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"Congratulations, Miki."

"Yes—Also! Trainer, there's something else I haven't told you: I changed my name!"

All that could be heard was Miqi excitedly saying, "Although it wasn't easy, I've successfully changed my name! My current name is Miqi Rocket!"

"I don't know why, but the name you gave me back then, trainer, seems to resonate with me somehow! I've decided to change my name. From now on, I'll be called Miki Rocket!"

In an instant, as Miqi Rocket's words fell, it took Hetian a long time to come to his senses. However, he felt two stares coming from behind him!

"Ryuji (Trainer)!" x2

"I'm sorry—but I'm truly innocent!"

Wada fled in a panic, as if she had committed a crime, leaving Jinlang and his group standing there, unsure whether to stay or leave. For a moment, even McQueen began to forget what their purpose had been.

Many things seem to have changed, yet they also seem to remain the same. The three young trainers are still as harmonious as ever, and as steadfast as ever in their original aspirations. But what follows is a complete and utter change to their lives and to everything about the racehorse girls.

The story is not over yet, the legend will continue, but perhaps they can look forward to a better tomorrow.

(End of the book)

However, the extra chapter: "If They Were in Another World: The Story of Fukunaga Yuichi and the Holy King's Halo"

Yuichi Fukunaga felt that this day might be the unluckiest day of his life.

He had planned to go to an izakaya for a few drinks on the day the competition ended, just like any other day. But whether he was in particularly bad shape or had drunk a few more drinks than usual, he was unusually unsteady on his feet. He was about to find a recliner to sober up a bit when he misjudged the situation, lost his grip on the railing, and fell straight to the ground.

When he woke up again, he found it was already the next morning, and many things around him seemed to have changed strangely, but Fukunaga couldn't quite put his finger on it...

First, when did this street get its name changed? And those places selling horse harnesses... when did they start writing the character for "horse"... is it misspelled? And why is there only the water radical at the bottom?

And...why are there so many pretty girls cosplaying on the street now? Are there this many pretty girls on this street during the day?

Fuyong was at a loss, so he took out his phone to check the time. However, when he glanced at the time, he found that his phone signal was out of service.

Even after restarting his phone several times to no avail, Fukunaga got up from the ground with a head full of questions, only to be met by two girls walking towards him: one with long flaxen hair and the other a cute girl with pink hair wearing fake ears.

"Hehehe, what a pathetic feeling this is! It's really not first-class at all~ Ulala, why are we approaching someone who's passed out drunk on the roadside? It's damaging my reputation as a first-class person."

"He seems unwell!" The pink-haired girl known as Urara blinked her unusual pink, cherry blossom-colored eyes at Fukunaga and asked with concern.

"Hello? You seem to be feeling unwell. Do you need help? Would you like Ulala to help you up, or carry you to the hospital?"

"Ulala is very strong! Although she's a bit small, Ulala is a racehorse girl, so don't hold back!"

……

Saint King Aura felt that he was acting strangely today.

Ulala had tried to invite her to go shopping in the kind of streets that ordinary people frequented several times, but Saint King Halo had declined several times because she was busy with her own affairs. However, for some reason, when Ulala invited Saint King Halo to go shopping again and again, she did not refuse.

It wasn't because she didn't need to train that day... but rather a strange feeling, a feeling that she really wanted to go, even though she didn't have a reason, but the Holy King's aura still followed her heart.

Just when she thought it was going to be a very boring shopping trip, she and Ulala found a man lying on the side of a bench, who was obviously drunk.

The man was lying on his side on the ground, so the Holy King's halo could easily see his face.

But... for some reason, when she first saw that man, her heart skipped a beat, as if it had hooked a string in her heart.

But for some reason, the next moment, a strange anger and resentment welled up in Saint King's heart. It was strange. Although Saint King didn't think she had a particularly good temper and knew that her personality was a bit awkward, she was not the kind of person who judged people by their appearance. She would not speak ill of someone just because they didn't like their looks. These were not things that a first-class noble family should do.

But this man... this man who, at first glance, inexplicably annoyed her yet made her want to cry... what was going on?

"Hmph, since it's Ulala's good intention, then I'll bestow upon this disheveled drunkard the favor of my noble family."

With feigned arrogance, Saint King Halo reluctantly extended his hand, clad in a dark green glove, to Fukunaga, and said with a tilt of his head, "This is all thanks to the first-rate help of my Saint King Halo, you should be very grateful."

"Thank you... Also, although the Holy King's Halo is a proud and arrogant person, I don't think she would talk like you."

However, Fukunaga also stood up with the help of the hand of the girl in front of him who claimed to have the "Saint King's Halo" and was wearing fake horse ears, but after patting his suit, he immediately spoke:

"Also—your cosplay is quite creative, isn't it? Did you agree to do some live-action cosplay of Saint King's Halo and Spring Ulala together? I've heard about them before."

