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

"They're as radiant as sunshine, making you want to chase after them."

Kitahara got up from the recliner, pointed to his phone, and smiled at Shibasaki: "So you see, I've started preparing for the Central Trainer Certification Exam again. I can't let all the young people pass while this old guy is still stuck, can I?"

"Ha, you rascal..."

Shibasaki chuckled and patted Kitahara on the shoulder, and the two of them laughed together.

"Looks like that kid from back then has actually grown up to be something."

A slightly aged voice came from beside them. Bei Yuan recognized the voice and quickly turned around to ask, "Uncle Liu Ping'er?! You... what brings you here?!"

"It's Liu Ping, not Liu Ping'er."

Wearing a small round hat and sunglasses, Rokuhei nodded. He stared at the four people training not far away and asked Kitahara, "Is that Orn? The trainer you're training here?"

Kitahara nodded quickly and said, "Yes, he is Ornn."

"Uncle Liuping, what brings you here this time...?"

"You guessed right, it really is for him."

Liu Ping laughed, patted his nephew on the shoulder, and suddenly said out of the blue, "Hey, if you want to catch up with him, it might be a bit difficult, after all, he made history."

"Work hard, kid. I hope to see you on the central government's recruitment list next year or the year after. Then I'll have a good chat with you."

"After you leave, remember not to mention that I was here. This is a temporary requirement from above."

After saying that, Liu Ping quickly left, leaning on his cane.

Shibasaki swallowed hard. He knew his friend's background, of course. That Rokuhei was one of the most senior trainers in the Central Training Center!

Even such important figures are paying attention to this young man? And... isn't his "above"...?

"【Horse Racing Girls Association】, or possibly Treson's 【Board of Directors】."

Kitahara gave a wry smile and shook his head: "Ha, this is really beyond my expectations."

On the training field, Orn naturally didn't notice the departure of a gaunt old man, as he was currently busy tapping the knees of the vine-like man in the training session with a hammer.

Watching Ornn wield his black hammer with such a rugged style, Fujimasa March was still somewhat afraid.

She tried to struggle, but the expressionless chestnut hat and the mischievous grin of the new radiance had already locked her shoulders, and no matter how much she struggled, she could not escape their restraints!

"Let me go! Let me go!! I'm here for training! What are you doing!?"

Ornn swung his hammer, a sunny smile on his face, and chuckled as he swung the hammer, "Hehehe, relax, it's normal to have trouble breathing! You'll be fine soon!"

"You can't! Guh... You can't do that!"

Orn chuckled, then brandished the hammer in his hand: "Why not? I'm not only going to do it, I'm going to do it hundreds of times!"

Before Fujimasa could react, he struck her knee with the hammer!

The moment her knee touched the hammer, a feeling of exhilaration suddenly appeared in Fujisaka's body, running from the base of her tail up her spine and finally reaching the tips of her constantly swaying ears!

"Eek~~~~ Ugh!"

Amazingly, she actually endured the initial stimulating sensation of this shock.

Although she looked quite disheveled, with bloodshot eyes, her pearly teeth gently biting her red lips, and two rosy blushes rising on her cheeks.

After a fierce standoff, she finally uttered the famous line that countless heroes had uttered before, and that countless others were destined to utter afterward.

"Gulp! Kill me!"

Time flies, and it was soon April 23rd.

Kasamatsu Racecourse was packed with spectators for the first time in a long time, not only because it was about to host the debut race of a local Kasamatsu horse girl,

More importantly, a legendary horse girl, beloved by the locals of Kasamatsu, is about to return to the racetrack to make her debut!

Noren, the ace, looked at the little chestnut-hatted boy who was moving his body in a daze, and his eye twitched involuntarily.

"Want to come?"

"Huh? I hit Oguri's hat, really?"

Chapter 39 Breakthrough! The Crouching Dragon Emerges from the Mountain!

"Torena, I'm saying, are you really going to let me participate in the debut match on April 23rd?"

