Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 190: Takarazuka, the Neglected One (1w1)

Perhaps it was the first time that they watched a race with the mentality of a trainer, especially the race of their companions with whom they trained and lived on weekdays. The moment they heard the sound of "start" on TV and saw the gate open, Oguruma and other horse racing girls couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

For a moment, they all felt that it was not only Tamamo Cross who was competing on the field, but also themselves.

They also felt nervous and excited, just like they were actually standing at the starting line and rushing out the moment the gate opened.

With this mood, sitting in the chairs in the viewing hall, they couldn't help but clench their fists, lower their heads slightly, lean forward, and the muscles in their shoulders, arms and legs bulged involuntarily.

Especially when they heard the cheers and shouts coming from TV and outside the viewing hall, they subconsciously rushed forward.

However, some surprised voices at the side and the commentary coming from the TV made them come back to their senses and realize that it was not them who were on the field.

"...Sister, what are you doing...?"

“Seniors…?”

“All the horse girls had a great start and then it was a very intense battle for position.”

"As expected, the one who took the lead was the most popular Akitsu Emperor. She chose the lead release that she is best at for this Takarazuka Kinen."

"The sixth most popular one is the Earth Dragon."

"After that comes Suda Eagle, and these three players form the leading position."

"There are also three contestants in the lead, namely Mejiro Dylan, Megi Luofu and Xinsheng."

"Next up is Tamamo Cross, the second most popular player in this match. It seems that the Eternal Team chose a bad running style for her in this match."

"We should be pinning our hopes on the final bend and the sprint on the straight line."

"If you choose the bad line, you can save a lot of energy. I hope that Tamamo Cross can rush forward in one go in the final scramble."

Before the commentary reached this point, Oguruma and the others had already come to their senses.

"Oh... I just accidentally thought I was running on the field and didn't react for a moment. Thank you for reminding me, Xiaoxiaoli."

Reaching out to touch his sister's head, Xiao Limao looked at the TV screen again, touched his chin which was very rare, and spoke in a deep voice.

"This kind of opening... is very conventional."

"Xiaoyu is very suitable for going behind and chasing after."

"Although I can run ahead, if my opponent is better at mid-distance, I'd better save my energy and observe more before the final turn. This will be more advantageous to her."

"Then with her strength, she should be able to rush over in one breath... Well, that's not certain. It still depends on how things develop later..."

"I'm getting a headache. Do Kitahara and the others always do this kind of analysis?"

"I don't know. In normal competitions, we just run the way A-Lang and the uncles tell us to run. We never think about these things."

Inari spread his hands helplessly, then began to think, "But if we talk about relying on the final burst to win, Xiaoyu's last move..."

"Isn't he the most powerful among us?"

"Hey, to be honest, Xiaoli, I feel that if we only compete on the last kick, I have the confidence that I can not lose to Xiaoyu."

"You should feel the same way, right?"

"Just to be honest... well, I don't think I'll lose to Xiaoyu."

After nodding, Xiao Limao stared at the TV screen, looked at the silver-gray little man at the back of the competing team, then looked at the front of the team and frowned slightly.

"The Autumn Emperor..."

"If she is good at the mile and middle distance, especially the mile, her strength may be stronger than Xiaoyu's."

"Because Kitahara has said before that Inari and I are both strong in miles, and Aldan is actually better at miles as well."

“This distance is more of a test of explosive power.”

"Xiaoyu and Xiaohaiwan are not so good at it, so..."

Her frown deepened, and not only her, but Inari, Kobayashi and Aldan also showed worried looks.

In previous training, they had been together with Tamamo Cross, and had also followed the instructions of trainers such as Kitahara.

They are very aware of each other's strengths and weaknesses.

According to the analysis just now, in this Takarazuka Memorial, it seems that Tamamo Cross is planning to save energy in the early and middle stages, observe the situation, wait for the opportunity, and overtake with the last breath.

But if you want to win with such a tactical arrangement, the last kick or strength and explosiveness are the key factors to win.

However, within the Eternal World, Tamamo Cross's last limb is not the strongest one. In terms of training in this area, her performance is slightly inferior to that of Oguruma and Inari.

