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Violently stepping on the deep, shifting, granular soft sand made it incredibly, significantly harder to properly exert any physical force. For the elite horse girls who were completely accustomed to running on highly manicured, firm turf grass, the massive athletic difficulty of deep sand wasn't practically much better than running through thick, wet mud. The specific, heavy wooden board weights that were usually highly manageable on a track now magically felt exactly like a crushing thousand pounds, making absolutely every single grueling step a massive, lactic-acid-burning struggle.
"Hehe, hehe, hehehe~~"
Agnes Digital aggressively dragged her massive, heavy wooden board—currently occupied by a tiny, drinking Suika Ibuki—along the deep sand with incredibly light, rapid, bouncing steps! At this specific, glorious moment, she physically felt completely enveloped in absolute, otaku happiness, with explosive strength continuously, magically welling up deep inside her. Fueled entirely by her obsessive love for cute, magical girls, she aggressively ran neck and neck with several elite horse girls specifically skilled on muddy ground, violently leaving the massive main group completely behind in the dust!
Meanwhile, back in the struggling Gensokyo group...
"Are you completely disrespecting me? Weren't we supposed to strictly train last night? Leo, put some massive pressure on this disgraceful one. I'm loudly telling you, if you absolutely can't even outrun this pathetic shut-in Kaguya now, I'll violently have Leo completely cut off Yuyuko's entire food supply!"
On the other side of the sandy track...
"Princess, if you absolutely can't even outrun that old, weak, sick, and physically disabled one over there, I'll violently cut off all your video games and aggressively have you completely relearn strict princess etiquette from scratch!"
After hearing both sides of the terrifying threats, Yukari Yakumo and Kaguya Houraisan violently locked their eyes, massive, literal sparks flying aggressively in the salty air between them. They both now logically had incredibly terrifying reasons they absolutely couldn't afford to physically lose, even if it violently meant risking their ancient lives!
"Bring it absolutely on! Shut-in!" "You logically think I'm scared of you, you ancient old hag?!"
The sunny beach atmosphere instantly turned incredibly, suffocatingly intense, the humid air thick with the violent, imaginary smell of gunpowder, clearly foretelling a massive, brutal great battle aggressively about to begin. This heavy, dragging fight would definitively decide Yuyuko's precious food and Kaguya's beloved game console!
"Suika, considering exactly how incredibly close we are, could you secretly, magically lighten my weight a tiny bit? And, uh, maliciously add some massive extra weight to that pathetic shut-in over there."
"If you just magically reduce the physical weight a little for me, I'll heavily sneak you some of Eirin's highly alcoholic, homemade medicinal wine later. And, uh, aggressively turn up the heavy intensity for Yukari Yakumo a massive notch."
Who on earth said this was a pure, old-school shonen sports anime?! When these terrifying, ancient old-timers start politically scheming in the background, they can be completely, downright despicable and corrupt!
Unfortunately for them both, absolutely all of this dark, whispered bribery was completely, secretly overheard by the strict, gossip-averse Eirin Yagokoro using a tiny bit of amplified auditory magic. After quietly telling the Head Coach Yuuka Kazami about it, the two terrifying women, their faces completely pitch-dark with rage, slowly walked over through the sand and aggressively, violently each delivered a massive, punishing kick directly to the cheaters' behinds!
"On your marks!" "Go!"
Their pale faces violently flushed completely red with extreme exertion, their bare feet practically buried deep in the hot sand, but the massive Suika sitting on the heavy boards completely behind them remained entirely, completely motionless!
"I... I physically can't do it anymore, Yuyuko, I'm so sorry." "Is this... my absolute biological limit..."
After violently, desperately holding on and straining for a while, both exhausted Sages collapsed entirely simultaneously face-first into the hot sand. Total distance moved: exactly 0 meters.
BOOM!
A terrifying, high-energy Magic Cannon violently exploded exactly right next to Yuyuko Saigyouji's head, spraying hot sand everywhere!
