Uma Musume: I am the Card Master

The goldsmith pricked up his ears. "Actually, there's no difference."

Looking at Suiyuan's smug smile, even the Gold Master couldn't resist the urge to punch him. Suiyuan coughed twice.

"Haha, just kidding. This mask is better than yours in terms of both material and comfort. The only difference is the ear loops. One of the ear loops is tied by hand."

Suiyuan handed her the box of masks, saying, "Hide your strength during training, but unleash your full potential in the competition. Let them know what a true Golden Tyrant is."

Looking at Suiyuan's smile, the Gold Master carefully accepted the box of masks.

"Please... watch closely, the Golden Tyrant's performance."

Suiyuan didn't say anything, but simply gave a thumbs up, "Keep it up, I've been watching you all along 々¨."

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The day of the competition arrived quickly. In the preparation room, the Golden Master took out the mask that Suiyuan had prepared for her from her backpack.

She carefully tied the other side of her mask. "I... will not let my trainer down, absolutely not, no matter who the opponent is."

It's no wonder that the Golden Master is under a lot of pressure. This time, she's facing off against the Victory Ticket, who has been on a winning streak in G1 recently, and is also the horse girl who will be traveling to the United States with her.

Not only are there victory tickets, but also Princess Kawakami and Taira no Taira, who are highly regarded by their own trainers. And that's not all; this competition also includes…

The Gold Master looked toward another preparation room, the Empress's Energy Tank.

Having pushed her limits, she can now easily handle even long-distance races.

The Goldsmith stood up, her fists clenched tightly. "I won't lose, no matter who it is... I won't lose!"

Even the Golden Master didn't notice that a sense of oppression was emanating from her at this moment—Suppression Skill, Awakened!

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Step, step, step, step...

Footsteps echoed through the corridor, and even the racehorse girl preparing for the race couldn't help but swallow hard when she saw the Golden Master in this state.

Princess Kawakami swallowed hard. "This kind of opponent is a bit scary."

Suppressing his anxiety, Victory Ticket thought, "Yoshi, let's go for it! I'll win this time too, not just this match, but the derby as well!"

In terms of morality, the victory ticket also ignited a fierce fighting spirit.

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This competition is called the Winter Sunshine Appreciation. It didn't exist in the original world, and Suiyuan wasn't interested in its origins. Anyway, it came about because of a legend.

Venue: Grassland

Distance: 2300 meters

Mid-distance races.

The three racehorses that Toshiyuki favored all performed well on medium-distance turf tracks, which perfectly suited their gait.

Of course, their own air tanks and Golden Masterpieces go without saying.

Toshiyuki had no doubt that the champion would be one of his two racehorse girls.

"Trainer, aren't you going?"

Qianming looked at Suiyuan beside him with curiosity.

She was referring to betting on horse racers to win. As mentioned before, this industry is tacitly approved by the Horse Racers Association. As long as the rules aren't broken, everyone benefits.

Suiyuan shook his head. "I'm not going."

Qianming was even more puzzled by Suiyuan's expression. "Why not go? It's like giving away money. If you don't take what's offered, you'll only suffer the consequences."

Suiyuan glanced at Qianming, the representative, and said, "Not bad, you can even spout a few lines now."

Qianming showed a smug expression, "Of course, I can really like martial arts novels. By the way, trainer, you haven't answered my question yet!"

Suiyuan showed a helpless expression, "It's not that I don't want to go, it's that they won't let me play."

Sui Yuan looked completely innocent. He had only spent a few hundred million yuan on the wool, so why should the industry blacklist him?

Looking at Suiyuan's expression, Qianming instantly lost the desire to ask any more questions. When Suiyuan showed an innocent expression, you could be certain of one thing: Suiyuan was definitely not innocent in this matter.

"Here we go! Let's see who's number one in popularity."

Toshiyuki watched the race with excitement. The race of Uma Musume no Umaru was so thrilling, no matter how many times he watched it.

"The most popular contestant in this competition is the contestant from Aurora!"

"As expected of the Empress, her aura is truly captivating!"

Misato Akasaka praised loudly.

"That's right, QiKao is indeed a very likable racehorse girl. Whether it's her strength or her personality, it's normal for her to be so popular."

Junko Hosoe smiled and added to her partner's comments.

That's right, this time the commentary team is once again these two golden duo. They have the highest appearance rate in major events.

They even sometimes appear at major international sporting events.

Qi Tank retrieved the coat he had thrown away.

Seeing this, Suiyuan still couldn't help but complain, "You'd think it would be better to just throw it out and let someone pick it up, but the racehorse girls have to retrieve it themselves. It's so tasteless."

Misato Akasaka looked at the computer in front of her. "The second most popular one is also from Aurora, the racehorse girl, the Golden Master known as the Golden Tyrant!"

Let me tell you a secret: the title "Golden Tyrant" was given to her by her trainer!

When the Gold Master stepped onto the stage, there was a brief silence in the arena. The key point was that the Gold Master's aura was truly terrifying!

Suiyuan's eyes widened. "This is... the suppression skill, Yang!"

[Learned by the Golden Master, this skill allows you to suppress horses in escape positions, horses in pursuit positions, horses in the lead, and horses in a weak position.]

call!

