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

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everyone has full confidence in you. You are one of the most talented racehorse girls in our team."

"You say 'dragging me down' to everyone, don't you? I heard it once when I was with McQueen." The Empress rolled her eyes at Jin Lang, but now that her thoughts had been exposed, she lowered her ears and said uneasily:

"Even if you don't tell me, I know I'm dragging you down... I'm just the bottom of the team... Everyone else already knew [Aura] or [Domain] when they debuted, and by the time of the GI competition, they were basically all proficient, but I still don't know any of them..."

"Will I really win? Will I really achieve an undefeated treble?"

This child... has she lost all confidence after being beaten? Jin Lang looked at the East Sea Emperor's cautious and insecure appearance and could hardly believe that this was the same East Sea Emperor who joined the team with high spirits a year ago and was not convinced by anyone. If the East Sea Emperor a year ago looked at her now, she probably wouldn't even recognize herself.

"The emperor, such an insecure emperor, is not the emperor of the East Sea that I know."

"When did you start thinking about the possibility of failure? You never used to think about the consequences of failure."

"Ugh... You're dragging me down and bullying me. You're the one who pulled me into the team and made me race with everyone, telling me not to be arrogant." Donghai Diwang pouted in dissatisfaction. This year, she had followed Jinlang's training methods exactly. No matter who was in the "Miracle" team, Donghai Diwang had run at least one hand's worth of races.

That's why Donghai Emperor has gotten used to reflecting on failure, because she has almost never won in the team. Unless she seeks out Dongshang Bianhua to regain her confidence, she has been constantly being crushed in other matches.

This is roughly equivalent to suddenly putting the worst player on your team into a professional league match. Of course you'd panic, because you've always been getting crushed by your professional teammates. She knows their skill level very well. Putting her on the field is practically asking for a beating.

"Then give it a try. Run as usual, Your Majesty. You'll understand when the time comes that races aren't actually that scary."

"Ugh... okay."

The Empress of the East Sea nodded upon hearing this, reluctantly preparing to go on stage. But at that moment, she suddenly turned her head, glanced at Jin Lang's clothes, and after a long while, smiled and said:

"Tuona, may I borrow this coat?"

……

"All the racehorse girls have entered the arena one after another—oh! The much-anticipated Empress of the East Sea! She has finally stepped onto the track! And she's wearing a black tracksuit!"

"Such an outfit is truly eye-catching on the field! The East Sea Emperor looks very calm, and we can even vaguely see the majesty of an 'emperor' about her!"

"You must win! Your Majesty!" XN

In the stands, the members of the "Miracle" team were cheering for Donghai Emperor. Emperor, feeling a bit nervous, walked very obediently through the gate. After taking a deep breath, he quietly zipped up the sportswear he had gotten from Jinlang.

Wearing this outfit, she felt more composed, as if she were competing against McQueen and the Golden Ship—although she had never won against McQueen and the Golden Ship so far, at least the feeling of having such a familiar opponent could calm her down a bit.

The trainer said that training would be the same as usual... So, for the 2000-meter distance, it's best to start first.

"Hoo..." The Emperor of the East Sea took a deep breath, finally managing to control his nervousness and focus intently on what lay ahead.

Meanwhile, in the audience, Jin Lang silently walked up to the stands. When McQueen saw Jin Lang's missing jacket, he couldn't help but ask, "Trainer, did you give the jacket to Emperor?"

"Yes, this coat can now grant the Emperor some power." Jin Lang nodded, then focused his gaze on the arena and smiled faintly.

"After this competition, she will understand that she is stronger than she thought."

"Without confidence and courage, the Emperor of the East Sea, no matter how unyielding, lacks the most important fighting spirit to win. Hopefully, after this match, the Emperor can slowly regain his confidence."

"Confidence and caution are the best conditions for a racehorse girl to compete. Empress will understand that."

"Dangdang!"

