Chapter Summaries

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.