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

"This is simply going to become a disgrace to Japan!"

Haha, the fish has taken the bait.

Hikari Toyama was secretly delighted, but her face maintained that provocative, mismatched expression as she continued to tease Tojo Hana, who already had a short temper, like a villain:

"Huh? You mean your team's players are more suitable than mine?"

"Is that even a question?! Even Ah Long's team is stronger than yours!"

Tojo Hana pointed at Nishizaki Ryu sitting to the side and said through gritted teeth.

At this moment, Nishizaki Ryu had no intention of getting involved in the two women's argument. Seeing that they were both looking at him, he quickly raised his hands to show that he was not biased.

"Let's calm down, Ahua, let's talk this out?"

He stood up from his seat and tried to persuade his two old classmates.

However, Hikari Toyama leaned back on the sofa and sat down, looking smug, and said to Hana Tojo:

"Since you put it that way, why don't we have a competition between our three teams first?"

"Let's have a battle for the right to exchange and learn with the French team!"

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"Hurry up and run! Stardust Illusion, don't you want to compete for the Classic Triple Crown?! You know the Chrysanthemum Ranking is a full 3000m long, what can you possibly do with your current stamina?!"

Higanbana Toyama, transformed into a demon, chased after Stardust Illusion on a balance bike, shouting loudly to drive her to the slope training.

"Watch your posture, Stardust Illusion! How are you going to increase your speed running like that?!"

"Controlling the range of your arm swing will allow you to maintain better balance while running, thereby increasing your push-off speed and power. It will also help you maintain a coordinated rhythm between your feet, legs, waist, body, and arms. Paying attention to all the details is the key to improving yourself!"

Stardust Illusion gritted his teeth and slowly adjusted the movements of his arms.

Although Hikari Toyama's words were a bit harsh, she had to admit that the techniques the trainer had taught were indeed useful.

During her previous training sessions running alongside Oguri, she noticed that Oguri's movements were much more coordinated than hers.

The differences in arm swing amplitude, upper body stability, stride frequency, and stride length clearly indicate the gap between Stardust Illusion and Oguri Hat.

But she didn't notice this at the time, she just thought Oguri's movements were very beautiful. Now that Toyama Hikari pointed it out, she added an arm swing habit reinforcement exercise to her training on the slope.

"Don't get distracted, Stardust Illusion, look at me!!!"

Toyama Scarlet shouted again, and she rode the white balance bike to a point about fifty or sixty meters from the finish line, jumped off, and started running after the Stardust Illusion.

"Watch my movements! Use your shoulder as the axis, let your arm drive your forearm, and control the range of motion with each movement!"

Amidst the rustling sound of Toyama Scarlet's tracksuit, Stardust Illusion watched her run forward with remarkable lightness, her arm movements full of rhythm and grace, each action perfectly executed.

"Your movements are too rough! That's not the arm swinging a racehorse should have; it's more like a hen flapping its wings! That's just the body moving its arms—it's meaningless!"

The first to reach the finish line, Scarlet Toyama, stretched out her arms wide at the approaching Stardust Illusion, exaggerating the awkwardness of her movements.

"When you swing your arms, your elbows are almost parallel to your shoulders. Are you trying to elbow your opponent?! That will seriously affect your speed!"

"Control the movement; don't let your palm go past your chin, understand?!"

Stardust Illusion finally finished its fourth slope training session of the day, and stood there with its legs weak, recalling everything that Toyama Scarlet had just said.

This kind of knowledge is information that major racehorse girls organizations have obtained through scientific research. Ordinary racehorse girls simply cannot summarize the patterns. This is also an important factor that makes central-level trainers so popular with racehorse girls.

Although she hasn't fully mastered correcting her running posture yet, even with just a slight adjustment, Stardust Illusion can feel a significant improvement in her level. This feeling of improving herself every day is very pleasant and can even make her forget the hardships of training.

"……I see."

Seeing that Toyama Hiren was also sweating profusely from running to demonstrate the standard movements for him, Stardust Illusion nodded in agreement.

"That's good. Take a rest first, and I'll take this opportunity to talk to you about other things."

Hikari Toyama tossed the sports drink to the other person and then said:

“A week from now, you’ll be competing against five active female racehorses from Team Spica and Team Rigil, along with Miura Bourbon.”

"The Rigil team will field Ryoma Amazon, who excels at chasing from behind; Narita Shirahito, whose main running style is to start from behind; and Daiki Express, the king of mile distances. The Spica team will not field Tokai Teio, who is recovering from an injury. The remaining players are Golden Ship, who is also good at chasing from behind, and Meshiro McQueen, a newcomer in long distances."

“It’s noticeable that none of these are racehorses that specialize in leading, so you and Bourbon have a natural advantage.”

Toyama Scarlet brought up the simulation game plugin on her tablet and viewed it along with Stardust Illusion.

"This race is a 1400m sprint, which I specifically chose because both mile and middle-distance races are areas where others excel. So you and Bourbon will need to work together, take advantage of your lead, and crush them!"

As Toyama Scarlet made her bold statement, the little figure representing Stardust Illusion and Miura Bourbon in the simulated competition software on the screen suddenly turned around, pulled out two Chicago Typewriters, and decisively shot down a large group of players behind her.

"Destroy?"

Stardust Illusion was dumbfounded. Was he going to attack someone on the field? Was he really going to elbow him?

