"The weather isn't great, but what a coincidence, Hakki-san." Deep Impact, as usual, was not good with words. Nase Fumino's gaze suddenly shifted here, showing interest in Hakki as well.
"You're... the horse girl recommended by Oguri Cap, right? Hello, I'm Nase Fumino."
Caught between the two of them, Hakki was completely overwhelmed and could only answer without thinking, "Um... not really, I can't be called a horse girl yet, and my ambitions aren't that grand... I feel like saying it out loud would tarnish the name 'horse girl'..."
She tried to divert their attention this way, but unexpectedly, Fumino replied with an understanding smile. "It's okay. There are many reasons to want to become a horse girl. There's no reason that would tarnish the name."
"In fact, just by becoming a horse girl, it means you've already surpassed most. Horse girl racers are always a minority among horse girls," Deep Impact added, her words fitting Fumino's perfectly. Hakki felt like the two of them could have come from the same family... But on second thought, maybe that was right? Deep Impact's best jockey was Yutaka Take-san!
"It's nothing special... I was just poor when I was a kid and got scared, so I want to earn more money. As a horse girl, if you get famous, you can get endorsements, sell merchandise, and there's prize money. The money comes fast!" Hakki stated her reason without hesitation. This was also one of her goals. Although she was adopted by the Satono family, Hakki still felt that she would have to leave them when she grew up. After all, from the very beginning, she had always felt like an outsider in the Satono family.
"An expected reason, nothing to be ashamed of. Ms. Kitahara is a good trainer. Good luck," Fumino said with a wave of her hand, then called Deep Impact over to her side of the training room.
Hakki scratched her head in frustration and looked at Zennin Gloria, who had been constantly hammering horseshoes since the beginning. "Um... excuse me, you're Zennin Gloria-san, right?"
"That's right~ I'm also the support staff for Trainer Kitahara's team. You can tell me if you need anything. Just leave the equipment maintenance to me," Zennin Gloria said, twirling the small hammer in her hand, then pointing it at Hakki's feet.
Thinking the hammer would fly out of her hand and hit her foot, Hakki jumped back. Looking again, she saw Zennin Gloria was gesturing... as if measuring the size of Hakki's own feet?
"Uh... Zennin Gloria-san, what are you doing?" Hakki was very confused. In her understanding, horse girls just needed to run, and the support staff had a lot more to consider, but what they considered, she had no idea.
"I'm estimating the size of Hakki-san's feet. I need to see if we have suitable horseshoes now. If not, I'll have to order them in advance, otherwise it would be bad if it delays the official training," Zennin Gloria said with a beautiful smile on her face. Sometimes Hakki didn't understand why the support staff could smile so happily while doing such dirty and tiring work.
She took a horseshoe out of a box and said to Hakki, "Hakki-san, please sit here and lift your foot for me to see." Zennin Gloria moved a stool over. After Hakki sat down, she eagerly bent Hakki's foot up. The horseshoe was tapped against her small leather shoes. After a few minutes, Zennin Gloria said with relief, "It's a perfect fit. In that case, we'll order this size from now on. Thank you, Hakki-san."
With her work done, Zennin Gloria's attention shifted to other matters. Hakki let out a sigh of relief, left a "I'm going to the student council to complete my enrollment procedures," and left.
[iEatLemons:Family, joining a trainer's team is like being in a haunted house. It's only been a day and I already feel like I can't survive at Central. If I go back to streaming, will you guys support me?]
[PureAshLikeIce has been unmuted by the group owner.]
[PureAshLikeIce:Aiya! I was suffocating! Streamer, come into my arms! I'll support you. You must be a soft and fragrant little ash-haired girl, right? Big sister will take care of you! For a lifetime!]
[iEatLemons:You want to get muted again? I'm already numb. What am I going to do about the test in a couple of days? Can I feign illness?]
[PureAshLikeIce:Streamer, do you have a problem with your start or in the middle of the race? Come to my place, I'll teach you step-by-step!]
[PureAshLikeIce has been muted for 12 hours by the group owner.]
[Feel_Like_Mai_Is_Climbing_Sakurajima_If_I_Dont_Watch_Uma_Musume_Daily:Just do your best. You have to let the trainer see your true level so you can improve. You should try to think on the bright side, right?]
[HandsomeOttoHandsome:Sprint! Go! Go all out from the gate! Sprint with the determination of someone who will end up in a wheelchair! As long as you leave all the other horse girls behind, you'll be invincible! Wao!]
Otto, when did he get here? But Hakki felt... Otto's suggestion seemed highly feasible?
[iEatLemons:That seems like a good idea. I'll try it later. Wao!]
[HandsomeOttoHandsome:? What the heck! I was just kidding! Don't believe me, streamer! [PhoenixCry]]
But Hakki, who had already closed her phone, would never see the message below. So Otto, who didn't get a reply from Hakki again, finally wiped away a bead of sweat.
[HandsomeOttoHandsome:If the streamer really does that... she should probably eat more leek-filled pancakes to build up her strength.]
In the end, Hakki didn't take going to the student council to heart. Instead, she returned to her dorm, changed into the bright red tracksuit that had magically appeared in her wardrobe, put on her shoes, and flew to the training grounds.
What were warm-up exercises? Hakki had no idea. And what she paid even less attention to was the horseshoes Zennin Gloria had just mentioned. The shoes on her feet had no horseshoes, yet Hakki found it perfectly reasonable.
Stepping onto the turf she hadn't touched in a long time, Hakki took a deep breath and sprinted out just like that.
Without warming up and wearing shoes without horseshoes, after running just one or two hundred meters, while her stamina was still plentiful, it was her feet that couldn't take it first. More accurately, she slipped.
Thud!
She decisively face-planted into the ground, leaving a perfect model of her face on Mother Earth.
"Hiss... ah...! Ptooey, ptooey." Luckily, the grass was wet, so she wasn't injured from the fall, just got a mouthful of grass and mud on her face.
"Oh my, running without even nailing horseshoes to your shoes? Are you in that much of a hurry?" That familiar, free-spirited voice suddenly came from behind her. Before Hakki could spit out all the grass in her mouth, she leaned in, sniffed, and said with great admiration, "You actually have such a rare scent of freedom on you?" Mr. C.B. crouched down, looking very pleased.
"What are you doing here!" Startled, Hakki's ears and tail froze stiff. She didn't even bother spitting out the grass in her mouth and shot up.
"Central Tracen is my home, I can go wherever I want~ Little one, I see you have extraordinary talent and a strong aura of freedom. I've decided to teach you the secret to running, how about it?"
"Huh? A weird senior who just teaches people things on a whim is the most dangerous kind! And where did you see that I have extraordinary talent? It's obviously just average talent." Hakki's eyes were wary. She had been on her guard against the old monsters in student council uniforms since she first entered Central.
Mr. C.B. seemed a little disappointed. "Eh? You don't like my chasing style? Then how about I get Maruzen to teach you how to lead? Narita and Rudolf can also run as front-runners."
"Stop! I don't need it, that's all. I have my own way."
"Tell me about it? I'm very curious. Maybe I'll give it a try."
"The path is under my feet! And that is... to sprint!" Hakki's voice was firm and unquestionable, and then she revealed a confident smile.
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