Chapter Summaries

Plot and events

• Moved by Mejiro McQueen’s wish to become “Mind and Body as One,” Agnes Digital realizes something is wrong with the current situation and heads toward Zhou Yuang’s office.
• Zhou Yuang abruptly extends the livestream and challenges the real McQueen to join him in Uma Musume, teasing her about getting “one win in two starts”—a reference to the Hopeful Stakes.
• McQueen accepts, determined to prove she is not a failure. The Three Goddesses’ team-up feature lets her and Zhou Yuang train together, with an optional holographic projection.
• McQueen activates the projection and panics when Zhou Yuang’s trainer avatar appears beside her, mistaking it at first for a real arrest. After they demonstrate that they can pass through each other, she calms down.
• Viewers initially confuse her with the McQueen from Zhou Yuang’s training story, who is romantically close to him. When the real McQueen clarifies who she is, the chat jokes that she has “stolen” her own boyfriend from herself.
• Zhou Yuang opens the Training screen and invites McQueen to raise herself and prove how she’ll handle the Hopeful Stakes.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhou Yuang grows bolder about pursuing a connection with the real McQueen, mixing playful provocation with confidence in the livestream system’s safeguards.
• McQueen shifts from suspicion and embarrassment to competitive resolve. Her pride is stung by the one-win taunt, and she eagerly accepts the challenge.
• Agnes Digital senses that McQueen and the livestream’s circumstances are not quite right, setting up further concern.
• Sunday Silence worries that Zhou Yuang’s invitation could create complications, while other Uma Musume react with jealousy, confusion, and teasing. Silence Suzuka, in particular, privately fears that revealing herself would invite unwanted attention.
• Zhou Yuang and McQueen’s first direct interaction is playful but cautious: they test the projection together before turning to the game.

Significant themes

• Reality and identity: The real McQueen and her in-game counterpart are distinct people, though the audience keeps conflating them.
• Self-improvement and pride: McQueen is challenged to prove her own potential rather than rely on the impressive version of herself in the game.
• Connection through technology: The new team-up feature creates an unusual, intimate interaction while keeping the participants physically separate.
• Comedy and romantic rivalry: The livestream audience turns Zhou Yuang and McQueen’s meeting into a joke about McQueen competing with herself for his affection.

Key plot points and events

• McQueen challenges Zhou Yuang to prove she can outperform him in the Uma Musume Training game. Using his support-card setup, she quickly wins her Debut Race and heads confidently into the Hopeful Stakes.
• Sunday Silence proposes a wager with Zhou Yuang: if McQueen wins, he grants Sunday Silence a wish; if she loses, Sunday Silence gets to go home with him. Zhou Yuang privately hopes McQueen loses to avoid the unsettling prospect of sharing his bed with Sunday Silence.
• McQueen’s stats and race outlook look strong, but she skips the Hopeful Stakes because Zhou Yuang has already cleared it on his account. At the results screen, her in-game McQueen finishes second. McQueen is stunned and refuses to accept the result.
• McQueen tries to use a Clock to rerun the race, but the game displays “Objective Not Achieved,” blocking her attempt.
• The chapter also includes an author’s note reflecting on the completed McQueen arc, explaining its intended themes and outlining possible future stories involving Rice Shower, Sunday Silence, and group gaming.

Character developments and interactions

• McQueen begins the game run brimming with confidence, eager to show Zhou Yuang and the Livestream Room her ability. Her unexpected defeat exposes her inexperience with the game and leaves her scrambling for a do-over.
• Zhou Yuang watches McQueen’s promising run nervously, then feels relieved when she loses. His wager with Sunday Silence adds comic tension: he wants McQueen to fail, despite her determination.
• Sunday Silence teases Zhou Yuang and uses the race as an opportunity to propose a personal, somewhat provocative bet.
• The Uma Musume in the Livestream Room react to McQueen’s second-place finish and share their own Training results, turning her loss into a communal, lightly mocking gaming moment.

Significant themes

• The author describes the McQueen arc as a story of two partners gradually growing close, sharing hardship, and choosing to remain together.
• The Impediment storyline was meant to teach sportsmanship and caution, show how adult pressures can weigh on trainers, and help the Uma Musume become more considerate. It was also intended to teach Zhou Yuang that he need not carry every burden alone.
• The author rejects using the Clock as an easy fix: relying on magical items would diminish characters’ resolve and make them secondary to the tools they use. The story should focus on facing setbacks and finding the courage to continue.
• The author also plans to explore the cruelty and public malice faced by figures such as Rice Shower and Sunday Silence, and to balance dramatic arcs with lighter game-playing scenes.

Plot and events

• After the previous run ends with White McQueen failing her objective, McQueen insists it was a fluke and starts over to prove she can win.
• She repeatedly fails the Hopeful Stakes despite appearing in good form, often ending runs with only one win from two races. Zhou Yuang watches, partly allowing the repeated attempts because their comic failures lift the livestream’s spirits.
• Zhou Yuang harshly coaches and teases her, urging her to improve her training and choose a better running strategy. McQueen grows frustrated and wonders whether the game itself is at fault.
• The chat suggests McQueen may simply be a late bloomer, since her strongest development comes after the Kikka-sho. McQueen eagerly adopts this explanation, but she has nearly exhausted Zhou Yuang’s Stamina Potions.
• As compensation, Zhou Yuang makes her perform a “punishment” on camera: she must pose like White McQueen and apologize for being a “Fatty Filly” who can win only one race out of two. McQueen reluctantly complies, mortified but adorable to the watching Uma Musume.

Character development and interactions

• McQueen is proud and competitive, refusing to accept her early failure. As losses pile up, her confidence falters; she then grasps at the late-bloomer explanation and is embarrassed when Zhou Yuang makes her admit defeat publicly.
• Zhou Yuang acts as both coach and mischievous tormentor. He criticizes McQueen’s play bluntly, but his teasing is partly intended to amuse the viewers and ease the sadness left by the previous run.
• The livestream audience alternates between questioning McQueen’s ability, offering explanations for her poor results, and laughing affectionately at the exchange. Their reactions turn her punishment into a shared comic moment.

