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Chapter 26 - Chapter 26: Deep Impact Slaps Herself Again

The discussion about races between Hakki and Deep Impact ended after just a few sentences. It seemed they would not have any intersection on the racetrack.

During this period of training, Deep Impact had shown extremely high aptitude for medium and long distances. According to Trainer Nase Fumino's evaluation, her talent was that of an absolute genius, the most likely candidate to challenge for the title of the second undefeated Triple Crown winner. She had practically become the most famous horse girl among the freshmen at Tracen.

In contrast, Hakki was more like the most transparent one among the new students. In class, unless called upon, she was silent. Her daily training was also unremarkable, not catching the eye of other trainers for even a second.

Meanwhile, Rhine Force and Cesario were hot topics as contenders for next year's Triple Tiara. Not only were they members of Team Ascella, but the team also had a senior from the golden generation, King Halo. Cesario even had a close relationship with Special Week of TEAM SPICA, which made people even more convinced of her hidden potential.

Comparing everything, Hakki truly experienced what the life and feelings of a bottom-tier horse girl at Tracen were like.

After the topic shifted from racing, the two fell into silence until Deep Impact finished drying her hair and said, "Well then, good night? I'm going to turn off the lights."

"Mmm, okay..." Hakki immediately burrowed into her quilt. At worst, she would just stay up all night. As long as it didn't affect Deep Impact, it would be fine.

Click. The sound of the light switch flipping off was heard. In the faint glow of the small night light, Deep Impact saw Hakki wrapped up tightly and was once again filled with self-blame.

Why was I so careless with my words again... I must have hurt her feelings... She could only think that the topic of the Triple Crown had hurt Hakki, just like when they first met and she said no horse girl didn't yearn to run. It seemed Hakki was a special case from beginning to end...

Similarly, the vast majority of horse girls pursued the classic Triple Crown or the Triple Tiara. If Hakki had originally been one of those strivers, but discovered at Tracen that she didn't even have the qualification to step onto that path... That in itself was a sad thing, and it seemed that she, Deep Impact, had just... ripped open that scar?!

Deep Impact!! You're the worst!

After throwing herself onto the bed, she bit down hard on her quilt and tugged a few times, her heart overflowing with guilt...

The night passed without another word. Deep Impact only drifted off to sleep late at night, while Hakki enjoyed a full night of light therapy. Finally, when she saw the rising sun through a crack, Hakki threw off the covers and breathed in the fresh air. The dark circles under her eyes were unusually thick. This lack of sleep was all Agnes Tachyon's fault...!

She went to the bathroom and splashed a handful of cold water on her face. Hakki decided to use the morning classes to catch up on sleep. But when she arrived at the classroom with her school bag, she found that all the surrounding students were wearing bright red tracksuits. Only Hakki herself was still in her uniform skirt, thigh-high socks, and leather shoes.

"Rhine, what are you... going to do?" Hakki stood like a pillar at the back door, asking Rhine Force at her seat.

"Oh? The teacher said yesterday morning that we're having a practical test today... Ah! I forgot! Didn't your trainer ask for two weeks of leave for you?" Rhine Force was also a little surprised to see Hakki back in class early.

"Yeah... I recovered early. But at this point... it seems too late for me to go back and change clothes...?" This was what she feared about returning to class after taking leave; she had no idea what arrangements the teacher had made in the past few days.

"I have a spare set... hmm, it should fit! Do you want to make do with it for now, Hakki?" Rhine Force took out a brand new spare tracksuit from her school bag and handed it to Hakki. Hakki looked up at Rhine Force's height and her prominent figure, and hesitated.

Won't it really be too big... but... it should be fine. It's not strange for the top to be a bit loose, and I can just roll up the pant legs a few times.

"Thank you so much! I'll buy you a new set later!" Taking the tracksuit, Hakki chose to change in a bathroom stall. As for the shoes, she would ask Zennin Gloria to bring them to the training grounds later... After all, shoes could be changed while sitting on the ground, but clothes couldn't be changed in public. Otherwise, wouldn't this become a new Tracen legend—the exhibitionist pure-ash horse girl who always hits on other horse girls, eats them up, and then gets them addicted to an ash-hair obsession they can never quit, thus securing a lifetime of donations... A terrifying legend, wouldn't you say!

"Eek, it really is big... I wonder if it will affect my running later." Hakki tugged at the oversized sleeve. Even after rolling up the pant legs several times, they were still a bit baggy, but she had to make do. Wearing an ill-fitting tracksuit, with her uniform stuffed in her school bag, and still wearing her small leather shoes, this combination was truly ahead of its time at Central Tracen.

Returning to the classroom, Hakki took a moment to send a message to Zennin Gloria to help bring her shoes. Then, when the class bell rang, the teacher led the class of horse girls in a grand procession to the training grounds.

"Now, let's first divide into groups for the test. To ensure the effectiveness of the test, we will use a competition method, nine people per group. Except for the starting gates, it will be similar to a normal race," the teacher said, standing on the grass.

"Students testing for short distance, please raise your hand."

Hakki obediently raised her hand and then followed the teacher's guidance to the other side. Rhine Force and Cesario were clearly surprised that Hakki was testing for short distance; they thought she would be testing for the mile as well.

There were a total of 6 horse girls testing for short distance, while the mile test had a dense crowd of heads. The number of horse girls directly choosing the medium-distance test was about the same as the short-distance ones. So the teacher had the smallest group, the medium-distance horse girls, start their test.

"Hakki, your shoes."

"Thanks, Gloria!" Hakki changed her shoes on the spot. The medium-distance test had already begun. Her ears twitched nimbly, hearing the sound of their hooves on the ground. Hakki blinked, her gaze shifting to the few short-distance horse girls next to her. Hmm, they looked like the type with plenty of power. And they were all full of fighting spirit, warming up eagerly, completely different from Hakki's current half-hearted state.

"Um, the trainer is coming to watch your test too. It's a rare opportunity to run with other horse girls, so the trainer said it's a great chance to collect data," Zennin Gloria said, also flashing the stopwatch hanging on her chest, indicating that Kitahara would be arriving soon.

"Oh? Kitahara-san is coming too...?"

This... is this right? This isn't right. I was just planning to slack off and run this twelve hundred meters...

Hakki's calves suddenly twitched with nervousness.

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