She opened her eyes, consciousness gradually returning, still feeling slightly dazed, like waking from a very long dream that lingered vividly... Wait, no, her head was actually completely blank. Her body moved faster than her mind, instinctively preparing to get out of bed and have some water to clear her head.
As her feet touched the ground, she suddenly noticed something felt off.
Wait a second!
Why do my legs suddenly feel longer? And why is my skin suddenly so pale? My body doesn't feel as flexible as before, either. Something's weird… what's going on?
Garden Gale pondered for a moment...
Then it hit her.
Right, Reincarnation.
LMAO.
She'd completely adapted to Tokai Teio's body!
...
THE HYPERBOLIC TIME CHAMBER.
It turned Garden Gale into Tokai Teio living an entire month as her, simulating her training, studying her every move. At first, she diligently attended classes, but eventually she stopped going altogether, spending all her time obsessively training at the track, polishing every learned detail to perfection.
She became infamous as the ultimate training freak, deeply annoying everyone at the training track.
Her former social circle—even President Rudolf—noticed how dramatically she'd changed. Everyone thought she'd suffered some traumatic blow, turning into an icy, aloof powerhouse. Her sudden ice-queen vibe even became a topic of gossip.
People wondered what kind of shock she'd suffered.
She'd even run an official race—and proudly taken third place.
Yet now after abruptly returning to her original body—the stark contrast with Tokai Teio's incredible physique...
Left Garden Gale feeling... oddly melancholic.
She immediately attempted one of Teio's flexibility exercises—standing on one foot, bending forward with her hand reaching ahead, while the other foot stretched backwards to balance. Tokai Teio had always performed this effortlessly, but actually doing it was incredibly difficult. Garden Gale vividly remembered other Umamusume face-planting spectacularly during reincarnation training.
Yet Teio-san had always done it with ease.
But now, as Garden Gale attempted this pose herself, she felt her abs tighten and her muscles stretch painfully, as if they were about to tear—tear apart and rebuild themselves. She almost lost her balance completely. But at the last moment, a burst of power surged from her core, steadying her firmly!
I actually did it!
Joy flooded Garden Gale's face in an instant.
She effortlessly bent forward, reached downward, and found her fingertips easily touching the ground, even pressing flat against it.
No matter what flexibility test she tried—
Garden Gale completed each one effortlessly. The Reincarnation training had truly taught her how to fully utilize Flexible Bones LV.5.
"Woohoo! I'm gonna fly!"
Unable to contain her excitement, Garden Gale bounced on her toes, leaped high into the air, executed a full 360° spin mid-air, and landed perfectly balanced. This center of gravity control, this incredible flexibility—she had learned nearly all of it now! With such powerful weapons at her disposal, how could she fail to defeat Narita Top Road?
Victory was guaranteed!
She jumped around celebrating wildly!
Never before in her entire life had Garden Gale felt such pure joy. Right now, all she wanted was to lose herself in celebration—pop champagne, celebrate tomorrow's victory early! Alone in the dorm, she even started throwing punches in the air, dancing around like Doinb's Wukong celebration.
Wukong Punch!
The dance became more energetic, more fluid, filled with flexibility, feeling better and better as she went along! She punched harder and harder, completely immersed!
She got so carried away that she completely forgot she actually had a roommate now... (Heh.)
At that moment, Curren Chan had just finished class. Humming a tune, she casually twisted the door handle and pushed open the door, which creaked slightly as it opened. Immediately, she was greeted by the sight of Garden Gale, obliviously performing her joyous dance.
"Woo~woo... WOOHOO!!!...hu...???"
The moment their eyes met Garden Gale's voice gradually faded into silence, her enthusiastic punches shrinking smaller and smaller—until her arms dropped limply by her sides, hanging uselessly mid-air.
Her expression looked like she'd just lost her entire family.
Curren Chan blinked her large eyes, stunned.
Blinking again, she instinctively took a step forward, preparing to act like nothing happened—then paused awkwardly, deciding that probably wasn't the right move after all. Finally, she carefully took a step back, closed the door behind herself, and left while humming a little tune:
I'm just a little fish, swimming in the sea, with only seven seconds of memory~
Leaving Garden Gale alone inside.
...
...
...
Ah…
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Why did someone have to see me right at that exact moment?! Please forget, please forget, PLEASE FORGET IT!!! Maybe I should just die already—death really is the only suitable ending for a rat like me! Hurry up and end, world! End, end, END ALREADY!
JUST LET THE WORLD END!!!
With an eerily calm expression, Garden Gale approached the balcony, leaned over the railing, and looked down to check the height.
Third floor.
…Not high enough to kill me. Oh well...
If only it had been the twenty-third floor instead…
...
Tokai Teio gently knocked on the Student Council President's office door.
Knock, knock.
A clear voice immediately answered from inside: "Come in."
Tokai Teio opened the door.
Inside sat Symboli Rudolf—the majestic Emperor herself, legs elegantly crossed, leaning forward slightly, looking at Tokai Teio with great interest. Even without doing or saying anything special, her mere presence filled the room with an overwhelming, oppressive aura—befitting the legendary seven-time G1 champion, the Emperor herself.
A supreme Umamusume standing atop all others…
"Prez~" Tokai Teio called out in a soft, sweet voice.
Hearing this affectionate tone, Symboli Rudolf's lips curled into a gentle smile. Her previously rigid posture softened considerably, dispelling her intimidating aura entirely. She warmly replied, smiling softly, "What's the matter, Teio?"
"Come watch tomorrow's race with me!" Tokai Teio immediately expressed her wish, purposefully leaving it mysterious, sounding incredibly adorable. "It's just a debut race, but—I think you'll be really interested in her!"
…Hmm?
Watching a race? And just a debut at that?
Was there some amazingly talented Umamusume debuting tomorrow?
Symboli Rudolf mentally reviewed tomorrow's competitors and quickly settled on one particular name. She asked calmly, "Is it Narita Top Road's debut? As far as I recall… only her debut race tomorrow seems particularly notable."
"Absolutely not!"
Tokai Teio replied instantly, her voice firm with conviction. "It seems you haven't noticed her at all, Prez! It's Garden Gale's debut! She's very special. She's extremely special! Besides… I mentioned her before, remember? She might even be stronger than me!"
…Stronger than Tokai Teio?
Listening to Teio's earnest chatter, almost childlike in her excitement—
Symboli Rudolf fell deep into thought…
She remembered Teio had indeed mentioned this Umamusume before. Was she truly that powerful?
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T/N: heuheuheuheuheu ye shes so strong be terrified of her monkey punch
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