Uma Musume, Master of Love

Huiyi scratched his head in confusion, jumped onto a chair, and whispered, "You're shy about making eye contact...? What kind of logic is that? You can't expect me to have feelings for you just because I look at you once, can you? What a disgusting thing to say..."

So this is what the female racehorses look like in the Grand Prize Race. Just thinking about having to meet some of the regular female racehorses in every race if he could step onto the G1 track in the future made Huiyi feel a chill down her spine.

Deepsummer is the second most popular race, followed by Pegasus Grand Prix in third place and Orville in fourth.

(Author's note: It really is called the Pegasus Grand Prix. I admire Japanese horse owners for naming their horses Pegasus Grand Prix. If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a G1 race...)

Oppa just made him silk~

The phone suddenly rang, startling Huiyi so much that she pressed the call button and held the phone to her ear: "Hello... Sister Bing, what are you doing?! I'm about to go to the competition and you're still calling me?"

"Just one more thing to remind you: don't let others affect you while you're running. There might be a racehorse that's even more aggressive than you. Don't pay attention to her. What you need to do is maintain your own rhythm and unleash the power you need after the bend." Zhou Ri Ningjing is now seated in the stands. The 8R race has just ended, and the staff are pulling the gates to set up the entry process.

"Got it—! I'm way smarter than the other racehorse girls. I'll hang up now. Enjoy the race later!" Huiyi hung up the phone, tossed it into her storage box, and glanced at the other fifteen racehorse girls.

Before she arrived, the preparation room was somewhat noisy, but after Huiyi arrived, perhaps it was because her indiscriminate buff, [Fragrance of Herbal Bath], kicked in...

All the racehorse girls stopped chatting or pre-race trash talk, and all looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy. This made Huiyi's lips tremble. This kind of buff that doesn't distinguish between friend and foe or the occasion is too hard to bear.

I wonder if there's any way to remove this thing, otherwise it might backfire in future G1 matches...

[Please enter the gates, everyone attending the Hakodate Shinma S race!]

The announcement drew the attention of all the racehorse girls. Huiyi patted her face, jumped off her chair, and walked to the front. Since there was no order restriction, she could walk out as the most popular person without any problem!

The commentator can also tell which racehorse is entering the arena by looking at the images in the underground passage, and then improvise her commentary accordingly. When she saw the gleaming white horse walking in front, the commentator only needed three to five seconds to come up with a set of words.

【The sprint prodigy, Shiraishi Shiroko, who debuted in the Hakodate 1000m race, is a promising racehorse girl who immediately challenged big prize races after her debut. She seems to be in much better form now than she was in the rain! She's also a favorite to win!】

The sunlight reflected off the lush green grass was a bit dazzling. As Huiyi walked out of the passage, her keen ears caught the enthusiastic cheers from the audience. The last time she heard such enthusiastic cheers... was when she represented her school in the provincial competition in college.

Of course, in the end they were crushed by a team of top-tier athletes.

Before the race, he was filled with excitement, but when he arrived at the gate, he was forced to calm down. He kept patting his cheeks with his hands and looked back and forth at his feet, afraid that he would fall off the iron when the gate opened and he started running.

With the [Fragrance of Herbal Bath] buff continuously activated, Huiyi had figured out the trigger radius of this thing, which was roughly the width of the track. So, in any short-distance race, all the racehorse girls would be under the buff.

Even with a medium distance, it would take a large-scale escape to allow the horse girl at the back of the team to move in and out of the buff.

"I don't want to think about it anymore!! Just focus on running! Why should I panic..." Huiyi fluttered her ears. The track was quite quiet, and no racehorse girl said a word. An eerie atmosphere gradually permeated the hearts of every racehorse girl.

Perhaps everyone knew what they should say at this moment, but under certain influences, no one could say anything. Only after everyone had gone through the gate did the atmosphere completely dissipate.

