The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

Mi Yu even had a premonition that the name "Brother-sama" was something she was destined to address only to Kitano since she was born. Every time she called out this name, Mi Yu felt a surge of joy from the bottom of her heart, a joy that she couldn't contain and wanted to share with everyone.

It was like a sister who was obsessed with her brother and was showing off how great her brother was... Mi Yu felt extremely ashamed of having such thoughts, but still couldn't control her emotions.

——But this is not the main reason. What makes Mi Yu feel uneasy now is that Shanxin revealed that she had run at night again today, which obviously goes against what Kitano had explained to Mi Yu at the beginning.

"Mi Yu? Did you secretly do extra training again today without telling me?"

As expected, Kitano became anxious when he heard this, and asked Mi Yu with a somewhat impatient and slightly angry tone for the first time.

"Yes, sorry!"

However, Kitano's question made Mi Yu lower her head and admit her mistake. She knew that she had gone against Kitano's idea, and she even knew that Kitano's idea was right, but she still couldn't control herself.

When Mi Yu thought that she could enjoy her brother's massage as long as she went for a night run, her heart, which was originally anxious about this idea, seemed to find motivation all of a sudden, driving her to do things that went against Kitano's idea.

Even though she knew that this might make Kitano angry and she might even be scolded, her heart started beating fast when she thought about taking this opportunity to have more...contact with her brother.

Everything that happened now was within Mi Yu's expectations. She knew that Kitano would be angry, and she had already realized this when she made this decision...

The silent and heavy atmosphere lasted for a while. Mi Yu remained silent, and Mejiro Zenshin also noticed the seriousness of the matter and seemed to not know how to start.

But at this time, only Miura Hōbō, who had been in the room, had a flash of thought in his eyes. He then took the initiative to say to Kitano, "Trainer Kitano, Miyu-san just wants to win."

"Ugh……"

However, Miura Bourbon's words seemed to be the last straw that broke Kitano's anger. He wanted to scold Miyu and tell her to take good care of her body, but he also knew that simple scolding would be useless. If it had been useful, many things would not have happened.

In the end, Kitano still couldn't bring himself to scold Miyu, so he could only let out a long sigh and replied: "Come in if you're here, Shanxin-san, and Miyu. Also, Shanxin-san, thank you for bringing Miyu all the way here."

"It's okay with me. I've always been interested in Trainer Kitano's massage. Miyu said it was very comfortable, so I just came to experience it." Shanxin didn't dwell on this issue. Her carefree personality, as if she could take everything lightly, made Kitano feel a little envious.

"Then we'll bother you."

Shanxin and Miyu also entered Kitano's room one after another. At this time, Shanxin suddenly remembered the incident with Miura Bourbon and asked curiously, "But why is Miura here? And she was in the trainer's room earlier than us."

"Like you, Miura is also very interested in my massage." Kitano waved his hand and replied, "Miura has just finished taking a shower. The water in the bathroom should still be hot. Shanxin, you and Miyu can take a shower together."

"Really? That's great, I was just thinking of taking a bath."

Shanxin seemed to be very interested in taking a bath as soon as she heard about it, especially taking a bath with other people. This experience was a very fresh one for her, the eldest daughter born in the Mejiro family.

"Come on, Miyu-san, let's go take a bath together! I'll help you scrub your back!"

"No, that's not necessary... Mi Yu can do it herself..."

Shanxin and Miyu also walked together towards Kitano's bathroom. At this time, Kitano also looked at Bourbon and said, "Bourbon, you go to the bathroom too... and change your pantyhose."

"Understood." Without saying anything, Bourbon Miura opened the bathroom door that had just been closed. Kitano also turned around consciously and waited with his back to the bathroom.

What Kitano didn't know was that when Miura Bourbon just entered the bathroom, Zenshin and Miyu were also taking off their clothes. When they saw Bourbon come in, Zenshin smiled and asked, "Miura-san? Why are you here too? Do you want to take a bath too?"

