Uma Musume, Master of Love

"Trainer Kitahara~ I just came to tell you about this~ Oh, by the way, do you still have the dolls and photos from a few days ago? I'd like to collect a copy too?"

"...I'll bring a separate copy for Senior Hesek at the concert. Since I've already been promoted... I have to go on stage. Can you only give me two minutes...?" Huiyi's thoughts were strange. She wasn't that nervous on the winner's stage, but the thought of sharing the stage with Hesek made her incredibly nervous...

"No way~ The 'Hyakki Yagyō' you gave me is five minutes long, you have to sing this song with me."

"Then it's settled, one song...sigh." Huiyi finally gave in, his eyes glancing at the favorability rating above Haisek's head, a bitter feeling welling up inside him.

Hessack's favorability rating: 65 (Don't you think the playful and cute idol senior and the clever and quirky junior are an exceptionally good match? At least for now, she wants to train you to be an idol~)

The word is being used quite subtly right now, making Huiyi even more certain that some of the female horse owners are looking for older women to mate with younger men... Why does this world seem more and more dangerous?

Surely this kind of problem won't occur again when the three goddesses manifest in the future? Three to five hundred years is not a simple age difference! Huiyi can already call the three goddesses his great-grandmother... I guess he's even older now.

After settling the matter, Hessek left in a hurry. After all, she had sneaked out, and her manager was probably going crazy trying to find her now.

After seeing Haisek to the door, Huiyi flopped back onto the sofa and raised her hand high, shouting to Zhou Rining, "Sister Bing—! Help! Haisek is trying to pull me onto the stage!"

"Isn't it pretty good? The story of the newly debuted idol, the white-haired beauty Cuckoo Bird Official, gradually growing into a pillar of the new generation of idols under the guidance of her senior, Hesek. Doesn't that sound pretty good?"

On Sunday, Ning Jing has always been a gossip lover, after all, her album already contains Huiyi in various poses, and it seems that the only missing one is Huiyi in a tense and socially awkward state.

Now that there's this opportunity, they're definitely going to push her up there, since it's not like it's Zhou Ri Ning Jing herself who's going up to sing, right?

Huiyi's face fell. Sure enough, she couldn't expect Zhou Rining to help her in this way; she would only push her into a fire pit.

"I think I'll go find Senior King of Hawaii. I have no idea how to run an NHK race at the Tokyo Racecourse... I can't escape at all." After saying this, Huiyi picked up a walnut from the sofa and threw it at Zhou Rining in anger.

On Sunday, Ning Jing crushed a walnut with one hand, popped it into her mouth, and smacked her lips. Her childish sulking was quite cute.

The King of Hawaii hid here for a week, but was eventually kidnapped by the arrival of the Love Rhythm. The price he paid was that the door to the training room was kicked open by Love Rhythm.

Fortunately, she paid for the repairs in the end, but the combination of the brand-new door and the old house looked rather out of place.

Huiyi could still recall the wail the King of Hawaii made before he was dragged away. How desperate must one be to make such a sound? It was unknown what methods Ai Muluqi Ersan Mingjiu Qishan IV used to treat the King of Hawaii.

Based on current speculation, King Hawaii should have some free time at the training ground, so let's go check it out. It just so happens that Rhine Meter (7) and Liu Yingjiu (2) are also preparing for the NHK Mile Race.

I suddenly feel a little guilty; this seems like a different kind of exploitation of Rhine's power.

Lately, I've been in a state of self-doubt about everything I write.

Chapter 183 Why does every horse girl learn prostitution?

To be fair, Huiyi really didn't want to compete against Xishario. In Huiyi's eyes, Xishario was a much greater threat than Rhine Power.

That's comparable to the last kick of Special Week. Although we usually tease Little Special for being a big eater and a bit silly, when it comes to the game, they are all more nervous than the last.

The title of General-in-Chief of Japan is well-deserved.

Rhine Force is already a defeated opponent, so there's no need to worry. But Huiyi understands that Xishario's domain is mid-range, and she won't choose to confront him head-on.

Anyway, after the Oaks Tournament, Cissario will be invited to the United States to participate in the Oaks Tournament, so he can be eliminated as an opponent in the fall tournament.

Standing in the center of the training field and looking around, Huiyi's gaze finally caught sight of the King of Hawaii, whose face was even paler in a secluded corner.

