The way Uma Musume looks at me is so scary!

"It would be more accurate to say that I ate the translation konjac."

As she finished speaking, she sat down beside the golden ship.

"Wow, really?"

Upon hearing Xiu Xingmeng's words, Golden Ship pondered, stroking his chin and muttering to himself with a frown.

"So, is it more sci-fi to have aliens, or is it more sci-fi to have a blue raccoon dog in the 22nd century?"

"It's still the blue tanuki after all, since an alien racehorse girl has already appeared in front of me."

Looking at the Golden Ship with its shining eyes, constantly looking around and muttering about where the alien racehorse girl was, Xiu Xingmeng couldn't help but shake her head with a smile. So she had even forgotten the setting she had just mentioned a second ago?

Xiu Xingmeng turned her gaze forward, looking at the lights that shone like stars under the night sky, and said softly.

"Golden Ship, why did you suddenly bring me here?"

Although Xiu Xingmeng's mind often went blank due to other people's sudden actions, she was not stupid and naturally sensed that something was wrong.

If the Holy King's Halo could be attributed to the trainers recruiting them, Good Opera could be said to be due to overflowing confidence, and Golden Master could be told that he came to chase the Golden Ship.

So why did the golden ship bring her here? It can't just be because no one can figure out her thoughts, so she simply stopped thinking about it.

Upon hearing this, Golden Ship dropped her nonchalant expression, looked up at the stars in the night sky, and whispered.

"It just suddenly occurred to me, the stars here are beautiful, aren't they?"

Stars? Xiu Xingmeng was taken aback. She thought the Golden Ship had chosen such a good viewing platform to look at the city, but she didn't expect it to be for looking at the stars.

"You can see stars anywhere, right? Why now? Why here...?"

Why me?

Xiu Xingmeng didn't explicitly say so, but she felt that Golden Ship should be able to understand. Although Golden Ship often appeared to have a wild and unconventional way of thinking, Xiu Xingmeng thought that was just her being playful and mischievous.

Despite her seemingly absurd appearances, Golden Ship is actually a very shrewd and intelligent racehorse girl.

Golden Ship understood, of course, but she didn't really know why she instinctively wanted to get closer to Embroidery Star Dream. She had just had a strange dream last night. She didn't even know what she was thinking in the dream, which was filled with so many experiences. How could she explain it now that she was just having a dream?

She simply gazed at the stars in the sky, thinking softly about the lingering dream memories in her mind.

"It would take a hundred years for that golden planet, a hundred light-years away, to send its light here. Would you be free to come out and play with me a hundred years from now?"

"Just like today."

Upon hearing this, Xiu Xingmeng's pupils contracted slightly. She immediately thought of her conversation with the Golden Ship in the script world, where the Golden Ship had also said that they would go out and play together again after she retired a hundred years later.

Does the Golden Ship retain memories of that time? Or is she just habitually referring to a hundred years?

Before she could respond, Golden Ship smiled and shook his head, turning his face to Xiu Xingmeng.

"But a hundred years is indeed too long, isn't it?"

"Summer is coming to an end, and the school is holding a celebration tomorrow to prepare for the autumn competition. Shall we go play with Little Golden Boat tomorrow?"

Xiu Xingmeng stared into the eyes of the Golden Ship, trying to find even the slightest trace of memory in her pink eyes, but she could only see her own reflection in her pupils.

The golden ship was already enigmatic when she was a child, so it's even more incomprehensible to her as she grew up and dreamed of embroidering stars.

"……All right."

She looked at the night sky and knew she didn't have time to ask any more questions. If she didn't hurry down the mountain and leave the school, she might miss the tram today. So she nodded in agreement, planning to get the answer from the Golden Ship at the festival tomorrow.

Chapter 130 Two Possibilities

After descending the mountain with the golden ship, Xiu Xingmeng returned to the training room to retrieve her schoolbag before leaving Treson. On her way home, she kept reflecting on the events of the day.

I hadn't noticed it before, but the more I thought about it, the stranger it seemed. The other racehorse girls were fine; they either had a story about recruiting racehorse girls for trainers or were simply very unconventional. In short, I had an excuse to explain why they didn't have memories of the script world.

However, there was one person who was different.

That was the mother of the Holy King's Halo, and also the mother of Xiu Xingmeng in the first scenario world, Yongwu.

Her emotions were far too intense, not at all like she was facing a racehorse girl she had just met. Moreover, it wasn't just a matter of being emotionally agitated; she even used her real connections and money to help Xiu Xingmeng, which was far too far-fetched even with the excuse of having a close friend's daughter.

Previously, Xiu Xingmeng hadn't thought much about it because she wanted to enter the second scenario mission, but today, the actions of the Golden Ship reminded her that something was amiss.

There are now two possibilities facing Xiu Xingmeng.

One reason is that people who have interacted with her in the script's world have developed a sense of closeness to her in the real world, which is why they approach her in this way and their emotions suddenly become excited.

