Recaps

After Rudolph Symbol won her second race, she credited Kagura’s support and invited her to rest together. At the archery club, Miss Eclipse possessed Kagura to demonstrate shooting, and Kagura improved her aim and decided to practice to strengthen her concentration.

• Rudolph Symbol and Toujou Hana stopped Kagura from continuing to work and insisted that she rest.
• Reporters questioned Rudolph Symbol after her victory, and she praised the support of her classmate without identifying Kagura.
• Rudolph Symbol invited Kagura to relax with her the next day and took her to Tracen Academy’s Archery Club.
• Miss Eclipse possessed Kagura and demonstrated how to shoot an arrow, helping her learn a steadier technique.
• Kagura hit the target more accurately, asked Rudolph Symbol to let her practice archery regularly, and Rudolph Symbol agreed.

Nice Nature searched for Kagura and, with Maruzensky’s help, found her practicing archery with Rudolph Symbol before inviting her out. Kagura and Nice Nature went for ramen, where they met Invincible, a Chinese Uma Musume working at the restaurant.

• Nice Nature asked Maruzensky to help her find Kagura, and Maruzensky suggested checking the Archery Club where Rudolph Symbol might be.
• On the way, Maruzensky encouraged Nice Nature to take the initiative with Kagura, and Nice Nature invited Kagura to go for a walk.
• Kagura accepted Nice Nature’s invitation, and Rudolph Symbol encouraged them to enjoy their day off together.
• Kagura suggested they eat ramen before visiting a nearby park, and she chose a restaurant based on Nice Nature’s tastes.
• At the restaurant, Kagura and Nice Nature met Invincible, a Chinese Uma Musume who was working as a waitress.
• Kagura and Nice Nature ate their ramen, and Kagura wiped food from Nice Nature’s mouth.

Kagura took Nice Nature to a park, encouraged her to pursue the upcoming campus trials, and later discovered that another spirit might be nearby. During a storm, Nice Nature came to Kagura’s room seeking company, where she saw Kagura wearing her Shrine Maiden Outfit.

• Kagura and Nice Nature visited a park, where Kagura explained that Nice Nature’s recent growth meant she could enter Tracen’s campus trials and offered to help her prepare.
• A small black-haired Uma Musume watched Kagura and Nice Nature leave, then wondered whether she was the same type of person as Kagura.
• Caught in a sudden rainstorm, Kagura and Nice Nature returned to the Ritto Dormitory, and Kagura later learned from Eclipse that another spirit or spirit-compatible Uma Musume might be nearby.
• Kagura put on her Shrine Maiden Outfit and discovered that it strengthened her spiritual awareness, while Eclipse warned that another spirit might try to possess her.
• Nice Nature came to Kagura’s room during the thunderstorm because she was scared, and she admired Kagura’s shrine maiden outfit.

Kagura spent a rainy evening with Nice Nature, then accepted an invitation to the Mejiro family estate. Old Mejiro revealed the family had considered adopting Kagura to replace Mejiro Ardan on the racecourse, and hinted that Kagura resembled someone from her past.

• Kagura prepared tea and senbei before listening to the rain with Nice Nature, who felt comforted by her company.
• Nice Nature pinned Kagura down in her sleep, licked and bit her neck, then apologized after Kagura woke her.
• Kagura told Nice Nature she had been invited to the Mejiro family banquet and left for the estate after receiving her share of the race prize money.
• Mejiro Takamine met Kagura at the school gate and escorted her to the Mejiro family mansion, where Old Mejiro welcomed her.
• Old Mejiro thanked Kagura for helping Mejiro Ardan and explained how Invincible had cared for Ardan in Huaguo.
• Kagura asked why the Mejiro family had approached her, and Old Mejiro admitted they had considered adopting her so she could race in Ardan's place, because she reminded her of someone.

Kagura attended a gathering at the Mejiro mansion, where her homemade pastries won over McQueen, Ardan, and Invincible. After Sirius Symbol cornered her in the corridor, Speed Symbol and Rudolph Symbol arrived, and Speed fussed over Kagura’s health and outfit.

• Old Mejiro escorted Kagura into the banquet hall, where she greeted Invincible, Mejiro Ardan, and Mejiro McQueen.
• Kagura gave the others homemade pastries, and McQueen eagerly ate them while Ardan and Invincible praised Kagura’s cooking.
• Kagura exchanged contact information with McQueen and invited her to visit Tracen Academy for more of her cooking.
• Sirius Symbol approached Kagura in the corridor, pinned her against the wall, and said Rudolph had told her about Kagura.
• Speed Symbol, Rudolph Symbol, and Mejiro Takamine arrived, and Speed scolded Sirius for frightening Kagura before checking on Kagura’s health.

