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E7 - A Blessed Name

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[00:01] Commentary
    McQueen's return race!
[00:02] Commentary
    And she dominates, as if to clear
    away any doubt about her condition!
[00:05] Team Canopus
    Damn it!
[00:06] Commentary
    There were concerns about her
     preparation before the race,
[00:09] ---
    but she had a flawless run,
    setting a record time of 2:03.03!
[00:12] Trainer
    McQueen just ran a
    picture-perfect return race.
[00:15] Tokai Teio
    I wish I could start running again soon.
[00:18] Commentary
    It really was a perfect run, without the
    slightest sign of trouble, wasn't it?
[00:22] Junko Hosoe
    I'd certainly agree. It'll be hard not to
    get excited for a possible unprecedented
[00:25] Junko Hosoe
    third win at the Spring Tennoushou.
[00:27] Crowd
    Why Rice Shower, though?
[00:28] Crowd
    She just had to ruin it.
[00:30] Crowd
    I wanted to see Bourbon win the Triple Crown.
[00:34] Crowd
    What a disappointment.
[00:36] Commentary
    The champion has returned!
[00:37] Commentary
    And her approach to the Spring
    Tennoushou is all clear!
SIGN    Umamusume
SIGN    Pretty Derby
[02:12] Mejiro Dober
    Wow, you're on the cover of
    just about every paper, McQueen.
[02:16] Mejiro Ryan
    This is awesome, McQueen!
    You've got all eyes on you.
SIGN    Episode 7
    
    A Blessed Name
[02:19] Mejiro McQueen
    I'm glad, but I must admit, it's a bit
    embarrassing to receive so much attention.
[02:23] Mejiro Ryan
    "Rice Shower's management
    declares her imminent victory.
[02:26] Mejiro Ryan
    'On a clear day, she will win.'"
[02:28] Mejiro Ryan
    True enough. I think the only competition
    you have in long-distance racing right now
[02:31] Mejiro Ryan
    is Rice Shower.
[02:33] Mejiro Dober
    It says that her time during
    the last three furlongs
[02:35] Mejiro Dober
    of the Kikkashou was better than yours.
[02:38] Mejiro McQueen
    There's more to racing than segment times.
[02:42] Mejiro McQueen
    But fair enough. I'd be glad to take her on.
[02:46] Mejiro McQueen
    I didn't let Teio have the Spring plaque.
[02:49] Mejiro McQueen
    And it will be mine again.
[02:52] News
    Let's introduce the star horse girls
    going into the Spring Tennoushou.
[02:56] News
    It's fair to say that the
    spotlight is shining on
SIGN    A CLOSE LOOK AT THE HORSE GIRLS RUNNING IN THE SPRING TENNOUSHOU!
[02:58] News
    Mejiro McQueen, who is hoping to win
    the race for a third consecutive time.
SIGN    A CLOSE LOOK AT THE HORSE GIRLS RUNNING IN THE SPRING TENNOUSHOU!
[03:01] News
    It isn't an exaggeration to
    call her the best active racer.
[03:04] News
    Next is Rice Shower, who foiled
    Mihono Bourbon's attempt at the Triple Crown.
[03:09] News
    Will she put an end to another
    attempt to make history?
SIGN    A CLOSE LOOK AT THE HORSE GIRLS RUNNING IN THE SPRING TENNOUSHOU!
[03:12] Crowd
    Rice Shower's running too, huh?
[03:14] Crowd
    This is McQueen's shot at
    a third consecutive win.
[03:16] Crowd
    Here's hoping she doesn't ruin it.
[03:17] Crowd
    Tell me about it.
[03:20] News
    Rice Shower took first place
    at the Nikkei Sho as well.
SIGN    A CLOSE LOOK AT THE HORSE GIRLS RUNNING IN THE SPRING TENNOUSHOU!
[03:23] News
    She's bound to be in good shape
    heading towards the Spring Tennoushou.
[03:26] Twin Turbo
    Hey, hey, hey!
