The long, grueling race finally reached the 600-meter marker.
The front-running Uma Musume had already dropped out of their Zone, and the leading pack was beginning to show signs of fatigue.
At the very front, SagaMix maintained a powerful rhythm.
Not far behind her, top-tier contenders like Leggera, Fragrant Mix, and Dream Well watched like hawks, preparing to launch their final spurs.
The atmosphere of the entire racecourse was frozen to the breaking point!
However, at this decisive crossroads, Myriad Dreams, who had been gritting her teeth and chasing from the very back of the pack, suddenly curled her lips into a smile.
It was a look of resolve and liberation, starkly different from her previous struggle.
A flash of blue electricity seemed to flicker through her eyes.
'Now is the time! All the pressure I've endured and the gaps I've closed until now were all for this single moment!'
She no longer held back, completely unleashing the power and conviction she had accumulated!
"Now—!!"
Her clear cry rang out across a corner of the track.
Myriad Dreams' eyes burst with a brilliant light, and the power of her Zone surged out like a torrential flood breaking through a dam.
"Muteki-chan! Sky-chan! Give me... your strength!!"
Accompanying her call, the Myriad Dreams Zone expanded to its full potential.
But this time, it was no longer a simple fluctuation of illusions. Guided by her spirit, the blazing explosive power simulated from Yaono Muteki and the free-spirited terminal speed simulated from Seiun Sky acted like summoned spirits.
They merged, resonated, and fused with her original Zone in a perfect form never seen before!
BOOM!!!
A pillar of brand-new energy, woven from indigo and blue, seemed to erupt from her body and pierce the clouds.
As the light dissipated, Myriad Dreams was surrounded by a dreamlike and umatched flow of indigo energy.
At the moment the Zone fusion was completed, her speed underwent its first qualitative leap!
Speed Stat: 1350
'It's not enough! This speed isn't enough to crush them!'
Myriad Dreams' gaze was as sharp as a blade, and she didn't pause for a second.
"Power Conversion— Activate!"
The potential within her body used to maintain extreme explosive power was instantly extracted, poured without reservation into the nerves and muscles driving her forward!
It was a massive gamble. She was sacrificing her remaining stamina in exchange for absolute speed that could overturn everything in an instant!
BOOM—!
The air let out an explosive boom as it was forcibly torn apart. Myriad Dreams' silhouette seemed to break the boundaries of physics, her speed skyrocketing madly once again!
Speed Stat: 2025!!
"What?!"
"That's impossible!!"
Leggera, Fragrant Mix, Dream Well, and the others who were preparing their final sprints only felt a bolt of indigo lightning flash past them at a speed they couldn't comprehend.
The wind pressure generated in that instant nearly knocked them off balance.
They watched that ghost-like figure in horror, their minds going completely blank!
"Go! Myriad Dreams! GO—!!!"
Inside the Japan Tracen Student Council Room, the usually composed Symboli Rudolf actually bolted upright from her seat.
Losing her cool, she shouted at the television, fists clenched, her eyes filled with unbelievable joy!
Myriad Dreams' mind was as cold and clear as a mirror, with the system guiding her toward the most perfect path to overtake.
Her footwork was both nimble and violent. Every stride landed precisely in the gaps of the rhythm, cutting through tiny openings and overtaking from unbelievable angles.
One! Two! Three!
...
Like a devastating hurricane, she ruthlessly surpassed every opponent in front of her— whether it was the stunned Leggera, the struggling Fragrant Mix, or the mysterious Dream Well.
There was no need for complex technique, it was pure, crushing, and despair-inducing speed!
The final 100 meters!
Ahead, only one figure remained— the one who had been steadily leading the race: Sagamix!
The moment Myriad Dreams erupted, Sagamix felt that heart-pounding, terrifying aura.
Without hesitation, she activated her own Zone, pushing her condition to its peak as she accelerated with all her might.
'How is this possible?! How can she still have this much power left?!'
However, as she sprinted with everything she had, she discovered to her despair that the indigo silhouette behind her was closing in at a visible, rapid pace.
That speed was so fast it exceeded the boundaries of her understanding!
'I can't stay ahead! I can't stay ahead at all!'
"Desperate Outburst—!!!"
Myriad Dreams locked onto the final powerful enemy ahead and activated her ultimate skill to turn the tides!
It felt as if some internal shackle had been completely shattered, and a more violent power— one originating from the very source of her life— burst forth!
Speed Stat: 2525!!!
Swish!
As if teleporting, Myriad Dreams' figure drew level with Sagamix under the latter's horrified and disbelieving gaze, and then... without suspense, she surpassed her entirely!
Sagamix strained with every last ounce of strength, her Zone light flickering to its limit, but she could only watch helplessly as the indigo figure, carrying an unstoppable momentum, widened the gap further and further.
Finally, with a clear and indisputable advantage, she was the first to cross the finish line of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, the symbol of supreme glory/
"Crossing the line!!! The champion is... It's Myriad Dreams!!!"
The commentator's voice turned hoarse and cracked from extreme excitement!
"A miracle! An absolute miracle! The super-rookie from Japan has staged the most shocking comeback in history on the stage of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe! She has conquered Longchamp! She has conquered the world!!"
After crossing the finish line, Myriad Dreams' speed gradually decreased.
She came to a halt and looked back at the turf she had just conquered.
Her chest heaved violently and sweat poured off her like a stream, but her face bloomed with a relieved and incomparably brilliant smile.
The sunlight shone upon her, and as the indigo light of her Zone slowly dissipated, it seemed to drape her in a layer of never-fading glory.
The new Queen of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is crowned here!