Seeing this, Scarlet Toyama gave the Stardust Illusion a wicked, villainous smile and said:

"We'll name this operation 'Heart Destruction.' Just listen carefully to my tactical plan! Once we win, I'm going to thoroughly mock Ahua, that top student!"

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"Why did you fall for my provocation so easily, Ahua, and even drag me into it?" Xizaki Ryu sat in the coffee shop, complaining helplessly to his friend across from him.

"How many times has this happened? Don't let Crimson's trick always work."

"Hmph, that's fine too."

With the poise of an elite office lady, Tojo Hana elegantly sipped her coffee, her previous exasperated demeanor completely gone.

"The Emperor probably thought it was difficult to choose between our two teams, so he also arranged for Toyama Hiren to participate, so that she could turn this exchange spot into a competition, and that way neither of us could find fault with it."

"What do you mean? Does that mean Crimson is just here to join in the fun?" Nishizaki Ryu asked suspiciously.

Tojo Hana adopted an expression that said she knew everything:

"Whether she was commissioned by the Emperor to provoke our two teams into deciding the exchange spots through a competition, or whether she had other plans, it doesn't matter. It's our responsibility as experienced trainers to make the newly debuted racehorse understand the difference in strength."

Upon hearing this, Nishizaki Ryu also picked up his coffee, took a sip, and then advised:

"That Stardust Illusion, now known as 'Oguri Hat 2.0,' probably won't be so easy to beat, right? You even let Crimson choose the short-distance track; you'd better take it more seriously..."

Upon hearing this, Tojo Hana pursed her lips, tossed the small spoon in her hand into the coffee cup, and looked at Nishizaki Ryu in front of her seriously, saying:

"Are you trying to make me stop focusing on the two people in your team?"

It's no use. Crimson thought choosing a shorter track would limit my drivers, but the Great Tree Express isn't just about dominating the mile class. Plus, there's Narita Shirahito and Amazon..."

"Whether it's your team or the newcomers from Toyama Crimson's side, we Rigil will treat you all the same, and we will definitely defeat you!"

"Hmph, I'll give that arrogant bastard a good dressing down when the time comes!"

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Chapter 41 Ninety percent chance of winning? That's someone else's...

One week later, in front of the simulated competition venue.

"It's time for the match today."

Stardust Illusion and Miura Bourbon walked side by side into the simulated competition field. Today, they were both wearing brand-new sportswear and running shoes, and their spirits were quite high.

In order not to affect today's match, Toyama Hikari reduced their training volume by half yesterday.

"There were also many spectators."

Hikari Toyama walked behind the two, smiling broadly as she looked towards the stands in the simulated arena.

Although this is inside the academy and the general public is not allowed to enter, the Central Teresen Academy, which is like a small city, also houses a terrifying number of staff and racehorse girls, and today's spectators are also from here.

"Because this game is very interesting."

Just then, Nishizaki Ryu stepped out from behind the group, also smiling broadly, and continued:

"The successor personally designated by that monster runner Oguri Hat at his retirement ceremony: [Oguri Hat 2] Stardust Illusion."

"The 'King of the Mile', Taiki Express; the 'Shadow Runner', Narita Shirohito, who has the ability to challenge for a triple crown; the 'Heroine', the personal disciple of the student council vice president, the 'Empress'... These are all hot topics, and everyone wants to see how you perform."

After Nishizaki Ryu finished speaking, seeing the disdainful look in Toyama Hikari's eyes, he could only smile apologetically and continue:

"Okay, and there's also McQueen and A-Ship in our team. It's a pity that the Emperor is currently only doing rehabilitation exercises and hot spring recuperation, so we haven't let her participate in the competition, just in case something unexpected happens."

"But I'm here today too!"

As the Emperor of the East Sea spoke, he suddenly poked his head out from behind Nishizaki Ryu, waving vigorously at the Stardust Illusion, his two small ears on his head twitching incessantly.

"Today, I, the Emperor, am here to cheer on McQueen and the Golden Ship. Stardust, take care of yourself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor looked at the face of the Stardust Illusion, as if he remembered something, and his face suddenly turned red.

She quickly shrank back behind Trainer Nishizaki, hiding herself completely.

However, as Trainer Nishizaki said, every opponent in this competition is formidable, as they are all strong individuals who have won numerous G1-level tournaments in their previous lives.

For example, the Great Tree Express is still considered the best in the mile class, Narita Shirahito even won the classic triple crown, the Ryukyu Amazon was also a heroine who once rivaled Narita Shirahito, plus the unpredictable Golden Boat, and Mejiro McQueen who could compete with the Emperor...

"Ah, Stardust, why are you shaking like that!?"

The Emperor of the East Sea peeked out again, looking at his friend in surprise.

At this moment, Stardust Illusion was trembling slightly, as if afraid of the upcoming match...

“This isn’t trembling with fear, little emperor.”

Hiren Toyama smiled and patted the head of the East Sea Emperor, then looked at the racehorse girl she was assigned to beside her, her eyes full of satisfaction:

"Since Stardust Illusion is called 'Oguri Hat 2.0,' then this makes perfect sense, right?"

"This reaction when encountering a strong opponent—Martial Artist Tremor!"

"Let's go, Stardust Illusion, Miura Bourbon, together... we'll snatch the championship from those guys!"

Stardust Illusion did not answer, but its eyes shone with fervor as it began to walk into the arena.

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"This time, we need to show them the absolute difference in strength."