Half of a Umamusume

"Let's go out together next time."

"A date?"

"Yes, but this time I want to bring Shirayuki with me." Shogawa Tezuna made up his mind, "I want to go on a date with both of you."

Chapter 225 Our relationship will not disappear

Today's student union activities ended successfully. Bai Xue is now able to handle various affairs with ease. Except for the things she is not very good at, such as dancing and flowers, which she needs to ask Qi Cao for help, she can complete the rest of the work independently.

Qi Cao, who had been observing her from the side, nodded with satisfaction. After Bai Xue came over to report, she reached out and touched Bai Xue's head. Now Qi Cao understood why President Rudolf would let the emperor do what he wanted no matter how persistent his actions were. She felt the same way about Bai Xue.

She wants to satisfy some of the other party's willful demands and show her status as a senior. Of course, she is not an ordinary senior. Qi Cao hopes that Snow White can inherit her title of "Empress", just like Rudolf hopes that the emperor can become the president one day.

"Let's go have some dessert later."

"Yes."

This little girl is so cute that Qi Cao couldn't help but touch her cheek. On the way back, they talked about the recent training.

"Shirayuki is training with Miura Bourbon right now, right?"

"And the Emperor and Xiao Te and the others."

She had been with these people almost all the time during this period.

“I see…” Qi Cao nodded. There were quite a few people training together, but they were all horse girls of the same generation.

"Aren't there any seniors in the advanced department who trained with Shirayuki?" Qi Cao asked.

"No."

She also wanted to, but her time was occupied by the Emperor and the others. In fact, it would be more effective to train with the senior horse girls. They were stronger and more experienced, and she could learn more by training with them.

After hearing this, Qicao seemed to be hesitant to speak. Bai Xue looked at her profile and seemed to realize something. Bai Xue said, "Vice President Qicao, can you train with me?"

"Ok?"

"Without the seniors in the higher division, I can only rely on Vice President Chikuo."

"My training methods are not gentle. Do you want to be left far behind by me and lose your confidence?"

"No, I will catch up with the vice president."

There was a hint of surprise in Qicao's eyes, but it quickly turned into approval.

Snow White looks a bit like an 'Empress'.

Chicao's mother is the 'queen' of horse girls, who was once the pinnacle of mares. Her mother is best at educating others. Chicao wants to be like her mother, to become an educator. Now Shirayuki is the younger generation she is preparing to train.

However, during the time he spent with Bai Xue, Qi Cao discovered that Bai Xue was not particularly fond of relying on other people's children, especially when it came to training, Bai Xue had very independent ideas.

In fact, Qicao really hoped that Bai Xue would cling to her like the emperor clings to the president, and let her accompany him to train every day, so that Qicao would have a sense of accomplishment in training a younger generation, but the truth is that Bai Xue is not clingy at all. She obviously wants to get closer to this cute child.

Just now, Snow White was clearly aware of the situation for once, and Qi Cao felt much better. After all, Snow White was her own child, and her relationship with Snow White could not be worse than that between Rudolf and the emperor.

"I'll come find you during training."

"Then I'll bother you, Qi Cao-senpai."

After finishing her work in the student union, Shirayuki came to the cafeteria to have dinner. It seemed that her life had not changed, and she was still an ordinary horse girl. However, Shirayuki understood her differences, and she could no longer play the role of 'Snow White' as frankly as before.

The female version of Qianye is also Qianye...

Bai Xue ate her meal in silence, as she had other things to do later.

After eating up the mountain of food, Bai Xue came to Cao Shangfei's dormitory and Shenying opened the door for her.

"Hello! Xue-chan, come over and play?"

"Let me check on Xiaocao. How are her feet?"

Cao Shangfei was sitting on a chair reading a book and had taken off his socks. Bai Xue could clearly see that his fair ankles were wrapped in circles of bandages.

"Ah~ Xue-chan, you're here." Hearing the voice, Cao Shangfei shook his ears happily with a gentle smile on his face.

"How did you do it?" Bai Xue went straight to the point.

"I ran too hard and accidentally twisted my ankle." Shenying spread his shoulders, "Xiaocao would sneak out to train at night. I know she wanted to defeat Xue-chan too much, but now things are going against each other."

"Little Eagle, please say less." Cao Shangfei curved his eyes and spoke with a smile. This simple sentence scared the Eagle so much that her hair stood on end. She vaguely remembered that she was hit by Cao Shangfei's punch and almost died in bed. The memory of that night also disappeared along with the severe pain.

