Many fans flocked to the official account of the Surpass team and Maruzenski's personal account, expressing their reluctance and asking the reasons. A large number of fans also wished Maruzenski a smooth retirement and hoped that she could achieve outstanding results in this last game. Less than five minutes after Chihiro Higashino released the news, almost all the trainers and horse girls in the academy knew that the contemporary No. 1 horse girl in Japan was going to retire, and the Arima Kinen would be her last battle. The suddenness of this news caught Aldan Mejiro, Cross Tamamo and others who were also members of the Surpass team off guard. When asked by their classmates, they had no idea what had happened. Only Maruzenski's classmates said that Maruzenski took the whole morning off this morning, perhaps to discuss this matter with the trainer. Mejiro Aldan, Oguruma, Kusagami Tobi and all the other team members came to Higashino Chihiro's office at the same time, wanting to understand the situation, but when they found out that there was no one there, they went back to the training room, but there was no one there either. And now Chihiro Higashino was sitting alone on the grass next to the audience stands, looking at the training ground. This place was where he first met and communicated with Maruzenski... Chapter 36: A Horse Girl Like Her During the afternoon training, the horse racing ladies who had been waiting for a long time saw Maruzenski coming and rushed over... Asking her about the message from the trainer this morning regarding her retirement.

"Yes, I went to discuss this matter with the trainer this morning." Maruzenski looked at his teammates with a smile, "I have vaguely felt some changes in my body these days... so I went to the hospital for a check-up with my trainer today." "The result of the examination showed that I still have about three months to reach my full potential... Based on this time consideration, my trainer and I finally decided to use the Arima Kinen as my retirement fight." Although he is about to leave the competition stage, Maruzenski is just feeling a little emotional now. If I think about it carefully during this time at noon, I will realize that after retiring, I will only leave the arena. If I want to run, I can run on the training ground of the academy at any time. And he doesn't have to quit the Surpass team. Even if he goes to college, he can still join the team frequently, receive training from the trainers, and stay with the trainers and his juniors. Therefore, Maruzenski did not feel that he had suffered any loss. His life was what many horse racing ladies dreamed of. "That's it..." Mejiro Aldan and Sakura Chiyo looked at each other and decided to take some time to drag their trainers to the hospital to check whether the end time of their transformation was approaching. Because they are the same class of horse girls as Maruzenski... and since Maruzenski has shown signs of ending his authentic style... Then they won’t be far away. The sooner we know, the earlier we can arrange the next things. At this time, Higashino Chihiro also came to the training ground. Seeing that everyone was not warming up but gathered around Maruzenski, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Why are you gathered here? Aren't you going to warm up?" "Are you discussing Maruzen's retirement? Let's discuss this later. Let's start warming up first." In fact, there is nothing much to discuss. They will all experience retirement. It’s just that Maruzenski is the first horse girl in their team to announce that she is leaving. Although I feel very emotional now, I am afraid I will get used to it slowly in the future. Just like the teacher who taught you for several years, there will always be a time to say goodbye. At night, after assigning the training tasks, Chihiro Higashino left the gymnasium alone and came to the training ground. The horse racing ladies looked at Chihiro Higashino's back and knew that Maruzenski's retirement still caused great waves in his heart. Although I said it very easily in the training room before, in my heart, I also hoped that Maruzenski could run for a while longer.

