Their restricted abilities are refreshed every week.

Xiangzi thought in a trance and squatted down slowly.

A moment later, the vending machine beeped four more times, leaving only a few coins at the return slot.

The lonely girl staggered slowly on the street, and with a puff, she raised her head and drank the bitter malt and the moon together.

Qing, please give me the courage to forget everything...

Even if it's just for tonight.

——Xiaoxiang, what might you be doing now?

Late at night, Nagasaki Suyo, wearing expensive silk pajamas, sat on the bed.

The neon lights of Tokyo are flashing behind her.

I opened my phone, swiped past the Line message from Aiyin, and opened the chat page with Xiaoxiang. The last reply was from a year ago.

She lowered her head, flipping through crychic's homepage and the only two photos, staring quietly.

Xiaoxiang, are you having dinner now?

——The lukewarm Tianjin fried rice was scooped up with a plastic spoon and poured into the mouth along with the foamy beer.

Or, are you still practicing the piano as hard as before?

——The empty cans collided with each other, just like playing a cheap melody.

Nagasaki Suyo silently looked at the photos and chat records in her mobile phone, missing and recalling those precious warm memories. She put the mobile phone in her arms and lay on the big bed that was big enough for three Xiangzi to sleep side by side.

——The unfinished fried rice and the half-empty beer can were thrown together. The drunk Toyokawa Shoko didn't even change out of her school uniform. She just lay on the mat with a bitter expression on her face.

"saki..."

"clear……"

……

"Toyokawa-san is unexpectedly late today. He hasn't come yet? I see. I'll go check on him."

In the stadium with the morning sun shining brightly, Shirakawa Haru put down his phone.

"Sun-kun, what's wrong?"

"The vice president is a little late today... I guess it's because of her reasons." Shirakawa Haru brushed it off and looked at Oguri, who was wearing a gymnastics uniform. "Let's not talk about that. Oguri, how are you doing?"

“Be fully prepared.”

Ogurumao exerted a little force with his legs and jumped to half the height of Shirakawa Haru.

"That's good... By the way, where's Tamamo? Doesn't she also run this distance? Why doesn't she come to the training match?"

"As for Tama, she left school last night to attend the first big prize in her life."

Ogurumao skillfully opened the live broadcast software, which happened to be the appearance of the third most popular character, Tamamo Cross.

Staring at the confident little face on the live screen, Shirakawa Haru subconsciously said, "Tamamo should be able to win this match decisively."

"Well, that's what I thought too."

Xiao Li Mao put away his phone and said to him, "So, I want to win too."

Even when facing powerful predecessors like Yajyou Invincible and Mejiro Aldan, and the strongest of the contemporary era like the East China Sea Emperor, he can still confidently say such arrogant words.

Simply arrogant.

But that's what Xiaolimao thought, so it's natural for her to do the same.

Shirakawa Haru saw Ashigao's horse girl calmly turn around, and she wanted to put her idea into practice:

"I'm off, Sun-kun."

Then, Shirakawa responded in a clear voice:

"Xiao Li, your martial arts fortune will be prosperous."

Chapter 19: The Tactics of the Open Cards! The Terror of the Emperor of the East Sea!

"My actions are like raging fire, and my heart is like still water. It is truly a rare state of mind."

From the back of the passage, an old voice approached, accompanied by two footsteps. One of them stopped and instructed the other, "Yajyou, you've been practicing for a long time, but you still can't do it. You need to concentrate more."

"Yes!"

The brown-haired girl with white highlights on her head clasped her fists towards the old man and said with a piercing gaze, "Teacher, I'm on stage!"

"Just go ahead, don't worry too much, just treat it as a normal training."

"It is also!"

After returning the same fist to Yae Wudi who had specially bowed to him, Shirakawa Haru turned around and looked at the old man in Taoist robes with a rough face.

He smiled slightly, and said with a nostalgic tone: "It's Qingshan Normal School representative. I didn't expect to see you here again."

"The little kid who snuck into the dojo back then is now taller than me."

The sternness on the old man's face gradually relaxed. He forced a gentle smile and patted Shirakawa Haru's shoulders twice. After seeing that he didn't move at all, he said three good words:

"Good! Good! Good!"

"——You're worthy of winning the competition. I think whether it's physique or skills, Shirakawa, you've far surpassed me!"

"It was just luck. I seized the opportunity and won it in one fell swoop." Baichuan Qing extended his hand forward: "The game is about to start. Why don't we go to the stands and talk?"

"lucky……"

Qingshan Teacher laughed: "You kid, you really are 'a chest full of thunder and a face as white as a lake'. If I had achieved as much as you when I was young, I would have announced it to the world long ago."

"But he is the best among the younger generation."

The two walked out of the passage and looked at the horse racing women warming up in front of the gate. Shirakawa Haru said softly, "If we can defeat the heroes of the world one day, we can tell everyone about it."

