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

"If we don't achieve results like this again, the team will eventually have to disband... You know, I can't afford it anymore."

"So...we have to win."

"I'll win, Trainer!" White Album quickly assured him.

She was well aware of the trainers' situation and often helped them with related matters herself.

Therefore, White Album knew that although the team had been trying its best to stay afloat, it was actually in a state of financial distress.

While the three of them were earning prize money, the training expenses were equally staggering. In fact, if White Album hadn't won a championship prize once, the trainers probably wouldn't have been able to keep going.

"If we want to win this game... we have no choice but to do this."

The trainer drew a conclusion.

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[What's going on! What's going on! What's going on! The 13 contestants have been locked in a chaotic battle since the very first gate opened!]

[Stardust Illusion is getting off to a good start; she's rushing forward through the inner path. Can she break through? Can she escape this chaos?!]

[The stardust illusion accelerated! It really was a great escape! She shook off her pursuers and was about to rush out—what?!]

An unimaginable scene unfolded on the field.

The two racehorse girls, who were running closest to Stardust Illusion, were about to be overtaken by her, as they could not match her speed.

The next moment, they actually forced their way toward the innermost stardust illusion, one after the other!

(For White Album to have any chance of winning... we two must entangle the Stardust Illusion...)

The two runners, Lofty Ideals and Lava Giant, showed no intention of giving way and simply merged into each other's lanes.

Keep in mind that this is while running at speeds of 60 km/h or higher.

If these two collide with the stardust illusion, they are very likely to lose their balance and fall, resulting in fractures or even more serious consequences.

Meanwhile, other runners on the track seized the moment and began to shift their formations.

They were just waiting for the Stardust Illusion to slow down slightly because of this pressure, then they would form a net and trap her firmly behind them!

Are these two guys risking their lives?

The stardust phantom running on the track turns its head for the first time for its opponent.

She glanced at the two runners who were closing in on her, tilted her head, as if assessing their intentions.

(One of them seems to be... the one who scolded that talkative racehorse girl just before she left the gate, her name was... Grand Ideal, I think?)

It actually charged at me?

Stardust Illusion grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.

Logically speaking, having already unleashed her aura on the field, she shouldn't have been hindered by anyone.

It's important to know that most contestants, when faced with the monstrous Stardust Illusion for the first time, would involuntarily feel a chill of fear.

Even French exchange students were intimidated by her bloodthirsty eyes, let alone opponents in G3-level matches.

(Was this a reckless suicide... or a truly determined challenge?)

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"They just crashed into it like that?"

"What are they doing?!"

"This was totally intentional! Disqualify them from the competition!!!"

The audience was shocked.

The next moment, he became angry.

Most of those standing here are fans of Stardust Illusion, and naturally cannot tolerate such behavior.

"That's outrageous! It's utterly despicable!"

"That's not excessive at all."

Hikari Toyama watched the situation on the field and muttered to herself.

Unlike these laymen, Toyama Hikari knew that although this practice was rare in horse racing, it was not illegal most of the time.

In the previous training match, Stardust Illusion also used a similar tactic, forcing their opponents back by forcefully charging in.

You could even say that even if you do get into a physical collision, as long as there are no very serious consequences, you won't be held accountable by anyone.

Especially for Hikari Toyama, who is an oddball who would do anything for the sake of winning at horse races, she would have no prejudice against such behavior.

In this trainer's eyes, Stardust Illusion already had a 99% chance of winning this match.

"If you can outrun someone, then run; if you can't, then keep running with the spirit of mutual destruction—as long as you can win the championship, taking such measures is by no means despicable."

The next moment, the trainer suddenly revealed a cruel smile, seemingly oblivious to everyone else:

"But all of this is based on the premise that... your provocation of my family's Stardust Illusion will not completely eliminate that original 1% possibility!"

Before anyone knew it, the cold northwest wind that was already howling on the field had become increasingly stronger.

On the track, Stardust Illusion, threatened by two runners simultaneously cutting in the same lane, revealed an almost identical cruel smile, just like Toyama Crimson:

"I see, so that's what 'talkative' meant?"

(You want to compete fairly with me, but you have to cooperate with others to take such measures, so you feel resentful...)

Unfortunately, she misunderstood something...

Chapter 145 The Awakening of Demonic Nature

Even when facing mediocre people like us, you will fight with all your might and never let your guard down.

But I... cannot let you see my white photo album—

Even as he performed such complex steps, Stardust Illusion's mind still recalled what the talkative horse girl had said to him before he left the gate.

Stardust Illusion could see that it was either the talkative one or the two racehorse girls fighting for their lives with him.

Their exposed limbs, the streamlined muscles they displayed, the scars from their stumbles and falls, and their resolute eyes...

These characteristics all demonstrate that they have achieved their current level through years of rigorous training.

(They're even gambling all that training on this competition, which means they really have a reason to win, right?)

Stardust Illusions can imagine that they probably have something similar to

[If we win this match, I'll go back to my hometown and get married.]

If she could win, she wouldn't have any regrets anymore.

Such bonds are what sustain these people.

This ordinary G3-level match was just a regular event for Stardust Illusion to train and improve themselves.

However, for these three, and indeed for all the other competitors, the weight is probably not even in the same league...

(These two people in front of me have probably been training hard for the competition.)

Stardust Illusion looked at the two people approaching her, and the fire in their eyes told her that her judgment was correct.

(But now they have to give up their own match to fully support the other in order for one of them to win...)

But there is something else that the Stardust Illusion cannot allow.

These people's actions were undoubtedly a provocation against her.

"It seems I have no choice but to respond to this."

Stardust Illusion's eyes were fixed on the two runners who were still approaching it, trying to force it back.

At this moment, they were so close that they were almost about to collide with the stardust illusion.

The slightly younger-looking female racehorse running at the back even closed her eyes in fear—

"ridiculous……"

Even in this situation, Stardust Illusion remained unconcerned and said...

The older-looking runner was stunned: "What—"

"How ridiculous!!!"

You think that this behavior will increase the chances of winning, right?

You think that this tactic is more important than years of training and the will of the racehorse girls, right?

So, the next thing we need to make clear to everyone is this...

There is absolutely no way you can defeat my Stardust Illusion by relying solely on so-called tactics!!!

Step down in formation.

The ground was instantly blasted into a huge crater.

The figure of the Stardust Illusion suddenly shot forward a distance.

The northwest wind that was already howling on the field seemed to transform into a cloak of stardust, enveloping her figure entirely.

The two runners had just approached when, at the very moment of contact with the stardust illusion, it suddenly exploded, transforming into a whirlwind that scattered in all directions—

No, that's just an afterimage!

The true form of the Stardust Illusion had already passed through the two people blocking its way.

Every step she took was accompanied by a wonderful rhythm.

The other female racehorses that surrounded her were astonished to find that several phantoms were already surrounding her when they looked at the runner!

[Golden Skill, Phantom Step, activated!]

Each step they take is a magical, unpredictable movement.

It wasn't learned from any racehorse girl, but rather a skill created by the runner Stardust Illusion through her own comprehension—

In that instant, the stardust illusion had transformed into countless ghostly shadows, making it impossible for any opponent to pinpoint its location!