"That's right. Compared to running on flat grass, running on a slope requires more energy. This is the key to victory." Although Maruzenski has always been in the lead throughout the competition and has never felt any pressure... her words are exactly what Higashino Chihiro wanted to express. “Yes, the final slope is the key.” Higashino Chihiro looked at the horses that had already reached the third bend and smiled, “I’m not sure which one of Tamamo Cross and Rhino Amazon has better explosive power on flat ground… But in terms of endurance, Tamamo Cross must be far superior to Rhino Amazon.” "This means that on the final slope, Ling Amazon will most likely not be able to overtake Tamamo. The only way for her to win is to overtake Tamamo Cross before the end of the fourth turn and increase the gap to a certain extent." "but……" As Higashino Chihiro said, when entering the fourth bend, Ling Amazon began to accelerate at full speed according to Tojo Hana's plan, making sure to overtake Tamamo Cross before going up the slope... But at the same time, the Tamamo Cross in front of her also ran towards the outer circle, firing at full power. "The Amazon and Tamamo Cross both began to move towards the outer circle and accelerated. Their speed was very fast!" "As we reached the last 200 meters of the slope, Tamamo Cross and Rho Amazon were already approaching the vanguard of the herd." "Tamamo Cross's leg strength has not decreased but increased. He rushed to the front of the herd in one go. Although Ling Amazon has also come to the second position, the gap between him and Tamamo Cross is constantly widening!"

"Cross the finish line! Tamamo Cross! The horse-chasing battle at this Yayoi Sho has come to an end, and the winner is Tamamo Cross from the Surpass team!" Chapter 30: Compact Competition Period "Tamamo Cross defeated Hero Amazon by 3 lengths and won the Yayoi Sho... At the same time, she also secured her qualification for the Gaoyue Sho... Let's all look forward to this horse girl's performance in the subsequent classic competitions!" “It was a really great match.” At this moment, Taketoshi couldn't help but reach out to applaud the horse girl in the audience. "The explosive power, physical strength, and timing are all top-notch... I am now very much looking forward to the performance of Tamamo Cross in the Classic Triple Crown." Seeing that Tamamo Cross won the game, Chihiro Higashino breathed a sigh of relief... and then looked at Ogurita who had been staring at Tamamo Cross on the field. At this time, Ogurita didn't even pay attention to the food in her hand, but just looked at Tamamo Cross quietly. He smiled slightly but didn't say anything to disturb her. He is very willing to see this kind of healthy competition within the team... Although there will definitely be wins and losses in the game, this kind of process, this kind of meeting a strong opponent who is a worthy match, is the most valuable. After saying something to Maruzenski, he walked down the side and came to the contestant channel. As soon as he entered... He saw Tamamo Cross and Ling Amazon walking in from outside cursing. "I lost this time, but I will definitely win next time!" "Huh? We will definitely win next time. You should give up this unrealistic dream!" "Next time I fight you, I will definitely make you pay! I will also beat you by three horse lengths. No, I will beat you by four horse lengths!" "Next time I will definitely pull you down by five horse lengths without mercy!" Seeing Higashino Chihiro standing not far away After searching, Tamamo Cross no longer paid attention to the helpless and furious Amazon beside him, and trotted to the side of Higashino Chihiro. "You won the game beautifully this time. Just now, my uncle and my aunt sent me a message saying that you performed very well... Haruto and Mirai were also very excited to see you on the field." Looking at the screen of Higashino Chihiro's phone, which contained the concern of his family members for him, Tamamo Cross clenched his fists, "This is just the outpost of the Classic Three Crowns. We will take all the Classic Three Crowns! Whether it is Oguruma or Little Bay, we will defeat them all!" "It's good to have confidence, but you should go change your clothes now, as you will have a press conference later."

