The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

"Okay, but don't accidentally pour your mapo tofu into Xiaocao's flavored tofu (which can be understood as a non-spicy Japanese localized version of mapo tofu) this time. Xiaocao was very angry last time."

Kitano opened the door, and soon, a group of horse racing girls rushed in. Kitano looked at the people who quickly filled the room and smiled slightly and said, "You should rest until the medicinal food is finished. You can go take a shower or something. It will take some time."

"it is good--"

Soon, under Kitano's instructions, several horse racing girls who had just finished training and were sweating profusely entered the bathroom in twos and threes. Although the bathroom was not big, it had a bathtub and a shower, so it was not surprising that several horse racing girls took a bath together.

Kitano also put on an apron and came to the stove. Facing Xingjiang, the only one still by his side, he looked into her calm eyes. After a brief silence, he pretended to know nothing and asked Xingjiang, "Xingjiang? Are you okay? Can you come and help me?"

"No problem."

Faced with such requests, Xing-chan had obviously gotten used to it these past few days. She expertly tied an apron around herself, stood beside Kitano, and said with a friendly smile, "This isn't bad either. I feel like Trainer-san's wife. This way, even if I don't run races and continue living, it won't matter."

"Are you still not feeling motivated lately?" Kitano did not directly answer Xingjiang's question. He had increasingly felt where Xingjiang's problem lay these days, but he still did not point it out. Instead, he continued to ask.

"Hmm... I guess it will take a while."

Xing-chan didn't answer, but continued to use these words to prevaricate. Even though she knew that it was impossible for her to return to the competition in her current state - as soon as she arrived at the competition venue, she would lose her energy, her legs would become weak, and she would even kneel down.

Maybe I will never be able to run again in the future...but Trainer Sang doesn't seem to have given up.

Should I continue to deceive the trainer-san who is full of expectations with such lies for two months... Will the trainer-san give up only after the Arima Memorial ends?

During this period, the better Kitano treated her, the more Xingjiang condemned herself for not telling Kitano the whole truth. But she also enjoyed being around Kitano.

It was at this time that Qingyun Tiankong finally understood that the close relationship between Saint King Halo and Beiye in the past... turned out to be such a happy thing.

This man... seems to understand all your needs, always lending a helping hand when you need it, taking care of you in every possible way. This feeling... really makes it difficult for Xingjiang to let go.

Can I still enjoy this kind of life for two months... Then all I have to do is defeat Trainer San within these two months, right?

But… what to do? There are so many opportunities, but what to do?

Xingjiang kept thinking about this question in her mind. Standing together with Kitano, they both had their own thoughts and were silent, but they were thinking wholeheartedly about each other.

The silence lasted for a while until the sound of unlocking was heard again. Soon, as the door of the team room opened, two familiar figures came to the team room.

"Wow! It smells so good! Trainer-san, are you making medicinal food?! Can I—"

"No." Before Kitano turned around, he knew who the person was who was about to eat. He immediately refused, which made Zhou Tebi behind him feel depressed. He immediately lay down on the sofa and burst into tears.

"Wow wow wow... Trainer Sang, you idiot! I'm running so hard, yet you won't even let me eat medicinal food..."

"I'm worried that you'll have a nosebleed from eating too much, Spei-chan." Kitano glanced at Tebi Zhou behind him, then at the gentle and smiling Kusagami Fei beside him. After exchanging a smile with Kusagami Fei, he said softly, "Just this once. Next time, I'll only win a GI, Spei-chan."

"Great! I'll try my best to win Arima Kinen!"

Upon hearing that they could eat medicinal food this time, Tokugawa Shu, who had been in tears, immediately regained his spirits. Kusagami Fei also stepped forward and very naturally began to help Kitano, saying, "Spee-chan performed very well in this Autumn Emperor's Award. It's a pity that you, Trainer-san, didn't have time to watch. I lost to Spee-chan in this match."

