Half of a Umamusume

“Even if there is no Classic Triple Crown, there are still other competitions to participate in. There are more than just three competitions. And isn’t it something worth being happy about that Xue-chan participates in the Mares Triple Crown? I feel that Xue-chan is more attractive than before.”

"That's true." Te Bie Zhou moved his nose. "Bai Xue seems to have a particularly good smell. Is this the smell of charm?"

As he spoke Te Bie Zhou moved closer to Bai Xue. Cao Shangfei smiled and stretched out his hand to push Te Bie Zhou's face aside.

"Xiao Te, don't make any weird movements, it will scare Xue-chan."

"What!? I clearly didn't do anything..."

"Don't worry, Xue-chan. If Xiao Te dares to attack you, I will help you chase her away."

"Stop it, Xiaocao! It's obviously you who wanted to attack Bai Xue!"

Today's class is as lively as ever.

Back in the dormitory, Mejiro Doberman helped her comb her hair and also talked about the competition.

"Is Snow White going to compete in the Mares Triple Crown?"

"Ah."

"That's the same as me."

"Sister Dobby is also going to participate in the Mares Triple Crown?"

"Well, although McQueen and Guangming are both classic triple crowns, I want to choose the mare triple crown, just like Sister Gao Feng."

The 'Sister Takamine' that Mejiro Tabo mentioned is Mejiro Takamine, the first mare in history to win the Triple Crown and the pinnacle of the Mejiro family.

"After all, Sister Duo is also a mare."

"But doesn't that mean I have to compete with Shirayuki?"

"Yeah, but that's what horse racing is all about. You'll always have to face the situation where you have to compete with the person who's most important to you. Sister Dober, if your opponent was me, would you hold back?"

"Eh?" Mejiro Dober paused, and she showed a very troubled look. After hesitating for half a minute, she finally spoke: "Normally, it's okay for Shirayuki to act like a spoiled child to me, but in competitions...only in competitions, I will be extra harsh on Shirayuki."

Hearing this, Bai Xue smiled.

"That's good. I feel much more relaxed when Sister Duo says that, because then I can compete with all my heart. To be honest, I was quite afraid that Sister Duo would say something like 'I will hold back'. Personal feelings cannot be mixed into the competition. Otherwise, I will not only let down the audience who support me, but also myself who longs to compete."

Fujiwara Shirayuki extended her little finger.

"You've made an agreement with me, Sister Duobo. If we meet in the arena, you can't let me win just because my opponent is me."

Mejiro Dober hooked up after seeing this: "Well, you are also Shirayuki, but don't be afraid to overtake me because you are afraid that I will lose the game."

"of course."

The two made a pact.

The next day, Fujiwara Chiya stood in front of the team and looked at everyone.

"Next week is the L'Arc representative selection competition. We need to select five contestants. Anyone want to charge into the battle?"

Fujiwara Shirayuki raised her hand first. After seeing Shirayuki raise her hand, Mejiro Tabo followed closely, and then it was Mi Yu.

"Okay, that's three of us, any more?"

Now Dober and Bai Xue are almost bound together. She will basically participate in any competition that Bai Xue participates in. As for Mi Yu, she will basically follow Qianye wherever he goes. Not to mention going to the stadium, even if she goes home, Mi Yu will follow her back.

From now on, the three of them will be their main force. As for the rest, Fujiwara Chiya looked at the Golden Ship, the famous general Nu Tao, Airi Hayako and Taikan Fukurai, and it would be enough to have two more of these people.

The Golden Ship raised his hand.

"Ship! I knew you could be reliable at the critical moment!"

"No, trainer, don't be too happy too soon. I'm just asking, what are the benefits of winning?"

“Advancement.”

"not going."

"Advancing, this is it. After advancing twice, we can go to Europe to participate in the competition. Golden Ship, don't you want to contribute to our trip to Europe?"

"I would rather sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor than put in the effort. Trainer, I'll buy you a round fan to cheer you on, and even perform a little golden boat dance for you. That should be enough, right?"

Enough for your head!

It is harder than climbing to the sky to get the Golden Ship to participate in the competition. If the other party doesn't want to, there is no way to invite them. If they want to, they will participate even if they don't say it. It is obvious that the Golden Ship is not interested in this competition.

"Where are the rest of the people?" Fujiwara Chiya looked at Airi Hayako.

