Zhou Yuang knew the Kikka-sho course well enough. During his last training run, White McQueen had been a textbook Kikka-sho horse.
He remembered that the Livestream Room had gained a new feature this time: he could open replays of earlier stages while playing.
He could keep a replay running in a small window and choose whether people in the training world could see it.
As for how he would explain it... did an Uma Musume like Bourbon need an explanation?
She would just watch quietly, then do what needed doing.
Besides...
"Never mind. We both know what's going on. Next, we'll... Actually, finish eating first. We can talk afterward."
He had meant to give Bourbon a lesson over lunch, but the sight of her wolfing down food, plainly starving, softened his heart.
There was plenty of training time left anyway.
They could build up her stamina first. There were still three turns between the end of August training camp and the Kikka-sho, enough time to teach Bourbon what she needed to know.
With that thought, the story segment ended.
The space for game mode was replaced by the familiar training-camp beach from the mobile game.
It truly felt to Zhou Yuang as though he were training with Bourbon on the beach again.
He glanced at the burst of rainbow rings and broke into a wholesome grin.
As long as Tracen-style school bullying didn't strike during training camp, the upcoming race wouldn't go off the rails so easily!
He had entered camp with plenty of energy, and the friend card he had brought along reduced energy costs considerably. He could tap away without worry.
Max it out! Max it all out! I've got energy to spare!
As Bourbon's stats shot up with every tap, neither Zhou Yuang nor the Uma Musume