Because the expenses would be reimbursed this ti, Shuta An chose a better hotel for Oguri Cap than the one they stayed in when preparing for the Yayoi Sho.
"This hotel's training facilities are superior to the previous one, though naturally the price is higher. But since the Tokai URA Association will reimburse it, there's nothing to worry about," Shuta An explained, showing Oguri Cap the hotel information before departure.
After returning to Kasamatsu from Hokkaido, Oguri Cap spent so ti at the academy and at ho. Now she was preparing to depart for Tokyo again.
"Sigh—" The Gray Uma Musu exhaled softly. "It feels like ever since this year started, I've hardly been ho, always traveling."
"That's inevitable. We're not affiliated with Central. Challenging the Central Twinkle Series is practically an expedition every ti," Shuta An said. "Even after you retire from the Twinkle Series and compete in the Dream Trophy Series, you'll still be flying everywhere—unless you stop racing entirely. Only then can you stay ho all you want."
"That won't do," Oguri Cap said firmly, shaking her head. "To live up to everyone's expectations, I must keep running."
"It's not like you can never go ho." Shuta An reached out and gently held her soft hand. "During training breaks, if you miss ho, you can always take the Shinkansen back to Kasamatsu."
"Mm-hmm…" Oguri Cap responded with a soft nasal hum.
anwhile, Berno Light remained casual. "My mom hopes I don't stay ho too much. She wants to go out and see more of the world while I can. The family store doesn't need to inherit it anyway— Even if it did, Mom thinks becoming Ann's assistant has more potential than taking over her business."
"Well, she already saw the newspaper with two photos," Shuta An said with a grin. "Having your daughter appear in a French newspaper—in a positive light, no less—is definitely sothing she can show off about to her friends."
"That's right." Berno Light laughed. "A few days ago, I went shopping with Mom and she ran into an old classmate. While they were chatting, Mom started showing off about how Oguri and I appeared in French dia, and she even pulled out her phone to show them the report."
"Pfft—" Oguri Cap burst into giggles. She could easily imagine Berno Light's mother proudly showing off.
On the Shinkansen to Tokyo, Shuta An pulled out his phone and began chatting with Symboli Rudolf. He had received Tokai Teio's dical examination report so ti ago, but couldn't fully interpret certain aspects on his own. So he sent it to a trusted doctor in Arica—and was still waiting for a reply. Thus, today's topic with Symboli Rudolf centered on the Gray Uma Musu sleeping soundly beside him.
"Even though you've repeatedly revealed that Oguri Cap's next race is the Autumn Tenno Sho, many people still don't know her schedule. Recently, even URA staff have asked , wanting to know where she'll race next," Symboli Rudolf complained.
"Why are they so impatient?" Shuta An shook his head lightly. "If they just searched a little, they'd know I already planned everything."
"That's true" Symboli Rudolf sighed. "But plenty of people have terrible information search skills. They really need sothing absolutely clear and updated in real ti—"
"So Miss Symboli Rudolf wants to create a blog to post updates about Oguri Cap?" Shuta An imdiately caught on.
"That's right," she replied. "You can post information about Oguri—and in the future, any other Uma Musus you train. Occasionally uploading daily-life or training photos would also help boost Oguri Cap's popularity."
After a mont of thought, Shuta An nodded. "You're right. I'll accept your suggestion and create a blog."
"If you don't want to be bothered later, just disable the comnts. Turn the blog into a one-way information channel," Symboli Rudolf advised.
"I know." At first, he hadn't thought it was necessary, but the more he considered it, the more reasonable it seed.
There's no telling what kind of people appear online. If Oguri or Berno see negative comnts and get affected ntally, that would be unacceptable. Better to 'inconvenience' the fans a little.
Registering a blog took almost no ti. Shuta An finished the registration before the train even reached Tokyo. All that remained was to decorate the blog at the hotel before putting it to use.
Before decorating, he needed to choose a blog na.
"Although it's mainly for Oguri's information right now, I'll definitely post info about future Uma Musus I train as well," he muttered. "If I enter Central soday, I'll also need a team na. So why not decide now?"
He began checking the team nas used by current Central Tracen teams—collision would be troubleso.
"It seems everyone uses nas of stars in constellations," Shuta An noted. "Then I'll use a star na too."
Every star has its own aning. After browsing for a while, he settled on one choice.
"Why not use the English na of Beta Aquarii? Beta Aquarii—Sadalsuud—ant "luck of lucks."
In the Twinkle Series, luck was unavoidable. And Shuta An hoped that every Uma Musu he trained would be accompanied by as much luck as possible. After deciding, he imdiately contacted Symboli Rudolf.
