It was the excited voice of one of the racehorse girls that brought Wada back to his senses. In the end, he took a few deep breaths and turned his gaze back to the big screen.
……
"Longsham Racecourse, GI Arc de Triomphe – the races have officially begun!"
"The racehorses began to enter the track one by one. We can see that among the racehorses representing France this year are Noble Family, who narrowly lost to Good Opera at the Arc de Triomphe last year. Noble Family also lost to Golden Master, who represented Japan, in the Japan Cup last time. Now that she has returned to the European track, can she wash away the shame of her defeat?"
"And another racehorse we have high hopes for, this time from the UK, is the super racehorse Camillo, who has won both the British Crown and the Irish Derby. She is also the undisputed number one favorite at the Arc de Triomphe."
"On the other side, we can see that number 3 represents Japan and is known as the 'Golden Tyrant' in Japan. She is hailed as the strongest horse girl in Japan after the Opera Queen and the second most popular Golden Master!"
"Her strongest opponent in this competition might be Camillo, who is currently the most popular! So, can she once again use the same domineering methods she used in Japan to continue the legacy of the Opera Queen and bring victory to the Arc de Triomphe for Japan this time!"
"Keep it up, Master Sister!"
Meanwhile, in the stands, the Golden Family's horse racing girls stood together with Shinji and Dongshang Reform, and everyone in the Golden Family cheered for the master.
"Condensate—"
"Huh? Senior Golden Journey, what are you doing?"
Beside Dongshang Biange, who was cheering for the master, Zhen Jiling noticed that Golden Journey was making a gesture as if he was grasping something soft, with his palms forming a gap, like the protagonist in "Seven Horses Pearl" about to use the Kamehameha on the Golden Master. She couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Don't ask any more questions. This is a secret technique passed down through generations of the Golden Family." Golden Journey's tone remained completely calm. Facing the gazes of not only Zhen Jiling, but also Meng Zhilu, Zhongshan Qingdian, and Dongfang Yishu, she showed no shame, speaking with neither servility nor arrogance:
"This method can provide the racehorse girls of the Golden Family with the motivation they need. At this time, we should focus on passing on our skills to the master!"
"...Does this really work?"
As Zhen Jiling whispered her question, the women exchanged strange, silent glances.
"Condensation—" X6
The next moment, all six racehorse girls used the same move to target the Golden Master and began to use "mental transfer". This time, even the normal person, Zhen Jiling, chose to join in, just like praying to Buddha and gods before the college entrance examination. You may not believe, but there is no harm in believing, right?
Meanwhile, in Japan, McQueen noticed the strange movements coming from the Golden Ship and instinctively asked:
"What are you doing? The gold ship?"
"Shh—don't disturb me! McQueen, I'm transferring my power to Master Sister! This is our Golden Family's unique method of transferring power through mental focus!"
However, the Golden Master paid no attention to either the audience seats or the Japanese transmission of power. Her gaze swept around, and finally, not far from the finish line, she saw a familiar figure at the entrance of an employee passage.
There, Chi Tian stood alone, and she saw him waving and smiling gently at her.
That small gesture instantly improved the Gold Master's mood considerably. He nodded solemnly and took a deep breath...
"—Next up is number 15, also from Japan, the second female racehorse representing Japan. She had previously participated in the Arc de Triomphe, but her results were invalidated for some reason. She was the undefeated triple crown female racehorse of Japan at the time. After a long absence from the racetrack, she is challenging the Arc de Triomphe for the second time—a huge surprise."
They've arrived. At that moment, sensing the presence behind him, the Golden Master suddenly turned around, and along with the commentator's voice, all the racehorse girls turned to look at the stunning figure entering the arena, dressed in a jet-black final outfit.
At this moment, Da Zhen's left eye, which seemed to be burning with an eerie blue flame, and her cold and arrogant face, were completely different from her usual gentle and easy-going personality. They were filled with an aggression no less than that of a Gold Master, as well as a powerful dominance over the arena.
This guy—he's finally getting serious. At this moment, the Gold Master felt a tremendous shock and was absolutely certain of it.
Chapter 563: The Gold Master's All-Out Effort at the Start
When Da Zhenhan first entered the arena, her intense fighting spirit and the dangerous aura that was extremely sensitive to the horse girls drew the attention of all the horse girls present, just like that of the Golden Master. However, when the horse girls saw Da Zhenhan's face, they all frowned slightly.
"Who is this? A Japanese horse racing show girl?"
"Don't you know? This is the huge shock."
"Sigh... She hasn't competed in so long, why is she here at the Arc de Triomphe?"
"How dare she come to the Arc de Triomphe?"
"Who? The big shock? The one whose grades were canceled because of cheating?"
For a moment, French and English were slowly being exchanged among the horse girls at the racetrack. Whether they knew about the Great Shock, had investigated the information about it in advance, or knew nothing at all, after a brief conversation, the foreign horse girls soon began to look at the Great Shock with slightly disdainful eyes.
The reason is simple: everyone knows that Da Zhenzhen's performance at the Arc de Triomphe was invalidated because he used a drug banned in France. Although the Japanese government and the media announced that Da Zhenzhen used a drug that was beneficial to breathing and legal in Japan, in France, a drug that is banned is still a drug that is banned.
