When Xu Zong arrived at the cafeteria, he found it packed with horse girls. He figured they had all gotten out of class late today. He sighed in resignation. He had tried to manage his time and avoid the peak hour, but it seemed his efforts were in vain.
What he didn't know was that everyone was there because of his diary. A group of horse girls were eagerly waiting for the next update, wondering when their turn would come. They were desperate to know the fate of their real-life counterparts.
Haru Urara, for instance, was trembling with anticipation, wanting to know if she ever made her debut. Admire Vega, who publicly ran for herself, was secretly dedicating all her efforts to her younger sister. And Winning Ticket, did she ever ascend to the throne of the Japan Derby?
All would be revealed in time.
[Finally done with dinner. For some reason, the moment I sat down today, that little witch Sweep Tosho kept glaring at me, grinding her teeth.]
[I thought I had something on my face.]
[I told her I'd start charging if she kept staring. She got so mad she lunged at me, trying to scratch me with those short little arms of hers. I easily dodged by leaning back.]
[What new magic has this troublesome kid cooked up now? So hard to deal with. Such a chuunibyou at such a young age. Ikenaga, my man, I feel your pain.]
[And the little witch wasn't even the main event.]
[The most ridiculous thing was, halfway through my meal, a blonde horse girl came up to my table. The golden tyrant, Orfevre.]
[Now this one was on another level.]
[She was so angry she challenged me to a duel. I panicked. I told her, "You horse girls are much stronger than normal people, this is difficult for me."]
[She shot back, "Difficult? Then don't do it at all."]
[Whoa, is she channeling a gangster from an old movie?]
[She genuinely tried to flip the table. Then she discovered the tables in the Tracen Academy cafeteria were bolted to the floor. She couldn't lift it.]
[I laughed. They must have reinforced it because she'd tried this before.]
[But I stopped laughing soon after.]
[When Orfevre realized she couldn't flip the table, she went berserk. She backed up a few meters and prepared to headbutt it.]
[Thankfully, Gentildonna arrived and managed to calm her down. Otherwise, she would have really smashed her head against a steel plate.]
[Orfevre left me with a final challenge: "Shogi match, eight o'clock tonight. I'll show you just how smart I am."]
[I had to laugh. I didn't know much about Shogi when I first got here, but I'm a master at both Chinese Chess and international chess, so I picked it up instantly.]
[Watch me crush her tonight.]
[Speaking of which, I used to enjoy watching The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!. Mostly for the shogi, of course, not for the senior student in her black stockings. Definitely not.]
After Xu Zong wrote this entry, the others who read it burst out laughing.
Meanwhile, in America.
"This Orfevre is quite a character," Contrail said with a straight face. With her long, black hair and elegant demeanor, she looked like a cool, scholarly goddess. Her mere presence exuded an aura of strength.
However, as soon as she spoke, someone next to her retorted, "You have the nerve to talk about others? Weren't you the one who got so excited after your debut win that you ran straight into the railing and now have to rest for four months?"
A British girl grumbled.
"Ahem, that was me," Contrail blushed. She was a bit of an airhead. She had an even more embarrassing secret: she had injured herself before her debut, leaving a very noticeable scar on her rear. Thankfully, no one could see it, so it wasn't too humiliating. What she didn't know was that while the scar was hidden on her, it was perfectly visible on her real-life horse counterpart. Contrail was powerful, but also a bit of a klutz.
In China.
"Are the girls at Tracen Academy really that wild?"
Invincible was already packing her bags. After grabbing countless Chinese specialties and telling her parents, she planned to head to Tracen Academy to find Xu Zong, and then, Mejiro Ardan. Horse racing wasn't popular in China, and sterile environments were rare. But at Tracen, that wouldn't be a problem. It was Invincible's first time on a plane. When she arrived at the check-in counter, she immediately drew stares, as horse girls were a rare sight in China. But being the social butterfly she was, she faced the attention without fear.
In Ireland.
"Orfevre... she sounds terrifying..."
Sulamith was very timid. She thought to herself how lucky she was not to be at Tracen. If she met Orfevre, she'd probably cry every time. Her confidence was extremely low. Her goal was the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, but she felt the opponents there were all incredibly strong. She was sure she couldn't do it. She was afraid she'd end up running while crying.
