Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 182: A Bumping Game (1w2)

Compared with the official competition, the "Yesen Exchange Competition", which is essentially a practice, has a much simpler process.

The appearance circle segment, which used to take quite a while, was now directly combined with the entrance. After the contestants came out of the preparation room, they were led by the staff to the gate to get ready.

During this journey, the broadcasting room introduced the situations of each contestant to the audience one by one.

As the chairman of Yesen Academy, Lifar is naturally very familiar with the situation of horse racing girls in Britain and Europe.

Rudo symbolizes that after becoming the student council president, worldwide consultation is within the scope of his duties.

Kitahara has the blessing of historical memory and the perspective of a trainer. The two horse girls plus his commentary and reviews, the effect of the in-race broadcast is comparable to that of a formal competition.

“I am very grateful to Mr. Kitahara for introducing the competition characteristics of the horse girls. This outstanding trainer from Japan’s knowledge of horse girls around the world must be beyond the expectations of ladies and gentlemen, right?”

The athlete's commentary came to an end, and Chairman Lifar summarized with a smile. He looked at Kitahara with appreciation for a while, and looked through the glass of the broadcasting room at the gate at the starting point of the track in the distance.

The broadcasting room is located on the top of the viewing hall on the south side of the stadium, with a wide field of view that allows a panoramic view of the entire "U"-shaped track.

In front of the glass wall facing the stadium, there are live screens of various sizes.

The view through the glass, combined with the information displayed on the live screen, allows the commentators and guests in the broadcasting room to understand the game situation to the greatest extent.

"Through Chief Kitahara's previous introduction, I think all the guests are aware that the horse racing ladies participating in this exchange competition are all extremely outstanding players."

“Whether they have outstanding achievements or outstanding talents, whether they are from Europe or Japan, they are about to present us with fascinating scenes.”

"At this moment, all 11 contestants have entered the gate."

"Will the winner of this Yesen exchange competition be the Japanese horse girl who came all the way from far away?"

"Or our European horse racing girls?"

"At this moment..."

"Start!"

“Most of the horse girls had an excellent start, but unfortunately, Hideo Ran, Oguri Roman, and Golden Journey were one step behind and were obviously late.”

Compared to most Japanese commentators, Lifar, the chairman of Yesen College, gave a very gentle commentary.

After noticing a "leak" at the start, her voice did not fluctuate too much, and she was able to gently comfort the three young horse racing girls who were late, or explain to the audience.

"But I hope that the guests will not be too harsh on these little ones. They are just beginning to become serious players and are not real contestants in the strict sense."

"This competition is like the starting point of a long voyage. They are exposed to such a fierce competition earlier than their peers. Their future performance will not disappoint us."

However, even with a gentle tone, due to the fast pace of Uma Musume's games, Lifar's commentary speed is much faster than usual, and the frequency of content switching is also very high.

After explaining the situation of Roman Oguri and the others, she quickly moved on to the other horse girls.

"As Chief Kitahara introduced before the game, in the early stages of the game, the players at the reference point took the lead."

“It was still a very accurate lead, she controlled the pace and was only one length ahead of the second Super Bay runner.”

"Reference Point, Super Cove, and Altan Mejiro all chose to lead, with Altan Mejiro in third place."

"According to Chief Kitahara, these two horse girls from Japan are not best at leading, but being able to follow closely behind the prestigious reference point and not get left behind at the start, is this really a sign of being 'not good at'?"

Although commentator is not his full-time job, as the chairman of Tresen College, Lifar has naturally heard a lot of live broadcasts of the games.

Influenced by what she saw and heard, her tone now also contained a hint of encouragement.

At this time, Kitahara added a sentence in the tone of a guest commentator:
"Whether you are good at it or not, you can tell by simply making a comparison."

"The reference point player is indeed worthy of her reputation. After taking the lead, she has completely controlled the current rhythm."

"It can be seen that Super Bay and Mejiro Aldan sacrificed some of their energy and accelerated in the early stages, which allowed them to closely follow the reference point."

“The former’s speed increase did not affect the latter, who still kept the distance within one length.”

“Very good control of the game.”

After Kitahara's quick review, Lifar quickly continued to cooperate:
“Continue to confirm the subsequent rankings.”

"Following Aldan Mejiro is Toni Bianca. Her strategy for this match is to go first. This position gives her more control over the overall situation."

"The ones who chose the same running style are Jupiter Island and Koei. As seniors who have won the Japan Cup, they don't seem to want to show weakness in front of Toni Bianca."

