It's not good for her health to keep training like this. Now they are just some minor problems, and they will recover with one or two years of treatment. If they get worse, it will be even more troublesome. "In that case, then be prepared. These will be your last two months of active training... Once the Arima Kinen is over, not only the competition, but also the training will be suspended, except for the necessary daily fitness exercises... There are no other sports.” Tamamo Cross nodded and looked at Higashino Chihiro with a smile, "Chihiro, I asked you to promise not to tell anyone else. You should have done it, right?" "Well, no one knows except me, my parents, and the doctor who examined me." Higashino Chihiro looked at Tamamo Cross and said, "But are you going to keep it a secret from Oguruma and Xiaowan?" "of course not." Tamamo Cross jumped down from his chair and looked at a piece of white paper covered with handwriting hanging on the wall. Every member who joins the Surpass team will leave his or her name on it. Her name is between the Little Chestnut Hat and the Super Bay. "I will announce this news at the Arima Memorial Press Conference... When the time comes, I'll trouble you, Chihiro, to simultaneously send out the news of my retirement."
"I understand……" After a long silence, Higashino Chihiro looked at Tamamo Cross and said, "It's been a while since we last visited Uncle. Since you've taken a leave this morning, let's go and take a look now." "Let's go. I also need to tell uncle that I'm retiring." Tamamo Cross took the coat off the hanger and handed it to Higashino Chihiro. "Although the title of Neon's No. 1 was not snatched from Maruzen-senpai, it can be regarded as a good successor." "White Lightning has never lost a game in this year." The two of them came into the hospital and looked at Dang Shanran lying motionless on the bed, and sat gently on both sides. Over the past few years, although Shan Ran's condition has not worsened, even with the most professional treatment, he is now a dying candle in the wind. He spends most of his time in a coma receiving intravenous drip treatment in the hospital, and only wakes up a small part of the time. Higashino Chihiro and Tamamo Cross have also accepted this ending. Now all they can do is to spend more time with the uncle... Chapter 108 Planning "Uncle, do you know? I'm going to retire soon..." Tamamo Cross's voice was very soft. She looked at Dang Shanran with a look of reluctance, nostalgia, and carefreeness in her eyes. "It has been seven years since I came to Tokyo from Osaka." "At the beginning, by the river, we made a promise to become the best horse girl in Japan. We have fulfilled it well." "But I originally wanted to run for a while longer, but my body doesn't wait for me, and I can't continue to show myself on the field..." Chihiro Higashino and Cross Tamamo stayed in the hospital bed until the nurse came in and told them not to disturb the patients' rest, then they got up and left. "Chihiro, I'm going to trouble you a little more during this period. It's only the last two months." "Leave it to me, but you still need to take medicine for conditioning. The medicine will be very bitter, so you have to be mentally prepared." Tamamo Cross waved his hands and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter. Even if you take out your Dongye Special Drink , we can drink it all in one go." "Oh, that's what you said. When you get better, I'll let you drink every day..." "We are talking about these two months. Who would want to drink the special drink you made later on?" Tamamo Cross looked at Higashino Chihiro with disdain, got in the car, and looked at the horse girls running on the horse girl exclusive track on both sides of the road from time to time, and said with emotion: "Time flies so fast, unknowingly, I will retire too."
