On a TV variety show, the host was speaking: "Tokai Teio has consecutively won the Satsuki Sho and the Japanese Derby. As long as she wins the Kikuka Sho (Chrysanthemum Award), she will achieve the legend of the Undefeated Triple Crown! Do you all think Tokai Teio can challenge successfully? Guests, please speak!"
A big celebrity said, "Yes, from the previous Satsuki Sho and Japanese Derby races, one can see that competitor Tokai Teio's strength is very high. I think her winning percentage for the Kikuka Sho is eighty or ninety percent, if not a hundred. I can't imagine her losing at all!"
"One can tell you are a hardcore Teio fan."
"Of course, Tokai Teio is absolutely the most outstanding Horse Girl in recent years, bar none! Going further, I believe Tokai Teio absolutely has the strength to challenge Symboli Rudolf, so the Kikuka Sho is definitely no problem! Think about it, among the current opponents, who can defeat Tokai Teio? Biwa Hayahide? Nice Nature? Or Special Week? Impossible!"
"I'm not happy with you saying that. What do you mean 'challenge Symboli Rudolf'? Tokai Teio hasn't succeeded yet. The strongest Horse Girl in Japan is still Symboli Rudolf; I think no one can refute this. I admit Tokai Teio is strong in her generation, but before thinking about challenging Symboli Rudolf, win this Kikuka Sho first." A hardcore Emperor fan immediately rebutted.
"No, I'm not saying the Emperor isn't strong. I don't refute that Symboli Rudolf is currently Japan's strongest, but the coming era definitely belongs to Tokai Teio! Judging by current results, Tokai Teio's race records have already surpassed Symboli Rudolf's results from back then! And if Tokai Teio wins the Kikuka Sho next—which is a sure win barring accidents—in that case, with both being Undefeated Triple Crowns, the gap in records is enough to distinguish high from low, don't you agree?"
In the TV program, Teio's hardcore fans were already fighting with the Emperor's hardcore fans. As for the fans of other competitors? They couldn't get a word in at all. Once they stepped in, they would be focused fired by both sides. But through this trend, it could be seen that Tokai Teio already vaguely showed signs of taking over Symboli Rudolf's position and becoming the new strongest Horse Girl in Japan.
Of course, these rhythms couldn't affect Central Tracen Academy, nor could they affect the official Horse Girl competitors. Because for them, strength isn't spoken, nor is it compared through records. Strong is strong, weak is weak. And if you want to distinguish high from low, it's very simple: just race directly.
Besides, who didn't know that Symboli Rudolf and Tokai Teio had a senior-junior relationship? Although neither had said it, everyone tacitly recognized them as master and apprentice. Under this relationship, there was no need to force a distinction.
However, many competitors participating in the Kikuka Sho felt that everyone was underestimating them too much. Tokai Teio was indeed strong, correct, but who dared to guarantee they could win a race 100%? In history, there have been many cases where strong competitors lost in races. There are many reasons for losing, such as poor physical condition or an opponent having a super explosion that day. In short, before the race starts, no one can determine the winner or loser.
Even if the chance of winning is slim, since they have decided to walk this path, they will run to the end and fight for the victory of the race with all their might! As for the rumors on the internet... they can only say sorry. As official Horse Girl competitors, they wouldn't purposely make way for Tokai Teio in the Kikuka Sho just to let her achieve the Undefeated Triple Crown.
Whether due to their own unwillingness or out of respect for the race and the opponent, under any circumstances, as long as they decide to participate, Horse Girls will only treat the race with full effort!
"This is my last Classic race; I don't want to have regrets!" Nice Nature rejected the Trainer's proposal to withdraw. Although giving up the Kikuka Sho to prepare for subsequent races seemed like a very correct decision, doing so was no different from admitting defeat!
Tokai Teio was very strong. That running style of leading from far ahead was truly worthy of a genius. But Nice Nature just didn't want to give up. Even if she already sensed that possibility in her heart, she wanted to draw a perfect period to the contest between them! Let me burn one last time in this Kikuka Sho, to see if risking everything of this Ordinary Person is truly unable to challenge a genius!
