The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

"I'm sorry, that's impossible." Qi Cao touched his forehead, looking like he had a headache. He felt helpless at the stupid horse girl's disregard for the sharp gazes of the surrounding horse girls. He immediately said, "Let's go to the team room and talk. I'll be listening, but don't worry, I'm just listening and won't interrupt. You guys can just talk about your own things."

"Understood!" Sakura Jinwang readily agreed. Her innocent and foolish demeanor instantly dispelled everyone's suspicions.

He's just a fool who poses no threat. It won't matter even if he joins the team. Qingyun Tiankong thought so easily in his heart.

Only the emperor had a guilty look on his face when he saw Sakura coming to him.

She remembered that it was Sister Sirius who hid the black raincoat in Sakura Shinou's room. This incident completely cut off the president's clues. After that, nothing happened to Shinou, but she must be confused about the appearance of a black raincoat for no reason, right?

Shinou-san...wouldn't she tell Trainer-san about what she and Sirius-senpai had done? The Emperor felt vaguely uneasy, always feeling that the timing of Sakura Shinou looking for Kitano was too coincidental.

Chapter 251: Kitano hopes that Sakura will enter the king and is playing dumb

Kitano, Qicao, and Sakura Shinou came to the team room. Qicao wanted to use the tea leaves in the team room to make tea for everyone, but after seeing the green tea, Sakura Shinou actively raised his hand and said, "Let me do this!"

"Is everything okay?" Qi Cao watched with some suspicion as Sakura Jinwang took away all the green tea leaves. Seeing this, Kitano replied softly, "Don't worry, Sakura-san, I've heard some rumors about her. Although she's a bit... radical in many aspects, she's still very good at making green tea."

After all, it only takes three steps: pour out the tea leaves, add a certain amount, and then steep it in boiling water. It is one of the few things that Sakura Jinwang can do well.

Of course, this was not something Kitano heard, but something he had known for a long time. He also knew that Prince Jin used the "fragrant chariot" piece in shogi as a talisman. He had verified both of these points.

Yes, Sakura Shinou is also one of the horse girls Kitano has encountered in previous rounds. She is one of the few horse girls that Kitano is equally at a loss for. Of course, this does not only refer to Sakura Shinou's performance, but also to how, as Sakura Shinou's trainer, he can "convince" her to run the short-distance events that she is good at.

As a former Hermes, Kitano had raised Sakura Shinou more than once in the early stages of the game - there was no other way, after all, she was basically the only short-distance racehorse girl at the beginning, and in the plot, the player played the role of Sakura Shinou's trainer... How to say it, Kitano used to think that this trainer was far-fetched.

The trainers in the game know that Sakura Shin-O can only run short distances, but Sakura Shin-O has a desire similar to the Holy King's halo, to dominate all distances. In order to "realize" Sakura Shin-O's wish, they use the reason that "running more short distances will be equivalent to running long distances" to allow Sakura Shin-O to run short distances with peace of mind.

And the important thing is that Sakura Jinwang actually believed such a ridiculous excuse.

Kitano initially thought that this part of the game's plot was far-fetched, so he played through Sakura Shinou's development plot many times, just to find some clues that Sakura Shinou was actually pretending to be stupid - he didn't think Sakura Shinou would be convinced by such a bad result, even if she was set to be a fool.

But unfortunately, even in the plot where Kitano got the hot spring ticket, Sakura Shinou still showed himself as a fool who unconditionally believed in his trainer, which made Kitano feel quite regretful.

After crossing into this world, Sakura Shinou is the first horse girl Kitano has found after the Aldan round. Kitano, whose heart injury has recovered and who has lived a second life, is excitedly hoping to find proof that Sakura Shinou is pretending to be stupid this time.

But, unfortunately, Kitano, who used the same excuse, came to the conclusion after bringing Sakura into the Queen once - she was really a stupid fool.

But even so, Kitano still has a good impression of Sakura Shinou. Sakura Shinou is very noisy, but apart from being noisy, he basically does not cause trouble. Apart from the brainwashing "violent advance", Kitano still has a good impression of Sakura Shinou.

As for his playthrough with Sakura Shinou... it was one of the few that Kitano felt was quite good. Aside from the fact that he had no other options and had tricked Sakura Shinou using the same method as the in-game trainers, he hadn't done anything to offend Sakura Shinou.

