I'm Ornn, and I'm about to be beaten to my knees by the Man-eating Horse Girl!

Representative Chiaki was stunned. She reached out and touched Maruzen's forehead, asking with some concern, "Maruzen, did you catch a cold last night, or did you get possessed while handling paperwork?"

"How could a human possibly ride at 100 kilometers per hour? Even a horse couldn't do that, right?"

Maruzen slapped her hand away, then sat up, looked into Chiaki's dark green eyes, and said seriously, "I'm telling the truth! He not only surpassed Ta-chan in explosive power, but he even did a nearly 30° cornering maneuver on a bicycle!"

"Not only that! He can drift with that car! He can even ride it upside down on his hands! I..."

Representative Qianming reached out and patted the excited red supercar, offering words of comfort in a strange tone: "Intellectual disability refers to intellectual development that is lagging behind or below the normal level for its age. Patients with this condition mainly exhibit lower than average social adaptability and comprehension, but they can still take care of themselves. According to a World Health Organization report, this condition affects approximately 0.3% of all humans and horse girls..."

"Maru Zen, you're tired. Rest for the night and we'll talk about it later! These are all just your side of the story, aren't they? Anyway, I won't believe it until I see the person you're talking about with my own eyes."

"Rather than believing in a superman who can pedal a bicycle at 100 kilometers per hour, I'd rather believe I'm the reincarnation of Oda Nobunaga."

Maru Zenki rolled her eyes. She was both anxious and angry, but couldn't immediately produce any reasonable evidence.

Damn it! I should have listened to the gas tank and bought a dashcam!

She gritted her teeth, recalling the man's smug figure, his annoying taunts, and his nonchalant departure, muttering to herself, "No, I must prove I'm not sick... no, I must prove that such a powerful person really exists!"

On the playground of Kasamatsu Tressen, it was now two days after the newly formed Radiance participated in the Metropolitan Championship.

Shining Radiance and Little Chestnut Hat were no longer on the playground. At this moment, the monster who was petting the cat was catching up on his cultural studies with the help of Shining Radiance. After all, he had missed two days of cultural studies when he went to participate in the May Championship. He didn't want his team to have a bunch of illiterate people. Cultural performance was also an important part of the horse girl's assessment.

Aoun looked at the light blue figure running towards him on the playground and nodded, saying, "Great, compared to two months ago, it's a complete transformation."

"If you continue to persevere, the Zhongjing Cup will surely be yours."

Fujimasa took a breath, looked at Orn seriously, and shook her head, saying, "No, it's far from enough. I'm still far from being able to achieve overwhelming power in the Chukyo Cup."

"It's not just me, Oguri, Mitsuki... we all need more and stronger power."

“Auen, I don’t want you to be confined to the local area for some inexplicable reason, thus losing your eligibility to go to the central government.”

At this point, Fujimasa March became somewhat agitated: "The URA Association is a bunch of idiots! You're so strong, why did they..."

A finger suddenly poked Fujimasa's forehead, interrupting her complaint.

Orn chuckled and said, "Hehe, don't rush. This is an adult matter. As students and players, we shouldn't waste our energy on this."

Fujimasa gently pushed away Orn's right hand and said anxiously, "But, Orn! They outnumber you, and you're all alone..."

"If even we don't support you! If we don't do our best to help you gain momentum! Then how can we continue to be your pillar of support?!"

Orn lowered his head in surprise, touched by Fujimasa's words.

Looking at the somewhat stubborn girl in front of him, Orn then noticed her slightly pale cheeks and the faint dark circles under her eyes.

The stirring emotions of the Fujimasa March made him reflect on his attitude towards them in this matter. He realized that he... seemed to have neglected the close connection between the trainers and their assigned members.

Unlike the somewhat naive Oguri Hat and Shinonome, who plays the role of the tsukkomi, the girl in front of them is more mature, but correspondingly, she is also more impulsive.

If he were to tell her the whole story of how he got involved in the power struggle within his family, he would probably be sitting in the car provided by Satomi Kazuki with Fujimasa March, armed with controlled firearms provided by the Mejiro family, and driving towards the Symbol family's mansion under the guidance of Kitajima Rokuro, staging a scene of speed and passion, right?

But Ornn isn't Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and this isn't a movie world. The cost of a physical confrontation is far beyond what the powerless and vulnerable Ornn can afford.

Therefore, faced with Fujimasa's well-intentioned questioning, Orn could only gloss over the matter with his sincerity.

Even though the horse girls seemed very precocious, he still regarded them as children who needed guidance.

It's not just because of his rich experience from two lifetimes, but also because of his definition of a "teacher."

As teachers and trainers, we should never allow our students to participate in such dangerous games.

All they need to do is run happily, strive, compete, and enjoy their youth.

Instead of thinking about how to gain more benefits and more power, and how to compete with powerful families,

This is a domain exclusively for adults.

