Uma Musume, Master of Love

[Using my big ID to squeeze into this small box]: Don't be so harsh. With the physical condition of a streamer who ran a kilometer in just over a minute and still vomited, can he really win the CCTV debut race? The streamer couldn't even win the 1000 meters in Hakodate!

【Pure Reed Like Ice】: Absolutely impossible! How could a streamer speak with such a gentle tone? If she were to teach these horse girls how to cook, wouldn't she berate them mercilessly? She'd be a red-hot pressure team member even in a battlefield scenario. Tsk tsk tsk

Ice-sucking Sister's insight is brilliant!

Here is the unanimous answer from the group members: thankfully, no one recognized him. Huiyi breathed a sigh of relief.

But then his face suddenly darkened. What exactly did he look like in the eyes of these scoundrels?!

Give me some New Year's gifts, meow.

[Justified and confident]

Chapter 41 Is this a medicinal bath or stewed horse?

I can clearly sense that I've been solidified into a silly, cute girl in the eyes of netizens. Someone even took a picture of me and posted it in a group chat, and even recorded my voice, but I still didn't recognize them... Is the power of a mental imprint really that great?

It's fortunate that I wasn't recognized, otherwise the fan group would have exploded. I hope this doesn't happen...!

Lost in thought about this, she was then called by Kitahara to board the plane back to Tokyo. She pondered the matter the entire way, finally arriving at the safest conclusion—to create a persona on the official racetrack: a gentle yet extremely manic horse girl… while online, she would be an utterly different, goofy, and beautiful girl…

"Isn't this just making things difficult for me...? Wouldn't it be better to just be honest with the fans?"

Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. If the streamer's identity is exposed to fans, it is equivalent to making the streamer's identity public. In that case, any negative comments will likely be dug up by some haters and become a revolver pointed at their own head.

Creating a pseudonym would also be exhausting for her, and any method would have serious consequences. So in the end, Huiyi decided to ask Beiyuan for advice, since she wasn't sure if the negative comments about her pseudonym online could be dealt with...

After all, Miyu, who was once known as the Black Assassin, suffered a lot of cold violence and even exclusion in his daily life after he cut off Miura's undefeated three-time champion and Mejiro McQueen's three-time champion in the Emperor's Slam Spring Championship...

Fortunately, Mi Yu has a very good temper. If it were Hui Yi, he probably would have made a huge scene, crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide.

I am ***, I can't take it.

After landing and taking a taxi back to Treson, Huiyi was full of confidence, clutching the bank card he used to store his tournament winnings. After returning to his dorm, he quickly packed his belongings, took a shower, changed into casual clothes, put his travel essentials in his shoulder bag, and left the academy again without lingering.

While in Hakodate, Alice recommended a sanatorium to Teruyuki, saying that soaking in a medicinal bath there would have a very good conditioning effect on the body. At the time, Teruyuki put this out of his mind because of the cost. Although he had the black card given to him by Satomi Osamu, he had no intention of spending it.

Now that I have more money in my pocket, I naturally brought this project forward.

【a lovely family】

Huiyi: I'm going to take a medicinal bath to warm up the chill I caught during the debut competition. I'll be back in the dorm later. Kitahara-san, could you ask Fujikishi-senpai for leave for me?

Putting down her phone and watching the scenery flash by outside the taxi, Huiyi stretched out her even smaller body in the cramped space. At this moment, Su Zi's medicine was almost worn off, and her legs began to ache faintly. It was time to find a way to cure it completely.

After all, it's impossible to rely on Alice's medicine forever... If she gets any funny ideas and adds ice to the medicine, then Huiyi's life will be over.

A few minutes later, the taxi stopped in front of the sanatorium recommended by Su Zi. Hui Yi paid the fare and curiously stepped into the sanatorium.

"Welcome, what service do you need?" The one who greeted the guest was also a female horse with a long hair, but this female horse was far superior to Huiyi in both height and figure. Huiyi's gaze only lingered on her for a moment before he looked away.

Huiyi picked up the service menu at the front desk, pointed to the hot herbal bath, and said, "A herbal bath to dispel the cold, the most effective one. Hmm... I ran in the rain during my debut race, and I feel like I'm covered in cold air, it's so itchy." As he spoke, he twisted his neck, which made the bark-haired waiter smile knowingly.

"Okay, we'll get started right away. Please wait a moment."

Huiyi responded and started scrolling through his phone on the bench. The uproar over the winner's stage in the fan group had subsided, and these guys were starting to talk about a new game. He scrolled up and saw that it seemed to be a two-dimensional game called "Mita".

Some people even asked Huiyi to do a live stream. Seriously, how could Huiyi possibly play such anime-style games? She might even get dragged into some weird circle. So she directly replied and refused: "I don't play anime-style games. Find someone else."

