Damn it, how did Tracen turn out like this?
It appeared, the first hurdle!
If he took off the hood, the effect of horse Mint would be maxed out!
The hood he was currently wearing, which he had exchanged for, could greatly reduce the effect of Horse Mint —including obscuring his appearance and changing his voice. If he took it off, he would be over.
However, Wise was already prepared with a countermeasure. In the opening phase, he could exchange for certain items to help with the initial setup. In the past, it was identity verification to ensure he could properly join Tresen Academy.
But now—
"I apologize, but I have a congenital genetic disorder that prevents my face from being exposed to sunlight at the moment."
Wise handed over a medical certificate.
It stated that he suffered from a congenital genetic disease where his face could not be exposed to sunlight, thus requiring a specialized hood to block contact between sunlight and his face.
However, the medical record also stated that after three years, the genetic disease would automatically heal due to an increase in immunity.
In any case, it was a string of professional terms that Uma Musume couldn't understand.
"..."
Tazuna's expression was a little stiff.
It was the first time she had heard of such a disease. She became a little troubled.
"But we need to verify your identity, Mr. Wise." At least, they needed to ensure the person joining was indeed him.
"I understand your predicament."
He had just joined, and he didn't know this Secretary Miss, who was called the Green Hat Devil by Uma Musume, so Wise didn't call her by name.
"How about this, I'll take a selfie on the spot?"
Wise pulled out another phone.
This was a phone that could eliminate the effect of horse mint. Photos taken with it would not have the effect. After all, in some timelines, Wise found his Uma Musume playing with his photos on OO Space, and some bolder ones even played in front of him after being discovered.
To ensure his Uma Musume wouldn't suffer a decline in physical fitness from playing OO Space, he specifically exchanged for this phone to take pictures.
The photos on the initial employment certificate and identity verification had also been specially processed, without any special effects.
Wise unzipped the mouth part of his hood and inserted the phone inside.
After a flash, he pulled the phone out again.
Before taking the photo, Wise had also specifically adjusted his standing position to ensure sunlight would not shine into the hood.
One reason was to match the explanation.
The other was to prevent sunlight from exposing part of his face.
"Here, this is my selfie. You can verify it with the identity document."
Tazuna looked at the photo, which was undoubtedly just taken, and nodded.
It indeed matched the photo on the identity document.
"Then welcome to Central Tresen Academy, Mr. Wise."
"I am the Director's Secretary, Tazuna. You can call me Miss Tsunakawa."
She bowed slightly in greeting.
"Hello, Miss Tsunakawa, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Although it wasn't the first day they met.
"Please wait a moment, I will take you to the School Doctor Dormitory first."
Tazuna contacted other Uma Musume, asking them to cover for her for a while.
Then she bent down and extended a hand—
"I apologize for the wait, Mr. Wise, please follow me."
Walking along the path, Wise felt that the scenery before him was both familiar and strange—
What was familiar was the place, Central Tracen Academy.
What was strange was… Uma Musume and their Trainers.
Some Trainers had unsteady steps, pale faces, and dull eyes, while the Uma Musume holding their arms had rosy complexions and looked like clingy little birds.
Passing by an abandoned classroom, he seemed to hear screams from inside.
Marks could be seen on the door—like someone was trying to prevent themselves from being dragged in.
Damn it, how did my tracen turn into this?
Wise's eye twitched slightly.
"Miss Tazuna, I wanna understand my work first."
He said so.
He decided to try and get some information from the people around him first.
"Okay, Mr. Wise. In fact, your workload might be a bit heavy in the coming days."
"However, I'm sure your Pelvic Fracture Therapy will solve a big problem for us." Tazuna seemed to have uttered some strange words.
"?"
Pelvic Fracture Therapy.
What is that?
Do Uma Musume also get pelvic fractures?Did they get too excited gooning with each other? Why wasn't this written on the employment certificate?
"Hahahaha."
He seemed to hear someone's laughter. Wise's face darkened.
The Three Goddesses are increasing the difficulty for him in all sorts of strange places, aren't they?
"Cough, cough, cough, can I understand who the pelvic fracture victims are… I mean who are these people? wise coughed a few times.
Gooning should be done in moderation. Otherwise, what if they can't run on the race track later?
Oh, with a pelvic fracture, let alone the race track, they can't even stand up. "Mainly the Trainers, Mr. Wise."
Tazuna said with a smile.
"?"
Not Uma Musume? How do Trainers get pelvic fractures? Wise smelled something amiss.
"I know those children love their Trainers very much, but humans cannot resist Uma Musume, Mr. Wise."
Tazuna sighed.
"..."
In previous timelines, Wise had indeed heard of Trainers suffering pelvic fractures from being kicked by horses.
But those were rare cases.
Most Trainers and Uma Musume had very proper relationships.
Like him and his Uma Musume.
But according to Tazuna's words, the number of unfortunate pelvic fracture victims seemed to be quite large. What was going on in this timeline?
The Three Goddesses' opening remarks mentioned that his Uma Musume's resentment had changed this timeline.
What exactly was their resentment? That turned Tracen Academy in this timeline into this hellish state.
"But please rest assured, Mr. Wise. You… should be safe." Tazuna looked at the Hooded Man in front of her.
The number of Trainers was small compared to Uma Musume, so some Uma Musume targeted people with other identities. As a result, the male staff of Tresen Academy began to show an aging trend.
After all, young male staff might mysteriously disappear while working. The previous School Doctor was like that. Those children shouldn't be interested in this strange Hooded Man, right?
Although the photo showed that this School Doctor's appearance was perfect, for some reason, looking at the photo made her lose interest in him. Oh, wait, a strange Hooded Man might interest one child.
Recalling a certain strange creature, Tazuna's expression became troubled.
"Thank you for your advice, Miss Tsunakawa. I will ensure my safety."
Wise's tone was very serious. He successfully obtained a very important piece of information besides being crushed to death by Uma Musume.