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

"My, weak...?"

Hangxian's voice was filled with hesitation. In fact, this was the first time she had been described in this way. Other people in the training matches had not described her with such sharp words as weak, but rather words that went to the other extreme.

That's powerful.

"She's so powerful that it's hard to even think of chasing her. As long as her run doesn't end on its own or something unexpected happens, then we'll never be able to beat her in running, right?"

This was what Hangxian heard most from people about her strength. As for more intuitive achievements, she had no way to make a comparison. After all, every time, accidents came before victory.

"Yeah, you haven't even finished a single training match. If that's not weak, then what is? Hangxian, do you really think that just being ahead of others at the start of the game makes you strong?"

Gotham Carol even changed from sitting on the edge of the bed to leaning forward, half-riding on Route's body - she was not wearing shoes in the first place, so she just let her feet covered with socks support her body, and then she used the method of covering Route so that she could not escape her problem.

The staring eyes were like torture.

There is no escape from the route.

"Do you really think that just because you were ahead of Donna at the beginning, you are better than her?"

"I, I...isn't it? Although endurance and the situation are one thing, the fact is that I am faster than her, right?"

"Yes, that's true if you just look at it superficially, but regarding the route, have you ever thought about one thing?"

Gotham Carol raised the corners of her mouth, and then began to tell Hangxian the truth in the most direct way, what her current ecological status was.

Miss Hangxian, you don’t think you really defeated Donna at the beginning, do you?

"Hangxian, you don't think that a horse girl who can run for so long against you after you've activated your domain and still maintain the lead would have such weak stamina that she can't keep competing solo against you at the beginning of the race, right?"

You don't really think so, do you?

At that moment, Gotham Carol clearly saw that Hangxian seemed to be about to say "Isn't that the case?", but after a strange pause, the horse girl under her fell into a long silence with flickering eyes.

Xianfeng was probably not a real fool, but she had always been running too freely and casually, especially the fact that she had not been able to finish the race for a long time and had not accumulated any experience, so she would not actively realize what was happening.

So, when Gotham Carol put such content on the table, she quickly realized what such words meant.

Donna...you are plotting against me?!

Route was disgusted and she grinned with a very angry expression, but before the fire could burn, it was severely suppressed by Gotham Carol's next action.

Gotham Carol even grabbed the collar of Airline's hospital gown and got very close to her, leaving the horse girl in front of her no way to escape before she said the next words.

"Listen carefully to the route. Don't think that so-called technique is a blasphemy against the purity of running. Running is running, but the track is the track. Pursuing the limit is something that everyone may enjoy, but...!"

"But things are different on the field. When you're a horse girl, the most important thing is victory, and only victory. So, as long as the tactics aren't dishonest, you can use any means you want. They're all legitimate. Even tricking someone into showing weakness is part of the strategy. Do you understand?"

Gotham Carol's voice wasn't actually very sharp. Her timbre still had a hint of immaturity even among young girls, but even so, when her tone became cold and low, the aura of the legendary horse girl was still like a majestic mountain, leaving Xingluo breathless.

The route can only endure it silently.

"If you really just want to push your limits, then of course you can run alone until the end of time. Unless you can escape and finish the race under any circumstances, you can't choose such a ridiculous situation. Do you understand the route? If you think you can win the race just by being fast, then you're as immature as a child."

"The so-called competition field is a stage where tactics, speed, physical strength, endurance, opportunity, luck, and pre- and post-match preparation are all indispensable. Only when the combined strength of these elements is greater than that of others can you achieve victory and create miracles."

"Why do you still go berserk after triggering the domain? Why do you still lose? Why do you even self-destruct like that, like the Triumphal Arch of Dusk Song?"

Honestly, the performance of Route is somewhat similar to the Gotham Anthem of the time, and the similarity is striking in the final moment.

Just like being able to trigger the tide of the field just by relying on the fluctuation of mood, just like at that moment, one wants to use running to defeat life, time and death, and leave everything behind.

but…!

But there was only one difference, that was that even if Bo Mu Liu Ge had lost his mind at that time, he still had extraordinary strength, and had done enough pre-match preparation to be able to control the unbridled miracle. Bo Mu Liu Ge could even burn his own horse girl without any scruples...!

And what about the routes?

"Route, I want you to remember that when you are not prepared, miracles will come to you in a different identity."

"At that time, no matter how dazzling and dazzling something is, it will be deadly and silent, because that moment is not a gift."

"But the mockery of destruction."

Chapter 169: Do you understand Mu Liu Ge better than me?

Hangxian fell into a long silence, or perhaps her poor and simple mind doomed her to be unable to think of any good words in such a situation. In short, she was silently pulled by the collar by Gotham Carol, without any hesitation, she simply could not say anything to refute.

It was at this moment that Hangxian suddenly realized something.

The horse girl riding on her waist may not be so pure in running, and perhaps she is not pursuing the extreme speed, but...!

