Uma Musume, Master of Love

"But the problem is that the wave on the Internet has already risen, and we must respond to it, otherwise the conflict with URA Hong Kong could very well escalate into an incident."

Akikawa Yayoi gently shook her head: "Rejected. As a student of Central Teresen, I believe that Huiyi Baiju would not make such a rude declaration of war. In addition, we have already intervened in the investigation of this matter. At the same time, Huiyi Baiju is also making comments online, and the results will be completed within three days."

Officials on the other end of the video conference sighed softly, realizing that at this point, they could only trust that the central government, Tressen, could handle the situation perfectly.

After the meeting, the chairman and the student council president exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat exhausted. Too much traffic is indeed not a good thing sometimes, especially since one of the parties involved in the conflict was a world-class horse racer with a 16-game winning streak... The other party was truly terrifying.

The investigation by the Tresson media department has revealed the problem: it's highly likely that a certain statement was mistranslated before it was disseminated, leading to this incident...

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"Uh... Huiyi, there are so many things about you online right now? Is there really nothing wrong?" Even if Da Zhenhan didn't pay attention to this matter, the pop-up had already been pushed to her phone. Looking at the news about Elite Master VS Huiyi Baiju, she felt a little numb.

Huiyi himself lay comfortably on the bed, scrolling through short videos as if nothing had happened, and casually replied, "It's nothing, they're all wishing me good health. I'm all too familiar with these kinds of netizens. Things will work themselves out. When it's time for Yasuda's memorial, I'll really beat up the Elite Master."

Since the situation had escalated to the point where an apology was no longer an option, Huiyi decided not to waste his energy on it. Instead of wasting more breath, he would train for a few more minutes and break down the elite masters' fans.

"So in the end, I really have to fight the Elite Master... The opponent is a racehorse girl of the King-level." Objectively speaking, Da Zhenzhen was in awe of the Elite Master's record, but at the same time, he felt that Huiyi was not without a chance of winning. The opponent had not yet participated in a race of 1600 meters, and it was possible that the limit of his endurance was only a short-distance race.

Huiyi moved her small hand, her eyes sparkling with a hint of liveliness: "You figured it out~? That's my confidence. I bet she doesn't have that kind of adaptability, so I'm too lazy to argue with those fans right now. If I win, great scholars will naturally defend me. Although that wasn't my original intention."

Just as he was about to say something, there was a sudden banging on the dormitory door. Da Zhenhan went to open the door and the figure outside laughed: "Hey~ long time no see, Da Zhenhan~ Is Tun... Huiyi in the dormitory?"

Suzi almost blurted it out, but thankfully she stopped herself in time. She came here for Huiyi, but the main reason was not those trivial matters on the Internet.

From the night before Huiyi's debut, Alisuko had been worried about her leg pain. Although Huiyi hadn't asked her for help since that day, with the brilliant mind of a great scientist, she could easily guess that Huiyi must have some hidden ailment.

So Su Zi began a nearly ten-month-long study. Although there were instances of tracking and other things that happened during that time, he was eventually able to deduce what Hui Yi's hidden illness was.

"Hmm? Senior Suko... What's wrong? Is there some new potion recently?" Huiyi put down her phone. At this moment, she naturally didn't know what Suko was doing. She was just thinking about the promise she made back then and fulfilling her promise.

Suzi walked into the dormitory, gesturing towards her lab, and said, "Let's go to the lab first~ Only you can come, so I'm sorry, Da Zhenhan can't come with us~"

After waiting for Huiyi to change his shoes and come downstairs, Suzi turned onto a secluded road. No one spoke for half the journey until they passed a pavilion, when Suzi finally spoke up quietly: "Huiyi, you actually have a cold in your legs, right?"

Crack! That was the sound of Huiyi suddenly cracking. Suzi, noticing this reaction, smiled. Her guess was right. The definitive evidence for the theory of cold was Suzi's questioning of Cici Mei in the school clinic.

The child is shivering with cold.

Suko believes in science, but she also has some knowledge of ancient Eastern medicine. Her body is too cold, so she will naturally suffer from some cold-related illnesses. In addition, the phone call Huiyi made before his debut and the heavy rain in Hakodate connect everything.

But Su Zi called Hui Yi, which naturally meant that he had found a way to cure the illness. Otherwise, if Hui Yi were to be diagnosed with a cold in the future, he would definitely lose the opportunity to run.

