Umamusume's days are numbered

Unexpectedly, even with such caution, I was still ambushed by Alice!

"Can't you wait until I'm finished washing before you wash yourself?"

"Then it will be too late. Even though I have a lot of free time, I still have to attend classes, okay?"

"Why are you still in class?"

"Attendance must be guaranteed, right?"

And so, Platinum heard the soft, pattering sound of a showerhead beside her.

"Why aren't you opening your eyes? Are you shy?" Immediately afterward, Platinum heard Alice's teasing voice beside her.

"···"

Bai Jin didn't reply; this time, Alice had really hit the nail on the head. She felt inexplicably guilty.

Now, can I just run outside...? No, I haven't rinsed the soap off yet...

Two hands can cover the top but not the bottom, or cover the bottom but not the top.

Platinum covered his eyes with both hands.

Then let's not cover anything, just cover our eyes, out of sight, out of mind!

"Hmph... You're actually quite cute upon closer inspection... It would be better if you were a little more obedient." Alice's voice came from beside my ear.

Then, at the same time, a cold hand climbed onto Platinum's shoulder. Platinum jumped back a large step.

"Is this how you play, you female hooligan?"

I knew that Alice was a pervert, her orientation was obviously questionable, and she just couldn't suppress the beast within her.

Platinum suddenly felt that another shadow had been cast over his future life.

There was no sound from the bathroom for a long time. Just when Platinum thought that Alice had quietly left, she heard a soft sigh.

"sorry."

"If you really feel bad, then don't sneak into my room again..."

"No, no, I didn't apologize for that." Alice shrugged. "Tomorrow will be the same as usual."

"You bastard!" Platinum exclaimed in fury.

"What I want to apologize for is... last night, I took the few pills you gave me to Dongda University for characterization."

"The final result wasn't ideal. I performed infrared chromatography and XRD on the tablets, and the final chromatogram results were... oh, I forgot you wouldn't understand."

Alice shook her head: "In short, it's a bit difficult to detect the ingredients... It might be much more difficult than I thought to completely figure out the ingredients of the suppressant you took."

Platinum's focus, however, is not on this.

"You said...you went to Dongda last night?"

If Platinum remembers correctly, it was already quite late when she slipped out of Alice's lab.

After that, instead of resting, Alice went out again without stopping?

Then, this morning, I prepared for myself those... nutritional meals and supplements that Platinum would rather not have.

"Ah, don't worry about it." Alice brushed her bangs aside under the shower. "You don't need to be touched. It's just that I couldn't contain my excitement when I saw medicine I'd never seen before, hehe..."

"The facilities at Treson College are too basic, so I had no choice but to ask the teachers next door for help. But they've already closed for the day, so I have to go get the key myself... I should have just put my fingerprint in last time."

"When the excitement wore off, I realized I didn't need to sleep anymore."

"In short, you still need to give me some more of your suppressants. And it may take longer than you think to deliver your interim results... Be prepared."

Even though Alice said that, Platinum's heart still stirred slightly.

She's not an ungrateful bastard. Although Alice is a bit scary, what she did... actually touched me a little.

"Suko, you..."

"Also, your stride this morning was awful. You haven't learned anything I taught you. If you continue like this, I'll have to consider extending your training time."

"Suko, you bastard!"

(Second update)

Episode 66 One, two, three, head down to sleep

The bell, signaling the end of the morning classes, rang, but Platinum remained unmoved. She was fast asleep, slumped over her desk.

The sky is my blanket, the earth my bed; lying down is my only form of sleep. I aspire to emulate the American lifestyle: sleeping during the day and working at night, catching up on sleep during the day and surfing the internet at night, arguing with polite netizens until dawn, and honing the skills I honed in the treacherous world of Zaun.

This is the Platinum of today. Early to bed? Forget about it. Falling asleep before sunrise is a desecration of nightlife.

Especially after being woken up by Alice in the morning for a training session, Bai Jin was exhausted. During the morning meeting, her eyelids were already drooping. The first class was Chinese, and as soon as she heard the teacher's gentle and earnest teachings, Bai Jin tilted her head and fell asleep, and the whole morning was gone.

A loud gong and drum sound rang in Bai Jin's ears, startling her so much that she jumped up: "Earthquake? Earthquake?"

Alice casually set the gong and mallet aside, then shook Platinum's shoulder: "There's no earthquake, wake up."

Still half-asleep, Platinum didn't react for a moment, staring blankly at Alice: "Huh? Ah."

"Did you drink the milkshake I gave you this morning? I specifically told you to finish it after the first class."

"...What period is it now?"

Seeing Platinum's detached state, Alice sighed softly, knowing there was no need to ask any further questions.

Alice was so confident that if Platinum ate what she was told, she would eat Platinum herself.

