In Tracen, Skilled at Doing Time

Who the fuck are you?

So you like playing teacher?

Come fight me offline!

"Sorry, I don't have that kind of free time. I'm not some teacher, and besides..."

Come to think of it, my trainer persona still hasn't completely settled in, has it?

Zhou Yuang wore a smile.

After all, this image of mine represents the players.

I'm not some ill-natured Fourth Calamity, but I'm no pushover either.

Without a doubt, I knew I was a scumbag!

"I don't want stupid Uma Musume."

As Zhou Yuang spoke, he opened Silence Suzuka's training menu, then continuously circled the Intelligence training option with his mouse.

The moment Zhou Yuang said that, the comments exploded again.

[Tracen Crown Prince]: Wow, wow, wow... Is he discriminating against Uma Musume with bad results?

[Hates Flashes and Manic Guys]: You bastard! How dare you say something like that?

You're actually being picky about who you choose as your trainee?

You don't want non-smart Uma Musume?

"You're simply arrogant... No, are you discriminating against Uma Musume with poor results?"

Air Groove was completely at a loss. She didn't even know whether she should let this guy seek out a stupid Uma Musume.

If it were a stupid Uma Musume, wouldn't this scumbag trainer, who wanted to marry thirty Uma Musume, manipulate her in circles?

She might even get bullied every day.

[Side-Eyeing Lewd Manga Teacher]: Does conquering smart Uma Musume give you a greater sense of accomplishment?!

"So you specifically pick smart ones... Crap!"

There were quite a few smart Uma Musume in my family.

For example, those older sisters of mine.

The black-haired Uma Musume couldn't help holding her head.

"If that guy finds my sisters and then follows them... Eek!"

Would my family become a paradise for this human scumbag of a womanizer trainer?

Would it then be under constant bombardment every day?!

Would I even become that trainer's... No! Anything but that!!!

A certain doujin artist's imagination had begun running wild again.

She had even imagined herself holding her daughter, Mejiro Audrey, while watching, together with her sisters holding their own children, as a scumbag went out carousing every day and even brought other women home.

"I'm saying, you people... I told you not to treat me like a saint. I never said you should treat me like human garbage either."

Could you Uma Musume stop acting like everything is either one extreme or the other?

As Zhou Yuang spoke, he moved the mouse around, circling Special Week, who was standing beside Silence Suzuka like an accessory.

"When I said stupid Uma Musume, I meant the kind who... I'm naming Special Week."

She isn't in the Livestream Room, right?

Then I won't hold back!

[Uma Musume Fan]: Hey! Although she isn't one of the game's main Training characters, according to the story, she's still your Uma Musume, isn't she?!

"Someone who comes running over all excited to be a gofer whenever she sees a senior, and can't even take care of herself. Don't learn from her, everyone. If the trainer and a senior went on a date on a rainy day, she'd probably stand off to the side holding an umbrella over them without caring that she was getting soaked."

As Zhou Yuang was speaking, he suddenly felt a hand land on his shoulder.

He turned his head and met Baye's gaze.

Her heroic face held a kind expression.

"Hey, you're even criticizing a little assistant who volunteered for the job?"

"Wasn't I just educating the other Uma Musume?"

As Zhou Yuang spoke, he met Godolphin's gaze.

She opened her eyes and looked at him with those beautiful eyes.

It was as if she were saying, "You know what I'm about to say."

"Watch the livestream, watch the livestream!"

Zhou Yuang immediately turned around and took Silence Suzuka to run the race.

Chapter Thirteen: A Prophetic Dream?

Getting Silence Suzuka the Front Runner skill wasn't difficult.

First, she had to win six consecutive major races.

That was a little troublesome, because races also took up a turn. It would be painful if a rainbow training circle appeared during one.

Next, Zhou Yuang chose a Mile major race to warm Silence Suzuka up.

"For this race, we can take a look at the circles beforehand."

As everyone knew, racehorses received evaluations before a race.

First came popularity, then the circles.

In reality, evaluating whether a racehorse counted as a top-tier horse in a given race required many symbols.

An X was the worst, meaning there was no hope.

A △ meant very poor, indicating a weakness.

A - meant average.

A ○ meant excellent, indicating a lot of promise.

A ◎ meant victory was assured and that you had a huge advantage.