"No, I'm just changing clothes." Miura Bourbon explained simply. She slowly took off her sweatpants, revealing her white tights, which made the believers exclaim: "Huh? Bourbon-san wears stockings with her sweatpants? Don't you feel uncomfortable? Oh - Miyu-san, you too?"

Shanxin was looking at Miyu beside her in surprise. She had just realized that after Miyu took off her sweatpants, she was also revealing a pair of black over-the-knee stockings. Suddenly, Shanxin felt a little unsure and muttered to herself, "Is this the latest trend? Like what the Sun God said, the latest hot girl outfit? But I've never seen her running in stockings."

"..." However, at this moment, no one answered the believer's doubts. After looking at each other, Miura Bourbon and Miyu were a little shy at first, but when they saw that the other party had the same idea and dress as themselves, they became more convinced of each other's thoughts, just as they expected.

This girl is definitely here to seduce Master (Brother-sama)! We must not let her succeed!

Chapter 067: First Massage for Mejiro Zenshin

For an ordinary person like Kitano, massaging three horse girls at once is a very tiring job. Even for professional masseuses in foot bath shops, it is difficult to be responsible for the continuous workload of three customers without interruption. This is a very tiring job.

Miura Bourbon was the first horse girl to experience the massage today. Kitano deliberately did not use too much force when massaging her. After all, if it was the first time, using too much force would only cause pain. Massage is also a gradual process.

But even so, even though she was mentally prepared, Bourbon Miura still groaned from time to time because of the pain of this massage process. Her expression was originally very calm, and even if she overreacted, it could only be reflected in her actions. But she would not kick Kitano because of the pain - but Bourbon was obviously more concerned about another thing now.

It seems that this time he unexpectedly possessed the memories of his past with the master, but this body still would not directly possess his peak strength in the memory just because of the memories.

Before accepting Kitano's current training requirements, Bourbon Miura had searched through her past memories to find Kitano's training methods for her. Bourbon Miura knew very well that the reason she was able to challenge for the undefeated triple crown was because her master specially designed such a set of training methods for her that could be called "reversing fate" to strengthen her cardiopulmonary capacity.

Compared with Mi Yu, who can be said to be a natural long-distance racehorse, Miura Bourbon's long-distance performance is almost entirely achieved through training. She was trained from a racehorse that should have been adaptable to the British short distance to the later British middle distance racehorse. Even the long distance is not inferior to others, all relying on such training methods.

Miura Bourbon had hoped to use her memory advantage to quickly improve her strength and train herself back to her peak state. Then, even if she faced the East China Sea Emperor who had not yet grown up in the selection competition, she would definitely not be afraid.

But the reality is that although Miura Bourbon's improvement speed is good now, it is still a long way from the peak period in his memory. The pain and discomfort he feels during massage now make Miura Bourbon realize that his current physical condition... he may have to start training from scratch.

After all, she had been massaged by her master before. After every training session, Kitano would personally massage her, sometimes even giving her acupuncture. Every time, Bourbon enjoyed the process immensely.

Later on, Miura Bourbon even began to feel that Kitano's grip wasn't strong enough, but she never mentioned it. She was always enjoying and observing silently.

Therefore, she knew that her master's fetish was stockings, because when she tried to wear stockings herself, Kitano's gaze would unconsciously linger on her for a while. Although she was shy inside, fortunately, her parents gave her this expressionless face, so she was not exposed.

However, it is obvious that she is the only horse girl who knows about the master's hobby. So far, there has been no horse girl wearing stockings in front of the master, except for the Holy King Halo.

But it was obvious that the master had little interest in the Holy King Halo, and most of the time the Holy King Halo was in sportswear. Even she would not wear stockings inside sportswear, as it would be meaningless to do so.

Then...how did Mi Yu know the master's hobby?

Bourbon Miura was a little confused about this question. She squinted her eyes and looked at Mi Yu, who had replaced her and was now having her feet massaged by Ryuichi Kitano with considerable force. Her expression looked a little sad, but with a strange blush... She didn't know if it was because she was holding it in or because of the pain.

