For Celestial Weave, this period of training at Kasamatsu Tracen was something she could not have imagined in her past. She had always trained alone, relying on instinct and intuition to seek victory in races. This training style was reflected in her races, where she had almost no experience of confronting other horse girls head-on and fighting for the track. In the past, she had either gone for a Great Escape from start to finish, or ambushed the pack from the rear and cut through everyone with a Stalker strategy. She had almost never interacted with other horse girls. Even in her confrontation with T.M. Opera O, they had first shaken off the other horse girls before they started competing with each other.
But her abilities would not always be able to crush her opponents. As the level of the races rose, she would one day face opponents who were all top-tier horse girls. At that time, her Stalker and Great Escape strategies would become more and more difficult, and the chances of her breaking out from the pack would be greatly reduced. Even for the sake of her future, she had to train her ability to compete for the track.
At the same time, the horse girls of Kasamatsu also became stronger and stronger because of the confrontational training with her. Their tactical thinking and physical abilities were visibly improving. The abilities that had been neglected were reawakened through training again and again.
During these days, they no longer did nothing after returning to the dorm after training, but seriously reviewed and thought about what they had gained from the day's training. Hope is the best motivator. Under her example, the horse girls, whose competitive spirit and unwillingness to lose had been ignited, gradually became new versions of themselves.
The buildings of Kasamatsu Tracen still had the old marks of time on their surfaces, but the hearts of the people had been polished to a brand-new shine.
One month later, on the cool autumn track, after another day of training, Chizuru did not announce the end, but said, holding a training book, "It's about time. We need to start signing up for races."
"Minamino Sumire, Ansho Suzune, Nishimoto Makikusa, Kobayashi Kaze."
The horse girls whose names were called stood out, their eyes shining. Compared to a month ago, their spirits were completely different. They had transformed from lost girls living in a dilapidated academy to true horse girls who could step onto the racetrack.
"The dates for your debut races have been chosen." Chizuru's gaze swept over their faces one by one. She, who had been known for her cold face on the track for a month, couldn't help but show a smile at this moment. "Get ready, keep a calm mind. As long as you perform at your usual level, it's enough to debut locally!"
Hearing her words, the eyes of the four horse girls also showed anticipation. After a month of hard work, it was finally time to reap the rewards.
After encouraging them, Chizuru turned her gaze to Celestial Weave. "You already know what the race is, right?"
"September 29th, the Youth Crown Cup."
"That's right—" Chizuru's gaze suddenly became sharp. She looked into her eyes and asked sternly, "This is the race where Oguri Cap once shone brilliantly. Many people consider it the starting point of her Miracle Generation."
"Didn't you say you were going to charge onto the central circuit and pull all those prestigious family young ladies down?!"
"This is your starting point! Are you confident?!"
Listening to her encouragement, Celestial Weave responded with an equally sharp gaze. "Do you even need to ask?"
After looking at each other for a moment, they suddenly burst into laughter. In this month of getting to know each other, they had become familiar with each other's personalities and characteristics. Chizuru knew that even if she didn't use this kind of provocation, she would definitely step onto the track with the determination to win.
Am I the one who was scared? Chizuru thought to herself. But she didn't let her inner emotions show. She coughed at the ready Celestial Weave and then began to explain the details of the opponents in the Youth Crown Cup. This was her necessary responsibility. Even if she was strong enough to crush the local races, she had to do what a trainer should do.
As she was explaining while looking at the training book, she paused when she came to one of the contestants, and then continued, "Haven't you all been wondering why Oguri Roman isn't at school?"
"Now I can tell you."
Hearing this, not just her, but all the other horse girls also perked up their ears.
"Oguri Roman has already been selected by a trainer from the central academy. Although she hasn't officially transferred to the central Tracen yet, she has already started to receive more professional training." At this point, Chizuru glanced at her and said with a mischievous look, "Maybe she's already stronger than you."
"Then let's settle it on the track." Faced with her provocation again, she responded without hesitation.
"She used to be the strongest person at Kasamatsu, you know?"
"But the one who will make the name of Kasamatsu echo throughout the central circuit is me!"
It had to be said that in this month, Chizuru had really figured out her personality, knowing that she was easily influenced by emotions and thus provoked her again and again. Even though she had already guessed her intentions, she couldn't help but become more and more fired up in the back-and-forth, her tone becoming more and more firm.
From the first day she came to Kasamatsu, she had heard the name Oguri Roman from Suzune. In her later life, she had gradually understood the meaning of this name. As the one who carried everyone's hopes, her one failure was enough to make everyone dejected. In a sense, before she had boosted everyone's morale in her debut race, she was the one who had given everyone hope. It was just that unlike her, she had focused more on pursuing her own goals and had not been able to truly ignite everyone's competitive spirit and make them sweep away their past decadence and start working hard.
Having heard her name all this time, she had long since become curious about the person herself. In her previous training, she had also asked Chizuru why she wasn't at Kasamatsu. Now that she knew that Oguri Roman would be among her opponents in the Youth Crown Cup, and with Chizuru's repeated provocations, she also became interested in this graded stakes race that she had thought she would win smoothly.
As a horse girl, while she longed for victory, she also looked forward to opponents who could run alongside her. Only in the clash of limits could a horse girl surpass her former self. At this moment, she suddenly remembered what T.M. Opera O had said to her.
A smile appeared on the corner of her lips. She put her hand in her pocket, silently called out the system, and took out the item that symbolized T.M. Opera O. After putting the small crown-shaped accessory on as a hair clip, she was ready to step onto the stage of the Youth Crown Cup.
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