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

"Anyway, you wouldn't understand the specific properties of the drug even if I explained them—you just need to know that normally the chance of dying if you drink it is 99%."

The water in the beaker began to boil vigorously.

"The extremely high mortality rate can also stop those who overestimate themselves. As for the name of the drug... let's call it 'Peerless Hero.' How about that, does it sound good?"

As Su Zi spoke, he picked up the lampshade next to him and extinguished the flame of the alcohol lamp. Then, he used large tweezers to pick up the beaker and poured part of the boiling water in the beaker into the measuring cylinder.

Then she picked up the mysterious black powder she had prepared beforehand, added it all into the measuring cylinder using a funnel, and finally stirred it thoroughly with a glass rod…

"Here, drink it."

Suzume placed the measuring cylinder on the table and gently pushed it forward, delivering it directly to the Stardust Illusion.

She looked down at the dark brown liquid in front of her, deep yet its essence was unfathomable.

The thing before me seemed to be an ancient substance emerging from an endless abyss, its surface rippling slightly like an inky ocean, with an indescribable strangeness.

A light mist drifted from the liquid, giving a hazy yet indistinct illusion, and before you knew it, your nasal cavity was filled with its unimaginable aroma.

This is...sweet?

Is this thing emitting a sweet smell, or am I just hallucinating...?

"This is... the 'peerless hero' you mentioned!?"

Stardust Illusion frowned, forcing himself to ask.

"..."

Suko casually poured the remaining black powder into a beaker.

After stirring it well, she calmly picked up the cup and took a sip:

Is it possible, I mean, possible... that this is coffee?

Chapter 160 (3rd Update) I'm a Professional Wingman

"You're making it sound like an experiment with coffee!?"

Stardust Illusion picked up the measuring cylinder with a disgruntled expression, took a sip, and then coughed repeatedly from the heat.

"Cough cough cough cough... It's so hot and bitter! Isn't there any sugar?!"

Suko glanced at the table at the Manchester tea house, then pulled a bottle of potion from a drawer and slid the table towards the other person, saying the same thing:

"It probably contains sugar."

Stardust Illusion lowered its head, looking at the dark brown vial labeled "Flash Potion" and the white powder inside, and hesitated.

"Is this really sugar? Isn't it a bit too fine..."

"It's white, right? What else could it be but sugar? Don't worry... at least the taste is fine."

Even Stardust Illusion, who was terrible at theory classes, knew that besides sugar, there were countless other chemical reagents that could be used to make white powder in the world.

They say at least the taste is fine, but what about anything else...?

But surely she wouldn't drug herself like that?

Stardust Illusion glanced at Suzume, who was ignoring him, and simply opened the potion bottle, scooped out a spoonful of powder, and poured it into a measuring cylinder.

"Hmm...it really is sugar."

He took another sip of the Stardust Illusion coffee and nodded in satisfaction.

Although using a graduated cylinder to drink coffee seems very strange, it's already good enough to have something to drink in this kind of laboratory.

"But why are Suko and Dr. Anxinze helping me?"

Although Trainer Toyama wasn't around, Stardust Illusion wasn't naive enough to assume everyone would help it for free, so it bluntly asked about the other person's purpose:

"Is there any assistance you need from me?"

“An Xinze is beautiful. This quack doctor Sasa is the head of the medical department at Treson Academy and is the main force behind suppressing these incidents.”

"And her request was that you receive at least one Sasa acupuncture treatment."

Seeing that the Stardust Illusion was so sensible, Suko nodded in satisfaction.

As she spoke, she pulled out a large loaf of white bread from somewhere, then lit the alcohol lamp again and heated it on the asbestos mesh.

"As for me, I hope to join Stardust Illusion's training team."

"This is the compensation we need for the two of us."

Watching that huge piece of white bread gradually soften over the flames, it began to emit a sweet aroma.

Stardust Illusion, barely suppressing its drooling, continued to inquire:

"If you're joining my training team, do you want to be my teammate?"

"I remember Airi Soko, you had to retire and become a researcher because of the injuries you sustained after the Satsuki Prize, right?"

"If you want to compete again, I think there should be plenty of trainers willing to mentor you, after all, you're known as the Phantom Three-Crown!"

