Recaps

Anjing Zhen trained with Kitasan Black, Sakura King, Aoba Recall, and the other Horse Girls, then took them to an amusement center. There, Aoba Recall struggled to win a Kurissura plushie before noticing Anjing Zhen worrying about Kitasan Black’s Kikuka Sho preparations.

• Anjing Zhen added a morning training session with Kitasan Black and Sakura King, and Aoba Recall and the other Horse Girls joined in.
• Anjing Zhen recorded training data and invited the Horse Girls to the amusement center and dinner as thanks.
• Aoba Recall tried repeatedly to win a Kurissura plushie from a claw machine but failed.
• Kitasan Black offered to try catching a plushie for Aoba Recall, who bought more tokens.
• Aoba Recall found Anjing Zhen studying the Kikuka Sho and heard him say Kitasan Black’s explosiveness still had room to improve.

Anjing Zhen discussed ways to improve Kitasan Black’s start explosiveness and reaction time with Aoba Recall, who admitted she had once raced the Mile Championship and Japan Cup in the same week to compete against Oguri Cap. Aoba encouraged him to enjoy their outing and predicted Kitasan Black could shine in the Kikuka Sho and reach the Arima Kinen.

• Anjing Zhen explained that Kitasan Black could use intensive training to improve her Start Gate explosiveness and reaction time before the Kikuka Sho.
• Aoba Recall admitted she did not understand much of Anjing Zhen’s technical explanation and said she usually followed her Trainer’s instructions.
• Aoba Recall recalled choosing to race the Mile Championship and Japan Cup in the same week because she wanted to compete against Oguri Cap.
• Aoba Recall said Oguri Cap had won the Mile Championship and finished second in the Japan Cup, tying El Condor Pasa’s time.
• Anjing Zhen confirmed Kitasan Black could qualify for the Arima Kinen, and Aoba Recall encouraged him to believe she would shine in the Kikuka Sho.

Anjing Zhen and Aoba Recall encouraged Kitasan Black to give her all in the Kikuka Sho and the Arima Kinen. At Kyoto Racecourse, the crowd’s excitement reached its peak before the Kikuka Sho, while Aoba Recall and Oguri Cap discussed getting more food.

• Anjing Zhen reflected on Kitasan Black’s Kikuka Sho prospects and the possibility of her challenging for the Arima Kinen.
• Kitasan Black gave Aoba Recall a Kurissura plush, and Aoba told her to keep it and strive for both upcoming races.
• Kitasan Black promised Aoba Recall and Anjing Zhen that she would give everything in the Kikuka Sho.
• The packed Kyoto Racecourse roared with support for the Kikuka Sho contenders, including Kitasan Black.
• Aoba Recall spoke with Oguri Cap in the VIP section, where Oguri Cap offered her grilled meat skewers and suggested buying more food.

Aoba Recall and Oguri Cap discussed the mental demands of long-distance racing while watching Kitasan Black prepare for the Kikuka Sho. Oguri Cap believed Kitasan Black would handle the race, and Satono Crown, Satono Diamond, and Duramente joined them to watch.

• Aoba Recall watched Oguri Cap eat and asked for her thoughts on who would win the Kikuka Sho.
• Oguri Cap explained that long-distance racing tested mental strength, describing what Little Bay had told her about the final kilometers of a race.
• Oguri Cap said Kitasan Black would be fine after seeing her appear on the giant screen, and Aoba Recall agreed.
• Satono Crown introduced herself, Satono Diamond, and Duramente, then asked if they could watch the race with Oguri Cap and Aoba Recall.

Satono Crown asked Oguri Cap for advice about the Tenno Sho Autumn, and Oguri Cap offered to contact her former rivals for help. As the Kikuka Sho began, Kitasan Black unexpectedly fell back from the lead, and Oguri Cap explained that the other runners might be exploiting the tense pace.

• Satono Crown asked Oguri Cap for Tenno Sho Autumn advice, and Oguri Cap offered to ask Tamamo Cross, Super Little Bay, and Inari One for guidance.
• The commentator announced the start of the Kikuka Sho as eighteen Horse Girls entered the gates.
• Red Solomon took the lead early, but Crowning Stone and Jitsuboku Ishi overtook her on the uphill, leaving Kitasan Black in fifth.
• The spectators and Satono Crown, Satono Diamond, and Duramente reacted with alarm when Kitasan Black failed to take the lead.
• Oguri Cap said the frontrunners might be fooling the pace and noted that the Kikuka Sho's Triple Crown stakes made the runners nervous.

