Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 66: Being Provoked

The Hanshin Grand Prix starts at 15:35 pm, just 10 minutes earlier than the Spring Championships.

Generally speaking, unless there are athletes who have difficulty entering the gate or accidents such as horseshoes falling off, 10 minutes is enough to complete the preparation for entering the gate.

After a live broadcast of the Golden Ship was inserted, the words of this horse racing girl seemed to have encouraged the players other than Northern Black Horse, and the entry into the gate went quite smoothly.

At 15:45, the live sound was broadcast on time.

“Okay, all the horse girls have finished entering the gates.

"So, Zhongshan, G2 Spring Championship, 1800 meters on grass, sunny weather, good course...

"Start!"

The floodgates slammed open.

Without any hesitation, Beibu Xuanju, who had been ready to go, suddenly lowered his body, exerted force on his left leg that was pressed against the ground, and rushed out suddenly.

The next second, she glanced out of the corner of her eye and frowned quietly.

She was number 1 in this match, with the gate located on the innermost side and her opponents all on the outer side.

The moment he left the gate, a horse racing girl with long black hair and light blue earrings came over.

...Miner Major? Looks like he's trying to steal the show from me...

However, this degree of tilt is not enough to constitute a foul, so...

Is this a gate...?
Beifang Xuanju's brows furrowed more and more as he quickly reviewed the analysis he had reviewed many times.

From the moment she stepped out of the gate, she felt that Miner's pace and positioning in No. 2 Major were very peculiar.

In her previous training, she had practiced a lot of leading and positioning, and she was running alongside a top horse girl like Yamato Akagi who was very good at leading.

During those training sessions, she had experienced many positioning techniques, and she had used one of them just now when she came out of the gate.

However, the position of Major Miner was something she had hardly ever felt from Yamato Akagi.

According to the rules of the Shining Series, you generally cannot move in a straight line or diagonally during the race, as doing so may affect the forward movement of the horse girl behind you.

If the horse girl behind fails to react in time and crashes into it, the consequences of the collision of flesh and blood at 60 kilometers per hour will be no joke.

Kitaguchi Genju had heard many such cases from Yasui Makoto.

A little further away is senior Tamamo Juzu, who was involved in a similar accident in the classic year, which caused him to suffer from psychological trauma for a long time and prevented him from giving his all in the competition.

A closer example is Senior Mejiro McQueen, who obstructed the paths of other runners by walking diagonally during the Emperor's Autumn Viewing Race. After the race, the decision was made that the situation was serious, and her first place was demoted to last.

That match was also the first G1 event with a lowering rule after the Japanese Shining Series introduced the lowering rule.

However, Kitagawa Xuanju was very clear that the major player Miner next to him had definitely not committed any foul.

This opponent's distance is very clever.

He was less than half a meter away from her, as if he could hit her at any time, but there was enough time to react.

Vertically, he should be a few centimeters or more than ten centimeters faster than her. This distance is very subtle. He can try to get ahead in one breath, but also make people feel that the opponent will cut in at any time.

More importantly, in the Spring Championship, the opening straight line is less than 200 meters long, the first bend is very close, and the entire early stage is actually slightly curved.

This makes it difficult to commit a straight-line or diagonal violation at this time, because there is indeed enough space to maneuver on the inside.

The same result is the pace of the northern black horse.

Due to the position of the major key, she had to cut inwards with very small amplitude.

All this made her even more certain that this opponent was coming for her.

The further she went in, the further the other person went in, and the distance between them was still so delicate.

This made her frown even more tightly, and at the same time, a sense of confidence and strange excitement gradually emerged in her heart.

The source of her confidence was that Yasui had already informed her of this situation. Furthermore, he had also told her how to deal with it.

With this kind of prior anticipation and mental preparation, she did not feel panicked at all when faced with Major Miner's targeting, and was confident that she could handle it.

The excitement comes from the strength of the opponent.

The competitions she participated in before were Pre-OP and OP, and this G2 big reward was her first time.

She had heard the difference between a big reward and a big reward in class and from An Jingzhen a long time ago.

At that time, what she was thinking about was what she would think and do if she really met a powerful opponent in the reward.

At this moment, she found that she only had two feelings when participating in a competition of this level.

As expected, opponents at the high reward level... are really strong.

However, being able to face off against such an opponent is really... great!

In an instant, a trembling excitement spread from the bottom of his heart to his whole body, and Northern Xuanju couldn't help but glance at all the opponents outside.

At the same time, she calmly and subtly slowed down her pace.

The other opponents were far away and did not notice the changes in Beifang Xuanju's eyes and pace.

But Major Miner saw and felt it very clearly.

Moreover, she could hardly help but feel puzzled and surprised by this.

What’s going on? Why isn’t she anxious at all?
This is strange. The trainer clearly said that besides Indomitable Steel, there is also Noda Kinju, and she is also an opponent that needs attention, but...

Why isn't she anxious?

Isn’t she good at following and then waiting for an opportunity to sprint and overtake?

She gave up the chance to break out so easily. Doesn't she intend to use that tactic anymore?
But her speed at the end shouldn't be enough. If she's in the inner lane...

How does she plan to win?

While feeling puzzled and surprised, Major Miner did not ignore his opponents on the other side.

She was number 2 in this race and her starting position was just slightly outside the Northern Black Horse.

This position has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it can better occupy the inner lane and save energy more easily. The disadvantage is that it is easy to be surrounded by the team.

However, she confirmed when she left the gate that, like herself, other opponents were clearly more focused on gates 6 and 8.

Those two gate positions have a greater advantage. When they are in the middle, they have a lot of room to play whether cutting inside or going outside. The tactics they can choose are very flexible, and they can establish a certain advantage in the early stages of the game.

More importantly, Gate No. 6 is home to the most popular Indomitable Steel, and Gate No. 1 is home to the second most popular Noda Kinju.

One of them is known for her amazing last-minute kick, and the other has a G1 win that is extremely rare in the entire field and even among peers. In addition, they drew an excellent starting position before the game. It would be strange if they didn't attract attention.

Because of this, the opponents on the outside were almost all fighting with Indomitable Real Steel and Noda Kinko, and had no time to pay attention to the changes on the inside.

Very good, this way, when the opening round is over, I can grab the best first move as the trainer has arranged in advance...

Just as she was thinking about this, Major Miner was about to pay attention to the inner northern Xuanju again, when suddenly, a figure with short light brown hair suddenly jumped out of her left peripheral vision.

...So fast! This is...

Susan Muse!

Sure enough! She was the one leading the competition!
Very good, everything is as the trainer expected. Now I will take the position behind Susan Muse...

"Hey?!"

At the moment of preparing to accelerate, Major Miner suddenly screamed and his eyes widened instantly.

Coincidentally, the next second after she caught a glimpse of Susan Muse rushing out from the left, a figure with short black hair suddenly accelerated on the right and surpassed her in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)