With this kind of thinking, they always felt that Tamamo Cross would be a little tricky in this competition.

"Ahh, seniors, don't worry so much!"

Easily sensing the worries of Oguruma and the others, the Emperor of the East China Sea suddenly jumped to the side of the TV with an excited voice.

"As for the arrangements for the competition, Uncle Kitahara and his team must have made good preparations. They won so many competitions beautifully before, didn't they?"

"Then this Takarazuka Kinen will definitely be no exception, hahaha!"

She wanted to comfort her seniors.

But after trying to explain and laughing to herself for a while, she realized that both her seniors like Oguri Mao and her peers and juniors like Mejiro McQueen and Oguri Roman still had worried expressions.

"Why are you still so sad..."

She complained somewhat helplessly, but being optimistic by nature, she quickly thought of a way to comfort her.

"Oh right! Seniors, do you feel this opening sequence is a little strange?"

She changed the subject directly, pointed at the teams playing on the TV screen, and said something that really confused her.

"Do you feel that neither Tama-senpai nor her opponent ran much on the inside lane during this Takarazuka Kinen event?"

“Isn’t this very strange?”

"Generally speaking, the distance of running in the inner lane is shorter, and it can save a lot of energy. Why don't you run it?"

“I saw that at the beginning, when we were trying to get on the track, everyone did move a little closer to the inside, but only a little.”

“Then it got stuck outside the inner lane and continued running.”

"Do the seniors know why?"

"Or, McQueen, Xiao Xiaoli, do you two know?"

On the TV screen that the Emperor of the East China Sea pointed to, it was indeed as she said. None of the 13 horse girls in the team stuck to the inner lane. Instead, all of them were running along the outermost part of the inner lane just right.

The approximate location can be said to be right in the middle of the spacious runway.

"This... I don't know either..."

Hearing the question, Mejiro McQueen hesitated, "Maybe the Hanshin Stadium is a little special... that's not right."

"This stadium not only hosts the Takarazuka Kinen, but also other events, such as the Hanshin Grand Prix."

"But in those competitions, the contestants would always cut into the inner lane..."

“It may have something to do with the runway conditions.”

When Oguri Roman opened his mouth, his tone was a little hesitant, just like Mejiro McQueen's, but the logic of his guess sounded fine.

"I heard Uncle Beiyuan and the others talk about the venue before."

"It probably means that in a competition, one must not only consider one's own strength, but also the conditions of the venue."

"If the conditions are different, the performance on the same track may be different."

"That's probably the case, but I'm not too sure about what the Takarazuka Memorial is about this time..."

As she said this, she looked towards Oguruma and the others for help.

Seniors like Oguruma are now watching the game on TV intently.

The opening round is coming to an end, and the contestants are facing the famous "steep uphill" of the Hanshin Stadium.

The team's situation also changed slightly at this moment, and these changes were clearly transmitted from the TV speakers through the commentary.

"The runners clearly did a short sprint and seemed to approach the first steep climb in the same way, trying to power up in one go."

“Akitsu Teikoku had an advantage in this area, and she pulled away a little bit on the slope.”

"Earth Dragon and Suda Eagle fell behind by two lengths."

"The other players have also been pulled apart to varying degrees. It seems that in this match, the power of the Akitsu Emperor can be said to be the most outstanding."

"As for the second most popular player, Tamamo Cross, she did not have a very obvious change in position during the steep uphill section."

"Maybe as we guessed before, she doesn't plan to launch some tactics in the early position."

“After going uphill, the terrain becomes flat.”

"However, after experiencing the acceleration on the uphill slope, the horse women maintained the position changes caused by the uphill slope."

"Compared to the opening game, the entire team has become visibly longer."

"The one leading the way is the leader, Akitsu Emperor. The Earth Flying Dragon and Suda Eagle are desperately chasing after them, and the following players are not to be outdone."

“The team is faster at the moment, and it looks like this race will be finished quicker than it initially looked.”

Accompanied by the commentary, the horse racing ladies on the TV screen, after experiencing the position change on the uphill, entered the flat straight with a team length difference of more than 10 lengths in front and behind.