[03:27] Twin Turbo
    Is it me, or is Rice looking
    real strong lately?!
[03:29] Nice Nature
    She's been working hard.
SIGN    Friendship • Effort • Victory
[03:30] Nice Nature
    I think she's got her sights
    set on taking McQueen down.
[03:34] News
    Next is Machikane Tannhäuser!
SIGN    The Star Horse Girls of the Moment
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[03:36] News
    In her last race in the G2,
    she managed to beat Rice Shower.
[03:39] News
    Expectations for her will be high.
[03:42] Twin Turbo
    She did beat Rice, after all.
[03:45] Matikanetannhäuser
    You were all there rooting for me, remember?!
[03:48] Mejiro Palmer
    We're gonna do some godrunning
    at the Tennoushou, too!
[03:51] Daitaku Helios
    I'm down to clown with that!
[03:52] Mejiro Palmer
    I think we might've figured
    out the trick to outrunning.
[03:55] Daitaku Helios
    For real, though! It's like, you
    gotta run hella good, right?
[03:57] (Flashback) Commentary
    Coming around the second corner, it's
     Daitaku Helios and Mejiro Palmer in the lead!
[04:01] (Flashback) Commentary
    Yet again, we see the two
    of them setting the pace!
[04:03] (Flashback) Daitaku Helios
    It's me!
[04:04] (Flashback) Mejiro Palmer
    No, me!
[04:04] (Flashback) Daitaku Helios
    It's me!
[04:05] (Flashback) Mejiro Palmer
    No, me!
[04:06] (Flashback) Commentary
    And Mejiro Palmer and Daitaku Helios
     have fallen apart!
[04:10] Mejiro Palmer
    We didn't manage to stay out in
    front during the Fall Tennoushou.
[04:13] (Flashback) Commentary
    We're now on the back half of the race!
[04:16] (Flashback) Commentary
    Mejiro Palmer and Daitaku Helios are
    outrunning the others by a big margin!
[04:18] (Flashback) Commentary
    There are over ten lengths between
    the two of them and third place!
[04:21] (Flashback) Commentary
    The others will have to pick
    up the pace to close this gap!
[04:23] (Flashback) Mejiro Palmer
    It's me!
[04:23] Commentary
    It doesn't look like anyone is
    going to come close, though!
[04:24] (Flashback) Daitaku Helios
    No, me!
[04:25] (Flashback) Mejiro Palmer
    It's me!
[04:25] (Flashback) Daitaku Helios
    No, me!
[04:28] (Flashback) Daitaku Helios
    You can take it from here!
[04:29] (Flashback) Mejiro Palmer
    We're BFFs!
SIGN    Nice Nature
[04:34] Daitaku Helios
    But we ran like whoa at the Arima Kinen!
[04:38] Mejiro Palmer
    Rice!
[04:39] Mejiro Palmer
    Looking forward to running with
    you in the next race, Rice!
[04:42] Mejiro Palmer
    Huh?
[04:46] Daitaku Helios
    What's with her?
[04:47] Mejiro Palmer
    Not sure...
SIGN    Intent to Ultim-Outrun!!
SIGN    McQueen Setting Her Sights on a Third Consecutive Win
SIGN    Machikane Tannhäuser and Mejiro Palmer in Top Shape!
SIGN    Rice Shower's Management
    Confident in Her Ability
     to Upset Mejiro McQueen!
SIGN    Will the Assassin in Black
    Thwart Another Major Accomplishment?!
SIGN    Will the Assassin in Black
     Thwart Another Major Accomplishment?!
[05:00] Mejiro McQueen
    Rice Shower-san?
[05:04] Mejiro McQueen
    I was hoping to speak with you.
[05:06] Mejiro McQueen
    I saw the feature you were in.
[05:08] Mejiro McQueen
    You seem certain you'll be able to win.
[05:11] Mejiro McQueen
    Consider the challenge accepted.
    Let's have a good race, shall we?
