On a Pale Horse (Umamusume/Youjo Senki)

[WrandmWaffles]

Errrrm @WrandmWaffles did you hit post too early by accident? The second half of your comment is quotes with no responses to them!

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Yeah, I didn't realize you could post by clicking enter somehow.

but Shirogane is lightweight

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She is actually fairly heavy for her size. Though that does mean she is still lighter than many of her bigger opponents.

Having said that, I know I'd like our very own Doakes(person suspicious of Shirogane for saying those words) moments poking at that bit. It is one of those things in the story that is just niggling around in the back of my mind every time it pops up.

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Neo Universe having daymares around Shirogane and Manhattan Cafe wondering why her friend runs away from Shirogane.

 

[MikaShogo]

Also the fact you said Tazuna is constantly keeping check on Shiro's diet, is making me feel like Tazuna and possibly the Director is monitoring her, whenever she eats in the cafeteria

 

[MaHaL]

The real question, is when does Shiro hear about the dirt races and the fact that you can get middle east oil money level prizes out of them once you go international.

 

[MikaShogo]

The real question, is when does Shiro hear about the dirt races and the fact that you can get middle east oil money level prizes out of them once you go international.

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Just replace Magnitude winning with Shiro as the winner lol

 

[Cataquack Warrior]

Something interesting about Shiro's races is that even if she doesn't win, she's likely going to make an impact on the results. Between her intimidating persona causing early crashes and her hard pace making competitors push to her limits, she has a tendency to indirectly mess up racers, and that in turn will affect who comes out on top. I'm reminded of an Augie Doggie comic where son and dad enter a sailing race but capsize their boat at the start and blockade nearly every other racer except one, letting him win the race for the first time after decades. Things probably won't be as bad, but Shirogane might get somewhat of a reputation of a jinx who can upset the predictions due to the chaos that ensues on the battlefield I mean racing ground. To even have a chance in the race, you first have to survive the devil.

 

[WillowFriend]

Don't know what the record is for most races run, but Shirogane will probably at least be comparable to Haru Urara's number of races.

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That or she pulls a lesser version of Kincsem: won a lot of races while losing some of them to turn her into the second coming of the Wonder Mare.

 

[ScarredPunLover]

she has a tendency to indirectly mess up racers, and that in turn will affect who comes out on top

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... I recall someone saying that gamblers would like Shiro for being a constant stable choice, only for someone to counter that they'd probably hate her then, since they'd prefer the risk and the chance at greater reward she wouldn't provide.

Yet in you mentioning this, it occurs that Shiro would probably be a major upset factor for betting. It doesn't matter who the favorite is or what the odds are. If they end up too close to Shiro at the wrong time, even outside of the race, they might fail, regardless.

That might start a whole new gambling thing for all of Shiro's races: Who will react, when, how long can they keep a brave face for, etc.

Maybe we'd see some greater gambling on the number of late or false starts in her races, as well?

 

[RandomNew]

Heck yeah new chapter!
The daily or filler chapter whatever they called are fun to read. Looking forward for more.

 

[undergrinder]

"...Surely my smile is not so grotesque…"

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- Well... ever heard about the saying " a face only a mother would love"? Your smile, only a mother would call innocent.

-In fact, if you do not emote at all and smile JUST before the starting shot, I can garantee that by itself will be a super strong intimidation tatic. Worst case scenario, they will specifially ban you from smiling until the race starts and then everyone in front of you will need to be trained to tolerate your game face.

-it cant be THAT bad.

-Shirogane, if we take turns counting horror stories and you smile at the end of yours, we will need to replace some walls.

- We are umamusume, not Looney Toons.

-Exactly.