Chapter 419

NO. 2: But URA was also once a tormented party.

URA, full name UmamusumeRagAsso, also known as the Central Horse Racing Association.

It has the official recognition of the Three Goddesses, is the organizer of the horse girl races, and is also the maintainer who enforces the race's statutes and rules.

Zhouri Ningjing's part-time job, or what appears to be her main job.

As the president of the Central Tresen Student Union, and even more so as Ludaofu Xiangzheng, the symbol of Rudolf, the emperor of the horse girl world, she also wields considerable influence there.

But that doesn't mean its reputation can get any better.

Rather, it has long been mentioned that, as the maintainer of the statutes and rules, the URA Association's 'villain stance' has a long history and rarely undergoes 'whitewashing'.

Ordinary trainers and horse girls are quite wary of it, much like students' attitude toward the discipline master.

Unusual trainers and unusual horse girls should feel disgust toward it, just as writers and readers who stand feel toward practitioners of the review position.

The URA Association has been the image of an impartial enforcer since its inception, while horse girls, whether on or off the track, place great weight on the 'emotion' element.

Conflict arose from this and has never been severed.

Even Aomo, who once wore the tag given by Zhouri Ningjing to pose as a big tail, could not escape the norm.

Who in the horse girl circle doesn't love to criticize URA? This is almost becoming political correctness, even Zhouri Ningjing herself, who works as an employee, spouts off!

Although it's hard to say it's not because she also often gets dragged into overtime.

But even so, the URA Association continues to run smoothly as always.

Not only does it expand in sync with the development of horse racing events, but it has grown from a makeshift crew into an interstellar-scale massive department.

It continues to develop steadily despite its reputation always being poor, having been subjected to several online backlashes by viewers.

Even the Three Goddesses, who usually side with the horse girls, have never considered abolishing its existence in this process, showing its necessity.

The stronger the athlete, the more they need a sufficiently sturdy track, and such a sturdy track is precisely built by that insusceptible URA Association.

"Records of horse girls and trainers jointly opposing the association's antiquated regulations can also become anecdotes, and those who succeed can be called miracles; I greatly admire such predecessors!"

Wearing a pair of glasses that, under today's medical strength and horse girl physique optimization, can only be a decoration, the Desert Hero gives the impression of a literary girl who is consistent inside and out.

While being gentle and refined, her speech is also soft-spoken.

Even when calling out to Aomo from afar, she does not shout very loudly.

But when discussing certain topics, she seems to have been triggered by some switch, her emotions become heightened, and her speech starts to become loud.

"Mm, sorry..."

When Aomo raised his index finger to signal silence, she only then belatedly looked around this vast library and then buried her head in apology.

This is again overly cautious… Seeing her head-down demeanor, Aomo couldn't help but think of her roommate, a girl with the same black hair, whose innate skills still all involve wielding blades, and whose cautious demeanor surpasses even hers.

"But, but…!"

Although she slightly lowered her voice, it was still hard to hide her earnest and intense emotion; a single apology obviously couldn't extinguish the fire in her heart, and Aomo's perpetually tolerant attitude also largely gave her the courage to continue her favorite topics.

In short, she continued: "Being admired to the point of being written into books, thus remaining in others' memories, I believe such an existence is sufficient to be called…"

She paused.

Pioneer?

Aomo, who was holding the page, tried to complete her ending, but upon thinking about this girl's information, he withdrew that conclusion which was more in line with conventional logic.

If it were her, she would probably say…

"Hero!" As expected, the girl clenched both fists, raised them side by side, and spoke earnestly, her bright eyes clearly not joking.

"Starting from later generations, their stories are passed down as 'hero tales,' and their biographies have the potential to evolve into heroic legends!"

Heroic legends…

Aomo looked at the girl somewhat speechlessly.

Yet in this choice of wording, you display your characteristic as a Jidong person, even though you were just speaking Hongying English…

What he wants to complain about in his heart is this point.

As for the logic of the 'hero theory'… adolescents each have their own obsessions, and horse girls' adolescence is especially so.

Like the girl who has been called 'Loobu Looyin' since childhood, she generally has had a longing for heroes since she was young.

It's not hard to understand; one could even say it's completely understandable!

If I had been called Hayata Shin as a child, I would surely have been hoping every day to be rear-ended by Ultraman (x).

So Aomo merely nodded, his clasped hands slightly opened in a fluttering gesture: "Undeniably, I expect Miss Maruzen's breakthrough in the Jidong Derby race will, if written as an autobiography, also be regarded as a heroic biography."

The myth of 54 horse lengths from nine wins in nine battles forced the event organizers to consider lengthening the sprint track specifications, the 'Red Supercar,' which Aomo had encountered just two days prior.

Of course, it's hard to say whether he encountered it or was ambushed by it; if not for the excuse of leaving his motorcycle at the temporary parking spot being valid, he might still have left a legend in the Hongying District news page.

And such as Maruzen Ski racing… Although Maruzen Ski's reputation in the Hongying District isn't top-notch, her aunt Nijinsky (Nijinsky) is a Triple Crown horse girl in the Hongying District.

Thanks to those connections, Maruzen Ski is also a local celebrity.

This could make the Aomo troubled by public opinion instinctively want to avoid it.