As Noren applied nail polish, he looked at Shibasaki, who was engrossed in writing, with considerable displeasure and asked,

“I consulted a master at Kasamatsu Temple before, and he said that the 24th is an auspicious day, suitable for fighting.”

Shibasaki put down his pen, stretched, and said in a relaxed tone, "Well, if we encounter a strong opponent, it's not necessarily a bad thing. Having an opponent to spar with is also a good thing, isn't it?"

Rewinding to the present, Ace Noren looked at Little Chestnut Hat bouncing around in place and couldn't help but sigh, rubbing his forehead.

"Should we resort to force...? You don't mean I'll be easily dealt with like cutting melons and vegetables, do you?"

"Oh, you idiot, dragging me down! What kind of fortune did you get?! You've really brought disaster to the horse!"

With just a few tens of minutes left before his final playing time, Noren Ace returned to the locker room to change his running shoes.

Although he really wanted to beat Shibasaki up, his priority was to finish the match at hand first.

"...I can only hope for better luck!"

On the field, Oguri is adjusting his shoes.

She was wearing the sneakers specially made by Orn today. In his words, there was no need to show too much brilliance in the debut battle, as being too strong might attract unnecessary attention.

After confirming that the shoelaces were tied, Oguri calmly walked into the innermost gate amidst the commentator's loud and clear voice.

"Welcome to Kasamatsu Racecourse! It's been a long time since we've had so many spectators here!"

The commentator's expression also became excited. She looked at the female horses that were already ready not far away and said excitedly, "With the most popular horse, Oguri-hat, successfully entering the gate, the race is about to begin!!"

"Can Kasamatsu's most famous racehorse girl, who hasn't even officially stepped onto the racetrack yet, take her first and most crucial step!?"

"All athletes are ready! You can see the countdown lights flashing on the gates!"

"3...2...1!"

"The match begins!!!"

The moment the gate opened, all the horse girls rushed out!

No... not all horse girls!!

Because she chose a front-row running style, Oguri's starting speed was actually slower than that of the second-tier group.

That's why she was the fifth of the twelve contestants to break through the gate!

Little Chestnut Hat had only rushed out of the gate a few meters when the horse girls rushing out of the second and third gates next to her collided with each other and then fell in the direction she was stepping forward!

"This is... a collision!!! Did Horse Girl No. 2 use too much force when she started?! Was the sand too slippery after the rain?!"

The commentator reacted quickly; she stood up abruptly and stared intently at the unexpected incident unfolding on the field not far away.

This is also an occasional occurrence when local female horses start from the starting gate. Due to a combination of factors such as the playing field, the horse's physical condition, and psychological pressure, it can cause the horse to have difficulty starting from the gate, or even to start false.

Of course, collisions are not uncommon.

Little Chestnut Hat's pale blue pupils contracted; the two fallen horse girls had just stumbled in the direction she was heading.

If she continues to step forward, she will inevitably kick those two horse girls!

Perhaps they won't get hurt, perhaps I can control my power, perhaps they will be safe and sound... but all of this is too dangerous!

However, if I don't speed up my pace now, the forced pause will inevitably create a time difference of several seconds to tens of seconds!

Moreover, forcibly withdrawing the power that has already been released will cause great harm to her own body!

What should I do?

Her blue pupils shimmered with a jewel-like luster, and she seemed to see before her eyes the figure clad in strange armor, who had knocked the gun from the robber's hand with his bare hands.

"Well!!"

After only a moment's hesitation, Oguri Hat made her choice.

She bent over to the left at an incredible angle, then pushed off the ground with both feet, kicking up nearly half a meter of dust, and actually managed to stop her forward-leaning body!

The second horse, who had accidentally fallen, was now pale with fright. Even she herself hadn't expected to make such a serious mistake when leaving the gate!

When she saw Oguri Hat's fierce forward sprint, she thought she was going to die! But Oguri Hat actually managed to stop herself in an unbelievable way!

