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

What does it mean to leave professional tasks to professionals?

Recalling the efficient and swift actions of those men in black, she vaguely formed a bold guess in her mind.

'These people...could they actually be gangsters?!'

"Uncle Beidao, you're not really a gangster, are you?"

Orn looked at the middle-aged man sitting on the sofa opposite him, legs crossed. Around four o'clock this afternoon, this guy had suddenly knocked on the door and said he wanted to discuss a business deal.

But now it seems that this deal... might be much harder to negotiate.

"Hey, why make it sound so harsh? I'm just a businessman who does some trading."

Uncle Beidao lit a cigarette and said, "Orn, didn't you ask me to look after those two girls?"

"I just received word that they have indeed run into some trouble, but don't worry, I've already sent people to handle it."

Orn nodded and asked directly, "Do I need to pay anything?"

"Payment? Hahaha, no need, no need,"

Uncle Beidao smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's too early to talk about payment now. Those two young ladies have something to say to you, and I've already had them brought here."

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"It seems they've arrived. You two chat first, and we can talk about other things later."

Uncle Beidao stood up and, accompanied by a bodyguard dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, left the living room first.

The door that had just been knocked on was pushed open from the outside, and the newly gleaming light and the little chestnut hat immediately came into Ornn's view.

"Oh, looks like you're all alright?"

Shining Radiance closed the door first, then nervously pulled Little Chestnut Hat to Orn's side and hurriedly asked, "Orn... my benefactor! Who are these people outside...?"

Orn shrugged and reassured him, "It's alright. They're my friends, and I asked them to look after you. What happened to you? Are you hurt?"

Shining Radiance quickly recounted what had just happened. Seeing Orn's calm expression, her tense heart also calmed down.

Orn smiled and said, "I just asked, and this so-called 'Kasamatsu Gokudo' is just a gang made up of local idle people. They will handle the aftermath, so don't worry."

New Radiance wanted to say something more, but Ornn interrupted, "Let's talk about something else first, and stop thinking about these things."

He looked at the little chestnut hat beside him and asked, "I imagine that after using those shoes for a while now, you've got quite a few thoughts on them, haven't you? How are they? Are they any good?"

Compared to the radiant new light who had a slight glimpse of the truth, Oguri Hat seemed to have completely overlooked this aspect.

She looked at the shoes on her feet and said softly, "These shoes are very good, very impressive, but... at least I'm not worthy of wearing them yet."

"So, Mr. Orn, I have no choice but to return these shoes to you."

As she spoke, she carefully removed her combat boots and respectfully placed them beside Ornn.

“Explain your reasoning. You should know that it is very impolite to return an item that a craftsman has given to a user to the craftsman.”

Orn leaned back on the sofa, his face hidden in shadow by the backlight, making it impossible to see his expression.

The newly radiant girl beside her couldn't help but tense up, fearing that her cat-like companion would utter some shocking words again.

"Oh dear! My little Kuri! Don't anger your benefactor!"

Little Chestnut Hat, oblivious to her companion's inner murmurs, straightened her back and looked directly at her with her pale blue eyes.

Although she is usually quite taciturn, she becomes eloquent and articulate when the topic of racing comes up.

“Mr. Orn’s shoes are amazing, better than any shoes I’ve ever used… no, better than any shoes I’ve ever seen on TV,”

"In my first competition, I relied on these shoes to defeat several senior students and won first place in the exchange competition."

"Everyone at school thought I was a rising star, and my classmates thought I was a hero who challenged villains. Everything seemed to have changed because I won first place."

Orn sat upright on the sofa and gestured for Little Chestnut Hat to continue.

“But I know that this power doesn’t actually belong to me, but rather to the magical boots that Mr. Orn created,”

"Without the help of these shoes, I'm afraid I would have been trapped inside the gate by that powerful aura as soon as I stepped out."

Oguri Hat said seriously, "Therefore, I will not come to Mr. Orn to get the shoes until I become a horse girl worthy of using them."

Hearing the girl's simple and innocent words, Orn smiled.

He seemed to understand why the horse girl was called an "elf."

Although some horse girls' hearts become twisted and tainted by the darkness of society, a large number of horse girls still maintain their pure hearts.