[05:19] Rice Shower
    I'm not running in the Tennoushou.
[05:22] Rice Shower
    I don't want to race anymore!
[05:24] Mejiro McQueen
    Hey, wait—
[05:31] Students
    McQueen-san is so cool!
[05:33] Students
    A third championship! That'd be great to see.
[05:36] Students
    I'd love to see it happen!
[05:38] Students
    It's gonna be great!
[05:39] Students
    Right?
[05:41] (Flashback) Crowd
    What?
[05:42] (Flashback) Crowd
    Is this for real?
[05:43] (Flashback) Crowd
    Unbelievable...
[05:46] (Flashback) Crowd
    It's such a shame.
[05:55] Rice Shower
    No one wants me around.
[05:59] Tokai Teio
    Wait, Rice isn't running?
[06:01] Mejiro McQueen
    She doesn't seem to want to run anymore.
[06:04] Vodka
    It's probably some scheme to get you
    to drop your guard before the race.
[06:04] Special Week
    Did something happen to her?
[06:06] Trainer
    Her entry is still listed...
[06:08] Daiwa Scarlet
    That sounds like a plan you'd come up with.
[06:08] Trainer
    So it's probably something personal.
[06:10] Vodka
    Excuse me?! I always run fair and square!
[06:10] Gold Ship
    Hey, the less competition, the better.
[06:13] Daiwa Scarlet
    Do you, now?
[06:13] Gold Ship
    You'll have an even easier time taking it.
[06:14] Vodka
    You're the one who tries to dupe
    people by faking like you got a cold!
[06:16] Gold Ship
    What's wrong?
[06:17] Daiwa Scarlet
    I do no such thing!
[06:17] Mejiro McQueen
    It's a bit disappointing. I had
    heard she was looking strong.
[06:18] Daiwa Scarlet
    You're the one who pulls that
    "maybe I'll run, maybe not" scheme!
[06:20] Vodka
    It's not a scheme!
[06:21] Trainer
    Worrying about someone else
    won't get you anywhere.
[06:21] Daiwa Scarlet
    That just makes you a liar!
[06:23] Trainer
    You should focus on your training.
[06:24] Vodka
    I am not!
[06:25] Mejiro McQueen
    I suppose...
[06:27] Tokai Teio
    I'm going to ask her what's going on.
[06:29] Mejiro McQueen
    Teio?
[06:30] Tokai Teio
    You're not gonna be able to focus on
    your training with this bugging you.
[06:34] Tokai Teio
    Leave this to your team leader!
[06:38] Special Week
    We'll go, too!
[06:40] Special Week
    Right?
[06:41] Tokai Teio
    Sounds good.
[06:44] Mejiro McQueen
    I appreciate it, everyone.
[06:53] Tokai Teio
    Found ya, Rice!
[06:55] Tokai Teio
    Nice weather today, huh?
[06:56] Tokai Teio
    Makes you want to get out
    there and run hard, right?
[06:59] Rice Shower
    I-I guess so...
[07:01] Tokai Teio
    But if you run too much, it makes
    fixing up the track a lot of work!
[07:05] Rice Shower
    Huh? She's not asking about the Tennoushou?
[07:07] Tokai Teio
    I actually wanted to ask
    you about the Tennoushou—
[07:11] Tokai Teio
    Hey, wait!
[07:19] Tokai Teio
    Look at this! I'm great at forward bending!
[07:22] Tokai Teio
    You gonna enter the Spring Ten?
    I bet it'd be a lot of fun!
[07:25] Tokai Teio
    Probably as much fun as forward bending!
[07:28] Tokai Teio
    I actually hold a record in forward bending!
[07:34] Daiwa Scarlet
    Rice...
[07:35] Vodka
    About the Spring Ten...
[07:38] Tokai Teio
    Hey!
[07:42] Tokai Teio
    This is kinda...
[07:43] Special Week
    This looks like a job for me.
[07:53] Tokai Teio
    I'm counting on you, Spe-chan!