Seeing this, Oguruma and the others became even more worried.

Whether it is their experience of competing with horse girls who are good at leading, or their own attempts and practice in adapting to leading, or the daily teachings of trainers and teachers, all of these have made them understand that when facing a horse girl who is good at leading, they must never let her pull away.

The idea of ​​leading release is not complicated, it mainly involves three aspects.

The first thing is to take the lead at the start and limit the performance of other opponents.

When there is a horse girl in front, the best option for the player behind is to follow behind, using the body of the girl in front to block the wind for themselves, thereby gaining a physical advantage.

Especially for those horse girls who are not good at leading, if they give up the advantage of blocking the wind and force themselves to take the lead, they will most likely waste their energy because of their poor adaptability.

This means that most horse racing girls who are not good at leading will not deliberately try to take the lead when they encounter a leading opponent.

Of course, there will be other horse girls in the same race who are good at leading, which is another advantage of grabbing the lead.

In order to overtake the leading opponent, whether from the inside or outside lane, or using any technique, it requires extra physical energy.

It may be possible to win, but the competition between the leading runners will give opponents with other running styles an opportunity to take advantage, which is not worth the loss in the opening and middle stages.

What's more, the player who has taken the lead will not give up his position easily, and fighting for it in that way will be even more physically demanding.

The second is rhythm.

Leading the race does not necessarily mean that the team speed must be very high. On the contrary, many times, the leading race girl will consider lowering the overall team speed.

At lower speeds, leading can better conserve energy.

Due to the analysis of the previous situation, when there are no other leading opponents, horse girls running in other ways will not deliberately take the lead.

When competing, the horse girls' grasp of distance and time is not as accurate as when they are spectating, so it is easy for them to mislead the contestants behind them.

This is the "control of rhythm" that a horse girl needs to lead the race.

Finally, when you are in the middle position, sacrifice some of the distance advantage gained in the early stage, slow down yourself, and prepare for the final sprint.

For example, if you are leading by 4 lengths, you can reduce the lead to 2 lengths or even 1 length by slowing down a little.

This may seem like the advantage has been narrowed, but in fact it will provide an extremely precious opportunity to catch your breath and "rest".

In an intense competition, the opportunity to "rest" is crucial. To put it simply, it is the opportunity to gain the momentum to "rush to the end."

The leading horse girl did not run away all the way, or in other words, she did it all at once from the beginning.

Except for the most talented athletes, that kind of extreme running style is difficult for most leaders to do.

Under normal circumstances, the "one-shot" stage will only be carried out after the middle stage.

Knowing these lead details, Oguruma and the others could intuitively feel that Akitsu Emperor's current lead was an extremely dangerous number.

Facing an opponent who also chose to lead, she already has a 2-length advantage. As long as she does not slow down actively, it will be difficult to shorten this distance.

That is to say, other leading opponents cannot take the lead or get the rhythm, and can only run according to her rhythm.

What they care more about is the distance between Emperor Akitsu and Tamamo Cross.

The distance difference is as much as 8 lengths. In addition to the different choices of leading and running methods in the early stages, it is also caused by the acceleration in the "steep uphill" section and the subsequent speed increase.

If Tamamo Cross doesn't find a way to shorten the distance, it will be difficult for him to catch up.

Not to mention the Tamamo Cross, Oguruma and Inariichi, who were both very confident in their final moves, felt that if they failed to shorten the distance to a certain extent before the final turn, they would not have any chance no matter how hard they tried in the final straight line.

After a series of considerations, they had such worried looks at this moment, and Little Chestnut could not help but murmur in a low voice.

"...So, what kind of tactics did Kitahara and the others arrange? Although I roughly remember what they said, I always feel like I can't find the key..."

Muttering to herself, she couldn't help but recall the competition arrangements she had attended in the past few days.

Suddenly, she felt someone pulling her sleeve.

"Sister, how about... how about you and the other seniors respond to what Senior Emperor just asked?"

Seeing that his sister came back to her senses after being pulled by him, Oguri Roman quickly put away the worry on his face and smiled.

