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

Now that he has chosen to withdraw from the race midway, it is possible that the pain caused by the injury is too much for him to bear even with the Saint King's halo. Or, he may be able to hold on, but the injury will worsen after the race, making it very likely that he will not be able to run again in the future.

The latter is more likely.

"By the way, Xiaoba, are you coming to the infirmary as well?"

Ulala asked worriedly. After all, she knew clearly that after the Winter Dream Cup, Barbatos' training volume after recovering from his injury was actually not much less than that of the Holy King Halo.

Combined with Barbatos' physical condition.

"I am fine."

Barbatos smiled slightly, signaling Ulala not to worry about him. "I just heard that the Holy King withdrew from the competition due to injury, so I came to check on him."

"She's been in the aura for a while, and it might take a while for her to come out."

Aeneas, the Wind God, looked at Barbatos and spoke.

She had been paying attention to Barbatos for a long time. Barbatos's title was the same as her name, so she couldn't help but pay more attention to him. She didn't expect that their first official meeting would be like this.

"Why don't you go prepare the winner's stage first."

"Once the results from Halo come out, we'll tell her you were here."

"Eh? The winner's stage?!"

The beautiful girl opened her mouth slightly and was dazed for a moment. They came to the infirmary without watching the end of the game because of the Holy King Halo incident. At that time, Silent Suzuka was still the first to take the lead.

Mejiro Dobo and Qicao were also watching eagerly.

In this case, Barbatos actually made it into the top three?

"Didn't you hear it just now?"

Ennis Fengshen pointed to the audience seats outside. Although the sound insulation of the Hanshin Racecourse was quite good, the thunderous roar outside, with 220,000 people cheering for Japan's number one, could be heard even here.

If any one of Suzuka, Mejiro, or Chizou won the championship, there would be no call for them to be the best in Japan.

So the first person can only be Barbatos.

"Japan is number one, so Barbatos-san should have come to the infirmary while he was on his way to the winner's stage."

After he finished speaking, Mei Miaozhi and others who had not reacted were stunned for a moment. Seeing that Barbatos did not refute, the speculation of Enis the Wind God could be said to be true.

"Great, Xiaoba!"

Ulala is happy for Barbatos.

Barbatos hummed softly, "Thanks to you for training with me before."

As she spoke, she glanced at the current time and prepared to wait for another five minutes. If the Holy King Halo still did not appear, she would go to the winner's stage first. The winner's stage was a crucial part of the Takarazuka Kinen.

crunch.

Just then, the door of the infirmary slowly opened.

Saint King Halo and her trainer also walked out. Her left leg was covered with a thick plaster. It was obvious that Saint King Halo's condition was not simple.

"Xiaoba, congratulations on becoming number one in Japan."

Saint King Halo congratulated Barbatos, which startled Barbatos and made him gasp.

"Hiss, are you suffering from some terminal illness? Will you be unable to run from now on?"

Saint King Halo couldn't help but roll his eyes and explained, "It's just a broken bone. The doctor said it will heal in a few months."

"He can still roll his eyes, so he looks fine."

Barbatos nodded, feeling relieved. "I figured you had to come out anyway. This time, you didn't get to see my Holy King running form. Next time, I'll show you the Holy King's true form."

"You suddenly congratulated me, and I really didn't react at first."

After hearing Saint King Halo say that he would be able to recover in a few months and would not be unable to run due to injuries, Ulala and the others relaxed. Now, after hearing Barbatos' words, they could not help laughing out loud.

This is indeed what Saint King Halo usually says.

"Hmph, when I recover, I will definitely seize the throne of Japan's number one as a Holy King!"

"Then I'll wait and see."

Barbatos smiled and turned around, waving his hand. "Since there's nothing serious, I'll go prepare for the winner's stage."

Holy King Halo watched Barbatos's back getting farther and farther away, just like the distance between him and her. He took a deep breath, thought about it, and reminded her.

"Xiaoba, I got injured because of excessive training."

"So... control your training volume!"

"Don't retire before I recover!"

Chapter 280 Schedule for the Second Half of the Year (Fourth Update)

With the end of the winner's stage.

The decisive battle of the first half of the year - the Takarazuka Kinen - also came to an end.

The first half of the horse racing season ended here.

Next is the time for the annual summer camp where the Tresen Academy has spent a huge amount of money to rent the entire beach for the horse racing girls to rest and recuperate.

"Congratulations to Xiaoba for becoming Japan's number one horse racing girl!"

At Canopus's celebration party, Twin Turbo held up a juice glass and directly stole the line from Minamisaka, who was supposed to be the trainer, although Minamisaka didn't care about it.

Dang~

Cups filled with juice collided with each other.

After the Takarazuka Kinen ends, there are no major events in the entire summer except for a small number of events before the start of August.

Since there were no players on the Canopus team who were participating in the competition during the summer camp, they could eat to their heart's content at the banquet celebrating Barbatos' victory over the Takarazuka Memorial.

At least today I don’t need to control my diet or weight for the competition.

"Ah! I'm so excited. I haven't been to the beach yet!"

The twin turbos began to dream of the good old days of summer lodging.

A gleam of light flashed on Ikuno Didus's glasses. "But there's still the first half of the year summary exam before summer camp."

"If you fail the exam, you'll have to take remedial classes during the summer to make up for the knowledge you didn't master in the first half of the year."

"Hehe, it's just a test, how could it possibly be so difficult for me, Twin Turbine!"

Twin Turbine said confidently that in front of the attractive Xia Su, a mere exam was no problem at all!

