At Tracen Academy, Sunday Silence was also curious. Why was she called one of the "Foundations of Modern Japanese Racing"?
Somehow, she felt that something big was coming.
Next to Sunday Silence were Marvelous Sunday, Admire Vega, and Fuji Kiseki.
In reality, they were all her children, though only Fuji Kiseki knew her identity for now.
Fuji Kiseki finally understood why she had such special feelings for Sunday Silence.
She wondered if there were other siblings among the girls around her, just like Special Week's daughters, Cesario and Buena Vista.
She felt a bit apprehensive.
What Fuji Kiseki didn't know was that her siblings weren't just present, there were too many of them.
Since the values of the Uma Musume world generally aligned with the human world in that most practice monogamy, one could only wonder what faces the girls would make once Sunday Silence's status as a "Great Stallion" was exposed.
But for now, countless Uma Musume still worshipped Sunday Silence from the bottom of their hearts.
This included Silence Suzuka, Special Week, Zenno Rob Roy, Air Shakur, and even the usually flamboyant and arrogant Stay Gold, who would smile and greet Sunday Silence.
Everyone wanted to witness the rest of the story.
The log continued:
[Soon, December 23, 1990, arrived. Although no one favored Oguri Cap, he still entered the race with over 140,000 votes— the highest in JRA history.]]
[170,000 spectators packed the racecourse, another record.]
[As the field entered the paddock, the cheers for Oguri Cap were clearly the loudest. Yutaka Take wore a blue cap and blue silks with three connected yellow diamonds on the front and back. It was undoubtedly a very stylish look.]
Tracen Academy:
"Connected yellow diamonds... I feel like I've seen that somewhere?" Tamamo Cross pondered.
Anyone taller than Oguri would have noticed immediately— it was exactly like the ornament on Oguri's head.
Tamamo, being short, took a moment to remember.
"Tama, it's the one I wear. What a coincidence," Oguri Cap smiled, taking off her hair ornament and handing it to Tamamo. It still had a few silver strands of her hair on it.
"But ain't the real-world Oguri Cap a boy? Would a boy even wear something like this...?"
"Oh, I have an idea— maybe it was a different decoration, like a diamond-shaped armband! I wonder what the boy version of Oguri looks like..." Tamamo fantasized, placing the ornament on her own head.
It sat lopsided, looking quite comical.
"So, for Oguri's retirement race, Jockey Yutaka Take specifically wore clothes that matched her diamond ornament. What a guy," Inari One remarked, hands on hips.
"I actually wonder if the ornament on our Oguri's head was inspired by Yutaka Take's silks. There are always strange connections between Tracen and the real world," Super Creek suggested insightfully.
"No way? Little Tama, what do you think?" Inari's eyes widened.
"Shut up, I'm thinking! Give me a second, or you're gonna fry my brain!" Tamamo snapped.
"Fry? Is it time for lunch?" Oguri looked up blankly, hearing a word she liked.
The log continued:
[Soon, the horses were loaded. Oguri Cap took Gate 8. He was the 4th favorite. 1st was the 1990 Kikuka Sho runner-up White Stone, 2nd was Mejiro Ardan, and 3rd was Mejiro Ryan.]
[With the crack of the starter's pistol, the field surged forward.]
[The race settled into four groups: Front Runners, Pace Chasers, Late Surgers, and End Closers. Under Yutaka Take, Oguri Cap moved forward calmly and steadily from the back.]
Tracen Academy:
"If White Stone-san was the 1st favorite as the Kikuka Sho runner-up, where was the winner?" Special Week asked.
"Spe-chan, you've forgotten me entirely. Is it possible the 1990 Kikuka Sho winner was me?" Mejiro McQueen said.
"Eh?!!! McQueen!! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!" Special Week apologized at light speed.
"It's okay, Spe-chan. Everyone knows you're a ditz," El Condor Pasa teased.
The log resumed:
[In the middle phase, Oguri's performance remained steady. It wasn't until the final straight that he showed the world he was still the "Gray Monster."]
[At the final 800 meters, under Take's guidance, he accelerated from the outside, sweeping past the pack on the bend. Mejiro Ryan followed immediately, and a fierce battle broke out.]
[And then, one of the most classic live commentaries in JRA history was born!]
["Ardan in the front! Will Oguri Cap catch him?"]
