Uma Musume no Nama no Nichijou (Horse Girl), First and foremost

The pure white horse girl from back then seemed to have made some kind of promise to me...

what.

She remembered.

If you can't run anymore, I'll take care of you.

At the time, she assumed it was a joke.

Even if he were to retire because of this injury, he wouldn't need someone who had been tortured and persecuted by the Horse Girls Association to take care of him, so after chatting and joking, Representative Chiaki naturally chose to forget about such things.

"Um... do you remember what happened before?"

Her tone was somewhat tentative. At this moment, Qianming's inner world was calm. Reason told her that the other person's thoughts could not be the same as hers, but her emotions once again gave her a glimmer of hope.

"Huh? Ah, yes, I definitely remember it, I can't forget it, but I always felt like something was off."

"...Something's not right?"

As the topic came up, for some reason, Representative Qianming had a hunch that perhaps the two of them were talking about different things.

Her tone was hesitant, but in reality, her initial anticipation had begun to cool.

What am I expecting when I think about these things?

Immediately, that unrealistic expectation in my heart retreated to its deepest place once again.

The pure white horse girl didn't notice the psychological changes that were happening to Representative Chiaki beside her; she simply expressed a thought that had arisen in her past memories.

She was quite certain that the woman from the prestigious family hadn't noticed that phenomenon.

After all, at that time, Chiaki felt that even if he tried his best, he could not defeat the Golden Victory in his serious state. However, in reality, Pure White Horse Girl noticed something was wrong.

In response, Golden Victory asked Representative Qianming in a slightly serious tone.

"Little Qianming, do you think... there's something beyond the realm of existence?"

"Above the realm...?"

When discussing her professional expertise, especially the content that was subtly buried in Chiaki's heart, the triple crown horse girl immediately regained her professional demeanor and began to think about this aspect.

"It probably doesn't exist, and even if it did, it's unrealistic."

"No matter how strong Ma Niang's body is, there is a limit. Even in the domain state, the burden on her body increases with every extra second, so this is unrealistic."

Upon hearing the other party's decisive denial, Golden Victory replied with another sentence:

"But what if this racehorse girl is physically strong enough, and can maintain the state above the domain I just mentioned for a very short time?"

"What kind of monster is this...?"

Is Bai Zai referring to herself?

Was it that aura technique used in the domain state at the time, that Bai Zai wanted to define as something above the domain...?

Halfway through her sentence, Representative Qianming, amidst confusion and hesitation, slowly revealed her thoughts:

"White Disaster, you wouldn't be thinking of...?"

"We know very well that ours relies on momentum and technique, but the question is whether it's possible to truly surpass the limit by continuously unleashing bursts of power when in or near a domain state?"

"...Why did you have to say such a dangerous and insane idea out loud?"

"Because I still feel that I saved your life back then, Chiaki."

Looking at the smiling white horse girl, Representative Chiaki remembered some things again.

At that time... well.

Having played so many mobile games to date, Chiaki has no recollection of what Golden Victory recommended to her back then.

Oh, so it seems she just clicked on a game from the trending charts and recommended it to herself, right?

That's why she doesn't remember it. It's no wonder she doesn't recall games that rely on advertising traffic to climb to the top of the charts, quickly make a fortune, and then disappear.

In RPG games, players constantly improve themselves, all in order to defeat that imaginary opponent.

In this pure battle game, you constantly improve yourself, all in order to defeat that imaginary pure white horse girl as your opponent.

Or perhaps he just wants to show off his expertise with a smug smile, and then say that the other person can't beat him or something.

But soon, the pure white horse girl was discharged from the hospital.

One day, two days, three days, five days, ten days, a month...

She never came to visit him again.

The last message we received was that the racehorse girl was forced to leave the top racing scene and could only compete in the G2 and G3 level high-reward races. Her reputation as a golden champion had also disappeared.

He'd rather choose that kind of competition than come visit her.

Representative Qianming: "..."

fraud.

Liar! Liar! Liar! Liar!

From then on, a triple crown horse girl from the Chimei family who hated the one who caused her injury to relapse continued to harbor her hatred until she competed with another triple crown horse girl, until she had no more good results in the second half of her career and retired due to injury.

"Little Qianming?"

"White Disaster...Golden Victory Senior."

"Tsk, it feels really strange that you suddenly call me 'senior'."

Looking at the horse girl beside him, his impression of her gradually overlapped with that of the somewhat innocent and adorable little princess of the Qianming family.

Perhaps there are still some differences between the two, but what he just said really made me feel a little confused.