But her reply piqued her interest.

Hey streamer, this is a horror game, wanna play? I promise I'll scare you so much you'll have to stop streaming.

Huh? This cute, anime-style game with cute girls is a horror game? Huiyi pointed at her phone and scoffed, sending a voice message: "Horror game? Anime? You'll scare me so much I'll have to end the stream? You're kidding me~"

With the game in mind, Huiyi heard the notification that his medicinal bath was ready. Led by the staff, he entered the room and was immediately overwhelmed by the strong smell of medicine.

"Cough cough... What is this smell... It smells like star anise?" Huiyi pinched his nose and waved his palm at the tip of his nose. He really believed the nonsense about the medicinal smell described in TV dramas and novels. No medicine smells good!

The waiter explained, "The main medicinal herbs used include ginger, asarum, cinnamon twigs, and atractylodes, etc., to dispel rheumatism." After all, it was a medicinal bath related to medicine, and the waiter had also studied psychology, so he could naturally determine what Huiyi needed.

However, before leaving, the waiter still reminded them, "But if the condition is serious, remember to see a doctor. Herbal baths are not a cure-all."

Huiyi was the only one left in the room. She went to the wardrobe and took off all her clothes. Just breathing in the stuffy, humid air made her feel hot all over. She patted her face with both hands, and Huiyi could even feel that the temperature of her cheeks was higher than the temperature of the room.

"It's such a hot room... and there's no ventilation at all. Ugh." But it has to be said that the materials used in this sanatorium are indeed luxurious, and the high price is well worth it. Huiyi, with his thin body wrapped in a bath towel, squatted by the bathtub, first sticking out his toes to touch the surface of the tub, and then his whole body shivered.

"It's so hot! Is this a medicinal bath or are we going to boil the horse?" The obedient girl squatted down in a daze for a while, but this didn't seem to be a good solution. In the end, she held her breath and put one foot into the water first.

The water was scalding hot, with medicinal herbs floating on the surface. The fumes made Huiyi feel dizzy and lightheaded, but after getting used to it, she felt that the temperature was just right. Then she wrapped herself in a bath towel and slowly immersed her whole body in the edge of the bath.

But he only let the water level barely reach halfway up his chest, because Huiyi knew very well that if he submerged his entire body, he would most likely suffocate.

Relaxing her body in the scalding water, Huiyi let out a long breath. Her long, loose hair floated on the surface of the water. The stinging sensation deep in her bones was slowly fading away as she soaked in the water. It seems that Suzi isn't always completely a liar...

[PS: When I was a child, I once suffocated in a public bathhouse and fell headfirst into the pool. Luckily, someone was nearby, otherwise I would have ended up on my journey to the West with the Monkey King.]

I'm currently considering starting a small column, adding a bit about some of the weird things I, the author, experienced or did as a child after each chapter...

Chapter 42 A Dazzling Display of Flowers: A Great Shock

Two hours passed by in Huiyi's medicinal bath, and his whole body felt warm inside and out.

The pain in his knees subsided, and Huiyi bent his knee and gently tapped it with his knuckles, thinking that perhaps a weekly medicinal bath could really cure the rheumatism he had developed at such a young age.

Getting up from the medicinal bath, Huiyi yawned wearily. She had just returned to the academy after getting off the flight and went straight to the sanatorium, where she had relaxed in the medicinal bath. Now she felt that she could fall asleep as soon as she lay down.

Naked, Huiyi went to the shower room, washed off the herbs that were stuck to her body, dried herself off, and put on her clothes.

The time displayed on her phone was 22:37. She should be going back to the academy by now, since she had asked Kitahara to ask Fujiki for leave that meant she would be returning late, not that she wouldn't return at all.

"Welcome to come again next time~" The waitress, Lu Mao, saw Huiyi off until she got into her car before returning to the venue.

Whether it was because medicinal baths are inherently fast-acting or because the medicinal herbs from the Three Goddesses World had increased their potency, Huiyi felt a soft, tingling sensation in her bones, a numb and weak feeling, yet also a sense of comfort.

When Huiyi got into the car, the driver could smell a very strong medicinal aroma, and judging from her boneless appearance, she must have been soaking in a strong medicinal bath for quite some time.

"Little girl, don't fall asleep. If you do, it won't be convenient for me to wake you up later," the driver reminded her. After all, the journey to Teresen wasn't far, and if Huiyi fell asleep and was woken up after only a few minutes, it would be asking for trouble.

Huiyi lifted his eyelids and his body twitched slightly before he replied, "I wasn't asleep... I was just thinking about how to live my life from now on."

"Thinking about it so far ahead? I thought female horse racers only thought about these things after they finished racing and retired... or that they didn't need to think about these kinds of issues at all." The driver chimed in, marveling at the precocious thinking of young people these days.