["Exiting the fourth corner, the enter the final straight in front of a roaring crowd!"]
["Will Oguri surge forward?! Will Oguri catch him?! Is Oguri leading?!"]
["Osaichi is giving it his all! Osaichi is pushing hard, but Oguri— OGURI IS PUSHING THROUGH!"
["OGURI TAKES THE LEAD! OGURI TAKES THE LEAD!"]
["BUT! BUT! HERE COMES RYAN! HERE COMES RYAN!"]
["BUT— OGURI SURGES THROUGH! OGURI SURGES THROUGH!"]
["SO DOES RYAN! SO DOES RYAN!"]
["OGURI SURGES THROUGH!"]
["OGURI WINS! OGURI WINS! OGURI WINS!"]
["Yutaka Take thrusts his fist high, Oguri Cap wins!"]
["He crowns his retirement with glory! The super horse, Oguri Cap!"]
[The moment he crossed the line, Koichi Oguri cheered from the stands at Nakayama. The 170,000 spectators erupted into a deafening roar that seemed to submerge the entire racecourse.]
[The raw emotion was overwhelming.]
[Following the cheers, the 170,000 fans began to chant his name in unison— "Oguri! Oguri!"]
[This scene of excitement and heat became one of the most iconic moments in JRA history.]
[Amidst the calls of the multitude, Oguri Cap ran a victory lap. His obsession with victory drove him forward, and his spirit inspired generation after generation. He refused to hand victory to the second place horse, Mejiro Ryan.]
[Tamamo Cross's retirement in 2nd place, the forced injury retirements of Inari One and Super Creek— it seemed the heavens had given them all imperfect endings.]
[But Oguri Cap wrote a period for his story and theirs. For the Heisei Trio and the Gray Generation, that couldn't have been more perfect.]
[People called this race the "Miraculous Resurrection" and the "Most Moving Final Run."]
[Jockey Yutaka Take later said: "Oguri Cap makes you feel as if his previous failures were intentional, as if he wrote the script for himself."]
[An hour after the race, Koichi Oguri visited Oguri, stroked him gently, and said, "Thank you."]
[Because of Oguri Cap, Koichi Oguri later became a Central owner.]
[With this Arima victory, he achieved two Arima Kinen wins and set multiple records. His 12 Central graded stakes wins remains unbroken.]
[Considering the high level of his rivals, these results prove his absolute power.]
["God exists. That is what I think."]
[Years later, this was the JRA's evaluation of Oguri Cap. In the eyes of countless fans, his greatness is beyond doubt.]
At Tracen Academy.
"She won... she actually won?"
Countless Uma Musume were breathless.
Even Symboli Rudolf was shaken.
In her view, Oguri was strong, but her recent form— 6th in the Tenno Sho, 11th in the Japan Cup— made this win seem nearly impossible.
She had been struggling, her age was showing, and a powerful new generation was rising. Everyone expected her to lose, perhaps even be crushed by the new blood.
It would have been a sad, but expected, end to an era.
But the result?
A race that seemed impossible to win was taken by Oguri Cap in miraculous fashion before 170,000 witnesses.
The girls' hearts trembled, and their breathing grew ragged.
Some couldn't help but cry, moved by the sheer weight of her spirit.
At Tracen, many had faced failure and wanted to give up, but Oguri's story revitalized them. They believed now that as long as you don't give up, a miracle can happen.
Life isn't as good as you imagine, but it's never as bad as you think either.
Even Mejiro Ryan wore an expression of deep respect. She had lost, but she was utterly convinced of Oguri's greatness.
It made her reminisce about the first time she raced against McQueen.
Back then, she could never catch her, leading to constant confusion and self-doubt. But now she understood: She shouldn't have spent her time doubting herself.
She should have looked at her rival with eyes full of both admiration and unwillingness, fueled by a craving for victory, and kept pushing with all her might.
She would never doubt that strong, competitive version of her childhood self again. She would keep running hard until she welcomed her own "miracle moment" at Tracen.
"Oguri Cap-san, you may have won in the real-world history, but this time, you won't have it so easy!" Ryan said with a smile.
She was challenging Oguri. 2nd place in the Arima Kinen wasn't enough for her. She would try again.
Meeting Ryan's spirited gaze, Oguri Cap smiled: "Bring it on. I'll give it my all, too."