"March, I understand what you mean,"

Orn lowered his head slightly, looking sincerely into Fujimasa's bloodshot eyes, and said, "Trust me, at most a month, things will be resolved satisfactorily."

"Think about why you wanted me to be your trainer, think about the reason why the Dolan team was formed. Isn't it because you trust me that you're acting this way?"

Fujimasa's expression wavered slightly; she was successfully swayed by the adults' subtle shift in topic.

Orn quickly pressed his advantage, saying, "Once things are resolved in a month, I'll tell you the whole story, okay?"

"In exchange, March, please stop worrying about my affairs and focus all your energy on the competition. That's the battlefield you should be on."

Fujimasa took a deep breath, then sighed, "Okay, Orn, I believe you, and I will do my best to do as you instruct."

She looked up in the direction of the teaching building and suddenly asked, "Has Xiaoli's next match been decided yet?"

"Peaceful Championship".

Orn replied, "It's a 1900-meter middle-distance sand race held in Kyoto, grade G3."

"G3..."

Fujimasa clenched her fist, tossed the sweat-soaked towel at Orn, and then stepped back onto the track.

"Ornn, I'll do one more set of training!"

"Okay, remember to come over and relax later, go ahead!"

Orn waved his hand, and the figure of the Tengzheng March once again leaped across the lawn.

Chapter 63 The Challenger

"Okay, driver, just stop at the intersection ahead! Yes! Thanks!"

"Come on, Ouguli, we've arrived!"

Orn opened the car door and, pulling Little Chestnut Hat along, arrived in front of a hotel.

This is Kyoto, and the weather in May is already starting to get a bit hot.

Orn handed a bottle of water to the girl beside him, then pulled his suitcase into the room that had been booked in advance.

The little girl, wearing a chestnut hat and carrying a bag, followed obediently behind him.

She watched the TV broadcasting interviews promoting the upcoming Chukyo Cup and asked with some concern, "What about Tora, and Fujimasa's performance over there..."

Orn shook his head and said, "It's alright. I've already asked Kitahara and Shibasaki to take her to the competition. Not only Shining Glory, but Noren Ace and the others will also be there to cheer her on."

"Besides, it was her suggestion in the first place, Oguri, it's okay."

Oguri Hat's ears drooped, her eyes lowered slightly, and she said with some self-reproach, "If I had chosen the Niigata Grand Prix back then, the competition dates wouldn't have been so close."

Orn rubbed his nose, took a dorayaki out of his bag, and handed it to Oguri Hat, saying, "Don't overthink it. It's probably because I didn't consider things thoroughly that this awkward situation happened."

"Luckily, March was magnanimous and spared me this time, otherwise I would have suffered greatly!"

Rewind to one day earlier,

Fresh and radiant, who had just finished training, suddenly sprang up from the wooden table. Looking at the schedule, she asked in surprise, "Benefactor! Wait a minute! You mean, Oguri's match date conflicts with the date of the Chukyo Cup?"

Aoun gave a wry smile and nodded, saying, "My question is, in the past, the Ping An Championship was held five days after the Zhongjing Cup, but this time the Ping An Championship was held four days earlier."

“If I send the march to the competition in Chukyo, Oguri Hattori will lose the time to get used to the competition venue in advance. If I send Oguri Hattori to Kyoto, then I will not be able to personally send the march to the competition.”

The newly radiant light said with understanding, "I see, I understand now. So, my benefactor, you need someone to wear the chestnut hat and go to familiarize yourself with the venue beforehand!"

She stood up, patted her chest, and assured him, "Then don't worry about leaving it to New Glory! I've been to big cities a few times, after all! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Orn looked at the very confident deer with a strange expression, without saying a word, because just a day earlier, she had led him more than ten kilometers in the opposite direction with the same confident look.

The newly radiant woman felt a little uneasy under his gaze, but she quickly realized why Orn was looking at her like that.

Her face flushed red; her fragile skin, so easily broken, crumbled. She sat down and said with an embarrassed laugh, "Um... just pretend I didn't say anything! I didn't say anything!"

The four fell silent again, and finally Fujimasa spoke up: "Auen, you will take Oguri to Kyoto two days before the start of the competition."

The girl's crimson eyes stared at Orn, whose face showed surprise. She smiled and said, "Why are you so surprised? I'm your supporter, after all. I naturally believe that even if you're not here, you'll cheer for me wherever you are once the match starts, right?"

"Whether it's me, Oguri, or Mitsuki, I believe you would do the same."

As he spoke, March looked at Oguri, who was hesitating, and said, "So instead of agonizing over this, why not think about how to win the Peace Tournament? Isn't that right?"

Little Chestnut Hat was taken aback by what she heard, then she nodded vigorously.

The three of them looked at Ornn at the same time. He stood up and said, "Alright! In that case, Illustrious, I'll leave it to you to witness the victory of the March!"

