The fact that Smart Falcon was trending on social media naturally caught the attention of many Umamusume at Tracen Academy.
While Smart Falcon was happily eating and looking at her phone, on the other side of the cafeteria, an Umamusume with short grey hair, black earmuffs, and a red bow below her left ear had just finished taking a selfie.
She was elegantly eating, taking small bites, while her left hand kept swiping on her phone screen.
"#TracenCafeteria #CreamyBarbecue #CurrenChan"
The grey-haired Umamusume typed as she clicked "Post."
The selfie had barely been posted when a notification popped up in the bottom right corner showing "99+."
And a private chat notification also showed "99+."
Curren Chan has over 3 million followers on Umasta.
Having recently transferred to Umasta, Curren Chan already boasts more Umasta followers than Gold City, a model from Tracen Academy known as a "once-in-a-century beauty."
She's the ultimate selfie angel.
Curren Chan was aware of her cuteness from birth, and everything she does is aimed at showcasing it to others.
Curren Chan became famous much earlier than Smart Falcon from the High School Division.
She should be considered the first Umamusume to become famous for her cuteness on Umasta.
Today, as usual, she posted a selfie before dinner and then started reading the comments from her followers.
Meanwhile, she was thinking, "What pose should I strike for my selfie tonight?"
Her selfie post received numerous compliments from her followers.
The number of shares, likes, and comments was extremely impressive.
One of Curren Chan's favorite things to do is read the comment section of her Umasta posts.
She loves hearing her fans compliment her cuteness.
She posts at least three selfies every day, making her a fairly popular influencer on Umasta.
She might read the comment section of a single post dozens of times without getting tired of it.
However, today, Curren Chan noticed some strange comments while browsing the comment section.
"Curren is so cute today too~ Speaking of which, Falco from yesterday was quite cute too."
"I saw it too. Falco doesn't have many followers yet. Following her now means you're an early fan, ww."
"That's an Umadol. She really looks like an idol. I looked at her for a long time yesterday."
...
Curren Chan's keen senses, like a radar for cuteness, detected a crisis in the fans' comments.
"Falco? That name sounds familiar. Who are they talking about?"
The comment section, which used to only praise her cuteness, was now filled with other Umamusume names.
Curren Chan suddenly had a bad feeling.
She quickly clicked on Umasta's search bar to search for "Falco."
Then she saw that the third most popular topic on Umasta's trending list was [Cute Umadol Falco ☆].
The second most popular topic, also related to Smart Falcon, was [Japan's Dirt Rising Star].
Curren Chan clicked on it and saw the recording of Smart Falcon's Winning Live performance at Niigata Racecourse last night.
The comments below the recording were overwhelmingly positive.
Some praised Smart Falcon's singing, while others praised her graceful dancing.
Most importantly, many people were also praising Smart Falcon's cuteness!
Curren Chan's sense of crisis grew stronger as she read these comments.
"It's Smart Falcon from the High School Division! The one who was the commentator and host at the academy!"
She finally remembered who "Falco" was.
It was Smart Falcon from the High School Division.
At this moment, Curren Chan even lost her appetite.
"What's going on? I never heard of this Falco being famous when I enrolled."
She picked up her phone and quickly searched for "Falco."
Immediately, she saw Smart Falcon's Umasta account, which displayed [Falco☆].
Curren Chan clicked on Smart Falcon's account and watched a self-introduction video that Smart Falcon had posted just last night.
The video showed Smart Falcon with chestnut-brown twin ponytails, introducing herself to the screen in a cute pose.
"I'm Smart Falcon! Please call me Falco☆!"
"My goal is to become the top Umadol!"
"Anytime, you're welcome to ask for an autograph☆!"
Although Smart Falcon only has a little over 60,000 followers, her self-introduction video, released just last night, had already garnered over 400,000 views by noon today.
"It's only been one night, and she already has over 60,000 followers and 400,000 views. She's even trending in the top three... Curren hasn't even trended yet..."
Curren Chan was increasingly astonished.
It turned out Smart Falcon hadn't been famous for long; she had virtually no popularity until yesterday's competition.
But yesterday's competition catapulted Smart Falcon to fame.
This "Dirt Rising Star" trended, and Smart Falcon's previous experience as an idol finally paid off.
She began to attract more and more attention.
Curren Chan suddenly had a premonition that this sudden rise of Smart Falcon might threaten her own niche in the cuteness market.
Although she had nearly 100 times more fans than Smart Falcon, she had only recently transferred to Central Tracen Academy and hadn't officially debuted yet.
On the other hand, there was Smart Falcon.
While she hadn't had any particularly impressive achievements before, yesterday, in the niche Dirt race, she unleashed a runaway style reminiscent of Silent Suzuka.
It was absolutely captivating.
"Japanese Dirt Rising Star, Champion, G3 Record Breaker, 3.45 Seconds, Silent Suzuka-like Terrifying Runaway, Umadol..."
Curren Chan murmured these dazzling labels attached to Smart Falcon, increasingly worried that her own cuteness among fans might be eroded.
Although she didn't believe her cuteness would be defeated by Smart Falcon, once Smart Falcon showcased her exceptional legwork in the niche Dirt competition and began to attract more and more attention...
The fans' attention would definitely be drawn to Smart Falcon.
"Curren has to stand at the top of the Twinkle Series so that no one can shake her cuteness! Curren is the embodiment of cuteness! No one is cuter than Curren!"
Curren Chan reassured herself, her heart already pounding.
Just then, Curren Chan suddenly noticed Smart Falcon on the other side of the cafeteria, having just been tapped on the head by Sakura Baimu.