I, the horse racing girl, really didn’t sprint!

As Barbatos and Minamisaka evacuated the audience seats, they watched Xingyun Tiankong go backstage to the competition.

She saw Xingyun Tiankong, who was about to go backstage, turned around and looked at her.

"Are you reminding me not to forget the bet I lost?"

Thinking this in his mind, two weeks ago, Xingyun Tiankong and he made a fishing bet outside Tresen Academy. The loser had to cheer the winner on at the top of his lungs in the debut competition.

For something like this, she would definitely cheer at the top of her lungs. I still remember that during her debut competition, Xingyun Tiankong cheered her on via voice message on LINE, which perked her up even though she was feeling a little sleepy.

How could she cheat on this?

I was already worried about Nebula Sky’s debut competition, but maybe if I cheer them on I won’t be so worried anymore.

Together with Minamisaka, we walked to the front row of the audience seats and waited for the debut competition to begin.

At this time, Barbatos, who had dark circles under his eyes and had not slept well the night before, saw something in Minamisaka's hand. It was the number plate that the horse girls participating in the race needed to stick on their backs.

"...Nanban."

"You forgot to give your number plate to Xingyun!"

After saying this, she saw the trainer Nanban covering his face with his hands in a somewhat "stiff" manner and exclaiming "Oops!"

He had an embarrassed look on his face, as if he had forgotten his number plate. "Xiaoba, I'll have to trouble you to deliver the number plate to Xingyun Tiankong this time."

"Well! Give me the number plate."

He took the Xingyun Tiankong number plate from Nansaka's hand and trotted towards the backstage of the racecourse.

Seriously, was Nanban just as nervous as she was? How could he have forgotten Xingyun Tiankong's number plate? So when Xingyun Tiankong looked back, was he actually paying attention to the number plate?

in the audience.

Nanban looked at Barbatos running away, smiled and shook his head, "Ah, ah, ah."

He actually forgot about the number plate on purpose when the trainers of Treson were communicating with each other about their experience in training their horse girls.

Other trainers have said that if a Uma Musume under them has just debuted and is not in good shape, they can consider "forgetting" to hand over the number plate to the other party, and then let the team member or trainer who has the best relationship with the other party bring the number plate in and hand it to the other party.

In this way, you can cheer up the participating horse girls face to face a few minutes before the game starts and help them adjust their condition.

This method is the conclusion drawn by countless senior trainers and has been proven to be effective.

As a participating horse girl, Nebula Sky is not much different from usual. She should be able to adjust to the state for the competition and does not need to use this trick, but Barbatos's condition does not look very good.

He had wondered why Barbatos didn't sleep well last night.

According to his understanding, Barbatos' daily life is actually quite simple. He basically attends classes, eats, and plays in the League. He just refuses to practice with him. He is very careless!

So after thinking for a long time, Nanban came to the conclusion that Barbatos might be worried about the nebula sky.

It is inevitable that horse girls in the same class, dormitory and team care about each other. As the saying goes, care leads to confusion. Although it has not been confirmed, he chose to let Barbatos deliver the number plate so that she could cheer for Nebula Sky before the game.

At least if we can cheer ourselves up before the game, it will give those who are worried a little peace of mind.

As for guessing wrong...it's wrong.

……

Backstage at the racecourse.

This place is somewhat similar to the Hanshin Racecourse where she debuted, or rather, the racecourse itself is not much different.

Barbatos was holding a mobile phone in his hand, on which he had already talked to Xingyun Tiankong about the number plate on LINE, but he had not received a reply yet. He might be changing into sportswear for the competition.

She also didn't know which dressing room Xingyun Tiankong was in.

He came to the only way out of the backstage, ready to wait for Xingyun here.

The autumn wind outside blew in along the corridor. Barbatos moved his ears and could vaguely hear the noise from the audience outside.

I don’t know why, but in addition to my original worries about the Nebula Sky debut competition, I was also looking forward to tomorrow’s junior competition.

She longs to compete again, to cross the finish line and receive the audience's enthusiastic applause, and to receive the praise for her on the Internet.

Even though she has a mature soul and is well aware that the praise on the Internet is mostly based on public opinion, if she did not have her 33 Chinese fans supporting her, she would not have received such a big response on the Internet even if she won the debut competition.

