After saying goodbye to Suzune, she went to the school building to complete the transfer procedures with the principal. Hearing that classes would only start tomorrow, she had nothing to do and went to the track to test her skills.
Although it was called a dirt track, it was actually made of sand and gravel. She tapped the track with her foot, and a hard, vibrating sensation, completely different from turf, came back. Seeing the dust kicked up by her movement, she frowned slightly.
This was the first time she had tried such a track. Just a light tap on the ground could kick up a considerable amount of dust. She could hardly imagine what it would be like to run on such a track. All the horse girls would be unable to tell their direction due to the dust kicked up by their running, and on this track, which was even more crowded than a turf track, they would be running around chaotically like headless flies. In such an environment, it would be impossible to use a Stalker strategy.
As she understood it, a Stalker strategy was for a horse girl to use her intelligence advantage to judge when and where she could bypass the crowd and charge forward. Before, because she didn't have a trainer to help her collect information on her opponents, she could only rely on her "Concentration" and intuition on the track to find her way. But on a track where she couldn't even see her opponents, even with her evolved "Intuition," she might not be able to successfully find her way. Since she hadn't yet experienced the power of her new skill, she made the most conservative judgment for the time being.
A Stalker, or at least a Pacesetter, is the only way to win on a dirt track. Based on her small investigation and understanding, she had come to an unverified idea.
Empty talk was useless. She patted her cheeks, got into a starting position, and then shot out like a sharp sword. On this track, which was empty on a day off, dust was finally kicked up.
"Hm?"
As she was testing out her dirt running style, a woman in her mid-twenties walked past the track. She was wearing ordinary sportswear and holding a plastic bag of snacks. Her black hair was messily tied up, and her eyes, which were perennially surrounded by dark circles, looked at the track with some surprise. She took out her phone, confirmed today's date, and became even more confused.
"I remember Oguri Roman isn't back yet. Do those guys who usually slack off from training actually put in extra work on a day off?"
In this almost unchanging Kasamatsu Tracen, a trace of curiosity was finally piqued in Chizuru Haihara. Who was the horse girl training on the track? With this thought, her steps gradually deviated from her original path and headed straight for the training grounds.
The closer she got, the more intense the sound of footsteps on the track became. With the splashing of sand and dust, a figure hidden in the dust was running at a speed she had never seen before.
"Her steps... are wrong?"
"Too light. A step like that will slip on a dirt track."
Chizuru squinted slightly. Her eye, which had been trained at the central academy, told her that the scene before her was getting stranger and stranger. "A step like that is what a horse girl who is used to turf would have."
"But the local races at Kasamatsu are almost all dirt races. Even if she wanted to practice on turf, there's no place to do it."
The knowledge she thought she had forgotten in her daily life of passive living was now resurfacing at an astonishing speed. Even she herself was surprised that she could still have such an eye.
"Central? Or a prestigious family? What's her purpose for coming here?" she muttered to herself, looking at her abnormal running style.
As she was watching, she also noticed the new figure by the track. After passing the last turn, she walked in that direction.
"Hello?"
After stepping onto the track, she instinctively emitted a trace of her Domain's aura. This chillingly dangerous feeling made Chizuru even subconsciously look away. Faced with the figure almost completely shrouded in dust, all she could see were those sharp eyes that seemed to be able to pierce through everything, a red light faintly flickering within them. For a moment, she felt that what was in the dust was not a horse girl, but something much more terrifying.
"Are you the trainer here?"
Seeing that the woman in sportswear didn't respond, she frowned in confusion, walked forward, and waved a hand in front of her eyes. Seeing her suddenly emerge from the dust, Chizuru was startled at first, then gradually relaxed after seeing her face clearly. So she really is just a horse girl.
Composing herself, she finally spoke. "I'm the trainer here. Are you from the central academy or a prestigious family? What's your business at Kasamatsu Tracen?"
Hearing this, she tilted her head in confusion. "I'm a student here."
"Impossible. Those few, I've already..." Chizuru was halfway through her rebuttal when she seemed to remember something and asked tentatively, "Are you that legendary transfer student? I can't believe the old man was telling the truth this time."
Celestial Weave's lips twitched. How many times had the principal lied about this? Why did everyone have to say the same thing when they saw her?
Chizuru was silent for a moment. She looked her up and down, from head to toe, before she continued, "I suggest you don't study here."
"The central Tracen academy, or joining a club created by a prestigious family, might be more suitable for you."
"What do you mean? Have I done something to offend you?" Faced with her blunt expulsion order, her eyebrows knitted together. She hadn't even started to dislike how unreliable this place was, and she was already being disliked.
Her tone was a bit sharp, but Chizuru just shook her head and continued, "You're not suitable for this place. With your talent, even on the central circuit, you have a chance to win a major prize against the prestigious families."
"You've seen it, right? There's nothing here." She pointed around. The training equipment hadn't been maintained in a long time, the buildings were old. If it weren't for the sturdy sand track, they might not even have a complete training ground.
"This is Kasamatsu Tracen. It's the countryside. A shelter for those without dreams or talent."
"Those with hope have either already left or are on their way out. What's left here..." she paused.
"...are just a bunch of discarded scraps."
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