The three Horse Girl made different choices, which meant they wouldn't encounter each other before the Classic Race.
After discussing their respective race arrangements, Sirius Symboli thought for a moment, lowering her voice, "Polaris, prepare yourself for what I'm about to say. It could be good news, or it could be bad news for you."
Seeing the other party's somewhat serious expression, Polaris Glacier subconsciously became serious as well, nodding and saying, "sirius, go ahead."
"Actually, ever since you finished the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies last year, a certain sentiment has emerged online—"
"It mainly comes from the Horse Girl themselves, saying they don't want to compete with you anymore."
"Even some Trainers have expressed that they don don't want to see their Horse Girl struggling painfully in races against you."
At this point, Sirius Symboli paused, and Mihono Bourbon continued, "The Polaris Glare is invincible. It's better to avoid races she participates in…"
"Rather than being painfully crushed, with no hope of winning at all…"
"It's better to compete against opponents of a similar level; that would be more suitable…"
Similar remarks and views are rapidly spreading and gaining increasing acceptance among their generation.
Now, if you randomly ask a Horse Girl of the same grade, they will repeatedly shake their heads and decline.
The reason for this is Polaris Glacier's terrifying record and performance.
Ten races, ten victories in her junior year, every one a crushing win.
The seeds planted in the first nine races fully erupted after that Hanshin Juvenile Fillies.
A margin of over 500 meters completely shattered everyone's remaining Luck mentality.
That was neither luck nor coincidence; it was the embodiment of the Polaris Glare's absolute strength.
She is an unbeatable existence.
"I see."
After understanding the situation, Polaris Glacier closed her eyes briefly and nodded, then reopened them, "Although it's a bit of a shame, I actually don't mind whether there are other Horse Girl in the race or not."
After all, most of the Horse Girl of her generation couldn't put any pressure on her, and couldn't even catch up.
Her entire race felt similar to running laps during training.
Oh, that's not quite right. Running on the track comes with cheers from the audience, which is different from training.
"By the way, if everyone else avoids or switches races, and it ends up being just me running, will the corresponding race still proceed smoothly?"
"Uh… theoretically, if that really happened, you, Polaris, would probably be directly declared the winner."
Sirius Symboli's expression was a bit strange as she roughly imagined the scene:
"But it might still need to go through the motions, where you, Polaris, go out and run the course for the organizers and audience, and also for race footage."
"Oh, and the Winner's Stage might also become an exclusive performance for you, Polaris."
"Then it's no problem."
Polaris Glacier smiled and clapped her hands lightly. Her only concerns were whether she could run and whether the Winner's Stage could proceed smoothly.
As the conversation reached this point, the class bell rang. Mihono Bourbon turned around, and Sirius Symboli returned to her seat.
During lunch break, the three of them went to the cafeteria together for lunch.
Having not eaten the cafeteria's food for two months, Polaris Glacier's initial feeling of being tired of it had significantly faded.
The result was that she carried many dishes to the table at once, ready to satisfy her appetite thoroughly.
The head chef, who served her food, was a middle-aged woman who often had a lollipop in her mouth.
For some reason, her gaze always carried a strong sense of challenge, which made Polaris Glacier feel a bit flustered.
Sirius Symboli, seeing her carry so many dishes, said with some emotion, "That's more like it. That matches my initial impression of you, Polaris."
Although Mihono Bourbon didn't speak, a similar thought could be read from her eyes.
In response, Polaris Glacier didn't refute anything, simply focusing on eating and enjoying the feeling of happiness that spread from her taste buds to her heart.
Time moved to the afternoon, at the training ground.
While Polaris Glacier was doing warm-up exercises, preparing to start today's training program, Maruzensky and Rudolph Symboli suddenly came over:
"Good afternoon, Polaris, would you like to have a parallel run with your big sister? A full-effort one."
Upon meeting, without any other conversation, Maruzensky directly stated her purpose.
Polaris Glacier only thought for a moment before nodding in agreement.
Since Kumi was still organizing documents in the Trainer's office and hadn't come over, Rudolph Symboli took over as the finish line judge this time.
Regarding the course, considering that a full lap was indeed too suitable for Polaris Glacier's momentum to be fully unleashed.
