Chapter Summaries

Anjing Zhen agreed to guide Anzu but focused on training Kitasan Black for the Satsuki Sho. He began teaching her how to combine three tactics to improve her positioning and acceleration, especially on turns.

• Anzu asked Anjing Zhen to guide her, and he agreed while considering the uncertainties around her future training and family plans.
• Anjing Zhen and Kitasan Black watched Anzu perform at the event, and Kitasan Black asked whether Anzu had used a Final Burst in the race.
• Kitasan Black wanted to train after the event, but Anjing Zhen kept her rest day and promised they could start earlier the next morning.
• At the academy the next day, Anjing Zhen began Kitasan Black's final special training before the Satsuki Sho and asked her to combine three tactics over 2,000 meters.
• Anjing Zhen explained how Arc Positioning, Gradient Acceleration, and Mid-Air Foot Switch could help Kitasan Black secure position, conserve stamina, and accelerate through turns.

Anjing Zhen trained Kitasan Black through repeated two-thousand-meter runs, correcting her lead-leg changes as she prepared for the Satsuki Sho. After training, he told her he had a meeting about her verified Junshu Account and custom Victory Outfit, leaving Kitasan Black excitedly urging him to go.

• Anjing Zhen noticed Kitasan Black had switched lead legs incorrectly during her second Gradient Acceleration and explained how to balance the strain on her muscles.
• Kitasan Black continued a full afternoon of demanding two-thousand-meter runs, gradually improving her technique until Anjing Zhen ended training.
• Kitasan Black invited Anjing Zhen to try the cafeteria's Victory Goddess Energy Bomb, but he declined because he had a meeting.
• Anjing Zhen explained that the meeting concerned Junshu Accounts and Victory Outfits, which G1 competitors received for races such as the Satsuki Sho.
• Kitasan Black excitedly pushed Anjing Zhen to attend the meeting, and he joked that she should avoid overeating before her outfit measurements were finalized.

Kitasan Black received her Victory Outfit and trained in it as part of her final preparations for the Satsuki Sho. On the afternoon before the race, she checked her luggage and set off for Nakayama Racecourse with Satono Diamond.

• Kitasan Black learned that her Victory Outfit was already finished and asked Anjing Zhen to bring it to the Academy.
• Kitasan Black tried on the outfit and trained in it while Anjing Zhen made final adjustments for the race.
• Anjing Zhen posted photos of Kitasan Black training in her Victory Outfit on the Junshu Account.
• Kitasan Black admired the Victory Outfits of Satono Diamond, Meisei, and Little Steel, then checked her race luggage.
• After receiving Anjing Zhen's message, Kitasan Black invited Satono Diamond to travel with her to the Satsuki Sho.

Anjing Zhen prepared Kitasan Black for the Satsuki Sho, instructing her to seize the lead early and widen the gap before her opponents' final bursts. On the night before the race, Kitasan Black called him nervously, and he reassured her by recalling her training and asking her to imagine the moment the spotlights shone on her.

• Anjing Zhen told Kitasan Black to escape as far ahead as possible and identified Azleta as her main rival for the lead.
• Anjing Zhen warned Kitasan Black that her opponents had powerful final bursts and told her to build an uncatchable lead.
• Kitasan Black returned to her dorm, completed her bathing routine, and called her family, senpais, friends, and juniors before phoning Anjing Zhen.
• Anjing Zhen reassured Kitasan Black with her training statistics and asked her to imagine the spotlights shining on her after all her hard work.

On Satsuki Sho race day, Kitasan Black arrived at the track excited and confident, while she and her fellow entrants prepared for their first G1. A URA promotional video featuring past champions and the current contenders left Kitasan Black eager for the race ahead.

• Kitasan Black slept peacefully after Anjing Zhen reassured her about the upcoming race.
• Kitasan Black and Satono Crown walked toward the Paddock and talked about the crowds and their childhood habit of camping outside racetracks to watch their idols.
• Kitasan Black noticed Duramente nervously doing high-knee exercises and changed the subject to breakfast, helping her relax.
• Kitasan Black watched a URA video featuring past Satsuki Sho champions Miho Bourbon, Gold Ship, and Agnes Tachyon.
• The promotional footage showed Kitasan Black and the other entrants, and Kitasan Black felt increasingly excited and confident about the race.

