The mediocre trainer doesn't want to reopen

"Isn't that great?" Kitano said with a slight smile, "Then from now on, no one will compare you with McQueen and Ryan anymore, right?"

"Even later, the new generation of the Mejiro family might even take you as a role model. This time, your two sisters even came to me specifically, saying that they believed in your transformation and wanted to join my team."

"Didn't the trainer agree?" And Shanxin knew this, of course. Although the hall was very noisy at the time, as a horse girl, she still heard the conversation between Mejiro Mitsuaki and Kitano clearly. This was the second time her mood dropped.

What? When was the first time? That was when the Mejiro family leader finished talking with Ryan and Fujiwara Reiko, but didn't talk to Kitano and Zenshin. He even said that they didn't need to talk.

At that time, the believer, who was nervous, afraid, but also slightly expectant, thought that her grandmother was here to help her and her sister confirm their engagement, but her guess was completely dashed.

She thought that her grandmother was not the kind of relationship that she and Kitano had with Ryan and Fujiwara Reiko, or that she had not yet gained her grandmother's full approval, so there was no need to talk to her. That was her first psychological gap.

Honestly, Shan Xinxin understood that letting Guangming and Dober reserve Kitano's place on the team was a win-win solution. Although Guangming and Dober weren't yet old enough to attend Tresen Academy, their talents as horse girls had already been revealed.

Judging from the overall quality of the horse girls of the Mejiro family, Guangming and Dober will definitely be entrusted with important family responsibilities in the future, and it will not be difficult for them to enter the Tresen Academy smoothly. If they can receive instruction from professional trainers as early as possible before that, their start will undoubtedly be much faster than that of their contemporaries.

Her younger sisters could have a better development... As an older sister, Shanxin should have agreed, but she just couldn't be happy at that time - of course, this is not the ultimate reason why she is unhappy now.

"Why would you refuse, Trainer-kun?... Guangming and Dober are both quite talented."

"Because I still have people I need to take care of, and I haven't taken care of them well yet, believer."

Kitano chuckled and said to Shanxin beside him. He turned his gaze to the front and slowly replied, "Shanxin, you are the first person to accept my trainer. After taking good care of you, I can think about other people's affairs."

"fraud."

However, Kitano's words made Shanxin feel a little better, but now Shanxin was unusually upset. He turned his head away and said to himself, "The person that Trainer takes care of the most is not me at all."

"Who else could it be if not you?" Kitano pretended to be confused, knowing the truth. He looked at the believer beside him, who was showing a little emotion, with amusement, and pretended not to understand and asked, "Would you mind me, believer? If you can say something about someone I care about more, I will apologize immediately."

"Woo..."

Kitano's words silenced Shanxin's temper. She was still thin-skinned, and without the natural personality of Mejiro Komiya, she couldn't bring herself to say she was jealous of her sister. In the darkness, her cheeks flushed slightly, a little too noticeable.

"Trainer-kun... I won't talk to you anymore for bullying."

The thin-skinned believer, full of grievances and having been outmaneuvered by Kitano, was completely upset and immediately stood up to leave. But Kitano, who was standing beside him, quickly grabbed his hand.

Kitano didn't use much strength, and as a horse girl, Shanxin could break free with a little effort, but Shanxin was still pulled by him in an instant, as if she had expected it to happen.

"Alright, alright, enough joking." Kitano also satisfied his own bad taste, stood up, took Shanxin's hand, and said softly: "I'm sorry, Shanxin. I completely forgot about you at this dance because of Aldan. Although I can say that I couldn't get away because of Aldan, I ignored your feelings anyway. I apologize."

"If possible, please let me do something to make it up to you. It doesn't matter what, as long as I am happy with your kindness."

Although he had slightly bullied Shanxin before, Kitano's apology was still very sincere. He did not shirk his responsibility because of dancing with Aldan. After all, he was really enjoying every minute with Aldan wholeheartedly at that time.