"The next team is the team that runs in a different way. Oguruma, Tamamo Cross, and Inari from Japan all chose the different way of running."

"After training together for a long time, they seem to have excellent tacit understanding. The three of them did not move in parallel, but formed a triangle formation very subtly, without much influence on each other."

"Further back... Oh! Holy Mother Mary! So surprising, Moonlight Madness did not choose the previous leading, first, or second moves, but chose to chase?!"

"Unbelievable, unbelievable. Is this a new tactic arranged by the Duke of Lavinia?"

"Can the Moonlight Madness player succeed in this tactical situation?"

"We'll see."

"In the end, it was Hideo Ran, Oguri Roman, and Golden Journey who were all at the back."

“They didn’t mean to catch up, but they just didn’t have the speed and strength to catch up with their predecessors. Due to the gap in strength and starting speed, they were more than five lengths behind in the early stages.”

“And the distance is still widening.”

"Please don't be too harsh on them. They are trying very hard. As long as they work hard, they are cute even if they are a little slow, right?"

Lifar's somewhat humorous comment seemed to make the audience laugh, but most of the audience were still cheering for the horse racing ladies on the field.

Although the opening stage of the Yesen race was uphill, the overall slope was less than 10°, so the demand for strength and endurance was not great, and the race looked relatively smooth.

Taking advantage of this relatively relaxed situation, Kitahara supplemented Lifar's previous explanation in a timely manner.

"Tony Bianca used to choose the differential running method more often, which can save more energy."

"When we get to the straight section, the energy we save will turn into a powerful final kick."

"Perhaps the two players, Jupiter Island and Glory, want to compete with the younger generation, but they may also want to pass on their experience."

"Both of them are Japan Cup champions. If they can pass on their experience to outstanding juniors like Toni Bianca and Moonlight Madness through the competition, they will probably perform better in this year's Japan Cup."

When explaining it this way, Kitahara actually guessed that Lifar probably had the same idea.

Among the European horse racing girls participating in the competition, Moonlight Crazy is a British horse racing girl, and she has decided to participate in the Japan Cup. From the perspective of the academy, finding some experienced seniors to practice with is definitely the best choice.

This can be easily accomplished with the connections of Yesen College or the Duke of Lavinia.

This exchange match may have the purpose of improving Moonlight Madness' chances of winning the Japan Cup.

Otherwise, if the sole purpose is to "win the exchange competition", Yesen should just find more "Yesen Derby Horse Girls".

Like, in addition to the reference points, the previous year’s Epsom Derby winner “Saratany”, the year before that, “Slipway” the year before that, or indeed this year too.

This type of horse girl not only has "adaptability to the European arena", but also has special bonuses for the arena because they are also "Yessen Derby Horse Girls".

If they were really called over, Kitahara might really start to wonder how to compete in this match.

Well, in addition to being reference points, the "sparring partners" include Jupiter Island and Koei, both of whom are Japan Cup champions, so the purpose of the training is very clear, which must be the Japan Cup.

And it is estimated that the sparring partners were selected long ago, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence that we are participating in the Japan Cup and sparring with the Japanese horse racing girls, and two Japan Cup champions just happen to come over.

Even Tony Bianca got some credit.

But there is a very strange thing about this speculation, that is, Moonlight is crazy about himself.

"…But the handling of the advance team by Tony Bianca and other players is not surprising from a tactical perspective. The advance running method is conducive to seeing the overall situation, so there is no problem."

After stressing that it was okay twice, Kitahara became a little confused. "And if Moonlight Madness chooses to prepare for the Japan Cup, it would be best for him to choose to compete with Jupiter Island and Glory in parallel to gain experience."

"Or we can follow the difference between Oguruma, Tamamo Cross, and Inari Ichi to deal with opponents with strong last-footedness."

"But chasing after that... maybe they want to save more energy and start speeding up around the middle of the game. This is the most reasonable game plan."

"Perhaps that's what Moonlight Madness and Duke Lavinia think."

Hesitating in his heart, Kitahara still gave the most reasonable explanation based on the trainer's perspective.

As the broadcast was explaining and commenting on the race, the horse racing girls on the track were about to finish the gentle slope at the beginning and were about to enter the uphill stage in the middle stage.

The audience, who were already excited at the beginning, became even more excited. Seeing the racing girls galloping towards the ramp, cheers and cheers almost resounded throughout the stadium.

In this lively atmosphere, it was obvious that a group of little ones were more excited.

"Hey! Big sister! Come on, you're almost being pulled apart!"

"Come on, big sis! We are running with you too!"

