Chapter 1110: NO．15：I Can't Be a Dad, a Brother, and a Therapist All at Once

NO．15：I Can't Be a Dad, a Brother, and a Therapist All at Once

RiceShower was once translated by the East Yan Branch of the URA Association as "Rice Trough."

But obviously, such a translation method, which deviates greatly from the original naming intent, ultimately falls short of the faithful, elegant, and expressive translation "Rice Bath" in terms of audience reception.

The custom of throwing rice at newlyweds during weddings originated earliest in some Western countries, which is the true meaning of RiceShower, symbolizing bringing happiness to those around.

Indeed, the names of Umamusume have always been tied to the names of horse souls, so many Umamusume have been forced to carry subtle names from a young age.

Like "Don't Underestimate Me," "Chew Chew Chomp Chomp," "Ghostzapper," "ARRRRR"—these various subtle names are all the results of the meddling of those otherworldly horse owners.

That is also why you can see all sorts of bizarre names on the annual Difangteleisen enrollment roster.

Meanwhile, Central Teleisen, such as this, is obviously an elite school for Umamusume that has been selected and gathered, so the occurrence of weird names is much lower.

To be frank, weird names and performance are not necessarily linked, but probability statistics indeed give an undeniable fact.

It's not hard to imagine that in another world, those horses randomly named by horse owners were not expected to achieve much.

They didn't even get a chance to shout about friendship, bonds, and love.

It's also not hard to imagine that Umamusume burdened with those strange, funny, or humiliating names would not have a peaceful childhood from the start.

Some can use this as fuel to forge their own strength, while others are easily crushed, living lives full of dissatisfaction.

And the latter are often far more numerous than the former.

This is not meant to condemn those horse owners who randomly name horses.

After all, normally speaking, you could never imagine—giving a name to your own animal—would affect the life of a certain woman in another world.

Whether in legal rights or social status, horse racing and Umamusume cannot be placed together for comparison.

On the contrary, looking at the current protagonist: Rice Bath classmate.

She obviously was not given such a meddlesome name.

On the contrary, this name is full of blessings.

That blessing applies both to the soul she carries and to everything surrounding that soul.

So this should have been a supreme happiness, but unfortunately—Umamusume bearing this blessed name, whether in experience or ending, are not ideal.

Being viewed as a villain in social status, after struggling to regain their reputation, only to suffer an accident on the racetrack and die quickly—these experiences make the name Rice Bath inevitably reveal a hint of irony.

Unfortunately, this textbook-level case of things going against wishes did not end completely with the horse's passing.

When that unyielding soul reaches the afterlife, it brings to the Umamusume bearing the name Rice Bath the challenge of this era.

Different worlds, different racetracks, yet the same fate unfolds in parallel.

Although Miura Bourbon did not attend her generation's Kikuka Sho due to personal reasons, in other words, the Umamusume named Rice Bath did not, like the Umamusume in another world, achieve breaking Bourbon's classic Triple Crown final leg to lay the foundation for the "Black Assassin" title.

But a race will not cease to have a champion just because the highly anticipated participant is gone.

On the contrary, compared to the era of the horse soul's world, which longed for spiritual solace due to economic crisis, the audiences of the Holy Terra Federation Umamusume races in Sacred Terra Federation Year 612 will, upon hearing the announcement of a hoped-for seed player's career suspension, on one hand display the full spectrum of life, and on the other hand immediately launch discussions on new race tier gradients.

That atmosphere will even be more intense than before.

Because the theoretically strongest existence of the current period is gone, the remaining players instead have the opportunity to flourish in full bloom.

In the mouths of many race analysis experts, it's as if everyone is a special move sister.

Everyone has the ability to astonish the four directions, and secret weapons can bring endless surprises!

The fact is exactly so.

Although more people yearn for the legendary birth of a Triple Crown sweep, the fact that Miura Bourbon will not participate is so, and everyone can only suppress that disappointment and turn to seeking more vivid stimulation for themselves.

That is what those experts and professional judges hype up—so long as that cyber Umamusume, whose stats are as strong as ghosts and gods, no longer appears, the excitement of this racetrack might instead rise to a higher level!

And then...

And then the Black Assassin was born.

From a group of special move sisters, a petite girl fought her way out, lacking so many flashy special moves, only with a single-hearted determination to fulfill her name.

Before that, in the audience group's extremely fierce discussion of racetrack win rates, horse race betting had already expressed each one's popularity through direct numbers.

The Umamusume named Rice Bath undoubtedly ranked last.

After all, whether in fan count or prize money, she merely scraped by to reach the edge of the Kikuka Sho—some even doubted she could make it through the fierce competition to race, attributing it to the extraordinary influence of her trainer's family connections.

Just looking at her petite stature, it's really hard to imagine her breaking through a crowd of older sisters.

And precisely for this reason, she became undoubtedly the dark horse.

The girl's final charge surged with the momentum of a wild beast, displaying a black determination amidst a myriad of flashy source energy light effects, breaking through the crowd.

At the same time, she was like a sharp dagger, fiercely stabbing toward those self-important commentary remarks.

The name Black Assassin is undoubtedly the work of those morally lacking commentators, yet it was also widely recognized by many viewers, quickly spreading.

Undeniably, among these people there still exist fans like Aomo who think "This title is really awesome!" and do not see Black Assassin as a stigma, but rather as a cool honor.

But obviously, the person concerned does not think so.

She is an honest and simple girl who still considers surrounding misfortunes her own fault, appearing timid and weak, and does not have such a rebellious aesthetic.

Just like her current temporary trainer, she yearns for brilliant radiance, to be a traditional hero who brings courage and happiness to those around, unwilling to become a "villain," nor does she want to be an assassin.

The problem also lies right here.

For any Umamusume, the reputation brought by their debut race is hard to reverse.

After all, that is your debut race, and most of your current fans' impressions of you, their support, all stem from that one race.

Even those who early on followed you, accompanied you all the way, your old fans, will also to some extent be assimilated by the reputation brought by that debut race.

If even they no longer persist in supporting you, then wouldn't you only have that one friend and trainer left beside you?

Rice Bath's relationship with her classmates is not exactly stiff, but her tendency to take the blame and shoulder the pot will make her actively avoid deep interaction with them, even her roommate—Desert Hero, that is, the already-known Rob Roy, who works as a librarian in the Teleisen Library, that kind and good girl—also failed to build a deep friendship with her.

Dormitory roommates, such a relationship of seeing each other morning and night without looking up or down, can be handled this stiffly.

You must admit that Rice Bath classmate's social life can only be described as tragic.

Miura Bourbon has become her only close friend.

And this friendship isn't very balanced in daily life.

Often, Suzi nervously comments on Bourbon's daily life, while the latter drags the former along in action.

It must be said, in this state she can't even run, let alone enjoy student life—it's hard not to worry.

Even Meipu Bourbon has been paying attention to Suzi these days, to the point of neglecting the other—her life with the trainer is in a state of mere participation.

Not completely indifferent, but not overly concerned either.

When Ailisuzhi tried to form cliques in the group, her reaction was undoubtedly the most indifferent.

Firmly believing Aomo could become the man her father wanted—the top horse girl (?), she wasn't lacking in passion for monopolizing the trainer's time.

But she worries more about her friend's current situation than her own desires.

Even this time, when Suzi and Xiao Lu came to the activity room, it was during her break from playing mobile games that she sent the current address.

Both trainers and their best friend are worried, yet after racking their brains they can't figure it out; for their three-person social circle, which could be called barren, the most likely person they could think of to solve this is the same one.

But!

That person is currently working overtime. jpg