[07:55] Special Week
    Rice Shower. What a lovely name! I'm a fan.
[07:59] Special Week
    Especially the "rice" part.
[08:04] Special Week
    It didn't work.
[08:05] Tokai Teio
    I'm not sure what you were
    trying to accomplish!
[08:07] Tokai Teio
    I guess we'll have to
    try the direct approach!
[08:20] Rice Shower
    Wh-Who are you?
[08:22] Gold Ship
    Scarlet! Vodka! Spe! Get 'er, girls!
[08:25] Special Week
    Right, Gold Ship-san!
[08:27] Rice Shower
    It's Spica!
[08:31] Team Spica
    Heave-ho, heave-ho!
[08:33] Rice Shower
    Um... wh-what is this?
[08:36] Tokai Teio
    Sorry about this, Rice.
[08:38] Tokai Teio
    McQueen told us you weren't
    going to run in the Tennoushou.
[08:42] Tokai Teio
    Would you tell us about it?
[08:47] Rice Shower
    Will you let me go if I do?
[08:52] Rice Shower
    Because there's no point.
[08:54] Tokai Teio
    What do you mean?
[08:57] Rice Shower
    Because no one wants me around.
[09:01] Rice Shower
    Ever since I was little, I used to look
    up to things that were glamorous.
SIGN    The two of them were blessed
    
    with a rice shower to bring them good fortune!
SIGN    The two of them were blessed
    
    with a rice shower to bring them good fortune!
SIGN    The Magic of Happiness
[09:14] (Flashback) Rice Shower
    There are 100 meters to go!
    First place has a tiny lead!
[09:16] (Flashback) ---
    Number 8, Rice Shower, is in
    front by a small margin!
[09:18] (Flashback) Rice Shower
    And Rice Shower crosses the
    goal with her lead intact!
[09:20] (Flashback) Rice Shower
    Rice Shower has done a fine
    job of winning her debut race!
[09:25] Rice Shower
    I was so glad when I won my first race...
[09:29] Rice Shower
    And everyone was really happy.
[09:31] Rice Shower
    It made running so much fun.
[09:34] Rice Shower
    I thought that even someone
    like me could be glamorous.
[09:37] (Flashback) Commentary
    She's striking an imposing figure!
[09:39] (Flashback) Commentary
    Mihono Bourbon manages to outrun the
    entire pack as she crosses the goal!
[09:43] (Flashback) Commentary
    She wins the Satsukishou while undefeated!
[09:47] Rice Shower
    Bourbon-san was so dazzling
    when she won the Satsukishou...
[09:51] Rice Shower
    So I decided I wanted
    to be like her someday.
[09:56] (Flashback) Commentary
    Mihono Bourbon is in the lead!
    It seems she has this race won!
[09:59] Rice Shower
    I wanted to catch up with
    the person I idolized.
[10:01] Rice Shower
    I wanted to win a race,
    and be like Bourbon-san.
[10:07] Rice Shower
    And then, at the Kikkashou,
    it finally happened..
[10:11] (Flashback) Commentary
    Mihono Bourbon is in the lead!
[10:13] (Flashback) Commentary
    Rice Shower is closing the gap!
    Mihono Bourbon still has a faint lead!
[10:16] (Flashback) Commentary
    But Rice Shower moves up on the outside!
     Rice Shower passes her!
[10:18] (Flashback) Commentary
    Rice Shower has the lead!
    And she clears the goal!
SIGN    Kikkashou
[10:21] (Flashback) Commentary
    Mihono Bourbon's Triple Crown
    will remain incomplete!
[10:24] (Flashback) Commentary
    The winning horse girl of the
    Kikkashou is Rice Shower!
[10:28] (Flashback) Crowd
    Wait, what?
[10:30] (Flashback) Crowd
    What the heck?
[10:30] (Flashback) Crowd
    Seriously?
[10:31] (Flashback) Crowd
    I wanted to see a Triple Crown.
[10:33] (Flashback) Crowd
    Why?
