I, the horse racing girl, really didn’t sprint!

Three hours later.

In a room at a luxury hotel near Hanshin Racecourse.

Barbatos had finished his shower and blow-dried his hair, and was looking at the scenery outside through the hotel window.

Compared to small places like Kochi City, and compared to the relatively remote Tresen Academy in Tokyo, this place can truly give people the feeling of a big city.

Traffic is rushing by in the dark night. Various billboards are lining the streets, and the lights on the bridges cast a unique kind of beauty on the sea. It's not that China doesn't have the prosperity or beautiful scenery that can be seen here.

But in her previous life, she didn't have the money to stay in a hotel with such a good location.

Canopus, or Minamisaka, is really financially well-off, no wonder they can offer benefits like a Hawaiian vacation.

She could actually feel Nanban's mood and knew how tired he was when he saw her and Xingyun Tiankong slacking off, but who could believe that playing League of Legends could make one stronger?

The only way she can do this is to win the debut competition with her absolute strength and make Minamisaka full of confidence in her.

Holding the amulet given by Ulala, she felt full of strength. She would not lose in the debut competition! I just don't know how the popularity vote for the debut competition went. I haven't paid attention to the voting status on the official website since the live broadcast.

When I took out my cell phone to check the current popularity, Xingyun Tiankong had just come out of the bathroom after taking a shower. They still lived in the same room.

Xingyun Tiankong handed over the hair dryer and started to blow dry her hair. Seeing this, Barbatos walked over and took the hair dryer from her hand based on the idea that roommates, classmates and teammates should help each other. "Let me help you blow dry your hair."

I had blow-dried her hair for a week because I lost a bet, so helping her blow-dry her hair was pretty easy.

Xingyun Tiankong hesitated for a moment and did not refuse.

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Chapter 40: Come on

In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Barbatos ruffled Xingyun Tiankong's hair, and the hair dryer hummed and blew out hot air, and the atmosphere in the room was a little weird for a moment.

It was fine in the dorm, but when there were only two of us in a hotel room, helping someone blow dry their hair seemed a bit...

No, it's not normal for a single man and a single woman to be in the same room.

It is normal for two horse girls to be in the same room and help each other blow dry their hair. This is a harmonious and friendly relationship between them.

He stroked Nebula Sky's hair and looked at the scenery outside the window.

Barbatos couldn't help but think of his past life. At that time, he had an idea that if he had a girlfriend, they could go out for a trip together, find a high-end hotel and book a room with the best night view, then blow-dry his girlfriend's hair and do some love things. It was a beautiful thought.

It’s a pity that she didn’t have a girlfriend in her previous life.

Now this idea has come true, but Xingyun Tiankong and she are not in that kind of relationship.

Thinking of this, the movement of blowing my hair became gentler. Now I will treat it as practice for when I go out with my girlfriend in the future.

As for a girlfriend, she has been playing League of Legends and hasn't met anyone in Tresen who could make her fall in love with him at first sight... a horse girl.

Unlike Tokaishu who fell in love with Suzuka Mushi at first sight, she is not as simple as Tokaishu. She spends most of her time playing League of Legends and is a stay-at-home girl. She needs to go out more in the future.

I can’t be like in my previous life, playing games all the time during school and not having a girlfriend.

As for Ulala, whether it is her attitude towards Ulala or Ulala's attitude towards her, at present it seems more like a situation where two old friends who have known each other for quite a long time have not developed in a strange direction. It can only be said that the future is promising.

After all, when Ulala is expanding her circle of friends, training, and playing with her friends, she is basically playing League of Legends.

I can't do this. I have to work with her properly after I get back this time. Even if I don't develop any feelings other than friendship with Ulala in the end, can't I find a favorite among the horse girls I met through working with Ulala?

After some random thoughts, I didn't really take the idea of ​​finding a girlfriend seriously. Instead, I started practicing seriously.

Hiss, why is it that when I mention the word "practice", I feel like I know someone familiar with Si Cheng?

"Are you worried about tomorrow's game?"

"No, I've already told everyone at Canopus that we're going to win, so we can't lose. Do I look like someone who'd be worried about their debut competition?"

"I'm just thinking about where to go after the game. There are a lot of places worth visiting in Osaka, like the Ferris wheel over there."