"The race has started! Oh! The East Sea Emperor's start was flawless! It was perfect! The other female racehorses were just a half-beat slower!"

"Now that the East Sea Emperor has taken the lead, how will she choose her tactics?"

Huh? Leading, leading the way?

At this moment, the Emperor of the East Sea, who as usual ran out the instant the gate opened, was momentarily caught off guard.

She was running in the same way as usual, taking the lead. Why did she suddenly become the leader?

Chapter 397: The East Sea Emperor's Fish-Bombing Scene

This time, the East Sea Emperor chose a relatively safe tactic, namely her most proficient strategy of moving first. Although the East Sea Emperor has already learned her lesson and understands that as a racehorse girl, she must be proficient in various running styles to avoid having to change tactics due to changes in the situation on the track, the East Sea Emperor's forte remains moving first.

The "leading" tactic was the running method that the former Donghai Emperor was most familiar with. It was mostly based on Lu Duo's symbolic teachings and experiences. In addition, through many friendly matches within the team, the Donghai Emperor also realized that the running method most suitable for her was the "leading" tactic. Every time she ran with all her might, it was the "leading" tactic, which could minimize the distance between her and her seniors.

The truth is, through practice within the team, Donghai Diwang has come to understand the importance of starting from the gate. Whether it's Hehao Opera or Nutao, their speed in starting from the gate is top-notch. Moreover, the two girls are best at the same early-mover tactic as Diwang. Therefore, Diwang has realized that if his speed in starting from the gate is even slightly slower, his advantage will be magnified many times over later.

The first step out of the gate is the first step towards victory, so the Emperor of the East Sea honed his skills in this area for a long time—even the one described as a perfect exit was not satisfactory to the Emperor himself.

In this situation, there are generally only two possibilities for the "Miracle" team. First, her breakthrough is not fast enough, and the advantageous position has already been occupied, making it even more difficult to break through afterwards.

Alternatively, it could be a race against a master strategist like the one with the biggest challenge, where it's inherently difficult to get off the ground. You have to be wary of the opponent using you as a runaway horse, constantly pressuring you from behind, forcing the emperor to increase speed, and ultimately causing you to lose speed.

Ah, of course, there is another situation, which is that she gained a slight advantage, but was directly suppressed by the seniors with their powerful [aura] or [domain], and had to move forward under this pressure, but her pace still had to slow down, and she could only watch helplessly as she was overtaken.

But now... the East Sea Emperor looked around with some surprise, but he didn't find any other racehorse girls chasing after him, nor did he feel any strong sense of pressure from behind.

Perhaps... she simply left the gate too quickly and ended up in the runaway position?

However, after this happened, the East Sea Emperor was unexpectedly not very happy. This meant that she either had to slow down and return to the leading group, or she had to maintain her position as the runner and lead the race.

"But... should I slow down? No, no, no, I absolutely cannot slow down now. Although the wind pressure ahead will consume a lot of my stamina, as long as I maintain my speed, I can save the stamina I would have spent on the breakthrough when I sprint on the straightaway."

"As for taking the lead... I remember Toronna specifically taught me that the key is not to let the racehorses in the lead pack slow you down, as long as you can maintain your leading position."

After making a mistake at the start, the East Sea Emperor calmly chose to change his tactics, then quickened his pace and began to focus on maintaining the stability of his steps.

"Emperor, are you choosing the escape tactic? And a full-scale escape like mine?"

In the stands, the members of the Chongye team also came here. After all, this was the first match for the Donghai Emperor. Chongye had once tried to recruit the Donghai Emperor into the team, but he was a little too slow. By the time he acted, he discovered that the Donghai Emperor had already joined the "Miracle" team and become Jinlang's designated race horse girl.

Moreover, it was arranged personally by Lu Duo, the student council president, so even if Chong Ye had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to poach someone from another organization.

