Chapter 59: Future Gluttony is on the Horizon
"Run!!!!!"
The deafening roar from the video immersed all the horse girls in the atmosphere of the race.
And Treve was now completely entranced, her eyes fixed on the figure running at the very front.
That horse girl with her body low to the ground, her strides completely crushing all pursuers.
That gaze fixated on victory, that beast-like posture—
"It's not just about speed," Treve murmured.
In her eyes, this horse girl's figure was like a gale scattering everything, and her final kick was like thunder capable of piercing the earth.
She was different from any racer Treve had ever seen.
"This explosive running style... So, there are umamusumes like this too?!"
Treve watched the runner on the screen erupt fiercely at the final moment, almost leaving an afterimage in the video as she completely shake off her opponents and dashed into the finish line.
An unprecedented light shone in her eyes.
At this moment, only one thought remained in Treve's mind:
"I want... I really want to compete with this umamusume!!!"
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"Grandma!"
As soon as Treve returned home, she immediately sought out her only family member.
Treve looked at her now gray-haired grandmother, her eyes filled with longing. She firmly bent down, bowing deeply to her, and said:
"Sorry, Grandma! I know I just said those things, and it's really not right to go back on my word now."
"But I still want to ask you... that, that—!"
Treve hesitated, wanting to voice the wish in her heart but afraid of being scolded by her grandmother. She couldn't bring herself to say the next words.
However, at that moment, she felt a warm hand gently rest on her head. Grandma said with a smile:
"Little Treve, just say it. Grandma doesn't remember teaching you to hesitate like this."
"Mm—!" Treve nodded vigorously, then raised her head to look into the old woman's eyes and continued:
"Earlier, I said it would be better to use that money for you to buy dentures, but now... please give me that money!"
"I saw someone I absolutely must meet, someone I absolutely must race against. So, I want to go to Japan!"
"..."
An awkward silence followed. Treve looked at her Grandma, who hadn't spoken, and timidly shrank her head a little fearfully:
"Um... Grandma?"
"Little Treve, how do you think I would respond to that?" Grandma sighed, helping her granddaughter stand up straight.
"Uh, Grandma would scold me?" Treve guessed in reply.
Immediately, thump, she received a punch on the head.
"Silly girl!!!" Grandma retracted her fist angrily. "What kind of grandmother would scold her granddaughter over something like this?!"
"When my little Treve looks at me with those eyes, how could I not understand what you mean—take it!"
Grandma pulled out that wad of banknotes from her pocket again and stuffed it into Treve's hand. "If you want to run, I'll support you with all my might. Isn't that what we agreed on long ago, Treve?"
"..."
Treve clenched the money in her hand. Some coins had worn edges, some were damaged, and some even had grease stains. It was clearly money Grandma Hyde had saved up bit by bit over the years.
"Mm!"
In the end, she didn't say anything, just looked at the family member supporting her, fighting back tears as she nodded firmly.
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"See?" Toyama Hikaru pointed at the petite figure appearing on the screen. "This is the cameraperson you wanted to see."
In the video, the figure seemed to be called over by one of the racers, suggesting she should also run on the track to train. So, she hurriedly put down the handheld camera—forgetting to even turn it off—and ran toward the track.
Stardust Mirage, sitting next to Toyama Hikaru, watched the screen, her chopsticks having stopped moving at some point.
The orange-haired girl in the video was now galloping on the training track. Her form was light, only the balls of her feet touching the grass.
But even though she was running at a speed close to the limit, the three people gathered around the tablet could hardly hear any footsteps.
It was as if her feet never truly touched the ground, as if she were gliding just above the surface in the center of the track.
"It's not just about speed," Stardust Mirage murmured, watching the screen.
In her eyes, this horse girl seemed to have broken free from Earth's gravity, as if running in space.
She was different from any racer Stardust had ever seen.
"This ethereal, graceful running style... So, there are horse girls like this too?!"
At this moment, a brilliant light shone in Stardust Mirage's blood-red eyes:
"I want... I really want to compete with this horse girl!"
"Impressive, right?"
As the girl on screen dashed forward, the video came to an end. Toyama Hikaru reached out to pick up the tablet and asked the horse girl under her care:
"Although we haven't seen Montjeu's footage yet. Are you prepared?"
"No! So let's go continue training right now!"
Stardust Mirage excitedly shouted.
The passion in her heart had been completely ignited by the video just now. She wished she could spend every second on training.
She wanted to become stronger!
Stardust Mirage never imagined that one day she would be so eager to improve herself.
There was only one week left until the meeting with the European exchange team, but—even if it was just by 1 point, improving by just 1 point would make her stronger!
"What's with the sudden enthusiasm? You're being way too impulsive." Toyama Hikaru helplessly gave Stardust Mirage a light chop on the head, then pushed the large pile of food combos on the table toward her. "Hurry up and finish eating first."
"Can we go train after eating? Then I'll eat right now!"
El Condor Pasa stared blankly at the interaction between the two. As soon as Stardust Mirage finished speaking, she picked up the meal tray on the table and began shoveling food into her mouth. Each combo was enough for a full meal, yet right before El Condor Pasa's eyes, they were gradually swept clean into Stella Illusion's mouth.
After a moment, she snapped back to reality and exclaimed, "As expected... she's the second Oguri Cap. Even the way she eats is so similar."
"Because when eating with Oguri Cap, if you don't eat fast enough, she'll finish everything!"
Stardust Mirage explained while wiping her mouth after devouring all the food she had brought at top speed.
"But you also eat a lot. I get full after just one combo."
"Seeing Oguri Cap eat like that, it's hard for anyone not to have their appetite stimulated, right?" Stardust Mirage said.
El Condor Pasa immediately recalled the scene from a few years ago when the cafeteria still had a buffet system. She had seen Oguri Cap completely let loose in the dining hall and couldn't help but nod in agreement.
"Alright, since you've finished eating, let's start the afternoon training!" Toyama Hikaru patted Stardust Mirage on the back and stood up, continuing:
"Anyway, for the potential training race later... I'll handle the tactics for dealing with Montjeu. You two, go do tandem running training this afternoon!"
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