Duramente, a Umamusume who hadn't even won her debut match shocked many on campus by defeating Pluto Academy.
This included not only Umamusumes from Pluto Academy but also those from Tracen Academy.
Even several Umamusumes from TCB were astonished by Duramente's strength.
Sakura Baimu stood there, watching Duramente pant behind the finish line, a hint of amazement in her eyes.
"Duramente... this is an opponent Kita-chan never defeated in her entire life in my previous life."
She hadn't expected Duramente to join Rigil and possess such outstanding strength.
"If all goes well, Duramente will also be challenging for the Classic Triple Crown next year. However, I've already sent Kita-chan to challenge for the Triple Tiara, and Dia-chan will compete for the Classic Triple Crown…"
Sakura Baimu smiled inwardly. She had considered this when she initially decided to send Kitasan Black to challenge for the Triple Tiara.
While the course of history in this life will certainly not be the same as in her previous life, there are some things that happened in the previous life that still have a high probability of recurring in this life.
For example, Rice Shower's serious injury at the Takarazuka Kinen.
And Tokai Teio's fracture.
As for Mejiro McQueen's left shin band syndrome, Sakura Baimu had taken preventive measures for her when she was young. She wondered if Mejiro McQueen would still suffer from it in this life.
But even if she did, it wouldn't be a problem; Sakura Baimu had a system that could treat it.
To avoid the influence of unforeseen, mystical factors, Sakura Baimu decided it was best to have Kitasan Black avoid Duramente.
Just as Sakura Baimu was deep in thought, a red-haired Umamusume entered the venue and spoke to Air Groove.
After waiting for a while, Sakura Bakushin O exclaimed in surprise.
"Wow! Here she comes, Urban Sea from Pluto Academy, challenging Narita Brian from Rigil!"
The Umamusumes from Tracen Academy gasped again upon hearing this.
Narita Brian was Japan's third Triple Crown Umamusume.
She was also the vice president of Tracen Academy's student council, making her incredibly strong.
The American Umamusumes had previously been choosing weaker opponents, but this time they were going all out, directly challenging a legend?
"Brian-senpai definitely won't lose, she's a Triple Crown!"
Kitasan Black knew about Narita Brian, a Triple Crown Umamusume like Tokai Teio, and was therefore full of confidence in her.
"That's not necessarily true. Urban Sea is the champion of the Arc de Triomphe, the world's number one G1 tournament," Sakura Baimu said.
"Huh?! Is she that strong?" Satono Diamond exclaimed in surprise.
"Yeah…"
Sakura Baimu replied, and then saw Narita Brian removed the twig from her mouth and slowly walked onto the track.
"Brian, don't lose!"
Hishi Amazon shouted to Narita Brian.
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"This time, it's Urban Sea, the champion of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, challenging the Shadow Roll Monster, the three-time champion Narita Brian."
"What will be the outcome of this clash between two legendary Umamusumes?"
As Sakura Baimu introduced the match, the surrounding Umamusumes became extremely focused.
This was the strongest match since the Umamusumes from Pluto Academy came to Tracen Academy.
Not only were the active-duty Umamusumes excited, but many retired Umamusumes also came to watch the challenge from the sidelines.
Pluto Academy's retired legend is challenging her predecessor's three-time champion!
The gates opened quickly, and both Narita Brian and Urban Sea burst through.
Urban Sea chose to lead early on, while Narita Brian followed closely behind.
Narita Brian is a lone-wolf type of Umamusume, rarely showing any change in expression.
She has a rather aloof personality and shows little interest in anything outside of running.
Narita Brian's formidable strength, coupled with her cool demeanor, has earned her the admiration and respect of many junior Umamusumes at the academy.
"Although Narita Brian is lagging behind Urban Sea, she hasn't shown any signs of anxiety. Truly renowned as Shadow Roll Monster."
"Trainer-san, what's Shadow Roll?" Satono Diamond turned to Sakura Baimu and asked.
"Shadow Roll is like a blindfold. It prevents Umamusumes from seeing their surroundings, allowing them to run without restraint."
"But Brian-senpai isn't wearing a blindfold."
Satono Diamond stared at Narita Brian's face on the track, seeing nothing obstructing her vision.
"Because Narita Brian doesn't need a shield to achieve this effect. Once she's focused on running, she can block out all her surroundings. That's just how Narita Brian is; she's never affected by other Umamusumes," Sakura Baimu said.
"Amazing!" Satono Diamond exclaimed.
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As the race neared its end, Narita Brian finally began to accelerate.
The distance between her and Urban Sea steadily decreased, and she overtook Urban Sea with 400 meters to go.
At the very moment she passed Urban Sea, a white aura appeared around Narita Brian.
Immediately afterward, an even stronger burst of acceleration caused Urban Sea, who had been nearly in the same position, to be instantly left behind by Narita Brian.
"Wow… that's amazing, Brian-senpai. She overtook Urban Sea at a speed that didn't even generate any airflow. That acceleration is way faster than Cattleya and the others. No wonder she's a former Triple Crown winner." Tokai Teio exclaimed, watching Narita Brian in the arena.
While she had previously defeated Abyss's Cattleya, that was only after she had unleashed a speed capable of generating a visible white airflow.
Narita Brian's base speed was already significantly greater than Cattleya and the others' speed when they activated their Zones.
"Narita Brian overtook Urban Sea and unleashed further acceleration! So strong!"
Sakura Bakushin O's words had barely left her lips when Urban Sea stomped a muddy crater in the grass, then burst into an incredibly terrifying speed, chasing after Narita Brian.
Many onlookers' eyes narrowed at this sight.
Urban Sea activated her Zone, and her speed was even faster than when she raced Mejiro McQueen with Golden Crown Eagle.
Sensing Urban Sea's terrifying aura behind her, Narita Brien maintained an unchanged expression throughout, seemingly unaffected by the Zone.
In less than two seconds, Urban Sea had overtaken Narita Brian from behind.
Even so, Narita Brian remained completely expressionless.
It was as if she were running her own lap, not competing against anyone else.
"Is this the Shadow Roll Monster? She remained completely unfazed even after Urban Sea overtook her while she used the Zone."
Mejiro McQueen exclaimed, watching Narita Brian who was now lagging behind Urban Sea.
Although she couldn't discern the strength of her Zone, Urban Sea's current speed was clearly faster than Golden Crown Eagle's.
Mejiro McQueen, after her previous race against Golden Crown Eagle, was drenched in sweat and took a long time to recover after crossing the finish line.
Narita Brian, however, remained calm.
"Urban Sea, six Lengths ahead, crosses the finish line!"
As Sakura Bakushin O's voice faded, the race ended with Urban Sea's victory.
Narita Brian followed Urban Sea across the finish line, a heartbreaking defeat.
The Umamusumes from Tracen Academy sighed in disappointment, deeply saddened by Narita Brian's defeat.
Despite her loss, Narita Brian showed no sign of dejection.
She pulled out a twig, put it back in her mouth, exclaimed "Amazing!", and began walking back to her team's position.
"Huh? Brian-senpai lost just like that? Why didn't she activate her Zone? She clearly still had room to accelerate!"
Tokai Teio was utterly bewildered by Narita Brian's defeat.
Sakura Baimu, hearing this, immediately retorted with disdain to Tokai Teio:
"Do you really think everyone's body can withstand the strain of activating their Zone? Look at Rice Shower, and you'll understand why Narita Brian didn't activate her Zone."