Significant themes

• Failure and persistence: McQueen repeatedly restarts rather than surrendering to an early setback.
• Games versus reality: The chapter contrasts the game’s harsh outcomes with the real McQueen’s potential as a late bloomer.
• Affectionate teasing and comic embarrassment: Zhou Yuang’s mockery and McQueen’s reluctant performance create humor while strengthening their playful rapport.

Key plot points and events

• After the livestream, Sunday Silence announces that he will enthusiastically ship McQueen and Zhou Yuang. Zhou Yuang ends the stream, regretting that he never found a chance to show Rainbow Six.
• Time resumes, and young McQueen catches Tokai Teio laughing at her through a classroom window. Furious, McQueen chases Teio, beginning their rivalry’s “earth-shaking showdown” early.
• Oguri Cap storms into Zhou Yuang’s office and demands a ring because McQueen received one. She clings to him and argues that they are already family and that he intended to give her a ring eventually.
• Air Groove and Silence Suzuka arrive and try to reason with Oguri, but she refuses to let go. Zhou Yuang begins to waver.
• Agnes Digital arrives, overhears the conversation, and realizes that Zhou Yuang is AT—the anonymous livestreamer. The others immediately decide they must stop her from revealing the secret.

Character developments

• McQueen drops her elegant public image when provoked, revealing her fierce, brawler-like childhood side.
• Teio is exposed as the one who had been laughing at McQueen and flees when McQueen charges.
• Oguri Cap reveals how strongly she wants reassurance and commitment from Zhou Yuang. Her jealousy over McQueen’s ring brings out a childlike, clingy side, though she remains careful not to hurt him.
• Zhou Yuang wants to protect Oguri Cap from receiving a ring before she understands its meaning, but her emotional appeal makes him reconsider.
• Agnes Digital follows through on her resolve to confront Zhou Yuang, but instead stumbles upon his hidden identity.

Significant themes

• Commitment and maturity: The ring symbolizes serious affection, and Zhou Yuang worries that Oguri Cap is not ready to understand what it means.
• Jealousy and belonging: Oguri Cap sees McQueen’s ring as evidence that she is being left behind, and seeks reassurance that she matters just as much.
• Public personas versus private selves: McQueen’s refined image contrasts with her combative childhood, while Oguri Cap’s powerful racing presence contrasts with her vulnerable behavior.
• Secrecy and consequences: Agnes Digital’s discovery threatens to expose Zhou Yuang’s online identity and disrupt his life.

Character interactions

• Sunday Silence teases Zhou Yuang and openly supports his pairing with McQueen.
• McQueen responds to Teio’s laughter with a chase, turning their usual teasing into a physical confrontation.
• Oguri Cap presses Zhou Yuang for a ring while Air Groove and Suzuka intervene, each trying to calm the situation without provoking her.
• Agnes Digital’s revelation unites the four in the room: Oguri, Air Groove, and Suzuka prepare to stop her from leaving with the secret.

Plot points and events

• Agnes Digital, an ardent Uma Musume fan and supporter of the “AT × McQueen” pairing, decides to confront trainer Zhou Yuang (AT) over his boast that he wants to marry thirty Uma Musume. She hopes to make him promise to limit himself to McQueen and Silence Suzuka.
• Digital reaches Zhou’s office but is quickly stopped: Zhou’s Uma Musume—Silence Suzuka, Air Groove, and Oguri Cap—obey his order to catch her, while Mejiro Aldan pins her shoulders.
• The group stages a deliberately intimidating “interrogation”: the room is darkened, Digital is seated beneath a desk lamp, and Zhou sits opposite her. Digital fears that Zhou has already drawn Aldan and other prominent Uma Musume into his orbit.
• Zhou tries to reassure Digital and begin a serious conversation, but his grave manner only frightens her further. The chapter ends as the desk lamp flickers, heightening the ominous comedy.
• An author’s note invites readers to vote on the next Uma Musume training storyline, with several candidates listed.

Character developments and interactions

• Agnes Digital is revealed as a passionate shipper and self-appointed defender of Uma Musume. Her bold plan collapses when she faces Zhou’s trained, coordinated companions; her imagination turns the office meeting into a mob-style interrogation.
• Zhou Yuang recognizes that his “thirty wives” ambition sounds sleazy, but sees it as an extravagant dream. He tries to handle Digital seriously rather than joking with her.
• Silence Suzuka, Air Groove, and Oguri Cap act in seamless coordination at Zhou’s command. Their protectiveness suggests they fear Digital might reveal his identity and attract more Uma Musume to him.
• Aldan joins the group and gently restrains Digital. Her elegance and Mejiro Family connections make Digital suspect Zhou is pursuing the Mejiros too.
• Digital misreads the others’ motives: she interprets Suzuka’s loyalty, Air Groove’s sternness, and Aldan’s presence as evidence of Zhou’s romantic influence.

Significant themes

• Fantasy versus reality: Digital’s imagined heroic confrontation is quickly undone by the practical reality of facing several Uma Musume.
• Loyalty and protection: Zhou’s companions respond instantly to his instruction, while also guarding his privacy.
• Romance and possessiveness: Digital’s matchmaking enthusiasm clashes with Zhou’s extravagant marriage fantasy and the Uma Musume’s apparent attachment to him.
• Comic misinterpretation: The staged, intimidating scene is filtered through Digital’s panicked imagination, turning a conversation into a parody interrogation.

Plot points and events

• Agnes Digital is brought into Zhou Yuang’s dark office after discovering that he is the streamer known as AT. The flickering desk lamp and the surrounding Uma Musume make her imagine a horror-story scenario in which she is captured, corrupted, and turned into one of Zhou’s followers.
• Sunday Silence worsens the atmosphere by teasing Digital and playing with the lamp. The others reassure Digital that Zhou is not a villain, though she remains wary of the group’s loyalty to him.
• Zhou admits that he is Mysterious Trainer A and explains that he hides his identity because he is a virtual streamer and wants to avoid unwanted attention.
• He also says that although he wants to marry many Uma Musume, he sincerely pursues each one and respects her wishes. Digital struggles to reconcile his respectful behavior with his ambition to marry thirty of them.
• Air Groove interrupts before Zhou can explain further, leaving his rationale unfinished.