Kitasan Black entered the 75th Satsuki Sho as the fourth favorite after a three-race winning streak, while Anjing Zhen and her friends gathered to cheer her on. The chapter ended as the race began, with Kitasan Black calm in her starting gate.

• Kitasan Black appeared at the Introduction Segment without the mishaps that had marked her previous race appearances.
• Anjing Zhen told Tokai Teio about Kitasan Black’s past blunders, and Special Week and Silent Suzuka joined their conversation by phone.
• Silent Suzuka promised to return to Japan by the end of the month and attend upcoming races.
• Gold Ship led the gathered Horse Girls in their unusual chant to ward off evil thoughts as Kitasan Black passed toward the starting gate.
• Kitasan Black entered the seventh starting gate, settled into a calm stance, and the 75th Satsuki Sho started.

Kitasan Black took an early lead in the Satsuki Sho with a practiced arc through the first turn, but Clear Sky caught and passed her. The race continued with Clear Sky moving ahead as Kitasan Black faced a new challenge.

• Kitasan Black accelerated past Azleta and took the lead at the start of the race.
• Kitasan Black used Arc Positioning to avoid Clear Sky and charge through the first turn in front.
• Anjing Zhen recognized Kitasan Black's maneuver as the tactic they had practiced in training.
• Azleta and Clear Sky chased Kitasan Black as the leading pack began to separate from the others.
• Clear Sky anticipated Kitasan Black's move toward the Outside Lane, cut through the Inner Lane, and passed her.

As Clear Sky unexpectedly took the lead in the Satsuki Sho, Kitasan Black waited for the right moment to use her practiced acceleration tactics. She overtook Clear Sky on the turn and entered the straight four horse lengths ahead.

• Anjing Zhen and the Horse Girls realized Clear Sky had changed her Running Style and worried her pace could disrupt Kitasan Black’s race.
• Kitasan Black stayed calm after Clear Sky passed her and waited for the moment she had practiced for.
• At the turn, Kitasan Black began her First Echelon acceleration and closed the gap to Clear Sky.
• Kitasan Black accelerated again along the inner curve, passed Clear Sky, and built a lead on the other runners.
• Kitasan Black surged into the straight and led the race by four horse lengths.

Kitasan Black launched a second powerful acceleration as she entered the Third Turn, forcing the other contenders to begin their late runs. She reached the Final Bend first with her lead still growing, while Satono Crown, Duramente, and Futanari Shingang pursued her.

• Satono Crown and Duramente watched Kitasan Black from the midfield as Futanari Shingang weighed whether to chase her or conserve stamina for the Final Straight.
• Futanari Shingang decided to wait until the Third Turn before making her move, determined to win the Satsuki Sho.
• Kitasan Black unleashed another acceleration upon reaching the Third Turn, relying on stamina she had saved on the preceding straight.
• Clear Sky, Bright Badge, Futanari Shingang, Satono Crown, and Duramente accelerated in pursuit, but Kitasan Black extended her lead to six Horse Lengths.
• Kitasan Black entered the Final Bend first as the other Horse Girls chased her.

Duramente mounted a fierce late charge against Kitasan Black in the Satsuki Sho, drawing strength from memories of their friendship as she raced. The finish was so close that Duramente wondered if the result would require a photo finish.

• Satono Crown sprinted after Kitasan Black, determined to win the Satsuki Sho and fulfill her family's long-held wish.
• Futanari Shingang and Duramente surged after Kitasan Black as the runners entered the final straight.
• Duramente recalled her recent moments with Kitasan Black and found herself able to focus through the noise and accelerate.
• Duramente closed Kitasan Black's lead and charged across the finish line alongside her.
• Duramente's legs gave way after the race, and Kitasan Black supported her as Duramente asked if the result was a photo finish.

Kitasan Black and Duramente finished the Satsuki Sho in a photo finish after Duramente mounted a dramatic late sprint. The result was announced with Kitasan Black in first place, while Tokai Teio and the others suspected Duramente had briefly entered the Zone.