Leo gently, playfully wrapped his thick arm directly around Yuyuko's pale neck in a mock chokehold, happily feeding her sweet ice cream with his other hand, absolutely not daring to logically use too much physical force—he was genuinely terrified Yukari Yakumo might completely snap and really go absolutely all out against him in a panic. On the other side of the beach, Eirin Yagokoro also completely expressionlessly pulled out a rare, limited-edition manga volume Kaguya loved and aggressively began violently tearing out the glossy pages, exactly one by agonizing one!
"Save me, Yukari Yakumo~ I absolutely can't breathe~" Riiiiiiiiip!
Yukari Yakumo and Kaguya Houraisan simultaneously erupted, their panicked adrenaline levels violently maxing out beyond biological limits! Violently dragging the massive, heavy Suikas, they aggressively began crawling frantically towards the distant finish line, exactly step by agonizing step, tears streaming down their faces!
"Alright, completely forget about them. Absolutely everyone else, smoothly continue. This sunny morning, we're aggressively running a full lap completely around the entire Stardew Valley coastline!"
The massive, chaotic morning passed somewhat quietly after that. Leo had absolutely already officially reported to Rudolf and smoothly withdrawn from the exhausting running group midway, currently preparing a massive lunch buffet with Ms. Hayakawa Tazuna who had come to the kitchen to find him. With the massive, physical help of exactly two magical Star Fruits he had eaten, his raw physique was absolutely already quite incredibly strong. Regular, mundane stamina running training was entirely of little biological use to him now; exactly what he critically lacked was actual, high-speed combat experience and muscle reflexes.
"Cirno, come immediately help out over here! Attack this specific area!"
Loudly calling over Cirno, who was lazily hiding in the cool shade watching the sweaty commotion, Leo smoothly pulled out a bright blue, sugary popsicle as a bribe and aggressively pointed directly at the massive, industrial stainless steel barrels sitting in the sunny clearing. Inside the massive vats were thousands of gallons of delicious, freshly squeezed carrot juice, sweet fruit juice, and liquid ice cream base.
"Hmph, the hot summer is entirely my absolute domain, Cirno's! Frozen Whirlwind!"
An incredibly smug, triumphant, genius smile violently appeared on Cirno's face at the bribe. She proudly walked right up to the massive stainless steel barrels, elegantly spun around, spread her tiny hands wide, and a brilliant, blinding pale blue magical light violently shimmered over her entire body!
An incredibly biting, freezing-cold wind aggressively carrying massive, scattered snowflakes violently swept completely across the hot, sandy ground. Thick, white frost immediately, aggressively formed heavily on the metal barrel walls, and the ambient temperature in the clearing plummeted instantly!
"Wow, exactly as completely expected of the legendary Chief Brave! You entirely accomplished so incredibly easily exactly what absolutely others couldn't!"
Leo now completely understood exactly what Yukari Yakumo meant by 'a manipulative praise that completely goes heavily against one's own conscience.' Cirno was practically biologically born strictly to be a massive, industrial refrigerator! After her raw, freezing magic hit the vats, the originally lukewarm, sun-heated carrot juice and fruit juice became incredibly, piercingly ice-cold, exactly as if they were just freshly taken from a deep freezer. Taking a massive sip in the blazing hot summer sun was incredibly, deeply refreshing and life-saving.
The massive, sprawling lunch was meticulously prepared by the sweating Little Kappas from Kappa Heavy Industries. Massive, heavy wooden barrels completely filled with perfectly prepared, high-calorie food were strategically placed in the newly built beach rest area. Originally, there was absolutely no physical shade or shelter on the sandy beach at all. Massive, simple wooden shelters, sturdy picnic tables, and heavy chairs were specially, rapidly set up specifically for the hungry horse girls' arrival, specifically for resting and aggressively eating.