[10:40] Rice Shower
    Nobody wanted me to win.
[10:44] (Flashback) Crowd
    Why didn't Bourbon win?
[10:46] Rice Shower
    I destroyed Bourbon-san
    and her fans' dreams.
[10:50] Rice Shower
    Everyone was sad.
[10:54] Rice Shower
    Now everyone is looking forward to
    McQueen-san winning a third Spring Tennoushou.
[11:00] Rice Shower
    Even if I enter and win,
    no one will be happy.
[11:04] Rice Shower
    I'll just make everyone miserable.
[11:07] Rice Shower
    Me, whose name is supposed to
    represent something happy.
[11:11] Tokai Teio
    That's heavy.
[11:12] Rice Shower
    So I won't be running anymore.
[11:15] Tokai Teio
    Rice?
[11:16] Rice Shower
    Please, leave me alone.
[11:22] Tokai Teio
    Rice...
[11:30] Mejiro McQueen
    I had no idea.
[11:32] Tokai Teio
    I understand how she feels!
[11:34] Tokai Teio
    She worked so hard on her racing, so it has to be frustrating
[11:36] Tokai Teio
    for no one to recognize
    what she accomplished!
[11:38] Mejiro McQueen
    True enough. Rice's Kikkashou win is
    something that should have been celebrated.
[11:43] Mejiro McQueen
    But...
[11:45] Mejiro McQueen
    I believe using that as a reason
    to turn away from racing is,
[11:47] Mejiro McQueen
    for a horse girl, mistaken.
[11:53] Tokai Teio
    McQueen...
[11:56] Tokai Teio
    Okay!
[11:57] Tokai Teio
    I'll try and convince Rice to run after all.
[12:01] Tokai Teio
    Just don't regret this, okay?
[12:04] Mejiro McQueen
    I would never.
[12:06] Mejiro McQueen
    Besides, I find it vexing to
    have Rice taking me so lightly.
[12:11] Mejiro McQueen
    "No one will be happy if I win"?
[12:13] Mejiro McQueen
    She's so certain of her victory,
     before even running.
[12:16] Tokai Teio
    That's true.
[12:20] Mejiro McQueen
    Please take care of things with Rice, Leader.
SIGN    Umamusume
SIGN    Pretty Derby
[12:24] Tokai Teio
    Sure!
[12:30] Tokai Teio
    I said that, but...
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[12:40] Girls
    Here we go!
[12:41] Girls
    Beef steak!
[12:42] Girls
    Beef steak!
[12:43] Girls
    Beef steak!
[12:44] Girls
    Beef steak!
[12:45] Girls
    Beef steak!
[12:45] Girls
    Beef steak!
[12:49] Tokai Teio
    Bourbon?
[12:52] Mihono Bourbon
    Teio-san?
[12:56] Mihono Bourbon
    Your recovery seems to be
    going smoothly, Teio-san.
[12:59] Tokai Teio
    Yep. I can even run okay, now.
[13:02] Tokai Teio
    How about you?
[13:03] Mihono Bourbon
    Not for the time being.
[13:06] Tokai Teio
    I see...
[13:08] Tokai Teio
    You got hurt after the Kikkashou, right?
[13:11] Mihono Bourbon
    Yes, when I was training for the Japan Cup.
[13:15] Tokai Teio
    I see.
[13:19] (Flashback) Commentary
    Rice Shower passes her!
    Rice Shower passes Bourbon!
[13:21] (Flashback) Commentary
    There's barely a single length gap
    between them! Rice Shower has the lead!
[13:24] (Flashback) Commentary
    And she clears the goal!
SIGN    Kikkashou
SIGN    Kikkashou
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SIGN    Turf: Good
SIGN    Good
SIGN    Results
SIGN    Head
SIGN    Record
SIGN    Time
SIGN    Dirt
[13:26] (Flashback) Commentary
    Mihono Bourbon's Triple Crown
    will remain incomplete!
[13:29] (Flashback) Commentary
    The winning horse girl of the
    Kikkashou is Rice Shower!
