Uma Musume: Why Do We, Horse Trainers, Still Have To Train Uma Musume? Chapter 78 78: Meisho Doto's Miscalculation

"Tch, she managed to evade ?"

On the track, Admire Vega, who had failed to block T.M. Opera O, thought with a slight hint of annoyance, but a serious expression appeared on her face. Sure enough, just as she thought, that Trainer Wada must've taught T.M. Opera O sothing extra. Back then when they t, that Trainer was probably practicing these things with T.M. Opera O alone, wasn't he?

Admire Vega didn't co to the Satsuki Sho unprepared. Unlike other Uma Musu who thought they were invincible simply because they could race in a GI, she knew that she only had the ability to contend for first place and that the other strong ones also possessed this standard.

In this race, other than Narita Top Road, whom she lost to in the Yayoi Sho, she firmly believed that T.M. Opera O was a bigger threat than isho Doto.

—After all, Trainer Wada had gone to such lengths, even risking offending (A/N: Though not actually) Trainer Hana Toujou, to secure T.M. Opera O. Although Admire Vega didn't get along very well with T.M. Opera O, she still regarded T.M. Opera O as a rival. What's more, she had also seen Wada giving T.M. Opera O special training, which further convinced her that T.M. Opera O definitely had the potential to be valued by Wada. It was even likely that isho Doto was rely Wada's "alternative choice" to secure T.M. Opera O.

Therefore, Admire Vega repeatedly watched replays of T.M. Opera O in the Mainichi Hai, and after confirming that T.M. Opera O's strength was indeed worth taking seriously, she took it upon herself to choose T.M. Opera O as her opponent, rather than focusing on isho Doto as her Trainer had instructed.

She had only one opponent, the only Uma Musu she wanted to defeat—was T.M. Opera O!

"T.M. Opera O is running as a Pace Chaser this ti. Although she had always run as a Late Surger before the Mainichi Hai, she had managed to unleash a final spurt of that magnitude in the Mainichi Hai, which ans that this 2000-ter distance shouldn't be a problem for her."

"Since that's the case, I'll just copy isho Doto and unleash my final spurt earlier than hers. At the final corner, I'll quickly accelerate and create a gap between us. By then, even if she finds a spot to unleash her final spurt, she won't be able to catch up."

Admire Vega had already planned out her strategy in her mind. Although her initial attempt to block T.M. Opera O failed, Admire Vega, confident that she understood T.M. Opera O's tactics well enough, remained unperturbed. She still adopted her usual End Closer running style, hanging at the back of the pack, conserving her stamina until the final corner where she'll have her showdown with T.M. Opera O!

Near the front of the pack, T.M. Opera O, isho Doto, and Narita Top Road were all employing a Pace Chaser running style. However, the situation that was occurring had differed from one of the Uma Musu's expectations.

"How could this happen?! I couldn't gain an advantage at the start?!"

Among the Pace Chaser Uma Musu, isho Doto now showed a rare flicker of panic. Her current position was good, excellent even; she was steadily ahead of Narita Top Road, and even when she tried to overtake isho Doto, Doto managed to suppress her each ti, forcing Narita Top Road to settle for third among the Pace Chasers.

But the one leading the Pace Chasers was not isho Doto, but T.M. Opera O—the sa T.M. Opera O, who had the sa training as her, was now ahead of her!

How could this be?! isho Doto couldn't understand. She couldn't fathom how her seemingly perfect start in this race, which should have allowed her to replicate how she won against T.M. Opera O in the Mainichi Hai—how, in just one short month, was she being suppressed by T.M. Opera O?

During this period, isho Doto's training had been extrely rigorous. Since her victory in the Mainichi Hai, isho Doto, having tasted victory, was much more confident than usual. Besides readily accepting the training arranged by Wada, she also continuously trained her speed and strength on her own.

Because in the last Mainichi Hai, she had defeated T.M. Opera O with those exact sa things. The sheer gap in speed and power had left T.M. Opera O, who had no weaknesses but also no particularly outstanding points, completely helpless. This deepened isho Doto's resolve to specifically train her strength and speed.

