Uma Musume no Nama no Nichijou (Horse Girl), First and foremost

Just like today's match, which seemed to have an overwhelming number of participants, after such a match started, a large number of viewers who wanted to witness history would probably feel very confused about the match itself, and even doubt the so-called fairness of the match.

Ultimately, it became a situation where even if Tamamo Cross achieved the Spring Triple Crown, people would say that the Triple Crown Uma Musume title was meaningless.

The concept of "value" is often something that a group of people with limited knowledge casually utter, and then subconsciously belittle the hard-earned victory of the horse racer.

"Um, Sister Shengli."

Seemingly noticing Golden Victory's predicament, Sakura Star King suddenly seemed to realize something important and quickly reminded Victory's older sister:

"Today's match was because everyone didn't have that mindset yet, but I feel that if we choose to enter the field at the beginning of the top matches later, we are very likely to gain a huge advantage in the early stages."

Acceleration can reduce the impact of momentum techniques by utilizing the kinetic energy already in motion. In the sprint state, muscles are in peak coordination, and momentum techniques can hardly cause any hindrance.

Then, the more ferocious and faster realm that surpasses the limit belongs to a state where all skills except for the realm's aura and techniques are immune.

"If that's the case, won't future races become a race where everyone starts using the same area, leading to an increase in the rate of loss of top racehorse girls?"

Sakura Hoshio's concern was actually quite simple: she feared that the Horse Girls Association would attribute the loss of top Japanese racehorse girls to momentum, skill, or even the golden victory that had been created in this era.

"Well... let's talk about this match first. I guess the Japanese emperor probably had this idea, but the operation of entering the domain at the beginning is basically only something that the famous Uma Musume has the skill and experience to do. Even if you have the aura and technique, it's useless if you can't grasp that kind of knowledge."

"However, I guess the Japanese Empress will start sprinting before the halfway point and then use the sprint to enter her domain state. If nothing unexpected happens, it will probably be after the second corner. She will open her domain state to the end in the second half of the race and then sprint to the end."

Shaking her head, Pure White Horse Girl seemed to understand the situation on the field and made an analysis and guess.

Although the sprinting level displayed after entering the domain state is far higher than the limit that one can usually reach, and the same is true for the extraordinary level that can be performed on the curves, the problem is the energy consumed by sprinting on the curves.

"Although it's only a medium distance of 2,200 meters, it's still a very difficult distance for the Japanese emperor, even though she's determined to burn her entire career to win this match,"

Speaking of this, Golden Victory couldn't help but recall the Takarazuka Memorial Tournament he had participated in, and Sakura Victory, who competed against him for the Takarazuka Memorial Championship.

The Sakura family's racehorse girl pulled away from Golden Victory by sprinting into the field at the start, but unfortunately, her strength and physique didn't seem to be enough to sustain her through the entire race.

Times are changing, and the quality of the new generation of Japanese horse girls is also improving, with advancements in related technologies.

However, the problem is that some things are difficult to overcome directly for Uma Musume. If we don't consider factors like momentum and technique, it's easier to dream about achieving things that were originally considered impossible.

"As for the initial mass exodus followed by a terrifying involution... to be honest, we can't say for sure, but it's unlikely to happen, since they're all top-tier racehorse girls."

"We'll see. Currently, both our side and the Meguro family have made considerable progress in research on physical recovery through aura techniques. If a problem similar to what you mentioned arises, we can just share our findings."

Regular aura training seems to achieve the effect of both training and protection. Although Pure White Horse Girl hasn't paid attention to this kind of research, judging from what she heard from Dr. Horse Girl, aura training does indeed have such benefits.

As for what she meant by releasing the results, it wasn't because she had actually become a dragon slayer and was like those famous horse girls who always liked to hide their technology or even restrict others. Rather, it was because Golden Victory had to develop this technology to its current limit before transferring the technology itself to the Horse Girl Association as a transaction item for use or collaborative development.

She will definitely do what she's supposed to do, but there's no doubt she's not a philanthropist, and those things themselves have so-called development costs.

As for the racehorse girls who were injured and unable to run due to the domain status during this transition period...

If these top-tier racehorse girls can't even figure out their own way to save themselves and come to the Golden Family on their own initiative, then what obligation does Golden Victory have to help those racehorse girls?

"So just watch the race. No matter what happens in this race, these female racehorses on the track will become a process that this era must go through."

After saying this in a slightly serious tone, the situation of the competition gradually became clear...

Tsk, I didn't expect this group of people to actually come here specifically to mess with us.

Tamamo Cross is very angry now because she feels that almost every horse girl in this arena is staring at her.

Because everyone struggled at the start of the race, even though their speeds changed later, Tamamo Cross himself adopted a tactic of chasing from behind, which didn't have much impact, and chose to conserve energy at the beginning.

Even so, the petite, feathered horse girl could still sense the gazes and perceptions coming from all directions.

Hey! Just as Golden Victory said!

I'm sure I'll be targeted by everyone for saying this, because they all subconsciously believe that she, as the first of the new generation of female warriors to master the aura technique, is also the strongest.

Well, we don't intend to deny such an assessment, but the problem is that she's somewhat overwhelmed by this group of shameless bastards collectively attacking her.

Of course, despite this, the vast majority of Tamamo Crosses were not actually affected.

After all, she had already learned the aura techniques from Golden Victory during the Emperor's spring appreciation and created a short-term stimulation plan. If the aura techniques used against her were not strong enough and there were not enough aura techniques at the same time, they would become an advantage for her.

However, if you have enough power, it basically means that the number of times you can activate it is quite limited. Using it early will actually help stabilize the unstable balance of victory in the end.

Even among the Golden Victory team, or rather the Golden Family, which started training in momentum techniques very early, only Tamamo Cross and Fujimasa March are capable of using momentum techniques multiple times.