Even so, they still came to the East Sea Emperor's match for both personal and professional reasons. The Emperor had always had a good relationship with the racehorse girls in their team, and as a rising star of Treson Academy, everyone was very curious about the training the East Sea Emperor had received in the "Miracle" team during this period.

Everyone is curious about just how powerful she has become, after all, she is known as one of the most talented horse racers in Treson Academy.

However, this time the East Sea Emperor's tactics were a revelation to everyone, especially the Silent Suzuka, who was very familiar with the escape horse tactic. After observing the Emperor's rhythm, she asked in speculation:

"Did the Empress actually choose the tactic of running away? Moreover, she's moving very fast and is putting distance between herself and the other racehorses."

"Wow, that's really fast! At this rate, will Emperor have the stamina to finish the race?" Special Weekly said with some concern. However, Silent Suzuka and Special Weekly's worries were clearly ignored.

Donghai Diwang has been competing in friendly races under the heavy pressure of the other racehorse girls in the "Miracle" team. Her physical exertion is astonishing every time, and she is often suppressed by two or three "momentum" forces. But even so, Donghai Diwang grits her teeth and finishes each race. Her current level of endurance is astonishing, no less than that of any long-distance racehorse girl.

Leading the 2000-meter middle-distance race was something that Donghai Diwang didn't need to worry about much, except for being slightly unfamiliar with it. Even though her running style had changed drastically under Jinlang's tutelage, her talent was still on full display.

The former East Sea Emperor's running style relied almost entirely on her flexible ankles, concentrating her power on them and using the sudden force of her ankles to propel her body forward. This running style, which the East Sea Emperor considered her unique "Emperor's Dance," indeed provided her with tremendous propulsion, allowing her to quickly widen the gap between herself and other racehorse girls.

However, this running style put too much pressure on the East Sea Emperor's ankles. After Jin Lang corrected her running style, the pressure on the East Sea Emperor's ankles was reduced. But at this moment, her talent was still brought into play.

With each step, the flexibility of the East Sea Emperor's ankles made her half a step faster than other racehorse girls. Her pace was already several steps faster than most racehorse girls, and coupled with her innate talent, this gave her a significant advantage in the race.

This makes it seem as if the current East Sea Emperor is trying to escape when she is in the lead and at her usual pace – because none of the racehorses behind her can keep up with the East Sea Emperor's pace.

"So fast! The Emperor of the East Sea is in the lead! He's widening the gap between himself and the rest of the group! And the gap is still widening!"

"1000 meters! The 1000-meter distance has been covered! The team's leader, Donghai Diwang, has a time of 58.1 seconds!"

"what?!"

However, the commentator's voice brought the East Sea Emperor back to her senses as she ran with her head down. She subconsciously turned her head to look at the warning sign for the 1000 meters she had just crossed, and the results she heard made her feel a little unbelievable.

58.1 seconds? Is this her 1000-meter time?

Normally in the team, I'm usually kept under 1 minute, and occasionally I can get under 59 seconds, but this time—I almost broke 58 seconds?

Am I... really that fast?

Had she gotten carried away and run too fast? Had she lost her rhythm? But she didn't feel that strained.

Upon hearing of her excellent performance in the first half of the competition, the Empress of the East Sea's first reaction wasn't self-satisfaction, but rather self-doubt. However, she had no time to dwell on these questions.

"Whatever—it's already like this! Let's just go straight to the finish line!"

"Maintaining as much distance as possible is the best way to win right now—as long as there aren't any freaks like the Great Master Sister or the Good Opera Student, I can win!"

Thinking this way, the East Sea Emperor didn't care about what was behind her. Now, she and the following group should be about two horse lengths apart, right? As long as she maintained this gap, even a slowpoke like Good Opera shouldn't be able to overtake her for a while!

In reality... the Emperor of the East Sea overlooked the fact that amidst the enthusiastic cheers and the confident voice that seemed to have victory in his grasp, the Emperor of the East Sea couldn't see his own back and had no idea how many horse lengths he had pulled ahead of those racehorses.

