The way Uma Musume looks at me is so scary!

"Ms. Sato—"

"Did you buy ice cream? I can't hold on much longer—"

Lin Feng, who loves to act cute, put his hands in front of his mouth like a megaphone and shouted at the tricycle.

"Why would we eat ice cream when it's already autumn?"

"And eating so much ice cream will make you fat."

Minamino Sumire shook her head helplessly at Kobayashi Kaze's appearance, while Nishimoto Musashi smiled and reminded her.

"I'm training so hard so I won't gain weight!"

She snorted and walked towards the tricycle, leaving everyone behind. But when Kobayashi Kaze got closer, she found that the person driving the tricycle was not Sato Takeru. What was even more distressing was that there was only a suitcase in the back of the tricycle.

Completely disappointed, Kobayashi Kaze didn't have time to complain when she saw the Golden Ship jump off the tricycle. She looked at the Golden Ship, who was clearly not yet fully developed, and asked subconsciously.

"What happened to the little girl here? Is she lost?"

Golden Ship tossed her pink hair and snorted coldly.

"Haman? I don't have time to play house with you right now."

Completely bewildered, Xiao Linfeng stood there, staring blankly at the back of the golden ship as it walked towards the playground.

What exactly is she saying?

Meanwhile, the people on the playground also spotted the Golden Ship. Just like Kobayashi Kaze, seeing the Golden Ship that wasn't fully realized, they instinctively assumed it was a lost child.

After they asked their questions, they found that the Golden Ship completely ignored them and walked straight past them toward Xiu Xingmeng.

The commotion also attracted the attention of the girl, who was discussing tactical details with Chizuru Haibara. She turned her head and saw a little racehorse girl with goose feathers and said subconsciously.

"So it's a racehorse girl. I thought she was just a little kid."

Upon hearing this, Golden Ship's eyes lit up. She immediately ran to Xiu Xingmeng and spoke to her in a coded tone.

"I am a Uma Musume (horse girl), what's wrong with that!"

Her words startled Xiu Xingmeng, who seemed surprised that the Golden Ship could actually respond.

After a moment of silence, she looked at the dilapidated tricycle and spoke to the golden ship.

"So you came to Kasamatsu in a machine like that?"

"For Uma Musume Girls, the mecha is not the key to victory or defeat."

Listening to their conversation, a bead of sweat trickled down Chizuru Haibara's forehead. Wasn't that tricycle Sato Takeru's? And why were these two talking to each other for no apparent reason?

As a human, Chizuru Haibara couldn't understand, she pondered to herself, stroking her chin.

Chapter 73 For Tomorrow's Breakfast

"Name."

"I am Char Aznable now—"

After taking a chop to the head of the Golden Ship, it cried out and glared at her resentfully, clutching its head.

But Xiu Xingmeng ignored the guy and returned to her seat, picking up a pen and paper and asking the Golden Ship again.

"Name."

"Golden Ship."

Her answer sparked a heated discussion. The Kasamatsu group, who were standing around, looked at Kitahara Yuzuru in disbelief. How could this guy recognize her? Before Kitahara Yuzuru could even feel smug, they started discussing it.

Poor Golden Journey, despite all the painstakingly crafted rules and regulations, never imagined that a trainer in such a small place as Kasamatsu Tresen would know about the Golden Ship.

"Gold, is that the gold?"

"What other gold could there be? We only have one gold mine here."

"So, she really is a daughter of a prestigious family?!"

"Are young ladies these days capable of stealing cars and ramming people all at once? At least they'd have to be good citizens of Samsung."

"What kind of world has such good citizens!"

Seeing the chattering horse racing girls, Xiu Xingmeng coughed to indicate that she was going to continue asking questions.

"Why did you come to Kasamatsu Tressen?"

"I sensed something from you, so I came to play with you."

"Wow--"

Xiu Xingmeng stared intently at the group of racehorse girls making strange noises, signaling that if they didn't shut up, they would be in trouble during tomorrow's training session. Only after everyone quieted down did Xiu Xingmeng put away the paper and pen she had been pretending to use and ask a question.

"We probably haven't met before. Don't tell me it's just a connection between Newtypes; we're racehorse girls."

"I came here after watching that Youth Crown Cup match."

This time, Xiu Xingmeng was smarter; she stopped the gossipy horse-racing girls with a look before they could even start babbling.