"I'm...sorry!!"

At this moment, the second horse girl didn't know what to say. After all, it was understandable that the other side would not slow down if such a serious mistake occurred. If such a mistake occurred in a major race, she would probably be banned from racing for life!

So at this moment, she lowered her head and apologized in fear, even prepared to be beaten up by the other party to vent her anger!

"If...if beating me up will make you feel better, then please do it!"

But she waited for a long time, and the other party did not reply.

The second horse girl looked up in confusion, only to see that the white figure had already begun to catch up!

The commentator wiped the sweat from his brow and said with considerable relief, "Fortunately, thankfully, the athlete in the chestnut hat stopped in time, and no more serious accident occurred."

"but....."

"But does she still want to continue the match? Due to the unexpected situation just now, Oguri Hat is already nearly ten seconds behind!"

Kitahara, standing in front of the stands, frowned. He looked at Orn, who was smiling, and asked doubtfully, "Kid, she's already more than ten horse lengths behind. Are you going to let her continue the race?"

Orn asked in bewilderment, "Why not continue? Isn't this still going on?"

Shibasaki coughed lightly, then explained, "Because this kind of thing happens frequently in rural areas, depending on the severity of the accident, the horse girl is allowed to re-qualify for the race."

"And this accident that happened during the competition will not be recorded in the records of the horse girls. Of course, this only applies to the debut battles in the local area, and the participants are limited to local horse girls who have not yet debuted... Ha, it's really like a handout from the central government to us."

After listening to Shibasaki's explanation, Orn nodded in understanding.

Then he laughed and said, "It's okay, let her run, she'll win."

"Even if I lose, it doesn't matter. After all, what I want is a horse girl who can run happily, not a horse girl with an undefeated record."

Shibasaki shook his head with a wry smile, then said nothing more and continued to observe the situation on the field.

On the field, Oguri looked at Noren Ace, who was leading the pack.

Due to the unexpected turn of events at the start, her thoughts were disrupted, and she was now merely in the middle of the group of horse girls.

"A difference of twelve horse lengths... We're approaching the third bend now... The leading horse has already passed the third bend and is about to enter the fourth bend..."

Her blue eyes constantly observed the changes on the field. Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise, but now she could see the entire herd of horses clearly from the back of the crowd.

With more than half of the 2000-meter race completed, Oguri-hat controlled her breathing and, after overtaking three female riders, surged through the fourth turn.

Noren, the ace, was on the run, and now she was only 600 meters away from the finish line!

Seemingly certain of his victory, Noren's tense expression relaxed somewhat.

The finish line was just around the corner; she could even see her trainer behind it.

She was about to give her trainer a look when she saw Shibasaki seem to have seen something terrifying, his expression turning horrified.

Noren, the ace, was first puzzled, then surprised, and then became just as terrified as Shibasaki.

"No...no way?!"

There is no doubt, because the tremors, which resembled those of an earthquake, have already revealed the answer!

Noren, the ace, gritted his teeth and began to accelerate his sprint.

Four hundred meters... three hundred meters... two hundred meters...

Little Chestnut Hat looked up and saw the path to victory behind the horse girl in front of her!

In the final sprint, on the sand track, the leading runners are on the outermost edge of the track...

The time has come; the conditions have been met! We can use that technique now!!

"Raging Speed—Full of Ambition!!"

A golden light seemed to flash across Oguri Hat's body as her feet stomped heavily on the sand.

Every time a horseshoe hits the ground, it kicks up a dust cloud forty centimeters high!

At the same time, a hoof print several centimeters deep will be firmly embedded in the ground!

The cheers on the field grew louder and louder. Could the girl with the bushy hair, who was dozens of horse lengths behind, overtake the horse girl in front and win her debut battle?

In an instant, cheers and shouts mingled together, and the entire Kasamatsu Racecourse erupted in cheers.