Meanwhile, Tamamo Cross, Super Creek, and Inari One were incredibly moved. Seeing Oguri win made Tamamo happier than if she had won herself.
Tama was truly sweet. Despite constantly yelling at Oguri, in her heart, she truly loved her.
Tamamo slapped Oguri on the back and said, "Not bad! But this time at Tracen, I won't retire so early. You were actually evaluated as the 'God' of that era by the JRA? It makes the rest of us look like supporting characters just to make you look good!"
"I want a 'God' title too, hahaha!"
Inari One laughed as well: "Exactly! But I want to be the 'God of Ohi.' My mentor would definitely be grinning ear to ear if he heard that."
"I'm going to race hard from now on, but for now... let's go eat a huge feast! Let's celebrate for Oguri, and for all of us."
Super Creek added warmly: "Good idea! I'll make some delicious food to bring along so we can all eat together."
"That sounds wonderful," Oguri replied.
Oguri's first thought went to Kitahara. He must have seen her achievements, right?
She didn't have her phone on her, being a good student, so she'd contact him when he got back.
Seiun Sky held her head in her hands, her eyes full of longing: "Nya-ha-ha, Seiun-chan is totally defeated! Oguri Cap-senpai really brought glory to their generation."
"That was Mejiro Ryan she beat! Ryan is always competing on equal ground with McQueen-san, yet Oguri-senpai took her down."
"If only Seiun-chan could have retired by beating Opera O back then... just thinking about it is thrilling."
At that moment, Chairwoman Yayoi Akikawa appeared, exclaiming: "Hahaha! PERFECT! See, everyone? Who says someone from humble beginnings cannot have a brilliant future? Oguri Cap's story will surely move everyone!"
Matikane Tannhauser was crying happy tears: "Sob... Okay!! I'm going to do my best too!! Even an ordinary person like me can surely win a G1, right?!"
Twin Turbo immediately raised her hand: "Tannhauser-san, think bigger! I, Twin Turbo, am going to win ten championships and become a Ten-Crown King!"
Akikawa laughed heartily: "Tannhauser, you aren't 'ordinary' in my eyes! I believe you will definitely win a G1 and take that next step."
"And the same goes for Twin Turbo. Nature-san, too, will surpass that 'Third Place' record!"
Seeing the Chairwoman, Tannhauser snapped to attention: "Y-Yes, Chairwoman! Thank you for believing in me! I won't let your expectations down!"
Nearby, Tokai Teio pouted: "Uwaa, why does the Chairwoman only favor Tannhauser? Teio-sama should be favored too!"
McQueen remarked: "Chairwoman Akikawa truly likes Tannhauser. I think it's because her actions are plain for everyone to see."
Hokko Tarumae nodded: "Tannhauser-san may not have had a breakthrough in results yet, but she is kind, gentle, and incredibly hardworking."
"I happened to see her notebook once. She records everyone's running habits, key points for every race, and her own training schedule. But she just thinks of it as 'ordinary.'"
"And if recording habits is for victory, she also records others' preferences— things they like and dislike. Like Teio liking honey or McQueen liking sweets. She remembers it all."
"She isn't an 'ordinary' person, she's someone who brings positive energy to others, is infinitely gentle, and has a very distinct personality."
Gold Ship nodded: "Just like me."
McQueen sighed: "You should focus on practicing your gate starts first."
McQueen looked at Gold Ship, her "grandson."
As the "grandfather," she was helpless against this grandson. Sometimes she felt like she was the junior and Gold Ship was the elder.
It was a tough life.
Gold Ship laughed loudly, claiming she had already conquered gate starts and they were beneath her notice.
McQueen was surprised, thinking that her grandkid must have secretly been training.
'Not bad. It seems Gold Ship wants to break past 6 G1s too.'
As the discussion continued, the log resumed.
[However, Oguri Cap wasn't entirely invincible. He had one fatal flaw.]
[That was his habit of rolling on the ground after every training session. Also, he was weak to water. He was a terrible swimmer and would try to flee when entering the water.]
[When practicing swimming at Tracen, she'll just hold onto a kickboard. During training camps, she'll just play on the beach by the shore.]
[But despite being afraid of water, Oguri Cap loved hot springs. He knew how to enjoy himself. Once he was in a hot spring, he wouldn't leave, no matter how hot the water got.]