If there was anything else he felt sorry for Sakura Shinou... it was that Kitano actually let her run the Arima Kinen race after Sakura Shinou retired - he was impulsive and wanted to fulfill his promise and let Sakura Shinou realize this wish.

What if it came true? Kitano's idea was naive, but he was slapped in the face by reality. Arima Kinen was defeated in 12th place. After the game, Sakura Shinou rarely said anything.

Knowing he had done something wrong again, Kitano immediately chose to restart. However, since Aldan, Kitano no longer needed to end his life on his own. He only needed to think about it and restart through the three goddesses.

It also saved Kitano a lot of trouble. The process of committing suicide and starting over is too painful. Getting used to death is not a good thing.

"Hey! Trainer Kitano, please have some tea! This is the tea I personally brewed for you, in my explosive form!"

"Oh, thank you."

While Kitano was pondering, Sakura Shinou had already brought the brewed tea to Kitano. Holding a cup of tea, she sat down in front of him, her cherry blossom-shaped eyes fixed on him as she said, glowing, "Seeing is believing! The infamous "Savior of Mediocrity," Trainer Kitano, is now right here in front of me! This is more than the first time I've heard everyone talk about you!"

"Many children in our class have received your guidance, and they all told me that you are the best trainer they have ever met!"

"That's probably because I'm the only trainer they've ever had contact with..." Kitano smiled wryly and shook his head, but then he noticed something and subconsciously raised his head to ask, "Wait, Sakura-san, are you saying...you know a lot of horse girls who've received my guidance?"

"Just call me Jinou! Trainer Kitano, I respect you very much! So to answer your question—yes, I am an honor student! I know everyone!"

Sakura Shinou clearly had a great liking for Kitano. Perhaps it was because Kitano had helped those horse girls before, but Shinou maintained a high-pitched voice and said, "As the chairman, you not only have to remember the names of everyone in your own class, but in order to ensure mutual assistance with other classes, you must also remember the names of everyone in other classes!"

"Besides, I helped those kids before, but they were too shy and didn't want to bother me. I could have helped them if they just asked!"

Sakura Shinou became depressed all of a sudden after saying this. Obviously, she felt very frustrated that those horse racing girls were unwilling to come to her for help instead of bothering Kitano. She was just that kind of person. She would feel lonely if no one relied on her, but once someone asked her for help, she would do her best.

But in fact, Qi Cao and Kitano who were present knew very well that the reason why those horse girls did not ask Sakura Shinou for help was because Sakura Shinou could only run short distances. It was a recognized fact known to almost the entire Tresen Academy, and Sakura Shinou was not suitable for teaching people except in studying.

After all, her own running style is all about "rush! Snap! If it's not fast enough, snap!" Who would understand that? Her vocabulary is even smaller than Narita Road's.

However, neither Qicao nor Kitano had any intention of exposing Sakura's intention to enter the King's palace. Seeing that the topic had strayed somewhat, Qicao coughed dryly and lightly reminded, "Sakura-san, let's get to the point. Is there something important you're here for, Trainer Kitano?"

"Oh, yes! Actually, I came to see Trainer Kitano this time because I want to trouble you with three things!"

After being reminded by the Qi Trough, Sakura Shinou quickly refocused his attention on the main task and immediately said to Kitano, "First and foremost! As the chairman, I want to apologize to you on behalf of the racehorse women who train Kitano!"

"I'm so sorry! I've already told them about this! From now on, they won't bother you in any way! They'll openly win your favor by winning the competition, and then apply to you. Other than that, they absolutely won't bother you again!"

There was no sense of apology in Sakura Shinou's tone. Instead, her high-pitched voice sounded as if she was asking for praise. However, her attitude was very sincere and she performed a standard dogeza for Kitano, not caring about her own face at all.

"This matter is completely over. I haven't wanted to talk about it for a long time. Rather, they leave so many gifts in front of our team room every day now. Even if I wanted to be angry, I can't."

When Kitano saw that Sakura Shinou had nothing to do with the matter but still got up from his seat to plead for those horse racing girls, he sighed in his heart. Sakura Shinou's character... was too easy to trust others.

But Kitano, who couldn't bear to be angry with Sakura Shinou, was also eager not to mention this matter, and immediately said: "Don't worry, I'm not angry anymore, Shinou, please tell me the second thing quickly."