Facing Nice Nature's persistence, the Trainer stopped persuading her. The reason he made this proposal was only out of worry that Nice Nature would suffer a blow after consecutive defeats. From his perspective, avoiding battle against a once-in-a-decade genius like Tokai Teio wasn't shameful. If Nice Nature were truly struck down and felt afraid, he would be the one to proactively suggest it. But since Nice Nature wasn't scared by Tokai Teio's strength and wanted to challenge again...
Then there was nothing more to say!
As a Trainer, he would fully support the Horse Girl in his team!
Let us challenge that high mountain named "Tokai Teio" together!
On the other side, Biwa Hayahide and Seiun Sky also didn't choose to avoid the battle. Previous failures couldn't make them give up. Moreover, in the two races against Tokai Teio, they could clearly perceive that their strength was rapidly increasing! When training hits a bottleneck, the best way for a Horse Girl to become stronger is to surpass her own limits in an official race! Of course, in the past, many competitors had run themselves into the hospital by doing this. But presumably, those competitors felt the same as they do now. Compared to those consequences, the only thing they think about now is how to win!
Narita Brian asked Biwa Hayahide: "Sis, are you confident about the upcoming race?"
Biwa Hayahide pushed up her glasses.
"Brian, your worry is unnecessary. I know very well how strong Tokai Teio is. Even now, I dare not be sure if I've seen her full strength. But if you ask me if I have confidence in the upcoming race, then my answer is and can only be one: I absolutely have confidence!"
"And don't talk about me, Brian. Your opponent in the next race is Mayano Top Gun, that genius from the same dorm as Tokai Teio. I heard she is also Tokai Teio's chief disciple. Are you really confident in defeating that genius?"
Narita Brian clenched her fist.
"I won't lose!"
The current Narita Brian was at her youngest and in her best condition. She was full of confidence and didn't feel she would lose to anyone. She had heard of Mayano Top Gun's reputation—a genius with the talent to change running styles at will, and Tokai Teio's good friend. But so what?
If Mayano Top Gun were Tokai Teio, she might take it seriously. But there is only one Tokai Teio. The era of the coming new year belongs to her, Narita Brian; she has absolute confidence in this!
"Don't underestimate your opponent too much."
Biwa Hayahide warned.
What hinders a Horse Girl from achieving victory is not just the opponent, but also her own arrogance. Unless there truly exists a Horse Girl who is born invincible, even a world hegemon might suffer a crushing defeat due to underestimating the opponent too much.
Not to mention competitors far away abroad.
Even Japan's strongest, Symboli Rudolf, lost later on.
But she also knew she couldn't correct this bad habit of her sister. After all, these geniuses always have such faults. Even that Tokai Teio is actually the same. Don't let the fact that Tokai Teio looks easy to get along with usually fool you; once in a race, you can feel that absolute confidence coming from her.
After all, that's a guy who dares to say "Victory has been in my grasp from the very beginning." But Tokai Teio is confident because her strength is indeed terrifying to a certain level. But as for Brian... Biwa Hayahide knew clearly that, although it's not nice to say, Brian's strength is indeed inferior to Teio's.
Seiun Sky, who suffered crushing defeats in the previous two races and couldn't even utilize her strategies, was currently training bitterly. The Kikuka Sho was her last chance. To target this race, she focused on stamina training and recovery skill practice, a rare change from her usual lazy attitude. Because she clearly knew that the opponent she would encounter this time was an existence that required her to go to this extent to challenge. And this time, she absolutely would not be debuffed by Nice Nature and Biwa Hayahide's demonic skills again!
That lesson—once is enough, twice is too much, three times is forbidden! Fortunately, there's still ample time until the Kikuka Sho, enough for me to make the most advantageous training modifications for it!