Wulala, who had just returned from the Saint King Halo, was a little surprised and asked, "But didn't you fail all the Twin Turbine subjects in the last exam?"

"Last time I just didn't want to reveal my strength, this time I will let the examiners see how powerful I am!"

The twin-turbo with its hands on its hips, has no idea what an opponent is!

Looking at the twin turbines across the table, Barbatos could probably guess the outcome. It would probably be a situation where he failed a lot of exams and would spend the entire summer in cram school.

But she still likes to see the twin-turbo's rebellious look now.

"correct."

Nanban coughed lightly and looked at Barbatos and Nebula Sky. "What are your plans for the second half of the competition?"

Normally, although Uma Musume competitions have their own decisions, the general direction is still controlled by the trainers. However, Minamisaka is still planning to ask for the opinions of Barbatos and Nebula Sky.

"For the second half of the year, the focus will probably be on the three G1 races: the Akika Sho, Japan Cup, and Arima Kinen."

"If possible, I would also like to add the Queen Elizabeth II Cup."

Well, if possible, Barbatos also wants to register for the Autumn Emperor's Prize, which is close in time to the Autumn Flower Prize, and the Mile Championship, which is close in time to the Japan Cup.

They will be able to compete against Silent Suzuka again in the Autumn Emperor's Award, and there is a high probability that Daiki Express will sign up for the Mile Championship Cup.

If you participate in these two games, you will probably gain a lot.

However, Barbatos chose not to say it out loud. Although she did not have to worry about her body being unable to bear participating in two high-intensity competitions in a short period of time, she was not arrogant.

Although she is now rated as "No. 1 in Japan" on the Internet and by officials, she still needs to make sufficient preparations when participating in G1-level competitions to ensure that there will not be any major mistakes.

If the two games are too close to each other, the pre-match work for either game may not be sufficient, and there is a possibility of failure.

As for why the Japan Cup was chosen instead of the Mile Championship.

In addition to the previous agreement with Suzuka Musashi to compete in the Japan Cup, she also wanted to try her hand at competing with foreign champions.

Listen to Barbatos' plans for the second half of the year.

Nanban kept holding his forehead. When the three G1 games were mentioned at the beginning, Nanban didn’t think much of it, but the Queen Elizabeth Cup... he was really bold to say that.

It’s not that you can’t participate in the Queen Elizabeth Cup, but if you do, the three competitions, the Akika Sho, Queen Elizabeth Cup, and Japan Cup, will be held within a month and a half.

It's easy to tire Barbatos out...

Doesn't Barbatos know how to use his own body?!

"Try not to participate in the Queen Elizabeth Cup. Leave yourself enough time to rest. As for the Akika Sho, Japan Cup, and Arima Kinen, I'll make a note of them."

Nanban did not choose to reject the Queen Elizabeth Cup outright. If Barbatos insisted on participating, he would still help him register.

"Well, then I won't participate in the Queen's Cup."

Barbatos did not force it, knowing that Nanban cared about him.

But then he seemed to think of something. The main problem with the Queen Elizabeth Cup was that it was between the Akika Sho and the Japan Cup, which made Minamisaka worried about his health due to the consecutive competitions.

Because the first half of the year was dominated by grass court events in England, China and China, I seemed to have overlooked something.

Although Japan's competitions are known for the three G1 events of England, China and China on grass.

But there are still other events, such as the short-distance G1 on grass, which is most suitable for me, and the G1 on sand. As long as I ignore the collision per unit volume, there is actually no difference between grass and sand.

But forget about the sandy competition, as the timing of the G1 on sandy land in the second half of the year is similar to that of the Queen Elizabeth Cup.

And there's a short grass G1...

"Nanban, if possible, I'd like to sign up for another short-distance horse race in September."

Barbatos smiled confidently, "How can Japan's number one horse girl not have a short-distance G1 victory?"

"Short distance?"

Nanban, who knew Barbatos' situation, naturally knew how terrifying Barbatos was in the short distance. When Barbatos' terrifying sprint, which was originally only in the final straight stage, broke out in the short distance race.

Then it would be hard for any Uma Musume to be a rival.

"I know about the Sprint Horse Championship, the Shuka Sho, the Japan Cup, and the Arima Kinen. I'll report on those for you."

If she can win the Sprint Championship and the Autumn Flower Stakes, Barbatos will become another undefeated seven-times-winning horse girl.

"What about the nebula sky?"

Nanban looked towards the nebula sky.

Xingyun Tiankong looked unmotivated at this moment. "It's not completely confirmed yet."

"As for the G1 in the second half of the year, I plan to participate in the Chrysanthemum Festival and the Japan Cup."

"Ah."

Minamisaka nodded, recording the two matches, "Hmm?"

"Are you two going to the Japan Cup?!"

This was the first time that Minamisaka had encountered two horse girls in the team participating in the same competition at the same time, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Chapter 281: The Biggest Thing is Sleeping with Your Girlfriend (Fifth Update)

The matter of Xingyun Sky participating in the Japan Cup.

Nanban finally agreed.

As horse girls of the same generation, there are only a few of them in G1. The two of them have taken different routes in the Triple Crown. They can't implement the automatic avoidance system within the team in other G1s.

Even the strongest team in the school, Rigil, still had Kigou and Kusagami Hibi participating in the Takarazuka Kinen this time.

As for Barbatos, she had expected Nebula Sky to participate in the Japan Cup. They had talked about it before, but the two had never participated in a competition together.

Occasionally there are competitions between teams.

But there is still a big difference between the atmosphere of intra-team competition and G1-level competition.