I, the horse racing girl, really didn’t sprint!

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"The condor hasn't adapted to the French grass yet."

Watching the end of the Isfahan competition in Live Evolution Soccer, Saint King Halo came to the conclusion that Condor's full strength in Japan is more than that. Even if he had been injured before, he should have fully recovered.

Even though his first game after his comeback wasn't as good as his heyday, it was still quite a bit behind the speed he showed at the Sakura Festival.

"Yeah, indeed."

Barbatos agreed, "Surprisingly, the gap to the second place was only one and a half horse lengths."

It's not that she is being too hypocritical, but she has competed with Condor and knows Condor's strength, which can also better measure the strength of the other participating horse girls.

The final conclusion is, "The horse girls participating in this Isfahan race don't seem to be very good?"

After watching the live broadcast, several people sent congratulatory messages to Shenying on their victory in the first battle through LINE. After the cafeteria waiter apologized for closing the restaurant, they all chose to go back to the dormitory to rest together.

Under the cover of night, there weren't many horse racing girls on the road. Most of them had already finished a day's classes or training and were preparing to rest.

Until we were almost at the dormitory building.

Barbatos suddenly said in surprise, "I think I left something in the barracks. I'll go get it."

After saying that, he took Xingyun Tiankong's hand and walked in the opposite direction.

Holy King Halo looked at the figures of Barbatos and the others leaving. He didn't know what Barbatos had forgotten, but it seemed that he could still train for a while at this point, so he turned around and said.

"I suddenly remembered that the trainer still wants to talk to me about something, so I need to go over there."

Cao Shangfei watched the three people leave with a smile on his face. Although they all had their own reasons, it seemed that they were all going to train secretly.

I looked at Te Bie Zhou beside me again and couldn't bear to leave Xiao Te alone, so I decided to wait until I returned to the dormitory before going out.

"Let's go then, Xiao Te."

"Ah."

Chapter 267 Will You Feel Pressured?

Early June.

Tokyo Racecourse.

The Yasuda Memorial came to an end in heavy rain, announcing the end of the first half of the competition.

Rigil's Taiki Express won the Yasuda Memorial Championship without any dispute with its invincible figure in the heavy rain!

She is undoubtedly the horse girl closest to the active mile throne!

With the end of the Yasuda Kinen, all horse racing enthusiasts have focused their attention on the decisive battle of the first half of the year - the Takarazuka Kinen, even though there are still other G1 races in a similar period of time.

But under the luxurious lineup of Takarazuka Kinen, other G1s have become overshadowed.

The popularity vote for the Takarazuka Kinen also ended shortly after the Yasuda Kinen ended. The top three popularity votes were Barbatos, Qi Tank, and Holy King Halo.

The female general of Mejiro, Dobo Mejiro who has won five G1 events, lost to Saint King Halo in the popularity vote by a small margin and ranked fourth.

Compared to the Uma Musume who once won multiple G1 events, the Uma Musume who just won the Japanese Derby is more likely to get support from fans.

And it was one week before the Takarazuka Kinen.

The top three most popular horse racing girls, their trainers, and their team members were also officially invited by the racing committee to the Hanshin Racecourse for a grand pre-race interview.

This is a scene that has never been seen in previous Takarazuka Festivals.

Even before the pre-match interviews, there was a feast for all participating horse girls and their teams, with sumptuous food and beverages available for the players to enjoy freely.

Just like the pre-match interview for the Winter Dream Cup.

This was decided by the racing committee recently. Because of Barbatos, the Japanese horse racing world has attracted the attention of more foreign friends. As the decisive battle of the first half of the year, it is natural to create a decent atmosphere.

Of course, Barbatos himself was completely unaware of these things. He didn't know that Japanese horse racing received more attention because of his existence, and he didn't know that the racing committee spent more money because of his existence.

At this time, Barbatos was walking in a venue of Hanshin Racecourse holding Xingyun Tiankong's hand.

There were familiar faces from Tresen Academy coming and going inside.

