I only have one year to live, so I must become a legendary horse girl!

This cute kid simply wanted to see Gotham Carol, so he came.

Such a gentle and lovely performance made Gotham Carol very happy. She even promised on the spot that Chunqiufen could come to her place if he wanted to, without having to find an opportunity.

However, another thing that makes Gotham Carol feel a little relieved is...

During the few days when the Northern Black Horse appeared, Satomi Light Diamond did not appear at all?

That real, in every sense quite bad and troublesome horse girl is actually so obedient?

It was hard to say for Gotham Carol, but she was secretly relieved.

You can't rest yet because there are invisible light drills wandering around.

Is this a sense of déjà vu? But thankfully, this terrifying horse girl never showed herself in the end.

This continued until the last afternoon, when the sun was about to set and the practice was almost over.

However, just as Gotham Carol stood up and prepared to say goodbye to Little Chestnut Hat and then go for a small jog with Spring and Autumn Equinox, he was stopped by the reed-haired thing behind him.

"But, Carol, are you really able to fully unleash all the strength you desire now...?"

"Everything I want to show...? What do you mean?"

Then Oguruma fell into silence, as if she was struggling to describe and explain what she had just said.

"Well, Kitahara told me something. Um... if you haven't pushed your body to its limits for too long, it might not be able to do it. I've encountered something like this myself after I retired."

"My body won't obey me anymore."

My body is out of control...Oh, so this is what you are talking about.

After all, Gotham Carol is an experienced and practical horse racing girl, so she clearly understood what Ogurashi was talking about.

Why do those professional horse racing girls gradually decline in running skills after retirement, even though their physical condition does not deteriorate?

The reason is habit and control over the body.

After retiring, many horse racing girls still train and run regularly, but because they no longer need to give their all as they did during their careers, they may not be able to show the same attitude and performance as before even if something unexpected happens.

Their bodies are blunted by high-intensity running.

This is actually something that Oguruma, who has been semi-retired for a long time, is quite familiar with, because she herself is facing such a problem.

The situation is actually similar for Gotham Carol.

Although she often faced high-intensity competitions, this level was far from reaching her existing limit. In other words...

Maybe Gotham Carol's body has become accustomed to restraining its strength instead of running beyond its limit?

This is the real question that Oguruma is worried about and asking out loud.

However, this is actually not a big obstacle for Gotham Carol...

After all, at the Chrysanthemum Festival that just ended, didn't she push her physical limits to an even greater limit than in any previous competition?

As for the limits, as long as Gotham Anthem is willing to pay the price and be aware of it, it can easily reach its original limits.

What's really hard for Gotham's Carol is pushing herself beyond her natural limits.

But what if you just give it your all and give it your all without leaving any room for error?

At least the Gotham Carol now...

She was full of determination.

"Don't worry, I can do it. Don't worry, just look forward to the game."

“Our race and our run.”

Little Chestnut Hat didn't say anything else. She just nodded blankly, and then Gotham Carol trotted towards the location of the equinox.

When Beibu Xuanju and Chunqiufen saw her coming here, they stopped temporarily, and together with Dongna, the four of them gathered at the edge of the runway.

In fact, Donna will soon be busy with her own competition.

After all, although she was not yet in the process of debuting when they met, according to Donna's strength, she should have had a glimpse of the possibility of victory earlier. So with the advice of the Gotham Anthem Dancers and the Secretariat, Donna will soon have her debut competition at this time.

After that comes next year’s classic event which belongs to Donna.

Honestly, Gotham Carol didn't feel like she could do anything to help Donna, because the only help she could offer was just running together, but...

However, Donna said more than once that being able to run together was already a sufficient reward.

Over time, Gotham Carol got used to the daily routine of having Donna by his side wherever he went - it really made him feel safe.

In other words, Mejiro Takamine is still a little worried, so the configuration of Gotham Carol going out is probably Donna plus someone from Mejiro Castle.

Of course, today we were near the stadium, so it was relatively safe, so it was just Donna.

Sister Aldan, Sister Gaofeng and the others are not far away.

However, after Gotham Carol came over, who was the one who looked most obviously happy?

It's the dull-looking equinox.

Although she said that nothing could be seen on her face, her shaking ears and swishing tail betrayed her feelings early on. Gotham Carol, who found this very funny, came up to the little guy.

"Xiaofen—do you remember what I didn't give you? If you guess it correctly, I'll give you a reward, okay?"

"That thing that onee-chan didn't give me... well, was it something we agreed on during the last competition?"

Is it the "honor awarding" that was agreed upon but interrupted due to an accident?

"You guessed it right, Xiaofen, you're really smart. As a reward, how about we go out together later? Go out with big sister for the whole day."

Donna pulled the corner of her mouth. She took out the medal from her skirt pocket while interacting with the little guy, and then put it on the front of Equinox's clothes, and even sang Gotham's ode with some anticipation.

Why do I always feel like... if I want to go, just say so?

Such a sense of déjà vu?

To be honest, Donna actually has a rather divided impression of Gotham Carol. After all, he is an absolute strong man in her eyes.

For Uma Musume, who need victory, being strong is absolute, and winning is being strong, right? Under this premise, whatever Gotham Anthem says is right.

At least Donna is absolutely willing to follow the Gotham Anthem who can easily win one victory after another, but sometimes the childishness shown by the person she follows really makes people suspicious.

Is this really the kind of childishness that an incredibly powerful horse girl would often display?

Donna said nothing. Donna didn't need to say anything because she was still following the Gotham Carol. If the situation were reversed one day, she would raise her own questions and requests.