The term "banned drugs" is too general. When it comes to what banned drugs can be used in a race, almost every female racer immediately thinks of performance-enhancing drugs. It's perfectly normal for them to feel contempt for a racer who has used performance-enhancing drugs in a race.
After all, the greatest insult in sports is disrespect for your opponent. If you use performance-enhancing drugs, it means you have desecrated the oath you took during the competition. For an athlete, this is a stain that can make you unable to hold your head high for the rest of your life.
For the horse girls, the problem is even more serious. You have not only insulted your opponents who want to compete fairly with you, but you have also desecrated the competition. Furthermore, you have desecrated the blessings and favors bestowed upon the horse girls by the three goddesses—the vow that all horse girls are pure and innocent.
Soon, the French and foreign friends in the audience recognized the face of the Great Shock when they heard the commentator's voice. Some of the more die-hard fans of Uma Musume quickly remembered the character of the Great Shock.
"What a shock! How did she end up here?"
"Representing Japan on an international expedition? Does she even qualify to compete in the Arc de Triomphe Grand Prix again?"
"There's something fishy going on! There must be something fishy going on! How can the Japanese expedition racehorse 'Nuts', whose results were illegally disqualified, be allowed back on the track?!"
In an instant, the entire Longshang Racecourse was filled with noisy discussions. Within minutes, protests, condemnations, and even insults resounded throughout the entire racecourse.
However, these voices have no effect on the senior members of the station who are now hiding in the staff-only area. They don't care about these voices, these doubts and insults. As long as the big shock can win this game, they will have a way to reverse this public opinion.
Of course, this time they didn't give Da Zhenhan any drugs, and they even made sure that everything Da Zhenhan ate today was 100% safe from being poisoned—as if they were afraid that Chi Tian and his group would poison Da Zhenhan.
Only some of the station's lower-level staff members showed expressions of shame and anger when they heard the insults and questions from the audience, but they could not refute anything, nor could they speak for anyone to refute anything.
Now, the only one who bears the brunt of these voices is Da Zhenhan, who is present at the scene. No one stands up for her, and no one knows how innocent she is. The condemnations from the moral high ground make your rebuttal seem utterly powerless, because these voices represent justice.
"Those people are really going too far."
Meanwhile, the Emperor of the East Sea, far away in Japan, witnessed this scene. Although she disliked Shetai, she knew that Da Zhensheng was innocent. As she muttered this sentence under her breath, Lu Duo, standing beside her, also whispered:
“Some mistakes must be taken responsibility for, even if that person is innocent—but the righteous masses need an outlet for their pent-up emotions, and those who have truly made mistakes also need someone to stand up and protect them.”
“People don’t necessarily care about the truth, and when the truth is revealed, those who once condemned it will disappear... Everyone feels bad about this, but since Da Zhenzhen stepped onto the field, it means that she is prepared to bear these things.”
As Rudolf symbolized, the Great Shock, who turned a deaf ear to these voices, remained silent in response. Her gaze remained fixed on the Golden Master before her. From the moment the other appeared in their field of vision, the two women never looked away from each other.
"This day has finally come, Master."
Her expression of shock was cold and arrogant, but the gentle voice that came out could not hide the warmth in her heart. Such a voice made the Golden Master, who was initially full of fighting spirit, feel like he had punched cotton. He couldn't spit out the breath and felt uncomfortable all over.
But judging from Da Zhen's shocked expression and demeanor, it didn't seem like he was doing it on purpose; he just seemed to be held back by his own overly gentle voice... The Golden Master also suppressed the urge to declare war that had just crossed his mind, and after a long while, he finally said dryly:
"Are you... are you ready?"
"Let me make this clear first, I'm fully prepared this time, and I've already promised Ikezoe that I will win this race and become a true world-class racehorse girl."
"I will surpass you, surpass Rudolf, surpass good opera, and become the true pinnacle of the world—I am ready for this!"
"Well then, I hope you're really ready, Master."
Upon hearing this, Da Zhenhan smiled slightly. Her aloof expression conveyed a message of provocation, but her gentle voice seemed to convey a different emotion. For a moment, the Golden Master was unsure what Da Zhenhan meant.
However, the second sentence that shocked everyone made the Gold Master take it seriously again.
"But I sense that this time, your fighting spirit seems to have a hint of hesitation. Are you really ready? Or is it that you haven't adjusted your mindset this time?"
"But now that we're on the field, there's no reason to back down. Master, I hope we can have a thrilling and exciting match."
As soon as they finished speaking, both the Golden Master and the Great Shock felt another pair of hands slowly touching their backs. When they turned around, they realized that the racetrack staff had come up behind them without them noticing. Obviously, they had been talking for too long, and before they knew it, all the other racehorses had entered the gate while they were still outside.
The two female racehorses were pushed into the gate by the staff, but this had no effect on Great Shock and Golden Master. They immediately adjusted their state and were ready to run.
"The Arc de Triomphe Grand Prix is about to begin. Please be quiet and do not affect the racehorses' performance."