"I am also confused about what Senior Emperor just said."

"Hmm? What did the Emperor just say?"

Worried about the Takarazuka Memorial, Oguruma hadn't noticed what the Emperor of the East Sea asked before.

Not only her, but Xiao Hai Bay and the others didn't notice it either.

"Did the Emperor ask anything?"

After repeating Ogurumao's words, Xiaowan came back to his senses and quickly looked towards the East China Sea Emperor, rubbing his face embarrassedly.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about the arrangement of this game and didn't hear what you said..."

"Your Majesty, can you ask me again?"

"Ah, I hope you seniors don't worry so much. Anyway, I really trust Xiaoyu-senpai and the trainer uncle and the others."

Spreading his hands, he expressed his thoughts without reservation, and the Emperor of the East China Sea smiled confidently, and then said:
"But what I just asked is indeed my doubt."

"That's why Senior Tama and the others didn't run the inner lane during the Takarazuka Kinen this time?"

Jian Jian repeated her confusion again and pointed at the TV screen.

"Look, we're almost at the second turn, but the seniors are still running in the middle of the track, not going to the inner lane at all."

"McQueen just said that everyone will still go to the inner lane for the Hanshin Grand Prix, which is also held at the Hanshin Stadium."

"Xiao Xiaoli also said that it seems to be related to the venue conditions."

"I remember the teacher mentioned the venue issue during class, but it didn't seem to be anything like this."

"The teachers said that if it is rainy, poor or heavy ground will affect the choice of the track."

"But the weather is very good today, so why is this happening?"

As she spoke, she pointed out the window again.

Major events like the Takarazuka Kinen are usually the last game of the day.

There will be about 10 games ahead, and by the time the Takarazuka Kinen starts, it will be around 3 or 4 in the afternoon.

The sun was at its brightest in the afternoon, and in order not to affect the brightness of the TV screen, the curtains in the viewing hall had to be half-drawn.

Even if a part of the window is slightly exposed, the sunlight coming in is still dazzlingly golden, which obviously shows that the weather today is very good.

"Ah, it's because of the rainy season."

Following the East Sea Emperor's gesture, he looked out the window, Mejiro Aldan laughed, then looked at his sister Mejiro McQueen and nodded:
"McQueen is right. It was not surprising that people were rushing to the inner lane during the Hanshin Grand Prix. That was because it was not the rainy season at that time."

"The Hanshin Grand Prix is ​​held at the end of March, which is still early spring. Although there are rainy days, the amount of rainfall and the frequency of rain are not high."

"It's the rainy season from May to July, and the Hanshin Stadium where the Takarazuka Kinen is located is in Hyogo Prefecture, which is close to the sea. The rainfall and frequency are both very high."

"That is to say, even though the weather is nice today, it has actually been raining here for the past few weeks."

"Or maybe it's better to say that it happened to be a rare sunny day after the rain, which made the originally wet grass become half dry, and the feeling underfoot was actually very bad."

"Especially the inner track, the grass on the inner track itself is less planted than the outer track, so running on it will have a greater impact."

“Plus, we’ve already had 11 races today, and when the sun isn’t so bright in the morning, we can still run on the inner lane.”

"So, the condition of the inner road is extremely bad right now, probably comparable to the bad places in Europe."

"If you're not a horse girl who's particularly good at bad terrain, it's generally better not to race on the inside lane."

"Oh, right."

Mejiro Aldan suddenly clapped his hands, "I thought of this before the game. Why did I realize it only now?"

The other horse girls were stunned by her abrupt change of subject.

"Hmm? Sister, what did you think of before the game?"

Mejiro McQueen asked subconsciously.

"Ah, I noticed that in this game, Xiaoyu drew the gate on the outermost lane."

After thinking for a while, he pointed at the figure of Tamamo Cross on the TV screen and explained with a smile:
"You should have heard the teacher say in class that in most cases, it is still very disadvantageous for us to draw an outsider."

"That means either you have to get as far as possible to the inside after the start, or you have to run a longer distance afterwards. In short, these are unavoidable disadvantages."

"But the Takarazuka Kinen is different."

