The Three Goddesses were known as the pinnacle of Uma Musume, but there was one horse girl who tried to challenge that position. With a human body, she reached a level close to that of a deity. Even the Three Goddesses, who treated everything as a game, were shocked to see her fleeting glimpse of divinity.
After she passed away, the Three Goddesses preserved her consciousness. However, instead of showing gratitude, she laughed loudly at them: "You're just mortals who happen to have the title of gods. It's nothing special, hahaha!"
She was the mortal who came infinitely close to divinity, the deceased legendary horse girl with near-limitless speed: Sunday Silence.
Seeing her, Godolphin narrowed her eyes. "Why are you here?"
"Is it so strange for me to be here?" Sunday Silence asked, eating a pastry and licking her fingers.
"That's for Little Lamb."
"So what? Luo Cheng is mine, so his things are my things. I'll give it back to him later... with my mouth." She licked her tongue, her crimson lips looking like blood.
"...You're the real Sunday Silence, aren't you? You're different from the system characters."
"I don't know what you mean by 'real' or 'fake,' but there's only one Sunday Silence in the whole world," she said with a laugh, then picked up another pastry. "The Three Goddesses are gone. I don't know if they'll ever come back. If they can't, this world is truly ruined. But it doesn't matter; this world was boring enough as it was."
"You knew about this?"
"Of course. I know your decadent personalities all too well. To be so indifferent when something like this happens can only mean the Three Goddesses have a problem."
Godolphin was speechless.
"This world was originally meant to follow a set program, but then... Luo Cheng came," Sunday Silence laughed. "I was getting bored to death in this world, and then a human who could break its limitations showed up. That's a miracle even greater than the Three Goddesses."
Godolphin pouted. She always felt that Sunday Silence was insulting the Three Goddesses, whether intentionally or not. No, she was definitely doing it on purpose!
"You want to keep him here, don't you? Don't even think about it. Luo Cheng won't stay in the VR. He's going to jump back and forth between these broken worlds until the day he clears the game. I'll be there to watch him and comfort him when he breaks down. Luo Cheng is my property. I won't hand him over to you."
After finishing the pastries, Sunday Silence stood up. "Now, I should go back. I don't know what Luo Cheng is up to now. Oh, that's right..." Sunday Silence curled her lips as she touched her mouth, her chest, and her thighs. "His body is truly wonderful. You must have seen what I did with Luo Cheng."
Godolphin's face instantly flushed as she read Sunday Silence's thoughts.
So... so intense.
So that's what it tastes like?
It's amazing, so delicious. I want a bite too... Damn it! I'm so jealous, so incredibly jealous!
Sunday Silence seemed to enjoy their suffering, and she laughed heartily before leaving the room.
After Sunday Silence left, Godolphin stood up, replaying the memories in her mind over and over again as she looked at the empty plate on the table.
Little Lamb... I want some too!
"Ah-choo!"
On the training field, Luo Cheng sneezed.
"Oh, did you catch a cold, Little Lamb?" Darley asked.
"How can I catch a cold in VR?"
"Haha, you've got a point." Darley glanced toward the Student Council office, a thoughtful look on her face.
"So, Darley, how was Teio's training?" Luo Cheng asked.
"Excellent. The girl is a fast learner. I'd say she'll have the technique down in less than half a month."
"That's good." Luo Cheng couldn't see Tokai Teio's stats in the VR, so he didn't know if she had learned her unique skill yet.
"That's enough for today. It's getting late. Oh, by the way, Little Lamb, you promised Teio you'd take her out."
"Yeah." Luo Cheng was too lazy to complain about her reading his mind again.
"Then why don't you come here to play? We just built an amusement park and an arcade. You can even connect online to play against others."
"Do you have an internet cafe?"
"Yes."
"That's awesome!"
"Compared to AIs, the computing power of a normal computer is like a calculator."
"I'll see. If I can't go to the other side, I'll come here."
Luo Cheng's main goal in agreeing to go out with Teio was to trigger a story event so he could return to the real world and buy special items. Having fun was secondary.
"I see..." Darley muttered to herself, looking at Luo Cheng. "Then I won't hold you back. Come visit often when you have time. We've made a lot of good stuff, and we can all go out and play together."
"Alright. I'll check it out. I'm logging off now, Darley."
"See you, Little Lamb."
Luo Cheng and Tokai Teio left the VR.
Taking off the headset, Luo Cheng rubbed his blurry eyes. The VR world was so realistic that every time he came out, he felt like he was coming back from another life. The VR pod next to him opened, and Tokai Teio stepped out, her face flushed and glistening with sweat, looking as if she had just finished training.
Luo Cheng looked at her UI.
[Skill: Ultimate Teio Step Lv. 1; Prerequisite: Final spurt, Rank ≤ 3, distance from front-runner ≤ 1 horse length. Trigger Condition: Final straight.]
Finally...
Tokai Teio had learned her unique skill. It looked like it could even be upgraded. However, the prerequisites were so many—a specific rank and distance—that it seemed difficult to trigger. I wonder if I can learn other horse girls' unique skills?
Tokai Teio walked up to Luo Cheng, her big blue eyes looking at him. A faint scent of sweat mixed with citrus emanated from her.
Luo Cheng stroked her sweaty little head.
"Good job, Teio. I promised to take you out, but I don't think I said when... How about this? Tomorrow is the weekend. We can go out then, okay?"
Tokai Teio blinked, but didn't answer. Once he returned to the game world, Luo Cheng couldn't interact with her anymore.
Whatever. If I can't go out, I'll just go play with Teio in the VR.
That night, after dinner, Luo Cheng returned to his room and found that the door, which had been closed, was now inexplicably open. When he entered, he saw Tokai Teio sitting on his bed.
[Support Card Story Triggered: Step! Smile! Wink!]
A semi-transparent dialogue box popped up in front of Luo Cheng. Then, Teio began to move.
"Trainer, what are you doing? Hurry up and come to bed. We have to go for the high score tomorrow!" Tokai Teio swung her white feet, patting the bed. At the same time, the faint sound of footsteps outside the door disappeared.