After being told that, Representative Qianming quickly returned to his usual state:

"Hmm... If it's really like what you said about White Disaster, it's certainly possible, but what would be the point?"

"You have the conditions, but if you really need to work hard, and you have that kind of spirit and skill, I don't know which one will cost more, but when faced with something familiar and something unfamiliar, everyone should subconsciously choose the familiar one."

The assumption cannot be established.

At least according to Chiaki, the triple crown winner who stands at the top of Japanese horse racing, this is indeed the case.

"No, it's nothing. We're just making a hypothetical suggestion. There's no need to take it so seriously."

After immediately realizing that the other party subconsciously denied the possibility, Golden Victory grinned and didn't intend to continue the topic.

The competition is about to begin...

"Sanfan's popularity! Group 5, number 10! The top racehorse girl, Kinjo, famous for her beauty! I wonder if she can change our opinion of her today, just like we said before!"

"Second most popular! Group 3, number 5! Mejiro family's racehorse girl, Mejiro Dylan! The top racehorse girl who continued to run despite not being fully recovered from an injury in the Osaka Cup! Will she be able to show everyone a brand new side of herself as she said before the race!"

"And finally, there's our number one popular racehorse girl! She's at the forefront of this new era wave called 'Momentum Technique'!"

"A popular choice! Group 4, number 8! Ash-haired girl Tamamo Cross! Facing a familiar opponent, can she successfully win the second leg of this Spring Triple Crown?"

"Tsk tsk, what an exaggerated introduction."

Upon hearing Tamamo Cross's introduction, Pure White Horse Girl clearly felt somewhat disgusted by the content.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, the strongest racer girl in this era is undoubtedly Tamamo Cross. If we want to eliminate the audience's aversion to the aura and technique itself as soon as possible, we have to achieve this through various promotions."

"Take Golden City, for example. In terms of strength, she is probably just an average one among the top racehorses. However, her popularity is obviously inconsistent with her strength, and she is one of our important partners in the current Horse Girls Association."

For individual horse girls, winning a single race in horse racing can significantly impact the entire course of their career.

However, for the Horse Girls Association and even the entire Japanese horse racing community, unless someone achieves a feat that is enough to break the history of horse racing, there will always be a gap between their perspective on the race and that of ordinary horse racing girls.

"Well, it's fine, anyway, it shouldn't have much of an impact on the horse girls who are going to compete."

As for the pressure of high expectations, or even inflated popularity...

Golden Victory didn't know what others thought, but to her, wasn't this just like the expectations her elders and parents had for her?

Compared to the kind of expectation that is never met and is abandoned, it is definitely better to be praised and supported because you have some shining qualities... right?

...Facing the match, Tamamo Cross felt that the atmosphere at the stadium today seemed particularly heavy.

Putting aside the others, Megumi Dylan and Golden City, these two horse girls can be considered her old rivals.

But there's nothing that can be done about it. After all, that's how horse racing is all about. Unless you're forced to take a break due to illness or injury, or there are short-distance or long-distance races where there's a good chance of a difference in aptitude.

Excluding these, in the same level, especially in the top-tier G1 arena, it's quite common to see familiar female players as your opponents.

But today, in the eyes of this petite, spiky horse, the atmosphere was very strange.

Its ears twitched uncomfortably, its tail swayed more than usual, and it even started to take small, restless steps.

It felt as if more than a dozen threatening eyes were staring at me.

Everyone today...

They all look very energetic.

Chapter 222 Using Domain to Please the Goddess

If everyone's abilities were not too different, or if they believed that everyone was roughly equal, perhaps today's situation would not have occurred.

Unfortunately, in today's competition, the player who is considered the most likely to win has already been listed in the popularity rankings.

The Tamamo Cross, located at the very top, is truly the first in the true sense.

Positioned at the gate, even before the match began, I could already feel the gradually increasing, somewhat absurd, pressure.

It was as if the anxiety she felt earlier was merely the result of everyone's intentional or unintentional targeting of Tamamo Cross. As the competition preparation stage approached, this momentum rose even higher.

Due to a physiological discomfort that had already affected her body, she shook her head and her body trembled slightly.

"Wow... Is this the treatment Golden Victory receives?"

I'm just a pathetic, weak, and helpless little thing who only wants to win the championship and take the Spring Triple Crown. Is it really necessary?

While verbally complaining, one is slowly adjusting their mindset.

"Like walking on thin ice," Tamamo Cross believes that this phrase best describes her current state.

The opponent was not weak, and I was not strong enough to look down on all the players. In this state, I felt that terrible misunderstanding.