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

Shining brightly helped Sato unbutton her boots, then pointed to Oguri Hat, who was wearing the same boots and frolicking in the water in the distance, and said, "Alright! Trainer Sato! Walking in boots is the most basic training method!"

Sato looked down at the silver iron boot that was sinking deeper and deeper into the thick sand, and asked in a questioning tone, "The foundation?"

A brand new radiance? ( ? )?: "Soda! This is basic training!"

"Now that you've learned the basic training methods, all you need to do is wear these boots and run five kilometers back and forth every day, while also increasing your daily running training by five kilometers. Then, learn to use these boots to stand on the water, just like Moses parting the sea in ancient legends, using your legs to cleave the waves, and you'll succeed!"

"How about that? It's very simple, isn't it?"

Sato hesitated for a long time before quickly waving her hand and saying, "No...no, I think I'll stick to the more traditional training methods."

"Orn's training... well, it's quite innovative and has greatly inspired my training plan, but I think it might not be suitable for Chiyo... haha,"

"I think...you guys are going a bit too extreme."

Chapter 197 The Special Dolan Squad

Sato felt a swelling in his brain, as if knowledge was forcibly entering it, and his mind was being overwhelmed by the influx of knowledge from the outside world.

Shining Bright said, shaking his head, "Hmph~~ This training isn't extreme at all! The proof is that since our benefactor took over our training, none of the members of Dolan's team have been injured again!"

"Uh... apart from one time when we got food poisoning from eating mushrooms, we don't even have the slightest scratch or bruise on our bodies!"

Sato looked at the newly radiant, happy smile on their faces, then turned to the other three playing in the shallows, and sighed softly.

She asked, "Radiance, do you think Ornn is strict with you usually? Do you find the training content tiring and difficult to complete?"

"I'm tired, of course I'm tired! I'm so tired I want to punch my benefactor twice!"

Shining brightly, she put her boots back on, and as she spoke, she clenched her fists and gestured up and down, as if she were punching an unseen figure in front of her.

"But there's nothing I can do about it! Because I'm very weak, I have no choice but to endure my benefactor's torment if I want to keep up with everyone!"

Seemingly having opened a floodgate of complaints, she rattled off a string of rants: "Sometimes benefactors can be really annoying! Like before, when we were doing cart-pulling training in boots, everyone saw it! What if someone took a picture and posted it online!"

"She's a beautiful young woman in the prime of her life! And now she's pulling a cart like an animal! It's so shameful!"

"When my benefactor heard my complaints, he put up a sign that read 'Training in progress, do not disturb,' which almost made me faint with anger!"

Listening to the newly unveiled brilliance's stand-up comedy, Sato squatted down to the side with great interest, and said in a supporting role, "Huh? Logically speaking, shouldn't the fact that the Ornn trainer put up a sign have cleared up any misunderstandings from passersby? Why are you still angry!"

With a gleam in his new light, he widened his eyes, raised his chin, and pointed to his neck, saying, "Hmph! He just hung that sign around my neck! My benefactor's intentions were probably good... no, his intentions were bad, and his execution was even worse!"

"Hanging around my neck, it looks like a prisoner about to be beheaded at the execution ground! Anyone who didn't know better would think it was a horse handler going to North America to pick cotton!"

"Listen to this! These aren't nice words at all!"

Sato imagined the girl in front of him squatting in a cotton field, with an old record player on the farm playing "YOU GOTTA MOVE".

Behind her, Orn had a revolver tucked into his waistband, wore a cowboy hat, and held a long whip, striking the air beside the girl ten times per second, producing a series of crackling sounds.

Amidst the clicking sound, Xin Guanghui maintained a restrained expression, his hands moving swiftly as he stuffed the cotton into his pocket.

If she slowed down, Ornn's whip would lash out even louder.

"Pfft...cough cough, cough cough cough!!!"

Sato almost burst out laughing, but she managed to restrain herself thanks to her strong self-control.

She coughed lightly and comforted him, "Hey, don't say that! I think Trainer Orn must have his own reasons, right?"

Shining Radiance kicked at the yellow sand with her silver boots, and sighed softly, "I know! Of course I know Ornn is doing this for our own good, but it still feels like he's not treating us like human beings!"

The girl scratched her head, a little shyly saying, "Well, to be more precise, I always feel like Orn doesn't see us as girls. Although we all get along well now, and we've even slept together in the wild, it still feels like something's missing..."

"Wait! Glorious! What did you say!?"

Sato's pupils widened in shock, her voice trembling as she exclaimed, "You! You all slept together in the wilderness!?"

In that instant, many scenes unsuitable for children flashed through Sato's mind, and his entire body visibly flushed red.

"No...you have no self-control!!"

