# E8 - A Small Wish
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**[00:10] Rice Shower**
Good morning.
**[00:15] Mejiro McQueen**
I heard that you've resumed training.
**[00:17] Mejiro McQueen**
It looks like you've gotten
serious about the race.
**[00:19] Rice Shower**
Yes! I'm not going to turn away again.
**[00:22] Mejiro McQueen**
Now I'll be able to take the
Spring Tennoushou seriously.
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**[02:43] Vodka**
Did you see the Satsukishou yesterday?!
**[02:45] Daiwa Scarlet**
Narita Taishin was very impressive.
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A Small Wish
**[02:47] Mejiro McQueen**
Impressive horse girls seem to be
appearing in ever-greater numbers.
**[02:50] Tokai Teio**
Never mind that...
**[02:51] Tokai Teio**
Ta-dah!
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Takes the Osaka Hai
**[02:53] Tokai Teio**
This weekend is the Spring Tennoushou!
**[02:55] Tokai Teio**
And Rice is all fired up about
taking you down, McQueen!
**[02:58] Tokai Teio**
Do your best!
**[03:00] Vodka**
Rice has you in her crosshairs, huh?
**[03:02] Mejiro McQueen**
Yes.
**[03:03] Mejiro McQueen**
She's been following me around
a fair bit lately, too.
**[03:06] Daiwa Scarlet**
That goes to show she's in serious mode.
**[03:09] Mejiro McQueen**
All the better. It'll make
the challenge worthwhile.
**[03:22] Rice Shower**
The Spring Tennoushou is 3,200 meters long.
**[03:25] Rice Shower**
I'm good at long distances,
but McQueen-san has won it twice already,
**[03:31] Rice Shower**
so she's got a clear experience advantage.
**[03:35] Rice Shower**
McQueen-san...
**[03:56] Tokai Teio**
Rice hasn't been coming to school?!
**[03:58] Ikuno Dictus**
Not for the last two days, it seems.
**[04:01] Ikuno Dictus**
Do you suppose she's not
going to be running?
**[04:03] Tokai Teio**
No way! There's hardly any time
left before the Tennoushou!
**[04:06] Matikanetannhäuser**
Maybe she's sick? Or she ate something funny?
**[04:09] Matikanetannhäuser**
Like a spider.
**[04:10] Tokai Teio**
No one eats spiders!
**[04:12] Tokai Teio**
I wonder why she's missing, though.
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**[04:40] Mihono Bourbon**
Rice...
**[04:42] Rice Shower**
Bourbon-san...
**[04:59] Rice Shower**
How did you find me?
**[05:01] Mihono Bourbon**
I spoke to the resident assistant,
Hishi Amazon-san.
**[05:04] Mihono Bourbon**
I didn't think you would leave
without telling someone.
**[05:07] Rice Shower**
I see.
**[05:15] Rice Shower**
Mental strength...
**[05:17] Rice Shower**
I can't compare to McQueen-san in
running ability or experience,
**[05:21] Rice Shower**
so I need to have a stronger mindset.
**[05:23] Rice Shower**
To do that, I decided to be alone, so I could
face myself without any distractions.
**[05:29] Rice Shower**
I think that the mind can
help the body transcend.
**[05:33] (Flashback) Kuronuma**
The mind can push the body past its limits!
**[05:37] Mihono Bourbon**
I agree.
**[05:39] Rice Shower**
I'm going to get back to training.
**[05:41] Mihono Bourbon**
Right.
**[05:55] Team Spica**
Sweets! Sweets! Sweets!
**[05:55] Trainer**
Rice still hasn't come back to school, huh?
**[05:58] Tokai Teio**
No. It's been three days now.
**[05:58] Team Spica**
Sweets! Sweets! Sweets!
**[06:00] Tokai Teio**
And Bourbon was missing too, today.
**[06:02] Trainer**
Is it some kind of secret training,
or has she given up?
**[06:05] Team Spica**
Sweets! Sweets! Sweets!
**[06:06] Tokai Teio**
I don't think so! I saw
how motivated she looked.
**[06:14] Trainer**
52.9!