Special Week was also undergoing special training with Silence Suzuka. Don't look at how Seiun Sky seemed to be the most miserable in the previous two races; at least Seiun Sky ran into the top five. And Special Week? Due to physical condition reasons, Special Week ran an extremely poor result in the first Satsuki Sho. Although the Japanese Derby was a bit better, she didn't make the top five either. So for this Kikuka Sho, Special Week came with the idea of wiping away her shame.
When she came here from the countryside, she swore to become Japan's Number One Horse Girl. With these current results, she was too embarrassed to even tell her mother!
"Suzuka-san, sorry to trouble you, I want to run one more time!"
After completing training, Special Week requested again.
Silence Suzuka was somewhat troubled.
But under Special Week's strong request, Silence Suzuka finally relented.
"Then I'll trouble you to time me, Suzuka-san!"
Saying this, Special Week ran down the stairs again.
While the competitors were preparing for war, the people of the whole country were looking forward to the opening of the Kikuka Sho, looking forward to the birth of the Undefeated Triple Crown! Time quickly flew to September.
Tokai Teio was also conducting relevant training to prepare for the Kikuka Sho. However, unlike her opponents, she accepted the most professional training with fully equipped facilities in the most professional place. In terms of training level, she had already defeated other competitors. And regarding her own strength, actually, even without accepting this training, she had enough confidence to win this race.
Today's training plan was completed.
Tokai Teio walked off the treadmill feeling refreshed all over. After saying "Jiayou" (Do your best) to T.M. Opera O, who was about to die of exhaustion next to her, she came to Hana Tojo and said, "Trainer, my training is completed. What are the next instructions?"
"Mn, go to the library for relevant knowledge training," Hana Tojo said subconsciously.
"I already completed that yesterday, right?"
Knowledge training referred to the track planning of the Kikuka Sho, skill combinations, watching past race recordings, etc.
And even including watching recordings and analyzing them, the time for Tokai Teio to complete this course was just one week.
Hana Tojo subconsciously looked at the document in her hand, then looked at the various training plans over-completed by Tokai Teio on it, and silently closed it.
It was her first time encountering this situation.
Because the team member was too outstanding, she blew through every version of the training plans she had... If this hadn't happened right in front of her, she really wouldn't dare to believe it.
"Mn... the race date is approaching too. How about this: you rest this week first. Let your body relax and settle to better absorb the effects of the training."
Hana Tojo could only say this helplessly, because right now she really couldn't think of how to arrange Tokai Teio for the time being.
Training that ordinary Horse Girls needed three months or more to complete, Tokai Teio could graduate perfectly in less than two weeks.
And under such high-intensity training, Tokai Teio's body was so healthy there wasn't a single problem.
Hana Tojo had to be conquered by that perfect body.
Tokai Teio nodded, not minding this. For her, training was just a form of entertainment.
"Okay, then I'll go back first today. But Trainer, do I still need to report here tomorrow?"
"No need, please rest well."
"Understood."
Tokai Teio didn't say much more. She had indeed been special training here recently; next, she should go back and teach Maya a few more moves.
She hadn't known before that Maya's opponent turned out to be Narita Brian. She never expected that Narita Brian, this Triple Crown monster, would be a competitor in the same period as Maya in this world.
She felt that with Maya's current strength, wanting to win against the Narita Brian in their team was still a bit precarious.
After all, Narita Brian at this time was in her prime. And judging by records from the previous two worlds, Narita Brian was a precocious competitor who would enter the world of the Zone very early.
In previous worlds, Narita Brian would get injured due to the explosion of the Zone, leading to very poor results afterward.
But in this upgraded world...
She felt Narita Brian would enter the world of the Zone even earlier and would very likely thoroughly master this power!
And Maya's strategic running style wouldn't be effective against true monsters.
A typical example was Seiun Sky. Seiun Sky was also the type of competitor who excelled at using her brain to run races. Just look at how poorly she ran after meeting them.
If hard power can't keep up, even if given another brain, you still can't win the matches you can't win.
So Tokai Teio decided to start a training course for Maya.
As for her own final race of the Triple Crown approaching?
No one is really worried that I, Tokai Teio, will lose, right?
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