Her Eyes Are as Handsome as Mine

Satono Diamond was reading at her desk. After greeting Kitasan Black, she closed her book and asked curiously:

"You seem to have come back quite late today... were you training?"

"Training? Hmm... I suppose you could call it that, though I'm not entirely sure myself."

Shaking her head, Kitasan Black glanced back and forth around the room.

"Diamond-chan, I remember you have a dance mat? Could I borrow it? I'll go buy a new one tomorrow!"

"A dance mat... it's right by the wardrobe, feel free to use it."

"Mm-hmm! Diamond-chan, you're the best!"

After thanking her with a grin, she went to the wardrobe, picked up the rolled-up dance mat, spread it on the floor, and sat down on it in a cross-legged position.

Nodding with a faint smile, Satono Diamond leaned in, still filled with curiosity.

She quickly noticed that her roommate's way of sitting was quite strange.

Instead of crossing her full, shapely calves downward, she had them tucked upward, causing her pair of snow-white feet to nearly flip over and press against the hollows of her knees.

Her hand gestures were also peculiar; they weren't the standard, honest positions one might see at a shrine or a dojo, resting flat on the knees or the lower abdomen.

Instead, her ten fingers were crossed back and forth with a certain lack of familiarity, shifting like someone performing sign language or casting shadow puppets.

"Little Kita, what is this...?"

"Ah, the Trainer taught me this after our walk."

Focusing intently on her hands, Kitasan Black said casually:

"He said they were Brahma or Buddhist mudras, or something like that. Oh, right, the posture I'm sitting in is something he taught me, too."

"Brahma... the Brahma religion?"

"Mm-hmm! That's the one!"

Satono Diamond became even more curious.

"I recall that being a religion from South Asia, and Buddhism... I believe that originated there as well, didn't it?"

"Diamond-chan, you really know so much."

Still watching her hands, Kitasan Black praised her:

"That's what the Trainer said, too. He mentioned that these mudras and postures encompass almost every movement we are capable of making, and that practicing them often allows me to better control my own strength.

"He's only taught me these few gestures and this sitting posture for now, but he said there are many more, and he'll teach them to me gradually based on how my body is doing."

"...That sounds like a very impressive Trainer."

Satono Diamond exclaimed in wonder, "I've never heard of this kind of training method before, and besides..."

Hesitating for a moment, she studied Kitasan Black's gestures, then raised her own hands to ponder them, trying to imitate the movements.

However, she realized something was wrong the moment she started.

From her angle, her roommate's hands looked like they were cupped together to catch water.

Yet, somehow, the two index fingers and two ring fingers seemed to "grow" out from the opposite side like a magic trick.

The next gesture was the same; it looked like a simple interlacing of fingers, but a normal overlap would never give the illusion of "tying a bow."

Neither she nor Kitasan Black were aware that these gestures, including the sitting posture, originated from another world.

In this world, Extreme Skills were still relatively primitive, whereas these exercises were considered Fundamentals in Anjing Zhen's past life, incorporating techniques from many athletic fields and serving essentially as a form of body conditioning.

Once mastered, one could theoretically strike any pose under any circumstances, and such control naturally extended to one's power.

For humans, learning these training methods was extremely difficult; without sufficient talent, forcing oneself to practice them would inevitably lead to injury or disability.

Horse Girls possessed physiques far superior to humans, and Kitasan Black's physical foundation was already among the most outstanding even among Horse Girls.

Coupled with Anjing Zhen's deep knowledge of training techniques, she was able to grasp a little bit in a short time.

Satono Diamond couldn't imitate them, naturally because she lacked the underlying technique.

"Whew—all done... Ah! Diamond-chan! Don't try to copy my movements!"

Having finished this special "pre-sleep training" as instructed by Anjing Zhen, Kitasan Black turned her head to see her roommate clumsily waving her hands about and panicked.

"The Trainer said these postures look simple, but they're very hard to do without knowing the technique. If you force it, you might end up with a fracture!"

"A, a fracture...?!"

Satono Diamond was startled and quickly released her hands.

At the same time, she noticed that just from imitating those few gestures, the joints in her fingers were already feeling slightly numb and tingling.

"...He really is a very impressive Trainer..."

Once again, she exclaimed with wide eyes.

"Mm-hmm! The Trainer is truly amazing!"

Nodding repeatedly in agreement, Kitasan Black stood up from the dance mat with a huff, carefully rolled it back up, and placed it beside the wardrobe.

With a sense of anticipation, she pulled out her phone, tapped it a few times, and held it up in front of Satono Diamond.

"And look, Diamond-chan! My Shining Series account! Trainer helped me set it up these past few days! I even have followers already!"

As she leaned in, hearing what Kitasan Black said, Satono Diamond's eyes widened, and in an instant, she replied with a mix of envy and congratulations:

"Congratulations, Little Kita. Now, you've become a Horse Girl just like your elder sister."

"Hehe, I've been looking forward to this day for so long... Heave-ho—"

Rolling over onto her stomach on the bed, her two lower legs curled into the air, swinging back and forth, Kitasan Black clutched her phone happily.

"With a racing account, I can check my follower count after races and everything else...

"Ah! My followers went up again!

"And there are comments! This is great!"

Still feeling envious, Satono Diamond leaned in closer, sitting sideways next to Kitasan Black, and peered down at the phone.

The races for Horse Girls are collectively known as the "Shining Star Series." Unlike other sports, the Shining Series has a very distinct "idol" component in addition to the competition.

The competitive side uses the "Grade racing system," with levels from top to bottom being G1, G2, G3, OP, and Pre-OP. To participate in a race at a certain level, one needs a corresponding number of followers.

A "racing account" is one of the symbols of a Horse Girl officially stepping into the Shining Series. This account is linked across many platforms and can track the total number of followers across the entire web.

Unlike her roommate Kitasan Black and her elder sister Satono Crown, although Satono Diamond was admitted to the Central Academy due to her grades and physical fitness, she had not yet reached her prime and was temporarily unable to participate in intense races or training.

It's so nice... Little Kita already has a racing account just like my sister...

But the family doctor said I should be able to start racing next year...

By then...

"Diamond-chan! Do you think my eyes look cool?"

Just as she was secretly cheering herself on, she was caught off guard by Kitasan Black's shout. Turning her head, Satono Diamond realized her roommate had sat up at some point and was looking at her with eyes full of expectation.

"Mm... they're very cool."

Although she didn't know why she asked that, Satono Diamond studied Kitasan Black's sparkling eyes for a moment, nodded, and then asked with a puzzled look.

"Why the sudden question...?"

"Well, it's because of a fan's comment."

Grinning, Kitasan Black held up her phone, full of ambition:

"'Her eyes are as cool as mine; a child like this will surely become an outstanding Horse Girl.'

"I don't know who this fan is, but I'm really happy they said that!

"And I also believe that I will definitely become an outstanding Horse Girl!"