How could you not like a trainer like this? At this moment, there are only a few horse girls training in the training ground... Most of them are horse girls who have not found their own trainers yet and are practicing on their own. "Eh? Trainer Dongye? Aren't you usually in the gym doing physical training for the seniors at this time?" Higashino Chihiro turned around and saw that it was the Emperor of the East China Sea standing next to her in training clothes. "Come for a walk here, but... this is really strange. Aren't you supposed to be in the student union sticking to Rudolph at this time? Why are you here on the training ground?" The Emperor of the East Sea snorted in dissatisfaction, "I'm not the one who sticks to the president all the time!" "Besides, I will be a freshman in the middle school next year, and it is time to find a trainer to join the team. At this time, of course, I have to train well, so that I can fully demonstrate my strength in the subsequent competitions and become a person like the president!" Hearing what the Emperor of the East China Sea said, Higashino Chihiro also smiled. It turned out that until now, the Emperor of the East China Sea still had not joined the Rigil team. "That..." The Emperor of the East Sea stood in front of Higashino Chihiro somewhat awkwardly, with his hands crossed behind his back, his face slightly red, and said: "Trainer Higashino, can you help me ask Trainer Tojo...why has she never agreed to my joining the Rigil team?" "I'm very strong. Even if there's a senior who's older than me, I'm confident I can beat her!" Higashino Chihiro spread her hands and said, "We don't know either. In fact, in private, we trainers would of course ask Tojo Senior why he didn't let you join the team." "If your performance was mediocre, we would understand... After all, the requirements of the Rigil team are quite high... But your performance is indeed very impressive. If it were me, I would probably not refuse." The Emperor of the East Sea puffed up his cheeks, looked at Higashino Chihiro, and said, "Hmm... so there is still a small chance that he will refuse!" "Where exactly am I missing..." Seeing the East Sea Emperor lowering his head with a depressed look, Higashino Chihiro quickly explained: "Alas, don't get me wrong. The small probability I mentioned of rejection was also based on the saturation of my team members." "If my team has more members, I will choose to refuse because I don't have time to take care of you. This is also to hope that you can join a team with fewer members and a trainer with more energy, so that he can spend more time and energy on you." "This is because I don't want to delay your progress because of me." The Emperor of the East Sea was no longer in a hurry to run, and sat down next to Chihiro Higashino, "But, when I first applied to trainer Tojo to join the team, their team should not have reached the saturation point, right?" "Otherwise, Senior Shenying, who joined later, wouldn't be either..." "Why are you so persistent in wanting to join Tojo-senpai's team?" Higashino Chihiro looked at her in confusion. "Why can't other trainers in the academy do the same? For example, Okino-senpai, I heard that he has invited you to join the team many times, but you have never agreed." "You can't join another trainer's team." The Emperor of the East Sea looked towards the office building with a yearning expression. "I want to become a horse girl like the president, so I have to join the Rigil team." "Okay, I have to continue training. The triple crown is still waiting for me. Bye." She frowned slightly, wondering why the Emperor of the East Sea kept emphasizing that he wanted to become a horse girl like the symbol of Rudolph. Although this was a good goal, Chihiro Higashino felt that she seemed to be heading in the wrong direction. "Trainer Dongye, can I borrow a moment of your time?" Chapter 37 A Wider Sky

"Trainer Higashino Chihiro, can I borrow a moment of your time?" Higashino Chihiro heard the sound and looked back, and saw the symbol of Rudolph standing in a shadow and looking at him. "Forehead?" "Thank you." Sitting in the student union office, Rudolf prepared a cup of black tea for Chihiro Higashino... Well, it tasted okay, but not as good as the ones made by Aldan and Airi Hayako. "What do you want to talk to me about?" Rudolph sat on the sofa opposite Higashino Chihiro and said with a smile, "Yes, I came to you this time because I have a private matter to discuss with you." Seeing Higashino Chihiro's puzzled expression, Rudolf continued, "It's a private matter, but it actually has nothing to do with me. It's about the Emperor of the East China Sea." "The Emperor of the East Sea?" "Yes." Rudolph sighed lightly, with a helpless smile on his face, "Since the Emperor of the East China Sea joined the academy, no, since I won the Japanese Derby and got to know this little family... Since I was a kid, I have always regarded her as my sister, as a very important person. " "You must be well aware of her dream. She wants to be a horse racing girl like me." "But this is not good. I don't want her to just be a horse girl like me. I want her to surpass me." Higashino Chihiro looked at the Rudolph symbol in surprise and said, "So, what the Emperor of the East Sea said just now, that she has never joined the Rigil team, is that what you meant?" Rudolph smiled and nodded, "It was indeed me who asked the trainer to refuse the emperor from joining the team." "But...why?" Higashino Chihiro looked at the Rudolf symbol in confusion. Why did he refuse the East China Sea Emperor from joining the Rigil team? As an ace trainer, Tojo-senpai’s coaching level is unquestionable... Moreover, even Rudolph, who symbolizes himself, chose her as his trainer, didn’t he? They have a good relationship, right? "Because I think the Emperor is not suitable for the Rigil team. This has nothing to do with the trainer, but with me." Rudolph sighed symbolically, "That child has always wanted to follow in my footsteps and walk my path to the top." "This may allow her to safely get through the Classics period and get that honorable undefeated triple crown." "But, what happens next?" "I have doubts about whether she can continue to move forward steadily in the future." Chihiro Higashino thought about it and thought that when the East China Sea Emperor finished the classic competition and came to the senior level competition, he should face three seniors including Suzuka, Kokusa and McQueen. Among these three classes, it is still unclear which strong horse girls are in McQueen's class... However, there are quite a few strong horse girls in Suzuka and Kokusa's classes... Especially those who are good at middle distances, there are even more of them. Even Rudolph the Symbol wouldn't dare to say that he could overpower these horse girls who would be at their peak at that time. It’s not that Higashino Chihiro belittles the Emperor of the East China Sea, but judging from the current performance of the Emperor of the East China Sea, she is not as good as Rudolph Symbol in terms of on-the-spot tactics, burst, and endurance. Compared with Rudolph Symbol of the same period, she is a little worse. "Based on her current performance, it is indeed unclear, but no one can tell what the future will be like, right? The Emperor of the East Sea may not be as bad as we think."