"It's okay, Xiaocao, you've worked hard too." Kitano said as he placed a piece of freshly cooked chicken in front of Xiaocao with chopsticks. Cao Shangfei didn't resist. He blew on it slightly and cooperated and ate it directly.

The interaction between the two was also seen by Xingjiang who was standing by, and at this moment, the movement of her cutting the cabbage became slightly heavier.

"Oh right! Trainer-san! There's something about Suzuka-san! She told me, thank you so much!"

At this moment, Te Bie Zhou, who was sitting on the sofa waiting for the medicinal food, also remembered this matter. She quickly turned her head and said to Kitano, and Qingyun Tiankong's attention was immediately attracted by this news.

Who? Suzuka? Silent Suzuka? Why... is she also related to Trainer-san?

Chapter 444: Xingjiang "hates" Kitano's charm

"Suzuka? Silent Suzuka-san? Trainer-san, when did you become involved with Suzuka-san again?"

However, when Qingyun Tiankong received this news, although he was extremely nervous in his heart, he still remained calm on the surface. He chuckled and said to Kitano beside him: "I remember that Wusheng Suzuka-san is Spei-chan's roommate, right? And I remember that Xing-chan has a trainer?"

"Hehe, even if a pervert like Trainer-san isn't satisfied with the number of horse girls on the team, you can't spy on other horse girls who have trainers. If you do, your reputation will be affected, so you better be cautious, okay?"

Qingyun Tiankong thought Kitano had set his sights on Silent Suzuka again, planning to recruit her mid-season, just as he had done with La Te Zhou and Shen Ying. However, from what Xing-chan knew about Suzuka, she was already in her old horse year, wasn't she? If she joined the team now, wouldn't Suzuka have retired in another year or two?

Joining the team at this time... I wonder what Suzuka-san is thinking? Or is this Suzuka-san's trainer's idea? Have they had any communication?

Xing-chan didn't know, at least, in the time she had been with Kitano every day, she had never seen Kitano, Suzuka, or Suzuka's trainer have any interaction... When did that happen?

"Hehe, you misunderstood, Xing-chan, I have no plans to add any more members to our team."

Kitano smiled faintly upon hearing this. In fact, he had been paying attention to Suzuka's affairs for quite some time. It was just that he had never had the time to do anything about Suzuka before. At that time, it happened that the Holy King's mood was not good, so he paid attention to the Holy King first.

Now, as the Chrysanthemum Viewing Festival was approaching and the Autumn Emperor's Award was also about to come, Kitano suddenly remembered this matter. Fortunately, he had already let Tebi Zhou and Xiao Cao compete again in the Autumn Emperor's Award, so he gave them a few more reminders.

First, in a mid-range event like the Autumn Emperor's Award, Xiaote and Xiaocao don't need to worry about their physical strength. As long as they give their all, the problems in this game will not be too big - they just need to be careful not to exhaust their physical strength in internal friction.

Secondly, what Kitano thinks is the most important thing in this Autumn Emperor's Award, and the one that Xiaote and Xiaocao need to pay the most attention to, is the Silent Suzuka that is also participating in the competition.

"Silent Sunday"—as a Hermès, Kitano wouldn't forget it. And now Suzuka has arrived at the Autumn Emperor's Trophy. If nothing unexpected happens... she'll face the same fate as in the first season of Uma Musume.

From this point of view, Kitano actually doesn't need to worry too much about Suzuka's problem. After all, this is the world of horse girls, and every horse girl is blessed by the three goddesses. Even a broken bone can be slowly recovered without surgery. They no longer need to face the fate of euthanasia like real horses if a bone is broken.

However, if it can be avoided, even if Suzuka, the horse racing girl, has nothing to do with him, and even if she is not a horse racing girl with whom he has had experience in the past, Kitano still wants to help Suzuka to the best of his ability and help her overcome this difficulty.