"Big sister, you are so slow. If you keep going like this, you will lose miserably in the end!"

"Come on, big sister! Come on, Xiaoxiaoli sister! And you foreign friend over there, come on too!"

These were obviously the little horse racing girls from the Golden Family, and the ones being cheered on were naturally Golden Journey, Oguri Roman, and the "foreign friend" Hideo Ran.

But Golden Journey had no intention of appreciating such encouragement.

Veins bulged on her temples as she tried hard to catch up with her predecessors, whose backs she could only see. She suddenly roared towards the side of the track.

"Hey! You guys are going too far!"

"What do you mean by running with me?!"

"Where did you get that balance bike?!"

"And everyone has one?!"

"What do you mean by running with me?!"

As Golden Journey said, those who talked about running with her on the Dream Journey, Zhongshan Celebration, Golden Master, and Golden Boat, and those who followed with a sneer on the All The Way and Big Shock, actually were not hiking at all, but riding balance bikes with handrails.

This balance bike seems to be specially used by Uma Girls. Although Golden Journey and the others have not yet fully entered their original styles, their speed is already beyond the reach of humans.

The average balance bike can only go at a speed of 10 or 20 kilometers per hour, which is far behind Uma Musume. However, Dream Journey and the others can keep up and do it with ease.

"Don't worry about such details, big sister!"

Facing his sister's roar, Huang Jinchuan waved his hands indifferently.

Then, she leaned forward, and the scooter burst out at a speed faster than the three lagging horse girls from Golden Journey, rushing towards the team in front.

"I'm going to go check on Sister Xiaoli and the others. Big sister, you have to do your best. I'll come back to see you later."

"Golden Ship, you... you must have invented the balance bike, right?! You're making me so mad!"

"Hey, wait for me, I want to go take a look!"

"I, I also..."

Amidst the exclamations of all the little ones and the timid words they spoke for fear of being left behind, a group of little ones rushed forward along the fence beside the track.

Soon, they met up with Te Zi Zhou and Hao Opera who were also riding balance bikes.

"How is it, how is it? How is the competition here? Wow, what a steep slope. Xiaotong, you guys have to be careful!"

Just as he stepped onto the steep slope on his balance bike, Huang Jinchuan felt the urge to lean back before he could finish asking his question. He quickly spoke up to remind his friends.

"Achuan, please be careful. The slope here is very steep."

He was originally looking at the runway with his head tilted when he heard the noise and commotion coming from behind him, so Te Bie Zhou quickly reminded everyone.

Good Opera looked back and saw that nothing happened to the Golden Ship and the others. He responded to the latter's question in a calm voice, which was unusually calm than usual.

"The situation... isn't very optimistic. I mean for Oguruma-senpai and the others."

The young racehorse girls who followed Yongshi to Europe were all talented, but in terms of competition quality, except for Oguri Roman and Golden Journey who had already started training, the ones with the highest level among the rest were Good Opera and Special Zhou.

Although no one taught her how to perform good opera, she had been training herself with her own talent, and she was able to see the situation in the competition.

Especially since Zhou has been training with his mother since he was a child, and the training ground happens to be a natural environment similar to that of the European arena.

Ever since she was able to run, she has often followed her mother around in the mountains and forests, and is a very agile horse racing girl in the mountains.

So after Good Opera finished speaking with some worry, Zhou Tebi saw the stunned expressions of the Golden Boat and the others, and subconsciously pointed at the track and explained:

“The seniors are indeed a bit reluctant.”

"Look, originally Seniors Xiao Haiwan and Aldan were running away, right?"

"At this moment, they have retreated from the front. They probably want to return to a more familiar front to avoid excessive consumption of energy."

"I remember that they usually ran ahead in previous competitions."

"Oguruma-senpai and the others have also slowed down a bit. They are not running too fast now. They are almost catching up...ah! That big sister with a nice figure has passed us!"

Te Bie Zhou screamed and roared, while Good Opera on the side curled his lips helplessly.

"You're so weird, Te, why do you always remember other horse girls by their figures?"

"My name is Moonlight Madness, what a poetic and romantic name, what the hell is that about having a nice body?"

"but……"

After complaining, Good Opera quickly looked at the situation on the field and began to ponder.

"This sister is really strange. I heard from the uncles that she is not good at chasing after people."

"It seems that her pursuit before was just a strategy. What she really wanted to do was probably to find out the strength of Oguruma-senpai and the others from the beginning."

"So that she can better choose to go first or last..."

"That's probably it?"

Finally, she said uncertainly.

