For the rest of the day, Kitano Ryuichi didn't encounter any more trouble. Everything seemed to have calmed down. Kitano didn't go to the izakaya that night—in his current state, if he went to the izakaya, he would only be persuaded to drink by his seniors. After all, he had made a big name for himself and was now famous among all the trainers and horse girls at Tracen Academy.
Kitano slept soundly in his dormitory, having clearly thrown the warning about Matikanefukukitaru to the back of his mind, although he didn't think it would have any effect.
But that night, Kitano had a dream. In a haze, he vaguely seemed to see a white road ahead. However, in front of the road filled with white light, there was a patch of blood-red light.
...It was as if it was foreshadowing his end. What did this mean? He was clearly walking on a sunny avenue, but only a tragic end awaited him?
"The color of the light you see ahead does not represent your end, oh, Kitano Trainer."
"...Three Goddesses, are you giving me a riddle again?"
And Kitano Ryuichi heard a familiar gentle female voice in his dream. He didn't even need to distinguish the direction of the voice to know that it was the voice of the Three Goddesses.
The Three Goddesses, in the world of horse girls, were said to be the ancestors of all horse girls. They used their own blood to create the horse girls of today. Every horse girl academy has a statue of the Three Goddesses, and the blessings of the Three Goddesses will bring strength to all horse girls and protect them from disaster.
—It sounds very grand, but in fact, for Kitano Ryuichi, the Three Goddesses were not a rare existence at all. He would talk to the Three Goddesses almost every time he started a new cycle, and after a while, they became quite familiar.
He initially thought that his ability to "restart" was given by the Three Goddesses, but later found that this was not the case. The Three Goddesses only chose the right time to talk to him, and the most common phrase they gave Kitano was only "persevere."
But even if the Three Goddesses didn't say so, Kitano would naturally persevere. However, this time, the Three Goddesses clearly had another purpose, and Kitano was also waiting for them to explain their intentions.
"So, what is the business of the usually-unseen Three Goddesses this time?"
"No, this time, we are not here to trouble you, but just to remind you."
The Three Goddesses' voice carried a hint of a smile as they said to Kitano, "It's time, Kitano Trainer. This time, you no longer choose to escape, but choose to face a complete life. Therefore, we have decided to bring you a small change and opinion in this cycle of yours."
"After repeating life countless times, Kitano Trainer, what you see now, is it still a mediocre self?"
"Isn't that obvious?" Kitano heard this and let out a bitter smile, waving his hand and saying:
"My most recent cycle was with King Halo. However, before I started a new cycle, nothing about her had changed. Three Goddesses, a me like this probably doesn't even count as mediocre, right? I can only be said to be at a moron level."
"Really, I thought the only thing I would never learn in eight lifetimes would be English. I haven't passed an English test once since I started learning English. As a result, when I came here, I finally understood how big the gap was between me and those genius trainers."
"Sigh... the gap between people is really bigger than the gap between people and dogs. I finally understand..."
"—But we think, that is the reason why you can only see a patch of blood-red in front of you now, oh."
And the Three Goddesses, upon hearing this, let out a light laugh and said to Kitano Ryuichi:
"You have persevered to the end every time, but, you have not persevered to the true very end, Kitano Trainer."
"If you had persevered a little longer, perhaps you would have seen that you have already changed the future of many, many children. You have already done it, you have broken through your own limits."
"You are just not confident, because you have never witnessed your own victory and pride. But perhaps, this time, you will have a chance to see it."
"Why not try to hold your head high, Kitano Trainer, unless the future you want to face... is the future you now envy."
"But, we will be honest, such a future is not beautiful. The... gap between you and the horse girls is still too big, oh."
"This time, try to persevere to the very end. More perseverance, more understanding of them. Believe us, you will be much, much stronger than you imagine."
"—Oh, by the way, please put some carrots and apples in front of our statue tomorrow. Goodbye."
The Three Goddesses' last slightly playful words had just fallen, and before Kitano could reply, his consciousness was returned to reality. And the moment Kitano woke up abruptly, the bright sunlight outside the window had already entered his eyes.
It was now summer in June, and the sky in the far east of Japan brightened very early. Kitano also let out a yawn and slowly woke up, recalling the words of the Three Goddesses in his mind. He was a little dazed.
"Persevere, understand, believe... to the very end? Could it be that they want me to persevere to not just complete the training? But to complete a full life?"
"But... what's the point?"
Kitano was a little confused. Every time he restarted, it was either because he felt he hadn't raised his charge horse girl well, or to the point of breaking through herself, or he hadn't been able to prevent the fate of a fracture, and there were also reasons for his own accidental death.
But without exception, if it wasn't really until Kitano felt that the training was over, until in his memory, that charge horse girl's career was over, he would not restart.
But even their careers were over, why couldn't he restart? And why did the Three Goddesses say he hadn't witnessed the very end? Wasn't it that the moment he restarted, this timeline had already been reset?
Kitano Ryuichi didn't dare to think about it... the more he thought, the more terrifying it became. If, every time he died too early, and his restart didn't represent the reset of that timeline... then wouldn't that mean that his charge horse girls would have to endure the pain and confusion of losing him? Some might even think it was because of themselves?
He couldn't say for others, but Rudolf, T.M. Opera O, Rice Shower, and King Halo would definitely think so!
The thought of his charge horse girl having to endure the pain of losing him, and even thinking that it was because of herself that his "disappearance and death" was caused... that heart-wrenching feeling made Kitano's expression twist at this moment. He found it difficult to accept just by imagining it.
"If that's the case... then I'm afraid even going to the eighteenth level of hell would not be enough to atone for my sins..."
Suppressing the feeling of stomach pain, Kitano really didn't want to think about this problem. He quickly got up from the bed, looked at the time on his phone, and also muttered to himself:
"Today is the day I'm supposed to guide Palmer... I should tidy myself up."
As for Mejiro Palmer's training method, Kitano had already prepared it. He used his advantage to prepare a complete set of training methods for Palmer, who was still in the exploratory stage. Although it was only for a short seven days, Kitano felt that if a person could find what they were good at, then even if the time for improvement was very short, once the direction was determined, there would definitely be some results.
As for the opponents Palmer had to face, Tokai Teio, Mihono Bourbon, Rice Shower, King Halo... these were all strong rivals, and the number on this star list was still increasing.
But Kitano had confidence in Palmer. After all, this was the Mejiro Palmer who could disrupt Tokai Teio's rhythm with her front-runner tactics.
"Persevere a little longer..."
Looking at himself in the mirror, Kitano Ryuichi recalled the Three Goddesses' admonition. After a long while, he sighed, nodded, and said to himself:
"Then let's start from now. Starting with Palmer, let's take the first step again."
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