The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

Mi Yu, remember this! Sooner or later, I will get these things back with interest!

Chapter 235: Miura Bourbon's "Threat" to Kitano

However, although Miura Bourbon was very angry because Miyu had "run away" again, she still brought Kitano a lunch box she made by herself, but she was very persistent in saying that she wanted to feed Kitano.

"Master is receiving an IV drip. His right hand is not convenient. Please use the Miura Bourbon Unit-01 to feed him."

Miura Bourbon sat down next to Kitano's ward and put the lunch box she brought aside. She also brought many other things with her. Seeing this, Kitano couldn't help but ask;

"Bourbon, there's no need to buy so much. I can't finish it all."

"I didn't buy them, but they were sent by others," Bourbon Miura said expressionlessly. Seeing Kitano's puzzled expression, Bourbon explained, "Many horse girls who have received Master's favor, after learning that Master had collapsed, have sent gifts to the door of the team room, labeled with their apologies, hoping that Master will accept them all."

"Everyone gave different gifts... There were a lot of things left at the door of the team room, including a lot of flowers." Mi Yu, who was standing nearby, also explained softly at this time: "At first, Sheng Wang asked everyone to take them back, but everyone left after putting their things down, so we had to accept all of them."

"See, some things do pay off." Kitano found it a little funny when he heard this. These ordinary horse racing ladies... Kitano certainly knew that they had good intentions. They were pestering him for guidance just to grasp the last glimmer of hope. They had no intention of squeezing him dry.

As soon as he fell ill, these kind-hearted children suddenly came to their senses and expressed their gratitude and apology in this way... It seemed that no matter what, acceptance was the best option.

"However, it doesn't matter if I accept it this time. I won't be able to send it again after I return to Tresen College. I'm not dead, and it would be awkward to leave a large field of flowers at the door..."

"Master, please don't say bad words."

When Kitano said this, both Miura Bourbon and Miyu reacted slightly, but Bourbon's reaction was undoubtedly the biggest. He immediately said, "Master, take care of yourself. You will surely live a long life. Master is a good person, but you shouldn't be exploited by others."

"But please... don't mention the word 'death'. Miura Bourbon has a stress reaction to that word."

It seemed like a stress response had set in. Kitano and Miyu watched Miura Bourbon, whose tone had been calm until her voice and body began to tremble. The way she bit her lower lip, trying hard to suppress her emotions, also proved her inner turmoil.

Seeing Bourbon like this, Kitano knew that the reason for Bourbon's behavior was directly related to him. After all, Kitano knew that Bourbon had a huge reaction to the death of her "friend"... probably to the point of PTSD.

It is conceivable that when Kitano fainted, the shock suffered by Miura Bourbon was no less than that of Miyu. Miyu still needed comfort, but as for Bourbon... Kitano was very clear that although she looked strong, she was actually very sensitive and fragile inside.

However, her face and calm expression always concealed all of this. Of course, she also needed to vent her emotions.

Thinking of this, Kitano turned his gaze to Mi Yu beside him. Mi Yu nodded in understanding. Although he was a little reluctant, he chose to leave and closed the door in order to preserve Bourbon's self-esteem.

And the moment the door of the ward was closed, Bourbon could no longer hold back and threw herself into Kitano's arms. Her body kept twitching, and tears as big as beans fell on Kitano's body, quickly wetting a spot.

“Wu… Wuaaaaa…”

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm here, Bourbon, I'm not dead yet." Kitano also knew that people with PTSD would react violently, especially since Bourbon had overreacted several times before. Kitano had anticipated this and could only comfort him softly, "Don't worry, Bourbon, I won't leave you, right? I'm here fine now, don't worry."

"Liar... Master... Big liar..."

And Bourbon's voice was also heard sobbing at this moment. In the past, Miura Bourbon's crying was silent, almost covering up all the sobs.

But this time, she couldn't bear it anymore. Seeing Kitano fall unconscious in front of her again deeply stimulated Miura Bourbon's nerve, making her completely lose her judgment.

In fact, it was not until Kitano was taken away by others and more than ten minutes had passed that Miura Bourbon, who had been out of service, realized that his legs had lost strength and he sat down directly on the ground, almost becoming the second person to faint after Aldan.

At that moment, her mind was filled with the scene of Kitano and her final farewell in that first week. All the pain and scars that she had temporarily forgotten because Kitano was standing in front of her again, all hurt at that moment.

It’s no wonder that Bourbon completely lost his ability to move. Fortunately, Kitano woke up quickly, otherwise, Bourbon might have been stuck in this state and would never wake up again.

"Master, you listen to everyone but me..."

"Master, listen to Aldan, the president, and Good Opera, Emperor, Believer, Rice Bath... Even those who have no relationship with you, Master agrees to all the requests..."