With Tamamo Cross's victory this time, she will be eligible to wear her own victory suit at the next Gaoyue Award, and Tamamo Cross originally planned to let him contact her for customization... However, Aldan Mejiro snatched this job away, with the reason that his vision and taste were still a little lacking, and also that the teams cooperating with the Mejiro family were all world-class teams that could create the most suitable winning suit. Higashino Chihiro did not deny these two points. Although he believed that his vision and taste were better than Maruzenski's, they were still far behind those of Mejiro Altan and the others. He felt at ease leaving the task to Mejiro Altan. The Tamamo Cross competition was over, and within two days it would be Sakura Chiyo's Golden Shashi Award. This match is Sakura Chiyo's first match of the year... In this race, she won the victory with an overwhelming advantage of seven lengths. Seeing that she is in such good shape, Chihiro Higashino is also preparing to make some adjustments for subsequent competitions. It is time for her to face the top horse racing ladies. With her current shape and strength, the probability of her winning is also very high. Moreover, if one wants to completely master the field, it is easier to compete with those equally top horse girls and be inspired by their stimulation. Then it was Oguruma's turn to compete. But I don't know if it was because the last match with Tamamo Cross stimulated her, but this time Oguruma's fighting spirit was particularly high. She was unstoppable in the competition and won the match with a five-length advantage over the second place. At the press conference, a reporter asked if she would have a head-on clash with Tamamo Cross at the Gaoyue Sho... As a horse girl on the same team, when asked about Ogurume's feelings, she expressed them directly: "Tamamo is the first strong opponent I met at Tresen Academy, and she is also the one I have always wanted to defeat in the arena... So in the Gaoyue Award, I will go all out and defeat her." Then the reporters asked Higashino Chihiro about her opinion on this battle between the same team, and Higashino Chihiro just smiled: "For me, no matter who wins, I can accept it. In a competition, there is only victory and defeat, but I believe... No matter which of them loses to the other, they will be motivated to fight in the next month and decide the winner in the next game. " After returning from the game that day, Chihiro Higashino temporarily separated the training of Oguruma and Tamamo Cross, hoping that they would not compete with each other and get injured because of seeing each other's training. Then there is the progress of the Little Bay competition, although Little Bay has made it clear that it will not participate in the Satsuki Sho of the Classic Triple Crown... However, if you want to participate in the Japanese Derby, you must also go to the Japanese Derby outpost to qualify for the competition. With Xiao Haiwan's current explosive power, it is still very difficult to beat Tamamo Cross and Oguri Hat in the Japanese Derby...so Xiao Haiwan's training cannot be neglected during this period. Finally, their team's last game this month is the Osaka Cup where Mejiro Altan will participate. This time in the Osaka Cup, Mejiro Aldane met her opponent Yae Mudi again and defeated her once again. Her next goal is the same as Sakura Chiyoou's, which is the Takarazuka Memorial in June... This will also be the first head-on confrontation between Mejiro Aldan and Sakura Chiyoou. After the end of Mejiro Altan's Osaka Cup, their team entered a one-month window of competition. This month was the most precious month for Tamamo Cross and Oguri Hat to adjust their status and prepare for the Gaoyue Award. Therefore, Higashino Chihiro has been very busy during this period. Even when Okino Mitsuji wanted to drag him out for a drink to relax, he was rejected. He really had no time and energy to think about relaxing. The first prize next month will be the Satsuki Award for Tamamono Cross and Oguruma, followed by the Spring Emperor Award for Maruzenski, so the training plan must be precise. Amidst the daily anticipation, tension, and excitement, April is finally halfway through, and the much-anticipated first crown of the classic triple crown, Gaoyue Award, is about to begin. Chapter 31 Advantages of Bloodline "Maruzen, why do you seem to be busier than me these past two days?"

During a break in the afternoon training, Chihiro Higashino watched Maruzenski taking out a stack of documents from her bag and reviewing them. Are you kidding me? Even this month I haven't been so busy that I have to work during my training breaks, right? "Because Rudolph has decided to go overseas this year...so most of the work of the student council falls on me." Maruzenski looked up at Higashino Chihiro, then immediately lowered his head... Handle the documents in your hands carefully. "Hasn't your student union ever thought about recruiting new members?" "Of course. We had already prepared for this before the Rudolph symbol left, and we also recruited some new members to join the student union... But they are new members after all, and they are not very experienced in their work yet... so I, the acting student union president, need to do it." Chihiro Higashino also knew that Rudolph symbolized overseas expeditions. After the enrollment of Tresen College was completed, information had already spread that this year's Rudolf symbol would temporarily leave Tresen College and go to other regions to fight. At the beginning of March, Rudolf left the college alone and flew abroad. During this year, Rudolph Symbol will probably not return to Japan...and no one knows what level she can perform at on the overseas battlefield. Because the grass overseas is quite different from the grass in Japan, Rudolph needs to adapt to the changes brought about by the venue, as well as the influence of foreign weather, diet, and other factors. After all, she was the only one going there. Although Senior Tojo Hana also wanted to go with Rudolph Symbol, there were so many horse girls in the academy waiting for her teaching, so she had to give up. Of course, all the time, Umamusume who went overseas was alone... Even if there is a horse girl in Higashino Chihiro's team who wants to go overseas to fight in the future, he can only let her go alone, and he will silently pray and cheer for her from behind. Higashino Chihiro looked at Maruzenski with some concern, "Is this okay for you? You still have the Spring Emperor Award at the end of this month. If the student council has so many tasks now..." "Don't worry, Torenasan." Maruzenski lifted the hair from his ears and smiled, "Among the new members recruited by the student union, there is a very capable junior. I believe she will soon become proficient in the work of the student union." "After she becomes proficient, I will see whether to recommend her to Rudolph as the vice president of the student union. There is one more vice president position to fill, and I think she has a good chance." After hearing what Maruzenski said, Higashino Chihiro also became a little curious. If he just joined the student union this year, then he is most likely a freshman this year... He really doesn't know much about this year's freshmen... or rather, he simply doesn't have the time to find out what this year's freshmen are like. "Is this horse girl you are talking about a freshman this year?" "Yes." Maruzenski nodded and said, "Her name is Qicao. I remember that she was a roommate of Beautiful Posture and a freshman this year." "Qicao-san?" Meiyou poked her little head out and nodded as if it was true. "Qicao-san is indeed very capable. She pursues perfection in everything she does... but she is not too tricky. I often ask her for advice." Qi Tan? In the trainer group before, I often saw everyone discussing this horse girl. It seems that her mother was a powerful horse girl before... But what was her name? Higashino Chihiro can't remember it clearly. This horse girl attracted the attention of many trainers when she entered school. Even before she started basic training from the instructors and got basic information, many trainers had already invited her. This is the influence brought by horse girls with excellent bloodlines, and also the advantage of these horse girls with excellent bloodlines, which allows them to enter the trainer's eyes in advance.