"Since things have come to this, let's eat first." With Platinum by the neck, Alice walked out into the corridor, attracting the attention of everyone.

"Hey, goodbye... I'll walk by myself..."

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At the dinner table, Yamato Akaki looked at Manhattan Coffee, and Manhattan Coffee looked at Yamato Akaki; both could see a deep disbelief in each other's eyes.

Alice placed the plate in front of Platinum: "Eat up, finish it all, don't leave a single bite."

Platinum looked at the food in front of him, then at Alice, his Adam's apple bobbing a few times: "Just in case, let me ask first, I don't think I'll have to eat this every day in the future, will I?"

“This is the perfect combination.” Alice looked very confident. “When combined with supplements, it will best meet your body’s nutritional needs and maintain your peak physical condition.”

"Trust me, you'll probably prefer these to meat dishes that you can barely breathe at every meal."

“I don’t like any of them…” Platinum said with a mournful face.

"Senior, what's wrong with Suko?!"

Under the table, Yamato Akaki secretly sent a message to Manhattan Coffee.

Manhattan Coffee squinted at Alice, whose attention was entirely focused on Platinum, and replied to the message.

Let her go crazy.

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Time flies. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west in the blink of an eye.

Platinum stopped, panting, wishing he could just lie down on the grass.

"Good, not bad this time." Alice stopped the stopwatch, and Ryu Nishizaki, who was standing to the side, broke out in a cold sweat as he watched Alice.

Am I the trainer or are you the trainer?

"It's quite remarkable that the third wave can maintain this level... Hehehe... It seems that there is still a lot of room for development in your final stage."

"However, too much rigidity leads to breakage. Let's stop here for today."

Upon hearing what Alice said, Platinum lost all strength and collapsed to the ground, her head lolling to the side.

They say that being too rigid leads to breaking, and for Platinum, this day was definitely the most terrifying day of his life.

Since coming into this world, Alice is the only one who has trained her to the point where running is painful.

It's important to know that Platinum was well aware of her own stamina, which was significantly better than that of her peers. As a result, Alice designed her own training based on her stamina, determined to squeeze out every last bit of strength from her body.

Giving Alice a checkup was absolutely the biggest mistake of my life...

Alice walked over to Platinum and sat down next to her.

"For the first day, you did pretty well. Keep up the good work! I'm waiting for you to win that big prize." Alice handed the towel to Platinum, chattering on and on.

Whatever you say, Platinum is currently experiencing only a blissful sense of liberation.

"Also, remember to go to bed early tonight," Alice instructed. "It's best to be asleep by nine o'clock, and no later than ten o'clock."

"Staying up late is extremely harmful to your health and will affect your physical condition, so don't take it lightly."

Platinum just rolled her eyes.

If I go to bed early tonight, where do I make up for the time I'm missing?

Every extra minute you sleep at night is a minute of wasted life.

Platinum has always cherished time.

"Hehe..." Seeing Bai Jin's expression, Alice didn't say anything more, but just looked at her with a mysterious smile.

"Have some water. You've had a hard day." Alice handed the water glass to Platinum.

Platinum tilted his head back and drank the water in the glass in one gulp.

As Alice watched Platinum's Adam's apple bob, her smile grew wider.

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"Why is Alice so quiet tonight..."

After changing into her pajamas, Platinum lay sprawled on the bed.

"What a tiring day... If it's like this every day, it'll be so painful..." Platinum felt a headache coming on just thinking about Alice.

In this materialistic age, only the internet can still offer me some solace.

Let's get started, surfing the internet!

The nightlife is just beginning! Life only truly has meaning at night!

Long live staying up late! Staying up late is invincible!

As for Alice's instructions... Platinum naturally had no intention of following them.

Can she keep an eye on me 24/7?

Platinum was humming a song as he opened his laptop, ready to pontificate online, when he suddenly let out a long yawn.

"Huh...? That's strange, why am I sleepy now?" Platinum rubbed his eyes, unable to muster any energy no matter what he did.

Not only did I lack energy, but I also became increasingly sleepy.

"Was it because we trained too much today...?"

Platinum kept yawning, shut down the computer, turned off the lights, snuggled into the covers, and took out her phone.

Since I'm so tired, I might as well just lie down and browse the web.

Unexpectedly, lying down had an even better effect. Within minutes, Bai Jin's head lolled to one side in a daze, and he tossed his phone onto the pillow and fell into a deep sleep.

At that very moment, Alice was looking at the clock in her dormitory.

"Judging by the time, it should be about right..."

Alice sent a message to Platinum.

【have you slept? 】

There was no reply. It's normal for Platinum not to reply to my messages; they're usually read but not replied to. But this time, I waited for several minutes and it was still unread.

Alice couldn't help but chuckle. It seemed someone would be coming to class full of energy tomorrow.

(Third update)

Episode 67 Platinum's Diary