Sulamith was a bit like Meisho Doto, but with a twist. When she was around kind horse girls, she could be a social butterfly, but the moment she encountered someone fierce, she'd clam up. Her trainer was also worried. If she faced a rival like Orfevre at the Arc, she might be completely overwhelmed. But maybe not. Her trainer believed Sulamith was a child who could create miracles.
Just then, Xu Zong's diary continued.
[Back at Team Spica, a little afternoon nap.]
[Finally, it's time for McQueen and Teio's race. Is this the simulated TM showdown?]
[There are ten horses in the race: Mejiro McQueen, Tokai Teio, Nice Nature, Copano Rickey, Twin Turbo, Matikanefukukitaru, Mejiro Dober, Mejiro Ryan, Narita Brian, and Marvelous Sunday.]
[This Marvelous Sunday is another social butterfly. Her catchphrase is—"Marvelous!"]
[What can I say, I just love marvelous people like her. The more hustle and bustle, the better.]
[Marvelous Sunday, I've sent you a friend request. Please remember to reject it later.]
This line fried the CPUs of all the horse girls reading.
Dai-Taku Helios was stunned. "Hahaha, I've learned a new line! I'm going to use that from now on. 'I've sent you a friend request, please remember to reject it later.'" She thought of Dai-Ichi Ruby, the young lady from the famous "Glamorous Family." She had fallen for her at first sight, but Ruby had directly rejected her attempts to communicate. Only Helios remained persistent. As the saying goes, if it weren't for true love, who would be willing to give so much without asking for anything in return?
Elsewhere.
"This guy really knows how to talk nonsense."
Mejiro Palmer rolled her eyes when she saw the entry, but she couldn't help but laugh. She thought he was going to say, "Remember to accept it," but instead, it was "reject it." She had to hand it to him.
And you say you don't like the senior student in black stockings? It seems to me you like her a whole lot.
Mejiro Palmer started scheming. Was there a way to get back at Trainer Xu Zong? His constant teasing in the diary sometimes kept her up at night, fuming and wanting to punch him. She was sure there was a way. She just had to be patient.
[This race looks like it's going to be exciting.]
[Twin Turbo came up to me right away, boasting that she was going to crush our Team Spica, and Tokai Teio.]
[She made a bet. If she lost, she'd clean for Team Spica for a week.]
[If Spica lost, we'd have to clean for their Team Canopus. I laughed. Is this girl an idiot?]
[Unfortunately for her, I'm cold and ruthless. I won't take pity on a fool. A free cleaner is a free cleaner.]
[She's digging her own grave. So stupid.]
Xu Zong began his sharp commentary.
Twin Turbo almost fainted from anger when she read it. Her name was Twin Turbo, not "idiot"! She vowed, Just you wait, I'll make you eat your words, Trainer Xu Zong! You make me so mad!
[The race has started. Everyone's out of the gate quickly.]
[Let's check the situation.]
[Twin Turbo shot out like a rocket. A true individualist to the end.]
[Teio, McQueen, and Nature-san are all in the front pack.]
[A lot of people have come to watch. It is McQueen versus Teio, after all.]
[3000 meters. I wonder what the final result will be.]
On the track.
"McQueen..." Teio's eyes were fixed on Mejiro McQueen. She lengthened her stride, her aura intensifying as she stuck close to the figure in front of her. A lesser horse girl would have been intimidated by Teio's presence, but Mejiro McQueen's gaze was fixed forward, her long hair flowing, completely unfazed.
The surrounding horse girls watched their duel with dropped jaws. The speed was astonishing. Some clenched their fists, realizing the gap between themselves and the likes of McQueen and Teio. This kind of speed, this kind of stamina, was a chasm that was hard to cross.
Behind McQueen, Mejiro Bright was much slower. She could only chase with all her might, knowing in her heart that the Mejiro family's pride, the Spring Tenno Sho, would likely be left to McQueen and her sister, Ryan. She couldn't keep up with their pace.
Mejiro Ryan was in the chasing pack, her preferred running style. In this mock race, she was naturally giving it her all. Her biggest rival in the Spring Tenno Sho was Mejiro McQueen.
The final 500 meters.
Mejiro Ryan held back no longer. With a powerful step, she unleashed her final burst of strength.
"Aaaahhh!!!"
Her deafening roar echoed in every horse girl's ears. A stream of light, like countless blue lightning bolts, danced around her.