"Uh... are you alright, Senior Hawaii King? You don't seem to be in good health lately..." Huiyi walked up behind her and gently patted her shoulder, a gesture that even startled Hawaii King so much that she almost jumped up.

The King of Hawaii only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw who was behind him, then collapsed to the ground again: "You know perfectly well how interested she is in Rhythm, anyway, I'm going to be in debt... and what are you doing here..."

"I've come to learn from you how to run at the Tokyo Racecourse. I remember that the track in Tokyo isn't really suitable for runaway female racers." Huiyi sat down next to him, took a walnut out of his pocket and handed it to Hawaii King. Although it couldn't nourish his body, it was good to nourish his brain.

Upon hearing this, King Hawaii, supporting his back, pointed to the track and said, "The straight length of the Tokyo Racecourse is 525.9 meters, and its maximum width can reach 41 meters, making it the longest in Japan. Although the slope itself is relatively gentle, after passing this slope with a height difference of 2 meters, it takes 300 meters to reach the finish line."

Although Tokyo Racecourse is hailed as the racecourse most suitable for the faces of Japanese female racehorses, it still has many disadvantages for female racehorses like Kaguya who mainly rely on leading tactics. The straights are too long and there are too many slopes, making it easy for female racehorses behind to catch up.

Furthermore, unlike places like Niigata, the Tokyo curve has a wide radius, so the possibility of crashing at corners is very low. In all aspects, there is very little room for "confusion" to intervene, which means that the abilities of horse girls are more easily reflected on this track.

"If you continue with the escape tactic, then you can only pray that you can pull away from the racehorses behind you by a very long distance before Turn 4 and still have enough energy to sprint on the final straight, and that the racehorses behind you don't catch up with you. That way you can beat NHK~" Queen Hawaii chuckled lightly. She herself knew how difficult it was to pull away from the pack in a mile race, so how could she possibly let you run that far?

After a moment's thought, Huiyi realized that all she knew how to do was escape. Since a full-scale escape was not an option, she could only rely on strategy. It was hard to imagine that running required so much brainpower. Huiyi felt that by the end, she would run until her brain was oxygen-deprived and she would give up thinking altogether.

So she tentatively asked, "Then I can compete with them in the last leg, right?" Currently, her last leg is quite strong; although it might not be as good as a fully activated Cisario, her Rhine Power and the other racehorse girls should be fine...

"Ugh, it's incredibly troublesome. The Tokyo Racecourse actually has a long straight at the beginning, which allows runaway horses to fully utilize their speed. So sometimes you can see runaway horses pull away before the halfway point of the race in Tokyo, but they can't maintain their speed when they enter the bends. Do you understand?" King Hawaii explained all the pros and cons, and the choice was up to Huiyi.

Actually, the King of Hawaii didn't say that if you insist on maintaining speed on the curves, you might end up like the Silent Suzuka, a racehorse girl...

Huiyi nodded slightly. For her, the safest way was to escape slowly, and then fight desperately against those monsters on the last 3 meters of straight-line crossing.

A shadow suddenly swept past the two of them. Huiyi saw a faint red aura surrounding the shadow. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was Rhine Force training. However, Huiyi's face fell instantly when she saw the skill frame next to her.

Rhine Force possesses the following skills: [Heart to Heart, Dreams of the Future LV2], [Opening Up the Future!], [I Will Never Lose!], [Formation]

Leaving aside why the Rhine Power Level 2 inherent skill and the two pink evolution skills appeared in the classic period, what's with that bright red [Formation]?

[Formation]: When positioned at the back in the early stages of the race, this makes the movements of the horses in front sluggish.

No… Rhine, you're the one who's going first, right? And only leveling up one red skill in the Cricket Mile Race is a bit unfair… Huiyi felt a chill run down her spine when she saw the word "slow," this is blatant targeting!

"Huh? What's wrong with you?" King Hawaii also looked at Rhine Power's back, not understanding what was so interesting about this little girl. She was just a normal trainee who had won two G1 races with three moves or less, right?

Huiyi pursed her lips, her face slightly pale: "It's nothing, I just saw something that might make me uncomfortable on NHK, but it shouldn't be a big problem, and at worst it'll just be an oyster."

Looking at her own skill set now, it's a bit shabby, but it's still enough to annoy other racer girls...

However, the gap in inherent skill levels seems to be generational... According to Huiyi's rough understanding, it's probably an evolution from aura to domain. Anyway, Huiyi is still LV1, just a newbie.