"Ice-cold, sweet carrot juice is finally here~~"
Leo had absolutely just casually shouted the announcement when he terrifiedly noticed the massive herd of horse girls relaxing hundreds of meters away had absolutely all violently frozen exactly as if someone hit a massive pause button on the universe.
Ears that had pitifully drooped from the blazing heat suddenly, violently perked straight up exactly like radar dishes! Several hungry horse girls even violently erupted with terrifying, blinding, colorful aura flames, exactly as if they were aggressively charging up their ultimate racing skills!
"Alright, politely remember to strictly line up properly, absolutely no aggressive pushing. Dismissed."
Symboli Rudolf helplessly, tiredly called for official dismissal through the megaphone. The exact next millisecond, it was a terrifying, deafening stampede of exactly ten thousand galloping horses...
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!
"Hello, please politely fill this entire thing completely up."
A massive, plastic water bottle was aggressively placed directly in front of Leo with a heavy thud. The massive, 19-liter office water-cooler container completely, physically blocked the face of the hungry horse girl standing in front, absolutely only allowing a tiny, fleeting glimpse of her messy gray hair. At the exact same moment, she was absolutely also smoothly handing a massive, ceramic plate exactly the size of a laundry washbasin directly to Ms. Hayakawa on the side, completely ready to get her massive meal!
"Miss Oguri Cap, exactly the same massive portion as usual?"
Hayakawa Tazuna genuinely seemed completely, professionally accustomed to this horrifying volume of food. This specific, gray-haired child had a deeply tough, impoverished childhood, often tragically going hungry. Things absolutely only improved after officially joining the prestigious Tracen Academy, where she could strictly, thankfully at least physically eat her absolute fill every single day.
"Yes, thank you incredibly much for your hard trouble."
Leo was also sweating profusely, aggressively pouring the freezing carrot juice entirely into the massive 19-liter barrel. The agricultural yield of this specific orange crop was entirely too high. When Tewi Inaba first expensively bought it, he had strictly limited the sales. Later, when the magical production aggressively increased, she completely didn't even logically want it half-price or even as a free gift! Now, entirely tired of constantly eating sweet carrots, the rabbit had aggressively started switching entirely to crisp cabbage!
"Here, your massive barrel of ice-cold carrot juice. Next!"
"Mr. Leo~~ Could you completely, please fill absolutely all these cups? Add massive extra honey to this specific one!"
Special Week was aggressively second in the long line, happily holding several massive, glass bottles of completely different styles, apparently excitedly getting heavy drinks for the others too.
"Rich honey, fresh milk, sweet juice, ice cream—absolutely all these toppings are strictly for you to add completely yourself! Dynamically mix exactly according to your own taste! Come directly back to me for the carrot juice strictly after adding your solid toppings!"
It was absolutely, entirely all Oguri Cap's fault for being entirely too incredibly fast! Leo absolutely hadn't logically had the time to politely explain the buffet process completely before the stampede aggressively started! He quickly, frantically shouted loudly over the roaring crowd. The massive, hungry line directly behind immediately broke and violently ran directly to the side topping station to aggressively start DIY-ing their own chaotic, sugary flavors.
"How exactly did you feel about the brutal morning training today?"
Taking a brief advantage of absolutely everyone aggressively choosing their sweet toppings, Leo chatted completely casually with Special Week while wiping the sticky juice off the counter. He absolutely wasn't strictly sure about the elite horse girls' side of the stamina training, but completely over in the Gensokyo group, Sister Yuuka Kazami was violently, actively about to physically murder someone in the sand!
Completely forget about Yukari Yakumo, who was actively, currently half-crippled and crying. Among the massive new generation of Youkai, entirely apart from the martial artist Youmu and the disciplined Hong Meiling, absolutely every single one of the rest was severely, embarrassingly unbalanced in their physical athletic skills! In the entire, massive Youkai team, absolutely only the werewolf Kagerou Imaizumi managed to somewhat, physically satisfy the strict standards of Yuuka Kazami!