When she was halfway through her words, the commentary on the radio happened to reach the steep slope in the middle of the game.

"It seems that the situation at the Epsom track is still a bit difficult for Japanese horse girls."

There was no difference due to nationality, just like the previous attitude towards Moonlight Madness. After taking a look at the overall situation on the track and carefully looking at the screen in the broadcasting room, there was some worry in Chairman Lifar's voice.

"The race is in the middle of the race, and all the guests know that the Tatar Salt Bend in the Epsom race is a slope with a height difference of 37 meters."

"The flat part in the early stages is fine, but the slope will increase significantly in the middle stages."

"This is a very severe test for horse girls. If you don't have enough strength, you won't be able to reach your top speed in this section. If you don't have enough endurance, you will lose a lot of energy here."

“Players like Reference Point, Jupiter Island, Glory, and Moonlight Madness are relatively well adapted to this kind of track. Their conditions don’t seem to be affected too much at the moment, and their positions haven’t changed.”

"Tony Bianca fell behind a little bit, probably because he wanted to conserve his energy in an unfamiliar arena."

"For the same purpose, the horse girls from Japan have chosen to slow down to save energy."

"There are not too many problems with their pace. They all have excellent high-frequency paces, but it seems that just one week has not allowed them to fully adapt to the place. Slowing down the pace seems to be a last resort."

"The position has gradually changed. Before entering the highest platform of the arena, which is also the entrance to the Tatar Salty Bend, this change should continue..."

"Oh! There were some collisions. When the runners were changing their running styles on the steep slope and preparing to enter the curve in advance, it was inevitable that they had physical collisions!"

“You may be accustomed to such collisions, but it is rare to encounter such situations in Japanese horse racing girls’ competitions!”

"As far as I know, this is a violation in Japan. It will cause the opponent to lose energy or even lose speed, which is not allowed in most competitions in Japan!"

"So, can Japanese horse racing girls who lack this kind of competition experience adapt to it?"

In addition to explaining the actual situation, Lifar also took on the task of analysis, which is generally the obligation of a guest.

If it were a different game, Kitahara or Luduo, who had been watching the game silently, would be happy to have someone share their work. After all, they have no experience in guest commentary.

But like Lifar, seeing the competition on the slope of the arena suddenly become intense, everyone and the horse girl picked up the microphone in front of them at the same time.

"Xiao... ahem... compared to the Japanese competition, Europe and the United States are much more intense when competing for positions than Japan. Close contact and contact are commonplace."

Since this is a British venue, most of the audience are British, and the previous commentary, both by Lifar and Kitahara, was in English.

But seeing how intense the race was, the horse racing ladies, who were worried about themselves, were unable to react, and Kitahara almost called out Oguruma's name when he opened his mouth.

Even though he reacted quickly and reminded the contestants that it was inappropriate as a guest, he still made a mistake next.

His original intention was to use his comments to secretly remind Oguruma and the others to calm down and deal with physical collisions according to their previous targeted training.

But in a hurry, he coughed and spoke in Japanese.

... Oops, this is a bit embarrassing...

After he finished speaking, he realized that he seemed to have made a mistake, and he felt a little annoyed for a moment.

Fortunately, Rudo was a horse girl who had participated in overseas expeditions and had more experience in this area. She almost continued what Kitahara said, and did not use Japanese in an inappropriate way.

"As Chairman Lifar said, Japanese horse girls don't have much experience in dealing with physical confrontations."

"But Mejiro Altan, Super Cove, Oguri Hata, Tamamo Cross, Inari Ichi, etc. are all the best horse racing girls in Japan. They have enough ability to avoid the impact of collisions."

"Whether it's changing lanes in time, overtaking in the outside lane, or simply sacrificing some distance to get out of a crowded space, it's all a good decision."

"I hope they can discover this in time and respond early."

Similar to Kitahara's intention, Luduo also wanted to subtly remind the horse girl on his side.

Having competed in the United States, she is well aware that the competition for position abroad is quite fierce, and actions that would be considered fouls in Japan are allowed in Europe and the United States.

The tracks in Japan are all neatly-formed “circular ovals” and the curves are not as exaggerated as those in Europe and the United States, where sharp turns are common.

When the centrifugal force is stronger, it is impossible to avoid collision unless you are willing to waste energy running at the outermost edge.

Under this concept, European and American horse girls will not subconsciously think that there is anything wrong even if they collide with their opponents.

From Luduo's perspective, Oguruma and the others can definitely make adjustments to this situation as they said.

