Zhou Tai'an wasn't an idiot. He knew that contradicting Oguri Cap's fans here would be a bad move, but he had a plan to win them over.
After announcing his decision, he continued, "In my plan, Oguri Cap will participate in two more races this year: the Chukyo Cup held at Chukyo Racecourse, and the Young Grand Prix held at Kasamatsu Racecourse at the end of the year."
A smile played on his lips. "Although the class of these two races is indeed lower than the All Japan Nisai Yushun, as the hero of our Kasamatsu, of our Tokai region, Oguri Cap's strength does not need the recognition of South Kanto, which is just another local association!"
"Our Chubu region belongs neither to Kanto nor to Kansai," he paused. "Next spring, I plan to represent Kasamatsu and challenge Central with Oguri Cap! Only Central can be the future stage for her! Do the folks in South Kanto dare to challenge Central after Haiseiko? No! But Oguri Cap and I dare!"
He bit his lip and shouted, "We will not only challenge Central! We will win! Not just once, but many times!"
Hearing this, the host quickly asked the question that was on everyone's mind, "Does that mean Trainer Zhou will be transferring to Central with Oguri Cap?"
The audience in the stands all held the same affirmative answer in their hearts.
They were used to the situation where any local genius horse girl would choose to transfer to Central Tracen Academy.
"I guess the only difference this time is that Oguri Cap will be taking her trainer with her," many thought.
But Zhou Tai'an shook his head vigorously. "Oguri Cap will not transfer from Kasamatsu. While she is challenging the Twinkle Series, I will also continue to work at Kasamatsu Tracen Academy."
"Because everyone calls Oguri Cap 'Kasamatsu's Hero'," he grinned and said in a clear voice, "and a 'hero' does not abandon her home."
"In the Twinkle Series, Oguri Cap will forever be 'Kasamatsu's Hero'! And I hope that everyone in Kasamatsu, and everyone in the Tokai region, will continue to support her!" He put down the microphone and bowed deeply to the stands.
And the fans in the stands gave him the response he wanted—
"Go, Oguri Cap!"
"Show those big shots at Central what you're made of!"
"When you get to Central, sing the 'Kasamatsu Ondo' on the winner's stage again!"
Ignoring the first two, his mouth couldn't help but twitch when he heard the last one.
In the stands, after hearing his declaration, Kitahara turned to glance at Fujimasa March. The gray-coated horse girl's eyes were shining with envy.
"You heard him. If you want to challenge Oguri Cap, you only have two chances left," Kitahara reminded her.
"No, more than two," Fujimasa March shook her head. "I will also challenge Central in the future."
The gray-coated horse girl's face was lit with a brilliant smile. "And when that time comes, you have to come with me, Trainer. After all, I haven't finished the training program you listed for me back then."
"Alright," Kitahara swallowed and made a solemn promise. "We'll accumulate the capital to challenge Central at Kasamatsu and Nagoya, and then we'll meet Tai'an-san and Oguri Cap on the stage at Central."
And in his heart, he had also made a note to "pass the Central trainer's license exam." "After Oguri Cap retires, Tai'an-san will definitely leave Kasamatsu. If I'm still the same then, our communication will become less and less, and even the best of friends will grow distant. That won't do."
And... as a trainer, Kitahara still wanted to improve.
"If I can, I want to give Fujimasa March a chance to enter Central while also becoming a Central trainer myself," he thought, turning to look at the gray-coated horse girl, who was once again staring intently at Oguri Cap, and made a silent wish.
…
After the celebration ended, he led Oguri Cap and the still-dazed Brand New Shine off the stage.
Two days ago, he had sold his Alto and switched to the onion-white Toyota BE-1 that the chairwoman had rewarded him with.
"In two more days, you can resume normal training," he reminded her after they got in the car. "But don't start your morning run the day after tomorrow. For next year's Central Graded Race challenge, your training program is going to change a bit."
"I understand," Oguri Cap nodded. Although she was very curious about what the new training program would be like, her trust in him made her decide to wait.
After starting the car, he also instructed Brand New Shine, "You should also be careful at the academy these few days. Although a lot of people's attention is on Oguri Cap, there's no guarantee that someone won't try something different. If any problems arise, tell me immediately."
"Mm-hm!" Brand New Shine smiled and nodded in understanding.
"I'll take you two back to the academy first, then go to the apartment to clean," he then stated his plan for the day. "There might be a lot of people from inside and outside the academy coming to talk to Oguri Cap during this time. Normal socializing aside, if anyone wants you to do endorsements, shoot commercials, or anything like that, just push them all to me. Say I'm not at the academy and have them come find me."
"Mm-hm!" At the celebration just now, Oguri Cap had already realized that she was now a popular horse girl in Kasamatsu and even the Tokai region. Even if she didn't understand these things, she had seen the behavior of the innkeeper, Sachiko-san, in Hokkaido.
"Oguri is going to be a big star," Brand New Shine said with a grin, her left hand covering Oguri Cap's right.
"If you need it, Shine, I can go help advertise your family's store anytime," Oguri Cap turned her head, her tone serious. She also felt that her trainer wouldn't stop her from doing this.
"Well—let's not," Brand New Shine, though tempted for a moment, thought about it and refused.
"I appreciate the offer, Oguri, but my family's store doesn't need any endorsements. Our business is only in Kasamatsu anyway," the chestnut-haired logistics horse girl shrugged. "If you help promote it, my family won't be able to handle the resulting traffic, and it would be easy for mistakes to happen. It wouldn't be good if that had a negative impact on you."
"Speaking of which, part of the prize money from the Hokkaido Yushun Championship was your share, Brand New Shine. Did you tell your family?" he suddenly remembered.
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