I heard from my father-in-law that when Dob was young, he had a problem with his legs, just like Aldan... It’s just that Dober’s leg problem recovered under the careful care of the Mejiro family, but Aldan did not. Therefore, Chihiro Higashino hopes that Doberman can rest for a while, so that there will not be such frequent competitions in the future. "After the Arima Kinen, it will be the McQueen Hope Stakes. I hope you can win the race like Dober did then." If McQueen wins the day after tomorrow, the team will once again have all members in G1. Higashino Chihiro hopes to keep this record going, the longer the better. Although it is not very realistic, he really hopes that everyone can take home their own G1 trophy. "of course." Mebai McQueen shook his hair and said confidently: "I'm no worse than Dob!" Chapter 117: Sai Younala, White Lightning... The scene of her sister winning at Hanshin JF gave Mejiro McQueen great motivation, and she was more focused in the following training.
However, before her tournament of hope began, the Arima Memorial, which Tamamo Cross and the other two had agreed to meet, had arrived. According to the previous practice of the Horse Racing Association, no matter what kind of competition it was, they would just make a promotional poster or something like that. Or else we could make a banner for all the participating horse girls and advertise it on every TV screen... But this is basically an entertainment competition like the Winter Dream Cup which has no great significance. But for this year's Arima Memorial, the Racing Association made a promotional picture of the Tamamo Cross, the Oguri Hat and the Super Bay Triangle standing with the Arima Memorial Trophy in the middle. Originally, Higashino Chihiro was worried that other fans of Umamusume would go to the official website of the Racing Horse Association to complain... They might also go to their team and the personal accounts of Tamamo Cross and the other two to curse them. Fortunately, this phenomenon did not occur. Although there were a few online trolls, most people expressed support for this form of propaganda. In the past, just releasing a few words was meaningless. The Horse Racing Association also announced that promotional images for future competitions will be produced based on the most popular horse racing girls. "This promotional picture is really interesting, but why don't I remember you taking this promotional picture?" Tamamo Cross explained, "It was during the last press conference. You were supposed to go in and prepare the materials first, and then the people from the Racing Association told us that they wanted to take a promotional photo. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, so I didn't tell you." "Let's ignore all that for now, let's go in and warm up, and then proceed to the final..." "The final Ashugeki showdown, the final three-way showdown, the glorious retirement... There are many wonderful things that can be written about the Arima Kinen this time." In order to take the best photos this time... Izumusuke Fujii spent a lot of money to get the front row tickets that his colleagues had grabbed... But for such a classic game, he couldn't possibly lose out no matter how he thought about it. "Stars of extraordinary strength, but equally matched, gathered together... This will undoubtedly leave a strong mark in history as the battle of the century. Being able to be there... Witnessing that moment, for a reporter like me, there is nothing happier than this.” Izumi Fujii pushed his eyes open, looked at the horse racing girls warming up on the field, then decisively took out his cell phone, turned it off and put it in his pocket. "No matter what happens today, we won't miss it!" “The opening horn is ringing in the stadium of the top race G1 Arima Kinen, and the 13 horse girls participating in the Arima Kinen are all heading towards the gate.”