• Exhausted after giving everything in the race, Kitasan Black feared she had lost and wondered how she could face her supporters.
• Kitasan Black and Duramente discovered that the officials had placed first and second under photo-finish review.
• Duramente praised Kitasan Black’s strength, and Kitasan Black asked whether Duramente had felt anything strange during her final sprint.
• Tokai Teio said Duramente had entered the Zone, while Daiwa Scarlet, Vodka, Special Week, and the others reacted with surprise or uncertainty.
• Anjing Zhen watched anxiously as the result appeared, then shouted Kitasan Black’s name when she was announced as the winner.

Kitasan Black celebrated her Satsuki Sho victory by performing on the Winner's Stage, while Anjing Zhen reflected on her narrow win and Duramente's early glimpse of the Domain. After receiving a surprising phone call, he learned that someone had slipped into the office and wanted to see him.

• Kitasan Black performed with the other Horse Girls at the Winner's Stage and exchanged a look with Satono Crown as the crowd cheered.
• Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen watched Kitasan Black and reminisced about their own early days.
• Anjing Zhen recalled that Kitasan Black won the Satsuki Sho by six centimeters and worried that Duramente had touched the Domain unusually early.
• Anjing Zhen decided not to rush Kitasan Black's training, trusting her potential and their current approach.
• Anjing Zhen received a phone call saying that a child had snuck into the office and would speak only after seeing him, so he headed for the lobby.

After the Winner’s Stage, Kitasan Black worried when Anjing Zhen left and messaged that he had run into Little Anzu. Satono Crown and Duramente teased Kitasan about a love letter, and she insisted she was only asking her Trainer about the celebration banquet before deciding to wait and go with him.

• During the performance, Kitasan Black noticed Anjing Zhen leaving, but Satono Crown reminded her to focus on the next song.
• After the show, Kitasan Black called Anjing Zhen and received his message that he had run into Little Anzu and would arrive later.
• Satono Crown teased Kitasan Black about reading a love letter, while Duramente wondered whether Kitasan was writing to or waiting for a man.
• Remembering Anjing Zhen checking her racing shoes, Kitasan Black blushed and told the curious Horse Girls that she had only asked her Trainer about the banquet.
• Satono Crown and Duramente left, and Kitasan Black messaged that she would wait and go to the banquet with Anjing Zhen.

After winning the Satsuki Sho, Kitasan Black reunited with Anjing Zhen and Little Anzu, scolded the junior for skipping class, and learned she planned to apologize. The Snowdrift Chairwoman, Yukishiro Sakuya, arrived at Nakayama Racecourse, praised Kitasan Black’s performance, and offered to take Little Anzu home.

• Kitasan Black greeted Anjing Zhen and hugged Little Anzu, then reprimanded her for skipping her upbringing class to watch the Satsuki Sho.
• Anjing Zhen explained that Little Anzu had promised not to skip class again and would apologize to her parents and teacher; Little Anzu also apologized to Kitasan Black.
• Kitasan Black asked whether Little Anzu could join the celebration banquet and whether her parents had agreed.
• Kitasan Black noticed Yukishiro Sakuya arriving with a group of professionals and recognized her as the Snowdrift Chairwoman.
• Yukishiro Sakuya praised Kitasan Black’s unusual running style, introduced herself to Trainer Yasui, and told Little Anzu she would take her home.

After Kitasan Black asked Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen to join her Derby-preparation practice races, Anjing Zhen explained the training plan, but both seniors were too busy to participate. Gold Ship began looking for someone else to help and wondered what time it was in Paris.

• At dinner, Tokai Teio explained that Snowdrift Chairwoman was likely close to Little Anzu's family and praised the Chairwoman's judgment of races.
• Kitasan Black asked Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen to join practice races as she prepared for the Japanese Derby.
• Anjing Zhen said Kitasan Black should moderate her training and use practice races to prepare without overtraining before the Derby.
• Tokai Teio said she and Mejiro McQueen were too busy with upcoming duties to join the practice races.
• Gold Ship started a video call to find someone who might be available to train with Kitasan Black and asked what time it was in Paris.

Gold Artisan and Gold Ship discussed race plans in France before Artisan spoke with Tokai Teio about Kitasan Black’s training race. Tokai Teio offered to seek help from Deep Impact, while she and Mejiro McQueen kept the Horse Girls’ other arrangements private.