Over-training... Bai Xue understood. She had already learned about Kusagami Hi's unyielding character from Maruzenski. He worked hard every day, preparing to take back the victory one day.

"You have to work hard if you want to defeat Xue-chan." Cao Shangfei defended his behavior of secretly rolling.

"How long have you been sprained?"

"Three days," replied the Condor.

"It's about time. Come here, Xiaocao. I'll help you rub it."

"Xue-chan, I was just saying it casually, but you took it seriously..."

"Even if you just said it casually, you must have sprained it. I know a spot-pressing technique that can help you recover faster."

"Xuejiang, you are still an old Chinese doctor!" Shenying shouted.

"It's just basic knowledge for trainers. It's tested in the medical department."

"I see. But is this okay, Xue-chan? If you help Xiaocao recover, she will surpass you in the future. It's no exaggeration to say that you are just giving salt to the enemy now, Xue-chan."

Bai Xue paused for a moment.

Indeed, the boomerang she throws out now will definitely hit her head in the future, and all her help and guidance to Uma Musume may become an opportunity for the other party to defeat her in the future.

Just like Cao Shangfei in front of her, perhaps it was because of her help over the past few days that Cao Shangfei's strength improved and he surpassed herself in the competition.

What she did was undoubtedly hindering her future, but even so, Bai Xue had to do it.

It has nothing to do with winning or losing, and it has nothing to do with the game.

"Because Xiaocao is my best friend, I want to help her."

This is what Bai Xue thought.

She does have two bodies, but one thing is unique, that is, no matter how her identity changes, whether she is a horse girl or a trainer, she likes her friends, Qianye is the same, and so is Bai Xue. Even if Qianye has always played the role of a trainer, he undoubtedly regards Cao Shangfei as a friend.

The relationship between the two will not disappear because of the change of identity.

Seeing Bai Xue's serious look, Cao Shangfei's heart suddenly beat. She felt that Bai Xue had become different from before, but she couldn't tell exactly where the difference was. The original pure white girl had a different flavor.

Xuejiang, you...

Cao Shangfei's lips trembled twice, but she finally swallowed the doubts in her heart, smiled as always and said to Bai Xue: "Me too, Xue-chan, we are best friends, and this will never change."

Chapter 226: Giving You Courage

Time goes by and it is the day of the [Saudi Arabia Royal Cup] game. The audience arrives at the stadium one after another. Shirayuki, Kusanagi Tobi, Condor, Silent Suzuka, and team members Happy Micko and Qingyun Tiankong meet up with Kiryuin Aoi.

"There are so many people." Seeing the team that came to cheer for Special Week, Aoi Kiryuin showed a surprised expression. The originally slightly deserted team instantly became full.

"You are all my friends." Te Bian Zhou was all smiles. With so many people around her, she felt much more confident. They sent Te Bian Zhou to the contestant channel and everyone said goodbye to her.

"Bai Xue." Before leaving, Te Bie Zhou called Bai Xue, his purple pupils slightly worried, "Actually, I'm still a little nervous. After all, I have to compete with many powerful people, so... can you give me some courage!"

Hearing the other party's words, Bai Xue blinked in confusion and mustered up her courage... Could it be that she wanted to encourage Xiao Te? But the other party didn't sound like that.

After a brief thought, Bai Xue quickly realized something. She walked over, stretched out her hand, and hugged Xiao Te tightly in her arms. This was the hug that Xiao Te gave her at the beginning, which contained encouragement and comfort that words could not give.

"Run as hard as you can, Xiaote."

Te Bie Zhou closed her eyes and quietly felt Bai Xue's heartbeat, then she took a deep breath.

"I'm leaving, Snow White, just watch me win!"

"Ah."

Back in the audience, Wusheng Suzuka looked at Bai Xue who had just returned curiously and asked her where she had been.

"Give Xiao Te some gas, she's a little nervous."

"Xiao Te? Is it okay?"

"It feels much better after I hugged you."

"hug?"

"That's right. When Xiao Te is nervous or happy, she likes to hug people. She has hugged me before. Suzuka-senpai should know this."

"Indeed, there was..."

At the beginning, she was pushed to the ground by the overly happy Xiao Te and hugged tightly. So that's how it is. Is it Bai Xue's turn now? Unexpectedly, Suzuka did not feel jealous. When she decided to go on with Xiao Te and Bai Xue, Bai Xue had the same weight as Xiao Te in her heart.

She bent down and expressed her gratitude to Bai Xue.

"Thank you, Bai Xue. Xiao Te should be in a much better condition now."

