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

Stardust Illusion shouted, panting heavily. She could clearly hear that Miura Bourbon behind her was also panting, so she wanted to persuade him.

"The Master's commands are absolute."

Miura Bourbon replied, her voice completely devoid of any emotion.

Furthermore, taking advantage of the moment when Stardust Illusion slowed down after saying something, Miura Happen suddenly stomped on the ground and leaped into the air, flying towards Stardust Illusion's back!

"Holy crap—"

Stardust Illusion never expected that its opponent would dare to do such an extremely dangerous thing while running at a speed exceeding 60 km/h.

He froze on the spot for a moment, only managing to fall to the side. Together with Miura Harabane, who was grabbing him by the waist, they both fell diagonally forward into the river!

Pfft!Pfft!

Shortly after two crisp splashes, Miura Harapon, soaking wet, dragged the equally drenched Stardust Illusion ashore.

"I was wrong, Bourbon, could you please let me off the hook?"

Stardust Illusion lay listlessly on the shore and said.

She never expected that the racehorse girl in front of her would be so desperate. Not only did she dare to dive directly during a full-speed sprint, but even when the two of them fell into the water, she clung to her tightly, clearly unwilling to let go.

She struggled in the river for a long time but finally chose to give up, to avoid any drowning accidents in such a small river.

“Master’s orders are absolute.” Faced with Stardust Illusion’s pleas for mercy, Miura Buron remained as indifferent as a T1000 on a mission, before hoisting Stardust Illusion onto his shoulder and walking back.

"I'm really scared of you..."

After thinking it over carefully, Stardust Illusion, who was being carried, realized that the other party would not make things too difficult for him in front of the Emperor and Oguri Hat, so he simply let go, adjusted to a comfortable position, and allowed Miura Bourbon to carry him back to the training arena.

"Pfft! Hahahaha! You two little girls, did you take a shower during your free time?"

During the competition, Grandpa Liu Ping was the first to spot them and immediately burst into laughter.

At this moment, Rokuhei Ginjiro was already standing next to the trainer named Toyama Hiren. Oguri Hat, Kakeru, Rudolph, and Surugawa Tsuna were all standing with them in the stands beside the track, seemingly preparing to watch the race. The racehorse girls participating in the race were also standing on the starting line, ready to start at any moment.

Judging from the two seats they consciously left vacant, they were clearly waiting for the Bourbon and Stardust illusions to pass.

"What's the deal with Bourbon bringing me here, Trainer Toyama?"

Stardust Illusion smoothed his soaked hair, scattering water droplets on the ground, and looked at the woman with a helpless expression, asking her a question.

"You're Stardust Illusion, aren't you?" Toyama Scarlet asked without looking up as she flipped through the tablet in her hand, seemingly checking some data. "Prepare a training match so I can see how you are."

"You don't even know if I'm a Stardust illusion, yet you ordered Bourbon to capture me?! She was just sprinting at top speed, do you know how dangerous that was?!"

The Stardust Illusion, who had been placed there by Bourbon, quickly explained what had just happened. She was safe from the lunge, but Bourbon might have been injured.

“It’s alright.” The woman remained calm in the face of Stardust’s complaints. “I had already instructed Bourbon that not getting hurt was the first rule for today, so even if she does something dangerous, she will be fine.”

"Alright, alright, Stardust Illusion, this is the trainer I introduced to you. You really like basic training, right? Toyama is the strongest trainer in all of Treson in terms of basic training ability." Grandpa Rokuhei took out a towel to dry the water droplets from the heads of the two racehorse girls before comforting them.

"It's her?!"

Stardust Illusion felt a strong sense of resistance towards this seemingly mature woman. To have Bourbon capture him on their very first meeting—was this kind of trainer really reliable?!

"Trust me." Rokuhei half-pushed, half-persuaded Miura Bourbon and Stardust Illusion into the changing room, then stood at the door and continued speaking through the door:

"Toyama is a very capable girl. Why don't you try working with her first? If you really don't like her, you can always find Rudolf to replace her. What do you say?"

"She's being way too reckless! Can't she just talk to me properly if she wants me to participate in the training matches?"

Standing in the changing room with Miura Bourbon, Stardust Illusion complained as she took off her soaking wet clothes and changed into the brand-new sportswear that was prepared in the changing room.

Just as she was about to walk out, she noticed that Miura Harubane was still standing there, dripping wet, showing no intention of changing her clothes.

"Hey, aren't you going to change your clothes? We're going to have a training race later, how are you going to run in these soaking wet clothes?"

"So is the Stardust Illusion's question."

“Master did not order a change of clothes,” Bourbon replied, standing motionless with an indifferent expression.

"Tsk—does that woman only do things when she orders you to? This is too much trouble. Hurry up and change your clothes. She already said we need to participate in the training match, didn't she?"

Seeing that Miura Bourbon was still motionless, Stardust Illusion simply reached out and began to remove her clothes. Miura Bourbon did not resist and allowed him to change her into new sportswear piece by piece.

"Is it really necessary to be so cyberpunk?"

Helpless, Stardust Illusion led Miura Bourbon out of the locker room and asked the female trainer, "Hey, Toyama Scarlet, is it alright that I changed Bourbon's clothes?"

"..."

