Umamusume: Making Money Means Victory! [2]

[ORFEVRE’S WISDOM]
[FLIGHTLINE’S VETERAN TALENT]
[LAUREL RIVER’S COURAGE]
[SILENCE SUZUKA’S PHYSIQUE]
[DANCING BRAVE’S FINAL SPURT]
[SECRETARIAT’S DIRT TALENT]

Among the many rewards listed, Chasing Snow found some of the names unfamiliar.

She had only heard of Dancing Brave and Silence Suzuka.

Dancing Brave was a world champion who had conquered the turf and claimed victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, the world’s greatest turf race.

And in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Dancing Brave had won with her signature late kick, earning praise for “a final spurt that cut down every opponent in an instant”!

“Dancing Brave… That’s Dancing Brave! One of the absolute monsters among Turf Umamusume in the past few decades.”

“If I draw that, won’t I have a shot at getting revenge on T.M. Opera O and spinning her like a top?!”

Chasing Snow licked her lips like a cat.

Although in the training race not long ago, she had seemed entirely unconcerned about losing to T.M. Opera O, that future Overlord would undoubtedly be aiming for the top races with the most prize money, becoming an obstacle on her own road to claiming that money.

If she really had a chance to get revenge, that would be perfect!

But the odds seemed a little low, and there were also things like [SILENCE SUZUKA’S PHYSIQUE], which was obviously useless at a glance.

There were also several Umamusume she had never even heard of.

“System, what kind of Umamusume are Orfevre, Flightline, and Secretariat?”

“Why haven’t I heard of them? I can’t even… find them online!”

Chasing Snow had already taken out her phone and searched those names, but no information came up at all.

[THIS SYSTEM CAN DRAW THE ABILITIES AND TALENTS OF FAMOUS UMAMUSUME FROM THE PAST, THE FUTURE, AND EVEN PARALLEL WORLDS.]

[IT IS NORMAL THAT THE HOST HAS NOT HEARD OF THEM.]

That explanation made Chasing Snow suddenly understand.

It even included future Umamusume, and those from parallel worlds?

[PLEASE WORK HARD TO COMPLETE MISSIONS, HOST. ONCE REWARDS ARE UPGRADED, YOU WILL ONLY DRAW GOOD REWARDS.]

The system’s follow-up response immediately stopped the white-haired girl’s anticipation cold.

As expected, she had to complete missions.

If she slacked off and did not do missions, she might really draw something like “Silence Suzuka’s Physique,” which would be the same as drawing nothing.

“Looks like I still need to complete missions properly.”

In that case…

She would first adapt to Tracen Academy and prepare for her Debut Race!

Before that, she should take a look at what she was working with!

As small fry, Chasing Snow now switched to the Personal Panel and Skill Panel.

[PERSONAL PANEL]:

[NAME]: CHASING SNOW

[RECORD]: 0 RACES, 0 WINS

[CURRENT MATURATION PROGRESS]: 5%

[TRACK APTITUDE]:
TURF (B) | DIRT (C)

[DISTANCE APTITUDE]:
SPRINT (C) | MILE (B) | MEDIUM (B) | LONG (C)]

[STYLE APTITUDE]:
FRONT RUNNER (D) | PACE CHASER (C) | LATE SURGER (B) | END CLOSER (B)

[USER ANALYSIS]: AN INSIGNIFICANT ROOKIE. EXTREMELY LATE-BLOOMING. NO VISIBLE STRENGTHS. STILL NEEDS TO BE BEATEN—CORRECTION, TRAINED IN DREAMS.

…

[SKILL PANEL]:

[UNIQUE SKILL]: NONE

[USER ANALYSIS]: MAYBE SYMBOLI RUDOLF’S GRANDMOTHER IS FASTER THAN YOU.

…

The information from the two panels was, without question, a lot to take in.

In an instant, Chasing Snow’s face turned bright red. It was not from shyness.

It was… because she was getting worked up. She had gone straight into meltdown mode.

“Am I really that weak?!”

She could call herself small fry, but she still had some sense of shame.

Calling herself small fry and being assessed as small fry were two entirely different things.

Red-faced with frustration, Chasing Snow immediately stomped her foot.

Forget it.

Since things had come to this, she might as well lie in bed and slack off first.

That death match against T.M. Opera O had left her somewhat tired, after all.

…

A short while later, in bed, the white-haired girl leaned against the wall, eyes wide as she stared at her phone screen.

“THE G2 MAINICHI OKAN ENDS IN A FIERCE BATTLE! SILENCE SUZUKA CLAIMS VICTORY!”

“EL CONDOR PASA GLORIOUS IN DEFEAT! ALTHOUGH SHE MADE HER MOVE TOO LATE, SHE LOST BY ONLY A SMALL MARGIN—THE TITLE OF NEW-GENERATION CHAMPION IS WELL DESERVED!”

