Shirayuki was strong. Oguri Cap had said this more than once. Although her standard of judgment was as simple as how much one could eat, it was not without reason.
Every time a Horse Girl runs, she consumes a huge amount of energy. So, the more energy one consumes, the faster one can run.
In this aspect, Shirayuki was clearly stronger than the others.
Not only that, but Oguri Cap had also observed that she had a good figure, with no excess fat around her waist. This meant that all the energy she consumed was converted into running muscles.
Her legs, her feet, her waist—they were bound to be more powerful than other Horse Girls'.
This was her advantage: she could eat, and she could run.
Oguri Cap's trainer had once said that even if various tactics were formulated before a race, the racetrack was often more complex and unpredictable than expected. When an unforeseen problem arose, one either had to think of a counter-strategy or use the simplest and most brutal method to force a breakthrough.
Brute force overcomes all.
Oguri Cap chose the latter.
There was no need for complex thinking. If you saw an opening, you just had to charge through it.
In the past, the newly debuted Oguri Cap could do it.
Now, Fujiwara Shirayuki could do it too.
It all depended on whether she had the confidence to do something so audacious.
Taking out two pieces of candy that she had put in her pocket at some point, Oguri Cap began to eat.
Meanwhile, on the track, Shirayuki carefully observed the Horse Girls around her.
So annoying!
These cute girls, they don't surround me normally, but they have to do it during a race!
Seeing Opera O getting further and further away, her heart grew anxious.
No, calm down!
She forced herself to calm down.
This was the time when she needed to be calm the most. If she panicked, she would have no hope of winning.
At this moment, she was gradually immersing herself in the role of a Horse Girl, striving for that single winner's position.
Outside the railing, Chiya's eyes were sometimes sharp, sometimes unfocused. He still couldn't concentrate on two things at once.
Looking at the hopeless situation, he put a hand to his forehead.
From a trainer's perspective, there was no way out.
If that's the case...
He closed his eyes and focused all his senses on Shirayuki. At this moment, she would completely cast aside her trainer identity and think purely from a Horse Girl's perspective.
She listened to the breathing of those around her, the sound of their feet hitting the ground. Slowly, slowly, an image of three Horse Girls running behind her formed in her mind.
It was a world of ethereal grayish-white threads, a contour sketched out in her mind based on their breathing and steps—a feeling that was unimaginable to the human Chiya, something that only belonged to runners like them.
Finally, in this grayish-white world constructed in her mind, she saw it: the one flaw in a hundred perfections.
To her right rear, the space between two Horse Girls.
Ah, that's right.
A trainer couldn't see it, because to them, it was an absolutely impossible position to break through, a position that would be automatically filtered out in their minds.
However, she understood.
This was the only way out of a desperate situation.
Can I do it? With my skills, my technique.
No, it's not about whether I can do it.
It's that I must do it!
Because her goal right now was only one thing.
The finish line!
The marker with the number '6' flashed past her eyes, and her own eyes suddenly changed.
No need to think, no need to hesitate. All she had to do now was to fiercely unleash the stamina she had been accumulating.
"Go! Shirayuki—!!"
Gold Ship suddenly shouted. Influenced by her, Special Week and the others also began to cheer.
Shirayuki lifted her foot and stomped it heavily on the ground. A deep groove was dug out, and her body came to a sudden halt. The intense impact made her feel as if her foot was on fire.
Just a little longer...
She said to her body.
The sudden deceleration was unexpected by the surrounding Horse Girls. They quickly made way, passing her on both sides.
She seized the opportunity and once again stomped heavily on the ground.
But this time, it was not to move forward, but to accelerate to her right.
Like threading a needle, the snow-white figure shot through the gap in the cage at an extremely sharp angle.
"It's not over yet!"
The moment she broke out, she adjusted her angle, bent her waist, and assumed the posture she had used when trying to overtake Tokai Teio.
This time, she wouldn't kick empty air!
Her foot dug into the ground, sending dirt and grass flying. The moment it lifted off, she used the last of her foot's strength to launch her body forward. The white figure chased after the TM Opera O, who was seven horse-lengths ahead, like a flash of lightning.
Her stamina was still plentiful, so—!
She took a deep breath. The moment her foot landed, she tensed her calf, bent her thigh, and brought them closer and closer. Just as the two were about to touch...
Bang!
She forcefully pushed off.
Hearing the sound, Opera O looked back and saw her charging straight for her. The expression on her gritted teeth gave her the illusion of a pouncing beast.
How does she still have stamina?!
It was unbelievable. She had thought she would be trapped to death by the other Horse Girls. Even if she could get out, she would definitely be battered and bruised.
But this beast that had escaped from its cage seemed to have accumulated a great deal of rage from being trapped. It was letting out a long howl, venting its anger.
Watching her get closer and closer, Opera O mustered all her strength.
There were only a hundred meters left to the finish line. Soon, she would be back in her castle, where she would sing and dance in victory.
However.
A sharp grinding sound came from her side. The white beast had bared its fangs. Before the Overlord could return to her castle, it had bitten her on the neck.
At this moment, the one beside her was not a white cat.
It was a white wolf!
Her feet pounded the turf. The crouching white figure shot past her. In a daze, Opera O seemed to see her long robe stained with bright red blood. The beast had torn open her neck and thrown her corpse to the ground.
Ten meters before the finish line, Shirayuki overtook her.
"Finish line!! The winner of this race is! Fujiwara Shirayuki—!!"
"Shirayuki-san!!"
"Way to go—!"
Seeing her running form, Special Week, Fukukitaru, and the others jumped up and down, cheering for her victory.
Before they could celebrate for long, the trainers walked over.
"You lot, go down and rest. Group F3, get ready."
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