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

But to be honest, it's hard not to notice. After all, it's obvious that Golden Ship's current state is different from before. Not only McQueen, but also Good Opera, Golden Master, and any racehorse girl with [Aura] or [Domain] could feel the kind of... tyranny emanating from Golden Ship at this moment.

Yes, tyranny. That tyrannical aura, passed down through a single line of the Golden Family, was remarkably similar to the feeling the Golden Master had displayed on the field—except that this time, it wasn't the Golden Master emanating that aura, but Golden Ship, the most reliable person in the entire Golden Family in a sense.

"This is the first time I've ever seen the Golden Ship angry," the Golden Master muttered to himself. "This guy has never been angry before."

"In some ways, it's harder to see the Golden Ship get angry than to see her calm down... This girl seems to be very emotionally unstable."

"The Emperor is likely to suffer in this match. Nobody knows what exactly offended the Golden Ship."

As the older sister of the Golden Ship, the Master's remarks on this matter are very representative. The Master's words also elicited silent nods of agreement from the members of the Miracle Team.

Indeed, it was true. Although Golden Ship was noisy, lazy, and mischievous, she always treated everyone very well and would stand up for them when necessary. It could be said that although everyone thought it was almost impossible for Golden Ship to calm down, it was actually more impossible for her to be truly angry than to be quiet.

Because the Golden Ship would never do anything to harm her companions—this is something everyone acknowledges and trusts about the Golden Ship. The Golden Ship might trick you, but at most she'll make you feel a little embarrassed, but she won't hurt you or make you lose face in public. This is the bottom line of the Golden Ship's pranks.

This is different from even the Japanese Jotun who told the Golden Ship that she "hates" him. Although the Golden Ship dislikes the Japanese Jotun, it is ultimately just that she can't stand him. She is not particularly rude to the Japanese Jotun because of this, nor has she done anything to harm him.

Therefore, an angry golden ship is actually very rare, and in everyone's perception, it is almost impossible.

But now that the facts are in front of us, no one knows what the angry Golden Ship will do... Even Jin Lang himself doesn't know why the Golden Ship's emotions have suddenly changed so drastically.

"..." Jinlang frowned slightly. He was no longer concerned about the outcome of the Satsuki Prize. He wanted to figure out what was causing the Golden Ship's unstable emotions.

Now, the race between Golden Ship and East Sea Emperor is still going to take place. This time, Golden Ship's entry into the gate was surprisingly smooth. After both Golden Ship and East Sea Emperor successfully entered the gate, Golden Ship slowly focused its attention on the front, exuding an aura that made the surrounding racehorse girls uneasy.

Of course, the East Sea Emperor also felt this uncomfortable feeling, and she was very familiar with it. This was the effect of the Golden Ship's "momentum". For racehorse girls who did not have "momentum", this effect would cause them to make huge mistakes from the moment they left the gate.

However, the East Sea Emperor would not make such a mistake. Even if she was the worst performer, she was a worst performer who had fought her way out of a monster-filled place like the Miracle Team. She would not be delayed in getting off the bus for such a reason.

Rather, if it weren't for these recent races, Donghai Emperor would have almost forgotten what it feels like to start without being pressured by "momentum".

"I won't be intimidated by this level of aura, Golden Ship-san."

"I want to win! I want to prove that I can stand on my own! Golden Ship-san, I want to break this limit! Even without [Aura] and [Domain], I will break this boundary and become the victor!"

The East Sea Emperor held her breath and focused her mind, relying on her willpower to keep her body stable, selectively ignoring the influence of the golden ship on her—this was her experience: the more you care about the "momentum," the more easily you are affected; the best way is to pretend it doesn't exist.

Having studied under Jinlang for so long, Jinlang, as a trainer who doesn't rely much on "miracles," analyzed both [Aura] and [Domain]. Ultimately, he achieved some success in the former. The so-called [Aura] is a degree of connection with one's own body. The closer the connection, the greater the wildness and the stronger the aggression, thus creating a greater sense of oppression on the surroundings.

Of course, these effects vary from person to person. The Golden Ship is considered one of the most aggressive in terms of "momentum." The East Sea Emperor, who has learned from Jin Lang, treats the Golden Ship beside her as a wild beast, as if she is racing against a wild beast—a beast that won't bite her.

With this in mind, the emperor became less nervous, his eyes fixed intently on the front, waiting for the floodgates to open...

"Dangdang!"

