"Now, let's move on to the judges' comments."
When the countdown ended, the host announced that the competition had entered its final stage.
He invited representatives from each team to introduce their creations. After the teams before them had spoken, Eishin Flash stepped forward for Tracen's Fifth Pack.
Bourbon might have been the brightest Triple Crown champion of her era, but she was no match for Flash when it came to public speaking.
"Hello, I'm Eishin Flash from Tracen Academy."
Alongside the girl in an adorable chef's outfit was a cake brimming with fruit and racing motifs.
The cake shone almost as brightly as the Uma Musume herself. Despite the abundance of fruit, nothing looked cluttered. It was complex yet harmonious, much like the Uma Musume's daily lives, and topped with horseshoe-shaped "wheat ears."
Before the Uma Musume beside Zhou Yuang could share their reactions, the fairy-tale-castle-like cake had already made plenty of viewers in the Livestream Room swallow hard. They felt as though they could smell its sweetness through the screen.
[Faded First Heroine]: Wow, that looks so good...
[Gray Coat Godzilla]: I think... I'm hungry again.
[Tracen Crown Prince]: Sweet, juicy fruit with fluffy cake... and matcha chocolate... #drooling
[Mars' Number One Gray Coat Beauty]: Oh no. Certain Fatty Fillies will go crazy when they see this!
[Freest Uma Musume on Earth]: Ah, I've decided. I'm going to the Cafeteria after the stream.
[Gray Coat Godzilla]: Mm... huh?
[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]: Sweets are best enjoyed while watching the drama, but having them afterward works too.
Quite a few Uma Musume in the Livestream Room silently resolved to visit the Cafeteria once the stream ended.
They had no idea the cake had already charged ahead and left every other horse in the dust.
"Drawing on our impression of the