The training camp was fun, but it passed quickly, and this camp also ended peacefully.
In the middle, Special Week even made a special trip back to her Hometown, and Ling was fortunate enough to meet Special Week's adoptive mother, who also seemed to be an uninhibited person, but still properly entrusted Special Week to everyone, a good mother who cared for her.
However, something happened after returning to Tracen Academy.
It wasn't a big deal, just a request.
"Oh oh oh! Z-chan's home is so big! And Little Special is here too!" Haruurara (Haru Urara is just a phonetic translation, the correct translation should be Haruurara, but because of habit, it's just a mention, from now on she will be referred to as Haru Urara) happily bounced over to Special Week.
"Eh? Urara-chan?" Special Week was also surprised.
"Well, I was entrusted to look after her," Ling smiled as well; no one would dislike this Uma Musume who was always full of vitality.
Although it was said that she was able to enter Tracen Academy due to an accident, in reality, the Emperor saw her potential and made an exception for her to enter.
What potential?
One failure can make a person disheartened, multiple failures can make a person shrink back, but she, no matter how many times she fails, can still smile and loves running more than anyone else.
Ling loves running more because she enjoys the feeling of competing on the track and the sight of those Uma Musume shining on the track, while she, Haru Urara, loves running itself.
Originally, she should also have been able to shine on the track, but because she always failed to pass the selections and always finished as the second to last or last with a large gap from the one before her, no Trainer was willing to accept her.
Trainer Okino also considered having this child join the team, but because there were already many Uma Musume in the team and not much energy could be spared, he gave up.
And the request Ling received also came from the Emperor, hoping that Ling could take care of this child, at least to prevent her from continuing to act recklessly.
This recklessness naturally referred to her training.
Perhaps she was truly a bit naive; in her small mind, she thought she wasn't fast enough because she wasn't running fast enough, so during training, she kept running and running. Over the past few months, her body had accumulated some hidden injuries, and even Rice Shower had pleaded with her.
Speaking of which, Rice Shower should be close to completing her full development. Should I just pull her into the team then?
Rice Shower is good in every other way, but she's prone to inferiority and often blames herself for the misfortunes around her. If someone else were in charge, Ling wouldn't be at ease.
It's definitely not because Rice Shower is shorter than herself, which gives her some comfort! Absolutely not!
In short, Ling let Haru Urara chat with everyone, while Ling went to find Trainer Okino to arrange the team entry matters.
"Emmmm, I'm thinking, Ling," Trainer Okino pondered for a moment, looking at the form.
"What's wrong?"
"You see, as an Uma Musume, you also understand training and conditioning very well, right?"
"Mm."
"Then, how about creating a second team?"
"A second team?"
"Yes, you will serve as the Trainer for the second team. If the two teams train together, it can also stimulate their competitive spirit and so on," Trainer Okino became more and more excited as he spoke.
"So you're dividing the team?"
Similar situations were not uncommon. When there were too many Uma Musume in one team, a sub-team often emerged, with the original Trainer assigning a trustworthy Trainer to lead the second team, though there were also instances of Uma Musume being assigned without prior experience.
"That's a good idea, but how do you plan to arrange the personnel?" Ling didn't refuse. The so-called division of teams was only a nominal separation; in reality, training and everything else would still be together.
"My plan is to count the personnel from McQueen's side to your side."
Special Week had already debuted under Trainer Okino's name, so it was not suitable to transfer her to Ling's team. As for Daiwa and Vodka, despite their constant bickering, if one left the team, the other would follow. Gold Ship, as the freest Uma Musume on Earth, they couldn't control her, and Suzuka's situation was similar to Special Week's.
Under these circumstances, the only suitable ones were Teio and McQueen. The two happened to be friends and rivals, and if a sub-team were created, it would greatly help stimulate their fighting spirit.
"Then what's the real reason?"
"I'm already troubled enough by Daiwa and Vodka in team infighting. If another pair came along, I'm afraid my heart couldn't take it."
Given Teio and McQueen's personalities and respective goals, they would definitely face each other in certain races, and such a situation for a Trainer would be both proud and heartbreaking.
And if a sub-team were created, then they could use "the other is an Uma Musume from the sub-team" to slightly comfort themselves, even if nominally they were still one team.
"= =" Ling roughly guessed the reason but said nothing.
"But have you ever considered that Little Special and Suzuka will also have that day?"
"!!!" Trainer Okino also realized something.
However, the matter of dividing the team still needed to be discussed for a while, and neither of them told everyone about it.
Besides, Ling would soon begin her Autumn Triple Crown, and then Ling would enter a state of preparation, which would not be suitable for leading a team. The actual completion of the team division would be next year.
"All in all, Haru Urara is our new teammate. You guys shouldn't bully her, okay?"
"It's fine, Z-chan, everyone is nice!" By the way, Haru Urara also really liked Uma Musume.
"Well, anyway, today's training is about to begin, so everyone get ready."
The addition of the new teammate also made everyone enthusiastic, each eager to show off their best.
However, Ling stopped Haru Urara.
"Eh?"
"What you need to do now is to first get your body in good shape." Ling said, taking out several bottles of medicine.
"These are?" Her big eyes looked at the small glass bottles containing the medicine, which held a light blue liquid. With the exquisite crystal bottles, they looked like works of art.
"When you take a bath every day, pour three drops of this medicine in before you start soaking. It helps with body recovery. Then, come to me for a check-up every day, and you can only start training when I say it's okay, alright?"
"Eh… It's rare to have so many people training together." Her ears drooped, and Ling couldn't help but reach out and pat Haru Urara's head.
"Alright, if something really happens to you, everyone will be sad, you know? You don't want to make everyone worry, do you?" (Alice Digital in the monitoring room once again became ecstatic watching the interaction between the two loli Uma Musume.)
"Mmm! You're right! I'll recover well!"
"However, while physical training can't be done, other types of training still can."
"Eh? What kind of training?"
"I'll teach you some running essentials. You need to take good notes, okay?" Ling led Haru Urara to a room with a whiteboard and a television, used for explanations and playing video tutorials, respectively.
Haru Urara could perform exceptionally well on dirt tracks, but her wish was still to run on grass tracks. Ling naturally wouldn't deny her dream and would assist her well.
Running on a dirt track and running on a grass track are completely different sensations, and one of the biggest reasons Haru Urara doesn't run well on grass is that she's always using her dirt track running style on grass, resulting in poor performance due to a massive waste of stamina.
Since she's going to be taken care of, let's start by helping her adapt to grass tracks.
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