The second possibility is somewhat frightening: that people also have memories of the script world, clearly remembering every moment spent with Xiu Xingmeng and every word spoken.

Of course, this also includes the ending that Xiu Xingmeng left for them.

Thinking of this, Xiu Xingmeng couldn't help but shudder. She could only say many of the things she was shy about because she knew that it was a scripted world, and she could only do many things with the mindset that she would eventually leave it.

If they all have memories of the script world, Xiu Xingmeng feels like she's about to break out in a cold sweat just thinking about it.

Xiu Xingmeng hasn't actually dared to think too much about the outcome yet.

Her main quests always end with her collapsing. Who knows what kind of heavy emotions will arise in everyone's hearts during the time between the end of the competition and returning to the future world of the script?

This is why Xiu Xingmeng chose to start by probing the Golden Ship, because she had never seen the Golden Ship shed tears in front of her. Although she couldn't understand the Golden Ship's thoughts compared to others, she didn't seem to show any overly negative emotions in the script world.

Even after Xiu Xingmeng became a vegetable, she was still able to choose to participate in the Arc de Triomphe race according to her own heart. In Xiu Xingmeng's view, this was a manifestation of her inner strength.

At the same time, she also secretly made a list of a few racehorse girls that she would rather not provoke. In addition to the mother and daughter with the Holy King's Halo who had a close relationship with the script, she also specially added the names of Golden Master and Good Opera.

Each of the racehorse girls who gallops on the track in the name of the king has a very distinct characteristic, and it was precisely because of her past reputation at school that Hidehoshi didn't find it strange at first.

However, if we consider the two possibilities we just discussed, then they are far more dangerous than others who still have normal human thinking.

Good opera is something that can come to them on its own even when they don't know each other at all in reality, and the Golden Master who can rival her is obviously not a racehorse girl who can be easily dealt with.

In order to prevent the situation from falling into an abyss she couldn't understand from the very beginning, Xiu Xingmeng decided to at least pretend to know nothing in front of these horse racers.

Thinking of this, Xiu Xingmeng breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the streaks of light rushing past the tram window, Xiu Xingmeng gripped the railing and said to herself.

"Anyway, let's see what happens tomorrow."

She thought her biggest challenge was completing the main quests in the script world and accumulating system points to exchange for Hope Gems.

It now seems that the horse girls who have entangled in the script world will also have strange interpersonal relationships after returning to their past lives. Untangling this mess may be even more difficult than winning the race.

These people, who had become entangled in the script world, already held considerable weight in Xiu Xingmeng's heart; she couldn't possibly do something that would sadden everyone.

But satisfying everyone is as difficult as balancing on a tightrope between two skyscrapers, something Xiu Xingmeng has never learned before.

"After all, all I need to think about on the field is how to win."

She sighed and couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Xiu Xingmeng made a silent resolution: regardless of whether her friend retained goodwill or complete memories, she could no longer act as recklessly as before in the next script mission.

"how to say……"

"To become a racehorse girl who only needs to run?"

Anyway, my most important goal was to earn points, wasn't it? The characters in the script world have nothing to do with me, Xiu Xingmeng kept telling herself.

Just as she was hypnotizing herself, news of the tram's arrival reached Xiu Xingmeng's ears.

She stretched her somewhat stiff limbs, picked up her backpack, and walked towards home.

Xiu Xingmeng originally thought today would be a perfect day without any waves, but she never expected to discover something so exciting.

When she finally returned to the small building, she found that the lights in the guest rooms and the landlady's room were all off. Xiu Xingmeng could only tiptoe back to her room.

After turning on the yellowish light, the fatigue that had accumulated throughout the day finally erupted. She and the Golden Ship had been climbing up and down the hill behind Central Tressen and hadn't had dinner yet. Xiu Xingmeng could only pat her flat stomach and sigh helplessly.

It's getting late, and I have class tomorrow, so I don't have time to cook for myself.

Fortunately, Xiu Xingmeng had stored a few bags of bread at home beforehand. She poured herself a glass of water that had long since gone cold, sat down at the old, low table, and with the help of the water, stuffed the bread into her mouth in one go.

After finishing dinner, she was too lazy to wash up, so she simply left the task to herself tomorrow and collapsed onto the bed.

Before long, a wave of mental and physical exhaustion washed over Xiu Xingmeng, dragging her into drowsiness. With her mind already hazy, Xiu Xingmeng stared at the ceiling and mumbled incoherently.

"At least let's not make people sad in the real world anymore..."

After saying that, he fell into a deep sleep under the dim light.

Chapter 131 Synchronicity

Chizuru Haibara stared absently at the computer screen on her desk. This was the second time she had that dream. In that racetrack, which was far more cruel than reality, a streak of crimson light speeding through the rain was deeply etched into her mind.

Chizuru Haibara remembered the vow the girl made to her in front of Kasamatsu Racecourse, remembered how she revitalized the once desolate racecourse, remembered how she miraculously defeated the inner demons in her dreams, and remembered how she gradually brought the gloomy racecourse closer to a gentler reality.