The girl before me may not realize that she has just accomplished something most people can't do in their entire lives.

Being able to clearly see one's own strength, not being blinded by external forces, being grateful, kind, and tolerant.

Facing one's own shortcomings and restraining them is a principle that many people never understand in their entire lives.

What man-eating mare? It's not as scary as the rumors make it out to be. Isn't this a very nice young girl?

Orn lowered his guard, stood up, picked up the shoes, and placed them on a platform in the corner of the room.

"Now that you've made your choice, I look forward to the day when you've improved your skills enough to use these shoes."

"If you can really achieve that, I will forge you a new pair of real combat boots, allowing you to truly step onto the stage called 'The World'!"

"But now..."

As he spoke, he took a new pair of shoes from the display case next to him.

"Little Chestnut Hat, you're back to having no shoes to wear. Here, you can wear these shoes."

Little Chestnut Hat quickly shook her head, politely declining, "Mr. Orn, I... this is too expensive, I can't..."

Orn didn't give her a chance to refuse any further. He directly stuffed the shoes into Oguri's arms and then explained, "These shoes are training boots for physical fitness, not shoes for competition."

"Although I'm not entirely sure what methods are needed to train the horse girl, weighted running should be a required course, right?"

"Little Chestnut Hat, don't you want to grow up faster and eventually become someone worthy of those combat boots?"

Little Chestnut Hat was taken aback upon hearing this, then she gripped the shoe in her hand tightly and whispered, "Yes, Mr. Orn, I understand, I will work towards that goal!"

Chapter 9 Trainer Certification

"Hehe, looks like you've finished chatting?"

Uncle Beidao returned to his room alone this time without any guards.

"Hey, Little Chestnut Hat, brand new and shining, you two move over there, I can't fit any more seats."

Orn stood up, first warmly shaking hands with Uncle Kitajima, then pulling him to sit down on the sofa, while he himself squeezed onto the other side of the sofa with Oguri Hat.

The moment Shining Radiance saw Uncle Beidao, her heart, which had just calmed down, was once again filled with turbulent waves!

Unlike the dazed Oguri Hat beside her, although she didn't recognize the middle-aged man with a somewhat weathered face, she knew he definitely belonged to a prominent and wealthy upper-class family in Japan!

The exquisite watch on his wrist alone, a piece of art worthy of being listed as a collector's item, is worth more than the entire shop his parents, Guanghui, had run for decades!

Add to that the guards waiting outside the door, who looked like black-clad clones, the driver's skill, and the tattoos that were inadvertently revealed...

This middle-aged man... he definitely wouldn't be found in a small place like Kasamatsu!

Beidao glanced at the newly formed Radiance that had been secretly watching him, then said to Orn, "Heh, these small gangs are indeed more troublesome to deal with. Many of them are students, and the police can only give them verbal reprimands."

"However, I won't indulge them. It just so happens that the family business is also expanding in Kasamatsu, so I'll stay in the vicinity for the time being."

"Don't worry, there won't be any more thugs or gangs like this in Kasamatsu."

"As for the compensation you mentioned, there's no need for that."

Orn shook his head and said sincerely, "Uncle Beidao's willingness to lend a helping hand is itself a sign of sincerity. Even if you don't need any reward, I will remember this kindness in my heart."

Bei Dao couldn't help but laugh and said, "Hey kid, I like what you said."

"But are you sure? According to my investigation, those two girls were probably just casual acquaintances, right? It's not so easy to repay a favor you owe me, you know?"

Orn replied quite casually, "They were indeed strangers to me, but doesn't that mean we were destined to meet?"

"Fate...maybe."

Uncle Kitajima looked at Orn and thought to himself, "Perhaps, it's not impossible for this kid to become a trainer. With such unique forging skills, if he could also acquire the basic knowledge of a trainer... he might not be much different from talents cultivated by a major trainer family like the Kiryuin family!"

"With this superb skill, he could even surpass those geniuses! This is the kind of trainer Xiao Bei needs!"

"With the resources of the Northern Clan, training a blacksmith into a trainer wouldn't be difficult. If all else fails, I can even trick him into signing a contract of servitude, then cede some profits to the Symbol and Mejiro families to send someone to provide guidance..."