• Gold Artisan explained that Gold Ship had skipped the Prix Ganay this year and asked why she had brought Kitasan Black to France.
• Gold Ship called Gold Artisan, who approved Kitasan Black’s training race and told Gold Ship to prepare seriously for the Tenno Sho Spring.
• Gold Artisan spoke with Tokai Teio and learned that the chairwoman had returned to Japan while Deep Impact was still in Dubai.
• Tokai Teio offered to ask Deep Impact to help train Kitasan Black, and Anjing Zhen accepted the offer gratefully.
• Anjing Zhen asked about Gold Artisan’s and Deep Impact’s schedules, but Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen kept their plans private and assured him the training race would not be affected.

After Kitasan Black celebrated her Satsuki Sho victory, Anjing Zhen accepted Saburo Kitajima’s invitation to visit the family home. He arrived to find an elaborate festival honoring the champion, where Kitasan Black greeted him dressed in a formal festival outfit.

• Tokai Teio and Anjing Zhen discussed overseas racing before Tokai Teio refocused the gathering on celebrating Kitasan Black’s Satsuki Sho victory.
• After the dinner party, Kitasan Black invited Anjing Zhen to her home, explaining that Saburo Kitajima wanted to thank him.
• Anjing Zhen agreed to visit and arrived the next day to find Kitajima House disciples beating drums and celebrating beneath posters of Kitasan Black.
• Saburo Kitajima played shamisen beside a towering stack of sake barrels as the family held an exuberant festival for the champion.
• Kitasan Black, dressed in a crimson festival outfit, welcomed Anjing Zhen and introduced the gathering as her Champion Special Festival.

Anjing Zhen introduced Kitasan Black to Extreme Skills, demonstrating a dramatic free-climbing and spinning maneuver to explain the sport. He told her she was ready for specialized training and reminded her that her exceptional speed would let them take the true first step.

• Anjing Zhen asked Saburo Kitajima to arrange custom equipment for Kitasan Black’s upcoming Extreme Skills training.
• Anjing Zhen explained that Horse Girls’ physical abilities made many human-limit exercises unsuitable and said he would develop new training through coaching.
• Anjing Zhen demonstrated Extreme Skills by sprinting up a gazebo pillar, spinning in midair, and landing where he had started.
• Kitasan Black watched in astonishment and recognized the fervor in Anjing Zhen’s expression as he performed.
• Anjing Zhen described the limits of free climbing and spins, then told Kitasan Black she was ready for special training.

Kitasan Black eagerly asked Anjing Zhen to begin teaching her Extreme Skills, and he offered to let her try Wall Running while the special training equipment was being prepared. After explaining how the skill could help with the Japanese Derby’s slopes, Anjing Zhen began correcting her technique and prepared to demonstrate.

• Kitasan Black finished her regular training and asked Anjing Zhen when they would start practicing Extreme Skills.
• Anjing Zhen explained that the special equipment had not arrived yet and told Kitasan Black to stay patient, then offered to teach her a simple skill in the meantime.
• Anjing Zhen took Kitasan Black to the spectator stands to practice Wall Running, which could strengthen her movement on the Japanese Derby’s uphill course.
• Kitasan Black tried bouncing off the wall and excitedly compared the skill to ninja moves from movies, plays, and games.
• Anjing Zhen corrected Kitasan Black’s approach, foot placement, and strides, then prepared to demonstrate Wall Running himself.

Anjing Zhen discovered that Kitasan Black learned Extreme Skills with surprising speed, and Kitasan excitedly discussed her training and their shared interest in stunt films with Satono Crown and Satono Diamond. Duramente left dinner to train her fourth-turn stride distribution for the Japanese Derby, declaring that she would not lose to Kitasan.

• Anjing Zhen saw Kitasan Black quickly reproduce the Extreme Skills techniques he taught her and looked forward to her potential.
• At dinner, Kitasan Black told Satono Crown and Satono Diamond about Anjing Zhen's latest demonstrations and complained that he would not teach her more advanced moves yet.
• Satono Diamond teased Kitasan Black about climbing a tree after a monkey, and Kitasan Black said Anjing Zhen shared her enthusiasm for Extreme Skills and stunt films.
• Satono Crown and Kitasan Black excitedly discussed Hong Kong action movies while Duramente listened quietly.
• Duramente said she had ordered a training meal according to Sister Symboli's requirements and was going to practice fourth-turn stride distribution that night.
• Duramente told Kitasan Black she would not lose the Japanese Derby.