But even after putting aside these past memories, Kitano certainly didn't forget that he cared about Shanxin. She was the first person to support his ideas, the first to believe in him, willing to use herself as a test subject, just to verify Kitano's hypothesis. In this sense, Shanxin's position in the team was unmatched.

Shanxin will always be the team member that Kitano cares about the most in this week, and this will not change. This is a signal that Kitano has been conveying to Shanxin. He hopes that this horse girl who looks sunny on the outside but has an inferiority complex on the inside can pick up her confidence from him.

Therefore, Kitano is more indulgent towards Shanxin. If it were the Emperor of the East China Sea, he would not dare to make such a request, because he is not sure whether the Emperor would make some requests that deliberately make things difficult for him... But Shanxin would not do that.

"Is anything okay?"

The believer was also in a trance when she heard this. An idea came to her mind at that moment, but she was too shy to speak. She opened her mouth with a slightly red cheek, but did not say anything for a long time.

But fortunately, Kitano had been waiting quietly, gazing at Shanxin with encouragement, holding her hand tightly. Finally, after a long pause, Shanxin hesitantly said, "Trainer-kun...you and Aldan-nee dance so well...you said before that you weren't a good dancer, but I didn't expect you to be lying."

"If you will dance with me, I will forgive you."

Dancing? Kitano hadn't expected the believer to actually make such a request. But on second thought, it made sense. After all, his dancing with Aldan was the source of the believer's discomfort, so if the believer wanted to compensate in the same way, that was understandable.

This requirement was not difficult for Kitano. He could even handle the difficult dance of Aldan, so it would not be a problem for him to dance it again with Shanxin.

So, facing the words of the believer, Kitano agreed without a second thought, and even performed an elegant etiquette to add to the atmosphere, and chuckled, "It is a great honor, my lady."

"Pfft." As expected, facing Kitano's action, Shanxin was obviously a little uncomfortable and laughed subconsciously. However, facing Kitano's outstretched hand, she shook it without any burden in her heart.

With just that handshake, facing Kitano, who suddenly became much closer to him, Shanxin couldn't help but get nervous again. He turned his head slightly to hide the shyness on his face and said softly, "Well... I'm not as good as Sister Aldan in dancing, and now I'm wearing home clothes. I'm not as pretty as Sister Aldan, so... it might be a little..."

"No need to say more, believer, these are all irrelevant."

Kitano, facing the insecure role of Uma Musume, promptly interrupted her self-doubt. With his numerous rounds of experience, Kitano, possessing a high emotional intelligence, said to Shanxin, "There's no one else here right now, so just be as authentic as you can."

"Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will never despise you, ever."

"Woo..."

Saying something like that now is too cunning, Trainer. The believer, with her head lowered, could feel her face flushing so hard she'd never felt before, her heartbeat almost audible to others.

I was the one who made this request, but why am I the only one feeling so shy now?! Isn't this weird?!

I was completely led by the trainer... Even so, why am I so happy?

Shanxin couldn't figure it out, and she didn't seem to want to understand. She just wanted to enjoy this moment of peace and quiet, enjoy... the trainer's time that belonged only to her.

"Well then... let's get started, Trainer-kun."

Please keep your eyes on me from now on... just like you were only looking at Sister Aldan back then.

Shanxin still didn't say this. She still felt... that she was not worthy of possessing anything...

Chapter 165: Aldan's Permission

Meanwhile, Kitano and Zenshin's romantic moonlit dance went unnoticed by anyone else. Even though it was almost time for bed, the Mejiro family head, still in his pajamas, leaned on his cane and walked to Mejiro Altan's room, knocking on the door.

"Excuse me, who is this?" Aldan's voice soon came from the room. However, unlike what the head of the Mejiro family remembered, Aldan's voice now sounded more cheerful and energetic than during the day.

"Aldan, can I come in?" The head of the Mubai family hid Aldan's joy in his heart and spoke calmly.