It's alright. Look on the bright side. Only Rhine Power has mastered the red skill. It hasn't reached the point where everyone has a red skill and they can't harm each other. Radiance can still accept it. What we need to do now is to determine the tactics!

"Then let's use a slow escape to control the pace and finally put everything on the line in the final battle! It would be best if we could widen the gap even further..." Huiyi said, already unable to hold back his breath, after all, deep down he still longed to run.

Hawaii King straightened up with difficulty and waved to Huiyi from the track: "Come on, I'll run two laps with you and let me see your understanding of slow escape."

"Huh? Oh... I don't really understand... I'll have to rely on Senior King Hawaii's guidance. All I know is that I need to control my pace to make them think I'm exhausted or something."

"You understand well, but you need to practice more to find that feeling. When to exert force, when to use the last kick." After the Hawaiian King finished warming up, Huiyi also saw the Hawaiian King's unwavering enthusiasm, his dazzling golden skills, and his pink and red skills.

So... red skills are a fine tradition of Uma Musume, right?

I feel like the cuckoo bird is just a useless thing...

Chapter 184 International Level 1 Competition

On May 1st, the first day of Golden Week, the winner of the Emperor's Slam Spring Tournament was Suzuka Maka, who was ranked 13th in popularity. She won by a huge margin, finishing 1 1/2 points ahead of the winner.

A week later, on May 8th, was the start of the NHK Mile Race. Before the holiday was over, Huiyi and his team arrived at the Tokyo Racecourse to begin preparations.

In the pre-match popularity vote, the number one spot undoubtedly went to Shining White Horse, followed by Poetry Collection in sixth place at the Satsuki Sho, and then Rhine Power in third. Shining White Horse was a bit confused looking at the list. No matter how you looked at it, Rhine Power's performance in the competition was much better than Poetry Collection, so why was it only third in popularity?

Is it true that people have a stereotypical view of the Triple Crown route Saima Musume as being less favorable than the classic Triple Crown route Saima Musume?

If Huiyi had lost a match, he might not be number one in popularity now, which makes him somewhat mysterious.

The Tokyo Racecourse was rather deserted when there were no races. The racecourse staff were maintaining the grass and dirt track as usual, so Huiyi could only watch and couldn't go down and run a couple of laps.

But there's no point in cramming before the competition, so she took out her phone and snapped a picture of the sky. Against the backdrop of the clouds, her radiant hair looked even whiter. That's what they call a perfect contrast, isn't it?

He posted the photo on Twitter, added a couple of lines saying he was ready for the match, and then left the rest to the fans to decide.

The previous controversy surrounding Elite Master has been investigated and clarified. It turned out that a reporter made a mistake during translation, and the final result was that he resigned. Huiyi didn't seem to care much about it.

If you make a mistake, you have to take responsibility. There's no reason to pity you. After all, you were also a victim and were cyberbullied for a long time.

Moreover, just these past few days, Elite Masters officially announced their participation in the Yasuda Kinen, a top-tier international tournament in June. This seems to prove, from another perspective, that Elite Masters takes that erroneous news seriously.

“Hong Kong fans are very excited about this, but I don’t think Elite Master himself is so relaxed.” Huiyi sighed softly. She knew very well that Elite Master had never participated in a mile race before, and the most recent race she participated in was only 1400 meters.

Undoubtedly, if Huiyi were to compete against elite masters in a short-distance race, he would probably be worried about losing. However, with the race extended to the mile, Huiyi confidently stated that he would definitely win!

For race girls, let alone 100 meters, even if the race distance is increased by 10 meters, the final result will probably be completely different. Huiyi has a deep understanding of this. When her endurance training was not up to par, making her run 1010 meters was like crawling on the edge of hell.

On Sunday, Ning Jing saw Huiyi leaning on the railing in a daze for a long time, so she came over and patted her head: "What are you thinking about? Are you nervous about competing with a racehorse girl on the classic triple crown route for the first time?"

"No, I don't think there's such a thing as a strong or weak track among the racehorses. I'm just worried about the Yasuda Kinen next month. It's my first time participating in an international Grade 1 race, and I'm thinking about how to run it, and... what kind of score I might get." Huiyi has only recently come into contact with the racehorse rating system.