"Oh! As expected of Trainer Kitano, he's really as magnanimous as the rumors say!"

Sakura Jin Wang immediately stood up and returned to his seat, holding up two fingers and saying, "Then, the second thing! It's my own business!"

"I want to join Trainer Kitano's team! I hope Trainer Kitano can teach me in the coming time and help me realize my wish! That's right! The wish to run long distances!"

"If it's Trainer Kitano, you can definitely do it, right? You're a legendary trainer who can do anything! You can definitely do it, right?"

"That's right." Qi Cao, who was standing by, also pretended to have a headache when he heard this. He rubbed his brows and said helplessly, "Sakura Jinou's debut competition is coming soon, but she hasn't found a trainer yet. I was going to ask her if there was anyone suitable, but she said she hoped you could be her trainer...or something like that."

"That's right!" Sakura Shinou puffed out his chest and said confidently, "As the grade chairman, and an excellent student, of course I have to set a good example. I have to be able to run no matter the distance!"

"Everyone's been saying I can only compete in short-distance races—how is that possible?! I, Sakura Shinou, can win at any distance! No matter who I face, I'll definitely surpass them!"

"So, please, Trainer Kitano, be my trainer, and let's work together towards the long-distance events!"

Sakura Shinou's words were passionate, something Kitano had experienced before. Kitano and Chicao exchanged glances, but Chicao gently stopped Kitano from agreeing and said, "Trainer Kitano, please come with me. There's something I want to tell you right now."

Chapter 252: Liar Trainer 2.0

Lately, I've been feeling a lot of things are strange. They all make sense, but the sudden accumulation of so many things just feels strange.

First of all, there was the dormitory inspection of prohibited items some time ago. Luduo symbolically handed this task over to Qicao and Bai Ren to supervise the situation in the two horse racing girl dormitories. Although Qicao didn't think it was strange to inspect prohibited items, he felt strange about the following part.

As the vice president of Tresen Academy, Qicao didn't dare to say that he could remember all the horse girls in the entire Tresen Academy, but he was familiar with most of them - but that day, among the horse girls from the senior department who came to assist in checking contraband, there were several that Qicao didn't recognize.

During the following inspection, these people were particularly diligent, and Qi Cao gradually let down his guard. He just wondered why they were always so keen on checking the wardrobe.

What made Qicao feel the most strange was that after they found the black raincoats in Manchester Tea House and Sakura Shinou's room, they not only took notes, but also asked in a roundabout way about the origins of these raincoats.

Manchester City Tea House had accurately stated it, so there was nothing wrong with it. However, Sakura Jinwang was extremely surprised to have the black raincoat, as if he didn't know where it came from. This obviously attracted the attention of those people who didn't know him.

After that time, according to what Qi Cao knew, Sakura Shinou began to be constantly asked questions indirectly by others, but most of them revolved around Trainer Kitano.

Have you met Trainer Kitano? Have you ever met Trainer Kitano before? Questions like that.

Moreover, Qicao had never seen any of these people at Tresen Academy! Most of them were horse girls that Qicao didn't recognize, but they were all wearing Tresen Academy uniforms. Everything that happened... made Qicao feel strange and chilling at the same time.

She vaguely guessed that these people who appeared in the academy should have been arranged by the president...but she didn't know why the president had set his sights on Sakura Jinwang, and what Sakura Jinwang had done to deserve the president's attention.

But now, Qicao is certain that Sakura Jinwang went to Kitano because those people kept talking about Kitano in her ear too many times! However, Qicao doesn't want to care about these things now. What she wants to know more is Kitano's opinion of Sakura Jinwang.

"Let's do it here. Sakura-san probably won't eavesdrop."

Qi Cao and Kitano came into the room, and Qi Cao turned to Kitano and asked, "Trainer Kitano, how much do you know about Sakura Shinou?"

"Well... Jin Wang is definitely a sprinter. With her strength and talent, her dominance in the 1200m and 1400m sprints is absolutely top-notch. With proper training and racing schedules, her achievements will definitely be dazzling."

Kitano assumed that Chicao was asking him about Sakura Shinou's talent and strength. As Sakura Shinou's former trainer, Kitano was of course well aware of this. He said calmly, "Actually, Sakura Shinou is definitely not bad at the 1600-meter mile. It's just that compared to a large number of top-tier horse girls who are well-suited to the mile, Shinou pales in comparison."

