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

While she doesn't look exactly like a normal horse girl, at least her bowing motion is very smooth, which seems to contradict Rudolf's perception of the injuries on Sakura Star King.

"Your leg... won't this hurt?"

There seemed to be no reaction to the pain, but as the student council president who cared about the students, the Empress still dutifully inquired about their condition.

"Well, the aura techniques that Sister Shengli taught me seem to have had a slight effect. When I went to the hospital for a check-up the other day, the doctor congratulated me in a happy tone, saying, 'You can occasionally encounter such miracles.' He used such words to describe the recovery of my legs."

Even when facing her seniors, she really didn't need to make such a move. What the girl wanted to do just now was not only to share the joy of her gradually improving health with the people around her, but perhaps also to indirectly express her gratitude to Golden Victory through the presence of the two senior horse girls.

If it's a one-on-one situation, then bowing or even a more formal gesture of thanks is appropriate...

"Ah, well, I'll put my bag upstairs first, then I won't disturb you any longer."

Thinking of this, her body trembled slightly, and she slowly walked away, carrying her handbag.

"Hmm... You've improved a bit in terms of movement, that's great."

It seemed that he had expected this all along. Even if the other party wanted to surprise him, he already knew what was going on from the subtle feedback in their usual interactions.

"No, White Disaster, do you know what you did to Sakura Star King?"

"Isn't it similar to what the Meguro family wants to do? Oh, no, but the general direction is similar."

The Meguro family mainly conducted their aura technique experiments on Meguro Dylan. After the relationship between the two sides eased, Golden Victory may have wanted to communicate or even make a deal. Pure White Horse Girl knows what they were doing before.

"The rapid recovery of injuries in the field through aura techniques is a guess and research direction made by the Meguro family after they noticed that your physical recovery ability is extraordinary."

Including Mejiro Titan and Mejiro Mine, as well as a group of racehorse girls who fought against Golden Victory to the very end in the field, in addition to their long-term wheelchair life, the leg strength of racehorse girls is difficult to predict for a long time, and even almost permanent functional decline.

This is an exceptionally cruel reality for racehorse girls whose legs are as vital as their lives.

Even in the recent race, three female racehorses were hospitalized after persevering through their stage performances. The extent of their injuries seemed to vary beyond what was expected due to factors such as their spirit, skills, and other aspects.

Hmm... Thinking about this, I feel like complaining, but I don't know where to begin.

Instead of being immediately taken to the hospital after the domain status ended, they insisted on completing the winner's stage first, bringing the horse girl racing competition to a perfect close, before finally sending her to the hospital...

It's very strange, but even in top-level competitions where injuries are prone to occur, everyone seems to be quite used to this kind of operation.

At least there weren't so many rules back then, or maybe it was because Kim Seung-ri herself didn't have many opportunities to perform on stage.

Today, the goddess of victory kisses only me...

This common stage lyric suddenly popped into my head.

Perhaps it was what Chiaki had told her during the Emperor's spring outing not long ago, when she mentioned that there was a certain relationship between the domain and the goddess who favored the racehorse girls, that made Pure White Horse Girl start paying extra attention to these details.

Perhaps I'll have to ask those old guys another day...

"White Disaster?"

"Hmm, eh, oh, yeah, but we avoid things like domains whenever possible. This is more of an action we took to help our injured horse girl."

Strictly speaking, there was actually another experimental subject before Sakura Star King, and that was his own silly little sister Mi Yu, who didn't cherish herself and only knew how to fight to the end in every aspect.

Okay, it's all about researching aura techniques for the sake of my sister, so there's nothing wrong with that.

"After all, the difference between injuries sustained during a match and injuries sustained in the domain state is not that great. The difference between the two is mainly the difficulty of recovery... If it weren't for the fact that Sakura Star King's injuries are somewhat beyond the reach of modern medicine, White Disaster's treatment plan should be more efficient."

Injuries to a horse are difficult to heal; this is a fact known to top racehorse girls, and it is a very troublesome thing even for prestigious racehorse girls.

But now, the momentum techniques can offer some help to these kinds of injuries that have plagued Uma Musume for so long, even if it's not obvious and not necessarily replicable. It still seems like a new hope for Uma Musume...

"Hmm... aura and technique, huh? In that case, it seems that the older generation's conservative ideas back then were indeed wrong."

The appearance of Sakura Star King extended the topic slightly, but this more practical content related to the interests of the horse girls themselves gave the two legendary horse girls present a deeper understanding.

The decision to suppress them initially, made out of fear of various unforeseen circumstances, may indeed have been a bit hasty in retrospect.

Even though the new era is full of turmoil, people are indeed moving forward and making continuous progress.

Chapter 226 Fujimasa March: I was terrified at the time

Central Teresen Academy, playground.

The number of people practicing today is different from usual; it seems there are even more people practicing on the track than before.

For Central Racehorse Girls, the recent period has been a time of upheaval.

The central and local horse racing systems are being merged.

Not to mention that all viewers who follow Uma Musume (Horse Girls) already know this news, at least those who follow industry news and people within the industry, including all Uma Musume fans, already know about it.

Although it has not been fully implemented yet, judging from the rumors and actions released from various parties, the merger between the two is an inevitable situation.

In other words, the value of Central Racehorse Girls will be shaken, and those racehorse girls who originally only intended to perform well in local areas may actually have the opportunity to achieve amazing results in the Central Racecourse.

