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

The girl bit her lower lip lightly and squeezed out the words to continue speaking.

"We'll see when the time comes."

Stardust Illusion wasn't too worried about this, since the schedule was mainly handled by Scarlet Toyama.

Furthermore, this academy is managed by Rudolf's symbol, so even if JRA wanted to interfere with her schedule, the emperor would likely not allow it to happen.

"But then again, what does this have to do with my match in a few days?"

"uh-huh……"

McQueen leaned back gently, enjoying the massage from the stardust illusion.

Under the pressure of those strong hands, she felt the fatigue of the whole day begin to be released, and her overall condition improved.

"How about we consider being a little less conspicuous during the competition?"

"..."

The stardust illusion did not answer, but its hand movements came to an abrupt halt.

McQueen, who was enjoying himself with his eyes closed, immediately sensed something was wrong.

She quickly turned around and looked over, only to find that the other person's face had darkened.

"Um, I didn't mean you shouldn't run your best, it's just—"

McQueen immediately wanted to explain.

"It's alright, McQueen."

The black face of the Stardust Illusion existed for only a moment before vanishing without a trace.

She smiled and turned McQueen's head back, then began pressing again:

"I know what you mean, you want me to avoid the escape route, right? If I use other running methods, even if I win the race, it won't be too dramatic..."

"Even if it causes trouble, I still want to run as fast as I can—because that's the only way to achieve the highest level of brilliance."

"That's true..."

McQueen regretted her earlier thought. She checked her friend's mood again before feeling relieved.

"As a runner in the Great Escape, you shouldn't have to worry about things outside of the race—I didn't think it through, I'm sorry."

"Now that everything is settled, I should probably head back..."

After completing a head massage routine, Stardust Illusion prepared to leave.

However, as soon as she raised her hands, she felt a warm sensation press them back down onto her silky smooth hair.

That's McQueen's hand.

"that--"

McQueen held down Stardust Illusion's hand, his back to the other, so his expression was not visible.

The two ears twitched back and forth nervously:

"Could you press it one more time? I just wanted to say, um... it feels like it helps me relax, which will be very helpful for tomorrow's training!"

"Very helpful for training?" Stardust Illusion was somewhat taken aback.

Is it really that effective to just massage your head?

The doctor had told me that at best, this would only allow me to get a good night's sleep...

"There must be benefits, Stardust, please help me!"

McQueen said it with absolute certainty.

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When Stardust Illusion finished massaging again, he looked closely and found that McQueen was leaning against him, motionless.

"Hush...huh..."

By stretching his head forward, Stardust Vision clearly saw that McQueen's eyes were closed, and his nostrils flared slightly with his soft, rhythmic breathing.

Beneath the pale purple floral pajamas, the slightly raised mound of her breasts rose and fell with her breath...

What's going on? She just fell asleep like that?

The Stardust Illusion's body was somewhat stiff.

To avoid waking McQueen with her movements, she dared not move too much.

No, you've just fallen asleep like this, how am I supposed to get back?

Seeing the peaceful sleeping expression on McQueen's face, Stardust Illusion couldn't bear to wake her up for a moment.

She knew that McQueen falling asleep in her arms like this was entirely due to his training regimen.

She could clearly see McQueen pushing himself to his limits by himself while training alone at the training ground.

McQueen must have had a tough time too, right?

She really wanted to improve.

Even after emerging from the shadow of failure, McQueen's overwhelming sense of responsibility continued to drive her to find ways to improve her abilities.

The same goes for Stardust Illusion herself; if she could increase her speed by even 1 point, she would be willing to exchange it for running all day long.

She had once heard this saying:

From the day she was born, everyone, regardless of who they are, has dreamed of becoming "the world's strongest runner".

Both she and McQueen were like that.

Thinking of this, Stardust Illusion could only sigh helplessly.

She gently supported McQueen's head and back with her right arm to prevent her from suddenly losing her balance.

He immediately bent down, slipped his right hand under her knees, and with a little effort, pulled her into his arms and stood up.

Feeling the astonishing softness of the girl's body, and seeing the glimpses of white skin inadvertently revealed by her disheveled pajamas, Stardust Illusion couldn't help but be stunned:

Tsk, this guy is so unprepared.

The Stardust Illusion was quite astonishing.

She gently held the girl in her arms and slowly moved her to the ornately decorated princess bed, placing her there.

Gently pulling the blanket over himself, Stardust Illusion gazed at McQueen's peaceful sleeping face and quietly let out a long sigh of relief:

"See you tomorrow."

She said it softly, then turned and walked towards the door, opened it, and left.

--no.

Sometime during the night, the handle of this door became impossible to turn.

"?"

Stardust Illusion tried again, but still couldn't open the door; it was clearly locked from the outside.

For some reason, she seemed to see before her eyes the old lady, her expression hidden behind her folding fan, secretly smiling...

What does this mean? You're not letting us leave, are you?

Is this a trap?!

Stardust Illusion quickly turned around to look, only to find that McQueen was still lying motionless on the bed, clearly having fallen asleep.

I was terrified! I really thought it was a trap... Where's the window?

Stardust Illusion shifted its gaze to the window leading to the outside world, wondering if it would be alright if it jumped from the sixth floor...

At that moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside the door:

"Stardust Illusion, are you still inside?"

That was Megumi Ryan's question, delivered in a deliberately lowered voice.

"Open the door, Ryan!"

She quickly went to the door and asked for help from outside.

However, Ryan replied helplessly from outside the door, "Grandma has already taken the key, there's nothing I can do. Where's McQueen?"

"She's asleep."

"Well... then I'll just have to make do in the room for the night. There are blankets and changes of clothes in the closet."

"Don't worry about Grandma. I'll stop her for you. She won't do anything else."

As he said this, Megumi Ryan's voice gradually faded into the distance—

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Even though he tried his best to shout loudly without waking McQueen, Stardust Illusion did not receive any help.

As the footsteps outside faded into the distance, she could only helplessly sit back on the sofa and take out her phone.

"I will retire to Mejiro Castle tonight and will not return."

Stardust Illusion sent the message to Fujikishi, then casually grabbed a backrest and collapsed onto the sofa...

(I can continue training tomorrow, so I need to get some rest. I hope I can run with Zhuo Fu again then; I still haven't figured out the trick to that zero-gravity running technique...)

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The next day, early in the morning.

Having grown accustomed to Toyama Scarlet's grueling schedule, Stardust Illusion woke up on time even without an alarm clock.

Before I even opened my eyes, I felt a slight itch on the tip of my nose...

What is it?

The stardust illusion instinctively reached out and grabbed at the front of it, simultaneously opening its eyes—

"Well!"