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

"What if I say, yes?"

Why would I have such a reaction...! Wait, oh, it seems to be because of this?

Is that right? Is that right? Ah, it is indeed right, right, right!

After all, although Gotham Carol is now in Central Tresson, Japan, it is still a transfer student from Tresson, USA, and is in the middle of the expedition period. So if Rudolph is so bold as to want to invite foreign horse girls to join Central Tresson, Japan, then it is not only Gotham Carol as the party involved, but also the higher-level chairman of the Japanese side, Yayoi Akikawa, who needs to be questioned, right?

Yesterday, the Secretariat was discussing something with Rudolf, the symbol! Today, I just happened to catch myself unexpectedly arriving and asking questions. Is this also the consensus and result we reached yesterday?

I'm afraid the Secretariat's answer is...

"If Miss Carol has no objection, I am willing to support such a thing."

Secretariat's smile remained, but Gotham Carol could clearly see the indifference in it.

Do you not care about Gotham Anthem’s choice?

No, no, no, absolutely not. It’s... I know exactly what the outcome will be!

The secretariat had obviously anticipated the situation, so they were waiting outside the Student Union office.

otherwise?

Based on Gotham Carol's understanding of this old madman, she would never allow herself to become a member of another organization, especially under such circumstances that go against the rules.

"Okay, stop looking at me with such strange and inexplicable eyes, Miss Carol. I'm not that annoying, am I? And, although I'm actually quite curious about many things about you, just like Miss Rudolph inside, but..."

"Now is not the time. There are still many occasions that require our personal attendance."

Secretariat seemed a little impatient, but even when facing Old Man No. 2 who would drag him onto the field at any second, Gotham Carol did not show any fear.

It’s not that I’m not afraid, it’s just that the time to be afraid is not yet.

Secretariat's words meant that she had something very important and serious to do immediately. In this case, Gotham Carol's safety was a matter of course.

God bless her, she didn't want to have another life-and-death duel with an old legend during her break.

When Oguruma was chasing her like this before, he even cured her non-existent running addiction for a while!

Besides, there's no point in running away, you can't escape anymore.

Faced with such a situation, what is Gotham Carol's response?

Yes nodded in affirmation.

Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Secretary, you still have a lot to do, you can’t rest yet!

Even Gotham Carol, who seemed somewhat relaxed and at ease, gradually lost some of its fear and anxiety under the gaze of the Secretariat, and became as calm as it was most of the time.

And what is Secretariat’s response to this ode to Gotham?

He still maintained his original smile, and then stretched out his huge thing that could even cover Gotham Carol's cheek.

Ruthless Iron Hands!

When Secretariat grabbed Gotham Carol's shoulders fiercely, she realized what was going to happen next.

"Ms. Secretariat...? Wh-what are you going to do? You have a lot of other things to do, right?"

"No, no, no, Miss Carol, I think you misunderstood something. I was talking about us, right?"

It's that we still have a lot of things to do, not that I still have a lot of things to do, right?

Well, let me guess, you mean we are referring to Miss Rudolph Symbol, and we may still have a lot of things to resolve together, is that right?

But it’s not like that at all, at least not right now. When I say “we”, I mean you and me, Miss “Gotham Anthem”.

In other words, our "Japanese Event Special Observation Review Committee Member" lady.

Since you are a member of the Umamusume International Auditing Organization, then as your superior in this regard, it is only natural for me to ask you to attend the next event, right?

"Anyway, next we're going to the conference venue... Oh, and we need to pick out a dress for you in advance. Don't worry, it's easy. Just go on stage and read the script. I'll handle the press conference and everything else. Isn't that easy?"

"Ahaha, it's really simple. I, I understand. Gu..."

If you don’t tell me you know, what else can I say?

Goo, kill me?

Gu, can we reconcile now? I absolutely promise that I won’t be so gloating and fearless like I did just now?

You must be kidding me!

So, with Gotham Carol's eyes dead and dazed, the black luxury car carrying two people drove towards the bustling urban area. Gotham Carol, who was led by the Secretariat in circles to an unknown store, completely forgot what happened afterwards.

