At Tracen, Serving Time Is My Specialty

And so Air Groove brought Silence Suzuka to the track, where Zhou Yuang stood beside the railing.

The two uma musume stood together at the starting line.

"Three! Two! One! Go!"

Zhou Yuang gave the order without hesitation, and both uma musume shot forward.

The opponents who had faced each other in a trial race a week ago were facing off once again.

It might not have been an official race, but that did not make it any less intense.

Silence Suzuka charged ahead without reservation, trying to open up a gap. Air Groove was surprised, but maintained her rhythm and advanced steadily.

Just as in their earlier trial race, Air Groove picked her moment and pushed harder, attempting to close the gap bit by bit.

On the final straight, Air Groove overtook Silence Suzuka again, just as she had in the trial race.

That brought their simple training race to an end.

"Phew—you're as amazing as ever, Air Groove."

Looking at Air Groove, who had reached the finish line first, Silence Suzuka wore a helpless expression.

She felt that her body was still just as frail, whereas Air Groove had grown considerably stronger since the trial race.

"It was nothing. I've just been training and making progress one step at a time."

Air Groove shook her head, never letting praise go to her head.

"Come to think of it, you've gotten much stronger than before. Is there some secret to it?"

Silence Suzuka clasped her hands together and looked at Air Groove, her eyes brimming with curiosity.

"Hmm, it's mainly the change in my training methods, I suppose. My trainer... has some excellent training plans."

As Air Groove spoke, she glanced at Zhou Yuang a short distance away.

Just then, the Carrot Sprite suddenly stepped forward, looking at Air