But he didn't manage to dodge it, and that excuse probably wouldn't last a few days, leaving Aomo somewhat troubled while also, in this conversation, inadvertently recalling the other party.

To be honest, among the horse girls he knows, there really are quite a few legends, but as for the topic of 'hero,' he really hasn't thought about it yet.

Thinking of Chazuo, Suzi, and Bourbon, who would suit the title 'hero' better, it feels like none of them fit, but no matter what, horse girls can be heroes in the eyes of trainers.

「Ordinary? Absolutely! Easily, it will completely be a hero's biography, Mr. Linton！」

Does the literature he reads also include manga……

Aomo found the way of speaking somewhat familiar and was at a loss for words, merely nodding slightly: "I think you and Miss Weiguang Feiju could get along."

The Carrot Knight is an active warrior in the monster exhibition, and also Aomo's old unlucky opponent in the monster fighting game.

Although perhaps they are not the same person, or rather Aomo very much hopes they are not the same person, after all that is someone he initially tested his research on — left flank support, Sukuna Ghost equipped with the Star Slash Pill; although the effect was mediocre, it was only enough to play in the gold tier, but it indeed left the opponent's Stardel alien unable to retaliate.

How to say it, humiliating! Humiliating!

「She is my pen pal! 」

Oh... Aomo strove to appear natural, lowering his gaze to the page in his hand, "Truly few people still write letters in the classical style these days."

... Mr. Lin Dun, you're sitting in the classical paper hall, huh...

That's my shortsightedness—sorry, sorry.

No need to apologize… Actually you're not wrong; it's Fei Ju accommodating me—she prefers to use electronic devices more.

Sincere friendship is also a standard feature of heroic biographies.

Don't tease me, but you came to the library on purpose—why isn't Miss Qian joining you? She still remembers that pink-haired girl who often carries a book, just like the long-haired twin-tailed girl at the Clock Tower's headquarters in Eternal Constant City.

She runs to the Ya Bo Monster Company every day—how could she be interested in the library?

... Monster? Huangmo Yingxiong's eyes grew strange, "I thought only you had come into contact with that power."

"That's not the same thing," Aomo waved his hand without looking up, "Anyway… as long as I'm not studying super beasts with the Ya Bo people, anything goes… even turning into a monster girl would just be a good thing—too bad I messaged a monster girl a couple days ago; Qian lacks any monster-gene aptitude, but she excels in other tests."

Other tests?

I didn't press for details; I think we should leave the person involved some secrets.

You really are a gentleman.

emmm

What's wrong?

Nothing…

I can't very well tell a naive little girl that I haven't felt the positive meaning of that word in ages, can I?

Aomo gave a brief, evasive answer, then heard the other person ask:

Have you found what you were looking for?

Huangmo Yingxiong glanced curiously at Aomo's copy of Treatise on Horse Racing Development.

From a comprehensive perspective, discussing the development of horsegirls' racing history naturally records plenty of URA Association's dark past.

Especially back when they were an amateur troupe, the planning of race schedules and rules was full of loopholes, embarrassing enough that the authorities wanted to erase the history.

That's why it's considered a semi‑banned book.

Here you can see the distances of many mile races and short‑distance events jumping left and right, and you can see that long‑distance races once stretched to 500 kilometers, resembling a multitude of the East Flame Region's Mongolian Derby youth version.

Mid‑distance races also once went from 20,000 meters to 2,800, then to 3,000, then to 4,000—basically just bouncing back and forth.

The absurd part is that the standard for setting the schedule is based on the strongest horsegirl.

But there's always a gap between horsegirls, and the differences between one‑, two‑, and three‑year careers are glaringly obvious.

And in an era when the rules weren't tight, a horsegirl T0 who ran free of all limits could leave a T1 behind by hundreds, even nearly a thousand, horse lengths—and that wouldn't be strange.

It's too desperate, this gap.

But in a world with so many possibilities, this is an unavoidable fact.

Especially some horsegirls who have undergone alteration, and those who practice source‑energy cultivation outside the Three Goddesses system.

Others can already be considered flying, and some can even teleport directly.

This also makes the spectacle of the races sometimes good, sometimes bad.

The hype is maxed out—before each season, people discuss what new racing rules URA has cooked up, which horsegirls they've 'cut', which bugs they've patched, and which trainers have discovered loopholes in the schedule.

All one can say is, it's entertaining, ah, entertaining.

In such an era of development, it's no wonder the URA Association doesn't want to be recorded.

Even Aomo, who once studied the horseracing regulations deeply for gambling, has only heard some fairly convincing rumors.

How is that convincing? It shows up in the modern horseracing regulations as the length of Ultra and HyperMuteki.

Long enough to become the most difficult, most painful point on the Central Trainer exam.

And now Aomo also understands why so many skills in the horseracing regulations have been banned.

Including some weird ones—what's the deal with the spell names that aren't in the Three Goddesses skill system?

"Found it," he said, "No wonder I saw a coworker in the chatroom a couple days ago worrying that the race rules would change next year."

Aomo said this, looking up at Huangmo Yingxiong, whose face showed a vivid expression of "What? Next year we're switching question banks?"

"Now that I've seen the URA Association's development history, I'm even more convinced that, according to the average quality of horsegirls they've discussed, they'll once again alter the race distances."