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

"Very good... Just by looking at it, I can feel the overwhelmingly powerful aura gushing out."

This is not an exaggeration at all. Donna's condition today seems to be a little too good. Originally, Gotham Carol was worried that her rest would affect today's game.

But now, it seems that Donna is full of energy, as if she has encountered some great fortune, and is full of momentum to go out and crush any enemy...

Is it possible that sleeping with me in your arms is a prerequisite for getting the buff? That's just too weird.

"This is all thanks to the trainer."

"My...? Well, it's all what I should do, and I don't think I've done anything extra... Ahem, anyway, Donna, you're pretty confident about the three crowns, right?"

Donna nodded, but didn't respond otherwise.

Of course, she didn't need to say much, because such things needed to be proven through actions, or rather, they didn't need to be proven at all, because the three queen crowns must belong to Donna.

Donna is so outstanding, so powerful. To prove her own strength and excellence, to prove the strength and excellence of her own trainer, to prove...

Donna has the qualifications to pursue her trainer, who is so powerful and outstanding, so no matter from which angle, Donna will not imagine the possibility of failure.

I will definitely, absolutely succeed. The glory of the triple crown should be in my hands...!

"I will win the Oaks Tournament. I will crush Xingmu and Jifeng under my feet."

Putting Jifeng aside for now, Xingmu...if you want to challenge the trainer, you should defeat me first before considering such unrealistic things...!

Gotham Carol looked at Donna in front of him, who was no longer imposing but only majestic, and nodded slightly, then took out a small box from the backpack on the side and opened it.

"Originally, I was still thinking about when to tell you this, but since Donna has already debuted and is about to win the triple crown, then let's do it now. I will give you this thought and gift first."

Inside the small box is a silver necklace inlaid with gemstones. Since it is a necklace, it naturally has a core hung by a thin silver chain.

And the core is a half note embellished with brown-red gems.

"This is what I prepared for everyone in the team. Donna is a half note, Route... should be a quarter, and Spring and Autumn Equinox is an eighth?"

"Oh, I have one too, but it's a whole note."

As if giving a surprise, Gotham Carol pulled out a necklace with the same workmanship from under her collarbone, where it was covered by her clothes, and winked at Donna while showing it.

"This is the proof of our membership in the Eternal Beat team, the bond and symbol of our relationship, right? At least that's what I think. What do you think, Donna?"

How I feel... Of course...

Donna didn't say anything, she just watched silently and took a deep breath.

"Well, since this is such a precious gift, could you please put it on me personally, Trainer?"

"Put it on yourself? Of course."

Gotham Carol breathed a sigh of relief. Donna seemed to like it very much... So...

Gotham Carol carefully lifted up Donna's drooping hair, and then wrapped the symbol of eternal rhythm around Donna's neck.

When the Gotham Carol left her sight, Donna raised her head. She didn't even touch the necklace, but just nodded heavily.

"Then I'm off, Lord Carol."

"Well, I look forward to your triumphant return."

Chapter 214: Gnashed Gears

Oaks Tournament.

As the afternoon light shone on the historic Tokyo Racecourse, all the spectators fell into deep anticipation - after all, they appeared in this venue just to see the horse girl they had been longing for.

Of course, the most enthusiastic spectators were not at the venue at the moment, but had already been waiting on both sides of the road for their favorite horse girls to appear in their sight, and then walk into the stadium with great momentum.

Gotham Carol is of course also a member of the audience at this moment, but this time she wisely made a little disguise. Although she still feels that with her figure and silver hair, any attempt is almost ineffective, but it is better to do it than not to do it.

Even if I was recognized, it was still a kind of attitude.

Sorry, it's private time now? That's what it means.

In short, she witnessed Donna walking out of the contestant channel, then slowly passing the audience stand, greeting her fans, and slowly walking towards the stage.

Unlike last time, where Donna was second in popularity, being the second horsegirl to appear, no matter your attitude or strength, you're already going to lose.

After all, popularity is an important thing for horse girls, and many horse girls attach great importance to this aspect of themselves.

However, from this perspective, can it be said that Donna has already dealt a heavy blow to her opponent before the game even started?

After all, the most popular person last time was Xingmu, but this time... it's Donna.

Gotham Anthem still underestimated how crazy the public opinion would be brought about by Uma Musume, a new generation of genius who emerged from the tactical desert and played with her brain.

In other words, under the marketing of public opinion and media, this aspect can bring shock to the modern horse racing girl circle.

