I only have one year to live, so I must become a legendary horse girl!

"If you let our Lord Emperor fail to win the competition, I will never forgive you in my life, you hateful fellow!"

"Win this match first, then you'd better consider retiring, right?!"

At least, for the first time, Gotham Carol enjoyed the full attention, or the complete home-court treatment. The Emperor of the East China Sea looked around, then retracted her gaze. She was also extremely excited and did not even notice that a slight strand of hair on the forehead of the horse girl who was hugging her was not jet black.

She shouted excitedly.

"Ode! Everyone is cheering for you, and there are so many of them!"

"Ah, well... Well, I can only work harder, right?"

Gotham Carol's condition is actually not as good as it looks. To be honest, if she were the only one running, even the Chrysanthemum Viewing track would be considered easy. But now, after all, she is a princess holding the Emperor of the East China Sea!

Holding the horse girl in his arms, he lost not only his hands, but also a huge amount of extra energy! As luck would have it, the Chrysanthemum Festival had a second repeating slope, but now...

Even if Gotham Carol gave up voluntarily?

How is that possible?

I conquered the Arc de Triomphe before, but now? It’s just chrysanthemum viewing, don’t underestimate me!

Look at me... I will crush all the obstacles here and make sure that this stadium will never forget the name of Gotham Anthem!

“——!!!!!”

As she ran, Gotham Carol roared with a fury that even surpassed the final charge of the Arc de Triomphe. Her entire body felt scorching hot, as if about to burst into flames. Even the radiant light on her body had turned into a mixture of blue and flame, and—

It was completely turbulent and solidified like an opaque substance!

Even to everyone in the arena, Gotham Carol has almost disappeared.

What is galloping across the field is a huge ball of fire!

"Gotham Anthem! Oh my god, is this the realm of legends? Even as a human, I can clearly see it. The race has finally entered the final turn. Gotham Anthem has maintained the lead all the way, but her superior quality is constantly pressing on. She is accelerating her strength, obviously not wanting to become a supporting role in this legend!"

"Is this story destined to end in tragedy? Is it true that such a romantic thing, after all the hardships, can't have a happy ending for everyone?"

Could it be that Gotham Carol’s first failure will occur here?

For some reason, this time alone, I don't want Gotham Carol to lose the game.

What a strange feeling...

So, will we really lose?

Gotham Carol gritted her teeth. Even if she didn't look back, she could still feel the burning gaze coming from behind her, but... but failure?

Failure does not belong in Gotham Carol!

Want to defeat me? At least take down the Arc de Triomphe in the rain before you even dream!

Is this really approaching the limit?

But, but...but the limits of Gotham Anthem can be surpassed!

In the very end, Gotham Carol gritted his teeth and called out the power that he had sworn not to use in this life.

Burn brightly, life is firewood!

Chapter 111, Fortunately, I have you, New Universe!

Gotham Carol's speed exceeded the limit, and she turned into the most dazzling light on the field!

In just a moment, even the excellent quality that had originally approached not far away completely lost the possibility of chasing, and then she could only look at the swaying back in front of her in helpless amazement.

That monster, that monster burning with fire, even maintained that relentless acceleration on its second descent...!

How can one catch up with something like this? At first glance, you can tell there is absolutely no possibility of winning.

Perhaps, this era will be named after a person, just like that year long ago?

After all, she was really too dazzling this year.

Well, but why did such a talented girl only participate in one of the three classic year championships?

Even if she didn't know her excellent qualities, Gotham Carol wouldn't know the doubts in this horse girl's heart. After all, her current condition wasn't that good.

What is the effect of the "Burning" field? Simply put, it slightly increases speed and significantly increases Gotham Carol's resistance to abnormal physical conditions, reaching the point where he can run faster in any situation.

Normally, there's certainly no need for her to open this realm under such circumstances, right?

but!

There was actually a reason why she accelerated in this way. Of course, it was not for the tiny increase in speed, but to be more straightforward and direct, and to ignore the hidden dangers of her body.

Well, of course, it doesn't mean that she has entered the countdown of her life like before, but...

When the Emperor of the East China Sea fell, it happened suddenly, and she was also in the process of speeding up her run!

So all Gotham Carol could do was pull the East Sea Emperor, causing her to stall and fall to the ground, and then her force was completely reduced and she crashed into his arms.

The Emperor of the East China Sea is fine.

But what about Gotham Carol, who was completely and utterly slammed by a human cannonball?

"Gotham Carol's journey continues. She has reached the final critical point, and the rescuers have been waiting here for a long time. Can you see this? Our heroic epic, Gotham Carol!"

The entire stadium was still enthusiastically calling out the name of Gotham Anthem, and it was this voice that prevented her from falling into a drowsy state of consciousness. She gritted her teeth and kept moving forward until she crossed the finish line and sent the Emperor of the East China Sea onto the paramedics' stretcher. Only then did she finish her field and breathe a sigh of relief.

Little by little, the flames that haunted Gotham's anthem began to dissipate, and then...

When the last layer of the domain was opened and the last one was released, a heavy pain in the chest suddenly attacked Gotham Carol's nerves.

Faced with such an impact, even though she was mentally prepared, she still fell to the ground with her teeth clenched after shaking slightly.

Then, a drop of blood unconsciously seeped out from the corner of his mouth.

The stadium, which was originally filled with noise, fell into complete silence at this moment, and then an indescribable wonder appeared.

Several horse girls, even well-known horse girls in the eyes of many people, retired ones, and active rising stars all jumped over the railings and rushed onto the track.

The most prominent among them is even the symbol of Emperor Rudolf, the young master of Mejiro Castle, Mejiro Takamine, and two veteran legends from the other side of the ocean, Secretariat and Brave Dancer!