"Hehehe! This is a brilliant plan that kills two birds with one stone. The only question now is whether he wants to become a trainer... If I just give him a little persuasion, won't this hot-blooded youth immediately be working for me?!"

"Haha! Don't laugh, don't laugh! At least... at least I can only laugh after I've successfully fooled this kid!!"

Thinking of this, Bei Dao's face tightened, but he smiled and asked, "Orn, I have a question for you. You can think about it for a day before answering me. Of course, if you feel it's inappropriate, you can refuse."

"Do you... want to become a trainer? If so, you can get your trainer certification right now."

A silence fell over the room. The previously terrified Xin Guanghui was no longer afraid, because what the middle-aged man said was too shocking for this rural girl!

trainer.

This is a unique profession. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people across the country take the trainer qualification exam, and at its peak, nearly one million people participated in the exam!

Each year, only a few thousand people are recruited nationwide and certified by the horse racing association!

Among these thousands of people, a considerable number entered the local Teresen area as "trainees"!

The seemingly ordinary middle-aged man in front of him was actually promising that he could turn the blacksmith beside him into a trainer at any time? This was simply outrageous!

Shining with newfound brilliance, he couldn't fathom what kind of background the person before him needed to become a trainer, someone who had absolutely no relevant training.

Her ears perked up and then twitched incessantly, just like her turbulent and restless heart.

Then, this unease was broken by another voice that defied common sense.

Orn scratched his head sheepishly and smiled at Beidao with a slightly embarrassed expression, "Uh... well, I have a question I'd like to ask."

What is a trainer?

Chapter 10 Radiance! Don't run! Charge towards the anvil!

Bei Dao raised an eyebrow, stared intently at the young man before him, and asked in a deep voice, "Kid, are you joking with me?"

Orn spread his hands innocently and said, "I really don't know. Even the horse girls' affairs were told to me by these two horse girls next to me."

After staring into the other person's clear eyes for a long time, the forty-seven-year-old Kitajima Rokuro finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Heh, I really don't know where you come from. It seems you really don't know much about the trainers?"

Orn nodded sincerely, and Beidao could only helplessly say to the restless chestnut hair beside him, "Young lady, I'll trouble you to give our savage gentleman a little lesson."

"Ah! Okay...okay!"

Shining Brightly jumped up like a startled rabbit, then explained to Orn beside her, "Um! Trainers are a collective term for people who are responsible for the daily training of racehorse girls, the planning of races, and providing necessary assistance!"

"After entering the junior high school, if you want to pursue racing, you can sign a contract with a trainer to improve your skills with their help and eventually step onto the stage of your dreams!"

As she spoke, her bright eyes shone, though for someone of commoner origin like herself, stepping onto this stage seemed impossible.

But the impulse to become a racehorse girl and eventually run on the track in the spotlight is perhaps already deeply ingrained in the blood of the horse girl species.

"That sounds interesting... kind of like a fitness instructor?"

Orn rubbed his hands together and looked up to ask, "But, Mr. Kitajima, how can you be so sure that I'm suited to be a trainer?"

Sitting on the sofa, Bei Dao crossed his legs and shook his head, saying, "If I say you can, then you can. Don't you even have that much confidence?"

"Alright alright."

The young man laughed and asked, "Has the trainer certification exam started this year?"

Kitajima Rokuro paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course not yet, the specific exam date is still two months away."

"Heh, kid, you're not thinking of taking the exam, are you? Do you know just how difficult it is?"

"Young man, let me give you a piece of advice: sometimes don't be so stubborn. If there's a shortcut, why not take it?"

Orn coughed lightly and said, "Well, shouldn't we all have dreams? What kind of young person isn't ambitious?"

"Hahaha! Good! That's ambitious!"

Bei Dao clapped his hands, stood up, and said, "It's good to have ambition, but if you don't pass the exam... don't come asking me for favors!"

"I have some things to take care of right now, so I'll be leaving now."

Orn quickly stood up and said, "Then, Uncle Beidao, I'll see you off."

"What are you offering? You make me sound like some old man. No need for that. Just ask the two horse ladies beside you for advice on trainers."