who was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, decisively put down his mouse and keyboard, stood up and walked towards the room.

But even so, Beiye didn't see any signs of the Holy King's aura rising, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Holy King?"

"It's nothing. I'm just afraid that you'll just be perfunctory with me and get up in the middle of the night to work secretly." A smile of "I expected this a long time ago" appeared on Sheng Wang's face. At this moment, she seemed to have grasped Kitano's trajectory of action - thanks to the memories brought by the dream, she had a deeper understanding of Kitano's character.

"I'll mercifully rest on the sofa today. Good night then."

Chapter 211: What do you want me to give you in return?

"Huh?! You're changing my trainer?! Why?! Mom! Tell me! Why?"

After suffering a crushing defeat in the Classic Triple Crown, Saint King Halo returned to Tresen College with the help of Kitano after a period of depression. In the last Arima Kinen race of the year, she still lost in fifth place due to her lack of adaptation to the long distance, ending her shameful classic year.

However, after experiencing the blow of the classic year, the Holy King's aura has undoubtedly become much calmer. He did not seem too upset when facing failure again. After all, this was an expected result, and Kitano had guessed it long ago.

However, this time Arima Kinen's defeat, which ended GI's four-game losing streak, seemed to have brought dissatisfaction and criticism from many people. The target of this criticism was undoubtedly the "ineffective" Kitano Ryuichi.

After all, no matter what, he was the trainer of Holy King Aura who was made public after the Yayoi Sho. However, before the Yayoi Sho, Holy King Aura had a good record of 4 wins in 3 games, and was undoubtedly the favorite to win the Classic Triple Crown. But after Kitano took over Holy King Aura, the several consecutive losses, from the surface, were undoubtedly caused by Kitano's incompetence.

The criticism from viewers who do not understand professional knowledge is mostly about the sharp decline in the performance of the Holy King Halo after Kitano took over. However, they do not know the bloodline of the Holy King Halo, nor do they know what distance adaptability is. It is understandable that Kitano is criticized.

Of course, in addition to the audience, there are also fans of Shengwang Halo, and some reporters - Shengwang and Kitano had a falling out because of the news. Kitano had always given unilateral explanations in the past, but now it seems that he can no longer suppress it.

Multiple reasons finally broke out after the defeat at Arima Memorial, but fortunately, Kitano was not fighting alone this time... He finally got the help of the Holy King's Halo.

At the press conference after the Arima Memorial, Kitano was interviewed by Saint King Aura. When a reporter mentioned to Kitano "whether Saint King Aura's four consecutive defeats in the GI team after he took over Saint King Aura were caused by his incompetence", the usually dignified Saint King Aura cursed at the reporter. The press conference ended abruptly in Saint King's rage.

However, the criticism and influence from the outside world were secondary. What made the Saint King feel even more unacceptable was the doubts from another person, the person closest to her...

"This is my decision, Holy King. Your new trainer clearly doesn't have the ability to control you. Doesn't the four consecutive defeats in this classic year of GI prove it?"

The Holy King's mother was also standing in front of Kitano and Holy King's Halo. This international fashion designer was a very busy person, but she took time out of her busy schedule to come and see the two of them. Obviously, Holy King's Halo's performance this year was really too bad, so bad that even her busy mother couldn't stand it.

The words of the Holy King's mother also made the Holy King's aura speechless. The Holy King's mother turned her gaze to Kitano, who had been bowing his head to the side, and said lightly: "Kitano Ryuichi, right? I don't want to say much about the classic year. You should also understand your performance. Now, I officially inform you that your position as trainer will now be taken over by me personally."

"I will not allow my first-rate daughter to follow a third-rate trainer. Whether as a former horse girl or a current fashion designer, I am first-rate and can definitely take over your job."

"Now, get out of here and let me have a good talk with my daughter..."

"Shut up! Mom! I don't allow you to say that about him!"

However, Saint King Halo, who had just finished the press conference, heard another slander against Kitano, even though it came from his mother. Saint King Halo was instantly furious and refuted it, yelling at his mother: "You! You don't know anything at all! What right do you have to slander him! You clearly know nothing!"

"I did lose! I lost miserably! But I lost with all my heart! So what if I'm not as skilled as him?! Even if I'm not as skilled as him, it has nothing to do with him! He did nothing wrong!"