Fukunaga is quite down-to-earth, especially since he recently heard that a company called CY seems to be trying to make a game called Uma Musume using horse racing images. As soon as this news came out, before the game was even released, cosplay of it appeared in Japan—it seems to be a cosplay based on some original design? Fukunaga had also heard about it.

He was quite interested in the game, but as a rider, he had a regular job and couldn't get too addicted to it. His schedule was packed every day, so he probably wouldn't be able to enjoy any mobile games.

Regardless, Fukunaga definitely mistook the two girls in front of him for cosplayers, and absolutely recognized him. Otherwise, they wouldn't have immediately imitated the tone of the Saint King's Halo that she knew—it has to be said, the girl cosplaying the Saint King's Halo really had the right vibe, and she was pretty too. If the Saint King's Halo were really a girl, she'd probably be just as beautiful as her.

But Fukunaga felt that even if the Holy King's Halo really turned into some kind of horse racer... its attitude towards him should be better... Although he now felt guilty for letting the Holy King's Halo down, the Holy King's Halo shouldn't hate him that much... right?

"Oh dear, but we're not cosplaying, we—wait?"

"Wait a minute, Ulala, let me ask you a few questions." The Holy King's Halo interrupted Ulala before she could speak. The man in front of her seemed to know her very well, which made the Holy King's Halo a little curious.

Saint King's Halo could swear that she had never seen the man in front of her before, but this man did have a very familiar feeling... Could it be someone she had met before she was separated from her mother?

No… Mother has only met people from high society. This man who is drunk on the roadside doesn’t seem like that kind of person at all.

Why does this guy know her so well? And why does he seem so familiar with her? Saint King Aura was a little curious, and a strange feeling welled up inside her—she really wanted to hear this man's opinion of her.

"Oh? You seem quite familiar with me, a first-rate person? Could you tell me? What exactly does the first-rate Saint King Aura mean to you?"

"Ah...is this the Q&A segment of the show? They really picked a question that's been asked a lot."

Fortunately, Fukunaga had been asked this question more than once, but this time he didn't want to give a too official answer—after all, many official answers are not the truth. He didn't know if it was because the girl in front of him was cosplaying the Holy King's aura or something else, but this time Fukunaga wanted to say something from the heart.

"Let me make this clear first, you can't say these things out loud, don't post them online, and definitely don't secretly record them, or I might get into trouble."

"The Holy King's Halo has an irreplaceable meaning for me. She is very talented and should have achieved even greater things."

“Sometimes I don’t even know how to face the Holy King’s halo… but I want to say that the Holy King’s halo is indeed the halo in my heart—it may not be the strongest one I have ever experienced in my life, but it is definitely the most important one to me.”

"Sigh... Is Saint King so important to you?" Upon hearing this, Ulala glanced at Saint King's halo beside her in surprise. Ulala's thought process was rather simple, and she immediately assumed that this complete stranger in front of her was someone who knew Saint King's halo.

She glanced at the Holy King's Halo beside her, only to find that its expression was alternating between red and black—it was initially very happy, its tail wagging quite high, but then suddenly it became unhappy.

The reason was what Fukunaga just said: "She is not the strongest one I have ever experienced in my life," which immediately darkened the face of the originally happy Saint King Aura.

"Am I not the strongest one in your life? What do you mean? Are you saying that being a top-tier racehorse girl is bad?!"

Finally, Fukunaga seemed to have found a reasonable description, and suddenly slapped his forehead, expressing a sentiment that was two parts mischief and eight parts sincerity:

"Let me put it this way, if the Holy King's Halo were really a girl, she would definitely be my wife!"

"—Shameless!"

However, as soon as Fukunaga uttered these words, after a brief moment of shock, the Holy King's Halo instinctively cracked its voice and shouted. The next second, Fukunaga felt a loud slap land directly on his cheek.

As soon as that slap landed, for some reason, the Holy King's Aura felt inexplicably refreshed!

She felt as if she had avenged herself, but she never imagined that this was the origin of her life being forever intertwined with this man.

Which side story: "If They Existed in the Land of Time Travel: Rice Bath and People with Excellent Qualities Waiting for the Land" 4

As time goes by, the strength of the new generation of Uma Musume girls is getting stronger every year, and the quality of the Uma Musume girls is gradually improving—of course, this doesn't seem to have much to do with the Uma Musume girls who are now at the senior level.

In the shopping street of her hometown in the countryside, where she was of excellent quality, our classmate Necha graduated smoothly at a relatively advanced age within Treson Academy. What made Necha happiest was that, a year before graduation, she still managed to join the Miracle Team, becoming one of the team members that everyone at Treson Academy envied.

The reason... is very simple: in that year, she finally met the person she had been waiting for, the one she believed she was waiting for.

