Uma musume matured quickly.
Not only their bodies, but also their hearts.
As they grew older, their thoughts also became more complex. Even if they looked young, their thinking could already be close to that of an adult.
Fujiwara Chiya understood this deeply.
"Onii-sama, train with Rice~"
Clinging beside Fujiwara Chiya, Rice Shower spoke happily.
After coming back from the amusement park, Rice Shower seemed to have suddenly become much more open. She no longer cared about how others saw her, nor did she worry about whether she would trouble Fujiwara Chiya. She leaned beside Fujiwara Chiya in front of everyone, even while he was currently giving Agnes Tachyon training guidance.
"Okay, I'll be there soon."
"Rice will wait for Onii-sama!"
Agnes Tachyon watched Rice Shower run away happily, then looked at Fujiwara Chiya.
"Guinea Pig-kun, a safe period can indeed lower the probability, but it isn't zero. You'd better pay attention. I know you're a vigorous adult man and controlling yourself isn't easy, but they are active uma musume after all. That kind of thing still affects them quite a bit."
"I didn't do anything! We just had a heartfelt talk!"
"I see. If you really can't hold back, you can come to me. After all, I don't have much interest in races. Compared with those, I'm more willing to put my attention on the next generation. For example, a child with Guinea Pig-kun's genes—"
"Okay, okay, I get it. Please stop talking."
Fujiwara Chiya felt that he was increasingly unable to hold his head up in front of these uma musume.
He was clearly the trainer, so why did they all treat him like this?
"Tachyon, you're the key to the next race, so I'm counting on you."
"I know. You don't need to remind me so many times. I still understand which races are important."
"Good. This tactic cannot be known by anyone. Not even the other members of our own team. Everything depends on this one move."
"No problem. By the way, Guinea Pig-kun… have you eaten anything strange recently?"
"No. The only strange things are the ones you give me."
"In that case, why is your body still growing?"
"Hah?"
Agnes Tachyon opened the small notebook she carried with her and said,
"Your physical ability has already reached the level of a Tracen newcomer. You can completely be regarded as an ordinary uma musume now. Normally speaking, a human body cannot reach this level. Even if you have uma musume blood, it still shouldn't be possible. Your body structure and muscle composition are both different from an uma musume's."
"Are you saying I'm about to become an uma musume?"
"In terms of physical ability alone, there is indeed a trend in that direction. But sex cannot be changed through acquired factors, so you don't need to worry about that side of things."
The corners of Fujiwara Chiya's mouth twitched.
"I always feel that something besides blood is affecting you. It isn't Shirayuki, nor is it hormones. It is something whose form cannot even be determined… something that cannot be proven scientifically, something beyond common understanding."
"Are you overthinking it? My body isn't that exaggerated."
"No, Guinea Pig-kun. If I treat every abnormality as carelessness or imagination, then there would be no point in doing scientific research."
Agnes Tachyon would not let any detail slip by.
She would boldly speculate and form hypotheses. Otherwise, she would not have been the first to notice Shirayuki's abnormality.
"Keep an eye on that assistant trainer, Trainer. I think she isn't normal."
"You mean my abnormalities are because of that assistant trainer?"
"I can't confirm it. But your abnormalities started after that assistant trainer arrived, so I think she is the most likely. In any case, since this world already has people like Trainer and Café who violate common sense, I think it would be perfectly reasonable to have one more abnormal assistant trainer, wouldn't it?"
Fujiwara Chiya nodded.
Among all his uma musume, Agnes Tachyon's words carried the most weight. Whenever Fujiwara Chiya encountered a problem he could not solve, he would go to her. And Agnes Tachyon would use that genius brain of hers to give him an answer.
"I'll keep an eye on her. And I'll leave the race to you."
After leaving Agnes Tachyon, Fujiwara Chiya found Rice Shower.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Rice. Let's start."
Fujiwara Chiya stretched his body.
Nowadays, when everyone told him to train with them, they did not mean asking Fujiwara Chiya to simply time them or watch their movements.
They were asking Fujiwara Chiya to run alongside them.
That was right.
These uma musume wanted to run side by side with their trainer!
Only on Fujiwara Chiya's side could such a strange sight be seen.
And the trainers and uma musume present had gradually become used to this scene. The phrase they once used, "Is this reasonable?" had now become, "This is very reasonable."
"Shirayuki, did nothing really happen when you went to the amusement park?"
Looking at Rice Shower, who was clinging happily beside Fujiwara Chiya, Mejiro Dober could not help asking.
"Nothing. What could happen at an amusement park…"
"Rice Shower seems even more attached to you than before."
"Hasn't that child always been like that…"
Shirayuki answered while her gaze wandered.
Mejiro Dober narrowed her eyes.
Forget it. She would accept it for now.
Paper could not wrap up fire forever. One day, Trainer-san would definitely reveal a flaw.
At that time, she would definitely punish him properly and make Trainer-san cry.
No, not just Trainer-san.
She would make both Trainer-san and Shirayuki cry!
Crying while begging her to stop.
Thinking this, Mejiro Dober suddenly became excited.
More than herself losing composure, she wanted to see Trainer-san thoroughly undone!
"Yuki-chan, want to train together?"
Just as Mejiro Dober began imagining things about Trainer-san, Grass Wonder walked over.
"Our race is coming up soon. How about warming up first?"
"Sure, no problem."
Shirayuki greeted Mejiro Dober, then left with her.
The two of them came to the track.
Grass Wonder looked toward Fujiwara Chiya in the distance.
"Trainer really is amazing. He can actually run together with uma musume."
"Yeah… the world really is full of surprises."
"All things are possible. Is that what you mean? Speaking of which, Yuki-chan, don't you think Trainer's running form looks familiar?"
"Familiar?"
"That's right. Trainer's running form is exactly the same as Yuki-chan's."
"Really? I never noticed."
"When I have time, I want to race Trainer once."
"Why?"
"Because his running form gives me the urge to overtake him. Of course, compared with overtaking Trainer, right now I want to overtake Yuki-chan first. I've gathered all my strength for this race. Finally… finally, I can race you again!"
As she spoke, Grass Wonder covered her face.
A flush appeared on her fair skin, and a terrifying light shone from her deep blue eyes.
Seeing it made Shirayuki's hair stand on end.
Grass Wonder's obsession with her might have already reached quite a frightening level.