The thoughts of Matikanefukukitaru were currently unknown to Mejiro Palmer and Kitano Ryuichi. Although he was startled by the divination result, he was clearly more focused on Mejiro Palmer, who was pulling him out. He quickly put the result to the back of his mind.
Rather than worrying about the future, it was better to solve the problem at hand. After all, she was the person recommended to him by his senior and Mejiro Ryan. Although he didn't know why she was keeping her distance from him, if there was a good opportunity to win her over, he had to try.
However, before he could speak, she turned around. Palmer, who was quite tall for a woman, was half a head shorter than his 185cm height. Still, she put her hands on her hips and smiled at him.
"So, Trainer Kitano, can I have your email? That way, you can just message me when you want to come out, and I'll come and get you right away."
"You're really taking Fukukitaru's divination seriously," he said, a little surprised. She seemed to be taking her words as gospel. Palmer just chuckled.
"It's better to be safe than sorry. Besides, her divinations are very useful! She predicted I would meet a benefactor, and she pointed right in your direction!"
She seemed to have great faith in the result. But then, her tone changed. With one hand on her hip, she said to him with a hint of apology:
"But, Trainer Kitano... I'll be honest. Although I agreed when Ryan first introduced me, I don't really want to be your assigned Uma Musume."
"I could feel that," he said, a bitter look on his face, though it quickly returned to normal. It wasn't the first time he had been treated this way.
In previous loops, there were girls who had bluntly refused him. Most of them didn't trust him on their first meeting, or felt his talent was mediocre and they had other choices... After all, in those loops, he didn't have the "genius" halo he had this time.
Although all those girls eventually became his charges, he still felt a little melancholic being rejected now. Am I not sincere enough? Why do they all have to be so difficult before they accept me?
Feeling a little unwilling, he asked with confusion, "But I still want to know why? Did I do something to be disliked?"
"No, no, that's not it." Fearing he would misunderstand, she quickly waved her hands. "It's my own reason. I feel our compatibility... isn't very good."
Compatibility? Ah, so that was a tactful way of saying his ability wasn't good enough. He felt he understood. After all, she was a Mejiro. Girls from such a large family rarely teamed up with talentless trainers. Their families valued honor greatly.
Rudolf was like that back then... He seemed to recall some past events, a sad expression on his face, but he quickly suppressed it.
The next moment, what she said overturned his thoughts. She nodded.
"I... although I'm a Mejiro, and Ryan and McQueen's older sister, I don't have their talent."
"Trainer Kitano, you're a genius trainer, aren't you? The youngest to be hired at Tracen at 21. The academy even held a special competition for the position of your charge, right?"
As she spoke, a troubled look appeared on her face. "A Uma Musume like me isn't worthy of being your charge. The girls participating in the selection race, any one of them is stronger than me, right?"
"If I became your charge... I'd be envied by everyone. So don't worry about it. Although it was Ryan's request, I still have ways to refuse. I think McQueen is more suitable for you."
However, she didn't notice that her words had made his expression a little strange. She thought her talent was not worthy of such a good trainer, but she didn't know that her words had unintentionally hit a soft spot in his heart.
After a long moment, after countless thoughts had run through his mind, he slowly asked:
"...Haven't you thought about participating in the selection race?"
"Are you an idiot? Wouldn't I just be eliminated in the first round?" she said, looking very defeated, her shoulders slumping.
"Look at who's participating! Their theory grades are good, and they train hard. I'm not that kind of genius who can catch up in a week. Wouldn't I just be humiliating myself if I went on stage?"
"And I haven't even figured out my own running style... Why can McQueen and Ryan find theirs so quickly, but I can't? Am I dumber than them?"
She felt very frustrated whenever she brought this up. She was the older sister, but her two younger sisters' talent had always been better than hers. When they trained at the Mejiro household, they were always the fastest learners.
And her performance in running was mediocre. She was better at golf. But as a Mejiro, they were given the mission of winning the "Tenno Sho" from birth.
And so, with her mediocre performance, she was naturally overlooked by the family. Now, the family's resources were concentrated on Ryan and McQueen. As for the slower-witted Palmer, no one disliked her, but she herself still felt unwilling.
Especially when relatives always liked to compare her to her more outstanding sisters, which troubled her greatly. At those times, she always wanted to do something to prove herself, but she still couldn't outrun her two younger sisters.
Over time, even after joining Tracen, her performance was not outstanding. Ryan had found her desired trainer a long time ago, while she still had no progress.
Unable to find a suitable running style, unable to find a suitable training method. A Mejiro Palmer like this, naturally no one thought she would be the one to achieve the Mejiro family's goal. Naturally, she drifted to the fringes of the family.
She was usually optimistic, sociable, and approachable, without any of the airs of a young lady. Soon, she psyched herself up and gave him a big smile.
"Sorry, I said some unpleasant things. I hope I didn't affect you, Trainer Kitano."
"So, see you tomorrow? I'll show you around Tracen. You just arrived, you probably need a guide. I'll introduce you to some fun places!"
She smiled and was about to leave. However, before she could take a few steps, her hand was suddenly grabbed.
Surprised, she turned around to find that he had approached her at some point. His dark eyes were staring straight at her. After a long moment, he spoke.
"...What if I said I could help you find a way to win the selection race, and become my assigned Uma Musume fair and square, student Mejiro Palmer?"
"If you're willing to believe in me, in this one week, I will use my not-so-vast knowledge to help you undergo a transformation, as much as possible. I don't know, are you willing to give it a try?"
A mediocre self, and a mediocre Uma Musume.
He had to admit, at this moment, he felt that Fujiwara Reiko's words were right. Perhaps, this Uma Musume before him was the closest existence to him.
They were both ordinary, both unable to discover their own talents, and seemed to be equally insecure, yet as optimistic as a fool.
But the difference was, he had his own advantages. He might not be able to raise her level to any great height, but his memories and the knowledge he had learned from various Uma Musume could at least help her avoid some wrong paths.
Therefore, this time he grabbed her hand, as if grabbing the shadow of a past self who wanted to give up.
"...Trust me one more time. Just treat it as believing in yourself one more time, okay?"
"..."
Staring into his solemn eyes, she forgot to struggle for a moment. For some reason, she seemed to see a persistence in his eyes, a persistence she couldn't understand yet.
But she had to admit... that persistence had captured her attention at this moment, quietly changing her mentality.
...Maybe, giving it another try isn't so bad?
In the end, with her silent nod, everything came to a close.
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