Simply put, there are several world-renowned horse racing organizations that score each horse girl based on their performance in Group 1 races, and at the end of each year, they combine the results of each Group 1 race to select the world's best horse.

It's definitely a prestigious title, but it doesn't appeal to Huiyi. Securing one would be a bonus, but not having it wouldn't be a big deal, since she has the Satomi family backing her, whose resources far surpass those of a world horse king.

"You haven't even finished the NHK Mile, the precursor to the Yasuda Kinen, and you're already thinking about participating in the Yasuda Kinen? You don't need to worry about the scores." Zhou Ningjing joked on Sunday, after all, the NHK Mile and the Yasuda Kinen are both 1600 meters in Tokyo.

Huiyi rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out at Zhou Rining: "You're so good at talking big, but I'm really nervous!"

Huiyi left the stands on the spot and returned to the racecourse's lounge through the underground passage. Rhine Power seemed to be sleeping, giving off a strange sense of relaxation, although Huiyi himself wasn't much better off.

Inside the training room, Da Zhenhan was looking through the map of the racecourse. In a few weeks, she would be competing in the derby here. The 2400-meter race would also be a first for Da Zhenhan, and the pressure of remaining undefeated was making it hard for her to breathe.

“Hmm…but Tokyo is very advantageous for horse girls like me who use a chase tactic, as the final straight line is very long, giving me ample time to start.” Greatly shocked, he stroked his chin with one hand, completely absorbed and unaware of the approaching Huiyi.

Huiyi raised an eyebrow slightly, then took out two walnuts from his pocket and squeezed them with his hand. The hard shells shattered with a crack. He was shocked to feel a finger pressing against something and being put into his mouth. Then, he deliberately pressed his tongue.

"Ugh, Huiyi..." Da Zhenhan coughed lightly, her face slightly flushed. Sure enough, no matter how many times Huiyi teased her like this, she still felt a little uncomfortable. She thought she was just too shy...

Huiyi tossed her hair and sat down next to Da Zhenhan, then leaned her head on Da Zhenhan's shoulder: "I'm tired. I suddenly feel that the race track in Tokyo is so hard to run..." she said softly, her breath brushing against Da Zhenhan's ear, making her tremble slightly.

This feeling is both terrible and wonderful... a huge shock that I want but don't want...

Despite the inner struggle, her body betrayed her, and she reached out to rub Huiyi's head: "It's okay, since we can't make a big escape... let's just escape slowly as agreed? Your last kick is pretty strong too."

Having witnessed her competition with the King of Hawaii, even Da Shenyang wasn't entirely sure he could surpass Huiyi with his last leg. How could there be such a monstrous last leg even after all that escape?

Hearing the great comfort, Huiyi felt relieved. It was true that it made him feel much better when someone gave him a positive suggestion. Perhaps what Huiyi lacked was encouragement from others.

Shocked, she tilted her head, buried her nose in Huiyi's long hair, and took a deep breath of the lilac scent filling her nostrils. Under the influence of the fragrance, she said as if possessed, "Huiyi, have you gotten even whiter lately?"

A chilling silence fell over the lounge for two minutes. Then, Huiyi reached out and gently pinched the soft flesh of Da Zhenchang's waist, smiling as she said, "Deep-chan, how did you manage to ask such a question in such a formal setting? I'm very curious!"

Pinching the soft flesh with her fingertips and twisting it, Da Zhenhan's cheeks turned bright red but she didn't utter a sound. At least in Huiyi's eyes, Da Zhenhan still had some of the spirit of a horse girl at this moment.

Only one chapter today... The cuckoo bird needs to adjust its state...

咕咔

Chapter 185 NHK Mile Race, Victory!

"Phew, I'm all dressed for the final battle! The shoes are fine, the hair accessories are fine, and the straps are all tied tight..." In the preparation room, Huiyi looked at herself in the mirror again and again, afraid that she might have forgotten something at this stage that would affect her performance in the competition.

Every time I step onto the G1 stage, it feels like taking the college entrance exam. No matter how many times I've done it, I'm always nervous and have all sorts of wild thoughts.

But when they actually enter the race, they become surprisingly calm. Perhaps this is the magical quality unique to Uma Musume?

Shining Radiance grabbed Radiant's leg and made her lift her foot, then picked up a small hammer and tapped the horseshoe on the sole of her shoe a few times.