"When I was young, I felt that time passed very slowly. Every day I was looking forward to the day when I could step onto the stage of the Shining Series. But in the blink of an eye, I am about to retire. I miss the old days so much..." "Time is so magical." Higashino Chihiro said, "A certain year, a certain month, a certain day feels familiar, and when it passes quietly, I suddenly realize that I can never go back." Chihiro Higashino sometimes misses the time she spent with seniors Liuping and Kuronuma when she first came to Tresen Academy. Of course, he also thinks that the current situation is very good. There are so many horse girls in the team, and they are usually very pleasing to the eye. "Chihiro, do you think I can win the Autumn Royal Award and Arima Memorial this time?" "I don't know. Oguruma and Cove will also participate in these two races. There are other powerful horse girls..." Tamamo Cross nodded and looked into the distance, "But I think I will definitely win. As my final battle, I will not allow myself to leave this stage in defeat..." "It can be confirmed that Xingyun Tiankong's running style is a leading tactic...but there is one point, Tea House, you need to pay special attention to." The Chrysanthemum Festival will begin next week, and the list of all participating horse girls has been announced... It was at this time that Chihiro Higashino began to work with Manchester City Tea House on tactical planning for the Chrysanthemum Appreciation. Although Higashino Chihiro firmly believed that Manchester City Tea House would win the Chrysanthemum Contest... but even a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit, he would not make the mistake of underestimating the opponent and cause the tea house to lose the competition. "In all the previous matches, Xingyun Tiankong used the lead release method... So there is a possibility that she will make a desperate choice and choose to escape from the beginning of the match." "Escape from the Chrysanthemum Festival?" Manchester City Tea House looked at Higashino Chihiro with some surprise. Although the escape tactics has returned to the public's attention due to the performance of horse girls such as Silent Suzuka and Eye-catching Eagle... However, this tactic is only used in mile races. Even in middle-distance races, few horse girls use it. Not to mention that the Chrysanthemum Appreciation is a 3000-meter long-distance race. "If we try to escape during the Chrysanthemum Festival, the risk is too great, isn't it?" Even though they heard this from Chihiro Higashino, Manchester City Tea House still couldn't believe it. A 3000-meter escape was something they couldn't even think about. Although Maruzenski's participation in the Chrysanthemum Viewing Festival can be called a great escape, Maruzenski did not deliberately want to escape at that time, it was simply because his speed was faster. So, if Nebula Sky used the escape tactic, it would be the first time that the escape tactic appeared in a long-distance race. Seeing Manchester City Tea House's unconvincing look, Higashino Chihiro could understand, and he said, "So I just said it's possible." "Both Wenwu and Xingyun Tiankong should be very clear. If they use normal leading release, or other tactics such as taking the lead, their chances of winning are very small." This does not only apply to Cha Zuo. If the competition goes normally...in addition to Cha Zuo, Higashino Chihiro is more optimistic about Te Bie Zhou. If the game is still held in a regular manner like the Japanese derby, there is a high possibility of losing. In that case, why not just give it a try and bet that these fledgling horse racing ladies have never competed with those escape contestants and lack experience... bet that they will be thrown off rhythm by their own escapes, and bet that they will choose the wrong time to accelerate. After listening to Chihiro Higashino's analysis, Manchester City Tea House thought for a while and nodded in agreement. If she were competing in such an extremely unfavorable situation, she would probably think of giving it a try.
"In the next few days, Maruzen will accompany you to train on escape and release. You must pay attention to one point... If Xingyun Tiankong uses the Great Escape, then before the final straight line, you must not be left more than seven horse lengths behind by Xingyun Tiankong." Nebula Sky is not the kind of horse girl with excellent physical strength, even though she has undergone special physical training during this period. If she uses the escape tactic, then her last three waves in the final straight line will definitely not look good. As long as she is not left too far behind at this time... Chihiro Higashino believed that Cha Zuo would be able to successfully catch the escaping Nebula Sky in a straight line. "I understand, trainer, I will conduct targeted training..." "Don't take it too seriously. This is just a possibility I brought up. When you're competing, you should just run well first... Don't mess up your pace and breathing rhythm because you're too focused on the nebula sky." "Yes, I understand..." Just as the horse racing girls from various teams were busy preparing for the upcoming Chrysanthemum Award, the last of the classic triple crowns, the Chrysanthemum Award, finally arrived. "Let's go and win your first G1, Tea House..." Chapter 109 Catch It's time to enjoy the chrysanthemums again this year. Since the year Higashino Chihiro became a trainer, he has not missed any Chrysanthemum Award. Even in all these years of Chrysanthemum Award, there was only one time when the championship trophy was won by a horse girl from another team. “It seems that there are not as many people coming to watch the Chrysanthemum Festival as the Japan Derby. Why is that?” After warming up on the grass for a while, Tokugawa Chou came to Okino Koji and the others, looking at the people in the audience with some curiosity, "I remember that last year's Chrysanthemum Festival had many more people watching than the Japanese Derby, right?" "Because last year was the most crucial match for Miura Bourbon to win the Triple Crown... there were so many people who wanted to witness the birth of the third Triple Crown horse girl, so this year..." Okino Koji looked at Te Bie Zhou, spread his hands and said helplessly: "It's your fault that you lost the Gao Yue Sho." "This one……" Te Bie Zhou looked at Okino Koji awkwardly and said quickly: "Well, I will continue to warm up. I will show myself later..." "The opponent is the Manchester City team. It will be difficult for Xiao Te to win." Victory Ticket looked at the horse girl in a pitch-black victory suit who was doing stretching exercises in the distance. “It has won every race since its debut. Although it has never won a G1, it has shown its terrifying strength in long-distance races… In addition, due to the endless emergence of long-distance players in Surpass, she ranks first in popularity this time." Although Teki Chou has won the G1, that was only a middle-distance race. This time, the Chrysanthemum Shooting is a long-distance race... Many fans didn't quite believe she could beat Manchester City Tea House, who excelled at long distances. On the other side, Chihiro Higashino was standing with her team at the top of the audience seats, using binoculars to watch the female racehorses about to enter the race gates. "The teahouse is in good condition today. It looks like there won't be any accidents." Higashino Chihiro nodded with satisfaction, "I just wonder what kind of results today's tea party can achieve. Can it break Miyu's chrysanthemum viewing record?" The answer to this question can only be known after the game is over.