However, the four of them eventually rushed out of the VIP room and had to face a very long distance.

However, the rest of the people did not rush to Gotham Carol as they wished to check the situation immediately.

After all, the paramedics were still very close at that time. They reacted immediately after the accident and then packed up the two protagonists of the Chrysanthemum Appreciation and carried them onto a stretcher.

So the rest of the people who had started the race could only vaguely prepare to rush to the hospital to see what had happened.

However, there was actually one person who was so independent that he didn't try to go over and check the situation.

The golden shadow of the new universe flashed from the direction of the exit at the first moment.

………………

When Gotham Carol woke up, it was almost midnight that night.

To be honest, the experience was very bad. Even though I was conscious, the pain still came in waves from my chest.

This incident made her gasp involuntarily as soon as she regained consciousness.

"Carol, are you awake?"

"Ah... water, Xiao Zhou, gulp."

As Gotham Carol had just spoken, a straw was placed against her slightly dry lips. After feeling the cool water drops finally making her feel better, the horse girl lying on the hospital bed felt like she was coming back to life.

"So, uh, what's going on?"

"What's going on? Mejiro Takamine has gone crazy, and so has Rudolph Symbol."

Shin Uchiha simply didn't want to think about what had happened the previous afternoon. Mejiro Kogen went out of control and the Rudolph symbol that was supposed to restrain her old friend completely lost its effect. She just remained silent and turned into a completely sad Luna.

What the New Universe had hoped for, that Aldan Mejiro would be able to limit Kogen Mejiro, did not happen, and she was even more worried and distressed.

Fortunately, the brave dancer worked together with the secretariat to forcibly suppress Mejiro Takamine at this time.

Well, judging by the reaction of the brave dancer, she probably knew something. The Secretariat was completely baffled throughout the whole process, and only persisted because of the determination of their old friend.

Among the friends and family who came to visit in the afternoon, the calmest ones were actually First Ruby and Manchester City Tea House.

Ruby was convinced that nothing would happen to Gotham Carol, or rather, she forced her reason to suppress her worries, and then ran around to take care of everything herself.

And the Manchester City Tea House?

The new universe saw it, and Sunday Tranquility ran to her, and then used mysterious means to convince Manchester Tea House to make her believe that Gotham Carol was fine.

Oh, actually, Gotham Carol isn't a big deal. According to the doctor—

"It was just a ruptured alveolus or something. Uh... for a Uma Musume, it's a very small matter. However... the real reason for the coma is that the body has been subjected to such a huge strain and then continued to work at high intensity."

In general...

"Carol, you pushed yourself too hard, that's why you fainted on the field."

New Universe's tone was calm, as if it had no feelings about the matter at all, but Gotham Carol could hear the meaning in it.

"Haha, it seems, ahem, this matter between the emperor and me is inevitable?"

“…I’m not happy!”

It was rare in the new universe that she gave a very personal answer to Gotham Carol's question. She turned her head away in anger, but when she came to her senses, she found that Gotham Carol, who was originally lying flat, actually turned slightly to look at her beside the bed.

"If Xiao Zhou were to compete with me like this, I would probably fight just as hard, right?"

...How cunning! How could I be unhappy if Song Ge said that?

Xin Yuzhou couldn't help but think about what would happen if she were held in the arms of Princess Carol and ran on the track, but the next second she crushed such a bold idea.

Song Ge's body is not strong enough to support her doing this too many times, not to mention the new universe, what else can't you be satisfied with now?

"Ahem, so, where are Sister Aldan and the others now?"

"Well... good news, they didn't notice Carol's graying hair."

New Universe nodded, then pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket, which was covered with wispy white hair.

Gotham Carol raised an eyebrow in surprise, then looked at the New Universe waiting for an explanation on this matter.

"Well, when Carol was asleep, I cut off all the gray hair... Oh, after the game, Carol's hair turned a little gray, but it's not very obvious."

That's it.

Gotham Carol nodded, and then sighed that the new universe really gave people a sense of security.

It's safe around New Universe, isn't it? That's great, Xiao Zhou, having you by my side.

But what's the bad news?

"The bad news is that Mejiro Altan and Mejiro Takamine are sleeping next to you. They probably won't leave until you recover, uh... recuperate."

what?

Raising an eyebrow, then in shock, Gotham Carol laughed at what the New Universe had just said, and then fell completely into deep thought.

Wait, Aldan Mejiro knows, so there’s nothing to be surprised about, but isn’t Sister Gaofeng’s favorability towards “Gotham Anthem” a little too high?

The black-haired horse girl lying on the bed pondered over some strange details that she had not paid much attention to.

Then, the final scene converged on the astronomer being arrested by Mejiro Castle, and the words that Mejiro Takamine said to himself before the chrysanthemum viewing, which seemed incomprehensible in the rush at that time.

Well, such words and actions do seem weird and strange between two strangers.

But if I were to change into another identity...

For example, the reason Mejiro Castle arrested the astronomer wasn't because of that sentence or Gaofengjie's old story, but because...

Hello, Mejiro Takamine, can I get the contact information of Gotham Anthem?

Hey, Mejiro Takamine, could you please help me... assist in teasing Bo Mu Liu Ge?

Doesn’t this all make sense from this perspective?

Including the strange encouragements and so on before the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Ceremony.

No, it can't be?

Gotham Carol's face turned ugly, but before New Universe could say anything, a ghost let out a long, shrill laugh.

"I thought it would take you a long time to understand this, little thing. It seems that you are not that stupid."

"W-what do you mean, old man? I don't understand."

Sunday Tranquility showed a strange smile. She moved closer to Gotham Carol and said nothing. She just stared at him with her transparent eyes at almost zero distance, expressing her current thoughts.