Actually, I'm a doctor?! Chapter 1

Pegasus? Actually, I'm a doctor! By Xiaofei

After crossing over into the world of Uma Musume, I didn't become a Trainer. Instead, I unlocked the Uma Musume Healing System and became a doctor?!

To improve his medical skills and become a miracle-working physician, Lin Anran activated a system mission—only to discover that he had to become an Uma Musume and win races?

The characters he could transform into were...

Platinum and Margaret?!

So... Pegasi counted as Uma Musume, too?!

But the first race of the Classic Triple Crown, the Satsuki Sho, had already ended, making it impossible to win the complete Classic Triple Crown.

Either win it all or have nothing!

After transforming into Platinum, he chose to pursue the unprecedented Triple Crown of Transformation!

Then he transformed into Nearl, contested the American Triple Crown on dirt, and entered the Dream Cup to face the legendary Secretariat and Fighter!

As his victories piled up, he also made a name for himself as a doctor.

"Hey, could you treat only me for the rest of your life?"

"I've never enjoyed running races, but for Doctor Lin..."

Lin Anran: "Gah! Don't come any closer!!!"

The author's previous novels, "Uma Musume: Time to Slack Off" and "Does This Count as a Hero?", are both over a million words long. There's plenty to read, so look forward to them!

Volume: Afterword

Volume: Triple Crown of Transformation, Pegasus Descends

The Cold School Doctor(?) Has Arrived!

Tracen Academy!

This Uma Musume school, located in the heart of Japan, was hailed as the country's top training ground for Uma Musume.

It brought together countless elite Uma Musume from across the country. With their nimble figures and tireless efforts, they wrote their own legends on the racetrack.

Uma Musume were a race unique to this world. They looked no different from humans, but possessed extraordinary physiques and athletic gifts. Their animal ears and flowing tails were their distinctive features.

Many Uma Musume loved running and took to the track. These professional athletes were known as "Uma Musume."

Tracen Academy was the dream destination of these Uma Musume. To shine on the track, they received the most professional training available. The flourishing racing scene also drew countless spectators, driving up prize money and bringing rich rewards to both the academy and the Uma Musume.

Which meant that this was where you could make big money!!

Lin Anran firmly believed it. That was why he had crossed the ocean, leaving his job in America to come here.

He walked along, sweeping his cold, precise gaze past the girls training energetically on the nearby fields. They worked tirelessly, but he didn't let his eyes linger on any of them.

After making his way through building after building, where students came and went, Lin Anran finally stopped in front of a distinctive one.

Hardly any students entered or left that building. Instead, it was full of staff. It was obvious that this was where the academy's faculty worked.

Lin Anran climbed the stairs and headed straight for the infirmary on the first floor. He reached into his pocket and took out the key he had recently received from the student council president.

There was no question that he wasn't feeling unwell and in need of an examination.

Rather, the infirmary was about to become Lin Anran's office. From now on, he would be working here as Tracen Academy's school doctor.

But don't get the wrong idea. Lin Anran had no interest in becoming some compassionate, ethical doctor.

A benevolent healer? No, a cold-hearted healer was much better!

He swore he would mercilessly... ruthlessly... fleece Tracen Academy and the Uma Musume for every last coin! He would heal those girls' legs, then take their race winnings as payment.

As Tracen Academy's specially invited doctor, Lin Anran would be stationed here to treat Japan's Uma Musume girls and earn medical fees!

"So this is where I'll be working from now on."

"Hmph. That Big Red, who couldn't even win her Debut Race after getting bumped, expected me to stay as her Exclusive Doctor? No way!"

"Better to come to Tracen in Japan and rake in the cash than starve alongside her!"

Lin Anran's words brimmed with conviction, making his low opinion of the Big Red he'd mentioned perfectly clear.

In fact, he had crossed over to this world several months ago and unlocked his own special cheat: the Uma Musume Healing System!

Just as the name suggested, the system had granted him the Primary Healing Ability, which was specifically for treating Uma Musume, as well as a one-time trial of the Intermediate Healing Ability.

It was worth mentioning that Lin Anran had crossed over in... America, not Japan.

Doctors were highly paid professionals in America, Europe, and Japan alike. And in a world with Uma Musume, doctors who treated Uma Musume could only make even more money!