However, once a person has tasted the joy of victory, he will never want to be unknown again, and will never want to experience failure again.

Several horse racing girls passed by her, momentarily stunned. Was Barbatos also participating in this race? But when they saw the number plate in their hands, they suddenly understood.

There was even a sense of déjà vu among two of the participating horse racing girls.

It seems that they have also experienced teammates helping to deliver number plates and delivering number plates to teammates.

"Minibus."

Barbatos looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xingyun Tiankong, who had changed into sportswear, coming out. "Nanban, you forgot your number plate. I'll bring it to you."

She didn't know whether Xingyun Tiankong had seen the message on LINE. After all, when participating in a competition, one would leave the phone in the locker room, otherwise it might affect the running speed.

He handed over his number plate and said, "Also, good luck in your debut competition!"

"Ah."

Xingyun Tiankong's erect ears twitched twice, and he tilted his head and smiled, "So you didn't sleep well because you were worried about me?"

Barbatos was silent for two seconds, but still chose to be stubborn, "How could it be?!"

"It's just that I ran into an idiot while playing games last night, and the more I thought about it, the angrier I got, and I didn't sleep well."

How could Barbatos admit that he couldn't sleep because he was worried about her debut competition? Doesn't this make him seem like he cares about her a lot?

She is not a wooden person, nor is she a tsundere. She admits that she does have a little affection for Xingyun Tiankong, but they don't know each other very well.

If Nebula Sky was replaced by someone from another class or team, with Barbatos' mature thinking and rich experience, with this little bit of favorability, they could have taken the initiative to increase their favorability and enhance their understanding of each other a long time ago.

But it won't work on Xingyun Sky's side. Why don't rabbits eat grass near their burrows? If they are not 100% sure that the two of them will end up together, their situation of sharing the same dormitory, class, and team may become very awkward.

"So that's it."

Xingyun Tiankong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but a rare seriousness appeared in his eyes.

"I won't lose in the debut competition, remember to cheer me on at the top of your lungs."

"That would have to break the throat."

Chapter 67 They don’t deserve it!

Wait until Barbatos leaves the backstage and returns to the audience.

There were already quite a few spectators around, but because it was a preliminary competition, not many people came to watch the game.

"That other device is..."

"Yes, that's it!"

When many spectators saw Barbatos, they whispered to their companions who were watching the game together.

In September, when there were no G-series games, the popularity of Condor and Barbatos remained almost constant, just like the popularity of two popular horse girls who would face off in a G1 event.

Many people originally came here just to see their favorite horse girls, but they didn’t expect to see this person here. Isn’t Barbatos’ game scheduled to be held tomorrow?

At present, the tickets for the primary competitions that both Condor and Barbatos participate in are selling very well, and are not even lower than some G1 series outposts, or even higher!

Is she coming to the competition now to study the opponents she might encounter in the future junior competitions?

At this moment, the horse girl who appeared quickly came to the last place.

"Next up is the seventh most popular Uma Musume."

"Runway 3, No. 3, Nebula Sky!"

Nebula Sky, wearing a sports jacket, showed no signs of nervousness as he went on stage and threw off his jacket, which was in stark contrast to Teju Zhou who walked with his hands turned during his debut battle.

Nansaka's eyes lit up in the audience. He could sense a slight difference in Nebula Sky. Although she still looked unmotivated, he could see that she had a more serious attitude.

Is it that Nebula Sky takes the competition seriously, or is it because Barbatos went backstage to cheer him on in person?

The commentator and the live streamer also told the audience, both present and pre-live, "This is Xingyun Tiankong's first time competing in a tournament. This match is her debut match, and as a commentator, I think she's the player who needs the most attention in this tournament."

The commentator nearby tutted his words, "As a commentator, you can't let your personal emotions get in the way. You have to be fair and impartial."

"But please tell me and everyone else why the one who deserves the most attention is the newly debuted Nebula Sky player."

"Have you checked out the trending searches recently? What's the hottest topic right now?" the commentator asked.

"Of course I watched it. If we talk about the most popular ones, they are of course the protagonists of the Generations, Barbatos and Condor!"

