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Chapter 8 - Chapter 8: Reasons for joining the team

The smile on Tokai Teio's face at this moment is even the same as when she won the Kikuka Sho victory before and won the undefeated Triple Crown Umamusume title.

She raised her hands high and greeted the cheering crowd around her. Then she came to Mejiro McQueen, who was holding her knees with her hands and still breathing slightly.

She imitated the way Mejiro McQueen did after losing to Arima Kinen, and stretched out her hand.

Mejiro McQueen grabbed the hand extended by Tokai Teio, and the momentary disappointment on her face disappeared. She smiled at Tokai Teio who bared her teeth at her and showed an elegant and peaceful smile.

"Miss Teiō!"

"Miss McQueen!"

Just when Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen smiled at each other, they heard someone calling their names.

So she turned around and saw Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond running towards them quickly.

"Huh? I remember you are Miss Kitasan and Miss Satomi, right?" Mejiro McQueen said in surprise.

"Yes, my name is Satono Diamond, and she is Kitasan Black. It turns out that Miss McQueen has already remembered our names."

Satono Diamond was very happy to be named by Mejiro McQueen.

"It turns out it's you two. It seems you successfully enrolled in school. Congratulations!"

Tokai Teio gave a thumbs up to Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond.

"We've joined Miss McQueen and Miss Teiō!" said Kitasan Black.

"Huh?"

Mejiro McQueen and Tokai Teio looked at each other.

"Have you already met Trainer-san?"

"Yes, she has agreed to us joining TCB."

"I see, that's really congratulations."

Mejiro McQueen once again smiled at the two of them.

"Welcome."

"Trainer-san told us you were competing here, so let's find Miss McQueen and Miss Teiō," said Satono Diamond.

"She probably wants us to take you to get familiar with the campus, right? Although you already visited it during the campus open day, now that you two have also joined TCB, I have to introduce it to you two in detail."

Mejiro McQueen and Tokai Teio led the two new members of the team towards the starting position where they started.

The two of them have met Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond many times, and naturally they care about these two juniors very much.

"Speaking of which, when you said that you joined the team, Did Trainer-san take the initiative to find you?" Tokai Teio asked curiously.

"No. One senior asked us to wait for Trainer-san in the chairman's office, and when she came to report to the chairman, we made a request to her to join the team." Satono Diamond replied.

"So that's it..."

Tokai Teio said, looking away and scratching her cheek.

"Isn't this how Ms. Teiō joined the team in the first place?" Kitasan Black wondered.

"No, Trainer-san just joined Tracen Academy when she first started, and she didn't have a single Umamusume under her. She came to me on her own initiative."

"Then why did you accept Trainer-san's request, Ms. Teiō?"

"It's a bit strange to talk about this... Although I hadn't joined the team at the time, I had been helping Spica with their singing and dancing lessons as a foreign aid. I was already interested and wanted to join Spica..."

"Indeed, I remember that Gold Ship was also harassing me and wanted me to join Spica." Mejiro McQueen flipped up her long hair and interjected.

"Then why did you eventually choose to join Trainer-san's team, Ms. Teiō?" Satono Diamond asked.

"Because... Trainer-san promised me when she met me that she would help me win the Triple Crown and achieve the same achievements as the president."

Tokai Teio recalled the first time she met Sakura Baimu, and it still feels a little weird when she thinks about it now.

"What?!!"

This time, not only the two juniors Satono Diamond and Kitasan Black screamed, but even Mejiro McQueen's eyes widened in shock.

This was the first time she had heard of this.

"Trainer-san promised Triple...Triple Crowns when she first met Teiō-san? She was just a new trainer at that time, right? She hadn't taken over any Umamusume yet, right?"

Kitasan Black was extremely surprised. She thought of Sakura Baimu promising two Triple Crowns to the two of them as soon as they met. This was due to her confidence in cultivating two outstanding Umamusume, Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen.

Unexpectedly, Sakura Baimu has already set an impossible goal since she first became a trainer.

The most important thing is that she really achieved it!

"It's unbelievable, right? I thought the same way at the time. My goal is to become the powerful, beautiful, and undefeated Triple Crown Umamusume like the president, but I never mentioned it to anyone."

"So what the trainer said at that time touched your heart, Teiō, and that's why you joined TCB, right?" Mejiro McQueen said with a smile.

"Yeah, I found out that Trainer-san actually has the same goals as me, so I had a good first impression of her." Tokai Teio nodded.

"At the time, I still had some doubts that she was talking big words, but I didn't expect that she actually did it. Although the goal of being undefeated failed, I am very satisfied."

After listening to this, Satono Diamond and Kitasan Black turned their attention to Mejiro McQueen.

"My reason is very simple. Trainer-san feels very friendly to me, much like my sister who I used to play with when I was a kid, so I joined her team."

"McQueen is really casual." Tokai Teio laughed.

"Then...of course!"

Mejiro McQueen heard Tokai Teio's teasing, and a blush suddenly appeared on her cheeks.

She flipped up her long hair again and said proudly. 

"Anyway, since I'm so strong, it doesn't matter who I join. Instead of being harassed by Gold Ship every day, I might as well just join a team that makes me feel comfortable. With fewer people, it'll save a lot of trouble."

"McQueen actually hates Gold Ship so much." Tokai Teio was surprised.

"I can't say I hate her, I just feel annoyed when I get harassed sometimes..."

Mejiro McQueen recalled how Gold Ship pulled her clothes and cried bitterly after hearing that she was going to join TCB, causing her to feel a huge sense of guilt rising in her heart.

Tokai Teio was used to Mejiro McQueen's tsun, so she smiled and then looked at Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond.

"What about you? Did she promise you any results?"

"There is..."

Satono Diamond and Kitasan Black looked at each other and then replied.

"Trainer-san has set a small goal for us..."

"What small goal?"

Mejiro McQueen also became interested.

"Dia-chan and I, each will go for a Triple Crown..."

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