At the same time as the announcement is made, the red ropes in front of the ten boats are quickly pulled up.
Each ship is now at full power. A huge column of water rises up behind them.
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It looks like ......, but number 10 is lagging behind.
"I guess ...... the water resistance is too great, so rapid acceleration will be impossible."
The number 10 is a semi-submersible, a torpedo from the point of view of Jin.
But...
"Hmmm... a ward against water..."
Indeed, the use of wards is not forbidden.
And another important point is that the warding Rubina is using is not <>.
Yes, it is a rule that they must be <>.
Since a <> condition using a perfect water-avoidance warding would be a violation of the convention, she was forced to use a half-way warding.
The result is <>, a new discovery that defies the laws of physics.
"You have a flexible way of thinking."
Jin was impressed.
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The boat built by Natalia is now in the lead. The next is 5,6,2,9,3,8,4,7.
There is little difference between the boats.
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Number 10 is catching up fast. The top speed was about 20% higher.
If the top speed of a high-speed boat is 120 kilometers per hour, the top speed of a semi-submersible was over 140 kilometers per hour.
However, this is not a competition for top speed alone.
The first corner is approaching.
Even the golems who had probably seen the model navigation of the by Jin seemed to hesitate to make a turn while maintaining the maximum speed.
All vessels slow down.
All the vessels slowed down to about 70 kilometers per hour and plowed into the first corner.
However, only the number 10 boat has slowed down to about 100 kilometers per hour, and it is the outermost boat to enter the first corner.
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"Yeah, that's one way to do it. Everyone is taking the smallest possible turn to cut down on losses. That's the problem. After the second group, they seem to be getting in each other's way, forcing each other to slow down more than necessary.
Jin spoke frankly.
On the screen, the number 10s who were on the outside and gaining speed were passing the leaders one after another and moving up in the rankings.
"So they are disengaging the waterproofing when they are going around curves. So they are taking advantage of the large resistance of the water to make the turn."
Jin was impressed by Rubina's idea.
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The next course is a large arc of about 5 kilometers.
All the boats are going at top speed.
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"It's the golem that's controlling the ship. So we're pushing the ship to the very limits."
Jin says happily while looking at the screen.
In fact, Jin was having a great time. The ten ships racing around on the screen are no less impressive than the <> that Jin had built the other day.
He was pleased that his ......, or rather, <> descendants could do so well.
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At 130 kilometers per hour, a five-kilometer stretch takes less than two and a half minutes.
Ten vessels plowed into the second corner and the 500R with only a slight drop in top speed.
Marikka, the commentator, mutters.
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<>That's what I mean. It is not still water, but rushing water, so to speak.
Natalia, number 1, was one of the first to recognize this.
It was not only because of her direct descent from Marcia, Arco and Vail, but also because of her experience with the Arrow. Or, to put it another way, she had the experience of Arrow.
They wanted to take the lead even if they had to suddenly overload the propulsor.
Then, he would be able to maintain the top position without overloading the propulsor.
Arrow, Arrow, Arrow!
"Arrow, you're doing great!"
Natalia was communicating with Arrow at the participants' table by means of a manacam.
Natalia and Arrow had seen Edith's model navigation and realized the disadvantages of getting behind a competitor.
The overload at the start was much less stressful on the propulsors than trying to catch up against the jet stream of the opponent.
Based on this judgment, he decided to bet on the dash at the start of the race.
This strategy paid off as the leader, number 1, was 20 meters ahead of the second place finisher.
The gap seemed to widen a little as he dropped down to third and fourth place.
"I guess it's not a good thing to be sailing in a jet stream," Natalia said.
Natalia sends a shout out to Arrow.
"Good luck, Arrow!"
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The ten fast boats were making a 30R 180 degree turn.
While most of the boats made the turn from a slightly excessive deceleration, number 2, currently in third place, read the necessary deceleration correctly and moved into second place.
"Way to go, Edgar!"
Shu Nido, the boat's builder, cheers.
But there was someone else who had moved up even more.
It is number 10.
The semi-submersible boat was able to move through the water without being exposed to the jets of the boats in front of it.
However, Rubina did not design the boat with this in mind, but by chance.
Five meters below sea level. Five meters below the surface of the sea, where the jet stream had little effect on the boat, allowing it to navigate at its own pace.
"Icky!"
Rubina cheered.
Although it is difficult to see clearly because of the sea level, the number 10 has moved up to third place.
Rubina cheered for her.
"Oh, Rubina's boat is doing well!"
Jin also saw the advantage of the submersible during the race, as it was less susceptible to the jet stream.
"Good luck, everyone!"
Jin's voice was drowned out by the cheers of the crowd.
The ten fast boats had now made a 180-degree turn near the shore and were once again accelerating down a straight course.