After returning, Xu Zong checked the time. It was around 10 PM. He didn't stay up late and went straight to bed. Sleeping and waking up on time felt great. He knew many people were still working overtime at this hour, enjoying the "blessings" of a 996 work culture. His schedule was now very comfortable, his life busy yet fulfilling, and he had the system's rewards. Life was good.
The next morning, Xu Zong woke up and immediately received messages from the horse girls.
[Special Week: Good morning, Trainer-san! My spirit is number one in Japan today too!]
[Daiwa Scarlet: I'm full of energy too, and I won't lose to Special Week-senpai!]
[Gold Ship: Hahaha, then Gold Ship will just be the weakest one in Spica.]
[Vodka: @Gold Ship, Weak? A world-class late-stage runner who can catch up to any opponent, no matter the gap, with her finishing kick, who has mastered every method to defeat her enemies, hailed as the unsinkable Gold Ship. If that's weak, you're not giving anyone else a chance.]
Vodka chimed in, saying Gold Ship-senpai was up to her old tricks again. She might be able to fool Mejiro McQueen, but the rest of them wouldn't fall for it.
[Gold Ship: Hahaha, being praised like that by Vodka, I'm about to get arrogant.]
[Mejiro McQueen: What do you mean 'about to get arrogant'? You're already very arrogant.]
[Xu Zong: Oh? It seems the members of our Spica group are all quite impressive. Putting aside those who haven't debuted yet, we already have titles like 'the runaway of a different dimension,' 'the star of long-distance races,' and 'the unsinkable Gold Ship.']
[Special Week: Waaaah, in that case, I'm the weakest one in Spica.]
[Xu Zong: What a sad story, Spe-chan. Hands-on-hips-laughing.gif]
Xu Zong teased Spe-chan, finding it quite amusing.
[Mejiro McQueen: Geez, Trainer Xu Zong, you can't say that. So what if she doesn't have results yet? It's called 'promising future'! @Special Week, you're a rising star with a promising future!]
[Special Week: Okay! I'll work hard to become the number one horse girl in Japan! My goal is to be the 'Great General of Japan'!]
[Xu Zong: Go for it, go for it.]
Seeing McQueen's comment, Xu Zong felt a little embarrassed. McQueen was still so kind. He sent an encouraging sticker to Spe-chan, so he wouldn't seem too mean.
[Special Week: Thank you, everyone! Um, Trainer-san, we're already at the cafeteria. There's a long line. What do you want to eat? I can get it for you.]
[Special Week: There's so much good food here. Steak, egg pancakes, dumplings... I'll get you a portion of everything. Can you eat it all?]
[Xu Zong: How much?]
Xu Zong was stunned. He hadn't expected her to offer to get him one of everything.
[Vodka: @Daiwa Scarlet, I forgot my homework, I'm going back to get it. Can you get me a bowl of beef noodles?]
[Daiwa Scarlet: @Vodka, Geez, you're so lazy.]
Daiwa Scarlet was speechless, but she still got a bowl of beef noodles for Vodka.
[Xu Zong: OK, you guys eat first, I'll be right over. There's no training today, so everyone can arrange their own schedules. Just get to bed early tonight. We're going to the Kyoto Racecourse together tomorrow.]
[Special Week: Okay!]
[Vodka: Roger that.]
Everyone responded one after another. However, many of the Spica horse girls would still do extra training on their own, but as long as the intensity wasn't too high, it was generally fine. Xu Zong knew this and would remind them later. He quickly washed up and headed to the Tracen cafeteria.
When he arrived at the cafeteria, he saw Special Week. At that moment, Special Week was sitting with El Condor Pasa, Grass Wonder, Seiun Sky, and King Halo. This was the Golden Generation, having breakfast together. Daiwa Scarlet and Vodka had quickly finished their breakfast; they had a math quiz in the morning and went to take it early. Gold Ship and Mejiro McQueen were on morning duty and had left together.
However, besides Spe-chan's Golden Generation, there were a lot of people eating breakfast together today. For example, Nice Nature was surprisingly there, along with Twin Turbo and Daitaku Helios.
Xu Zong said hello and sat down to eat with them. They were chatting, and the current topic was about Seiun Sky being punished with cleaning duty. But now they had new members in their group: Twin Turbo and Daitaku Helios.
"Waaaah, why am I so unlucky? I just had to be the one to get caught," Twin Turbo was crying, her tears flowing freely. It was quite amusing.
"Forget it, forget it, it's fate, Twin Turbo. Yesterday, Fukukitaru-senpai and Copano Rickey-san both said that our luck and feng shui are bad, that's why this happened," Daitaku Helios said with a laugh. Surprisingly, she seemed quite happy about it. Was this the optimism of a gyaru?
As for Matikanefukukitaru, she was the resident fortune-teller, a master of divination. And Copano Rickey was known as a feng shui master, in the vein of Lam Ching-ying. Getting one of them on your side was a sure way to accumulate good karma for a lifetime.
"What happened?" Xu Zong asked while eating the dumplings Special Week had given him. He had to admit, the dumplings at Tracen were quite good.
"Nyahaha, let the cute Seiun-chan tell you, Trainer Xu Zong-san," Seiun Sky said cutely, with a grin. She was the master of acting cute. In reality, she was also helpless. Her love for fishing had been exposed by Trainer Xu Zong, and now she had lost face in front of the whole world.
However, Seiun Sky had thick skin. The cute and delicate Seiun-chan couldn't be bothered with such things. If something was troubling her, she would just go fishing. Because Seiun-chan loved this kind of leisurely life the most.
But, Trainer Xu Zong had better not spread any more rumors about Seiun-chan, or he'd really be dragged into the basement.
