Uma Musume no Nama no Nichijou (Horse Girl), First and foremost

"I understand. I also have to participate in the assessment, right? I don't mind finding a female racehorse from the central government as my opponent. So, who is my opponent?"

As Oguri Hat's formidable rival, she naturally couldn't fall behind. Even if she couldn't win, she couldn't lose in terms of momentum.

But right after Fujimasa asked that question, everyone in the center of Treson, except for the chairman and secretary, looked at each other in bewilderment.

It seems that this decision was not made before the end of the match, but rather a second option that Rudolf, as the chairman, had not originally planned to put forward.

This brief standoff continued until another horse racer in a central uniform appeared and explained something to Maruzensky. At that moment, the gentle older sister's expression became slightly complicated.

She seems to have run into some trouble.

"President, um, Tamamo-no-Mae used to keep in touch with us, but for some reason... we can't seem to reach her right now, her phone isn't answering..."

They whispered among themselves, but apart from the two trainers, none of the others present were ordinary people, so they could naturally hear some of the information.

"Well, according to the procedure, the fairest way is for the reviewer and the person being evaluated to confirm each other. Logically speaking, she should meet with you now."

"However, the judge assigned to you seems to be having some trouble and can't be contacted right now. So, as the attendees on stage, you should focus on preparing for the winner's stage."

After seeing the stage being prepared in full swing at the Zhongjing Racecourse, Rudolf had no choice but to make this decision for now.

"After all, responding to the needs of our supportive fans is also a major priority for us, Uma Musume."

As he spoke, for some reason...

A nameless worry flashed through the emperor's mind.

It's as if I've...as if I've forgotten something?

Chapter Thirteen: The sound of wanting Tamamo Cross was heard.

While the organizers of the Zhongjing Cup were busy with the winners' stage.

At this moment, in a restaurant that has just opened near the Zhongjing Stadium.

Perhaps it was because it happened to be outside the peak dining hours, or perhaps most tourists went to the winner's stage to watch the Uma Musume fan appreciation performance.

In short, the restaurant is now sparsely populated, with the number of people almost countable on one hand.

At this moment, the pure white horse girl, Golden Victory, wearing a bright red coat, is having a friendly conversation with the person she had arranged to meet beforehand.

This is a petite horse girl wearing the Central Teresen Academy uniform and with long, flowing silver hair that reaches her knees.

In her pretty, petite face, her blue eyes shone with an indescribable confidence.

However, as soon as the other party sat down and greeted Golden Victory, his expression changed considerably after hearing the request made by this senior.

"Eh?! Senior Golden Victory, you said you want us to participate in the local competition and compete against them? Is that really okay?"

The petite figure was resting her legs on the chair, looking at the other person with a slightly confused expression.

The girl with the reed-like hair was very puzzled by the request from the senior in front of her.

She was initially very curious about why this senior had come to see her, and upon seeing this aloof beauty, her confident gaze was mostly tinged with fear.

When Golden Victory opened her mouth, Tamamo Cross didn't seem as scary as she had imagined.

"This is also what I wanted to ask you, how about it, Tamamo-no-Mae."

"Well, even if you're a senior, you're not allowed to talk about us juniors..." She stopped mid-sentence.

Look at that exaggerated height, comparable to that of a foreign supermodel.

Then I looked at Mount Fuji ahead, which I didn't even have the confidence to climb with my two little hands.

Damn it, let's see who's fiercer... I can't beat them, I can't beat them.

Tamamo Cross silently retracted his previous statement.

Golden Victory: "Hmm?"

"Oh, it's alright, it's alright. I thought you were going to make some terrible request, Senior Gold. If it's just like this, I'll definitely agree."

"However... even though it might sound a bit arrogant to say that, I am, after all, a racehorse girl from Central Teresen Academy."

"Even if Oguri Hat has the ability to go from the local level to the central competition based solely on her talent, you know that, right, senior?"

“The training methods at the local and central levels are vastly different.”

However, Tamamo Cross's words made Golden Victory find them somewhat amusing.

Logically speaking, she should also be wary of the winner of this competition.

"Ha, you only care about the little chestnut hat in front of you?"

"Eh~" Tilting her head, Tamamo Cross asked in confusion, "Who else would like to participate? Ah, senpai did say it was two people just now."

The atmosphere instantly became awkward.

Golden Victory: "..."

"Didn't you watch the Zhongjing Cup match? You arrived even later than me, didn't you?"

"Is there even a need to watch this? Didn't Oguri Hat win by a landslide? Wait, did she break the local record?"

Golden Victory: "..."

"So what exactly are you doing here?"