"It's the final battle... After so many years of competition, it's finally coming to an end." Hearing what Oguruma said, Tamamo Cross curled his lips, "Don't think I will show mercy just because you said that. This is my retirement match, I will definitely use all my strength to win the championship." Super Xiaohaiwan looked ahead. The racecourse at this moment was like a grassland with no end in sight. The three of them would face the final showdown again. "I will not give up the victory of Arima Kinen." "Oguri... Xiaowan, come and try to defeat me." "Tamamo Cross has entered the gate, Oguri Hat has also entered the gate successfully, and all thirteen contestants are ready!" In the audience, Meiyouzhi looked at Higashino Chihiro who was so nervous that she unconsciously tiptoed and asked, "Trainer, what tactics did the seniors use this time? You look so nervous." "I do not know." Higashino Chihiro looked at the closed gate and said, "This time, the three of them acted as if they had agreed on something. They all said they wanted to compete based on their own running style, and they didn't tell me what the tactics were." At that time, Chihiro Higashino asked them if they had an agreement, and the result was no. This was a unanimous decision they made without any communication. At the same time, in the hospital, even though he had lost consciousness, Dang Shanran's son had told him in advance to turn the TV to the live broadcast of Arima Kinen. He watched the silent TV quietly and prayed silently in his heart. In the Higashino Clinic in Osaka, the live broadcast of Arima Kinen was being played on the screen in the lobby. The trainers and horse girls in the clinic were staring at the screen. Chihiro Higashino's parents were also in their respective clinics, watching the images playing on their mobile phones. In Tamamo's home not far from the clinic, Tamamo Cross's parents and younger brothers and sisters were sitting on the sofa, watching the TV nervously and cheering for Tamamo Cross in a low voice. At Gifu Prefecture, Oguri's mother cheers for Oguri, and at Kasamatsu Tresen Academy, Rokuhei Ginjiro and Kitahara Joi. Children cheering for Super Cove at a Tokyo nursery school... "On December 12th, at Nakayama Racecourse, the G25 Arima Kinen… officially begins!" As soon as the race started, the horse racing ladies rushed out of the gate one after another... Normally, they rushed out in a beautiful straight line, but today, some fell behind. "The White Fresh Pioneer made a mistake at the start! Did he hit the gate?" Without having time to pay much attention to the white fresh pioneer's mistake, the commentator looked forward. "Now we are competing for position after the start. Who will be the first to run out?" "Oh, here it comes, it is indeed this horse girl, the Royal Lord!" After the first bend, the horse racing ladies will face the first key node of the Arima Kinen, the steep slope of the Nakayama track. Although the height difference of this steep slope is about half of that of the Chrysanthemum Viewing Peak, the slope of Arima Kinen is indeed steeper. However, this slope is just a small problem for Tamamo Cross and the others, and it does not consume too much of their physical strength. "The head has started bleeding. It seems that the force of the collision just now was unclear, coupled with the intense exercise... I don't know how far the White Fresh Pioneer can go." On the big screen, there was a close-up of the second-to-last Bai Xian Xianfeng. Everyone could clearly see that blood was slowly flowing down Bai Xian Xianfeng's forehead, even covering one of her eyes. Seeing the blood-stained white pioneer, Sakura Chiyo felt a little scared. She looked at Higashino Chihiro and said, "Trainer, is it okay for her to be like this?"
"It's not a big problem. Even though the bleeding is a bit scary now... the amount of bleeding is not very high. It's mainly because she ran at high speed, which accelerated her blood circulation... If she stayed where she was, she would only bleed a little." Higashino Chihiro picked up the telescope again and said, "Being injured may cause a person's condition to decline, but it may also arouse fighting spirit and make him more powerful. Given the character of the White Fresh Vanguard, it is probably the latter..." "Now it depends on whether the disordered breathing rhythm caused by blood loss will appear first, or whether the White Fresh Pioneer will overcome the difficulties and complete the race." The race came to the third bend. At this time, some horse girls were already getting restless and were hesitating whether they should accelerate. But as the saying goes, if one horse girl starts to speed up, all the horse girls will start to speed up at the same time... Therefore, after consideration, the horse racing ladies decided to slow down their pace and save their energy to compete in the final straight line. "I think we'll be overtaking at the final corner, right?" Mejiro Aldan looked at the Tamamo Cross. In last year's Arima Kinen, the Tamamo Cross was the final sprint, but Maruzenski was not caught. No, no, it was... Didn't even catch a shadow. "No, Tamamo-chan is going to start speeding up?" "The final turn will decide the outcome?" Tamamo Cross exerted force on his feet, and a strong momentum burst out from his body. "Who do you think you are racing against?" "The one standing on this field with you is Neon's number one, Tamamo Cross!" Not only the horse racing girls standing on the same track as Tamamo Cross, but also the trainers and horse racing girls watching on the scene were shocked by Tamamo Cross's action. "Tamamo Cross didn't even wait until the final straight line, and rushed forward in one breath!" If it was another Umamusume, the commentators might still have doubts... But the one off the field is the current No. 1 in Japan, the white lightning - Tamamo Cross! "Tamamo Cross sprinted forward from the outside with fierce power, and she kept surpassing one player after another!" "Is this the current number one horse girl in Japan?" Higashino Chihiro put down the telescope and looked at the group of horse girls staring at him in confusion. He said helplessly: "So didn't I just say that I didn't participate in their battle plan? I don't know what Tamamo is doing now." "At the current speed, Tamamo and Oguri will be at the front of the group on the final straight, and will catch up with the Royal Lord in the last 250 meters." "We have reached the final straight line now! Ogururomo and Tamamo Cross have come to the front of the herd, and the Royal Lord is still in the lead. Can she hold on?!" The answer is of course no. The reality is just as Chihiro Higashino said... In the last 250 meters, Oguruma and Tamamo Cross surpassed her together. Super Little Bay and the White Fresh Pioneer who had been chasing along the road of Tamamo Cross were also approaching. "Oguruma is slightly ahead now, can Tamamo Cross catch up?" Everyone in the stands stared nervously at the two horse girls in front... This time, it was obviously a duel between Tamamo Cross and Ogururomo. Super Little Bay could not catch up because he did not rush out of the herd in the first place. "It's really fun to run with you, Xiaoli..." Tamamo Cross glanced at Oguruma who was running beside him, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Ever since Higashino Chihiro went to Kasamatsu and they met for the first time online, Tamamo Cross had this feeling that this horse girl in front of her, who had the same Ash-haired appearance as herself, was very special, so special that even though he had never seen her run, he thought she was his rival. Train together, play together, and run for victory together on the field.
