Chapter 16: Recrusive Race II

2 Days before the race in Sapporo. Speed Joker got a call from cowboy hat businessman (Hotsuke Chizu). She turned in the call.

“It is been a day, Speed Joker.” Hotsuke said on the other side of the phone.

She turned serious and said, “You called me at this hour, that means I got my team for the N9 Class race?”

“Yes, you will able to meet the team when you get to the Sapporo race course tomorrow,” Hotsuke said with a smile.

“I see… That is quite a rush. Is that all to it?” Speed Joker asked.

“Yup, nothing more. I will be watching the race. Oh one more thing. I will have a special plane for you to get there, no need to buy a plane ticket.” Hotsuke said as he turned off the call.

Shouji saw Speed Joker who was on her phone. He was curious, and said, “It is that?”

Then Speed Joker interrupt him, and quickly replied, “Yes, its him. Tomorrow we will be heading to Sapporo racecourse.”

Shouji nodded, and handed over the bottle of water to Speed Joker. He sat on the grass, this was the final training before the race.

“You know, you are a good trainer. But what is wrong with trust issue with horse girls?” Speed Joker could not help but asked that.

“Not much of a story, rather myself not being trustful enough to see them win. I know I could do better, but not in a state that I’m in right now,” He replied.

Speed Joker gave a small nod, understood Shouji’s story.

But she knew few things about Shouji, despite being met only few days. Since he was this talented in training horse girls. There need to be a way for him to trust more.

What that means for Speed Joker, she need to investigate further who were close to Shouji. Without knowing the full story of him, and just jump the gun. Its not going to help him grow further.

Better yet, he had a team. Only two horse girls still remain there. Their perspective was a lot worse than she initially thought after her encounter with them back in the academy.

So, Speed Joker need a future plan for him to get better. She would hope this would work later.

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After the training, the sun was in the horizon. Speed Joker’ home screen clock on her phone, it was displayed at 17:00. She already parted ways with Shouji, who had other plans in his mind.

{Hmm… What I should do now?} She thought, as she walked on the sidewalk.

Speed Joker stopped at the red light before crossing the zebra cross. When the traffic of cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buses stopped at the traffic light. The traffic light in front of her turned green, and began walking again.

Today’s training was more than enough performance to win the Aurora Comet Series. N9 Class horse girls could be random at times. Some could go very fast, some does not.

Speed Joker always kept her guards up, she would not know on what the matchmaking race would throw at her.

Not to mention, URA allowed any sponsorship deals with horse girls in the Aurora Comet Series. It was different from the Twinkle Series, which already had a fixed sponsorship deals from URA themselves.

Speed Joker leaned at guard rail. Ocean below, its water crashed through rock and concrete wall.

{This is very nice when I’m alone,} she thought with her eyes closed.

Speed Joker looked up at the sky, which was turning dark. She saw the space gas and stars shined brightly.

{A friend, huh. Does Blue Alpine count as friend? As much I feel happy about it,} Speed Joker thought.

She closed her eyes, memory in her mind resurfaced. A friend she did not meet since in her elementary school days.

{I wonder, does Kusharo still…} Speed Joker thought with hesitation, slightly want to bit her own lip, {No, its the past. I should not dug deeper.}

Speed Joker went her way back to her apartment. In the lobby, she saw a new girl currently at the counter.

The girl with jet black hair and brown eyes, she frowned.

“Did I mess up the address? I swear, this is the right address,” she muttered.

That girl’s name was Miki Bushido. She was new in this area. Not only that, she also currently wore her school blue sailor uniform.

Speed Joker looked at Miki, she tapped behind her shoulder.

“Do you need any help, miss?”

Miki nodded, “Yes, Am I in the right address?”

She handed over a small piece of paper to Speed Joker. In the paper, it was written the address of this apartment.

“Yes you are. Do you have your documents?”

Miki nodded again, “Yup, I was told to give this.”

Speed Joker pointed at the front desk, and said, “They would gladly help you.”

Miki grabbed her luggage, then said, “Ah, thank you!”

Speed Joker waved at her with a smile. Now, she went up through floors and arrived at her apartment room.

Upon entering the front door, she took off her shoes and placed them at the shoe rack. Her dark gray horse ears slightly drooped. Then she lay down on the sofa.

“I’m too tired to cook a dinner,” she muttered with her head facing to the pillow of the sofa.

{I should cook some instant noddles. But first, I should clean my body,} she thought, and slowly stood up from the sofa.

Speed Joker went to the bathroom to take deep clean shower. She carefully cleaned her body until it there was no more dirt.

Upon wrapping her body with a towel, she went to her bedroom and grab her basic clothes from her wardrobe. Which she grabbed a pink t-shirt with word said ‘4ever Young’. Then her pants, which it was a black shorts with with two white stripes at each side.

After she wore her clothes and underwear. Speed Joker went to the fridge in the kitchen. She grabbed a pack of instant fried noodle, and an egg. Then placed all of them on the top of kitchen counter.

She first grab a bot and boiled a water. Next, she put the noodles into the hot boiling water. While the noodles was cooking.