As he spoke, he extended his hand to point to the Ferris wheel that could be seen from the floor-to-ceiling window. The top of the Ferris wheel was higher than the hotel they were staying in. If you reached the top, you could even overlook the whole of Osaka. It should be quite beautiful to see from up there at night.

After the game is over, you can go check out the Ferris wheel and take a ride on it. Then you will have experience when you bring your girlfriend here in the future.

Hanshin Racecourse is one of the four major racecourses in Japan. As long as Barbatos can keep winning, he will definitely come here more often in the future. Many G series competitions are held here.

"Yes, there are a lot of fun things to do there, but aren't you planning to do a live broadcast tonight?"

Xingyun Tiankong has gotten used to watching Barbatos talking to himself in the dormitory every day. It is like a teacher giving a lecture in class. It can better promote the quality of sleep and shorten her sleep-fall time from 3 seconds.

"I told them tonight that I won't be broadcasting live. I don't want to perform poorly in tomorrow's game due to lack of sleep."

"If you're there to cheer me on tomorrow, you might consider playing one."

"You lost the bet."

"Things change, I will definitely win next time!"

If they bet on fishing again next time, she would ask for split-up action, jump directly into the river and use the Centaur's ultimate move [Shadow Shock] to scare all the fish in the nearby river, and then catch them all!

After he finished speaking harshly, the buzzing sound stopped, and his hair had just been blown dry.

I unplugged the hair dryer and put it back to its original place in the hotel room. Finding that there was nothing else to do, I sat on the bed and prepared to go to sleep.

There were two beds in this room, so there was no need for her and Xingyun Tiankong to squeeze into one bed. They each snuggled up in bed and started browsing their phones and chatting with Canopus' friends.

After browsing for about half an hour, Barbatos put his phone down.

It was different from the time in the dormitory. At that time, I was sitting and playing League of Legends, and my mind was always in a highly concentrated state, so I didn’t feel sleepy at all.

But when I was lying in bed in the hotel and browsing my phone, I felt the fatigue accumulated from not getting enough sleep for several consecutive days suddenly come flooding back.

I glanced at Xingyun Tiankong, who was still looking at the same person who had put down his phone and was about to go to sleep. I felt that if I was a few seconds later, Xingyun Tiankong might fall asleep first, so I was the first to say, "Go to sleep, good night."

"Good night."

……

Hanshin Racecourse.

Even though today's competition was just a preliminary one, there were still many people coming to watch the game.

Who wouldn't want to catch a thrilling race on their weekend? While the junior races might not be particularly popular, who knows? Perhaps you'll run into a rising star? Witnessing a fledgling racehorse's rise to Triple Crown status is a real treat.

Barbatos, wearing the standard Treson competition uniform of a white short-sleeved shirt and red shorts, and a red sports jacket, said goodbye to Nanban and Xingyun Tiankong with his stage costume and walked into the area where the contestants entered.

Nanban's expression looked quite calm, but he was still nervous inside. He even felt that he was more nervous than Barbatos.

After all, Barbatos is, in a sense, the first horse girl under his command to participate in the debut competition.

Xingyun Tiankong looked around the Hanshin Racecourse, felt the atmosphere inside the racecourse, and found a viewing spot at the finish line with Minamisaka. Suddenly, she remembered that Barbatos asked the fans who were watching her live broadcast to help vote last week.

"What's Barbatos's popularity?"

"Popularity?"

When asked this question, Minamisaka was stunned for a moment. He had been worried about the outcome of the debut competition. He was worried that Barbatos would be hurt by losing the debut competition if he kept slacking off.

But he didn't seem to pay attention to the Barbatos popularity vote. After all, sports competition relies on strength rather than popularity.

Looking at Nanban's expression, Xingyun Tiankong knew that he was not paying attention to this matter. He took out his mobile phone and wondered whether he should check it first, but he felt that it was unnecessary.

It will become clear when the game starts.

But looking at the phone in his hand, he hesitated for a moment and clicked on LINE, and clicked on Barbatos, which still showed the note "slacking off".

A voice message was sent.

"come on!"

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Chapter 41 Legend!

Backstage at Hanshin Racecourse.

Barbatos tugged at the sports jacket he was wearing, wondering how he could pull it off without getting stuck and looking cool.