"Don't give me that abandoned animal look, Guinea Pig-kun. If I do that, won't I have to participate in the competition?"

"Don't define my look privately!" Fujiwara Chiya slapped his face, "Okay, you're one, Hayabusa, who's the last one?"

The famous generals Nu Tao and Dai Jian Fulai looked at each other in surprise.

"Come and draw lots, Nutao."

"Hai?"

"Those who draw red go, and those who draw blue don't."

My team...are we going to start drawing lots for the competition? How much do these people really not want to come?

"Trainer, I just did some divination. People with good luck will draw red lots, which makes it easier for them to win the game, while people with bad luck will draw blue lots, and the chances of losing the game will be higher."

It turns out that it wasn't that he didn't want to come, but that he was pursuing metaphysics.

Then, when Jian Fulai drew the red lottery ticket, the famous general Nu Tao's hair shrank together, and he muttered with a sad face, "Blue."

Actually, I should have thought of it earlier.

Never talk luck with the raging waves.

In short, the quota for the L'Arc team has been confirmed. Fujiwara Shirayuki, Mejiro Dobo, Mi Yu, Airi Hayako, and Taikan Fukurai, a total of five horse girls, will represent the entire team in the competition for the [Arc de Triomphe Award].

In terms of qualifications, these people are not bad, but to excel in world-class competitions, not only qualifications are needed, but also hard work, talent, will, and a little bit of luck when necessary.

Since they are not unparalleled geniuses, there is only one thing they need to do, which is to keep their feet on the ground and move forward step by step.

Chapter 184: The Princess of Umamusume

Ever since Snow White announced her participation in the Mares Triple Crown, the attitudes of the people around her have changed significantly. Cao Shangfei, who usually kept a distance from her, has been in contact with her more frequently, and Te Bian Zhou has been getting close to her almost every time he has time. Today was no exception. On the seat, Te Bian Zhou stood behind Snow White and helped her braid her hair.

"What do you think of Snow White? Isn't she very cute?" Te Bie Zhou was holding a mirror, in which Snow White's face was reflected. She had a princess braid at the back of her hair.

It’s a pity that Xiaote gets up every day to braid himself into this hairstyle. Bai Xue finds it troublesome just looking at it.

"This way we look like a couple, hehe~" Patting his hair, Te Bie Zhou let out a silly laugh.

Recently they always want to make Snow White more 'pretty' and 'cute' to make her more attractive. Actually Snow White probably knows the reason for this. The Mare Triple Crown is also called the Queen's Crown, and has a very beautiful title, 'Princess Crown'. It is a competition that only horse girls who pursue princesses or queens will participate in.

The horse girls participating in the Mares' Triple Crown in Tresen include Triple Crown Champion Mejiro Takamine, 'Empress' Chicao, and 'Heroine' Ling Amazon who wants to participate in the Mares' Triple Crown but is not entitled to sign up due to her status.

Although both the Mares Triple Crown and the Classic Triple Crown are competitions that a racehorse can only participate in once in her lifetime, the pursuits of the two are different.

Looking at Tokai Chou who was holding his shoulder and happily asking about his thoughts, Fujiwara Shirayuki thanked her and said, "Very beautiful."

It is true that Snow White is going to participate in the Queen's Crown Tournament, but her goal is not to become a princess among horse girls. She just has to choose a shorter distance race due to the schedule.

Fujiwara Shirayuki, whose hair was being played with by Tokai Chou, couldn't help but think.

"Shirayuki, someone from the student union is looking for you. They said there's a job for you."

Mejiro McQueen walked in from the door and said to Shirayuki who was sitting in her seat.

After seeing Te Bie Zhou helping Shirayuki tie her hair, Mebai McQueen frowned.

"Xiao Te, if you do that you will cover up Snow White's beautiful eyebrows. You should do it this way." Mubai McQueen picked up the comb and fixed Snow White's bangs.

"It's a pity there's no lip balm, otherwise it would be much better."

"McQueen...didn't they say someone from the student union was looking for me?"

Why did they suddenly start dressing her up? She felt like a doll sitting here. This was when Cao Shangfei and Shenying were not around, otherwise things would be much more troublesome.

"Yeah, go ahead, Snow White."

The somewhat addicted Mejiro McQueen finally reacted and waited until Shirayuki left the room before looking away.

She breathed softly.