"The race has started! The East Sea Emperor's start is as beautiful as ever! We can see that the Emperor has taken up a favorable position immediately and controlled her speed well. At this moment, in the leading queue, the East Sea Emperor has once again occupied the most advantageous area for her."

"But this time, the Golden Ship has chosen—oh! The situation is a little different! The Golden Ship did not choose its most proficient 'chasing horse' tactic, but instead, like the Emperor of the East Sea, chose to go first! Is this the right choice? The Golden Ship's first time using the 'going first' tactic!"

Go first? When the commentator's voice came, not only the East Sea Emperor, but also the group of horse racing girls in the audience were a little confused. They had never seen the Golden Ship go first before.

Even McQueen, who often trained with the Golden Ship, found it somewhat unbelievable. She had witnessed the Golden Ship's horse-chasing tactics and had to admit they were quite sharp. Moreover, she possessed long-distance acceleration skills similar to McQueen's.

This is different from the chasing horse strategy of Ai-Orihime. Ai-Orihime's strategy is to accumulate energy and then, on the last turn, when everyone is exhausted, use all her energy to unleash a powerful final kick, which often results in a very sharp time - 3F33.4, which is comparable to the final kick of Good Opera.

However, the method of acceleration of the Golden Ship is the same as that of McQueen. It can be said to be a gradual acceleration in a cycle. The main point is to give people a sensory illusion - it seems not fast, but at the last moment, when others realize it, it is already too fast to keep up.

This tactic is successful because of its stability. Therefore, McQueen always felt that it wouldn't be wrong to say that the way the Golden Ship ran was "possessed by McQueen" at the time, as the two women had many similarities in their running styles.

However, going first is a tactic that McQueen is good at, but I have never seen the Golden Ship use it. The 2000-meter track has a limited distance, and even McQueen would not dare to say how fast he can accelerate. This kind of medium-distance race has always been the home ground of the East Sea Emperor.

"Golden Ship, what exactly is your strategy this time? Do you really have a way to beat the Emperor in middle-distance races?"

"The Empress's talent in mid-distance races... is undeniable. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her the strongest racehorse girl in our team."

Even the Gold Masters only dare to say they can beat the East Sea Emperor in a mid-range race when they are at full power. The Gold Ship has always kept a low profile in front of everyone. This time, we finally have the opportunity to see the Gold Ship at its full strength. In any case, McQueen is going to have a good look at it.

This time, it wasn't McQueen either. Rudolf watched the Golden Ship's every move with a solemn expression. She had a premonition that the Emperor's pitiful self-confidence, which he had just built up, might be shattered again.

Chapter 468: The Gold Ship's Gradual Encroachment Tactics

"Going first? Has Golden Ship chosen the advance tactic this time?"

On the field, the East Sea Emperor, who was currently in the most advantageous and forward position in the leading group, also noticed that the aura of the Golden Ship was unexpectedly close to her. Without a doubt, it chose to go first, just like the East Sea Emperor.

This was also somewhat unexpected for Donghai Diwang. Although she didn't know how she was regarded within the team, and even less did she know that everyone praised her as "the queen of mid-range" and "the genius of the front line," she was still somewhat clear that her best tactic was the front line, and that she had the greatest advantage in mid-range competitions.

Golden Boat's running style is similar to McQueen's; she excels in long-distance races, but now she's choosing to go first... Is it because middle-distance races have changed her tactics?

But... that doesn't make sense, does it? Even in mile races, doesn't Golden Boat use a chasing tactic?

For a moment, the East Sea Emperor did not know what the purpose of the Golden Ship's decision to go first was, but she also had an ominous premonition. She did not think that the Golden Ship's all-out effort this time was a joke to her.

Regardless, he should make thorough preparations. The Emperor of the East Sea thought to himself, and continued his swift pace, daring not to relax in the slightest, maintaining a speed several degrees faster than the golden ship.

The Golden Ship remained silent, its eyes fixed on the figure of the East Sea Emperor ahead. It lowered its body, keeping itself in a forward-leaning posture to reduce the wind pressure it experienced and to allow itself to take larger strides.

This is somewhat different from the Golden Ship of the past. Most of the racehorse girls have two running styles, which are the same as the current Golden Ship. There are too many representative racehorse girls. Most racehorse girls will choose this running style when they are going all out, such as Grasshopper, McQueen, and Miyu. Even the East Sea Emperor runs in this style.

Another type is somewhat like a twin-turbo, where the body runs in a relatively upright position. This running style doesn't involve significant forward bending, making it more stable and less prone to injury. This is the running style used by Zhou and the Golden Master.

