Their restricted abilities are refreshed every week.

But before the two of them could get away from the front of the class division board, a voice came from behind, which Shirakawa Haru had heard repeatedly late at night in the past two days.

It is the highly recognizable Kansai accent:

"Oh! Xiaoli, come on! Be careful not to bump into anyone!"

In the crowd that was gradually becoming chaotic at the back, one could see a red and blue headband fluttering in the wind, and underneath that headband was the little chestnut hat moving through the crowd.

shhhhh--

All he could hear was the whistling of the wind. After blinking again, Shirakawa Haru saw the serious-looking Oguruma in front of him and the...

Tamamo Cross, who was already disoriented, said: "Oguri... why are we, why are we spinning in circles?"

The crowd was so dense, how did Xiaoli get through unscathed?

Uma Musume, it's amazing, right?

Outside the crowd, Tamamo's trainer, Katsumi Komiyama, was anxiously waving and shouting, "Tamamo, get down here! There are too many people, it's dangerous! The competition is about to begin! Don't play like this!"

“Xiaoyu——!”

Shirakawa Haru waved to the other party in a friendly manner, then carefully took off the Tamamo Cross and placed it lightly on the ground.

He was about to open his mouth to admonish Oguruma, but he didn't expect the other party to speak first: "Taiyang-kun, I don't think I'm in the same class with you."

So the sentences that had just been on his lips fell away, and Shirakawa Haru reluctantly handed another stopwatch that he had prepared long ago to Ogurimao.

"It's okay. We still have time for training... Also, take this. The instructions I wrote are inside."

Little Chestnut, not knowing what was going on, accepted the box without even looking at it and nodded.

"President, is this the horse racing girl from your homepage?"

Toyokawa Shoko suddenly asked, attracting everyone's attention with one sentence.

Chapter 3 This is the way to Uma Musume’s power!

"Ang, yes."

After dealing with Xiangzi with three words, Shirakawa Haru turned to Oguri and asked, "Oguri, have you finished watching the game videos I showed you yesterday?"

"Ah."

When talking about the competition, Xiaolimao's naiveté seemed to fade away instantly. She nodded seriously, "I watched each one over and over again. That person is really amazing."

"After all, he's the legendary tactician Mo Farah. Although his speed isn't anything compared to Uma Musume, you have to remember, Oguri..."

When Baichuan Qing said this, he paused deliberately.

Not only did Oguruma listen attentively, but even Tamamo Cross, who had just recovered from his dizziness on the ground, pricked up his ears.

"—Speed has never been the criterion for judging the strength of a horse girl, or a runner."

Tamamo Cross shuddered all over and suddenly turned to look at the man who was wearing the same school uniform as her.

Then, she heard a sentence that she would never forget in her life.

Baichuan Qing said slowly, "If you just want to compete in speed, then why bother running? Driving, taking the Shinkansen, flying, all of which are hundreds or thousands of times faster than just walking?"

"—So, what is powerful?"

Little Chestnut Hat looked up and asked in confusion.

"Want to know?"

Shirakawa Haru smiled and reached out to touch the top of Cinderella's head who came from Kasamatsu.

This time she didn't raise her hands to block or dodge:

"Then train like crazy, risk everything on the competition, and compete against those unique talents and strong players."

"—And then, defeat them or be defeated by them, enjoy the attention of the crowd or taste the regret and unwillingness, over and over again, in this cycle."

Under the gaze of the two Ashage horsegirls, known as "destined to be slow runners," Shirakawa Haru whispered, "Pour them into your soul, savor them and embrace them regardless of victory or defeat—that is the foundation of strength."

Tremor.

A slight but extremely fast tremor flowed through Xiao Limao's body and it took a while to stop.

She took a deep breath, raised her bright eyes, and held Baichuan Qing's hands tightly: "I remember, Sun-kun."

Feeling the strong force coming from his hand, Shirakawa Haru smiled with an indescribable pain.

"I remember it too!"

Tamamo Cross jumped to his feet and pointed at Shirakawa Haru: "Oguri's trainer, tell me your name! We'll remember it!"

After a pause, Shirakawa Haru gave his name, and then saw Tamamo cross his hands on his hips and nodded vigorously:

"Alright! Trainer Shirakawa! I'm looking forward to competing with Oguri on the highest stage!"

After saying this, Tamamo Cross turned and ran away.

"——We're already excited, let's go train first!"

Shoko Toyokawa watched all this silently.

I feel like I'm being ignored.

Although Shirakawa Haru said it well, it could not cover up the fact that she was suddenly left aside.

Umamusume...she really runs very fast.

——Looking at Tamamo Cross throwing herself into her trainer's arms, Shirakawa Haru also withdrew his gaze, and after talking to Oguruma for a few more words, he turned to look at Toyokawa Shoko.

"Toyokawa-san, I was a little lost in what I was saying just now. I hope you don't mind."

Toyokawa Shoko looked straight ahead and said, "The president's impromptu speech was very good. I learned a lot from it, so I naturally don't mind it."

"That's good... Oguri, this is Vice President Toyokawa. If you have any urgent matters when I'm not around, you can contact her."

Shirakawa Haru pointed at her and emphasized to Oguruma: "She is a very reliable person."

So Toyokawa Shoko extended her hand towards Oguri and smiled friendly: "Hello, Oguri-san."