Under Donna's gaze, Chunqiufen nodded obediently and agreed with Gotham Carol's idea, and then the three of them ran.

The sun's rays grew dimmer, and after finally adapting to the grass, Gotham Carol took a few people with him to the hotel where they were staying.

Of course, Northern Xuanju and Chunqiufen didn't live nearby, so under this premise, several people stayed in the same hotel, but Oguruma had other ideas...

She planned to go shopping at the self-service stores in the surrounding commercial streets.

Well, I can only say that I hope that person is okay. This time, Gotham Carol has no intention of helping.

She is still a mutual friend and recipient of huge discounts at all the cafeterias in the commercial street of Tresen College!

After saying goodbye to Little Chestnut Hat, on the few steps back to the hotel, Gotham Carol finally saw the horse girl she had been thinking about during the day.

As if he knew it in advance, Satomi Mitsuzu was waiting in a conspicuous position at the corner of the path.

And Chunqiufen nervously grabbed the corner of Gotham Carol's clothes the moment he saw it.

It seems she really doesn't like Satomi Kouzumi, right? But Gotham Carol doesn't think it matters. Or rather, as long as she's clearly rejected him... she can't just keep avoiding him, right?

Gotham Carol touched Equinox's little head, then slowly moved forward under the gaze of several people.

Satomi Kozuna has not yet grown as tall as Kita no Genju, but she has obviously started the process of becoming more powerful. At least Gotham Carol now has to look up slightly to look her in the eye.

And when she saw Gotham Carol taking the initiative to come forward, she showed extraordinary joy.

"Sister Song Ge... I'm finally glad to see you again. Can you come home with me after the game?"

"Hey, Diamond...? Let's talk about this later. Besides, your chance to enroll in Central Tresin is almost here, right?"

Anyway, we still have plenty of time to see each other after you start school, right?

"Is this so..."

Satomi Mitsuzu was obviously a little disappointed, her ears drooped and she stood still, while Gotham Carol sighed helplessly after seeing this.

"Lower your head."

As he said this, Gotham Carol stood on tiptoe and gently stroked the top of the head of Rimi Hikari who lowered her head.

Why do I always feel like I've got some sort of head-patting expertise? Oh well, forget it, Diamond is still a child at heart, so this kind of comfort is probably the quickest way...?

"I still have a lot of things I need to do, Diamond. So, if I have time after I'm done with my work and you're willing... I'll consider it."

Satomi Mitsuzu shook her ears and looked at Gotham Carol seriously.

And what did the eldest daughter of the Satomi family gain for sure?

It was a vigorous nod.

Then I... must keep it in mind, hehe, I will not give up the invitation.

The goal was not achieved, but after getting a promise in disguise, Satomi Mitsuzumi was surprisingly easy to talk to. She promised to witness Gotham Carol win the championship, and then she left here happily. Even this state made Beibu Xuanju a little surprised and... envious?

Facing Beifu Xuanju's strange gaze, Gotham Carol was a little confused for a moment, but Xiaobei was a good and easy-going child after all, so she asked directly.

"Xiaobei...? What's wrong?"

"I also want!"

Also…? What else do you want?

Beibu Xuanju didn't say anything, she lowered her head.

Oh no...you little pony.

It was at this moment, facing this tall and strong man, that Gotham Carol felt that they were the senior and the other party was the junior.

She stroked Beifang Xuanju's hair gently, feeling somewhat amused and speechless. Then, she looked to the other side with ill intentions.

What's on the other side?

Donna on the other side.

"No, I, I'll forget it, Miss Carol, um..."

Chapter 119: The Prologue of the Legend

What kind of weather would be most suitable for the final scene of the legend?

Is it a sunny day, full of bright scents, the air is so sweet, in such an atmosphere the brave draw their weapons, or is it a more gloomy weather, the weather that Gotham Carol has experienced and fought?

After opening the curtains and seeing the slightly gloomy sky outside, Gotham Carol felt that the scene seemed familiar.

Is it going to rain again today? It shouldn't rain. This isn't the Arc de Triomphe.

Move your eyes downward from the sky, and you can clearly see the people who are already waiting on both sides of the road.

It's obviously not time for the game to start yet, there should still be an hour or two of gap.

After washing up, Gotham Carol took off her nightgown, and then slowly and slowly changed into her winning clothes.

However, just when it was almost finished, there was a knock on the door, and the last small part of the work was taken over by Mejiro Takamine who walked in with some concern.

"Actually, I've thought about this many times. If I had helped you organize the Arc de Triomphe, would you have left a deeper impression of it?"

This feeling is quite strange. When he was still Dusk Flow Song, although Mejiro Takamine often appeared beside Gotham Carol, most of the time he was actually in a state of existing but not completely existing.

That is, if anything happens, they can arrive at any time, but they don't have to be with you all the time.

Most of Gotham Carol belongs to Aldan Mejiro, even the way he dresses for the final battle in Arc de Triomphe is the same.

but!

This time, the opportunity to compete in the Japan Cup belongs to Mejiro Peak, and it undoubtedly belongs to Mejiro Peak.

However, Gotham Carol did not give an immediate answer. She just lowered her head and asked Mejiro Takamine to hold up her hanging hair and tie it with a ribbon.

Mejiro Peak hung the stars and the moon above Gotham Carol's head.

“I was wrong at that time…”

"Shh, I won't blame you for these things. Or rather, I am also at fault, am I not?"

What was Mejiro Takamine's fault? She couldn't fully support Gotham Anthem's every wish, and she took it so seriously.