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

Take the first step and engage in the most primal struggle with your opponent head-on.

Give it your all with speed and acceleration, gamble everything on your legs and feet—

Do you have this awareness?

"Mouth closed, mouth closed, mouth closed, mouth closed, mouth closed!!!"

Unable to contain himself, a wild laugh escaped from between his teeth.

The stardust illusion lowered its head slightly, its eyes gradually filled with only confusion...

boom!

The sudden slam of the foot onto the ground caused the legs to groan in agony.

This immense power caused even the leg bones bearing the impact to tremble.

However, there was no hesitation.

For her, facing everyone's challenge on the field is also a way to seize the spotlight.

(So ​​easy... Compared to before, accelerating is much easier now.)

"—!"

Just as I entered the bend, the approaching footsteps behind me came within moments.

Out of the corner of Stardust Illusion's eye, he could catch a glimpse of the runner who had caught up, the First Ruby.

Her eyes were equally filled with fighting spirit. Their gazes met, and a message was conveyed in their jewel-like pupils:

(Come on, Stardust Illusion... expose your weakness!)

At the same time, deafening shouts rang out on the field:

[Here she comes!!! With the race halfway through, the first Ruby has finally caught up with the fleeing runner. Will she choose to settle things with Stardust Illusion at the third turn?!]

What will be the final choice? Can they catch up? Can they find a suitable position to overtake?

Catch me?

Do not make jokes.

Stardust Illusion, with her head bowed, slightly raised the corners of her mouth, revealing her beast-like sharp teeth.

(Here it is, let me show you... I've been learning this technique for three whole weeks, and now I can finally show it to everyone.)

(That—cornering technique!)

Change your pace.

Lean low to the ground, keeping your body parallel to the track.

With the speed of breaking the sound barrier, plus control of the body's center of gravity.

Use the strength of your waist and hips to firmly lock your balance in your body...

"—You didn't move aside?!"

The First Ruby stared wide-eyed at the Stardust Phantom that was plunging into the bend right next to the innermost point.

No, it's not just that they didn't move aside.

Those perfect steps, that figure that suddenly began to blur...

This chill is—

[Golden Skill: Arc Expert, activated.]

[Golden skill Phantom Step, activated.]

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Chapter 117 There can only be one king, and that king is me! [9K]

A whirlwind suddenly rose up in the air on the field.

The wind blew fiercely, bringing coolness to all the runners.

This is not the wind direction you should be experiencing while running... What on earth is this wind blowing against my back?!

The sudden scene before her eyes made Ruby feel dizzy.

In the distance, the silhouette of the Stardust Phantom could be seen, but it became blurred the moment it entered the bend.

A series of afterimages split off from her body, each using a different running technique...

This scene almost overturned her imagination; trying to determine the Stardust Illusion's running pattern under these circumstances was simply an impossible task.

If Ruby can't predict the opponent's running pattern, she won't be able to seize the position and rush forward!

“SIU——”

A mournful cry rang in their ears, and the phantom of stardust ahead suddenly exploded, turning into a cloud of dust that completely engulfed the First Ruby...

No! That's just an afterimage!

"Disappeared?"

Is the Stardust Phantom, which has already rushed towards the final bend, running or has it already begun to fly?

The ruby ​​lost its ability to judge.

The other person was like a ghost, turning into a cloud of dust, and then when I saw her again, she was already halfway down the bend.

Most importantly, even he himself couldn't achieve that perfect cornering technique.

Even in terms of speed and burst speed alone, Ruby can see that she has no advantage whatsoever.

But how could that be...?

[They actually managed to shake off the First Ruby's pursuit with ease!!!]

The announcer on the field shouted in shock.

but……

easy?

He embraced the prominent family members standing on the stands, his eyes revealing a sharp edge.

From the very beginning, all she could see in her field of vision were the running, strong feet of the Stardust Illusion.

(At that speed, without slowing down at all... performing cross-steps and curved corners without interfering with each other, is that really so easy?)

As the tyrant watched the runners before him, he couldn't help but recall the scenes from the previous competition.

In the final stages of the competition, the Stardust Phantom transformed into a monster, instinctively fusing several top-level techniques together to unleash extraordinary power...

It is called the power of the domain.

Today, she wasn't able to touch the domain again compared to that day, but... she had already taken a step further than before.

She completely mastered the cornering technique that originated from the Divine Eagle.

That's why it can be combined with another running style, the Phantom Step.

"Stardust... is there no end to your progress?"

McQueen, standing to the side, muttered to himself in a low voice.

"What is the First Ruby doing?!"

Not far from the crowd, some passersby who had initially supported the glamorous clan couldn't help but complain:

"She was left behind so easily! Was she spacing out just now?! There was clearly a spot on the inside that she could have rushed over there!"

"Tch, an amateur is an amateur." Standing to the side, Hikari Toyama revealed her villainous face upon hearing this and directly mocked him.

"What did you say—huh?!"

The passerby, who had been inexplicably glared at, immediately turned around in a rage, ready to retaliate.

But upon seeing the group of young female racehorses standing together, and the beautiful face of Toyama Hikari, the passerby's tone involuntarily softened:

"Then tell me... what exactly happened?"

“You’ll understand when you see it in front of you,” Megumi McQueen, with his long, light purple hair, politely explained to the passerby.

"That's not a cornering technique that the average runner can do, and because you need to look down to control your center of gravity when cornering, your field of vision will be narrowed."

“If you really run behind the stardust illusion, you’ll know…” Zhuo Fu couldn’t help but say.

She recalled her ghostly footwork in the previous match and continued:

"That's right, then it really is... like a wisp of wind, she'll turn into wind and disappear right before your eyes!"

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(Stardust illusion... She really is the biggest opponent in this competition!)

Ikuno Dedus, who was running in third place, also clearly saw the way the Stardust Illusion was running ahead.

She was originally a runner who was good at observing the overall situation from a central position, collecting and analyzing intelligence, and then making temporary countermeasures.

It could be said that what the Iron Lady Ikuno was most proud of was not her legs, but her eyes.

Eyes that can see everything ahead!

[Golden skill: Strategic Vision, activated.]

At this moment, her eyes were already coated with a golden light.

Because of the distance, the ghostly movements of the Stardust Illusion did not deceive her, and Ikuno Didos immediately saw through the nature of that running style...

But it is precisely because we see clearly that fear arises involuntarily in our hearts.

What is that, that running style—how could it possibly be handled clearly at the same time?

That's right, Ikuno Didos has completely figured out the secret of this running method.

The Stardust Illusion charged forward from the start, then suddenly kicked out in a goose-step the moment it entered the bend, its entire body leaning forward in the process.