Anjing Zhen reassured Saburo Kitajima that Kitasan Black was prepared to disrupt the pace, but the Kikuka Sho pack closed around her as they swept through the bend. The chapter left Kitasan Black surrounded at the center of the field.

• Saburo Kitajima anxiously asked Anjing Zhen whether Kitasan Black's position in the race was all right.
• Anjing Zhen explained that Kitasan Black was trying to disrupt the pace and reminded Saburo that she had practiced handling the tactic.
• Crowning Stone and Jitsuboku Ishi fought for the lead while Red Solomon and Ribbon Keiko followed behind them.
• Red Solomon cut inward around the bend, and Ribbon Keiko surged after her.
• A black-clad Horse Girl surged forward on the Outer Lane, and the pack formed an encirclement around Kitasan Black.

Kitasan Black was boxed in during the Kikuka Sho, leaving Satono Crown torn between worrying for her friend and hoping Sato no Takarazuka could win. As the pack approached the final turn, Oguri Cap explained that Kyoto Racecourse offered a brief chance to break free.

• Saburo Kitajima and the announcer reacted as Kitasan Black became trapped among the runners entering the fourth turn.
• Spectators worried that Kitasan Black’s race was in trouble and questioned whether her Trainer had misjudged the tactics.
• Satono Crown assessed the field and realized that Kitasan Black’s predicament could give Sato no Takarazuka an opening to win.
• Aoba Recall asked Oguri Cap whether a runner could escape from the pack, and Oguri Cap said Kyoto’s fourth-turn exit offered a chance that appeared only for an instant.

Ribbon Keiko ran in third in the Kikuka Sho as the crowded field disrupted her expected contest with Kitasan Black. When she saw Kitasan trapped behind her, a terrifying aura erupted from the black figure just as the inner rail opened briefly.

• Red Solomon, Crowning Stone, and Jitsuboku Ishi surged ahead at the start, leaving Ribbon Keiko in third and Kitasan Black boxed in behind her.
• Ribbon Keiko steadied herself and assessed the field, deciding to hold her position rather than waste stamina trying to escape the pack.
• Ribbon Keiko believed Kitasan Black would fight her way out of the unfavorable position and urged her to make a move.
• As the rail briefly disappeared near the fourth turn, Ribbon Keiko recalled her Trainer's warning that the opening offered only a fleeting chance to break through.
• A terrifying aura erupted from Kitasan Black's position behind Ribbon Keiko, making her shudder.

Kitasan Black broke out of the pack near the turn and surged into first place in the Kikuka Sho. With the field stretched out behind her, Anjing Zhen watched as she took control of the race’s pace.

• Jitsuboku Ishi, Red Solomon, Crowning Stone, and Tagano Coffee reacted with shock as Kitasan Black burst through the opening and seized the lead.
• Futanari Shingang celebrated Kitasan Black’s move, while Sato no Takarazuka felt both pressure and envy as she chased her.
• The commentator announced that Kitasan Black had rewritten the race, and the spectators erupted in excitement.
• Anjing Zhen recognized that Kitasan Black’s training had prepared her to escape the pack and told her that the race was now entirely her rhythm.
• Kitasan Black led the stretched-out field toward the first turn, with Jitsuboku Ishi and Red Solomon close behind.

Kitasan Black took the lead and adjusted her breathing, posture, and stride as she entered the Kikuka Sho back straight. As the field approached the second uphill stretch, several rivals began advancing and the race order shifted.

• Kitasan Black broke away into the lead and reminded herself that the Kikuka Sho still had 1,000 meters to go.
• Kitasan Black assessed the positions behind her and focused on maintaining a steady rhythm and long-distance sprinting form.
• The commentator reported Ribbon Keiko in second, with Jitsuboku Ishi, Red Solomon, and Tagano Coffee following.
• Alber, Futanari Shingang, Joyful Lullaby, Mission, and Toji Rikishi began making moves as Sato no Takarazuka waited for an opportunity.
• Kitasan Black accelerated at the second uphill stretch while Miracle Blaze, Reimu Soar, and Tsubasa Hayate also pressed forward.

Kitasan Black began to falter from exhaustion in the final stretch of the Kikuka Sho as the chasing Horse Girls surged forward. Futanari Shingang rapidly closed the gap, leaving Kitasan Black on the verge of being overtaken.