Character developments

• Agnes Digital shifts from fear of being forcibly turned into a lackey to cautious engagement with Zhou’s explanation. Her deep reverence for Uma Musume makes the others’ loyalty especially confusing to her.
• Zhou Yuang chooses honesty about his identity and intentions, while trying to persuade Digital to accept his unconventional romantic ambitions.
• Air Groove acts as a practical mediator, correcting Digital’s assumptions and pressing Zhou to get to the point.
• Oguri Cap reacts protectively when Digital suggests Zhou might be evil, while Aldan and Silence Suzuka also defend his character. Sunday Silence enjoys teasing Digital and disrupting the tense mood.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus reality: The frightening room and ominous lamp create a false impression of danger, while Zhou’s companions insist he is not malicious.
• Trust, secrecy, and consent: Zhou must explain why he hides his identity and emphasizes that his romantic pursuits are sincere and respect the Uma Musume’s choices.
• Parody and misunderstanding: Digital’s imagination transforms an awkward conversation into a melodramatic tale of corruption, while the others’ attempts to reassure her sometimes deepen her confusion.

Character interactions

• Digital fears Zhou and his followers, and the Uma Musume respond by defending him and trying to calm her.
• Zhou takes over the conversation, admits who he is, and explains his motives directly.
• Digital questions his desire for a large harem; Air Groove repeatedly steps in to keep the discussion focused.

Key plot points and events

• Zhou Yuang wins Agnes Digital’s attention by declaring his love for every kind of Uma Musume, from every coat color and racing style to their victories, defeats, and training. He says he dreams of marrying many Uma Musume because he refuses to choose just one.
• Digital initially rejects the idea that they are alike, worried that Zhou Yuang’s desire for a large household implies indecent intentions. But his argument that closeness and everyday companionship are part of genuinely loving someone gives her pause.
• Sunday Silence suggests Zhou Yuang invite Digital to join his household, but Zhou Yuang refuses to “sell out” the Uma Musume already in his care.
• Silence Suzuka reveals that she and Zhou Yuang are already engaged, displaying her Ring. She tells Digital that although Zhou Yuang intends to marry many Uma Musume, he has never used dishonest or coercive methods to pursue them, and asks Digital to trust her judgment.

Character developments

• Zhou Yuang presents his ambition openly: he loves all Uma Musume and wants a life with many of them. He frames his dream as shared affection and companionship, while insisting he will not pressure or exploit them.
• Agnes Digital is challenged to consider whether keeping Uma Musume at a respectful distance is truly the best way to show her devotion. Her imagined picture of living among them appeals to her, though she remains wary of Zhou Yuang’s motives.
• Silence Suzuka takes a more active role in supporting Zhou Yuang’s dream. Rather than oppose his interest in other Uma Musume, she chooses to help him win Digital’s trust, partly seeing this as a way to compete with McQueen.
• Sunday Silence acts as a teasing observer, questioning Zhou Yuang and proposing that he bring Digital into his household.

Significant themes

• Admiration versus intimacy: Digital’s ideal of loving Uma Musume from a distance is contrasted with Zhou Yuang’s belief that affection involves ordinary closeness and shared life.
• Trust and consent: Suzuka’s defense rests on Zhou Yuang’s restraint and the idea that the Uma Musume, not the Trainer, have been the ones taking the initiative.
• Jealousy and cooperation: Suzuka turns potential rivalry into a strategy of helping Zhou Yuang, hoping to remain significant even as he pursues others.
• Devotion to Uma Musume: Zhou Yuang and Digital both claim to love every Uma Musume, but they express that devotion very differently.

Character interactions

• Zhou Yuang’s theatrical speech unsettles Digital and the others, while Sunday Silence tests his sincerity with direct questions.
• Digital struggles between condemning Zhou Yuang’s ambition and admitting that a life surrounded by Uma Musume sounds appealing.
• Suzuka’s Ring surprises the group and establishes her engagement publicly. Her gentle appeal to Digital shifts the discussion from suspicion of Zhou Yuang to whether Digital can trust Suzuka’s experience and judgment.

Key plot points

• Agnes Digital questions whether Trainer Zhou Yuang has manipulated the Uma Musume around him. Silence Suzuka counters that she freely chose her relationship with him, swears by the Three Goddesses, and argues that his help may have saved Uma Musume from tragic outcomes.
• Digital breaks down, apologizes to Suzuka and Zhou Yuang, and agrees to stay close to Trainer and supervise him. Suzuka presents this as a way to protect the others while also drawing Digital into their circle.
• Once the confrontation is settled, Oguri Cap asks Zhou Yuang for a Ring. He explains his concerns about giving one to someone who may not understand romance, but Digital quickly takes Cap’s side and urges him to propose.
• Digital signs a contract with Zhou Yuang. She joins the group’s daily life, where Suzuka’s affection, Cap’s jealousy, and Air Groove’s scolding leave Digital both embarrassed and increasingly comfortable among them.
• At home, Zhou Yuang fulfills his promise and gives Oguri Cap a Ring after making a heartfelt vow. Cap is delighted, and her jealousy eases.
• Seeing pudding in the refrigerator reminds Zhou Yuang of McQueen and their tender moment during training. He wonders whether he will see that version of her again and considers visiting the Three Goddesses if he returns.

Character developments and interactions

• Agnes Digital shifts from accusing Zhou Yuang to accepting a role as his close companion and self-appointed watchdog. Her devotion to Uma Musume makes her readily defend Cap once she sees her distress.
• Silence Suzuka is compassionate but politically astute: she reassures Digital while subtly asserting her status as Zhou Yuang’s fiancée and strengthening the group’s alliance.
• Oguri Cap openly seeks reassurance through a Ring. Receiving one makes her feel she is no longer behind Suzuka and Air Groove.
• Zhou Yuang tries to avoid exploiting the Uma Musume’s feelings, yet relies on Digital’s concern for them to help settle matters. His thoughts of McQueen reveal lingering affection and uncertainty.
• Air Groove helps formalize Digital’s place in the group, while Aldan observes the reconciliation with quiet approval.