To make it less difficult for herself, after a brief discussion, Maruzensky changed it to 1000 meters.
For a short-distance race, her stamina made it very comfortable to run, and she had already planned the tactics she would use.
It was certain that this parallel run would be very different from the previous two.
After appropriate warm-up exercises, the two Horse Girl stood at the marked starting line, taking their pre-run stances.
"Ready!"
Seeing this, Rudolph Symboli immediately raised her right hand and signaled:
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
"Go!"
A deep Polaris Glare's chilling aura erupted, and the Polaris Glacier charged out first; a familiar scene played out again.
Maruzensky started a little later, not choosing to stay behind, and immediately accelerated at full speed, charging forward.
Her speed advantage quickly allowed her to catch up to and overtake Polaris Glacier, seizing the leading position.
【Sorry, Polaris, but I'll show you my leading style now, big sister's way.】
On Polaris Glacier's side, the not-so-pleasant feeling of being overtaken made her unconsciously frown.
Her initial speed without her Absolute Speed unleashed was indeed not very fast, and facing some Horse Girl known for their high speed could easily lead to such a situation.
At the same time, she understood Maruzensky's reason for changing the course to 1000 meters—
The other party no longer needed to worry about stamina consumption and could maintain maximum speed throughout the run.
Rudolph Symboli, standing on the sidelines, clearly thought of this as well, a smile appearing on her lips as she muttered, "Polaris's suppressive power in short-distance races is far less dominant than in middle or long distances. Maruzensky clearly planned this out."
The fact was indeed so; Maruzensky, having taken the lead, felt a sense of familiarity wash over her.
Although everyone said she was actually a go first Horse Girl, only appearing like an Runaway Horse Girl because she ran too fast, in reality, leading was her most favored and frequently used strategy.
Conversely, as for go first, since she had almost never used it, she hadn't accumulated much relevant experience.
Running at the front, she naturally wouldn't be affected by Polaris Glare's chilling aura, and with the short course, she didn't need to worry about stamina consumption.
She maintained her maximum speed, galloping along, passing through the turn and entering the only large curve.
Polaris Glacier followed behind. Due to her speed disadvantage, the distance had already widened slightly, by about four to five Horse Girl' lengths.
Striving to suppress the unpleasant feeling that had been welling up since earlier, she stared straight ahead, her gaze fixed on the end of the curve:
【Just a little longer, just a little bit more. We're about to enter the final straight, about to unleash!】
Finally, after a wait that was very short in actual time but exceptionally long in mental perception, the two Horse Girl successively burst out of the turn and onto the final straight.
At this point, less than 400 meters remained to the finish line.
Maruzensky concentrated, her eyes gradually shimmering with light, and she stomped her feet, bursting into acceleration after a brief pause.
Her domain released, her speed visibly increased by a notch.
However, the very next moment she released her domain, an extreme chill suddenly assailed her from behind, instantly covering and permeating the blood and qi throughout her body.
"?!"
The completely unexpected situation caused her mind to falter, and her legs, feeling the cold throughout her body, uncontrollably slowed their pace.
Rudolph Symboli, seeing this from the sidelines, couldn't help but reveal a look of shock:
"What was that?!"
In her vision, Maruzensky's body was rapidly crystallizing with frost, all her aura was swallowed, and her spirit fell into disarray, appearing utterly exhausted.
In contrast, Polaris Glacier, who was behind, was enveloped in wind and snow. In just a few blinks of an eye, she overtook Maruzensky with an unstoppable surge of acceleration, reclaiming the lead.
The distance between them rapidly widened.
Although Maruzensky later regained her composure, the bone-chilling cold continued to erode her, and she was completely unable to concentrate and increase her speed.
The outcome was already clearly decided.
Even though her initial maximum speed wasn't top-tier, after unleashing her Absolute Speed, Polaris Glacier's ultimate speed had reached another dimension.
Rudolph Symboli also understood the source of the change in her aura—
If one carefully sensed and observed, they would discover the intense fervor and fanaticism contained within the wind and snow, manifesting their presence in the form of a unique platinum aura.
Although it was still very faint at the moment, aura, as a phenomenon, grows more vibrant as a Horse Girl's fighting desire strengthens.