"Hello? Grandmother, please come in."

As Aldan finished speaking, the Mejiro family master pushed open Aldan's door. Soon, he saw Aldan in the room, wearing silk pajamas and looking like he had just taken a shower.

What caught the Mejiro family's attention even more was the half-eaten cup of noodles she had placed on the table beside her. What? Why would the eldest daughter of the Mejiro family eat cup noodles? The Mejiro family could only say that they didn't understand the eldest daughters of wealthy families enough. Everyone has their own little interests and often tries things they haven't often encountered before, as the saying goes, "try something new."

Besides, the Mejiro family doesn't eat meat and fish every day. Everyone has similar tastes in food. Cup noodles are a common midnight snack for everyone in the Mejiro family.

Of course, the point wasn't the cup noodles; the point was that the person eating them was actually Aldan. The Mejiro family head came to Aldan's table, motioned for him to sit down and relax, and then fixed his eyes on the half-eaten cup noodles.

"Aldan, I almost forgot how old you were the last time you had an appetite for a midnight snack."

The head of the Mubai family spoke with a touch of nostalgia and a touch of unconcealed joy. She cast her gaze upon Aldan, whose cheeks were slightly flushed, and said with a loving smile, "You were so sick this morning, but now you're ready for a midnight snack. I'm glad to see you've recovered."

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Grandmother." Ardan's cheeks flushed slightly as he softly replied, "I don't know why. Maybe... it's because I danced a little too hard at the party today."

"It seems you realize that you danced a little too hard this time. That's good, Aldan. You haven't forgotten who you are."

However, the moment the Mejiro family head changed the subject, the atmosphere in Ardan's room suddenly became serious. Ardan put down the plastic fork in his hand, lowered his head, and looked like he had admitted his mistake. This made the Mejiro family head, who had just become a little serious, unable to scold him at all.

She only had one precious granddaughter. The head of the Mejiro family favored Aldan so much, not just because she was in poor health, nor because she was born into the family's orthodox lineage... There were many things about Aldan that she loved. In the eyes of the head of the Mejiro family, Aldan was her number one.

Apart from Aldan, no one has ever made her, the head of the family, make so many compromises. Not even the immortal old man, the symbol of speed, could make such compromises. Only her precious granddaughter, Aldan Mubai, was someone she really held in her hands for fear of dropping her, and held in her mouth for fear of her melting her.

Unable to scold her, the Mubai family head shook his head, his tone lowered an octave, and he said calmly: "Alas... Aldan, although I am old, my eyes are still bright. I saw what happened at the ball today with my own eyes, and I understand what you are thinking."

"Let's get this straight, Aldan—you like that trainer called Kitano Ryuichi, right?"

"I do not know."

Ardan had thought that when her grandmother revealed all this, she would be extremely panicked or confused. This was because she had thought about this question countless times, but still had no answer.

But now, under his grandmother's words, Aldan had no choice but to answer his truest feelings. He lowered his head nervously, playing with his fingers, and replied softly, "Trainer Kitano and I... this is only our third meeting. But every time I see him, I always feel a strange sense of joy in my heart. This feeling even makes me feel like a surge of strength, making me forget my own illness."

"Being with Trainer Kitano... I feel very relaxed. He is different from the others. He seems to know what I am thinking and what I want. In front of him, I feel like I am naked, with no secrets at all."

"He's not just concerned about my physical condition, he's more concerned about what I want to do and always wants to help me achieve it. Just like today... even if it's just a last-minute idea, he can cooperate with me and help me accomplish what I want to do."

However, as she spoke, a hint of a smile unconsciously appeared on Aldan's little face with her head lowered. Her frown slowly relaxed, and her cheeks regained some color.

In the eyes of the head of the Mejiro family, Ardan looked like a young girl in love for the first time. She didn't even realize that she liked him - perhaps it was because they had been together for too short a time, and everything now was just a wonderful tacit understanding.