Whether it is Oguri Hat's super-high-speed lane change, Tamamo Cross's lightning pace, or endurance tactics, outer path transcendence tactics, and precise judgment ability.

These can minimize the physical loss caused by collision.

She had meant to remind you of these.

But just like Kitahara, in a hurry, she used English for her "comments", forgetting that some of the Umamusume on her side seemed to not understand English very well.

Ludo...what is she talking about...

Little Chestnut, who gritted his teeth and tried to move forward, was confused for a moment, then glanced sideways at the person beside him.

Even if, as Kitahara said, collisions are not prohibited in this competition, but...

Isn't this too much of a hindrance to performance?
Next to her was Toni Bianca, who, as previously explained, had retreated a little from the lead position in order to avoid wasting extra energy on an unfamiliar track.

Going forward and then retreating is the difference position, and Xiaolimao is at the forefront of this position.

"Very gentlemanly, I mean, you Japanese horse girls run very gentlemanly."

When he retreated to a different position, he inevitably collided with the advancing Little Chestnut Hat. He easily sensed the latter's instinctive avoidance. Tony Bianca glanced at him and said calmly:

"Are you all right, Oguri Cap?"

Indeed, the long string of fluent English that Ludo just spoke was not understood at all by Little Chestnut, who had only studied English intensively for a week.

But without knowing that Moonlight Madness almost collapsed because of this "English learning", Oguruma still learned some daily expressions.

She didn't understand the word "gentlemanly", but she understood the second half of the question.

"Yeah, I am all right!" Feeling that he had finally "learned" English after a week of hard work, Xiao Limao forgot the unpleasantness of being hit just now and responded excitedly:

“I am very very good!”

"Fine, your English is better than Inari One."

After a casual compliment, Tony Bianca thought to himself, "It seems I can talk to her in English now." He turned his eyes to look straight ahead and became serious.

"But next is the Tartar Curve, take are, Oguri."

Xiao Limao could barely understand the meaning of this sentence, because "Tartar" is a transliteration in English.

Even if she didn't understand the other words, she knew that the next one was "Tartar salty bend".

"Tatar Salty Bend"... By the way, this section of the race is the key to the entire competition. If you can get a good position here, you can sprint to your heart's content in the last 1100 meters.

If you want to grab a position, you need to switch while ensuring high speed.

That would just make up for the distance lost when going uphill and avoid the collision at this moment!
It seemed that saying those two sentences in English stimulated the activity of his brain cells. Very rarely, after realizing the next game situation, Oguruma actually thought about tactics on the court.

Normally, she would run instinctively based on prior arrangements. Although her instinctive running was generally in line with the plan, this time after quick thinking, her actions were obviously more precise.

So, when the whole team reached the first big bend of the "U"-shaped track, in the sight of the audience, commentators and opponents, Oguruma suddenly accelerated.

And in the astonished eyes of the horse girls from eternity, she increased her speed greatly, and like a swimming fish, she suddenly avoided the horse girls in front of her and entered the leading team.

The impact of the mid-course slope on the jockey ladies and the changes in the jockey ladies' own running tactics have caused a significant change in their initial positions.

Before Oguruma's sprint, the reference point was still in the lead.

The injury she suffered after the Arc de Triomphe did not seem to affect the strength of this legendary horse girl at all. After fighting for position in the early stages and consuming her strength and endurance on the uphill race, she still maintained a distance of 1 length from the second place.

Behind her was no longer the Super Small Bay and Mejiro Altan, but Jupiter Island and Glory, which were not affected by the uphill slope.

The original second and third place have already left the leading group and started running ahead.

Then came Tony Bianca, who fell behind in order to conserve his energy.

While she was talking to Oguruma for a few words, Moonlight Madness had already come up side by side with her, and Moonlight Madness switched from chasing her to being behind her.

Tamamono Cross and Inari Ichi, who had chosen the bad line at the beginning, now replaced Gekko Madness and ran in the chasing position.

As for Oguri Roman, Golden Journey, and Hideo Ran, they had just stepped onto the steep slope and were climbing up with great effort.

The shuttle that followed Oguruma's sprint allowed her to go straight across the small bay and Aldan in front of her, and even surpassed Jupiter Island and Glory at one point, approaching the first reference point.

But almost at the moment when she approached the reference point by about 3 meters, her posture, steps, and arm swings all stopped at the same time, and her speed dropped again.

The speed reduction is not much, and if viewed in isolation, it is almost unnoticeable to the naked eye.

Looking at the situation on the field, it can be clearly seen that she gave up the lead she had grabbed and allowed Jupiter Island and Glory to overtake her.