"Nice to meet you."

Ogurimao shook hands with Toyokawa Shoko, and after the two added each other on a line, she turned back to look for Shirakawa Haru.

"Sun-kun, what time is training today?"

"No training today."

Xiao Li Mao was shocked and couldn't understand: "Why don't you train!"

The words just now made her blood boil, and now the culprit actually said no to training?

What’s going on?

Even though the intensity wasn't very high yesterday, Xiaolimao now feels like he can run a hundred laps!

"Resisting your overly strong urge to train is a much harder form of training."

The experienced Shirakawa Haru pointed out: "Training does not require boiling blood and slogans. Sweat and time will forge the path you take."

Although he didn't understand the superficial meaning of the words, Oguruma felt the deeper emotions and meaning almost instantly.

"Amazing, Sun-kun."

She nodded seriously, looked at Shirakawa Haru with some longing, then took out a pineapple bun from her pocket and handed it to him.

"I'll give it to you to eat."

Shirakawa Haru naturally accepted it happily - for Oguruma, giving food to others is the highest etiquette.

"Oh, Xiaoli, the reason I let you watch it is so that you can learn his running style. I think it suits you very well..."

"Oh, you can try..."

Looking at the two people who started communicating again, Toyokawa Shoko pursed her lips silently, maintained an unchanged expression and walked towards Class B in the teaching building alone.

She didn't have any extra thoughts about Shirakawa Haru ignoring her.

Because the president and that little chestnut hat had something practical to discuss, and she hadn't seen each other for a long time, it would be a better choice for her to leave alone and finish the work first.

——Instead of thinking about this, think about how much your August salary will be on the 12th of this month.

Toyokawa Shoko was thinking silently.

First comes the base salary, then comes the full attendance bonus, overtime pay for the morning shift, overtime pay for the night shift, and extra pay for having zero negative reviews...

Adding it all up, the salary of Shoko Toyokawa, the "king of good reviews" in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, should have been around 40 yuan last month.

——No matter what she does, Shoko Toyokawa strives to be the best.

This is her pride and the last thing she can hold on to.

Besides, school has started and I can eat free meals in the cafeteria, which saves me money on discounted bento boxes.

By the time the salary is paid, the savings in the bank card will be almost 280 million yuan.

Although there is still a long way to go before I can pay off the 3000 million yuan debt, this is my confidence for the future.

——There are still two and a half years before I leave Hinomori, and I must earn 3000 million yuan during this time.

Otherwise, without the protection of the "Vice President" identity, he would be blocked at his doorstep by the Yakuza again, and the interest would continue to be calculated...

Simply focusing on customer service is not the right path.

I have to find a better way to make more money as soon as possible.

——I must definitely break away from the muddy past and start a new life on my own!

——I don’t need that kind of fragile relationship with friends now, and I definitely won’t need it in the future!

Shoko Toyokawa strengthened her belief and walked forward quickly and with big strides.

She didn't notice at all that the pink-haired girl who was humming a pop song and walking around, stopping and looking around, passed by her.

The two of them intertwined.

They each started their own new life.

Chapter 4: The First Meeting between the Eldest Daughter of the Suho Family and the Eldest Daughter of the Toyokawa Family

"Then Xiaoli, enjoy yourself today."

Baichuan Qing finally warned: "Don't practice without permission, if I find out, the consequences will be serious."

"Yeah." Little Kurimao waved goodbye to him, "Then you should have fun today, too, Sun-kun."

After saying goodbye to Oguruma, Shirakawa Haru suddenly realized that there was someone missing from his side.

Hey, where is Teacher Daxiang?

After looking around and not finding him, Shirakawa Haru remembered her habit of leaving quietly to go to work if she ignored Xiangzi for a long time.

——After that, I’ll go find her and apologize, and bring her a book to read.

Shirakawa Haru was also preparing to leave from the class division board to grab a seat, but as he was about to walk out of the crowd, he caught a glimpse of the pink-haired Yingye, whom he had interviewed a few days ago, running over.

——Oh my god, Chihaya Aine.

——She wouldn’t be in the same class with me, right? Then my plan to trick her into joining the student union would be a disaster.

While thinking about this, Baichuan Qing walked into the classroom where there were already more than a dozen people - fortunately, the seat in the back row closest to the window in the corner was still unoccupied.

Shirakawa Haru happily threw her backpack on the table and took out a big book from the bag and prepared to start reading.

According to his research in recent days, watching short videos is the least efficient way to learn, and usually you won’t gain a single unit in a day.

The second is reading light novels and various fantasy literature. On average, one book takes half a unit, but the advantage is that it seems fast and easy.

The best thing is to study the "textbooks" in various fields that are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Although it seems that you need to use your brain more, the rewards are also great.

——For example, this book in your hand, "The Advantages and Disadvantages of History to Life", if you read it carefully, you can gain at least twenty units of knowledge.

Taking out his headphones, Shirakawa Haru was about to turn on the white noise of rain to start reading, but he suddenly noticed a pink creature appearing in his field of vision.

——Shit, Chihaya Aine found herself being chased by him at high speed?!

He quickly raised the book in his hand to block his eyes to deceive himself. After finding that there was no movement for a long time, Shirakawa Haru secretly peeked out.

In the field of vision, the pink creature dotted with yellow and blue still existed on the seat.