Significant themes

• Consent and protection: The chapter weighs whether Zhou Yuang’s relationships are exploitative, emphasizing the Uma Musume’s stated happiness and the risks they might have faced without his help.
• Belonging and reassurance: Digital is drawn into the group, while Cap’s Ring helps her feel equally valued.
• Affection, jealousy, and teasing: The Uma Musume’s playful rivalry reveals how much they value Zhou Yuang’s attention.
• Longing and uncertainty: Zhou Yuang’s memories of McQueen complicate the otherwise cheerful domestic ending.

Plot points and events

• Silence Suzuka uses pudding to initiate a kiss with Zhou Yuang, and Oguri Cap joins in after finishing her pudding. Oguri’s enthusiastic, vacuum-like kiss leaves Zhou Yuang breathless.
• Air Groove scolds Zhou Yuang for being too casual about kissing his fiancées, then drags him to the bathroom to rinse his mouth. Suzuka follows to guard her romantic lead, and Oguri trails after without understanding the reason.
• That night, Suzuka asks Zhou Yuang for a story but mainly wants to keep him awake. Air Groove joins her, while Oguri cuddles him from behind and falls asleep. Zhou Yuang resigns himself to a sleepless night rather than wake Oguri.
• Meanwhile, young McQueen falls asleep expecting AT might sneak into her room. In a dreamlike grassland, she finds floating bubbles that contain memories from her own point of view.
• One memory shows her cheering for Oguri Cap at the Arima and holding hands with Zhou Yuang. A voice from her future self reflects that their love grew through learning to share burdens, not merely professing affection.
• Young McQueen explores another memory and realizes the bubbles are filled with romantic scenes and declarations. Her adult self, wearing the Beyond the Skyline Victory Outfit, appears and greets her.

Character developments and interactions

• Suzuka is confident and playful in pursuing Zhou Yuang’s affection; Oguri is earnest and uninhibited, while remaining comically focused on food.
• Air Groove’s sternness masks jealousy and concern about Zhou Yuang’s intimacy with the others. The three Uma Musume’s rivalry plays out through teasing, kisses, and bedtime maneuvering.
• Zhou Yuang indulges his fiancées but recognizes Oguri is still inexperienced and not ready for a Ring.
• Young McQueen is bewildered by her memories and by her future self’s devotion. The encounter sets up a conversation between the two versions of McQueen.

Significant themes

• Love as shared effort: Adult McQueen’s memories emphasize that a lasting bond comes from understanding one another and carrying burdens together.
• Affection and rivalry: The present-day scenes portray love as playful competition among Zhou Yuang’s fiancées.
• Memory and growth: The dream bubbles let young McQueen witness the experiences and perspective of her older self, hinting at how her understanding of love will mature.

Key plot points and events

• White McQueen, the fully matured version from the training simulation, meets Little McQueen, her real-world counterpart, and asks whether she has seen their Trainer, Zhou Yuang. Little McQueen has not.
• White McQueen explains that her memories of the simulation remain real and precious to her, despite others viewing them as artificial. She describes how she came to see Zhou Yuang—not the Three Goddesses—as the one who answered her deepest wishes.
• The Three Goddesses offered White McQueen the chance to enter the real world by merging with Little McQueen. She refused, unwilling to take over another person’s life.
• Instead, White McQueen separated herself from the memories about to pass into Little McQueen, taking her own form. She intends for Little McQueen to absorb the memories gradually, gaining experience without losing her own identity.
• Learning she was the third Uma Musume trained, White McQueen embraces the symbolism of “three” and vows to break past the simulation’s three-year limit into a real fourth year.
• She offers to help Little McQueen study and train, hoping she will fulfill the Mejiro family’s expectations and perhaps win Zhou Yuang’s affection in her place.

Character developments

• White McQueen shows both intense devotion to Zhou Yuang and a strong sense of ethics: she wants to reunite with him but refuses to sacrifice Little McQueen’s autonomy. She also turns her attachment to the past into a hopeful plan for the future.
• Little McQueen is startled and frightened by meeting her older self, but remains grounded in her own identity. She begins to understand that White McQueen’s memories can help her without defining her.
• Their shared identity becomes a source of cooperation rather than rivalry.

Significant themes

• Identity and memory: Simulation-born experiences matter because they shaped White McQueen’s life and feelings.
• Consent and self-determination: White McQueen rejects merging with Little McQueen, even though it would serve her own longing.
• Love and devotion: White McQueen’s love for Zhou Yuang drives her hopes, but she does not treat that love as a justification for harming another self.
• Continuity and possibility: The memories of one life can guide another, while the future remains open.

Character interactions

• White McQueen gently teases and reassures Little McQueen, though her fervent love and intense manner unsettle her younger counterpart.
• Little McQueen questions White McQueen about the situation and listens as she explains her choices.
• White McQueen ultimately treats Little McQueen as a sister and potential successor, offering her knowledge and training while trusting her to live her own life.

Key events

• Little McQueen learns that White McQueen’s memories—including her strange “ice cream machine” episode with trainer Zhou Yuang—are stored in the meadow. White McQueen admits she remembers the trainer as “sweet,” but refuses to explain further.
• Little McQueen begins training with White McQueen, whose speed and strength inspire her, though she suspects the older version enjoys pushing her hard.
• White McQueen unexpectedly appears in the real world as a ghostlike presence. Only Little McQueen can see her, and she cannot travel more than about fifty meters from her.
• White McQueen asks to visit Tracen Academy to check on Zhou Yuang, but Little McQueen refuses, wary of his past teasing and unwilling to put herself in an awkward position.
• Meanwhile, Zhou Yuang travels to Tracen with his Uma Musume. The night before, Silence Suzuka and Air Groove, jealous of his dream encounters with McQueen, kept him occupied while Oguri Cap remained asleep nearby.

Character developments and interactions

• Little McQueen grows more confident after witnessing White McQueen’s abilities, while remaining wary of both her older self’s teasing and Zhou Yuang’s intentions.
• White McQueen’s attachment to Zhou Yuang is clear: she misses him, worries another Uma Musume might get close to him, and is eager to reach Tracen. Her inability to leave Little McQueen makes them reluctant traveling companions.
• Silence Suzuka and Air Groove act on their jealousy by tormenting Zhou Yuang; he feels helpless as Oguri Cap holds him from behind.

