Uma Musume no Nama no Nichijou (Horse Girl), First and foremost

Soon, the food was finished. Little Chestnut Hat patted his stomach and sighed slightly, his expression still showing some dissatisfaction.

This performance meant that Di Bao had to use all his strength to suppress his吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical) spirit.

No wonder Tamamo-senpai was often like that when she was with Oguri-senpai...

"Um, Oguri-senpai, you finished eating and came to visit me shortly after I woke up... Well, I know you just happened to come by chance and didn't have time to hurry, so is there something you need?"

"Hmm... By the way, Your Majesty, how is your health these days?"

After thinking hard for a while, Lu Mao Ma Niang finally managed to come up with this way of greeting others with concern.

"Well, it's alright. Apart from my legs not being able to move around easily right now, I'm basically fine."

It sounds simple, but the problem is that for racehorses, a leg injury is the most fatal blow.

"My legs... should be able to recover, right?"

"Yes, rehabilitation can begin in about a week, followed by a four- to six-month recovery period with follow-up appointments, and finally a month of rehabilitation training to return to theoretical peak condition."

The East Sea Emperor might not have explained this much to the other horse girls, not to mention Rudolph Symbol and Golden Victory; they might even know more about her physical condition than she does or the doctor does.

However, there was an exception when facing Oguri Hat. The East Sea Emperor subconsciously told Oguri Hat about his situation.

Perhaps... perhaps it's because I have some inexplicable feelings for the other person.

It could be seen as recognition from the opponent, or it could be the guilt of the victor for taking the victory from the opponent.

Even though she paid a heavy price for that match, and even though the Emperor of the East Sea did not believe that his victory was a fluke.

The luckiest racehorse girl wins the Japanese race and becomes a so-called Darby racehorse girl.

Although many of the racehorse girls she knew seemed to have pretty bad luck...

"Is that so... In that case, would you, as emperor, participate in the chrysanthemum appreciation event?"

Without much thought, Oguri Hat asked the soul-searching question that made Di Bao's heart skip a beat.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. After all, the person is injured. No matter how much they want to run, they have to consider their physical condition."

While things seemed calm and peaceful, the woman, nicknamed "Little Horse's Mother," was gripping the bedsheet tightly from under the covers.

Are you unwilling to accept this?

Nonsense, how could I possibly be willing to accept that!

She was clearly resentful and in great pain, yet she appeared remarkably strong when speaking to Oguri Hat.

"Furthermore, because my health condition is a result of my early debut, even if everything goes smoothly and I am able to participate in the Chrysanthemum Award, the doctor warned me that if the same high-intensity activities happen during the competition, the same thing could very well happen again."

The doctor in charge of the treatment did not give any guarantee that there would be no problem once he recovered. Instead, he threatened that if he forced himself to participate in the Chrysanthemum Appreciation, he might ruin his career.

She wasn't sure if the president or Senior White Disaster knew about this, but to the Emperor of the East Sea, it was tantamount to a death sentence.

"I see... I believe that Golden Victory-senpai can solve this problem."

yes......

She herself was convinced of this situation, and even the doctor, although not explicitly stating it, mentioned the existence of aura techniques in their conversation.

Looking slightly at the ceiling, perhaps having confided the problem to someone not so close to him, Di Bao unconsciously found himself no longer filled with despair and anger, but only with a sense of relief.

He's now willing to cooperate to the end with his previous immature request, and can rely on someone when he encounters problems...

I am very fortunate, truly fortunate, to have had a senior who became one of the few sources of hope when I was in despair.

We should even say that we are not only grateful for that pure white horse girl senior, but every member of the team is the driving force that supports the East Sea Emperor to continue to progress and move forward.

My mood... seems to be getting better.

It's as if we've reached the worst point, and things will only get better from here on out.

"Thank you, Oguri-senpai."

Because of various awkward moments and bad moods, the Emperor of the East Sea couldn't bring himself to say those words, even if it was just polite talk or a forced smile.

But, strangely enough...

Perhaps the inner turmoil has been resolved? Even if it's not completely resolved.

However, to the injured genius racehorse girl's surprise, the giraffe-haired horse girl, Oguri-hat, responded differently after hearing her thanks.

"Your Majesty, recover soon, get back to the field."

"I've figured it out."

"I can't match your obsession with winning races, much less your obsession with Golden Victory, but I want to beat you. I want to beat those racehorse girls who participate in the Kikukasho race. It's that simple."

"What I want to beat is the Emperor of the East Sea, who has already beaten me twice and wants to keep winning."

Purely wanting to enjoy the atmosphere of the race, the stray horse girl, after experiencing setback after setback, now seems to have learned more.

She doesn't need to carry anything special, which isn't really her style with her chestnut hat.

Perhaps she started going astray a long time ago, but she only realized her problem after the Japan Darby match ended.

Hearing Oguri Hat's straightforward request, he even hoped that he could be in better shape to become her opponent.

My eyes feel slightly moist and hot.

My nose feels a little uncomfortable because of the air conditioning in the sanatorium.

"Uh-huh!"