The increasingly clear images and memories made Chizuru Haibara's heart pound faster and faster. She subconsciously opened the official website of Treson School, where all the debuted Uma Musume girls were recorded. Following the guidance in her dream, Chizuru Haibara typed out those words.

Embroidered Star Dream.

Looking at the face on the screen that was exactly the same as the one in her dream, Chizuru Haibara suddenly smiled with relief.

She didn't know why she had that dream; perhaps it was a miracle of the three goddesses, or perhaps something else entirely. All Chizuru Haibara knew was that the possibility she least wanted to see had vanished.

After all, although the dream was so real it felt like another world, it ended abruptly. In the dream, Chizuru Haibara hadn't even had a chance to say a few words after witnessing the miraculous revival of the dream before she woke up in reality.

This made Chizuru Haibara worry, since she hadn't seen the real ending.

What if Xiu Xingmeng falls into a coma again after that? What if the real Xiu Xingmeng is like that, or doesn't even exist at all? What should I do then?

The fact that Xiu Xingmeng exists and that she is living well in this world is enough to put Haibara Chizuru's mind at ease.

However, after carefully reviewing Xiu Xingmeng's information on the screen and looking at the empty trainer slot, an idea involuntarily sprouted in her mind and then took root in her heart like wildly growing weeds.

She wanted to become a trainer for Embroidery Star Dream, just like in her dream.

Although Xiuxing Meng is currently fine, Haibara Chizuru is still worried that she might fall into a coma again, just like in her dream, in order to meet the expectations of others, to fulfill a certain promise, or to win.

Chizuru Haibara didn't want to gamble, nor did she dare to. She couldn't believe what would happen if the same scene from her dream appeared before her eyes.

If I could become Xiu Xingmeng's trainer, then I could at least detect abnormalities in advance and stop Xiu Xingmeng.

"I can't make the same mistake twice," Chizuru Haibara thought, recalling her own unawareness before the Japanese derby in her dream, and clenched her fist tightly.

Having made up her mind, Chizuru Haibara jumped up from her seat, ignoring the surprised looks of her colleagues. She picked up her badge, which symbolized her as a trainer, and quickly walked out of the office.

Treson's official website records the competitions that Hidehoshi has participated in so far. Knowing the time of her debut battle is enough for Haibara Chizuru to determine what grade Hidehoshi is currently in.

She walked quickly toward the school building. Although she didn't know the specific class, the classrooms for the same grade were on the same floor, so Chizuru Haibara just needed to find them one by one.

She would definitely spot Xiu Xingmeng in the crowd at a glance.

But when she reached the corner of the corridor for that grade, she saw another group of rather familiar racehorse girls before she found Xiu Xingmeng.

Chizuru Haibara narrowed her eyes and silently recited their names in her mind.

"Oguri Roman, Minamino Sumire, Kobayashi Fuu, and Anzai Suzune?"

Did they...have that dream too?

Seeing the horse girls from Kasamatsu's dream standing in front of her again, Chizuru Haibara was momentarily unable to distinguish between reality and dream. Was she still dreaming, touring Central Teresa with the horse girls from Kasamatsu?

Those with their backs to her naturally didn't notice Chizuru Haibara. They peeked out from behind the wall, cautiously watching the corridor.

"So... why do this? Why don't we just go find her directly?"

Anjiang Lingyin spoke somewhat anxiously. In her opinion, all everyone needed to do was go find Xiuxingmeng. As for what to say after they met, they could think about that after they met. Why hesitate here?

"Is it possible that we are actually skipping class while it is still class time?"

When Minamino Sumire heard her say that, she responded with a hint of helplessness, saying that she didn't want to just stay in the corner either.

However, since they had skipped class to get here, and they didn't know Xiu Xingmeng's class, they had to check each room one by one. If they were discovered by any of the teachers, they would definitely be taken to the office.

"If we get caught, we'll be lectured for who knows how long. Let's just wait here. At least we'll see Meng as soon as get out of class is over!"

After Kobayashi Kaze finished speaking, Oguri Roman, who had placed his head on hers, responded in kind.

"That's right, we just need to get through this period."

Because they come from the same hometown, these racehorse girls from Kasamatsu naturally have a very good relationship in the real world.

Just yesterday, during their after-school gathering and casual conversation, they unconsciously started talking about that dream, and were surprised to find that the other person had the exact same dream.

If one person has a dream once, it can be considered strange. But if a group of people have the same dream, there must be other explanations.

Moreover, all the racehorse girls present were students of Kasamatsu Tressen in that world, and they had all experienced those unforgettable ten months with Hidehoshi Yume. In their view, this could no longer be explained by coincidence.

That's why they were so eager to skip class and gather together, wanting to see Xiu Xingmeng the moment her get out of class ended.

Just as the racehorse girls were eagerly anticipating their arrival in the corridor, a sinister voice suddenly rang out from behind them.

"How long will you last?"

Startled, they instinctively shuddered and immediately turned around to look.