Half of a Umamusume

"The Emperor of the East Sea is the one who competed in the same game as Bai Xue..."

"That child's talent is the strongest I've seen among the freshmen so far."

"Stronger than Snow White?"

Nase Fumino nodded.

"Then I'll have to see if she can defeat Fujiwara Shirayuki."

Chapter 36: The Unsinkable Ship

As the simulation competition progressed, it was finally the second group's turn.

"First up is our most popular number one, the Golden Ship!"

"Yo hello!"

A girl wearing a boat hat walked onto the stage and greeted everyone.

"How is popularity ranked?" Fujiwara Chiya couldn't help but ask as he looked at the silver-haired girl making strange poses on the stage.

"There's a voting link for a mock race on the official website of Treson. Click on it and you can vote for your favorite horse girl." Nanase Fumino opened her cell phone and showed it to Fujiwara Chiya.

In the column labeled 'Group 2', the Golden Ship's name was far ahead.

"Four thousand votes!? That's a lot. The second place only got five hundred votes."

"Each student only has one chance to vote. Four thousand votes already exceed the total number of students in Tresen. Someone must have hired someone to vote for them."

"Golden Ship... Isn't this guy afraid of being caught?"

"If they were afraid, they wouldn't have voted so many times. It's just a mock competition, so it's not that strict. I guess they saw this clearly."

This is really too much of a disregard for the school...

However, since the other party has already read out the name of the golden ship, maybe Treson has also condoned her behavior.

The second one is Datuo Sun God, a girl with stars on her face, a side ponytail, and a hot girl style.

"Let's have some fun--!"

She opened her mouth in a rage.

The third one, Mejiro Yoshinobu, exuded the aura of a vibrant and gentle young lady just by walking onto the stage. She waved gently and greeted everyone.

These two are the Golden Ship’s biggest enemies in this game. As long as they can defeat them, everything will be fine.

"Contestants, please enter the gate!"

Ling Amazon's voice came over. She was invited by the Student Union to host the competition.

"I don't ask for anything else, I just hope she doesn't have any problems starting..."

Fujiwara Chiya clasped his hands together.

"Are your requirements so low?" Nanase Fumino looked at him with her cold eyes.

"I want to be taller, but I can't."

"You have to have faith in your horse girl."

"I have confidence, but I'm used to being let down."

After the simple activity was completed, the golden ship entered the gate.

"Wow! It feels so good! Let me do it!" She clenched her fists.

"It seems like everyone is full of energy. I want to get high, too—!"

"Oh, hot girl, do you want to get high too?"

"We-i! That's right, I want to burn up!"

“So burning!? Wryyyyyy——!! I want to burn too!” The golden ship made a strange cry.

"Everyone is so energetic." At the next gate, Mejiro Zenshin smiled.

"Players, get ready!"

As the lights at the gate flickered, everyone held their breath and concentrated. With a clang, the gate opened and the race began. The horse racing ladies came out one after another. The Golden Ship, which was in the fourth position, was overtaken one after another and came to the third from the last.

"The start was not bad, but the position was too far back."

Fujiwara Chiya commented silently.

Generally speaking, if the start goes well, you should be able to grab a good position close to the inner circle. Although the Golden Ship's position is also good, if it is in the top two, it will give it a lot more tolerance when accelerating, and even if there are mistakes, the impact can be reduced.

But it’s okay, at least it exceeded expectations.

"Did you let the Golden Ship keep running the way it did?"

Looking at the silver-haired girl squatting at the end of the team, Nase Fumino asked.

"That's right. The Golden Ship has strong legs, which is suitable for rapid bursts. In addition, her endurance is not weak either. If you combine the two, the most suitable running method for her is to conserve her energy in the early stage, and then accelerate in one breath after reaching the final straight line. This is the so-called big chase."

This running method has high risks but also high rewards. Staying at the end of the team means that she does not have to compete with others for the track, nor does she have to feel the pressure from the front row. This can reduce her mental burden and make her performance more stable. In this way, the Golden Ship can save energy to the maximum extent.

But at the same time, the high risk of this running method is that if the gap between the front and the back of the team is too big, then even if you have enough physical strength, you may not be able to catch up.

"Her maximum speed is much faster than that of ordinary horse girls. Now the only thing to see is whether she can grasp the opportunity."

Listening to Fujiwara Chiya's analysis, Nanase Fumino said, "It seems that Trainer Fujiwara knows her strengths and weaknesses very well."

“I can still do this.”

The two men looked at the field, and the situation of the game had changed during their conversation.

"It's the Datuo Sun God. The Datuo Sun God has taken the lead--!"

"Yabai~ I'm so excited!" Datuo Sun Goddess's expression became extremely excited, and her emotions became faster and faster with her speed. She didn't even consider when to speed up and when to slow down. She just rushed forward with her head covered, and the horse racing girls behind her couldn't help but rush forward.