• Kitasan Black struggled to maintain her breathing, arm swing, and stride as she entered the final 600 meters.
• The commentator announced that Kitasan Black still led while Tagano Coffee, Sato no Takarazuka, Futanari Shingang, and other runners advanced.
• Saburo Kitajima and Anjing Zhen shouted encouragement to Kitasan Black from the stands.
• Futanari Shingang sprinted up the outer lane and narrowed Kitasan Black's lead from two lengths to half a length.
• The crowd erupted as the commentator wondered whether Kitasan Black would be overtaken.

Kitasan Black and Futanari Shingang battled through the exhausting final stretch of the Kikuka Sho, each determined to claim victory and the title of Strongest of the Generation. Kitasan Black unleashed a final burst, crossed the finish line first, and won the last jewel of the Triple Crown.

• Saburo Kitajima and Anjing Zhen watched Kitasan Black’s race in a state of extreme excitement.
• Futanari Shingang gathered her remaining strength and charged at Kitasan Black, determined to overtake her.
• Kitasan Black drew on her training and racing experience to unleash a powerful burst of speed.
• Futanari Shingang chased after Kitasan Black but could not close the gap.
• Kitasan Black crossed the finish line first and claimed the final jewel of the Triple Crown.

Kitasan Black won the 3,000-meter Kikuka Sho and celebrated as her friends, rivals, and the crowd congratulated her. Anjing Zhen and Saburo Kitajima shared in the joy, and Anjing resolved to let her rest and enjoy her victory.

• The announcer declared Kitasan Black the winner, and she stared at her name atop the display board before cheering that she had won.
• Futanari Shingang congratulated Kitasan Black and praised her run despite losing to her again.
• Ribbon Keiko and Tsubasa Hayate hugged Kitasan Black, and Futanari Shingang joined them as the crowd applauded.
• Sato no Takarazuka watched Kitasan Black with admiration and joined the applause.
• Anjing Zhen realized he had embraced Saburo Kitajima, and the two congratulated each other on Kitasan Black's victory and hard work.
• Anjing Zhen decided that Kitasan Black should rest properly and enjoy her happiness.

After the Kikuka Sho, Anjing Zhen was exhausted from training and nonstop public appearances, then woke late to find Kitasan Black cooking omurice in his home. Their reunion ended in chaos when she saw him wearing only boxer briefs and swung a spatula at him.

• Anjing Zhen recalled how Kitasan Black’s extreme stamina had pushed him through demanding training and left him exhausted after the Kikuka Sho.
• Anjing Zhen endured interviews, a celebration banquet, and sponsor discussions, while Ono Trading Company took charge of Kitasan Black’s commercial collaborations.
• Anjing Zhen woke near noon with a lingering hangover and followed the smell of food to the kitchen.
• Kitasan Black greeted Anjing Zhen while cooking omurice, then screamed when she realized he was wearing only boxer briefs.
• Anjing Zhen tried to explain and cover himself, but Kitasan Black swung a spatula at him.

After a misunderstanding over Anjing Zhen and Kitasan Black’s kitchen mishap brought the police to his apartment, Aoba Recall laughed at him while reminding him to be more careful. Kitasan Black remained shut in the kitchen, and Aoba offered to comfort her and explain the situation.

• Kitasan Black screamed and threw a spatula after finding Anjing Zhen in the kitchen wearing only underwear, and concerned neighbors called the police.
• Aoba Recall responded to the report, recognized Anjing Zhen’s address, and learned that the alleged harassment was a misunderstanding.
• Aoba Recall laughed at Anjing Zhen while taking his statement, then advised him to observe school rules and be mindful around Kitasan Black.
• Anjing Zhen explained that Kitasan Black had stayed locked in the kitchen after the incident and wondered what to do next.
• Aoba Recall offered to speak with Kitasan Black, comfort her, and explain the misunderstanding.

Kitasan Black served Anjing Zhen an omurice she had learned to make to thank him, and he praised its exceptional taste. She explained that Oguri Cap had inspired her to cook, leaving Anjing Zhen touched by how much thought she had put into thanking him.

• Aoba Recall entered the kitchen and later brought out Kitasan Black’s messy failed egg fried rice, while Kitasan Black followed with a carefully decorated omurice.
• Kitasan Black nervously asked Anjing Zhen to try her omurice, and he was amazed by its flavor and praised her cooking.
• Aoba Recall ate the failed fried rice and praised it too, easing Kitasan Black’s embarrassment about her cooking experiments.
• Kitasan Black explained that she had asked Oguri Cap for advice and had learned to make omurice because she wanted to thank Anjing Zhen.
• Kitasan Black repeated Oguri Cap’s advice that making food for Anjing Zhen would make him happy, leaving him stunned.