But it's undeniable that what Ardan said... although very common, it's not something that just anyone can do. When someone can get along with you and make you feel comfortable at all times, no matter how ordinary their actions are, you will continue to like them.

This is human nature, but how difficult is it to grasp these human natures?

"I don't know when... I started to have these feelings for Trainer Kitano. Gradually, my mind became filled with him, even in my dreams..."

"Is this love? Grandmother, I..."

However, as she spoke, Ardan seemed to have finally explained the feelings threatening to well up in her chest. She raised her head slightly, then lowered it again uncomfortably, suppressing her feelings. With a hint of sadness, she said, "Grandmother... am I a very bad sister, right?"

"If you ask me, yes." The Mubai family head sighed and said softly, "Aldan, I want you to be clear about the next few questions. You only need to answer "yes" or "no."

"First, did you know that Kitano was Zenshin's trainer, but you still approached him?"

"Yes." Aldan admitted with his head lowered.

"Secondly, you knew that your sister might also like Trainer Kitano, but you still did what you did today?"

"Yes." Aldan lowered his head even lower.

"So thirdly... you knew you were in poor health and that he was born ordinary, but you still couldn't help but get close to him, right?"

"Yes."

Ardan closed her eyes as she answered the last question. She was a little afraid of what would happen next. She had a premonition that her life of freely coming and going from the Mejiro household would soon be gone forever. Her grandmother asked so many questions, and every answer she gave was a reason for her to stay home.

However, after a long silence, Aldan did not receive the "judgment" from the head of the Mebai family, but she did not dare to open her eyes, for she was afraid to face the disappointment of her grandmother.

But it was only after a long time that a soft sigh was heard from the head of the Mubai family. He slowly stood up and looked at Aldan in front of him. A kind smile on his face was filled with helplessness and understanding. He said softly, "Aldan... I have agreed to many children's willful requests in my life, but you are the only child who made me give in."

"As the head of the Mejiro family, I understand better than anyone the importance of the heir to the Mejiro family. Your responsibility is not just to become a horse girl. The continuation of the family bloodline is more important to you than anything else."

"In other words—Ardan, everything related to your marriage is of utmost importance to the Mejiro family. The needs of everyone in the Mejiro family in this regard will never surpass your will."

The indifferent words of the Mejiro family head made Ardan open his eyes in disbelief and look up. After meeting the Mejiro family head's gaze, Ardan said blankly: "Grandmother, are you saying——"

"I trust your judgment. I've also seen that child. He's a child worthy of trust." The Mubai family head chuckled and patted Aldan's shoulder. With a loving smile on his face, he whispered, "If one day in the future, you and your sister really fall in love with the same man... then, whether for the sake of the family or my own selfish interests, I will always choose your side, Aldan."

"Even if this is unfair to your sister, there isn't always much fairness in the family. Many things are predetermined from birth. I never expected everyone to understand."

"So, feel free to do what you want. As the head of the Mejiro family and Aldan's grandmother, I allow you to do so."

After saying that, the head of the Mejiro family slowly stood up and walked towards the door. Ardan also reacted belatedly. The next moment, his pupils sparkled with a crystal light, and he said with a smile that was almost visibly happy: "Grandmother! Thank you!"

"There's nothing to thank me for, Aldan. This is the happiness you chose, and you'll have to bear the consequences yourself." The head of the Mubai family opened the door and shook his head. "I'm old now, and I can't control the affairs of you young people. But Aldan, remember this: although I've given my permission and will definitely stand by you, I still don't want you sisters to become enemies because of this matter."

"If you can, don't use too radical methods. It's not good for anyone, including the one you like, Kitano Ryuichi."

"I understand."

Upon hearing this, Aldan Mejiro nodded slightly, indicating that he had taken this to heart. Seeing this, the head of the Mejiro family chuckled and said calmly, "That's good. Think it through and then act. This is the courage of our Mejiro family's horse girls."