Significant themes

• Shared identity and memory: The two McQueens are distinct versions of the same person, connected by memories and a strange physical tether.
• Attachment and jealousy: White McQueen’s devotion to Zhou Yuang, and Suzuka and Air Groove’s jealousy, drive the chapter’s conflicts.
• Growing up and boundaries: Little McQueen admires her future self but insists on keeping her distance from situations she considers inappropriate or uncomfortable.

Key plot points and events

• Air Groove discovers Silence Suzuka in an embarrassing situation with Zhou Yuang the night before. She is flustered and annoyed, while Suzuka later acts as if nothing happened.
• The next morning, Oguri Cap notices an unusual lingering smell and suspects the others secretly ate without her. Zhou Yuang offers her an extra meal, and her concern quickly disappears.
• At Tracen, Air Groove takes Zhou Yuang to the Student Council. She urges him to rest, but he volunteers to help Rudolf when she presents a new project.
• Rudolf proposes creating a private “Confessional” at the academy: a soundproof, anonymous space where Uma Musume and trainers can share worries and seek guidance. The idea follows concerns raised by McQueen’s Impediment and the problems many students face.
• The booth has been prepared with privacy measures, voice-altering equipment, snacks, and puzzle toys. Air Groove worries about the cost and about Zhou Yuang dealing with difficult visitors, including troublesome trainers. Rudolf offers to let her accompany him.

Character developments

• Air Groove is protective of Zhou Yuang and concerned about his lack of rest, but she also feels embarrassed and resentful about the previous night. Her respect for Rudolf is tempered by suspicion of Rudolf’s extravagant plans.
• Zhou Yuang is willing to take on responsibilities and sees helping Rudolf as a chance to build a relationship of mutual trust. He understands the purpose of the Confessional and is prepared to support it.
• Rudolf shows foresight and compassion by addressing students’ emotional needs, while also revealing a personal interest in a popular advice radio show.
• Oguri Cap remains trusting and food-focused: she briefly feels excluded but is easily reassured by the promise of another meal.
• Silence Suzuka gives no explanation for the previous night and continues to leave Air Groove uneasy.

Significant themes

• The importance of emotional support and safe, confidential spaces for people facing personal or athletic setbacks.
• Trust and responsibility: Zhou Yuang wants to help through cooperation rather than relying on status or romantic expectations.
• Comedy and embarrassment arise from misunderstandings, secrecy, and the contrast between Air Groove’s serious protectiveness and Oguri’s appetite.

Character interactions

• Air Groove and Zhou Yuang share an awkward, unspoken reaction to Suzuka’s behavior, then argue over whether he was responsible.
• Oguri questions the group about the smell, but trusts Zhou Yuang when he denies knowing anything.
• Rudolf and Zhou Yuang quickly understand each other’s intentions and discuss the Confessional as a practical response to students’ needs.
• Air Groove challenges Rudolf over the project’s cost and potential risks, prompting Rudolf to suggest that she accompany Zhou Yuang.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhou Yuang and Air Groove arrive at Tracen’s newly established Confessional, a counseling room created by Rudolf.
• The room is furnished with sofas, booths, a counter, phones, and a delivery slot, though Air Groove compares it to a prison visitation room.
• Zhou Yuang discovers that Rudolf has secretly redirected Student Council paperwork to the Confessional. Air Groove is furious, while Zhou Yuang decides to work there anyway.
• The Confessional quickly receives several callers:
  • An Uma Musume confesses to eating her trainer’s expensive reward dessert. Zhou Yuang gives her a replacement dessert and advises her to admit the truth.
  • A trainer confesses that he fell in love with two Uma Musume, after one rejected him and he began a relationship with another. Zhou Yuang humorously advises him to confess that he loves both of them.
  • A boastful Uma Musume claims to have committed all seven deadly sins in one day, including jealousy, rage, lust, assault, gluttony, laziness, and theft. Her “pride” completes the list.
• Air Groove storms out to confront the criminal caller, only to discover that the culprit is Gold Ship.
• The chapter ends by setting up Gold Ship’s future interactions with Agnes Digital and the other Uma Musume, as well as her role in the household.

Character Developments

• Zhou Yuang: Demonstrates surprising competence and sincerity as a counselor. Although he jokes constantly, he takes the Confessional’s purpose seriously and tries to help callers resolve their problems honestly. He also accepts the extra Student Council work with good humor.
• Air Groove: Acts as Zhou Yuang’s practical and morally responsible partner. She criticizes Rudolf’s laziness, reacts strongly to the callers’ absurd confessions, and becomes increasingly exasperated by Zhou Yuang’s shameless romantic advice.
• Rudolf: Revealed to be manipulating the Confessional partly to offload paperwork onto Zhou Yuang, though she has also equipped the room well enough for him to work comfortably.
• Gold Ship: Introduced as the outrageous culprit behind the “seven deadly sins” confession. Her appearance immediately establishes her as chaotic, shameless, and likely to cause trouble.
• The callers: Their problems show that both Uma Musume and trainers suffer from guilt, romantic complications, pressure, and insecurity.

Significant Themes

• Pressure and competition: Tracen’s intense athletic environment places heavy emotional pressure on students and trainers, especially those unable to match the academy’s strongest competitors.
• Honesty and communication: Zhou Yuang repeatedly encourages people to admit their mistakes and speak openly rather than hide problems.
• Absurdity as emotional relief: The Confessional mixes genuine emotional struggles with ridiculous humor, suggesting that comedy can make difficult problems easier to confront.
• Responsibility versus exploitation: Rudolf’s decision to turn the Confessional into Zhou Yuang’s unofficial office is both underhanded and productive, blurring the line between taking advantage of someone and giving them meaningful work.
• Romance and interpersonal complications: The trainer’s tangled relationships highlight the blurred boundaries between trainers and Uma Musume, while Zhou Yuang treats the situation with irreverent confidence.

