Uma Musume Girl, I'll tell you about my Santa Hat special move too?

This morning, she also had a big meal with Oguri Hat. After all, it's hard not to increase your appetite after spending some time with a racehorse girl like Oguri Hat.

However, this has led to the current predicament of having an uncomfortable stomach.

"Oh no, I need to go to the bathroom before the game starts."

Somewhat distressed, Stardust Illusion jogged towards the restroom, but before she could even push open the door, she heard an arrogant voice approaching from inside:

"...Hmph, the strongest debut horse this year will only be my Tai Tendo."

"The Emperor of the East Sea? That little brat is nothing but trash!"

The toilet door opened with a click, and Stardust Illusion felt a shadow fall over him. Looking up, he saw a muscular racehorse girl standing in front of him.

This racehorse girl looks intimidating; she's at least 190cm tall, and her legs are significantly longer than Stardust Illusion's.

Her fluffy, reddish-brown short hair was messy and uneven, which, combined with her fierce expression, made her look even more unapproachable, giving her the air of a delinquent female thug.

"Why are you blocking the way? Get out of my way."

The giant's voice was exactly the same as the one Stardust Illusion had just heard. She casually reached out and pushed aside the small figure blocking her way, preparing to walk out—

--no.

The hand pushed hard, but it was as if it had hit a giant rock. The giantess who had pushed her was not only unmoved, but was even pushed back two steps by the force of the push.

The shoved stardust illusion slowly raised its head and spoke, word by word, to the racehorse girl before it who called herself "Daitai Tendou":

"The East Sea Emperor should not be looked down upon by a racehorse like you. She will step onto the stage of the classic Triple Crown, and I will defeat her there."

"what?!"

The veins on Da Tai Tian Tong's face immediately bulged.

He had already lost face enough by not being able to move this strange racehorse girl who was 20cm shorter than him, but now she dared to directly contradict him.

In a fit of anger, she actually reached out and grabbed at the Stardust Illusion.

Back off!

Stardust Illusion suddenly took two steps back, trying to dodge the Great Heavenly Child's palm.

However, the other person took a step forward and caught up with her, placing a palm on her shoulder.

That person has such a wide stride!

Stardust Illusion was secretly shocked. This was the first time she had faced a racehorse girl of this height. She hadn't expected the other party to be able to cover such a long distance and capture her when she tried to dodge.

"If you have the guts, say it again."

The Great Heavenly Child lowered his head and pressed his face against the Stardust Illusion, threateningly saying:

"Someone of your caliber dares to talk about classic treble wins, huh?"

Just as Stardust Illusion was about to speak again, another racehorse girl rushed out of the toilet and forcibly separated the two.

"Alright, alright, calm down."

This new brown-haired horse racing girl with a single ponytail wears round-framed glasses and looks like a literary young woman.

She was slightly shorter than Stardust Illusion by half a head, and when she stood in front of the giant-like Daitai Tiantong, she only reached her shoulder. However, upon seeing her, Daitai Tiantong obediently withdrew her hand and turned to walk away.

"Tch, boring. You're one of the contestants later, right? Then I'll show you what's what."

"I'm so sorry, that's not what I meant."

Watching the giantess leave after uttering such harsh words, the bespectacled woman politely bowed repeatedly to the Stardust Illusion in apology.

"My name is Victory Momiji, and I, like Tendo, am a racehorse girl from Ise City."

"I was delayed by some things before. So I didn't participate in the same debut battle as the East Sea Emperor. Now I can only participate in the undefeated battle to debut. So Tendo has been holding a grudge about this. I'm really sorry."

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face. Stardust Illusion, who was initially angry at the words of the Great Heavenly Child, couldn't vent her anger on the bespectacled girl. She could only wave her hand and continue:

"No matter what, it's never good to attack others behind their backs. You should try to persuade her... But it's not necessarily a bad thing that you didn't participate in that competition."

"It's not necessarily a bad thing?" Shengli Hongye was somewhat puzzled by her statement.

"If you had participated back then... you would have understood just how powerful the Emperor of the East Sea truly was, and that Great Heavenly Child probably wouldn't be so confident."

After saying that, Stardust Illusion hurriedly ran into the restroom, leaving Victory Red Leaf alone standing thoughtfully in the corridor.

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[The sun is shining brightly again today, and the sixteen female racehorses have begun to enter the starting gate one after another.]

[A total of sixteen contestants participated in this competition. The most popular contestant, who was already known as a giant even before her debut, is contestant number 8, Uma Musume Daita Tendo.]

The second most popular runner was Saima Musume, who had previously used a magical running style, but narrowly lost to Tokai Emperor by half a horse length, with the number 7 Stardust Illusion.

The third most popular contestant...

