Time flew by in a cycle of repetitive daily training.
Kitahara had originally determined that Hakki could only perform on short-distance tracks, but after a few weeks of training, she discovered that this horse girl's growth rate was off the charts. It was too fast, like the growth rate of a monster.
Initially, Kitahara just wanted her to make up for her stamina deficiency in the 1000-meter ultra-short range and had Hakki do a week of stamina-enhancing training. But she never expected that a week later, running at the same speed as before the test, Hakki would sprint for over twelve hundred meters before braking with her face.
What did this extra two hundred meters mean?
In a race, even an extra meter could reverse the outcome, let alone two hundred.
Stopping the stopwatch, Kitahara looked at Hakki's all-out 1000-meter test this time: 57.8 seconds. A bit terrifying.
Although it was still slightly slow for a 1000-meter straight, the key issue was that Hakki Byakku was currently in a pre-debut state. This was not a 1000-meter time a pre-debut horse girl could run during training. Kitahara suddenly thought of a possibility. Could Hakki have already entered her peak period? Was she an early bloomer? But her petite body, small enough to be lifted with one hand, didn't seem to fit. It was very strange.
"Ahhh! I'm dying... so tired... hah..." After finishing the run, Hakki collapsed on the track on the spot, rolled off, and lay on the vacant grass as if dead. Zennin Gloria squatted beside her with two bottles of drinks, and even thoughtfully opened one for Hakki.
Just as she was about to sit up and take a big gulp, another ash-haired figure shot past her. The wind it created even lifted the sweat-soaked bangs on Hakki's forehead.
"Oguri's condition is still the same as before she retired," Zennin Gloria commented. But Hakki smacked her lips, feeling a sense of disparity from the bottom of her heart.
"Gloria, we're both horse girls, why is there such a huge gap between us? Are the Three Goddesses biased on purpose?" Hakki grumbled, her cheeks puffed out as she sipped the warm drink. Zennin Gloria couldn't help but chuckle.
"Not at all. We're actually all more or less the same... it's just about whether we're suited for a certain path. For example, I really enjoy helping other horse girls as a support staff member now."
"Huh... Gloria, you're really open-minded... Thinking about it, I'm like the extreme representative of a materialistic horse girl... completely lacking that kind of noble character." The more she thought, the more guilty she felt, as if she were a stain on the horse racing world. Hakki scratched her head, her ash-colored tail sweeping on the ground, turning it greyish-brown.
"If you choose to stand on the racetrack, you must have your own reasons. The reason itself isn't important, Hakki. The very act of you standing on the racetrack is already a glory in itself," Zennin Gloria said, wiping the sweat from her forehead. She then stood up and shouted to Kitahara in the distance.
"Trainer! Are there any other arrangements for later!"
"Nope! Let Hakki rest well for a few days!" Kitahara's reply came, and Hakki herself perked up. After more than ten days of continuous training, she finally had a few days to herself to slack off!
Just as Zennin Gloria was about to give Hakki a few pointers for her rest, she turned her head and saw only an empty drink bottle left.
"Not doing stretching exercises right after running, you'll be in trouble tomorrow morning!! Hakki!!" How could a support horse girl catch up to a racer? The difference in their physical abilities was apparent at this moment. Zennin Gloria had just taken two steps, and Hakki had already disappeared without a trace.
Twiddling her thumbs, Zennin Gloria thought that if Hakki went to sleep tonight, she probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed tomorrow morning...
[iEatLemons: OK brothers, all eyes on me! I have an announcement to make! I have a few days off! All-night stream tonight! Internet cafe, let's go! @everyone]
[HandsomeOttoHandsome: Hmm? Did the streamer win her revival match? By the way, when is her debut? Let the group members go and support the streamer!]
[PureAshLikeIce: CuckooBird is finally back! The substitute streamers I've been watching these past few days were so annoying. CuckooBird is still the purest. Just hearing her voice sounds like a soft, fragrant ash-haired girl.]
[Snow_is_Falling_People_are_Shaking_Beast_Senpai_is_Roaring~: Grabbing a front-row seat. Watching the stream with my darling today.]
[Feel_Like_Mai_Is_Climbing_Sakurajima_If_I_Dont_Watch_Uma_Musume_Daily: Beast Senpai, which little southern girl did you pick up this time? A different flavor every week, so suave (not).]
[iEatLemons: ? Wait, Beast hasn't been active lately because he's been busy picking up little southern girls?]
The style of the group chat suddenly shifted from streaming to another bizarre realm. Hakki was amused by these eccentric netizens. As she turned a corner, she suddenly collided head-on with another horse girl.
"Ouch, holy... hiss... ow ow ow, sumimasen! I didn't mean to, I shouldn't have been looking at my phone while walking!" Regardless of whether it was her fault or not, it was best to admit it first. Small matters like this were easy to resolve by taking the blame.
The horse girl in front of her had a particularly conspicuous white, lightning-shaped ahoge on her brown hair. She wore a lapis-colored five-pointed star on her left ear. It seemed she was a filly horse girl, just like Hakki. Her eyes were dark green, but... she had five-pointed stars in her pupils?!
Where did this extraordinary horse girl come from? After all, according to Hakki's understanding, horse girls with such special physical traits were definitely super-powered racehorses in their past lives!
"Ah! It's okay, it's okay. I was also looking at my phone just now, so I was in the wrong too...!" The other girl apologized profusely, clutching her aching forehead. At this moment, Hakki took the initiative to help her up and then asked for her name.
"Ah! My name is Rhine Force, I'm a newly enrolled freshman horse girl. I'm so sorry for bumping into you... I was just replying to a message from my trainer...!"
"Rhine... Rhine Force. Uh, my name is Hakki Byakku, also a freshman..." The other girl was surprisingly enthusiastic, and seemed to carry a dazzling brilliance like the scorching sun. Hakki felt purified.
"I'm really sorry. As compensation, how about I treat you to a carrot juice, Hakki-san?"
"No, no, it's fine! I have an appointment with someone and I'm in a hurry. See you around!" Hakki fled in a panic. Only after returning to her dorm, changing into casual clothes, and leaving the academy did her tense mood ease. Rhine Force's affection level was also around 20, within the normal range of contact. But at this moment, Hakki felt a deep-seated fear. This damned system wouldn't put an affection marker on every horse girl she met, would it?!
It was fine now that she was still in the academy and hadn't officially participated in any races... but after retiring in a few years, if she didn't handle it properly, she might end up... being chased by many horse girls to become a breeding mare!!
At this thought, she broke out in a cold sweat, which further strengthened Hakki's resolve to remain chaste.
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