Kagura agreed to race Mejiro McQueen on the Mejiro family's track and defeated her by nearly seventeen lengths, leaving McQueen exhausted and in tears. Kagura comforted McQueen and offered to make her a snack, while the families discussed Kagura's extraordinary speed.

• Old Mejiro asked Kagura to race Mejiro McQueen after lunch, and Kagura accepted.
• Kagura and McQueen raced 2,000 meters, and Kagura quickly took the lead despite her slow start.
• Kagura kept increasing the gap while McQueen struggled to catch her, and Sirius Symbol became eager to train with Kagura.
• Kagura crossed the finish line nearly seventeen lengths ahead of McQueen.
• Kagura wiped McQueen's sweat and tears, praised her for finishing, and offered to make her a snack in the Mejiro family's kitchen.

Kagura agreed to watch over Mejiro Ardan when she returned to school, then helped Nice Nature prepare for an upcoming selection race while Toujou Hana and Akikawa Yayoi wondered whether Kagura had an expert adviser. Kagura secretly consulted Eclipse at the track, and later discovered that Ardan had become her roommate.

• Old Mejiro asked Kagura to keep an eye on Mejiro Ardan, and Kagura agreed as long as Ardan gave her the details of her dorm room.
• Kagura learned that the next intra-school selection race was the following week and began preparing to guide Nice Nature toward finding a trainer.
• Toujou Hana suggested Nanban as a possible trainer for Nice Nature, while Akikawa Yayoi persuaded Toujou Hana to watch Kagura for signs of an expert adviser.
• Kagura returned to the track at night and secretly consulted Eclipse about how Nice Nature should prepare for the 1,600-meter race.
• Kagura came back to her dormitory and found Mejiro Ardan in her room, where Ardan explained that she had been assigned there as Kagura's roommate.

Kagura trained Nice Nature for her upcoming qualifying race while also managing her meals, and the older Uma Musume grew concerned that Kagura never rested. They asked Nice Nature to find a way to take Kagura out for fun, but Kagura arrived before they could explain their plan.

• Kagura finished bathing and spoke with her new roommate, Mejiro Ardan, who asked how Kagura planned to look after her.
• Kagura began a week-long training program with Nice Nature, and Ardan watched as Kagura ran alongside Nice Nature and scheduled breaks.
• Kagura took Nice Nature to dinner and explained that she would manage her diet as well as her training; Ardan followed them to observe.
• Akikawa Yayoi, Old Mejiro, and Speed Symbol questioned Nice Nature about Kagura's work and worried that Kagura would not rest at school.
• Nice Nature offered to take Kagura out using her knowledge of Kagura's love of food, but Kagura arrived with a food cart before they could tell her about the plan.

Kagura and Nice Nature visited the Shopping District, where the residents celebrated Nice Nature’s entry into the Tracen Academy school selection race. Nice Nature thanked them and promised to do her best at the race the next day.

• Kagura massaged Nice Nature after dinner while Mejiro Ardan watched with interest.
• Nice Nature asked Kagura to visit the Shopping District with her before her school selection race.
• Kagura and Nice Nature found the Shopping District decorated with a banner celebrating Nice Nature’s entry into the race.
• The residents and children welcomed the pair, and Kagura shared videos of the festivities on Umastagram.
• Nice Nature told the gathered residents she would do her best and live up to their hopes.

Kagura and Nice Nature bonded with the Shopping District neighbors, then met Nice Nature’s parents and learned that her hometown had sent a crowd to cheer her on. On the morning of Nice Nature’s 2,000-meter campus trial, supporters from both shopping districts gathered at Tracen Academy.

• Nice Nature told the neighbors that Kagura was important to her and bought Kagura snacks to thank her for training her.
• Nice Nature carried Kagura home and asked to hear Kagura call her “Sister Nature” if she won first place.
• Nice Nature recognized her parents waiting with Hayakawa Tazuna at the academy gates, and they thanked Kagura for caring for their daughter.
• Nice Nature’s parents revealed that everyone from her hometown Shopping District had come to support her, leaving her shocked and nervous.
• Kagura saw the Tokyo and hometown Shopping District cheering squads gather at Tracen Academy before Nice Nature’s morning trial.

Nice Nature won the 2,000-meter selection race by nine lengths after breaking through the pack near the final turn, overcoming her fear of finishing third. Afterward, she and Kagura began meeting potential trainers, and a calm, handsome young man caught Kagura’s attention.

