"GOOD MOOORNIIIING, JAAAAAPPPAAAAAAANNN!!!!"
After the stormy night, a red-haired young man woke up with a massive smile on his face. How can he not? He is now free from his trainee's puppy love. All of them can now refocus on being a better runner. The young man walks toward his bathroom to do his morning routine, but stops in front of the mirror.
"Hello there, genius. As handsome as ever, I see. Our intelligence really knows bounds, does it? ZEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
With the sinister laugh of a deranged moron, the young man strides confidently to the bathroom. He knows his days will be filled with nothing but joy.
XxX-XxX
"You did a fantastic job, Tachyon! Holy shit!"
"Thank you, Boss."
The young man was flabbergasted by his trainees' stats. The stats jump was astronomical. Tachyon somehow manages to make up for the weeks of training while the trainees are in an awful mood.
"What bonus do you want?"
"Just make sure to use my lotion every day. That's the only thing I want right now."
"Hmm? Ah! Don't worry about that. I already used it this morning."
"Good."
"Trainer, what are you doing here?"
"Hmm? I'm looking over you, of course. What the hell kind of question is that, McQueen?"
"Didn't we tell you to rest? You're still hurt."
"Relax~ I'm not that weak, I'll manage."
"No. Go back. Now. I don't want to see you working while you still look like that."
Damn!! McQueen really doesn't like me now, does she?! Goddesses damn!! At least I know she is training better.
"Ah… I see… Just make sure you girls train well, okay?"
"Don't worry. As a member of the Mejiro family, I'll make sure my teammate will train until their last breath."
The young man could only retreat in defeat once his first trainee brought out her family name. He wonders if he is that good at acting that McQueen becomes genuinely repulsed by his existence. He wants them to hate him, but not so much that they'll change trainers.
Curse my talents!! It's so good that it over-delivers what I wanted!! I need to hold back, or things will get more complicated.
While the young man walked away defeated, his trainees watched him while gritting their teeth. They know him, and this is not him. He is boastful, rude, crude, stupid, honest, handsome, and confident. But he was none of those ever since yesterday. It's like he became a completely different person after he fought with his girlfriend.
"Girls, at least one of you has to win this. Regardless of what it costs us. We might never get our trainer back if we lose this one."
"Of course! No one is beating this monarch!! I'll save our trainer and turn him back to how he was before that woman came into his life!!"
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So the next race is the Takarazuka Kinen with Goldship, Tokai Teio, and Silence Suzuka. Both Goldship and Suzuka have good records in Takarazuka Kinen in the previous world, but I don't exactly know about Teio, though…
With her current stats, she should do well. But so do Goldship and Silence Suzuka, and they both have good records too. Hmm… Teio might not be able to become an Undefeated Triple Crown.
What do I do? What do I do?
"Oh ya~ Hello there, handsome."
"Hmm?"
The young man turns his face to meet the caller, and he sees the 5-times-divorce deadbeat dad.
"I've heard of what happened from Goldship, but I truly wasn't expecting something this gruesome."
"Yeah… It'll heal. Let's change the topic from these sobering wounds, shall we? Why do I smell sweat from you?"
"Oooh~~ Do you like the smell of this old man~~? You're much more perverted than I initially thought. I'm also an active runner, you know? I also train sometimes."
"Impossible!! Stay Gold is training!! Is tomorrow the end of the world?"
"You really know how to hurt an umamusume's heart, huh? I'm going to run in the Takarazuka Kinen, handsome. I need to warm myself up after not running for some time."
"You're… going to run in the Takarazuka Kinen?"
"Mhm~~ Why?"
"How much do I need to pay you for you not to do that?"
"Do you have ADHD or multiple personality disorders or something? How can you just switch topics that quickly?"
"If you don't accept the money, I'm going to break your femurs."
"I haven't even answered yet."
Stay Gold has dealt with all kinds of people during her travels, but few can match Igo Heita's intensity. The way he changes topic so quickly, and his leap in logic, confuses the living shit out of the divorced dad.
"Dearest big sister, it's nice to meet you."
"Ah! Hello there, Drejo."
"Teach Journey, I need your enlightenment."
"Hmm… Hello to you, too, trainer Igo Heita. How might I help you?"
"Can you tell me all the ways to stop an umamusume from joining a race?"
"Oohh~~ That's easy. For example, you can stuff them into a barrel, then pour cement into it before dropping them in Tokyo Bay."
"Can we wait a moment? He's talking about me, Drejo."
"Dearest big sister is going to run in a race? When?"
"In the Takarazuka Kinen."
"That's wonderful. Orfe and I will be watching you."
"No! No! I need her not to run! You're going to be a threat to Goldship, Suzuka, and Teio!"
"Ah… I understand trainer Igo Heita's panic now. Indeed, dearest big sister will be quite the threat for the current team Minaz."
"If you're not going to help me, then I'll use plan S!!!"
"What's plan S?"
"SEX!!!"
The young man scoops up the deadbeat dad in a princess carry before running with her in his arms. The thinking was that if Stay Gold gets pregnant, then she will get disqualified from the race. Dream Journey quickly chased after the young man.
"Don't try to stop me, Dream Journey!!"
"Please allow me to record you both. I will stay silent in the corner of the room."
"Drejo and trainer Igo, has anyone ever said how perfect you are for each other?"