After putting on the school swimsuit and performing the legendary dance by the pool at the Goddess's request, the other party, satisfied, gave her the promised 1000pt and left.
Anyway, similar things had happened more than once or twice. At first, she was even forcibly pulled into her dreams to wear various outfits and dance. This was also why she danced so well on the Winner's Stage despite not usually training.
After all, it was almost second nature.
By the way, back then, the Goddesses themselves would dance for her to watch and practice. Are you envious?
Actually, there's no need to be envious. Perhaps the Goddesses felt a bit shy, so what appeared before her was a pure grey-white mannequin with no facial features or curves.
She had been so looking forward to it then.
After making and eating a simple lunch, it was already afternoon.
Tracen Academy was, after all, a school for training Uma Musume, so all academic content would be completed in the morning. Sometimes, classes would even finish after just one period in the morning, with the remaining time mostly dedicated to training.
However, today was a full morning of classes, so they would only arrive in the afternoon.
Ding-dong—
They're here.
"Wow… such a big place! Is Trainer really that rich?" Special Week looked at the place with an astonished expression.
"How could that be? How could Trainer be rich? Since Senior isn't here, it must be Senior's rented place, right?" Daiwa quickly guessed who the place belonged to.
"Eh!? Is Senior that rich!?"
"Of course she is. She's an Uma Musume who won 12 consecutive G1 races. The prize money alone is more than she can spend."
"Good guess, Daiwa, but I need to correct something." Zero also overheard their discussion.
"This place isn't rented by me, I bought it, you know?"
"Eh!?!?" x4
"Paid in full."
Instant silence.
Even Silent Suzuka, who had been calm earlier, looked at her with a shocked expression.
"Rich Loli, please adopt me! I don't want to work hard anymore!" This was Gold Ship, who had pounced and hugged her leg.
Trainer Okino also wanted to act silly, but after seeing Zero's sudden fierce gaze, he choose to disregard such an action.
"Alright, since you're here, get ready. What's your training schedule today?"
"Ah, because Special Week is preparing for her debut race next week, I was planning to have you train her." Trainer Okino casually stated his plan.
"Hmm? She's debuting already? She just got here, didn't she?"
"Ah, you might not know, but she ran second in the test yesterday, you know?"
"Heh~ I remember the first place was that returning El Condor Pasa, right?"
"That's right. And even with others largely meeting the debut standard, she still managed to run second. Her physical condition is already sufficient; she's completely ready to debut."
"Indeed, you've caught a good timing."
Seeing the gaze directed at her, Special Week awkwardly scratched the back of her head.
"Then I'll take Special Week to test her stats first. Everyone else, go to the second floor. There are drinks, desserts, and various training facilities there."
Oh oh oh!!!" x5
"Everyone is in high spirits," Silent Suzuka said, maintaining her gentle demeanor, though a hint of eagerness could be seen in her eyes.
After being led to the second floor, everyone still looked surprised, while Zero-chan quickly gave a simple introduction to get it over with.
"The freezer has two layers. The top layer contains drinks that can quickly restore stamina, and the bottom layer has sweets that can boost training effectiveness. You can eat some beforehand, but their effects are even stronger than yesterday's cake, so please don't eat or drink too much, okay? One sweet and one drink per person is enough."
"Yes, sir!"
"Alright, Special Week, come to the track after you finish eating. Trainer, you know how to use these facilities, right?"
"Of course, you just focus on Special Week and yourself."
"Okay, Special Week, I'm leaving now, remember to come over, okay?"
"Mmm! I understand!"
Seeing Special Week's puffed-up cheeks, Zero-chan felt a wave of helplessness.
This child seems to really love eating. Should I just rename her 'Special Eater'? (TL: Oguri cap's best friend more like)
While waiting for Special Week to arrive, Zero-chan wasn't idle. After watching the video of Special Week's test from yesterday, she warmed up.
Goodness, to be so late at the start, she really needs some good training.
The system not only allows her to check her own status but also the data of others. She had taken the opportunity to check Special Week's status earlier.
{Name: Special Week}
{Aptitude: (Turf: A) (Dirt: G)}
{Distance: (Short: F) (Mile: C) (Middle: A) (Long: A)}
{Strategy: (Front: G) (Pace:A) (Late: A) (End: C)}
{Base stats: (Speed: E) (Stamina: E) (Power: D) (Guts: E+) (Intelligence: E+)}
{Unique Skill: Shooting star}
{Currently Owned Skills: Homestech Haste, Hydrate, Steadfast, Wet conditions}
Excellent data. The skills she currently possesses include excellent acceleration and recovery abilities, as well as a [wet conditions] skill for poor track adaptability. Her running style is also quite common in Japan, with good adaptability to middle and long distances, and her mile adaptability isn't bad either.
However, spacing out at the gate is not a good habit. She needs to adjust her state.
Just as she was warming up while contemplating Special Week's situation, the other party's figure appeared in her sight.
"Senior! I'm here!"
"You're here. By the way, just call me Zero-chan. After all, I'm about the same age as you."
"Oh! Then I'll leave it to you, Zero-chan!"
She changed her address so quickly. By the way, was this kid planning this from the start, just waiting for me to speak?
After looking at the simple, dazed expression on the other's face, she immediately dismissed her thought.
Impossible, this child is too naive to have such schemes.
"Alright, let's prepare for the first training session."
"Eh!? Didn't you say you were going to test my abilities?"
"There's something more important than that."
"What?"
Clap!
"Eek!"
Zero-chan suddenly clapped her hands in front of Special Week's face, startling her so much that she jumped back a distance.
"Practice your focus."
"Eh?"
"I watched your test yesterday. Although your performance in the latter half was decent, the beginning was really terrible."
"Ugh…"
"That's so mean. I tried so hard to run." Special Week thought. Seeing the other party's drooping ears, Zero immediately understood what this child was thinking. She didn't even need to look at how high her mouth was pouting.
Zero stood on her tiptoes and flicked the other's forehead, continuing her lecture in the face of the other's pained expression.
"Don't complain. Look at this part yourself." She pulled out the recording.
"Although this is simply a far view, you also need to understand that if you had started normally like them, you might have been able to snatch this position." She said, pointing to a spot next to an Uma Musume who was running.
"Looking at you, it's not that you don't understand at all. You should know about different running styles, right?"
"Ah! I understand!"
"Then which one do you think you're good at?"
"I think… front running the whole way like Suzuka-san seems a bit difficult, but if it's late surge at the end, I'm confident! If im looking at it this way, it should be late surge and pacer?"
"Exactly. And regarding these two running styles, I'll explain them to you thoroughly."
Seeing Zero's expression turn serious, Special Week also perked up her ears and listened attentively.
After all, this was crucial to whether or not she could become the Japan's Number One Uma Musume. Although she was a bit naive, she wasn't stupid and could distinguish what was important.
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I'm a newbie translator and wanted to add more uma fics for more people to read. if there are any errors, multiple of the same text or sentence, let me know.
The credits and orginal story is: 传奇马娘想好好谈恋爱 and belongs to: 起始之零