"SNACKS!! SNACKS!! GET YOUR SNACKS HERE!!! WE ALSO HAVE DRINKS!!!"
"Why do I have to do this too?!?!"
On Haru Urara's debut race, the sun shines brightly above the racers' heads, but even that couldn't compare to how bright Haru Urara is shining.
"KING!! TRAINER!! I'M OVER HERE!!"
"DO YOUR BEST, URARA!!!"
The Uma that had just screamed was King Halo, Haru Urara's roommate. She has long brown hair, red eyes, and a green bow under her right ear. This girl might be Urara's roommate, but the young man saw her more as a mother figure to Urara. As King Halo always pampered Urara, fixed her hair, made her lunch, helped her get up, and so on. At one point, the young man considered stepping in as a father in their little household because he didn't want Urara to develop fatherless behaviors.
"Calm down or you'll hurt your throat, King."
"Huh? A first-rate Uma having a sore throat is simply unthinkable."
She's a first-rate rate, alright.
King Halo is a jack of all trades in the truest sense. Most Umas have only one length where they excel, while the rest are questionable. King Halo has one where she is excellent at, 2 that she is good at, and one where she is just okay. You can put her at any length, and the worst she can do is get 8th place.
"YOU HAVE TO WIN, URARA!!!"
"Sigh… Dear, if you get sick, then who'll take care of Urara?"
"Dear?!?! Wh–Who are you calling De–De–Dear?!?!"
"Hehehe~~ Trainer just knows how to control Uma, eh~~"
Teio snickered while she was sitting on Igo's lap with a big glass of Hachimi in her hands. The glass was so big, Teio couldn't hold it with just one hand.
"Then I'll control your intake of Hachimi, Teio."
"Wait! Wait! Please don't!! It's only my fifth time today!!"
The young man tried to pry the Hachimi off the amber brown-haired Uma's hand, but he was reminded again of the difference in physical power.
"... Sluuuurrppp…"
While the two brown-haired Umas were being a nuisance to their surrounding, the chestnut-haired Uma was simply enjoying her moderately-sized Hachimi beside her trainer. Her eyes are entirely glued to the racetracks, but she is completely restless. Her feet are stretching and tapping the ground repeatedly.
"You will not be running, Suzuka. That's for next week."
"... Sluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrppp…"
The chestnut-haired Uma makes her dissatisfaction known by taking a very long slurp of her hachimi and pouting her cheeks. Her stompings also get faster and stronger.
"Sigh…"
For the love of goddesses, I might have bitten too much. I can only hope my jaw muscles can chew these girls.
"Eh? Why is a Mejiro selling drinks?"
"That's right! Didn't you win your debut race just a week before?!?"
"Is the Mejiro family's financial situation in disarray? Do you need help?"
Several people approached the light purple-haired Uma to buy the drinks she was selling and were taken aback when they recognized her as Mejiro McQueen. An Umamusume that had just debuted a week before with a margin win of 3 lengths.
"NO! WE ARE NOT!! GOOOLDSHIIIP!!"
"What?! You're out of stock already?!! I know recruiting you was a good choice!!"
Down the viewing platform, where most people are sitting, Goldship and McQueen are selling hachimis, cold tea, takoyakis, and onigiris. Goldship got the idea from her debut race in Hanshin Racecourse.
As for Goldship's debut outcome, of course, she comes first. Winning by 6 lengths. Mainly because she wants to finish the race as fast as possible and return to Tracen to dropkick her trainer. The young man remembers the events of that day.
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"Goldship won by six lengths? Wonderful, where is she now?"
"That's the thing… She didn't stop after crossing the finish line and kept on running until she eventually exited the place. We believe she was running east."
"East, huh…"
The young man opens the map on his laptop and tries to guess where Goldship was going. It was without a doubt that she was running to Tracen Academy.
"Don't worry about her. Please send the prize and certificates to Tracen Academy."
"Will do, sir."
The young man closed the call on his phone and stood up from his seat. It's during school hours, so he was all alone.
I have to at least greet her and congratulate her for winning, even though it was predictable.
The young man exited the male trainer's dorm and was stopped by the guards first.
"I'm sorry, but this is procedure, sir."
The guards use their equipment and scan Igo's body extremely thoroughly. He honestly doesn't know why they do this. If it was visiting Umas, then sure, but the trainers? Why would they want to ruin the place where they can be free?
"Alright, sir. You're free to go. Please be careful and remember to call us if you are in trouble. We were all rangers from the army after all. We have a better chance against Uma Musume."
"Ah… thanks…?"
The young man thinks that the little director might be overprotective of her trainers. I guess if all of them are talented trainers, then it's understandable, but some are just lucky, like the young man himself.
"Hmm~~ Hmm~~"
The young man hums a cheerful tune as he makes his way toward Tracen Academy's gate. His plan to take revenge on the three goddesses has so far gone without any noteworthy hitch. How can he not be happy about it?
"Oh my? Tazuna? Why are you here?"
"Ah… Good morning."
The young man was surprised when he wasn't alone at the Academy's gate, as the woman in green was standing on the side.
"Don't you think it'll be more efficient if you're waiting on the main building instead of here? It's bloody hot here!"
"Ahaha… Thank you for your concern, but I'm well accustomed to the heat."
