Recrusive Race VI

When the main race arrived at the next day. There were many people who were watching for this race. It was around 40.000 and 50.000 people.

It was few minutes way before the actual race starts in the turf. Everyone was still getting ready, as all of them were wearing their perspective racing clothes.

With Speed Joker, whom was in a changing room and looking at the mirror. She was adjusting her hair behind her, and her track suit.

The track suit she was wearing, it had the colour of dark green as the primary, secondary was on the stripes colour in light green. Behind her top track suit, there was a number written 56, with her Motor Racing team name on the top, which it said, Tristan Star.

Shouji was outside the changing room, near the door way. He knocked at the door, and said, “Can I come in?”

Speed Joker heard the voice, and turned her attention to the door. She replied through the door, “You can, I’m done changing.”

Shouji turned the handle, and entered the changing room. He looked at Speed Joker’s track suit, and said, “That is interesting. My first time seeing you in this. What is up with the number 56 behind your back?”

Speed Joker looked at the mirror, and turned her body 180 degrees to see from behind. She point at it and said, “This?” Which Shouji nodded, and she continued, “It is my permanent racing number.”

When Shouji heard that, he raised his eye brow. This was her racing number, 56. There was no horse girls in history that had any permanent racing numbers in Japan. But in overseas? They do had them, since rules and regulation there were far different from here.

Then Shouji saw the Tristan Star on the top of the number 56. If his intuition was correct, that must be her racing team name. To be sure, he asked, “At the top of the number, its your racing team I assumed?”

Which Speed Joker nodded, and replied, “Yes, about three years old in age.”

Shouji nodded in understanding. That meant the team was already established for quite a while, but probably not in the horse girl running scene. Since, there was no news about this team in article, streaming, and videos about it.

There were many things in Shouji’s thought. But this time, it was not for distraction. He looked at his wrist watch, and said, “You ready to race?”

Speed Joker smiled, and replied with a hint of excitement, “Of course, I’m ready.”

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On the spectator stand of Sapporo race course, every people there were curious about few of the horse girl that would be matching up. But most of the m were fans came for Fuji Ramirez and Ampere Pellet showdown.

Both of them were rivals for quite a while in scene, enough to make quite stir and debate in the public social network scene.

Then one commentator inside the studio coughed, and then she said, “Welcome everyone to the Toku Shetso Cup! Today, I, Ayako Fukumi will be your commentator, alongside with Mugi Daito.”

Mugi smiled on near the microphone, and said, “Thank you very much Ayako-san. Today’s race was going to be very interesting isn’t it?”

Ayako excitedly said, “Yes! Because Fuji Ramirez and Ampere Pellet are here. One of the biggest showdowns in Campinion Junior Stakes aces in Aurora Comet Series.”

Mugi nodded, and said, “That is true. One is a former Twinkle Series champion, while the other is underdog special. I’m very excited for this race, since this would be their first ever official race after their junior run.”

After that commentary. Horse girls from the paddock slowly came out from the tunnel, below the spectator stands.

The commentator slowly describe one by one of the horse girl that was being shown, along with their records.

Until, Speed Joker came out from the tunnel, and unto the turf.

When Ayako saw Speed Joker through the transparent glass. She did not know her. However, there was a piece of paper on the white table.

She said, “Here comes a newcomer into the ring. Her name is Speed Joker. From what we knew about this girl. She broke the record of the fastest qualifying lap of Fuji Ramirez.”

The spectator on the stand whisper with each other. One of them who wore a gray hoodie, he said, “I know about that horse girl. Because I was there to see the qualifying lap.”

The guy in green t-shirt expressed in a open mouth shocked, and said, “Seriously? That cannot be real. She gotta be cheating in that qualifying lap.”

The guy in the gray hoodie shook his head and raised both of his hand flat. Then he said, “If your going to tell me I’m lying, go ahead. I’m just seeing with is in front of my own eyes.”

With Speed Joker’s entrance concluded. She went behind the gate. Everyone who was surrounding her, they stared at her. Their eyes was filled determination to not let her win.

Speed Joker was looking at her surrounding, and thought, {Everyone is targeting me? That is some next level of hitman.}

When preparation and checking was done. Racing officials in the field, they helped each horse girl to get into the gate.

There was no problem for each horse girl who entered the gate. Speed Joker had one thing that was on her left ear. It was a wireless ear bud, connected to a radio extender in her tracksuit pants’ pocket. Not only that, she also had the microphone in her tracksuit top.

In the rules of Aurora Comet series, there was no regulation written about adding a radio to horse girls.

The two horse girl nearby of Speed Joker, they were from different teams. The horse girl who had chocolate hair, horse ears, and horse tail. She was at the left side of Speed Joker. She also had a citron coloured irises in her eyes. Her name was Double Pain, part of the Quzi Mesh team.

While at the most right side of Speed Joker. The horse girl had dark brown hair, horse ears, and horse tails. She also had dark cyan irises in her eyes. Her name was Pilon Rex, part of the Empathy Zero team.