• Kagura reassured Nice Nature before the race, and Nice Nature entered the track determined to trust her training.
• Nice Nature followed Kagura’s strategy, conserved her stamina, and broke through the leading pack near the final turn after hearing Kagura cheer her on.
• Nice Nature sprinted across the finish line nine lengths ahead of second place, celebrating her victory as the shadow of third place left her heart.
• Kagura met Nice Nature after the race and promised to help her assess the trainers who crowded around to recruit her.
• Nice Nature politely declined unsuitable trainers while Kagura watched for a good fit, and Kagura noticed a refined, handsome young man who seemed dependable.

Kagura approved Trainer Nanban as Nice Nature’s trainer and gave Nature her training notebook, then was overwhelmed by the celebrations and returned exhausted to the dormitory. After Ardan comforted her through a nightmare and they slept together, Kagura woke with no schedule and prepared to go to work.

• Kagura approved Baba Hideki, known as Nanban, after he promised to prioritize Nice Nature’s safety, and handed Nature her detailed training notebook.
• Kagura left Nice Nature and Nanban to meet the enthusiastic crowd, then returned to the dormitory exhausted.
• Ardan found Kagura asleep in the bath, woke her, and later comforted her when she dreamed about escaping a fire.
• Ardan climbed into Kagura’s bed and hugged her after Kagura clutched her hand, while the other Kagura watched and praised Ardan’s kindness.
• Kagura woke at 6:30 beside Ardan, could not recall how they had ended up together, and decided to go to the cafeteria because her schedule was empty.

Kagura was sent home by Speed Symbol to rest, advised Rudolph Symbol to delay her next major race, and brought Mejiro Ardan a breakfast she loved. While on vacation, Kagura tempted Mejiro McQueen with Chinese desserts and offered to teach her weight-loss exercises.

• Kagura made breakfast for Rudolph Symbol and Mejiro Ardan, then Speed Symbol arrived and ordered her to take a few days off at home.
• Kagura advised Rudolph Symbol to enter a late-November open race or the Hopeful Stakes rather than rush into the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes, and Rudolph Symbol agreed to discuss it with Toujou Hana.
• Kagura brought Mejiro Ardan century-egg-and-lean-pork congee, and Ardan praised the familiar Chinese cooking as Kagura left to rest at home.
• Maruzensky visited the cafeteria hoping to see Kagura and learned from Rudolph Symbol that Speed Symbol had taken her home for a break.
• Kagura met Mejiro McQueen in a park, tempted her with Chinese desserts, and promised to teach her weight-loss exercises after she ate.

Kagura met a black-haired Uma Musume and her ghostly companion in the park, then learned that Sirius Symbol wanted to run with her. The next morning, Kagura began waiting for Sirius by running laps and wondered whether running could make people happy.

• Mejiro McQueen finished an exhausting workout with Kagura, then left the park with the Mejiro family's trainer after asking to visit Kagura again.
• Miss Eclipse warned Kagura that a spirit was following her through the park, where Kagura met a black-haired Uma Musume who could also see a ghost resembling herself.
• Miss Eclipse explained that the girl's spirit had tried to approach Kagura and agreed not to scare them away if they met again.
• Sirius Symbol visited Kagura's room and invited her to run together the next day.
• Kagura woke early, endured the maids' attention, and started running laps around the Symbol family's track while wondering if running made people happy.

Kagura defeated Sirius Symbol in a two-thousand-meter training race, earning Sirius’s admiration. Later, Kagura reviewed Rudolph Symbol’s upcoming race plans and explored Tracen Academy’s student forum, where she found a desperate request for her tutoring notes.

• Kagura warmed up with Sirius Symbol, and Speed Symbol arrived to referee their race.
• Kagura took the lead and held off Sirius Symbol’s late sprint to win by a narrow margin.
• Sirius Symbol congratulated Kagura, and the two exchanged a friendly fist bump after the race.
• Kagura considered Rudolph Symbol’s proposed schedule and discussed her potential with Eclipse.
• Kagura read online reactions to Rudolph Symbol’s race plans, then entered Tracen Academy’s student forum with her student ID.
• Kagura found an anonymous post from a student asking for her contact information and tutoring notes before midterms.

Kagura returned to Tracen during its open days, hosted Machikane and her parents with homemade desserts, and met Mr. C.B., who delivered Rudolph Symbol’s lunch. Mr. C.B. praised Kagura’s cooking, arranged to visit for radish cake, and asked whether Kagura ran long-distance races.

