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[Laughing through the Mud] Inari One
It's a stormy day in Tokyo... and trudging along the desolate, muddy track is one tiny lone Umamusume.
"What's wizzat look, huh? You think I can't handle a little rain?"
The more dire the situation, the harder one must train.
"Well you thought wrong, blockhead! A storm can't stop me from runnin'! A bit of mud isn't gonna bog me down!"
The days of Edo have long passed. Tokyo lost its spirit.
"Maybe you haven't got what it takes, but I'm not one to think small!"
Yes... Tokyo lost its spirit, perhaps, but Edo's soul burns on!
"If the wind wants to push me back, I'll push forward! I won't back down from this fight, no matter how much mud the earth slings at me!"
The people of Edo passed their fighting spirit down the generations... to youths like the fiery Umamusume here.
"I'm Inari One, an Edo Umamusume, born n' raised! And there's not a storm in Japan half as ferocious as me!"

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