Uma Musume : The Trainer Who Just Wants to Live

"Huh? Trainer Kitano? Why is half your face so red? It looks like you slept on the desk all night. Didn't you sleep in bed last night?"

"..."

The day after receiving Gold Ship's "massage," Kitano woke up to a feeling of soreness all over his body. Although he was used to waking up from pain, this time was clearly different.

When he woke up, he found his two legs occupied by the two horse girls beside him, and his chest was encircled by one arm from each of them, as if they were about to divide him in half...

It was in this environment that Nakayama Festa woke up first. And as the sleepy little horse girl slowly got up, she finally discovered him, who had somehow ended up in the same bed with her.

...Was she sleepwalking? Had she not woken up from her dream yet? Such thoughts flashed through her mind.

But soon, she noticed the other ash-haired horse girl lying beside him... and when she saw this sister, whose figure was better than hers and whose talent was also more outstanding, with half her chest covering his face, her initial confusion quickly turned into clarity.

"What—are you guys doing?!"

SLAP!

...And so, he was woken up from his sleep in this situation.

But fortunately, the red mark on his face was not from her slap. It was the result of Gold Ship's mountains covering his face all night. Her merciless slap had landed on the... buttocks of the sleeping Gold Ship, who was still hugging him tightly.

Should I say that even when she was angry, she still had a trace of reason, not to inflict her violence on him? But the end result was that from this morning, she had been giving him the silent treatment, following his instructions but giving no other response.

"Did you have a fight with that girl, Trainer Kitano?" Beside him, Symboli Rudolf, who had arrived early at the training ground this time, immediately stood by her familiar trainer's side when he arrived with his two charges and began to ask about his life in this new playthrough.

"It's not really a fight... but she'll probably hate me for the rest of the day."

The wheelchair-bound Kitano shook his head lightly, his tone a little uncertain. On the contrary, hearing that he seemed to have had some unpleasantness with Festa, the tail of Rudolf behind him began to wag a little more vigorously, a sense of comfort rising in her heart.

But even though she was secretly pleased, she still tried her best to maintain her meticulous smile. After an imperceptible deep breath, she slowly "consoled" him:

"That must have been hard for you, Trainer Kitano."

Ah... I must be very ugly now, right? Just standing by his side, I feel like the feelings in my heart are already hard to contain.

This... urge to monopolize the only position by his side. I'm not supposed to be such a jealous horse girl, why do I feel so... happy just hearing that his relationship with his charge is a little disharmonious?

Perhaps because of the past misunderstanding, repeatedly witnessing her childhood friend, whom should have been hers, being lovey-dovey with other horse girls, with scandals everywhere, all her love for him in the past had turned into a soaring hatred. This had twisted her feelings for him from pure expectation to a vengeful hatred. From love to hate, from hoping to stand by his side to wanting to trample him and C.B. under her feet, this period of her career had been too long.

And what made this feeling even more uncontrollable was his death later on. After all her misunderstandings about him were cleared up, all her past actions turned this hatred into self-blame, guilt, and a heart-wrenching sorrow. This feeling, after several major baptisms, had fermented into her current feelings for him...

—The long-suppressed feelings, after a heartbreaking farewell, had finally poured out all the love and hate. At this moment, even she herself could hardly contain this overwhelming emotion. Having witnessed the eternal departure of her "white moonlight" once, her eyes could no longer accommodate anyone else.

But she still had to endure, because there was one thing she had not yet verified—his memory.

Whether he remembered their past experiences was a very big factor in her next move. If he remembered, then she had to show her "different" side as much as possible. She should have "selective amnesia," slowly hinting at the beautiful memories of their childhood, and cutting off all the unpleasantness later on.

And if he had also lost his memory, then it would be much more convenient for her. She could boldly pursue him directly. With her connections, power, and means at Tracen, wasn't it extremely simple to pursue a lovelorn young man who had no one to dote on him besides her?

As for his illness... what a joke. Her Symboli family lacked everything but horse girls who could produce results! They were the most powerful horse girl family in Japan!

But how to verify the existence of his memory, she naturally had her own plan. It's just... now was not the time to implement it, because there were some filthy flies still buzzing around.

"—Speaking of which, you probably don't know yet, do you, Trainer Kitano? Lately, Special Week-san, as well as Oguri Cap and Suzuka, seem to be making plans for after graduation."

"Hm? Ah, it's indeed almost that time."

And faced with this sudden topic, he, who knew nothing about the bet, was naturally completely unaware. But Rudolf just smiled faintly and said as if just chatting:

"A while ago, I saw them seem to be teaching some juniors in the academy. They've set their sights on the position of trainer. Perhaps in the future, Tracen will have a few more horse girl trainers who have won G1 races."

"—Perhaps in the last few months of this year, your two charges will meet the first charges they've taught on the racetrack. I hope you won't feel any pressure from this."

"Oh? Oguri and the others want to be trainers? I've never heard them mention it."

This news from Rudolf also made him a little surprised. As their former trainer, he knew very well that the three of them had no plans for their future after graduation. They probably thought they could stay by his side and continue to live the same life at Tracen.

And now, she was saying they were already looking for a way out, planning to become trainers after graduation? His first reaction to this news was joy, but he soon frowned.

The reason was simple: being an excellent horse girl didn't mean they could become excellent trainers. Reading and teaching are two different things. At least, he didn't see any of the necessary conditions of an excellent trainer in the three of them...

Oguri? If she became a trainer, she would probably impose her own experience on her charges, making them eat a lot before every race. But ordinary horse girls didn't have her powerful stomach. They would probably all become fat foals.

Special Week. With her muddle-headed personality, she probably couldn't even explain the technical terms properly. Let alone whether she could pass the central license exam, even if she did, she would probably end up in a situation where she would say, "I can't explain it, I'll just show you how to run."

As for Suzuka... he was most worried about her. If Special Week and Oguri could teach by example, she probably couldn't even do that—was her explosive escape something an ordinary horse girl could learn? And besides that, she had almost no research on other running styles. She herself was a horse girl who acted on her whims.

These three as trainers... would it really be okay? But fortunately, he had gotten the news from her in advance. He might be able to offer them some help and pass on some of his knowledge.

And at this moment, his thoughtful expression was clearly seen by Rudolf. And her smile widened even more, to the point of being a little twisted, as she secretly clenched her fist behind her back!

She had deliberately told him this news because she now knew that his lifespan was directly linked to whether his charges could win races. And now that she had three more charges personally trained by excellent horse girls as her competitors, he would subconsciously see them all as his "obstacles."

Although their bet would be invalid after these three months, her dear Kitano didn't know this. With this "gap," in the future, when he approached these three horse girls again, he would have some reservations—he would definitely not want to hand over his know-how to three strong competitors, especially when it was linked to his life.

Bit by bit, I will dismantle his trust in these stray cats around him, make him wary of them... When that time comes, my good opportunity will come!

This time, the "white moonlight" in his heart, the first person to extend a helping hand to him, will still be me! Rudolf made such a resolution in her heart. At that moment, her eyes, flashing with an extremely strong stubbornness and determination, only reflected the one person she wanted to get...

You will always be mine, my dear trainer. I will not let anyone take you away from me again.

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