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

"It's a pity that you, living in that small skies of Japan, have hindered our talents as racehorse girls of the Saddler lineage. This is a realm you have never even set foot in!"

At this moment, the cloak behind the nobleman seemed to transform into a pair of wings, propelling his body into flight. Under the gaze of the opera singer, she noticed that the nobleman's steps were even more steady than before, as if he were walking on flat ground in such a grand setting!

And that's not all. The steps of the noblewoman began to become more and more steady, and the acceleration of her feet also began to stabilize. At this moment, it seemed that she had truly conquered this arena, reaching the level that a good opera needs to achieve by becoming one with the singer, and even slowing down!

This is the true talent of a racehorse girl from the Saddler's lineage! It's also the message that the noble family wanted to convey to her through opera that her talent was far more than this. It's just a pity that she completely wasted this talent in Japan.

The powerful bloodline of the Saddler-Well-Kei racehorse girls allows them to awaken almost identical [Domains] once their talents are fully revealed.

The prestigious family is the representative of the saddle-crafting racehorse girl who has shown this talent to the fullest. Her "domain" is also a textbook example of what this bloodline has passed down from one person to another!

She named it "All-Round Bloodline." The effect of this domain is that it allows the noble family to adapt to any terrain! Whether it's a high-class or low-class racecourse, rainy, cloudy, or scorching hot, short, medium, or long distances, regardless of the surrounding environment or atmosphere, it allows her to improve and unleash her full potential in the best possible condition!

Moreover, she is not affected by other [fields]. This is almost identical to the combined efforts of good opera and Wada.

But the difference is that if a good opera is integrated with Hotan, they will inevitably slow down temporarily as a prerequisite for a stable performance, while the noble family does not need to do so at all. This is what she meant by the talent of the Anjiang Well lineage!

This is why she is confident enough to challenge the so-called "perfect combination" of Good Opera and Wada. In her opinion, the so-called perfect combination of the two is just the result of degrading the talent of the Anzai-i system. Even if Good Opera is stronger than her in some aspects and her physical training is more stable, once it has been weakened, Good Opera has no advantage in front of her.

This is the strength of a noble family. She has been tempered in the cruel arena and has developed the perfect bloodline advantage of the Anzai lineage. To her, the good opera singer and Wada from Japan are just complementary combinations who have not fully awakened their talents.

Perhaps if Japan sent a racehorse girl who wasn't of the Saddler's lineage, even the noble families wouldn't dare say they could win with certainty. For example, that girl named "Divine Eagle," although she hasn't awakened her talent yet, if she possessed a [Domain], then the outcome of this match would be hard to predict.

However, the person who came was a racehorse girl from the same saddlery family, so the noble family dared to say that she was determined to win this Arc de Triomphe Grand Prix!

She is the strongest saddler-lineage racehorse girl in Europe!

Chapter 378: The Overlord and His Ministers Join Forces Once Again

"The group has reached the area of ​​a large right turn! Opera King initially closed the distance with the Noble Family, but the Noble Family quickly pulled away from Opera King again! Now the distance between the Noble Family and Opera King is about a horse's length—and this distance is still widening."

"It seems that the noble family's tactics have changed from the initial advance to the escape tactic. This is not the first time the noble family has changed tactics midway. So, will this be the right choice for the noble family? Moreover, it is a change from the relatively dominant advance to the more physically demanding escape tactic."

"But the physical strength of the noble families has always been something we trust. I believe she must be quite adept at using this tactic, right?"

"A prominent family! A prominent family!" XN

At this moment, perhaps due to the home advantage of the Arc de Triomphe Grand Prix, the renowned French family, after gaining the upper hand, immediately received cheers from the entire French people. The whole audience was cheering for the family's victory, which was quite different from the atmosphere in Japan, where applause was not given until the very end.

In such an atmosphere, the horse girl who has gained support may be infected by this emotion and work even harder—of course, as an excellent horse girl, Noble Family still has the basic ability not to be swayed by the environment.