Character Interactions

• Air Groove accompanies Zhou Yuang while scolding him and complaining about Rudolf.
• Zhou Yuang and Air Groove work together in the Confessional, reacting differently to each caller: Zhou Yuang remains composed and playful, while Air Groove is more judgmental and easily provoked.
• Zhou Yuang comforts the guilty Uma Musume and encourages her to reconcile with her trainer.
• He gives the romantically confused trainer deliberately provocative advice, prompting Air Groove to distance herself from the conversation.
• Air Groove attempts to confront the final caller personally, leading to the reveal of Gold Ship.
• The closing note foreshadows Gold Ship’s future clashes and interactions with Zhou Yuang’s household and other Uma Musume.

Key plot points and events

• Gold Ship visits Zhou Yuang and Air Groove in the Confessional, teasing them and openly calling Zhou Yuang “AT,” the Trainer from the training story.
• Air Groove stubbornly denies that her own Trainer could be the same person. Zhou Yuang confirms Gold Ship exposed the truth to McQueen in the story, while Gold Ship continues promoting the story and pairing him with McQueen.
• Gold Ship jokes about being close to Zhou Yuang because they’re both part of Sirius Team Five. Air Groove reacts possessively, then realizes she is holding Zhou Yuang herself and lets go—though she stays close.
• Gold Ship says she came to spend time with Zhou Yuang and is interested in joining his team. Air Groove immediately objects, anticipating the trouble she would bring; Gold Ship isn’t insisting on joining or training right away.
• Gold Ship wants to see McQueen and offers to “kidnap” her and bring her over. Zhou Yuang refuses to seek out McQueen while she is still in elementary school, preferring to let her enjoy ordinary school life.
• Zhou Yuang takes Air Groove by the hand and heads to the Fifth Pack Clubroom. Gold Ship follows, and he allows it, understanding that she simply wants company.

Character developments

• Air Groove reveals increasing affection and possessiveness toward Zhou Yuang. She tries to justify holding his hand as concern for his safety, while also thinking of herself as the “lady of the house.”
• Zhou Yuang remains calm amid Gold Ship’s antics, understands her need for companionship, and shows consideration for McQueen’s age and boundaries.
• Gold Ship remains irrepressibly mischievous and provocative, but her visit also suggests she is lonely without McQueen nearby and genuinely wants to spend time with Zhou Yuang.

Significant themes

• Affection and jealousy: Air Groove’s restrained public behavior clashes with her instinct to keep close to Zhou Yuang.
• Loneliness and companionship: Gold Ship’s troublemaking masks a desire for company.
• Boundaries and responsibility: Zhou Yuang avoids pursuing McQueen while she is still a child, emphasizing her right to a normal school life.
• Teasing as social play: Gold Ship uses jokes, provocation, and exaggerated claims to test the others’ reactions and enliven their relationships.

Character interactions

• Gold Ship needles Air Groove over her denial that Zhou Yuang is AT and over her own physical closeness to him.
• Air Groove and Gold Ship compete playfully for Zhou Yuang’s attention, with Air Groove asserting their special bond.
• Zhou Yuang mediates between them: he acknowledges Gold Ship’s wish for company, sets limits around McQueen, and leaves with Air Groove while allowing Gold Ship to follow.

Chapter Summary: At Tracen, Skilled at Doing Time

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhou Yuang prepares tea and snacks in the clubroom, where Gold Ship makes herself comfortable.
• Silence Suzuka and several other Uma Musume arrive after class. Suzuka immediately tries to sit beside Zhou Yuang, but Oguri Cap claims his lap instead.
• Oguri Cap openly refers to herself as Zhou Yuang’s wife and refuses to give up her place, leading to a playful negotiation with Suzuka over who gets to sit with him next.
• Agnes Digital becomes overwhelmed by the affectionate scene between Zhou Yuang and his wives, while Air Groove attempts to keep her under control.
• Zhou Yuang introduces Gold Ship, who unexpectedly announces that she wants to join his team.
• Agnes Digital protests, fearing Gold Ship is walking into a dangerous relationship with Zhou Yuang.
• Gold Ship reveals that she has brought photographs from the Sirius Team Five summer training camp. The pictures clearly show Zhou Yuang in his true handsome appearance rather than his stream persona, potentially exposing his identity as “AT.”
• Gold Ship produces even more photographs, astonishing the others because Uma Musume normally cannot bring objects out of the Training environment.
• Digital becomes ecstatic over the swimsuit photos, while Zhou Yuang notices several treasured pictures of himself with McQueen.
• Gold Ship prevents Zhou Yuang from taking one of the photos and challenges everyone to notice something unusual about the images, implying that her visit and the photographs serve a larger purpose.

Character Developments

• Gold Ship appears unusually deliberate and prepared. Rather than merely causing chaos, she has carefully gathered evidence and seems to have a specific plan for joining Zhou Yuang’s team.
• Zhou Yuang remains calm and accommodating, accepting Gold Ship’s presence and appreciating the personal memories contained in the photographs.
• Silence Suzuka displays increasing attachment to Zhou Yuang, rushing to his side and competing with Oguri Cap for physical closeness.
• Oguri Cap becomes more openly possessive and confident in her relationship with Zhou Yuang, casually claiming the title of his wife and sitting on his lap in front of everyone.
• Agnes Digital continues to be both a devoted observer of Zhou Yuang’s relationships and an exaggerated source of comic reactions. She worries that Gold Ship will become another of Zhou Yuang’s partners but is also fascinated by the intimacy she witnesses.
• Air Groove takes on a practical, supervisory role, trying to contain Digital’s antics and treating Gold Ship as a potential source of trouble.
• Aldan remains observant and curious, helping examine the photographs.

Significant Themes

• Affection and rivalry: The Uma Musume openly compete for Zhou Yuang’s attention, but the rivalry is portrayed playfully rather than maliciously.
• Trust and intimacy: Zhou Yuang’s relationships are described as mutual and consensual, contrasting with Digital’s exaggerated fears about him exploiting the girls.
• Identity and exposure: The photographs threaten to reveal Zhou Yuang’s true appearance and connection to the Training world, creating a potential conflict between his public persona and private identity.
• Reality versus the Training environment: Gold Ship’s ability to remove photographs from Training challenges the established rules and suggests that she may possess unusual knowledge or abilities.
• Comedy through contrasting personalities: Gold Ship’s absurd confidence, Suzuka’s sincerity, Oguri Cap’s blunt possessiveness, and Digital’s extreme reactions create much of the chapter’s humor.