"Life is a long journey, and you always need to have a plan. Besides, I'm already over forty years old. You didn't expect that, did you?" Since they were just strangers who met once, and it was almost impossible for them to meet again in the future, Huiyi simply made a joke.

The problem is that Ma Niang's appearance hardly changes until she's fifty, so the driver actually believed her. He smacked his lips, feeling a mix of emotions: "Oh, sister, I'm sorry, I called you 'little girl' earlier. It seems you had a tough childhood."

After all, it's impossible to grow this tall in your forties without going through hardship.

"Ah, let's not talk about that. I'll call you Uncle and you can call me Big Sister, let's keep to ourselves, okay?" Huiyi shifted her body up a bit, pressed her index finger on the fingerprint lock to unlock it, and glanced at the message on the pushcart.

[Major Shock]: Haven't they returned yet?

[Huiyi]: I'll be at the academy gate soon. I'll definitely be back tonight.

"Oh my, big sister, your sense of humor is still so strong! Back when my dad was your age, he already had a perpetually long face. By the way, what do you do for a living in Teresa?"

"It's nothing, we're just in the same training team. Also, I'll teach you a method: don't let society wear down your edges. Put aside your desire to help others, respect other people's fates. Reject spiritual connotations, and just go crazy when something happens." Huiyi said this, which was the experience she had summarized after being brutally beaten by society for ten years since graduating from university.

"Although saying this might not align with a positive outlook on life, I think you can understand, right?"

“That’s so relatable. Sometimes I feel like I should…make some changes to myself!” The driver agreed wholeheartedly, and upon arriving at Treson Academy, he even waved his hand and decided not to charge Huiyi the fare.

"Sister! Your words have enlightened me! The cowardly me of the past has just died! These fare expenses are nothing to worry about!"

"Oh? No, no, it's not that serious. You still have to pay what you owe. But I wish you all the best in changing your life into the one you want. Goodbye, bro!" After paying in cash, Huiyi hurriedly fled.

After all, what he just said was somewhat misleading.

However, the blessings were quite sincere.

The driver leaned against the car door in the parking space in front of Tresson for quite a while, then suddenly realized something strange: "Brother and sister, so we're really going to be on separate sides now?"

"I'm back, phew~" Huiyi pushed open the dormitory door and let out a long breath. He kicked off his shoes, hung his coat on the hanger, and turned around to see his ears sticking up high in shock.

"Huh? Great shock?" Huiyi raised her hand and waved it. She noticed that Great Shock's eyes had regained some focus at this moment. What was she doing just now?

Does it generate electricity?

"Welcome back! You did a great job in the debut race! Congratulations on your debut, Huiyi!" Da Zhenzhen hurriedly took out a bouquet of flowers, but the wilted petals and a fallen leaf made the environment seem deathly still.

"Th...thank you...?" But when Huiyi took the flower, the bud snapped and drooped, swaying with Huiyi's breath.

"Um... I originally wanted to buy it and give it to you directly, but I didn't expect you to be out..." Da Zhen's fingers were fighting under the covers, she had never felt so embarrassed.

"It's alright, I appreciate your kind gesture. Good luck with Da Zhenhan's debut competition too! But... Da Zhenhan hasn't confirmed the date for their debut competition yet, right?" Huiyi smiled gently and placed the bouquet on the bedside table naturally.

Greatly shocked, he instinctively nodded, then shook his head: "Well, it's not that it's undecided... After discussing it with the trainer, we've tentatively set it for December..."

"Oh~ then you'd better work harder to catch up with my popularity~ I should be participating in five or six more competitions by the end of the year." Huiyi said casually, meeting Da Zhenhan's shocked gaze.

"Five or six games...?" As if confirming that he hadn't misheard, Da Zhen murmured again.

“Yeah, Okura Shinma Race, Hakodate Shinma Race, and Hanshin JF, oh right, and the Mainichi Cup Shinma Championship!” Huiyi rattled off the names of the races, and Da Zhenjing’s gaze became even more strange.

Although the stronger fragrance emanating from Huiyi made him somewhat disoriented, Da Zhenhan still retained his keenest senses regarding the matters of the competition.

It's worth noting that running three races during the Singapore Marathon season, including the debut race, is already considered very intense, yet Hui Yi actually wants to run six races?

One event a month...?!

It's not just that the horse girl who came up with this idea is crazy; if the trainer also agrees to this kind of race schedule, then there's no normal person in this team!

If Huiyi secretly signs up himself... wouldn't that be pushing the Kitahara trainers into a fire pit?

I'm coming!

The story segment featuring the Cuckoo Bird at the end of each chapter.

Let me tell you a story about my neighbor from back then.