She turned her head and asked the adults who had been listening, especially Principal Haibara and Kitahara Yutaka.

"What do we do now? Should we send her home?"

Upon hearing that his grand adventure might be terminated, the Golden Ship said anxiously.

"No, my family knows and agrees that I'm coming out!"

Although Golden Ship didn't know if Golden Journey had told her family about this, she assumed that her family already knew.

Hearing her say that, Kitahara Yutaka scratched his head in embarrassment.

Let's send her back. Who knows what kind of trouble this troublemaker might cause if things don't go her way? She's a racehorse girl who dares to wander around alone without even being properly documented.

But if we don't send her back, just look at how the Golden Ship behaved today. She's only been in Kasamatsu Tressen for less than half a day and she's already caused a carjacking and a hit-and-run incident. I don't even want to think about what she'll do if she stays any longer.

Just as Kitahara Yutaka was scratching the back of his head until it bled, Haibara Koutarou's booming voice suddenly came from beside him.

"Since the little girl wants to come here to play, why don't we let her stay? Let's treat it as a summer camp!"

"Dad, it's already autumn, isn't it..."

Ignoring Chizuru Haibara's sarcastic remarks, Koutarou Haibara stroked his round chin and said in a relaxed manner.

"That little fan traveled all the way to visit Xiu Xingmeng, we at Kasamatsu Tresen can afford to support her!"

He winked at Kitahara Yutaka, and the trainer, who was familiar with the situation of the Central Elite School, immediately understood what Principal Haibara meant.

So he wanted to use this excuse to ask the Huang family for foster care fees. For the Huang family, which is known for being rich, they would not refuse such an offer in order to prevent the Huang family ship from causing trouble in the central government.

This is a crucial period, especially for the Golden Family.

In order to keep Kasamatsu Tresson running, Koutarou Haibara had to do everything he could to raise funds. In his opinion, how much trouble could a little girl cause? After all, this was the countryside, and the countryside was full of troublesome children.

"OK then."

Knowing how difficult it was for Kasamatsu to maintain his position, Kitahara Yutaka had no choice but to give in.

Knowing that he could stay, the Golden Ship jumped onto the chair with joy, raised his hands to the sky, and shouted.

"Great!"

But before she could be happy for long, the golden boat was lifted off the chair by Xiu Xingmeng.

"Before you're happy, let's apologize to the two victims first."

As she spoke, she held up the golden ship in front of Sato Takeru and Kitahara Yutaka, looked at them, and gave a disdainful snort.

"He's just a defeated opponent. Go talk to my tricycle!"

"Isn't that Mr. Sato's tricycle?!"

Seeing that Golden Ship was still stubborn, Xiu Xingmeng put her down and then slapped her on the head with a chop, causing Golden Ship to cry out in pain.

"Even my sister hasn't bullied me like this—"

"Who understands what you're saying? Apologize properly or I'll send you back to the Huang family."

Hearing Xiu Xingmeng say this, even if Huang Jinchuan was unwilling, he could only obediently lower his head and admit his mistake, which left Bei Yuanzeng dumbfounded. He had never heard of this troublemaker from the Huang family ever apologizing.

Seeing that Xiu Xingmeng and Huang Jinchuan were speaking in a language he couldn't understand yet were inexplicably able to communicate harmoniously, Kitahara Yutaka stroked his chin and thought that leaving Huang Jinchuan here might not be such a bad thing.

"Since we've already made up our minds, let's go to the cafeteria for lunch."

"Let the new little guy try my cooking too!"

Koutarou Haibara chuckled and said that ever since Hideyuki and the others started training, the daily logistics had been handled by him and Takeru Satoh together. Even the rotating cafeteria had become a stage for him to showcase his culinary skills.

Upon hearing this, the members of Kasamatsu Tressen dispersed. Watching their retreating figures, Koutarou Haibara suddenly felt a surge of honor.

Before Xiuxing Menglai, there were only eight people in the entire Kasamatsu Tresen, including students and teachers, and almost everyone except Oguri Roman was just wasting their time.

But since that debut battle, everyone's morale has been boosted, and the number of people has also increased.

Kitahara Yutaka, who had originally served in the central government, returned to Kasamatsu. Now, with the arrival of another golden ship, the dilapidated Kasamatsu Tresen has gradually come back to life, and its population has long since exceeded double digits.

