*Chapter 2: The Miracle Runner of the Festive Miracle*
Hearing the voice in her head, Chen Xing felt a bit distracted.
But immediately, a hint of excitement appeared in her eyes.
Several years had passed since transmigrating here. Chen Xing had lost count of how many times she had tried to use her transmigrator status to do something, but none succeeded.
At first, she fantasized that she would be like web novel protagonists, using various golden fingers from transmigration to sail smoothly through life and reach the peak. But repeated failures taught her about reality.
Now, not only had she not succeeded, she had let her older sister, who had always indulged her willfulness, work herself to exhaustion. Her sister was now lying in the hospital, diagnosed with asthma. She had no choice but to consider earning medical expenses by participating in horse racing.
But now...
"Shining! Pretty Derby System? The name sounds..."
A very familiar image appeared in Chen Xing's mind. It was a mobile game she had been playing before transmigrating, also based on the worldview of this current world.
The system interface in her mind was very simple. Although the overall style was identical to the game from her previous life, the groups of Uma Musume in the original UI had disappeared. Almost all buttons were grayed out and unusable. The only thing she could see was a figure she was most familiar with in this world standing in the center of the screen—that was Chen Xing herself.
Then, a virtual panel appeared before her eyes, seemingly displaying Chen Xing's various attributes:
[User's Current Panel:
Name: Chen Xing / Stardust Mirage
Track Aptitude: Turf A, Dirt B
Distance Aptitude: Sprint E, Mile A, Medium A, Long B
Running Style Aptitude: Front Runner A, Pace Chaser B, Late Surger B, End Closer A]
Chen Xing could see that the attributes indeed matched her own experiences quite closely. She had decent adaptability to distances beyond short sprints, excelled most at leading the pack, and could also utilize other running styles if needed.
"Oh right, there's also a beginner's gift pack."
As if remembering something, Chen Xing quickly chanted in her mind, "Open the beginner's gift pack!"
However, the system prompted:
[The beginner's gift pack can only be used during the training process. Begin training now?]
Though she had initially felt some disappointment about this life, she now couldn't help but feel uplifted. She had originally intended to make a living as a racehorse in this world, and now that she had awakened the Uma Musume training system, what was there to hesitate about?
"Begin training!" she shouted directly in her mind.
The system interface instantly blurred, and the next moment, while still running, Chen Xing felt a distinct change throughout her entire body.
Each step she took was now flawlessly executed, and her running posture unconsciously adjusted and corrected itself, as if her body had already memorized the most optimal way to utilize her running style.
Subsequently, rows of information appeared in her mind.
[Days Until Debut: 0 days. First half of December.
Goal: Participate in the Chukyo Debut Race.
Stardust Mirage Base Stats:
Speed 399 (D+)
Stamina 220 (E)
Power 130 (F)
Guts 170 (F+)
Intelligence 100 (E)
Growth Rate: Speed 30%, Others 0%.
Skills: 777, Corner Recovery ○.
Remaining PT: 573.]
Only Speed and Stamina exceeded 200. Seeing such stats, Chen Xing couldn't help but frown.
Previously, she hadn't had a clear sense of her own level, but after seeing the data panel and recalling her experience playing this game in her past life, Chen Xing immediately realized that she truly wasn't outstanding.
From a gaming perspective, these stats were barely adequate for a debut race in July. But now, it was already the first half of December. By this point in the game, a racehorse would typically have at least one or two stats over 300.
However, her panel fell far short of that level. Although her Speed was close to 400, she lacked an inherent skill. Moreover, judging from her growth rate, only her Speed was noteworthy—she was practically a second-rate, commonplace Uma Musume...
Just then, the system continued in her mind:
[The beginner's gift pack has been opened for the user. Drawing an inherent skill reward now!]
[Congratulations, user has obtained the exclusive inherent skill: Festive Miracle.]
"Festive Miracle?!"
Chen Xing's eyes instantly lit up. Immediately, an image flashed in her mind: a gray-haired girl running on a luminous track encircled by Christmas trees—that was the figure of Oguri Cap.
A unique running method suddenly surfaced in her mind—a powerful ultimate technique that could be activated during the middle to late stages of a race through a specific method: the miracle white star of Oguri Cap, also known as Christmas Cap's ultimate move!
In her past life, opinions might have varied on who was the strongest in the world of Uma Musume, but no one could deny the dominance of this runner, Christmas Oguri Cap, who had ruled the track for an entire year.
To have drawn the ultimate move of the legendary "Three Phantoms" of Uma Musume, the revered "Christmas Cap," who dominated the top-tier PVP tournaments in the game for a full year—and have it as her inherent skill?
Although, judging by the skill's specific description, this version corresponded to the inherited inherent skill in the game and wasn't as overwhelmingly powerful as the original inherent skill, it was still the Festive Miracle skill—absolutely flawless.
"With this, I at least have some confidence."
Chen Xing looked at her panel and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Confidence about what, desu?" Suddenly, Tokai Teio's puzzled question sounded beside her, interrupting her train of thought.
Unbeknownst to her, Chen Xing had already stopped running. Tokai Teio, dragging the robber who had tried to escape on a motorcycle, walked over to her from a distance, her face full of dissatisfaction.
"Why did you stop halfway?" Tokai Teio asked.
"Uh, because you caught up, right? I couldn't outrun you, so I stopped."
Of course, Chen Xing couldn't say she was distracted because she had awakened a system, so she answered like this.
"Giving up because of something like that..." Tokai Teio widened her eyes, "Hadn't we even decided the winner yet!?"
"No, well, since you caught up, I thought relying on you would be enough... Anyway, I'm sorry, it's my fault!"
Chen Xing hurriedly explained. Seeing Tokai Teio's strong reaction, she felt very apologetic for the casual lie she had told. Clearly, the girl before her was somewhat angered by her indifferent attitude.
"What? Why are you apologizing..."
Seeing the Uma Musume a head taller than her bowing in apology, Tokai Teio instead felt a bit embarrassed and lowered her voice.
She looked around, returned the bag from the robber to the grateful owner who had rushed over, then handed the robber over to the shopping street security personnel. Only then did her anger subside. She turned back to Chen Xing and said:
"It's fine this time, since it wasn't a real race. But I won't go easy on you in the upcoming Chukyo Debut Race, you know... Ah, that's right, you still haven't told me your name!"
"My name is: Stardust Mirage."
Chen Xing... no, Stardust Mirage answered the legendary Uma Musume before her with a serious expression.
"Stardust Mirage... I haven't heard that name before. Are you a local Uma Musume?"
Tokai Teio thought hard but still drew a blank. Nevertheless, she smiled and waved goodbye to Stardust Mirage, saying:
"Then we'll see each other on the track.
Oh, and the sports store you're looking for is about a hundred meters ahead, then turn left. Remember to get a proper pair of racing shoes, or it might affect your performance in today's race!"
Note: I'm new to translating so please be kind and tell me any mistakes you all find, I will try to release a chapter a day but don't expect much
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