"Because the race starts during the rainy season and the biggest prize of all is definitely the last one or two races, the inner track of the Takarazuka Kinen will easily become a bad track."

"Normally, a normal horse racing girl wouldn't choose to run on the inside track in such a bad situation."

"Then, drawing an outsider at the Takarazuka Kinen is actually an advantage."

“The outer lane is closest to the middle of the track, and the entire team will move forward from this position, so there will be no wasted distance.”

"In that case, I don't think we need to worry too much about Xiaoyu."

As he spoke, Aldan smiled again and changed the subject.

Looking at her companions who looked surprised, she explained with a smile:
"Because what I just said was what several trainers discussed and confirmed repeatedly during the pre-match preparations."

"They didn't just discuss it before the game. From my impression, it seemed that they went to Hanshin to investigate the situation soon after returning from Europe."

"I remember they were there with Guanghui, using some testing equipment to check the condition of the track." "They also brought Xiaoyu with them, and took turns bringing us to the Hanshin Stadium for side-by-side training."

"But at that time, we didn't think about it as carefully as the trainers did, so we didn't find the reason."

"It's all right now. I finally found something." She clapped her hands and said with some relief:

“I thought about it before the game, maybe this is what they want us to experience in this game.”

“In the past, we have always experienced the competition from the perspective of a competitor, and have never conducted such a detailed analysis from the perspective of a trainer.”

"This time we have the task of teaching McQueen, Emperor and Xiao Xiaoli, so we think so much and are so worried just now."

"Now think about it, the things we were just worried about, maybe the trainers had already worried about them."

"Perhaps, we can relax a little and trust Tama and the trainers. Tama will definitely win this time in the Takarazuka Kinen."

"Of course, we still have to follow the task Chief Kitahara gave us at the beginning and try to explain it to McQueen and the others."

"I really feel that this method can improve my abilities. Let's all try it!"

By the end of his speech, Mejiro Aldan's voice was filled with relief and joy.

Led by her emotions, Oguruma and the others also became more spirited.

"Oh! Is this what Kitahara and the others were thinking?"

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the TV, hummed twice, pinched her chin, and watched the game on the screen carefully.

"Let me see, let me tell you about the current situation..."

"Eh? The speed has increased a lot..."

On the TV screen, the team of Umamusume had passed the first and second turns and arrived at the straight line opposite the starting point.

The camera's perspective is also from the starting point to the past. At this distance, the contestants' positions appear to be very far away.

In addition, the camera adopts a follow-up shooting method. It seems that the horse racing ladies on the track are indeed running, but because the picture follows, their speed cannot be clearly seen.

This is the feeling of Roman Oguri, the Emperor of the East Sea, and Mejiro McQueen. After hearing his sister's words, Roman Oguri couldn't help but wonder:

"Sister, how can you tell that Sister Xiaoyu and the others have increased their speed...?"

"Ah? I'm not talking about Xiaoyu, I'm talking about the Autumn Emperor."

He responded instinctively, pointed at the TV screen, and said casually:
"Look, after they passed the uphill slope, the entire team should be about 10 horse lengths long, right?"

"It's already 15 horse lengths."

"The last one shouldn't be slowing down, so it must be the Autumn Emperor who is speeding up."

"...Sister, that senior is called Akitsu Emperor..."

After listening to a few words, Oguri Roman fell silent.

She caught a glimpse of the seniors in Xiao Hai Bay laughing secretly, while the Emperor of the East China Sea and Mebai McQueen had strange expressions. She couldn't help feeling embarrassed, and reached out to tug at her sister's sleeve, reminding her in a low voice.

"Oh? A-Akitsu?"

Xiao Limao himself was not embarrassed at all. He changed his words casually, thought for a moment, continued pointing at the TV screen, and said casually:
"Then Akitsu will do."

"As for Akitsu, it must have continued to accelerate."

"I didn't pay much attention just now, but if she can create such a big gap, maybe... she has been speeding up since she went up the hill."

"What?! It's been speeding up since we got up the hill?!"

The one who cried out in surprise was the Emperor of the East China Sea. She was a little bit incredulous for a moment.