However, this did not prevent her from becoming more and more courageous in the battle, and her mentality became more and more confident. From being at the beginning of the battle as if facing a formidable enemy, to being in complete control now, the noble family has now figured out the strength of good opera.

All I can say is that if she didn't have her "Domain," and the two women were to compete solely based on physical attributes and "Aura," the Noble Family would likely lose. As for this sister from the same Anjiang Well lineage, although she felt regret that Good Opera's "Domain" talent was buried, she had to admit that in terms of fundamentals, Good Opera was indeed more solid than her.

It can only be said that they suffered from running on high-speed grasslands in Japan. Otherwise, if Good Opera had been given another year to fully familiarize itself with European venues, its strength could have improved by leaps and bounds.

The noble family admitted that they only gained the upper hand because of home advantage—but that's how the game is, and from the moment the racehorses step onto the track, they must use every means and every advantage to win.

The kind of tactic that relies entirely on sheer strength to overwhelm everyone, using one's strengths to attack the opponent's strengths, is truly a rebellious approach. A true racehorse girl, however, wins by avoiding the opponent's weaknesses and exploiting their strengths.

Their overwhelming strength is rarely seen among Uma Musume Girls of the same generation. The similar strength of Noble Family and Good Opera also forces them to avoid stalemates and direct confrontations whenever possible.

With similar strengths, the remaining factors can only be compensated by self-judgment and experience such as familiarity with the arena, and in this respect, the Noble Clan holds an absolute advantage!

"Cough!" Good Opera was also slightly unwilling, but she couldn't deny the current situation. She mustered her strength and re-condensed her [Domain] at this moment, intending to close the distance between herself and the Noble Clan as much as possible when they turned right.

Otherwise, even if she were to become the last one, she would never be able to compare with the prestigious families.

However, what Good Opera herself is well aware of is that releasing her "domain" at this time, although it may allow Good Opera to achieve a state similar to that of the Noble Family, the Noble Family's "domain" has no effect on her at all. Using her own "domain" will not only increase her mental burden, but will also slow her down because of Wada.

But Good Opera still chose to expand its own "domain"... because she felt she needed Hotan now.

The confidence of the "Overlord" is now being undermined by a sister of the same blood who has suppressed her. Good opera now needs her subjects to provide her with the courage to keep going.

And so, after the good opera unleashed its "domain," Wada in the audience also felt a moment of mental disorientation. The next moment, when Wada came to his senses, he found that a familiar scene from the Arima Memorial was playing out again...

"Is this... the Arc de Triomphe Grand Ceremony?"

"—I have reopened the [Domain], Ryuji, the Overlord of Me, and now I need your help."

However, the scene before him seemed somewhat different. During the Arima Memorial, he was a rider riding on the back of the still-horse-like Good Opera. His battle situation completely overlapped with that of the Good Opera, so his will was dominant.

But this time was different. Although the same scene appeared, and Wada confirmed that the fading opera he was in was in the form of a horse, he could still hear the voice of the opera, the voice of the opera of Uma Musume.

"You need me? But... what a great opera, I'm really not familiar enough with this venue—"

"No need to say more, Ryuji. I understand your concerns, but I need you to dispel all your concerns now, understand?"

At that moment, before Wada could even express her lack of confidence, Good Opera interrupted her just in time.

Good opera doesn't want to hear about Wada's concerns and lack of confidence—because if even her most trusted retainer lacks confidence, then her current state will only be worse. What she needs is not a retainer with many concerns, but someone like Ryuji who can help her dispel her concerns.

“Ryuji, I understand. You’re worried you’ll hold me back—because of some things from the past. But, as my other self told you before—you’ve moved on, haven’t you?”

“We all have immature moments. Ryuji, even I wasn’t born as the ‘King of the End of the Century’. Do you remember when we ran our debut battles three times? Back then, I was just as weak. We all started as weak supporting characters and gradually made our way to the world stage.”