"Don't worry~ Now that I've figured this out... I'll definitely help you get better." Suko said with a smile.

Chapter 173 Suko: You didn't want this either...

"How did you find out about this, Suko-senpai... I haven't even been to the hospital for a checkup, have I? And I haven't told anyone that either." Huiyi knew that lying to Suko was pointless, so he sighed resignedly and patted his knees.

Although the system's tasks include treating colds... Huiyi really didn't dare to drown for three days in the cozy haven of the bay with such high favorability. He would most likely die in that situation... The cozy haven is the biggest death trap!

Suko covered her mouth and chuckled: "Oh my, this is the power of me as a scientist. It is through studying classical medical techniques that I have been able to create so many miraculous medicines. Naturally, I was able to deduce this matter from your behavior and information from others."

"You should also know... that a cold is absolutely unacceptable for a racehorse girl to step onto the track, right?" Suko's crimson eyes looked at Huiyi's expressionless face. Although she didn't hear any threat in her words, Huiyi subconsciously felt very uncomfortable. Perhaps it was PTSD from her previous life's workplace?

"So... does Soko-senpai want to report me to URA?"

"Of course not. On the contrary, I want to cure you completely. You are a rising star of our time, how can I allow you to be hindered by such a minor injury! I lost my chance to compete for the Triple Crown back then because of carelessness, but you are different, you are a racehorse girl who creates miracles." Hayako's words suddenly carried a hint of madness. Sure enough, on the surface she didn't care about Satsuki's retirement after the Satsuki Sho... but she must have had a lot of resentment in her heart.

Huiyi was somewhat dazed, but still followed Suzi's footsteps: "Why did you help me like this, Senior Suzi? Did our agreement have to come to this?"

"Oh dear... if I dreamt of a horse goddess, even more ancient than the Three Goddesses, and she told me to help you, would you believe me?" Suko suddenly laughed and sped away on her own.

A horse-girl deity even older than the Three Goddesses? Huiyi was puzzled when Suko uttered such a strange statement. In the world of Uma Musume, there couldn't possibly be anything above the Three Goddesses..., could there...?

Besides, aren't ghosts the ones who can send messages in dreams?

Although Huiyi had serious doubts about the truth of the matter, he still chose to believe Alice Suzi. There was no other reason than that Suzi was truly daring to do things! And in most cases, she could resolve things imperfectly.

Putting everything else aside, just tell me, did Alice solve the problem?

Upon entering the laboratory, Manchester Tea House had just brewed freshly ground coffee. When she saw Huiyi behind Suzi, her usually emotionless golden eyes flickered.

Now, the teahouse is a place where you can clearly see your "friends'" faces and occasionally exchange a few words with them.

This was something that would never have happened before, so the teahouse took advantage of the time they could talk to ask her "friend" about it. She learned that this was how she became after she came into contact with Huiyi, so the teahouse naturally became interested in Huiyi.

Huiyi also has a "supernatural" constitution, otherwise she wouldn't be able to see "friends," and her constitution must be stronger than that of the teahouse. Does that mean that there are actually many "ghosts" hidden in this world?

"Oh dear, you're drinking coffee again at the teahouse. Where did you find these coffee beans?" Suko teased the teahouse as usual, and the teahouse simply responded by taking a small sip of coffee.

But Suko's next words almost made her spit out her coffee: "It's not the coffee beans from the lab cabinet, is it? Coffee made from that variety of beans will temporarily turn Ma Musume into a nocturnal creature, making her somewhat resistant to light."

"..." Huiyi was embarrassed. Was this thing really not some kind of magical little gadget that reverses time zones?

But judging from the way the tea table looked, could it really have been taken from the Sotsuko experiment cabinet? The tea table really has no defenses against Sotsuko!? They dare to take things from the experiment cabinet and drink them!

Su Zi took an orange vial from a pile of test tubes, shook it a few times under Hui Yi's shocked gaze, and it gradually turned purple.

"Uh, what is this thing...?" Huiyi hesitated whether to take the thing from Suzi's hand. It seemed that Suzi wanted him to drink it.

Su Zi held the medicine track in his hand and sat down in front of the computer: "The medicine, although my research on ancient Eastern pharmacopoeias is limited, not as extensive as that of Sakura Chitose, is at least at a level where it can be applied. Combined with Western synthetic drugs, it's a powerful combination. It's very effective."

