Tianma? Actually, I'm a doctor!

Yamato Akagi's breathing became rapid and she felt unbelievable.

She is still competing now!

As for Platinum, even though it was already the second year of the Ancient Horse Year according to conventional methods...

For the vast majority of horse girls at this stage, let alone becoming stronger, it is likely that they will even find it difficult to maintain their current peak strength, and most of them will steadily decline.

For other horse racing girls, their careers have already reached "four years" by the second year of the ancient horse year. It is reasonable for them to choose to retire in order to prevent their fifth year from falling into disgrace and difficulty in winning.

But Bai Jin is different. First of all, her career is not four years, but... only three years!

Don't forget that Shirogane debuted in the same debut match as her Yamato Akagi, which led to the "Five Horse Bodies" result that became known around the world.

However, Tianma Platinum, who was supposed to compete against her again in the upcoming New Year of the Horse limited event, mysteriously disappeared and did not participate in the competition.

Suddenly, Platinum made a shocking move. She had only been in the industry for a few months, but she refused to participate in the New Horse Year limited event and chose to "skip a level" to directly compete with the classic senior who had debuted for more than a year!

So, if you really count it, the Platinum Horse Year is equivalent to the classic year for others! He has always challenged more mature senior opponents!

"Next year will be the real Platinum Year of Guma II."

"Next year will only be her fourth year of running. She should be able to maintain her peak form for at least six months."

"Isn't it a bit too early to retire at this time... in the third year of your career, at your peak?"

The blushing girl was feeling unbelievable. Her rapid breathing caused the towering mountain to fluctuate noticeably.

The defeat at Goma-shin and its subsequent impact made Yamato Akagi himself obsessed with that debut battle.

Having already won the Mares Triple Crown, she seemed to know how big the gap was between herself and the current Pegasus Platinum who was at her full strength.

"I originally thought that Platinum's peak period would be extremely long, and he would continue to run until he could no longer run."

"So, there will always be a time when I can face her..."

Since Platinum only plans to run one more race to finish...

It is obvious that all the major horse racing competitions around the world will try their best to invite Platinum to participate.

No matter what kind of competition it is, even if it is the highest world championship, the Arc de Triomphe Award, he will be proud to be Tianma's [retirement battle]!

In addition, there are at least a few heavyweight matches that are well-known in Europe.

In the United States, there are many famous competitions from mud to grass.

Compared with these competitions, even Yamato Akagi, a Japanese horse racing girl, admits that the Japanese competitions... have no advantages worth choosing.

Even if the only thing mentioned is the [competition prize], it may not be able to make a big difference compared to other competitions.

So, apart from Platinum being nostalgic and wanting to retire in the place where she debuted... there is no possibility of her going to the Japanese competition**?

"But now it seems that there is no chance anymore?"

The blushing girl was filled with regret.

Bad news: It seems there will be no chance to fight Tenma again.

Good news: As of today, the second place in the Tianma Hall is Fan Gaoer, who lost to... [Two Five Horse Bodies]!

That is, ten horse bodies!

Is it possible...

Do I really have to maintain my [Five Horse Body] until Tianma retires, and become the number one in the [Tianma Hall] completely and permanently?

Yamato Akagi didn't know whether he should be happy or feel regretful!

……

When Yamato Akagi fell into thought and silence.

All around them, countless Pegasus fans in the audience at the winner's stage also ended up with stunned, shocked, and unbelievable reactions.

Thus, it turned into collective resentment and regret.

"Wuwuwu... Miss Platinum, stop elbowing, stop elbowing!!"

"If I could continue to see Miss Platinum racing on the track, I would be willing to marry her!"

"W-Why is this? Tadama is clearly in his prime and shows no signs of decline, yet he decided to retire so early?"

"Is it because you're feeling lonely without any challenging opponents, so you're planning to retire once you defeat Fancoil?"

"She's a jockey who's participating in the Triple Crown Classic early. She needs to be a year younger, right? She can still maintain her peak form for at least six months next year. Why is she retiring so early?"

"Since Miss Platinum only has one match left, I absolutely cannot miss her retirement fight!"

Some fans were wailing, while others were stunned or analyzing.

As for Satomi Kozuna and Kitagawa Genju, they are in both situations at the same time.

It is generally recognized that Platinum can maintain his peak period for at least half a year, so it would be a bit of a waste and too early to retire now.

Could it be that he retired because he had no rivals?

The two little, extremely loyal Tenma fans and horse girls were both filled with reluctance to hear the news of Tenma's retirement.

"Wow, why did Miss Platinum retire so early?"

"Please, can you just run races for the rest of your life? I'll let you do anything!"

