The way Uma Musume looks at me is so scary!

They knew Xiu Xingmeng was very capable, but their only point of reference was themselves, and they really couldn't believe that Xiu Xingmeng was so ridiculously strong.

She just finished her debut race, and she managed to crush the local team and win a huge reward without even training?!

Xiu Xingmeng narrowed her eyes slightly. She had noticed before that Haibara Chizuru had excellent eyesight, but she didn't expect her to be so certain.

"However, before practicing the steps, we still need to do a physical test as usual."

"As a trainer, I can't rely solely on experience; I need accurate data."

After telling Hideyuki to get on the track, Chizuru Haibara turned her gaze to the racehorse girls standing to the side.

"You all need to go too."

"Eh?!"

Xiyuan Mucao was fine; after all, she had good stamina and went straight to the track.

But Minamino Sumire, Kobayashi Kaze, and Anjou Suzune are having a tough time.

They were either hot girls who hadn't run in a long time, or tiny girls with weak stamina, or a theorist who stayed home all day researching equipment.

These guys hadn't even stepped onto the track yet, and they were already imagining that miserable future in their minds.

"Um, we're just here to accompany A-Meng during training, so we shouldn't need to do the physical test, right?"

Saddler Rinne cautiously raised her hand and asked.

"You mean the same thing?"

Seeing Minamino Sumire and Kobayashi Kaze hiding behind the saddler Suzune, Haibara Chizuru raised an eyebrow.

"I thought all I had to do was add some oil and wipe away the sweat."

"Yes, yes, Xiaomeng is so amazing, we should just cheer her on from the sidelines."

Looking at the timid and weak trio, Haibara Chizuru snorted and pulled out the two behind her, speaking in a serious tone.

"The so-called sparring partners, of course, include competitive sparring partners. How can someone not even be able to run?"

"Stop talking nonsense and get on the right track!"

As he spoke, he pushed the three of them onto the track.

Haibara Chizuru pulled out a training notebook from somewhere, picked up the whistle hanging around her neck, and said.

"For the first physical test, I want to see your fastest speed! A shuttle run from the starting line to the first white line ahead."

"start!"

With a whistle from Haibara Chizuru, Xiuxing Yume was the first to rush out of the starting line and reached the finish line in the blink of an eye.

Minamino Sumire's pupils contracted. This speed was even faster than during her debut battle. Wasn't the speed of Xiuxing Dream back then its limit?!

Before she could think any further, Xiu Xingmeng had already crossed the white line at the finish line and turned back towards Nan Yejin.

Seeing Xiu Xingmeng coming towards her, Nan Ye Jin gritted her teeth and increased her speed.

"It's only a hundred meters, even I could run that!"

Chapter Sixty-Three: Use an elbow strike on the Great Escape

Lying on the playground, panting heavily, Minamino Sumire stared blankly at the sky. She couldn't believe that she had actually completed the series of physical tests. Even though her whole body ached, she hadn't given up and had actually completed each test.

Just as Nan Ye Jin was feeling a bit sentimental, she suddenly felt a chill on her neck, which made her jump up instinctively. When she turned around, she found Xiu Xing Meng holding a bottle of iced mineral water.

"Don't sit or lie down immediately after strenuous exercise."

"Who knows what you're talking about?"

Somewhat embarrassed and angry, Minamino Sumire reached out to take the mineral water, but Xiu Xingmeng nimbly dodged it.

"Don't drink ice water after strenuous exercise."

As she spoke, Xiu Xingmeng took out a bottle of room-temperature mineral water from behind her and tossed it to Nan Yejin.

As she hurriedly took the water, Minamino Sumire felt as if several 'well' symbols had appeared on her forehead, and she strongly suspected that Xiuxingmeng was taking revenge on her.

After gulping down several mouthfuls of water, Nan Ye Jin discovered that it was salty. This made her even more certain that it was Xiu Xingmeng's prank. After putting down the mineral water bottle, she was ready to fight Xiu Xingmeng for another three hundred rounds.

Before she could even speak, she noticed that Xiu Xingmeng had already run to Haibara Chizuru's side. Having missed her chance, Minamino Sumire could only vent her anger by twisting the water bottle into a ball.

