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“The leader is Silent Suzuka! Silent Suzuka! Her posture is truly elegant, and she's pulling away from the pack with a powerful lead!”

“Entering the second bend, Eishin Flash and Nice Nature are consciously vying for position!”

“Grass Wonder has also caught up, while El Condor Pasa is still on the outside, towards the rear of the middle group!”

“Which Uma Musume will be the first to accelerate?”

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The G2 Mainichi Hai, a 1800-meter race at Hanshin Racecourse, was in full swing.

Due to the participation of several extremely popular Uma Musume, the race's excitement was unprecedentedly high.

The members of “Dream” were all present, standing in the front row of the spectator stands, cheering for Silent Suzuka.

“So fast…” Lu Jue accurately clicked his stopwatch when Silent Suzuka passed the one-thousand-meter mark, the time stopping at 56.75 seconds.

This was Silent Suzuka’s best 1000-meter record in a race so far.

Lu Jue put away his stopwatch, his solemn gaze returning to the track.

The moment she crossed the 1000-meter mark, Silent Suzuka, in his eyes, was instantly covered in a blue-green sheen, and the materialized flowers and leaves, as if swept by a hurricane, Surrounded by her forward.

“Has Silence Suzuka already mastered this power?” Lu Jue mused.

Only then did he understand that Silent Suzuka’s words that day, “I’m in great shape this year,” were not empty boasts.

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In the stands, Symboli Rudolf and Maruzensky had also arrived.

“These juniors nowadays are truly incredible,” Symboli Rudolf said, looking at Silent Suzuka’s figure, praising her without reservation.

Maruzensky nodded, “She also seems to have a chance to reach the level we once did… if all goes well.”

Symboli Rudolf gripped the railing, Lu Jue’s figure appearing in her mind, and for the first time, she gained a deeper understanding of this young Trainer.

Like a thousand-mile horse and its connoisseur, she believed Lu Jue was an excellent Trainer.

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Silent Suzuka on the track wasn't thinking as much.

She just felt her body was in peak condition.

Every breath, every muscle contraction and relaxation, the rhythm of every leg lift and landing… these capable ministers assisted the body, the wise ruler, in the grand endeavor of “running.”

United against all, incredibly coordinated!

“I can go faster… faster!”

Her speed did not decrease; there was even a subtle tendency to accelerate.

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“Four hundred meters left! Grass Wonder is the first to accelerate!”

Grass Wonder’s leg injury had only recently healed, and she had intended to use this race to return to the track, never expecting to encounter so many strong opponents.

She could clearly feel that Silent Suzuka was much stronger than she was back at “Rigil.”

“I must accelerate here, or I won’t have a chance!”

Grass Wonder pushed herself, accelerating first to overtake Nice Nature and Eishin Flash ahead of her.

She continuously narrowed the distance between herself and Silent Suzuka, attempting to catch up to that figure.

But after her wildly beating heart, like a pump, drained her leg strength, she could still only watch Silent Suzuka’s back, unable to close the gap further.

The seemingly short distance was like an insurmountable chasm.

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“Nice Nature and Eishin Flash are also starting their sprint!”

“Nice Nature has overtaken Eishin Flash!”

Nice Nature was making her final sprint, looking at Grass Wonder, who was starting to slow down ahead, like a beast eyeing its prey, “Third place is secure now, if I can just overtake Grass Wonder, I’ll be in second.”

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“Last two hundred meters! Nice Nature is closing in on Grass Wonder.”

“Has Grass Wonder lost speed due to Silent Suzuka’s influence?”

“Wait! On the outside! El Condor Pasa is bursting out from the outside! Overtaking Eishin Flash and Nice Nature in one fell swoop… a monstrous bird dancing on the turf!”

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The race between the flying eagle and the deer created the most intense pursuit of the race.

“Is this a world-class Uma Musume?!” El Condor Pasa stared intently at Silent Suzuka’s back, “But… I am also a world-class Uma Musume!”

Accelerate, and accelerate again! Sprint, and sprint again!

El Condor Pasa displayed astonishing final leg speed in the last chase.

The entire audience was ignited by this.

However, in Lu Jue’s eyes, the suspense of the race was not so great.

During the final leg sprint, the dreamlike sheen on El Condor Pasa was very obvious, its color so deep that it could be said to be on par with Seiun Sky and Special Week.

But compared to Silent Suzuka, El Condor Pasa’s momentum was inferior. And under Silent Suzuka’s offensive, it gradually crumbled.

However, this made Lu Jue feel a sense of admiration for Trainers Tojo Hana and Nishizaki Ryu.

These two did not possess abilities similar to his, but their training could also stimulate the potential of the Uma Musume in their teams.

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As they approached the finish line, the situation on the track became clear.

After an all-out sprint, El Condor Pasa realized she simply couldn't catch Silent Suzuka, and her fighting spirit and passion gradually dwindled due to feelings of panic.

And Grass Wonder, who was originally in third place, lost speed due to fatigue, eventually being overtaken by Nice Nature, placing fourth.

At the final dash to the finish line, the leading positions did not change.

Silence Suzuka first.

El Condor Pasa second.

Nice Nature third.

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“We won! Trainer! Silence Suzuka won!” Special Week jumped up excitedly, seemingly happier than if she had won herself.

However, she didn’t get a reply from Lu Jue. Turning around, she saw that Lu Jue was already gone. “Eh, where’s Trainer?”

“He seems to have already gone to the exit passage,” Uralala said, carrying a large bag, slurping on the popsicle in her hand, smacking her small lips.

Rice Shower followed beside Uralala, also holding a popsicle in her mouth, which made her small lips moist and glistening.

Uralala and Rice Shower had just returned from buying food, as Silent Suzuka had a performance in the evening and needed to replenish her energy.

“When did that happen?! Seiun, Emperor, why are they gone too?” Special Week looked around again.

“They must have gone with Trainer, Xiao Te was too focused on the race, wasn’t she?” Uralala said with a smile.

“Alright~”

Silent Suzuka was Special Week’s enlightenment and role model when she started her career, so Special Week’s feelings for her were naturally sincere and deep.

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(I would like to state that the description of the race process is not fantasy; the timing references are based on actual race data and are merely meant to show a form of expressive power.)

First stage: Referencing the special effects in anime, this is the initial activation of potential. It is expressed as being covered in a sheen.

Second stage: A transitional stage, unconsciously and non-actively coordinating the entire body (including rhythm, breathing, mindset, etc.) to serve the act of running, attempting to control the overall situation. It is expressed as the materialization of the sheen.

Third stage: This can be understood as a domain in manga. It involves actively coordinating the entire body, an explosion of willpower under accumulated training and extreme pressure. The depicted scenes will reference the Uma Musume’s title or name.

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