Amidst everyone's anticipation, all the horse girls began to enter the gate one after another. After taking a deep breath, they got into the starting position and stared intently at the front. "The race begins! The horse racing ladies rushed out of the gate in unison!" As soon as he ran out of the gate, Manchester City Tea House quickly looked for the most suitable position for himself... At the same time, he also wanted to find the position of Xingyun Tiankong to judge what her running method was this time. The location of the Nebula Sky was also very easy to find. After she quickly arrived at the inner chamber, she rushed forward and was able to see it easily. "It seems that you, the trainer, really guessed it right. Xingyun Tiankong really used the escape tactic this time." Maruzenski and others looked at Higashino Chihiro in surprise. They didn't expect that he could guess this in advance. "I've been a trainer for a long time and have seen a lot of tactics. Naturally, I can make some guesses. Besides, there are only a few running styles, so it's not surprising." Chihiro Higashino shook her head, raised the telescope in her hand, and continued to observe the current situation of Manchester City Tea House. After passing the first bend, Manchester City Tea House looked at the girl in the white winning suit who was rushing to the front without any scruples, and felt calm in her heart. "It's really a great escape tactic. If this is the case, we can't stay too far back." Manchester City Tea House slightly quickened its pace, moving from the 10th position at the first turn to the seventh position. She was currently in the middle of the herd, and although she was blocked by the horse girls in front of her, she could still clearly see the silhouette of Nebula Sky in the front. As for the special week of the Japanese Derby winner Umamusume, it is currently ranked tenth. According to the trainer's previous statement, this time he only needed to keep an eye on Manchester City Tea House, not to be left too far behind by her in the front section, and then compete in explosive power in the back section. After such a long period of time, plus special training in the summer camp, she believes that her explosive power may not be inferior to that of Manchester City Tea House. "A 3000-meter race is really long, but isn't the pace a bit too fast? I should slow down a bit now to save my strength." Chihiro Higashino didn't find it strange that the pace of the game quickened. Although these horse racing girls who have just stepped into the arena for a year have not encountered many opponents... But their trainers are also very aware that the escape tactics are becoming more and more common nowadays, so it is normal to train them in advance... However, it is just a little bit of training, and more in-depth training will be carried out later. "A faster pace means more energy consumption. Now the pace of the whole game is determined by Xingyun Tiankong... Before the last turn, a horse girl is needed to disrupt this rhythm... And I hope this horse girl will be Manchester City Tea House..." After the second and third bends, Manchester City Tea House's position was constantly moving forward. She kept in mind her trainer's words... before the end of the fourth bend, the gap must not be more than seven lengths. "We still have some strength left, how about we start speeding up here?" Entering the fourth bend, Manchester City Tea House hesitated for a moment, but decisively chose to accelerate. She thought that now was the best time! “Excellent judgement.” Maruzenski and the other horse girls all nodded in praise. It was the best time for Manchester City Tea House to sprint forward... Relying on his physical strength advantage, he closed the gap with the escaped horse girls in the final straight line... At the same time, he put pressure on all the horse girls in the field, forcing them to start sprinting as well. "Xingyun Tiankong has been running away. Can she successfully escape to the end?" "It seems that the horses behind don't want her to escape to the finish line like this. They all started to speed up and sprint. The first one to rush out of the herd was Manchester City Tea House... Can Manchester City Tea House, who is highly expected, catch Nebula Sky in the last straight line?!"
Manchester City Tea House looked at the figure getting closer and closer in front of him and said, "We can do it, we can catch up!" He pushed harder with his feet and ran forward with all his might. "It's almost there, stick with me, I don't want to lose!" Xingyun Tiankong was panting. Even though her feet seemed to be filled with lead and difficult to lift, she still quickened her pace. "Manchester City Tea House is chasing after Nebula Sky, and Special Week behind is also trying hard to catch up. There are still the last 200 meters to go. Who will win the Chrysanthemum Award?!" The audience at the scene all stood up and cheered loudly with excitement. "GOALING! The game is over!"