"Teio-san, congratulations on obtaining the honor of the First Star."
"Thank you. So, what do I need to say for this interview? is there a script?"
"Cough, cough!"
The interviewer hadn't expected Tokai Teio to ask that directly and couldn't help coughing.
"Here."
Suddenly, a bottle of water was placed in front of her.
"Thank you..."
The interviewer subconsciously took it, only to realize something was wrong.
She saw the director behind the cameraman opposite her gesturing wildly, looking terrifying.
"Relax. So, what question did you want to ask me?"
Just like that, inadvertently, Tokai Teio had seized the dominant position in this interview.
"Then, competitor Tokai Teio, may we ask what your next goal is?"
"No problem. Though I think everyone should be able to guess it—my next goal is the Classic Triple Crown."
This answer didn't surprise the interviewer, as it was almost expected.
There isn't a debuted Horse Girl who doesn't want to challenge the Classic Triple Crown. Those who don't challenge it likely aren't doing so because they don't want to, but because conditions don't allow it.
Either due to injuries or because their own strength is insufficient to challenge the Classic Triple Crown.
"Then do you have the confidence to win the Satsuki Sho this time?"
"Of course. I will achieve an Undefeated Triple Crown, just like the President did back then."
Tokai Teio said this very calmly to the camera, but her words were undoubtedly a shocking bombshell to the audience watching this channel.
Undefeated Triple Crown—a legend among legends!
Although they could guess Tokai Teio's goal wouldn't be small, they hadn't expected her goal to be the Undefeated Triple Crown!
The difficulty of the Triple Crown was already at an inhuman level, let alone an Undefeated Triple Crown; historically, few have been able to achieve it.
For fans who currently couldn't even see a Triple Crown legend, Tokai Teio's bold claim was undoubtedly earth-shattering news!
Whether viewers had paid attention to Tokai Teio before or not, at this moment they only wanted to do one thing: follow Tokai Teio's account.
Leaving aside whether Tokai Teio could achieve it, just daring to state this goal on a program made her worthy of a follow!
Not to mention, it was actually possible for Tokai Teio to achieve it, because she was this year's Rookie King!
The interviewer hadn't expected Tokai Teio to drop such a bombshell so easily. Her mood was shaken, worried about the impact this might cause after the program aired. One must know, Tokai Teio hadn't even officially entered the Classic Triple Crown yet. Making such a big boast under these premises—if she failed to achieve it later, she would truly be mocked by the entire internet.
"It seems competitor Tokai Teio is very confident in her own strength, but the Undefeated Triple Crown isn't something that can be achieved just by wanting it."
The interviewer tried to smooth things over.
Their program was meant to promote Tokai Teio, not to set her up for failure by overhyping her.
But Tokai Teio dropped another bombshell.
"The President once said, I, Tokai Teio, am a Horse Girl born to stand at the summit."
"That Emperor actually—"
The interviewer covered her open mouth in surprise. That Emperor actually had such confidence in Tokai Teio?
The audience in front of their TVs was also ignited.
If anyone else said Tokai Teio could challenge the Undefeated Triple Crown, they might question it.
But if the one saying it was the Emperor, then they were willing to believe it was true!
"Cough, cough!"
Symboli Rudolf, who was watching this program, couldn't help coughing violently.
Teio, I never said that!
"Did Symboli Rudolf really say such a thing?"
The interviewer also expressed doubt.
It wasn't that she didn't trust Tokai Teio; it was just hard for her to imagine that Symboli Rudolf saying such things.
"Mn."
Tokai Teio blinked and nodded affirmatively.
Don't know, but she should have said it, right?
Since the President believes in me so much, she definitely must have said these words, because this is me, Tokai Teio.
Symboli Rudolf watched the sincere-faced Tokai Teio on TV and couldn't help but start seriously searching for non-existent memories.
Did I really say something like that to Teio at some point?
Tokai Teio truly didn't feel she was lying. She genuinely believed from the bottom of her heart that the President would support her thoughts, so her eyes were completely sincere.
That was why Symboli Rudolf began to doubt herself, because she could see that there was no falsehood or deception in Tokai Teio's eyes.
"Did I really say those words?"
Symboli Rudolf felt her non-existent memories gradually increasing.
The TV interview came to an end.
"Thank you for your cooperation, competitor Tokai Teio. I wish you victory right from the start at the Satsuki Sho."
"Thank you. With your blessing, I think I will definitely win."
Then the program entered the final commercial break, and at this time, most people started turning off their TVs.
After dropping those words, Tokai Teio left the TV station dashingly and coolly.
The interviewer behind her touched her own small face.