[13:33] Mihono Bourbon
    By losing the Kikkashou,
[13:35] Mihono Bourbon
    I was unable to fulfill Master's
    request that I win a Triple Crown.
[13:39] Mihono Bourbon
    I may have been anxious to
    redeem myself as a result.
[13:43] Tokai Teio
    Expectations...
[13:44] (Flashback) Tokai Teio
    My goal is to win the Triple Crown
     undefeated, just like you!
[13:48] (Flashback) Tokai Teio
    So I have to win!
[13:51] (Flashback) Symboli Rudolf
    Right. I'll be looking forward to it.
[13:56] Tokai Teio
    It was the same for me.
[13:58] Tokai Teio
    If I hadn't gotten injured,
    and had won the Triple Crown,
[14:01] Tokai Teio
    I might've gotten to see the Prez smile.
[14:04] Mihono Bourbon
    I can relate.
[14:05] Mihono Bourbon
    I was hoping to see my Master's smile,
    something I've never seen before.
[14:11] Tokai Teio
    Sorry about your Triple Crown, Bourbon.
[14:15] Mihono Bourbon
    Likewise, Teio-san.
[14:18] Mihono Bourbon
    But because I was unable
    to achieve a Triple Crown,
[14:21] Mihono Bourbon
    I was able to find a new reason for racing.
[14:25] Mihono Bourbon
    Rice Shower.
[14:26] Tokai Teio
    Rice?
[14:27] Mihono Bourbon
    Yes. The only horse girl to ever defeat me...
[14:31] Mihono Bourbon
    The person who kept me
    from reaching my dream.
[14:34] Mihono Bourbon
    She may be the first competitor
    I've felt I could call my rival.
[14:39] Tokai Teio
    Listen... about Rice...
[14:42] Mihono Bourbon
    Yes?
[14:43] Girls
    Beef steak!
[14:44] Girls
    Beef steak!
[14:45] Girls
    Beef steak!
[14:45] Girls
    Beef steak!
[14:46] Girls
    Beef steak!
[14:47] Girls
    Beef steak!
[14:48] Girls
    Beef steak!
[14:48] Girls
    Beef steak!
[14:50] Rice Shower
    T-Teio-san?! What is it now?!
[14:53] Rice Shower
    You don't have to be so scared!
    I'm not gonna do anything.
[14:57] Mihono Bourbon
    Rice...
[14:58] Rice Shower
    B-Bourbon-san?!
[15:02] Mihono Bourbon
    You apparently don't intend
    to run in the Tennoushou?
[15:07] (Flashback) Tokai Teio
    You've gotta do something to convince
    her to run in the Tennoushou, Bourbon.
[15:10] (Flashback) Tokai Teio
    I bet she'll listen to you!
[15:13] (Flashback) Mihono Bourbon
    Leave this to me. There is a method
    I've learned from my Master.
[15:17] (Flashback) Tokai Teio
    Okay!
[15:20] Mihono Bourbon
    Rice...
[15:21] Rice Shower
    Y-Yes?
[15:22] Mihono Bourbon
    Quit your bellyaching and run!
[15:25] Tokai Teio
    I don't think she understood what I meant!
[15:28] Rice Shower
    Leave me alone, please!
[15:31] Mihono Bourbon
    That's strange! Master usually
    encourages me just like that!
[15:33] Tokai Teio
    Never mind! Let's go after her!
[15:35] Tokai Teio
    Use this!
[15:43] Tokai Teio
    Rice, hold it!
[15:54] Tokai Teio
    She's so slippery!
[15:55] Tokai Teio
    Get back here!
[15:58] Tokai Teio
    Hold it!
[16:02] Tokai Teio
    That nimble little...
[16:04] Tokai Teio
    Hold it!
[16:10] Rice Shower
    Slip!
SIGN    Later
[16:17] Mihono Bourbon
    The battery...
[16:21] Mejiro Palmer
    And that's what happened!
