The stands at Kasamatsu Racecourse were sparse, not even half-full. The number of people interested in local races was dwindling. If it weren't for the special significance of Oguri Cap's brilliant debut in the Youth Crown Cup, there might have been even fewer people here.
Two petite horse girls stood in the stands, looking down at the track. One had long black hair with a subtle golden gradient at the tips. Dressed in light clothing, she leaned on the railing and said leisurely, "Ah, to be able to travel to various places and witness the races of horse girls from different regions is really a nice thing."
"What do you think, Fune?"
The other, a horse girl with long chestnut hair and a white streak in her bangs, dressed in a gorgeous long dress like a young lady, responded listlessly, "For you, Ryotei-nee, a race like this is probably like a Super Saiyan watching a bunch of humans with a power level of five fight each other."
Ogon Ryotei (Golden Journey) laughed and rubbed her sister's head. "For a horse girl, what really decides the winner isn't some power level, but each person's will and spirit."
"It's in the manga you read, isn't it? Magic and miracles exist."
"Magic and miracles aren't free." As she spoke, Gold Ship lazily rested her chin on the railing. The cool sensation made her squint slightly.
If it weren't for the fact that the atmosphere at the Gold family's home had been a bit too oppressive lately, little Gold Ship would not have followed her sister around. For her, who couldn't understand the fun of local races, this was just another boring period of time. That being said, she felt that even a boring time was better than staying at home. After Orfevre was hailed as the future of the prestigious family, the pressure on her had become heavier and heavier. Every day at home, it was just train, train, and more train.
For the so-called "glory of gold," the entire Gold family was centered around Orfevre, conducting one specialized training session after another. In such a tense environment, she naturally couldn't stay. She hadn't even packed her luggage at the time and had secretly run out with her sister in her everyday clothes. If her sister hadn't noticed and had the family send her things, her little escape plan might have failed. But she hadn't expected that the family wouldn't really care about the two of them now. After all, the most important task for the Gold family now was to improve Orfevre's abilities. With a top-tier horse girl like her sister taking her on a trip, nothing bad would happen.
And so, she had followed her sister from one local racecourse to another with her suitcase full of her usual dresses. Now, most of those dresses were wrinkled. If they kept running around like this for a while longer, she was afraid she would have to wear messy dresses. But she didn't care. With a horse girl's physical fitness, wearing a dress didn't hinder her from running around. She didn't particularly care about these clothes either. After all, they were just custom-made for her to maintain the image of a young lady from a prestigious family. She herself didn't have any special feelings for them.
Seeing the bored Gold Ship, her sister poked her cheek. "This time is different. You remember Oguri Cap, right?"
"I remember. She's a Super Saiyan just like me, right?"
"She's ash-haired, just like you," she said with a laugh, tapping her head. Her little sister's thoughts were always so wild that she couldn't help but laugh.
Gold Ship stroked the white tuft of hair on her forehead, lost in thought. Ogon Ryotei then continued, "Today's race is the one where Oguri Cap first came to prominence. Maybe there will be an unexpected surprise!"
Gold Ship just snorted noncommittally at her words and went back to leaning on the railing, only occasionally shifting to a cooler spot. Seeing her sister acting like a caterpillar, she could only smile helplessly and turn her gaze to the track.
On the track, all the horse girls had already entered the field, just waiting for the commentator's signal to enter the gates. Oguri Roman immediately spotted the figure she had been dreaming of lately among the contestants. Long black hair was tied into a ponytail with a red ribbon, revealing the girl's fair neck. The whole person seemed to be composed of only black, white, and red, with a clean and sharp aura.
Suddenly, she noticed a crown-shaped golden hairpin in her bangs. The small crown shone with a dazzling light under the sun. For some reason, her heart skipped a beat. With the crown accessory, the sharpness she had shown in her debut race now had an added, indescribable aura. For a moment, she couldn't tell if this was an illusion caused by her own pressure or a real thing. She looked away from her and saw that the other horse girls were also frowning slightly, as if they were also feeling a bit uncomfortable.
It's confirmed. This feeling was not just her own. All the horse girls present had sensed that indescribable, otherworldly aura. This discovery made her pupils contract. She hadn't even done anything. She was just standing there, yet even that was enough to make all the other horse girls feel a terrifying pressure?! What would happen if she officially stepped onto the track? What would happen if she really started running?
Unconsciously, a cold sweat had already formed on her forehead, soaking her bangs. She wanted to walk the same path as the Miracle Generation, to follow the figures of Kitahara Jo and Oguri Cap, step by step down this path of glory. But now, her figure had unknowingly overlapped with Oguri Cap's. To challenge the person she admired, did she have to step onto the same track as such a horse girl?!
She bit her lower lip, not even noticing that she had broken the skin. To win, to get the victory, she had to face the Celestial Weave whose figure was gradually overlapping with Oguri Cap's in her eyes. She hadn't even started running yet, but her heart was already pounding.
Just then, a young female voice came from the Kasamatsu track. It was the commentator. "All racers, to your gates."
There was no more time for her to hesitate. She gritted her teeth and walked towards her starting gate.
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