"I've been in the industry for two years! Even though you're my mom, have you ever cared about me? Have you ever paid attention to my training? Have you ever even handed me a towel or a bottle of water?! You haven't done anything! Why should I replace my trainer?"

"If this is your decision! Mom, this is the last time I'll call—"

"Stop! Holy King!"

However, just as Saint King Halo was yelling at his biological mother in anger and was about to say something extremely bad, Kitano, who had been keeping his head down, reacted in time and stopped the desperate Saint King Halo.

He stopped the outspoken Saint King Halo from cutting off his own retreat and immediately stepped forward. After exchanging glances with Saint King's mother, he took the initiative to speak, "Madam Saint King... I know that Saint King's current defeat is directly related to me. I can understand your intention to deprive me of my trainer status."

"I won't beg you to give me a chance. I can give you this trainer status if you think you can teach better than me."

"Kitano?!"

However, before the Holy King's aura could speak, Kitano stopped it again and continued to speak to the Holy King's mother, "However, please grant me one request... Let me continue to stay by the Holy King's side and continue to assist her."

"I've already reviewed her failures this year. I've realized that the next races suitable for her are the sprint and mile races. I've already made plans for her. I think... I should still be useful to the Holy King."

However, the words that stopped the Holy King's halo made the Holy King's mother realize that if Kitano had not stopped him, the words the Holy King would say in the next second might be a break with her as a mother, and she was also afraid.

As for Kitano, who had prevented all this from happening, and how much her daughter valued him now, Saint King Mother didn't think for long before nodding and saying, "I can agree to this, but you are not allowed to participate in Huanhuan's training. I will arrange that myself, and you will only be responsible for her life."

"Thank you." Kitano breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, he remembered something and continued, "I'm sorry, but I have another request."

"Don't push yourself too far."

"Yes, I know, but this is very important. Please listen to me."

Bei Ye straightened his expression and spoke to the Holy King's mother word by word, "Regarding the Holy King's competition schedule, I may not be qualified to speak now, but there is one thing I must insist on."

"Don't let the Holy King participate in the mud race. No matter what the reason, you can't let the Holy King run on the mud. This is my bottom line."

……

"What are you doing! You bastard! Why did you give up your trainer position to Mom? What are you thinking?!"

"Holy King... If you don't do this, given your mother's stubborn attitude, you might not even be able to continue being a Uma Musume. Don't you still want to prove your bloodline and ability? Therefore, this is our bottom line."

"Besides, it doesn't matter to you who the trainer is. This is where I can make concessions."

Facing the subsequent questioning about Saint King Halo, Kitano handed the position to Saint King's mother without any hesitation. He knew that from this year on, Saint King's losing streak would come to an end. He also understood that this handover meant that he would still live up to the reputation of "waste trainer". From then on, Saint King's only GI winning streak would have nothing to do with him.

But for Kitano, what is more important is the future life of Saint King Halo. She cannot cut off her own path like a child. She can be ignorant, but Kitano cannot just stand by and watch.

"Don't ever say that to your mother again, Holy King. No matter how serious the quarrel between mother and daughter, she is still your mother. From now on, she is the one who will accompany you throughout your life."

"She won't leave you, but I don't necessarily mean I won't. So, Holy King, be more mature. This is the best path for you."

"As for me... let me help you withstand all the abuse and doubts. This is the only thing I can do for you."

……

"Wake up, Holy King, it's time to get up."

"Woo..."

In a daze, Saint King Halo was awakened from her sleep, but when she opened her eyes, Kitano's familiar face that appeared in her dream appeared in front of her again.

It was still that familiar smiling face, as if he wouldn't be discouraged even if he suffered a great injustice... The Holy King gradually regained consciousness and murmured, "Good morning... You're up so early this morning."

"You slept too soundly. Here, I've made you some coffee. Take a sip to wake yourself up. Be careful, it's too hot."

Kitano was also very considerate and handed Saint King Halo a cup of freshly brewed coffee. At this moment, his dark circles seemed to be heavier than yesterday, and the power adapter of the laptop that had just been turned off still retained some warmth.

But Beiye didn't tell Saint King about all this. He didn't want to make this worried young lady worry. He just smiled softly and said, "I cried so much while sleeping. Saint King, please wash up properly. I'll bring you breakfast."

"Thanks."

Saint King Halo took a sip of coffee, and as if she had regained some energy, she subconsciously touched her cheek. Sure enough, the remaining tear marks explained Kitano's words.

