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

"Number 7... Stardust Illusion, her movements don't seem like she's preparing to run away quietly," Rudolf commented.

In her eyes, the racehorse's starting posture was leaning forward to a dangerous degree. This starting position made it easy for her to lose control of her center of gravity at the moment of exiting the gate, resulting in a delayed exit...

However, if she can master this little trick, she will unleash a more powerful initial acceleration ability than others, and may even surpass the East Sea Emperor!

Stardust Illusion... Will your next run surprise me?

Rudolf pursed his lips, a slight worry beginning to creep into his heart for the Emperor of the East Sea.

Although she kept saying that she hoped the emperor would feel some pressure and that someone would threaten the emperor with failure, Rudolf actually felt a pang of pain in his heart when he thought about how heartbroken the emperor would be if he didn't get first place in his debut battle.

Perhaps this is the dilemma of an elderly father?

"The match has begun," the gas tank announced.

The two looked down at the same time. In the arena, fourteen figures stepped out of the gate at the same time. The Emperor of the East Sea broke through the current like a dazzling flame and emerged from the inner path!

In horse racing, there is a significant difference between the inside and outside lanes. Simply put, even on a 100-meter curve, the distance traveled on the inside lane is generally more than 5 meters shorter than that on the outside lane.

Therefore, most female racehorses will seize the inner lane in advance in order to gain an advantage here. Under this premise, in order to prevent themselves from being blocked, they need to seize the leading position.

By firmly grasping these two advantages, the East Sea Emperor made the decision from the beginning. As long as she did these two things, she could avoid being surrounded or squeezed, which would affect her subsequent running strategy.

However, as the East Sea Emperor ran, feeling slightly pleased with her successful decision, she caught a glimpse of a bluish-white figure out of the corner of her eye.

tread!

With a splash of footsteps, the figure flashed like lightning, bursting out from the outermost lane.

This sudden sight startled even the emperor, causing him to lose his footing. How could someone possibly accelerate from the outer path from the very beginning?

Even if she takes the lead, won't she fall back down as soon as she enters the bend?!

Who is she?

[The race has officially begun! All the horse girls have had perfect starts, let's see who can take the lead in the early stages!]

The host's voice continued to echo in the arena:

[The Emperor of the East Sea is running around with Kitten Number 1, while Kitten Number 3, with its superior qualities, is vying for the lead in the inner lane. The Emperor's acceleration is incredibly rapid... Truly an emperor! The Emperor of the East Sea has seized the initiative!]

[Wait a minute! The one catching up at such high speed from the outer lane is... it's Stardust Illusion #7! Stardust Illusion, currently ranked thirteenth in popularity, has unleashed an unimaginable early-game speed, forcibly joining the race for the lead from the outer lane!]

[This is truly, truly! An unexpected assassin! Someone had already engaged the Emperor of the East Sea from the very beginning... no, not just engaged, she took the lead!]

Stardust Illusion has snatched the lead from the highly anticipated Emperor!

Chapter Seven: This is... the Two Tigers Style?

The air was filled with the fragrance of grass, and every step she took on the grass splashed up water. Stardust Illusion ran in this atmosphere, and her digitized body played an extremely powerful role at this moment.

Every step she takes and every wave she makes is in her most comfortable state, and she doesn't even need to worry about making any mistakes in her running technique.

To be honest, Stardust Illusion doesn't know much about horse racing. Although he had watched related anime and played the game in his previous life, the actual race is a completely different story.

Just after leaving the gate, she chose to go directly from the outer track to avoid getting caught up in the inner track battles with other female racehorses.

Her A-rank stats on the attribute panel ensured that even with these limitations, she could still unleash a starting speed that far surpassed other racehorse girls, breaking through the encirclement on the outer track and snatching the lead from the East Sea Emperor.

The next step is to get through the first half of the journey.

As Stardust Illusion ran, it recalled its inherent skills and secretly made a plan.

Since the activation condition for Seiyo's Miracle Runner is the last 50% of the race, she needs to secure a reasonably good position in the first 1000 meters to prevent being unable to catch up with the other race girls even if Seiyo ignites her.

However, just as she thought of this, a somewhat familiar burning sensation suddenly came from behind her—

—He is the Emperor of the East Sea!

"It's like a continuation of what happened this morning, isn't it?"

The running emperor followed closely behind the stardust illusion. Her face showed no resentment or anger at being overtaken, but rather a look of joy.

"..."

Stardust Illusion did not reply.

The fact that the emperor could still chat while running clearly proves that she was not using her full strength.

Even so, Stardust Illusion has found that it cannot shake off this genius, and it is even very difficult to widen the gap. Even increasing the distance by another horse length is difficult.

"Not going to say anything? Then I'm going to start speeding up...!"

The emperor grinned, the tuft of white hair on his forehead gleaming in the sunlight, and the strides he took made one worry that they were being too forceful.

However, the burning fighting spirit in her azure eyes was almost like a blazing fire.