[16:22] Daitaku Helios
    That is such a mood!
[16:24] Mejiro Palmer
    What do you want to do
    for the midterm test?
[16:26] Daitaku Helios
    Run!
[16:27] Mejiro Palmer
    I know, right?
[16:27] Tokai Teio
    Rice!
[16:29] Mihono Bourbon
    Rice!
[16:33] Tokai Teio
    Hey, Palmer, have you see Rice Shower?
[16:36] Mejiro Palmer
    Rice?
[16:37] Mejiro Palmer
    Nope. Have you, Helios?
[16:39] Daitaku Helios
    Sure haven't.
[16:40] Mihono Bourbon
    We're looking for her.
    Please let us know if you find her.
[16:42] Both
    'Kay!
[16:49] Mejiro Palmer
    Rice, huh?
[16:51] Daitaku Helios
    What's up? Something about her?
[16:53] Mejiro Palmer
    You remember at the Kikkashou?
[16:55] Daitaku Helios
    Oh, she beat Bourbon! That was so hype!
[16:57] Mejiro Palmer
    A hardcore race between
    two strong horse girls...
[17:00] Mejiro Palmer
    I so want to do something like that!
[17:03] Daitaku Helios
    How about with me? You wanna take me on?
[17:05] Mejiro Palmer
    You bet I do!
[17:06] Daitaku Helios
    NGL, we're just gonna run like usual!
[17:08] Mejiro Palmer
    I know, right?!
[17:25] Ikuno Dictus
    She doesn't want to run? Do you suppose
    Rice-san has lost her confidence?
[17:30] Matikanetannhäuser
    I'm sure that's not it!
[17:32] Matikanetannhäuser
    Rice-chan's a really strong horse girl.
[17:35] Matikanetannhäuser
    When she locks in on her target,
     she gets so focused!
[17:37] Matikanetannhäuser
    Although at the Kikkashou, I think
    she was only looking at Bourbon-chan.
[17:41] Ikuno Dictus
    Right, you've raced her a few
    times yourself, haven't you?
[17:46] Matikanetannhäuser
    Yep! This is gonna be the seventh time.
[17:49] Matikanetannhäuser
    Y'know, she's kind of a big deal to me.
[17:53] Ikuno Dictus
    I feel the same way.
[17:55] Ikuno Dictus
    She demonstrated her strength
    without a doubt at the Nikkei Sho.
[18:02] Girls
    Tracen...
[18:04] Girls
    Fight!
[18:04] Girls
    On!
[18:04] Girls
    Fight!
[18:05] Girls
    On!
[18:05] Girls
    Fight!
[18:06] Girls
    On!
[18:12] Rice Shower
    Is it... okay if I run?
[18:15] Girls
    What're you doing?
[18:17] Girls
    What are you doing?
[18:18] Girls
    I'm gonna try and win the Triple Crown!
[18:20] Girls
    Not gonna happen! Because I'm gonna win it!
[18:22] Girls
    Hey, don't get in my way!
[18:23] Girls
    Yeah, that's right!
[18:26] (Flashback) Crowd
    Bourbon! You can win next time!
[18:28] (Flashback) Crowd
    Winning the Triple Crown would've
    been cool, but you did a great job!
[18:31] (Flashback) Crowd
    I'm still rooting for you!
     I love you, Bourbon!
[18:34] (Flashback) Crowd
    You did a good job, Tannhäuser!
[18:37] Rice Shower
    I can't do this anymore...
[18:40] Mihono Bourbon
    Rice!
[18:42] Tokai Teio
    We finally found her...
[18:44] Rice Shower
    You don't know when to give up.
    Please, just leave me alone.
[18:47] Mihono Bourbon
    You're the one who didn't give up, Rice!
[18:48] Mihono Bourbon
    You never gave up during the Kikkashou!
[18:51] Rice Shower
    Don't talk to me about the Kikkashou!
[18:54] Rice Shower
    I just wanted people to accept me.