Seeing Mejiro Ryan's charge, Tokai Teio immediately accelerated. Her innate talent was astounding; in an instant, her steps became a blur as she surged forward.
McQueen also gritted her teeth, a flash of lightning flickering around her. The next second, she too burst forward, an immense aura of power exploding from her.
For a moment, the three horse girls were neck and neck, a truly spectacular sight.
In the spectator stands.
"It's over. It's all over."
Ikuno Dictus's gaze was on Twin Turbo. She saw that Turbo had completely lost steam and was being mercilessly overtaken by Teio, McQueen, and Ryan. What a hopeless picture, Twin Turbo. You're going to be sweeping floors again.
Soon, in the final moment, the three of them crossed the finish line almost simultaneously.
The winner was McQueen, second was Ryan, and third was Tokai Teio.
This was to be expected. Tokai Teio was a classic-year horse girl. Even a prodigy who burst onto the scene in their classic year would often get crushed in the Arima Kinen by more experienced and mature older horses. Furthermore, a long distance like 3000 meters was Mejiro McQueen's home turf. She was confident she could surpass any horse girl, even Tokai Teio. After all, she had been pushing herself to the limit with the 3200-meter Tenno Sho (Spring) as her goal. To lose here would have been the real surprise.
"I'm only third! This is fake, it's all fake! I'm just like Nature-san now!" Tokai Teio wailed, inadvertently landing a critical blow to Nice Nature's heart. Can't you forget that I always get third?
"Hey, Twin Turbo, are you okay?" Nature-san said, suddenly noticing a dizzy-looking Twin Turbo nearby.
Thud!
Twin Turbo swayed, lost her balance, and fell backward, foaming at the mouth. She had once again given it her all, completely exhausting her energy. She couldn't move. Lying on the ground, her eyes spinning, she had only one thought: to lie there, forget everything, and be a lazy salted fish. No one disturb her.
"Hey, hey, you idiot, what's wrong?"
However, Nature-san couldn't just watch. She crouched down, looking down at Twin Turbo, fanning her with her hand as she said, "Honestly, you were so arrogant before the race, and now you can't even move. Can't you save some energy?"
Seeing Nice Nature, Twin Turbo mustered her last ounce of strength. "Nature-san... what place did I get?"
Nice Nature replied, "Tenth. Oh, and by the way, there were only ten runners. You're last."
Twin Turbo's world went dark. She collapsed back onto the ground, not wanting to say another word.
Xu Zong also came over and walked up to Twin Turbo. "Tsk tsk tsk, why have you collapsed? Weren't you going to beat me, Twin Turbo? Weren't you going to get first? Is this all you've got? You're just small fry."
Hearing this, Twin Turbo's mouth twitched. She wanted to stand up and argue. This Trainer Xu Zong was too much, calling her small fry! This was just a mistake! She would eventually win a championship with her great escape strategy. But she had no strength left, and the double blow of learning she was last, both physically and mentally, left her with no desire to speak.
"Actually, your running style has a lot of personality," Xu Zong said with a smile. "Aside from the fact that you can't win, there are no other shortcomings for now."
At first, Twin Turbo was happy to hear her running style had personality, but Xu Zong's next sentence left her completely stunned. Trainer Xu Zong, how can your words be even more piercing than Nature-san's?
With him and Nice Nature on either side, delivering a one-two punch, Twin Turbo was completely numb.
"Alright, alright, you don't have to do the cleaning. Team Spica just had a big clean-up. Daiwa Scarlet got a bunch of cleaning scrubbies from Agnes Tachyon, they work pretty well."
"Aren't you grateful? Don't fall for me, Twin Turbo. Brother is just a legend." Xu Zong fired another verbal volley.
Fall for you, my foot!
Twin Turbo was furious, but she was also secretly grateful that she didn't have to clean. She was completely outmatched in this war of words with Xu Zong.
"Okay, okay, Twin Turbo, don't get so worked up," Nature-san comforted her again.
Twin Turbo finally calmed down. She had been so agitated she almost passed out again.
At that moment, the sun began to set. Xu Zong did a few more training exercises with McQueen and the others before they could head back. After sending everyone back, he received some more news about the real-life horses. At Tracen Academy, there were races every day, which was a good thing for him.
However, when he saw the real-life horse information he drew that night, he was completely stunned.
[Holy cow. I mean, holy cow. It seems this time, I've drawn a real psycho.]
[The fake psycho: Orfevre. The real psycho: Stay Gold.]