She could only vaguely recall that it was because of her too small height - Secretariat was almost 1.8 meters tall!

Under such a gap and oppression, she completely lost her right to freedom as a horse girl, and became a dress-up doll in the secretariat, changing several sets of clothes. Only then was she taken back to the car as if to appease the anger of the American chairman, and then sped away.

How long did it take to get to the venue?

Gotham Carol had completely forgotten about it. She was like a puppet being led by the Secretariat mother into the backstage preparation area. Only then did the horse girl, who had fully recovered from the ultimate dress-up, have the energy and courage to look at herself in the mirror.

But how should I evaluate my current aesthetic taste and that of the Secretariat?

Tsk, the Secretariat doesn’t understand anything about aesthetics. That’s all my credit—I’m so good-looking!

Gotham Carol put one hand on her hip, raised her hips, and made a sideways scissors hand gesture in front of her.

The horse girl in the mirror was smiling faintly at the moment. Her petite body was wearing a light-colored Lolita-style dress, and even her silver hair was tied with a light blue headband for decoration.

However, this pure light-colored outfit, which requires extremely high appearance, does not even steal the show, but instead makes people feel something amazing.

That is the beauty of the owner of this dress, who is like the center of the world.

Gotham Carol even took advantage of the short time when no one was around to strike several poses. If the platform shoes on her feet were not really inconvenient, she would have wanted to lift her skirt and tiptoe to spin around in place.

Well... Actually, she was already so eager to do it, but before she put it into practice, she suddenly heard the sound of a door opening behind her.

Gotham Carol put down her toes and turned around suddenly, and saw the brave dancer who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

It can be seen that she was really enduring with great difficulty and was even trembling slightly. Gotham Carol, who was completely confused by this, turned back to check in the mirror to confirm that there was nothing strange or rude about herself, and then looked over again as if to seek the reason for the strange behavior from the Brave Dancer.

However, after suddenly turning around, the Brave Dancer had returned to his original serious and cold appearance. This development made Gotham Carol a little confused for a while.

Could it be that the way I turned around just now was completely wrong?

Gotham Carol was confused, but now was not the time to smile because of the wonderful idea of ​​the idiot in front of him, so he could only hold it in until he hurt himself. The Brave Dancer who had been peeping for a long time could only continue to endure it.

She was undergoing such a difficult trial, and then quickly handed over the tablet in her hand so that Gotham Carol could clearly see the contents on it.

"This is what you'll be reading out later. Take a quick look at it first... cough cough, just take a quick look at it first, okay."

"Oh, oh, okay, okay."

Gotham Carol was naturally distracted by the words of the Brave Dancer and did not notice Old Man No. 3 running out of the room as if he was escaping in panic.

However, the first few sentences on the tablet made Gotham Carol a little confused.

"Is there really a Mu Liu Ge?!"

Is there really such a thing as a dream cup?!

Chapter 134: All I know is you in front of me!

Gotham Carol walked up to the center of everyone's attention in the hall with a rather unhappy look, and then fiddled with the microphone in front of him in a pretentious manner.

To be honest, she originally thought that she would be a little nervous under the gaze of so many people in the audience, but after actually standing here, she unexpectedly found that she was quite calm.

Why?

Maybe it’s because Gotham Anthem has faced many big scenes before, whether it was the previous competition or the only winner’s stage. Such things should be more grand than what is happening now.

In fact, Gotham Carol has always had another idea in this regard.

That is…

Compared to the Arc de Triomphe and the Sanzu River, what is happening in front of me is just a group of strangers looking at me. After all, it is someone else's behavior, so what does it have to do with my Gotham Carol?

It’s just a small scene like this!

It’s just going on stage to read a script. Compared to dying once, it’s nothing!

It must be because of this mentality that Gotham Carol turned on the tablet computer quite calmly. She didn't even hide the tablet in her hand. She just stood on the stepping stone specially placed there and began to read.

"According to the instructions of the International Horse Girls Racing Committee, the second Dream Cup will be held the day after all races at next year's Breeders' Cup have concluded. The following is the list of runners who will return to compete in this world."

