The last time he was massaged was when her mother was teaching him which acupoints could better relax the mind... But the massage done by these doctors is different from that done by these masseurs. In order to demonstrate the mistake, his mother would practice it directly on him, which was extremely painful. This made Higashino Chihiro remember those positions firmly, and he avoided those points when massaging Uma Musume. And if we just talk about the level of comfort, these masseurs’ massages are more comfortable. After the massage, when they were resting on the massage chairs, Nansaka let out a long breath and said: "I thought the masseurs here wouldn't be that skilled, but I didn't expect them to be any less skilled than those in Tokyo." "After all, this place is close to the sea, and many tourists come here for massages, so it's normal for them to be more skilled." After saying a few words, the three of them stopped talking and accidentally fell asleep... When they woke up, it was already past four in the afternoon. After walking out of the store, the three of them felt refreshed, and their energy and spirits were much better. And there were not just three of them who came out of the store. Many trainers chose not to train on this last day. They also came here to enjoy a massage and relax themselves. When he saw Chihiro Higashino and the other two, he was stunned for a moment, and then joined the group going back to the hotel. Along the way, they rarely talked about training, but instead talked about the interesting things they had seen in the past month or two.

A trainer was not happy with his friend for talking about his embarrassing story, so he turned around... They exposed each other's embarrassing stories, and then there was a love-hate relationship, which made the onlookers laugh. The sun sets little by little, and the moon rises high as usual. The horse girls who had gone to the town or to the back mountain to play today returned to the hotel one after another. After the roll call at nine o'clock and seeing that no one was late or missing, they were allowed to go upstairs to rest. Tomorrow morning, they will take the bus arranged by the college and return to Tresen College to start their new journey. All trainers will also concentrate their minds and make full preparations for the next competition that the horse girls in their teams will participate in. Chihiro Higashino stood by the window and looked up at the moon in the sky. My thoughts were about the Sapporo Memorial that Sakura Chiyo had confirmed she would attend just a few days after returning, as well as Maruzenski's Chrysanthemum Festival in October, Mejiro Altan's Autumn Flower Festival, and Tamamo Cross, Oguruma, and Super Little Bay's respective competitions. Chapter 10 Sapporo Memorial "We have come to the last straight line, and Mejiro Mitsuki is closing in on us. Can Sakura Chiyoou show her courage and win this Sapporo Memorial?" After returning to the academy at the end of August, Higashino Chihiro and Sakura Chiyo immediately began to adjust their competition status in preparation for the Sapporo Kinen that they would participate in two days later. For this Sapporo Memorial match, Chihiro Higashino and Chiyo Sakura are determined to win. Because Sakura Chiyo wants to participate in this year's Arima Kinen...but her points are far from enough to participate in this year's Arima Kinen... So besides having to win this Sapporo Memorial... She needs to win at least one more game against G2 to have a chance to participate. Therefore, their plan was to win the Sapporo Memorial and then the Kyoto Grand Prix in early October to get enough points to participate in the competition. Of course, everything depends on whether Sakura Chiyoou can win the Sapporo Memorial this time. If we lose the Sapporo Kinen, then participating in this year's Arima Kinen would be meaningless, so we must not lose! "Chiyo-sama! Charge!" Outside the guardrail, Higashino Chihiro, Mejiro Altan and others shouted in support of Sakura Chiyo-oh, even though they were too far away and Sakura Chiyo-oh could not hear them at all.

