Half of a Umamusume

"It's okay, it's okay. I can explain it to them. It's easy to talk to the chairman or the student union."

"I'm really sorry to trouble you."

"Thank you for your help, trainer!" Rhine Power bowed his head.

"Then I am considered this kid's future trainer. See you later."

"Okay, take care, come back when you have time."

Fujiwara Chiya waved his hand, and after leaving the hotel he looked at the blue hot spring ticket in his hand.

I didn't expect that relying on the relationship with Mejiro Dobo, he could get a ticket for nothing, get a pony, and even the entire hot spring hotel. This time he made a fortune!

Although his motives for recruiting Rhine Power were not pure, based on his duties as a trainer, he would definitely train the other party wholeheartedly, so it could be considered a mutual benefit.

Back in Tresen, Fujiwara Chiya handed the hot spring ticket to Mejiro Dober.

"Trainer, this is..."

"Let me see. On the 22nd, you go to the hot springs and relax. Then I will help you revise your training plan."

"Why did you suddenly start taking a hot spring bath?"

"It's part of the training."

Seeing the other party's confusion, Fujiwara Chiya explained: "Dober, training and rest complement each other. Training will put a burden on your body, while rest will increase your muscles. You have been training all the time, and your body is under too much pressure. Without enough rest time, your body has been under pressure and cannot grow. I know you have paid a lot to win, but this does not mean that resting is delaying you."

Mebai Dober lowered her head and thought for a long time before she spoke: "Yes, trainer."

Fujiwara Chiya's words were like a glass of clear water, clearing up her cloudy head.

"Won't the trainer come along?"

"I'm not going, and Bai Xue and the others aren't going either. You're the most tired person during this period."

"Sorry, trainer..."

"If you really want to apologize, just win the game. I want to see you win."

"Yes!"

"Oh, by the way, there's a little fan in the hotel. You can talk to her more when the time comes. She will be your junior in the future."

"Little fan?" Mubai Dober blinked and then nodded.

As soon as the other party left the room, Fujiwara Chiya immediately switched his attention to Shirayuki.

This game feels so close...

Chapter 266: The Momentum of the Empress

"Xue-chan, are you busy?"

Cao Shangfei found Bai Xue in the woods. She was sitting cross-legged, as if meditating.

"Concentrate, concentrate..." Bai Xue kept muttering to herself.

Is this training? What a strange way of training.

For fear of disturbing the other party, Cao Shangfei squatted quietly beside her. Ten minutes later, Bai Xue opened her eyes, and her blue eyes pierced into Cao Shangfei's heart like a blade, but she soon returned to her usual gentleness.

"It still doesn't work. Does it mean that she has to be in a state of exercise? But if that's the case, how can the British trainer let the horse girl sit in meditation?"

"Xue-chan, I brought you tea and some pastries." Cao Shangfei picked up his small cloth bag.

"Thank you, Xiaocao." Shirayuki had been sitting in the woods for the entire morning just to complete the ability that Qicao mentioned. Originally, Shirayuki thought that if she trained a little longer she would be able to compete with Mejiro Dobo, but Qicao said that the sooner she mastered this technique, the better it would be for her growth.

Being able to control one's concentration means that one can more easily enter Uma Musume's realm, and entering that state means a different realm for Uma Musume.

Bai Xue has experienced it herself. Even if Qi Cao lets her run some distance, Bai Xue may not be able to outrun him. This is not only because Qi Cao debuted earlier than her, but also because Qi Cao, who has participated in several large-scale competitions, has been able to enter a special state and use his entire body to accelerate.

Of course, due to the particularity of the field, the energy tank may not be used whenever you want, but the seed is buried in the opponent's body, and will take root and sprout when it is pushed to the limit.

Bai Xue also wants to acquire this ability, but no trainer has ever learned this kind of thing, let alone heard of it. Only horse girls can access things at this level, and even then it is something that can only be understood but not expressed in words. The Qi groove has been expressed in words as much as possible.

Willpower, mental strength, concentration, self-confidence, when these points are integrated together, what is formed is momentum, and momentum is the cornerstone to the realm.