"Oguri! Let's go to Kyoto tomorrow!"

"Okay! I'm a burden!"

In the Kyoto inn, the two smiled at each other. Oguri-hat finished the dorayaki in one bite, then twitched her ears and asked, "Torena, shall we go and get familiar with the venue now?"

"Okay, let's start now. We'll just do some basic training for the rest of the day. We can't overexert ourselves before the competition."

Ornn checked the time; it wasn't even lunchtime yet. After checking out the arena, he could still complete another task.

Kyoto Racecourse.

After showing his credentials to the stadium staff, Ornn was easily allowed to proceed.

As he entered the racecourse, he couldn't help but mutter, "Is the management here so lax? It's quite different from the Tokyo Racecourse."

Little Chestnut Hat secretly glanced at his trainer beside him. Ornn was no longer the disheveled figure he had been when fleeing with the newly-made Glorious. In Little Chestnut Hat's eyes, his trainer was now quite...clean.

"Hmm, you're a burden! Perhaps you look respectable enough that they think there's no need to continue questioning you!"

".......well."

Orn sighed, rubbed his face, and then asked with a worried look, "Kuri, I think the idiom for praise was taught to you by Radiant Brilliance, right?"

Little Chestnut Hat wagged her tail and nodded, saying, "Yes! It was Radiant who taught me this idiom. She said it means to praise someone as being as brave and valiant as a Shiba Inu wearing armor!"

Orn's face showed pain. He reached out to pat Little Chestnut's head, then tried to pinch his face, but in the end he put his hand down and clenched it into a fist the size of a sandbag.

Little Chestnut Hat still looked at Ornn with innocent eyes, and facing that sincere gaze, Ornn's heart miraculously regained its peace.

He said, "Okay, Oguri, when we get back after your match, tell Mitsuki..."

"As the Chinese proverb says, 'Time flows like a river, never ceasing day or night,' which means, 'If she doesn't heed the trainer's instructions, then all that can be done is to train her day and night until she becomes the already deceased General Horse.'"

"Just tell her that it's like a reward for her tutoring you!"

Little Chestnut Hat nodded blankly, indicating that he had memorized the new interpretation of "Lunyu" compiled by Orn using the movable type random brush technique.

The Heian Championship is a sand tournament, very similar to the Kasamatsu playground.

After running a lap around the playground, the horse with the reed-like fur said that apart from the sand being finer, there didn't seem to be any other changes, and she should be able to perform at almost her full strength on this sand.

Ornn breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he wasn't entirely sure what the difference was between G3-level sand tournaments and OP events. It would be even better if Oguri could perform at his full potential.

After warming up before the race, the two left Kyoto Racecourse and headed towards the Shinkansen.

"Torena, where are we going next? Aren't we going back to the hotel?"

Oguri looked at the railway in front of her with some unfamiliarity. This was her second time riding the Shinkansen, and it was impossible for her not to be nervous.

Orn glanced at the map on his phone and said, "It's only 2 PM. I'm planning to go find someone to ask them some questions first."

"According to a monk, he should still be at the dojo in Nagoya."

"A dojo..."

Little Chestnut Hat stood on tiptoe, looking at the dojo description on Orn's phone that read "[Kongo Yae-gaki Style]", and asked curiously, "Is there food inside the dojo?"

"I think there should be. If not, there seems to be a buffet restaurant in Nagoya. I'll take you there then."

"Okay~~"

In less than 35 minutes, the two arrived in Nagoya.

Ornn waved and hailed a taxi, then headed towards the dojo.

The driver seemed to be a very talkative local. After hearing that Orn's destination was the Kongo Yaegaki-ryu dojo, he struck up a conversation with him.

"Hehe, guest, this dojo is no ordinary place,"

“When I was little, my parents had me work there as an apprentice. Although the master there was an elderly man who was resting and practicing Japanese martial arts, the techniques you could learn at the dojo were not limited to the Kongo Yaeigaki style.”

"When I went there to study, many people in that dojo knew famous Japanese sword styles such as Iaido, Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, Niten Ichi-ryu, and Shinkage-ryu,"

"Even some foreigners have left their mark on the dojo, passing down their martial arts training experiences in the form of books,"

"Among them, I remember a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master who came to challenge, a Bajiquan master from China who came for an exchange, and a Russian fighting champion,"

"Of course, it is precisely because most of the disciples training in its dojo have studied other styles, and there are almost no people who only practice the Kongo Yae-gaki style, coupled with the fact that there are many old fogies in the Japan Martial Arts Federation who resist the trend of mutual exchange and integration, that Yae Dojo is actually under great pressure in the martial arts world."

"Teacher... I mean, if a student who stayed there for two months can be considered his disciple, then I'm actually very happy that someone was able to visit him."

"Because those who come to the Yae Dojo to train are all people who agree with the master's philosophy of integration!"