"What a spectacular race! Even I, who have been commentating for so long, have never seen anything like this before. In the leading group, two leading Uma Musume are running at a speed that is in no way inferior to the Uma Musume employing escape tactics!"
"Undoubtedly, the Uma Musume using escape tactics in this race must be under immense pressure! And now, the competition between Meisho Doto and Opera O is incredibly fierce. Will they be the only two shining new stars of this race?"
At this moment, not only the commentators, but even the Uma Musume fans in the stands who had watched races for an extra year or two, could already see that all the other Uma Musume in this race had been overshadowed. The true contenders in this GIII Mainichi Hai were only two people: Meisho Doto and Opera O.
Whether it was their physique, their tactics, or their competitive desire for victory, they surpassed all other Uma Musume in this GIII-level race—no, they were completely on a different level! Uma Musume of this caliber shouldn't be participating in GIII races; this is practically like fishing for small fry!
"What kind of monsters are these two?!"
At this moment, the three Uma Musume employing escape tactics running at the very front of the track were all extremely unstable emotionally. They slightly turned their heads to look behind them and could vaguely see a strange, ghostly figure of a creature coalescing from the bodies of Meisho Doto and Opera O.
They couldn't discern what the phantom was, but it seemed to be a manifestation of an Uma Musume's power. When this phantom slowly emerged, those Uma Musume who lacked talent and sufficient ability would completely become mere backdrops, with no possibility of competing!
And even though this phantom wasn't particularly clear, even somewhat blurry and indistinguishable, it already seemed like a huge chasm, completely dividing them into two groups of Uma Musume—under such a gap in realm, they simply had no competitiveness!
"They're catching up!" The number nine Uma Musume using escape tactics was the weakest of the three, and at this moment, facing the steadily rising Presence of Meisho Doto and Opera O from behind, her face turned pale with fright.
She only felt that what was catching up to her from behind were not Uma Musume like her, but two raging beasts, a flood of wild animals! Carrying that unstoppable Presence! Crushing any opponent that dared to obstruct their path!
And under such pressure, she, just an ordinary Uma Musume, was finally mercilessly suppressed… "oyster~!"
"Oh no! The number nine Uma Musume has lost speed! Is it because she pushed too hard upfront and couldn't manage her stamina properly?"
However, no sooner had the commentator's words fallen than it was as if the first domino had been pushed, signaling the number nine Uma Musume's loss of speed. Soon, the number six and number three Uma Musume using escape tactics also succumbed to their inner weakness.
"oyster—!"
"Oh, no, I'm unwilling! But, oyster!"
"How surprising! Under the suppression of Meisho Doto and Opera O, all three Uma Musume using escape tactics have fallen! The commentator's voice was also very excited at this moment; such a thing is truly rare in GIII-level races.
As a GIII race, which surpasses the OP race, a level that is considered a trial, its prestige, though not too high, is enough for many moderately talented Uma Musume to pursue for a lifetime—every Central-level Uma Musume has their own talent, so they wouldn't find any problem. But the issue is, for a local Uma Musume to participate in a GIII race, many Uma Musume pursue it for a lifetime just to transition from dirt to turf.
Therefore, on the GIII stage, which Uma Musume doesn't come with 100% effort and a determination to win? So, to be suppressed by the Presence of other Uma Musume—this kind of thing is indeed uncommon on the Mainichi Hai stage.
"It seems that after this race, the dreams of the other Uma Musume will be shattered. They had placed high hopes on this GIII race, intending to show off their skills, but unexpectedly encountered two Uma Musume with the potential for consecutive GI wins."
In the stands, Ikezoe couldn't help but be somewhat dumbfounded watching this scene. In their world, there was no such thing as a Racehorse's Presence suppressing others—though there might be cases where Racehorses are intimidated before a race and perform poorly, such as the well-known incident with McQueen and Rice Shower.
However, in this world, Ikezoe could also see... the Uma Musume races in this world were far more outrageous than their real Racehorse races; now they could even reveal their "true forms" like something out of a fantasy novel.
Others couldn't tell, but Ikezoe and Wada, who had transmigrated, could see it. The phantoms behind Doto and Opera O, even if blurry, they recognized at a glance—they were the shadows of their original Racehorses!
"Wada, you must have seen it too, right?"
"Mm…" Wada also nodded very solemnly and said faintly, "I saw this scene during the Friendship Race. At that time, Doto, McQueen, and Teio, all three of them burst out with this power during the final Last Spurt."
"I thought I was seeing things back then, but now it seems this is truly a wondrous power…"
"Huh? What are you talking about? What power?"
However, Tojo Hana, who was beside them, looked bewildered. She once again cast her gaze towards the track, but she didn't see anything—everything was as usual.
So, not everyone could see it? Wada and Ikezoe also heard Tojo Hana's voice, and after a slight pause, they exchanged glances, but neither of them spoke up voluntarily.
At this moment, only the two of them didn't know that besides them, only Uma Musume could feel that oppressive force from such phantoms. Otherwise, they would definitely think that some strange change had occurred in their physical structure, and they too had become Uma Musume.
But at this moment, what Ikezoe didn't notice was that Curren Chan, who had been responsible for recording beside him, showed a surprised expression and looked at her Trainer after hearing their conversation.
Her Trainer… saw it? This huge threat that only Uma Musume could sense between each other, and the power rumored to only be achievable by the most excellent Uma Musume?
However, amidst her surprise, Curren Chan's eyes quickly shifted from shock to immense joy—her Trainer, as expected, was no ordinary person.
"Oni-chan, just how many secrets do you have? Let Karen-chan explore them little by little~"
"I will absolutely not let you escape."
Curren Chan had a mysterious smile on her face as she continued to direct her gaze towards the track.
And at this moment, the race had already entered its final stage. No other Uma Musume could intervene in the duel between Meisho Doto and Opera O. At this moment, everyone's eyes on the entire track ignored the suppressed Uma Musume and focused entirely on the last two, the most outstanding Uma Musume in this race, who were still vying against each other on the track!
The champion would be born from these two Uma Musume; there would absolutely be no third possibility.
"So strong! Truly so strong! Doto, I never imagined you would be this powerful!"
"As the Overlord, I am truly overjoyed! Overjoyed that I could find an opponent who could actually suppress me. Under the correct strategy and training, you actually suppressed me to this point!"
At this moment, at the very front of the group, Doto still maintained a temporary lead. However, at the final turn, because there were no longer any obstacles around, Doto couldn't possibly block such a large area by herself.
Therefore, at the next turn, Opera O had absolute confidence in breaking through Doto's block and then advancing unimpeded on the final straightaway!
So what will you do next, Wada? Knowing who was behind Doto's tactics, Opera O was very curious what method Wada would use to counter her Last Spurt. She knew that Wada, who had specifically studied her, must be aware of the terror of her Last Spurt.
However, Opera O quickly got her answer.
"The final turn!"
Doto's eyes narrowed slightly at the final turn, and she suddenly recalled the tactics Wada had arranged earlier. The next moment, she made a move that even Opera O hadn't anticipated.
Doto unleashed her Last Spurt near the turn, quickly opening up a significant distance from Opera O!
And at this moment, Opera O, who had originally planned to unleash her Last Spurt during the straightaway sprint, watched Doto suddenly pull several horse lengths ahead of her, and uncharacteristically fell into a brief moment of bewilderment.
Could it be… that her Last Spurt timing had been completely seen through?
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