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

Oguri nodded in agreement, then opened the car door and prepared to walk out.

As someone visiting the Stardust Illusion, she had no right to enter the contestants' lounge, so she could only leave here and watch the competition as a spectator.

However, Oguri had just stuck one foot out of the door and onto the flat ground outside the car.

Stardust Illusion suddenly spoke up and called her again: "Um... Little Chestnut Hat, I have two more questions I want to ask you."

"Hmm? Is there any other question?"

Little Chestnut Hat turned around, one hand on the car door, and the sunlight outside pierced through her back, shining on Stardust Illusion sitting inside the car.

For a moment, Stardust Illusion felt as if the little chestnut hat in front of him was bathed in holy light, and his whole body was filled with a sacred color.

She paused for a moment, organizing her thoughts, before speaking again: "This question may be related to how I should perform to the best of my ability in today's match, so I hope you can answer it carefully."

"Okay, go ahead and say it."

"That is, I want to ask..."

Under this sunlight, Stardust Illusion earnestly asked Little Chestnut Hat about the last question in his heart.

Although Oguri Hat did not answer immediately, Stardust Illusion had a feeling.

The next answer will play a crucial role for her.

Chapter 383 Aspiring to Become a Top Star

Today is the day of the decisive battle for the Arc de Triomphe Award.

Although the race was not yet about to start, the entire stands at Longchamp Racecourse were already packed with people.

Many of these people have come from all over the world, and they are well prepared to witness the pinnacle battle of this year's world horse racing!

"Justice will prevail! Justice will prevail!"

"Star of Haidu!!! Star of Haidu!!!"

"We will keep the Arc de Triomphe trophy in France! Zoe, you are our pride!"

"There can only be one king! And that king is you! Stardust Illusion!!!"

"..."

Eighteen supporters of Uma Musume shouted slogans and waved their support props wildly in the stands, creating such a grand atmosphere together.

Looking out, above the dense crowd, large swaths of colors used for cheering were constantly dancing, which was truly breathtaking.

Even inside the racetrack's lounge, these racehorse girls could still clearly hear the deafening cheers from the outside world.

"Hey, hello~ You're our opponents today, right?"

A girl with long purple hair, wearing a naturally alluring smile, walked towards Stardust Illusion and Zhuo Fu, who were talking, and greeted them.

"Stardust illusion, and Zofu, right?"

"Hello." As the host from France, Zhuo Fu, despite being interrupted from her conversation with the Stardust Illusion, still extended her hand to the girl with a perfect professional smile when she saw her take the initiative to approach.

Snapped.

However, the friendly handshake that I had imagined did not occur.

On the contrary, the purple-haired girl in front of him actually slapped Zhuo Fu's hand hard, which was trying to shake hands to show friendliness, and directly knocked away Zhuo Fu's right hand that was reaching out to her.

Then, the girl gave Zhuo Fu a wicked smile and said, "Zhuo Fu? I'm not here to play house with you."

"You pampered young ladies from Europe, your laziness is your original sin! Now prepare to be punished by me, the embodiment of 'justice'!"

"...chuunibyou?"

Having already interacted with players like King Kong Wei, Stardust Illusion immediately recognized the type of kid in front of him and said irritably, "If there's nothing else, you can leave. The match is about to start, and we don't want to waste time talking to chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur)."

"Never mind, Stardust. Miss Justice has come from afar. Perhaps she's just a little nervous because she's not used to the climate." Zhuo Fu smiled magnanimously upon hearing this, then turned around and left Justice standing aside.

To be honest, the moment Zhuo Fu's hand was slapped away, Stardust Illusion already wanted to step forward and teach this little brat a lesson.

However, Zhuo Fu subtly moved her body to block her, clearly not wanting the Stardust Illusion to take any extreme actions because of the other party's offense.

Stardust understood what Zhuo Fu meant, so the two of them began to talk about their recent training progress as if no one else was around.

Zhengyi, standing to the side, was dumbfounded by the tacit understanding between the two.

When she finally realized what was happening, she tried several times to interrupt and provoke her, but no one paid any attention to her. In the end, she could only snort a few times and find a corner by herself to warm up quietly.

"...That guy was really rude." Stardust Illusion said angrily, glancing at Justice as he left out of the corner of its eye.

Even someone with such low emotional intelligence like her understands that Zhengyi's act of slapping Zhuo Fu's hand away was a considerable provocation.

However, Zhuo Fu was all smiles at the moment, her mind not on justice at all: "Stardust, were you trying to stand up for me just now?"

"Of course, but let's put these things aside for now. On the field, I'll show her... what true strength is."

"Hehe... You really do care about me." Even though the competition was approaching, Zhuo Fu seemed to be more and more infatuated, and even giggled in front of the Stardust Illusion.

However, Stardust Illusion did not know why Zof looked like this, but she was never worried that this state would affect the upcoming matches.