You can see the members of Tokugawa Shu and Spica eating heartily, you can see the gas tanks of Kusagami Tobi and Rigil, the Amazons of the Sky and Maruzenski, and you can also see Taikan Fukurai surrounded by reporters, helping with divination...

Not all the horse girls participating in the Takarazuka Kinen chose to come to this party. Mejiro Dober and the others did not choose to come, and Rudolph Symbol and others who were able to attend as teammates of the Qi Tank did not come either.

"Minibus!"

A bold voice sounded, and a healthy wheat-colored Amazon came over to greet him.

"Amazon Big Sister!"

"Hey," Amazon said, wrapping his arms around Barbatos. "I watched your match with Kitty, and I really want to run a race with you. But I guess I'll have to wait until this year's Dream Cup."

"Hey."

Barbatos chuckled and said, "Then the Amazon leader could also consider participating in the regular competition."

"Although it's too late for the Takarazuka Kinen, we can still participate in other races in the second half of the year. Let's run a good race."

"Oh, that won't do."

Amazon shook his head. "Forget it, but you can't bully other juniors."

There is no restriction on legendary horse girls being unable to participate in regular events, and even horse girls who have announced their retirement are not restricted from continuing to participate in competitions.

As long as you want to participate, you can participate. Barbatos, who usually has good grades in class, naturally knows this.

Generally speaking, however, the legendary Uma Musume does not participate in regular events, but rather prepares for the Dream Cup, honing their skills in preparation for the annual Dream Cup.

After getting used to competing against fellow legendary horse girls, participating in the regular season would probably become a bit boring.

Having said that, Amazon still naturally separated Barbatos from the other horse girls.

"Don't be impatient, big sister."

"When we get to the Takarazuka Kinen, I'll first defeat Senpai-sempai, and then I'll defeat you at the Dream Cup. That way it won't seem too abrupt, right?"

Barbatos said with a smile.

This made Amazon tighten his grip on her arm a little more, "You bastard."

"Then Big Sister, I'll be waiting for your challenge at the Dream Cup."

After a few more casual conversations, Ling Amazon turned to leave, but suddenly turned around and said with a smirk, "Should I tell Qi Trough about what I just said?"

Takarazuka Memorial said that she was going to be defeated.

"Of course I have to say it."

Barbatos didn't care and said frankly, "If I wasn't participating in Takarazuka to win first place, then why would I participate in Takarazuka?"

Ling Amazon pursed her lips. She originally wanted to tease Barbatos, but it turned out to be more interesting to tease the younger ones or the sillier ones.

After saying goodbye to Barbatos, he came to his companions' side.

Her eyes saw a plate full of food in Qi Cao's hand.

As for the horse girl's appetite, the official of the racing committee was well aware of it. The food and beverages on site were not only exquisite but also plentiful. However, looking at the full plate of food, Amazon's mouth twitched.

"Gas tank, is it really okay to eat that much?"

I originally thought that Qi Cao would choose to control his diet because the Takarazuka Festival was approaching.

The gas tank in the victory suit pointed in a direction, where a mountain of food was placed together, and Spica's special week inhaled violently in front of the "hill".

"Seeing Special Week, I really felt like when Ogurtana first came to Tressen Academy."

Maruzenski, who was standing next to him, sighed with a mature tone, "It's a pity that Rudolph didn't come."

……

Drink enough and eat enough.

As one of the top three most popular horse girls, Barbatos was invited to the interview along with Holy King Halo and Qi Tank.

Although other contestants will also have interviews, most of them are arranged at the end, which is no different from the usual interviews. Some of them have even been interviewed by reporters during their meals.

The spotlight was on Barbatos, and she was accompanied only by her trainer, Minamisaka.

The same treatment also applies to the Qi Tank and the Holy King Halo.

Barbatos looked at the reporters in front of her. Having participated in many competitions, she could even name several of them. The reporters also interviewed them in order of popularity, giving priority to the third most popular Saint King Halo.