[His life was incredibly dramatic. It's not an exaggeration to say he was the ultimate stepping stone in the history of the Japan Racing Association (JRA).]
[When he was born, he was gentle and quiet, happily munching on carrots with the other foals. But after his 'Gold' bloodline awakened, he completely transformed into a grumpy old man.]
[I'm not even kidding. He became a horse with a severe temperament problem. His deeds include, but are not limited to: kicking a laser therapy machine to pieces, swerving wildly while running, attacking other horse girls, and even walking upright on his hind legs for ten steps, which terrified the jockey on his back.]
[Can any of you do that? A ten-step kill streak?]
[His debut was also relatively rocky. He suffered two consecutive defeats before finally winning his third race.]
[After his debut, he didn't win many races. His most brilliant victory was the Akan-ko Special at Sapporo Racecourse.]
[Stay Gold participated and won this graded race.]
[However, Stay Gold had no idea what this victory meant.]
[After winning the Akan-ko, he sank to the bottom of the lake, so to speak, embarking on an ultimate losing streak of 28 consecutive races, becoming the ultimate stepping stone for other horses!]
[Low EQ: 28-race losing streak.]
[High EQ: Accumulating interest on his losses.]
[The great general of Lake Akan. How tragic.]
[And then in '98, he first became a stepping stone for Special Week, Grass Wonder, and the others. In the 1998 Autumn Tenno Sho, the hot favorite to win, Silence Suzuka, had an accident and withdrew. He had a chance to win, but he swerved again and was defeated.]
"Suzuka? What happened to her in '98? No matter what, I have to remind her to be careful. I hope she'll be okay."
Xu Zong quickly saw this message. After all, Suzuka was one of his beloved horses in Team Spica. They had spent so much time together, and he had grown very fond of her. He couldn't bear the thought of her getting hurt. Of course, the same went for the real-life horse. He hoped the real horse's accident was also before the race, as those were usually minor injuries. But in reality, Suzuka's accident happened during the race. She was running her great escape too fast, which led to a severe fracture. She didn't even fall down immediately. She carried her jockey, Yutaka Take, to the side of the track before stopping. Yutaka Take witnessed firsthand as Suzuka was declared unsavable and had to be euthanized on the spot. For many years, Yutaka Take never forgot the Silence Suzuka of 1998. He said that if there was one horse that could have resisted Deep Impact's final spurt, it would have been Silence Suzuka. She was hailed as the "escape artist from another dimension."
And now, in 2024, Panthalassa once again dashed past the great zelkova tree, clocking in at 57.4 seconds. But unfortunately, Panthalassa's century-defining escape did not lead to his own glory. Because his opponent was Equinox. When one horse shines, ten thousand others are left in the dark. It's a cruel reality. But despite that, Panthalassa's heroic figure, escaping towards the end of the world, will not be forgotten.
Back at Tracen Academy.
Special Week was stunned, her mouth wide open. "Eh? Su... Suzuka got hurt?"
Silence Suzuka was also taken aback. "If there are no accidents, it seems I'm the one who's going to have an accident." Having read the diary so much, Suzuka was now influenced by Xu Zong and had started speaking in nonsense literature.
Special Week: "Suzuka-san, you shouldn't run in that race!"
Spe-chan had already made up her mind. On the day of that race, she would lock Suzuka-san in her room and wouldn't open the door no matter what she said.
Agemasen... (I won't give it to you...)
AGEMASEN!!!
Wow, she had transformed into Special-Fierce.
"Spe-chan, I should be fine."
"And... I will save the fate of my real-life counterpart. This time, I am not fighting alone."
Suzuka looked towards the distant sky. She believed in the connection of fate. She knew that in that Autumn Tenno Sho, her real-life counterpart's consciousness would be with her. She tried to communicate with her in her heart.
If I really can't hold on during the race, please give me a push from behind. The other me, from another world, Silence Suzuka-san.
"Waaah... No..."
Spe-chan went into full-on Special-Cry mode and couldn't be comforted for a while. Suzuka didn't know what to do, but having Spe-chan and everyone from Team Spica with her made her happy.
On the other side.
Stay Gold saw the diary and had a look of disbelief.
"Hey, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly lose 28 times in a row? And Trainer Xu Zong, can't you say something positive about me?"
"Also, I'll say it again, I didn't swerve. There's a problem with the design of the racetrack."