The Brave Dancer herself said that in her time, even though she conquered Europe with her solid tactical skills, there was no real reason why she was taken seriously.

That is, although the brave dancer conquered Europe with the help of this aspect, in that era when communication was not well developed, not many people could realize and know this. At best, only some of the audience on the scene could feel the shock of this.

As for horse racing in that era, the medium through which most people learned about Umamusume was still newspapers!

Without such a fast channel as television network, no matter how good the tactics are, they can never be truly spread, so the content in this regard is just a topic among some interested people.

But the times are completely different now.

Donna's exposure has always been very high, especially after it was broadcast on TV all over the world, people who may be interested in this aspect will discuss it.

As a horse girl who may have the strongest tactical level of the new generation, the attention she can get is obvious. Therefore, even Xingmu, who has a buff of the degree of "Hero Chasing the Demon King", is stepped under her feet in terms of popularity.

Yes, Xingmu was the second most popular person in this competition, but the one who made the final appearance and became the most popular was Donna...!

Of course, the third popularity has not changed at all, and it is still at the top in terms of running style.

It's really not surprising in every sense.

Gotham Carol sat in his seat, holding his chin with his hands, looking at Donna who was also looking at him, and then raised the corners of his mouth.

Donna didn't say anything. She just touched her necklace, then turned around and walked onto the battlefield where she was destined to be the protagonist today under the attention of everyone.

On the stage of the Oaks Competition.

As she walked down to the gate, Gotham Carol became a little nervous, which was rare.

It was a wonderful experience. She was always calm when she was standing in that position, but she didn't expect that when she saw the horse girl in her team was about to start running, she would become unusually nervous.

Gotham Carol was savoring the wonderful feeling at the moment. She did not try to suppress such thoughts, but instead enjoyed this novel experience.

In the distance, Donna was the first to enter the gate as usual - no one in the Eternal Rhythm team was afraid of the gate. Even if the route was blocked, it would only stop for a moment or two at most.

So, will this game go as we originally planned?

Gotham Carol also adjusted her thinking to the best. Although she could no longer participate in the outcome of the game happening in front of her, it was also the absolute responsibility of the trainer to record every performance of her team's horse girls. Gotham Carol did not want to be derelict in her duty in any way.

So, at what pace will this game definitely proceed?

This time, the first one to complete the exit was not Donna, but Jifeng.

As a horsewoman who is good at both escaping and leading, she has such skills and professional abilities. It can be said that being ahead once was an accident and a mistake, but being ahead a second time is impossible for her to happen.

What's more, she didn't get a bad position this time. Her gate number was four, while Donna was number six further out...!

However, Donna did not seem surprised. She followed Jifeng very cautiously, allowing the dark blue-haired horse girl to gallop at her own speed in front.

Jifeng is still not Donna's main opponent in this game. Saying this may seem like looking down on Jifeng, but after all... she is just a runaway horse, not a great runaway horse girl.

Therefore, it is unlikely that she would suddenly burst into action, recklessly rushing towards the finish line.

Ji Feng's endurance is not enough for her to do such a thing. She couldn't do the 1,600 meters on the slope before, so it would be very difficult to switch to the 2,400 meters on the flat ground.

So for Jifeng, all Donna has to do is to stay steady and stick behind her. As long as the gap in front is not too big, then at the end of the game she can make a final effort and leave Jifeng behind completely.

The real key is the apricot eyes staring at him from behind.

In this race, Donna chose to run ahead as usual. However, unlike the last race, this time Donna did not stay behind. Instead, she chose the same running ahead method.

But! She landed behind Donna without any delay, even sticking close to her and enjoying the convenience brought by Donna's strong body breaking the wind!

Obviously, this seems to be to save energy, but in reality...

Gotham Carol raised the corner of his mouth. Very good, it seems that Donna won the previous competition in this game.

It seems that Xingmu's behavior is to avoid excessive physical consumption caused by Fengliu, but in fact, the deepest reason why Xingmu chose this strategy... is probably because he is afraid that Donna will suddenly change her tactics, just like the last time when she suddenly changed speed halfway through the race, and then Xingmu, who came back from behind, would have no chance to chase and kill her?

What's really scary about people who use tactics?

Is it the ever-changing possibilities brought about by the unpredictable tactics on the court? Think about it, you are facing an opponent who may do something quite exaggerated and you can't predict it at all. How about that, isn't it terrifying?

not so good.

It’s not like that at all…!