"Strange, the horseshoes were just installed, but they've already become loose after only a few minutes..." The newly radiant brilliance was puzzled, and finally attributed the problem to a mistake he made during the preparation.

Fortunately, the problem was discovered in time and not after entering the venue. I breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the equipment was in place. If Huiyi had been involved in an accident on the field due to my negligence, I would have hated myself.

Seeing the radiant figure wiping away sweat, Huiyi suddenly thought of the incident where she broke the horseshoe at the end of the Cherry Blossom Festival... Huiyi knew very well what the strength of the horseshoe was. Although the competition committee ultimately ruled that the breakage was due to the poor quality of the horseshoe, Huiyi did not think it was a problem with the horseshoe itself.

After the race, before the maintenance started, she took some time to return to the track. Walking along the last straight line, she saw the deep footprints she had left on the track. These were not the marks that ordinary racehorse girls could leave on the track. So how much effort did she put in when she awakened her unique skill?

Even Oguri Hats at his peak couldn't have done this much. Huiyi only vaguely remembered the marks Oguri Hats left on the mud track; there didn't seem to be any news of this on the grass track.

“Radiance…do you remember what I said after the Cherry Blossom Festival about the horseshoe breaking in half?” Radiance asked. Radiance nodded. Of course she remembered that incident. She had seen many instances of horseshoes breaking, but it was rare to see one broken in half like Radiance’s.

"Of course, that kind of situation is extremely rare. But in the end, it was determined to be a product quality issue, wasn't it?" Xin Guanghui asked curiously, as she had stopped using products from that company since that incident.

When we contacted Da Zhenhan, a sports equipment retailer, we discovered that Da Zhenhan was the source of our goods. After all, it was a fairly large brand, and we had sourced our goods through Da Zhenhan. Even if they wanted to cheat people, they wouldn't cheat their own daughter, would they?

Although the family of the brand-new Guanghui also runs a business, they are only acting as agents for sales. Direct sales from the manufacturer offer better quality assurance.

Hui Yi shook his head at this: "I don't think it's a quality issue... In short, if something like this happens again at the NHK Mile race, then the problem should be with me."

Taking a deep breath, Huiyi ended her chat and pushed open the door, walking out along the underground passage. At the end, she raised her toes and kicked the ground with a bit of lingering fear. Hmm, it's still very stable now.

A familiar voice suddenly came from behind me; it seemed I had met someone I knew when I entered...

"Huiyi, it's been a long time! We're competing on the same field again!" Rhine Power is more energetic than ever today, and their performance is at its peak that Huiyi has never seen before. It seems that the defeat after the last Cherry Blossom Festival has been a great motivation for them.

Huiyi was a little stunned when she saw Rhine Power's slight smile. She herself was not the kind of person who could smile and face her opponent after losing. If it were her, she would definitely mock the opponent first, regardless of whether she could win or not.

“Hmm… it’s been a long time since I last saw you, Rhine. But I saw you training after the cherry blossom viewing. You were the most threatening racehorse girl to me throughout the race, so I will pay special attention to you.”

At this moment, Huiyi's answer sounded more like a human machine, but it didn't matter anymore. Rhine Power was already very satisfied to have noticed Huiyi's gaze, which at least proved that her training was very effective!

Furthermore, Rhine Power also knew that the Tokyo Racecourse was not conducive to escape horses. She only needed to press Huiyi forward to escape before the final bend, and she was certain that Huiyi would not use a big escape in this race.

And Rhine Force won't give her that chance to use Slow Escape!

[Third in popularity, Rhine Force, who came in second in the Sakura Award, looks to be in excellent form today and seems confident of avenging their previous defeat!]

Huiyi shook her head. Her mind was a bit of a mess right now, but she decided to go in first. After all, the only racehorse she was familiar with in the entire race was Rhine Power, and she had no recollection of Poetry Collection, which was the second most popular racehorse.

[With five consecutive wins, the Brilliant White Horse is undoubtedly the most popular racer. After the Sakura Grand Prix, it sets its sights on the NHK Mile, hoping to achieve its undefeated dream of winning the Hawaiian King title and potentially its third championship!]

The commentator maintained this same enthusiasm throughout. The obsession with undefeated records and the Triple Crown in the Japanese horse racing world gave Huiyi a headache, but she herself felt that being neat and tidy was also very good.

Huiyi raised his hand to the cheers of the fans in the stands, demonstrating his determination to win the NHK Mile Race.