"This topic has become even more popular after Condor won another junior race today with an overwhelming victory of over 15 lengths. Everyone's attention is probably focused on Barbatos' race tomorrow."

"Participating in the next junior competition so soon after their debut competition has many people suspecting that the two protagonists in this topic have already taken a risk."

"But what does this have to do with Nebula Sky? Does she have the same popularity as Barbatos? Or is she also a member of Rigil?"

"neither."

The commentator smiled and shook his head, "Maybe many people haven't noticed, but Xingyun Sky's team is called Canopus."

"The Canopus team only had one player who debuted before Nebula Sky, and her name was Barbatos!"

"I see. The strength of Nebula Sky is indeed something to look forward to."

Unlike Rigil, as the strongest team in Japan, it almost contains most of the legendary horse girls and is well-known. Almost all those who can join Rigil are talented horse girls of this era.

Although Canopus produced Barbatos, it is still possible for a genius to appear in a team. Now only Barbatos is famous, not Canopus.

Nowadays, it is brought up by commentators and live broadcasts just as a topic of conversation to stimulate the interest of the audience. It does not really mean that the players who come out of Canopus are necessarily talented horse girls comparable to Barbatos.

Little do you know that the horse racing girls in Rigil are also divided into strong and weak types.

The commentator and the live broadcast voice were still thinking about Yi Qi Liu Yao/Zhen Er 2. The faces of the audience who supported Xing Yun Tian Kong and those who did not support Xing Yun Tian Kong all had a look of surprise. Perhaps the focus of this game was Xing Yun Tian Kong.

……

"The protagonist of generations?"

"A true national treasure of farts!"

In the race committee meeting room, several elderly council members couldn't help but utter vulgar words, "What do you mean by a generation's protagonist?! That's earned through running through each game! Only future generations can judge that!"

"Barbatos and Condor, they're just young horses that participated in one or two junior races!!"

"Is this worthy of being called the protagonist of the generation?!"

"Are they qualified? Are they worthy?"

"Let them compete against Silent Suzuka and those horse racing ladies competing in G2G1 events nowadays. Can they keep up with them?!"

The parliamentarians were very emotional. They did not have any opinions about Barbatos and Condor, but they had opinions about the public opinion appearing on the Internet.

They have dedicated their entire lives to horse racing and worked diligently in the racing committee. Now they are old and have not been able to keep up with the times. It was only today when I saw the Condor race and combined it with the pre-race interview that I learned about the protagonists of generations.

At the front of the conference table, Chairman Ikari, who looked like a middle-aged man, was still wearing sunglasses, with his chin supported by his hands, and did not express his opinion directly.

The female secretary beside him said politely, "The story about the Generation Protagonist is just online rumors that are not true. It has never been officially confirmed by us."

"But even so, ticket sales for events related to the two parties have already been booming, and some businesses have started selling related dolls and figurines. So far, it has had a positive impact on the industry."

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The council members immediately expressed dissatisfaction. "Sales?! Are we businessmen? Is it sales that we need to focus on?!"

"What we need to focus on is the culture! What is sports competition? Is it about who has the most fans, who sells the most tickets, or whose merchandise is the most popular?!"

"If everything is based on sales, then what do we need to do? Why not let businesspeople take over from us old guys?"

The female secretary was about to say something else, but Chairman Ikari stopped her with his hand.

"I will suppress this matter immediately. It does make some of the atmosphere a little inappropriate."

After Barbatos, some people even deliberately accumulated a fan base before their debut competition, and the title of the protagonist of the generation may be used by those with ulterior motives. The younger generation like his secretary may not understand it, but as the parliamentarians said, they are not worthy of this title now.

At this time, the competition committee needs to mobilize the big V accounts hidden among the people to make a wave of output.

Only magic can defeat magic, and only public opinion can defeat public opinion.

Chapter 68 Why are you yelling so loudly?

"Now, please invite the horse racing ladies to enter the gate!"

The horse racing ladies participating in this preliminary race entered the gate one by one in order. Xingyun Tiankong gestured at the gate in front of him with his hands and did not enter at the first time.

"Please enter the gate as soon as possible."

The staff member next to me kindly reminded me.