Chapter 1929

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At Central Torasen, many trainers favored naming their teams after stars.

Like Trainer Nishizaki Yutaka's TeamSpica/Horn Lodging One team, Trainer Sakata Ayaka's TeamHadar/Horse Abdomen One team, etc., the reason is obvious: it directly embodies the wish 'hope to shine like a star'.

Moreover, based on this, Aomo Lindun's TeamOphiuchus/Snake Handler Constellation team appears comparatively greedy. Taking the constellation name directly amounts to occupying an entire series of star names; although many star names remain for other colleagues, it still gives an impression of being unmannerly and oblivious, out of place.

But what of it?

Besides, there's no actual written rule—could you really confront that demon trainer with a heated debate over this etiquette?

Thus the team name registration went smoothly at the time, and Miss Shunkawa, who had come specially to handle the business, could not hide her curiosity and asked about the origin of the team name.

Although she later silently regretted asking, both Aomo himself and his team members could readily satisfy the curiosity of others without fuss.

The myth of the constellation Ophiuchus originates from the ancient Greek god Asclepius. He is the god of medicine; his title of Snake Handler comes from his frequent use of snake venom as medicine, and his hand often holds a snake. Although from the perspective of faith research, the connection between snakes and medicine also encompasses the symbolism of rebirth and immortality implied by shedding skin, the mythic trait of Ophiuchus is simply: guiding healing through dream induction.

Having both the mental function of guiding through dreams and the medical function of healing the wounded, for this trainer who is a demon, the implication of the team composition in Uma Musume—top-tier spirit medium, possessed sister, poor leg quality, poor physique—is equally obvious, right?

Although not very obvious, Aomo Lindun is indeed devoted to regulating the condition of the Uma Musume, both physically and mentally.

And among those four labels, the most unfamiliar is probably the last one: poor physique.

But that is actually the very beginning, the very beginning; even the trainers who arrived early at Miura Houbou still mentioned it when they were the previous exile: just as the fate of its horse soul would also be inherited from the Uma Musume, the 'Electrical Killer' passive that Aomo specially brought to the Divine Blessing Gospel class for Miura Houbou initially has already made clear her highly influenced fate. And at this time, there is also something worth mentioning: the Uma Musume named Miura Houbou also bears the label 'early-maturing, short-distance horse', which from bloodline shows a regrettable lack of stamina.

This regret extended to that little child's body: a physique that develops early but is somewhat weak.

Although that weakness is only as an athlete, and placing her in Central Torasen, a place teeming with good talent, but since she enrolled here, she must inevitably compete against these heavily screened geniuses, and the solution she found is the well-known choice: high-intensity training.

Miura Houbou underwent three rounds of urging in carrying this out.

The first comes from her father. The father, who works as a trainer for Houbou, has viewed her physique and goals with a professional's eye since childhood, laying the initial foundation for her early on.

The second comes from that headstrong trainer. Rising from the local to the central level, most such trainers, unable to overcome the gap, become inflated; although they set a textbook-level negative example in command and interpersonal relations, they also continued that harsh training method during the contracting process.

The third urging naturally comes from Aomo.

Although at the beginning he lacked the assistance of transmigrant data and could not immediately learn about the experiences of the Uma Musume named Miura Houbou, Miura Houbou's poor stamina, insufficient strength, and limp limbs—relying entirely on uphill‑path training to forcibly overcome innate deficiencies—he still managed to gather that information.

Although in the second urging phase Miura Houbou was already nearing completion, her two consecutive wins in the first loop of the Gaoyue Prize and Jidong Derby were enough to prove she had indeed overcome her innate physical constraints; but after starting the second loop, her physique was set back by over a year by the goddess, and the crucial bottleneck‑breaking phase also had to be reopened.

As a trainer, what Aomo Lindun could do was to continue the inheritance of that training method, while simultaneously leveraging his personal connections advantage, which differed from that of the first two educators—Maruzensuki's education, the Triple Crown horse's substitute teaching, Miyu, Yuzao, etc., the Uma Musume's parallel‑running resources.

And frequent physical examinations and care.

Even the personal massage treatment that Ailisuzhi constantly complains about the trainer providing is more often given to Miura Houbou. However, during the summer training camp, due to various reasons, the frequency dropped significantly, causing Ailisuzhi to once bear some resentment toward Chao Cang Lu.

Resentment arises precisely because it is baseless, so there's no need to elaborate; we only need to know that in the end, Miyu specially sought out Houbou for an all‑night talk, and the next day Aomo no longer saw Ailisuzhi's abnormal attitude toward Little Lu.