"I don't know who came up with this idea. Picking up clothes after throwing them away is outrageous!"

It was actually okay when watching the live broadcast, but when I got on stage and had to throw the clothes out and pick them up again, it felt weird! Can't there be a staff member who is dedicated to picking up clothes?!

"Ah~"

As I prepared to shake my clothes, I couldn't help but yawn.

She slept very well yesterday and went to bed at nine o'clock in the evening, determined not to carry fatigue into today, but it seemed that because she slept for too long, she still felt sleepy.

I hope it won’t affect my performance during the competition, but once I start running, the sleepiness will basically have no effect.

I took out the phone from my pocket and was about to put it in the locker room. When I was about to go out, I saw a new message suddenly appeared on LINE, sent by Xingyun Tiankong.

"Is there some emergency? But this voice message only lasts one second."

When I clicked on Xingyun Tiankong’s voice message, I heard some noisy sounds in the racecourse and Xingyun Tiankong’s voice.

"come on!"

With a buzzing sound, even though the phone simply said "Come on!", she couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth and clicked on the voice message again, "Come on!"

"Haha, does this count as saying one thing and doing another?"

I clearly asked her to cheer up yesterday, but she said she didn't do it because she lost the bet.

The sleepiness completely dissipated at this moment. He put down his phone and put on his sports jacket. "Let them see the running form of Feng Shen!"

……

"Next up is Uma Musume, who debuted with the highest popularity!"

Barbatos slowly walked out of the stage amidst the live broadcast and commentary. She couldn't help but feel a little emotional about the fans' strength, as they had actually allowed her to win first place in the popularity vote. This time she couldn't keep a low profile.

The red sports jacket draped over his body was handsomely thrown away, and his black hair fluttered in the wind, as if this moment was not before the game, but after the game when he had already won first place!

"Runway 13, number 7, Barbatos!"

"Barbatos topped the popularity vote. Even the second most popular Uma Musume is far behind her!"

Listening to the commentary, the staff member in charge of live broadcasts nearby said, "With so many fans voting for her debut match, it seems many viewers really like the new contestant Barbatos. So, as the most popular contestant, how popular is she?"

The live broadcaster and commentator are basically responsible for creating atmosphere and explaining the game during the game. The two will basically cooperate with each other to ignite the atmosphere on the scene.

However, this time, although she cooperated with the commentator, she really didn't know how many popularity votes Barbatos had. They were responsible for not only these primary competitions but also various G series competitions, and often they didn't have time to pay attention to all aspects.

So except for a few extremely famous horse racing girls, she will not pay attention to these ordinary horse racing girls who have just debuted. This is the responsibility of the commentators who are assigned with different tasks.

"Well, as everyone knows, Umamusume who can place in the top three in a G1 event usually has over 10 fans."

"Among them, those who have won a G1 event may even have more than 16 fans. Those who have won consecutive titles, have won multiple G1s, and are popular with the audience may even have as many as 24 fans."

"With over 240,000 fans supporting it, this level of fan base is basically the ceiling of Uma Musume. Among the popular Uma Musume, the heavyweights of Qirsanqiu IV are all gathered together."

"Newly debuted Umamusumes generally only have a few hundred or even dozens of fans supporting them."

Before talking about Barbatos' popularity, the commentator first explained the normal situation in order to compare it with Barbatos' situation and ignite the atmosphere in the Hanshin Racecourse.

The live broadcaster asked half in agreement and half in surprise, "Could it be that this Barbatos player has already gained over 10 fans just after his debut?"

This kind of thing has never happened in history. How can a horse girl who hasn't even debuted be so popular? Why would anyone be willing to become a fan of an unknown horse girl?

"That's correct. The number of votes Barbatos has received so far is..."

The commentator paused. Even though he already knew the number, he still felt dry and unreal.

After a long pause, he spoke with difficulty, "33."

"Wow, Barbatos has 3 just in his debut match???"

The commentator opened and closed his mouth but couldn't make any sound for a moment. He responded as a professional instinct, but what number did the commentator just say?

The Japanese spectators at the Hanshin Racecourse and the audiences watching the live broadcast in various places seemed to have pressed the mute button at the same time. Even the elementary school students blowing trumpets in the audience stopped what they were doing and fell silent.