"Your words make it sound like I'll be knocked out if I drink the medicine." After all, when it comes to traditional Chinese medicine, Huiyi definitely trusts Sakura Chitose more... She'd never heard of Suko having any knowledge of pharmacology.

“Just drink it, it will definitely cure you! You won’t have to rely on recuperation anymore. As far as I know, your recuperation hasn’t been working well lately, has it?” Su Zi believed that Hui Yi would drink it, and she could also guarantee that there would be no side effects on his body.

Huiyi squeezed the cork to open the tube, mustered her courage, and brought it close to the mouth of the test tube to smell it. A strong smell of fermented lime turning into eggshells hit her, making her feel nauseous.

"Ugh...this medicine..."

"Good medicine tastes bitter, but it's good for the disease. Sometimes you have to be tough on yourself to cure an illness!"

"Okay...okay..." Huiyi pinched his nose, his heart filled with trust and expectation for Suzi, and swallowed the medicine in one gulp. After swallowing the last mouthful, a burning pain came from his throat.

Gradually, the burning sensation moved from the throat to the esophagus, and finally, Huiyi squatted down, clutching her burning stomach. It felt like a scoundrel had kicked her hard in the stomach, giving her a feeling of her internal organs being displaced.

But the pain gradually spread to other parts of her body, eventually converging on her legs, causing Huiyi to involuntarily shake her legs. About an hour later, she collapsed onto her seat, drenched in sweat.

And looking at Suko with a tired and questioning gaze: "Is this really medicine...? Why torture my horse like this? I felt like I had a fever just now..."

"That's right, positive against negative. One of the ingredients in the potion is the fountain water I got from the Three Goddess Statue. It works quite well, doesn't it? Now move around a bit more, do you feel your knees aren't so stiff anymore?"

At Suzi's prompting, Huiyi kicked her legs and was somewhat surprised to find that the awkwardness she had been enduring had really disappeared.

"Wow... Senior Suko, you're a miracle worker?! You really cured it? Unlike last time when it was just a simple suppression?" Huiyi was overjoyed because she also saw the debuff removal information in the system panel at this moment!

Dr. Suko!! It was I, Huiyi, who slandered you before!

　Yiling Yiqi Siwu Jiusi Jiu Bayue Yi

I've had a tiring day today, and I even got hit by a sign when I left the teaching building.

Difficult to stretch

Chapter 174 Side effect: becoming even whiter and more tender?

“Of course, once I know the lesion, I can cure it. Although I don’t know how you managed to evade the URA’s medical examination, that’s all in the past now. You don’t need to worry about that anymore.” Although Alice was speaking to Huiyi, her gaze remained fixed on Manchester Tea House, who had fallen into a deep sleep in the light.

Holding another school uniform jacket over the tea table, Suko sat back down, crossed her legs, and said with a hint of pleasure in her voice, "Actually, I deliberately gave this coffee to the tea table so that no one would disturb what was going on between us. Do you remember the goddess horse girl who appeared in my dream that I just told you about?"

Suko's subordinate pressed down on a sheet of A4 white paper, held a pen, and slid a name across the paper before pushing it in front of Huiyi: "Here, this is the name she told me. Actually, before this, I didn't believe in the existence of gods, including the three goddesses. After all, they are all beings that exist only in legends, but this time... I think it's not just nonsense."

On the black-and-white paper, Huiyi looked at the slightly messy English letters and, relying on the remaining phonetic knowledge from nine years of compulsory education, read them out: "Pega...sus? Pegasus? Is that really her name?"

Pegasus, the winged horse in Roman mythology... If Pegasus really exists, then as Eliseko said, he is indeed a horse-woman goddess even more ancient than the three goddesses... Could he be the Pegasus goddess?

But what made Huiyi feel the most uneasy was that... the earrings she was wearing also had elements unique to Pegasus, and under a magnifying glass, a small string of blurry characters could be seen engraved inside the sphere of light. If I'm not mistaken... it might be Pegasus written in Greek?

Huiyi suddenly felt that her background had become mysterious. She originally thought she had been abandoned by some heartless couple, but now she was being told that she was connected to an ancient god? But why did she choose Alice? Just because she was... uh.

