—Road to Glory · Iron Will.
A final-spurt skill derived from Narita Top Road…and now—
Copy.
A perfect copy…is it? No, more than a copy. A flawless change of color.
[Chameleon (Golden Skill · Infinite Adaptation)]—[Activation Successful!]
[Reincarnation Target]: Narita Top Road
[Copied Skill]: Road to Glory · Iron Will—!!]
[Note]:Activating Color Change replicates only the target's peak condition—
In an instant.
Really—just a single instant.
In that moment, Garden Gale sensed her stance become smoother and more fluid than she'd ever experienced before. She felt every muscle reshaping itself in precise detail—as if even her fundamental logic had shifted colors, becoming her opponent, becoming Narita Top Road herself. Now, two Narita Top Roads stood on the track—and one was far, far stronger than the other!
This perfect mimicry… It was a divine masterpiece sculpted by the heavens themselves.
Utterly incomparable to her earlier crude imitation of Tokai Teio.
The difference was immense—overwhelming, even!
Garden Gale understood instantly: if her imitation of Narita Top Road was a perfect 100%, then her previous mimicry of Tokai Teio was at best a superficial 30%. That time, she'd only borrowed Teio's external motion, replicating her stride, rhythm, and breath—but never touching upon the subtle depths.
…So powerful.
Her blood boiled with excitement.
Setting foot on this grassy track again—even without an opponent beside her—
Garden Gale felt…an indescribable joy surging through her, as if the whole world were suddenly aligned just to exhilarate her heart.
And then—
She ran.
Running free, running wild, faster and faster—her burst of acceleration was dazzling, explosive, like fireworks blazing brilliantly across the sky! It was intoxicating, mesmerizing, impossible to ignore—a vision that forced all eyes to watch!
So radiant, so magnificent.
Yes—this was exactly it.
A final spurt—the ultimate explosive finish!
And now, Garden Gale embodied this principle to its fullest, propelling herself forward, sprinting so fiercely she left a trail of white vapor, carving through air like a supercar launching from zero to insane speeds! Like a Bugatti Chiron reaching 300 km/h in just 1000 meters!
A thunderous roar filled the air, from that initial burst of acceleration through every breakthrough afterward, shattering limits again and again!
Leaving everything behind—!!
The lecturer had initially been worried about how she'd comfort Garden Gale afterward—planning out a gentle way to soften the blow if the girl underperformed. But as she watched that blazing figure explode forward, running as if her entire body were a combustion engine going full throttle—
She was left utterly speechless.
Was this really the power of a newly debuted Umamusume!??
If someone claimed that girl was already a G1 winner—or even a champion of the Eight Major Sprints—she would have believed it instantly.
Her eyes remained glued to the track, staring unblinkingly at Garden Gale, who had transformed herself into Narita Top Road.
A strange thought suddenly crossed her mind:
Perhaps…a prodigy truly couldn't be measured by ordinary standards?
...
Narita Top Road stood rooted in place.
She gazed at Garden Gale from afar, sensing early on that something was off. It wasn't exactly normal for a class to come out for practical training only to clear the track entirely for Garden Gale alone—stopwatches out, all eyes fixed solely on her.
It was clearly strange.
Narita didn't even bother resuming her own training. She just watched, waiting to see exactly what was going on.
She watched Garden Gale explode forward—realizing immediately it was an explosive demonstration rather than a routine trial.
But even then…wasn't this acceleration way too ridiculous? Narita wondered silently, eyes never leaving that sprinting figure until she suddenly noticed something peculiar.
…Wait.
…Was this…familiar?
Why did it seem so familiar?
Narita fell deep into thought, rapidly searching her memories. Had she seen this running style somewhere before? Ever since their debut race, Narita had learned Garden Gale defeated her using Tokai Teio's running form. Strange, outrageous—but undeniably true.
Since that day, she'd wondered:
If Garden Gale could mimic Tokai Teio, couldn't she mimic others just as perfectly? Maybe she could refine any running style into perfection. Or maybe—she had her own running style all along but hadn't revealed it yet?
Maybe…Garden Gale hadn't even been using her full strength.
This doubt lingered, unresolved.
Until now.
…Finally, the answer had appeared.
"I've got it!" Narita Top Road shouted, absolutely stunned.
Her sudden outburst was so extreme that even the normally impassive Admire Vega shot her a puzzled glance.
Isn't that literally my Road to Glory?! Narita Top Road's mind went blank with shock. Sure, she'd known Garden Gale had mimicry abilities—but wasn't this way too fast? It had only been a few days! Had Garden Gale seriously stolen her Road to Glory skill already? And she was using it better than Narita herself!
—Your skill is amazing.
—But I use it even better than you do.
Too outrageous…too absurd!
Narita Top Road realized clearly: Garden Gale wasn't just using her skill; she was surpassing her by leaps and bounds. Could it be true, then, that Garden Gale hadn't gone all out in their debut race? Because if this was the real Garden Gale, then Narita couldn't possibly beat her, no matter what she tried.
And she'd lost to Garden Gale even before the girl had revealed her full strength…
Narita fell silent.
Admire Vega tilted her head slightly, observing her companion—someone she supposed could count as a friend.
She merely watched quietly.
Paying silent tribute.
Watching as Garden Gale crossed the 400-meter mark.
The stopwatch clicked.
The lecturer stared silently at the impossibly exaggerated number on the display.
An awkward silence.
She had absolutely no idea what to say.
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T/N: remember guys skills are only for aura farming, not for actual races! its the rule, you must take any aura farming chance you can get!!