"Welcome, everyone, to Nakayama Racecourse! I, Misato Akasaka, will be your commentator for today's race!"
"And what we are about to bring you is the first leg of the annual Classic Triple Crown! The G1 Satsuki Sho, a race that only the fastest horse girls of their generation can win!"
The voice of the commentator, Misato Akasaka, echoed throughout the entire racecourse. At this time, in a section of the stands, Kitano and his entire team were gathered, waiting for the race to begin.
"It's finally here... the Classic Triple Crown, the G1 Satsuki Sho."
"Kitano, you don't seem nervous at all."
At this moment, beside him, the two great eaters, Oguri Cap and Special Week, each held a paper bag filled with fried chicken legs and donuts. As Oguri stuffed a donut into her mouth, she couldn't help but ask him with some concern, "Aren't you afraid that Festa and Gold Ship will lose to Teio?"
"Afraid... to be honest, I was a little worried at first, but now, my mindset is quite peaceful."
Several months had passed, and Kitano, who seemed to have regained some of his spirit, also seemed to have finally revealed the slightly superior part of his genetic appearance. His eyes, which had been sunken due to his thinness, had returned to a normal level, and his fingers, which had seemed too long because of his thinness, now finally looked like they had some visible talent for playing the piano.
The reason for his good recovery during this period was naturally related to the performance of his several charges. Although Special Week and Oguri could only provide him with some help in managing the team and training, and the high-potential Invincible had not yet fully developed, the performance of his three main charges could be said to be remarkable.
Among them, the one who provided the most help was undoubtedly Silence Suzuka. After the G1 Mile Championship, she had participated in the G1 Osaka Hai in March of the same year as the GII Yayoi Sho, and had achieved an extremely beautiful victory in a situation where there were not many strong opponents competing.
Of course, he had to say that this was considered lucky. A horse girl like Mejiro McQueen, in order to rest and prepare for the highly competitive Tennō Shō (Spring) in April, had therefore signed up for the GII Hanshin Daishoten in March and was not in the same race as her. Otherwise, it would be hard to say who was stronger in that race.
However, it was worth mentioning that in this race, Suzuka had still defeated two horse girls he was familiar with—Taiki Shuttle and Mejiro Zenshin, whom he had guided before the New Year.
That's right. Since being guided by him and getting the promised notebook, although Zenshin had not joined his team, she had also begun to change her tactics and training direction as he had recorded. And perhaps for the convenience of learning and communication, Zenshin had still, as in the anime, become good friends with Taiki Shuttle.
And this Osaka Hai, rather than a challenge for Zenshin, was more like she wanted to personally experience the strength of Silence Suzuka, the best of the "explosive escapers."
The facts also proved that Zenshin, who was participating in a race with the explosive escape tactic recommended by him for the first time, performed very well. After Taiki Shuttle lost speed at the final turn, she became the only one to keep up with Suzuka's pace. It was just a pity that she lacked stamina in the last 100 meters and lost speed, falling from second place to seventh.
However, judging from her reaction afterward, Zenshin did not seem discouraged, but rather quite joyful. She had clearly found the direction of her efforts. He could already predict that this horse girl, who could even lead Tokai Teio by the nose, would shine brightly in no time.
And Suzuka winning the G1 Osaka Hai, plus defeating two famous horse girls, had also bought him a year and a half of life at once. This was the biggest reason for his current recovery.
And besides Suzuka, Nakayama Festa and Gold Ship also had considerable achievements. Because Gold Ship had participated in the GII Yayoi Sho, the unwilling-to-lose-again Nakayama Festa had also, under his advice, chosen the GIII Keisei Hai as a second-best option, finally winning her first major prize and also securing her qualification for the Satsuki Sho.
Coupled with Gold Ship's victory in the GII Yayoi Sho, he had gained a total of two years and five months of life in this March. His total lifespan had now extended to more than four years, which was why he was so at ease now and didn't care much about the result of the Satsuki Sho.
After all, to be fair, he also felt that the chances of them winning against Teio were very small. That being said, he couldn't stop the two girls from chasing the glory of the Classic Triple Crown, unless one of them took the initiative to propose avoiding the race.