But Mi Yuzhen just remained silent, and even when his whole body started to tremble, he still didn't say a word.

"Okay, that's it."

After the last step, Kitano seemed to vent his unhappiness in this way. As a masseur with professional qualifications, Kitano always controlled the strength of his fingers to a level that would make Miyu feel painful, with good effects but without hurting her, in order to warn Miyu of the consequences of angering him.

After Kitano let go, Miyu shuddered as if relieved, and collapsed on the bed, gasping for breath. Kitano was unusually merciless and said calmly, "This is a warning to you, Miyu. If you dare not listen to my training arrangements next time, be careful that the next massage will be even more uncomfortable than this one. I mean what I say."

"Next time, next time...it will be even more uncomfortable..."

At this moment, Kitano, who turned his head to wash his hands, obviously did not notice Mi Yu's flushed face and panting expression. However, when Mi Yu heard these words, her heart trembled, and a strange feeling of fear but expectation slowly rose from her heart.

Kitano's massage just now was not gentle. It was a deliberate punishment. Mi Yu could feel it, and she was even mentally prepared for it.

But the reality was somewhat different from the "punishment" that Mi Yu had imagined. The pain was real, but after the pain, Mi Yu felt a wonderful sense of comfort in his heart.

My dear brother, you are punishing Mi Yu like this because you care about her, right?

My dear brother, this is how you punish Mi Yu as long as she is disobedient, right?

——Whenever this thought came to her mind, Mi Yu would feel a twisted pleasure in her heart, as if the pain in her heart could be transformed into pleasure in this way.

When Mi Yu noticed this change in herself, she began to feel that she had become very strange.

Mi Yu, isn't he just a pervert?! Thinking this, Mi Yu couldn't help but cover his face with his hands, letting out a small cry of grief.

"Mi Yu, got it."

"It's good that you know you were wrong. I...even though I hate saying this, I really am doing this for your own good."

After washing his hands, Kitano turned to Miyu, Bourbon, and the believers who were quietly waiting nearby, and said earnestly, "Excessive training will improve you, but it will also increase your burden. If you want to maintain your careers, you need more reasonable and effective training methods."

"I don't want any of you to collapse on the field, so please don't make me worry anymore. This goes for all three of you."

"Hehe, Trainer Kitano really cares about us, even though none of us are your designated horse girls yet."

Mejiro Zenshin also smiled gently. Her attitude towards Kitano now had a little more respect. She liked Kitano's character of caring about everyone. Just like her, Zenshin also treated everyone in the same way.

Kitano gave Shanxin the feeling that they had very similar personalities, and Shanxin also firmly believed that even if she could not become a member of Kitano's team, their relationship would definitely not be bad in the future.

"Well, Trainer Kitano, do you still have the strength in your fingers? If you're tired, I'll skip it today and we can come back tomorrow, okay?"

"I'm a little tired, but I can still hold on."

Kitano tried to clench his fists, and the waves of swelling and pain in his fingers made him realize his situation, but he still chose to smile at Shanxin and said, "Miyu and Bourbon have both massaged. If Shanxin, who helped my dear sister Miyu, is full of expectations, then I will definitely be happy to repay you in this way."

"One escort in exchange for a massage? That's a great deal."

The believer smiled gently when she heard this, and did not refuse at the moment. She quickly sat in the position that Mi Yu and Bourbon had originally sat in, showing her feet openly without any worries or concerns. She was so cool that she didn't even look like a pure girl.

"Then I'll trouble you, Trainer Kitano. I'm very tired these past two days. Please give me a little more strength—"

When Shanxin sat on the bed, Mi Yu also carefully sat on the only sofa with Bourbon. After the two women looked at each other briefly, they didn't say anything to each other, but just looked at each other silently.

Clearly, in their minds, the other party was the biggest threat. Miura Bourbon and Miyu were like two women standing on opposite sides, just like the white stockings and long black stockings they had just removed, as if there was no possibility of reconciliation...