"But why... can't you agree to my request, Master? Why, you just won't agree to take good care of yourself..."

Bourbon clutched Kitano's shoulders tightly, as if she couldn't otherwise feel that Kitano was still by her side. Her voice trembled, her eyes filled with belated fear, even... a hint of madness.

"Master, why, can't you give me a chance to stop thinking about this?"

"When I think about the possibility of you leaving me, I'm terrified, so terrified that I can't do anything. What should I do? Without you... what on earth should I do? I don't know at all..."

"..." Kitano didn't know how to respond to Bourbon's words at this moment. Bourbon looked so panicked. Even when he was seriously ill in bed, he had never seen Bourbon so panicked... In his impression, Bourbon was a very strong person who never showed his timidity.

But at this moment, Bourbon truly conveyed her emotions to Kitano. And Kitano also truly felt the great psychological trauma that the death of Bourbon's "friend" had brought to her.

"I won't leave you, Bourbon, like your friend—"

"Forget about that friend! I only care about you now!"

But Kitano's words once again stimulated Bourbon. The next moment, Bourbon immediately hugged Kitano's body and held Kitano tightly in his arms.

The next moment, before Kitano could react, he felt a piece of flesh on his neck being bitten by Bourbon's mouth, and he immediately gasped.

But even so, Kitano did not push Bourbon away, but let Bourbon bite him - if this was Bourbon's way of venting, then he could accept it calmly.

But not long after, the pain of the bite slowly dissipated. Bourbon seemed to realize her gaffe. Slowly, she stretched out her tongue and carefully circled the place where Kitano was bitten with the tip of her tongue. The tingling and numb feeling made Kitano feel uncomfortable again.

"Does it still hurt?" Bourbon asked belatedly.

"No, I should ask this, Bourbon, does your heart still hurt?" Kitano now completely understood Bourbon's pain. In fact, this is easy to understand.

If Kitano watched his horse girl fall down, he would be so heartbroken that he would find it difficult to breathe; and conversely, Bourbon's heartache at the moment he fell down can be imagined.

"Master, it doesn't hurt anymore, Bourbon, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Kitano's answer also helped Miura Bourbon recover a little. The two slowly parted their embrace, their eyes meeting again. Bourbon's eyes flickered with sadness, then a faint joy at finally having let out his words, feeling that Kitano had finally listened.

"This mark is the punishment that Miura Bourbon gave to the Master... I heard that Miyu-san also gave the Master a similar punishment, right?"

"However, I will not lose to Mi Yu. I hope Master can remember Bourbon's words, otherwise..."

Suddenly, Bourbon's tone paused slightly, her eyes cast on a fruit knife beside her, she slowly reached out to pick it up, and under Kitano's slightly horrified gaze... moved it towards her shoulder.

"Otherwise, Miura Bourbon will enter self-destruct mode, leaving a mark on the shoulder. The next time the Master forgets, he'll see a new mark."

"No, no, no, put it down! Put it down! This thing is dangerous! Bourbon!"

When Kitano heard that Bourbon was going to hurt himself, he immediately panicked. He stepped forward and snatched the fruit knife from Bourbon's hand, and then immediately threw it farther away.

The next moment, when Kitano turned his gaze back to Bourbon, he noticed a faint smile on his face. He said, "Now, Master, you should understand how I feel, right?"

"I understand, Bourbon." Faced with such a persistent Bourbon, Kitano had to admit that he was persuaded. He swallowed the words he wanted to scold and said with a compromising smile: "I will take good care of myself, I will, so don't think about hurting yourself."

"As long as the master doesn't do it, Miura Bourbon won't do it." Bourbon was finally relieved when she saw Kitano compromise, and the familiar smile appeared on her face again.

Soon, before Bourbon took out the lunch box to feed Kitano, a gentle knock on the door was heard again. Soon, the door of the ward opened, revealing a face that Kitano found familiar.

"Oh, did I disturb you?" When Cao Shangfei saw the look on Bourbon and Kitano's faces, she knew it was appropriate to knock on the door now as she had heard the commotion in the house before.

"Kusagami-kun?"

"Yes, I'm here to visit Trainer Kitano. Many people have asked me to express their apologies."

As Kitano finished speaking, Cao Shangfei's voice also appeared in front of him. In Cao Shangfei's hand, there was a large bunch of carnations, some red and some pink. In his other hand, Cao Shangfei also held a lot of supplements. He came to visit Kitano.

"I guess I didn't disturb you guys?"

"Of course not. Thank you so much for visiting me, Kusagami-kun."

As long as you don't come and bite me too, it'll be fine. Beiye muttered to himself, but according to his current friendship with Cao Shangfei, Cao Shangfei is not even his responsibility. Ms. Cao's gentle personality should not treat him as a dandelion and bite him.