• Kagura returned to Tracen on its open day and found the student kitchen’s stored pickles had been eaten.
• Machikane visited Kagura with her parents, and Kagura served them almond tofu and osmanthus cake.
• Machikane’s parents asked Kagura to look after Machikane if she entered Tracen, and Kagura said she would if her work allowed.
• Mr. C.B. arrived at the cafeteria and told Kagura that Rudolph Symbol had asked her to bring lunch.
• Kagura gave Mr. C.B. Rudolph Symbol’s lunch and osmanthus cake, and Mr. C.B. said she would visit to try Kagura’s radish cake.
• Mr. C.B. asked Kagura whether she ran long-distance races.

Kagura met her fan Agnes Digital and gave her almond tofu, then agreed to run with Mr. C.B., who wanted to assess her ability and teach her about the Triple Crown. The chapter ended as Kagura and Mr. C.B. arrived at the track, where Toujou Hana and Rudolph Symbol were training.

• Mr. C.B. exchanged contact information with Kagura, rubbed her cheeks, and invited her to run together sometime.
• After Tracen Academy's open day, Kagura met Agnes Digital, signed her notebook, and gave her a bowl of almond tofu.
• Mr. C.B. praised Kagura's cooking and invited her to train and eat with her, while Kagura asked about Daitaku Helios.
• Mr. C.B. said Daitaku Helios was strong but had weaknesses, and Kagura decided she would remain with the Symbol family and watch Helios's races.
• Mr. C.B. brought Kagura to the track, where Toujou Hana and Rudolph Symbol were already training.

Kagura ran two 2,400-meter trials with Mr. C.B., finishing only two lengths behind the Triple Crown champion and earning her guidance. As Rudolph Symbol’s late-November open race approached, Kagura declined Daitaku Helios’s recruitment, while Miss Eclipse warned that Helios was unsuited to longer distances.

• Toujou Hana started a 2,400-meter trial between Kagura and Mr. C.B., and both Uma Musume got poor starts.
• Kagura followed Mr. C.B. rather than forcing her way to the front, and Mr. C.B. finished two lengths ahead.
• Mr. C.B. ran another lap with Kagura, then coached Kagura and Rudolph Symbol on Triple Crown racing.
• Toujou Hana sent Kagura back to the dorm to rest, where Ardan learned about Kagura’s races against Mr. C.B.
• Daitaku Helios asked Kagura to join her team, but Kagura refused because she had an exclusive contract with Rudolph Symbol.
• Miss Eclipse judged Daitaku Helios poorly suited to middle and long distances, and Rudolph Symbol’s open race arrived in late November.

Rudolph Symbol won a small race while holding back, and Kagura learned that Kyoei Promise retired after suffering severe leg injuries. Back at school, Kagura received a Logistics Uma Musume award and accepted Akikawa Yayoi’s invitation, then relaxed with Ardan beneath a new kotatsu.

• Rudolph Symbol won by nine lengths, and Kagura realized she had slowed down to spare her rivals from suspension.
• Toujou Hana told Kagura that Kyoei Promise had retired after collapsing at the Japan Cup with irreversible leg injuries.
• Rudolph Symbol and Toujou Hana withheld Kagura’s identity from reporters and said Rudolph would not race again before year’s end.
• Kagura spotted a child who resembled Rudolph Symbol, but Hayakawa Tazuna had no record of a similar student at Tracen Academy.
• Hayakawa Tazuna gave Kagura a trophy for winning the Logistics Uma Musume award and invited her to visit Akikawa Yayoi during winter break; Kagura agreed.
• Ardan showed Kagura the kotatsu she had bought, and after showering, Kagura joined her beneath it.

Mejiro Ardan confided in Kagura about her fragile health, her dream of racing, and her family’s fears, then invited Kagura to visit the Mejiro home. The next morning, Nice Nature and Mr. C.B. each asked Kagura about her winter-break plans, and Kagura served them wontons while Mr. C.B. encouraged Nature to speak to her as an ordinary senior.

• Mejiro Ardan hugged Kagura and told her she hoped to debut despite her poor health and her parents’ pleas for her to give up racing.
• Kagura praised Ardan’s determination, and Ardan invited her to visit the Mejiro family home during winter break.
• Nice Nature told Kagura she planned to visit her hometown and asked whether Kagura could come, but Kagura said she could not travel that far.
• Mr. C.B. visited Kagura early in the morning, asked her to go out together during winter break, and asked her to make breakfast.
• Kagura served wontons to Nice Nature and Mr. C.B., who recognized Nature as Kagura’s friend and encouraged her to treat him like an ordinary senior.