Double Pain saw at Speed Joker at her tracksuit’ top. There was a small microphone popping out, gave a small glance at the fuzzy cover.

She gave a glance at Speed Joker, and thought, {I did not know that was allowed. What will she do with that?}

For Double Pain, and many other horse girl. They did not knew what the importance of radio of communication in a race. Since radios was only used in many areas of jobs in Japan, that mostly includes public services.

Since Speed Joker had knowledges at Motor Racing. The importance of radio was highly crucial for teamwork.

Back in the spectator stand. Shouji was leaning on the guard rail, along with a headphone equipped. He turned on the wireless radio, and then said on headphone’ microphone, “Check, is radio working?”

Speed Joker replied back, “All good, I can hear you loud and clear.”

Before the race start, a racing official was beside at the gate. Then it began to countdown.

Once it was nearing zero, they shot a blank round into the air. The gates were wide open.

All the horse girls launched off. Dirt from the turf flew into the air. Each horse girl gave space so they do not hit each other.

Speed Joker was at the pace chaser, around at 5th place. She maintained her pace, she breath in rhythm, and so do her heartbeat.

At the 1600 meter to 1400 meter mark. There was a slight slope going down, and then going up. Most of the horse girl who passed there, they did not had any trouble.

Around at the 1200 meter mark. One horse girl pushed on the outside.

She had a dark liver hair colour, along with her horse ears and tail. She was Atheros Zeus from Quzi Mesh team.

Speed Joker sensed someone coming from behind, it was none other than Atheros Zeus. She was pushing her pace.

She passed Speed Joker, who matched the pace with the pack, around 58 Km/h. At this speed, it did not made a single dent on Speed Joker’s stamina.

Rather, it would be soon for the horse girl who was in the front of the pack.

Fuji Ramirez and Ampere Pellet. They were in the back as late surgers. Holding at 58 km/h pace for them was no problem, because they can do a more faster speed.

At the 1000 to 800 meter. There was a hill climb up ahead. This would significantly make a toll on nearly most horse girl stamina in the pack.

As they climb, the front runners was starting to slow down. Their stamina was draining quickly.

Speed Joker kept her pace, and saw the horse girls in front of her were slowing down in the uphill, near the top.

The front runners went back as the end runner. Fuji Ramirez and Ampere Pellet saw them coming, and avoided them. The front runners were now at the rear end of the pack.

With the 800 to 400 meter came. It was downhill battle. This were would be the heated battle begun.

Fuji Ramirez and Ampere Pellet begun their move to grab more position. They both passed, Stardust, and Furious Bucket

Fuji Ramirez was at 5h place and Ampere Pellet was at 6th Place. Moaning Wake was at the very end, and began her move.

She moved forward and passed the front runners, which was Cairon and Mambo Chop. In front of her was Moaning Wake, which she easily passed her.

Now, she was at 10th place.

Speed Joker knew something was behind. Which was Fuji Ramirez and Ampere Pellet. Both of them revealed their heated aura.

She thought with her very focused expression, and thought, {Feeling my head being drilled from behind.}

Nearing the 400 meter. They began their spurt.

Fuji saw Ampere Pellet, and thought, {There is now way I can lose now. I do not really need to be focus on Speed Joker. In the real race, this is were it begins.}

Ampere Pellet gave a glance at Fuji Ramirez, and thought, {I need to win, for my trainer! I need it, no matter what!}

Speed Joker saw both of them passed her. She then hold her breath. In her left ear phone, Shouji said this through her ear piece, “Do it now!”

Speed Joker unleashed her spurt. She more had more than enough stamina within her to reach the finish line at top Speed.

Back in the studio, Ayako said, “Oh here comes our newcomer Speed Joker! She begun her spurt. She is currently catching up to Fuji Ramirez and Ampere Pellet.”

Mugi then said, “Incredible speed. That made us sure about her qualifying lap was not a fluke!”

The spectators who were Fuji Ramirez hearted fans, they shouted, “Don’t lose! Go!”

While Ampere Pellet hearted fans, they shouted, “Give them all you go, Pellet! Win this race!”

The crowd was cheering, but none came for Speed Joker. It made total sense since she did not do any Debut race in Aurora Comet Series. Since no people knew about her.

With the 200 meter coming up. Fuji Ramirez was at 1st place position, while Ampere Pellet was at 2nd place. Speed Joker was at 3rd place.

Speed Joker began increasing her speed, more and more. The digital speedometer in her smartwatch in her right hand, it showed at 87 Km/h.

The wind in front of her was like a wall, it tore open by brute force of her sheer will. The speed soon climbed to 90 Km/h. She passed both Fuji Ramirez and Ampere Pellet in a blink of an eye.

They both look surprised at Speed Joker passed them and pulled away further, and further in their view. It felt of both of them nowhere near to catch her.

Speed Joker’s speed kept climbing, like cheetah chasing its prey. Her speed was now reaching at 91 km/h.

The gap between Speed Joker and Fuji Ramirez, it was now around 15 lengths, and still growing.

The racing official who was at the tower, they waved the chequered flag. Speed Joker crossed the line first, then she began to slow down.