For Kotaro Haibara, who dedicated almost his entire life to Kasamatsu Tressen, he saw hope for the future in these figures.

After leaving the central command, his daughter, who had become despondent, returned to being a trainer, and Sato, who had been drifting through life, became diligent again.

And those racehorse girls, although they may not be able to achieve the same results as Hidehoshi Yume and Oguri Roman, even if they run a few more races in the local area, at least people will know that there are racehorse girls who are working hard in the local area.

Koutarou Haibara didn't know if Hidehoshi Dream could fulfill what she said during her debut battle, but seeing this scene was enough to make him feel gratified.

Chapter Seventy-Four: The Daily Life of a Country Girl on a Horse

There's a saying that Japan is mostly rural except for Tokyo. Xiu Xingmeng didn't know anything about this; she only knew that if she, who was harvesting rice right now, wasn't in the countryside, then there probably weren't many rural areas left in the country.

Autumn is the harvest season for crops, and rice, the main crop of Kasamatsu Town, is no exception.

Because the grandparents of Xiyuan Pasture had back pain and it was inconvenient for them to cut grass, the group of racehorse girls all came out to help.

However, such work was still too difficult for these inexperienced racehorse girls. Xiu Xingmeng was alright, at least she had done this part-time job before and had experienced hardship, so even if she was physically tired, she could still manage to work.

But the other racehorse girls, besides her and Xiyuan Pasture, suffered the consequences, sticking out their tongues and sitting by the paddy field fanning themselves with straw hats.

Looking at Xiyuan Mucao, who was smiling and handing them water, Xiuxingmeng said helplessly.

"Are you here to help or to freeload off other people's water?"

"I thought harvesting rice wouldn't be too tiring, but who knew that bending over like that would hurt so much."

"That's exactly right, it's because you two have such incredible physical strength!"

"It's really tough on them to keep arguing with Xiu Xingmeng when they're this tired," Minamino Sumire and Kobayashi Kaze replied listlessly from the edge of the field.

"It's okay, I'm already very grateful that everyone came."

"If it weren't for the wrong season, I would have treated you to watermelon."

Hearing Xiyuan Mucao say this, everyone's eyes lit up, especially Xiao Linfeng, who actually tugged at her sleeve and extended his little finger.

"It's a promise, I'll definitely treat everyone to a watermelon next summer."

"Is it really that tiring? Look at Golden Ship, she hasn't even become a full-fledged character yet and she hasn't complained about being tired."

Seeing Lin Feng's face change so quickly, Xiu Xingmeng shook her head speechlessly and pointed at the noisy golden ship next to her.

For the Golden Ship, which had been trapped in the city, it was a rare treat to be able to drift freely in such an empty world. During its previous travels, it was mostly on the move and the Golden Journey was watching over it, which prevented it from wandering around like this.

Saddler Suzune looked at the golden ship, which had somehow found a branch and was waving and poking around everywhere, and said, resting her chin on her hand.

"It's just a tree branch, right? Are the racehorse girls in the city really that bored?"

Minamino Sumire and the others next to her nodded in agreement.

For these racehorse girls who grew up in the countryside, catching insects with tree branches was something they were tired of playing with. For them, who were in their adolescence, it was far more appealing to take a train ride of ten or twenty minutes to Gifu City.

Only there can you find the cosmetics and beauty salons that Minamino Sumire and Kobayashi Kaze have been longing for, and the magazines with the latest information on racehorse girls' equipment that Saddler Suzune has can only be bought in Gifu City.

There's nothing but fields and land here in Kasamatsu.

They couldn't understand why someone from Tokyo like Golden Ship would be so happy here. Wasn't Tokyo better? It had all sorts of trendy gadgets, which was much better than this unchanging Kasamatsu.

Although they had heard Xiuxingmeng's nonsense about fighting for the central area, these teenage racehorse girls also harbored a longing for Tokyo.

"Hey, Meng, you used to live in a big city, right? Why did you come to Kasamatsu?"

Anjiang Lingyin turned her head and asked Xiuxingmeng, who was cutting rice, and the others around also cast curious glances.

Upon hearing this question, Xiu Xingmeng was taken aback. She pointed to her face and said...

"From a big city? Me?"