Bai Xue was eating pastries while thinking about what Qi Cao had said. In order to let Bai Xue concentrate on training, Qian Ye even turned on the nap mode and let Bai Xue use all her energy alone.

"I added some tea powder to the cake. How does it taste?"

"great."

"That's good." Cao Shangfei sat next to Bai Xue with a smile on his face, watching her finish all the pastries and feeling her absorbing her own flavor from the food.

"Do you want to continue training?"

"It's getting close to the competition, I need to practice for a while longer."

"Am I in the way here?"

"It's okay. I'm just practicing my concentration. But it would be boring if you just watched."

"It's okay. I want to watch Yuki-chan train."

"Okay." Bai Xue crossed her legs and sat on the ground like that, concentrating her energy and spirit at one point. The energy groove has been described before, and when the feeling is concentrated, everything around will become very slow, and the movement trajectories of all objects will become traceable.

After an unknown amount of time, Bai Xue's heart skipped a beat, and then she opened her eyes. A fallen leaf slid past her eyes, and suddenly the world seemed to freeze. The fallen leaf moved frame by frame in front of her eyes. Not only was it moving, Bai Xue was able to predict the position of the fallen leaf in the next frame in advance, and a shadow appeared in front of her eyes.

When she flew over the fallen leaves and looked at Cao Shangfei, Bai Xue suddenly felt like cutting paper. She saw Cao Shangfei slowly covering his chest with an uncomfortable look on his face, and Bai Xue's detached feeling also disappeared.

After returning to normal, Snow White walked over to Cao Shangfei.

"Xiaocao, what's wrong with you?"

"Xue-chan..." Cao Shangfei panted.

When Bai Xue looked at her just now, Cao Shangfei felt like she was being stared at by a large carnivore. The dangerous aura made Cao Shangfei's body tense uncontrollably. Although it was only less than a second, cold sweat had already broken out on her back.

"What was that just now?"

"If I have to say it, it's the aura of the 'Empress'."

"Momentum?" Cao Shangfei was confused.

Apparently she hadn't heard of such a thing.

"Very impressive." Cao Shangfei praised. Although it did not directly improve his own strength, if he could give his opponent this feeling during the game, the opponent would definitely not be able to exert his original strength.

Just imagine that during a game, someone suddenly puts a knife to their back. A normal person would be frightened and panic, and this would interrupt their pace.

Who is Xue-chan trying to deal with after learning this trick? Is she trying to deal with me?

"If we can fully master it, we will have a trump card in the post-crown game."

It turns out it wasn’t me…

Cao Shangfei felt a little disappointed, as she thought Bai Xue regarded her as her most important opponent and started to hone her killer moves.

But it doesn't matter. After you win the championship, I can take away your victory. If you feel sad after losing the game, I can comfort you until you are happy.

Because whether it is Xuejiang or Shengli, they are both what I want, Cao Shangfei thought.

"Do you want to continue?"

"That's all for today. I don't have enough energy anymore." Bai Xue felt a little drowsy, but that couldn't happen. Next up would be physical training, and if she ran out of energy, she would do it again. In short, Bai Xue was ready to completely drain herself before the competition!

She couldn't let Mejiro Tabou go forward alone. Since the other party had already given it his all, she had to give it her all too. What's more, this was not just a match between her and Mejiro Tabou. Next up was Kyoei Sanyue in the hands of the veteran trainer, and the slightly out-of-touch horse girl Zeju.

The former's strength is unquestionable, but Bai Xue can't tell the depth of the latter.

The good news is that these two people don't have to participate in the [Tulip Viewing]. They have participated in other competitions... Well, it's not too good news. Not participating in the outpost means that there is no way to find out their strengths and weaknesses, and they can only wait until the [Sakura Viewing] to decide the winner.

Like the Derby, the [Sakura Viewing] is a competition that Umamusume can only participate in once, so if she fails in this competition, she will never have the opportunity to participate again.

Bai Xue's heart was pounding, and she felt nervous before a competition for the first time in a long time.

"Xue-chan..." Cao Shangfei hugged her and touched Bai Xue's ear. "I will go and watch. I will always remember Xue-chan's figure crossing the finish line in my heart, just like before. So there is no need to be nervous. Xue-chan is very good. All you need to do is step onto the field and rush to the finish line."

