Before officially entering the second scenario world, Celestial Weave still had some preparations to make.
The two reward items from the last mission, the "Skill Awakening Scroll" and the "Skill Upgrade Scroll," had been momentarily forgotten due to the system's interruption.
Now, the time had come.
Without any hesitation, she whispered in her room, "System, I want to use the Skill Awakening Scroll on the skill 'Concentration'."
"Used."
With a cold, mechanical sound, she faintly felt that something about her had changed, but the feeling was too subtle to pinpoint. Just then, a blue translucent screen appeared before her.
[Concentration (Blue) → Intuition (Purple)]
[Effect: It is said that once humans step into space, they evolve the ability to understand others. Perhaps a spirit tempered by three lifetimes is also undergoing a wondrous change. This skill allows one to perceive things that ordinary people cannot, and to instinctively sense the path to victory on the racetrack.]
Things that ordinary people cannot perceive? She couldn't quite grasp the subtle explanation for now, but she understood the latter part.
"Similar to the original 'Concentration,' is it a skill whose power can only be felt when I actually step onto the track?"
"I suppose it is indeed an evolution," she muttered to herself, stroking her chin as she looked at the description.
Next was the Skill Upgrade Scroll. She had once been torn between using it on "Phoenix Fire" or "Endurance," but now her decision was made.
"System, use the Skill Upgrade Scroll on the skill 'Phoenix Fire'."
"Used."
[Phoenix Fire (White) → Phoenix (Blue)]
[Effect: After reaching one's limit, a burst of power will allow the body to briefly return to its peak condition. But is it the rebirth of a phoenix from the ashes, or a final, fleeting resurgence?]
After several days of consideration, she had finally decided. Compared to "Endurance," which increased her tolerance to pain, she preferred this skill, which could concretely improve her stamina during a race.
After using both items, she took a final moment to ensure she hadn't missed anything. Confirming everything was in order, she took out the pass to the scenario world from the system.
"Scenario mission item detected."
"Enter?"
Looking at the Stage Ticket in her hand, she took a deep breath. "Enter."
The cold, mechanical voice sounded in her ear, and the scene before her was gradually enveloped in darkness. Listening to the system's intermittent voice, she closed her eyes.
"Scenario... constructing..."
"Construction complete."
"World Line, overwriting."
Horse girl racing, in the end, is just a form of competitive sport. No matter how popular it becomes, certain logics remain unchanged.
Superior talent, more professional trainers, and more expensive support systems are what allow a competitor to stand out. Through years of competition, racers naturally gravitate towards places that can give them better results. Tracen Academy was established for this very purpose.
But besides Tracen Academy, there exists another entity known as the "prestigious families."
Centered around their bloodlines, they have carved out their own place on the racetrack with their excellent talent and a strategy of quality over quantity. Tracen's resources, after all, are not infinite. It cannot provide top-tier support for all its students, yet as a school, it cannot ignore those with less-than-top-tier talent.
Thus, on this racetrack where only one can be the victor, the prestigious families, with their members who have inherited excellent talent and are backed by top-tier teams, have won championship after championship. Gradually, the presence of Tracen Academy on the racetrack faded, replaced by one after another of the chosen ones from these prestigious families. With their talent and hard work, they have established dynasty after dynasty on the track.
In a sense, the horse girls from these families have already made the racetrack their own domain. Even as dynasties rise and fall, the ones capable of contending for the throne are always those few prestigious houses.
In this world almost completely dominated by them, there was only one exception.
A country horse girl who had rolled in the dirt managed to charge onto the central stage and even pull all the prestigious families down from their lofty pedestals. The audience cheered for her name, the crowds were inspired by her story. Even those high and mighty families had to take this horse girl they once looked down upon seriously. In her same generation, there were many other horse girls not from prestigious families who also won championships. That racetrack, it seemed, was not just the domain of the elite.
In the end, this horse girl from the countryside continued to achieve brilliant victories until her retirement. Her final race could even be called a "beautiful end." She inspired all the spectators who supported her with her final victory.
Perhaps, after this generation, more and more horse girls capable of challenging the prestigious families would gradually emerge. People thought this with hope in their hearts. They wanted to see change, to witness a miracle that should not have been possible.
But a miracle is called a miracle because of its rarity.
After her, no other horse girl was able to break the shackles of the prestigious families. That generation was thus called the "Miracle Generation."
Since then, the prestigious families have only grown stronger with the progress of the times and the summary of training methods. Until today, they have finally cultivated a perfect horse girl who combines the strengths of all the houses. Her journey will not be limited to Japan. After winning the once-in-a-lifetime classic Triple Crown, she will go abroad to charge for the legendary Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Orfevre. Like her name, she will shock the world with a golden brilliance.
Even the audience that had once hoped for change, for a miracle, has forgotten the story of that country horse girl. They now watch Orfevre's performance on the track with full anticipation, eager for her to bring them even more shock.
The Miracle Generation has forever become a part of history. The racetrack of this world, in the end, belongs to the prestigious families.
This was the scenario world Celestial Weave had arrived in. A racetrack ruled by the prestigious houses.
"Scenario mission construction complete."
The world line of this scenario was so different that the system had even taken some time to introduce it. As she was still immersed in the introduction, her vision suddenly became bright. When she opened her eyes, before she could observe her surroundings, another flood of memories rushed into her mind.
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