[Hakodate New Horse S, 1200 meters, also the first major prize race for all the female racehorses since their debut—! The race has begun!]

With a clang, the gate opened, and Huiyi's steady exit once again amazed the audience. However, the highly rewarded arena was not lacking in strong competitors, and Shen Sui Xia Ri chose to follow Huiyi on the escape ahead.

The 1200-meter track only moved the gate back 200 meters from the debut race, which is definitely a good thing for Huiyi, because the extra 200 meters of straightaway means that she can use the difference in the exit and the escape running style to create a bigger position before the final bend!

[The popular Radiant White Horse fled just like in its debut race, but the second most popular, Deep Summer, chose to follow closely, biting Radiant's tail. The other female racehorses were equally competitive, making the entire race extremely fast-paced.]

They're really going to stick to it... No wonder they have the name "Deep"... But at least I can bully Deep in the dorm! Huiyi grinned, maybe letting her follow along isn't so bad.

Another runaway horse once taught her through a race that there is a strategy called "casting a long line to catch a big fish." If the runaway horse leads the rhythm of the entire race, then she can maintain her own rhythm and mess up the rhythm of the other horses!

Thinking this to himself, Huiyi suddenly slowed down. The deep summer behind him was clearly surprised that Huiyi White Horse, which was almost at the bend, would suddenly slow down.

Has it already lost speed, or is it fishing? She has absolutely no idea!

It wasn't just Deep Summer who was stunned; the horse girls, spectators, and commentators behind her were all dumbfounded.

I've only ever seen racehorses lose speed on the final straight, but I've never seen one slow down halfway through the race...?

[The speed of the Radiant White Steed has dropped a notch... it's currently behind Deep Summer, who has successfully taken the lead! What will she choose? Will she continue forward, or maintain her speed?]

No… she couldn’t have lost speed here! Then what is she trying to do?! Deep Summer’s mind was in a daze, because the strategy set at the beginning of the race was only to follow closely behind Radiant White Horse, not to take the lead.

Deep Summer wasn't a skilled racehorse girl, and she made a mistake when she reached a position that wasn't hers. She chose to continue pushing her speed forward, and although she had built up a length's distance from Glorious, without someone breaking the wind ahead, she found it somewhat difficult to keep up.

The rhythm of the procession suddenly became chaotic. The female horses were all watching the lead gleaming white horse and regarded her as a fool who only knew how to run away, without considering this situation at all.

[Deep Summer takes the lead through the bend, with the most popular Brilliant White Steed following steadily behind. In the final 1-meter showdown, the Brilliant White Steed, having already lost its lead, will still be able to win?]

On Sunday, Ning Jing was so angry she was practically clenching her fists. She told her to run at her own pace, and this is the result of all that fancy trickery! All she had to do was maintain the previous rhythm and run all the way to the bottom.

Why do we have to switch positions?

Huiyi's cornering skills have improved over the past few months of training. At least this time she passed the corner without slowing down. The final corner, the final showdown!

Limited by the [Fragrance of Herbal Bath], even if the other racehorse girls wanted to sprint at this moment, they no longer had the competitive spirit, and their physical potential was in a quantum superposition state of being able to be activated yet unable to be activated.

As for Huiyi, who was the mother of the medicinal bath, her limitations were not so severe, but the final kick was absolutely crushing!

[The final straight, and Brilliant White Steed is here! The disrupted rhythm was entirely due to Brilliant White Steed's strategy. The strategist of the sprint race has overtaken Deep Summer, taking the lead with overwhelming momentum!]

[A sprint prodigy, he successfully widened the gap to two body lengths on the final straight!]

The pent-up power was now fully unleashed, the turf being whipped up and slamming into the racehorse girls behind him without any regard for the noise. At this moment, Huiyi was practically charging headfirst, and the running sounds of the other racehorses... were completely ignored!

[The Brilliant White Horse has dominated this race! The victory of Hakodate New Horse S was easily secured by the strategist Brilliant White Horse—! Incredible! A future sprint star!]

