“Wow…
Senior Geng Si, you’re really fast!” Tokai Teio shouted excitedly.
“You all went easy on me.
If this were a real race, you’d definitely be able to outrun me,” Geng Si said, waving her hand.
“That’s right, Teio.
This time, all of you lost speed.
The Derby is right around the corner, so it looks like you’ll need to become even stronger,” Okinoki said with a smile, standing beside them.
“That’s right!
I’ll definitely become stronger!” Tokai Teio said, holding up two fingers.
Geng Si smiled as she watched the scene before her.
She was glad that Tokai Teio did not seem discouraged.
After all, she had heard from Rudolf that Tokai Teio had been undefeated from her debut race all the way to the Satsuki Sho.
An undefeated Triple Crown was the dream of every Uma Musume at Tracen Academy.
Perhaps it would become Geng Si’s dream as well.
“An undefeated Triple Crown?” The corners of Geng Si’s mouth rose.
“Everyone here will witness what Chinese speed truly means.”
Okinoki noticed the slight smile on Geng Si’s face.
“Geng Si, huh…
Looks like she’s paying close attention after all.”
Not far away, Tojo Hana looked at Geng Si, who was standing beside Okinoki, then turned to Rudolf beside her and asked, “Rudolf, Geng Si is your roommate, right?”
“That’s right.
She’s very strong,” Rudolf said with a faint smile.
“Looks like Okinoki really recruited a monster into his team.”
Tojo Hana also smiled.
After Geng Si displayed her strength, for some reason, the members of Spica seemed to grow even closer to her.
Perhaps Uma Musume admired the strong, Geng Si thought.
“All right.
Since this is your first day, let’s start with stamina training,” Okinoki said.
Then, guided by the others, Geng Si ran alongside them.
Because Okinoki still lacked a proper understanding of Geng Si, after seeing her terrifying final spurt, he felt that he needed to observe her more carefully.
After a while…
“Teio, move up to the front!”
“Okay!”
Geng Si looked at Tokai Teio as she ran ahead of her.
“She’s full of energy.”
But not long after, Mejiro McQueen suddenly surged forward from the front.
When Tokai Teio saw that, she immediately followed after her.
“Oh, they’re all full of energy.”
Geng Si smiled.
“That’s right.
They’re so fast,” Daiwa Scarlet beside her said with emotion.
However, perhaps because of Gold Ship sprinting up ahead, Geng Si saw a small splash of mud being kicked up.
She instantly slowed down.
“My eyes!!!!”
Since everyone had been running at a slow pace, and because Uma Musume possessed physical abilities beyond common sense, Daiwa Scarlet was not seriously hurt.
At that moment, she was still writhing on the ground while shouting.
It was originally a scene that should have made people worry, but for some reason, Geng Si only felt like laughing.
“Are you okay, Scarlet?” Geng Si asked, walking over to Daiwa Scarlet and holding out her hand.
“Ah, yes, I’m fine, Senior Geng Si.”
Seeing that Daiwa Scarlet really did seem to be all right, Geng Si could not help but feel how powerful the bodies of Uma Musume in this world truly were.
“You don’t have to call me Senior Geng Si.
I only just enrolled too,” Geng Si said, waving her hand.
“But…
you’re from the high division.”
“Uh…”
There had been a small misunderstanding, but it was not a problem.
After training with Team Spica for a full day, to be honest, Geng Si did not feel like her body had been pushed to its limits at all.
In fact, it felt somewhat easy.
Up ahead, the members of Spica were still enthusiastically talking about what they had gained from today’s training.
However, Geng Si felt that it was necessary to have a proper talk with Okinoki.
Still, bringing it up in this situation might not be very appropriate.
Or perhaps she simply did not understand this kind of thing very well.
It seemed she would need to ask Rudolf about it later.
After following the members of Spica to the cafeteria for dinner and finishing her meal, she originally planned to go to the student council room and wait for Rudolf.
But when she passed by the training grounds, she saw Admire Vega sitting on the grass.
“Vega,” Geng Si called out.
Admire Vega turned back in confusion.
“Geng Si.”
Geng Si sat down beside her.
Admire Vega did not say anything and simply looked up at the sky.
“What are you looking at?” Geng Si asked, also raising her head toward the sky.
“The stars,” Admire Vega said.
“The starry sky really is beautiful tonight.”
Geng Si looked at the sky.
Admire Vega said nothing.
Looking at the deep night sky, Geng Si said, “When I was little, I could still see a starry sky like this in the summer…
and fireflies too…
But later on, being able to find even five stars in the sky already counted as a lot.”
Hearing that, Admire Vega looked at Geng Si with some confusion.
As Geng Si gazed at the sky, she thought of her family back in her original world.
After growing up, she had always felt that she could leave her family and become independent.
But everything she had done seemed more like the recklessness of a fool trying to challenge the world.
“Is that so?” Admire Vega asked.
“Yeah…
I once heard my mother say that when you can’t find your way home outside, you can try looking for the North Star.
That way, you’ll be able to find home.
But now, the North Star is there…
and yet I can’t go home anymore…”
In this world, she still had not seen her family.
Admire Vega grew even more confused.
She did not know anything about Geng Si’s family situation.
“Sorry.”
“Ah, it’s fine.”
Geng Si looked at the sky.
Admire Vega thought and thought, but still could not figure out what to say.
In the end, she simply sat a little closer to Geng Si.
Not far away, Rudolf, who had come to look for Geng Si, saw the two of them sitting together.
She was just about to say something, but after thinking it over, she smiled instead and stood at a distance, quietly watching them.
After sitting there for a while, Geng Si stood up and said, “Thank you.”
Admire Vega also stood up.
“Why?
I should be the one thanking you.
Thank you for watching the stars with me.”
“If there’s a chance, let’s do it again sometime,” Geng Si said with a smile.
“Okay.”
“See you.”
“See you.”
When Rudolf saw Geng Si walking over, she took a few steps back, then turned and walked some distance toward the student council room.
After Geng Si left the training grounds, she walked toward the school gate and found a place to sit along the path Rudolf had to take from the student council room to the gate.
She had not been sitting there long when a voice came from behind her.
“Geng Si.”
“Rudolf.”
Geng Si stood up and looked at Rudolf as she walked over.
“Let’s go.
Sorry to trouble you by making you wait for me,” Rudolf said.
“It’s fine.
Let’s go.”
As they walked, Rudolf asked, “So, how did it feel training with Spica?”
Hearing that, Geng Si smiled.
“It was good.
I really liked that kind of atmosphere.
But…”
Rudolf smiled in satisfaction when she heard the first half, but when she heard the second half, she looked somewhat puzzled.
“But?”
“I feel like the training arranged by the trainer was very easy.
It didn’t feel like my stamina was being pushed at all,” Geng Si said helplessly.
Hearing that, Rudolf became serious as well.
“You can bring this issue up with the trainer.
After that, try experiencing it for a while longer.
When the time comes, I’ll give you some advice.”