Listening quietly, one can still hear the Saint King's Halo's firm words as always, as well as the Saint King's running posture.

Then, the answers given by Qicao during the interview seemed much more professional, giving people a feeling of extreme trust. His calm tone revealed an indescribable confidence, which was different from the confidence of Shenying. It seemed as if he had the confidence and majesty of an empress that could not be looked directly at.

In layman's terms, it's probably the tone of a student union cadre.

Barbatos complained a little in his heart.

After finishing the interviews with the third and second most popular people, the reporters came to Barbatos and Minamisaka, and pointed their cameras at Barbatos.

"Excuse me, Barbatos, do you feel any pressure in facing the legendary Uma Musume for the second time?"

Chapter 268 Interview Content and Analysis

The pre-match interview ended without much excitement.

Many people who know Barbatos are looking forward to it, wondering whether Barbatos will use some trash talk offensive after the pre-match interview.

However, when this pre-match interview was published and distributed to various video websites and marketing accounts, everyone who knew Barbatos found it a little strange.

That pre-match interview didn't sound like something Barbatos would say at all.

It's like... a different person.

Posts on the related topic quickly gained popularity on the same day, surpassing the first place in the horse racing section, "The Condor Easily Wins the Isfahan Race", and the second place, "Invincible in the Heavy Rain", and topped the list.

On top of the list.

Humble and polite, Barbatos has given up any hope of winning against Takarazuka Kinen.

……

France.

After winning the Isfahan tournament, Condor, who had almost completely adapted to the European grass courts, looked at the mark displayed on his phone and felt something was strange for a moment.

It is actually very easy to guess the content of the Holy King's Halo and Qi Bar in the pre-match interview.

One is his classmate, and the other is his senior in the team. Shenying knows a lot about these two people.

After clicking on the video in the post, Condor immediately responded with his own thoughts.

The interview answers about Saint King Halo and Qi Trough were not much different from what she had expected, and could be said to be almost accurate.

But when the reporter's camera shifted to Barbatos and asked the question "Barbatos, do you feel pressured in your second duel against the legendary horse girl?" even Condor was a little confused by the content that followed.

In the video, Barbatos looked puzzled and asked the reporter, "Pressure? Why is there pressure?"

The reporter seemed a little excited by the question, perhaps feeling he'd tapped into a hot topic. He continued, "So you think neither the Gas Trough player nor any of the other contestants can pose a threat to you."

"So you don't feel any pressure?"

Barbatos waved his hands in an immature manner to explain. This look was clearly different from the Barbatos in Condor's memory. "No, they are all very strong opponents. They are opponents that I need to give my all to face."

The reporter felt as if he had been confused and continued to ask, somewhat confused, "Then you just said there was no pressure?"

“Actually, I feel a lot of pressure…”

Barbatos lowered his head slightly and said, "It's just..."

Her cheeks were slightly red, and she glanced at the side with a bit of "admiration" in her eyes. In the post-production of the video, the background of this action was zoomed in, and it can be seen from the video that the direction Barbatos was looking at at this time was the air tank where the interview had ended.

Then Barbatos' voice had some emotion, and some of the youthful and awkward feeling of a newly debuted Uma Musume.

"It's just because of Qi Cao Senior. I feel that compared to Qi Cao Senior, the pressure I have is nothing."

Without waiting for the reporter to ask, he continued.

"Whether it's me or Sheng Wang, it's only been less than a year since we debuted. Even if Daikan and Mejiro Koumi have been debuting longer than us, it's not much longer."

"In our situation, facing the legendary Uma Musume, the Chi Grid Senior..."

"Although I don't want to admit it, losing is the norm."

"Legends are legends because the gap between us and them is insurmountable."

"But even so, when his opponents were young horse girls like us, Kisou-senpai still chose to participate in the Takarazuka Kinen. This gave us the opportunity to see the gap between us and to try to catch up."

"Even if we lose, our fans won't be disappointed in us, and our confidence won't be too badly hit, because our opponent is the legendary Uma Musume!"