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Early in the humid, misty morning, Leo led absolutely everyone currently living in Stardew Valley directly to the dusty, gravel-filled spot where the broken town bus had previously been parked before Nitori Kawashiro violently cannibalized it.
This specific, magical intersection was exactly where the Stardew Valley server connected to other dimensional worlds; the omnipotent Three Goddesses would actively find a corresponding tunnel entrance in the Uma Musume world to magically link directly here, seamlessly creating a massive, physics-defying passage for travel between the two distinct worlds.
"Leo, Leo, are those incredibly fast Uma Musume you mentioned really physically similar to me?"
Chen stood balanced perfectly on a high, swaying oak tree branch, looking eagerly down at the dark, glowing tunnel entrance in the distance, her two tails swishing with curiosity. When Leo had formally introduced them earlier, he thoroughly explained the biological situation of the Uma Musume.
According to the traditional Youkai's basic understanding, they were essentially horse-type Youkai permanently stuck in a human form, exactly, remarkably similar to Ran Yakumo and Chen—completely human in general appearance but heavily retaining some distinct, animalistic Youkai characteristics like ears and tails. They absolutely weren't naturally good at casting complex magic, but their raw, explosive physical strength and stamina were terrifyingly high. Exactly like the specialized Youkai of Gensokyo, they were absolute physical specialists who leaned incredibly heavily into one specific, athletic area.
"Yeah, they're pretty similar, and their internal moods are incredibly easy to visually identify without mind-reading; just look directly at their horse ears. Ears violently pinned back flat against their heads means they're incredibly angry or aggressive, drooping ears means they're feeling exhausted or down, and ears standing straight up and twitching means they're happy or excited. That's basically the entire cheat code."
Leo looked down at his glowing phone screen. The exact time he had strictly agreed upon with the Student Council President, Symboli Rudolf, was 10:00 AM sharp, and it was already exactly 9:55 AM, so they absolutely should be physically arriving through the portal any single moment now.
"Hmm? There's an absolute expert coming!"
Youmu Konpaku, who was standing quietly next to a yawning Yuyuko, instantly dropped her hand to the hilt of her katana, her ghost-half flaring. At the exact same millisecond, Aya Shameimaru, who was casually checking her camera lenses, violently snapped her head up, both of them looking at the dark tunnel at the exact same time. They instantly felt an incredibly terrifying, focused presence approaching them through the tunnel incredibly rapidly. This suffocating speed... it was impossibly, terrifyingly fast enough that a normal person could barely even physically see their dust trail, let alone their taillights!
Leo had absolutely just looked up from his phone after hearing the two combat experts speak when a violent, silent gust of wind completely ruffled his hair. He blinked, and suddenly saw an elegant woman impeccably dressed in a crisp, green secretary outfit standing perfectly still directly before him, smiling and bowing slightly as if she had been there the entire time!
Hiss!
That tight, professional green secretary outfit absolutely wasn't exactly loose or aerodynamic, and she was literally wearing high heels! Aya Shameimaru and the incredibly fast Youmu absolutely didn't logically think they themselves could run at such terrifying, Mach-level speeds dressed exactly like that; the restrictive fabric and heels would physically hinder their combat movement far, far too much!
"Hello, I am Hayakawa Tazuna. The Three Goddesses have formally sent me to strictly look after the academy's students during this massive summer training camp. Please take good care of me."
Hayakawa Tazuna (the terrifying Green Demon) was an absolute, unresolved mysterious existence in the Uma Musume world, very much exactly like the elusive Chairwoman. Absolutely no one had ever actually seen their horse ears or fluffy tails. She physically appeared to be a completely normal human, but absolutely no elite Uma Musume could ever successfully escape from her grasp. Absolutely no matter if the heavy track was wet grass or deep dirt, or exactly what explosive running style the escapee used, Ms. Tazuna could absolutely always effortlessly catch up to you with a flawless, terrifying customer-service smile and politely tell you to go directly back to class!
In the Uma Musume gacha game Leo had played back on Earth, things were absolutely always kept incredibly vague, terrifying, and secretive regarding Hayakawa Tazuna. Even if she casually took off her signature green hat in the cute four-panel manga, the artists would absolutely never logically let the reader see the actual top of her head!
But looking at the horrified expressions of his local speedsters, it was now completely, terrifyingly confirmed in reality. Exactly what ordinary, non-magical human person's raw running speed could ever possibly catch the terrifying, elite attention of the fastest Tengu Aya Shameimaru and the half-phantom Youmu Konpaku?! The supposedly "ordinary" people in the Uma Musume world were truly, absolutely just terrifying monsters hiding without flashy special abilities!
"Hello, Ms. Tazuna. Welcome completely to Stardew Valley."
Exactly after shaking hands with the smiling Hayakawa Tazuna, the massive, chaotic, messy sound of over a hundred heavy horseshoes violently hitting the dirt ground echoed deafeningly from the dark tunnel in the distance, completely mixed with occasional, terrified shrieks and desperate exclamations.
"Help! My tail is literally going to be violently eaten by a ghost in here!"
The absolute first to violently run screaming out of the dark tunnel was a massive group of completely pale-faced, terrified Uma Musume, sprinting exactly as if something completely Eldritch and strange was aggressively chasing them through the dark. They were heavily carrying massive, towering backpacks weighing hundreds of pounds and aggressively using absolutely every single ounce of their explosive leg strength exactly as if it were the final, desperate sprint of a G1 race!
Once they finally violently burst out and saw the warm sunlight outside, they absolutely all lost their adrenaline-fueled speed and heavily slowed down, panting violently, sweating profusely, and barely able to safely maintain their running form under the massive weight.