"The Autumn Emperor's Award. Suzuka is a horse girl who competed with Koto, Kokusa, and the others. At the Takarazuka Kinen, Elu also faced Suzuka. Her strength was obvious to all, so I made a point of observing her."

"Suzuka is very strong. At distances between 1800m and 2200m, there are very few horse girls who can compete with her explosive escape tactics."

"However, I also see the drawback of Suzuka's explosive escape tactic, which is that it puts a huge strain on her body. Suzuka herself is not a strong type of horse girl, so explosive escape is too risky for her."

Kitano also said to Xing-chan, Xiao Te and Shen Ying who were present: "So I reminded Xiao Te that she is Suzuka's roommate after all, so I asked her to take care of her a little and suggested that Suzuka get a good physical checkup before the Autumn Emperor's Award."

"She still has quite a few hidden injuries from her escape. If possible, let her rest for a while. If she still insists on competing... keep a close eye on her to prevent any accidents."

"Yeah! Trainer-san's advice really came in handy! I dragged Suzuka-san to the hospital for a checkup the day before the Autumn Emperor's Award!"

When Teki Zhou heard this, he also chimed in and explained to Xing-chan beside him, "It's just as Trainer-san said! Suzuka-san did find some problems during the examination, and it really gave me a fright!"

"But at that time, Suzuka-san didn't seem to intend to give up the competition." Kusagami Fei also spoke at this moment. Although Kitano knew something about this matter, many details were not clear to him. Kusagami Fei also explained it to Kitano.

"I had no choice but to go find Suzuka's trainer. He was very nervous. After confirming the problem, he immediately asked Suzuka to give up the Autumn Emperor's Competition and has now taken Suzuka back home."

"Back to their hometown?" Kitano blinked and couldn't help asking, "Are they going back to see their parents?"

"No... Trainer-san doesn't know yet, right? Suzuka-san's trainer is actually related to her."

Kusagami Tobi also explained this problem to Kitano with a smile. Kusagami Tobi, with a somewhat subtle smile, didn't know if he had misunderstood what he meant. Like Xing-chan, he also thought that his trainer had a crush on Suzuka. Then he helped him to solve the doubt and said, "Although Suzuka-san's trainer-san looks quite young, in terms of seniority, he and Suzuka-san are uncle and niece, right? Suzuka-san is under his name because they are relatives, so it is convenient for him to take care of her."

"Besides, Suzuka-san's trainer is already married—to the horsewoman who first jumped him. He's already a bit too thin because he can't handle the one at home alone."

As she said this, Xiaocao couldn't help but chuckle, as if she was making fun of Suzuka's trainer. But from her pointed look, it was obvious that Xiaocao was making fun of Kitano - his future would definitely be even more miserable than Suzuka's trainer.

Kitano felt helpless about Xiaocao's chuckle, and when he turned around to look at Te Bie Zhou, Te Bie Zhou understood what she meant and immediately shut his mouth, promising that he would never laugh out loud.

"Trainer-san, if you'd like to invite Suzuka-san, I think this would be a good opportunity."

At this moment, Kusagami Fei was watching Kitano's expression and said jokingly, "It just so happens that Spei-chan is Suzuka-san's roommate. If you have such an idea, why not let Spei-chan test it out first?"

"Huh? Really?" Te Yi thought that Suzuka might also join the team, and he actually had a chance to perform. He also stood up and said, "Should we try to recruit Suzuka-san? That would be great! Then I could be on the same team with Suzuka-san! And Suzuka-san is so obsessed with running that she definitely won't—Ouch!"

However, before Te Bie Zhou could finish her words, she was hit on the head with a chestnut that was neither light nor heavy. She immediately squatted back on the sofa, holding her forehead. She looked at Kitano, who was wearing an apron, with a wronged look and said in a sullen manner: "Trainer-san, why did you hit me? I didn't say anything weird, did I?"