“Is this true…?!”

"The uphill distance from the start is probably only about 200 meters, right?"

"So, she was accelerating for nearly 1000 meters after going uphill?!"

"seriously?!"

She exclaimed again.

"I'm afraid it's true, Your Majesty."

This time it was Inari who responded, but she didn't sound worried like before, instead she thought in a relaxed tone:
"I am also a horse girl who is good at accelerating. I can understand things like accelerating at a glance."

"Oh, you, McQueen, and Xiao Xiaoli haven't run in official competitions yet. Maybe this is just like the grass condition that Aldan just mentioned. It's a detail that you don't notice."

She stretched out a hand, placed it to the side of the emperor and the others' sight, and shook it quickly, leaving a residual image in the air.

"You see, just like this, in the future when you train and compete, you actually need to pay more attention to various details."

"When people like me and Xiaoli participate in official competitions, we can't look around, so we need to pay special attention to various details."

"For example, you should also pay attention to the way you observe from the corner of your eye."

"You see, it's just like on TV," she explained, pointing to the TV again:
"If you only stare at Xiaoyu and the others, it will seem like they are not moving, because the TV camera is following them."

"But look at the fences, the trees, the spectators."

"Any new discoveries?"

"So fast... I see. I understand."

Mebai McQueen suddenly said thoughtfully: "I, Emperor, and Xiao Xiaoli usually just run forward, so we really don't pay much attention to this kind of environment."

"But this should be something that the seniors would observe instinctively, right?"

"I mean the changes in the surrounding environment."

"If we only focus on ourselves, or on our opponents who are as fast as us, we will only feel that the speed and distance have not changed much."

"But the surrounding trees, spectators and railings were moving backwards at a rapid speed."

"If you can find the difference, you can also feel the changes in your own speed and distance."

"Very good, McQueen, very well said."

Mebiru Aldan gave her sister encouragement at the right time, then looked at McQueen's slightly shy expression, waited for a while, and her tone became a little heavier.

"However, there is one very important thing that you haven't discovered yet."

These words stunned Mebai McQueen, and then she stared at the TV screen quickly, frowning and thinking hard.

Not only her, but also Oguri Roman and the Emperor of the East China Sea had the same attitude.

Seeing the three of them like this, seniors like Aldan and Oguruma smiled subconsciously and looked at the TV screen.

After a while, they found that the three juniors were still thinking hard, and several seniors couldn't help but smile again and looked at each other.

"Xiaoyu...is quite a bit ahead. She's also quietly speeding up, and she's used the position switching technique once or twice."

Without keeping the audience in suspense, Oguruma pointed at the screen and told them what she and Aldan and the others had just discovered at the same time, and they all became excited.

"Lightning Step, this is the best technique among us that she can use."

"My super-fast lane changes aren't really suitable for switching in a straight line."

"It's not that it can't be used, but on a straight road, you don't have the power to 'throw yourself out' like in a curve. If you want to switch positions, you have to speed up a lot and spend more energy."

"Xiaoyu's lightning pace is not like this. This technique of switching positions can be applied on most tracks."

“She has great balance, the best among us.”

"With this balance, your running posture won't change much when you pass someone, and your speed won't be affected too much."

"Hmm... So, Xiaoyu and I are exactly the opposite."

Oguruma suddenly pinched his chin and thought: "On the contrary, I need a big change in running posture to change lanes..."

"That's because you, a monster, are too powerful. How can you change lanes if you don't do that?"

Inari started to complain, then looked at the East Sea Emperor and the others who seemed to be in a daze, held the back of his head with both hands, and smiled with some ease:
"Anyway, it seems that we should thank you, Emperor, for what you just said about the inner path. We now find that we don't have to worry so much about this game."

"I was drawn to the outer lane, the bad ground in the inner lane, the response after going uphill, the lightning pace just now..."

"I think these are the countermeasures that Alang, Uncle and the others have repeatedly confirmed and handed over to Xiaoyu."

"The switch now should have allowed her to find a good cruising position, which can be considered a warm-up."

"When we turn the next corner, she will probably overtake and get to the front in one go."