"So, yesterday I was cleaning at Tracen Academy, and Twin Turbo and Daitaku Helios came running over. They said they wanted to have a race to witness their friendship, so they invited me to be the referee."
"I tried to persuade them, you know, telling them that Hayakawa Tazuna-senpai was around today, so they should be careful."
"But, maybe it was what you'd call a rebellious spirit. Those two weren't listening at all and just dashed off."
"And then, not long after they ran off, Hayakawa Tazuna-senpai grabbed them one in each hand and brought them back, to join my cleaning army."
"Nyahaha, now I'm the leader of the cleaning gang, and they are my left and right-hand guardians."
Seiun Sky was delighted. Now she had company. Seiun-chan wasn't lonely anymore.
"Yeah, Hayakawa Tazuna-senpai is really fast. I was already running at full speed, but a green flash went by, and when I looked back, I was already caught," Daitaku Helios was surprisingly excited, enthusiastically recounting yesterday's experience.
"But, even if I had to do it again, I'd still race Twin Turbo. Yesterday's sunset, the afterglow of the setting sun, witnessing my friendship with Twin Turbo in that light, that's what's important, isn't it?" Daitaku Helios said in her charming JK gyaru slang.
"I mean, can't you just race on the track? You could have bumped into someone," King Halo said, completely baffled. She couldn't understand the thought process of these girls. King Halo's behavior was more in line with a model student. In the eyes of the teachers, she was very reliable, unlike the other horse girls.
"No way, we checked yesterday, there was no one around. And if we ran on the track, it wouldn't be unique at all," Daitaku Helios said with a straight face.
"That's true. Yesterday's race, we had to run it no matter what. But cleaning and all that, Twin Turbo doesn't want to do it. Remember, Nature, our goal is to defeat Tokai Teio and show her what we're made of!"
"Nature, in the next race, let's challenge Tokai Teio. Let's go and defeat her together, show her what we're made of, show her what Twin Turbo is made of!" Twin Turbo was full of fighting spirit, no longer crying. Her tears were dedicated to yesterday's sunset and her burning fighting spirit.
"Huh, defeat Tokai Teio? Me?" Nice Nature pointed at herself. Although she had fantasized about it, that dazzling existence seemed untouchable.
"Waaaah, that's so touching, running under the sunset," Spe-chan was moved to tears. This girl was in her special crying mode again.
"Hmph, that's right, we have to defeat Tokai Teio. That's why Twin Turbo doesn't want to clean. No way, no way, I want to train. Twin Turbo will never be a slave," Twin Turbo showed her tough side.
"Hey, keep it down, Air Groove is right behind you. And stop crying, eat something. Class is about to start, you'll be hungry if you don't eat," Nice Nature was still very much the caring wife type, her wifely attributes on full display. As she spoke, she popped a meatball into Twin Turbo's mouth.
"Mmph, I don't want to eat, I'm on a hunger strike..." Twin Turbo was still baring her teeth one second, but after a few bites of the meatball, the angry expression on her face disappeared, replaced by one of shock.
It actually tastes pretty good.
What a character, even Twin Turbo couldn't escape the allure of good food. The "true fragrance" principle in action.
"Mmm, thank you, Nature. You're the best to me."
"No problem, no problem. A full Twin Turbo will have more energy to clean at Tracen," Nice Nature said with her signature hand gesture and a mischievous expression. That was her gate-blocking skill activated, a full-on block.
"Wha... what?" Twin Turbo was stunned to hear such coarse words from Nice Nature. She was so angry she started crying again.
"Hey, don't cry, don't cry, my bad," Nice Nature quickly coaxed the child.
Just then, Daitaku Helios also struck up a conversation with Xu Zong, inviting him to bring Spica to their club.
"Trainer Xu Zong, you have to come to our gyaru club. There are a lot of gyarus and bros there. You and your friends from Spica will definitely have a great time," Daitaku Helios had a bright enthusiasm. It seemed like anyone around her would be infected by her sunny disposition, and even the iciest of hearts would be melted by it.
Xu Zong agreed. But for some reason, hearing the word "gyaru," a figure popped into his mind. Tequila Girl. For his first reaction to be that was a bit scary.
Soon, Xu Zong and the others finished their breakfast. Special Week asked Xu Zong what kind of race would be good for her to participate in next. She had said she was the weakest in Spica today, so she wanted to enter a race to prove herself.
Xu Zong gave his suggestion, telling Spe-chan to enter the GIII Kisaragi Sho on February 8th. The Kisaragi Sho was a 1800-meter turf mile race (clockwise). The key point was that it was also at the Kyoto Racecourse. A GIII race was also one of the prep races for the Classic Triple Crown. If she could win the Kisaragi Sho, her chances of getting a good result in the Classic Triple Crown would greatly increase.
Special Week memorized it, her excitement palpable. The Great General was like that; once she was happy, her tail would wag uncontrollably. Judging by its current speed, she must be overjoyed. After all, this was Special Week's first major race. Her expression turned serious.
"Also, Spe-chan, wake up early tomorrow, don't be late, and stick with the group, don't get lost," Xu Zong instructed.
"Okay, Trainer Xu Zong, thank you."
"Then I'm off to class. Trainer Xu Zong can relax today too."
Spe-chan enthusiastically thanked him and then left. She was also very happy to have joined Spica. If she hadn't met Trainer Xu Zong, she would have been very hesitant about what race to enter.
Afterward, Xu Zong also got up to leave. However, just as he stood up, he froze. In a corner of the cafeteria, Oguri Cap was sitting there, her rice piled up like a mountain, which was then quickly devoured. Xu Zong was also stunned. I thought Special Week was already invincible, whose general is this?
He sighed. With Oguri Cap eating like that, Symboli Rudolf still insisted that the cafeteria should remain a buffet. This was a kind of silent love.
Rudolf, you're really spoiling her rotten.
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