The mood must be perfect.

"Isn't this as it should be? Whenever Suzuka-senpai gets nervous, we can have a hug ceremony."

"I would have liked you two to hug me at that time."

"no problem."

Everyone stood in the audience, waiting for the game to begin. Shenying kept talking excitedly to Cao Shangfei beside him. Qingyun Tiankong had a relaxed look on his face, as if he had not woken up yet. Happy Mickey was a bit like her, always having an expressionless poker face.

But her real thoughts might not be so. Maybe she was worried about Xiaote. Bai Xue thought so. At this moment, a butterfly flew past her. Happy Micko opened her mouth slightly and looked at the butterfly.

Maybe……

"Dear audience, welcome to Tokyo Racecourse!" The host's voice resounded throughout the arena, and she read out the opening words enthusiastically: "The race is 1,600 meters long, and the GⅢ Grand Prize Race [Saudi Arabia Royal Cup] has officially begun! So first, let's welcome our most popular person, Special Zhou——!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh!!" The atmosphere in the stadium suddenly became noisy. People cheered loudly and the brown-haired girl walked onto the stage.

"Oh, Xiao Te is out." Cao Shangfei said with a smile. Although she usually confronted Te Bie Zhou, she and Xiao Te were in sync as long as it was not related to Bai Xue. Especially when it came to competitions, Cao Shangfei was Xiao Te's unwavering supporter.

"No. 1 in popularity, it seems everyone recognizes Xiao Te's ability." Bai Xue nodded secretly. On the stage, Zhou Te looked at her from afar, and she waved happily.

Her lively and cheerful image may also be the reason why everyone likes her.

"Then let us welcome our second most popular person, Dexterous Bailey!"

A horse girl with gray hair and an eye patch walked onto the stage.

"By the way, Trainer Kiryuin, have you arranged tactics for Xiaote?" Bai Xue asked habitually during the introduction. Seeing the person asking the question, Kiryuin Aoi was stunned for a moment, and for a moment she thought Qianye came over.

"I didn't develop a very detailed running method. I just asked her to remember the timing of accelerating 400 meters before the finish line. With Xiao Te's physical strength, she should be able to handle this distance."

"I see……"

"Xiao Te may not be able to remember such a complicated strategy."

"Indeed."

For horse girls who have just entered the big prize race, it is enough to know where to speed up. There are basically no tactics like Bai Xue and Qian Ye who can directly determine a whole set of competition processes, and most of the opponents they meet are at this level.

It seems that the decision-making power of the game lies entirely with Xiaote.

Bai Xue narrowed her eyes and looked at the arena.

After the warm-up, Te Bian Zhou entered the gate and got into a starting position. With a clang, the gate opened and the horse racing ladies filed out. Te Bian Zhou started a little slow and fell behind.

"Is it true that she can't run because of her big belly..." Cao Shangfei frowned.

"It doesn't matter if you start slowly. Xiao Te is just a good runner." Bai Xue spoke immediately. If things don't work out, Xiao Te can still catch up. Bai Xue, who often trains with the opponent, knows very well that Xiao Te is a horse girl who starts slowly but has strong stamina. Once her body is ignited, her speed will be increased.

Sure enough, after passing the second bend, Zhou's condition improved. Her steps became more and more steady and her speed became faster and faster.

"Get out of the way!" Suddenly a gray-haired horse girl shouted and ran past Xiao Te, bumping into her. Xiao Te moved sideways and slid two steps.

"Xiao Te!" Wusheng Suzuka clenched his fists nervously.

"It's okay. It's okay." Bai Xue stared at the competition field. She saw that Te Bie Zhou's expression was briefly flustered and then recovered. However, Xiao Te's eyes did not waver.

Don’t think about anything, just keep your own pace. Don’t panic even if you are overtaken by others. Keep an eye on your position, wait for the opportunity, and then... believe in yourself.

Soon the race came to the final bend. The horse girls in the front row gradually ran out of energy. The horse girl at the front, Nimble Bailey, was still accelerating. Aoi Kiryuin expressed her concern.

"The horse girl in first place is running out of energy. The mid-game acceleration has messed up her rhythm. Her steps have already stopped. She may lose speed 200 meters before the finish line. That will be Xiao Te's chance!"

Bai Xue analyzed the game quickly. She had never felt her mind was so clear before. She could actually figure out situations that she had never been able to see before.

It seems that the method she and Qianye used to study together during this period was indeed effective, and her ability as a trainer increased significantly.