"Kitahara, I want to become stronger!"
Inside a lounge at Central Tracen Academy, Oguri Cap said this to Kitahara.
After her conversation with Tamamo Cross, the desire to grow stronger took root in the ash-gray girl's heart.
She wanted strength.
And even more than that—she wanted to be able to help Su Luo!
So she voiced her request to her trainer.
"You want to become stronger…"
Hearing Oguri Cap's words, Kitahara's heart sank slightly.
So Oguri wants to become stronger too.
Then I'll tell her Mr. Su Luo's advice—plainly and openly!
"To be honest, Oguri… Mr. Su Luo did leave you a suggestion on how to get stronger… It's just that I've never been able to figure out what he really meant, so I didn't tell you…"
"But since you yourself now want to become stronger, then come study this line Mr. Su Luo left behind with me."
"Su Luo left advice for me?"
At Kitahara's words, Oguri Cap's eyes lit up.
Had Su Luo already foreseen something like this would happen?
And he even left a suggestion specifically for me…
As expected of Su Luo—he can calculate anything!
"So, Kitahara—what kind of advice did Su Luo leave me?"
"Uh… he said that as long as you can manage to eat while running, you'll naturally break through to the next stage…"
Kitahara looked conflicted. Clearly, even he felt the advice sounded unreliable. If it hadn't come from Su Luo, he would've already been tearing the person apart for suggesting it.
But since it was Mr. Su Luo who said it, then it was worth examining whether it could be feasible.
"I've spent these past days unable to understand what deeper meaning Mr. Su Luo's words held… Oguri, do you have any insight?"
"As a horse girl, your perspective might be different from mine."
Hearing Kitahara, Oguri Cap lowered her head and began thinking.
Running and eating…
Both were things Oguri was good at.
But linking the two together was surprisingly difficult…
Or rather—how were these two completely unrelated things supposed to connect?
Hmm…
Oguri Cap felt the same headache Kitahara did.
In a hazy way, it felt like she was catching a tiny thread of understanding—yet that spark of insight was like a nimble little fish swimming in water, slipping through the gaps between her fingers whenever she tried to grasp it.
"Ugh… Mr. Su Luo's hint for unlocking the Domain is way too hard! I've got nothing to go on!"
Kitahara felt like he was thinking himself bald. He was the most anxious one here—maybe even more anxious than Oguri Cap herself.
But at his words, that drifting spark inside Oguri Cap's mind suddenly snapped into focus.
"Domain… the trait I'm lacking…"
Oguri Cap naturally recalled the "trait" Tamamo Cross had shown her before…
If Tamamo Cross's Domain was related to lightning…
Then could my Domain be related to eating?
But how am I supposed to eat while running?
More importantly… why do I eat in the first place…?
To run better.
To rest better.
To… gain more stamina and energy!
"If I could recover stamina and restore energy while I'm running… wouldn't that count as 'eating while running'?"
Oguri Cap voiced her thoughts directly to Kitahara.
Hearing her analysis, Kitahara's eyes lit up even brighter!
That's true!
If Oguri Cap could restore stamina and energy while running, then it really would be similar in effect to eating while running.
The process might be different, but the result would be the same!
"I get it!"
"I get it all now!"
Kitahara clapped his hands and laughed.
In that moment, he felt as though he understood Su Luo's intentions completely.
Oguri Cap had a massive appetite.
Not only did Su Luo know that—Kitahara, her trainer, knew it clearly too.
And a huge appetite meant enormous potential hidden inside her body.
Every pound of rice she ate in daily life didn't vanish into thin air—it was stored deep inside her like treasure, waiting for its owner to unlock it.
In other words, as long as Oguri could release the energy and stamina stored within her body while running…
Then she could achieve the miraculous effect of recovering stamina while running!
And once her condition kept climbing higher and higher, Oguri Cap would be far more likely to touch the doorway to the Domain!
It all makes sense now!
Everything makes sense!
Kitahara felt like he finally understood everything.
No wonder Mr. Su Luo didn't want to say more back then…
This was all a possibility Su Luo had observed just by spending time with Oguri Cap in daily life!
Kitahara had even wondered before—why did Su Luo always take Oguri outside the school to eat and drink like crazy…
So it was to prepare early for the Domain!
He made Oguri eat enormous amounts of food, storing enough energy inside her body.
Then when the Domain was needed, all that energy accumulated in the ordinary days would become Oguri Cap's strongest weapon!
Thinking of that, Kitahara couldn't help but marvel at Su Luo's deep foresight.
The first time Su Luo took Oguri Cap out to feast… seemed like it was a year ago, back in Kasamatsu…
Could it be… that even back then, Mr. Su Luo had already seen this future?
If that were true, then Mr. Su Luo's insight would be terrifying!
And Kitahara finally had an explanation for why Su Luo had treated him so badly before…
He'd spent an entire year laying plans—only for his subordinate not to notice any of it, and shamelessly come asking for help…
If it were Kitahara, he'd probably blow up too.
"But Mr. Su Luo is a gentle person, so in the end he only sulked and left behind a single hard-to-understand suggestion…"
"We can't let Mr. Su Luo's kindness go to waste!"
Kitahara lifted his head and looked seriously at Oguri Cap.
"Ogui, I already know how to make you stronger!"
"Follow my training plan! Let's take the crown of the Japan Derby together!"
"And we'll protect Mr. Su Luo's honor ourselves!"
Hearing Kitahara's motivated voice, Oguri Cap smiled.
"Okay!"
Flames also lit in her eyes.
Her goal wasn't just the Japan Derby…
Since Su Luo's target was Central Tracen…
Then what she had to do wouldn't be as simple as merely winning the Japan Derby.
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