Anjing Zhen explained Oguri Cap’s culinary background while Kitasan Black asked him to visit the senior with her. With Kitasan Black set to race in the Arima Kinen during her Classic Year, Anjing Zhen hoped to seek advice from Oguri Cap, who had won the race in her own Classic Year; they hurried off after learning she would soon be busy.

• Anjing Zhen told Kitasan Black and Aoba Recall that Oguri Cap had developed her cooking skills after tasting countless dishes through her restaurant and food programs.
• Anjing Zhen explained that Berno Light was Oguri Cap’s longtime friend and helped manage her restaurant business.
• Kitasan Black invited Anjing Zhen to meet Oguri Cap, who was staying in Tokyo to help Crown-chan.
• Anjing Zhen reflected on Kitasan Black’s upcoming Arima Kinen and Oguri Cap’s rare Classic Year victory in the race.
• Anjing Zhen finished his omurice and agreed to go with Kitasan Black, who discovered Oguri Cap would soon be unavailable and urged him to hurry.

Anjing Zhen and Kitasan Black visited Gray Impression, where they met Oguri Cap and her cousin Oguri Roman. Oguri Cap explained that she was going to pick up Tamamo Cross, Little Bay, and Inari to help prepare Crown for the Tenno Sho, leaving Anjing Zhen eager to meet the legendary racers.

• Anjing Zhen and Kitasan Black arrived at Gray Impression and saw Oguri Cap chatting with Oguri Roman.
• Kitasan Black introduced Oguri Roman as Oguri Cap's cousin, and Anjing Zhen reflected on Roman's promising but ultimately disappointing racing career.
• Oguri Cap mistook Anjing Zhen's name, and Oguri Roman politely corrected her before greeting him and Kitasan Black.
• Oguri Cap told Kitasan Black that she was going to pick up old classmates and that cooking lessons would have to wait.
• Oguri Cap said she had invited Tamamo Cross, Little Bay, and Inari to help her prepare Crown for the Tenno Sho, while Yaeno would arrive later.
• Anjing Zhen was excited to meet the accomplished racers Oguri Cap was gathering.

Anjing Zhen watched Oguri Cap reunite with old rivals over a mahjong game at Gray Impression Restaurant. Little Bay won the round with a yakuman, and Oguri Cap left to cook dinner, asking Anjing Zhen to take her place.

• Anjing Zhen guessed that Oguri Cap's old rivals had gathered to reconnect and looked forward to seeing them together.
• Oguri Cap, Little Bay, Little Jade, and another Horse Girl played mahjong while Anjing Zhen watched.
• Little Bay won the hand with Four Concealed Triplets after drawing the winning tile on a rinshan draw, claiming 64,000 points.
• Little Jade and the silver-gray-haired Horse Girl argued over a tile call while Oguri Cap calmly paid Little Bay her chips.
• Oguri Cap left to cook dinner and asked Anjing Zhen to play mahjong in her place.

Anjing Zhen joined Tamamo Cross, Inari One, and Super Little Bay for a mahjong game after they praised his training achievements. In the kitchen, Oguri Cap taught Kitasan Black how to cut carrots, and Kitasan practiced with intense focus.

• Tamamo Cross, Inari One, and Super Little Bay praised Anjing Zhen, who took Oguri Cap's seat at the mahjong table.
• Tamamo Cross called for a fresh match, and Super Little Bay encouraged Anjing Zhen to play casually.
• Oguri Cap arrived in the kitchen and praised Kitasan Black for preparing the ingredients carefully.
• Oguri Cap demonstrated how to cut carrots into even pieces for soup, then asked Kitasan Black to try.
• Kitasan Black carefully copied Oguri Cap's technique, and Oguri admired her steady, earnest approach to learning.

While teaching Kitasan Black to cook, Senior Oguri Cap heard her express excitement about the Arima Kinen and asked why she wanted to win it. Kitasan Black began listing the people she wanted to make proud, but Oguri Cap’s questioning left her motives unresolved.

