The way Uma Musume looks at me is so scary!

"Let this young man go, I think he's out of his mind."

Just before the young trainer's brain was about to overload and crash, a middle-aged male voice rang out from behind Xiu Xingmeng.

Xiu Xingmeng turned her head and saw a middle-aged trainer wearing a gray hat who looked somewhat familiar.

After carefully examining it, she spoke thoughtfully.

"Are you... Naritaji's trainer?"

"Oh? You only saw me once from afar on the field, yet you remember me? You have a good memory."

He walked over with a smile, patted the young trainer on the shoulder, and gestured for him to leave.

"Thank you, Mr. Okita!"

The trainer bowed to Okita, wiped his sweat, and ran away.

Xiu Xingmeng did not stop him. Only after the trainer ran away did she slowly speak to Okita.

"Tell me about it?"

"Let's find another place; there are still too many people here."

Okita didn't answer Xiuxingmeng's question directly, but smiled and pointed to the bench at the other end of the playground.

After the two walked over, Okita looked around to make sure no one was nearby before speaking.

"It's strange that no trainer has contacted you."

"The strangest people are those who aren't surprised after seeing that kind of scene."

"Why is that? And why are you being so careful to keep others at arm's length? Is this the true darkness of Treson?"

Xiu Xingmeng's tone was somewhat annoyed. First, the plan failed, and then she was avoided by the group of trainers. No matter what, she would be angry.

Okita laughed heartily upon hearing this before speaking.

"There's no such thing as real darkness, you've been browsing school forums too much, little girl."

"The trainers are all avoiding you, and it's all because of you."

Xiu Xingmeng pointed to herself in confusion.

"Avoiding me? Why? Am I the kind of racehorse girl who, upon seeing her trainer, immediately launches a flying kick without saying a word?"

"I really hope that racehorse girl is something you made up."

After giving a wry smile, Okita cleared his throat and spoke to Xiuxingmeng with a serious expression.

"To be precise, it's because of your mother, Yongwu."

"Perhaps you, as her daughter, cannot understand the weight of this name, but for us trainers, it is a household name."

"After all, she's a world-class racehorse girl."

"She personally approached the trainers and told us not to bring you into the team, so how could anyone say no?"

Okita's answer left Hideko completely bewildered; she never imagined that it was Yongwu who had done it.

But why would she do that? What good would it do her to stop her daughter from finding a trainer?

Upon receiving this shocking answer, Xiu Xingmeng didn't have time to think about the reasons. She subconsciously stood up from the bench, looking as if she was about to confront Yongwu immediately.

Seeing Xiu Xingmeng's aggressive demeanor, Okita did not stop her, but continued speaking.

"No need to look for her. You live on campus, so you might not know, but she went abroad to participate in an exhibition a few days ago."

Upon hearing this, Xiu Xingmeng immediately took out her phone and tried to call Yongwu using the international dialing format, but the next second after placing her finger on the screen, Xiu Xingmeng realized that she didn't know which country Yongwu had gone to.

To make such an international call, you must enter the code for the corresponding country or region before the number.

Xiu Xingmeng subconsciously looked towards Chongtian.

Okita simply shrugged and said helplessly.

"How could she not have thought of this? She probably would have changed her number long ago."

Upon hearing this, Xiu Xingmeng finally realized what was happening and gripped her phone tightly, muttering to herself.

"Are you avoiding me...?"

She won't even see her own face, yet she uses her influence to make the trainers afraid to approach her. What exactly is she trying to do?

Seeing Xiu Xingmeng pursing her lips and thinking with her head down, Chongtian withdrew his gaze and looked up at the sky as if talking to himself.

"Trainers are crucial to the future of racehorse girls, and parents need to be notified before a trainer can be selected."

“Even without giving prior notice, she can make the trainers give up by refusing them time and time again.”

"If I tell you this in advance, I'll avoid you..."

"I also don't want our relationship to become strained—"

Standing to the side, Xiu Xingmeng silently gripped her phone, her tone so calm that it was impossible to discern her attitude.

"Is this the reason for treating people like toys and fooling them?"

Okita turned her head, her head lowered, and Xiuxingmeng's bangs covered her eyes, making it impossible to see her expression.

With a long sigh, Okita looked up at the sky and muttered to himself.

"Who knows? After all, I've never been a mother—"

Chapter Twenty-One: So-called Precociousness

After saying goodbye to Trainer Okita, Xiu Xingmeng left the training ground and wandered aimlessly around Treson Academy.

Because of Yongwu's obstruction, her original plan had to be changed.

But without the help of a trainer, is it really possible to complete the main quest with only half-baked training skills?

Xiu Xingmeng couldn't help but bite her lip. The pressure that was not so obvious to her before immediately became heavy after the Yongwu operation.

But Yongwu's actions were already completed, and there was no point in getting angry; he had to complete the main quest under these restrictions.

To complete the task, you must first figure out exactly how many chips you have on hand.

Thinking of this, Xiu Xingmeng silently recited it in her heart.

"system."

As Xiu Xingmeng's thoughts stirred, the semi-transparent blue screen appeared before her eyes.

