Sakura Baimu was stunned for two seconds and suddenly realized what this meant.
That is, Chairman Akikawa of Tracen Academy was also an Umamusume!
She and Akikawa Yayoi had known each other for more than four years.
When Sakura Baimu was at her most depressed, she had even stayed at Akikawa Yayoi's house for a while.
But she had never thought that Akikawa Yayoi would also be an Umamusume!
Just as Sakura Baimu was dazed, Akikawa Yayoi, the chairman of Tracen Academy, jumped off the tall office chair and greeted Sakura Baimu with a smile on her face.
"Thank you for your hard work!"
Akikawa Yayoi made a high-pitched voice that did not match her petite body.
She walked up to Sakura Baimu, who was more than two heads taller than her. She flipped her wrist slightly, and the fan in her hand was flicked open, revealing the black font with "見事ッ! (Well done!)" written on it.
"Well done, Sakura. I'm very pleased that you achieved such impressive results."
Sakura Baimu was pulled out of her thoughts by Akikawa Yayoi's voice.
She stared at the cute chairman with orange hip-length hair and white highlighted bangs falling vertically on her chest in front of her with a complicated expression, and nodded slightly.
After receiving the system's prompt, Sakura Baimu did detect some details from Akikawa Yayoi that she had never noticed before.
The legal loli in front of her had the same highlighted hairstyle as other Umamusume, and she often wore a wide-brimmed lady's hat with a blue rose on her head. She wore a large white dress with a blue coat, looking very cute.
Sakura Baimu's eyes slowly moved to the top of Akikawa Yayoi's head.
There was often a cute black and white kitten lying on top of the white wide-brimmed lady's hat.
Although Sakura Baimu had never seen Akikawa Yayoi show obvious Umamusume features, she had indeed never seen Chairman Akikawa's ears—whether hidden in her orange hair or under her hat.
Under the loose dress, only half of her smooth calves and small ankles were visible. If her tail was hidden inside, there seemed to be no problem.
Sakura Baimu then realized that she might have been stunned for too long. She quickly came back to her senses and smiled at Akikawa Yayoi in front of her.
"I have fulfilled my task, Chairman."
Akikawa Yayoi nodded with satisfaction after hearing Sakura Baimu's belated response, and her face did not show the slightest dissatisfaction because of Sakura Baimu's hesitation.
She closed the fan and stood on tiptoes. Sakura Baimu also hurriedly leaned down and was patted heavily on the shoulder, the girl's face showing an expression of extreme relief.
"Keep up the good work!"
After patting her, Akikawa Yayoi walked back to her desk and sat down.
"These two are the new children who entered school today. They want to join TCB."
Sakura Baimu looked over at the two new Umamusume who had seemed a little nervous since they entered the room.
Of course Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond knew Sakura Baimu.
Not just because Sakura Baimu was the trainer of their idols, Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen.
The two of them had heard the title of "Genius Trainer" who had become famous recently on TV countless times.
Kitasan Black, who was always full of energy, lively, and outspoken, and Satono Diamond, who acted like a lady, were a little nervous after meeting the so-called "genius trainer" Sakura Baimu at such a close distance, and they didn't know how to speak.
They were worried whether Sakura Baimu, who had trained Tokai Teio, a triple crown winner, and Mejiro McQueen, a three-time consecutive Tenno Sho (Spring) champion, would reject their request to join the team.
Although both of their admission scores were not bad—Satono Diamond had even delivered a speech as the freshman representative.
While waiting for Sakura Baimu to finish the interview, both of them had also learned from Chairman Akikawa that Sakura Baimu was a trainer with a very good personality and there was no need to worry at all.
But when it came time for the two of them to speak, they were both too nervous to speak.
"If you don't express your thoughts frankly, you won't be able to convey your meaning to others well."
A soft and pleasant voice sounded in the ears of the two of them.
Sakura Baimu had a faint smile on her delicate face, and her sapphire-like eyes were looking at the two of them quietly.
After Sakura Baimu's reminder, the tension in the hearts of the two little ones was reduced by most.
Kitasan Black was the first to raise her head and muster the courage to speak.
"My name is Kitasan Black."
As soon as she finished speaking, Satono Diamond also spoke up.
"My name is Satono Diamond."
After that, like programmed robots, the two of them bowed to Sakura Baimu and said in unison
"Please let me join your team!"
The voices of the two people were much louder than when they introduced themselves just now, and they sounded extremely clear in Yayoi Akikawa's empty office.
Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond maintained a bowing motion, their bodies parallel to the ground.
Both of them closed their eyes, as if waiting for exam results, and did not get up for a long time.
Just when tension gradually gathered in the two people's minds again, they heard that sweet voice again.
"My team's training is very hard~"
This sentence was equivalent to Sakura Baimu indirectly agreeing to their request to join the team.
Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond both raised their heads excitedly, but still did not dare to look directly into Sakura Baimu's eyes, shaking their heads like rattles.
"It's okay, we will train hard!"
"Trainer-san, we will definitely complete the training seriously!"
Sakura Baimu looked at the two nervous newcomer Umamusume and felt a little amused.
A few years ago, she had been the one asking Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen to join her team.
Now, a few years later, these two Umamusume, who had achieved excellent results, were so nervous they didn't dare to look at her because they wanted to join her team.
Sakura Baimu chuckled and walked slowly in front of Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond. She raised her palms and gently tapped the shoulders of the two Umamusume, completing her simple joining ceremony.
"Well, I welcome you two to join TCB. Can you tell me your goals?"
"I want to be like Miss Teiō... a Triple Crown Umamusume."
"I want to be as good and powerful as Miss McQueen."
"That's not enough."
Sakura Baimu refused, and then laughed softly into the ears of the two Umamusume who suddenly became stiff because of her words.
"I want you to become stronger."
As soon as her voice fell, Kitasan Black's heart palpitated, and Satono Diamond's whole body trembled as if she had been electrocuted.
The two suddenly looked up, with extremely surprised expressions, and looked directly into Sakura Baimu's eyes for the first time.