Although there was only one short year left, Necha experienced the feeling of working hard with the person he cherished, the feeling of running under their gaze and expectations...

Some might say that this is too late for someone with such excellent qualities, but she doesn't think so—in fact, she has always felt that as long as she can wait for that person, it's never too late, no matter when.

Perhaps if I had met him sooner, my qualities could have reached an even higher level, but I am already very satisfied with my current life.

Earning bounties through her own efforts, having caring companions, and her beloved trainer... Now, back in her hometown, she can use her bounties to renovate her parents' snack shop into an izakaya in her familiar commercial street, allowing her parents to live a peaceful life. Isn't this a kind of ordinary happiness?

And everyone in the shopping street was so enthusiastic, with many uncles and aunties praising her as a GI racer girl... Actually, she only got three GIs, which isn't anything to brag about within the team...

Although two of them were obtained under the guidance of trainers.

“…Nechasan? Nechasan?”

"Oh, I'm sorry, Mi Yu—I was just spacing out."

A few calls from Mi Yu brought the two women, who were now inside the izakaya, back to their senses. They were dressed in the staff uniforms of the izakaya, somewhat like Japanese maids, with long skirts that gave them a cute and capable look.

The reason why Mi Yu is here is because Mi Yu and You Weiting retired in the same year, and after You Weiting retired, Mi Yu always came here to help.

"Speaking of which, Mi Yu, didn't you say you were going to stay with the field trainer as an assistant? Why did you suddenly give that up and choose to come to our remote rural area?"

"Because everyone here is so gentle and friendly. Even Mi Yu and her older brother prefer to stay in places like this." Mi Yu replied gently in response.

"Moreover, Nechasan's hometown is not some rural area. It's very prosperous. When Mi Yu first came here, he was shocked by the number of people on this shopping street."

"Ah... this is the only place that's a bit lively here..." Upon hearing this, You Yusheng showed a mix of helplessness and pride. After all, even though she kept saying that her hometown was a rural place, everyone still wanted to hear others say good things about their hometown.

"Yes, Mi Yu and her brother are planning to settle down here. And her brother said that everyone in the team will be having a gathering this time, so Mi Yu should do her best too."

"Oh, right, Nechasan's trainer will be coming along this time too."

"Huh?! Really?! The trainer is coming too?"

Upon hearing this, Necha felt tense. She was completely unaware of this matter. Mi Yu had come unexpectedly today, saying she was there to help. However, if it was her trainer who was coming, Necha felt she had to prepare properly.

Especially since Mom and Dad are both home today...perfect...I can introduce the trainer to them...

Shouldn't it be fine? Wouldn't it seem too intimate? After all, they've only known each other for a year… Even though Necha considers herself a very outgoing person, she knows that her relationship with her trainer has grown far too quickly in this past year; in just one year, they've almost become inseparable…

But, there's nothing she can do about it... her trainer is such a kind person to her... She herself is surprised at how quickly she fell for him! Although Necha doesn't consider herself a girl who's hard to win over in love, she never expected to be such a pushover!

She even confessed to him herself... Just thinking about this made Neqia, a girl with a thin skin, blush from her face to her ears, which made Mi Yu, who was watching from the side, chuckle.

"Nechasan, you're surprisingly innocent."

No wonder even someone as kind-hearted as Mi Yu made a bit of a joke about Necha. Back when Necha's trainer, the one named "Baba Hideki," appeared at Treson Academy, he scared the team's trainers so much that they all protected their assigned racehorse girls behind them, looking like they had seen a ghost.

However, after figuring out that the trainer in front of them, named Baba Hideaki, was a human and not a ghost, the team's trainers were all unusually happy. They kept pulling him aside and asking him all sorts of questions. Mi Yu even heard some of those questions like, "How did you survive?" and "What does it feel like to die?"

Miyu dared not ask, nor dared she understand. In any case, the trainers of Team Miracle had always had many secrets, and this wasn't the first time. This was true for Imanami, Ikezoe, and Wada, and even for the recently joined trainer, Fukunaga Yuichi.

As for the new trainer named Hideaki Baba, after exchanging a few pleasantries with him, the other trainers told him to go find someone with excellent qualities as soon as possible.

Then, Mi Yu witnessed the entire process of how You Yu Jingtong went from being bewildered at first sight to being moved, and then suddenly bursting into tears when she first met him...

Necha's reaction was unexpected for everyone in the racehorse girls, but it seemed to have been expected by the trainers. The next day, Necha became trainer Hideaki Baba's assigned racehorse girl, and their relationship developed extremely quickly.

According to Fukunaga, the trainer from the same team, who is also a racehorse trainer, "That guy is taking care of Nachi like he's a lover."

And now, Mi Yu's opinion on this matter has only one thing left to say...

"—So, Nechasan? When do you plan to marry your trainer?"