On the field, the commentator's loud voice echoed in everyone's ears. Stardust Illusion stood inside its gate, its eyes slightly closed, concentrating its mind.

"So you lost to the Emperor of the East Sea? No wonder you were so boastful about that little brat."

Beside her, at gate number 8, Daita Tendou grinned menacingly, revealing a mouthful of shark teeth.

"It's a real shame, you're about to suffer your second consecutive defeat. And it won't just be a loss... No matter what amazing skills you have, you're still just an ordinary person running."

"I'll show you, this defeated underling of the Emperor of the East Sea, what true innate superiority really means!"

At this point, Da Tai Tian Tong looked at the Stardust Illusion, whose body was trembling slightly and whose eyes were tightly closed, and which did not communicate with her at all.

Convinced that the other person was too scared to answer, he couldn't help but feel even more smug:

"When you find that no matter how hard you try, I can easily catch up with you, will you realize that you never had a chance to win this race from the start?"

"I'll tell you then, you little dwarf—"

"In running, having long legs is an absolute advantage!"

The surrounding noise did not reach the ears of the stardust illusion at all.

At this moment, she had focused all her attention on one point, completely eliminating any external distractions. Feeling the familiar track and atmosphere of the arena, she couldn't help but tremble slightly with excitement.

All she was waiting for was that voice...

--beep.

The game has begun, the gates are wide open!

boom!

Sixteen racehorse girls galloped out at the same time—

[Skill: Focus], activated.

[Skill: Non-standard distance o], activated.

[Skill: Counterclockwise O], activated.

The Stardust Illusion, having taken its first step, suddenly opened its eyes, and the lawn beneath its feet exploded with a bang, sending mud and bits of grass flying everywhere!

[Skill: Earth Solidification], activate!

Chapter Twenty-One: Leading the Way to Bloom!

The previous evening, inside the training ground canteen.

"How are you going to run the race tomorrow? You don't need to be that worried, do you?"

Grandpa Liuping looked at the Stardust Illusion that had asked him a question with a strange expression.

Seeing the somewhat hesitant expression on the racehorse girl's face, he suddenly understood and laughed heartily as he replied:

"Ah, are you starting to fear that your second debut will also fail? Hahahaha!"

"Hey old man! What's so funny? Isn't it normal for a racehorse to ask her trainer for strategies?!"

Stardust Illusion also felt that she was being a bit of a worrier, but she was also worried that if something went wrong and she failed a second time, it could very well delay her path to the Triple Crown stage.

After all, these G1 events require accumulating prize money and achieving top rankings in all previous tournaments to participate in. The first of the three-crown tournaments, the Satsuki Sho, requires participants to register for G2 tournaments such as the G2 Wakaba Tournament as early as February.

This means that if she waits until January next year to debut, it will be difficult for her to accumulate enough prize money to register for the Satsuki Award's qualifying competition on time, and by then everything will be over.

"Haha, I was just thinking about something happy." Old Master Liu Ping waved his hand, then looked at the Stardust Illusion sitting next to him and asked:

"Stardust Illusion, what do you think is most important in a race? Physical advantages? Running style? Or some other hard requirement?"

"Overall physical fitness."

Stardust Illusion answered based on its experience playing mobile games in its previous life.

After all, regardless of the style of the racehorse girl being raised, basic attributes are needed to support the team, and these are the initial elements that constitute the conditions for victory.

"So you already understand the importance of basic physical attributes?" Liu Ping nodded with some satisfaction. "That's right. Unless it's two evenly matched runners, otherwise—"

"In running, having high basic physical fitness is an absolute advantage!"

"Don't worry too much about Stardust Illusion. Just choose the running method that is most comfortable for you."

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"Choose the running style that's most comfortable for you?"

The suddenly emerging stardust illusion brought its gaze back to the competition. With each long stride, the enormous figure beside and slightly behind it closed the distance between the two.

As Daita Tendou said, the advantage brought by long legs is enormous, like constantly activating the "Shrinking Earth" technique, which allows one to forcefully gain an absolute advantage through stride length in each step.

But the premise is...

"Different, completely different!"

Stardust Illusion felt the pressure emanating from the racehorse girl chasing it from behind, and an excited expression unconsciously appeared on its face.

She could almost feel the scorching heat from the East Sea Emperor's heat emanating from her back, but... the one chasing her was no longer the East Sea Emperor, but the roaring, step-by-step bridging of distance, trying to catch up with her again—

"You and the Emperor of the East Sea are simply... runners from two different worlds!!!"

[Skill: Shrinking Earth], activated!

[The chase is over! Number 7, Stardust Illusion, used that peculiar running technique! She completely shook off the giant behind her and began to take the lead!]