"Besides, it's not like they have no chance at all. Working in isolation is not a good thing. They should also experience what it's like to fight against one of Japan's top geniuses. Teio can bring them pressure, but perhaps she can also help them find a way to defeat her."
"After all, the potential of the Gold Family's horse girls... should never be underestimated."
"That's right, Trainer Kitano," Mr. C.B., beside him, also leaned on the railing of the racecourse with a relaxed expression. She, who knew his secret, as well as Suzuka, Ardan, and the others, saw his current good condition and relaxed mood, and naturally understood that there was no need to worry about his time in the short term.
Therefore, C.B., after her big fight with Rudolf, was in a rare good mood and said to him with ease, "This race, you're just letting them experience Teio's pace of improvement, right? After all, during this period, her training intensity..."
"Mm, very hardworking. Even a little too hardworking... Is this the training that President Rudolf arranged for her?"
He also replied. During this period, he had naturally paid attention to Tokai Teio's training status, and was then surprisingly found that the training she had added for herself, without a trainer's guidance, seemed to be roughly the same as the training programs he had given to Nakayama Festa, Gold Ship, and the others, and even the training intensity was the same.
In fact, besides Suzuka's slightly weaker constitution, his training intensity for the two Gold Family horse girls and Invincible was relatively high among their peers. The reason he dared to do so was, on the one hand, that he had the fatigue-relieving potion from Tachyon. As long as he went to draw a tube of blood regularly, he could exchange it for a lot, which was enough.
On the other hand, it was their physical constitution problem. But there were also differences between horse girls. With the same training intensity, his three charges could bear it, but for Tokai Teio to be able to persist for so long... it was indeed a bit amazing.
After all, he still understood the personality of this "daughter" of his very well. She had known she was a genius from a very young age, so she had always regarded herself as a genius. This also led to her being quite fond of slacking off, with the reason being "anyway, I can catch up with everyone's progress with just a little effort" and so on...
Although it was true that she could achieve twice the result with half the effort in many things as long as she was willing to work a little harder, but her arrogant personality... it could only be said that if it weren't for him and Rudolf always supervising her back then, but letting her develop on her own, he always felt that she might waste her talent.
But now, if she was working hard because the Classic Triple Crown was imminent, he could understand. But for these several months of high-intensity training, he had to feel that she must have been stimulated by something, which made her really start to work hard.
"Is it because she feels threatened by Festa and Golshi?" He was also a little confused, but her high-intensity training also made him feel a hidden danger. He then turned to C.B. and asked, "C.B., a while ago, I asked you to give some extra fatigue-relieving potions to President Rudolf, right? Did you ask her if she had transferred them to Teio?"
"Mm, I've already handed over the extra potions to her as you instructed, and I specifically told her that these things are particularly useful for relieving fatigue, and are particularly effective for Teio and her current state."
"It's just that..."
C.B.'s gaze shifted slightly and fell on a position not far from them. Over there, Symboli Rudolf's figure, which was still straight even when sitting, was a little heartbreaking.
Although there was a long distance, both she and he, who had had a lot of contact with her during this period, knew very well... Rudolf was very tired now. All her composure was just her forcing herself to be energetic.
"...It's just that, how much did Rudolf and Teio listen to." A bitter smile appeared on C.B.'s face, and he also sighed a long sigh and said softly:
"During this period, for Teio's dream of an undefeated Triple Crown, President Rudolf seems to have worked very hard."
But I don't think... that's the case. In fact, C.B. also more or less knew that Rudolf's fatigue was not physical, but mental. Was it because her words back then had stimulated her?
From that day on, she had been unable to eat or sleep, using a large amount of work to fill the void in her heart. C.B. had learned from the complaints of Air Groove and Narita Brian, who were helping with the work, that this situation seemed to have intensified this year, to the point that the two of them were almost unable to bear it.
If this continues... it won't do. C.B. thought of Rudolf's ending in her previous life, which Kitano did not know... her heart also quietly made a decision.
She knew very well that he had always been worried about this "daughter" of his from a previous life. In fact, for her, who knew Teio's future ending, she also did not want him to witness his daughter, whom he had raised like his own, end up with nothing but the "undefeated Triple Crown."