"Oh, Minamino is quite clever. She guessed the teacher would collect the water bottles to sell as recyclables later, and even went out of her way to help—"

Before Takeru Satoh could finish speaking, Sumire Minamino hit him with a bottle, knocking off his sunglasses and causing him to fall backward with a thud.

While discussing serious matters with Xiuxingmeng, Haibara Chizuru glanced at Sato Takeru, who was making strange noises, but ignored the group's antics and continued talking to Xiuxingmeng.

"Based on the data I collected before, I can see that your maximum speed has reached the level that would allow you to win the championship in G2 Central, which is no easy feat."

Haibara looked at the information in the training manual and said with some surprise.

But she quickly adjusted her mood. As a trainer, what she needed to do was not to praise Xiu Xingmeng's strengths, but to make up for her weaknesses.

"However, his endurance and strength are only at the level of the Central OP competition. His endurance may be better, but there is not a particularly large gap between it and his strength."

"Next, we need to train our endurance and strength more, as these two aspects are very important in mud races."

Listening to Haibara Chizuru's words, Xiuxing Meng nodded silently.

As expected of a trainer who once passed the entrance exam for the Central Training Center, he was able to determine the specific attributes of Embroidered Star Dream by comparing the data, and there was almost no deviation from the data on the panel.

After Haibara Chizuru finished speaking, she paused for a moment, poked her training book with her pen, and looked up at Xiuxing Meng earnestly to ask her question.

Have you ever heard of a second breath?

Seeing that Xiu Xingmeng shook her head blankly, Haibara Chizuru continued.

"To put it simply, it's like reaching your limit while running and then entering a state where all the fatigue seems to disappear."

"I noticed……"

Chizuru Haibara kept poking at her training book with her pen, revealing her extreme inner turmoil.

"You seem to be entering your second breath exceptionally quickly and effectively. Although your endurance isn't quite as strong, you can still rely on your second breath for extended sprints."

"I don't have much comparative data on this second breath, but the only thing I can be sure of is that its quality is in no way inferior to that of top racehorses."

At this point, Chizuru Haibara seemed somewhat dazed.

Not only is this racehorse girl, who hasn't even started training yet, exceptionally talented in speed, but her endurance and strength are also genius-level among her peers, and even the quality of her second breath is comparable to that of top racehorse girls.

Such intensity is excessive for the local area.

Upon hearing Haibara Chizuru's words, Xiuxing Meng pondered for a moment before suddenly realizing that the so-called "second breath" must refer to her "tenacity." It was normal for her to receive such an evaluation as her only A-rank attribute that had broken through limits.

However, Xiuxing Meng originally thought that somewhat abstract attributes like intelligence and aptitude would be difficult to test, but she didn't expect that Haibara Chizuru could discover the abnormality in just a regular physical test.

She might be even more outstanding than she thinks.

But why would someone as outstanding as Chizuru Haibara leave the Central and display such a dejected attitude before my arrival?

As Xiu Xingmeng frowned in thought, Haibara Chizuru also snapped out of her daze. She coughed dramatically before speaking.

"Based on your current data, I recommend using the Great Escape strategy for the next step."

"You've probably noticed it too, right? On dirt tracks, because of the narrowness and dust, you actually have an advantage as you go further. Unlike on grass, it's much harder to take advantage of your last step here."

After listening, Xiu Xingmeng nodded in understanding. It was similar to the choice she made in her last script mission, which was to use overwhelming power to carry out a great escape tactic.

But Chizuru Haibara's next words shattered her thoughts.

"But don't think that a great escape is just about recklessly charging straight ahead."

"You have to understand that every running style has been explored and countered over many years of competition. It's okay once or twice, but if you run a lot of races, your opponents will definitely target you at the start."

"It's not something that can be achieved in just one or two games. We need to attract the audience's attention with multiple victories before the central government will finally notice us."

After finishing her long speech, Chizuru Haibara took a deep breath and drew a conclusion.

"Therefore, we also need to practice how to compete against other female racehorses."

After speaking to Xiu Xingmeng, she turned her head to the side and shouted to the horse girls resting on the playground.

"Hey you guys lying there panting, it's time to get on the right track!"

"Eh?!"