She had to admit, the words Tokai Teio just said carried a lot of lethality in this world.
After all, she said, "Because it's me, I can win the Satsuki Sho!"
"Wake up."
The director's voice woke the interviewer up.
"Save the dreaming for when you're back in your blanket tonight."
"..."
How cruel, Director.
The interviewer was quite depressed. Although she knew Tokai Teio was just being polite, fantasizing a little wasn't a crime, right?
Afterward, the TV station discovered through ratings that this interview was very successful, because Tokai Teio simply had too much idol charisma.
And she didn't mind stating topics that could ignite people's hearts at all.
That politeness and confident attitude appeared on her so naturally, without any sense of incongruity.
It made people feel that Tokai Teio was meant to be like this, meant to be such a dazzling existence.
The program's ratings were a huge success, and Tokai Teio's posters were plastered all over the streets and alleys of major cities in a short time.
The URA Association gave a lot of face too. On the announcement poster for the Satsuki Sho, they placed the photo of Tokai Teio raising her finger to the sky from the end of the Hopeful Stakes. Beside this poster were images of other competitors running in the race, perfectly showcasing the coolness of Tokai Teio standing in the center.
"Teio-san is just too cool!"
The tiny Kitasan Black looked at that Satsuki Sho poster, excitedly unable to stop imitating it dozens of times a day.
Previously, she always thought her father on stage was the coolest star, but after seeing Tokai Teio's interview and poster, she discovered an even cooler Teio-san!
"My goal is the Undefeated Triple Crown."
Raises finger to the sky.
"The President once said, I am a Horse Girl born to stand at the summit!"
Kitasan Black giggled while looking at herself in the mirror.
"No, I must go to the venue to watch this Satsuki Sho!"
Dad, hurry up and give me money to buy tickets! I absolutely cannot miss this race! Kitasan Black started to raid her old father's wallet.
Facing the coquettish Kitasan Black, the old father really couldn't resist and could only voluntarily let his gold coins be exploded.
But since they decided to let Kitasan Black buy tickets, naturally, he bought tickets for the whole family as well.
Kita-chan's dad even bought a few extra tickets in passing, because he had a premonition that these tickets would increase in value later.
And even without that premonition, just because Kita-chan liked it so much, they would be good collector's items for her later.
When Satono Diamond arrived at their door with two tickets, seeing the happy family atmosphere of Kitasan Black, her mood sank straight into the dirt.
"Dia-chan, you're here! We were just planning to go see Teio-san's race. Do you want to come too?"
Satono Diamond wanted to refuse; after all, she really had no room to intrude on this family gathering atmosphere. But Kitasan Black stepped forward directly and held her hands.
"Let's go, let's go! Teio-san's first stop challenging the Triple Crown—we absolutely must watch it live! This is the start of a new legend!"
Seeing such an enthusiastic Kita-chan, Satono Diamond really didn't want to refuse, so she tentatively looked at Kita-chan's parents.
After receiving approval from Kita-chan's parents, Satono Diamond quickly blended into Kitasan Black's group.
Along the way, Kitasan Black talked to Satono Diamond about Tokai Teio's deeds, and later even hit it off with other passengers on the train.
Because the vast majority of passengers on this train were going for this Satsuki Sho.
And the protagonist of this race was undoubtedly Tokai Teio!
The foot traffic in Chiba City exploded today. Many people preferred to take leave from work and travel from the countryside just to witness this event with their own eyes.
They really wanted to confirm whether the words Tokai Teio said on the program were true or false.
Was the legendary Undefeated Triple Crown Horse Girl really going to be born again?
Kita-chan's father said with a smug face, "Haha, I knew there would definitely be traffic jams today."
Then he harvested the adoration of the innocent Kita-chan.
The group arrived at the Satsuki Sho venue and found that there were no empty seats today; even the standing areas were packed with people.
Kita-chan's father wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, when Kita-chan urged him that day, he immediately went to the official website to book tickets.
But he didn't know that at the ticket check...
When some people saw the handful of tickets he pulled out, their eyes instantly turned red with rage.
Damn it, another bastard who deliberately bought scalper/collection tickets.
Do you guys know that because of you, how many people still can't buy tickets now!
The committee hadn't expected Tokai Teio's traffic to be this effective, but this kind of thing couldn't be imitated.
This kind of operation, if mishandled, would send the competitor to the guillotine. If Tokai Teio hadn't acted recklessly on her own, they definitely would have stopped it if they had known in advance.
As for now, there was no choice. Things had already developed to this point, so they could only maximize the utilization.
If Tokai Teio could win, then this wave would be a god-tier operation.
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