Finally, she landed in a position alongside Little Bay and Aldan.

"…Oguri?"

"What's going on, Oguri...?"

The two horse racing girls watched helplessly as their companion burst out in speed to take the lead, and then suddenly "turned back", and they were both surprised.

"……field."

Faced with the surprise, Xiao Limao frowned for a moment and spoke uncertainly.

"The horse girl at the front gives me a feeling that is very similar to Luduo, Maruzen, Gaofeng, and Chiaki... No, I can even say that she seems a little stronger."

"I meant her field."

"With President Luduo and the others... Could it be that she is also in the 'Normal Level' realm?"

Aldan exclaimed in a low voice, "It turns out that what I felt was real..."

"You feel that way too?"

Xiao Haiwan was surprised, and then stared at the horse girl in the front seriously, "If you and Xiaoli feel the same way, it means that her field is indeed 'normal level'."

"And that kind of effect should be that the opponent will be affected by her unconsciously and unable to surpass her..."

"I'm afraid so."

When it comes to actual combat, Oguruma's reaction and logic are much sharper than usual. She affirmed without hesitation:

"I can feel that with our current strength, we cannot break through the realm of Lu Duo and the others."

"That horse girl's field is also at this level."

“And it’s even more special.”

"Just by being close to her, I felt that if I ran behind her, I would be stuck within a range of about 2 meters without realizing it."

"Even if I got to the finish line, I wouldn't have been able to react."

"It's a very strange area..."

"In this situation, all I can think of is to wait."

"Wait until the last 200 meters or so, and use the last kick to rush through in one go, so as not to let her affect my time."

"That's right. I can keep a longer distance, so I don't have to bump into the horse girls here."

Hearing this, Aldan and Xiao Haiwan were both stunned, then looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Similar to Oguruma and Tony Bianca, Aldan and Little Bay also had physical conflicts with Jupiter Island, Glory, and Tony Bianca during the competition on the steep slope just now.

In the Eternal Team, the one with the strongest physical fitness is undoubtedly Oguruma.

Her monstrous appetite gave her a monstrous physique, and her strength was also at a monstrous level. Ordinary collisions would affect her but could not cause any substantial disadvantages to her competition.

Especially during the preparations for the Japan Derby, she changed her daily training schedule. She used to get up at around 4 o'clock to train, but now it is more common to get up at 6 or 7 o'clock, and the training intensity has increased accordingly.

While her training time was reduced and the intensity was increased, her training efficiency did not change, but her weight did.

Her figure has not changed much, but her weight has increased significantly.

Even after arriving in Europe, her companions' weight had dropped, but her weight not only did not drop, but it actually increased a little because of this week's special training.

This is because her muscle density is increasing, and under the same volume, she will naturally become heavier.

Aldan and Little Bay knew very well that Little Chestnut would not be greatly affected by the collision here.

Moreover, this "monster" just doesn't have that intention, otherwise if it really wanted to hit other horse girls, I'm afraid all of them on the racetrack would be "knocked away".

But they do not have such exaggerated physical fitness, so they deliberately adjust their positions and run side by side with more familiar companions in order to avoid collisions.

"As expected of Oguri, even though there is no need to worry about collisions, he deliberately chose the same positional tactics as us, and immediately discovered the characteristics of the reference point senior's field..."

In a low voice, Aldan subconsciously sighed with the small bay side by side.

"There's nothing we can do about it. If you or I eat the same amount as Xiaoli, we'll still gain weight easily..."

Xiao Haiwan sighed and also lamented, "I suddenly envy Xiaoli's physique that can eat anything without gaining weight..."

"Yeah, if I were like her..."

After sighing once more, Aldan's eyes quickly turned serious, "But now is not the time to talk about this."

"You feel it, Cove."

"This curve is far more complicated than I expected..."

"Yes, it seems that the position switching will continue. It is impossible to completely avoid collision..."

Xiao Haiwan also showed a solemn look.

The entire Uma Musume has entered the "Tartar Salty Bend".

Unlike the bends in Japan and most of the tracks in Europe, the famous “big bend” at Epsom is really big.

From the end of the steep slope to the final straight line, the entire curve is 600 meters long.

Continuous turns will bring continuous centrifugal force. In order to resist the centrifugal force, the female racehorses will go to the inside and keep exerting force.

This results in them actually having to run a longer horizontal distance and spending more time.

Although the vertical distance remains unchanged, the length of the entire team has been visibly shortened due to more running time.

The line became more crowded, even more crowded than on the uphill journey.