"Really? Why don't you explain it to us?"

"It made us worry for nothing."

"In this case……"

She held the back of her head with her hands in front of her, made a "check sign" with her index fingers and thumbs, and formed a "camera" gesture in front of her.

Looking through the "frame" of the "camera", she closed one eye and looked at the screen through the "frame" for a few seconds with the other eye, facing the team situation on the TV screen.

"The distance between Xiaoyu and Emperor Akitsu is now only 5 horse lengths. At this distance..."

She withdrew her hand, touched her chin, and began to think.

Not only her, but also Oguruma and the others began to ponder, and all the seniors in the room adopted the same posture.

As they moved like this, the commentary on TV became increasingly excited.

"The length of the entire team is still getting longer and longer!"

"As expected of the Akitsu Emperor, his speed lives up to his reputation. He has been accelerating for a distance of more than 1000 meters!"

"The competitors are now on the straight line in the middle of the race. After this 350-meter section, there will be a 600-meter long curve."

"Such a long curve that is also downhill will further increase the speed of the horse racing girls!"

"That means that the Akitsu Emperor's sprint is likely to reach an astonishing 2000 meters!"

"Even more! She might even be sprinting the whole time!"

“What a wonderful lead!”

"The time left for the horse girls behind is short. If we can't close the gap with the Akitsu Emperor in the next distance, we may not have a chance to win."

"The straight line after the final turn of the Takarazuka Kinen is very short, and there is a second 'fast uphill'. If the players fail to get to the front before that, they really have no chance!"

"Then apart from the Akitsu Emperor who has already exerted his full strength, will any other contestants choose to take action?"

"Where is the Tamamo Cross player?"

"Her performance in this match seemed pretty routine."

"Although she has tried to shorten the distance between her and Emperor Akitsu, she is still five horse lengths away... Now it is a little more than four horse lengths away."

“This distance is still too dangerous. I hope she can get into a better position before the final bend.”

As the commentary reached this point, Oguruma and the others were still in deep thought, while the Emperor of the East Sea and Mejiro McQueen became anxious.

"Hey! Seniors, why aren't you talking?"

Pointing at the TV screen, looking at the seniors, and then looking at Mejiro McQueen beside him, he couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Now there are still 4 more horse lengths!"

"This position should be the same as what the commentator sister said, very dangerous, right?"

"Seniors, the trainer and the others should have made some arrangements here, right?"

"Surely there is?"

"Hey, Xiao Xiaoli, why aren't your sisters talking... Hey?"

Before, the Emperor of the East Sea was also worried about Tamamo Cross's performance in this competition, but when he saw Oguruma and the others revealing their feelings, he deliberately changed the subject and wanted to comfort each other.

But she was still worried after all, and as a horse racing girl, she naturally attached great importance to the outcome of the competition.

At this moment, she saw that the seniors were silent one by one, as if they were worried about something. Even though she was confident and optimistic, she couldn't hold it anymore.

But she soon noticed something strange.

Mejiro McQueen and the one next to her also showed an anxious look and looked at her sister Mejiro Aldan.

However, on the other side, Roman Oguri, like her sister Roman Oguri, stared at the TV screen, pinching her chin, with a thoughtful look on her face.

"Xiaoxiaoli...why are you like this...?"

The Emperor of the East China Sea was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and could not help but reach out and pull Oguri Roman's arm.

"...a slope on a high ground, a long curve, a downhill slope..."

Oguri Roman was murmuring softly when he suddenly felt someone pulling him and quickly looked over.

"Ahh...? What's wrong... Hey, Emperor?"

"Uh...Xiao Xiaoli, what did you say?"

The Emperor of the East Sea was surprised when he vaguely heard what Roman Oguri said. "What... what slope, long curve, downhill..."

"Oh, this..."

After laughing, Oguri Roman did not hide anything. He pointed at his sister Oguri Mao and then at himself, "It's about an exchange competition we participated in in Europe before."

"That exchange match was held at the Yesen Arena."

"That venue is very special, and many conditions are completely different from those in Japan."

