Good at Getting Locked Up

"You're running the wrong way."

"Then you'd have to come and go with someone else every time... Huh?"

Air Groove considered it, then looked startled.

Could Oguri Cap be taking a step back to get ahead?

"No need. I only have to be with Trainer. Trainer will think about where we should go, just like with races. Trainer makes the plan, and I follow it."

Wasn't the appeal of this place that it was Trainer's home?

Without Trainer, it was just an ordinary house.

To an Uma Musume, only one thing truly mattered. Given a choice between the two, she would always choose her trainer.

Which of them could make an Uma Musume feel safe?

A house couldn't. Trainer could!

A rare flash of cool confidence appeared on Oguri Cap's round, soft cheeks as she turned to Zhou Yuang.

"Trainer, if I want to come back, I'll just come with you. Is that okay?"

"...Sure."

Oguri Cap was guileless, not stupid.

As the saying went, there was a fine line between genius and madness.

Oguri Cap simply had an unusual way of thinking and an innocent heart.

Hearing her, Zhou Yuang couldn't help but nod.

The other two Uma Musume nearly cried out in amazement.

Could she really be a genius?!

What was so great about sneaking in with a key from Trainer when she could have Trainer open the door for her openly?

She hadn't run the wrong way. She'd taken the course in reverse. The map might not be round, but a racetrack was oval.

Run the opposite way, and she might even reach the finish line faster.

The racecourse of life had no left-handed or right-handed tracks. Reaching the finish line was all it took to win.

"What a brilliant way to advance by retreating... Is this