Character Interactions

• Suzuka and Oguri Cap compete over Zhou Yuang’s lap and the privilege of sitting beside him.
• Air Groove repeatedly manages Agnes Digital, who reacts dramatically to both the romantic displays and the photographs.
• Gold Ship challenges the entire group by presenting impossible evidence from Training.
• Zhou Yuang and McQueen’s closeness is indirectly highlighted through the photographs, provoking interest from the others.
• Gold Ship ends the chapter by directing everyone’s attention toward a hidden detail in the photos, setting up the next development.

Key plot points

• The group examines photos from their time on Mejiro Island. Gold Ship notices she appears in none of them, despite having gone on the trip.
• She insists she was also a member of Sirius Team Five and Zhou Yuang’s Uma Musume, and asks to join his current team, Fifth Pack.
• Zhou Yuang hesitates, since he has promised to care for every Uma Musume who becomes his partner. Air Groove and Agnes Digital object, while Silence Suzuka tries to keep Digital from escalating matters.
• Aldan points out that Zhou Yuang’s current team is not Sirius Team Five. Gold Ship accepts the distinction and says she will join Fifth Pack instead.
• The team turns to choosing a name. Gold Ship proposes Alpha Canis Majoris—the brightest star visible to humans—but Zhou Yuang recognizes that this is Sirius, making her suggestion an attempt to recreate the old team’s name.

Character developments and interactions

• Gold Ship shifts from playful investigator to an earnest claimant on Zhou Yuang’s loyalty. She invokes her supposed shared past with him rather than relying on threats or boasts, then looks for a place in his new team.
• Zhou Yuang is affectionate with Oguri Cap and Silence Suzuka, but his sense of responsibility makes Gold Ship’s request difficult to dismiss. He also challenges her attempt to blur the distinction between their past and present.
• Air Groove watches Zhou Yuang warily and objects to his readiness to accept another Uma Musume.
• Agnes Digital reacts strongly to the prospect of Gold Ship joining, fearing the team’s already complicated relationships will become even more crowded.
• Oguri Cap offers a deadpan explanation for Gold Ship’s absence from the photos—she was the photographer—and then hides in Zhou Yuang’s arms when Gold Ship threatens to eat his food.
• Silence Suzuka remains teasing and composed, while helping manage Agnes Digital’s outburst. Aldan contributes the practical distinction between the old team and Zhou Yuang’s present one.

Significant themes

• Belonging and shared history: Gold Ship wants recognition as part of the group and a place in Zhou Yuang’s new team.
• Past versus present: The characters debate whether bonds formed in the Sirius Team Five setting carry over into their current reality.
• Affection and responsibility: Zhou Yuang’s willingness to accept those close to him clashes with the strain of making room for everyone.
• Team identity: Choosing a name becomes a question of what Fifth Pack is meant to represent—and whether it should inherit Sirius’s legacy.

Key plot points and events

• Zhou Yuang rejects naming his new group Sirius Team Five, preferring to build a team of his own. The name could attract Uma Musume from the livestream, and Oguri Cap’s history with Sirius makes it feel ill-omened.
• Gold Ship proposes a contest: the Uma Musume will race two thousand meters, and the winner gets to decide the group’s name and claim one wish from Zhou Yuang. The others agree, despite his private objection.
• Silence Suzuka, Air Groove, Oguri Cap, and Aldan take part; Agnes Digital is excluded because she is too easily swayed and might make an unpredictable wish.
• Zhou Yuang reviews the team’s upcoming races. Aldan wants to pursue the Classic Races, but first needs to make her debut and improve her stamina and distance suitability. Her chosen 1,200-meter dirt debut and Oguri Cap’s Daily Cup fall on the same day, at different racecourses.
• Agnes Digital offers to accompany Aldan to her debut so Zhou Yuang can travel with Oguri Cap to the Daily Cup, easing his schedule.

Character developments

• Zhou Yuang stands by his ambition to create an original team, while also worrying about balancing his trainer duties and supporting his runners.
• Oguri Cap is pleased by the suggestion that she could lead the new team and is shown as especially close to Zhou Yuang.
• Aldan reveals her ambition to compete in major Classic races and takes a practical first step by preparing for her debut.
• Agnes Digital shifts from enthusiastic spectator to helpful supporter, volunteering to take on part of Zhou Yuang’s workload.
• Gold Ship drives the naming dispute into a race, while Silence Suzuka and Air Groove quietly support Zhou Yuang’s wishes.

Significant themes

• Independence and identity: Zhou Yuang wants a team built on its own merits rather than one borrowing Sirius’s legacy.
• Friendly rivalry: The Uma Musume turn a disagreement into a race, treating competition as a natural way to settle matters.
• Ambition and preparation: Aldan’s goals are significant, but her immediate debut and training needs come first.
• Teamwork and care: Agnes Digital’s offer highlights the practical support among the group, while Zhou Yuang’s concern for each runner shows the demands of being a trainer.

Character interactions

• Gold Ship teases Zhou Yuang and orchestrates the contest; Air Groove challenges her motives, and Oguri Cap reacts happily to the idea of leading the team.
• Silence Suzuka backs Zhou Yuang and remains protective of his attention, giving Gold Ship an irritated look when she gets close to him.
• Agnes Digital admires the racers and later offers to accompany Aldan, allowing Zhou Yuang to focus on Oguri Cap’s race.