All of a sudden, even though they tried to keep side by side with their companions and rely on their past habits to reduce collisions, physical contact between Oguruma, Aldan, and Little Bay was inevitable from time to time.

In front and behind them were horse racing girls from Europe, who were already used to collisions, making the clashes even more intense.

"Oh, sorry Moonlight, I bumped into you."

Following closely behind Oguruma and the others, Tony Bianca collided with Moonlight Madness due to centrifugal force, knocking the other party outward a little, and said calmly:
"is that OK?"

"…What nonsense are you talking about? Is there any need to apologize for a collision of this magnitude?"

Her temperament was clearly that of a traditional European lady, but Moonlight Madness was not at all surprised by such a collision. What surprised her was her friend's strange apology.

"Maybe it's because of the influence of Japanese horse racing girls. They are not used to this kind of racing situation."

After explaining casually, staring ahead for a while, and glancing sideways at the back, Tony Bianca said casually:
"It seems that they all chose the same tactics."

"The Japanese horse racing ladies in front are running together, and the ones behind are running together too."

"Being more familiar with each other, they can react better even if a conflict occurs."

"That was a great response. They are indeed the best opponents of this generation in Japan."

As Tony Bianca said, the teams in the competition are indeed crowded together at this moment, but they can be divided into four groups if further broken down.

At the front are Reference Point, Jupiter Island, and Glory Leading. The latter two are obviously affected by the territory of the former. They appear to be close to each other, but in fact, there is a distance of about one horse length between them.

In addition to leading the race, except for the reference point which was in the lead and was not affected by the opponents, Jupiter Island and Glory collided from time to time due to the centrifugal force caused by the bends.

Following closely behind were Oguruma, Super Kobayashi, and Mejiro Aldan. They were unable to defy the laws of physics, and while they tried their best to keep their positions apart, physical contact still occurred.

Toni Bianca and Moonlight Madness were in the opposite position and were used to the situation in European competitions. Even though they had a collision, they maintained their speed without being affected at all.

Even able to hold a conversation.

"But compared to your Japanese opponents, Moonlight, you are very strange today."

Glancing sideways, Tony Bianca continued calmly, "Running away, running ahead, running behind, chasing after, you have tried all kinds of running methods, but you still haven't found the one that suits you best?"

“…This kind of thing…”

Staring at him with a slanted eye, Moonlight Madness seemed very dissatisfied, "It's none of your business."

"I didn't care."

Being interrupted, Tony Bianca showed no impatience, retracted his gaze, and said calmly, "I just want to remind you as a friend."

"It was the late Duke who discovered you, and Her Highness Lavinia was also very kind to you. That's all true."

"But, they are not horse girls, so they may not really understand you."

“Their team may understand, but it may not go against their wishes.”

"You know exactly what kind of running style and battle line you are suitable for."

"Think about it carefully. If we continue to be in this state in the Japan Cup, then..."

"You can't beat me."

"I am completely different from the time I lost to you."

Moonlight Madness obviously understood most of this, so she bit her lower lip.

She knew that what her friend said was right. Her two "trainers" had been very good to her and the team was also excellent. That was all true.

But sometimes, only you know what kind of battle line and tactics can bring out your full talents.

In other words, only you know what kind of race you want to run.

Just to respond to the Duke and Duchess's kindness, she had never deliberately expressed her thoughts. Tony Bianca saw this and took advantage of the game to give her a subtle reminder.

Moonlight Madness understood all this, but what she didn't understand was why Tony Bianca's last words had a bit of a declarative meaning.

The Tamamo Cross who was following closely behind them was also confused about this.

Tony Bianca and Moonlight Madness spoke in English, and Tamamo Cross's English was not bad, so she could understand it.

"...Why are these two guys so leisurely? Such an uncomfortable track and competition..."

Just as she complained in a low voice, her ears suddenly perked up and she heard some strange noises coming from beside her.

"Hey! Xiaoyu! Make way!"

He subconsciously accelerated for a moment and narrowly avoided Inariichi who was rushing over from the side, and Tamamo Cross screamed.

"Shh! Inari, what are you doing?! Is this too dangerous?!"

"Can you blame me for this? If you have to blame someone, you should blame this damn track, right?!"

Inari Ichiya shouted angrily.

"Damn it! The slope is so steep, but this high and flat ground at the bend... Where is the flat ground?!"

"It would be strange if we could run well on such a bumpy road!"

"So why are you being mean to me? Why are you being mean to this runway?!"

Even after a week of special training, the time was still too short. When it came to the real competition, Inari still felt that there were too many things that he was not used to.