"But...if she were to run a long distance, it would be almost impossible for her to win. Even a middle distance run wouldn't be realistic."

Of course, Kitano was well aware of this, as he had tried it before without any belief. However, when Kitano's answer fell into Qicao's ears, Qicao knew that Kitano was completely unaware of the danger of his current situation.

This idiot... doesn't he even know that he's being targeted by the president? Qicao also had a headache, but at the moment he didn't know how to remind Kitano. After all... Qicao felt that Kitano had a good impression of Rudolph and would not easily believe such a "conspiracy theory."

However, what Kitano said about Sakura Shinou was also one of the things that Qicao was concerned about. Seeing that Kitano had a clear understanding of Sakura Shinou, Qicao nodded and said, "I didn't realize... you know Sakura-san so well. So, Trainer Kitano should also know that Sakura Shinou has a desire to run long distances, right?"

"She's pinning her hopes on you now... though that might be asking too much. But Sakura Shinou's debut race is coming up soon. If she chooses to debut in the middle distance or the mile... it'll likely delay her talent."

"That's why I came to you, hoping that Trainer Kitano could help me... I'm sorry, but you're the person I know who's most likely to help Sakura Shinou."

Of course, Qi Cao had another idea, which was to protect Sakura Shinou by the way - now Sakura Shinou was targeted by the president for some reason. Although he didn't know what the president was thinking, if the source was Kitano, it would be better to let Sakura Shinou directly join Kitano's team, which might dispel the president's doubts.

After all, Sakura Shinou's silly personality... if the president spends a little longer with Trainer Kitano, she will definitely realize that her thoughts are unnecessary.

What? What if Sakura Shinou also falls in love with Trainer Kitano?

This... Qi Cao had never thought about it. It would be better to say that she simply could not imagine that in the mind of Sakura Jinwang, whose mind was full of "violent progress", there was almost nothing else except "helping others" and winning the race.

Love, a high-end technology, is too advanced for Sakura Shinou's simple brain. Even Silent Suzuka next door, who has a brain full of running, can't understand it. Sakura Shinou is even worse than Suzuka, so he is even more confused.

When Qicao said this, Kitano nodded in understanding. Qicao's worry was understandable. After all, with Sakura Shinou's talent, if she was left alone to make the decision, she might really choose the distance as her debut competition. By then, her good talent would be wasted. Therefore, she needed someone who could fool... and guide her.

Because of his previous experience, Kitano was confident that he could trick Sakura into joining the King.

Although it was not a good idea to deceive Sakura Shinou like this... but fortunately, she was a fool and was too easy to trust others. And everyone in the entire Tresin Academy was tacitly catering to her, unwilling to expose Sakura Shinou's self-esteem.

Moreover, it is better to maintain Sakura's confidence in becoming the king than to let her face reality by getting beaten to a pulp in long-distance and middle-distance competitions - Kitano had experienced this kind of thing when he had the aura of the Holy King, and he didn't want to see it again.

What's more... when Kitano brought Sakura into the King's final match, the Arima Kinen, Kitano had already seen Sakura's unexpected silence after her defeat - even though she didn't cry or make a fuss, just this uncharacteristic silence made Kitano feel that he had done the worst thing in the world.

He destroyed the dreams and goals that a girl had always maintained, and made her realize the cruel reality... This might be a good thing for Sakura Shinou's future, but Kitano didn't want to be the one who did such a bad thing.

This time, I'll just make up for my mistake. After all, training Sakura Shinou is incredibly easy. With a well-planned competition schedule, she might just be the one most likely to surpass her original achievements. With this in mind, Kitano nodded and said to Qi Cao, "It's okay. I can help Shinou—but I'll need your cooperation, Vice President Qi Cao."

"Cooperate? How to cooperate?"

When Qicao saw that Kitano agreed, he felt relieved. When he saw Kitano waving at him, he immediately listened.

As Kitano explained his plan, Qicao's expression gradually changed from relaxed at the beginning to a strange one. He looked at Kitano with an extremely subtle gaze. After a long while, he asked doubtfully, "Is this really feasible? Even if it's Sakura Shinou, it shouldn't be possible..."