**[06:15] Tokai Teio**
Wow!
**[06:16] Trainer**
Looking good!
**[06:18] Mejiro McQueen**
Yes! I'm feeling more energetic and resilient
**[06:20] Mejiro McQueen**
than I did in the previous two Tennoushous.
**[06:23] Trainer**
I see!
**[06:24] Mejiro McQueen**
I'd like to run the incline again, please.
**[06:26] Trainer**
Whoa, isn't twice enough?
**[06:29] Tokai Teio**
Looking good and ready to go!
**[06:30] Tokai Teio**
McNice! McNice!
**[06:39] Rice Shower**
*More... More... More...*
**[06:43] Rice Shower**
*More!*
**[06:50] Trainer**
Hey! What's up?
**[06:52] Mejiro McQueen**
No, it's nothing!
**[06:55] Tokai Teio**
What do you think's up with McQueen?
**[06:57] Trainer**
No clue.
**[06:58] Trainer**
But this attempt was even better
than her last one.
**[07:01] Trainer**
It's clear that McQueen is in
as good a shape as ever.
**[07:05] Tokai Teio**
Yeah, you're right.
**[07:16] Sakashita**
G-Good question.
**[07:18] Sakashita**
Their final tuning is going very well.
**[07:20] Twin Turbo**
There's no way Machi Tan could ever lose!
**[07:22] Twin Turbo**
She already beat Rice Shower once before!
**[07:25] Nice Nature**
You do know she's beaten
her more than once, right?
**[07:27] Twin Turbo**
What, for real?!
**[07:32] Daitaku Helios**
'Kay, people, ask me anything about Palmer!
**[07:35] Daitaku Helios**
As her certified bestie, I can tell you
right now she's in GOAT condition!
**[07:38] Daitaku Helios**
Palmer FTW!
**[07:44] Press**
She's in really good shape.
**[07:45] Press**
Yeah, it's impressive.
**[07:47] Press**
I think we can count on
McQueen's streak to continue.
**[07:49] Press**
Can she become the first to win
three Spring Tennoushous in a row?
**[07:52] Trainer**
I think so. In the condition
she's in, she can handle it.
**[07:55] Press**
Thank you!
**[07:56] Press**
Any concerns about Rice Shower?
**[07:58] Press**
She's apparently been absent
from school for a few days.
**[08:00] Trainer**
Not concerned at all.
**[08:02] Trainer**
No matter who she's up against,
McQueen is focused on her own running.
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**[08:16] Satono Diamond**
It's hot, so be careful.
**[08:17] Fans**
Hey, thanks.
**[08:20] Satono Diamond**
*McQueen-san...*
**[08:48] Commentary**
* Last year's showdown between Tokai Teio*
* and Mejiro McQueen is still fresh*
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**[08:51] Commentary**
* in our memories as we head*
* into the Spring Tennoushou.*
**[08:53] Commentary**
*Once again in the spotlight*
**[08:55] Commentary**
* is Mejiro McQueen,who's aiming*
* to continue her streak.*
**[08:57] Commentary**
* Standing in her way is the*
* Kikkashou winner who thwarted*
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**[09:00] Commentary**
*Mihono Bourbon's Triple Crown, Rice Shower.*
**[09:02] Commentary**
* Add to that Machikane Tannhäuser,*
* who's looking very strong lately,*
**[09:05] Commentary**
* and there'll be a lot*
* of stiff competition this year.*
**[09:07] Vodka**
Man, McQueen's most popular by a long shot!
**[09:09] Daiwa Scarlet**
Really?!
**[09:10] Special Week**
Does that mean almost everyone is here
to see McQueen's streak continue?
**[09:15] Crowd**
McQueen!
**[09:16] Crowd**
You can do it!
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**[09:17] Crowd**
Go!
**[09:19] Crowd**
You've got this!
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**[09:21] Tokai Teio**
How are you feeling?
**[09:22] Mejiro McQueen**
Perfect, I'd say.
**[09:24] Tokai Teio**
You nervous or anything?
**[09:27] Mejiro McQueen**
I do feel anxious about needing to win, yes.