[Of course, speaking of being afraid of water, there is a much bigger example: Hishi Miracle. Compared to Hishi Miracle, Oguri Cap is practically Michael Phelps.]
[When Hishi Miracle swims, his trainer says that they can't tell if he's swimming or drowning. It's a real headache.]
[I've seen Hishi Miracle swim. While other girls move their limbs gracefully, Miracle's legs thrash about in the water as if she's screaming for help. From what I've heard, the same is true for the horse version of her as well.]
[Oguri Cap also had a horse he really liked: Horlicks.]
[Whenever Horlicks passed Oguri's stable, Oguri, who usually never looked up until he finished eating, would look up at this mare and watch her until she was out of sight, then go back to eating.]
[Was it because he sensed a fellow powerhouse, or was it a simple crush?]
Tracen Academy:
"Hishi Miracle! That girl and her hatred for swimming... she's a repeat offender. Every time it's time for swimming training, you have to search half the school just to find her!" No Reason vented.
She felt like tying Miracle up and dragging her to the pool before every class.
"When I saw Hishi Miracle enter the pool, her feet kept poking the water surface. I thought she was testing for boiling water, I was stunned," Tap Dance City shook her head.
At first, she thought Miracle was practicing ballet and hoped she'd found a fellow dance lover, only to realize Miracle was just terrified.
Everyone looked toward Hishi Miracle, only to find her acting cute to try and divert their attention.
She really, really, really didn't like swimming! She felt like she'd drown!
"Hishi Miracle, I'll help you train next time. You have to overcome it somehow," No Reason volunteered.
Miracle looked terrified. While Oguri was "weak" to water, she still went to the pool.
Miracle, on the other hand, ran the moment the pool doors opened.
People said if she ran in races as fast as she ran away from swimming class, she'd be unbeatable.
"Please be gentle with me..." Miracle said, eyes full of fear.
Elsewhere:
"Oguri, who is this Horlicks? Why did you keep looking at her?" Inari One asked curiously.
"She's the Uma Musume who beat me in the Japan Cup. Perhaps I just felt her strength," Oguri said simply.
However, because of this episode, everyone teased that Horlicks was Oguri's "first love."
After Oguri retired in the real world, officials actually tried to negotiate a breeding match with the New Zealand side, but they were rejected— Oguri's pedigree was still considered too common.
The log continued:
[Of course, now that we've finished with Oguri Cap, let's talk about Sunday Silence.]
[Sunday Silence was originally an American horse. He came to Stone Farm in Kentucky in 1985 and debuted in the US, winning two of the Triple Crown races.]
[Though he lost the final leg, his first-year results were staggering.]
[However, before Sunday Silence rose to fame on the turf, he survived immense hardships. After he was born, his owner disliked him, thinking he was 'too black' and that such a horse could never win.]
[He claimed that 999 out of 1000 horses like Sunday Silence would have no future.]
[Sunday Silence had poor pedigree and a weak constitution. He once fell so ill that the Stone Farm vet essentially gave him a death sentence, but he survived by sheer willpower, receiving 23 intravenous drips a day.]
[Combined with his crooked left hind leg at birth, he failed to sell at auction twice. Finally, he was bought by a man named Tom for the pittance of $10,000.]
[But the original owner, Hancock, felt the price was too low and bought him back for $17,000. Later, Sunday Silence was put up for auction again at $50,000, and Hancock ended up buying him back yet again for $32,000.]
[Hancock III was quite the "financial genius." His maneuvering resulted in a loss of $22,000.]
[In today's exchange rate, that's enough for a lot of internet dating.]
[But Sunday Silence's trials weren't over. While being transported, the driver suffered a fatal heart attack. The truck veered off the road and flipped.]
[Except for Sunday Silence, all other horses on board died. He suffered numerous cuts and bruises.]
[He stayed by the bodies of his companions by a Texas highway for several days, nearly starving, until he was finally rescued.]
[After two weeks in the hospital, he could barely walk upon returning to the farm. While this didn't ruin his racing career, it contributed to his infamous, irritable temperament.]
[However, his results defied all expectations. He won two Triple Crown races and finished his career with 9 wins in 14 starts, earning nearly $5 million.]
[After retirement, he lacked "mare resources." Just like at the beginning of his life, he was unacknowledged and abandoned by the American breeding industry.]
[But then, Japanese owner Zenya Yoshida saw his potential. He first bought a quarter-share for $2.5 million.]