"Trying to pry another trainer's horse girl from their team is already strange enough." Kitano was also merciless in expressing his dissatisfaction with Tokujo's words. He said righteously, "If this kind of talk gets out, it will affect our team's reputation. We must not let others think that our team is poaching people everywhere."

"Wow... then why do you only hit people and not the grass?"

Te Bie Zhou, who was covering her head, still looked aggrieved. She couldn't help but glance at Cao Shangfei, who was smiling gently beside her. She looked at the close position between her and Kitano, and Cao Shangfei's tail which was naturally wrapped around Kitano's leg. She felt that she knew the reason.

Ugh...isn't it because Xiaocao has a better relationship with Trainer-san? Why don't you blame Xiaocao? She said the same thing.

Trainer Sang is such a biased guy. Everyone tried so hard to beat Xiaocao, but Ailu and Xiaocao were treated better than her. Even the medicinal food that everyone else can eat is not allowed to her.

She just eats a little more than everyone else. Trainer-san is really biased. Is it because my relationship with Trainer-san isn't as close as Xiaocao and the others? Lately, it seems like Elu-san has fallen for it...

When she thought of this, Te Bie Zhou blushed slightly. She never thought that... Elu, who had just been saying that she had no interest in Trainer Sang like herself, actually fell so quickly!

If this goes on...will it be her turn next?

It had to be her, right? Someone like Trainer-san—definitely went in with the goal of "collecting everything"! And now she's probably the only one on the team who hasn't fallen; everyone else has already been taken down!

Although, although she didn't hate Trainer-san... After all, he had just helped Suzuka-san. He was a good man, but he was a little too attractive to Umamu, and his smell was a little too good, although he didn't allow her to eat medicinal food...

But, Mom definitely wouldn't agree, right? Mom seems to really dislike those men who are fickle. Back when I was back home, there were people who pursued Mom, but Mom always taught them a lesson...

However, at this moment, when Te Bie Zhou's mind was full of random thoughts, Qingyun Tiankong, who had been paying attention to this scene, had his eyes, which had already dimmed a lot, and fell into a deep void.

Yes... She hasn't thought about this yet... In the future, Trainer Sang might get married, or even become someone's son-in-law... But as long as he is still a trainer, more horse girls will join the team in the future.

Trainer-san’s personal charm… was very strong, so strong that she even felt a little “hateful” about him.

If she doesn't take some action, in the future, when new Uma Musume joins the team, her position... will no longer be there.

Thinking this way, Xingjiang slowly cut a cabbage in half with the Japanese kitchen knife in her hand. The slight force in her movements showed that she had finally made up her mind at this moment...

Chapter 445: Xingjiang’s special service?

Everyone's gathering in the team room lasted until the evening. It wasn't particularly Zhou who extended the lunch break. Nowadays, Kitano's training for all the horse girls usually only lasted half a day. The second half of the day was for them to rest and adjust to prevent them from being overly tired.

Of course, this kind of treatment is only available to a few people who participated in the competition. For example, Mi Yu and Bourbon have not yet debuted. Kitano will also supervise their training in the second half of the day - and at this time, these equipment specially prepared for the Condor will come in handy.

Of course, most of the time was actually spent during the horse racing girls' naps. As a trainer, Kitano had to supervise Bourbon and Miyu, so he naturally had no time for a nap. Therefore, the team room was occupied by everyone and used as a place for naps.

It was not until the end of dinner, when everyone had left with a full stomach, that the team room returned to its former tranquility, with only Kitano and Hoshi-chan left.

"Well, Xing-chan, go take a shower first, and I'll be fine once I finish washing the dishes."

"It's been a busy day today, so take a good rest." After saying that, Kitano, who was still wearing an apron and had not pulled down his sleeves, was about to do the final work, but at this moment, a green figure flashed past in front of Kitano.

"Just leave this kind of small matter to me, Trainer-san."