"Don't let the people from the Symbol family take you away again, Aldan. We have suffered too much loss in the Symbol family. This time, we must seize the opportunity."

Chapter 166: The position that all members of the Mejiro family are competing for?

"Trainer, it's morning, wake up quickly."

The gentle call from the believer beside him gradually woke Kitano from his sleep. Today was a really good dream for Kitano, and the dream was about some things in his past with Ardan... Perhaps it was the dance with Ardan last night that awakened some long-dormant memories, making Kitano smile in his dreams, which was a rare occurrence.

However, when Kitano slowly woke up, his hazy eyes reflected a familiar silhouette beside his bed. Gradually, the sky-blue figure in his dream slowly faded, replaced by a chestnut-haired, dyed smiling face.

Why does this feeling resemble that of a husband having an affair, and his wife who knows nothing about it? Such a thought suddenly flashed through Kitano's mind, but he soon noticed the key point of the matter.

Wait? Next to the bed? Why is a devotee sleeping next to me?

"Hehe, Trainer-kun's expression just now was so scary. His smiling face was so cute when he was sleeping."

After Shanxin felt that Kitano's gaze became terrifying, she was so shy that she almost couldn't sleep in her room. She had been led around by Kitano all night last night. She almost didn't get enough sleep when she woke up this morning. Shanxin felt more and more uncomfortable, so she sneaked into Kitano's room to scare her trainer.

Shanxin's strange competitive spirit is understandable. After all, when Shanxin and Kitano first met, Shanxin was still the carefree, sunny, busty handsome guy. Although Kitano invited Shanxin, in the early days, Kitano mostly considered Shanxin's feelings. Shanxin actually hoped that Kitano would be a little stricter with her.

However, just two weeks later, the dominance of the two men had shifted dramatically. As the two spent more time together, Kitano's influence in Shanxin's heart grew larger and larger. Coupled with the somewhat complicated interpersonal relationships within the team and Kitano himself, Shanxin became unknowingly worried. Gradually, Shanxin began to worry about gains and losses.

She was afraid that being too close to Kitano would make the relationship within the team even more delicate. Aside from the newly joined East Sea Emperor, who was a child, Saint King Halo, Miyu, and Miura Bourbon, Shanxin could see that they all liked their trainer, Jun.

If she caused unnecessary misunderstandings, her trainer would face even greater dangers in the future. However, Shanxin couldn't control the restless heart within her, and the desire to get closer to Kitano grew stronger day by day.

During this process, she couldn't help but become close to Kitano, especially at this family dinner. Shanxin felt that she was now completely led by her trainer's every move.

He knew what he did to make her sad, and he knew even more about what he could do to cheer her up, even how to make her laugh and relax... He knew everything.

This feeling of being completely understood was very fresh to Shanxin. It was fresh, yet a little embarrassing. However, she strangely liked this feeling, and even liked being led by Kitano...

Just like last night, she even knew that Kitano would pull her, so she deliberately acted angry, and sure enough, she was pulled by Kitano, and she even successfully danced with her trainer. When she went back, she was so shy that she wanted to crawl into the ground.

Shanxin felt that this couldn't go on any longer; she couldn't let her trainer lead her around forever. After all, she was one of the "handsome guys" at Tresen Academy, attracting a slew of admirers even without doing anything. How could she allow her trainer to completely control her in this regard?

No, she was going to fight back! She was going to raise the banner of resistance! So, Shanxin deliberately scared Kitano today. While Kitano was still asleep, she lay down beside him, waiting for Kitano to wake up and be startled.

As it turned out, she did. Kitano was really shocked and almost popped his eyes out. After getting the kind-hearted person he wanted, he smiled brightly and said, "Trainer, hurry up and wash up. Breakfast is about to start and everyone is waiting."

"Come find me when you're done washing up. I'll be waiting for you outside."