But she is her own trainer now, and a trainer who wants to take responsibility for her running career.

Hangxian didn't think she was a fool. She at least knew clearly that if Gotham Carol didn't really want her to get better, she could have said nothing.

What else does she need to say?

Hangfeng took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, but all that could come to her mind now was the tingling sensation that went all the way up from her tail, making her whole body feel limp and powerless...!

Hangxian's mind went completely blank. She had no idea how to respond to Gotham Carol's words. This was the first time she had seen such a severe scene, and for a moment she really didn't know how to respond.

Is she really a strong horse girl? If she's just looking for speed, then maybe she is.

But the outcome of the match with Donna is certain, and every training match before is still vivid in my mind. In the face of such a thing, is it still a bit ridiculous to firmly believe that nothing happened?

Hangxian had actually thought about this problem all along, but every time he had an idea, he would recall what his opponents had said when they visited him, such as how powerful he was, and he would give up thinking for a moment.

But when Gotham Carol questioned her so forcefully and mercilessly, she was really in a daze.

“I, I…I…”

"What do you mean by 'I'? You're not worthy of being on the field if you keep going like this. Remember the route? Do you think Bo Mu Liuge is really running at the limit of speed? You think, you think, everything is just what you think."

In fact, what does Hangxian think about the matter of Bo Mu Liu Ge?

Gotham Carol was quite curious about the real answer to this matter. After all, everything that happened when she and Route first met was actually due to a disagreement over their different views on Twilight Song, right?

But after returning, Gotham Carol felt like something was amiss. Why did Route act like it knew Twilight Song so well? This was truly strange, wasn't it?!

So after sending Route back to the hospital and returning home yesterday, Gotham Carol privately called a certain horse girl who definitely knew her team members very well.

Secretariat even answered the phone in seconds, and as if she had anticipated that Gotham Carol would ask her questions, she said more things that made people completely at a loss for words.

Well, the first sentence at the beginning made Gotham Carol not know what expression to make.

"In fact, the route doesn't know anything about Mu Liuge."

What the hell? You don't understand Bo Mu Liu Ge? Then who was that person who kept saying "Bo Mu Liu Ge pursues the limit" when Bo Mu Liu Ge himself didn't even know what was going on?

Gotham Carol was a little confused, but she finally listened quietly to what Secretariat said.

In fact, when Luoxian was adopted by Secretariat, he was in a rather awkward period. Secretariat couldn't explain why she adopted Luoxian at that time. It was just that when she passed by an orphanage, she felt that she had a good impression of him for some reason, and then she took Luoxian home at the speed of light.

Hmm... It's rare that the secretary on the other end of the phone sounded a little uncertain. Or rather, rather than being uncertain, it sounded more like helplessness and guilt?

Gotham Carol is still very new to this kind of thing, Secretariat’s rare expression of complex emotions…?

However, after a brief pause, the Secretariat gave its own presentation.

"Is it because I hadn't retired yet and because of my personality at the time? Anyway, Hangxian was always left alone at that time. In a sense, she is really the only person I have failed to fulfill my responsibility."

Secretariat's personality is actually very strong, or rather, Secretariat's self-will is actually very strong. She is the type of person who is so willful that she does such things without surprising Gotham Carol at all. Even Gotham Carol is not surprised at all about her daily interactions with Route later on.

Similarly, due to this strong self-will, Secretariat started paying attention to the newly emerging Bo Mu Liu Ge very early on, at the end of her career, and wanted to challenge her at the peak of her career to realize Secretariat's own value.

It's just a pity that because of the accident on the Arc de Triomphe, Secretariat was doomed to be unable to challenge her most powerful opponent, who might have been gifted by the three goddesses.

It was under such circumstances and with such self-touching feelings that the Secretariat went to Japan on a semi-official and semi-private basis, and the Ryuge Nian incident took place.

This is a supplement to her self-worth, and it is actually something she does to satisfy herself.

Bo Mu Liu Ge was the opponent bestowed upon her by the three goddesses. Even if the ultimate duel didn't materialize in the end, those despicable people still wanted to tarnish the glory of the one recognized by the Secretariat... ?

The Secretariat will never allow such a thing—!

This is what the secretary on the other end of the phone said, but there was a hint of helplessness and shame in her tone. The reason why this rare situation happened was of course known to both people involved in the topic, but in the end neither of them pointed it out.

But what does this have to do with flight routes?

"So, maybe it was because of my role as a guardian that Route was particularly adept at being self-satisfied."

"When she first saw Miss Bo Mu Liu Ge running, she was completely captivated. However, it was already the time of the Emperor's Trophy. And, of course, as you know, what Miss Bo Mu Liu Ge actually looks like is still a mystery on the internet, right?"

The Secretariat, as expected of a Secretariat, had completely suppressed its embarrassment when it came to this, and then brought up another topic with a wicked smile.

