The Last Rays of the Setting Sun and the Coming Dawn

Wait! How did this become her final race?

Oguri Cap's eyes went wide when she saw that.

She'd been imagining a future where she ran alongside her trainer, stayed close to him, and helped him look after their juniors. And now she was being told she couldn't race anymore?

[Fighting Spirit Injection]: Could it be... her Retirement Race?

[Fierce Little Horse]: Probably? I never expected to watch Oguri Cap retire on a livestream.

[Gray Coat Godzilla]: Retire? What's a Retirement Race?

Oguri Cap didn't quite understand. What was a Retirement Race?

[Tracen Crown Prince]: Huh? How can an Uma Musume not know what a Retirement Race is?

How can you be so clueless?

[Tracen Crown Prince]: Retirement means that after this race, my active career is over. I'll only be able to run in races like the Dream Cup.

[Gray Coat Godzilla]: So you can still run?

As far as Oguri Cap was concerned, being able to run was enough. Nothing else mattered.

At that thought, Oguri Cap breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is a game, not reality. In real life, Oguri Cap can still race for another three years, maybe more. Don't confuse the game with reality."

Seeing his Gray Coat on the verge of tears, Zhou Yuang hurried to reassure her. Just then, the little Gray Coat in training turned toward the door of the VIP suite.

After only a few steps, she called to Zhou Yuang beside her.

"Trainer-san, let's go down to the stands. I want to watch Oguri Cap's race from closer up."

She beckoned to Zhou Yuang as she spoke.

"Hey, if that's what you wanted, why didn't you stand down there from the start?"

Sunday Silence sounded puzzled. She looked at Mejiro McQueen with a question written all over her face.

"You're