Qingyun Tiankong suddenly appeared in front of Kitano. This person who always took the lead in the arena but was rarely seen in the kitchen actually took the initiative to grab Kitano's hand, gently pulled him aside, and subconsciously put her hands around Kitano's waist...

"Hoshi-chan?"

"Hehe, Trainer-san, please don't get me wrong. Although I think it's okay to give Trainer-san a little hug as a reward for your busy day today, I plan to help you in a more practical way."

All I saw was a triumphant smile on Xingjiang's face, and then, the apron on Kitano's waist was untied by Xingjiang with her dexterous fingers, and the next second, it appeared on Xingjiang's body.

"Trainer-san was really busy today. I, Xing-chan, didn't do anything. After all, I'm still recuperating."

"Although Xing-chan has no strength in her legs, she still has strength in her hands. This time, let me wash the dishes for Trainer-san. Just think of it as sharing some of the burden for Trainer-san. Is that okay?"

"Of course you can...but Xing-chan, can you wash the dishes?"

Kitano didn't object to Xingjiang helping him wash the dishes. As Xingjiang said, she could still do this little thing. And as a "logistics staff", even Kitano didn't like the process of washing dishes, but he didn't trust the existence of dishwashers.

But... from Kitano's point of view, Xing-chan doesn't look like someone who can wash dishes, especially when she pulls her sleeves, she looks unfamiliar with the way she does. Kitano doubts Xing-chan's ability.

But... no matter what, it won't be like those anime where they have no idea how to wash dishes the first time and just let the dishes yearn for freedom, right?

Thinking of this, Kitano was relieved, but he didn't notice Xingjiang's sly smile...

"Ah la, be careful, Trainer-san."

When Xing-chan's slightly surprised voice fell, Kitano immediately came back to his senses and found that a plate had fallen out of Xing-chan's hand and began to fall down...

Fortunately, Kitano was quick-witted and subconsciously reached out and grabbed the plate in time.

"Be careful... Oooooh!"

"Ahhh, sorry Trainer-san, Hoshi-chan I forgot to turn off the water."

But before Kitano could react, he was splashed by the water from the faucet. In the last moment of Kitano's sight, he seemed to see Xingjiang holding a spoon, facing up directly under the strongest water flow from the faucet...

And Xingjiang immediately turned off the faucet, took out her handkerchief, and helped Kitano wipe the water stains around his eyes. After Kitano was finally able to open his eyes, he looked at Xingjiang with a worried look on his face, and he couldn't get angry even if he wanted to...

After a long while, she managed to utter dryly, "Next time you wash the spoon, remember to lower the water flow, Xing-chan."

"Well now... I guess I have to go take a shower first. There's oil on this spoon, and it's splashed all over my clothes. I have to change them all."

"Sorry, Trainer-san, give me the clothes, Hoshi-chan, let me wash them?"

And Xingjiang also took the initiative to take this job at this moment, and when facing Kitano's suspicious eyes, Xingjiang, who had just gotten into trouble, smiled a little embarrassedly and said: "Xingjiang can send it to the dry cleaner——"

"Then please."

Hearing that Xing-chan didn't take the initiative to wash her hands this time, Kitano also relaxed. However, when he turned his head, he still didn't notice Xing-chan's blush at that moment, and the gleam in her slightly dull eyes.

"So, Trainer-san... you've also taken the bait."

……

"Huh... I'm really tired today... But I feel like days like this are about to get easier."

Coming to the bathroom, Kitano, who was taking a shower, finally had time to relax. Aldan and Rudolf were busy with wedding matters and didn't have much energy to focus on the team. Good Opera also seemed to be very busy recently... and even seemed to be deliberately avoiding him.

Kitano tried to talk to Hao Opera several times about this, but was avoided by Hao Opera every time. When he sent an email to Hao Opera, Hao Opera just replied that it was not appropriate for him to interfere because of some family matters.

There was no other way, so Kitano had to let Good Opera decide these matters on its own. Since Good Opera didn't let him interfere, she must have her own reasons.