"I see," she responded. "I'll register Sadalsuud in advance so no other Trainer takes it."
"Thank you, Miss Symboli Rudolf." Relieved, Shuta An finalized the na on his phone:
"Sadalsuud's Notice Board."
When they settled into the hotel, he visited Oguri Cap and Berno Light's room and explained the new blog and team na.
"Local races don't usually use team nas. While we're still locally affiliated for now, we'll definitely be joining Central and international Twinkle Series events eventually, so having a team na is necessary," he explained. "I created this one. Do either of you object?"
"No objections," Oguri Cap and Berno Light replied. For the two girls, an additional na didn't affect anything—and the aning behind it was positive.
"In that case, I'll submit the na to the academy as well. Other teams may not have nas, but ours will." With their approval, Shuta An proceeded.
After decorating the blog, he sat at the desk and drafted the very first announcent—
"Oguri Cap's Next Race Report."
"After winning the Prix du Jockey Club, the Trainer and Oguri Cap held an in-depth discussion and created a reasonable future plan. To fulfill Oguri Cap's wishes and et fans' expectations, it has been decided that her next race will be the G1 Twinkle Series Autumn Tenno Sho, held at Tokyo Racecourse at the end of October.
"In the coming weeks, the Sadalsuud team will do everything possible to adjust Oguri Cap's condition, striving to enter the Autumn Tenno Sho in the best form."
A brand-new blog rarely gains attention on its own, but with the right promotion, things change. After Shuta An posted the announcent, Symboli Rudolf imdiately "leaked" it to the press.
And then the dia began promoting it in full force. For Central Tracen teams, using blogs to share race schedules and training status was nothing new. But for a locally affiliated team from outside Central, Shuta An was the first.
The next day, Shuta An noticed the number of followers passing five digits.
"That was fast" He narrowed his eyes in disbelief. "The promotional effect is much better than I expected."
But he didn't have ti to keep an eye on the follower count; he had more important matters to handle—such as communicating with the Arican doctor about Tokai Teio's dical data.
Last month, after Tokai Teio completed her 1000-ter dash with an impressive stopwatch ti, Shuta An arranged for Symboli Rudolf to take her for a dical exam. Although Miyagi Prefecture's dical capabilities lagged behind Tokyo's, there was no problem in conducting a basic examination for an Uma Musu.
Shuta An sent that report—along with one from six months earlier—to an old acquaintance specializing in sports science on the West Coast.
"Dr. Grace, did you find anything from the two dical reports I sent you?" he asked by email.
Not long after, the reply arrived—
"F***, why are you ssaging at this hour?!"
"Uh—" Shuta An rubbed the bridge of his nose awkwardly. "Then Dr. Grace, please go back to sleep?"
"Forget it, let's talk on Line." Monts later, a Line ssage ca through—
"I haven't read everything thoroughly yet, but I need to confirm sothing first, Shuta." Dr. Grace's voice ssage was slightly slurred—clearly he had been woken up.
"What is it?" Shuta An replied.
"Did you really not falsify these two sets of data?" Dr. Grace asked. "The numbers look strange to . Based on the growth, these two should practically belong to the sa Uma Musu."
"Is the growth rate a problem?" Shuta An misunderstood.
"No. While the growth rate is amazing, it's not impossible. I recently dug up a monster nad Arazi from West Coast Tracen Academy's dical records. I feel like that kid might beco an Arican Triple Crown winner soday."
"That's impressive." Although Shuta An was skeptical. After Secretariat, decades had passed without another Arican Triple Crown winner. He doubted that this Arazi—likely years away from debut—could break the curse.
"Back to the topic." Dr. Grace quickly corrected himself. "Shuta, the muscle strength and bone strength of this child's legs don't match."
"Mismatched?" Shuta An frowned.
"I an the child has incredible muscle power—explosive strength beyond normal—but her leg bone strength is only average."
"So that ans…" Shuta An's expression tightened.
"If she unleashes her full explosive power, it's highly likely she'll fracture her legs. Her bones simply can't withstand the force." Dr. Grace stated it plainly.
"She can't go all out?" Shuta An exhaled, anxiety rising. The vague shadow he sensed when observing Tokai Teio was now becoming reality.
Still, he did not freeze. He imdiately asked, "Then, Dr. Grace, is there a way to prevent that? Adjusting diet, training—boosting bone density? What else should be supplented?"
"When you were studying on the West Coast, Shuta, there was an important Swedish paper about Vitamin K2's role in bone health. That vitamin needs attention."
"OK, OK." Shuta An agreed at once.
"And don't think strengthening bone density is sothing that'll show results overnight," Dr. Grace added.
"I understand." The young man closed his eyes, sinking deep into thought. "I'll think of other solutions."
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