I feel like about half of what I said earlier was completely ignored by this adorable, clueless horse girl...

"Hehe~ Of course, I'm here to sample the local specialties~ and also to meet my future nemesis, the Lu Mao."

"Ah, about the rival, this is what the president told me. She said that Kasamatsu has a very strong horse racer named Ashina, and the president suggested that I could consider Oguri Hat as a rival. I was even called by the president to watch the race today."

With a playful rub of her little hand against the tip of her nose, Tamamo confidently replied with a cross shape:

"So when I knew I would have to face such strong opponents in the future, I felt that I would definitely win the next game and then I would keep winning!"

"Because I must maintain my winning streak before facing a formidable opponent!"

The girl with the gossamer feathers gave such a confident answer.

However, the reality is that she has now suffered five consecutive defeats.

Perhaps she just wanted to strengthen herself through hypnosis, or perhaps it was because this racehorse girl had few options left.

"We must win in a row...is that it?" Seemingly having heard an interesting phrase, Golden Victory couldn't help but chuckle.

"Well then, I have a good suggestion."

"Would you be interested in settling things out with your so-called nemesis in a local conflict beforehand?"

"This isn't what we were talking about earlier... wait, isn't this a practice match?"

Tamamo Cross wasn't stupid; she understood the meaning behind Golden Victory's words.

"Yes, it's an official competition, although it will most likely be held in Kasamatsu, it's a small local competition."

"I suspect Rudolph probably has a similar recruitment plan, but she will most likely be rejected. Then she will use some excuses to select a student with average grades from Central Treisen to compete against the top local racehorse girl."

"Besides being a unique display of Oguri Hat's strength, this also allows her to further promote Central Treisen's dominance in the horse racing world."

Of course, there are actually many more things involved here. Golden Victory did not choose to step forward and participate in this scheduled showdown because of the conflict between the local and central authorities.

"Ah... it's a problem between the central government and local authorities, I think I understand now. So, senior wants us to be the bad guy, right?"

"More or less." Taking the lemonade offered by the waiter, Kim Seung-ri reluctantly took a sip.

However, when faced with this somewhat naive horse girl, she really didn't want to explain so much.

"But... according to what you're saying, senior, we might not necessarily be selected, right?"

"Hey! Senior! That's very rude of you... I'm not some ordinary racehorse girl... you know!"

Tamamo Cross wanted to complain about what the pure white horse girl in front of her was saying.

The problem is that whenever she thinks about the golden victory, everything she wants to say is affected by the imposing aura emanating from the horse girl at that moment.

In the end, all he could do was complain sullenly and then reluctantly utter a "ne" to express his dissatisfaction.

However, Tamamo's adorable cross gesture made Golden Victory instantly lose his composure.

"Haaah—hahahaha!"

He, who had been behaving quite properly, burst into laughter without any restraint. During this time, Golden Victory even used both hands to slam his fists on the table repeatedly.

Fortunately, the restaurant table was of good quality and the pure white horse girl herself had good self-control; otherwise, she probably would have eaten the whole table during this meal.

"Haha... Sorry, sorry. I'm a bit too serious about winning and losing, and I can't help but laugh when I hear certain things."

Kim Seung-ri, who instantly transformed from a comedian into a beauty, even adjusted his posture and continued the previous topic as if he were a completely different person.

"Getting back to the main point, as you just said, there's no need to worry. Rudolph symbolizes that the president's preferred candidate is definitely you, Tamamo. Even if it's not you, I must make this racehorse girl yours."

"Hey, why does it have to be us? Can't we just grab any ordinary racehorse girl from the central government who hasn't won a big prize?"

"That's because I really want you, Tamamo~"

The atmosphere instantly became awkward after the other party answered cautiously.

Chapter Fourteen's skill is named: Golden Experience

The pure white, beautiful horse girl rested her fair right hand on the table, gently supporting her face as she languidly gazed at Tamamo Cross.

In Tamamo Cross's view, the code secretly conveyed in Golden Victory's cannibalistic gaze in the blink of an eye inexplicably added a lot of pink bubbles to the atmosphere at the table.

Faced with her senior's sudden, heartfelt reply and this unexpected behavior, Tamamo Cross reacted violently: "Eh? Eh?!! Senior, this, this is too much... I don't do this..."

"Huh? What is that?"

Oblivious to the other party's current panic, Golden Victory merely frowned, his mouth twisting slightly, before smacking his lips and continuing his explanation:

"To be more specific, if you win this match, you can stay under your original trainer and continue to win; but if you lose, then come to my team and I will be responsible for training you."

A single sentence, yet the underlying message is somewhat too direct.

This is a major event in Tamamo Cross's life!