"As expected—they're all monsters!"

"How can you win against a guy like that!"

A group of racehorse girls ran behind the East Sea Emperor in grief and indignation. The East Sea Emperor had already started to accelerate, and only a few of them had barely crossed the 1000-meter mark. The distance between the East Sea Emperor and them was almost driving them to a mental breakdown.

Where did this numerical monster come from?! It's not even on our level! Go run a GI, you idiot!

However, no matter how grief-stricken the racehorses were, they couldn't change the fact that the gap had widened to three or four horse lengths, and that gap was still widening!

Chapter 398: The First Victory, the Tremendous Change of the Emperor of the East Sea

"The Emperor of the East Sea! The Emperor of the East Sea is still in the lead! Four horse lengths! Five horse lengths! The gap is widening!"

"Is the victory already decided? We've reached the final straight! Will any of the racehorses be able to overcome this huge gap?! The East Sea Emperor has already stepped onto the final straight!"

"Emperor! Go for it!" Everyone on the Miracle team was cheering for Emperor to create such a huge gap. In reality, they all knew that the probability of Emperor losing this Pre-level match was extremely small.

Unless another master of the Golden Age or a great opera singer emerges, and that mastery of "Aura" is sufficient, there's no chance of defeating the East Sea Emperor. The East Sea Emperor's resistance to "Aura" has increased so much through daily training that even a racehorse girl with only a basic grasp of "Aura" can't affect her pace; she's long since become accustomed to that oppressive aura.

Such a Pre-level competition requires the qualities of a Gold Master, plus the talent to awaken [Aura] and the timing to master it—to be honest, if there really was a genius racehorse girl with such strength in the New Year of the Horse, and the Miracle Team didn't manage to poach her, it can only be said that Jinlang and the other two had wasted their time traveling.

Therefore, what they discussed in private was not the outcome of the East Sea Emperor's competition, but how many horse lengths the East Sea Emperor could leave the second place behind.

Now, the performance of the East Sea Emperor is entirely within their expectations. As long as they are not competing against the "Miracle" team, the East Sea Emperor's true strength can be fully displayed.

"So strong..."

On the other side, everyone in the Chongye team was shocked by the Donghai Emperor's rapid growth. They all gaped, and even Special Zhou, who was arguably the strongest player in the team, showed a rare serious expression.

"Emperor classmate, you've really become very strong. Although I can't sense any [aura], just at this speed, I'm afraid none of the racehorse girls of the same generation can match you."

"With a solid foundation and innate talent, if we can't suppress the Emperor from the beginning, it will be difficult to pose a threat to her."

"Now, I'm afraid even Suzuka's Great Escape might not be able to guarantee a win against the East Sea Emperor." Upon hearing this, Okino's expression was somewhat bitter. Fortunately, Yamato Akaki and Vodka's debuts are still quite early, so they don't need to face off against a super rookie like the East Sea Emperor this year.

However, it's still possible... If the Emperor of the East Sea participates in the Autumn Emperor's Slam, he will probably face off against Special Week and Megumi McQueen earlier than expected. But Okino is very confident in Special Week and believes he will not be inferior to the Emperor of the East Sea.

But that's because Special Week is the only racehorse girl in their team who has mastered [Momentum]. Although Suzuka also shows signs of this, she has been recuperating during this period, so she hasn't had a good opportunity to break through.

If Suzuka can also break through, then his team's two key players will have the strength to compete with the "Miracle" team. In that case, they might be able to take a few GI championships from them.

While Okino was still pondering, the match was coming to an end.

"Six horses' bodies! That's a huge disadvantage! The Emperor of the East Sea is unstoppable! Victory is completely secured!"

"Cross the finish line! Undisputed first place! East Sea Emperor! Leading by a huge margin all the way to the end! The first race of the miraculous genius racehorse girl! A perfect domination!"