With a natural and unashamed expression, he spoke with great confidence, nodding without even taking a breath, "Yes, we slept together."

Fujimasa, who had just returned from the beach to rest, rolled her eyes. She walked up behind Shining Radiance, who was smugly weaving a fictional story, and grabbed her ear forcefully.

"Waaaa!! March!! Let me go! I was wrong, I was wrong!"

Meguro Ardan, who returned with the Fujimasa March, blushed slightly. She bowed to Sato, who had a "I was shocked too" expression, and apologized, "I'm sorry, Kōki often exaggerates what she says. The truth is not like that."

“We did go camping with Mr. Orn, but we slept in separate tents, and the situation you are thinking of did not occur.”

Sato breathed a slight sigh of relief; she had almost called the police to have Orn arrested.

With a mournful face, Shining Bright resisted Fujimasa March's abuse, shouting, "March! Let go! Didn't I already admit my mistake?"

"Hmph, I can't guarantee you haven't caused any other misunderstandings for Trainer Sato,"

Fujimasa, transformed into a cold-faced judge, continuously rubbed her newly glowing cheeks with both hands, kneading her face into various shapes.

Meguro Ardan smiled and said, "March, since she's already admitted her mistake, let's just let it go this time."

"That's just how Glorious is, we're all used to it, aren't we?"

Watching the three horse girls playfully fighting in front of her, Sato felt a pang of emotion. The atmosphere within Dolan's team was unlike any other team she had ever seen, even in a place like Central Teresen, which was known for its many troubled children. It was quite unique.

How should I describe it? It's like... a truly perfect team.

As a selected trainee for Central Treson this year, Sato was introduced to Central by the legendary trainer and founder of the renowned Rigil team, Hana Tojo, when she first entered the school. Naturally, she was also able to observe the daily training routines of Central's seniors.

If she were to describe it, the atmosphere within Rigil's team would be rather oppressive.

This sense of oppression came from a very subtle source. Sato couldn't pinpoint the exact source of this oppression, but the feeling certainly made her feel suffocated.

Perhaps it's because Rigil's team members are all established champions in the esports arena. Even though most of the team members have now entered more skill-intensive tournaments like the Dream Cup, the training atmosphere within the team is similar to that of G1 tournaments.

It's no wonder that all the freshmen at Central University admired Rigil's team, but not a single one dared to submit an application to join Rigil's team.

The atmosphere in the Canopus team, founded by veteran Nanban, is slightly more relaxed. Perhaps because of Nanban's prestigious background, the team's members, including Ma Niang, are somewhat intimidated when facing him.

Especially for some of the horse girls from impoverished backgrounds, Nanban-senpai's concern might actually hurt their feelings. Although the Canopus team appears to be harmonious, the relationship between the team members and trainers doesn't seem to be entirely connected.

However, Sato wasn't worried about the Canopus team. With time, under Minami's leadership, the team would eventually come together completely; all they lacked was an opportunity to deepen their understanding.

The team with the closest atmosphere to Dolan's squad is Spica, founded by senior member Okino. To be more precise, the relationship between Golden Ship and Okino is very similar to the relationship between the members of Dolan's squad and Ornn.

The two sides trust each other completely; a single glance is enough for them to understand each other's intentions.

He occasionally cracks jokes that aren't too bad, and he has a strong desire and pursuit of victory...

But Sato always felt that Gold Ship and Okino were more like equals than superiors and subordinates. In fact, Okino himself had said that he had absolutely no control over what Gold Ship wanted to do.

Even when Golden Ship was still active in the competition, they almost entirely decided their own training schedules, and Chongye had no way to command the opponent.

But the Dolan Squad is different. Ornn's influence is always paramount. Every member of the Dolan Squad will obey and diligently execute any training orders he issues.

Even if the order would make them grumble, they were still willing to do it. At most, they would mutter a few curses like Shining Bright. This kind of leadership ability, which makes the horse girls obey from the bottom of their hearts, is a very rare and precious quality.

Even Sato himself, during the process of getting to know Sakura Chiyo,

The team led by veteran actor Hidetoshi Miyazaki is like a group of samurai, with Fumi Komiyama and Fumino Nase currently each taking on a specific role.

However, the former was because the previous person in charge had already graduated, while the latter was because they were still relatively inexperienced.

The Team First team, created by the chairperson, has even stricter requirements. I've heard that the vice chairperson adheres to the "complete management principle," and the atmosphere within her team... is hard to describe.

Sato shook his head with a wry smile. Perhaps the atmosphere within Doran's team best reflects the relationship between "responsibility" and "trainer"?

Fujimasa picked up her phone and checked the time. She asked, "Trainer Sato, would you like to come to the cafeteria with us?"

