Seeing Daiwa Scarlet gradually heat up with embarrassment, Agnes Tachyon nearly laughed out loud. Still, she was, after all, Scarlet's good senior, so naturally she would not deliberately tease a horse girl whose development had outclassed hers by such a wide margin.
She even thought to herself with perfect self-righteousness: This is for Daiwa's own good. She needs to realize what kind of monster her rival is.
Since she had no idea what kind of preferences Xingyun Liuge's "xp system" ran on, Tachyon felt that making a few extra preparations was simply the wise thing to do.
If Xingyun Liuge wanted to horse around with the two of them one after the other—or even all at once—Tachyon honestly had no objection. As long as it meant reaching the ultimate limit of speed, she would gladly devote herself to it.
And Daiwa Scarlet admired Xingyun Liuge. If a chance to get intimate with her really fell into her lap, there was no way she would refuse. So that side of things was fine too.
What Tachyon really feared was that Liuge might simply prefer foreign beauties and choose to run off with one of them instead.
If that happened, not only would Rudolf Symbol's plan collapse in total ruin, Tachyon's own ideals would be shattered as well.
A dangerous glint flashed through Agnes Tachyon's eyes.
That absolutely could not be allowed to happen.
Latifa, of course, had no idea Tachyon's mind had gone that far. Still, she truly had been thinking about inviting Xingyun Liuge to Dubai. But...
She did not believe she could keep someone like Liuge—someone who craved victory and embraced glory—by her side forever. Even just being allowed to stay near her, to watch her tear across the track from up close, to admire the way she shone on the winner's stage, already made Latifa feel profoundly happy.
Besides, was there not a saying?
Companionship was the longest confession.
How much money could those other horse girls' families really have? Could they afford to follow Xingyun Liuge all around the world?
On that point alone, Latifa had already beaten them all by miles.
Take the Kasamatsu horse girls, for instance. They had only been able to go abroad and watch Liuge race because Kasamatsu Training Center had funded their trip. Under the original plan, they were supposed to return home right after the Kentucky Derby. It was Xingyun Liuge who paid for their room, board, and travel expenses so they could stay and keep watching.
That was the real reason they had managed to remain until the end.
People always said a single penny could stump a hero, but what the Kasamatsu girls lacked was not one or two coins. What they lacked was an astronomical sum of money by the standards of ordinary horse girls.
And even after Liuge paid for them to stay through the end of the American leg, they still could not follow her on to Britain. One reason was visas. The other was that they felt too embarrassed to keep letting her spend money on them.
Thinking that over, Latifa's lips curved upward.
Other than her, there really was no horse girl capable of accompanying Xingyun Liuge all the way through.
She could already picture it: day by day, growing close to Liuge, until at last they became a pair.
What? Chihaya Yui was still here, and the bond between a trainer and her horse girl was closer?
That was true, objectively speaking. But could a human body really withstand the intensity of horseplay with a horse girl?
Obviously not.
Which meant they needed an actual horse girl to shoulder that burden.
Just imagining it made Latifa want to laugh. She honestly could not think of any possible way she might lose.
If Xingyun Liuge had known what the two of them were thinking, she probably would have been left full of question marks. Why were all these girls so fond of fantasy? As a newly minted American Triple Crown winner and a first-generation self-made rich girl, why exactly couldn't she just have all of them?
Of course, that was a matter for after the Epsom Derby.
The St. Leger was not until September, the Arc was in October, and the Breeders' Cup came in November. There were races all over the second half of the year, with plenty of chances to rest a little in between...
But then again, the King George in July was hardly something she could just ignore.
Some racing fans even called any horse girl who won the Epsom Derby, the King George, and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe a European Triple Crown winner. In terms of both prize money and prestige, those three races occupied an extraordinarily important place in European racing.
There were rich purses in August too. She could even head over to Australia for a look. At this rate, she might spend the entire year abroad.
To put it bluntly, Xingyun Liuge was almost tempted to say something so dense and hopelessly unromantic it bordered on a declaration:
"Women are such a distraction. Come challenge me on the track instead."
But, of course, horse girls were all women.
After a brief silence, Xingyun Liuge decided to go out for a run first. Just the thought of so many races waiting for her made her itch with impatience. If such a thing as a horse soul really existed, hers was definitely roaring inside her chest right now.
"Kogane? Rest first, okay? These past two months' schedule has been insanely tight, you need to rest properly—"
Chihaya Yui wanted to lecture this horse girl who had absolutely no idea how to take care of her own body. No matter how strong she was, no matter how monstrous her physical ability might be, she could not just go on without rest forever.
But while she was still speaking, Xingyun Liuge had already vanished in a silver blur.
The silver-haired girl waved over her shoulder and shouted, "Relax, I'll be right back!"
The problem was, this was not the kind of thing that could be solved with a casual I'll be right back, was it?
Chihaya Yui sighed and planted her hands on her hips. She made up her mind then and there: once the Epsom Derby was over, she was absolutely going to force Xingyun Liuge to take a proper break.
Just as she was thinking that, another powerful gust blasted past her, making her shut her eyes for a moment before she could reopen them.
Judging by the bouncing ponytail and the oversized sleeves, it could only have been Agnes Tachyon.
This was not Chihaya Yui's first time seeing Tachyon run, and yet every time, she was still stunned by the sight of it.
Though Tachyon still could not compare to Xingyun Liuge for the moment, that speed was already absurdly fast. She would probably have been able to stroll to victory in the Satsuki Sho, or fight for the title in the Japanese Derby against the very best.
No wonder the girl was obsessed with the ultimate limit of speed. With talent like that, of course she would want to keep pushing herself higher and higher.
One horse girl after another, the two of them raced down the English country lane.
Above them stretched no heavy sky burdened by thick gray clouds, but a natural canopy woven from lush green branches and leaves. Ancient trees rushed past on both sides of the road, and the howling wind together with the scenery streaming backward at dizzying speed created a strange and fascinating world, almost dreamlike in its vivid distortion.
They had not gone far before Xingyun Liuge caught sight of a series of rolling pastures. In the distance stood a little gray stone village, its quiet corners untouched, as though the Industrial Revolution had somehow passed it by entirely.
Farther off, golden blossoms were blooming amid the hedges, lending the English countryside an added brightness, a pulse of living color.
Without meaning to, Xingyun Liuge slowed down, wanting to take in the landscape more carefully.
And just then, a somewhat unfamiliar voice called out:
"Miss Xingyun?"
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