The strongest Platinum, surpassing the legendary Pegasus, the news of her retirement is bound to be a blockbuster news that will shock the whole of Japan and even overseas countries.

Japanese fans like Satomi Mitsuzan and Kitagawa Genju were wailing to the extreme.

It hurts, it hurts too much!

It's as painful as when the Ruined King Viego lost Isolde, and even more painful than when Uchiha Obito lost Rin!

"No matter what, we must respect Miss Platinum's choice."

"At least we must go to the final retirement match. This is the only match we absolutely cannot miss!"

Finally, Satomi Mitsuzu clenched her fists and spoke softly and sonorously.

Beibu Xuanju, who was beside her, just said "hmm", and his usual laughter disappeared. He also nodded very seriously.

"Tianma's retirement match, no matter which one it is, must not be missed."

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Simultaneously.

URA headquarters building, Japan.

In that conference room, the senior executives who had just watched Platinum win the match and were celebrating together...

After watching the post-match interview and hearing Platinum's announcement of his retirement, they felt as if their throats were being strangled and they were speechless for a long time.

"Eh??"

"Are you going to retire now?"

"No buddy, Tenma is obviously in great shape now, so good that she can even beat a legend."

"Pegasus, who surpassed the Eclipse, is he going to retire at the speed of light?"

Then, after realizing what was happening, the senior members of URA couldn't help but frown and began to think.

Originally, they thought that Platinum's career would be long and he would retire after next year.

So everyone believes that sooner or later there will be an opportunity for Platinum to return to Japan to compete.

But now... it's over!

"This is Platinum's final retirement battle, we must fight for it."

“But the difficulty of striving for this is actually very great.”

"After all, no matter how reluctant we are, our Japanese competitions are ultimately characterized by their low difficulty and high prize money."

A senior member spoke first.

"But the problem is, facing Tianma, the difficulty level is meaningless. On the contrary, the high-difficulty competition is more attractive to her, right?"

"Now, simply increasing bonuses or giving Tianma extra bonuses won't work."

"Because any sane official from any overseas GI event would do the same!"

Just like the high prize money of the Japan Cup, it was not easy to attract the distinguished world horse king in the past. What it attracted were some European horse racing girls who came to make money.

As for Pegasus Platinum, her current status is far above the Horse King in the conventional world!

For Platinum, there are too many high-prize tournaments.

Whether it is the Arc de Triomphe in Europe, or places like Saudi Arabia and the United States, there are also competitions with high prize money.

So in comparison, Japan's disadvantage is too great.

Theoretically, we can only pray that Platinum wants to retire in the place where she debuted and want to "return home."

But that possibility...seems like it can only be thought of.

"No, there is a backup plan."

Suddenly, another senior member said this.

It immediately attracted the attention of the entire audience.

"Backup? Pegasus Platinum only has one game left."

"We can't use Yamato Akagi or Golden Master as substitutes, right? Together they can't even replace half of Platinum."

"Yeah, platinum is irreplaceable."

The next second, the senior member gave an answer.

"Of course it's still related to Platinum."

"We can spend a lot of money to invite Tianma Baijin and let her..."

"The retirement ceremony will be held in Japan!!"

When this answer came out, the whole audience fell silent.

The next second, they all thought about it one after another, and nodded continuously, responding in agreement.

"Okay, okay, that's great."

"Yes, the chances of trying to snatch the Platinum from other top-tier overseas GIs are very low, but snatching the [Retirement Ceremony] is much easier."

Organizing Platinum's retirement ceremony?!

Grab this?

Some members who reacted quickly can all remember it.

For example, in sports competitions, some superstars, because of their high popularity, can hold a tour retirement ceremony in different places.

In the world of horse racing girls, some of the popular horse racing girls may be able to support the tour retirement ceremony.

But... it's not necessary, it's too troublesome, it's better to hold it directly after the heavyweight GI game, so it is customary to hold it in the last game.

Only those who have reached the level of superstars among Uma Musume can break the convention and be qualified to hold a more grand retirement ceremony.

And Tenma Platinum's status in the horse girl world is not something that can be described by a superstar!

If a retirement match is hard to come by, then a retirement ceremony is also hard to come by?!

It’s just... you have to pay more!

But if it was to give Tianma Platinum, URA would not hesitate at all now.

"Okay, let's do that."

"First try to get a retirement match. If that fails, try to get Platinum's retirement ceremony in Japan."

"After all, that was the last time Pegasus appeared at the racecourse! We made it happen!"

"It's impossible...that Bai Jin will make a comeback in the future?"

How could that be possible?

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Time, the next day.

In a beach villa in the United States.