In Gotham Anthem's eyes, if a tactic was solely for surprise attacks, then it was sufficient to simply consider everything on the field. Because if it was just a surprise move, there wouldn't be many other possibilities. It was only used once, but...

But if we ignore the condition of using it once and instead want to make a horse girl who uses tactics as her racing style, then what are the more detailed things that need to be done in this regard?

Gotham Carol knew clearly that no matter when and what state the Brave Dancer was in, she had to be wary of the opponent's speed change and escape.

This is what a true tactical horse girl should do, and it's terrifying enough.

Tactics only affect what happens on the field, but to be truly adept at tactics, a horsegirl not only needs to make plans, but also develop habits beyond those plans...

Cultivate the habit of knowing that your horse girl must defend herself against every horse girl she competes with.

Donna now.

Did Xingmu have no better options? Actually, she did, but just to prepare for the speed change and anchoring that Dongna had done once, she had to give up any other options and follow behind Dongna at the beginning of the race.

Although such things may not necessarily lead to failure, they are destined to lead to another thing.

That is, Xingmu had no other choice in this game. The moment she didn't realize this, she only had one choice if she wanted to win the game.

No matter what Donna does, abandon all tactics and brains, and defeat Donna fairly with hard power.

Apart from this, Xiao Xingmu, you have no choice.

Gotham Carol grinned, revealing a huge smile, leaning back in her chair with her arms folded across her chest, no longer showing any nervousness.

If you knew, before the game we guessed that you would be afraid of Donna's tactics, and then out of caution we chose to do so like we did now, then in fact, the countermeasure to the tactics you fear is... no tactics.

After knowing this, Miss Xingmu, what kind of soft expression will you show?

whee.

The gears have meshed, and your "thinking" has become our shape.

This was a trap set for Xingmu, a trap that Xingmu had no choice but to jump into, a trap that was sure to kill him.

So what kind of rhythm should the next game follow?

When the race was halfway through, the overall situation of the Oaks Tournament remained unchanged. Jifeng was in the front, followed closely by Dongna and Xingmu. But gradually, the commentator discovered some subtle differences.

Miss Donna, you seem to be ready to make a move?

This was a very subtle sight. Unless one had sufficient experience, one could only see it clearly from outside the arena. It was Dongna adjusting her position little by little, moving from behind Jifeng and gradually moving closer to the direction of the outer path. And then, and then...

Then, before entering the turn of the Oaks Race, she suddenly jumped up.

This is the most ingenious and unique arrangement in this competition. It is only for the venue and the game, or in other words, it is the experience that Gotham Anthem passed on to Donna.

For the horse girls among them who have enough endurance, a longer distance is sometimes a good thing. Although it doesn't make much difference where to start for Gotham Anthem, Donna is indeed the type who needs a longer distance to be able to burst out more powerful power.

Therefore, heading further out on the track is a very good choice. What's more, the endurance monster is Donna. When Xingmu catches up with Donna's footsteps, it means that she is doomed to not be able to consider breaking through and starting in the second half of the race. At this time, she has to grit her teeth and keep up, and walk onto the track outside together.

So, answer me now, Miss Xingmu.

Is your stamina enough to challenge Donna on this track and in these conditions?

Of course, apart from this... isn't accelerating from the outer road a more advantageous option for breaking through?

Jifeng, if you have the guts, come and join me in the outer world to face me!

"Oh, Miss Donna, has Miss Donna set out yet? She's set out, she's challenged, choosing to defeat Jifeng head-on, setting out from the outer path towards the final victory? And she's only just passed the halfway mark? This is a choice that only a person with great confidence in their own endurance can make!"

"How will Miss Jifeng choose to respond? Will she speed up here together, or will she go to the outer lane to surround Dongna and force her to give up her breakout?! She will speed up, Jifeng speeds up! But she doesn't choose to rush to the outer lane. Instead, she chooses to speed up from a more advantageous distance closer to the inside to face Dongna's challenge. The game is only halfway through, but the situation that determines the victory has already begun to turn!?"

This game is destined to have no extreme voice, Gotham Anthem made such a judgment.

It's very bold. As a junior of escaped horse, you actually choose to face Donna's attack in this way. But you also know clearly that such a situation has no advantages, and it even greatly magnifies your disadvantages, right?

After all, one of the biggest reasons why Jifeng is a runaway horse instead of a great escape is endurance...

Answer me, how can I persist in the remaining 1,200 meters?

Answer: Even if you try your best, you will still lose speed.