“I was also insecure, but your confidence back then... gave me the confidence to go out into the world, Ryuji.”

"I'm only telling you this now... You're the one who created the 'End of the Century Overlord'."

Good Opera saved these words for this day. It was a promise she planned to make when she felt that Wada could leave her one day. She understood that Wada would eventually separate from her, that they both needed to grow, and that Wada couldn't have only her as his racehorse girl for the rest of his life; that would be an insult to the honor of being his trainer.

But now, Good Opera has told this to Hotan, because it needs Hotan's confidence, and it needs the impetuousness and self-confidence of that headstrong young man from the past.

Only in this way can she be the true "Queen of the End of the Century," which is not a hindrance to good opera, but a real inspiration!

Because of Wada, she was able to give her all and unleash her full potential, even if it meant that every match would be hard-won. But she definitely needed a retainer like him.

A tyrant without his ministers to support him is dull; what a tyrant needs is a confident Ryuji Wada.

"So, cheer up, Ryuji."

"I know this is your first time performing with me, the king, on a world-class stage—but isn't this also my first time? On such a stage, under such intense scrutiny, we should show our best!"

"Don't think about what might happen—the Overlord doesn't need that kind of thinking. Now, I'm going to remind you of your original self, Ryuji!"

"No matter where you go, never forget the person you were when you first stepped onto the stage! That's what truly makes you the ultimate champion!"

"So now, pick up the reins, Ryuji, stand tall, and use your judgment to pave the way for me!"

Finally, Good Opera entrusted everything to Wada once again, and this time, when Wada held the reins and looked ahead at the completely unfamiliar arena, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

—It was as if he had suddenly returned to his naive self from decades ago, when he had just embarked on the path of a jockey because of those brilliant predecessors. That was the age when he was naive, fearless, and self-righteous.

He never imagined that his lack of strength would lead him to a peak he would never reach again in the decades to come. Helpless at that time, he thought countless times that if he had another chance to take the reins, he would never let her down again.

This time, she still chose to believe in him, handing him the reins that would determine victory or defeat on a world-class stage.

Don't worry, don't fret, you are my greatest support.

"...I will try my best, good opera, I definitely will."

This time, Wada once again grasped the reins, casting his gaze upon the unfamiliar arena ahead, and silently addressed the opera in his heart, word by word:

"Even if this is the last and most brilliant dance we can do, and we can never surpass it again, good opera, I will make your glory forever remain at the pinnacle of this world."

"—This is my Ryuji."

Good Opera's response, however, was a return to its usual gentleness, at which point the fragments of "The Last Tyrant" were finally complete.

Chapter 379: Ryuji Wada's Ultimate Cowardice

"This feeling—has the perfect combination finally come together?"

"This is a terrible decision! Opera King! Not only will you fail to surpass me, but you will also make your burden heavier and your pace slower!"

The change in the "aura" emanating from Good Opera was something that the noble family, who had studied the Arima Memorial event more than once, knew without even looking that Good Opera's "domain" had been activated.

Perhaps because the effects of the [Domain] of the Anjiang Well series are almost all similar, when Good Opera activated [Domain], the Noble Clan could immediately feel this familiar aura. However, she shook her head inwardly at Good Opera's choice, feeling that Good Opera's decision was not good.

As she said, while the realm of good opera has its flaws, at least some of the negative effects are quite good. At least in the Arima Kinen, facing the overwhelming pressure of the Rudolf symbol, slowing down slightly to ensure a steady pace was a very worthwhile choice.

However, now that the two women's [Domain] abilities are identical, they both have the effect of nullifying other [Domains]. However, while the Noble Clan can amplify itself, the Good Opera is flawed because its talent has not been fully revealed. At this time, choosing to use [Domain] will only add burden to itself and will have no other effect.

Moreover... even if she really merged with Wada, it would be meaningless. As racehorse girls, their judgment of the race should be better than that of the trainers.