[When Hancock fell deep into debt due to farm expansions, Yoshida bought Sunday Silence outright for the staggering price of 1.65 billion yen.]
Inside Tracen Academy, countless Uma Musume were dazed. Even Shinzan and others were shocked.
Shinzan never expected her friend Sunday Silence to have cheated death so many times.
"I didn't know... Sunday Silence... your real-life counterpart went through that. I mourn for those who were lost, but perhaps in our world protected by the Three Goddesses, they are still alive and have a chance to change everything," Shinzan said.
"Yes, I think so too," Sunday Silence said, her pupils trembling.
"I actually remember a car accident when I was young. But unlike the real-world story, I remember a mysterious figure— perhaps the Goddesses— saving the driver. Our truck was damaged and we were hurt, but everyone survived."
"It's good that you're okay... but I didn't expect you to turn things around after so much! You're quite something."
"I wonder why they paid such a high price for you, though? Did they want you to be a teacher for the JRA? That can't be right, I can be a teacher too. I am the Great Shinzan, after all!"
Stay Gold, who was next to Sunday Silence, was fuming:
"Dammit! This Hancock guy— no wonder he ran 'Stone Farm,' his head is a literal stone! How dare he say you couldn't win! I want to kick him!"
Stay Gold was Sunday Silence's child in the real world and couldn't stand the insult that Sunday Silence endured.
Sunday Silence calmed her: "Don't be like that, Stay Gold. Let them say what they want. What we must do is use our own strength to reach the finish line."
Agnes Tachyon and Manhattan Cafe walked over.
Tachyon laughed: "I completely agree. Why care what others think? People who constantly evaluate others usually have no goals of their own. Those with goals focus on the task at hand."
Cafe muttered: "Tachyon, your words make sense, but that has nothing to do with why you get evaluated as a weirdo."
Cafe, usually introverted, looked at Sunday Silence: "But I think Sunday Silence-senpai is truly amazing. When I was young, I had an imaginary friend."
"I told many people, but no one believed me, they whispered behind my back. I cared a lot then. I wish I had your composed mindset."
Cafe's eyes were full of respect, but her double standard made Tachyon pout.
Why was Sunday Silence "composed" while she was just "weird"?
Sunday Silence said: "An imaginary friend? I know, you told me. You said she accompanies you, teaches you to run, and teaches you how to live. She sounds like a father."
"Perhaps Trainer Mizuki will know who that is. Let's watch together. Regardless, I believe you."
Manhattan Cafe nodded happily. Being patted on the head by Sunday Silence filled her with a special kind of joy.
Sunday Silence was always steady, powerful, and kind. Everyone saw her as a role model.
However... once Sunday Silence's "breeding list" was exposed, it remained to be seen how they would view her.
Fuji Kiseki, Zenno Rob Roy, and Agnes Digital were all gathering around.
Unknowingly, Sunday Silence's children and grandchildren were gravitating toward her.
The same was happening with Chairwoman Akikawa.
Matikane Fukukitaru was stunned: "Sunday Silence feels like a 'Chosen One.' Whatever doesn't kill her makes her stronger. I wish I had that courage."
Fukukitaru figured if it were her, whatever didn't kill her would just leave her worried and afraid every single day.
But they were still curious why Sunday Silence was called the "foundation." They kept reading.
[After Sunday Silence came to Japan, things were rocky at first, but he soon sired Fuji Kiseki with the mare Millracer.]
[Fuji Kiseki proved the power of Sunday Silence's bloodline. He debuted at his peak, winning 4 out of 4 races, including the 1994 G1 Asahi Hai Sansai Stakes.]
[However, due to gaining tendonitis in 1995, he needed a year to recover and was retired.]
[But Fuji Kiseki's appearance made the JRA realize just how powerful Sunday Silence was.]
Tracen Academy:
"My real-world father is Sunday Silence, and Millracer is my mother? It seems we are a family," Fuji Kiseki said with a smile.
But soon, the smile froze on her face.
[Next, Sunday Silence continued breeding. He sired Marvelous Sunday with the mare Momiji Dancer.]
[Marvelous Sunday had 15 starts and 10 wins, with over 600 million yen in earnings, winning the 1997 G1 Takarazuka Kinen.]
[Fuji Kiseki and Marvelous Sunday were both part of Sunday Silence's first crop.]