"Maybe. However, you should be very clear about which side the specific possibility is more inclined to, trainer." Rudolf symbolically took a sip of black tea and looked at Higashino Chihiro seriously, "The current emperor has reduced his own possibilities. Her possibilities should not be limited to me. She has her own, broader sky." "Mr. Trainer, I would like to ask you to help me make the emperor clearly understand this." "I'm sorry, I've been a bit busy lately." Recently, he not only has to pay attention to Maruzenski's retirement game and subsequent arrangements, but also the farewell party with beautiful postures, and Xiaokua's Asahi Cup... There is really no extra energy to help Rudolf symbolically solve this problem of the Emperor of the East China Sea. "It doesn't matter. I don't plan to start it soon. According to my plan, even if I start now, there is no way to make her wake up completely." "To be honest, I originally planned to ask you for help around March of next year, but today when I was watching Emperor training, I happened to meet you, and you had a conversation with her, so I came to ask you for help now." In March next year? "As for March next year, I won't have any problem... If you need my help, I can do my best to help." "Excuse me, Trainer Dongye." "No, I am in this college, and you have helped me a lot, Rudolph. I am very happy to be able to help you." After looking at the time, it was almost time, so Chihiro Higashino stood up, said goodbye, and returned to the gymnasium. At this time, the horse racing ladies had also completed the training tasks arranged by Chihiro Higashino. "Why have you been gone so long?" "I met Rudolph Symbol at the training ground. She wanted to ask me for a favor, so I followed her to the student union." "help?" Although she was somewhat curious about what Rudolph Symbol would ask their trainer for help with...but it was most likely something related to the academy, so she lost interest when she thought about it. After Higashino Chihiro announced the end of the training, they returned to the dormitory in groups of three or four. Chihiro Higashino also returned to the dormitory to prepare for the team's subsequent games and matters related to Maruzenski's retirement. As for what Rudolph Symbol said, he didn't take it to heart for the time being... If the time comes and Rudolph Symbol comes to ask him for a favor, and he has extra time, then it doesn't matter. However, Chihiro Higashino has no idea what specific methods Rudolph symbol will use to achieve her own goals, nor does she care. Now I should just take care of my own things. This is the first time that Chihiro Higashino has experienced Maruzenski’s retirement... There are some details that I need to ask the seniors about. Don't be too cold about retirement. For a popular horse girl like Maruzenski, if she doesn't prepare... As for the points, being scolded by fans is a small matter. The main thing is that I also want to give Maruzenski the most perfect ending. There will be a final farewell party with beautiful poses, and it’s only a dozen days away. Leaving two horse girls in one month, this is really... Chapter 38 The Final Answer

This year's Arima Kinen Race attracted countless spectators. The entire racecourse was filled with spectators, with not a single empty seat. There were even many people who failed to get tickets who told the official account of the Horse Racing Association that it didn’t matter if they didn’t have a seat, they could sit on the ground or stand at the back...but for safety reasons, their requests were not responded to. The reason why there are so many people coming today is because this Arima Memorial is the retirement battle of Maruzenski, the horse racing girl whose expressiveness is second only to Eclipse in the history of Japanese horse racing... and who is known as the strongest horse racing girl in modern Japan. If it wasn't a retirement match, the 100,000 seats in the racecourse might have been filled... but there definitely wouldn't be so many spectators outside asking for tickets. "It seems that all the people who came today are fans of Maruzen-senpai." She lay on the guardrail in a beautiful posture, looking at the audience seats behind her, where almost all the clothes were red.