What... is that?!

The deafening roar of the crowd nearly lifted the roof off Nakayama Racecourse. The commentator's voice, excited to the extreme, tore through the air over the broadcast and struck every spectator's eardrums with crystal clarity:

"Satono Diamond powers her way out from the middle of the pack! Slightly farther outside is Satomi Noble, while Golden Lyric is tightly tucked in on the inside—she hasn't given up yet!

"Behind them is Teio Sho! Her breathing looks heavy, and her Stride Length seems a little strained, but she's still gritting her teeth and desperately driving forward!

"On the very Inner Lane is Starlight Peak! Her fierce early clash with Kitasan Black drained a tremendous amount of energy, and it's clearly affecting her Final Burst Speed now! But there's still fire in her eyes! Like Teio Sho, she's still holding on, still fighting her way forward!

"The Outer Lane!

"Koushou Hayate is charging up! Fast—so fast! Koushou Hayate is showing unprecedentedly ferocious acceleration right now, like a bolt of blue lightning!

"On Koushou Hayate's inside is Mikki Fee, and outside them!

"Wanlai Zhengming and Duramente are pushing forward at full force along the farthest Outer Lane! Their finishing kick—my God! Their finishing kick looks even faster than Koushou Hayate's!

"On the Grand Outer Lane!

"That is—Yuugata Ruby! She actually chose the riskiest, most physically demanding position on the Grand Outer Lane! She's going all in!

"And then—exiting the turn!

"The Final Straight!

"They're all charging toward the grandstand!

"All the Horse Girls from behind have now become a massive, gleaming crescent blade, its edge pointed straight ahead—three horse lengths ahead!

"The first to enter the Final Straight!

"Number 1! Kitasan Black!!"

The frenzied cheers nearly drowned out all reason.

At the front of the grandstand, Anjing Zhen and the others had long since