Speed Joker grabbed a frying pan, and put it on top of the stove. She turned on the stove, and preheat the pan. After that, she put oil, which it hovered at the pan. Then she cracked the egg, and put the egg into the hot oil.

She was cooking a sunny side up egg. About couple minutes of frying, her eggs was cooked. She set them aside on a plate.

Speed Joker stirred the noodles on the pot to make sure the noodles was cooking evenly on all sides. Once the noodles was fully cooked, she strained all the water, and put the noodles on a plate.

She opened, pour all the seasoning into the noodles, and then stir them evenly. She did not forget to placed the egg at the top of the noodle. And now, her instant noodles, which it was a noodle flavoured carrot curry was done.

Speed Joker went to the living room, and sat on the sofa. She turned on the television. She slowly ate her noodles while some night shows.

Until she switched channels and found that, the Aurora Comet Series also active at night time race. Which it had quite a lot of audiences and viewers.

Then she thought, {A night race? That is interesting. Unlike the Twinkle Series, this race will be more challenging. Not to mention, the light does not cover the entire race track. Which it meant, many good opportunities of horse girls to do blind attacks, if they were brave enough though,} Speed Joker thought.

She continued to eat her noodles, and also watching the night race. She was also taken surprised about Draft type Horse Girls. They were very tall, significantly more muscular than light type Horse Girls in head to head comparison.

Their body was also significantly taller. Most Horse girls, who were quite large, they would be around 210 to 230 centimetres. For Draft type Horse girls, they were 250 to 310 centimetres.

For the record example of Castle Lift, who was Japan’s only Super Draft type Horse Girl. She was around 350 centimetres tall. The most tallest horse girl ever recorded in Japan, and it still holds up until today.

{Seriously, if I were compare to them. I’m probably nothing like a small ant in comparison. I should gave them more space in the race, so that it would not be a death match,} Speed Joker thought.

She cut her sunny side up egg, which the yellow oozes out. She use her fork on the noodles, and twirl them along with yellow ooze. She ate it, felt the texture and creaminess in her mouth..

{This taste great!}

Speed Joker was done eating. She cleaned everything in the kitchen, and also wiped the dining table, to make sure there was no more left over dirty spots.

Once that was done. She went to bed, and slept another day end’s meet.

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In the early morning. Speed Joker’ phone rang her ringtone. She groaned and grabbed the phone on top of her bed side cabinet.

The time was still around 4:30 in the morning. There was a missed phone call from the cowboy hat businessman.

{What is it that he called me at this hour?} She blinked slowly, with here slightly squint at the brightness of her phone screen.

She sat on her bed, and made another call to him.

Hotsuke Chizu picked up the call, and said through the phone, “Sorry, to wake you up. The plane that would be flying over there would be slightly special. You can bring your car too, so there would be no worries for you to rent a car there.”

Speed Joker replied, “What type of plane is it that can carry my car there?”

Hotsuke smiling behind the phone and said, “A cargo plane. Do not worry, there will be a passenger cabin at the second floor of it. Details would explain by the crew member.”

“I see, anything else before I go?” Speed Joker said with a slight hint of curiosity, “Just checking for anything I should not miss.”

Hotsuke replied quickly, “There will be nothing else. Also, bring your trainer with you.”

Before Speed Joker could reply, he closed off the call quickly.

{Seriously, this guy is creeping me out. How does he knew about Shouji?} Speed Joker thought, as she stared at the phone.

Around 8:00. Speed Joker brought her luggage, placed it inside into her car’s trunk, then closed the trunk.

She started up her Jetsun AL500. Now, she needed to pick up Shouji. Which she already messaged him many times, it did not get any replies.

{This guy…} Speed Joker sighed, {Might as well go to the Academy, since I already asked them for a day off for a race. Director seemed does not mind, she knew about something that I was thinking.}

She shook her head, {I’m thinking way too ahead from the present. Time to go pick up Shouji.}

Speed Joker put the shifter to Reverse, then pressed the acceleration pedal. It moved the car backward out of the garage.

Once that was done. She exited her car, closed the garage door, and then went back into her car. She drove the car into the road.

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Shouji was at the Academy, training the remaining two horse girls in his team, Team Centurion. They were Gold Ghost and Miyafuji Saturn. Previously, he got 4 horse girls. Due to the mishap from before, now its return to 2.

However, thanks to Speed Joker’s adviced given by her. Shouji managed to improve his trust to the 2 horse girls he had left in his team.

“Trainer, you got a phone call,” Ghost said, holding his phone in her right hand.

Shouji grabbed the phone and saw the messages. It was from Speed Joker.

“Trainer, you got a new horse girl training behind us?”

Shouji then replied, “Yes, just a debt that I need to repay. I just say, that she is very unique.”

“I see…” Ghost replied, as she looked at him typing on the touch screen.

Miyafuji stepped out from the practice course as she was done doing warm ups. She look at her Shouji who was focused on the phone.

Then she said, “Trainer, I’m ready to do practice laps!”