It seems that Alice is indeed the most intelligent horse girl in the world right now... so that makes sense...

"Of course, she told me it herself in my dream. I was thinking at the time, if there were Pegasus Girls in ancient times... then why did they disappear in modern society?" When this was mentioned, Alice's eyes shone brightly. It was a great discovery. Maybe something was suppressing the power in the bodies of modern Pegasus Girls.

If Alice could unleash this power... perhaps Pegasus Girl would return to the modern world? Of course, this idea is currently just speculation, since the only theory about the origin of Pegasus Girl is the creation theory of the Three Goddesses.

Huiyi felt that Alice's guess was a bit beyond the thinking of ordinary people, but after careful consideration, it was not unfounded. Finally, he said, "So that's how it is... Pegasus, then why did He ask Alice to help me? That's what I'm most curious about."

"Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed... Although He told me, He made it clear that I cannot answer this question for you." Su Zi glossed over the question, then kicked Hui Yi out of the laboratory, adding before she left, "By the way, the only thing we can ascertain about this drug right now is that you should try to sleep in the bathtub tonight."

"what?"

"The essence of this medicine is actually to squeeze out all the impurities from your body... so I don't think expelling some impurities overnight can be considered a side effect," Suko said.

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The only hidden danger for Huiyi was perfectly eliminated by Suzi. On the way back to the dormitory, Huiyi's steps were very light, but the effects of the medicine were obviously faster than Suzi said. When he got back to the dormitory, Huiyi felt sticky on his body and had an indescribable odor.

When Da Zhenhan opened the door and realized the smell was coming from Huiyi, she even wondered if Huiyi had just rolled around in a garbage dump before returning to the dormitory... However, Huiyi was quicker and rushed into the bathroom to take a shower, and Da Zhenhan even helped her bring her a change of clothes.

After confirming that she was clean, she unusually went to bed early.

The next day.

The sound of Da Zhenhan packing his luggage woke Huiyi from her light sleep. When she was fully awake, she found that Da Zhenhan had already left for the Zhongshan Racecourse. The Satsuki Sho was just around the corner, and the fact that Da Zhenhan was able to stay in Tressen for so long was mostly because of Huiyi...

Slapping his face, Huiyi staggered into the bathroom after reading the note left by Da Zhenchang. But when he saw his face covered with a gray mask in the mirror, he was instantly jolted awake. He then took another bath and breathed a sigh of relief after washing himself clean.

It has to be said... you can doubt anything Suko does, but you absolutely cannot doubt the efficacy of the medicine Suko gives people... But now, seeing her even fairer and more delicate self in the mirror, Huiyi patted her face: "Phew, I feel even prettier... it really isn't a side effect, is it?"

In a broad sense, making oneself beautiful is not a bad thing, but for Huiyi, it is indeed a bit bad, and can even be called dangerous.

Those with succubus-like qualities are more dangerous the more beautiful they are.

But now most horse girls are busy with the classic year races, so probably no one is too focused on horse girl romance, right?

So Huiyi put on her coat and headed to the training room. Her inbox was overflowing with emails from URA. She figured she'd leave these matters to Kitahara, who was more knowledgeable about this. Besides, she also needed to figure out how to run the Tokyo Mile. In her eyes, the NHK Mile was just a prelude to the Yasuda Kinen race.

"Hmm... Hmm? Hmm?!" Zhou Ri Ningjing almost spat out the coffee she was drinking on Sunday. How could Huiyi have changed so visibly in just a day or two? If she didn't know that Huiyi had been staying in the dormitory, she would have believed that Huiyi had undergone plastic surgery.

So white, so tender, so dewy.

This was my first impression of the tranquility of Sunday.

And for some reason, the childishness on Huiyi's face had faded somewhat, giving her a more mature air, like a seasoned veteran who had just been laid off...? Why would this kind of aura appear on a racehorse girl who hasn't even graduated from Treson yet?!

Huiyi noticed Zhou Rijing's gaze and tilted her head in confusion, asking, "Is there something on my face? Or is there something else...?"

"No... it's just that you seem to have changed a lot these past two days. The silly cuckoo bird is gone...! You don't have that feeling anymore!"

"?" Huiyi felt that older women were not necessarily more composed; at least Zhou Rining in front of him sometimes wasn't quite right in the head.

[P.S.: This is just a sketch. The full version will be released at an appropriate time after it's completed.]