To test his healing abilities, Lin Anran had met a few young Uma Musume in America and treated and cared for them free of charge. The results had been quite good, and he planned to play the long game and reel in a big catch.

Just imagine a group of young fillies who hadn't debuted yet, ignored and underestimated by everyone. Then a kind, older doctor got to know them, spent time with them, and helped them recover and train better so they could grow stronger. How could those immature, pre-debut Uma Musume not feel deeply grateful?

But Lin Anran figured there wasn't much money to be made from those small fry. And if he ruined his reputation, no one else would come to him later. If he was going to make money, he might as well make a lot!

The trouble was, as an Uma Musume player and anime fan, he only knew about the talented Japanese Uma Musume who were sure to succeed—like Tokai Teio, who was aiming for the Undefeated Triple Crown, and Silence Suzuka, an excellent runner who ended up breaking her leg. But Tokai Teio and Silence Suzuka weren't going to show up in America.

So Lin Anran kept playing the long game. He continued socializing with those small-fry fillies, building up their relationships, and waiting for them to make their debuts. Once they gradually got to know some Uma Musume who competed in major races, he could use them to meet the higher-level runners who could win races and bring in prize money. Then he could earn hefty medical fees.

Once he'd made a fortune from the money that was there for the taking, he could do whatever he wanted!

Lin Anran was like the ruthless, dark side of the Uma Musume world. He had no interest in dreams or races; he only wanted to clutch wealth in his hands.

But—

His plan sounded great, yet reality seemed especially cruel.

The new Uma Musume he knew were obviously nowhere near as talented as Tokai Teio, Silence Suzuka, or Special Week. They were all unknown small fry. Forget winning a GI race and taking home a massive prize—just winning a minor graded race was hard enough. Even their Debut Races were a challenge!

"Big Red, Bully, and Dahlia can't find anyone willing to run a Training Race with them. Everyone avoids them. That tells you how bad they are."

"And their results against each other are nothing special, either. Big Red has come first in Training Races again and again, but she still only managed... fourth in her Debut Race!"

The girl formerly known as Big Red was very close to Lin Anran. Later, she debuted under the Uma Musume name Secretariat, which had an utterly ordinary, unimpressive Aura. And then... she lost her very first Debut Race.

In Lin Anran's mind, the truly excellent, top-tier Uma Musume in the anime had all won in spectacular fashion. Rice Shower's eyes blazed when she ran! Silence Suzuka led the pack by several lengths!

But among the American fillies he knew, even the best of them—Big Red... no, she should be called Secretariat now—couldn't win the simplest Debut Race. Worse, she'd finished a miserable fourth!

They were all small fry, not worth squeezing for every last drop of profit. If they couldn't even win their debuts, how could he meet Uma Musume who competed in major races and reel in a big catch?

Convinced that his plan had failed and deeply disappointed, Lin Anran gave it up for good not long after treating Secretariat's injuries from her Debut Race loss.

Instead, he headed to Tracen Academy in Japan.

Compared to those American small-fry Uma Musume, coming to Japan to work as a cold-hearted doctor surely offered a brighter future!

"Secretariat, Bully, and Dahlia kept crowding around me, telling me not to leave. They said they'd hire me as their Exclusive Doctor once they debuted and give me a cut of their prize money."

"But there's no way I'd believe them. I'm no fool. If they can't even win their Debut Races, what kind of prize money could they use to support me?"

Lin Anran wasn't going to believe any foolish talk about dreams or bonds. He was a mature, heartless adult.

He was the one who fed Uma Musume empty promises. Since when had they been allowed to feed him any?

Even if they offered him a huge share of their winnings, what good was it if they couldn't win?

Those girls who had grown closer to him and had become somewhat dependent on him were all gorgeous. They looked like they knew what they were doing in Training Races, too, and even seemed to have some Aura.

But the strongest among them, Secretariat, couldn't even win her Debut Race. That was proof enough that her apparently impressive Training Race victories over Bully and the others were just petty squabbles between a bunch of bad runners!

Before leaving, Lin Anran had offered one last bit of encouragement to the girls who clutched his clothes, their faces full of disbelief and reluctance.

"Believe in yourselves. You're all talented. I'm not abandoning you. I have to leave for a while..."

"When you become the strongest, I'll come back to see you. And when I do, I'll agree to anything you ask!"