"Thanks, Xiaocao." Hearing the other party's comfort, Bai Xue's mood also relaxed.

Hugs really have a magical power. When she was nervous in the past, Xiaote also used this method to calm her down.

"It's really reassuring, just like Xiaote."

"what??"

Cao Shangfei in her arms burst out with a strong murderous intent, which scared Bai Xue.

What’s going on? Cao Shangfei’s momentum is even stronger than hers!

Chapter 267: The fear of the past is gone

One week before the competition, Mejiro Doberman went to the hot spring hotel as planned and met his little fan during the trip.

She went to the hot spring and stayed there comfortably for a night. When she came back the next day, the other party gave her a bunch of hot spring specialties. Mejiro Dobo gave half to the trainer and the other half to Shirayuki.

"Are these all sent by that little guy?"

"Well, she still calls me senior, even though I'm not her senior yet."

“In another year.” Bai Xue opened the package and started eating, her movements synchronized with Qian Ye.

Carefully observing Shirayuki's face, Mebai Dober heaved a sigh of relief. He thought the other party would be dissatisfied. After all, she was the only one who went in the whole team. The rest of the people might complain that the trainer treated them unfairly, especially Shirayuki. She was the trainer's relative and she didn't go to the hot spring to relax.

Obviously, both of them are going to compete, but the trainer has been taking care of her all the time. Mejiro Doberman is afraid that Shirayuki will blame the trainer because of this. He doesn't know what's wrong with Mejiro Doberman recently, but he is particularly concerned about the trainer's affairs.

"Sister Duo, there's a greeting card inside."

"Greeting card?"

"It seems to be given by Xiao Lai."

Mejiro Dober opened the card and it read, "I hope you can win and defeat the Snow Dancer handsomely! Senior!"

This little guy...does he know that the Snow Dancer is sleeping next to me? What you said is too cruel.

With a smile on his face, Mebai Dober carefully kept the greeting card.

"Tomorrow is the day for the press conference."

Hearing Mejiro Dobo's voice, Shirayuki stopped eating.

"Shirayuki, our game is about to start."

"Yes."

Before every important competition, the central government will hold a press conference to interview the contestants. Most of the time, it is the GⅠ competition, but pre-match competitions such as the [Tulip Appreciation] are also included in the interviews. Tomorrow they will set up a press conference room and give a pre-match speech.

"Go to bed early tonight, you have to get up early tomorrow."

Bai Xue hurriedly stuffed the remaining pastry into her mouth and swallowed it all in one gulp.

"That's right. Go to bed early, get up early, give a speech, and then go to the competition."

Snow White took off all her clothes and lay on the bed. Not long after, she heard a rustling sound beside her. She felt the bed shake and Mubai Dober lay down next to her.

"?"

"Sorry, I can't calm down when I think about competing with Shirayuki." Mejiro Dobbo crawled into her quilt, his cold skin touching Shirayuki's arm.

Shirayuki's heart was pounding.

No way, do I have to do this before the game?

I don't mind, but I always feel it's a little strange, Dober, you are not the kind of person who uses venting your desires to help yourself calm down.

"Shirayuki, I regard you as an opponent that I must defeat, and also my only opponent." As he said this, Mejiro Dober hugged her head and slowly clamped his legs around her.

"So I will try my best to defeat you in this game."

Sticking to Mejiro Dober, Shirayuki blinked.

Is this another confession?

No, it should be Mejiro Dober who is showing his determination. After all, there must be a winner and a loser in a match between the two of them. Currently, both of them have a perfect record, which means that in the next match, one of them will break the undefeated streak.

Shirayuki knew this day would come, and she had been prepared for it, but maybe Mejiro Dobo was not ready yet.

The way you express your determination is really weird. I've already started waiting.

Looking at the already asleep Mejiro Dobo, Shirayuki leaned towards her.

It seems that the other party is not interested, so forget it. Compared with Mi Yu and Shunkawa Tezuna, her relationship with Mejiro Dobo is the calmest. At least she doesn't have to worry about her body being drained to exhaustion.