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——【Arima Commemorative Pre-Race Promotional Video】!

The next moment, classic flashback scenes kept flashing, finally settling on the center line of last year's latest champion, Flying Grass.

The next scene showcases the appearances of several popular racehorses, including Kusakabe, Special Week, and Yoshiro Oishi.

[Arima Commemorates Defending Champion - Kusakami]

[Spring and Autumn Reigns, One Step Away from the Autumn Triple Crown - Special Week for the Japanese Captain-General]

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[The second undefeated triple crown holder in history, the only active triple crown holder among veterans, Xiaobai Zhuixue]

A series of introductions flashed by.

Forest Treasure Cave clenched its fist in excitement, as if imagining itself stepping onto such a grand stage and being introduced in this way.

In the past, I could only watch the Akatsuki's great victory over Japan Cup in the screening room, like a servant.

Now, she has become the object of admiration or aspiration for younger racehorse girls!

In just one year, this extremely late bloomer became an undefeated triple crown and a battle-hardened queen, renowned throughout Japan!

'So many titles and honors, that's impressive!'

"As expected of the formidable enemy I've been obsessed with defeating! Before I can defeat her, I must defeat Hayako first!"

Undoubtedly, this kind of introduction perfectly resonated with many Japanese viewers.

And the promotional video introduction was finally coming to a complete end.

The style of the scene suddenly changed, cutting to the studio.

This is the final... trash talk segment!

"It's finally here."

"This time, Senior Chasing Snow faces the formidable Senior Ancient Horse for the first time, a powerful opponent outside of the Classic Year."

"Will she choose to be more reserved and restrained? Or... say something explosive as always?"

From this activity room, and then to the view of Kanekani-z, which is viewed all over Japan.

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The next scene after the transition is a tall and imposing throne, where a petite, snow-white girl sits cross-legged, exuding a slightly languid yet uniquely beautiful and elegant charm.

At either end of the throne, a cute and eye-catching white horse girl doll sits on the right, while an imposing red horse girl doll sits on the left.

In an instant, the previously calm and composed young scientist, Alice, suddenly changed her expression, her lips curving into an excited smile.

Unlike other Japanese racehorse enthusiasts who only watch videos of their third or final races on mud tracks, Eri Soko, who loves studying top female racehorses, has watched quite a few videos.

A video of the strongest monster in the mud in this world.

Therefore, she recognized it at a glance; it was clearly... from the throne in the Secretary's residence.

Now, he's actually sitting cross-legged by Xiao Bai Zhui Xue?

However, the doll's position has been changed.

"Great, it looks both imposing and cute."

"This throne...it's so imposing. Was it specially prepared for Senior Zhui Xue?"

"Is the status of an undefeated triple crown really that high? They've even prepared a throne for them. Even in previous years, when they were the clear favorites to win, we never saw this kind of treatment."

Amidst these soliloquies from different foals.

The scene has now moved on to the next segment, completely interrupting the thoughts of the Forest Treasure Trove and Alice.

[As the reigning champion of the Arima Memorial Championships, what do you think your chances of winning are?]

In another scene, Grasshopper, with a calm and confident tone, delivers her answer.

[50%]

Upon hearing this, Forest Treasure Cave nodded in complete agreement.

In a battlefield teeming with powerful warriors, Yi Ri firmly believed that he had a 50% chance of winning.

What a surging fighting spirit! What an extraordinary display of skill! We should learn from these predecessors!

The next moment, the snow-white girl sitting on the throne slowly spoke with a calm smile.

[Grasshopper said she has a 50% win rate, what do I think?]

[If it's 100%, she might have 50%.]

The legend has come to an end.

That arrogant answer was uttered by the petite yet majestic white-clad girl who sat atop the throne.

In an instant, even Alice was convinced, her red eyes fixed on the exquisite and charming petite figure on the screen.

"This is truly... incredibly audacious!"

'I'll be really looking forward to it. Will Yoshiro-senpai's performance at the Arima Memorial meet his 95% chance of winning?'

On the other side.

Inside the family mansion in the north.

The two little foals' breathing quickened when they saw Xiao Bai Zhui Xue sitting cross-legged on the throne, agile yet dignified.

"!!

"URA...you're pretty good at this, aren't you? Have you figured it out yet?"

"This is the kind of person who deserves the title of the great, undefeated, triple crown champion!"

"Wow, that's so cool! I wish I could have taken a picture and captured that moment..."

Both the Northern Genko and the Satomi Hikari were immediately excited but also regretful that they could not witness them in person.

[If it's 100%, she might have 50%...]

