Author's Note: I am not an editor or a professional writer. I will write this and edit it the best I can. I also do not own Uma Musume, which is owned by Cygames. Watch the animes and read the mangas, for they are pretty good. Finally, please enjoy.
Steel Valkyrie POV
I woke up today in the mansion we were assigned, which our new boss calls "the team dormitory." It seems there's a staff dormitory, servant dormitory, guest houses, and even the boss's own mansions—one here on team grounds and another somewhere else.
Every day, I meet up with my team at the training grounds, along with some assigned personal trainers to keep us in shape and hone our skills. Still, without a coach, we aren't being trained in the proper way to truly reach our goal.
I heard from Ayana that the boss went out the other day to hire a new coach after working with multiple agencies and researching every candidate just to find the proper coach and trainer we needed.
Jo even sent Mina some research papers and theories to give the new coach to help them out. I saw the papers myself, and I think it's brilliant—a good way to see whether the new coach is someone to respect or someone to ignore.
As I was lifting weights, Vic came up to me and said, "Hey Steel, did you hear? The boss hired our new coach, and he'll be showing up soon. I also learned we're going to be meeting the team staff, as well as the new coach, at the presentation tomorrow."
After putting the weights back on the rack, I responded, "Interesting. And let me guess—Gray is already looking this guy up for any dirt on him?"
Vic nodded in confirmation. "Yeah, I allowed it, seeing that we can never be too sure of a person. I also told Gray to research the staff too."
Vic cares for this team a lot and will do anything to protect it.
I nodded and told him, "I'll leave it to you guys."
I soon went back to lifting weights to finish my set, and before long, the day passed by.
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I woke up the next day and started preparing for the presentation meet-and-greet later on.
I now do the things I've always wanted to do in my past life, but couldn't. I bought and chose dresses I liked, did my hair cute, pretty, or however I wanted, wore makeup that suited me, and even bought the best beauty products.
I know I had to go to Norn and Mama for advice, but soon we ended up having a girls' night out and a sleepover, and it was so much fun as they guided me through everything I needed to know.
"You're a woman now," they told me, and I have never been happier.
I left my room looking good in a dress I had chosen.
When I got downstairs, most of the team was already waiting. Most of them were wearing fashionable casual clothing, and even Gray was holding onto the new laptop she had built herself.
I looked around, and it seemed only the former girls were missing.
We decided to call anyone who was a dude in their past lives former boys, and girls in their past lives former girls.
It worked, even though I was transgender, because I never transitioned until I arrived in this world.
Once they finally showed up, they looked fabulous. It made me think I didn't spend enough time on my looks like they did. I'm still just getting started, so next time I'm totally doing that too.
We soon left the dorms and got into the cars that took us to the presentation room. The place is so huge that we needed to take a car there, though usually we run to stay in shape. For important meetings, though, we take the car.
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When we arrived, the presentation room looked like a college classroom, and I felt nostalgic about times long gone.
We waited after being told we would begin "in a moment," which really translates to wait until everyone else gets here.
Everyone on the team began talking, and that's when Ayana came in and joined us, saying she had been called into the presentation as well.
High Spice immediately began talking to her, since it's now obvious they have something going on, though I have no idea when that started.
Then nine individuals showed up, and I recognized them as Mina's servants as they stood underneath the broadcast screen. It seemed Mina would be arriving soon.
Like clockwork, she did.
And following her was…
…the most attractive man I've ever seen, and I don't even know why.
His suit looked cheap, his face was average, and he wasn't too muscular.
I just knew I wanted him with me.
Why is my heart beating so fast? Why is music playing in my mind? Why is my body so hot? And why is my imagination already playing wedding scenes?
I was so embarrassed that I began looking around, only to see something that shocked me.
Mama was liking what she saw in a very naughty way, GW was looking away like a shy schoolgirl, and Norn was acting like a complete horny mess.
BlaD even took off her sunglasses in awe, and Sweets was trying to hide her obvious attraction to him. Even Gray began frantically looking him up while hiding her blush.
It was on, bitches.
And I'm winning, like always.
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Mina soon introduced us to the people behind her, whom I now guessed were the staff being assigned to us.
She told them our names, explained everything about us so there'd be no misunderstanding, and showed our stats on the screen.
It felt like watching one of those sports talk shows back on Earth—except Mina was the only one talking.
Then she introduced our new coach and trainer.
It was him.
She introduced him as Tsukasa Takajima, the name of my future husband.
Why the fuck did I just think that?
I quickly snapped back to reality, and as he made his speech, I noticed he looked like a male King Halo.
Now it's even more ironic, since Urara and King are roommates who are very close to each other.
He made his speech, and his goal was to win it all.
I love it.
Then, after he asked if there were any questions, Gray suddenly asked about his past and brought up his old rumors.
Tsukasa calmly told everyone they were fake, and that he was simply very popular with girls.
Which Gray immediately doubted.
Girl, look around you—almost every person on this team who's attracted to men is into him.
The coach calmly told her to look around.
Soon everyone else noticed too.
He was right.
They all had different reactions, each one perfectly matching who they were.
Gray still had the audacity to ask why she and Ayana weren't attracted to him, even though they were both bisexual.
Which was true for Ayana, but girl, you can't even keep eye contact with the man, and you're blushing like crazy. Why are you even arguing about this?
That's when it hit me.
The pieces came together.
Gray is a tsundere who mostly argues with people she's attracted to.
The constant dissing of attractive people, her beef with the coach right now, and oh my god—her thing with Rain.
I grinned.
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Then Tsukasa interrupted my thoughts by saying, "Like my friend told me, I only attract strong bitches."
And just like that, another mystery was solved.
Why his students were attracted to him and not the regular staff.
Why none of the regular straight women around us were completely swooning over him.
He only attracted strong women who liked men.
That's when Gray went berserk, and both of them started dissing each other until he had to be pulled away, while Gray had to be restrained in a straitjacket.
I have now decided to get her together with Rain and remove her ass from the table.
And it seems I'll have to get the others off the board as well.
Because I know what I love to do.
And it's win.
There is no fairness in love and war, bitches, and I want this one.
Now Sweets is secured if I help Rose claim her, but the others in the competition are a problem.
I also don't think Coach Tsukasa will be fired, considering how much Mina worked her ass off to find him, so he's still safe.
I really hope to see him again soon.
Now it was time to compete.
And I compete to win.