When the topic of the competition came up, Stardust Illusion's eyes gradually became serious.

Looking at the carefree, lazy racer girl in front of him who hadn't even properly put on her white coat, Stardust Illusion knew that she was also a very strong runner.

Alice Soko, the name itself symbolizes her as a runner who challenges the limits of speed, embodying the spirit of "Soko".

If I could compete with her... how exhilarating that would be!?

"Alright, alright, put away that belligerent look of yours. I never said I was going to make a comeback."

Alice silently shook her sleeve, took the bread off, and extinguished the alcohol lamp.

Then, picking up the scalpel beside him, he quickly sliced ​​the bread into several pieces and ate it with his coffee.

"What I mean is, I want to be your second trainer. I'll handle all your data and daily training plans—"

"Of course, you don't need to worry that I will have any adverse effects on you. I just see the potential in you to surpass the limits of Uma Musume."

"Can you understand? That kind of existence that breaks through the speed limit, surpassing the speed of light—in scientific hypothesis, it's called a 'tachyon,' a hypothetical particle—that's the possibility of breaking through the limit!"

"The ultimate possibility slumbering within the feet of the horse girl, the limit of our physical capabilities—that is a distant horizon, currently unseen and unexplored!!!"

When this topic came up, Suko became noticeably more enthusiastic.

Just moments ago she was commenting on the exaggerated gaze of the Stardust Illusion, but now she was staring intently at it with a terrifying look, making her heart pound with unease.

"So you mean you want to work with Toyama as my trainer in exchange for my data and training results? Don't you expect me to cooperate with any experiments?"

"Are you willing to cooperate and become my guinea pig!?"

Suko immediately retorted.

Stardust Illusion immediately replied, "I do not wish to."

"I guessed so." Suko shrugged, readjusted herself, and continued:

"It's alright, I'm not in a hurry. As long as we can get a steady stream of data, it won't be a big problem if we can't start researching immediately."

"And I'm even more confident that you'll eventually volunteer to be a guinea pig."

As Suko finished speaking, she crossed her arms over her chest, her head slightly raised, revealing a confident expression:

"And there are several advantages to making me the second trainer—in situations like today, you need someone to smooth things over, right?"

"What's the situation today?"

With a thud, the Stardust Illusion stood up from its chair, stretched out its arm to grab the bread in front of Suko, and began to devour it.

"You mean when people doubt your recovery ability? But wasn't it already agreed that your medicine would be used as an explanation?"

"No, I was talking about your wings getting knotted."

"Wings tied in knots?"

The stardust illusion didn't understand what he meant and tilted its head to ask:

"What does that mean?"

"..."

Alice raised an eyebrow slightly, staring at Stardust Illusion's face, trying to figure out if he was pretending to be stupid.

However, no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find any flaws, so he could only look away and explain:

"In short, dealing with the Emperor of the East Sea, Megumi McQueen, and Mi Yu all at the same time must be exhausting, right? And if you add Zofu who has already left..."

"Oh, you're right. I always felt like they didn't really want to talk about training and matches."

The stardust illusion suddenly realized.

"In situations like this, I can also provide plenty of help, such as finding a reason to take you away like today, or giving you some advice and medication assistance."

Airi Soko was confident of victory; as a professional horse racing researcher, she dared to make her judgment:

"There shouldn't be any reason for her to refuse me, right? As for the acupuncture treatment from that quack doctor, I can postpone it; she's not in a hurry anyway."

"With the assistance of my research department and the quack doctor's medical department, your health problems will not be leaked within the academy."

"..." The Stardust Illusion remained silent for a moment, unable to think of a reason to refuse, and then spoke:

"I have no problem with this, but in the end, it's up to Trainer Toyama to decide."

"So that means you agree?"

Alice smiled, then picked up the beaker in front of her and drank it all in one gulp.

"Looks like we failed. Neither of us glowed. It's no wonder the super-glowing potion wouldn't work after being hidden in the coffee..."

"What is that!?"

Chapter 161 (plus 4.5) Do you have the power to surpass everyone else?

"Do you really want to try it again directly? I still think we should start with basic exercises. After all, you need to get used to the weighted suit, right?"