Indeed, even now, the true nature of Bokuro Ryuka is still a mystery that many people around the world are curious about. After all, unlike the legendary horse girls that occasionally appeared on TV at that time...

There really is no record of Bo Mu Liu Ge's private image, and the few people in Mejiro Castle who may know about this have even refused to talk about it publicly.

Probably the only thing that can be considered a record is what the fan said in the globally limited and unique autograph donated to the museum.

In the eyes of that fan, the little Bo Mu Liuge was surprisingly easy to talk to. Although he had a cold face and said nothing before starting a conversation, it was just his face that was cold. One could feel the gentle heart underneath his every move...or something like that.

Therefore, this only record has become the strongest and most powerful evidence. Of course, although many people firmly believe it, or can only firmly believe in such a short record, but relatively speaking... this is actually only a part of it.

Many more people will choose another way and accept another form of Mu Liu Ge.

That is to say...

The legendary horse girl they imagined.

This is only natural, after all, there are so few records about Bo Mu Liu Ge. Even if there were more records, it would be useless. Many people would project their emotions onto Bo Mu Liu Ge, and this is also true for other horse girls...

Haven’t you seen Oguruma and Ocean Biscuits? There are a lot of fan creations about them that conflict with the public information they themselves and even on social media!

So, the route is actually the best in this regard. After seeing the miracle of the Arc de Triomphe, the route's biggest regret is that it was not able to witness such a thing with its own eyes.

So she thought about it day and night, watching videos of the Arc de Triomphe and interviews with people at that time again and again.

So, at a moment when the Secretariat didn't know what was going on, the route suddenly began to claim to the outside world that she was also an eyewitness to the miracle of the Arc de Triomphe that year.

"So, you're saying, uh, the route wasn't seen in person, and it's all just...imagination?"

"Need me to repeat myself, Miss Carol?"

Gotham Carol didn't even know what expression to make in response to such an answer. She just felt her head buzzing - she had always thought that many horse girls in the arena had already reached the top, but she didn't expect that there were masters on this side of the sea?

Hangxian, you're also a master of mental theater?!

"After all, who in this world knows more about the Dusk Song than you, Miss Carol? Could it be Miss Aldan?"

"In short, the girl actually didn't like Bo Mu Liu Ge. Rather, she liked the Bo Mu Liu Ge who, in her impression, was the one who pursued the limits, who simply yearned to run and leave death behind."

Secretariat's tone was actually so flat, or even numb, that it made people curious about what kind of emotions were contained in it. But the frustrating thing was that Gotham Carol couldn't guess it, so she could only follow her own imagination and think that Secretariat was probably depressed.

Ha, at this moment, I feel like I am almost the same as Miss Route.

"So, if possible, could you, as a trainer, help that child realize this?"

“Running is running, but the track…”

“It’s a completely different playing field.”

The words of the Secretariat were still echoing in her ears. Gotham Carol was helpless about such a thing, but after all, she had become a trainer of the route. Since it was a request from the other party's parents, then it was necessary for her to take such a matter seriously, right?

So, she carefully grabbed Hangxian's cheek with her actually too small palm, and then forced Hangxian, who was now as weak as a little girl, to look at her.

"I will thoroughly and completely change your mindset back to what it should be. This will definitely be a very difficult time, so be prepared."

"Prepare yourself physically and mentally—you hear me?"

Hangxian didn't dare to answer loudly. She even took a few seconds to come to her senses and wanted to nod.

"I won't give up my future victory to anyone else... absolutely not."

Very good, this answer seems to be what I should give... Ahem, I should get up quickly. If I don’t get up now, it will be bad if the common sense of the Uma Musume world is triggered again.

Gotham Carol quickly stood up, and even jumped off the bed in a somewhat awkward manner and stepped on his shoes.

However, when she did this, of course, there was a pair of crystal eyes that were focused and staring at the petite figure. Route looked at Gotham Carol, and under the silence, there was a new emotion that no one could understand.

The trainer is very reliable when she's in a commanding position, and very cute at other times...

laugh.

Gotham Carol, who knew nothing about this, put on his shoes, then supported his body with the help of the cabinet. He tapped the ground with his toes to adjust his shoes to a more suitable position. Only then did he feel completely relieved and turned around to look at the obediently lying Xianqie.

"Alright, get some rest anyway. Your strong body is just a little bit exhausted this time, so once you recover, you'll have a lot of good days ahead of you. Be prepared...!"

Because of Gotham Carol, the girl who collapsed from exhaustion avoided the worst outcome, so she could continue to return to training after resting. It was also because of this that Gotham Carol had the confidence to take precautions so early. After saying this, she pushed open the door and left the room.

Then, I saw Donna who had been waiting here for a long time.

"Miss Aldan asked me to tell you, Trainer, she will be at the door to pick you up soon. Just wait a moment."

"okay, I get it."