Instead, it was replaced by his own piercing gaze.

Well, you can first rule out the possibility that the timid, inarticulate little girl was inciting her friends.

Then there are no other possibilities left.

—She herself settled the worry and reached a conclusion.

As for that conclusion… Aomo could also catch a glimpse of it from the occasional, rambling chats in the pre‑race chat window.

All that can be said is, let's not mention it, ah, let's not mention it.

The pressing matter is indeed to witness the training results that I brought a touch of novelty to—namely, the rigorous uphill‑path training that strengthens cardiopulmonary function and leg toughness; if it weren't for Qianming representing early development with no hope, otherwise one should also try incorporating that high‑intensity training method.

The steps finally forged are worthy of the title 'Child of the Slope'.

【Child of the Slope】

Forged by grinding over a thousand slopes, it is not only the familiarity jokingly called within the team the 'Slope Domain Great God', but also her steps that consistently fulfill the trainer who once gave her threefold belief, which she longs to prove.

She will follow the trainer's instructions of that day, absolutely obey orders, control her own pace, and display the conviction‑born resolve she wishes to uphold—

Faith!

"Should we exert force here! Ailisuzhi and Manchester Chazuo both chose to exert force here! Even if so! Even if we want to use this method to compensate for the lack of stamina! Miura Houbou's steps show no hesitation! Her escape continues! It seems she will enter the upcoming corner at this ultra‑high speed!"

That is her yearning.

In carrying out the mission, the goal is solely to snipe the target.

Undistracted, enhance abilities, face all challenges head‑on.

The ultra‑intense training that can go on regardless of what others say is like an extreme arrogance, a heartfelt belief that one will surely achieve something and surely be reborn.

The fanatical, obsessive absolute like faith stems precisely from that yearning—yearning for childhood goals, and even more yearning for the mature, composed planner and trainer who achieves goals. That solemn, earnest precision and strength, never having failed, also makes one involuntarily believe in his training plan, and that his running strategy will absolutely not err.

But indeed a mistake was made, the mistake lies with oneself.

In the Gaoyue Prize, in the Jidong Derby.

Two times missing the championship, for Miho Bourbon the impact is not a collapse of faith in the trainer, but rather one's own reluctance and shame.

Calm and composed precise strikes, effortlessly controlling one's rhythm, keen perception of the environment—this is her aesthetic pursuit, and also the trainer's expectation of her.

But indeed she also failed to do so.

She will not make excuses, and she needs none.

A mistake has appeared; therefore one must eliminate it with more training.

Everyone believes that no amount of training can eradicate mistakes, no amount of self‑control can prevent accidents; there is no genuine step‑by‑step process, only a marvelous, hair‑splitting quick wit that can salvage the situation.

If one cannot be omniscient, then one cannot be omnipotent.

Even her teammate Ailisuzhi and her trainer Aomo Lindun are helpless about this.

But she also saw in those two an uncompromising spirit.

Even if they have relinquished the realm of omnipotence, they still strive to improve themselves as much as possible, to optimize their past selves as much as possible; that daily rigor toward oneself also convinces her that her path will absolutely not be wrong.

From her father onward, to the present trainer and teammates, she walks a road that is never lonely. Moreover, on this road there is the person she most yearns for and believes in, who believes in her, believing she can break away and gallop toward ever farther horizons.

The Chrysanthemum Prize, the final leg of the Triple Crown.

The astonishing length of 7400 meters, an unquestionably long‑distance race, is enough to remind her of those childhood evaluations she had heard.

Those who say she can only run short distances, say her stamina is insufficient for the Triple Crown challenge, even the examiner who first recognized her potential and invited her to enroll at the central academy uttered similar words, causing her father back then to fly into a rage and want to expel her, only prevented by her mother's intervention, thus avoiding an irreparable situation.

For a child, such a scene, such a memory is hard not to be profound.

But Master, however, said in that tiny screen, this is the best opportunity.

An opportunity to prove oneself, an opportunity to trample fate.

And also what he didn't say, but which I can't help thinking, is that winning the championship might allow me to snipe just as precisely……

Just like a trainer, one cannot forget one's own words, just as one would not forget the strategy he said, the running method he said.

Just like now.

Chestnut super express, the goal is to leave everyone in the dust!

?? chapter tips:

? The title name is also the character song of Meipu Bopang "AbsoluteFaith"/Absolute Faith, which is also the last picture (if it has passed review).

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