"Coincidentally, the final bend there is somewhat similar to that of Takarazuka Kinen, both of which are long bends on high ground, followed by a downhill slope as you enter the bend."

"Oh yeah, there are even more coincidences."

Holding his chin, Oguri Roman pondered for a moment as he watched the team gradually entering the final bend of the Takarazuka Kinen on the TV screen.

"At the end of that exchange competition, Sister Xiaoyu was in the same position as now, and she had to catch up with the horse girl who was leading in the race..."

"Wow! It's a competition over in Europe!"

Longing for top international level competitions was originally the key reason why the Emperor of the East Sea wanted to join Eternity. Upon hearing this, her attention was immediately diverted from the Takarazuka Kinen.

"So, then what?"

“If we want to catch up with the horse girl leading the pack, did Tama-senpai finally catch up with her… Hey, wait!”

She exclaimed again, and her attention instantly returned to the Takarazuka Kinen.

"I remember the president said that in that European exchange competition, the seniors... lost..."

"This this……"

She became even more anxious. She looked at the TV screen where the game was obviously becoming tense, and then looked at Oguri Roman, Oguri Mao and the others.

"Then in the same situation, wouldn't Senior Xiaoyu be..."

“It’s not the same situation.”

They were almost completely focused on watching the final moment of the game. Oguri Mao and the others did not pay attention to the situation on the East Sea Emperor, Oguri Roman and the others' side. Only Mejiro McQueen, who was paying attention to this side, could not help but speak.

"It's not the same situation, but what you said just now, Xiao Xiaoli, sounds the same..."

"The situation is the same, but..."

At this moment, Oguri Roman had already noticed the expressions of his sisters.

She easily noticed that both her sister Oguruma and seniors like Inari were smiling in a relaxed manner.

She couldn't help laughing too.

"But in that Ye Sen exchange match, whether it was Sister Xiaoyu or my sister, the opponents they faced all had control over the 'domain'."

Without thinking too much about it, Oguri Roman casually said "field".

"Facing such an opponent, and not being used to the venue, my sister and her friends lost."

"But when the competition was arranged before, I didn't seem to hear Uncle Beiyuan and the others say that Sister Xiaoyu's opponent has the level of mastering the field."

"So, in this Takarazuka Memorial, only Sister Tama can enter the realm...?"

"field?"

Upon hearing this unprecedented "vocabulary" or "field", the Emperor of the East China Sea and Mejiro McQueen were stunned. Just as they were about to ask, they suddenly heard a scream-like commentary from the TV.

“Is that so? Is that so?!”

"Tamamo Cross has never had any unexpected tactics or moves before. Did he just want to use the unexpected moment here?!"

“I couldn’t have imagined that this was her first time participating in a middle-distance G1 race, and this was the most difficult final turn at the Takarazuka Kinen…”

"She accelerated all at once, just like she had done it countless times before, and continued to overtake others at the bends!"

"She rushed ahead of Emperor Akitsu in one breath and took the first place!"

"She's still sprinting, she hasn't slowed down yet!"

"So she had been saving her energy, planning to win the game on the final bend and the final straight?!"

"She is still accelerating. Her speed has reached an incredible level!"

"It was as if she had run this curve and straight line countless times. The complex environment did not affect her speed at all. She was so skilled!"

"She is still widening the distance between her and the horse racing ladies behind her!"

"She has already passed the fourth turn and is now 200 meters away from the finish line. She has already opened up a gap of 2 lengths with the people behind her. Is this really something that only happened within a few hundred meters?!"

"The gap is still widening. There are still 100 meters to go. The distance is still increasing. The gap is 3 lengths!"

"There are still 50 meters to go. The distance is further increased. 4 horse lengths!"

"Come on, cross the finish line!"

"At the moment of crossing the finish line, the distance between us widened again!"

"A full five horse lengths difference!"

"The winner of the Takarazuka Memorial Crown is... Tamamo Cross!!"

"Seven consecutive victories like a raging wave!!"

"She shattered all the doubts about her mid-range ability before the game!"

"This is the strength of the Emperor's Spring Uma Girl!!"

"Let's congratulate Tamamo Cross!!!"

(End of this chapter)