The Golden Master flung his coat away, then ignored it and walked straight to the back. The arena was silent for two seconds before a deafening cheer erupted!

So handsome! He's incredibly handsome!

The Master Goldsmith is so handsome!

The air tank is positioned below with its arms crossed over its chest; it's really quite nice!

(Actually, it was because the goldsmith was too nervous and completely forgot about retrieving the coat!)

358. Well then, let instinct take its course.

That's a suppression skill!

This is a suppression skill! Suppression skills aren't as common as cabbages; you can't just get them whenever you want!

(Korean: What do you mean? Huh? Tell me what you mean by this, who are you implying?!)

Suiyuan's smile grew even brighter. How interesting!

This is getting more and more interesting!

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"All the female racehorses are in the gates, the race can start at any time, it's going to be a race to look forward to!"

Misato Akasaka was incredibly excited, which is one of the reasons why so many competitions love to invite her. No matter what, she is always full of passion for competitions!

It can effectively boost the atmosphere on the field.

Only if the experience is good will the audience want to come back for the next competition.

In this competition, the ranking support for the air gauge is undoubtedly number one, number two is Victory Ticket, number three is Black Shining, number four is Golden Master, and number five is Princess Kawakami.

Suiyuan wasn't surprised by this ranking, as the Gold Master's performance in the previous competition wasn't that outstanding.

However, the current gold masters are different from those before!

And this black shimmer.

Suiyuan looked at the black glitter in position six. This was a racehorse girl who had never appeared in anime, games, or history. She was exceptionally talented.

She achieved an S+ rating during the entrance exam. In such a big world, it's quite normal for some exceptionally talented racehorse girls to appear.

Judging from the panel alone, Black Shine has already surpassed the Victory Ticket. If she hadn't participated in so few matches, she would have easily been second in support for this competition.

Now, let's watch the game quietly. The referee on the field has raised his flag.

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boom!

The gates opened, and all the racehorses rushed out. As expected of the Empress, the Streamer easily secured fourth place, which suited her best. Victory Ticket and Princess Kawakami also easily secured their positions.

Black Shimmer firmly held onto the first position, her expression frenzied as she continuously increased her speed.

The gap between her and the second-place Blue Seagull is widening, which is typical of her. You might call it a great escape, but she's not that far from second place yet.

But if you say she's just an ordinary runaway horse, she's already pulled ahead of the second-place horse by almost five horse lengths. How could she be just an ordinary runaway horse?

Suiyuan stroked his chin, the black shimmering gave him a feeling somewhat like the Golden Master (mask removed version) + Silent Suzuka, that change in emotion once the race started, and the classic start acceleration, mid-race acceleration, and end-race acceleration.

You think she only speeds up at the start?

No, no, no, she was constantly accelerating!

A true expert's skill is immediately apparent. Looking at the black glitter ahead, Qi Kuo knew this guy was a formidable opponent. In his previous form, his chances of winning were probably less than 30%, but now…

Qi Cao smiled, convinced of his victory!

Are you in such a hurry to create distance?

No rush, let you run for a while...

Whoosh!

A dark figure instantly overtook her. Qi Kuo's pupils shrank. What kind of speed was that, and what kind of aura was that!

The Gold Master instantly rushed to the front, and at that moment, her mask had disappeared!

"what!"

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Misato Akasaka and Junko Hosoe commented earnestly, "As expected of Black Shine, that domineering running style is unique to her. However, compared to before, her starting speed seems to be a bit faster!"

"That's right, after all, the opponents this time are all very strong racehorse girls. Right now, the first place is Black Glitter, the second place is Heavy Fist replacing Blue Gull, the fourth place is Boost, the fifth place is Victory Ticket, the sixth place is Kawakami Princess... the ninth place is Golden Master, and half a horse's length behind is Ground Ring..."

The cheers from the audience in the arena (aedc) came one after another, and they were quite satisfied with this exciting start.

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huh, huh, huh...

The wind whistled incessantly in my ears, and my feet felt so heavy...

Why is that? I felt so relaxed during training yesterday, and my breathing rhythm was all messed up. Why did this happen...?

I clearly swore at the start of the match that I would never lose for the sake of my trainer!

I wanted the trainer to see my shining side, to see my cool side, but this time... I messed it up completely. I couldn't keep up at all...

Sitting next to Suiyuan, Representative Qianming noticed Suiyuan's tightly clenched fist.

"Trainer?"

"The Gold Master put too much pressure on herself."

Suiyuan looked at the Golden Master hanging behind her. She had now dropped to tenth place. At the beginning, when she saw that the Golden Master had awakened so many skills, she thought she was in the bag.

However, her personality prevented her from unleashing her full potential.

"Pressure can drive people to improve, but it can also prevent people from performing at their full potential due to excessive tension. This is exactly what happened to the Gold Master."

Qianming, the representative, also looked at the Golden Master, "What should we do if we lose this time..."

"If we lose this time, it will be a huge blow to the Gold Master."

"What should we do then?!"

Representative Qianming was also anxious. Like Suiyuan, she loved every member of Aurora.

On the second lap, the Golden Master was about to reach Suiyuan, who suddenly stood up.

Take a deep breath.