Kagura spent her day off exploring with Eclipse, who guided her to shops and a cake shop for Kagura’s birthday. After Eclipse surprised her by remembering the date and celebrating with her, Mejiro McQueen arrived and asked why Kagura had been crying.

• Kagura ate wontons with Mr. C.B. and Nice Nature, then left school alone after Eclipse urged her to go out.
• Kagura followed Eclipse’s directions, bought winter clothes at a shop, and thanked the owner for quietly giving her a bargain.
• Kagura visited a dessert shop and ordered her favorite cake for herself and Eclipse.
• Eclipse revealed that November thirtieth was Kagura’s birthday, and Kagura cried with happiness before suggesting they celebrate Eclipse’s birthday on the same day.
• Mejiro McQueen found Kagura eating cake and asked why she had been crying.

After Kagura unexpectedly cried while eating cake, her friends suspected the incident had stirred memories of her past and organized a surprise celebration that became her birthday party. The chapter ended with Nice Nature offering to visit the ruins of Kagura’s former shrine with her in hopes of helping her remember more.

• Kagura reassured Mejiro McQueen that nobody had bullied her, and McQueen’s butler suggested her unexplained tears might be linked to her lost memories.
• Rudolph Symbol discussed Kagura’s distress with friends, and Gold Ship suggested it might be Kagura’s birthday; the group planned a celebration to cheer her up.
• Kagura returned to the dark cafeteria and was surprised by Akikawa Yayoi, Rudolph Symbol, and the others, who held a gathering in her honor and congratulated her on her work and support.
• Rudolph Symbol asked Kagura about her birthday, and Kagura realized that the day might be her birthday; the group celebrated it alongside Rudolph’s victory.
• Nice Nature walked Kagura toward Ritto Dormitory and learned that Kagura had once lived in a shrine that burned down.
• Nice Nature invited Kagura to visit the shrine’s ruins together, and Kagura agreed despite doubting that it would help her remember.

Kagura comforted Nice Nature during a late-night walk, then agreed to let Invincible manage her Bilibili account. The next morning, she met Tokai Teio in the park, where Teio asked her to race.

• Kagura took Nice Nature for a walk around Tracen's track, and Nice Nature asked to hug her.
• Nice Nature fell asleep in Kagura's arms, so Kagura shared her scarf and stood with her until she woke.
• Kagura agreed to let Invincible manage her Bilibili account and post her cooking videos.
• Kagura met Tokai Teio and her mother, Tokai Nature, in the park after Teio tried to hide nearby.
• Kagura offered to take Tokai Teio to meet Rudolph Symbol after a race, and Teio asked Kagura to race her.

Inari Kagura raced Tokai Teio in the park and overtook her with a late burst of speed, leaving Tokai Nature convinced Kagura was far stronger than she appeared. Afterward, Tokai Nature learned from Akikawa Yayoi that Kagura was an eleven-year-old orphan who had not debuted and might wait until her contract with the Symbol family ended.

• Kagura agreed to race Tokai Teio for one lap around the park while Tokai Nature acted as referee.
• Kagura followed Teio at a controlled pace, and Tokai Nature recognized that Kagura was holding back as Teio struggled to shake her.
• Near the finish, Kagura accelerated past Teio and won, then praised her and patted her head.
• Tokai Nature arranged to meet Kagura and messaged Akikawa Yayoi to ask about her background and racing plans.
• Akikawa told Tokai Nature that Kagura was eleven, had no trainer, and had mentioned considering her debut after completing her contract with the Symbol family.

Tokai Nature tested Inari Kagura’s racing ability and discovered how formidable she was, then accepted Kagura’s breakfast to take home for Teio. Later, Kagura went to fetch Maruzensky for Rudolph Symbol and ended up cleaning Maruzensky’s disastrously messy home.

• Tokai Teio told Tokai Nature she wanted to meet and run with Inari Kagura again, and Tokai Nature arranged an early meeting with Kagura.
• Tokai Nature asked Kagura to race at full strength, and Kagura defeated her by a wide margin while leading from the front.
• Kagura offered Tokai Nature fish porridge and pumpkin cakes, and Nature accepted some cakes to bring home for Teio.
• Rudolph Symbol asked Kagura to bring Maruzensky to the student council office, so Kagura went to Maruzensky’s home with breakfast ingredients.
• Maruzensky welcomed Kagura into her cluttered home, and Kagura cleaned it until the interior sparkled.