Having trained real horses, why are we now training racehorse girls after time-traveling?

"brush!"

At this moment, Mi Yu made another move. Even though she had exhausted a lot of her strength, she still forced herself to release her [Domain] once again.

In an instant, the dark figure holding a "dagger" reappeared behind Mi Yu. This time, Mi Yu was able to easily pinpoint the position of the Golden Master, who was almost parallel to him.

"Master Craftsman—I'm sorry!"

"brush!"

Despite feeling immense guilt, Mi Yu still relentlessly urged the shadowy figure to swing its blade downwards. The next moment, the Golden Master's body was pierced through, and a large amount of his strength rapidly dissipated. For a brief instant, the Golden Master even staggered.

This solid blow sent the hearts of Chi Tian and his entourage in the audience into their throats. Chi Tian stared intently at the Gold Master, muttering to himself:

"Orphie, you can do it, right?"

"boom!"

As if verifying Chi Tian's words, after being affected by Mi Yu's [Domain], the Golden Master's slightly staggering steps quickly became more solid. Accompanied by the Golden Master's ferocious expression with cold sweat, at this moment, "Golden Tyrant" roared angrily as if it had been provoked.

"This level—is far from enough!!"

"I am... a master of gold!!"

"boom!"

At this moment, the golden flames burning even brighter on the body of the Golden Master, accompanied by her roar, startled both Mi Yu and Special Zhou. Mi Yu's eyes widened, finding the scene before her utterly unbelievable.

Her [domain] failed? No, that's impossible. That attack should have definitely hit her, but why is Master completely unharmed?

In fact, the rice bath's domain did have an effect, taking away a significant amount of the Gold Master's stamina. However, stamina was nothing to the Gold Master, who had previously accumulated a large amount of stamina without using it and was essentially a bottomless pit of stamina.

If it takes two uses of the [Domain] from Mi Yu to completely deplete her stamina, then the Golden Master would need at least three or four uses of the [Domain] from Mi Yu to achieve the same effect. However, hitting the Golden Master only once will not deplete her stamina to continue the match; on the contrary, it will provoke her strong resistance.

What even Mi Yu herself didn't notice was that her [Domain] seemed to become somewhat ethereal as it approached the golden flames burning on the Golden Master's body. However, she didn't notice this at the moment, so she was anxious to activate her [Domain] once again.

"I don't want to lose! I want to win!"

"Even if it exhausts my strength, I will still win; I will win even if it takes a burst of energy to replenish it!"

Even though she was nearly exhausted, Mi Yu still forced herself to activate her [Domain]. At this moment, with her stamina almost depleted, even though Mi Yu was forcibly activating her [Domain] with willpower, the black shadow that she conjured was not as oppressive as it had been at the beginning.

It was more like a desperate gamble, with Mi Yu betting all her hopes of victory on this one strike. She mustered her last bit of strength, urging the shadow to continue wielding the "dagger" at the Golden Master.

Just as the "dagger" was about to reach the throat of the gold master, a whistle suddenly interrupted Mi Yu's actions.

"Cross the finish line! The Japanese derby! Victory once again belongs to the 'Golden Tyrant'! The Golden Master!"

"What a thrilling and exciting race! The Golden Master came from behind to defeat her formidable opponent once again! She overtook Miyu by half a marathon's length! Miyu came in second, and third in the special week! And this time, Miyu Bourbon came in fifth, which is a pity!"

"So, will Golden Master, who won the Japanese derby, be the next Triple Crown Girl? Will the unprecedented miracle of two Triple Crown Girls appearing in two consecutive years happen?!"

Chapter 310: The Disheartened Crowd, the Tyrant's Confusion

"The victor is the Golden Master! The Golden Tyrant! He turned the tide in the Japanese Derby! He surpassed both Miyu and Special Week to claim victory in this match!"

"Starting from last place, she overtook all the other racehorses in a single sprint across a bend and a straight! Such a terrifying last-minute result! It almost rivals the record of 'Hiro' Good Opera' with 3F33.0! The best last-minute result ever!"

"In this era, who can rival the Golden Tyrant? Who will truly be her adversary?!"

"boom."

However, as Akasaka Misatoshi's voice faded, the Japanese derby came to a complete end. But the moment the race ended, all the racehorses collapsed to the ground, as if all their strength had been drained, and they had completely lost their fighting spirit.

This was the first time such a phenomenon had been encountered, and the entire audience erupted in an uproar. Even Misato Akasaka was taken aback and exclaimed:

"What happened?! Apart from Golden Master, Rice Bath, Special Week, and Miura Bourbon, all the other female racehorses are lying on the ground and can't get up? Has there been a mass accident?"

"Quickly! Medical personnel on site, please get to the stadium as soon as possible!"