Aoyama Normal University was silent, looking at the Ashigao Umamusume who looked out of place among the people around her. Among the crowd warming up, she was the only one who just stood there quietly, staring at the grass in front of her.

"Shirakawa, she's a pure warrior just like you—Yae is far inferior to you."

The old man pondered, "Is this why you became a trainer?"

"No, Xiaoli and I are different."

Shirakawa Haru lay on the railing, letting the breeze blow her hair.

"For me, winning is the best, but losing is also fine. The outcome doesn't matter. But she is different..."

"—She was born to be a king, born to win the crown of victory."

The wind blows on the grass.

Xiao Limao withdrew his gaze from the blue sky with flowing clouds, closed his eyes, sniffed the fragrance of the grass, listened to the voices of the audience, and felt the wind passing over his skin.

Even just standing here, my blood feels as if it's boiling.

My body is shaking...

She opened her eyes, stood at the back and stared at the opponents in front of her whose records were far stronger than hers.

Right in front of her, the Emperor of the East China Sea, who was dancing lightly, seemed to notice her gaze, so he turned around and smiled at her.

Ogurashimao smiled back.

She was the last one to enter the gate and spoke silently:

"Seniors, please give me your guidance."

……

(If you feel that the competition is a bit abstract, you can quickly skip to the middle of the next chapter. There will be fewer horse racing competitions in the future.)

"——The race begins! Ash-haired horse girl takes the lead!"

This was the first time I put into practice the tactics taught to me by the Sun Lord.

If you are on the outside lane, start by getting in the back and taking advantage of the wind to get a good position to observe the situation.

——And if you are on the inner path, you must take the lead at the beginning.

The moment the gate opened, Ogurumao bent down and exerted force, and reached the first position in the astonished eyes of everyone.

——Then, slow down suddenly!

So, following closely behind her, Mubai Aldan couldn't help but slow down his pace at the same time, so that the power that was about to burst out from the soles of his feet would disappear.

"Well……"

In this training match where Uma Musume did not use the escape tactic, Oguruma was leading at a slow pace.

If someone is dissatisfied with this speed that does not consume much physical energy for everyone, and does not want to compete at the end but wants to take the lead and speed up, then they must overtake from the outside lane, which consumes more physical energy.

And this is a 2000-meter track.

If you expend too much energy in the early stages, you will definitely fall behind others in the final sprint.

——Oguruma's tactics are already clear.

Just when most of the horse girls behind were thinking this, Oguruma's pace suddenly quickened and he suddenly changed speed.

"We can't let her take the lead like this any longer..."

In the middle of the team, Yajue Invincible, who had been forced to change speed twice, moved his eyes, ready to find a good breakthrough.

"——If the game continues like this, it will be too boring!"

It’s the Emperor of the East China Sea!

The sound came from the outer side of the rear, and then it approached with fast and heavy footsteps like the beating of a drum.

"How fast——!"

Witnessing the Emperor of the East China Sea leaping across the nearly twenty-meter-long first echelon like a phantom, the horse racing ladies couldn't help but feel horrified.

This is the strength of the undefeated double champion!

The obvious strategy? The exhaustion of energy? The difficulty of changing speed?

——All these things were turned into fragile powder under the emperor's dance steps!

Xiaolimaoping glanced sideways and met the East China Sea Emperor's bright smile.

That smile seemed to say, "If you keep going this slow, I'll reach the finish line first!"

suck--!

call--!

A surge of hot air emanated from between Oguruma's lips and teeth, and his body, which was originally functioning normally, suddenly entered a high-pressure state.

The gray monster, which had not yet grown up, crouched down almost to an extreme degree, trampling shallow pits one after another in the grassland.

Want to touch it?

——Then come on!

As the Emperor of the East China Sea rushed out like a sharp arrow, Ogurumao followed closely behind without caring about the physical exertion.

"I've been provoked."

Outside the field, Qingshan Normal University's representative sighed, "Is it because we lack competition experience?"

"I just don't want to spoil the fun of guests who have come from so far away. In a training match, having fun is more important than winning or losing."

Baichuan Qing stared at Yae Wudi who suddenly rushed out from the crowd and chuckled: "Old man, isn't your Yae thinking the same thing?"

Taking advantage of the negligence of several horse girls when turning in the inner lane, Yae Mudi seized the opportunity and accelerated instantly, closely following behind Oguruma.

The three of them almost formed a horizontal straight line, blocking all the horse girls behind them.

The Emperor of the East China Sea was on the outermost side, but he seemed to be running with ease.

Oguruma, who should have conserved the most physical strength, has already revealed a mask of pain.

Yae Wudi was slightly behind, but still had the strength to sprint.

The horse racing ladies behind them had already wasted too much unnecessary energy due to various unexpected speed changes and chasing.

——The rhythm of this training match is really too weird!

"Because, I'm here."