[18:57] Rice Shower
    I thought that if I could beat you,
    Bourbon-san, that they would.
[19:02] Rice Shower
    That's why I tried so hard.
[19:05] Rice Shower
    But nobody wanted me to win.
[19:08] Rice Shower
    And when I did,
[19:11] Rice Shower
    they just got mad, and didn't accept me!
[19:15] Rice Shower
    I'm not like you two.
[19:20] Rice Shower
    I'm a heel.
[19:23] Rice Shower
    People hate me, boo me,
    and I make them unhappy.
[19:28] Rice Shower
    Even though my name's meant to be a blessing...
[19:31] Rice Shower
    Even though I'm called Rice Shower.
[19:33] Rice Shower
    That's why I won't run anymore.
[19:37] Tokai Teio
    Rice...
[19:38] Mihono Bourbon
    Quit your bellyaching and run!
[19:41] Rice Shower
    How can you say that?!
[19:43] Mihono Bourbon
    Because I want you to run.
[19:45] Rice Shower
    I don't understand! How can you say
    that after everything I told you?!
[19:49] Rice Shower
    No one's happy if I run! Even when
    I win, it's just a disappointment!
[19:53] Rice Shower
    There's no point in me running!
[19:55] Rice Shower
    So, why—
[19:57] Mihono Bourbon
    Because you are my hero.
[20:08] Mihono Bourbon
    I'm injured.
[20:11] Mihono Bourbon
    Seriously injured.
[20:13] Mihono Bourbon
    There have been times when I've
    been overwhelmed with anxiety
[20:16] Mihono Bourbon
    about whether I'd get to run again.
[20:20] Mihono Bourbon
    I was unable to meet
    Master's expectations.
[20:23] Mihono Bourbon
    I even considered giving up on racing.
[20:27] (Flashback) Kuronuma
    Bourbon... I pushed you too hard.
[20:32] (Flashback) Kuronuma
    I'm sorry.
[20:40] Mihono Bourbon
    But thanks to you, Rice, I never gave up.
SIGN    Winning Horse Girl
SIGN    Horse Girl of the Kikkashou
    Up Close With Rice Shower
SIGN    Up Close With the Winner of the Kikkashou, Rice Shower!
    She Had Her Sights Set on Mihono Bourbon
SIGN    "They Call Her the Assassin in Black!"
    
    Rice Shower's
     Racing Future
[20:52] Mihono Bourbon
    Next time, I want to win.
    I don't want to lose again.
[20:55] Mihono Bourbon
    I want to race a strong opponent, like you.
[20:58] Mihono Bourbon
    I've been able to work hard at
    my recovery because of that goal.
[21:04] Mihono Bourbon
    It's true that you took my dream.
[21:08] Mihono Bourbon
    But the hope and new dream you've
    given me are worth more than that.
[21:11] Rice Shower
    Bourbon-san...
[21:14] Mihono Bourbon
    You're not a heel. You're a hero.
[21:18] Rice Shower
    I'm... a hero?
[21:22] Tokai Teio
    Bourbon...
[21:23] Mihono Bourbon
    And yet you came in eighth
    place at the Arima Kinen?!
SIGN    Placed 11th at Arima
[21:27] Mihono Bourbon
    You're my hero! You're a strong horse girl!
[21:30] Mihono Bourbon
    You have to run in the
    Tennoushou to prove that!
[21:47] Rice Shower
    Stop being so selfish.
[21:50] Mihono Bourbon
    I'm sorry.
[21:51] Rice Shower
    You can say all that, but it's
    just more trouble for me.
[21:57] Rice Shower
    But...
[21:58] Rice Shower
    I understand how you feel, Bourbon-san.
[22:02] Rice Shower
    I'm going to try again.
[22:09] Rice Shower
    I'm still scared, but...
[22:13] Mihono Bourbon
    Right.
[22:14] Rice Shower
    I want to run with you, too,
     Bourbon-san. So...
[22:22] Rice Shower
    I'm going to enter the Tennoushou!