As expected, Haibara Chizuru's words triggered a wail, and the petite and weak Kobayashi Kaze even started to whine.

"Can I rest a little longer?"

She blinked her eyes, looking pitiful. If it were a male trainer, he might have let her go out of pity.

But Chizuru Haibara just sneered, waved the training book, and said only one sentence.

"Stop talking nonsense and get to the point."

After groaning a few times, Xiaolin Feng finally stepped onto the track. After all, this was the path she had chosen herself. Now that Xiuxing Meng had ignited her fighting spirit, she could not give up no matter how tired she was.

She might want to slack off for a while, but she would never give up. The resentment of defeat ingrained in her racehorse instincts made it impossible for her to go back to the past.

Seeing everyone obediently walk onto the track, Haibara Chizuru nodded silently, arranged the positions of the tactics they had agreed to practice later, and then put her whistle in her mouth and spoke.

"After the start, all you need to do is use the tactics I just mentioned to get close to Xiu Xingmeng, and then—"

"Elbow her so she can't break free anymore!"

Chapter Sixty-Four: A Grand Escape Against the Setting Sun

Xiu Xingmeng walked along the track, panting heavily. Her eyes were full of exhaustion, as if she had just gone through a great battle. The blood-red sunset dyed her figure crimson, as if she were soaked in blood.

Behind her lay the racehorse girls lying on the ground as if in death. The scene was like the final battle of the end of the century, after which the rogue had defeated several powerful enemies and started her journey once again.

It would have been even more impressive if there weren't two deadpan trainers in sportswear watching from the sidelines.

Chizuru Haibara compared the training book to the intensity of today's training in her mind. After confirming everyone's limits, she finally slammed the book shut.

"Alright, that's all for today. Everyone can go to the cafeteria for lunch now."

Her words were like a legendary resurrection spell; the moment her voice faded, the horse girls, who had been dead silent, suddenly stood up.

"Great!"

Seeing their appearance, Haibara Chizuru could only shake her head helplessly, and then called out to Xiuxing Meng, who was still walking.

"Star Dream—"

"Are you still holding on? Do you want Mr. Sato to take you to the cafeteria?"

Upon hearing the sound, Xiu Xingmeng turned around and gave a weak smile. Before she could even speak, her legs gave way and she collapsed to the ground.

This startled Chizuru Haibara. She quickly called for everyone to help Hideyuki up, while she ran over to remove the horseshoes from Hideyuki's feet.

On Sato Takeru's tricycle, Xiu Xingmeng felt like she was being dragged to be sold as pork, with several people watching her from the side.

"I only wanted to practice tactics today, so I shouldn't have agreed to let you put on weights."

"This is my dereliction of duty."

Haibara Chizuru, leaning on the tricycle, said apologetically to Xiuxing Meng. She had been blinded by the strength Xiuxing Meng had shown and thought that it was just a matter of adding horseshoes and nothing would happen.

Xiu Xingmeng looked at the guilty Haibara Chizuru and could only laugh awkwardly twice.

Now that things have come to this, how can she possibly explain that she lost her balance and fell because she didn't properly adjust the weight of the props after training?

"Did you twist your ankle? If you feel any discomfort, tell me immediately and I'll take you to the clinic right away."

Sato Takeya, who was sitting on the tricycle pushing the cart, turned around and asked nervously.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just tripped and fell because my legs were weak."

Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Xiu Xingmeng quickly waved her hand to indicate that she was fine, but this gesture made the others feel even more guilty.

"After all, we don't have a professional team here. Even the training equipment and saline solution were brought over by Mr. Sato last night and then mixed with the principal."

"If you could be in the central government..."

Chizuru Haibara spoke with her head down in frustration, but before she could finish her sentence, she was cut off by Hideyuki.

“There won’t be a group of people pushing a tricycle for me when I’m training in that kind of place.”

"Besides, aren't the major competitions almost monopolized by the famous families now? It seems that the guys in the central government aren't that strong after all. I think it would be better to have a tricycle."

As she spoke, Xiu Xingmeng patted the car with a smile, making a crackling sound.

"?!"

Before she could even cry out in surprise, the tricycle suddenly tipped over. It turned out that one of the wheels had rolled off when Xiu Xingmeng had slapped it.