The legend has come to an end.

The calm response from Xiaobai Zhuixue made the two little ones even more excited.

It's not over yet!

【Xiao Bai Zhui Xue, are you ready to overcome this formidable obstacle in the special week where you achieved consecutive spring and autumn championships and two autumn titles?】

As someone who's half a fan of strength and half a fan of good looks, I really like the skills shown during the special week, but as for his looks...

"Ms. Zhou's strength is particularly formidable; she is indeed a formidable obstacle to overcome!"

"How would Miss Xuezhui answer?"

"But she definitely won't be afraid!"

On the towering throne, snow-white hair cascaded down like a waterfall, as exquisite and beautiful as priceless silk, and Xiao Bai Zhui Xue spoke calmly and leisurely.

The mountain in front of us may not be truly insurmountable, or even... it may not even be a mountain at all.

The words, which sounded harmless, were just as damaging as what he had said to Grasshopper!

Upon hearing this, both Genko Hokusai and Hikari Satomi felt a surge of joy and a sense that their trip had been worthwhile.

"As expected of Miss Zhui Xue, she is absolutely fearless of powerful seniors."

"She's... willing to do anything to win the Arima Memorial Championship!!"

Everyone, from Uma Musume to her die-hard fans, agrees.

This is yet another high-risk, high-reward challenge for Xiaobai Zhuixue!

But nobody knew that this was actually the welfare center chosen by the white pony, so it had to make some tough statements!

-....

Late December.

In this atmosphere of anticipation, it arrived.

158. The final battle of the year! The Welfare Bureau?!

Arima Memorial, the day before the race.

The atmosphere at Treson Academy is becoming increasingly relaxed.

However, the twenty female horse racers who were preparing for the Arima Memorial race the following day were all extremely nervous at this moment.

After all, others are usually on a well-deserved vacation at this time, resting or significantly reducing their training volume, maintaining only a small portion.

Christmas is just around the corner!

Japan does celebrate Christmas, and it's quite a grand affair, but it's become "localized," quite different from how Yoshiro Tsurugi celebrated it in the United States.

Japanese Christmas includes couples spending time together, similar to Valentine's Day, but also the unusual situation of eating KFC fried chicken instead of turkey, and watching the "lighting ceremony".

In short, this is a unique festival that has been localized and mixed together, with an emphasis on romance, consumption, and the ritualistic feel of year-end revelry.

As soon as the snow-white-clad girl stepped out of the training ground, she saw many ponytails carrying huge shopping bags, clearly having bought quite a lot of things.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Bai Zhui Xue immediately began to ponder.

'Then we could go to the mall and see if we should buy some more gifts or local specialties for Da Hong and Aunt Penny?'

Although tomorrow is Arima's anniversary, Yoshiro is not worried at all.

After all, this is an extremely rare "welfare bureau".

The opponents were the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled.

Furthermore, under the divine guidance of trainer Wada, the Good Opera team ran an astonishing 3600-meter race at the beginning of the month.

And then, they still hadn't won...

The wounded are wounded, the tired are tired.

If she were to engage in high-intensity training on the last day before the competition, wouldn't that be imitating a fine opera? That's something you shouldn't do.

Therefore, Xiao Bai Zhui Xue had very little training today, focusing on maintaining her body and relaxing her mind.

After making the decision, Yu Bai Zhui Xue immediately headed to the activity room.

She was about to change into casual clothes and take a stroll outside the school, something she hadn't done in a long time.

Outside the academy.

On a nearby commercial street.

Xiao Bai Zhui Xue was wearing a mask and the oversized winter clothes she had bought before.

Having grown a few centimeters taller than last year, the clothes now fit her perfectly.

"Let's go, let's set off!"

The rice we've earned is finally ready to be spent!

……

Two and a half hours later.

A girl in snow-white, wearing a mask and sunglasses, carrying a shopping bag, hurriedly walked out of the mall with her head down.

His movements were slightly flustered, but his steps were incredibly swift.

"call…"

"Damn it, they underestimated my popularity."

Inside, while she was browsing in the first one or two shops, the shop assistants recognized her and asked for autographs or photos.

At first, Xiao Bai felt that Zhui Xue was normal, just like on campus, and he was already used to it.

Then something went wrong; other customers in the shop also noticed.

After signing for a while, she hurriedly bent down to buy sunglasses before carefully continuing her stroll.

Even with such caution, fans still occasionally discover it.

What should have been a quick one-hour walk through the mall took a whole hour!

Fortunately, Xiaobai Zhuixue bought everything she was interested in and wanted to buy in one go.