Their respective resolve (3600)

The Front Runner strategy worked better over middle and mile distances, where it could open up the biggest possible lead. Once the distance became too long, however, the stamina required multiplied, and the risk of disaster rose sharply. The runner would probably run out of steam halfway through.

"And it's a nightmare for the other Uma Musume."

Players generally brought a Front Runner to a Champions Meeting. First, the competition between Front Runners could keep other front-running racers from taking first place. Second, a Front Runner could make maintaining rhythm absolute torture for certain Uma Musume.

Teio, who was currently on the track, was one of those victims.

In that year's Tenno Sho Autumn and Arima, Teio suffered badly when Mejiro Palmer and Daitaku Helios used the Front Runner strategy to dictate the pace, leaving her to suffer miserable defeats.

Incidentally, Daitaku Helios was Bizen Nishiki's daughter. Bizen Nishiki was the poor opponent Rudolf had thoroughly thrashed, so this was a case of the child settling her father's debt.

[Invincible Lord of Seaside]: A nightmare?

Teio still couldn't imagine what would count as a nightmare for her. All she knew was that this Front Runner strategy looked rather interesting.

"Right. To avoid falling so far behind the Front Runner that even their Last Spurt can't close the gap, the other Uma Musume are forced to speed up. And if it's a long-distance race, what happens to everyone?"

The answer was that they were screwed.

Zhou Yuang only needed to explain it briefly before the Uma Musume in the Livestream Room realized how serious the problem was.

On the screen, Zenno Rob Roy maintained her lead and began trying to dictate the pace of the race.

"Open up the gap!"

I'm going to fucking tear through this!

Though she too came