"If you designed the track to be slanted, wouldn't I be running in a straight line?"
Stay Gold couldn't take it anymore, but she was asking too much of Xu Zong. He wanted to write about her good points, but the positive aspects were really hard to find. How was he supposed to write that?
However, the nickname "Great General of Lake Akan" sounded quite nice to her. She would run in the Akan-ko race again this time. She believed she could change her fate. A 28-race losing streak and being a stepping stone? Impossible.
"Hey, is this Symboli Rudolf?" Stay Gold called Rudolf.
"What's wrong?" Rudolf was a bit surprised.
"Can you design all the racetracks to be slanted?" Stay Gold was genuinely suggesting it.
"Huh? Stay Gold, you've learned to tell jokes too? Haha, that's pretty funny." Rudolf was amused.
Stay Gold, feeling utterly humiliated, slammed the phone down. Damn it, just you all wait.
At the same time, in the Tracen gym.
"Hahaha, that's hilarious! I feel like Stay Gold is even crazier than Orfevre. I never knew she was such a character. I hadn't heard about her past before."
"It feels like she's the type who says, 'If you don't understand reason, then my fists will make you understand.'" Gold Ship summarized. Wow, you really understand your old man.
Next to her, Nakayama Festa also nodded. "Sinking to the bottom of the lake after Akan-ko... Trainer Xu Zong, your insults are getting more and more advanced."
In China.
Invincible was already on the plane. She was terrified. It was her first time flying, a new experience.
"Tracen, here I come, Invincible!" Invincible was full of energy. Who knows what expression Xu Zong will have when she shows up at Team Spica. What the heck, this little ancestor Invincible has come?
And now, Invincible also saw the entry about Stay Gold in the diary. She was stunned.
"I feel like Stay Gold is a little bit grumpy." Invincible scratched her head, completely dumbfounded.
In France.
"Well, I'm glad we don't have anyone like that in France. It's a bit scary," said one horse girl.
"Not necessarily. With the right guidance, maybe she could be very strong. She can participate in G1 races, after all. If she could correct her swerving, maybe she could win a championship," Treve said, much more rationally. She wasn't afraid of facing any opponent. On the contrary, she was cheerful and enthusiastic, her emotions written all over her face. Win and she's all smiles, lose and she's a crying mess.
[Besides swerving, she had many other quirks, like biting other horses' tails, chasing and bumping into other horses. Spe-chan and Narita Top Road were once victims of her antics.]
[Her career was a series of defeats, failing to win a single G1 race in 49 starts.]
[She was also known as the strongest "GII" horse.]
[There's even a famous joke about her.]
[The moment Stay Gold entered the lounge, all the resting horse girls would look at her and laugh. Some would shout, "Akan-ko, you've been biting people again!" She wouldn't answer, just say to her trainer, "Two glasses of green juice, and a dessert." Then she'd pull out her seven second-place finishes in graded races. They'd then deliberately raise their voices, "You must have been penalized for swerving again!"]
[Stay Gold's eyes would widen. "How can you slander me out of thin air..." "What slander? I saw you swerve and knock down Narita Top Road the day before yesterday, and then you got thrashed by T.M. Opera O." Stay Gold's face would turn red, the veins on her forehead bulging as she argued, "Swerving can't be considered a foul... Swerving!... For the Gold family, can that be considered a foul?" followed by a string of incomprehensible words, like "I'm not Akan-ko," and "It's my temperament," which made everyone roar with laughter. The room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.]
[But Stay Gold had a beautiful ending. After three years of campaigning, she reached the year of her retirement. Her career path had finally come to an end, with the only regret being the lack of a G1 victory.]
[After the Japan Cup, she decided to go on an expedition to Hong Kong, aiming for the G1 Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin Racecourse, which was also set to be her retirement race.]
[However, this race turned out to be Stay Gold's final golden spin, a once-in-a-lifetime sprint.]
[In the Hong Kong Vase, Stay Gold still maintained her swerving habit. Just before entering the final turn, the leading horse, Ekraar, suddenly accelerated, pulling away from the pack.]
[After exiting the fourth turn, Ekraar was already nearly six lengths ahead of the pack. Under this seemingly insurmountable gap on the final straight, Stay Gold, after coming out of the turn, showed a completely different sprinting speed from the other horses, chasing down Ekraar from the back of the pack.]