In the past, the Golden Ship mostly chose the latter running method. Although this running method is not as fast, it is stable and does not consume as much energy. However, this time, she changed the running method and chose another more aggressive tactic.

This also reflects the Golden Ship's own determination. Her gaze fell upon the Emperor of the East Sea ahead, and she murmured to herself:

"Then—the test begins!"

As Golden Ship finished speaking, an extremely aggressive pressure instantly spread throughout the entire arena! For a moment, the East Sea Emperor's expression froze, and the faces of the other racehorse girls paled, all feeling the oppressive aura emanating from Golden Ship!

"But that's far from enough!" A smile appeared on the face of the Emperor of the East Sea as he shouted arrogantly, "You think you can crush me like this? Impossible!"

Under the oppressive aura of the golden ship, the Emperor of the East Sea pressed forward instead of retreating! When this familiar sense of oppression came, the Emperor of the East Sea, who had experienced enough of this kind of situation in the Miracle Team, even though he had not mastered the aura, was already quite experienced in how to resist it.

She knew that this situation absolutely could not be suppressed. Once she was suppressed by the "momentum," her performance, mentality, and physical condition would be greatly affected. Therefore, the best way was not to lose in terms of mentality and to carry on with such heavy pressure!

Fortunately, the Satsuki Sho is only a 2000-meter race. For the current Emperor of the East Sea, this distance is more than enough for her to run with her current stamina!

Therefore, the East Sea Emperor was not afraid of the overwhelming aura of the golden ship. As she said, it was too early for this level of power to crush her.

"The Emperor of the East Sea is accelerating! The Emperor of the East Sea and the Golden Ship are getting faster and faster! They are slowly emerging from the leading group, and the race is only 1000 meters long. Is this acceleration the right thing to do?"

"Golden Ship's [Aura] seems to be a heavy burden on the other racehorse girls." Rudolf also noticed Golden Ship's aura immediately - this is the second time Golden Ship has used her [Aura]. The first time was her debut race. In that race, she stepped onto the track to encourage McQueen to keep going and unleashed her [Aura] in the last second.

That fleeting moment amazed many horse racing fans, including Rudolph, who watched the race live despite not being there in person. The commentator at the time described Golden Ship's performance as "being possessed by McQueen," a point that Rudolph agreed with.

However, it seems that the claim of "Megumi McQueen possessing him" is not so accurate now. While both are related to "aura," McQueen's aura is more focused on stabilizing his own state, while the Golden Ship's aura is more aggressive.

"Moreover, the most important point is... the [aura] of the Golden Ship... seems different from that of McQueen."

In the eyes of the group of racehorse girls and the three trainers, the phantom image formed by the current [aura] of Golden Ship was not very clear, and its strength could not compare with that of Good Opera and Golden Master. Moreover, most importantly, as a Sailor Moon racehorse girl, Golden Ship's current phantom image was not the snow-white appearance of Golden Ship in the first race.

All that could be seen was a silhouette that looked like a goose feather, but wasn't actually that white. Overall, it looked clumsy and uneven, with patches of white and black goose feather color. For a goose feather racer, this color scheme wasn't exactly attractive, and it was quite different from the snow-white aura that Golden Ship had flashed by during its debut race.

"What's going on?" Megumi McQueen was also somewhat puzzled, and said with slightly narrowed eyes, "That day... I shouldn't have seen wrong, right? The Golden Boat's aura should have been the same snow-white feathers as mine, right?"

That white was so distinct; McQueen shouldn't have been mistaken. Mainly, McQueen's aura was also the color of snow-white goat feathers. The commentary at that moment described it as "McQueen possessing Megumi," and one of the biggest reasons why McQueen and the other Megumi sisters didn't refute it was that the aura of the golden ship at that moment really resembled McQueen's color.

But now... this gray aura doesn't seem like the golden ship that day at all. What's going on?

For a moment, McQueen was also somewhat bewildered. Meanwhile, Wada and Ikezoe immediately grasped the crux of the matter. Both gently tugged at Jinlang's sleeve, with Ikezoe whispering:

"Senior Jinlang, that illusory figure, isn't that—"

“That’s right.” Jin Lang nodded in agreement, acknowledging their guess, and said calmly, “This phantom looks a lot like the golden ship that wasn’t completely covered in reeds back then, which was during the Classic Year when it was in service.”

"But... I remember that match, the Golden Ship's momentum was already..."

At this moment, Jin Lang also had similar questions to McQueen. However, at this moment, she unconsciously recalled a sentence from a long time ago, after the first game of the Golden Ship, when Da Zhenhan took the initiative to approach Jin Lang and asked him for advice on how to train one's aura.

