Walking up to Yuu Mai, Polaris Glacier carefully observed her current posture, then nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, Yuu Mai, this winning uniform suits you very well."
"You too, Polaris, your new winning uniform seems even more dazzling." Yuu Mai smiled, secretly thanking her Madam in her heart; it was all thanks to her.
As they had discussed earlier, the two would now have a parallel run to experience what it felt like to run in their winning uniforms.
Without further delay, their eager anticipation meant they didn't want to waste any time. They immediately went to the marked starting line.
It was still 1300 meters, still a 600-meter final straight.
"Polaris, I might actually beat you this time."
Yuu Mai could feel that something was different after putting on the winning uniform.
She now felt completely confident that she wouldn't lose; she could surpass anyone who stood in her way.
"Hmph, so winning uniforms really do make Horse Girl confident?"
Polaris Glacier responded dismissively: "Yuu Mai, don't forget this is your first parallel run with me in my winning uniform."
What that implied shouldn't need further explanation.
"Ah, I know, after all, I've watched so many of your races, Polaris."
She paused briefly.
"What I mean is, in this situation, I will defeat you!"
"Then by all means, come at me. I'll use all my strength to crush you."
The conversation came to a temporary halt, and both of them assumed their pre-run stances.
Kumi Trainer, standing by the track, immediately raised her right hand as a signal: "Ready! Three! Two! One!"
"Go!"
As her words fell, an extreme cold erupted, and Polaris Glacier immediately surged forward.
Yuu Mai seemed completely unaffected, also bursting forward at the same instant, their figures already side-by-side right from the start.
"?!"
This development made Polaris Glacier's eyes widen slightly: "Why? The extreme cold didn't work?"
In a side-by-side state, Hanxue naturally couldn't be effective.
It could be said that right from the start, her two major advantages had already disappeared.
And as if guessing her thoughts, a smile appeared on Yuu Mai's lips.
She didn't speak, choosing to focus wholeheartedly on the parallel run.
"In the early stage of the race, if I run ahead of Polaris, I'll be interfered with by her aura. The more suitable approach should be to maintain my current position and start accelerating in the middle stage."
"But for me now, aura interference is meaningless!"
Yuu Mai gradually increased the speed of her legs, slowly moving ahead of Polaris Glacier.
"Yuu Mai... you..."
Naturally, Polaris Glacier released her Platinum Aura, engulfing her opponent.
"As long as I devour her speed, I should be able to reclaim the lead position..."
Unfortunately, it didn't go as she wished; Yuu Mai was completely unaffected, not even releasing an aura, simply running normally.
Watching her opponent's calm demeanor, this time she was truly surprised: "It didn't work again? Neither the extreme cold nor the aura worked?!"
And if she wasn't mistaken, Hanxue probably wouldn't work on her either.
"What's going on? Is it a boost from the winning uniform?"
Regardless, the current situation was highly disadvantageous for her.
She also noticed something very strange.
That was, Yuu Mai had actually run to the front this time. Wasn't she a Horse Girl who adopted a chase strategy?
Even if she could ignore aura interference, she should still wait in the back and only start accelerating in the final straight, right?
"Is she too excited, so she forgot her preferred tactic?"
"No... I have a feeling it's not like that... Does she have another plan?"
And there was another strange point: she wasn't feeling particularly angry right now.
In the past, if someone ran ahead, she would be unable to suppress the anger welling up inside her.
But now? The anger was completely gone.
In its place was a feeling of ease and playfulness, full of confidence.
It was as if no matter how Yuu Mai ran or tried to escape in front, she would definitely be able to catch up and overtake her.
"I even have the thought of admiring Yuu Mai's running posture..."
Strange, it was too strange, yet she wasn't anxious at all.
"Fine, I'll just enjoy it for now. By the way, Yuu Mai also has a low-center-of-gravity running style; her body is so low."
"I never noticed before because I was always running in front."