Silence fell over Tracen Academy, especially around Sunday Silence, Fuji Kiseki, and Marvelous Sunday.
Usually, if Marvelous Sunday saw such a brilliant record, she would shout "Marvelous!" at the top of her lungs.
But now, she was speechless, her mouth agape.
She shook her head, unable to grasp the situation.
What was going on? Sunday Silence was "married" to Millracer... but then she "married" Marvelous's mother and had her?
'Was this... an affair? Or a second marriage? What was the deal?!'
Fuji Kiseki, usually cool and dashing, couldn't keep her composure either. She said nothing, but thought: 'Every family has its skeletons. Maybe my real-world dad and mom had some friction...'
While it was somewhat understandable for Sunday Silence to have a second marriage, and as sensible a child as Fuji Kiseki was, she quickly rationalized it despite a twinge of sadness.
She simply felt bad for the horses in the real world. A broken home is never a good thing for anyone.
However, Marvelous Sunday's friend, Mayano Top Gun shook her head vigorously.
"Is this the adult world? The love Maya wants isn't like this! It should be staying together forever, being all lovey-dovey, and supporting each other through thick and thin!"
"Breaking up and immediately having kids with someone else is way too much drama!"
"Ah, wait, Fuji Kiseki-senpai, Marvelous Sunday... I'm not saying Sunday Silence-senpai is a bad person, it's just that this isn't my ideal of romance!"
Marvelous Sunday took it in stride, saying, "Sigh, it's okay. Since it happened, there's nothing we can do. Feelings are complicated, and a second marriage is normal, after all."
In the United States:
"Whoa, how scandalous! I live for this kind of drama."
Secretariat was currently pampering her skin.
She was a woman of refined tastes, and her room was incredibly luxurious, far more expensive than those of Seabiscuit or Flightline.
She immediately rushed out to wake up the others, eager to share the juicy details. The messier the plot, the more she loved it.
Oh, Secretariat... you might be laughing now, but soon you might find yourself unable to smile. As they say, what goes around comes around.
Your turn will come.
Inside Tracen:
Sunday Silence felt rather awkward.
Yet, she had grown awkward far too early, the revelations were about to get even more explosive.
The log continued:
[Sunday Silence's first crop already produced such excellent G1 champions. His strength was beyond doubt.]
[Soon, news regarding his most famous progeny appeared continuously.]
[In 1994, Sunday Silence and Wakia produced Silence Suzuka.]
[In 1994, Sunday Silence and Golden Sash produced Stay Gold.]
[In 1995, Sunday Silence and Campaign Girl produced Special Week.]
[Although Campaign Girl passed away after giving birth to Spe-chan, Special Week eventually won the Japanese Derby for his mother.]
[In 1996, Sunday Silence and the excellent mare Vega, winner of the Oka Sho and Yushun Himba, produced Admire Vega.]
[In 1997, Sunday Silence and I Dreamed a Dream produced Air Shakur.]
[In 1998, Sunday Silence and Agnes Flora, the 1990 Oka Sho winner, produced the horse that would become world-famous before falling like a meteor: Agnes Tachyon.]
[In 1998, Sunday Silence and Subtle Change produced Manhattan Cafe.]
[In 2000, Sunday Silence and Roamin Rachel produced Zenno Rob Roy.]
[In 2000, Sunday Silence and the mare Pointed Path produced Neo Universe.]
[In 2002, Sunday Silence and the mother Wind in Her Hair produced the legendary horse— Deep Impact!]
[During this period, Sunday Silence sired countless offspring until his career was halted by injury in 2003.]
[Without a doubt, these outstanding children made the JRA far more brilliant. One can only imagine how much "quieter" the JRA would be without the progeny of Sunday Silence.]
Mizuki was still writing, unaware that her log had turned the entire racing world upside down.
Sunday Silence was utterly stunned.
She stared at the log, mouth agape, unable to believe her eyes. This was too absurd.
If her children were just Fuji Kiseki and Marvelous Sunday, she could claim a "rift in the relationship."
But what was this?
She couldn't have been getting married and divorced every few months!
More ridiculously, some of these children were born in the same year. She couldn't possibly get married twice a year and do nothing but have children all day!
What did her real-world self actually do?
She felt herself on the verge of a breakdown. Who wouldn't be?