Like an approaching lion gradually accelerating, she shortened the distance between herself and the leading Stardust Illusion step by step in the second corner of the track.

Stardust Illusion glanced back briefly as it turned, but was startled by her terrifyingly focused posture, as if a sharp knife were piercing its own chest.

What kind of eyes were those, brimming with fighting spirit?

Is it possible that... I'm going to be overtaken by her again, just like this morning?!

3. Horse body…

don't want…

2. Horse body…

And me…

1. Horse body…

This is ridiculous!

Deep within Stardust Illusion's heart, something seemed to have been loosened by the eyes of the East Sea Emperor. She gritted her teeth, took a full stride, and suddenly kicked out, stomping her foot on the grass!

2. Horse Body!

In the eyes of the Emperor of the East Sea, as he stepped onto the grass, mud flew up and a deep footprint was left.

The racehorse girl in front of him seemed to disappear for a moment, but the next moment the Stardust Illusion had already widened the gap that he had finally managed to close.

Disappeared? !

The Eastern Sea Emperor couldn't understand it for a moment. With her rich experience of watching people run in Tresson since she was a child, she had never seen such a long stride running style.

The girl in front of me didn't even bend her knees when she kicked out, slamming her foot hard into the ground.

His slightly backward body suddenly swung forward, as if he had shrunk the distance of a horse's length out of thin air!

Now that they have formed a group with the other racehorse girls, the outstanding qualities of those following behind these two are making people stare wide-eyed.

What did I see?

The genius horse racer from the center—Empress of the East Sea—decided to unleash her extraordinary abilities to overtake the leading Stardust Illusion, but failed...

And how could such a bizarre technique of hers possibly exist!

Running at full speed without bending your knees and stepping forward directly might not be able to force you to speed up, but you could easily break your leg if you're not careful!

When I talked to this guy before the match, he didn't seem this crazy... Is he really not afraid of breaking a bone and retiring right after his debut match?!

Indeed, who could have imagined it?

Stardust Illusion, from the local horse racing academy, is a country runner who ranks thirteenth in popularity and only started getting involved in racing less than a month ago. She actually gained the upper hand in a direct confrontation with the East Sea Emperor and held on to it!

This was undoubtedly another comeback by a local runner, and it was the show that all the Japanese audience members loved to see the most:

Inferiority from inferiors!

The stands were now buzzing with excitement. The horse racing enthusiasts, watching the horse girl running at full speed to keep up with the East Sea Emperor, couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation.

Could it be that another genius from the local area is about to emerge?

"Hey! Aren't you afraid of getting hurt by acting like that?!"

The Emperor of the East Sea chased after the Stardust Illusion and shouted at her.

In that brief moment, the genius had already figured out the principle behind the move:

When racehorses are running at full speed, they need to slow down and turn around the curves using the shortest inside lane to prevent dangerous situations.

Only a very few exceptionally talented racehorse girls can maintain speed on curves, or even accelerate to overtake their opponents.

For example, Super Creek, now known as one of the Heisei Three, and Maru Zenki, another predecessor who was very familiar with Rudolf, are both masters of cornering techniques.

The same goes for her, the Emperor of the East Sea. Her unique running style, given by her supple body, was praised even by the emperor. Her ability to accelerate forcefully on the curve to overtake was also due to this talent.

But Stardust Illusion is completely different. She suddenly changes her movements while running, replacing the turn with a single kick, and then using explosive acceleration to turn the curve into two straight lines.

This ingenious move not only offsets the effects of slowing down on the curve, but also forcibly widens the gap in horse speed over a considerable distance, achieving two goals at once.

However, this running style, while seemingly appealing, can put a considerable strain on the knees.

It's easy to imagine: when running at full speed, with your right leg taut like a spear, slamming directly into the ground and then bursting with power for a second acceleration, how could it possibly be easy?

Even though he was competing with her, the Emperor of the East Sea couldn't help but directly remind her not to act so recklessly.

The racehorse girl in front of her has already won her approval. The Emperor of the East Sea does not want her to act recklessly because she has no trainer. If she gets injured, where will she find such a good opponent again?

"..."

The Stardust Illusion remained silent.

No, it should be said that she simply didn't have the energy to answer.

This was her first time running at full speed on an 1800-meter track. Although she usually ran back and forth in her small town to deliver newspapers, this was completely different from a race.

In order to secure the lead, she unleashed her speed from the very beginning, and even accelerated a second time under the emperor's pressure, forcibly maintaining her lead.

The technique I just used was a product of quick thinking. The method of using a marching step to force my way through the curve was something I discovered while reading newspapers during my regular runs. The explosive technique, on the other hand, was a small part of the Holy Night running method that had been ingrained in my mind.

Now, with the Stardust Illusion created by fusing the two, her already disadvantageous stamina was showing signs of not being able to last until the end.

How could he possibly have the energy to speak with the emperor while running?

The race is now underway, and the leading groups have largely formed. Let's take a look at the situation as we move from the first corner into the second.