The noble family doesn't understand, but even if they don't understand, this is the choice Good Opera has made now—or in a sense, Good Opera has made what seems to be a wrong choice, which has increased her chances of winning this battle, so it should be a good thing.

But for some reason... the noble family always felt that good opera shouldn't be something stupid... She always felt that if she ignored this point, many variables would change in this competition.

However, the noble family is not yet aware of the source of their worries, so they can only try to use this time to further distance themselves from good opera and make their advantages even greater.

Thinking this, Wangzu's pace quickened even further, and the gap between her and the slowed-down Good Opera widened, making the situation seem to gradually become clearer.

"The noble family's pace has not slowed down at all, and they have now pulled ahead of the Opera King by more than two horse lengths! This gap is even continuing to widen!"

The voice of the French commentator could be heard, and at that moment, the cheers for the prestigious family at the Longchamp Racecourse grew louder and louder.

On the other side of the screen, the students of Treson Academy were extremely anxious upon seeing this scene. They felt a sense of powerlessness, especially when they saw that even though Good Opera and Wada had begun to work together, they still couldn't close the gap between them.

"This is bad... The 'domain' of good opera has absolutely no effect on noble families..." Rudolf said through gritted teeth, "Is this the true talent of the saddler-well-trained racehorse girl?"

"Good opera student..." Nu Tao, at this moment, was also filled with worry, and couldn't help but ask another version of himself in his mind:

"My other self, do you know what to do in this situation? Good opera student, you're going to lose if you keep going like this!"

"...You think too highly of me, my other self. Let's not even talk about how we don't even have a chance to play. Even if we did, I couldn't help Good Opera and that guy Wada. Don't forget, I was seriously injured that time with Tanino Misaki and the others."

"Famous General Raging Waves" was answering Raging Waves' question in her mind, but her tone was very nonchalant, as if she didn't care about the outcome of the match at all. For "Famous General Raging Waves," who retained a bit of a beast-like personality, honor was simply not a real thing.

And as she said, even if she were in that situation, she wouldn't be entirely confident of winning. The reasoning is similar: she had too little time to familiarize herself with the venue, she was unlucky enough to run into a major European horse racing track, and the enemy was a powerful clan that could nullify [Domain].

Moreover, Nu Tao has not yet fully inherited the full strength of "General Nu Tao". She hasn't even activated her [Domain] yet. Relying solely on her current [Aura], it's difficult for her to surpass Good Opera. She can only say that she will have a slight advantage. After all, the breakthrough brought by General Nu Tao's [Aura] is rarely matched by racehorse girls. Even noble families cannot match this.

But to say that they will win is too much to say, and "Famous General Nutao" is indeed not optimistic about the current situation.

"Then, will the opera student lose?!"

Nu Tao found it hard to believe that even the combined efforts of Good Opera and her trainer could result in a loss, because in her mind, Good Opera and her trainer would be the strongest combination.

This conclusion was reached based on either the memories told to her by "Famous General Nutao" or her own several encounters with Good Opera. Her premonition was that Good Opera, now at its peak, and her trainer, who had shed her naivety, should work together flawlessly.

But all of this still couldn't change the situation before them, which left the famous general Nu Tao somewhat bewildered... She felt that something seemed amiss.

The trainer... seemed to be worried about something? Although he appeared calm and collected, he was still preoccupied with something.

"Don't worry, the other me, that opera guy, is a master of creating miracles."

"Famous General Nutao" seemed to sense Nutao's depression and unease, and replied calmly, "She won't allow this performance. She's just a supporting character. She has her own ideas, but... she still has some troubles to overcome."

"Trouble?" Nu Tao asked, somewhat puzzled. With the current combination of trainers and good opera, what trouble could there be?

“Yes, troublesome.” “Famous General Raging Waves” squinted at the screen and replied calmly, “A perfect combination, perhaps such a word evokes a strong feeling, but ultimately they are not one.”