She needed to go somewhere and cool down.
'No, wait— is "cooling down" even the issue here? Look at the diary! Mizuki wrote a whole page, and every single line was about me having kids with different women!'
"What the hell did you do?!!"
Sunday Silence wanted to punch through the dimensional wall, grab her real-world self by the collar, and scream "Can you open your eyes and see what you've done?"
"How many girls did you lie to? How many kids did you father? Do you realize every child needs parents to raise them? Did you just leave them all and find the next girl immediately?"
"You beast! You absolute animal!"
Sunday Silence's legs felt weak. If she weren't fueled by pure indignation, she would have collapsed.
She had imagined many versions of herself in the real world, but never this.
And she noticed something even more terrifying: Mizuki only listed the famous children.
'Does that mean there are dozens more she didn't write down?'
The silence in the room was deafening.
Special Week, Silence Suzuka, Deep Impact, Stay Gold, Zenno Rob Roy, Marvelous Sunday, Neo Universe, and Fuji Kiseki— all of them were staring.
Zenno Rob Roy stepped back, trembling. "My father in the real world... Sunday Silence-san... she... she was a complete philanderer!"
Silence Suzuka added, "Sunday Silence-san... how could you? Spe-chan's mom died shortly after she was born, but what were you doing? Were you out having fun with other girls?"
"If Spe-chan hadn't been cared for by her other mother, she might not have grown up. You... you didn't fulfill your duties as a father."
Sunday Silence was speechless. "No, wait, listen to me... let me explain..."
The atmosphere became incredibly heavy. Countless Uma Musume of the Sunday bloodline looked at her with eyes full of bitterness, confusion, and a simmering rage.
They felt it was unfair for their mothers.
Shinzan shook her head. "Sunday Silence, this is too much. Once you have a child, you shouldn't deceive others. A good father takes care of his family, his wife, and his children."
"Are you truly a beast in a human's skin? Especially Special Week's mother... didn't you even go back to see her once?"
Sunday Silence grit her teeth, feeling wronged despite the evidence.
"There must be a misunderstanding! Spe-chan, you know me! If I were your father, I wouldn't be irresponsible. There must be extenuating circumstances!"
Deep Impact spoke up softly: "Oh? And your 'circumstances' involve being all lovey-dovey with other women while your children were being born?"
An Uma Musume known as Dance Partner scoffed.
"Classic. Truly classic. 'It's not that I didn't want to be responsible, I was just delayed by something.' The classic scumbag's line."
Stay Gold, meanwhile, was having a mental breakdown.
She couldn't believe her father was a scumbag. She felt there had to be something more to it.
Sunday Silence forced herself to calm down. "Listen, let's keep reading the log. Remember what Trainer Mizuki said before about the Training Goals?"
"Every time we open the diary, there are goals. Once we complete them, we get a key. she speculated that the key might open a spatial tunnel."
"By our count, almost all of us are close to finishing our training rewards. Within a month, maybe the whole of Tracen will have these keys."
"Perhaps then, we can actually go to the real world. I believe we will find the answers there."
The girls calmed down a bit. They realized that even if the real horse did these things, the Sunday Silence in the Tracen world was genuinely kind to them.
They shouldn't take out their frustrations on her. They were also eager to see if the keys would let them see their parallel-world selves.
"I've seen that key," Dance Partner said with a smile. "Once enough racers from several generations finish, everyone gets one. I've finished mine through the Dream Cup."
"I even sent a gift to my real-world self— some carrots and an injury-immunity buff— and helped my groom and mother."
Everyone began to daydream about meeting their real-world counterparts.
But then, someone realized something.
"Wait... Trainer Mizuki said Sunday Silence wasn't the only 'foundation.' There was also Northern Taste. Don't tell me... the Chairwoman did it too?"
Admire Vega raised the question, sending a shock through the crowd. They all leaned in to read more.
The log continued:
[In 2003, a major event happened to Sunday Silence that stopped him from working, but he had already created several massive branches. One of the most famous is the 'Gold' lineage.]
[Isn't that right, Stay Gold? You're the one who sired Orfevre, Nakayama Festa, and Gold Ship, after all.]
In that instant, Orfevre froze. Her beautiful eyes blinked, and her flawless face was a mask of pure confusion.
"The one who sired Orfevre... is... Stay... Gold?"
"Dad?!!"