"I watched the race. Although Golden Ship's [momentum] was only released for a short while at the finish line, I could feel that if [momentum] has a degree of compatibility, then Golden Ship's compatibility was definitely higher than that of Raging Wave, who raced against me!"

"—No, it's not just Raging Waves, even the good opera singer and the trainer from Hotaru, their compatibility isn't necessarily as high as Golden Ship's. How could someone with such near-perfect compatibility not have any insights? I don't believe it!"

—100% compatibility? This question has now alerted Jin Lang. He has only now vaguely realized that what the Golden Ship is showing is not its true strength.

She was merely eroding the East Sea Emperor's stamina step by step, and it was only when she went all out that the real gap would widen.

Chapter 469: The Emperor's Dance Used Once Again

“队列来到了1000米处！东海帝王和黄金船的节奏都非常的快，使得3号的逃马战术的赛马娘以更快的节奏穿过了1000米，而现在1000米的时间为——58.2秒。”

"The overall pace of this Satsuki Sho event is very fast. The East Sea Emperor and the Golden Ship are moving further and further forward. It seems they are about to exert their strength!"

"You're quite capable." Golden Ship was slightly surprised that the East Sea Emperor didn't show any signs of fatigue. Normally, Golden Ship might have praised the East Sea Emperor like a senior, but unfortunately, she was in a bad mood, and even her rationality was turning towards wildness.

Therefore, faced with the complete resistance of the East Sea Emperor, the Golden Ship showed no mercy this time, but instead became even more determined to defeat the East Sea Emperor with all its might.

"Do you think you're so great? That I can't do anything about you?"

"But the competition has only just begun, Your Majesty!!"

As the golden ship's cold voice fell, to everyone's surprise, the golden ship's aura suddenly intensified! The phantom image also became clearer as the golden ship's spirit condensed!

Not only that, even the color of the gossamer in the phantom became increasingly white.

"This is—" Rudolph and the others were all startled by this scene. Even the Hall of Fame members, such as Rudolph, Good Opera, and the Golden Master with Hall of Fame strength, who were all Hall of Fame racehorse girls who had mastered the [aura] to perfection, were seeing the form of [aura] change for the first time.

While it's true that some Ash Blossom Girls' hair turns white as they grow up, just like McQueen, she remembers that her hair wasn't this color when she was a child. It was only after she entered her growth period that her hair gradually turned white. The same applies to Golden Ship, who is also an Ash Blossom Girl.

However, the form of the Little Ponytail may change, but that doesn't mean the form of its "momentum" will change! At least, even good opera and Rudolf's symbolism cannot achieve that.

"The Golden Ship... can control the intensity of its aura by freely changing its form?"

"This is indeed a skill that's good for hiding one's strength... But, just for hiding one's strength is a bit of a waste." Rudol frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled as to why the Golden Ship had such a unique talent in this area, but this talent was only manifested in concealing its strength.

It's not uncommon for Uma Musume to choose to hide their strength. This usually happens when the opponent's strength is comparable to their own, but they will have a hard time winning if they don't go to extremes. In this case, Uma Musume will strategically choose to hide their strength and then surprise the opponent in the final race. This situation is jokingly referred to as "friendship betrayal" in Uma Musume.

Of course, this was also part of the strategy; Hetian had also considered using this method to have the raging waves betray the good opera. And the Golden Ship's talent was undoubtedly the best way to conceal its shortcomings, but this method was something Rudolf couldn't understand.

With such talent, wouldn't it be better to work hard and become even stronger? Why hide your abilities?

Little did Rudolf know that some people might be hiding their talents not so much to win, but rather so that they could lose less embarrassingly. They might not lack popularity, but simply don't want to be too conspicuous.

However, it's clear that this outburst from the Golden Ship has made her subconsciously abandon these past beliefs. Now, all she wants is to win, to win this match, and to vent the resentment that has been building up inside her for so long.

"Ugh—the pressure is immense!"

The East Sea Emperor naturally sensed the immense pressure emanating from the golden ship's aura. Although she didn't know why the golden ship's aura had suddenly increased, the emperor, who had no aura to resist such pressure, immediately felt the familiar feeling of being suppressed.

However, although the emperor looked somewhat strained and her face was covered in cold sweat, she remained calm.

She still has one last secret weapon! She hasn't used that special skill that was both dragged down and strictly forbidden by the chairman!

"I originally planned to use it for the final sprint! But now there's no way to use it!"