Chapter 068: The first good impression that Mejiro Zenshin had

"So, shall I begin?"

"Don't push yourself, okay?"

Seeing Kitano, who had already massaged Bourbon and Miyu, sitting in front of him again without complaint, Shanxin stretched out his feet after giving a habitual and kind reminder. This was also the second time that Kitano massaged a horse girl whom he had never taken care of before.

When Kitano's eyes fell on Shanxin's outstretched foot, he saw the maroon color on Shanxin's toes. He looked up with a bit of surprise and asked, "Shanxin, do you still like nail polish?"

"Me? Actually, this isn't my hobby. It's a good friend of mine, called Datuo Sun God. She's a pure hottie JK or something."

Mejiro Zenshin smiled gently upon hearing this. Mentioning his few true friends, Zenshin seemed much more relaxed and slowly began to speak, "Although I don't really understand much, Sun God really knows a lot about hot girls. She even recommended that I dye my hair and get highlights like hers, but when I nodded and said it was okay, she talked me back."

"Apollo is one of the few people who can tell whether I'm willing or unwilling to do something. She's a very good friend. She tries hard to teach me her hobbies, but she never forces anything on me that I'm not interested in."

"I see." Kitano suddenly realized what was going on. Otaku Apollo was probably one of the few horse girls that even Kitano, a Hermès, didn't know much about - after all, she wasn't even implemented in the mobile game. Kitano didn't want to know much about her motives, he just knew that she seemed to have a good relationship with a horse girl named First Ruby.

Furthermore, in the anime, it was Taito Taiyo who encouraged Zenshin to keep going, and they formed the "Baka Escape Duo," which allowed Zenshin to achieve her fateful upset victory in the GI. However, Kitano didn't realize that due to his influence, Zenshin learned the escape tactic that suited her, and Zenshin still became friends with Taiyo.

——However, there is nothing wrong with this. For believers who are usually popular but lack close friends, isn’t it nice to have a silly friend like the Sun God who is a bit annoying but always full of energy and never causes trouble?

"So what about Shanxin? Do you have any hobbies?"

"Well... this is the first time someone has asked me that." Shanxin pondered the question carefully. When her gaze rested on Kitano, who continued to massage her with his head lowered, she smiled and replied, "Probably golf, right? I'm not sure if it's something I enjoy, but I'm pretty good at it. Even my father can't stand up to me now."

"Oh, and digging holes, too. I'm really good at that! I once dug a really big hole at home, and my grandmother found out and scolded me."

"I'm asking what you like, Shanxin. There's a difference between being good at something and liking it." Kitano shook his head and asked curiously, "Also, as a horse girl, you don't like running? I always hear some of my friends (former horse girls) say that running is a horse girl's vocation..."

"But, what you're good at can be exchanged for praise, Trainer Kitano?" Mejiro Zenshin smiled nonchalantly upon hearing this, and said softly in a very calm tone: "As long as what you're good at can be exchanged for a feeling of joy, that's what you like, isn't it? It's like... it's like..."

Having said this, Mejiro Zenshin paused again. She had originally wanted to say something like, "Just like running, only horse girls who always win like to run," but she felt that if she said that, it would likely make Trainer Kitano think she was discouraged and become worried about her condition.

So, Shanxin immediately changed her description. She looked at Kitano who was massaging her and said with a smile, "It's just like you, Trainer Kitano. You're obviously exhausted, but you still want to massage us. Is it because you are good at it? Or is it because you don't want to spoil our fun..."

"That's different, believer."

But Kitano, who had lowered his head and was concentrating on massaging, raised his head again to refute this statement. Shanxin thought that her words could be hidden from Kitano. However, Kitano, who also had an inferiority complex, was particularly sensitive to Shanxin's words that concealed his own thoughts, and could always analyze some meanings between the lines.