Stardust Illusion knew perfectly well what kind of racehorse girl Zofu was.

Like herself, no matter how lost in thought she may be at the moment, the fighting spirit of a top racehorse girl is instantly ignited the moment her hooves touch the racetrack.

but.

Top-tier racehorse girls...?

Stardust Illusion thought to itself, and once again reached out to gently stroke the hair ornament on its forehead.

Oguri Hat's explanation had completely dispelled her last doubts. Now, there were no more obstacles in front of the Stardust Illusion; only one final step remained to enter that other realm.

Stardust Illusion is absolutely certain that this race is not just the pinnacle battle for all horse racing girls in the world.

Moreover, it will become the perfect, dazzling stage for me to cross over to the other side and achieve the true title of the strongest!

At that moment, while Stardust Illusion and Zofu were each lost in their own thoughts, in another corner of the lounge, a racehorse girl was silently watching them.

The girl named Haidu Star has undergone a complete transformation in her demeanor compared to a month ago.

During the Longshang Mill race, she remained expressionless throughout. Her speech and way of thinking were like those of a real robot, without a trace of the emotions that belong to a racehorse girl.

This is because she devoted almost all her energy to controlling her thoughts and restraining her attention from things outside the game.

Even so, she still lost the match against Zofu.

In that match, Zhuo Fu was practically her opposite.

That intense emotion propelled Zhuo Fu to break through her own limits, completely surpassing and suppressing Haidu Star to the very end.

Afterwards, both Galileo and Haidu had to admit it after watching the game.

In the first half of the competition, Zhuo Fu was perhaps slightly inferior to Haidu Star, so she had to avoid a direct confrontation with Haidu Star at that time.

But when the competition reached its final moments, when Haidu Star saw a faint phantom of the Stardust Illusion on Zhuo Fu, Zhuo Fu had already completely surpassed Haidu Star's strength.

Therefore, she was able to maintain the gap, which was not large to begin with, until the very end. Even though Haidu Star displayed even greater strength than before, they were still defeated.

Am I going in the wrong direction?

Haidu Star cannot confirm this.

The domain is inherently a very personal thing, and each racehorse girl's path is different, so even Galileo and Haidu City couldn't offer her much more help.

But after the match, Haidu Star buried his head in Galileo's arms and wept bitterly, at least able to feel that his long-dormant heart was beating powerfully because of the defeat.

It was as if it too was unwilling to accept this defeat.

For the next month, she did not actively try to control her thoughts, but strangely, she did not experience the overclocking state that occurred during her debut battle due to overly complicated thoughts.

Everything seemed to fall into place naturally. Haidu Zhixing felt that the running skills she had memorized had completely transformed into keys that she could control at will, and would no longer cause her any hindrance.

Thus, the current Haidu Star is like a rebirth.

Although there were no obvious signs of her crying or laughing on her face, she was clearly much better than before, and at least the change in her emotions was clearly perceptible.

And now, she is watching Zhuo Fu, who defeated her earlier, with high morale.

And the source of Zofu's extraordinary power beyond herself, the Stardust Illusion.

I want revenge... I want victory... I want to defeat those two racehorse girls...

Sea City Star had just witnessed Zofu and the Stardust Illusion's indifference to justice, so it knew that even if it approached them, it wouldn't end well.

But in her mind, the roar of revenge was constantly echoing and amplifying.

Then, it got bigger and bigger!

(To win this match, I must... unleash an unprecedented wave of carnage on the field!)

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At 2 p.m., the sun shone directly down into the packed Lothar Loft de France, illuminating the entire arena.

To be honest, even though it's already October, the temperature isn't exactly cool on such a sunny day.

In addition, the audience arrived early to try and get a good spot, so many of them who were not so tolerant of the heat were already drenched in sweat.

But not a single person complained. Those who were able to stand in the stands of this stadium, waiting for the race to begin, were all passionate fans of horse racing.

It's just a little sun exposure, how can it compare to their diamond-like hearts as racehorse girls?

Especially since there are many supporters of the racehorse girl in this spectator area, a large portion of whom may have been engaged in endless online flame wars with their own side in the past few days.

Under these circumstances, who would be willing to show even the slightest fear?

impossible.

Everyone would agree that if they continued to stand there in the sun, they would at most suffer from heatstroke.

But if you show signs of exhaustion because you can't hold on any longer, people will point at you and whisper: "Look, isn't that fan of XXXX's horse racing show? Haha, even in this heat, it seems his love is only this level!"

That would not only be a disgrace to oneself, but also a loss of face for one's own support of Saima Musume!

So even though it was this hot, no one showed the slightest impatience.

Not only that, everyone was also waving their support items, light sticks, and even giant flags in support of Uma Musume.

From the deafening shouts at the scene, one could hear just how pure the passion was to support the audience in giving it their all.

Lights, lights, lights!