Chapter 492: NO.75: Just go ahead, anyway the one who gets hurt is your trainer (x)

NO. 75: Just go ahead, anyway the one who gets hurt is your trainer (x)

Kokura Racecourse has both sand and grass terrains, adjusted according to competition requirements.

The Asu Stakes is a 1800m sand short-distance race.

Although the difference between sand and grass courses is huge, newcomers usually can't handle it, but this race's course has never had a newcomer.

Because its entry requirement is: second year, third year of career.

In other words, everyone on the course is a veteran; not to mention the sand-grass difference, most of them have even run on dirt.

Come to think of it, would any horse girl really sign up without checking the race requirements?

Even if the horse girl doesn't look, the trainer should notice, right?

Those without contracts are another matter.

Based on this, if Mihama Bourbon just participates and wins—this debut race's value could even exceed that of Manchester Chazuo, and it wouldn't disgrace her level as a second-playthrough player.

Although that's true, just as Aomo said……the entrant list for this OP race is lackluster; although they are all peers or even seniors, there aren't any notable veterans.

Such a race, if nothing unexpected happens, even winning would hardly have the impact that Chazuo's Cosmos Prize race gave people.

Of course, horse girl racing is itself an unknown stage, and it's not lacking in surprises.

Often there are obscure horse girls, horse girls with ordinary resumes, who suddenly burst forth and stab a knife into your stamp-collecting dream—such cases are also common in horse racing history.

The reason Triple Crown horse girls are so few is not only that many seasons are fought over to the point of 'no one survives,' but also because these 'horse girl assassins' have contributed.

So Bourbon's caution when facing Aomo's problem is also understandable.

But she still considers the worst possibility, which is called—universal mediocrity.

Exactly, in this cyborg horse girl's judgment, having strong opponents is actually a good thing; lacking strong opponents is the biggest problem.

Because she has already seen Chazuo team member's debut race.

Mihama Bourbon, who won the Gaoyue Prize and Jidong Derby with an undefeated record, once lacked famous opponents in her race history.

Now, as a second-playthrough player starting over, she remains as pure as before, advancing toward the Triple Crown goal like a machine executing a task, with nothing else.

As for Suzi team member and Chazuo team member, who are also under the same trainer, even knowing their race schedules, they also aim for the Triple Crown, but she lacks sufficient sense of crisis.

Such thinking remained unshaken even after witnessing that figure yesterday in the spectator stands; only her calm, lake-like heart finally stirred with slight ripples.

The mediocre bind themselves to the past, the ordinary talk about the present, the strong envision the future.

From the dark silhouette of the Cosmos Prize, the cyborg horse girl seemed to catch a glimpse of some future light.

Whether it's her consistently keen intuition for no reason, or simply a professional's accurate judgment, Mihama Bourbon does not know.

She only knows she indeed saw that black skyscraper standing in the world, that running posture enough to make her pay a bit of attention, and as a fellow horse girl under Master, she should also reach that level, right?

For the first time, the cyborg horse girl rose a sense of competition.

The target is the housemate sharing the same roof, and also the companion who signed a temporary contract with the trainer just like her.

To be on par with that teammate who earned the alias of dark storm clouds, she ought to give her all.

Just on this track.

Kokura Racecourse, 1800 meters, summer, sand, good, clear.

"Number one popularity, Mihama Bourbon! Taking the second leg of the Triple Crown with an undefeated posture, yet before the Chrysanthemum Prize she terminated her contract with the trainer and awaits as a legendary cyborg horse girl! This race's biggest obstacle for the contestants! Simply an iron wall!"

"Her popularity is extremely high; indeed, one could say that selling out this event is thanks to her."

"This is her first battle after signing a contract and making a comeback with Trainer Aomo Lindun! And just yesterday, the other horse girl trained by that trainer—Manchester Chazuo—won the Cosmos Prize; can she earn second-round honor for that new trainer? Let's wait and see."

Mihama Bourbon waited calmly at the gate, gazing at the cheers coming her way, while also taking in the boos mixed into the crowd, and absorbing the surrounding looks of hostility, dislike, even hatred.

Her eyes showed no wavering.

"What iron wall? Little Bourbon's body is so soft."

"This is sexual harassment, Qianming senior."

"Don't be so serious, Bai Ren."

"I think the problem is bigger with these commentators," Suzi clicked her tongue, not feeling the slightest tension about having to rush to another racecourse in half an hour, "although this time she didn't throw a straight ball at the guinea pig guy with malice, but the mention of the mechanical guinea pig is too heavy."

"It's completely just drawing hatred for her."

"But actually……there's no difference……"

"Eh? Is that so?" Bourbon's friend A belatedly realized.

"Right, that's the fact; we can't really speak up for Bourbon." Bourbon's friend B was also helpless.

"Anyway, just cheer Bourbon normally!" Bourbon's dorm mate sidestepped the issue.

Without a doubt, although Manchester Chazuo gained a somewhat negative reputation with its absolute dominating posture, the race atmosphere is developing in her favor, but Mihama Bourbon's is the opposite.

She has an impeccably fair reputation and image, and a huge fan base, but due to a certain demon trainer's arrangement, she came to this racecourse.

One who has won consecutive victories, surged all the way to T1 before the Triple Crown, even seeming to approach T0's bucket number, whether or not she's a second-playthrough is secondary; the point is……what the hell is this level doing in an OP racecourse, damn it!

Moreover, taking this as the comeback first battle, doesn't it mean stepping on everyone's heads to announce her return!

Such behavior as abusing vegetables and blowing up fish, although the parties involved would feel great, inevitably invites contempt, and those labeled 'sour cabbage fish' players could never put on a good face.

An atmosphere of friendship first, competition second does not exist; only near-unanimous hostile exclusion.

Being so, even if the host and commentators don't fan the flames, it makes no difference.

Seventeen people's gazes are all on her, either silent, whispering, or making contemptuous gestures full of attack.

These athletes all understand that today's enemy is only one.

Because Mihama Bourbon's name is truly resonant, surely they, along with their trainers, will, upon receiving the participant list, rush to confirm the name, then search her data, scrutinize her running videos.

Just as Aomo would also give them their data to Bourbon.

But after all, the cyborg horse girl doesn't care.

She neither had the exhilaration of blowing up fish, nor cared about those hostile exclusions; she simply walked calmly into the gate, eyes fixed on the gate's crossbeam, wholeheartedly awaiting the sound of the electric gate opening.

Because she could feel the solemn, cold gazes from the spectator stands.

In that single-minded wait, the distant gaze that fell upon it activated the turbine's stored power.

Although she was wearing only an ordinary competition uniform now, not the true outfit fitted with a micro-turbine, her heart truly burned with a passion she had never known.

That passion was aimed at something far beyond mere victory.

But rather, an indifferent crushing.

For this, within that blue child, a flicker of electric current lurked.

MB-, storing power, awaiting release!