Misato Akasaka was genuinely flustered. Even in her long career as a professional commentator, she had never encountered such an outrageous situation.

Normally, it is quite common for a few racehorses to collapse from exhaustion after a race. After all, each racehorse has different stamina and distance adaptability. Therefore, even in short-distance races or mile races, there will be a few racehorses that collapse from exhaustion, and even more in long-distance races.

After all, when a racehorse girl collapses from exhaustion, it's just because she's too tired to get up after the race. It's rare for her to actually faint. Otherwise, if she fainted after every race, the risk factor in races between racehorses would be far too high, and the organizers wouldn't dare to take on such a heavy responsibility.

But the situation is different now. Apart from the four racehorse girls who can be considered strong contenders for the championship, all the other racehorse girls have fallen!

That's a full ten racehorse girls! This time, it wasn't just Misato Akasaka who panicked; all the staff at Tokyo Racecourse and the trainers of those racehorse girls were also in a panic. In an instant, countless people rushed to the race venue, in a great hurry, fearing that a mass accident had occurred.

If it really is a mass accident, then Tokyo Racecourse will be in a bad way! Their races will be severely affected, and they might even have to close for investigation. This would have a huge impact on the racecourse's revenue and reputation!

For the trainers of Uma Musume, it's even simpler. Who could bear to see their own mascot, whom they've personally sent to compete in the Japanese derby, suffer an accident? Especially since it's a mascot they've been raising for a year or two. Whether it's emotionally or otherwise, they're more reluctant than anyone else to have any accidents happen to their mascot.

Seeing this situation, Chi Tian immediately realized that things were getting serious and said to Dong Shang Biange and Zhen Jiling:

"Little witch, Karen-chan, let's go down together and find Orpheus."

Chi Tian is now somewhat worried that this collective accident... might be related to the Golden Master's previous "overtaking". Although he is not sure, he still decided to go down and protect the Golden Master if necessary.

He didn't want his Orpheus to be berated by the angry crowd without anyone supporting her; that would be a dereliction of duty on his part.

Without hesitation, Dong Shang Biange and Zhen Jiling immediately followed Chi Tian and the main group to the competition venue. They wanted to get there before any trainers, who were confused and anxious, took their anger out on the Gold Master.

……

"What's wrong?! What happened?!"

When the first trainer arrived, seeing the fallen horses that almost completely filled the straight section of the track, he looked like a mother searching for her child who had miraculously escaped death. He immediately found his horse, rushed forward, and hugged his sweating child, anxiously calling out:

"Xiaohui? What's wrong? Are you hurt somewhere? Or are you sick? Don't be afraid, we'll go to the hospital right now!"

"...I'm fine, trainer."

However, when the pretty racehorse girl named "Xiao Hui" heard her trainer's voice, her eyes, which had seemed to be about to fall into a deep sleep, finally opened slightly. However, this seemed to make her lose her last hope of escaping reality, and her voice even carried a hint of sobs.

The next moment, her trainer saw tears welling up in her racehorse's eyes and heard her sobbing uncontrollably.

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, trainer..."

"I can't do it... You worked so hard to get me to participate in the Japanese derby, but I just can't..."

“Competing against that ‘Golden Tyrant,’ that monster-like guy… I can’t do it, I have no chance of winning at all…”

After saying this, the female racehorse named Xiaohui burst into tears in her trainer's arms, crying about her powerlessness, her weakness, and the incredible strength of her opponent, and... why she happened to be in this era, having to compete against an opponent she could never defeat.

For a moment, the trainer was silent, simply holding his racehorse girl and letting her cry. At this moment, how could his heart be at peace?

As trainers and racehorse girls who can step onto the GI track, each of them can be said to be exceptionally talented, standing above at least 90% of the racehorse girls and trainers. However, within this small 10%, it seems that these racehorse girls, who are already beyond the reach of others, are once again divided into different classes.

Moreover, this gap cannot be bridged by hard work alone; it is a true gap in skill, ability, and talent. For example, even though the Golden Master lost speed midway through the race, it still managed to overtake all of them in just one final bend and straight. This shattered all the pride of these racehorse girls, making their efforts seem so laughable.

You run the whole race with all your might, and even the geniuses fall behind halfway through. Just when you're about to touch the dawn of victory, the fallen geniuses give it their all and overtake you in an instant.

The dramatic fall from grace shattered all their efforts and pride. In an instant, countless racehorses, like Xiaohui, broke down in despair and wailed when their trainers arrived, turning the entire racetrack into a more oppressive place than a funeral.

“Trainer…” the racehorse girl named Xiaohui said in a calm sob:

"I don't want to race anymore... living in the same era as that tyrant... I could never win in my entire life..."

"Let me run on the mud track... I don't care about obstacle courses either... I never want to run on the same track as her again..."