**[09:30] Tokai Teio**
You've got a streak to protect, after all.
**[09:34] Mejiro McQueen**
I will run in a way that
makes me fit to be your goal.
**[09:37] Mejiro McQueen**
Please, watch me.
**[09:38] Tokai Teio**
Okay.
**[09:39] Tokai Teio**
Good luck!
**[09:41] Commentary**
Running past the stands now is Mejiro Palmer.
**[09:44] Commentary**
She's expected to attempt to outrun
the competition once again.
**[09:47] Daitaku Helios**
Keep it hype, girl!
**[09:49] Commentary**
She's been voted fourth most popular.
What do you think that implies, Hosoe-san?
**[09:53] Junko Hosoe**
In her last race, the 3,000-meter
Hanshin Daishoten,
**[09:56] Junko Hosoe**
she managed to secure a splendid
victory via outrunning.
**[09:58] Junko Hosoe**
We can expect to see
a great race from her.
**[10:00] Commentary**
And here we have two other racers
who are looking to win big.
**[10:03] Commentary**
Ikuno Dictus and Machikane Tannhäuser
seem to be in good spirits.
**[10:06] Nice Nature**
Good luck, you two.
**[10:07] Twin Turbo**
Iku Dis! Machi Tan!
**[10:09] Commentary**
Machikane Tannhäuser is third most popular,
**[10:11] Commentary**
and has been gathering more and more
attention from the fans lately.
**[10:14] Junko Hosoe**
She's won her last two races,
and has a lot of momentum.
**[10:17] Junko Hosoe**
She's got a good chance at coming
away with this spring's plaque.
**[10:20] Commentary**
I bet she's got a
good race ahead of her.
**[10:22] Commentary**
And number one with a
bullet is Mejiro McQueen!
**[10:25] Commentary**
I think it's fair to say that she's the
horse girl closest to winning this race.
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**[11:11] Commentary**
As the G1 Spring Tennoushou fanfare plays,
the horse girls are now entering the gate.
**[11:16] Tokai Teio**
You can do this, McQueen!
**[11:19] Special Week**
Please win for a third time!
**[11:21] Gold Ship**
Don't sweat this streak stuff!
**[11:23] Vodka**
That's kinda asking a lot.
**[11:25] Daiwa Scarlet**
That's true.
**[11:26] Crowd**
What's going on?
**[11:26] Crowd**
Huh?
**[11:28] Crowd**
What happened?
**[11:29] Crowd**
Hey...
**[11:31] Crowd**
She's not going in?
**[11:34] Crowd**
What's going on?
**[11:40] Commentary**
Oh, it looks like Mejiro McQueen
hasn't entered the gate yet.
**[11:43] Junko Hosoe**
That's odd.
**[11:45] Gold Ship**
What the heck?
**[11:46] Special Week**
What's wrong with McQueen-san?
**[11:48] Tokai Teio**
It's just like during her training.
**[11:50] Vodka**
Seriously?
**[11:51] Trainer**
What's gotten into her?
**[11:52] Tokai Teio**
McQueen...
**[11:56] Satono Diamond**
McQueen-san...
**[11:58] Mejiro McQueen**
*What is she, a wild animal?*
**[12:00] Mejiro McQueen**
*It feels like she's ready to tear me apart.*
**[12:04] Mejiro McQueen**
* But I have my own reasons*
* for winning this race.*
**[12:09] Commentary**
Mejiro McQueen is finally inside the gate.
**[12:12] Daiwa Scarlet**
Okay, there she goes!
**[12:13] Gold Ship**
Show them what you've got, McQueen!
**[12:15] Commentary**
It takes power and stamina in equal measure
**[12:17] Commentary**
to come out on top in this 3,200-meter
trek around the Kyoto Racecourse.
**[12:20] Commentary**
All 15 horse girls are now inside the gate.
**[12:23] Commentary**
And now the Spring Tennoushou...
**[12:25] Commentary**
has...
**[12:27] Commentary**
begun!
**[12:29] Team Spica**
Go, McQueen!
**[12:30] Special Week**
...san!