Unexpectedly, Snow White is a mare, which means that the two of them will not be able to meet in the Triple Crown in the future. It's a pity, after all, Snow White is the horse girl who brought her failure, and Mejiro McQueen still wants to regain victory in the competition.

But she was also somewhat happy because Bai Xue would be standing in an equal and complementary position with them.

The Classic Triple Crown means that the horse girl will become an emperor, and the Queen Crown means that the horse girl will become a princess. Both of them are at the pinnacle of horse girls, but they have their own pursuits.

How well these two horse girls match each other.

Recently, Mejiro Dober said that her relationship with Shirayuki has made further progress. As for what progress it is, there is no need to explain. The two of them are probably already together. Originally, Mejiro McQueen supported their relationship, but after hearing that Shirayuki is a mare, her mind changed a little.

She didn't object to a horse girl being together, but it should be a stallion and a mare. One pursues the mare's majesty and the other pursues the beauty of the princess. It would be most appropriate for the two of them to be together, but the current situation is that Mejiro Tobo is a mare and Shirayuki is also a mare.

How to put it, there is a feeling that the princess ran away with the princess, and around Snow White, Xiao Te, Xiao Cao, Condor, Good Opera, etc., more than 90% of the people are stallions, and they all feel that Snow White has a special attraction.

This is true even for Mejiro McQueen, who is also a stallion.

So now Mejiro McQueen may not be able to support the relationship between Dober and Shirayuki as wholeheartedly as before.

After leaving the classroom, Fujiwara Shirayuki went straight to the student council room. When she walked into the room, she saw Rudolph and Chicho talking.

"President, do you want to call me for something?"

"Yeah." Rudolph called Bai Xue to the side and talked about the recent activities of the student union.

Summer is ending and autumn is approaching. Tresen wants to hold an autumn-related theme event. The name has already been chosen, called "Trsen Harvest Season". In order to seek the opinions of the student union members, she called Snow White over.

"I see. When does the event start?"

"Half a month later, that is, after the L'Arc trials."

Because Snow White needed to participate in a competition, Rudolf didn't ask her to come for the preparatory activities and let her train peacefully.

Speaking of training, Chi Trough looked at Shirayuki.

"I heard that you are going to participate in the post-crown competition, is that true?"

"Ah."

"I didn't expect that Snow White is also a mare."

"Indeed, it was beyond my expectation that Bai Xue also pursued the love and beauty of women."

This sounds really strange. She has been a horse girl for some time, but recently she has become more aware of the fact that she is a female than before. This awareness is mainly reflected in the attitude of others towards her.

If this continues, Bai Xue feels that she will really be feminized.

"Vice President, I just think that the post-crown tournament is most suitable for me. In fact, my real idea is to pursue strength and speed!" Fujiwara Shirayuki tried to sound more domineering.

"Strength... Do you also want to become the 'Empress'?"

"That's the title of the vice president, right?"

"Not just me, all horse girls who pursue beauty and strength can get this title. Shirayuki, I see this potential in you." Chicao looked at her seriously, the red eyeshadow at the corners of her eyes showing off her mature charm.

"Shirayuki, Chi-Tiao is the winner of the [Oaks Contest]. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask her for help. The same goes for Chi-Tiao. As a junior who's on the same path as you, Shirayuki should also take care of you."

"Of course, but my care for her will not be to indulge her. Rather, it will be stricter than for others."

"It's okay, Vice President Qi Cao." Fujiwara Shirayuki raised her head, "If I don't do well, please scold me seriously."

Looking at the white girl in front of her who was expressing her determination to her, Qi Cao reached out and touched her head, and her soft ears changed shape under her palm.

Her mother has trained many young people, and she also wants to inherit her mother's great cause and educate those capable and ambitious horse racing girls.

Bai Xue is one of them. This child might become the next "Empress".

Chapter 185: Uncontrollable Desire

At the training ground, Fujiwara Chiya was making pre-match adjustments. Needless to say, Bai Xue's situation was all under his control. Mi Yu was also okay and could do things according to his requirements.

Mejiro Dobo's situation is a bit complicated. He would feel uneasy if Shirayuki were running beside him. Now the two of them are teammates, and the situation would be even worse if they were on the field.

It seems that Dobber needs some psychological counseling for a period of time to help her accept the fact that she is in direct conflict with Snow White.

As for the last two, Fukulai Taikan and Airi Suko, they each have their own characteristics. Fukulai is extremely confident, she believes that luck is on her side and she will win no matter how she runs.