I was supposed to have some free time this afternoon.

As a result, Cuckoo Bird was dragged to participate in the event by the SB Sports team again.

This sports group is obsessed with getting credits!

【bad language】

Chapter 175 Is this due to excessive indulgence?

"Hmm? This situation probably means... Huiyi has truly begun the process of becoming a full-fledged character, right? I also feel that there has been a big change, but his physique hasn't changed... which is quite strange." Kitahara came over to explain this matter, rubbing his chin and gesturing a few times to confirm that Huiyi's height had indeed not changed.

According to her understanding, horse girls undergoing "orthodox" transformation should at least grow taller, right? At the very least, their figures should change, becoming fuller. But Huiyi's changes are definitely in her cheeks, as if it was done to make her prettier...

That doesn't make sense, does it? Huiyi's looks are already top-notch among horse girls. Her beautiful white hair has already made most horse girls drool. She's already ranked first and second on the list of the most beautiful horse girls in the academy, alongside Golden City. There's no need to go any further, right?

On Sunday, Ning Jing resisted the urge to reach out and pinch him, her brows furrowing slightly: "This kind of 'orthodox' style is a bit puzzling... I hope it's some kind of physical enhancement? By the way, Huiyi, have you finished reading the information about Tokyo Racecourse?"

The conversation shifted a bit too quickly. Huiyi, who was about to sneak away to the inner room, froze in her tracks and turned to Zhou Rining with an awkward laugh: "Haha... I was just about to go see... and I'm also going to Zhongshan Racecourse! Da Zhenhan is going to have a showdown with Shang Dongying on the track, and I have to witness the birth of the first undefeated champion!"

Her answer seemed reasonable and well-founded, but it confirmed that she hadn't actually looked at anything. However, Zhou Ri Ning shook her head and let her leave. She didn't know why she couldn't feel angry at her anymore. Was this also part of the process of becoming a "true character"?

At this moment, the door to the training room was also knocked on loudly. After the nearest person, Xinxin Guanghui, opened the door, he found that the visitor was the King of Hawaii.

"Why are you here?" The air immediately filled with tension the moment Zhou Ri Ning saw her. After all, this horse girl was blatantly targeting Hui Yi under the guise of being a senior. This kind of senior-student play was just too wicked...!

King Hawaii waved his hand, his face pale, and his steps into the house were somewhat unsteady. He slowly said when he came to Zhou Rijing's side, "Don't be so hostile... I just wanted to teach Huiyi some basic knowledge about the NHK Mile Race... Hmm... Do you have any brown sugar water?"

"Ah...yes, please wait a moment..." New Radiance replied hesitantly, then went to boil water to prepare brown sugar water for King Hawaii. At this moment, Zhou Ri Ningjing looked at her with even more surprise.

"You're... on your period?" It seems I misunderstood her... She's feeling so unwell, yet she still wants to pass on her experience to Huiyi. She'll probably be a great teacher in the future.

Hawaii King waved his hand to indicate his mistake, then clutched his lower back and gasped, "I've been really put through the wringer by Amor Rhythm these past few days. I only managed to escape by using the excuse of helping the juniors train, otherwise I really would have died..."

On Sunday, Ning Jing was silent for a few seconds, then looked at the Hawaiian King with a surprised expression, before thinking of the horse girl who admired Rhythm...

"You just retired and you're already in such a hurry...? Wait, Amorepacific hasn't retired yet, has she?!" Zhou Rining suddenly felt that Japanese racehorse girls were much more open than American racehorse girls, completely disregarding safety during the races...

"Ugh! Shut up! I was forced, Rhythm forced me, I had no choice..." The Hawaiian King herself had retired, but Rhythm, who won the Queen Elizabeth Cup last year, was going to continue competing this year. She didn't want to bother her, but Rhythm didn't think so... Her kidneys, which had been twitching these past two days, were the best proof of that.

The Hawaiian King has decided to hide away for a few days. As for where Yue-*-~ first++ release is hiding, she'll probably stay in this training room. Sleeping on the floor isn't a problem for her, as long as she can stay far away from Love & Rhythm this week... Hmm, and please ask the logistics lady, Shining Radiance, to prepare some extra oysters for herself...

She just finished participating in the Sankei Osaka Cup with Aimu Rhythm, so where does she get so much energy to focus on herself?