"Because of Oguri's enormous appetite, the hotel's head chef made a special exception and allowed us to be among the first to enter the dining hall,"

"Otherwise, if we let Oguri go in to eat with everyone, that... will cause a food shortage."

Sato raised an eyebrow. No wonder she always saw Oguri with piles of food in front of her when she took Chiyo to the cafeteria before.

She nodded and said, "Okay, then you guys go and wait for me at the cafeteria entrance. I'll be there with Chiyo-oh right away."

A burst of brilliance immediately jumped out and said, "Hey! Sato Torena, don't be so formal! Leave the task of taking Chiyo downstairs to us!"

"We're members of the Class 3 exchange and learning group! We'll definitely help!"

"March! Clothes, march!"

Having said that, the short, deer-haired horse girl hurriedly pulled Fujimasa into the elevator.

Meguro Ardan then went to the beach and neatly stacked the training equipment used by everyone, including the sun hat and sunglasses that Shining had previously worn, placing them all in the shade under the coconut trees.

"Hey, where's Oguri's hat?"

Sato turned and looked around, finally fixing his gaze on the shoreline.

The white-clad figure continued meticulously wading through the water. Sato wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Oguri, the woman in the white hat, was now standing further away than before.

She put her hands to her mouth and called out to Little Chestnut Hat, "Little Chestnut Hat! Time for dinner!"

"Don't go too far from the shore! There might be undercurrents there, it's very dangerous..."

Suddenly, Sato's voice stopped.

She could hardly believe her eyes, so she quickly rubbed them, then opened them again.

The sea shattered the sunset into countless fragments, where gold and blue intertwined.

Little Chestnut Hat stopped wading in the water. Facing the sea, her whole body rose and fell with the waves.

ups and downs.....

Yes, ups and downs!

Little Chestnut Hat was indeed standing on the water! Pushed back onto the beach by the waves!

The girl took off her boots, helped Aldan pack his things, and then said to Sato quite naturally, "Sato, let's go eat!"

"Oh...oh! Okay!"

That evening in the cafeteria, after watching Oguri Hat enter her routine of steadily consuming food, Sato quietly got up, bypassed the sea of ​​horse girls surrounding the cafeteria, and quietly went up to the second floor.

She went straight to the dining table at the end of the corridor, plopped down in a chair, and sighed, "Senior Komiyama! Do you think there might be a horse girl who can walk on water?"

Komiyama Komi, who was eating, looked up in confusion. She glanced at Sato, who sat opposite her with a dejected expression, and her first thought was, 'Is Sato joking with me?'

But the obvious dark circles under her eyes and her haggard expression didn't seem like she was faking it. Could it be that she really saw a horse that could run on water?

Komiyama asked suspiciously, "Sato, are you too hungry? Are you hallucinating?"

"How could any horse possibly run on water? That's clearly not scientifically possible!"

She laughed and said, "Furthermore, if there really were a horse girl fast enough to run on water without sinking, I think probably no current horse girl... no, no horse girl in the entire history of horse racing could beat her. She could be put directly into the Hall of Fame."

"Perhaps even entering the Hall of Fame would be beneath her; let's just create a new family tree for her and make her the fourth goddess."

Sato patted her cheeks with both hands, shook her head, and said with a wry smile, "Senior is right, I must have been too tired, so I misread it."

"However, speaking of which, senior Komi, I still think you should directly ask the members of Dolan's team,"

She asked, rather puzzled, "At least from my experience this afternoon, they don't seem to mind others asking them questions about training. Why don't you just ask them directly?"

"As far as I know, your supervisor is even in the same dormitory as Oguri Hat. With that connection, you shouldn't have any problem asking him for advice, right?"

"Sigh, I'll think about it later."

Komiyama simply shook her head, sighed softly, and silently began to eat.

Seeing this, Sato didn't say anything more. She waved to Komiyama and then turned to walk downstairs.

When she returned downstairs, almost all the food that had been placed in front of Oguri Hat had disappeared.

Shining Radiance waved at Sato and called out, "Trainer Sato! We're almost finished eating! We'll head back soon!"

"Do you want more? If you do, Xiaoli has some more here!"

Sato waved her hand and said helplessly, "As a human, I've already eaten a lot. You guys eat slowly and be full!"

"Chiyo-oh will be going to a hot spring for a while, so I'll take her away now."

After saying this, she carefully led Sakura Chiyo away.

Little Chestnut Hat finished the last chicken nugget, then wiped his mouth with his hand.

She looked up at the second floor of the cafeteria, and in a daze, she seemed to see a familiar figure disappear into the crowd.

'Um? '

'Tama...didn't she not come to Wakkanai City? Why is her trainer...?'