In the sterile white room that smelled of disinfectant, Celestial Weave held her mother's hand, carefully studying her face.
She looked to be in her late thirties, with long, light blue hair and a pair of listless horse ears lying limply on the pillow. She was very beautiful; if it weren't for her overly thin cheeks and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, one would believe she was in her twenties.
Celestial Weave caressed her mother's hand. It was so slender, yet covered in calluses. Slowly, her thoughts drifted back to the past.
For Celestial Weave, this was her second life.
In her previous life, she had lived in an orphanage for as long as she could remember. Thanks to society, this abandoned child was given a chance to survive. But the resources in the orphanage were scarce. To get anything, you had to give something first.
For Celestial Weave, there was no such thing as unconditional love.
This self-reliant attitude continued even after she entered society.
Growing up in this environment, Celestial Weave developed the habits of talking to herself and overthinking things in her head. She had once read that not liking to ask for help and talking to oneself were signs of loneliness and low self-esteem.
Celestial Weave didn't necessarily agree or disagree, but she had no intention of changing. Years of a solitary life had been carved into her being. If she were to change it, what would she fill the resulting void with?
If nothing unexpected had happened, she probably would have spent her entire life with loneliness as her companion.
But on a perfectly ordinary day, when Celestial Weave woke up from her sleep, what appeared before her was not the familiar ceiling, but a small patch of sky.
She tried to move her limbs, and when her small, delicate hands came into view, she let out an instinctive cry, the cry of a baby.
Looking at the gray sky, Celestial Weave's hands soon touched a boundary. The clear, papery texture told her it was a cardboard box.
So that's why the sky is so small.
Celestial Weave had already forgotten what she was thinking at that time. It was probably just the despair one would expect after waking up to find oneself reincarnated as an abandoned baby.
The only thing she clearly remembered was her mother, suddenly filling the sky, blinking as she looked down at her.
Celestial Weave looked at her mother's face, slowly and gently smoothing her hair.
She would never forget that day, wrapped in warmth, when her mother looked at her with smiling eyes and whispered.
"Mommy has been dreaming a lot lately. In the future, you become the brightest star on the racetrack."
A dream woven from the stars. That was the meaning of Celestial Weave's name.
On that day, for the first time, Celestial Weave understood what unconditional love was.
"I will definitely let you see it..."
Celestial Weave looked down at her mother, holding her hands tightly, and made a silent vow in her heart.
Until the end of visiting hours, Celestial Weave just held her mother's hands, sitting quietly by the hospital bed.
The summer evening breeze lifted the ribbon in the young girl's hair. Celestial Weave walked out of the hospital, looked up at the star-studded night sky, and silently thought.
"System."
With a thought, a translucent blue screen once again appeared before her eyes.
In the Shop interface, after skipping past all the dazzling items, Celestial Weave once again tapped on the icon at the very top of the exchange list.
[Hope Gem]
[Introduction: A gem that sparkles with a seven-colored light. It has a magical power that can make people's wishes come true.
Note: "The power of love can change the world" —Three ordinary horse girls]
Exchange Requirement: 100,000 SP + Proof of the Triple Crown
On the train to the hospital, Celestial Weave had already scoured the Shop's catalog. For her mother, who was in a coma with an undiagnosed illness, this might be the only hope of saving her.
Looking at the huge SP requirement and the harsh condition of becoming a Triple Crown horse girl, Celestial Weave glanced at her own SP count.
4500 SP. That meant she only needed to accumulate another ninety-five thousand five hundred points. Compared to the hopeless situation at the hospital, such a clear goal was much more motivating.
After confirming the SP gap, Celestial Weave silently thought again.
"Panel."
[Horse Girl Training System - Panel]
Character: Celestial Weave
Speed: D [Rising Star Level]
Stamina: D [Rising Star Level]
Power: E [Entrance Level]
Guts: D [Rising Star Level]
Intellect: D [Rising Star Level]
Aptitude: Turf A, Dirt C
Domain: Unawakened
Skills: Concentration (Blue), Tokyo Rain Swift (Purple)
[Effect: The story of a red streak of light echoes in the rain of the Tokyo Racecourse. When racing in the rain, Stamina will be slightly increased. When racing at the Tokyo Racecourse, Speed will be slightly increased. If both conditions are met, both will be greatly increased.]
Looking at the panel, which had changed significantly from before, Celestial Weave nodded slightly. With her current strength, even if she were to run in an Open-class race right now, she would have a chance of winning a trophy.
And with the addition of her new skill...
Recalling the feeling of perfectly triggering Tokyo Rain Swift, the seemingly endless stamina and light footsteps, it was a power that completely surpassed her current level.
Slap.
Celestial Weave slapped her cheeks, shaking the thought from her mind.
Instead of hoping to get lucky and perfectly trigger a skill, it was better to steadily raise her stats to A-rank, where she could compete for trophies in G1 races.
She let out a light breath and thought.
The conditions for saving my mother are clear: ninety-five thousand five hundred SP and raising my stats to A-rank.
I have my goal. Now I just have to do it.
Celestial Weave called out the system one last time, opened the Items interface, skipped past the medical kit-like item, and tapped on the ticket-like icon.
[Stage Ticket]
[Introduction: A long strip of white paper with the word "Ticket" written in pencil. Using it will randomly generate a scenario and allow you to enter it. Completing the scenario mission will grant extra rewards.
Note: "I, am being reproduced!" —A certain horse girl who climbed the Tokyo Tower said]
With a thought, the Stage Ticket, which had been in the system, flickered and appeared in Celestial Weave's hand in the next moment.
At the same time, the system's mechanical voice sounded in her ear.
"Scenario mission item detected."
"Enter?"
"Enter."
Celestial Weave turned her head, looked at the hospital in the night one last time, and responded in her heart.
After she responded, the mechanical voice sounded in her ear once again.
"Scenario... constructing..."
"Construction complete."
"World Line, overwriting."
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