"Six...six years? Can you continue to compete after such a long time?"
Tokai Teio, Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond were shocked at the same time and couldn't understand this punishment.
Mejiro McQueen spread her hands, and then shook her head, with unspeakable regret in her tone.
"So, since there is no way to compete, there is no need to enroll in school. For an Umamusume, being unable to run is even more cruel than taking away her life."
"Actually... it's not impossible to debut overseas. Wait until the suspension period in Japan passes and then come back and continue competing," Tokai Teio suggested.
"She has only participated in one G1 game, and it is impossible for her to be noticed by foreign teams."
"Just spend money and go out."
"Where does she have so much money..."
"Isn't she from the Mejiro family? Can't she even get the funds to debut overseas?"
"Although Sakura is also the Umamusume of the Mejiro family, she is from an extremely branched Mejiro Umamusume clan. I also said that she was a local Umamusume from the beginning and was not in Tokyo. If Sakura hadn't performed well in the local area, she would not have been able to come to the central competition."
"So that's it..."
Tokai Teio sighed, as if she felt very regretful, as if a heavy boulder was squeezed in her heart, and continued to ask.
"Since you said you have a good relationship with your sister, why doesn't your family help her with the money? You all know that she didn't intentionally break the rules, right?"
"..."
Unexpectedly, when Mejiro McQueen heard Tokai Teio's inquiry, her whole expression suddenly turned gloomy.
"This is... my mistake. My sister has been staying at my house since she came to Tokyo. However, the Tenno Sho is the most important competition for the Mejiro family. Even if they cannot win, the Mejiro family will not allow anyone to tarnish this competition..."
"But Sakura... made a foul when she first participated in Tenno Sho and was suspended. Grandma-sama was furious because of this and kicked her out of the Mejiro house. Although Grandma-sama is serious, she rarely gets angry. That day was the first time I saw her get so angry... I was too scared at the time and didn't dare to plead for Sakura."
Mejiro McQueen became more and more frustrated as she spoke, and her whole person was enveloped in strong negative emotions.
Tokai Teio saw Mejiro McQueen like this for the first time, and quickly comforted her.
"McQueen, even if you didn't plead for your sister, it's not your fault. Shouldn't the culprit be the Japan Racing Association? It has nothing to do with you, McQueen..."
"No, Teiō you don't understand."
Mejiro McQueen slowly raised her head and looked at Tokai Teio.
She hesitated several times, but ultimately did not say the next words.
"Anyway, this is my fault. Therefore, I want to become the strongest Umamusume and let my name be engraved in the history of Tenno Sho forever."
"By the way, McQueen, do you know where your sister is now?"
Mejiro McQueen shook her head.
"Maybe she went back to her hometown? Maybe she fell in love, got married, and had children? I don't know. The year she was suspended happened to be the year I entered school. Four years have passed and I have never seen her again."
"Miss McQueen, I don't think you need to be too depressed."
Satono Diamond suddenly spoke at this time.
"Miss McQueen, you are the first person to win the Tenno Sho consecutively. Not only that, you have also won three consecutive championships. Your sister who is far away will definitely be very pleased to hear about this."
"That's right. She will be proud of me."
Mejiro McQueen also smiled at Satono Diamond when she heard her words.
"Speaking of which, Sakura's suspension actually helped me a lot. I had never thought that diagonal running would be such a serious matter before. Since that incident, I have been very careful every time I compete. So I haven't had any foul records so far."
"Hoho, it seems that McQueen has also inherited the 'sister's will'," Tokai Teio joked with a smile.
"In short, my next goal is to continue to dominate Tenno Sho. If Teiō wants to destroy my winning streak, you can try it. At least in the Tenno Sho event, I am confident that I will not lose to anyone," Mejiro McQueen smiled.
"Oh? Then I'm afraid, McQueen, if you cry after losing, I won't compete with you for the Tenno Sho championship. We'll see you at the Tenno Sho in the fall!" Tokai Teio put her hands on her waist and raised her head.
"Hey! Are you cowardly and deliberately chose the mid-range Autumn Tenno Sho?" Mejiro McQueen said with disdain.
"Pfft——"
When Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond met Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen began to quarrel again, both couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"By the way, the senior we asked for directions today told me that our Trainer-san is a very strange person. But I found that apart from setting her goals too high, she seems to be a pretty nice person."
Satono Diamond asked doubtfully, pointing her finger at her chin.
"Huh? She..."
When Mejiro McQueen heard Satono Diamond mention Sakura Baimu, her eyes suddenly turned into a dead fish.
"She does a lot of strange things. She often forces you to eat a lot of strange things."
"Some nutritional drinks, small cakes and the like. The small cakes taste quite good, but she gives them too much. It's very easy to gain weight if you eat too much."
When Tokai Teio heard them mention Sakura Baimu, she immediately crossed her arms and shuddered.
"Let me tell you, Trainer-san often gives us a special! Special! Especially unpleasant dark green liquid to drink. It looks similar to ordinary green juice, but it tastes so unpleasant that you can't even imagine..."
"Huh? Can't you refuse?" Kitasan Black wondered.
"No way!!" Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen shouted at the same time.
"She said that stuff would help restore physical strength, and actually the effect is quite good..." Mejiro McQueen's face also turned a little blue. "But that stuff tastes really bad... Taiyaki with yellow mustard is even more delicious than that stuff."
"Uh..."
Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond felt a little sweat on their foreheads when they saw Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen's faces changing expressions when talking about "juice".
They also started to get scared.
"Actually, you don't have to be afraid of being like that," Tokai Teio laughed awkwardly. "In most cases, Trainer-san will give you another small cake."
"That sounds good, maybe if you just eat the cake..."
"No, she will watch you drink the green juice before letting you eat the cake."
Kitasan Black & Satono Diamond: "???"
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At the same time, Sakura Baimu, who had just come out of Chairman Akikawa's office, suddenly covered her mouth and sneezed several times.
She rubbed her nose, looked up at the sky and murmured to herself.
"It's strange. Did I catch a cold?"
As soon as she finished speaking, another system prompt interface popped up in front of Sakura Baimu's eyes.
[Achievement achieved: Avoid Mejiro McQueen from falling. Reward: 1991 system points]
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Trivia: The first major prize winner in history to be penalized for running sideways was Mejiro McQueen in the 1991 Fall Tenno Sho.