"This is the final battle, Xiaoli. We will definitely win this time!" "Oguruma and Tamamo Cross are inseparable. The two are almost side by side, with only the last 100 meters left!" At this stage, which should have been very tense, Higashino Chihiro put down the telescope and looked up at the blue sky. "The two of them... were running happily." "Xiao Li, it's really fun to run with you, but... I'm sorry, from now on, it will only be you and Xiao Hai Wan on the field..." "GOALING! The game is over!" As the announcement of the end of the game came out, the audience remained silent. It was only after a long while that deafening cheers rang out. Everyone's eyes turned to the big screen, where the results of the horse racing ladies were being announced one after another. It was not until the time of Ogururi Hat and Tamamo Cross that the word "photography" appeared. This also means that the winner of this Arima Kinen will be decided based on the photo taken at the finish line. "I really made the right decision to come to the Arima Kinen. Every year the Arima Kinen is such an exciting race." The speaker is a die-hard fan of horse racing. He attends almost every G1 race and has been doing so for several years. "The double championship the year before last, the super sports car that was far ahead of the rest last year, and this year's shining lightning and monster showdown..." As he spoke, he actually shed tears, "But, these scenes will never happen again, they have all retired..." Although there are new and outstanding horse racing girls appearing on such a stage every year...but it is not every year that something that can touch one's heart is presented. "Yes, today's race is over, and White Lightning is leaving soon... I don't know how long Super Cove and Ogururo can run on the track, but at least I hope they can finish the Arima Kinen next year..." As everyone waited, changes finally appeared on the big screen. "The results are in! The winner of this Arima Kinen Championship is! White Lightning, Tamamo Cross!" "As the strongest Tamamo Cross, he showed his dominance in the final Arima Kinen Race... Although there will be no more leaping lightning in the future races, but..." Chihiro Higashino looked at what was displayed on the screen and saw that Tamamo Cross won with a one-half nose margin. She smiled and shook her head. It seemed that the Horse Racing Association had indeed upgraded the equipment, and the gap was obvious. "You win, Tamamo-chan." "It was a complete defeat..." Tamamo Cross looked at Oguruma and Xiaowan who were approaching, and for a moment she couldn't control herself. She reached out to wipe away the falling tears, stretched out her hands, and gently touched them with the two of them. "Even if I'm gone, you still have to take my..." Let’s continue to shine on the field together…” Higashino Chihiro looked at the two horse girls hugging each other on the field and smiled: "An era is about to leave, and a new era is about to come..." Chapter 118: After the Game Because this year's Arima Memorial Day is on the 25th, which coincides with Christmas... Therefore, this year's Arima Kinen winner's stage was chosen to be held at noon so as not to delay the fans and horse racing ladies from returning home to celebrate the festival.
On the winner's stage, Oguruma and Super Bay stood on the left and right of Tamamo Cross and danced with her. At that moment, Chihiro Higashino seemed to see the scene last year when Tamamo Cross stood next to Maruzenski and danced. History is surprisingly similar... "Tomorrow is your game, remember to go to the training ground to warm up this afternoon." "Know it." Mejiro McQueen waved a glow stick and pouted, as if she was complaining about him for disturbing her from watching the winner's stage. "I'm going to the hospital, Chihiro, do you want to go with me?"