Like Oguri Hat, those who come to the central government from the local area are ultimately a minority of racehorse girls with real strength. Most of them are content with the status quo in their local areas and choose to stay there to dominate and become local champions.

But now, not to mention the system, there are more changes, more effort, and more unknowns beyond the race itself. This makes the female racehorses, whether they want to maintain their current status or take this opportunity to show their skills, particularly motivated during this period.

On the sandy track of the playground, two statured female horses sprinted quickly and successfully reached the finish line.

"Cross the finish line!"

Under the sound of the Golden Victory, the two horse racers, Oguri Hat and Fujimasa, began to slow down.

After they stopped, the expressions on their faces changed somewhat.

"This...this is the domain?"

After the Fujimasa march had finished, he seemed somewhat taken aback and muttered to himself.

She won the practice match against Oguri Hat, and won it cleanly and decisively.

Although it's a sand track, Oguri Hats spends most of his time practicing and racing on grass.

However... the gap between the two is still very clear.

In this situation, one can use momentum and technique, then leverage the area of ​​influence, and perhaps also consider the current gap between the opponent and the sand.

All these factors combined resulted in Oguri Hat's defeat.

How are you feeling?

"It feels...very special, I don't know how to describe it."

Fujimasa, who had previously worked with Golden Victory, was familiar with this concept and knew that it was the best way for top racehorse girls to turn the tide of a race.

However, at that time, Teibo had not yet entered the domain state through aura techniques at the Satsuki Sho.

"Well, looking at it this way, momentum and technique can also make up for a lot of things, and you were already very strong on the sand in the March."

"Congratulations."

Faced with his friend's victory, Oguri Hat did not show the same resentment as before, but instead revealed a stronger fighting spirit as he looked at Fujimasa March.

Although the two no longer have the opportunity to face off in a competition, she is still very satisfied with this kind of competition, even if it is just a practice match.

"After all, you've been quite accommodating to me in many ways. If I still can't beat you, Oguri, then I'll have let down the training I received from the Golden Victory boss."

"...You seem to have changed quite a bit, March."

I don’t know how to explain it clearly, but this feeling is very vivid in Oguri Hat’s intuition or perception.

"Well... maybe I've become a little more confident in myself?"

After the race ended, hearing Oguri Hat's words made Fujimasa look at herself briefly, and after thinking for a moment, she gave an answer.

At first, her confidence was more of an outward bluff. She didn't meet her match in Kasamatsu, and even when facing Oguri, whom she considered her rival, she mostly showed concern that Oguri would gradually catch up with and surpass her.

The matches between the two sides along the way included the victory of Golden Victory in the Zhongjing Cup, as well as the end of all previous encounters in the Golden Youth Tournament.

"...In the end, it was probably the Golden Victory boss who gave me emotional support."

After thinking for a while, Fujimasa shared his recent thoughts and ideas.

Because their golden champion had once again completed a second sprint on the field that was hailed as a miracle by everyone, and this miracle was born from momentum and skill, it gave Fujimasa March itself a lot of thought and ideas.

"Well, it might be because I haven't been practicing running with you guys much lately."

She hasn't actually been spending much time at Central Teresen Academy lately; instead, she's been practicing her skills on the sandy arena in Kasamatsu.

Perhaps it's because Fujimasa herself has a sense of self-awareness that unless she has a need to learn it, there's no need to bother Boss Golden Victory.

She has many more female horses that need training and care, while she only needs to receive training plans and exchange tips on temperament and techniques.

Oh, I'm planning to check out the Uma Musume Club recently. I heard they have a very complete range of tracks, and many racehorses that excel at sand racing train there.

Well, even if a female racehorse isn't from a prestigious family, most of the female racehorses that achieve various successes on the Central Sands racetrack will choose to attach themselves to a female racehorse from a prestigious family after considering all aspects.

"Ah."

Faced with a series of remarks and the other party's feelings, Oguri Hat simply nodded without responding further.

"Okay, I was originally thinking that Oguri has changed a bit, but now it seems that Oguri is still the same Oguri, which is good. It's easier to fully express oneself when you're being yourself."

Little Chestnut Hat: "Yeah! I've been feeling pretty good lately!"

Golden Victory: "..."

Wow, is this what happens when someone has extremely high or low emotional intelligence?

The fact that a statement that was clearly sarcastic could be accepted by the other party after being salvaged is the key point. It's because Little March didn't realize that her previous statement had offended Little Chestnut Hat to some extent.

As for whether that silly goose with the goosebumps in the goosebumps realized it, Golden Victory chose not to discuss that point.

Unaware that the pure white horse trainer, who was acting as an audience member, was watching a show, Oguri Hat thought for a moment and then continued:

"I feel that March's strength in terms of momentum and technique is now comparable to my racing ability. March should be the strongest racehorse girl among us now."

As I improved, so did she. She improved more in running, but she couldn't catch up with my running ability.

However, no matter how much Oguri Hat has improved in terms of her aura and technique, she is still clearly inferior to Fujimasa's aura and technique.

There is an invisible complementarity, and in terms of domain, one can also feel the kind of aura and skill suppression that one has received from the Golden Victory senior.

Experiencing firsthand the opponent's aura and skills, especially the kind of maneuver that seizes the moment and unleashes a powerful aura to hinder the race, made Oguri feel as if he were facing a golden victory.

It turns out that when Oguri Hattori fought Fujimasa, he also entered his domain state to fight against him...

"Really? I thought it was because Oguri was a little unfamiliar with the sand and couldn't perform at her best."

That's what they say, but I really do feel that way.