However, Kitano soon noticed something strange about the slowly approaching Kushangfei. He looked at the bandages wrapped around his wrists and the band-aids on some other parts of his body.

Although it was hidden very well, and Kusanagi even wore long sleeves to hide the bandage under his sleeves, Kitano still noticed it.

"Kushang Fei-san? What happened to you? Are these injuries..."

"Ah...it's okay. I just bumped into it accidentally when I was carrying you to the hospital, Trainer Kitano."

Cao Shangfei also didn't expect that Kitano would notice his injury. He smiled gently and said, "He was discovered after all. Trainer Kitano's observation skills are really strong."

"But don't worry, they're just some bruises. The doctor is making a big deal out of it. They're just minor injuries. Trainer Kitano, you're awake now, and that's the most important thing."

Chapter 236: Ms. Cao's plank road is built in the open, but the plank road is secretly crossed

"Master, Cao Shangfei carried you here from Tresen Academy all by himself, and even ran at full speed of 60 kilometers per hour to get you to the hospital in the shortest possible time."

As for what Kusagami Hi wanted to hide, Miura Bourbon, who was standing by, relayed it to Kitano in a calm tone. As Kusagami Hi looked at her with a hint of dissuasion, Bourbon continued, "I heard from Sirius-senpai that Kusagami Hi accidentally fell while going up the stairs. If the president and Sirius-senpai hadn't been there to hold her up, she would have slipped down the stairs."

"Her wrist was sprained while she was holding onto the railing at the side. Master, you were able to wake up so quickly, thanks in large part to Kusagami Hibi."

"Yeah... Kusagami-kun, I didn't expect you to do so much."

After hearing what Bourbon said, Kitano realized that it was Cao Shangfei who had carried him to the hospital and even injured him because of him. He looked at Cao Shangfei with a somewhat apologetic and grateful expression and said softly, "Thank you, Cao Shangfei, you are my savior."

"It's not that exaggerated, Trainer Kitano. I just did what a horse girl should do." Kusagami Fei shook her head upon hearing this. She hadn't wanted Kitano to know about these things, but now that Bourbon had mentioned it, she couldn't hide anything. She simply replied gently, "I did what I could... Just like you, we both did our best, even if it meant a small price to pay afterwards."

"Anyway, I'll be grateful to you for this." Kitano, however, didn't care. His logic for such matters was always simple—you helped me, and I'll repay you. For Kitano, the complexities of many modern people's thinking were completely unnecessary.

"But... to be honest, I don't know how I should repay your help. I'm afraid all my colleagues lost their judgment when they saw me fall."

As Kitano said this, he also cast his gaze to the side of Bourbon. Bourbon's cheeks were slightly red, and he turned his head away in embarrassment, which also confirmed Kitano's thoughts. He said softly to Cao Shangfei, "It's okay that I just collapsed due to exhaustion this time. If there had been any accidents, a delay might have brought me closer to death. Cao Shangfei, your reaction was very timely. It can really be said that you saved my life."

"Hehe...it's not that serious, Trainer Kitano is really..."

I have to say, Kitano is very talented at using words to make others feel happy... Although it's a passive point in so many rounds, at this moment, Kusanagi Fei was obviously a little embarrassed by Kitano's words of gratitude. He said softly, "I only reacted because I don't have any relationship with Trainer Kitano yet... If I were also Trainer Kitano's horse girl, I would be shocked to see you fall."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm here to visit you this time. I hope you can accept these...apology gifts."

Cao Shangfei put down the large bunch of carnations and the supplements in his hand and said softly to Kitano, "These were sent by the children that Kitano's trainer helped... Some of them haven't participated in the competition yet and don't have any bounties. This bunch of carnations was purchased with their collective money."

"Ah, and these supplements were also sent by them. There are a few ordinary horse racing girls who admire you, Trainer Kitano. Although they don't participate in competitions, they say they have received your kindness. It seems that they come from wealthy families, so they asked me to send them to you to express their gratitude."

"And... I hope you can forgive their mistakes and momentary greed. Of course, Trainer Kitano, you have the right not to forgive them. I'm just relaying the message."

However, having said this, Kitano could see that Cao Shangfei still knew that he would definitely forgive those ordinary children, so his words and deeds were still biased towards them.

Cao Shangfei knew that someone like Kitano, who placed himself on the same level as ordinary people, would not betray his class. Upon hearing this, Kitano smiled wryly and shook his head, saying, "As for this matter, as long as it's over, it's good. As for forgiveness or not... the focus isn't on me, but on my team members."

"Only when they no longer harbor resentment towards this matter can it be considered over. Of course, I will do my best to appease them during my recuperation period."