**[12:30] Team Canopus**
Iku Dis! Machi Tan!
**[12:33] Crowd**
McQueen!
**[12:34] Crowd**
McQueen!
**[12:36] Commentary**
Mejiro Palmer is in front, as expected.
**[12:39] Mejiro Palmer**
*Got this!*
**[12:40] Daitaku Helios**
Time to outrun! Let's go!
**[12:41] Daitaku Helios**
Further out from the
center is Mejiro McQueen,
**[12:44] Daitaku Helios**
who's sticking close behind Mejiro Palmer!
**[12:47] Daiwa Scarlet**
Looking good, McQueen!
**[12:48] Trainer**
No...
**[12:49] Daiwa Scarlet**
What's wrong?
**[12:50] Trainer**
They just started!
**[12:52] Trainer**
She can't start chasing Palmer this soon.
**[12:54] Tokai Teio**
That's right, she can't!
**[12:56] Trainer**
*No... it's not Palmer she's worried about.*
**[12:59] Trainer**
*I think it's...*
**[13:00] Commentary**
McQueen is currently in fourth place,
**[13:02] Commentary**
and following her closely is Rice Shower,
whose black hair is trailing behind her.
**[13:07] Twin Turbo**
Rice has been on McQueen the whole time.
**[13:09] Nice Nature**
She's got her marked pretty clearly.
**[13:11] Nice Nature**
But why not get behind her?
**[13:13] Biwa Hayahide**
Is she intentionally making her
presence known to McQueen?
**[13:21] Crowd**
McQueen!
**[13:22] Crowd**
McQueen!
**[13:23] Tokai Teio**
McQueen...
**[13:24] Special Week**
The way Rice-san has her marked so
thoroughly reminds me of something.
**[13:28] Special Week**
It's just like when Grass-chan was
closing in during the Takarazuka Kinen.
**[13:31] Tokai Teio**
Really?
**[13:32] Grass Wonder**
I think I see the similarity.
**[13:34] Special Week**
Grass-chan?!
**[13:35] Grass Wonder**
Hello there.
**[13:36] Special Week**
How is Rice-chan like you, though?
**[13:39] Grass Wonder**
I can't say for sure.
**[13:41] Grass Wonder**
But it does feel something like fate.
**[13:48] Commentary**
The 15 horse girls are bathed in cheers
as they cross in front of the stands!
**[13:52] Trainer**
Settle down, McQueen!
**[13:54] Trainer**
Don't worry about anyone else!
**[13:55] Trainer**
Stick to your own pace!
**[13:57] Mejiro McQueen**
*He's right.*
**[13:58] Mejiro McQueen**
* I was able to defeat Teio last time*
* because I focused on my own running.*
**[14:02] Mejiro McQueen**
*But...*
**[14:05] Ikuno Dictus**
* This pace... isn't suited*
* to a 3,200-meter race!*
**[14:08] Matikanetannhäuser**
* I need to let my legs stay cool, so that*
* I'll have enough to rush to the front!*
**[14:12] Vodka**
Go!
**[14:13] Trainer**
2:04?
**[14:14] Gold Ship**
Whoa, isn't that...
**[14:15] Trainer**
That's two seconds faster to reach the
2,000-meter mark than the last Tennoushou!
**[14:20] Vodka**
Is she gonna be okay with that kind of pace?!
**[14:21] Tokai Teio**
Of course she is.
**[14:23] Tokai Teio**
I have faith.
**[14:25] Tokai Teio**
McQueen's gonna be okay!
**[14:28] Commentary**
Mejiro Palmer is in first place.
**[14:29] Commentary**
She's got a lead of five lengths.
**[14:31] Commentary**
They're now entering the
incline on the third corner.
**[14:33] Mejiro Palmer**
*More! I need to run even more!*
**[14:36] Commentary**
As they reach the third corner's incline,
**[14:38] Commentary**
they'll really begin to feel the
Spring Tennoushou's stamina drain!
**[14:43] Commentary**
Whoa, and Mejiro McQueen is
moving up on the outside!
**[14:45] Commentary**
She's entered her spurt!