"Whoosh—! Yeah!" When he braked after crossing the finish line, he left a mark on the grass. After winning this time, Huiyi was in complete control in front of nearly 10,000 spectators in the racetrack, and showed the attitude that a winner should have.

I jogged to the front of the main stand, where confetti sprayed after the game fluttered gently in the breeze.

"My next target... is Hanshin JF! My goal is to win G1!"

Woohoo! A gleaming white horse!

At least after the competition, Ning Jing was quite satisfied with Hui Yi's ability to stir up the audience's emotions on Sunday.

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I've noticed something: ever since I had bad luck after going home, everyone in the group chat has started having bad luck too.

Is this the legendary cuckoo virus?

Chapter 65 Becoming Famous

"Eh? So Miss Huiyi wants to hold a normal winner's stage this time?" The person in charge sighed with emotion when he saw the familiar white-haired girl again, because the winner's stage that Huiyi held last time brought great fame and benefits to Hakodate Racecourse.

This is why so many people came to the Hakodate Shinma S G3 race today. However, when it came time to prepare for the winner's stage after the race, the winner, Huiyi Baiju, actually chose the normal winner's stage.

Huiyi sat gracefully on the opposite sofa and nodded: "Yes, I think that designing the winner's stage like last time... would absolutely go against President Rudolf's original intention for stage performances and would damage the reputation of our Central Teresen Academy..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ningjing, sitting in another seat, silently smiled and raised her eyebrows. "Are you kidding me? Wasn't Central Teresa's reputation built on Rudolf the Night Emperor's fame?"

"I see... Ah, actually, the response to the last winner's stage was very enthusiastic across the country, and it didn't damage the image at all as you said... So I really suggest you continue performing like this... because you are unique among all the racehorse girls." The person in charge suggested tactfully, because the improved performance of the winner's stage would not only benefit the racetrack, but would also directly benefit him.

Although Huiyi still smiled on the surface, she was very afraid in her heart. It wasn't because of Rudolph... but because she knew that the Japanese Uma Musume fan group... or rather, the Uma Musume fan groups all over the world had a strange characteristic.

They really like petite mothers who are very capable and have a strong sense of domesticity... And when Huiyi is in the kitchen, she can't help but exude the aura of a housewife... Perhaps it's related to her frequent visits to orphanages in her previous life, or perhaps she often took care of children, but in any case, it's not a good thing now!

"This...but...gulp, okay...this time, let's just prepare some pork ribs and stewing utensils..." She was very reluctant but ultimately accepted the person in charge's request out of a good sense. After the person in charge left, she slapped her face.

"How could you be so soft-hearted! You agreed to it so easily! Waaah! Sister Bing... help me!!" Huiyi rushed over and grabbed Zhou Rining's arm, shaking it back and forth, her sobs accompanied by pitiful tears still falling...

But Zhou Ri Ning didn't see any regret in her tears, so she pulled her arm away from Hui Yi's and said coldly, "You're good at pretending. Don't pretend next time. You have to walk the path you chose, even if you cry, and besides, aren't you a good cook?"

"Ugh—! I really don't want to be called 'this horse girl' on the track and then be in high demand by restaurants after she retires! Sister Bing, is there any hope for me? There must be, right..."

On Sunday, Ning Jing rubbed her elbow, which was still a little sore from being poked by Hui Yi's chest, with her other hand and replied ruthlessly, "It's hopeless. Either you obediently go on stage and cook, or you run away from the winner's stage. You choose."

"Then, how about this, you take me with you, let's go to America, okay? Let's start over in America! Let's participate in the debut competition again and stuff... Sister Bing... no, Sister Zhou Ri Ningjing! You must have a way, right!" Huiyi wiped away the glistening tears from the corner of her eyes with one finger, sat sideways on the ground with her delicate legs together, and sobbed again.