The most classic example was being first in popularity, with ◎◎◎ and Excellent Condition.

The commentators would tell you that victory was assured, that you had a huge advantage, and that you couldn't lose.

And then you'd come in eighteenth.

"See? We have an absolute advantage in this race."

When Miss Hayakawa appeared on the preview screen and said that all their attributes had an advantage, Zhou Yuang knew they were safe.

This wasn't the Youth Cup. How could five double circles possibly lose?

Charge!

Zhou Yuang immediately chose to enter the race.

The moment he entered that G2 race, he saw Silence Suzuka standing on the display platform, looking adorable.

[Uma Musume Fan]: No matter how many times I see it, it still feels strange to wear the Victory Outfit without participating in a G1.

It already felt awkward during the debut race. All the other Uma Musume ran in Gym Uniforms or performance outfits, while you alone wore the Victory Outfit.

You really stood out among a sea of green.

"After all, this is a game. Also, during races, some Uma Musume you know will randomly appear as NPCs to run alongside you."

Zhou Yuang explained as he placed the mouse over the switch button beside him.

"Uma Musume from different eras can randomly intrude, so don't find it strange."

When he pressed the button, another Uma Musume replaced Silence Suzuka on the display platform.

At first, they were all generic NPC horses, but after a few more switches, a familiar Uma Musume appeared before Zhou Yuang.

[Invincible Lord of Seaside]: Holy crap! The president!

Rudolf, wearing a performance outfit, stood on the display platform and waved at everyone.

[Uma Musume Fan]: Oh no! The invincible president is coming to arrest Silence Suzuka!

[Hates Flashes and Manic Guys]: This is a game, right? And her stats are so low.

"That's right. She's an NPC in the game, merely an NPC wearing the appearance of an Uma Musume you know. It isn't the real Rudolf. If it were Rudolf, she'd definitely be doomed."

Zhou Yuang remained calm. This kind of random intrusion was perfectly normal in games.

Maruzensky and Special Week could even run together, while Gold Ship could stick close to McQueen.

"Would the Rudolf in your memories have a stat panel this low?"

Pointing at the panel, which averaged 200, Zhou Yuang told them not to panic.

[Tracen Cold-Joke Master]: This feels really strange.

An NPC wearing someone else's appearance?

The real Rudolf, on the other side of the screen, smiled helplessly. She had a feeling this sort of thing would happen again in the future.

And Silence Suzuka herself would surely feel even stranger when she saw herself being Trained.

The race ended in a completely unsurprising victory.

After all, it wasn't a G1, so the competition wasn't tough.

Zhou Yuang maintained his rhythm of Training and racing. Uma Musume Training was just clicking through things, so it went by quickly.

After a few turns, Zhou Yuang suddenly realized that he had entered the game again, but this time, the game's perspective felt somewhat off.

It was covered by a dim filter resembling a memory, while a hazy white border surrounded the view.

"This scene feels like a memory or something."

Zhou Yuang realized that something was wrong and explained it to the comments.

The view shifted to a passageway—the passageway of the arena.

The Uma Musume would pass through this place to reach the Turf of the arena.

Silence Suzuka appeared in the frame. She looked at Zhou Yuang before speaking.

"Trainer, I'm ready."

"Are you ready?"

Zhou Yuang was about to speak when a single option appeared before him.

He couldn't even act and was forced to say a line.

"What's going on? I didn't do anything, and what was that line... A forced scene?"

[Uma Musume Fan]: So this can happen too. Oh, right, this filter looks like a memory or a dream, so it makes sense that you can't move.

[Side-Eyeing Lewd Manga Teacher]: What? The protagonist of this doujin is being forced... Scumbag, forced, memories...

"Who are you calling a doujin protagonist?!"

Damn it, I know who you are. Believe it or not, I'll report you to the police at your house!

Zhou Yuang retorted, then saw a certain Empress immediately speak up to condemn her. He relaxed at once and turned back to watch the scene.

"Of course I'm ready. I'm going."

Silence Suzuka looked at Zhou Yuang with a smile.

[Side-Eyeing Lewd Manga Teacher]: Um... Never mind.

The doujin artist thought for a moment, then fell silent.

She was afraid of being gagged again. Besides, a certain person with a very story-filled ID had already chased after her and cursed her out at length.

"Good luck. I hope you can win the Tenno Sho."