Plot points and events

• Oguri Cap needs someone to accompany her on a trip, but Zhou Yuang refuses Agnes Digital’s suggestion that they leave early together. He wants to watch Mejiro Aldan’s debut race in person before joining Oguri Cap.
• Digital calls him out for neglecting his fiancée and for his open desire to marry many Uma Musume. Zhou Yuang insists that all the Uma Musume he cares for are his wives.
• To defend himself, Zhou Yuang argues that the Three Goddesses chose him to stream because they trust his treatment of Uma Musume. Digital briefly spirals into an irreverent theory about his relationship to the goddesses, and Zhou Yuang pulls her to her feet.
• He insists that he meant what he said in their earlier conversation and asks Digital to judge him by his actions. Digital acknowledges that his conduct in the stream—helping Silence Suzuka, supporting Air Groove, and bonding with Mejiro McQueen—was admirable, but objects to his romantic and sexual intentions.
• Digital admits she might become his fan if he stopped calling Uma Musume his wives. She remains uncertain, however, whether his bravery and commitment would carry over from a game into real life. Zhou Yuang says they would, as the race reaches a crucial moment.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhou Yuang openly prioritizes watching Aldan’s race, even though it means delaying his time with Oguri Cap. He is unapologetic about loving multiple Uma Musume, but tries to earn Digital’s trust by appealing to his past actions rather than asking her to accept his claims.
• Agnes Digital moves from outright suspicion toward guarded respect. She recognizes the good he has done for Uma Musume, yet considers his possessiveness and romantic intentions incompatible with her own fan-like love for them.
• Their exchange is confrontational but increasingly candid: Digital scolds and challenges him, while Zhou Yuang tries to reassure her. His brief cheek-pinching gesture shows his familiarity, but Digital does not yet reciprocate that closeness.

Significant themes

• Actions versus intentions: Digital credits Zhou Yuang’s deeds but doubts the motives behind them and whether his behavior in a game proves anything about real life.
• Admiration versus possession: Both characters care deeply about Uma Musume, but Digital’s devotion as a fan clashes with Zhou Yuang’s desire for romantic relationships.
• Trust and moral judgment: Zhou Yuang asks to be judged by how he treats each Uma Musume, while Digital struggles to reconcile his helpfulness with his provocative claims.

Chapter summary

Oguri Cap wins her race with a powerful finishing kick, while Zhou Yuang explains to Agnes Digital that he wants to become a trainer not to pursue Uma Musume, but to help them overcome hardship and reach their dreams. Digital’s suspicion eases, and she agrees to accompany him to work with the Student Council so she can judge his intentions for herself.
The conversation turns to a mysterious Uma Musume Zhou once called his “little sister.” Zhou explains that she was a very young child—under six—whom he met years earlier. He helped reunite her with her parents, and before they parted, they promised that he would become a trainer and she would become an Uma Musume, so they might meet again at Tracen. He never learned her name. His mention of having set aside a Ring for her alarms the others, especially Digital, who tries to attack him; Silence Suzuka restrains her. Air Groove, Gold Ship, and the others also press him for details, while Gold Ship gleefully encourages the teasing.
Zhou begins recounting the original meeting: several years earlier, while studying in Japan and working part-time at a temple festival, he took a break in a nearby grove. There he noticed a group of children, including a black-haired girl with horse ears. He tries to identify her by her appearance and coat, but the excerpt ends before he learns who she is or explains what happened next.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhou Yuang presents himself as sincerely devoted to helping Uma Musume, though his talk of potential wives and the Ring he reserved for the child makes others doubt or tease him.
• Agnes Digital shifts from hostility toward cautious interest in his ideals, but becomes fiercely suspicious when she hears about the little girl.
• Oguri Cap, fresh from her victory, shows jealousy by keeping a hand on Zhou’s shoulder and draws attention to the Ring he reserved.
• Gold Ship enjoys provoking everyone and turning Zhou’s story into a mock interrogation.
• Air Groove demands a proper explanation, while Silence Suzuka acts as a restraint on the escalating confrontation.

Significant themes

The chapter contrasts a trainer’s limited ability to help individual Uma Musume with Zhou’s broad desire to ease their regrets and hardships. It also explores trust, jealousy, and the weight of promises, while using comedy and gossip to frame the still-unresolved mystery of the girl Zhou hopes to meet again.

Plot points and events

• Zhou Yuang sees a group of children tormenting a young black-haired horse girl by stealing and passing around her pink bow ear ornament. They mock her looks and appearance, while she grows too intimidated and upset to defend herself.
• Deciding not to ignore the bullying, Zhou Yuang intervenes. He orders the children to return the ornament and apologize. When they refuse—and the girl tosses it into a muddy puddle—he slaps the ringleaders and then the other children, forcing them to flee.
• He retrieves the ornament and gently checks on the crying horse girl. Her black hair and purple eyes remind him of Rice Shower, though he insists this child is someone distinct and personally special to him.
• In a later exchange, Agnes Digital reacts to Zhou Yuang’s description, recognizing the resemblance to Rice Shower. Silence Suzuka suspects he might treat Rice Shower as a substitute and whispers to Digital that they should warn Rice Shower to keep her distance from him.

Character developments

• Zhou Yuang shows a protective, interventionist side: despite initially watching, he acts when the bullying becomes cruel. His response is forceful and somewhat excessive, but he also considers the potential consequences for the horse girl’s family.
• The young horse girl is portrayed as shy, vulnerable, and insecure. The children’s ridicule leaves her unable to stand up for herself, but Zhou Yuang’s kindness offers her comfort.
• The bullying children are shown as thoughtless and cruel, especially the girl who leads the insults and refuses to return the ornament.
• Suzuka and Digital reveal their protectiveness toward Zhou Yuang and their concern about his attachment to the Rice Shower-like child.

Significant themes

• Bullying and intervention: The chapter contrasts bystanders’ hesitation with the responsibility to step in when someone is being harmed.
• Appearance and insecurity: The children attack the horse girl for her looks and hair color, deepening her sense of shame.
• Protection versus punishment: Zhou Yuang wants the children to apologize and make amends, but his use of violence complicates his otherwise protective motives.
• Resemblance and identity: The child’s likeness to Rice Shower raises concern that Zhou Yuang may confuse a unique person with someone familiar to him.

Character interactions

• Zhou Yuang confronts the children, takes back the ear ornament, and comforts the crying horse girl.
• The children gang up on the horse girl, while the boy and girl leading them encourage the mockery.
• Digital challenges Zhou Yuang’s insistence that the child is not Rice Shower; Suzuka then privately alerts Digital to guard Rice Shower from him.