It was New Year's Day, and I was at home watching a DVD that was supposed to be Ultraman Tiga but was actually based on Gaia, when suddenly I heard a loud bang! As soon as I went outside, I smelled the scent of snow drifting ten miles away [meaningful].

My family lives in the countryside. A few minutes later, my grandma came back and told me that some old man next door's grandson had thrown firecrackers into the outhouse and blew it up. The whole yard was covered in yellow snow…

Thankfully, no one was injured.

Therefore, Cuckoo Bird would like to remind everyone that during the Spring Festival, please do not throw firecrackers into the toilet or sewer, as this could easily lead to personal injury or even result in being summoned for questioning.

You get to know the story of the cuckoo bird in advance! [Just kidding!]

Chapter 43: Grow, but don't grow into a bear.

"Huiyi! You shouldn't just say things like that so casually!"

"This is just my current plan... I still need to discuss the specifics with Kitahara-san. After all, one match a month seems a bit too much, but my main intention is to earn more money." Huiyi sat back on the bed, swinging his legs, and held the bank card he had been carrying in his pocket in his hand: "This is the first money I've earned by myself, by my own two feet. Seven million. After splitting it with Kitahara-san, I can still get two million to keep for myself."

A portion of the prize money earned by the horse girls in the races will be given to the trainers, and another portion will be used as training funds for the teams. After all, the academy cannot afford to train all the teams, and each team has a different training method, so it is impossible to make uniform regulations.

That's why this regulation came about.

The remaining prize money is the horse girl's own pocket money, which ultimately accounts for the largest portion. This also explains why most horse girls have such a vague concept of money. Because they win millions or tens of millions in a race, and they don't have many opportunities to spend money on ordinary days, they eventually save up enough money that they may never be able to spend in their lifetime.

Not to mention the hefty endorsement fees and royalties from merchandise sales, the money just couldn't come easily.

"Huiyi has been running ahead of me the whole time. It feels like this isn't your first time being a racehorse girl..." Her eyes were filled with longing for Huiyi's debut on the track. Da Zhensheng sighed softly, wondering why she couldn't debut until December... Thinking about it carefully, was it because she was fundamentally inferior to Huiyi, who debuted in June?

The shocked man with his head down couldn't see the smug smile on Huiyi's face. Huiyi herself leaned back on the bed and said leisurely, "Well, there's no such thing as absolutes in these things. You've probably heard of precocious racehorse girls, right? They have an advantage in the early stages of their careers, but once the summer of their classic period is over, they become weak. The price of precocity is early retirement, and ultimately, a regrettable departure from the racetrack."

"Huiyi, are you precocious...?"

"I don't know, but I hope I'm not like that. If I am, I can only accept it. After all, if you fight against it, you'll only suffer on the field in the end."

"Then... will we meet in the competition next year?" Da Zhenhan really hoped to run alongside Huiyi in the competition, because Huiyi was running ahead of him... if Da Zhenhan surpassed her, it would mean that he could walk ahead of Huiyi!

Huiyi shifted her body, propping herself up on her elbows on the bed, her chin supported by her hands, looking utterly shocked: "The classic triple crown route is impossible~"

"As expected..." I shouldn't have brought up the shock. I was so stupid. Huiyi debuted in the 1000-meter race... How could she possibly compete against me in a middle- and long-distance race of more than 2000 meters?

"However, I will participate in the Arima Memorial at the end of the year. Win or lose... I want to stand on that nationally watched stage and show myself." Although he said it was about the greater good of his dream, what Huiyi really wanted was to increase his fame and respond to the expectations of his fans, like becoming a modern-day Ulala or something.

Arima Commemorative!

The stage that all Japanese horse racing girls dream of stepping onto... and the beautiful ending that the vast majority of horse racing girls hope for.

What is more shocking and concerning is whether Huiyi's performance will be affected by this.

"But... do you really have the aptitude for the 2500 meters? Of course, I'm not questioning you, but based on the races we've seen so far, Huiyi, you simply don't have the qualifications to run long distances..."

Ke Huiyi's answer carried a certain confidence: "Don't worry, you know how fast I'm growing. Since I can push myself to 1200 meters now, I can also reach 2500 meters by the end of next year."

Finally, Da Shenchang was so shocked that he slightly opened his mouth but didn't make a sound. His words were blocked by Huiyi's overconfidence, and also because it was too late and Huiyi needed to rest.

After the dormitory became quiet, Huiyi crawled into bed and fell asleep quickly. She thought it would be another comfortable sleep after a long day of work, but after only a few minutes of sensing with her eyes closed, the system panel with only one page of the family tree appeared in her mind again.

It seems you've been doing well lately, and have also discovered some unusual events.

[Update on progress in achieving authenticity, reduction in rheumatism symptoms, and improvement in physical fitness]