"Don't talk nonsense, Xiaohui." Upon hearing this, the trainer's expression immediately turned serious. He said to his racehorse girl, "If we can't beat Golden Master, we can just run other races. Aren't there other GI races? We won't always run into her."

But even so... what else can a racehorse girl pursue if not the Classic Triple Crown? The trainer has now come to realize a bitter truth: throughout the year, there is probably no other racehorse girl who can rival Golden Master.

At least this opponent is someone he and his children cannot match; it would require the cooperation of three other racehorse girls... perhaps only then could they achieve this.

"Let's go home, Xiaohui. You're tired, take a good rest."

"Um……"

The trainer pulled up his racehorse, comforted her, and slowly helped her away from the scene. Soon, one after another, more trainers helped up their racehorses and then left the field as if admitting defeat.

However, before leaving, everyone glanced at the Golden Master standing there with a particularly subtle look. That look... contained helplessness, resentment, but more than anything, it was a sense of resignation.

The Gold Master naturally noticed the expressions on people's faces. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't say anything. She could only be like a proud "tyrant," being looked at by everyone with incomprehension and resentment.

Even after the Japanese derby ended, the sun still shone brightly, illuminating the golden hair of the Golden Master with lifelike clarity, as if she were the sole protagonist of the match, as if only she could stand there.

But can she really have the last laugh? Today's match cast a shadow over the Golden Master's eyes; she seemed... somewhat lost, wondering if her victory was truly deserved...

Chapter 311: The Gold Master Falls Ill Again

"Orphie!"

At that moment, Chi Tian and his group finally arrived. Chi Tian's first priority was to check on the Golden Master's condition. After grabbing the Golden Master's shoulders and carefully examining him from head to toe, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Are you alright, Orpheus? Did the others do anything to you?"

"What are you saying... Ikezoe?" However, the Golden Master was unexpectedly calm. Now that she no longer needed the mask as a limitation, her fierce expression had faded, and she muttered to herself:

"Or rather... I did something really bad to them."

"Ikezoe, should I keep winning like this? Even if it shatters everyone else's dreams, should I keep going and become a 'Golden Tyrant'?"

She had overheard the conversations of the other racehorse girls, of course. If she had heard similar words before, the Golden Master might have been complacent about her strength. After all, the Golden Master was different on the racetrack than in normal times. Normally, she might not be able to beat anyone, but on the racetrack, it wasn't about who had the biggest fist.

But once on the track, the Golden Master felt this unparalleled feeling, but at this moment she couldn't help but wonder if her victory could bring joy to others. As a racehorse girl, would her victory make her as honored as that "Overlord"?

The Golden Master's gaze swept across the surrounding stands. Although the stands were noisy, there was none of the cheering she had expected. She seemed to have won the match, yet also felt she hadn't…

So what exactly constitutes true victory? For a moment, the Golden Master was puzzled. She felt that the victory she was pursuing wasn't like this...

"Don't think too much, Orpheus." Ikezoe didn't know how to answer the Golden Master either. He had experienced a similar scene with the Golden Master before. During the classic treble, the Golden Master's previous four-game losing streak meant that even after winning the Satsuki Sho and playing in the Japanese derby as the most popular player, her odds were still as high as 3.0 times, proving that she was indeed not favored by people.

All of this should have changed after the victory in the Japanese derby, but now... this scene makes it clear to Ikezoe that the victory of the Golden Master has not been recognized by the public.

If this were the old world, the most popular player would still have odds around 3.0, right? Despite the high popularity, most people still believed that the Gold Master might not necessarily win.

Compared to the shocking 1.1 odds for the Japanese derby, these odds certainly indicate that the team is not favored. But what can Ikezoe do?

All that can be done is to gamble on the next chrysanthemum viewing. Perhaps without that devastating earthquake, Orpheus wouldn't have had the chance to become a hero of the era, a symbol of the Japanese people's victory after the disaster, but at least he would continue to support her as always.

"Orphie, no matter what people say about you, I will always support you."

"...That's the only thing I can still believe."

The Gold Master smiled at Chi Tian, ​​and Chi Tian felt relieved and opened his arms wide in response to the smiling Gold Master. The Gold Master looked at Chi Tian like this and a rare look of embarrassment appeared on his face—but he still gave Chi Tian face.

The two shared a brief hug. At least, Chi Tian's words had deeply moved the Gold Master. But at that very moment, Dong Shang Biange, watching this scene, put his hands on his hips and said:

"That's good, hehe, Qianyi is quite good at pleasing girls, now that Master Sister is settled."

"Yes." Zhen Jiling breathed a sigh of relief, at least the current situation made her feel quite at ease. But this sense of relief didn't last long, as Zhen Jiling suddenly noticed something was wrong.

Is Onii-chan's outfit... the one she sprayed with Hayako-senpai's cleaning solution before?