"Believe me, this is definitely enough to fool Sakura Jinou." Kitano, who had experience fooling Sakura Jinou before, naturally had his say on this matter. He smiled at Qicao and said, "When the time comes, Vice President Qicao, just keep agreeing with me. As long as we stick to this statement together, Jinou will definitely not notice any flaws."

"If you say so."

Qi Cao had never imagined that he would one day help his trainer deceive others. However, it must be said that rather than wasting Sakura Shinou's talent, such deception would probably be more beneficial for Shinou, the horse girl.

While pursuing soulful dreams is fine, it's best to first work on your own achievements and fill your stomach. Otherwise, you won't even have the aptitude to pursue your dreams, and will end up being ignored. For Uma Musume, that's even more cruel.

Many things require practical consideration... With this thought in mind, Qi Cao and Kitano walked out of the room together. The moment they left the room, Sakura Shinou approached with his eyes shining and asked,

"Trainer Kitano, what do you think? Have you thought about it? Can you take me for a long-distance run?!"

"Of course! King Jin, of course I can take you to a long-distance race!"

Kitano, who had fooled Sakura Jinwang once, was no stranger to fooling her again. He immediately used the same trick he used to fool Sakura Jinwang and said, "However, the long distance we want to run doesn't necessarily mean a real long distance. Jinwang, we have other ways to fulfill your wish in a better way!"

"Ooooh?! Really? As expected of Trainer Kitano!"

When Kitano said this, Sakura Shinou, who was watching in horror from the air tank, believed Kitano's words without thinking anything more. Her cherry blossom-shaped pink eyes flashed with a subtle luster, and she said excitedly: "Tell me quickly! Trainer Kitano! Whatever you say or do, I will definitely do it!"

Chapter 253: Sakura Shinou's Application to Join the Team

More than ten minutes later, Kitano once again conveyed to Sakura Shinou the strange concept of "three 1200 meters equals a long distance of 3600 meters" that he had used to fool Sakura Shinou.

And just as Kitano expected, even after starting a new round, Sakura Shinou's stupid nature did not diminish in the slightest, and she still looked so worryingly credulous... But, this also made it easier for Kitano to fool her.

"Wow! Trainer Kitano is indeed worthy of his name!" Sakura Shin-oh, watching from the sidelines with an exhausted look on his face, still said to Kitano with admiration, "Running three short distances is equivalent to running one long distance—I've never thought of that before! If that's the case! We can dominate all distances, and then as the grade chairman, I'll definitely be able to play a better leading role!"

"Trainer Kitano is as expected! Let's work hard together! Let's push forward together with the goal of dominating all distances!"

"Forget about running together. I'm a human being. Even running a short distance is enough to tire me out." Seeing that Sakura Jinwang believed him without much thought, Kitano felt relieved but also a little regretful.

It's a shame, Sakura Shinou is so smart in studies, but why is he designed to be a fool? I felt it was a pity when Kitano verified this point before, and now in this round, Sakura Shinou has not changed at all... How should I put it, it does feel a bit lost.

But, stupid is stupid, stupid is sometimes easier to deal with than overly clever horse girls. As Kitano thought about this, he couldn't help but think of a strange alien horse, a tsundere, and an emperor... These representatives of exceptional intelligence, in various ways, tortured him.

Idiots are easier to train than idiots. At least idiots are noisy but obedient! What I fear is the type of people whose opinions are stronger than their trainers', and who have to make their trainers accommodate them. That's the type that really gives me a headache.

"But if you let me guide you, Prince Shin, I'll be fine with that."

"So that means! Trainer Kitano is my trainer now?!"

Upon hearing this, Sakura Shinou was overjoyed. He bowed deeply to Kitano and said, "Thank you very much, Trainer-san! Let's go train now and prepare for my debut match next month!"

"Ah, wait, I still need to explain this matter to everyone on the team. As for training, it's not too late to start tomorrow."

Kitano also stopped Sakura Shinou in time. He had not had time to inform everyone in the team. If someone couldn't help but let the cat out of the bag, wouldn't that be embarrassing?

Although it is a consensus among everyone in Tresen Academy that Sakura Jinwang can only run short distances, and no one has exposed it, but just in case and to take Sakura Jinwang's feelings into consideration, it is better to discuss it with everyone in the team.

"Also, this is the second thing, right? Prince Jin, you said you had three things to discuss with me, so what is the third thing?"

"Oh, right! The third thing! The third thing is..."