"Um, Trainer Kuroha, are you…"
At the training field entrance, an elementary division teacher in a faculty uniform spoke up somewhat hesitantly.
"Hm? What is it?"
Before her, Kuroha was smiling happily.
And on his shoulder, little Narita Brian was sitting there somewhat shyly, one hand pointing at her own cheek.
"It's just, Brian…"
The female teacher pointed at Brian.
She was Brian's current homeroom teacher, the same person who had just shown Kuroha the way.
At first, she had thought this mysterious head trainer of Chasing Light had come to the elementary division training field to inject some fresh blood into his team.
So she had even been preparing to have Hayahide and the others put on a proper performance.
But then Kuroha had opened by asking where Brian was, and after only a few words, he had carried the little horsegirl away.
It had left her completely baffled.
Kuroha followed the direction of her finger and glanced over.
"Oh, I've taken a liking to little Brian, so I'm planning to have her join Chasing Light."
"She's agreed as well. I'm about to take her to the academic affairs office to register her team information."
"…"
The female teacher instantly fell silent.
So injecting fresh blood into Chasing Light had indeed been true.
But this great trainer's eye for talent seemed to be on an entirely different level from that of teachers like them.
The little horsegirls whom they had thought stood a strong chance of joining Chasing Light… this trainer did not seem to have even considered them.
"Brian…"
In the end, the female teacher gave the always-unremarkable Brian one last puzzled look before sighing.
"If you've chosen Brian, then naturally, that is her honor."
"But after Brian joins Chasing Light, will her coursework need any changes?"
"We teachers will prioritize Chasing Light's internal arrangements."
"Oh, that won't be necessary."
Hearing this, Kuroha smiled and shook his head.
"There's no need to change her regular academic classes. It's just that she doesn't need to attend the occasional afternoon PE class anymore."
"Understood!"
The female teacher nodded respectfully and watched Kuroha leave.
…
Outside the training field.
The three young ladies of the Mejiro family were waiting there gracefully.
When they saw Kuroha come out with Brian on his shoulder, all three of them brightened.
"Trainer. And little Brian, hello. I'm Mejiro Ardan!"
Ardan stepped forward and greeted her elegantly. Then she took the initiative to lift Brian down, scolding Kuroha lightly.
"Honestly, Trainer. Little Brian is a girl, after all. You can't be so careless about these things."
"Hm? I think Brian probably quite likes it this way."
Kuroha smiled.
Below.
Brian was lowered back onto the ground by Ardan, who held her under the arms. After hearing Kuroha's words, the blush on Brian's face faded slightly.
She also found it strange in her heart.
Indeed, compared to standing properly on the ground right now, she actually preferred being a little more free and unrestrained.
Then, looking at the three unfamiliar horsegirls who had appeared around her, little Brian's body stiffened slightly.
But her expression quickly turned cool, and she spoke softly.
"Hello. My name is Narita Brian."
Although she looked aloof.
Both Kuroha and Ardan could tell that this little horsegirl simply was not very used to crowded situations.
That was why she used silence and coldness to conceal the awkwardness in her personality.
Not bad.
She had not even officially entered the team, yet she had already vaguely grasped how to solve her own weaknesses. As expected of a future Triple Crown horsegirl.
Kuroha thought this in a pleasant mood from the side.
Originally, he had thought that, like Rice Shower, Brian's personality flaws would require some time and a particular method to handle.
But it seemed this little horsegirl could manage them herself.
"Then… does that mean you're our senpai?"
Bright raised her little head and looked at this single-ponytailed little girl, who was clearly taller than both her and Dober by a head.
S-Senpai?!
Brian froze when she heard that. Her young face inexplicably flushed again, and she gave a light cough, forcibly restoring her calm expression.
"I haven't debuted yet, so strictly speaking, I can't be called senpai."
Bright, however, looked utterly unconcerned, like a "social terrorist" of pure friendliness, and smiled brightly.
"It's fine. Brian-senpai, you're in the elementary division, and we're still grade-schoolers, so it's only right to call you senpai."
"Brian-senpai, please take care of us from now on~"
After saying this, she directly performed an elegant aristocratic curtsy.
As for little Dober beside Bright.
After squeezing out a single "Hello" when they first met, she immediately shut her mouth and pretended to look at the sky.
In the end, Brian still could not quite withstand Bright's enthusiasm.
So she told Bright to just call her Brian.
Kuroha and Ardan stood to the side, smiling as they watched the three little ones talk.
Although Bright was the one speaking most of the time, the relationship among the three of them was visibly drawing closer.
These children were all Chasing Light's future.
Just as Kuroha was feeling gratified, his hand was enveloped by something warm and soft.
He turned his head and saw Ardan smiling as she took his hand, leaning against him affectionately.
Kuroha smiled and pinched Ardan's cheek before waving for the three little ones to look over.
"All right, Brian. I'll take you to the academic affairs office to register your information first. After that, I'll take you all around Chasing Light's dormitory and training field so you can get familiar with the environment!"
The three little ones naturally had no objections.
With Kuroha present, the team registration process at Central Tracen Academy went exceptionally smoothly.
Very soon, Brian's identity was thoroughly branded with the mark of a Chasing Light horsegirl.
…
An hour later, at the Mejiro Training Field.
Following the earlier plan.
Kuroha brought Chasing Light's three little futures to visit the place where they would train in the days ahead.
There was still some time before mealtime.
Because of that, four Chasing Light horsegirls were still pouring sweat onto the training field.
Tokai Teio was racing freely under Aoi's guidance.
Mihono Bourbon and Rice Shower were undergoing formal horsegirl training under the supervision of a purple-haired beauty.
And beside Ayano.
A tiny deer was focused on jumping rope.
Unlike the other three active horsegirls, who had already entered their growth spurts, Silence Suzuka was still too young. Naturally, she could not train at the same intensity as Teio, Bourbon, and the others.
(End of Chapter)
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