She also didn't want the day to come when Rudolf was crushed by the infinite pressure as in her previous life. No matter which of those things happened, the most painful one would be the person she loved... she didn't want to see him in pain.
Therefore, between him, Rudolf, and Teio, she was also often moving around, trying to find a... way to protect all three of them, a perfect ending for them.
"Trainer-san, after the Satsuki Sho, do you want to go visit Rudolf together?" C.B. also took the initiative to make this request to him. And he, without thinking, nodded and replied:
"Of course, let's all go together. Although I've wanted to see her a few times before, she's always been unwilling to see me... saying she's very busy with work."
"At that time, let's also have Teio persuade her to put down her work and rest well... now, perhaps only Teio's words can make her change her mind."
I think that the reason she doesn't want to see you now is just because she's afraid she'll lose control...
And looking at this man she loved most, C.B. also knew that this meeting she had arranged was at the risk of him being swallowed whole by Rudolf. But compared to her collapsing and making him sad and tearful, she was willing to make some concessions.
"And now, making her appearance, with undisputed number one popularity—Tokai Teio!"
Unknowingly, the popularity stage before the race had already reached the final, number one popularity. And the moment Teio, in her racing silks and with a resolute face, stepped onto the stage, the whole crowd once again erupted in sensational cheers and applause. For a moment, it was as if the entire racecourse was shaking, which showed her popularity in this race.
"It's finally here." In the stands, Rudolf, who had extremely obvious dark circles under her eyes, was now unusually excited and nervous. Her arms, which were crossed over her chest, seemed very relaxed, but in fact, she had been pressing her trembling hands tightly under her armpits to prevent herself from showing her nervousness.
"...Don't be so nervous, Rudolf. This isn't like you."
And beside her, Mejiro Palmer also noticed her nervousness and couldn't help but place her hand on her sweaty palm. The slightly cold temperature also made Palmer frown slightly.
And since the Christmas Eve family banquet, Palmer had temporarily moved out of the Mejiro home and was temporarily staying at Tracen under the pretext of supervising her sisters' training progress.
And during this period, as the person who had been by her side the longest besides the two vice presidents, Palmer could still see that something was wrong with her... was it that she had been working too much and had passed the fatigue stage and was starting to get excited?
"Do you want me to give you a horse girl sleeping pill? You seem to be in a very bad state now."
"No need—I have to witness this moment with my own eyes."
And the tired Rudolf stubbornly shook her head, her slightly vacant eyes fixed on the racetrack. She was looking forward to Tokai Teio's appearance, and after this race, whether everything was as she had expected...
...
"Teio, drink this glass of milk first. After I finish processing the documents, I'll come and read you the precautions for the Nakayama Racecourse."
At the beginning of the year, Rudolf had asked Teio to come to the office under the pretext of teaching her about the racecourse. And in the milk she had given her, she had also silently put a piece of melatonin to help her sleep...
As expected, after she had deliberately prolonged the time for processing the documents, the young Teio, who had always had a good quality of sleep, quickly fell asleep under the effect of melatonin... And the moment she fell asleep, Rudolf also silently used her finger to press a thumbprint on the "contract agreement" she had prepared long ago.
And on that contract, there was clearly her already-written name "Kitano Ryuichi," as well as the thumbprint that she had gotten from somewhere, so much so that even he did not know.
Clearly, in his team, there was a "traitor" who had quietly reached a cooperation with Rudolf, and was deeply trusted by him, so much so that he and the others were completely unaware, and had been tricked into giving his thumbprint, which was then handed over to her.
"I don't know if this... will work."
And faced with this contract, which no matter how it was achieved, was definitely not a "forgery," Rudolf, after a moment's hesitation, silently stamped her own president's seal, as well as the official seal of Tracen Academy.
Thus, without him and Teio being aware of it at all, their relationship as charge and trainer had been quietly completed under her operation.
"Three Goddesses, bless me... I know that what I'm doing violates the spirit of the contract, and I also know that what I'm doing is unfair to Teio's will."
"But please, I want to save him... besides this method, I can't think of any other idea."
Rudolf bit her lower lip tightly, looking at the horse girls who were appearing on the racetrack one after another. Her slightly pale, sweaty face also couldn't help but show a hint of determination.
So, it has to be effective! This is the last thing she can do to help him!
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