But Saint King Halo knew exactly why these tears were shed... because she was moved by the man who had devoted himself to her, who had always cared for her even in the most difficult times, and who had even shouldered all the doubts she had previously faced...

Why are you so nice to me, you... You care about me so much both in dreams and in reality.

You asked me...what should I give you in return...idiot.

Chapter 212: Qingyuntiankong: Hard, hard fist

"Everyone, here are your respective schedules. Just like I promised, take them."

"Really?! Thank you, Trainer Kitano!"

After receiving the plan with their names and photos on it from Kitano's hands, the four horse racing girls who had made an agreement with Kitano also bowed deeply to Kitano - apart from this, they seemed to have nothing else to thank Kitano for.

Of course, given the level of admiration these four children have for Kitano, if Kitano said he wanted them to help him lose his virginity, he could complete the quad kill that day and successfully be admitted to the VIP ward of the orthopedic hospital. But this is not Kitano's purpose. In a sense, he is doing this to satisfy his past regrets and pursue a kind of spiritual satisfaction.

Besides, if he and the other horse girls jumped... I'm afraid his fate would be terrible. The other horse girls on the team would definitely look down on him. He's been a virgin for so many years, and he can't help himself for a moment? There's no need to cause trouble for himself.

"Don't thank me with words. If these plans are effective for you, then repay me with better competition results. That's the correct way to thank a trainer."

Kitano didn't act too friendly towards these four horse girls. There was no need to be. After all, they would never see each other again in the future. The correct way to avoid being harassed was to leave them immediately.

"These schedules... there are so many of them, so densely packed with words. Would it be too much trouble for you?"

The red-haired horse racing girl named Sunny Flare, holding the plan in her hand, looked at Kitano with excitement and a little uneasiness in her eyes, and asked in a low voice.

At this moment, the other horse girls, including some from Kitano's team, also noticed that the planning sheet Kitano gave to these horse girls was not just a piece of paper to fool people. It usually had three or four pages, and each page was filled with dense words. Even if it was typed out on a keyboard, the number of words was incredible.

If this is just some advice on what they should do next and correct their running mistakes, it would be hard to believe.

"Let me see." The Holy King Halo on the side was the first to notice something was wrong and snatched the plan from the horse girl closest to him. Aldan, the Emperor of the East Sea and Bourbon Miura who were next to Kitano also took the plan from the other three horse girls.

As they watched, they all noticed something was amiss. Saint King Halo was the first to notice, and shouted, "Is this a schedule?! This schedules everything right up to the debut competition! You've already planned everything from training to debut?!"

"They actually have their own strengths and weaknesses, their preferred running styles, and their adaptability to different distances..." Aldan muttered to himself in disbelief. "Without a trainer, these things would have to be discovered by the horse girls themselves."

"There are even corrections on running methods. Trainer Sang has only been teaching me for a short time!" The Emperor of the East China Sea also noticed the instructions on running methods on the second page. The second page contained the same content all night, but there were corrections for the different situations of the four people.

"Here... is the training plan, the time and recommendations for the debut competition, and even the schedule?" Miura Bourbon and Mi Yu looked at a copy together, but were still surprised by the details.

Just as the Holy King's Halo had said, how could this even be considered the next step? This was already covering everything from training to the debut match! Suddenly, Kitano's several horse girls turned their gazes to him, all realizing the same problem.

"You bastard! You stayed up late again last night, didn't you?!"

Saint King Halo, who had been in the team room all night last night, stared at Kitano in disbelief. She couldn't believe that even with her in such a state, Kitano dared to work secretly behind her back, and she hadn't even noticed?!

Did I sleep so soundly? The Holy King thought about this and suddenly understood why Beiye woke up earlier than her this morning. It turned out that this guy didn't sleep all night!

"Don't try to fool me! Don't I know what you, a second-rate guy, are capable of?! You can't possibly finish such a huge workload in just a short while this morning!"

"Ahem... Actually, a lot of this is just copy-pasting. As long as I get the formatting right for the first part, the rest of the work will be pretty quick..."

Kitano's cheeks also flushed slightly, as if he had been seen through. He glanced at the Saint King's halo with a rather accusing look and said helplessly, "You will see if you compare them. In fact, many of them are exactly the same."

"Really? On pages two and three, a lot of things are actually the same."