"No. If you don't get up soon, you'll really be waiting to die. I'm going to the audience first. Good luck." Zhou Ri Ningjing sighed softly, holding her forehead, and resolutely got up and left. Huiyi, who was sitting on the floor, only stood up after the door closed.

"That's really... heartless! As expected, Americans are all a bunch of cold-blooded and ruthless bastards!" Huiyi muttered to himself, then dusted off his clothes and changed into his familiar chef's uniform in the dressing room.

After smoothing out the wrinkles in his clothes, Huiyi headed towards the waiting room for the winner's stage, feeling utterly hopeless. Along the way, he kept muttering his dissatisfaction with the very unreasonable mechanism of the winner's stage.

"Life is a long road, with so many races to go. Do I really need this insignificant performance? I'm a racehorse girl destined for great things... How can I let everyone know I'm only good at cooking?" She clenched her fist and punched the air a few times to vent her frustration, though she really wanted to rebel...

But after weighing her own limitations, Huiyi wisely abandoned this bold idea, at least until she... well, became the Japanese URA's annual representative racehorse girl!

It's not because I'm a coward right now...

However, if a short-distance racehorse girl wants to become the representative racehorse girl of the year, she must at least reach the level of Ooki Express, right? Huiyi kept thinking, grinding her teeth against her lips, and was pulled inside by the person in charge when she walked to the door of the waiting room.

"Miss Huiyi almost missed it! Your partners are all ready!"

Huiyi was taken aback when he saw the fully armed, even eager-to-fight, racehorse girls. Pointing at them, he said with a trembling voice, "You, why are you more excited than me? Logically speaking, after losing..."

"I found your kitchen stage performance after your debut very interesting! It's much more interesting than those conventional singing and dancing!"

"We've practiced the winning stage song, and we've also practiced our cooking skills! With two options, we're ready to go anywhere!"

The group of racehorse girls, holding spatulas, were extremely excited and pushed Huiyi along the front.

"Wait a minute! This isn't right! Where's the person in charge?! The person in charge!"

The person in charge turned away, picked at his ear, and muttered to himself with a puzzled look, "Wait a minute... I remember something was missing..."

Forced to move forward, Huiyi fully accepted this fact. Before her final appearance, she straightened her chef's hat and turned to the horse girls, asking, "So, you're all already familiar with the kitchen utensils and know the seasonings, right?"

"That's right! So we can learn anything Teacher Huiyi teaches! I even successfully replicated the chive pancake recipe I learned on TV last time!"

"Okay...okay, the dishes this time are pretty simple..."

But when Huiyi actually stepped onto the stage, the spotlight shone directly on her, which startled her. Last time, there wasn't such a big fuss... not to mention the long lenses and microphones in the audience.

Are there really that many reporters who stay specifically to film the winner's stage?

"Um... Hello everyone. As you can see, this winner's stage is also a tutorial on how to make a dish... Although we may not drink it often now, it's still quite good for warming up in the fall and winter..."

Deliberately reminding himself that he was on stage, Huiyi became even more nervous. He swallowed hard and continued, "Pork rib soup... I think many people know how to make it, but I'll teach you a healthier way..."

Being a celebrity isn't easy!

Let me promote the group number again~

The production capacity of the group members producing "Huiyi Sese" is higher than the amount of text I've written—it's truly astonishing!

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Mini-drama: Today, while riding my bike to pick up a package, I was bitten by wheat dust kicked up from the grain field three times on the way there and back.

Chapter 66: Taking the money was for charity.

Thanks to the strategic victory of Hakodate Shinma S in the G3 race and the introduction of new dishes on the winner's stage, the little white horse, Shiraishi Shiroko, has become a sensation online.

The exceptional short-distance prodigy and the adorable, domestic mom have propelled Shining White Horse to the peak of popularity during the current gap in the popularity of Rising Star Racer Girls.

The victim had just come out of the bank, his bag bulging.

