Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 99: Charge Forward to the End

He easily surpassed Xingmu, and saw from the corner of his eye that many opponents on the inside were left behind by him just like Xingmu. Shining Star was not happy, but full of doubts.

They are all students who are about to graduate. Depending on the doctor's prediction about their personality, they will have to consider further studies in about one to two years.

Their family backgrounds are similar, with many famous horse racing wives, so their families made arrangements for them very early on.

Although Xingmu was in a different class from her, she had the impression that she never participated in middle-distance activities, and she heard that it was because of her family's requirements.

As a result, I was quite surprised to see Xingmu and Shining Star at this event.

Then she didn't care anymore.

She has always aimed at middle and long distance events and has been trained in this area since childhood. Her future goal is to compete in the classic races.

His performance has always been outstanding, and he has won first place in many similar competitions and tests in the past.

In the 2000-meter race, many classmates could not beat her, let alone Xingmu who had always run short distances.

So this guy is just here for fun...?
What the hell? This is too careless!
Forget it, no matter what she thinks, the winner of this game... must be me!
With his spirits lifted, Shining Star's attention was completely focused on the runway ahead.

The race is more than halfway over, and the entrance to the last two bends is just a few hundred meters away.

After thinking quickly for a few seconds, she gradually leaned forward and lowered her eyes.

The games I watched and the teachings I heard from my predecessors all repeatedly emphasized that the entrance was the key to victory or defeat.

She decided to start building up momentum for the final victory from here.

After the previous fierce pursuit, Shining Star is now ahead of the competition team.

After she started to speed up, the young horse racing girls behind her were more or less stunned, and then many of them followed suit and sped up with a look of reluctance on their faces.

For the trainers and experienced horsewomen on the scene, it was not a wise choice to speed up after the leader at this time.

In fact, from the beginning of the game, any discerning person could see that compared with the Shining Series, the strategy and tactics of this game were not wise at all.

But it's normal.

All the contestants were very young children. Even though they had received some training in order to be admitted to Tresen Academy, their speed and skills were still far behind.

So whether it was the trainers, horse girls, or other spectators and commentators, they all focused on the momentum of the young contestants vying for the first place.

In this atmosphere, the commentators became more professional.

"The team underwent a major change midway through the match. Xingmu, who had been leading the early stages, was constantly being overtaken and is now stuck in the middle of the group.

“She didn’t look fazed by it, she was still running hard.

"The current leader is Shining Star, who made a very fast sprint when entering the straight after the second turn, surpassing many opponents in one breath.

“She was still very fast and she sped up again, as if she wanted to keep the first place until the end.

"Can she do it? Let's wait and see!"

The audience gradually became excited. Many people were overjoyed by the intensity of the event. They couldn't help but follow the commentary and applaud for the leading Shining Star.

Hearing the clear and uniform shouts, Shining Star could hardly contain his pride.

She has experienced this kind of attention since she was a child.

The same is true for competitions.

Although those competitions are nothing compared to the attention paid to the Shining Series, they are all competitions between schools or community activities.

But the feeling of being the center of attention has always made her unable to stop.

She thought that once she made her debut, she would definitely receive even more enthusiastic attention.

Excited and content, she rushed into the third bend and continued to lean forward.

Right from here! I have to rush to the finish line in one breath! She screamed inwardly, pouring all her remaining strength into her legs.

Turn 3, Turn 4, and out! Great! That’s it…?!

Rushing out of the final bend against the strong wind, Shining Star's eyes suddenly widened.

Suddenly, my legs, which had been so strong before, felt a little powerless.

Although she was constantly using her consciousness to urge it, the receding images in her sight and the wind resistance blowing in her face were gradually not as fast as before.

Unable to suppress the panic in her heart.

Oh no, oh no… I was running too fast before, am I not strong enough now…?
At the same time, she clearly caught a glimpse of a figure rushing past her from the inside.

It's Satomi Shirasagi who's in the same class as Anmu next door.

She had heard of him not long after she entered school and knew that he was also a highly-regarded guy, so she had always secretly regarded him as her biggest rival.

So she was quite happy to have surpassed her opponent before, and thought she was sure to win the game, but she didn't expect to be overtaken so quickly.

For a moment she turned her head the other way.

Even if others don't know what you are thinking, your previous complacency was too embarrassing.

However, as soon as she turned her head, her eyes widened again.

Xingmu passed her from the outside.

That speed had an unmatched momentum, as if this opponent had never run more than 1000 meters before and his physical strength was still endless.

However, in Xingmu's perception, the body was like a leaking balloon, and the already limited physical strength was leaking out madly from a hole that was nowhere to be found.

But she was not panicked at all, but was more excited than ever before.

She didn't know if her running so far had disappointed Northern Black Horse, but she was sure that this was the race she wanted to run.

Position is not important, leading or not is not important.

She had no experience in middle distance running, so she just ran however she wanted and ran her own race.

Grab a good position in the early stages, cruise through the middle stages to conserve energy, constantly observe the opponent, and now in the latter stages...

We should charge forward courageously to the end!
This is the competition she wants, not the sprint and burst required by her family!

When sprinting with all her might, Xingmu had an illusion.

The thunderous cheers and the drum-beating footsteps of the opponents seemed to have disappeared, leaving only myself and the finish line in my sight.

But she could feel the muscles in her thighs, arms, chest, abdomen, waist and back tensing and bulging, and the footsteps moving forward as fast as the wind without stopping.

She only had one thought at this moment!
Sprint! Sprint! Sprint again!
Aren't you the best at this?! Almond eyes?!

Go ahead! Speed ​​up! You can speed up even more! Sprint again!
Keep leaning over, keep lowering your head, keep sprinting and accelerating!
The finish line...

It’s right in front of me!!
The crazy thoughts kept spreading like vines, and continued until the finish line disappeared from sight, and then stopped abruptly.

Having lost her target, her eyes suddenly jolted, and she unconsciously wanted to stop and see where she was.

Under the strong inertia, she still ran about one or two hundred meters before gradually slowing down.

A deep feeling of exhaustion and a suffocating illusion instantly rushed into her brain, and she suddenly became a little dazed.

However, in her daze, she could clearly hear the excitement in the audience and the loud voice of the commentator.

"It's--amazing! It's truly amazing! An amazing final kick!

"Let's congratulate Xingmu for winning the championship!"

(End of this chapter)