[And in the end, Stay Gold finally completed the comeback just before the finish line, winning her first and last G1 victory of her career.]
[Stay Gold retired afterward. Her offspring would go on to achieve great results in the JRA, but frustratingly, they also inherited her 'golden spirit,' with all sorts of quirky personalities.]
At this moment, at Tracen Academy.
Gold Ship and Nakayama Festa had no idea that they, along with Dream Journey and Orfevre, were Stay Gold's beloved children. Gold Ship was known as the "alien horse," with her memorable head-tilting, tongue-sticking, and squat-start antics. And Gold Ship's daughter, Lebeseele, was already on the JRA tracks. The good news was, Lebeseele inherited Gold Ship's genes. The bad news was, she inherited all of them.
[Alright, alright, time to eat.]
[Oh my god, I got two rewards today.]
Xu Zong was stunned for a moment. He realized he had received another reward.
[Hint: Log upload successful. Reward received: Enhanced Taste Buds.]
[Enhanced Taste Buds: The deliciousness of the food eaten at Tracen today will be increased by 200%.]
Xu Zong had a headache. He couldn't tell if this reward was a blessing or a curse. But since it was the second reward of the day, he decided to check it out.
However, he didn't expect that as soon as he got to the cafeteria, he would find Sweep Tosho sitting there again. It turned out Sweep Tosho and Sakura Chiyono O had conspired. Sweep Tosho's idea was that since Trainer Xu Zong was always making fun of them in his diary, they would hold him down when he came to eat and feed him whatever disgusting food they could find.
Sakura Chiyono O was scared. She was an honest kid, but she thought just feeding him one bite should be fine.
So Xu Zong was dumbfounded. He had no idea why, but the moment he sat down, these two horse girls wanted to feed him. For example, the little witch Sweep Tosho sat right next to Xu Zong, pinning his hands down. A horse girl's strength was immense. Then she picked up the food she had just gotten, which was a super spicy version. At first, Sweep Tosho made up an excuse, saying Trainer Xu Zong worked hard and she wanted to feed him, but in reality, she was feeding him chili-mixed meat as a form of public revenge.
Sakura Chiyono O, the silly girl, was kinder. She just took a little bit of chili sauce with roasted meat to feed Xu Zong.
But what they didn't know was that Xu Zong was actually enjoying it. With his taste buds enhanced by 200%, everything he ate was delicious. And being fed by Sweep Tosho and Sakura Chiyono O was a bonus.
"How does it taste?" Sweep Tosho asked curiously.
"Pretty good."
At these words, Sweep Tosho was dumbfounded and greatly disappointed. Could it be that the chili she had carefully selected wasn't spicy? Trainer Xu Zong was eating it by the mouthful without any problem. She took a spoonful herself and was so spiced out that tears welled up in her eyes. The little witch had been thwarted again.
After returning, Xu Zong took a nap. Orfevre was supposed to come for a game of shogi that night, but he waited for a long time only to find out that Orfevre had gotten into trouble and been caught. So much for that.
He slept soundly and when he woke up and went to Team Spica, he realized it was Saturday. Vodka, Daiwa Scarlet, Silence Suzuka, and Spe-chan didn't have classes. They were all gathered together, excitedly discussing the upcoming new student ceremony.
The new student ceremony was on January 30th, and they had to decide on their performances. Daiwa Scarlet was going to sing. Vodka wanted to perform on a motorcycle, but that was rejected, so she had to dance. But there were many singing and dancing acts, so for a while, others like the BNW trio, Admire Vega, and Narita Top Road had to come up with other performances.
Xu Zong left the morning to them. He also used the remaining points from yesterday to draw more real-life horse information. He felt that no matter what he drew, it couldn't be more ridiculous than yesterday's.
However, he discovered that with this real-life horse information, there was no "most ridiculous," only "more ridiculous."
[I'm floored! T.M. Opera O, you're incredible!]
[But what's even more incredible is your kid, Wada-ko! He won 8 G1s!]
[And Mejiro Bright, can you perform that again?]
[Chasing after Mejiro Dober like a maniac during a race?]
[Is this something we can talk about?]
[I think I've finally found the reason for Mejiro Dober's social anxiety. It was Bright-nii! Who does such embarrassing things to their sister on the racetrack?]
[Today's news is just too explosive.]
