The instant Tazuna Hayakawa shouted, "Go!"—
Thunder and gale descended upon the world!!!
Fuka Shirayuki's figure flickered for the briefest moment, and then—she was already beyond a dozen meters of empty track ahead!
And…
"Holy—!"
"What the hell?!"
Tazuna froze on the spot. What the hell just happened?
A youngster had shown up at Tracen Academy, and her speed was straight-up flying in the sky.
She stared blankly at the track… then jerked her eyes down to the stopwatch… then back up again.
Over and over.
After checking it three times, Tazuna still stood there like her soul had been kicked out of her body.
To be honest—
It wasn't like she'd never seen talented horse girls.
From the 1940s to today, Tazuna had witnessed countless prodigies…
But none of them had ever been this bizarre.
How was she supposed to describe it?
It was like entering a boxing match where the host keeps telling you, Don't worry, your opponent's a complete scrub. Just get in there and take the precious crown.
And then you step into the ring—
You've fallen into a trap!
Because standing across from you is Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson!
That was exactly what Fuka Shirayuki felt like to Tazuna.
Tazuna even started doubting all her pre-race judgment.
That weak-looking physique. That frail, Lin Daiyu-esque aura. And on top of that, Shirayuki was supposedly an "old lady" horse girl—so eager to shout Don't bully the old and poor?
Yet her speed right now had become an arrow loosed from the string—an arrow so steady even a strong breeze couldn't blow it off course.
It shot forward—violently!
In the end…
The expression on Tazuna's face turned thoroughly strange.
She thought, This horse girl called Fuka Shirayuki… her conscience is rotten to the core.
All those little "pre-race" moves to lower Tazuna's expectations…
And the moment she actually ran, she turned into a monster.
It reminded Tazuna of classmates from her school days.
They'd swear every day they hadn't studied, hadn't revised, hadn't learned a thing—then walk into the exam and score higher than everyone else.
Absolute non-human scum.
Tazuna shook her head and tossed those thoughts away.
The distance she'd set for Shirayuki was 1600 meters, the mile—most debut races were run at that distance.
If Shirayuki could show her strength here, then she'd naturally have the qualifications to step into her debut race…
Though honestly, Tazuna thought, does she even need to prove anything anymore?
…
…
The wind that pierced through her body now pierced through Fuka Shirayuki's soul as well.
She soared freely across the green turf, thinking—
Fast. Faster!
Like a roar—like screaming her emotions out through speed.
Shirayuki thought: if she were a professional racing horse girl, the running style she'd choose would absolutely be "Front-run!" The suicidal, lead-from-start style.
Like Twin Turbo. Like Silence Suzuka—those otherworldly, runaway front-runners…
The reason was simple.
From the moment Fuka Shirayuki stepped onto the track, she felt she would never bow her head behind anyone.
But then—
The corner of her mouth lifted slightly.
If she ran that way every time, it would be terrible for the "script," wouldn't it?
If she wrote story after story where she blasted into an enormous lead and no one could catch her, the audience would understand the ending the moment the gates opened.
Sometimes…
A story needs its rises and falls.
And then she would personally—
Crush every last shred of hope those horse girls had of taking the crown!
No matter what…
The winner at the end would be me!!!
Fuka Shirayuki lifted her head. The fierce wind brushed her cheeks. A smile tugged at her lips—yet her eyes unconsciously reddened.
She bit down on that emotion, forcing every wave of feeling to become a single, piercing line of speed!
[King of Kings, Boots-in-Boots]
[Mile talent: fully activated! Promoted to max level, S-rank!]
[Next-stage mission unlocked: Short / Middle / Long distance are all D-rank.]
[Distance aptitude improvement required mileage: 10 km.]
The system's chimes still rang in her ears.
But at this moment, Fuka Shirayuki had no time to care about any of that—
Only this:
Even if her lungs felt like they were about to explode…
Even if she had to stake her fate on the razor-thin edge of this blade—
She would keep pushing forward!!!
…
…
Meanwhile—
Still at Central Tracen Academy, inside the student council president's office.
The redwood door creaked open, and Tokai Teio lifted her head with eager anticipation.
The person who entered was a familiar face—brown hair, those signature purple eyes.
Teio's smile bloomed instantly. "President~"
Her voice was sweet enough to melt butter.
As the vice president, Air Groove had been confused about why Teio looked so excited—
Until she also saw who walked in.
Oh. Her old man was here.
Calling her "the Emperor" is too nostalgic. Calling her "Symboli Rudolf" is too real. Calling her "the foreign-race noodle-legs" is too respectful.
Good afternoon, Tokai Teio's dad.
Lady Fine Motion was also in the office, a faint smile on the Flower Queen's face.
"Good afternoon," Rudolf greeted simply. "Teio. Fine Motion."
Fine Motion gave a small nod. "Good afternoon."
She offered a light bow, treating her uniform like it was a formal gown.
Her noble upbringing gave her a certain kind of "respect for the strong." The logic of a pampered heiress was… how should you put it?
She was like one of those old-school "ruler empress" types.
If you're stronger than me, then fine—you're allowed to step on my head.
But if you're weaker…?
Then you'd better think carefully about what you're supposed to call her.
You have one minute to consider the problem.
Countdown starts now—
And the baseball bat doesn't wait.
"Everyone's here… then let's start today's sparring," Rudolf said, trying to recall the schedule. "Most people are in class right now, but I think there's still one training track that's empty."
"In the whole academy, that's the only one," she added.
"So we'll go there?"
Air Groove nodded, confirming it.
But Teio shook her head, lively as ever, like she suddenly remembered something.
"President, I think I just saw Secretary Tazuna heading toward that training track!" Teio tapped a finger to her chin. "Like… she had something to do?"
"Hm?" Rudolf raised an eyebrow, mildly surprised.
She wondered… why would Tazuna Hayakawa suddenly be at the training track?
With her personality, unless she was delivering documents or the track needed repairs, she wouldn't just show up there for no reason.
You can't tell me an old lady suddenly got the itch and wanted to run a lap, right?!
That's right.
The chairwoman's secretary—Tazuna Hayakawa—was actually a legendary, hall-of-fame "phantom" horse girl from the 1940s, with countless aliases.
"Scorning All." "Bountiful Moment."
Call her whatever you want—there's no doubt she was a treasure of Japan.
But hey, an old lady with internet addiction wanting to "start a match" was pretty normal too.
Start a match?
Start a match!
Rudolf looked to Air Groove.
Air Groove gave a small shake of her head. "There aren't any other empty training tracks. All the other classes are in session—only that one is free."
"I see…"
Rudolf nodded lightly, and in the end, made her decision.
"Let's go take a look."
That's what she said.
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