“What a shame El Condor Pasa can’t run in the Classic Triple Crown. I really want to see how fast she’d be in the Japanese Derby.”

Having already made her bed, she was now lazily browsing Japanese racing news.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

After all, she was no longer in America. Paying attention to American races meant nothing to her and brought her no benefit.

As for Japan… this would be the main stage for Chasing Snow to make cash over the next few years.

“This race, known as the Strongest Mainichi Okan in History, just ended?”

“Then El Condor Pasa’s path to godhood is only one step away.”

Chasing Snow paid extremely close attention to the Umamusume named El Condor Pasa.

Aside from the champion, Silence Suzuka, El Condor Pasa, who had narrowly lost as the runner-up, had also received an extremely high level of discussion.

Seeing this, Chasing Snow’s smile deepened.

She had clearly never met the Umamusume before, yet she found herself hoping El Condor Pasa would do better and better.

Even Tokai Teio, who had led her here, had wished that she could become as outstanding as El Condor Pasa.

Then the reason was obvious. Chasing Snow and El Condor Pasa had something in common. They were both… born in America!

“In terms of timing, this is the year after Japan’s Golden Generation.”

“The most famous Umamusume right now are Special Week, El Condor Pasa, Silence Suzuka, and the others.”

“I arrived at exactly the right period.”

Chasing Snow pondered seriously.

Normally, Umamusume who debuted in the same year were grouped into a generation.

She would debut this year and enter her classic year next year, one year later than El Condor Pasa and Special Week.

So, according to the timeline, her generational rival was none other than…

The Supreme Overlord of the End of the Century, T.M. Opera O!!!

“Hah… She’s a monster through and through.”

Before coming to Japan, Chasing Snow had considered herself small fry, but she had still had a few fantasies.

Even if she could not win a G1 race or defeat the Overlord, perhaps she could place second and become the No. 2 Overlord. That would not be bad.

As it turned out, in a race with only seven participants, she had finished in 6th place.

And she had lost to 1st place T.M. Opera O by a full… five lengths!!

That was more than one tier’s gap, and it would be hard to close in a short time.

Once the shock passed, however, there was no panic or nervousness on Chasing Snow’s slightly youthful, delicate face.

“Anyway, I’m a late-game hero. I need to slowly collect rewards and get stronger.”

“It’s October now. There are only a few months until next year’s Triple Crown, so it’ll be hard to reach the top of my generation, right?”

There was still half a month until the monthly reward, and two or three months until the quarterly reward.

The closest weekly reward pack was tomorrow!

She would take her time scaling, focusing on accumulation before the big breakout!

As for right now…

She would first register for her Debut Race!

The next second, Chasing Snow lowered her head and logged into the Official Japanese Race Website, looking for the Debut Race registration channel.

Not long after, the screen displayed a successful registration.

“Good, registration was successful.”

“I hope I don’t draw anyone too strong.”

No sooner had she finished sighing than the white-haired girl’s gaze suddenly sharpened.

A pop-up from the system abruptly appeared before her eyes, interrupting Chasing Snow’s thoughts.

[TEMPORARY MISSIONS HAVE REFRESHED.]

[TEMPORARY MISSION 1]: COMPLETE ONE TRAINING SESSION IN THE SYSTEM TRAINING GROUNDS.
[MISSION REWARD]: UNIQUE SKILL +1

[TEMPORARY MISSION 2]: WIN THE DEBUT RACE.
[MISSION REWARD]: TURF APTITUDE INCREASED.

The contents displayed on the new panel made Chasing Snow’s pupils shrink.

Huh?

No, wait. The rewards were this good?

“All right, then I have no choice but to go for it.”

“But what exactly is this… Training session in the system training grounds?”

Besides those four main sections and the temporary missions, the system actually had a training function too?

But Tracen Academy’s training grounds were already practically perfect. In terms of luxury, they were not even inferior to America’s prestigious schools.

Confused, Chasing Snow stared at the system panel.

The white-haired girl tapped it with one finger, and the next moment, the panel returned to its original interface.

The original four sections now had [TEMPORARY MISSIONS] and [TRAINING] added to them.

When she continued tinkering and pressed [TRAINING]…

An overwhelming drowsiness spread through her body and mind, making her slump onto the bed.

Sleepiness overtook her.

Chasing Snow’s vision went dark, and she sank completely into dreams.

…

The white-haired girl blinked, then lowered her head and looked at the training outfit that had automatically changed onto her body.

All around her was endless, unbroken grassland.

It was as though she stood in an unknown prairie.

[SYSTEM TRAINING GROUNDS ACTIVATED.]

[REMAINING TRAINING TIME TODAY]: 2 HOURS 59 MINUTES…

No, seriously, where had it taken her?

“This is… inside a dream?”

“I can even train in my dreams?!”

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