Tianma? Actually, I'm a doctor!

(Please stop the rain soon! If it continues, Japan’s future may be in jeopardy…)

(Japan's hope rests on Miss Platinum's shoulders. Please don't let her fail!)

What they didn't know was that a girl in silver-white was calmly striding into the Longshang Arena with an imposing pace, and she was actually interested in the rain.

Pray for rain?

Or pray for the rain to stop?

However, at this moment, Platinum only wanted to penetrate all the ponies, including Haidu Star!

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Nearly an hour later.

Inside the huge and crowded Longchamp Arena.

Under the rain, the silver-white girl, wearing her second winning suit, stepped onto the field.

——In front of hundreds of thousands of fans and hundreds of millions of viewers watching the live broadcast, he appeared on the overweight horse racing track wearing the second shining knight armor!

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157. The World's Strongest Showdown! Arc de Triomphe Running Style

At the Longchamp Arena, Uma Musume backstage.

At the same time, the twenty-one horse racing ladies had different expressions, some happy and some sad.

Half of the horse girls, including Kaito Star, were staring at the large screen hanging in the center of the backstage, and were the first to step onto the soft grass soaked by the storm.

As for the other half of the horse girls, their expressions were obviously much uglier. They turned their heads to look at the drizzling rain outside the window.

It can be said that the current female horse race participants are divided into two factions.

Since these horse girls dared to participate in the Arc de Triomphe that attracted worldwide attention, and the number of participants in this race has always been around 20, sometimes more than 20, there is almost no possibility of luck or upset.

As for the one in Haidu City, it is one of the few examples of history that can be appreciated even when looking at the Arc de Triomphe, so it is mentioned again and again and people marvel at it.

Such a feat is almost impossible to replicate. Therefore, those who dare to challenge the Arc de Triomphe are at least strong enough to rank among the top few in GI competitions in various countries.

As for GI event champions, there are so many that you can’t count them on one hand.

But now, there were no less than ten horse girls who were gritting their teeth or looking out the window with grim expressions, as if they were thinking or hesitating about something.

"This has already... exceeded the limit of heavy horse racing, reaching the level of 'super heavy horse racing', which has rarely been seen in the history of the Arc de Triomphe!"

"If it's just a heavy horse race, I can still manage it, but can I really overcome this level?"

"I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to win even in a heavy horse race. I really shouldn't have imitated Pegasus and come on this expedition..."

"If it really doesn't work out, I might as well just withdraw from the competition. My trainer and family will understand me when I encounter this kind of awful weather."

"This can't be cowardice, this is a wise choice! I'd rather watch the battle between Tianma and Kaidu Star from the sidelines."

Among this group of horse girls who were deeply terrified by the rain, there were non-European horse girls, and they were horse girls that Platinum was very familiar with and who once occupied the "throne" in the Pegasus Hall.

Dark monster, Manchester Tea House!

At one point, he was ranked at the bottom with a crushing defeat of 31 lengths, and people outside were occasionally asking, "Who lost so badly?"

It was not until later, after the Kumamusu group surrounded them and Platinum hunted down the Kumamusu, that a whole row of Kumamusu appeared in the back row of the Manchester Tea House, along with a pile of debris.

Therefore, Manchester City Tea House has escaped from the last place in the palace.

And now... she is following in the footsteps of Pegasus Platinum and embarking on an expedition together!

Next to her at the Manchester Tea House was her very familiar friend, Airi Hayako.

Over the years, the Japanese horse racing girl community has always sent at least one horse racing girl, and sometimes as many as three or four.

This year, after adding Pegasus Platinum, Japanese horse racing girls are aiming for the Arc de Triomphe Award.

And now... Ali Suko, like the man in Manchester Tea House, had a rather unhappy expression on her face, and was turning her head to look at the heavy rain outside the window that showed no sign of stopping.

Then, the young scientist turned her head again and looked at the European horse racing girls on the other side who were full of fighting spirit.

One group is composed of horse racing girls who are extremely ambitious and competitive and can't wait to compete.

The other group was looking up at the starry sky, and was experiencing severe emotional fluctuations due to the sudden rainstorm.

Obviously, the former horse girls are all full of confidence in themselves, have good adaptability to heavy racecourses, or are optimistic by nature.

The latter, including Aili Suko and Manchester Tea House, are well aware of the horror of the Arc de Triomphe and are full of pressure at the moment.

"It's dangerous..."

"I don't know if I have the stamina to make it to the end."

The current Elly Tachyon possesses strength and explosive power, but endurance is not her strong point.

Winning the Satsuki Award in the Japanese GI 2,000m does not mean she can easily handle the 2400m in the European arena. That is already an extremely difficult challenge in itself, not to mention the sudden rain that has greatly deteriorated the venue.

The situation is completely opposite for Manchester City Tea House. She can handle the 3,000-meter race and has become even stronger after the ancient marathon. As a specialist in long-distance running, she can sustain the physical strength, but in terms of strength and explosive power... she will pale in comparison.

This is the dilemma that regular Japanese horse racing girls will face when facing the Arc de Triomphe Award. It is easy for one of the two poles of endurance or strength to be unbalanced.

But it's not just the Japanese horse racing girls. At this moment, the ones who spoke discouraging words and were even thinking about withdrawing were the two young ladies from famous European families who lacked the fighting spirit.