"Hahaha……" Sweat appeared on Sakura Chiyo's forehead and his eyes were fixed on the finish line not far ahead. The rapid footsteps in her ears told her that a horse racing girl was approaching her from behind, and she had to go faster, faster. Biting her pink lips, Sakura Chiyo King quickened her pace once again. Only the last 150 meters! That's what she thought. "Sakura Chiyoou's speed has increased again. Does Mejiro Kouyou still have a chance to catch up?" The audience focused their eyes on this last straight line, clasped their hands together unconsciously, stood up and shouted "Come on" to the horse racing girls they supported. "Can't lose..." Sakura Chiyo looked at the finish line getting closer and closer, thinking of the promise he made to Aldan Mejiro, the promise he made to his trainer, and the dream he had when he first joined Tresen Academy... She also wants to reach the pinnacle of horse racing girls and leave her name in the history of horse racing girls. "Haaah!" "Sakura Chiyo-oh sprints and pulls away! Sakura Chiyo-oh pulls Mejiro Ming-yang away! Cross the finish line!" "Sakura Chiyo won the Sapporo Memorial by half a length!" The commentator wanted to press his face against the glass at this moment, and excitedly shouted Sakura Chiyo's victory. After a long pause, he spoke: "Sakura Chiyo-sama showed us his backbone and successfully defended his advantage." "Yes, the scene where Sakura Chiyoou was caught up by Mejiro Mitsukoshi with about 100 meters to the finish line was really terrifying. Sakura Chiyoou was almost parallel to Mejiro Mitsukoshi." Another commentator was also very excited. "At that time, I thought Sakura Chiyo was going to be surpassed by Mejiro Mitsukoshi... I didn't expect Sakura Chiyo to be able to accelerate again with his willpower and win the final game." Chihiro Higashino, Aldan Mejiro and others in the stands also breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Sakura Chiyo win the championship. When Mejiro Mitsuaki caught up, their hearts were in their throats... But fortunately, Sakura Chiyoou still won the game. Mejiro Aldan looked at Mejiro Komiya, who looked a little lonely on the field, and pursed his lips. On one side are her sisters from the same tribe, and on the other side are her good teammates and best friends from the same team. In fact, Mebiru Aldan doesn't want to see anyone fail and be sad. But horse racing is so cruel, there can only be one winner... Therefore, Mejiro Altan could only pray that Mejiro Mitsuaki would be able to achieve good results next time. After being frightened by Sakura Chiyoou, Higashino Chihiro calmed down for a while, nodded to Maruzenski and others beside her, and walked towards the back. "Trainer! I did it!" Less than two minutes after arriving at the contestant channel, Higashino Chihiro saw the figure of Sakura Chiyo. The moment she saw him for the first time, she trotted to his side, looking very happy. After winning the crucial Sapporo Kinen, next is the Kyoto Taisai Ceremony, and finally the Arima Kinen.

The first step towards success has been taken! "Congratulations, Prince Chiyo." He reached out and touched Sakura Chiyo's little head, and the other party did not refuse... Instead, he narrowed his eyes and let his Torena-san touch him, looking like he was enjoying it very much. "You ran very well today. I saw you speed up once in the last section. This may put some strain on your legs. I will help you take a look after we return to the academy after the winner's stage." "Well, thank you, trainer." Sakura Chiyo nodded obediently, then hesitated for a moment and said, "Trainer, actually during the last section, I myself felt that the acceleration was very unexpected. I originally thought that I couldn't go any faster." "But I thought about the agreement between you, the trainer, and me, as well as the agreement with Aldan and everyone else, and in the end I sped up a little bit." “Thank you very much for your support and help. If it weren’t for you, I might have lost the game today.” Higashino Chihiro smiled, patted Sakura Chiyo's shoulder, and said, "If you want to thank everyone, go and tell them in person later." "As for what you just said, it should be that you have already touched the realm. Aldan was probably in this state during the Oaks Competition... But whether you have completely stepped into this realm depends on the Autumn Flower Award." "field?" Sakura Chiyoou was a little confused, she had never heard of this realm before. "Well, it should be said that it is a realm that must be reached to become a world-class horse girl. I didn't tell you before because I hoped that you wouldn't be too ambitious. You have to take one step at a time and eat one bite at a time." Of course, if there really is a horse girl as strong as Eclipse, that’s a different story. It’s a complete crushing physical advantage, so there’s nothing to say. "I will tell you these later, but you don't have to actively seek them. This realm is illusory, and you need a certain amount of luck to step into it. When the time is right, you will naturally step into it." "I understand, Trainer." Although Sakura Chiyoou didn't quite understand what Higashino Chihiro said, she just had to follow the trainer's instructions. With the help of the trainer, the stupid girl could avoid many detours. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Sakura Chiyo's face again. "Okay, stop grinning and go in and take a shower and change your clothes. We're going to attend the press conference soon..." Chapter 11 Strong Enemy "Even if you say so, there really isn't any big-prize race suitable for you during this period of time... Not only you, there isn't any race suitable for Super Cove either." After seeing Sakura Chiyo win, Tamamo Cross, who has already debuted, approached Higashino Chihiro and asked if he could be on the competition stage soon... Unfortunately, there are more mile races in recent times, and of course there are middle-distance races... but to be honest, there is really no big reward for running the Tamamo Cross. "There are quite a few competitions suitable for Oguri. I have already registered Oguri for the Sapporo Novice Championship in September. With her current popularity, it won't be difficult for her to be selected to participate. It can be said that it is a sure thing." Higashino Chihiro took out the race schedule for the past few months and gave it to Tamamo Cross, saying, "It's impossible for you to participate in the big prize race. The mile race is not suitable for you. Forcing yourself to participate will only disappoint your current fans... and then you will miss the races that suit you, resulting in insufficient points and a series of other problems." "You need to participate in the OP tournament now and accumulate enough points to participate in the preliminary battle of Gaoyue Sho... and there are a few tournaments recently that are suitable for you to adjust and adapt to your own game state." Originally, he was going to say these words on the training ground later...but now that Tamamo Cross has found him directly, there is nothing wrong in saying it in advance. Last year, when Maruzenski and Mejiro Altan were able to participate in the competition, he did not mention the OP competition. One reason was that there were many competitions suitable for Maruzenski, and she could directly challenge for the big prize...