Is the pace so fast? Fujiwara Chiya stared.

The race has now reached the second bend, and the total 1,800-meter race is nearing its end.

The current situation is that Datuo Taiyang Shen is in the lead, followed by Mejiro Yoshishin, and the Golden Ship is at the end of the team.

The moment of entering the curve, Datuo Sun God's pace suddenly slowed down.

That’s it!

His eyes lit up, and Mejiro Zenshin took advantage of the fact that the Great Sun God was tired, pushed off the ground hard, and rushed forward.

With a weak voice, Datuo Sun God watched the other party run past him.

She has burned out.

"Is this the Mejiro family's horse racing girl? She has such a good sense of timing." Fujiwara Chiya exclaimed.

At this point, the race had reached the final bend, with only three hundred meters left to the finish line.

Golden Ship, if you don’t speed up, you will have no chance!

Fujiwara Chiya couldn't help but become anxious.

As if hearing the trainer's urging, the golden ship finally moved.

“Wryyyyyy——!!!” she screamed, “It’s in the way, it’s in the way, it’s in the way! Get out of my way——!!”

The golden ship screamed as it rushed forward. This was the first time that Fujiwara Chiye saw her participate in a simulation competition, and she had no idea how fast the opponent could be.

Looking at the worried Fujiwara Chiya, Nase Fumino said, "In fact, the Golden Ship is quite famous among our senior trainers."

In addition to her personality reasons, there is another reason, which is her running posture.

A senior trainer commented on her:

If it does not make a sound, it is nothing; but when it does, it will surprise everyone. Its galloping posture is like an unsinkable ship.

If it weren't for her eccentric personality that made it difficult for trainers to control her, she would have become a top-ranked horse girl long ago.

"It's the golden ship, it's the golden ship! So fast! Such a fast speed!!"

Like a ship breaking through the waves, the golden ship's pace was getting faster and faster, and it was getting longer and longer!

"Seventh place! Sixth place, fifth place! Still accelerating, the golden ship is still accelerating——!"

There is still one length of horse to the first place! There are still 50 meters to the final finish line!

"Can the Golden Ship really surpass its opponent?!"

"Yah ho——!"

Finally, with the high-pitched sound of the golden ship, in the last second before the finish line, she surpassed Mejiro Yoshinobu and crossed the finish line.

"See? This is my Golden Ship, Golden-chan~"

Slowly stopping, she waved her arms and cheered in front of the audience.

"Trainer Qianye, it seems your team is not as bad as you thought."

Applauding the golden ship, Fujiwara Chiya listened to what Nase Fumino said and nodded in response, "Indeed."

Chapter 37: Pure Violence

"That's right, we are the famous Pollux team. As long as you join our team, you will be under the name of our Golden Ship. Come and sign up, guys!"

Under the stage, Fujiwara Chiya covered her face with her hands, looking as if she couldn't bear to watch.

The winning contestant can introduce his own team to promote the team's reputation. This was originally Fujiwara Chiya's plan, but...

"Come on, come on!"

I really want to die...

Looking at the golden ship waving in front of thousands of students, Fujiwara Chiya felt that her team had reached the end of its rope. She was asked to promote the team but not to reverse it. With such a situation, who would dare to sign up for their team?

Even Fumino Nase next to her had an indescribable expression.

"Trainer Fujiwara... there are always opportunities."

"I want to be quiet."

After enduring the three-minute mental attack from the Golden Ship, she finally walked down the stage contentedly. On her way off the stage, she caught sight of Fujiwara Chiya.

"Trainer, Trainer Qianye, have you seen my majestic figure?"

Swish! Fujiwara Chiya turned and ran away.

five minutes later……

"Trainer Fujiwara, where have you been?" asked Fumino Nase, looking at Chiya Fujiwara whose face turned red.

"Bathroom, wash my face." Fujiwara Chiye said with a dizzy head. He almost died in front of thousands of students.

"What about the game? Has it started yet?"

"Just finished the introduction."

"Really? What's Nu Tao's popularity ranking?"

"sixth."

Fujiwara Chiya came over.

Just now, Bai Xue had checked carefully before the game. The horseshoe, shoelaces, and even the skirt buttons of the famous general Nu Tao had been checked, and there was absolutely no problem.

As long as her equipment is fine, her results shouldn't be too bad. After all, no one in the entire team has a particularly outstanding result... maybe.

"Then please enter the gate, contestants!"

Standing in front of the gate, the famous general Nu Tao clasped his hands together in fear.

“Can I run well? Miss Golden Ship won, but if I fail… wuwuwu, what should I do…”

"Nu Tao, aren't you going in?"

The girl with curly hair and a wide-brimmed hat spoke.