Uma Musume: Why Do We, Horse Trainers, Still Have To Train Uma Musume? Chapter 139 139 "T.M. Opera O": It's Normal For You To Hate

As the three Trainers were drinking at the Izakaya, they were completely unaware of the situation in Tracen.

anwhile, T.M. Opera O was, as usual, training diligently even without Wada's supervision, jogging around the track to build her stamina.

She was preparing for the Kikuka Sho, a 3000-ter long-distance race that was enough to intimidate a large number of Uma Musu.

However, while T.M. Opera O was confident her stamina would be sufficient to sustain her through the 3000 ters, she was going up against jiro McQueen, a powerful long-distance runner from the jiro Family.

She dared not be negligent or careless. Thus, even though the Kikuka Sho was still a long way off, and she basically wouldn't have any other races until then, she was still training like a madman, striving to gain an advantage in the Kikuka Sho.

Of course, there was also the indispensable act of racing against "herself."

"Other , why didn't you tell about Trainer Fumino Nase?"

During her run, T.M. Opera O finally couldn't help but ask about what had happened earlier in the day, addressing "T.M. Opera O" floating beside her.

She was sure that her other self knew sothing about Fumino Nase, and she was even more certain that the woman and Ryuji had a long history together.

This feeling of soone next to her knowing sothing that she was completely unaware of made T.M. Opera O feel very uncomfortable.

She was now in a very anxious state, wishing she could pry open her other self's mind to see what secrets were hidden beneath.

Moreover, this concerned Wada, and T.M. Opera O would never overlook anything that involved him.

"What's wrong? Are you that bothered that your Trainer's social relationships aren't under your control? Is it because Fumino Nase is a woman?"

At this mont, the "T.M. Opera O" floating in mid-air also found it quite amusing. She floated down and asked T.M. Opera O,

"Or is it that you aren't so confident in your own body? Do you feel that Fumino Nase, as a human, is more beautiful than you?"

"—How could that be?! As the Overlord, I am flawless in terms of figure, appearance, and personality!"

T.M. Opera O's reaction was quite extre, undoubtedly because her other self had hit a sore spot.

To be honest, despite T.M. Opera O's narcissism and constant self-praise, when it ca to whether she was truly "beautiful," she was, in reality, not that confident herself…

Uma Musu, as a species, is a quite mysterious one. Unlike humans, every Uma Musu seems to have been blessed by the Three Goddesses, all of them being conventionally beautiful girls.

In the current era, though the number of Uma Musu has been at its highest throughout all of history, the number of Uma Musu is not yet equal to that of humans, so every Uma Musu can be said to be quite sought after.

And Uma Musu, especially those who have won major races, can have a street full of admirers after leaving school.

Within this sea of beautiful Uma Musu, there were Uma Musu who possessed even more outstanding looks.

And T.M. Opera O… although she always considered herself "perfect," she was actually very aware of her own rather average looks and figure.

In terms of appearance, within the sa team, whether it was McQueen, Tokai Teio, or Curren Chan, their looks were far more cute than hers.

In terms of figure… isho Doto absolutely crushed her; she was only slightly better than Teio and McQueen. But, only slightly better, and in T.M. Opera O's eyes, Teio was still growing up, and McQueen… well, she had so kind of mutational defect and shouldn't be included in the comparison for fairness' sake.

In summary, saying that T.M. Opera O lacked confidence in her appearance actually hit ho.

Normally, T.M. Opera O didn't care about these things, and even if they were brought up, she would just laugh it off with sothing like, "The Overlord is absolutely perfect! My figure is the best one!" and so on.

But this ti, T.M. Opera O was forced to confront her insecurities; after all, the one who was evaluating herself right now was literally herself.

"You have no right to mock ; aren't we the sa person anyways?" T.M. Opera O said indignantly.

"That's the one thing I can't refute." Hearing this, "T.M. Opera O" waved her hand and then asked curiously:

"But why do you care so much about such things? Do you really think having bigger breasts will help you win races?"

"Although Doto did win against you that one ti using hers, it was definitely an accident, you know."

"...Or did that loss still bother you? Do you think that Wada finds you unworthy because you lost in the Mainichi Hai back then? If that's the case, then you can just relax."

"Wada is quite a devoted person. Even if you were as flat as a board like McQueen, and lived like a salted fish, staying in your room 24/7, playing video gas for the rest of your life, he won't dislike you, you know?"

"…You knowing exactly what I'm thinking, but having no idea what you're thinking is making really uncomfortable, ''."

T.M. Opera O opened her mouth but ultimately couldn't throw out another snarky retort. If anything, T.M. Opera O felt she and her other self had another thing in common besides similar running styles, and it was that they both truly… paid close attention to Wada.

Therefore, T.M. Opera O trusted her other self completely when it ca to matters regarding Wada, because she knew that her other self would never be careless when it involves Wada.

"But still, I don't understand why I dislike that Trainer so much after just our first ti eting... I shouldn't be jealous of her figure and appearance; it's a different kind of feeling…"

Murmuring this, T.M. Opera O unconsciously looked at her other self floating in mid-air and said with certainty,

"And you said you dislike her too, right? Are you sure your thoughts aren't influencing , ''?"

"No, on this point I must say—absolutely not." "T.M. Opera O" crossed her arms over her chest, and as soon as Fumino Nase was ntioned, her tone beca several shades more disdainful.

After mulling over it for a while, she had confird Fumino Nase's identity and why she herself had felt such hatred for her from their very first eting.

"I can only say, rest assured, I have my reasons for disliking that person, and your aversion to her is also quite normal. You don't have to conceal your feelings towards her; just be yourself."

"Keep on hating her and never consider that woman as Wada's assistant." (T/N: Is girl the disciple of Reverse Flash? What is this level of hating...)

"That Fumino girl is definitely a scher. I can guarantee that even if Wada doesn't say it openly, he absolutely won't like her."

With that, "T.M. Opera O" returned to T.M. Opera O's body on her own, but the words she left behind made T.M. Opera O even more bewildered. At least, one of her biggest doubts was answered: Fumino Nase was not a threat to their team's relationship.

"But, what did she an by 'scher'? Is there so sort of bad blood between her and Ryuji?"

…anwhile, Fumino Nase, who was strolling through Tracen Academy with Super Creek, was also being asked similar questions by her forr Uma Musu.

"Trainer, you're not that kind of person, are you? Why are you so strict with Trainer Wada?"

"…I don't know either, I just felt like it..."

Fumino Nase, after opening her mouth to Super Creek's question, didn't know what to say. After a long pause, she finally said with a vague, speculative tone:

"Just hearing his na, and knowing he's a new Trainer who's already won two of the Classic Triple Crowns, I had a strange feeling inside, wanting to properly test his skill level…"

"And if Trainer Wada really doesn't pass your test, Trainer, what will you do?" Super Creek blinked, asking in a gentle tone.

To this, Fumino remained silent for a long ti, only quietly sipping the drink in her cup.

"…Then it will depend on whether this lucky newcor's determination can move ."

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