"Haha." Upon hearing this, Cao Shangfei could tell that Kitano was trying to explain that he wasn't angry. Receiving the result he expected, Cao Shangfei chuckled and said, "As expected, Trainer Kitano, even after you fell once, nothing has changed."

"So, is Cao Shangfei just here to visit me this time? Or is he planning to tell me something?" Kitano didn't intend to dwell on this issue anymore. He knew very well that Cao Shangfei must have something to come here for, and if nothing unexpected happened, it was related to Qingyun Tiankong.

"Is Qingyun Tiankong okay? Cao Shangfei, can you tell me about her?"

"Okay."

When talking about Qingyun Tiankong, Cao Shangfei's smile faded a little, and he nodded gently. Meanwhile, under the gazes of Kitano and Cao Shangfei, Bourbon tactfully left the ward temporarily and closed the door.

And this time, Bourbon did not intend to eavesdrop, because she did not think that Kusanagi Fei, who saved Kitano, was a threat, nor did she think that she and Kitano had any overly intimate behavior. After all, the two of them had not been in contact for too long, right?

What's more, what they wanted to talk about was Qingyun Tiankong's affairs. Bourbon knew a thing or two about Qingyun Tiankong. She was hit hard after her master fainted. Cao Shangfei obviously didn't want too many people to know about her affairs.

Therefore, Bourbon did not eavesdrop this time, but walked away. At this time, Kusagami Fei and Kitano in the house began to continue their conversation.

"What happened to Qingyun Tiankong? I just remember... I think I just accepted her application to join the team, and then I fainted because I was so happy."

"How should I put it... This incident was a huge blow to Xing-chan. She always felt that it was because of her that you, Trainer Kitano, fainted."

Cao Shangfei also sat down next to Kitano with a wry smile on his face. He told him about the recent situation of his unlucky companion and said softly, "I doubt Xing-chan will have the courage to apply again next time. She really tried her best this time."

"I passed out because I was tired. It has nothing to do with Qingyun." Kitano blinked and relayed his words to Cao Shangfei, but Cao Shangfei only shook his head and replied, "That's why Xingjiang feels responsible. Trainer Kitano, do you know? Xingjiang has actually known about this all along. She just wanted to solve it."

"She's always felt that you were being targeted because of her boasting back then, and when the forum topic about you was stirring up a storm, she didn't hold back on her boasting, which is why the situation is getting worse now."

"She wants to make up for her mistakes. She's tried everything—Trainer Kitano, have you noticed that although the number of horse racing women who come to ask for help has changed this time, the number has remained the same?"

Cao Shangfei, speaking like this, also revealed the deepest secret that Qingyun Tiankong had been hiding. He said, "It's because Xing-chan found them. She said she's a member of your team, Trainer Kitano. If they can't even pass her level, the rest of them have no qualifications to challenge them."

"She ran two races in a row, and in one of them, she faced the siege of fifteen horse girls... If it weren't for Elu and I helping her in the following two races, Xing-chan might have continued to run."

"But in those two games...Elu and I were still surpassed. Facing a siege of fifteen horse girls, Elu and I couldn't hold on. You tell me, with Xing-chan's talent and bloodline, she must have tried her best to win those two games."

What Cao Shangfei said also made Bei Ye, who knew nothing about this matter, fall into silence. He opened his mouth slightly, and after a long while, he muttered to himself: "It turns out that during this time when I thought I was the busiest person... there was still someone protecting me."

"And I didn't notice her the whole time. Really...what am I doing..."

"You've done well enough, Trainer Kitano." Seeing Kitano's self-blaming expression, Kusagami Fei couldn't help but say, "Xing-chan understands you, she just can't forgive herself... You need to tell her about this."

"Of course, I'll tell her."

Upon hearing this, Kitano immediately revealed a serious expression. He looked directly into Kusagami Fei's eyes and said word by word, "Qingyun Tiankong has always been someone I admire, and that's why I wanted to recruit her into the team."

"No matter if she's burned out due to my negligence these past few days... she will always be my Uma Musume, and a member of our team—an indispensable member."

"No matter how many times she gets rejected, I will invite her to join the team again, Cao Shangfei-san, don't worry."

"Thank you, Trainer Kitano."

When Cao Shangfei saw Kitano's serious answer, he also showed a gentle smile, but where Kitano couldn't see, Cao Shangfei inadvertently reached into his pocket and pressed a button on his mobile phone.

At this time, Cao Shangfei's phone, which had been in "call mode", was completely disconnected.

In this case... Xing-chan on the other side can finally rest assured, right? Cao Shangfei also made two preparations, recording the conversation while in talk mode, so as to ensure that nothing could go wrong.

As for the next topic... Cao Shangfei felt that it would be better not to let Qingyun Tiankong hear it, because what was going to happen next was related to Cao Shangfei's own demands.