"..."
The originally somewhat noisy preparation room fell silent after Hakki's harsh words. Eight pairs of eyes locked onto Hakki's small, ash-haired figure. In truth, she was the smallest among this group of horse girls, yet she had the biggest mouth.
Since she had already said it, Hakki didn't care what it would brew into. In her view, the most severe boomerang effect would be losing this debut race, but she would not take this slight!
"That's right. If you want to prove you're not trash, then try to catch up to me in the race later. I'll use a speed you can't match to make you lose miserably!" She bared her teeth and made a fierce expression. Hakki flicked her long hair and sat down on the other side, took out her phone, casually tapped it, and sent out a pre-edited notification.
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After sending the notification, she put her phone in locker number four. At this time, she was trying to use the method Oguri Cap had mentioned to adjust her pre-race mentality. Hakki herself had a strange mentality. No matter how much she imagined it on normal days, she wouldn't be nervous at the critical moment. But when it really came to this moment, she couldn't calm down no matter what. In the words of her high school teacher from her past life, it was probably—aiming high but having clumsy hands, and being impetuous.
Her small figure was obscured by the comparatively tall horse girls in the room. Hakki rested her head against the wall, her eyes closed, emptying her mind. She decided not to think about anything, until the announcement to enter the track came from the indoor broadcast. She let out a long sigh and stood up.
Gate four, fifth favorite, mid-level... if she performed stably, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.
She walked through the underground passage to the racetrack. At the beginning, there were no other horse girls beside Hakki. It made sense. Who would give her a good face after being called trash? But halfway through, Alice Jedi suddenly came up to her again, seemingly not minding what she had just said at all. "What you just said... was it all true? A speed we can't match?"
There was a strange light in Alice Jedi's eyes, perhaps respect for an opponent...?
"Of course. A gentleman's word, even four horse girls can't chase it down. You can challenge me, even if you have a very close relationship with the Agnes Digital of the past." With her arms crossed over her sixth-generation-fighter-jet-runway chest, Hakki's tone was somewhat casual. Of course, this was just her pretending to be magnanimous. In reality, she wasn't that confident herself. Whether it was a mule or a horse or a donkey... you had to take it out on the track to know!
"Wow then I acknowledge you as a rival! Will you be active in short-distance races in the future? Then maybe we'll have many more chances to race against each other!" Alice Jedi's enthusiasm was as hard to accept as Digital's. Hakki avoided Jedi's gaze and sighed softly.
Since it wasn't an important matter, she would just tell the truth... Hakki coughed and said, "Maybe. Maybe I'll participate in medium-distance races."
"Eh~" Alice Jedi exclaimed in surprise. At this time, they had also reached the exit of the tunnel. Hakki shrugged and didn't explain further, following the footsteps in front of her into the continuous rain.
[And now~ the horse girls for North Japan's first Shining Debut Race are officially entering the track! Carrying their dreams for the future, today they will embark on a brand new journey!]
[The first favorite is undoubtedly Alice Jedi! She looks to be in great condition, and her performance on the track is sure to be outstanding!]
[Suzuka Blossom...]
[Nishino Decisive...]
[And the fifth favorite is Hakki Byakku. Her calm face shows no expression. Has she already secured victory in this race?]
The introduction of the favorites continued, but Hakki had no intention of listening. Under the continuous rain, her knees were a little itchy. Agnes Tachyon's medicine was potent... on normal days, if she dared to go out in the rain, she would be in agony.
Just by doing the pre-race warm-up, her red running shoes were already covered in the soft mud from the grass. Her toes felt light on it. Hakki didn't feel steady at all, yet this situation was judged as a slightly yielding track. Sometimes she really wondered how they judged it.
In the stands, Kitahara and her group were wearing raincoats. Agnes Tachyon, on the other hand, ignored the falling raindrops and held up her phone to record. Because a 1000-meter race was only about fifty-something seconds, and it was a 300-400-300 straight-turn-straight combination, the performance was almost entirely in front of the central stands from the moment the gates opened.
In addition to the sound of raindrops hitting the umbrellas and raincoats, the pre-race call to the gates also floated in the air. Hearing the call, the horse girls all walked towards the gates in unison. On the other side of the gates was the path they pursued to the shore of their dreams.
Deep breath, deep breath, relax and concentrate. Think about your strengths and then their weaknesses. With your high intellect, are you afraid of these sports students who aren't even as good as high school students? Are you stupid, Hakki...? After walking into the gate, Hakki kept admonishing herself. When she heard the sound of the gate closing, she was still a little unaccustomed and flicked her tail. Although she didn't have claustrophobia, such a small space was still a bit suffocating. She had an urge to escape...
The race call had already ended. The few seconds before the start were the quietest. At this moment, Hakki's mind was only occupied by three words: escape.
Click~
[The gates are open, the Hakodate 1000-meter turf Shining Debut Race has officially begun! It's clear to see that number four, Hakki Byakku, has a perfect start that far surpasses the other horse girls! She charges forward to take the lead with a terrifying starting speed, opening up a two-length gap with Alice Jedi behind her in the blink of an eye!]
The power accumulated in the few seconds of being trapped in the gate erupted from her feet at this moment, even kicking up the mud under her feet completely, revealing the solid earth. Hakki followed King Halo's short-distance way, Bakushin!
The white figure flew at the front of the pack. The long white ponytail was lifted by the wind with the sprinting motion, drawing a beautiful white arc.
Woohoo! This is so damn awesome! To hell with your tactics, your running styles, your scheming! In the face of absolute speed, all your little tricks have to kneel!
It had been a long time since she had experienced such a thrilling sense of competition. Hakki felt like she was back in college, competing with her best friend in the 50-meter physical test to see who would take the longest, with the loser buying KFC for the whole dorm!
Since you don't want to be considered trash! Then prove it with a speed that surpasses mine! It's only a thousand meters!
On a real racetrack, sometimes... you just flip some strange switches, revealing the most primitive attributes of a horse girl.
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