"Number 14, Nakayama Festa, has cut into the inside lane. Number 15, Gold Ship, remains at the back of the pack, building up momentum. The group of horse girls is now beginning to ascend the slope of Nakayama Racecourse! They are about to face their first challenge in the Satsuki Sho!"
"Perfect timing!"
As Tokai Teio felt the strain of the uphill climb, her eyes fixed on the back of Nakayama Festa, who was constantly trying to trap her on the inside. She knew her moment to shine had arrived!
"Well then, let me show you all why I'm called an undefeated genius!" An extremely proud, even arrogant, smile appeared on Teio's face. At this moment, she had already formulated her strategy in her mind!
A strategy that could crush Nakayama Festa, the only one who could possibly threaten her, to a pulp. She wanted the person she was waiting for to witness with his own eyes that she was his proudest masterpiece! A top-tier horse girl who surpassed all others of this era!
"So then, the Ultimate Teio Step—get a good taste of it!"
The moment the voice in her heart faded, in the next instant, with a slight pause in her body, all the horse girls around her, both in front and behind, almost at the same moment, felt a shiver run down their spines.
In an instant, as if time had slowed down a hundredfold, the horse girls around her, including Nakayama Festa in front, had their pupils contract slightly. They subconsciously turned their heads, using their peripheral vision to watch her.
"Her running form... has changed?"
Tokai Teio had changed from her previous half-foot landing. Her body leaned forward again, almost parallel to the ground. This posture made it undeniable that her next move would be to accelerate into a sprint!
"Accelerating uphill? Is Teio-san that confident in her guts?"
In the stands, Ardan, who was not so familiar with her, was also startled. As a horse girl who was physically delicate, she had to think about getting the maximum result with the minimum consumption on the racetrack. She knew very well that accelerating uphill was not a good choice. It might give you a temporary advantage, but compared to other horse girls who sought stability on the uphill, your stamina consumption would be greater.
The choice of most horse girls on a slope was to be stable on the uphill and sprint on the downhill. This was the most effective tactic. She didn't think that Teio, being a technical-style horse girl, would not understand this.
But what she couldn't see, her companion, Kitano, had already seen the trick. He, who thought he had already understood Teio's tactic, also showed a bitter smile and answered softly:
"No... Ardan, she's not accelerating. She's just using her talent to the fullest."
"The Ultimate Teio Step?"
And the moment he said this, everyone around also finally reacted. Only then did everyone notice the slight difference in her running form...
The Tokai Teio who had originally landed on half of her foot, now, with her body leaning forward, was almost only touching the ground with the tips of her toes—and this gave her a small, spring-like propulsive force with every step. She was accelerating uphill, but without spending more stamina!
"What a terrifying talent... this must be the Three Goddesses feeding her," Tamamo Cross said, startled by her talent after realizing this. Ardan on the side also couldn't help but nod, her usually gentle smile disappearing a lot as she said with a rather serious tone:
"Should I say, it's a good thing the Three Goddesses didn't max out her constitution too? Otherwise, with both stamina and technique, and also this unique talent... I'm afraid she would really have become the favorite of the Three Goddesses."
"Yes..."
And seeing this scene, his thoughts also couldn't help but drift far away... he began to slowly recall, in the last period of that playthrough, everything he could last teach her...
...
"Teio, do you know what your most powerful weapon is? It's your flexible ankles."
"As far as I know, in Japan, at least in the next ten years, it's almost impossible for an existence to surpass you in terms of talent. You have to learn to use your most powerful weapon—but never rely too much on it."
"Your weapon is a double-edged sword. The Three Goddesses have given you such a talent, but they have also given you a limitation. I can only teach you how to maximize the use of your talent, so that you can look down on everyone on the racetrack in the future with your ability."
"But how to control it... this is your homework. I no longer have so much time to supervise you until you have completely mastered your ability."
"So, remember my words carefully. Use your talent with caution. You have to learn to control it, to make it not harm you as much as possible... Every injury, for a horse girl, might be the last one in her life."
...
I wonder if, in that playthrough, she listened to me and learned how to master her talent? Now, he obviously could no longer know the answer to this question.
But he knew very well that the Tokai Teio of this playthrough, who had not been personally taught by him, would absolutely not hide her talent. She knew too well the principle that only a weapon that is used is a real weapon. On this point, she was completely different from her "mother," Rudolf.
Because Rudolf often had to fight through a series of races, it was common for her to participate in a race every other month. In addition, her own strength among the Japanese horse girls of the same period was also a dimensional-level strike. So she had the luxury of holding back in some G1 races, not going all out, and only using just enough strength to "win." This was the origin of the legend of the "Emperor's one length."
But Teio was different. She understood that a lion uses its full strength even to catch a rabbit. She was a personality who rarely held back in a race.