As the announcement was made, the previously noisy stands quickly quieted down. Although many spectators were unhappy that a racehorse with such a scandalous past could still participate in the Arc de Triomphe Grand Prix, they could only watch the race now that the racehorse had entered the gate and the racecourse organizers had not banned it.
However, in any case, there will definitely be no shortage of complaints from the French central government this time. But because the social media platform offered the French central government very good terms in order to obtain a spot in the competition, they can still accept some complaints and minor disturbances.
Everything fell silent, and for a moment only the sound of breathing could be heard. The racehorses hadn't even left the starting gate yet, but some of them were already panting with excitement and nervousness...
"Dangdang!"
"The race has started! The racehorses have all put up very good starts this time! The competition is fierce!"
"First, we can see that Camillot, who is the most popular, took the lead and became the runaway horse, followed closely by the Golden Master and the Great Shock! The Noble Clan has chosen a counter-strategy this time and is preparing to launch an attack. Will this be the right choice?"
"Camillo, who is the most popular, quickly distanced herself from the group of racehorse girls. Is she planning to give up completely?"
"I'm sure I'll win this time!" Camillot, the most popular female racehorse, is very confident in herself. Having won the Derby in both her own country and Ireland, she believes she deserves to be named the best racehorse girl in Europe this year. However, her noble lineage of the Saddler's Well has caused her to start to decline, and she doesn't even care about the other racehorse girls.
She herself, her trainers, and her team all had high hopes for this match. If she could win the French event against the French, it would be a slap in the face for French Central, and British Central would truly be able to hold their heads high.
Camillot was in excellent form, confident that she could win and fulfill the expectations of her trainers and team!
But just as she was trying to distance herself from the group of racehorse girls, a violent aura suddenly rose from behind her! Camillot's expression changed drastically!
Before Camelot could react, instinctively turning her head to glance behind her, she only caught a glimpse of a golden greatsword slashing towards her...
"Puwa!"
"Camillo! Camillo suddenly slowed down! He's been overtaken by the Golden Master! What just happened?!"
No one expected that the Golden Master would activate her [Domain] right from the start, contrary to her usual behavior. And what surprised the horse girls even more was that, just after the Golden Master had quelled Camelot's arrogance, her [Domain] was suddenly withdrawn after a moment of confusion.
It was as if he only wanted to vent his frustration by slashing Camillo, but at this moment, the Golden Master unexpectedly chose to win through tactics, causing many who knew the Golden Master to frown slightly.
The way the Golden Master is competing this time... seems... different from before?
Chapter 564: The Cautious and Passive Gold Master?
"Master...it seems her competition style has changed?"
In Japan, the first person to notice this situation was Miyu from the Miracle Team. As someone who had fought against Uma Musume Girls in the same era as the Golden Masters and was one of the biggest rivals of the Golden Masters at the time, Miyu had a very good understanding of the Golden Masters' tactics.
The change in Golden Master's tactics has triggered a reaction from most of the race girls familiar with her racing style. Special Zhou, sitting next to Okino, remarked with some surprise:
"Master Craftsman—he actually shut down his own [Domain]?"
"This, this can't be possible, right? That's a master of gold!"
Special Week spoke for Miyu and the other female racehorses present. There was no doubt that Golden Master had unleashed its full power from the very beginning. Although this was very unexpected for the European female racehorses at the Arc de Triomphe, it was quite normal for the Japanese female racehorses.
Before this, in the Chrysanthemum Sho, Japan Cup, and Arima Kinen, Golden Tyrant, after mastering her "Domain", tended to go all out from the start or the first half of the race, defeating all the race girls, and then entering an unassailable state at the fourth turn or straight, going all out to create a huge gap. This strong visual effect is also her "Golden Tyrant" racing style.
Regarding this, whether it was Mi Yu, Te Bie Zhou, or Mei Pu Bo Bang, they had all deeply experienced the style of the Gold Master and knew how intense it was to be completely crushed, and how the three of them together could not make up for such a huge gap. But because they had experienced such a huge gap, none of them felt any jealousy towards the Gold Master.
When the side with similar strength but better luck wins, you might feel resentful and jealous. But when someone's strength far exceeds your imagination and crushes you with overwhelming force, even jealousy is hard to arise. All you feel is powerlessness towards yourself and admiration for your opponent—that's the kind of person the Gold Master is.
However, now, faced with the Golden Master's sudden change in playing style, and for the first time in history seeing him release his [Domain] and then actively withdraw it, Mi Yu and his group were somewhat surprised and couldn't help but sense a subtle difference...
This tactic is indeed very good... In fact, they had thought so a long time ago. Although the Golden Master's all-out effort was extremely oppressive, it was something that only someone with her physical strength could afford to exert. Her [Domain] consumed too much energy. Although the pressure was strong, keeping it active all the time was too much for the Golden Master. This is why the Golden Master had to spend a lot of time resting after each match.
If she had chosen this method in the past, only using it against one racehorse girl, she could have undoubtedly saved a lot of energy. If she had done this during the Chrysanthemum Sho Grandmaster competition, she might not have had so much trouble in the final battle against Rice Bath, and could have pulled away for a longer distance.
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