At that moment, T.M. Opera O was still sleeping. Her roommate, Biwa Hayahide, had just woken up and was trying to manage her hair. When she saw the message, she was dumbfounded.
"What? 8 G1s? T.M. Opera O's foal? Is it really Opera O's child?"
"How... how is that possible?"
"Even the emperor, Symboli Rudolf, only has 7 G1s."
Biwa Hayahide was stunned. She hurried over to T.M. Opera O's bed to wake her up.
Biwa Hayahide patted T.M. Opera O's face. "Opera O-san, Opera O-san, wake up."
"Mmm..."
T.M. Opera O had been dreaming. She was performing in an opera in her dream. Waking up startled, she looked around in a daze.
"Eh? Where am I?" T.M. Opera O rubbed her head.
"Opera O, look at the diary... your child... that one named Wada..." Biwa Hayahide pointed a trembling finger at the diary.
"Wada? Who's Wada? What happened? My child? But I don't have any children..." T.M. Opera O was completely lost in the clouds.
However, when she looked at the diary, she was instantly dumbfounded.
"EHHHH?!!!!!!!!"
"Wada? T.M. Opera O's child, 8 G1s??"
T.M. Opera O was known for her extremely stable emotions, but seeing this news, she was completely shocked. She thought she was still dreaming and almost went back to sleep. But she quickly shook her head, confirming that she was not dreaming.
"Ahahahaha~~~"
T.M. Opera O finally accepted it, her heart pounding with excitement. Wada, you are indeed the child of the great ruler, you are truly strong.
And you have 8 G1s! It seems your career was also smooth sailing, haha.
However, what T.M. Opera O didn't know was that Wada-ko's career was far from smooth sailing; it was filled with thrilling and perilous moments.
When T.M. Opera O was bought for racing, his team and jockey, Wada, were all rookies who had just debuted. As a rookie, despite riding a famous horse like T.M. Opera O, Wada's riding skills at the time were more of a liability. During the Kikuka Sho, a riding error by Wada caused T.M. Opera O to accelerate too early, costing him the final leg of the Triple Crown.
He was almost fired by T.M. Opera O's owner for this and was only kept on after someone pleaded for him. But even though he wasn't fired, the owner was already extremely dissatisfied with him, stating that if Wada lost one more race, he would be gone immediately. So, one can imagine how anxious and apprehensive Wada must have been at that time.
However, none of that mattered, because the horse he was riding was named T.M. Opera O. He seemed to sense Wada's emotions and immediately conveyed, My dear boy, don't be afraid. Just hold on tight, Daddy will carry you to victory!
And from then on, in the year 2000, T.M. Opera O truly went undefeated, ascending to the throne as the ruler of the century's end!
But sadly, after T.M. Opera O retired with 7 G1s, although Wada's riding skills had improved, he lacked resources and didn't get to ride many famous horses, and he never won another race. He wanted to prove himself, to win a G1 with his own skills, and then go see T.M. Opera O. But for the next 17 years, he didn't win a single G1.
He never fulfilled his promise before T.M. Opera O passed away on May 20, 2018.
But just a month later, on June 24, 2018, Wada arrived at the fateful Takarazuka Kinen. His wish of 17 years was finally fulfilled. Riding Mikki Rocket, he finally won another championship.
Ryuji Wada was choked with emotion after the race, convinced that T.M. Opera O had given him another push. Perhaps at that moment, standing on the podium, Ryuji Wada couldn't help but recall the most glorious years that T.M. Opera O had brought him.
But T.M. Opera O was unaware of all this now.
Biwa Hayahide said, "Opera O, but the more I look at it, the more I feel this won't be easy at all. 8 G1s, that's making an enemy of all the horse girls."
T.M. Opera O, however, laughed. "Haha, it seems that way. But Biwa Hayahide-san, I believe you agree with this too. To achieve the great feat of a ruler, what does it matter if you become everyone's enemy?"
"Even if there are obstacles, even if there are blockades, if it's the ruler, you just have to charge through."
"I can't lose to my child. I really want to see what this guy looks like."
Of course, at the same time, Mejiro Dober was also surprised.
Mejiro Dober was originally drawing, and the brush in her hand fell. She was truly at a loss now.
Hey, Trainer Xu Zong, what... what does this mean?
Her sister, Bright, did embarrassing things to her?
This can't be true, can it?!!!
Mejiro Dober was also dumbfounded. Wha... what embarrassing things happened?
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