[Seize Fate by the Throat]: You really know how to enjoy the sweet stuff.
[Sakura Woof-Woof King]: But taking a race against the other competitors seriously shouldn't be wrong, should it?
[Martial Arts Girl]: Yeah, I think that's how it should be too.
The livestream had just cut to a close-up of Kyoei Stronghold, laying both her words and her innermost thoughts bare before all the Uma Musume watching.
Whether it was her conviction about facing Bourbon, the undefeated double-crown winner, in the Kikka-sho, or her desire as an Uma Musume to run all-out for her opponents, everything struck a chord with them.
What Uma Musume could possibly reject words like those?
[Showa Red Supercar]: Still, it's quite a gamble.
If she successfully finished in the money, it would prove she had both courage and ability. But if she failed to place and sank to the bottom...
Win and you were a god; lose and you were a sinner for the ages. Japanese racing fans could change their tune in a heartbeat.
The fans might sway with the wind, but the Uma Musume wouldn't. They simply hoped that every senior, junior, and peer could have a good ending.
[Bewitching Dark Bay]: We all think she's being reckless, but none of us object to what she's doing, right?
It wasn't merely that they didn't object. The Uma Musume in the livestream could only marvel in surprise before falling silent. They were all Uma Musume, after all, so of course they understood those feelings. And how could those hoping to make a name for themselves in the same era not relate to her?
[Blue-and-White Third Miracle]: True... I can't object.
[Bad Character]: It's not like I can't understand what she's thinking.
[Late-Blooming Fugitive]: Yeah. Maybe most Uma Musume are like her.
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