“There are so many powerful Uma Musume in this Tenno Sho!”

“Rhombus Amazon, Mejiro Ryan, Nice Nature, El Condor Pasa, and the most popular Silent Suzuka… Who will win the Tenno Sho championship?”

“Speaking of which, Silent Suzuka is number one in both popularity and her race number, which sounds very auspicious. I wonder what kind of exciting race she will bring us today.”

Tokyo Racecourse.

The arrival of many star Uma Musume brought vibrant life to this racecourse on the day of the Tenno Sho.

Silent Suzuka's beautiful figure streaking across the track at the Takarazuka Kinen was still etched in the audience's hearts.

Many spectators even traveled thousands of miles just to witness Silent Suzuka's running posture with their own eyes.

And while there was still stock of merchandise for other Uma Musume, Silent Suzuka's merchandise had already sold out.

“Lu, Lu Jue-jun…” Silent Suzuka looked at Lu Jue, who was squatting on the ground putting on her shoes. “I can do it myself.”

“Didn’t I help you put them on last time too? Speaking of which, during the Chrysanthemum Award, Seiun also wanted me to help her put on her shoes, and even her socks.”

Lu Jue skillfully eased Silent Suzuka's shyness.

Sure enough, upon hearing the latter half of the sentence, Silent Suzuka immediately stopped resisting.

“Did Seiun even let you help her put on her socks?”

“Yes, she said if I didn’t help her, she’d go out barefoot.”

This didn't count as breaking the agreement with Seiun Sky.

“So that’s how it works, why didn’t I…” Silent Suzuka blurted out subconsciously, but fortunately, she quickly shut her mouth and stopped herself.

However, Seiun Sky wears short socks, while Silent Suzuka wears black stockings.

“Silence Suzuka, what did you just say?” Lu Jue, too focused, didn't hear clearly.

“Nothing.” Silent Suzuka quickly shook her head.

“Alright, you all run well. As for me, your Trainer, I’m willing to work like an ox or a horse.” Lu Jue tied Silent Suzuka’s shoelaces and stood up. “Go, good luck.”

Inside the entry tunnel, Silent Suzuka met her fellow competitors.

“Silence Suzuka, let’s have a one-on-one battle! I will definitely defeat you!” Rhombus Amazon bared her small fangs, declaring war boldly.

To her former teammate, Silent Suzuka smiled and replied, “Anytime.”

Just then, Nice Nature also passed by her. “Senior Silence Suzuka, it’s an honor to race with you.”

“Nice Nature, let’s both do our best.”

“Oh, Senior Silence Suzuka.” Nice Nature suddenly took a step closer. “Is your ‘Dream’ still recruiting? When will the next tryouts be?”

“That depends on the Trainer, but Nice Nature, if you want to join our team, the Trainer should welcome you.”

Nice Nature’s eyes lit up. “That’s wonderful.”

If Lu Jue knew, he would definitely agree on the spot, and then also say, “That’s wonderful.”

As soon as she walked out of the entry tunnel, Silent Suzuka felt the enthusiasm of her supporters, and every cheer instantly filled her with confidence.

“Silence Suzuka!” Special Week, very close to the trackside, shouted loudly.

“Xiao Te.” Silent Suzuka ran over. “And everyone else.”

Lu Jue had just left the lounge and hadn't come over yet.

Tokai Teio: “Senior Silence Suzuka, go, go, go!”

Uralala: “Silence Suzuka, I bought so many of your dolls and standees! When you win the championship, I’ll give these to your opponents as souvenirs!”

Silent Suzuka laughed aloud, “Uralala, aren’t you afraid of getting beaten up?”

“I am.” Uralala hadn't considered that. “Then Uralala will give them to the Uma Musume I know.”

Special Week then took out a four-leaf clover charm. “Silence Suzuka, please take this.”

“This is from that time…” Silent Suzuka had even participated in making it, and it was eventually given to Uralala.

“This time, it’s also from all of us to you.”

“Thank you all, I will win the race with everyone’s blessings!”

After Silent Suzuka left, Rice Shower looked around. “Why hasn’t the Trainer arrived yet?”

“Maybe he suddenly went to the restroom?” Tokai Teio said.

“No, the Trainer told me he went to the spectator stands near the large zelkova tree to watch the race.”

“The gates are open! All the Uma Musume have started excellently!”

Silent Suzuka was the first to burst into the inner lane.

It seemed El Condor Pasa had studied Silent Suzuka's tactics, so she stuck very close from the start, reaching second place. “Beat Silence Suzuka, win the Tenno Sho, and then conquer the Arc de Triomphe!”

Tojo Hana stood with all of “Rigil” in the stands. “Yes, El Condor Pasa, bite down on her just like that!”

But such good times did not last long, because Silent Suzuka was constantly increasing her speed.

All Uma Musume knew not to let the leading Silent Suzuka disrupt their rhythm, but all Uma Musume had no choice but to pay attention to Silent Suzuka's position.

In any race Silent Suzuka participated in, she would become the sole focus.

Under such immense pressure, El Condor Pasa was forced to accelerate, and the Uma Musume behind her, including Rhombus Amazon and Nice Nature, also began to accelerate prematurely.

However, the gap continued to widen in this chase…

“Silent Suzuka has pulled away from El Condor Pasa behind her, temporarily leading by about five lengths!” The announcer’s voice echoed across the racecourse.

“So fast, unexpectedly…” El Condor Pasa looked in surprise at the figure gradually disappearing ahead, but she couldn’t accelerate excessively and disrupt her breathing and rhythm, so she had to temporarily ease off.

The other Uma Musume had the same thought.

“Damn it, she won’t even give me a chance for a one-on-one battle?”

Rhombus Amazon followed closely behind El Condor Pasa, but her gaze was fixed on Silent Suzuka at the very front.

“Excellent, my physical condition is great right now, I can go even faster!” Silent Suzuka cut through the wind, her mind entering a wonderful state.

And in Lu Jue’s eyes, she had long since entered that dreamlike state, as if transforming into a myriad of flower petals flying swiftly along the track.

“Silent Suzuka has run past the one-thousand-meter mark first! She is currently leading by… I don’t know how many lengths.” The announcer was momentarily unable to report an accurate position. “Her time for running one thousand meters is also out, 56.57 seconds!”

“To think an Uma Musume could run at this speed…”

As soon as the announcer finished speaking, the entire venue erupted in an uproar, and the enthusiastic atmosphere reached its climax.

And as insiders, Tojo Hana and Nishizaki Ryu were greatly shocked. “This is too fast…”

Is she not planning to run the remaining 1000 meters? To run like this in the first 1000 meters? Nearly 18 meters per second!

Only Lu Jue showed no surprise; Silent Suzuka had already broken into the 57-second mark during training.

If she were only running 1000 meters, she might even be faster!

“Faster… I can go even faster!” No one expected that after running past the 1000-meter mark, Silent Suzuka would accelerate again.

But just as she took a step with her left foot and landed on the ground, a sharp, piercing pain, like a sharp instrument, suddenly appeared, and then quickly spread like a potent poison, seeping deep into her bones.

On the large screen, Silent Suzuka’s figure disappeared for a moment after passing the large zelkova tree; when she reappeared, her running posture showed obvious deformation.

“Silent Suzuka, Silent Suzuka’s condition seems to be a bit off.” The announcer’s hesitant voice sounded. “What happened behind the large zelkova tree just now?”