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After watching the 'training clips' that the Prancing Media had used for marketing purposes, most of the audience was actually quite curious about how the girls would perform on the field.
Of course, Emilia's athleticism was already clear from the first day's show, but a polo match wasn't really about one's physical fitness. That was just one of its requirements.
What really mattered in this type of game was one's ability to communicate and work with others. If they couldn't remain in sync with both their steed and teammates… it would be all too clear in a match of polo.
Moreover, because there had been quite a few rumors about the White Deer's little princess being arrogant, willful, and extremely hard to get along with recently, people were eager to start nitpicking on the details now that the opportunity was right in front of them. As for where these rumors came from, who knows?