Following the guidance of the central staff, the Horse Girls entered the starting gate one by one. The central executives sat in the stands, watching from a distance.
Their purpose in coming this time was to see the quality of this year's new trainers and the strength of the new Horse Girls they had selected.
If there were any with particularly good aptitude, they would also consider inviting them to study within the central division. To prepare for European races, the central division had adopted Western training methods. They wanted to test these methods on this year's new students to see if they could bring about better results.
Shirayuki, who was warming up, looked up. Her gaze fell on the group of serious-faced people.
Some were fat and oily, clearly lazy and relying on their family's wealth to sit in those positions.
Others had gotten there step by step through their own experience and skill.
And it was these experienced central executives who were responsible for grading. They were also the ones conducting the trainer evaluations.
For my year-end ranking!
Shirayuki clenched her fists.
She was going to go all out.
"All Horse Girls, please enter the starting gate."
With the sound of the staff's megaphone, the Horse Girls entered the gate one by one.
Shirayuki, Happy Meek, and two other Horse Girls from the central division took their starting positions.
Using tactics would score a lot of points with the executives, but she was aiming to win this race. So, she planned to run the same way she had when she defeated TM Opera O.
Conserve stamina in the early stages, and sprint at a fixed point.
Having made her decision, she waited for the gate to open. With a flash of the indicator light, clang!, the view before her opened up.
She kicked off and shot out. Just as she thought she had taken the lead, a white figure appeared in front of her.
It was Happy Meek!
She had sprinted out with almost all her strength.
So fast!
Shirayuki was shocked.
She hadn't expected the other girl's starting form to be even more perfect than hers.
But it didn't matter. Her goal wasn't to fight for first place anyway. If she wanted to run at the front, let her.
The other two Horse Girls followed closely behind, and the formation gradually took shape.
Currently in first place was Happy Meek, followed by a purple-haired Horse Girl from the central division, and then Shirayuki.
With fewer people, it was impossible to form an enclosure. In other words...
The advantage is mine.
Shirayuki was full of confidence.
She watched the numbers on the railing change. Gradually, she felt that something was wrong.
After taking the lead, Happy Meek's speed did not slow down. Instead, it grew faster and faster, and the gap between her and the second-place runner widened. This abnormal running style quickly alerted her, and she carefully observed Happy Meek's movements.
She saw her stride frequency gradually increase, and her stride length grew larger. A bad thought appeared in her mind.
A bolt?
Happy Meek is bolting?!
She didn't run like this last time!
If she remembered correctly, the other girl had shown a Pacesetter style in the test.
Although both were at the front of the pack, the two running styles were worlds apart.
A bolt required creating a large enough lead in the early stages to prevent being caught by opponents later on.
And Shirayuki's running style was very vulnerable to a bolt. Once the other person had pulled far enough ahead, even an all-out sprint wouldn't be enough to catch up.
What's more, this wasn't an ordinary bolt.
Watching her charge forward, at the edge of the track, Chiya's face twitched a few times.
He said in a voice of disbelief, "A Great Escape?"
Hearing his voice, Kiryuuin Aoi turned her head.
"That's right. It's a Great Escape. Meek said she wanted to try this running style in a race. Since she's never tried it before, she doesn't know how it will actually turn out."
It really is!
No need to consider any strategy or tactics, no need to care about other opponents, empty your mind, give up thinking, just charge forward and run in the simplest way possible.
This was a brainless Great Escape!
If successful, it would be glorious. If it failed, it would still be entertaining. Twin Turbo used to run like this, but she would run out of steam halfway through.
Currently, the most famous Great Escape runner at Tracen was Silence Suzuka. Her stunning running style of leading from start to finish had yet to be surpassed by anyone.
And what supported her was her leg strength.
According to Special Week, Silence Suzuka's thigh muscles were as hard as steel when tensed. One could imagine how strong her body was.
It was unknown whether Happy Meek's physical condition could support a Great Escape.
On the track, watching Happy Meek get further and further away, Shirayuki began to grow anxious.
There was already a gap of nearly eight horse-lengths between them. If the gap widened to a large margin, even with abundant stamina, she wouldn't be able to catch up.
After all, her own top speed had a limit. Overtaking an opponent also required time and distance.
She nervously watched the markers on the railing. Finally, upon seeing the number '7', she eagerly began to sprint.
Right now, she could sprint at full power for seven hundred meters!
Towards that distant eight-horse-length lead, she chased with all her might, and the distance between them began to slowly close.
No! This speed isn't enough!
Looking at the white figure whose speed was slightly decreasing, she mustered all her strength.
Happy Meek's stamina was stronger than she had expected. She only began to tire towards the end of the race. During that time, she had already built up a huge lead.
Shirayuki gritted her teeth.
Lack of information. She had misjudged Meek's physical condition. Waiting until seven hundred meters left to accelerate was too late. She should have started a bit earlier. Eight hundred meters would not have been so passive!
Unfortunately, the world would not give her a second chance.
She bent down, using the flexibility of her legs to constantly push forward.
In the end, she lost to Happy Meek by half a horse-length.
The other girl stood in front of the finish line, gasping for air. Sweat covered her eyes, making her already half-closed eyes even narrower.
Taking out a handkerchief, Shirayuki handed it to her.
"Thank you."
Happy Meek wiped her eyes a few times. After flipping over the side soaked with her own sweat, she raised the handkerchief and carefully wiped the glistening sweat from Shirayuki's forehead.
"It seems Meek was lucky to win this race."
"Yes. My skills were inferior."
Chiya reflected on the race.
He had misjudged the timing of his acceleration in this race and had underestimated his opponent's stamina.
With Meek's poker face, it was impossible to tell if she was tired or not. Her disguise was too strong. He had stared for a long time but couldn't figure anything out.
The first race was over. The winner was Happy Meek.
After a short rest, he began to move towards the second group. The next to compete was Rice Shower.
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