"Putting McQueen and Teio against each other… I know you're a sadist, but you're even more of a monster than I initially thought."
"You'll keep finding new things about me that will surprise you, Gold City."
"Don't you want both of them to receive the title of Undefeated Triple Crown? If it's like this, only one of them will receive it."
"Like an old car once said, it's just an empty cup."
Talking old car? Empty cup? I never knew what the hell he was talking about.
After the summer camp, everything started to return to normal. That also included the contract between the young man and Gold City. To fulfill said contract, the young man visited Gold City's apartment and explained her new training routine.
"McQueen's journey so far has been too smooth. I'm afraid if she wins, she might lose her hunger for more."
"Satisfaction is the death of progress…"
"That's right. Besides, if Teio defeats her, it will create a nice rivalry between them. McQueen would do absolutely everything to prevent Teio from obtaining the Triple Crown. They will run like they want to kill each other."
"How evil…"
"Have always been. By the way, why are you in a bikini? We had just passed through summer. Is it for a job?"
"Yes, and also to entice you. Do you love it?"
"My pants feel tight at the moment, but why did you get a modeling job for summer bikinis when we are entering the Autumn?"
"Some bikinis don't sell well and are cluttering the storage. They want people to buy them by having me model in them. Are you jealous that men are jerking off to me?"
"Why? I'm doing the same as them. Those men are my brothers-in-arms. Literally."
"Sigh… I could've done that for you, you twat."
"The trainers and trainees' inns are separated, so I can visit you freely and ask for a wank. Besides, it's prime time for you to train and come closer to your goal. I wouldn't want to weigh you down."
"You know I can't talk back when you bring out my dream like that…"
"I know. So you learned anything from Brian?"
"Sigh… She is a bad teacher. She explains things with thump, thud, and whirl. I could never comprehend her way of thinking."
"That's why she is called the Monster. Her running style is a pure reflection of her wild instinct. She shows the world the content of her heart with every run, which is why people point at her when they are talking about a true runner."
"A true runner, huh?"
"You need to run with your entire heart on each movement, Shichi. Only then will people acknowledge you, Shichi. You need to race with nothing but winning in your mind as you gamble everything to win."
"That sounds reckless."
"Indeed, it is. So has Senior Muyaku decided on your next race?"
"The Japan Cup."
"Goddesses damn… That's a prime opportunity to show them what you're made of, Shichi."
"I get it, but I don't know if I can ever reach the same level of concentration as Narita Brian. To be acknowledged as a racer is not the end goal of my life. I still have so much more ahead of me and I can't sacrifice everything."
"That is not for me to care as it is your dream, Shichi. My job is to shine the path to it."
"That harsh personality of yours… I love it."
"Masochist."
"Wimp. Limp dick. Coward."
"Your grave will be so deep, it will reach the land down under."
"AAAAAAAHHHH!!! I FORGOT!!!"
"Whoah!!"
The young man was taken aback when the normally calm Gold City stood up and screamed at the roof. The bikini-clad umamusume hurriedly turned on her phone and scrolled through it as if her life was on the line.
"You came here with your car, right?!?"
"Yeah… Why?"
"Cool! We need to pick two people from the airport. They're going to spend their Autumn and Winter here."
"Just go ask them to use a Go Taxi or something like that."
"Can't!! I promise them I'll pick them up."
"With what?!? You don't even own a car!!"
"With yours, of course."
"So you made a promise that includes me without consulting with me?"
"Yeah~"
"And what makes you think I'll agree to that?"
"I'm going to upload our sex tapes to the internet."
"I don't remember us having sex before…"
"AI video generation can now make an entire one-hour sex movie, dear."
"Weakling. Stop using AI and make it yourself, you untalented wimp."
"I agree. Let's make one after this, shall we?"
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"She is late. For a Japanese umamusume, her punctuality is pretty bad."
"Yeah… Her alarm rings every two minutes from how bad she is. She said that she is on the way though…"
In the Haneda Airport international terminal, 2 foreign umamusumes are waiting for their friend to pick them up. It was lucky that they were waiting inside the Haneda Airport because they would have been swarmed by men trying their luck if they were waiting outside. That's merely because they're so gorgeous.
The taller of the two has long, tidy, light-blue hair and a matching tail. Her magenta-colored eyes stare coldly at her phone's screen as her thumb scrolls down. Normally, her brilliant magenta eyes would stand out on her face, if it weren't for the vertical scar on her left cheek.
The second one stands a little bit shorter than the last. Unlike the first one, her white hair cascades in messy waves behind her. The messy waves transition into fringes of fluff on her large ears. The feature that stood out the most was the heterochromic eyes with a red right eye and a yellow left eye.
"I couldn't contact Oguri either. That girl must be in a food coma by now."
*Vrroooomm*
After waiting for what seems like forever, their friend finally comes to pick them up in a Subaru Forester. The front passenger window rolls down, and Gold City's beautiful face is on full display.
"Hello~~"
"Don't act so nonchalantly!!! You're late!!"
"Sorry!!! Sorry!! I forgot you girls were visiting!!!"
"Sigh… You've always been like this… Even when you were in New Zealand…"
"I said I'm sorry!!! Put your luggage in the back, and let's grab something to eat, shall we? My treat!!"
"Sigh… Just let it go, Folkqueen. Her bad punctuality is an untreatable disease."
"That hurt, Ellerslie…"
"Good."
The light blue-haired umamusume, Ellerslie Pride, walks to the back of the car and the white-haired umamusume, Folkqueen, follows her grumpily. With one swift motion, they throw their luggage on the back before climbing into the back passenger seats.
"Seriously, how can you forget?"
"I said I'm sorry!!! I tried my best, you know?"
"Can you do someone else's best then?"
"You really know how to sting with your words, Ellerslie."
"Before that, Shichi. Can you put where we are going on the GPS?"
"Ah!! Yeah!! Let me search for it… Here!!"
*Vrrooooom*
The car quickly moved and followed the path on the dashboard screen.
"Who is this, man? Your new trainer?"
"Ah!! His name is Igo Heita. He is my–"
"Babysitter."
"..."
"..."
"He is an asshole."
"Just because I'm one doesn't mean I'm not your babysitter."
"That's surprising. I always thought that Super Creek would be your babysitter."
"Ellerslie, don't believe everything he says. He is well known in Tracen as the Man who Always Lies."
"Not right now, he is not."
"What have I done to hurt you again?"
"Being late."
"I don't have any allies here, do I?"
"""No."""