For Oguri Roman, the Youth Crown Cup was a heavy blow. The fatal part was not the failure itself, but the fact that Celestial Weave had broken the record left by Oguri Cap.
She sat on the lawn, her arms wrapped around her knees, a small river flowing before her. But her eyes seemed to be staring at the other end of the world. She didn't know what she was feeling now. The frustration of failure, the shock of seeing her idol's record broken before her eyes, and the faint hope for Celestial Weave in her heart—all these emotions were mixed in her chest, making it impossible for her to distinguish her own feelings.
What should she do now? Should she suppress her emotions and continue to race, or follow Kitahara to the central circuit to escape her, or just retire and be done with it? She was obviously more outstanding than her, and had a better hope of reviving the local circuit. She would become the next Oguri Cap, or even surpass her.
There is only one shining horse girl on the stage, and this person is not her. Since her pursuit no longer has any meaning, it's better to go back to watching others shine on TV like when she was a child.
"Admiration is the furthest distance from understanding."
"A friend of mine said that."
Suddenly, a voice came from behind her. Before she could turn her head, Celestial Weave had already sat down beside her. Faced with this opponent who had defeated her and surpassed her idol, she suddenly realized that although she had seen her countless times in her dreams, she had never actually spoken to her in reality. She moved her lips, but no sound came out.
"Kitahara said that you see him as a character from a legend, that you only see his words as lines from a script. You look at him with admiration, but you don't really listen to what he says."
"He's your trainer now."
"Did you watch TV when you were a kid?"
Under her gentle words, she finally made a sound, but she started talking about another topic. But she didn't interrupt her and smoothly continued, "Who hasn't."
"Then you must have seen heroes too. Stories about transforming into a giant to fight monsters and protect the city."
"For me, Oguri Cap and Kitahara are such heroes. I thought I could only watch them on TV for my whole life, but suddenly, the hero appeared in reality."
"The hero's expectations for me, his encouragement for me, all seem like stories that would only happen in a dream. It's too beautiful to be real."
"Do I... really have the right to bear this expectation?"
Because of admiration, because of longing, so when it really comes true, you feel panic.
She quietly listened to her words before she spoke, "That Super Decisive Battle movie?"
"It feels more like Ultra Brothers... you've watched that too?" Originally, she just wanted to pour out the incomprehensible emotions in her heart, so she had chosen a topic that ordinary people wouldn't understand. She hadn't expected her to not only understand but also point it out. This made her suddenly feel a little closer to her. She was no longer the symbolic stranger who was only strong and outstanding in her heart, but a fellow enthusiast who could understand her words.
Seeing her expression soften, she simply stopped talking about the race and started chatting with her. In the discussion about the works, her guard gradually came down. Having always wanted to catch up with Oguri Cap, she had no friends and naturally no one to talk to about these story plots. Although Kitahara was a trainer, there was still a wall called "admiration" between them, so she would never take the initiative to bring it up.
But as her peer, after they found a common interest, the barrier between them gradually disappeared in their conversation. Unconsciously, the sun had already hidden half its body on the horizon, and the orange-red sky covered the earth.
Looking at the sparkling water surface under the sunset, she suddenly said, "The sunset is beautiful, isn't it? Many classic scenes are shot at this moment."
"A warrior under the evening glow... it is indeed beautiful," the relaxed Oguri Roman said, lying on the lawn. But she soon seemed to think of something, and her tone became a little sad. "But it will get dark soon after the sunset. This moment is always brief."
"Even if it gets dark, isn't there still light?"
"You were, I was, who hasn't become a light in front of the TV?"
Her little bit of sadness was instantly dispelled by her words. She thought of the child she had been, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up. "So we've saved the world?"
"Of course. We've already become heroes."
"Now we're just replaying what we did as children. We had to save the world back then. This time, we just need to save the local circuit."
Hearing this, Oguri Roman opened her eyes. She looked at her in surprise and said, "Me? But I can't think of any way to win against you. Can someone like me really save the local circuit?"
"Every light has its meaning. Back then, when we were facing despair, maybe we couldn't have saved the world without the two of us," she replied with a smile.
"Minamino Sumire, Kobayashi Kaze, Nishimoto Makikusa, Ansho Suzune, and you and me. The revival of the local circuit is not something that can be achieved by one or two stars. Every horse girl who works hard for it is a force that cannot be ignored."
With that, she stood up and, like Kitahara Jo, stood with her back to the sunset and extended her hand to her. "Let's pull those prestigious family young ladies from the central circuit down and save the local circuit together!"
"On this road, you will never be alone."
Looking at her shining brightly under the sunset, Oguri Roman finally understood her loneliness. She had always thought that there was only one person on this road, and could only be one person. After being defeated and seeing no hope of victory, she had been so lost. But now she was telling her that this road was not a one-way street, but a road that needed many people to open up together. Even the Miracle Generation didn't just have Oguri Cap, did it? Tamamo Cross, Super Creek, Yaeno Muteki, and many other horse girls and trainers—the so-called Miracle Generation was created by them together.
"You're a sly one..." Oguri Roman chuckled and took her hand. Using her strength to stand up, the two horse girls stood before the sparkling river, the sunset stretching their shadows long.
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