The next day, everyone was awakened by the aroma of food.
Zero's routine was something even Oguri Cap couldn't change. No matter when she went to sleep, she would always wake up at 3:30 AM the next day. If she slept less, she would at most take a nap in the afternoon.
Zero also understood that waking everyone up too early wasn't good, so she went out to exercise for a while herself. Then, when the time seemed right, she came back to cook. By then, some Uma Musume who were used to waking up early had already started to stir.
For example, Oguri Cap, Silent Suzuka, Tamamo Cross, and Oguri Cap.
Hmm? Oguri Cap?
Do you really think Oguri Cap wouldn't wake up if she smelled food?
Oguri Cap and Tamamo Cross looked at the sleeping group and volunteered to help. Silent Suzuka, on the other hand, was responsible for waking everyone up and getting them ready to wash up.
As for Oguri Cap, she had already finished washing up at an incredibly fast speed and was waiting at the dining table for the food to be served. Tamamo Cross, unable to bear it, even asked Zero for a takoyaki machine and made some takoyaki for Oguri Cap to snack on.
Similarly, apart from the three Mejiro Family members who were seeing it for the first time, everyone else was used to Zero pulling out anything from under her skirt.
After all, a four-dimensional skirt is a cute point if you think about it, right?
By the way, the first thing Gold Ship did after waking up was whisper to the still-sleeping McQueen, "Your weight has reached 492kg, McQueen!", which instantly startled her awake.
Of course, McQueen's suddenly raised ear tips also poked Gold Ship's eye, and she was screaming in pain.
After they finished breakfast together, Trainer Okino began to talk about today's training schedule.
"Special Week, Suzuka, and also Teio and McQueen, you'll be with Zero and Oguri Cap. Is that alright?"
"It's fine, you know. Also, can Xiao Tamamo come over too?" Oguri Cap's eyes sparkled slightly.
"I refuse!" Tamamo Cross pulled Oguri Cap back a step. Oguri Cap at this moment was eating yakisoba that Gold Ship had shown off her cooking skills to make.
"Then the rest of you will follow me, and the three from the Mejiro Family can arrange their own training." After all, they weren't his Uma Musume, so he couldn't just arrange things for them.
In the end, the three Mejiro Family members still chose to follow Zero's group, where McQueen was.
"Today's training will last until 3 PM, after which you'll have free time. That's all. Let's proceed with training in both groups." With a snap, Trainer Okino closed his notebook and announced the start of today's training.
It must be said that having a large number of senior Uma Musume permanently in the team is a good thing. After all, a Trainer's energy is ultimately limited, and at such times, these Uma Musume can help share that pressure.
Especially when you look at the composition of this team.
White Lightning, the Monster of Ash, Oguri Cap, and Oguri Cap, one of the three prodigies alongside her contemporary Inari One, and the current undefeated Absolute Ruler.
Any of these placed in any team would be enough to boost that team's training effectiveness several times over. And now, all of them were gathered in his team. When Trainer Okino first saw Zero bring these three in, he had been waking up smiling from dreams for several days straight.
After all, even when Zero was in the team before, she was mostly managing things like races, so the promotion was handled by him and Gold Ship, which resulted in slogans like "Join the team or get buried," making Spica's reputation not very good.
Later, when Zero saw that promotional image and slogan, she couldn't help but lament that Trainer Okino and Gold Ship were truly a pair of Sleeping Dragons and Phoenixes.
Putting those aside for now, it was indeed time for some training here.
Zero led everyone to an open space, right next to the waterfall where she had brought the Chairman and the other person before.
At this time, several stones had already been placed below the waterfall, allowing six Uma Musume to train simultaneously.
Upon seeing this, Ryan's eyes immediately lit up, showing a strong sense of eagerness.
"Z-chan! Is that your home?!" Special Week pointed in one direction.
After all, this waterfall was indeed very close to her home.
"Oh, that's right, but there's nothing much there, let's train first."
She lightly rejected the other party's request to visit her home.
That's for sure, otherwise why would Special Week bring it up?
"Oh…"
Since returning last night, Special Week had noticed that Mejiro Dober's gaze towards Zero was very off. She was certain it was the look of a lolicon, just like herself!
Moreover, everyone in the team had more or less a good impression of Z-chan, and if things continued this way, they might be ambushed one day.
If Zero could hear what Special Week was thinking, she would probably lament how much better it would be if she used that brainpower for studying.
"As you can see, today we will train there first. The requirement is to endure for at least an hour without being affected. We'll see when you finish."
Waterfall training requires continuously enduring the water flow from above, which has an excellent effect on stamina, strength, and mental fortitude. For an Uma Musume, it's not that difficult, making it perfect for the first day's training.
Of course, Zero also stopped Special Week, who wanted to go over.
"Eh!? Z-chan, is this… special tutoring!?" Special Week was quite excited.
Seeing Special Week's excited look, Zero nodded with satisfaction.
"It seems this child still knows."
Then, in Special Week's blank stare, she pulled out a large pile of exercise books and placed them on a nearby table.
After all, they had agreed to tutoring, and there would be a retest after the training camp. If Special Week failed again this time, her year-end race would most likely be canceled for more tutoring.
After all, Tracen Academy conducts additional race training on top of the same curriculum as regular schools, and with less study time, most of it relying on self-study, not studying hard would truly be troublesome.
The others nearby also felt their scalps tingle looking at that pile of exercise books.
They were well aware of the academic standards in China, and even though they were excellent students, they didn't want to touch these exercise books that clearly looked like they were made in China.
"Little Special, your task today is to complete at least one book, okay?"
"Wait, Z-chan! I can't understand what's written on it!"
"It's fine, I'll be with you, Oguri Cap, please take care of the training over there."
"Mm, Little Special, you must study hard too, okay?" Oguri Cap smiled sweetly and went with everyone to the changing room on the side.
Everyone else looked at the pale-faced Special Week with expressions of "good luck."
Although this was indeed special tutoring, it was completely different from what she had initially imagined!
"Alright, don't zone out. If you don't complete the task, I'll make you finish it even if you have to skip dinner!" To deal with a poor student like Special Week, she had to be a bit harsh. Since the other party couldn't remember how to solve problems, then she would make her do them repeatedly until almost all types of questions were etched into her DNA. That time Special Week used a dice pencil for the reading comprehension section of her Chinese exam really stimulated her.
"Eek!!!"
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