"I, I will definitely get better, and then I will try my best to catch up with you, and then, I will definitely become the undefeated triple crown horse girl!"

With a surge of passion, she responded to her formidable rival's request.

However, Di Bao quickly regained his composure and gave a mature response:

"That's what they say, but it's not something I can decide. After all, whether it can be restored or not depends on the president and Senior White Disaster."

Although saying this might feel a little unfair to my dear guild master, at this moment, the Emperor of the East Sea truly relies more on the Golden Victory.

"Hmm, I feel like you shouldn't be thinking about anything else anymore. If you're in a bad mood during your injury, it will affect your recovery."

"There's not much I can do, and I can't offer you any substantial help like Golden Victory or Rudolph Symbol. But my trainer said that if you've received help from someone, you have to repay that kindness."

He nodded and expressed his thoughts, his tone suggesting he was slightly relieved.

The motivation for choosing to visit the Emperor of the East Sea was packaged as repaying a debt of gratitude.

But the problem is that such a response sounds... to the emperor.

It's more like an intuitive act of care from a senior to a junior.

This one... is indeed a senior.

Thank you, Oguri Hat-senpai.

Chapter 240 Responsibility

"I never imagined that the first person to come and visit you, Di Bao, besides us, would be that goofy guy with the goofy hair."

His tone was somewhat wistful, but his face was full of question marks.

Logically speaking, Golden Victory should have received the notification from the sanatorium immediately and charged straight over. It was only because her driving skills were extremely fierce, and everyone instinctively dodged her because they were afraid of dying, that she was able to get away.

Even if the other side learns the news at the same time, if they want to arrive faster than the Golden Victory, they probably have to send out helicopters directly. But planes can't even get to the airport.

Is this guy some kind of precognitive genius or some kind of super psychic premonition?

"Oguri-senpai... is more about being straightforward in terms of personality. She does what she thinks of without thinking too much about it."

After thinking about it for a while in bed, I came to understand Oguri Hat's behavior.

"Sigh, with this kind of personality... I can only say that if she went out into other places, she would have been taken advantage of long ago. It's just lucky that she's met good people."

He made a slight complaint about Oguri's personality, but the Golden Victory was mostly expressed in a tone of admiration.

After all, such pure people are already very rare, even in the Uma Musume fandom.

Although I don't know why, Pure White Horse Girl always feels that there seem to be quite a few similar goofballs around her area...

"Oguri-senpai's style of doing things may seem a bit too straightforward, but it's also very pleasant to be around that kind of person, and everyone subconsciously likes to be with her, which is good, right?"

Leaning back slightly against the pillow, Di Bao gave his evaluation of the stalactite-haired horse girl who had come to visit him on a whim.

"Hey, are you subtly implying that your trainer isn't a pure person? Huh?"

"If you weren't still lying in bed, I would have definitely taught you a lesson that you wouldn't be able to get out of bed today, you white-light senior."

With a mischievous grin on her face, the pure white horse girl couldn't help but feel a little sentimental inside.

Little chestnut hat...

Thinking about it now, maybe we should pay more attention to her...

No one can avoid the low mood that comes with injury, not even Golden Victory himself.

If it weren't for the two younger girls who came to visit her back then, as Maru Zenki would have said, Pure White Horse Girl might actually have leaned on her older sister's shoulder and started crying.

Of course, more than anything, she was probably just trying to save face, grinning as she looked at her friends who came to visit her. After all, Golden Victory's mental journey was different from that of most horse girls.

Before her leg injury during a race, she was almost always in a state of suppression, finding it difficult to participate in competitions, and often getting sabotaged when she did. Even as a racehorse with explosive potential, she was unable to participate in top-level competitions...

Just like everyone who knows Golden Victory's opinion of this pure white horse girl, they had already assumed that she would never be able to compete at the top level.

So, the six months of rest led to the fulfillment of that dream?

Even the most naive person knows what to do when faced with such a choice, and knows whether everything they've done is worth it. So why cry? At most, they'll just cry tears of joy.

After putting aside his own emotions for a moment, Golden Victory turned around and continued to explain the follow-up arrangements for her to the East Sea Emperor.

"Let me tell you in advance, you'll be reporting to Kuronuma in a week, so you don't need to stay here anymore. Anyway, the rehabilitation program he's doing will definitely be better and more comprehensive than the one here."

"As for its effects... after all, it involves some experimental attempts. Old Hei is more inclined to say that the attempts will only be carried out if it does not delay your scheduled recovery. So don't expect it to be easily done in a few days or ten days."

With a slight smirk, Golden Victory directly told the East Sea Emperor about the arrangements she had recently been made for him, telling him to be mentally prepared to some extent, even if the other party might not need to fully understand them.

Although the best course of action might be to encourage the East Sea Emperor with various somewhat unrealistic or uncertain positive words, Golden Victory decided against it after some thought.

There's no way around it; our team members all have incredibly strong intuitions. That goofy guy with the goofy hair is a prime example that we have to take seriously.

Therefore, speaking out what needs to be said and telling the truth is very important to Golden Victory.