Therefore, during this period of training, isho Doto didn't give Wada much to worry about. More often than not, even after Wada called it a day, isho Doto would quietly continue to train alone, hoping to defeat T.M. Opera O again in the Satsuki Sho.

But isho Doto had forgotten that while she might not actively trouble Wada, T.M. Opera O, on the other hand, was almost inseparable from Wada. During this ti, T.M. Opera O's training schedule, which had already been personally prepared by Wada long ago, was finally being put into use. Following Wada's plan, T.M. Opera O underwent a month of specialized training, and her growth in strength was simply incomparable to isho Doto.

After their training, T.M. Opera O was now closer to "peak T.M. Opera O" than she isn't. Advancing in strength at an astonishing speed!

"H-how...? How could T.M. Opera O suddenly beco so strong?" isho Doto's heart was filled with questions, but her panic allowed Narita Top Road behind her to see an opportunity!

"Bang!"

"Oh! Number two, Narita Top Road, has managed to pass isho Doto! She has managed to break through isho Doto's blockage and is now second among the Pace Chaser Uma Musu!"

"Currently in first place is number eight, Running Go! Number seven, T.M. Opera O, is right behind! Can Narita Top Road overtake T.M. Opera O? —It seems she can't! The Uma Musu has now passed the second corner and is heading towards the third corner!"

"Ah!" isho Doto, who only reacted after hearing the comntator's voice, instinctively looked ahead and realized that Narita Top Road, who was now ahead of her by about half a body length, had turned the situation around and was now suppressing her instead.

'This won't do. Now is not the ti to zone out.'

'I have to try and replicate the feeling from the Mainichi Hai, and use that Aura to turn this race around...' isho Doto's eyes closed slightly, then quickly opened again! At this mont, the phantom of her own "Aura" slowly coalesced on isho Doto's body once more!

And with the appearance of the phantom, isho Doto's Aura also sharply increased by a huge margin! Her worries and timidness were completely swept away, her legs powerfully pushed off, and she once again passed Narita Top Road, charging towards T.M. Opera O!

"WHAT?!" Narita Top Road was completely startled by the change in isho Doto's Aura—she had never felt isho Doto so terrifying before!

"Oh?! HAHAHAHA! So you've finally co, isho Doto! It seems you're quite eager to have a showdown with the Overlord!"

T.M. Opera O, without a doubt, felt the pressure from isho Doto behind her, and yet, she showed no panic at all. She neither clashed with isho Doto head-on, nor did she try to maintain the current distance between them. Instead, she proactively yielded the position, moving to the outer lane, and willingly gave the inner lane—the perfect position to overtake her—to isho Doto.

'What in the hell is she doing?!' isho Doto was also confused at this mont, but with the inner lane right in front of her, isho Doto naturally had no reason to let it go. She charged forward directly, overtaking T.M. Opera O!

"OH! ISHO DOTO HAS DONE IT! SHE HAS OVERTAKEN T.M. OPERA O! Number eight, Running Go, has also begun to fall back! isho Doto is now in the lead!"

"S- so strong…" In the stands, Narita Top Road's Trainer swallowed slightly and muttered, "As expected of isho Doto. Although she barely qualified for the race, her strength is truly undeniable."

"It was probably too much to ask Narita Top Road to keep an eye on isho Doto. If things continue like this, Narita Top Road probably won't win…"

As he spoke, Narita Top Road's Trainer didn't forget to look at Wada, who had a sowhat serious expression, and said with emotion, "As expected of the person who defeated Trainer Hana. I'm afraid we've truly lost this ti."

Beside him, Admire Vega's Trainer remained silent. Although Admire Vega's initial strategy was different from what she had told her to do, Admire Vega was still conserving her stamina. So far, Admire Vega had been running as normal.

But… she was also a bit worried now. The gap between isho Doto and Admire Vega was very large, and she was concerned whether Admire Vega could even close the distance and overtake isho Doto.

As for Wada… his view of the situation was completely different from the other two. He saw a major flaw in how isho Doto was running.

"Running with your all this early… isho Doto, this is only the third corner. Even if you can maintain that speed until the final straight, will you still have the stamina to even sprint?"

"The current T.M. Opera O is no longer the sa, Doto..."

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