**[14:46] Mejiro Palmer**
*Here she comes!*
**[14:47] Commentary**
She's closing in on Mejiro Palmer!
**[14:50] Commentary**
It's Palmer and McQueen!
**[14:51] Commentary**
But further out, it's Rice Shower!
**[14:54] Commentary**
Rice Shower is moving up, too!
**[14:56] Gold Ship**
She's not losing her at all!
**[14:57] Special Week**
Is something going on with McQueen-san?
**[14:59] Trainer**
No, it's not McQueen.
**[15:02] Trainer**
Something's going on with her opponent.
**[15:06] Crowd**
Go! McQueen!
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McQueen!
**[15:08] Mihono Bourbon**
Rice...
**[15:10] (Flashback) Rice Shower**
I want to run with you, too, Bourbon-san.
**[15:15] Mihono Bourbon**
Go, Rice.
**[15:20] Commentary**
Coming around the fourth corner,
**[15:21] Commentary**
the trio will face off down the final stretch.
**[15:23] Commentary**
Tannhäuser has joined them.
**[15:24] Commentary**
But who will seize the lead?
**[15:29] Commentary**
It's Mejiro McQueen! Mejiro McQueen is in first!
**[15:32] Commentary**
Wait...
**[15:33] Commentary**
On the outside! On the outside!
**[15:35] Commentary**
It's Rice Shower! Rice Shower is closing in!
**[15:39] Commentary**
Look at her go!
**[15:41] Mejiro McQueen**
*This pressure... but I'm not through yet!*
**[15:46] Commentary**
Rice Shower has now caught up!
**[15:50] Tokai Teio**
Don't lose, McQueen!
**[15:52] Commentary**
This is McQueen's attempt
at a third championship,
**[15:54] Commentary**
but will we see Rice Shower
thwart another accomplishment?!
**[15:58] Crowd**
Oh, come on, don't do this!
**[16:00] Crowd**
McQueen, you can do it!
**[16:01] Crowd**
Rice Shower! Are you trying
to play the heel again?!
**[16:05] Rice Shower**
*I'm...*
**[16:08] Rice Shower**
*not a heel.*
**[16:21] Rice Shower**
I'm a hero!
**[16:29] Commentary**
Rice Shower passes her!
Rice Shower passes her!
**[16:32] Commentary**
It's Rice Shower! She's in first!
**[16:34] Commentary**
The same Rice Shower who upset
Mihono Bourbon at the Kikkashou!
**[16:38] Commentary**
Rice Shower has taken the lead!
**[16:40] Commentary**
That lead grows from two lengths to three!
**[16:42] Commentary**
And Rice Shower crosses
the goal in first place!
**[16:49] Tokai Teio**
McQueen...
**[16:52] Commentary**
Look at that time!
***SIGN*** Record
**[16:59] Trainer**
That's a new record.
**[17:02] Satono Diamond**
McQueen-san...
**[17:04] Nice Nature**
I knew that she was strong,
but I had no idea.
**[17:06] Twin Turbo**
I'm gonna take Rice down.
**[17:09] Biwa Hayahide**
Impressive.
***SIGN*** Record
**[17:14] Rice Shower**
A record!
**[17:26] Mejiro McQueen**
I lost.
**[17:30] Crowd**
What the hell?
**[17:32] Crowd**
She did it again!
**[17:34] Crowd**
I was really looking forward
to McQueen's third win.
**[17:37] Crowd**
Why's this keep happening?!
**[17:38] Crowd**
Unbelievable!
**[17:39] Crowd**
What a disappointment.
**[17:44] Crowd**
I shouldn't have bothered coming.
**[17:50] Crowd**
This is so lame.
**[18:45] Mihono Bourbon**
Rice...
**[18:55] Mihono Bourbon**
Congratulations on your win, Rice.
**[19:01] Rice Shower**
I...
**[19:03] Rice Shower**
ruined a lot of people's dreams again.
**[19:07] Mihono Bourbon**
That's what it means to win.
**[19:09] Mihono Bourbon**
It's a competition, after all.
**[19:11] Mihono Bourbon**
If someone wins, someone else will
be hurt, and have their dream end.