"Wuhu, the money in the card is the confidence in your hand~ It's more real to have something heavy in your hand~" Huiyi skipped along the narrow sidewalk, its tail wagging back and forth, occasionally bumping into the fire hydrants on the side of the road.

Although it will hurt a lot, money is the best medicine to heal pain. Huiyi has already made plans to go to the 2 Neighbors + Emu Sanatorium tomorrow for the most expensive medicinal bath!

After finishing the race, I must treat myself well! I'll arrange all sorts of medicinal baths and dietary therapy. After splitting the more than 30 million bounty from the Hakodate New Marathon S, I can still pocket more than 10 million. In addition, Kitahara and the team don't actually need that much, so all in all, more than 20 million has gone into Huiyi's little treasury!

My dad just finished making him silk~

The shameful ringtone, rang out in public, was drowned out by the joy of money. Huiyi answered the phone, his voice rising an octave: "Moses~ What's wrong, Kitahara?"

"Where are you now? I can't find you anywhere in the college. Did you go to an internet cafe again?"

"No, I went to the bank to withdraw some money for emergencies." Huiyi lowered his head and patted his bulging handbag happily, as if he were coaxing a baby in swaddling clothes to sleep.

It was a hot August day. Huiyi was already sweating profusely just a few minutes after stepping out of the air-conditioned bank lobby. She pulled her sun hat down to block the glaring sunlight and used one hand to fan herself.

Kitahara sounds quite busy too; I can hear Shining Radiance and Oguri Hat's voices: "That's good, come back soon. The academy's on summer vacation, let's relax and go to the beach for a few days."

"Huh? The beach? How can I not go? Kitahara, you know I'm a weakling. Besides, shouldn't we have summer training camps in the summer...?" While waiting at the traffic light, Huiyi wiped the sweat from her cheeks, only then realizing a little belatedly that... it seems to be mid-August already?

"What a great idea! What are you thinking about, new racehorse girl? Do you want to ruin your health? You've been training too hard lately and then had a race, you need to relax." Kitahara laughed in exasperation when he heard about the summer training camp. It was already the end of August, and all the other teams were returning to Treson, and only now did Huiyi belatedly think of the summer training camp?

I reckon it's probably because Ning Jing's recent training on Sunday messed up her schedule. She should pay more attention to this in the future.

"Oh, okay. I'll head back now... Is Ning Jing coming along on Sunday too?"

"meeting."

Huiyi shuddered. It seemed like nothing good ever happened when Sister Bing was around, and there was no possibility of escaping... He could only pray that Ning Jing wouldn't arrange anything funny for him during her vacation on Sunday.

However, on the other hand, Huiyi looked down at the cash in her handbag. It was impossible that so much money was the reserve she had told Beiyuan about. When she had a lot of money, she would get itchy fingers. Things etched into her soul from her past life were not so easy to change.

However, instead of squandering her money, she donated it to charitable institutions such as welfare homes and nursing homes, which is why she was able to earn the title of a kind-hearted person in the media in her previous life.

Now it seems there are quite a few orphans in the world of Uma Musume Pretty Derby... Thinking about this, the angels and demons in my heart have started another war.

Of course we should help them! There are many children in the orphanage who dream of becoming trainers or racehorse girls!

Bullshit! Look at all the good deeds you did in your life, and what are you called online? A hypocrite who uses the money she earns from working as a hostess to do charity. Thinking about that, can you still do those things? You might as well keep the money for your own entertainment~

You're talking nonsense! This world is full of love, but you, a narrow-minded devil, only see the shadows! Those who can never be woken up are either dead or pretending to be asleep! If someone bullies you, it's to tell you that you're a super good person!

"Alright! You two shut up!" Huiyi shook her head, banishing the angel and the devil from her mind. Although every good deed she did in her past life was reported with mixed reviews, she always felt that as long as she felt that the deed was valuable and meaningful, that was enough.