With secret glee in his heart, Lin Anran had said those words to encourage the girls he'd grown close to, all the while thinking about how he'd make money in Japan.

What he'd said and what he'd promised didn't matter.

After all, how could Uma Musume who couldn't even win their Debut Races ever become the strongest? It was nothing more than meaningless comfort and an empty promise.

And so Lin Anran said goodbye to the small-fry Uma Musume he'd been closest to in America and flew to Japan.

Today was his first day reporting for duty! He hadn't officially started work yet, but Lin Anran was already eager to familiarize himself with the place and plan how to earn medical fees in the future!

As Lin Anran thought, he finally reached the infirmary. He unlocked the door, went inside, and began familiarizing himself with his new surroundings.

He found himself surrounded by a dazzling array of medicines.

"But the problem is that I only have the Primary Healing Ability right now. Based on my previous experience, it can't completely heal serious injuries."

"If I only treat ordinary injuries, it'll be hard to make big money..."

Lin Anran knew that all he had was the Primary Healing Ability. It was only enough to put him on the level of an ordinary doctor, nowhere near a miracle worker.

What he wanted was the power to make miracles happen again and again, turning tragedy into everyday life. If he reached that level, famous Uma Musume with broken bones or shattered legs would gladly hand over a hefty medical fee and wait for him to work his wonders and heal them.

Then making money would be impossible to avoid! But first, he had to improve his ability to at least the intermediate level...

Lin Anran hadn't come to Japan only because he knew about some of its Uma Musume. He'd also come because... this was where he had a chance to improve his medical skills!

"Open the panel."

The next moment, a floating panel appeared before the cold-hearted young doctor, visible only to him. Several brief lines of text were displayed on it.

Uma Musume Healing System

Mission: Win a Triple Crown race

Transformation and participation available

Mission reward: Permanently gain Intermediate Healing Ability; trial use of Advanced Healing Ability twice

Another system panel appeared before Lin Anran, visible only to him.

Win a Triple Crown and become a miracle-working doctor! That was an indispensable part of his grand plan.

Lin Anran estimated that his current Primary Healing Ability could treat injuries at the level of an ordinary doctor.

But when it came to fractures like the ones Tokai Teio and Silence Suzuka suffered in the anime Uma Musume, which he had watched before crossing over, he was powerless.

Such serious injuries usually required a long recovery of a year or more. They could greatly affect a runner's performance and jeopardize her career. Even renowned doctors hired for huge sums couldn't treat them perfectly.

No matter how excellent a doctor was, none could guarantee an effective cure in a short time. But the Intermediate Healing Ability could offer hope of treating them. Its value went without saying! The medical fees it could earn... would be beyond imagination.

As for the Advanced Healing Ability, which was even stronger than the Intermediate Healing Ability, Lin Anran believed it might be able to cure devastating injuries that threatened to end a career.

But that was still a long way off. To get the Intermediate Healing Ability, he had to win a Triple Crown race that would go down in history. Who knew what kind of astonishing race he'd have to win to get the Advanced Healing Ability?

So he had to start with the first step. If he couldn't even win a Triple Crown, there was no point talking about anything else.

That was why Lin Anran had crossed the ocean to Japan, accepted this system mission, and begun challenging Japan's Triple Crown races.

His target was the most popular and lucrative title in the Japanese Uma Musume world: the "Classic Triple Crown"!

"I have to win the Triple Crown. The prize money is incredible."

"The American Triple Crown is insanely difficult, and it doesn't even offer much more prize money than Japan's Classic Triple Crown. Only a fool would challenge it."

"Next, I can earn medical fees as a doctor and prize money as an Uma Musume—double the income!"

At the thought of earning money two different ways, the blazing fire in his heart kept burning without end.

Now, only one question remained for Lin Anran.

What kind of Uma Musume could he transform into, and how strong would she be?

If he ended up like that Big Red, pitiful, weak, and helpless, unable to win even her Debut Race... then he'd be dead before he even got started.

"I hope I draw a strong transformation character."

Transforming into a girl, into an Uma Musume—sure, it was a little embarrassing. But to this cold-hearted doctor, a little embarrassment was nothing compared to the prize money.

Then Lin Anran pressed the draw button.

Uma Musume Doctor Race Template activated

Transformation character available for activation