【Horse Girl Raising System - Scenario Panel】

Character: Celestial Weave

Speed: C+ [Senior Level]

Endurance: C [Senior Level]

Strength: D [New Star Rating]

Character: C+ [Senior Level]

Intelligence: D [New Star Rating]

Adaptable to: Grassland (A) and Muddy (C)

Domain: Unawakened

Skills: Concentration (Blue), Tokyo Swift (Purple)

Uma Musume grows rapidly during a period called Honkaku-kaku, and the fuel needed for this growth, besides talent, is training experience. After nearly ten years of training, Hideyuki's accumulated experience transforms into real abilities once she enters Honkaku-kaku.

"It's much taller than when I haven't trained in the real world."

Xiu Xingmeng looked at the panel and muttered to herself.

In a sense, Embroidered Star Dream is a precocious horse girl, having reached a very early stage of development. During the summer vacation in the real world, it was precisely because of this mature and authentic growth that she was able to enter Treson Academy.

Xiu Xingmeng initially thought that the other racehorse girls were the same, but by comparing herself with other racehorse girls, she discovered that she was special.

Even someone with the talent of the East Sea Emperor only had all D-rank attributes during his debut battle, clearly indicating that he was just entering the "orthodox" stage. The reason why Narita and Orihime were able to pull so far ahead of him was also because their "orthodox" development had only just begun.

"Precocious! I hope she doesn't fall behind later. At least she should be able to finish the main quest..."

Faced with her own unusual behavior, Xiu Xingmeng couldn't help but feel a little worried.

But she didn't worry for long. Xiu Xingmeng patted her cheeks and told herself that she didn't have time for that, and quickly turned her attention back to the mission.

"With these attributes, winning a G3-level event shouldn't be a problem."

"It would be more stable if we could choose one that's at the Tokyo racetrack."

Xiu Xingmeng frowned, silently calculating in her mind.

At the same time, she couldn't help but sigh. Choosing competitions is usually done by the trainers, and without a trainer, Xiuxing Dream can only rely on herself.

Regardless, Xiuxingmeng first set her sights on her current goal: to win a G3 tournament and complete the first stage of her mission.

With the stage goals set, Xiu Xingmeng began to consider the tasks to come. She remembered that she had obtained an item when she completed the initial task. She hadn't looked at it before, but now Xiu Xingmeng had to make the most of every opportunity.

After silently reciting her inventory list, Xiu Xingmeng looked at the medicine box-like item.

【Medical Repair Kit】

[Durability: 1/1]

[Introduction: Injuries are the pain of all racehorse girls. Using a medical repair kit can temporarily relieve this pain, but you must rest well afterward, otherwise there may be worse consequences.]

Note: "No way!"—So said a racehorse girl with a broken bone.

"Is there such a thing as durability? It seems there are differences between items too."

After looking at the props, Xiu Xingmeng thought to herself that the potential-stimulating potion and stage tickets she had seen before were all one-time use props, and this was the first time she had seen a prop with durability.

After looking at the medical repair kit, Xiu Xingmeng opened the shop interface. Although she needed to save up 100,000 SP points to exchange for Hope Gems, saving them up indefinitely wasn't a solution.

It's best to use SP points to exchange for items to strengthen your abilities before completing difficult tasks. Only in this way can you create a virtuous cycle; otherwise, you'll eventually get stuck in a particular task.

Strangely enough, this was actually the first time Xiu Xingmeng had seriously browsed the items in the store.

While searching for the Hope Gem, Xiu Xingmeng quickly glanced at all other items. After entering the dungeon quest, she devoted all her energy to improving her basic attributes and didn't even look at the in-game store.

Several tens of minutes later, Xiu Xingmeng finished browsing.

"I see. Most of the items that can be exchanged are training and medical items."

“Special items like the Hope Gem have specific conditions in addition to their high SP cost.”

After that, Xiu Xingmeng flipped through the list of items she could buy and picked out a few that looked the most useful.

【Resilient Vine Knee Pads】

[Durability: 100/100]

Price: 1000 SP

[Introduction: Knee pads soaked in a special medicinal solution can slightly relieve joint stress and will remain after each training session.]

Note: "I used to be a racehorse girl, until I took an arrow to the knee." — A racehorse girl who works as a housekeeper at Treson College

【Morning Dew Breathing Patches】

[Durability: 100/100]

Price: 1000 SP

[Introduction: The light green patch can dilate blood vessels in the nasal mucosa, improve breathing rhythm to some extent, and may improve the speed of endurance training.]

Note: "Is this the legendary breathing technique?" — A horse racer girl striking a strange pose.

Rock salt load-bearing bag

[Durability: 50/50]

Price: 1500 SP

[Introduction: The special porous structure allows minerals to seep out with sweat, significantly enhancing the effectiveness of strength training, but it also increases physical exertion.]

Note: "So salty." —A certain overly curious horse racer

These items have much higher durability than the medical repair kit. If each use is considered as reducing one stamina point, the knee pads and breathing pads can be used 100 times, while the weight bag can be used 50 times.

However, although the number of times it is used has decreased, the description of the weight bag's effectiveness has changed from a small increase to a significant improvement.

These three items cost a total of 3500 SP. Xiuxingmeng also kept 1000 SP in case she needed to exchange for medical items.