Next was the exhausted Student Council President, Symboli Rudolf, who ran heavily out of the tunnel with an incredibly pained, helpless expression rubbing her temples. There were absolute "bad actors" mixed heavily among the crowd.
Many otherwise fearless Uma Musume were absolutely, biologically terrified of the pitch dark and supernatural ghosts. As a tragic result of the lighting, someone incredibly chaotic (most likely Gold Ship) in the pitch-dark tunnel had maliciously let out a few terrifying, echoing ghostly shrieks, completely scaring the massive herd of Uma Musume into violently losing their steady running rhythm and aggressively starting to accelerate frantically in a blind panic, completely throwing the entire, disciplined team's marching formation into absolute, trampling chaos!
Out of the massive herd of over a hundred panting Uma Musume, absolutely only Manhattan Cafe, standing quietly in the back with her heavy black trench coat and long black hair, was completely, peacefully calm. Ghosts? They were literally just quiet friends, okay? Compared to the harmless supernatural ghosts, she genuinely felt her own unhinged teammate standing next to her in the white lab coat was by far the absolute most terrifying thing in any dimension!
"Wuwuwu~ That was so incredibly scary in there!" "Why on earth do I physically feel exactly like someone took a massive, wet bite directly out of my tail?!"
The terrified Uma Musume who had successfully escaped to safety stood in the bright sunlight, heavily leaning on their muscular legs and panting incredibly heavily, sweat dripping onto the dirt. It was incredibly lucky the Stardew weather was beautifully sunny today; if it were a violent, crashing thunderstorm, these Uma Musume, who were already completely terrified of the dark tunnel, would have been literally scared to actual death upon suddenly finding themselves completely stranded on a deserted, alien island in the middle of a screaming storm!
"Alright! Absolutely everyone, assemble right now!"
After meticulously counting the sweaty heads with the strict Air Groove, who was exhaustingly running at the very end of the massive group to herd stragglers, and successfully confirming there were absolutely no casualties or missing persons, Symboli Rudolf aggressively shouted through a loud, battery-powered megaphone.
As prime student athletes absolutely still actively in school, this was officially the absolute peak physical moment of their entire lives. Their racing intelligence, raw physical strength, explosive mobility, and organizational skills were absolutely all currently at their peak, top-tier state. (Once they eventually graduated and completely left school, they would immediately, tragically revert directly to their original, lazy state within exactly two months!)
Even though some exhausted Uma Musume were absolutely still panting heavily due to a sudden lack of stamina from the panicked full sprint, absolutely everyone quickly, flawlessly found their strict designated positions, lined up in perfectly straight military rows, and obediently waited for further bureaucratic instructions.
During the massive summer training camp, absolutely regardless of who you were or exactly what legendary, G1 racing achievements you had made on the turf, you absolutely had to strictly follow the council's arrangements during training hours. That was the absolute iron rule. Completely outside of official training hours, you could happily play and explore however the hell you wanted; absolutely no one would stop you.
"This is completely our designated training ground for the summer camp, Stardew Valley. This is the official owner and World Lord of Stardew Valley, Mr. Leo. For the grueling next two months, we will be permanently staying here. Room and board will be completely, graciously arranged by Mr. Leo. If you absolutely encounter any massive difficulties, you can politely talk to Ms. Tazuna or Mr. Leo."
"There are officially powerful beings in Stardew Valley that are physically similar to us Uma Musume. If you suddenly see them, absolutely don't be surprised or panicked, and please remember to strictly be polite to the locals."
"That's the general, bureaucratic situation. You absolutely should have already seen the rest of the strict rules in the massive training manual issued to you. Next is the Q&A time. If you have any pressing questions, raise your hand, and Mr. Leo and I will carefully answer them for you."
Symboli Rudolf politely handed the heavy megaphone directly to Leo but absolutely couldn't safely help violently turning her head to curiously, nervously peek at the beautiful woman with exactly nine massive, fluffy tails standing directly behind Leo, as well as the bizarre reporter girl literally flying hovering in the mid-air holding a heavy camera!
"Reporting! Is the local food completely, absolutely all-you-can-eat?!" "Reporting! Are there absolutely any fun entertainment activities allowed during our break time?!" "Reporting! Exactly where is that beautiful Uma Musume behind you from?! Why on earth does she legally have so many fluffy tails?!" "Reporting! Is the flying reporter lady actually a mythical Pegasus?! Why can she magically fly without wings?!"
Exactly as soon as the formal Q&A session began, a massive sea of people immediately, aggressively raised their hands in the air. They had instantly spotted the nine-tailed Ran Yakumo and the flying Aya Shameimaru at a single glance. If the terrifying President absolutely hadn't strictly called for a formal assembly, they would have completely, violently crowded over to curiously make friends with the Youkai long ago! Absolutely everything here was incredibly, magically novel to them; after all, they had literally just run through a dark tunnel and instantly, physically moved from a massive, concrete metropolis directly to the magical, rural countryside!
Absolutely no one was a complete fool; they all actively had faint, terrifying suspicions in their racing hearts about magic and aliens, but they simply just didn't politely show it yet.
"Incredibly interesting... I originally, boringly thought this would simply be another exhausting, ordinary physical training session by the beach. It completely seems this dimension is a massive, unknown subject absolutely worth deeply researching..."
Wearing a pristine white lab coat with highly suspicious, bubbling, glowing reagent bottles clinking dangerously at her waist, Agnes Tachyon's face slowly curled into an incredibly weird, terrifyingly manic smile, exactly as if she were hungrily looking at a massive cage of fresh lab rats. Her dark-haired teammate, Manhattan Cafe, immediately, subconsciously moved exactly two massive steps away from her in absolute disgust and terror. Here she dangerously goes again!