In fact, she had a vague feeling that it was not just herself, but that Oguruma and the others were also suffering from various discomforts.

At the moment, being able to keep up with the horse girls from Europe and not be left far behind is almost the limit of our normal cruising mode.

If you want to improve further, you can only enter the finish line sprint.

But these opponents definitely haven't shown their strength yet. Although I can only understand a little bit of what the two guys in front are saying, their attitude is obviously too leisurely. They must have some strength left...

After complaining, Inari resisted the urge to lose his temper and managed to calm down.

This bend is 600 meters long, and there are still several hundred meters to go. This situation will continue for some time, so it is not suitable to take action now.

Be patient, be patient, Inari...

After this bend, it's a straight line. If it's a race of strength, no matter who else I compete with, the only one who can compete with me is Oguri...

Still have to be patient, be patient...

Just as he thought this, Inari heard a strange sound coming from the front.

"Next switch...beginning."

Having pestered Tony Bianca to practice English some time ago, she soon recognized that this was the other person's voice.

Her English foundation is not very good, but she can still understand "next" and "beginning".

So... what does that word mean? !
She was just freaking out in her heart, and suddenly her eyes widened.

Right in front of her, the horse racing girl with Roman curly blonde hair suddenly moved sideways and instantly passed by another figure next to her.

Her height of 1 meters made her position switch extremely obvious, and even more noticeable was her next move.

It is still the middle of the 2423-meter race, and Tony Bianca starts to accelerate directly!

This kind of acceleration is not a spur-of-the-moment acceleration, nor is it an acceleration for a slight position change, but an acceleration to get to the front directly!
Following the outer road, she quickly caught up with Oguruma, Aldan, and Kobayashi who were in the lead, and then surpassed them in one breath.

She is still closing in on the lead!

correct……

Switch…It’s a switch!

She wants to grab a spot!

This thought suddenly popped up in his mind, and Inari grinned almost instinctively.

"Haha... the position of the great outer path has been switched?"

She instantly forgot her previous decision to remain calm, and smiled neurotically, exerting her full strength that she had accumulated at the back of the team.

She was originally on the inside of the Tamamo Cross, and this acceleration allowed her to overtake by more than half a body length, and then she rushed towards the outer path along the gap left by the moonlight madness in front of her.

"Don't think you're the only one with this ability!"

"Fight with me for the Great Outer Dao..."

"Do you think you are the guy with the little chestnut hat?!"

There was a sudden change on the track, and the entire Yesen racing field became boiling because of it.

The spectators along the fence outside the runway let out exclamations, which quickly turned into cheers, and compared to the previous sounds.

At this moment, the audience size was only tens of thousands, but there was a crazy atmosphere as if the house was full.

Te Bie Zhou and her friends, who were closest to the track and chasing the racing teams on balance bikes, were also excited.

They leaned forward one by one, following the backs of their predecessors, and contributed their familiar hometown dialect to the cheers in English.

"Come on, seniors!"

"Don't lose to the horse racing girls here!"

"Chase after him, don't let him escape!"

Compared to the cheers and excitement in the stadium, the commentary that keeps up with the changes in the situation on the field remains very steady.

"Somewhat unexpectedly, halfway through the race, Tony Bianca suddenly accelerated significantly."

Staring at the display screen and holding the microphone tightly, Chairman Lifar spoke much faster but his tone was still calm.

"Following closely behind is Inari Ichi, and she...ah, Tamamo Cross has also sped up."

"Tony Bianca and Inari both chose to go beyond the outer path, while Tamamo Cross chose to go inside."

"At this moment, Tamamo Cross looks very similar to Ogururo Hat's technique of grabbing a position after going uphill, but they are not exactly the same."

"I remember Japanese fans called it 'lightning pace', and it really looked like lightning that made the opponent unpredictable."

"It seems that influenced by the three players, Oguruma has also left the leading team and rushed forward from the outside lane."

“She’s in a more advantageous position, in front of Tony Bianca.”

“At this stage, these players are fighting for position. They obviously want to get the best position before entering the downhill corner.”

“With the blessing of the best position, it will be more advantageous after entering the 1100-meter straight line.”

“Will the Reference Point players at the front, followed by Jupiter Island and Glory, allow them to fulfill their wish?”

"Also, can they maintain the energy to sprint in a straight line at this time, even if they have to spend their energy to grab a position?"

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I have some things to do tomorrow. I will take a bus in the morning and be busy in the afternoon, which may affect the update. I will try my best to find time to write. If there is no problem, I will try to finish writing about the game tomorrow.
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