• Senior Oguri Cap patiently taught Kitasan Black how to prepare dinner and dessert, and praised her cooking and racing ability.
• Kitasan Black asked how Senior Oguri Cap, Tamamo-senpai, and the others planned to help Crown-chan, and Oguri Cap said they would await Inari’s and Crown’s Trainer’s guidance.
• Kitasan Black said she hoped to race against her seniors in the Arima Kinen and wanted to run a race like Tokai Teio’s.
• Kitasan Black asked Senior Oguri Cap how to win the Arima Kinen, and Oguri Cap asked her why she wanted victory.
• Kitasan Black said she wanted to make Grandpa proud, keep racing alongside Crown-chan and her friends, and repay her Trainer’s efforts.

Oguri Cap asked Kitasan Black whether she had a reason of her own to win, beyond racing for the people who supported and inspired her. Meanwhile, Anjing Zhen discussed the Zone with Inari One, Tamamo Cross, and Super Little Bay, who explained that steady training and other strengths could win races without it.

• Oguri Cap told Kitasan Black that her reasons for wanting to win were valid, then asked whether she had a reason to win for herself.
• Anjing Zhen asked the Horse Girls about the Zone while discussing the year-end G1 race at the mahjong table.
• Inari One questioned whether Anjing Zhen was training Kitasan Black to reach the Zone, and he explained that he favored practical basic training over pursuing it.
• Tamamo Cross compared the Zone to a moon reflected in water and agreed that Kitasan Black should train steadily instead of chasing it.
• Inari One and Tamamo Cross pointed to Super Little Bay as proof that a Horse Girl could win G1 races without the Zone.
• Super Little Bay said that speed, strength, stamina, perseverance, tactics, mindset, and understanding with a Trainer could win races, and recalled winning the Tenno Sho Autumn without the Zone.

Kitasan Black reflected on Senior Oguri Cap’s advice about finding a reason to run that belonged only to herself, and recognized the same pure devotion in her grandfather’s love of music. A violin performance led her to Wanlai Zhengming, who enthusiastically cornered her and invited her to become a master performer at Nakayama.

• Kitasan Black returned to her classes and training but kept thinking about Senior Oguri Cap’s words on having a personal reason to run.
• Kitasan Black considered the people and dreams that had motivated her, then wondered what she would run for if she were alone.
• Kitasan Black recognized in Senior Oguri Cap’s eyes the same pure devotion she had seen in her grandfather when he spoke about music.
• Kitasan Black heard a skilled violinist playing beneath a tree and met Wanlai Zhengming, who praised her performance at the Kikuka Sho concert.
• Wanlai Zhengming approached Kitasan Black, trapped her against a tree, and invited her to make beautiful music together at Nakayama.

Kitasan Black met Wanlai Zhengming, who described racing as a stage where she offered her own melody, prompting Kitasan Black to reflect on her own reason for running. After training, she shared her thoughts with Anjing Zhen and said she was grateful to have her Trainer beside her.

• Kitasan Black realized that the strange Horse Girl was Wanlai Zhengming, who was entering the Arima Kinen, and discovered that her violin music came from a player.
• Wanlai Zhengming declared that she would offer the magnificent stars her own one-of-a-kind melody, no matter the setbacks she faced.
• Kitasan Black wondered why she ran, then continued training under Anjing Zhen without letting the unanswered question consume her.
• Kitasan Black reflected that the Shining Series involved many difficult issues, but she could keep moving forward with conviction and did not have to face them alone.
• At dinner, Kitasan Black told Anjing Zhen about meeting Wanlai Zhengming and her conversation with Senior Oguri Cap, then said she was glad to have her Trainer.

Anjing Zhen helped Kitasan Black think about finding her own reason for running by sharing what he knew about Oguri Cap’s past. Kitasan Black learned that Oguri Cap had been born with a serious leg disorder, and Anjing Zhen suggested that overcoming it was central to her reason for running.

• Kitasan Black told Anjing Zhen she trusted him to help her with questions about racing and worried she was causing him trouble.
• Anjing Zhen reassured Kitasan Black and advised her to look back on her past experiences to find a reason for running that belonged to her.
• Kitasan Black enthusiastically recounted Oguri Cap’s racing achievements but admitted she knew nothing about Oguri Cap’s life before her debut.
• Anjing Zhen showed Kitasan Black records stating that Oguri Cap had been born with a congenital nerve disorder in her legs.
• Anjing Zhen explained that Oguri Cap’s journey from being unable to stand to becoming a legendary racer may be her unique reason for running.