Everyone else, whether it's the Emperor of the East Sea or Oguri Hat, basically prepares their powerful aura techniques as a special move.

What, you're asking about the Golden Victory senior?

Those kinds of monsters are definitely an exception!

Clearly understanding the differences between ordinary racehorse girls, monster racehorse girls, and Godzilla-level racehorse girls, even though she secretly longs to fight Gold Victory, Tamamo Cross would not belittle Gold Victory in the area where the opponent excels.

We must take our opponents very seriously, and then figure out a way to defeat them!

"Currently, the one in the lead is Meguro Dylan, followed by Golden City, and then the main group that has formed because the speed difference is not wide."

Even though the two female racehorses in front were deliberately separated by the commentators, from the audience's perspective, it was still clear that the gap between them and the teams behind them was within ten meters.

In other regular competitions, this distance would generally be counted as being within the same group of teams.

There's no way around it. In a sense, this game has already been ruined by the collective failure at the start, without exception. If we don't pick out some things to talk about, are we supposed to say that the competition was so fierce that it turned out like this?

He himself, as a match commentator, wouldn't dare say something that others might dare to hear...

The Japanese emperor, whom I didn't mention earlier, was also trapped among the crowd.

Or rather, it should be said that these two popular racehorse girls were deliberately trapped in the team.

Her running style allowed her to temporarily avoid worrying about other issues, just as the Japanese emperor was also considering whether his physical condition would allow him to complete the race.

Yes, just like Golden Victory guessed from the sidelines, she plans to start in top form and charge all the way to the end to finish this last race of her horse girl career.

There aren't many racehorse girls who can do something like that.

The vast majority of female racehorses retire because their performance declines and they can no longer adapt to high-intensity races.

However, due to the low point in various aspects at that time, even if one opened up a domain and fought against opponents, it was not necessarily possible to win against the young powerhouses of that era.

Compared to some long-time racehorse runners, the Japanese Empress may not be considered old, but the problem is that she herself wants to end her racing career.

Having made the decision to burn herself out, she must, in every situation except for that, risk her dignity as a top racehorse girl to achieve the utmost perfection.

So, in her final match, the only variable that can be almost confirmed is Tamamo Cross, who is positioned at the back of the team and is in a chasing posture.

The Japanese emperor thought to himself, "I must keep a close eye on her!"

The petite, bushy horse girl seemed to sense the Japanese emperor's deliberate attempt to perceive her movements. Even though the Japanese emperor had almost no way of noticing her actions, Tamamo Cross still revealed a provocative smile.

Besides her smile, this horse girl also exuded an aura of provocation.

come!

Weren't you planning to retire after this game?

Didn't you want to defeat us?

Come on then!

Come on, let's fight!

Undisguised provocation suddenly erupted between the two!

Then... the Japanese empress chose patience, chose to lie low and wait for her opportunity...

Tsk tsk, these old things from the older generation are really hard to deal with.

Tamamo Cross felt extremely annoyed that the other party had chosen to remain silent because they had seen through her thoughts.

The Japanese emperor could just throw a big attack in the middle of the group; at worst, he'd be a few steps slower, then recover and be almost unharmed.

Since she was already at the very end of the line, why would I care about such a small distance?

The idea was beautiful, but unfortunately the other party didn't fall for it.

Even though Tamamo Cross was worried that the Japanese emperor would discover something amiss, she didn't even use the inductive maneuvers in her aura techniques to directly provoke him.

Looking back now, she probably should have trusted her aura and skills more. Even if she had failed, it would have only increased her vigilance towards the other party instead of causing her some regret now.

Of course, being able to have such emotions also means that she is currently in a position of comfort and ease.

At this point, as the main force had made its way from the starting straight through the first corner and arrived at the second corner.

Tamamo Cross felt that the impact of today's race on her horse racing career was not just about whether or not she would win the Triple Crown.

In short, this match is only just beginning.

Chapter 247 Protecting the Opponent

Just as the team entered the second bend, Meguro Dylan and Golden City, who were ahead, had already raced a short distance along the second bend.

...That was really easy.

Today's running style is different from usual; we'll try a different approach to deal with the race conditions.

So why were Golden City and Dylan able to stand out?

...Perhaps it's because the two most popular racehorse girls have become the main targets of other racehorse girls' attacks?

At this moment, neither of the two female horse riders felt any pressure or skill targeting them, since the level of the horse riders participating in this race was generally not bad.

The previous practice of using the aura of others to stimulate oneself, as seen in the Tamamo Cross during the Emperor's spring outing, has now become something that others must be wary of.

They won't use their aura techniques unless it's absolutely necessary, or they have to use them in conjunction with others.

This is a consensus reached by all the female racehorses, from the weakest to the strongest, through their racing experience...

While Golden City was striving to stay in second place and race hard, he was mostly focused on the racehorses behind him.

It wasn't because she had completely ignored Meguro Dylan, her rival, but because there was a formidable enemy in the Uma Musume team behind her that she had to be wary of.

...Tamamo Cross.

It has to be said that the pressure that petite, hairy horse girl is putting on her is now quite terrifying.

Those in the rear have more stamina and can unleash a burst of power at any time, and no one knows when they will suddenly launch a powerful attack from behind.

This made her recall the Naruo Memorial Match. She had thought it was a competition between her and Meguro Dylan, but she didn't expect that Tamamo Cross, who was at the back, would suddenly break through and even be directly defeated by the opponent's momentum and technique, resulting in a loss.

That one incident left a deep impression, and now that the other side has started using this chasing tactic again, even though Golden City is in the lead, it still feels very uncomfortable.

I guess Megumi Dylan feels something similar to me, right?