The other reason is that Chihiro Higashino wants Mejiro Aldan to adjust his body and compete later. This point was also agreed by Altan Mejiro, so last year their team had a window period except for Maruzenski's game. "OP Tournament? No problem. Whether it's an OP Tournament or a Big Prize Tournament, as long as I keep winning, it'll be fine!" As a new generation horse girl, Tamamo Cross is not arrogant enough to say that she will not participate unless there is a big reward. As long as there is a competition to participate in, it is enough for her. What's more, with her current points, she can only participate in the OP competition first. The later the time goes, the more points are required for the competition... because other horse girls will accumulate points in the OP competition to prepare for the competition. If you don’t have as many points as others, you can’t even participate in the competition. "Then choose one between the Hibiscus Championship in the second half of September and the Purple Chrysanthemum Competition in the first half of October. These two are the most suitable competitions for you in the near future. Or you can wait until the afternoon and discuss with Super Little Bay which of the two competitions you want to participate in." Tamamo Cross thought about it and decided to wait until the afternoon to discuss it with Xiao Haiwan. There was no rush. Speaking of the super small bay, Chihiro Higashino was actually a little worried. Because in his opinion, the Super Cove is actually more suitable for those long-distance races. It’s not that Super Little Bay is not good at middle-distance races. In fact, her adaptability to middle-distance races is quite good…but in this year’s competition, there are too many excellent horse girls who are good at middle-distance races. Whether it is Rhino Amazon in Senior Tojo's team or Golden City in Senior Furuya's team, they are opponents that cannot be underestimated. In the middle distance competition, it is hard to say how many games Super Bay can win... It remains to be seen whether enough points can be accumulated to participate in the subsequent chrysanthemum viewing. But it is precisely because we don’t know what the road ahead will be like that it is more exciting, isn’t it? Isn’t this the charm of horse racing? Before the afternoon training began, Higashino Chihiro repeated to Super Bay what she had said before to Tamamo Cross. After the two discussed it, Tamamo Cross participated in the Hibiscus Championship in September, while Super Bay participated in the Purple Chrysanthemum Award in October. Having confirmed their participation in the competition, Tamamo Cross and Super Cove seem to be training with greater enthusiasm than before, and it can be seen that the two horse girls are quite excited at the moment. Daishin Narita, who was training with her, looked envious. She also wanted to take part in the competition... but she would have to wait until next year to make her debut, so now she could only think about it. You see, Tamamo Cross has been looking forward to it for a long time, and finally he waited for his debut and was able to participate in official competitions. "Trainer, in which game will Oguri and Tamamo meet soonest?" Shining Glory asked as she stood beside Higashino Chihiro. As the assistant coach of the team, and since she had graduated early from the support department of the academy, she would attend every training session with the team. Whether as an assistant coach in the team or as a good friend of Ogururo and Tamamo Cross... New Glory is very concerned about when the two of them will meet. Although deep down they don't want the two of them to meet on the field...but as horse girls whose goal is to be the top, they are bound to meet on the field. "If everything goes well, the earliest time that Ogurio and Tamamo Cross will meet should be at the Gaoyue Award next year." Higashino Chihiro frowned slightly, then relaxed her brows, "They both regard each other as their strong rivals. It must be very meaningful for them to compete on such a grand stage as Gaoyue Sho." "After the Satsuki Sho, the next clash between the two will be very soon, in the Japan Derby. After that, it depends on Tamamo Cross's condition. If she is in very good condition after the Kikuka Sho, I will let them sign up for the Japan Cup... If both are selected, that will be the last comparison next year." But there is one thing Higashino Chihiro didn't mention, the long distance of the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Tournament will put a great burden on the Uma Musume... For example, one of the important reasons for Rudolph's symbolic defeat last time was that the Chrysanthemum Shooting Tournament and the Japan Cup were too close, and his body had not yet adjusted and lost the game.

"So next year they will have a maximum of three encounters, but the probability is very high that it will be two." However, I am not sure whether Tamamo Cross and Oguri Hatano can participate in the Japan Cup. After all, there are many seniors who will sign up for the Japan Cup, and it is too difficult to compete with them in points. The last time Rudolf symbolized that he was able to participate in the Japan Cup in the middle division because of the undefeated triple crown, and the result was also a failure... So Chihiro Higashino didn't know whether the Horse Racing Association would approve the applications of Tamamo Cross and Ogururo Hat. “Three times…” Shining Glory opened her mouth, and the first thing that came to her mind was that it would be fine if one person won once...but horse racing is not a game where it's okay if one person wins once. Every game is crucial, especially once-in-a-lifetime competitions like the Gaoyue Sho and the Japan Derby.