There wasn't much content read out during the Gotham Carol, but I still almost bit my tongue.

The reason was simple. One was that he had been talking about the manuscript for such a long time, and the other was that after reading the manuscript he was about to read in advance, Gotham Ode's entire mind was on the newspaper that would be published later.

As the ode to Gotham, the words she was about to say really made her fall into a spiral of thought, so much so that even after walking here from the backstage, she was still immersed in what she had just seen.

"The names of the players who will return to this world next year to give the audience and the world a thrilling match are..."

"Fighter, Commodore Gulley, Seabird, and..."

"Solar Eclipse, and Dusk Song."

In fact, Gotham Anthem has deeply suspected that there might be something strange about such a list. Although it is nominally from the International Uma Musume Racing Committee, where could it actually come from?

This is the dream cup!

It is the only stage where modern horse girls can compete with those legends in history who were destined not to be able to run, and those who have retired and are not as strong as before, but have been able to return to the top of the game, and those historical legends who have faded out of the game for a long time.

Such a competition is not something that can be held just because an organization like the International Uma Girls Racing Committee wants to. Obviously, such a list can only come from one place.

In other words, it can only come from one name, and only they can give this list -

This is the designation of the Three Goddesses!

Although Gotham Carol had never seen the three goddesses in person, she still would not doubt the authenticity of the list because of the name.

As long as it says "Bo Mu Liu Ge", then my former self will definitely appear in the Dream Cup arena.

Then, a classic question begins.

She is Bo Mu Liu Ge, then who am I?

Gotham Carol, who really couldn't find an answer to this question at the moment, even completely ignored the second-to-last name on the list.

Solar Eclipse, a name that was much older than the legend of Dusk Song, she didn't even have the mood or energy to pay attention to it now.

After finishing the final script, she jumped down from the tiptoe, holding up one side of her skirt, then strode off the main stage with her head held high and her chest puffed out, returning to the lounge at the back.

However, when leaving, Gotham Carol passed by Brave Dancer, but she said nothing and was completely immersed in her own doubts.

It was not until she returned to the lounge and subconsciously found a corner that Gotham Carol sat down. She crossed her arms over her chest and thought rapidly about questions that she was destined to have no answer to.

No matter how hard you think about it, you can't understand it. Logically speaking, how could there be a second Bo Mu Liu Ge?

Even if it is Phantom Song, it is just the ashes left behind by a moment and a miracle. In fact, it is a completely different existence, but Dusk Song.

Could it be that the horse girl who can use the same name in the mouths of the three goddesses is really a completely different person in a similar situation?

I'm afraid not.

The horse girl who will appear in the Dream Cup is Turquoise, and she should be a complete Turquoise who is not much different from her...?

In other words... could it be that there was another identical yet completely different horse girl before her reincarnation, even including the period at the Sanzu River?

For the three goddesses, creating such a soul and allowing her to briefly reappear in the world should be a simple and insignificant thing, but even if this is true, such an act still makes Gotham Carol feel a little unbelievable.

Is it just to make another horse girl who brought regret to the whole world exist in the Dream Cup?

The three goddesses turned out to be such evil people?

Gotham Carol became a little suspicious, but before she could fully figure out such a thing, the sound of the door opening interrupted her thoughts.

When she looked up, she saw Secretariat walking towards her with a faint smile.

The American chairman always holds her back straight, and her steps are neither too big nor too small, brisk and sharp, as if they were precisely measured.

It's just that people always have different feelings when they see different existences at different times. Before, Gotham Carol was in a very relaxed mood, and even resisted having anything to do with official business, so when he saw the Secretariat, he felt a little scared.

but now…

She actually felt that the Secretariat seemed quite safe.

After all, this is a serious matter. He has experienced more things than all my life experiences combined. He must be a mature and reliable person, right?

So, do you want to try to ask your own doubts?

"It seems like you're thinking about something you're destined to never find the answer to, Miss Carol. Can I sit here?"

"Of course... I thought you were a little busier."