This was the case with Aldan Mejiro back then. If her legs had not been so weak at the time, it would not have been Higashino Chihiro's turn to bring her into the team. And according to Chihiro Higashino, many trainers have been eyeing Rein Mejiro and Zenshin Mejiro who are in the third year of the elementary department, and McQueen Mejiro and Dober Mejiro who are in the second year of the elementary department, and they are just waiting to send them invitations as soon as they are promoted to the intermediate department. Some trainers even go to the elementary department all day long, just to make themselves familiar to the public...so that they can have an advantage when they are invited to join the team. These are the experiences gained over the years. If the mother is strong, there is a great possibility that her descendants will also be very strong, or even better than them. Chihiro Higashino did not comment on these things. He did not deny that they had a certain influence, but he would not pursue or believe in them excessively. For example, among the horse girls in his team now, Tamamo Cross and Ogururo Hat were both born as commoners... But their strength is not worse than those horse girls with excellent bloodlines, and they are even better. "In short, you still have to pay attention to your mental state." As he said this, Higashino Chihiro was also thinking about whether to lower the intensity of Maruzenski's training a little bit. This workload would be fine for one or two days... If it lasts for a long time, you will inevitably feel tired, and the Spring Emperor's Award will be here soon, so you should maintain a good mental state no matter what. "I'll take good care of myself, Torenasan." Even so, Higashino Chihiro was still a little worried. Fortunately, within two days, Maruzenski's super working state disappeared because the adaptability and working ability of the gas tank were... Beyond her imagination, it was able to help her deal with most things. This also made Higashino Chihiro feel a little relieved. But they couldn't relax for long, because the Gaoyue Award, one of the most watched competitions among horse racing ladies, was about to arrive. Tamamo Cross and Oguruma, who had been training hard for a week, changed into their winning uniforms early and came with their team to the stage where they would decide the outcome of the day, the Zhongshan Racecourse. Looking at the two horse girls in front of him, Higashino Chihiro exhaled lightly and smiled, "I won't say much about today's competition. You two have competed many times in the academy, but this is the first time in a formal competition." "No matter what the result is, you will have many subsequent matches... So, run with an open mind, don't put pressure on yourself, and win with the strongest momentum. This is the best answer to the opponent." "Now, come on stage, Tamamo-chan, Oguruma..." Chapter 32 Gaoyue Appreciation (I) "Now on stage is the most popular player, Oguruma. She is from the same team as Tamamo Cross who was on stage before." "These two horse girls have won consecutive games without a single defeat. In today's match, they will have a winner among their team members... This scene reminds me of the match between Rudolph Symbol and Bizen Jin two years ago..." There are a lot of people coming to watch the race today. After all, it is the first championship of the Classic Triple Crown, and it is also a race held on a rest day...so many horse racing enthusiasts have time to come and watch it on site. When returning to the audience seats from the contestant channel, the competition still has a long time before it starts... and this time is left for the horse racing ladies to warm up and adapt to the venue. "Has Maruzenski not arrived yet?" Maruzenski has always come to the racecourse to watch the competition with his team in his van. But this morning she called me and said she wanted to bring a junior with her, but her car could no longer accommodate so many people, so she decided to bring the junior with her. "Hmm... I just saw the message she sent in the group. She must have arrived at the racecourse, but she hasn't come in yet. Maybe she met someone she knows and chatted with, or..."

Before Mejiro Aldan could finish his words, he saw Maruzenski walking over from behind with a pale-faced ponygirl: "Ah, here they come." Chihiro Higashino turned her head and immediately saw that the pony girl brought by Maruzenski had a strange look on her face. I was about to ask if she was feeling unwell, but then I immediately remembered that she came here with Maruzenski, and suddenly I felt that it was not a big deal. However, in the city, Maruzenski's speed would not be particularly fast... It seems that my ability is still slightly better than that of the little pony girl in front of me. "I'm sorry, Torenasan, I'm late." "It doesn't matter." Higashino Chihiro looked at the little pony girl and suddenly felt as if she had seen her somewhere before, but it didn't seem to be in the academy. "Is this the junior you want to bring here?"