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

Seeing this scene, Necha couldn't help but put his right hand to his forehead and mutter to himself helplessly:

"This guy wouldn't be so perverse as to bully freshmen, would he..."

"The three waves passed in 39.9 seconds!"

The previous contestant had just finished the competition, and Poetry Drama and Trainer Minamisaka were recording each contestant's scores.

"Great! I'm really good at tower pumps!"

The short, blue-haired, twin-tailed racehorse girl shouted excitedly in celebration.

"Next one, get ready to start!"

The poetic drama team was too embarrassed to admit that their result was actually just average, so they could only turn around and shout at the contestant in the flat-top hat standing at the starting line:

"3, 2, 1..."

Suddenly, a chilling feeling swept through the entire training ground, and everyone turned to look at the player standing in the center of the arena at the same moment.

"W-wh-what's wrong?!"

At that moment, Daikan felt as if a ferocious beast was watching her from behind, and a faint smell of rust permeated the air around her. She immediately cowered in fear.

"Hey! Don't take this seriously, you'll scare my teammates!!!"

A loud shout rang out from the stands.

The terrifying sense of oppression vanished instantly, as if it were all just an illusion from a poetic drama.

The female racehorse standing at the starting line seemed to sigh, then sprinted towards this direction—

"3.38.7 seconds!"

Only then did the poet realize what had happened and quickly announced the contestant's score.

"What—!?" Before anyone else could react, the blue-haired girl with twin tails, who had just been gloating over her 39.9-second time, suddenly shouted.

"Hey, you're amazing!!! You actually managed to run it in 38 seconds!"

She immediately moved closer to the stardust illusion, her eyes sparkling as if they could emit stars:

"But I, Tower Pump, won't lose! The 1200m simulation race later will be my time to shine!"

"I'll show you my super racing technique, which I learned from Stardust Illusion, then!!!"

"Learned from Stardust Illusion?"

The stardust illusion, which had been listless and eager to finish the process and leave, finally raised its head and looked at the girl in front of it.

She asked with a smile:

"Really? I've never heard of Stardust Illusion having disciples?"

"Yes, of course it's true!!!"

The girl with heterochromatic eyes, one red and one purple, quickly shouted loudly, as if trying to hide her guilty conscience:

"You'll find out during the simulation match later, so don't be scared by my tower pump then!"

"Oh? Stardust Illusion isn't really anything special. It just managed to catch people off guard a few times by escaping. In reality, its record in the Open Tournament is only 1 win out of 2 matches, and it didn't even win the big prize."

"Huh? That's not how it is!!! Stardust Illusion... Teacher is amazing! Even the Noble Clan couldn't beat her! Hmph, I'll show you my Tower Pump's unparalleled strength later!"

"..."

[The last test event is the 1200m simulation race. The next batch of participants in the simulation race, please move this way; it's about to begin!]

Ikuno Didos's greeting to the players came from nearby.

Looking at the girl in front of him, Stardust Illusion revealed a slightly manic smile.

She slightly opened her mouth, exhaling a breath of stale air, a wild glint flashing in her eyes:

"Well—I'm going to have to see for myself..."

"Hey Stardust!!!"

"What are you doing there? Come here right now!!!"

Just before the training match started, the outstanding athletes finally made their way over from the stands.

She stood in the corridor next to the arena and waved vigorously at the Stardust Illusion, interrupting its conversation with the Twin Turbines and calling it over.

Chapter 104 Taste the Great Escape of My Tower Pump!

"You're really carefree, Stardust."

Necha stood in the corridor, complaining to her friend in an annoyed tone.

"Sneaking into the new Uma Musume members and secretly participating in our team's selection trials? That's just too much!"

"I'm a freshman too?" Stardust Illusion said innocently.

"Ah! I'd completely forgotten that you're also a freshman who just enrolled..."

Necha, clutching his forehead in frustration, cried out:

"But it's the same! Why did you have to cause trouble? If I hadn't called you earlier, you would have almost scared the poetic drama."

The stardust illusion briefly explained what had just happened, and then continued:

"Anyway, I'm just killing time since I'm already here. I might as well have some fun to pass the time."

"Nobody but you would think this is a game!"

Necha felt exhausted from constantly complaining.

She quickly shoved the stardust illusion from behind, trying to get her away from there:

"Alright, you should go to the lounge now. There should be some rice crackers or something there that I can treat you to. Wouldn't it be nice if we chatted there for a while?"

"..."

Stardust Illusion casually put on the tracksuit and number plate that Didus had just given him, and stood upright in place without being moved an inch.

He turned to look at the petite figure doing warm-up exercises outside in the corridor, a look of interest on his face:

"I just met a racehorse girl who claimed to be my apprentice. She seems interesting—I'd like to participate in this race."

"what?"

Following her gaze, Necha also saw the little girl who was grinning foolishly, completely unaware of what was about to happen.

He claims to be a disciple of Stardust Illusion?

Could this horse racing girl be bragging in front of the real person?

Don't argue with children—

“That’s not the reason.” Stardust Illusion shook his head, interrupting Necha’s persuasion. “I just wanted to see how much she had learned—you know, I made my debut because I learned Oguri Hat’s running style.”

"Besides, Neta, you're actually still thinking about our recent results, aren't you?"

"I know I'm not very good at talking, and I don't have the talent for persuading people—so this is all I can do."

As Stardust Illusion spoke, it placed its hand over the palm that was resting on its own shoulder.

This hand is delicate and soft, with a slight coolness to it.

"Let me run and show you. Maybe you'll see something from this run?"

"Stardust, are you conscious?"

Necha simply couldn't understand the thought process of the guy in front of him.

What do you mean by "run for me to see"?

I've already said it, I'm not like you geniuses who gamble your whole lives on running!

Tell me what you want to say!

Everything is being said while running... Who would understand this?

"..."

But Necha didn't say anything, because she knew from the look in Stardust Illusion's eyes that the other party had already made up their mind.

"You also want to achieve the glory of victory, just like everyone else, right?"

Stardust Illusion straightened his clothes, put his flat-top hat and tinted glasses back on, and made his final preparations before the competition.

"...Is that even a question? How could any racehorse girl not want to win?"

"Even though I know I'm just an average talent, but—but I've also dreamed of becoming the strongest racehorse girl, like Rudolf Symbol, Maru Zenki, and Eclipse, and shining brightly!"

“Necha… no, excellent qualities.”

The stardust illusion standing at the entrance of the corridor turned around. Her back was to the light source, and her expression was indistinct.

"I'll try my best to convey what I want to say to you—please cheer me on!"

"Who's going to cheer you on? There's no way you can lose a game like this!"

After a moment of hesitation, she replied rather irritably.

However, at this moment, there was no one in front of her.

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"Ha! Ha! Ha! The time has come for the tower pump to shine!!!"

At the starting line, Twin Turbo proudly proclaimed to the group of participants.

The other racehorses didn't argue with her and were mostly busy with their final warm-up exercises.

"Your body is quite flexible, isn't it?"

Watching Twin Turbines bend his hands around as if they were boneless, Stardust Illusion struck up a conversation with a hint of interest.

"Hmph, I know about Tower Pump, you know. Flexibility is the ticket to G1-class racehorse girls. Glasses girl, you have good taste!"

"That's true, but you should also be careful not to rely on it too much, otherwise you could easily get hurt."