**[19:16] Mihono Bourbon**
That's just how it is.
**[19:19] Rice Shower**
Booing still hurts to hear, though.
**[19:21] Rice Shower**
It really does.
**[19:24] Mihono Bourbon**
Being booed is an honor when
you're the challenger.
**[19:27] Mihono Bourbon**
You don't need to feel bad about it.
**[19:30] Mihono Bourbon**
But, one day, I'm sure it'll turn into
cheers and words of encouragement.
**[19:36] Mihono Bourbon**
If you keep winning, I'm sure that will happen.
**[19:40] Mihono Bourbon**
After all, your name is Rice Shower.
**[19:48] Rice Shower**
Yeah!
**[19:50] Rice Shower**
I'll do my best, okay?
**[19:54] Mihono Bourbon**
I'd expect nothing less from my hero.
***SIGN*** McQueen!
Congratulations on your second place win!
**[20:00] Special Week**
What a feast!
**[20:02] Grass Wonder**
It certainly is.
**[20:03] Daiwa Scarlet**
Spe-senpai! Time out for now!
**[20:05] Tokai Teio**
Huh? Where's McQueen?
**[20:08] Gold Ship**
Good point. It didn't end up being
a celebration, but we still need our star.
**[20:12] Trainer**
Could you go find her, Teio?
**[20:14] ---**
Yeah, sure.
**[20:16] Gold Ship**
Hey.
**[20:19] Gold Ship**
Take these.
**[20:35] Ikuno Dictus**
McQueen, you ran a fine race.
**[20:38] Mejiro McQueen**
Yes, likewise.
**[20:41] Ikuno Dictus**
It's a shame your streak was broken.
**[20:43] Mejiro McQueen**
You're bringing that up, too?
**[20:46] Mejiro McQueen**
Everyone on my team has
been so considerate.
**[20:49] Mejiro McQueen**
And I'd be lying if I said it didn't bother me,
**[20:52] Mejiro McQueen**
but I'm not really that upset.
**[20:55] Ikuno Dictus**
Really? You seemed a bit lonely.
**[21:02] Mejiro McQueen**
I do feel a bit guilty.
**[21:04] Ikuno Dictus**
Guilty?
**[21:05] Mejiro McQueen**
Yes. For disappointing the fans who were
cheering me on, of course,
**[21:09] Mejiro McQueen**
but for disappointing Tokai Teio in particular.
**[21:11] Mejiro McQueen**
Teio is working hard to
complete her rehabilitation.
**[21:15] Mejiro McQueen**
With her goal being to race against me,
an unbeatable horse girl.
**[21:21] Mejiro McQueen**
And yet, my performance
was less than adequate.
**[21:28] (Flashback) Mejiro McQueen**
I will run in a way that
makes me fit to be your goal.
**[21:33] Tokai Teio**
McQueen...
**[21:37] Mejiro McQueen**
Overconfidence in my knack
for handling the race's distance...
**[21:40] Mejiro McQueen**
A false sense of security,
due to it being my third time...
**[21:42] Mejiro McQueen**
And most of all, the fact
that I was arrogant enough
**[21:45] Mejiro McQueen**
to think I was racing for Teio's sake...
**[21:46] Mejiro McQueen**
It's no wonder I lost.
**[21:49] Mejiro McQueen**
I was simply less focused
on victory than Rice Shower.
**[21:56] Mejiro McQueen**
But I won't make the same mistake again.
**[21:59] Mejiro McQueen**
I need to maintain
my position as the strongest.
**[22:03] Mejiro McQueen**
At the Takarazuka Kinen, I will win.
**[22:07] Ikuno Dictus**
McQueen...
**[22:09] Ikuno Dictus**
My rotation has me running in the Yasuda Kinen,
and then the Takarazuka Kinen.
**[22:14] Ikuno Dictus**
We'll be racing. And I don't
intend to let you win.
**[22:19] Mejiro McQueen**
I'm truly blessed.
**[22:21] Mejiro McQueen**
I have so many rivals...
**[22:32] Tokai Teio**
*The Takarazuka Kinen!*