The woman didn't answer immediately, but looked up thoughtfully at the two holding hands, and then explained in a much better tone, "Bourbon has always had this kind of personality since he was a child. It would be great if you could take care of him... Now that he's here for the training match, everyone has been waiting for a long time."

"Tch—in the end, we still have to run a race, huh?" Stardust Illusion muttered to himself as they arrived at the track with Bourbon.

Standing on either side of her were Sakura Jin-oh, who was excitedly chanting "Boom! Boom!", and Otaku Taiyou, who was dressed as a sexy girl with a bright smile...

If you're going to run, then win—run away from the start to the finish!

"Get ready, everyone!"

"1400m, grass field, counter-clockwise, short-distance training race—begin!"

[Skill: Focus], activated.

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

[Skill: Counterclockwise O], activated.

boom!

The twelve racehorse girls galloped off at the same time, and Stardust Illusion, who once again chose to take the lead, slammed its foot into the ground!

[Skill: Earth Solidification], activate!

Let me show you my great escape!

Stardust Illusion accelerated to an extremely fast speed in an instant. She knew that short-distance races required even more emphasis on acceleration in the early stages than regular races, so she unleashed her full power from the very beginning.

Leading and releasing means leading and releasing!

However, just as she was adjusting her breathing to maintain her speed, she suddenly heard several people's footsteps rapidly behind her—

"Haha, you run pretty fast! Where are you from? What's your zodiac sign?"

On the left, the Great Sun God followed closely behind the Stardust Illusion, step by step, with a broad smile on his face.

"Explosive attack! Explosive attack! Cherry Blossom Blood, grant me a resounding victory!!!"

On the right, Cherry Blossom King was also completely engrossed in his fanaticism, his eyes blazing with fury as he followed closely behind without giving an inch.

"Master has already given the order: this time, the lead team will take the lead."

Cyberpunk's female runner, Miura Bourbon, was not far behind. With her precise running style that left no room for error, she steadily caught up from the outside lane...

In the very first 200 meters of the race, four runners were already locked in a fierce battle – this is the brutal battlefield of leading the pack!

At this moment, Stardust Illusion has taken the lead thanks to its essential ground-fixing skill for escaping horses, but the three leading racehorse girls behind it are not far behind and are close behind.

"Damn it—how can there be so many leading horses?!"

As soon as she stepped into the first bend, she sensed something was wrong.

With the three people behind her too close, if she tries to force her way through the curve by using her teleportation ability, she is likely to violate the rules by interfering with other racers' races, and may even cause accidents to other racehorses.

However, without using the shrinking technique, it would be difficult for her to maintain this slight lead. What should she do?

Whether on the right or the right, racehorses were closing in on him, making even a normal turn very difficult.

This unprecedented situation left Stardust Illusion momentarily at a loss for how to handle it. However, while she hesitated, the other three, with their skillful cornering techniques, overtook her by slowing down only slightly.

Fourth!

She stared at the three figures ahead, gritting her teeth inwardly. How could she, a runaway horse, be overtaken by so many racehorse girls?!

"hateful!"

Just as it stepped off the bend, Stardust Illusion was already trying to overtake and reclaim the first position.

However, at this moment, an insurmountable wall suddenly appeared before her.

The three female racehorses ahead seemed to have planned ahead, and they lined up side by side as they exited the turn, forming an impenetrable artificial barrier. If she wanted to force her way through, she would have to go around the three of them and try from the outer lane.

However, this race was only a 1400-meter short-distance race, and Stardust Illusion, confident that they had no room for complacency, relied on their physical strength to turn to the outer lane and then pursue the enemy.

What to do, what ...?!

As she ran, her mind raced, trying to recall all her running experiences in an attempt to find a solution.

But as a runaway horse, she has always been ahead of others. Even if she is overtaken at some point, there is only one person ahead of her.

I've never encountered a situation where even my running path is blocked like this before.

This is no longer the case of a runaway horse; only a leading horse would encounter this situation... Wait, a leading horse?

Speaking of leading horses, there's more than one strong one in Running Memories...

Thinking this, Stardust Illusion gazed at the backs of the three figures ahead and at the nearly halfway point of the race, then suddenly lowered his head—

Start it right there!

……

"Stardust Illusion isn't used to its current location; it can't find a pursuit route."

Little Chestnut Hat, who had somehow found two large bowls of fried noodles and was eating them, sat on the stands and commented.

"Haha, it's no wonder she's a bit flustered when she suddenly encounters three people leading the way while she's been running away." Old Master Liuping didn't seem to care much and laughed heartily from the side.

"If it were me, I would follow behind Sakura Susumu and use the wake to make my move, because she has the least experience. Even if she wanted to form a human wall to block, she wouldn't be able to do it as perfectly as the other two," Oguri Hat said, making her judgment based on the situation.

As a racehorse girl who primarily uses a leading-edge running style, she has encountered this situation countless times, and has even been surrounded by more than a dozen people during a race. Naturally, she is very experienced and saw the flaw at a glance.

"That depends on whether Stardust Illusion can come to her senses." Grandpa Rokuhei said with a smile as he watched Toyama Scarlet rapidly recording various data on the tablet beside him, before turning his attention back to the competition.

……

Stardust Illusion followed behind the three, silently calculating the remaining distance of the race. Her running style was quite different from usual, but with each step she took, she subconsciously adjusted her posture.