For her, the limit of her ability should be shown as much as possible.
The gap she could create with the second place should be recorded and passed down forever!
The record-breaking results she could achieve in what kind of harsh environment should be admired by everyone!
Her strong desire to perform, and her competitive personality that was unwilling to admit defeat, had made her a formidable enemy for every horse girl of the same generation, an emperor who would go all out in every race, with no loopholes or flaws!
"Cough! Is she getting closer?"
And Nakayama Festa also felt that the distance between her and Tokai Teio was slowly closing. And now, to create an opportunity for Gold Ship, she, who had already put her own victory and defeat aside, also made her own reaction.
—She chose to accelerate more vigorously on the uphill section, maintaining a speed almost parallel to Tokai Teio behind her, and continued to block her attack route.
"As long as I can prevent you from breaking through, your acceleration is useless," she said to herself in her heart, glancing at Teio behind her, who was maintaining her acceleration but was at a loss. She believed her defense was successful. "That guy said that her weakness is her stamina. She shouldn't be able to maintain acceleration for a long time. If this continues, her stamina should be exhausted first."
"Then, whether it's preventing her from breaking through or letting her stamina run out first, do I and Gold Ship have a chance to win?"
Her idea was good. If she couldn't face Teio head-on, then she would use her own advantage in stamina to defeat her. But at this time, she did not know that her idea had already been seen through by her.
"You want to block me all the time? But do you think that just because you don't change your position, other horse girls won't either?"
A more self-satisfied smile appeared on her face. Her eyes were fixed on the turn ahead—that was where she would crush Nakayama Festa's ridiculous idea!
"The competition among the horse girls is extremely fierce! At least ten of them are crowded together in the front-runner group! Tokai Teio is unable to break through in the crowd and can only maintain her position in sixth place!"
"What a close-matched battle of attrition—well then! The horse girls have passed the slope and are about to reach the first turn!"
On the commentator's stage, Misato Akasaka's excited voice continued to come. And the moment her voice fell, the moment the team entered the turn, a gap appeared in front of Tokai Teio!
The opportunity had come!
"Bang!"
A small burst of power, but it had the effect of a spring! Under Nakayama Festa's peripheral vision, Teio's figure turned into a blue afterimage. The moment it flashed past her, it had already appeared by her side!
What just happened?! She didn't even have time to react, but she, who had been closely following Teio's rhythm, almost made the same choice at the same time. She also started to accelerate again!
"First turn passed! Tokai Teio seems to have broken out! But Nakayama Festa is also starting to accelerate! She failed to escape successfully, but she has moved from sixth place to fifth!"
"One passed."
And for this result, she did not seem discouraged at all. On the contrary, all of this was within her expectations.
She could now also confirm that Nakayama Festa was indeed staring at her closely. She was imitating her rhythm, trying to gain an advantage by blocking her attack route, consuming herself, and then having a showdown with her on the final straight.
"But this is only the first turn. There are still three more turns ahead. Can you accelerate and surpass me every time?"
"And at the end, if you're the only one blocking me, what's the point?"
Now, after passing the first turn, the unconsciously starting to save stamina Tokai Teio was still maintaining the advantage of the acceleration convenience brought by the "Ultimate Teio Step." Looking at Nakayama Festa, who was still maintaining her advantage in front, a joyful expression couldn't help but appear in her heart.
That joy... was as if she had made a very worthy opponent look wretched and had confirmed that she was the strongest. This made Teio a little confused, but she also couldn't help but indulge in it.
I still have many opportunities to "play" with Nakayama Festa.
And at the back of the pack, Gold Ship, who was now some distance away from the crowded group and was silently conserving her stamina, had a clear understanding of the situation in front through the commentary. Faced with her sister's desperate attempt to block Teio, a bitter expression appeared on her face as she murmured to herself:
"This is not good... Nakayama-nee has completely fallen into her trap, being led by the nose... If this continues, after the race, he will definitely feel that something is wrong."
He might even have a rare outburst of anger. After all, her performance in this race... is definitely not the result he wants to see. Gold Ship, who knew his personality very well, was very clear that the only thing he could not tolerate in a charge was a lack of desire to win and not following a tactic that he thought could win.
"But there's no other way now... Although letting Teio win is probably not a problem, but... I can't let him be disappointed in her."
"I have to deceive his eyes. Then I can only let her burst out with all her strength in the final straight!"
She bit her lip slightly, a glimmer of light flashing in her faint blue eyes. At this moment, her speed also unconsciously began to accelerate... in this race, she had to go all out this time too!
"By the way... I'm also very curious." A hint of competitive light flashed in her faint blue eyes, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of her mouth as she smiled coldly:
"This wandering soul of mine, and his proudest daughter, who is stronger and who is weaker!"
"Party time is here! Let's all go all out with joy! Tokai Teio!"
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