"That's still not okay, Tazuna. A beautiful young lady like you should be more concerned about yourself. Direct sunlight isn't good for your skin, you know?"
"Oh my~~ You're making me blush~~"
Alright! Next is dinner, and after that, Tazuna will gladly climb onto my bed!!
Compared to the teenagers' charm that his trainees exude, Tazuna's adult women's charm feels like a breath of fresh air. It's like smelling lavender in a baby powder factory. Like the proverb says, you miss all the shots you didn't take, and like hell will the young man miss his shot with such beauty.
"TTTRRRRAAAAAIIIIINNNNEEEERRRRR!!!"
Here she comes.
On the horizon, a brown plum of smoke can be seen inching closer and closer. Nobody would be blamed if they thought it was a sandstorm, but the main problem is that they're in Tokyo and there are no deserts near here. So there could only be one source of that smoke, an Uma Musume running at full power.
"TTTRRAAAIIIINNNNEEERRRR!!!"
A tall Uma Musume with long white hair can be seen as the source of the smoke as she runs with all her might toward Tracen Academy. It was Goldship, and it was clear that she had just finished winning her debut race as she was still in a PE uniform.
If only she used all her talent to help me with my revenge… Sigh…
The young man closes his eyes for a moment before opening them again, staring straight at Goldship's eyes.
"Ah…"
At that moment, a message flashed through Goldship's mind.
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"TAKE THIS!! MY MOST POWERFUL DROP KICK!!"
Goldship dug her heels into the dirt and, with her renowned kick, propelled herself five meters off the ground. The earth shatters under her, cracks wide enough to swallow a grown man, spreads far, and winds as strong as a category five hurricane topple all the trees around Goldship.
"GOLDEN DROP!!!"
A golden meteor flies through the sky, splitting the heavens as it comes closer and closer to its target at Mach one.
"Don't worry, Tazuna."
The young man wraps his arm around Tazuna's waist and puts his hand on her hip. He pulls her close until her cheek touches his chest.
"With the power of our love, we can defeat any adversaries."
"Eh? Ah? Yes…?"
Tazuna was completely taken aback by the development of the situation. The young man uses the confusion created by Goldship to gaslight Tazuna that they are both in love with each other.
"Come on, Tazuna! Let's show this demon lord the power of our love!"
"Ah?! Y–Yes!"
The young man grabs Tazuna's hand and creates a fist. He thrust the first in front of them, toward the incoming gold meteor. Tazuna could feel the young man's heat on her body from how tightly he was pulling her into him.
"Tazuna! Pour all your love into our attack!!"
"Eh!? AH!? Mhh! Yes!"
Tazuna tightened her grip around the young man's fingers, completely falling for his gaslighting. She focuses her eyes forward, toward the meteor, but keeps the young man's face at the edge of her vision. His face was etched deep into her mind, like a hero's face in the mind of the heroine.
Green aura surges out of Tazuna while the young man lets out his powerful red aura. The 2 auras twirl around each other before eventually mixing into a single, beautiful, blinding, sparkly yellow aura. It is completely in contrast to Goldship's dark gold aura. The inspiring, gorgeous, star-like yellow aura is about to fight the darkened golden aura tempered by hatred and mischievousness.
*BAAAAAAAAAAAAM*
The 2 auras clash. A blinding pure light shines from the point where the 2 auras meet.
"IT'S USELESS!! LOVE IS NOTHING BUT A BURDEN!! MUAAHAHAHAHA!!"
"Guh! Tazuna!! Pour more of your love!!"
"Uuh…!! Yes!! Mh!!"
"Tazuna!! I have always loved you the moment I laid my eyes on you!!"
"Ah!! Mhh!! M–Me too!!"
The yellow sparkly aura suddenly grows in intensity and brightness, completely overwhelming the dark golden aura.
"WHAT!!?! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!!! HOW CAN THE DEMON LORD BE DEFEATED?!?! NO!! NO!! NOOOOOOO!!"
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!"
"Aa–AA–AAaaaahhh!!!"
Goldship didn't stand a chance against the lovers' attack. Her golden drop lost its momentum, and the next moment, the lovers' fist landed squarely on her face. Sending her away, defeated.
"BUGGAAAAAAAAAHH!!!"
"Pant… Pant…"
"Haaah…"
"The prophecy foretold… That I will be defeated by… The hero and his wife… I guess… That is true… Kuhk!"
After telling her final word, the demon lord Goldship is finally defeated.
"Also, it would be best if you two get married… Kuhk!"
After telling her final, final word, the demon lord Goldship is finally defeated.
"Also, Spicy takoyaki or salty…? Kuhk!"
"..."
The young man wrestles with the thought of stuffing Goldship's throat with something long and big to stop her from talking.
While that was happening, Tazuna couldn't stop looking at the young man with one question in her mind.
Who is this person again?
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The young man can only thank Goldship for playing the villain, so he let her mess with McQueen without interference. Thankfully, Teio's 4-length victory allows him to make up bullshit excuses to ignore McQueen's wails for help.
"Uugghhh… I really hate this!!"
McQueen grumpily stomps her feet at the state she is in. There are places she would rather be than selling drinks right now, like on her trainer's bed.
*Ring* *Ring* *Ring*
"Hmm? Big sis Ramonu?"