As for Aili Suko and Manchester City Tea House, they still have no plans to withdraw! It's not easy for them to come to Europe, and if they avoid the competition because of the weather, it would be a waste of their time and disappointment to their fans!

In short... fight!

After making a calm decision, Airi Hayabusa put on her signature smile again.

"Since you won't quit, then stick to it until the end."

"I just wanted to see with my own eyes just how dominant a so-called 'Legend' could be on the field."

"Platinum, can you... defeat Haidu Star in the heavy horse arena? Let us witness it until the very end!"

Some horse racing girls with better adaptability and even physical fitness were staring intently at the silver-white girl on the screen who was about to enter the gate.

Among them, the Star of Haidu is the representative!

The next second, the chestnut-haired girl stood up calmly. She had already heard the sound of the staff approaching outside the door.

After a few steps, the door was pushed open.

The staff was walking in and reading out the second favorite to win the championship, whose popularity was second only to Tianma Platinum.

"Next up is the second most popular winner, Haidu Star..."

The Star of Haidu, wearing the victory suit, seemed to be shining with bright stars in her eyes.

As far as the good horse farm is concerned, Haidu Star is confident, but not absolutely confident.

After all, in the mile race, Fan Gaoer, who is so talented that he can almost challenge the best in history, believes that she has a 40% chance of winning in a good horse race and a 60% chance of winning in a heavy horse race.

but now……

The chestnut-haired girl, Kaidu Star, turned her head in great spirits and with anticipation, looking out the window at the sound of rain hitting the window.

The sound of rain? No, it was clearly the sound of triumph, announcing her maximization of her chances of winning and her potential victory!

This sudden rainstorm seemed to be announcing her victory!

"Are the three goddesses...still attached to me?"

Haidu Star couldn't help but regard this as good luck and as the favor of the three goddesses!

How else to explain the torrential rain that fell just before the race? The rain was even heavier than in previous years!

This is a rare specification even in the [Super Heavy Horse Farm]!

Although Platinum has an amazing and impressive large-scale decisive suit weapon, the bow and arrow, compared to her, he is now wearing a second decisive suit.

That is definitely a favor from the three goddesses!

But in the eyes of Kaito Star, as a horse girl, if she cannot win the competition, then no matter how beautiful or handsome she looks, it is useless!

The rain she harvested would definitely be worth the second piece of winning clothing if she could win!

It is worth mentioning that Haidu Star received a text message from her sister, the astronomer, not long ago, informing her that... Dr. Lin would come to watch the game!

Moreover, Bai Jin boasted to Dr. Lin that he would defeat her in the heavy horse race!

Although Haidu Star was a little confused as to why his sister knew about Dr. Lin at this time...but now was not the time to think or worry about those things.

Defeat Platinum first, that's the most important thing!

(Doctor Lin, please watch carefully from the platform.)

(I will be the one who gives Platinum his first defeat!)

(Thus...surpassing Platinum to become the strongest, and fulfilling the [Promise] of the past!)

After she finishes this battle, she will find a way to marry Dr. Lin when she returns!

But before that... let's go to the arena and defeat Tianma under the rain.

The next moment, the chestnut-haired girl turned around and walked out of the field with a completely high-spirited attitude.

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The voice from the commentary desk was transmitted freely to the extremely lively audience seats.

[The Arc de Triomphe held at the Longchamp Arena has always been famous for its high probability of "slightly heavy" and "heavy racecourses".]

[But...something no one could have imagined happened. The sunny day two hours ago had now turned into a torrential downpour!]

The rain hasn't stopped yet! This is one of the most "heavy horse racing" events in the history of the Arc de Triomphe!

The commentator's voice was full of interest, and he was quite interested in the extremely harsh environment caused by the arrival of the rainstorm.

Many spectators outside the venue felt the same way.

Compared with the most common good horse farms in most cases, this environment above the heavy horse farm is bound to give the audience a sense of novelty.

[The most popular character is… Pegasus Platinum, wearing her new victory uniform! The cold, gleaming knight armor seems to announce her arrival on the battlefield!]

[It's extremely rare, a horse girl can actually have a second set of winning clothes? ]

[So, can this armored Pegasus Knight conquer this overloaded horse farm? Let's wait and see!]

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[After Platinum, as the second most popular star closest to Pegasus and the second favorite to win, he is the star that the Hai family is proud of! ]

[The perfect Haidu Star! ]

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after some time.

The twenty horse racing girls completed their entry and walked into the gate together.

The girl named Bai Jin, wearing knight armor, was looking at the other gates with a little surprise.

She remembered that originally, including herself, there should have been as many as twenty-two horse girls in the backstage.

But now... there are two vacant gate positions, and only twenty horse racing girls have completed the entry.

"Did you choose to withdraw from the race temporarily because you were afraid of the overweight race?"

Bai Jin then turned his head and noticed two familiar Japanese ponies at the next gate.

"Instead, Japanese horse racing girls like Sokuko and Chazu, who were unfamiliar with the European courses, chose to continue the battle!"

In this way, Platinum will not hate the feeling of seeing his old opponents again in the game.

Well...it's time to let the Japanese ponies experience what a serious Pegasus looks like!

[Finally, all the Uma Girls have entered the gates! The countdown begins!]

【10...】

【9...】