Kitano knew very well that Shanxin still had doubts about his abilities, and to be honest, Kitano himself had no confidence that he could train Shanxin to be a horse girl on par with the Emperor of the East China Sea in just one week. It was even unrealistic to train her to reach the level of the Holy King's Halo.

This is not a fantasy novel, and Kitano is not one of the many time travelers with their own systems. Mejiro Zennobu is not a monster horse girl like "Eclipse" or "Secretariat". They are all people who have nothing but hard work and their only bit of talent - Kitano is even worse than Zennobu. After all, Zennobu was born in the Mejiro family. As a horse girl, she has a lot of resources and bloodlines that other horse girls can hardly reach.

With Kitano's help, Shanxin now understands the direction of his efforts and is more aware of his abilities. However, this cannot be compared with those who have clearly defined their direction from the beginning, have made long-term and effective efforts, and have higher talents like the Emperor of the East Sea. This is a fact and it cannot be changed in one or half a year.

But this never means that they are completely powerless and everything they do will be completely useless, just like what Kitano is doing now.

He knew that Mi Yu might still break a bone in the future, and that Miura Bourbon might still not be able to achieve an undefeated triple crown. But did this mean that everything he was doing now was meaningless? Of course not.

"I wasn't born knowing how to massage, Shanxin. None of the things we're good at now were born with us. Maybe some people grasped the essence of it faster than us, but no one can escape the learning process."

"You just said that I was giving you massages because I was actually unwilling to do so and that I was just good at it. It's not really like that. I actually did it because I enjoyed it."

"Like it?" Shanxin was also stunned when he heard this, and then said jokingly: "Could it be that Trainer Kitano likes massage just to touch the legs of the horse racing girls?"

"You're right. It really was like that at the beginning."

Shanxin's unintentional words revealed Kitano's true thoughts. Looking directly at Shanxin's slightly stunned gaze, Kitano continued, "Of course, I've gradually found other uses for this. For example, I can help the tired racehorse ladies relax, so they can get a good night's sleep and head to the racetrack refreshed the next day... All of this makes me happy."

"But this also makes me better and better at this job. Just like now, seeing you are satisfied with my massage, I feel that my efforts are not in vain and I can help you a little bit."

"It's naturally better to be good at your hobbies, but most of the time we have to work hard to turn our hobbies into things we're good at. That's also my job as a trainer."

As he said this, Kitano also looked up at Shanxin. He saw many of his own shadows in Shanxin. Therefore, he was particularly patient with Shanxin, as if he was teaching a past self.

"I will work hard to make Shanxin good at running. By then, I hope that one day you can say that you finally like running."

"Oh, sorry, I said so much. Am I a little annoying?"

"I don't hate it." But after hearing that, Mejiro Zenshin smiled gently for a long time. She turned her head slightly and looked away to hide her slightly rosy cheeks that she realized belatedly.

As if he was afraid that Kitano would see through him, Shanxin cast his gaze towards Bourbon and Miyu on the sofa beside him, but he found that the two horse racing girls had fallen asleep comfortably on the sofa at some point.

"They are both asleep."

"Yeah... I was wondering why there was no sound at all. Maybe it's because I feel tired after the massage." Kitano answered as a matter of course.

"Well, Trainer Kitano, you shouldn't mind having one more horse girl staying here temporarily today, right?" Shanxin said this with determination. Kitano did not answer, but Shanxin knew that Kitano acquiesced to this.

And now, Shanxin looked at Kitano who was holding her feet, opened her mouth slightly, but still closed it silently.

She really wanted to say that although she was a member of the Mejiro family and had been raised by countless servants, this was indeed the first time she had her feet touched by a man.

There was a very strange feeling in her heart... Mejiro Zenshin was not quite sure what she was thinking at the moment, but at least, she felt that this period of time was very relaxing, making her feel unprecedentedly... comfortable.

Even the hard bed in the trainer's dormitory seemed to be more comfortable than the soft Simmons mattress at home. Mejiro Zenshin was more relaxed than ever before. She just wanted to temporarily put aside relationships such as family, the opposite sex, responsibilities and trainers.