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

"Zhuo Fu and the Wang family are about to return, and I have also made an appointment with Mi Yu to accompany her to see how to eliminate the effects of the misfortune."

"Both the Emperor and McQueen have invited me out, and I also need to see if any racehorses need this panacea..."

"Plus daily training and stuff—"

Stardust Illusion frowned as he thought about the schedule.

I had originally planned to schedule some time to study theory, but it seems I won't have the time for that right now.

However, this wasn't the reason Stardust Illusion was considering these things. The real reason she was frowning over everyday matters was:

Hoo-la-la-la-la—

At this moment, the Stardust Illusion is standing on the grass of the stadium.

All around, flags planted at the edge of the field fluttered in the cold northwest wind.

Beside her, 12 racehorse girls were stretching and warming up.

The sound of the loudspeakers from the stadium came from beside my ears:

[At Tokyo Racecourse under the winter sun, the 13 female racehorses are making their final warm-up preparations. This race is a G3 major prize race: the Daily Queen's Cup, a 1600m turf left-turn course.]

This race is a true testament to the power of mile-level distances. Every runner who dares to challenge it is brimming with confidence and determined to win. Who will emerge victorious? Let's wait and see!

That's right, Stardust Illusion is currently standing on the field of the public tournament: the G3-level Daily Queen's Cup.

Today is January 30th, just three days after her last match.

And less than three hours had passed since Stardust Illusion learned that he had signed up for the competition.

"That bastard, Scarlet Toyama..." Stardust Illusion gritted his teeth and clenched his fist.

The trainer registered him for the competition without even notifying him, and then gave it the pretext that:

“You’re a racehorse girl, so instead of just training all the time, we should increase the number of races you do…”

Stardust Illusion wanted to refute this baseless claim, but she couldn't—because she really wanted to compete!

Although she was content with improving her attributes through training, it couldn't compare to the excitement of a competition!

Victory, then domination!

This is the path that Stardust Illusion should take!

(I'm sorry I couldn't see Zhuo Fu and the others off...)

Stardust Illusion sighed silently, rallied its spirits, and turned to look towards the audience.

As if infected by the girl's gaze, the audience instantly erupted in cheers:

"Stardust Illusion!!!"

"Oguri Hat 2nd Generation!!!"

"Let's have another great escape!!!"

"King! King! King!!!"

People cheered and raised their hands to celebrate the Stardust Illusion.

Even the howling winds of today couldn't dampen the crowd's enthusiasm.

However, among this group, there were also those who did not have a high opinion of her:

"Stardust Illusion's last match was only 3 days ago, right?"

"Yeah, even if it's a battle-hardened one, it's still too much."

"The Great Escapee is inherently more physically demanding than other racehorse girls..."

"Who made this decision?! This is practically killing her talent!"

Comparatively speaking, rational viewers generally adopted a pessimistic or even angry attitude towards Stardust Vision's participation in the competition.

From a normal person's perspective, making racehorses participate in battles without rest is already an act that can be considered abusive.

Even viewers who weren't initially familiar with these issues learned the basics thanks to the explanations provided by helpful people around them.

The cheers that had started for the Stardust illusion gradually subsided and turned into condemnation of the event itself.

The outcry, which had started as a few scattered voices, quickly expanded and engulfed the entire audience.

Seeing that the crowd was even starting to curse, Stardust Illusion turned its gaze slightly to the trainer standing at the front of the audience—Crimson Toyama.

Seemingly noticing the gaze of the racehorse girl, Hikari Toyama grinned and waved.

She was completely unaffected by the momentum on the field.

Or rather, Hikari Toyama had considered this from the very beginning, which is why she is now completely unconcerned.

Looking into her eyes, which were focused solely on herself, Stardust Illusion understood what she meant.

(Are you trying to tell me... I only need to focus on running, and you can handle everything else?)

(Toyama Scarlet... Good—I understand your domineering intentions! I know your ambitions!)

At this moment, Stardust Illusion successfully cast aside her previous concerns, and her aura immediately surged! Surged wildly! Surged dramatically!

Super super super super super!

Her aura was now fifty times stronger than before!

With unparalleled dominance and utter arrogance, who in the world can stand against such a proud runner?!

Swish!

At this moment, the Stardust Illusion raised one finger high, pointing it towards the sky.

As his arm straightened, the sleeve slipped down a short distance, revealing the orange wristband on his wrist.

At that moment, all the audience members were instantly enveloped by the overwhelming momentum, and those who had been whispering just moments before suddenly fell silent.

They are waiting.

wait for what?

Of course... we're waiting for the [Overlord's] declaration!

"There can only be one king!!!"

That's me, that's me—

At this point, Stardust Illusion placed its hand beside its ear, as if listening.

All the audience members understood what the girl meant, and they willingly cooperated by shouting at the top of their lungs in unison:

"Lord Stardust Illusion!!!"

Typically, such interactions with supporters take place after the match.

On the one hand, to get the audience to cooperate with their performance, most horse racers need to win to stir up their emotions and achieve such an effect.

On the other hand, it's simpler—it's to prevent the embarrassment of having all sorts of fancy interactions but not winning the game.

Some well-known examples of this kind of interaction include:

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It can be said that Uma Musume can stir up the emotions of the audience and supporters with her every move.

But a being like Stardust Illusion, who can draw everyone's attention back to itself with a single move even before the match begins, is extremely rare.

Although such behavior is a bit childish, it's just the right amount of childishness.

All that's left is to build on that foundation and deliver outstanding match results.

Then, this behavior will be completely imprinted with her mark, and even all the audience members present will talk about this interaction with great interest.

The only question is, can she win?

……

Ah!

I'm so sorry.

I shouldn't have asked such a stupid question.

Chapter 143 There's a chatterbox at the gate next door!

Standing inside the narrow gate, Stardust Illusion closed its eyes slightly.

Standing here, she felt inexplicably unwell today, but couldn't quite put her finger on why.

It felt as if someone was watching me from behind.

However, Stardust Illusion did not consider this question.

The method for improving concentration that I learned from Little Chestnut Hat is that I practice Stardust Illusion 100 times a day.

Today, she also successfully calmed her mind through this kind of meditation...

Even so, the person next to her took the initiative to start a conversation with her:

"An overwhelming popularity gap... No wonder you're already being called the second Oguri Hat."

Slightly opening his eyes and looking to the left, the speaking horse-riding girl with the goose feathers looked completely unfamiliar, and he couldn't recall her from his Stardust Illusion memories.

In other words, it's not a formidable enemy.

A flash of rage crossed Stardust Illusion's eyes, and a wild aura was instantly released, causing the man with the tuft of hair who had just spoken to let out a muffled groan.

"Don't... talk to me."

She gave the other person a reminder, and then decided to refocus her attention.

"I see……"