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

Both Bei Hei and Guang Zuan felt an indescribable sense of pressure, followed by a biting cold that made them tremble.

The lounge seemed to transform into a frozen wasteland in an instant, with nothing but heavy snowfall and the three towering ice pillars standing before it...

In that instant, even the most pounding heart is gripped by unseen claws; the right to fear has been utterly stripped away…

Suddenly, inside the thickest ice pillar in the very center, which would require hundreds of people holding hands to encircle, six blood-red eyes, each the size of a truck cab, lit up.

The chill that had gripped them vanished before Bei Hei and Guang Zuan could react, and the world before them returned to the state of the lounge they had just left, as if nothing had ever happened.

However, the malice and malevolence lingering in their hearts... and the overwhelming presence of the Stardust Illusion in front of them, which made it almost impossible to look away, told them that the Stardust Illusion in front of them had become serious!

"Um, Lord Stardust Illusion, if Xiao Bei has offended you in any way..."

Guangzuan tried his best to suppress his trembling body, shielding Beibu Xuanju behind him, hoping to appease the Overlord's anger with an apology.

However, McQueen knew that Stardust, being a monster by nature, could not be so easily quelled once its fighting spirit was ignited.

(However, Stardust wouldn't do anything truly excessive. Let's just consider it as letting them get a glimpse of the terrifying existence of the [Domain Level] realm in advance?)

With another sigh, McQueen leaned back lazily on the sofa and watched the Stardust Illusion unfold.

"Click..."

The monster slightly opened its mouth, completely ignoring the advice of the sharp-eyed dinosaur in front of it, and turned its gaze to the Northern Black Steed behind her:

"You could take what I just said as a declaration of war against me, right?"

"Mmm...uh!!!"

Under the oppressive presence of this terrifying presence, Bei Hei subconsciously responded in a low voice.

But she immediately realized the weakness in her answer and quickly forced herself to say "um" again.

Gazing at the stardust illusion through the light-drilled lens, cold sweat trickled down Bei Hei's face.

She never imagined that simply being stared at could create such a terrifying sense of oppression.

The alarm bells in her mind were ringing incessantly, screaming for her to stop moving even the slightest bit.

If we act rashly again...

"I will completely crush you, and I will mercilessly grind you to dust."

The stardust illusion grinned, revealing teeth so pale they sent chills down one's spine, and a whimpering laugh escaped from deep within its throat:

"Hahahaha... That's right, the Neon Derby will be my second showdown with the Emperor."

"but……"

Winter was approaching, and in the blink of an eye, the two were back in that icy, snowy land.

The howling wind whipped up snowflakes, which brushed against Bei Hei and Guang Zuan's cheeks like ice blades.

The ice pillar in the very center, which resembled a pillar of stability, suddenly began to show cracks one after another.

At first glance, the cracks appeared to be small, but they quickly spread to the entire icicle and then worsened.

A dark, destructive aura emanated from the cracks, signaling the imminent awakening of a terrifying dragon beast capable of shaking the world.

I...I...I'm scared...?

Northern Black Horse suddenly gripped his trembling wrist, an expression of disbelief on his face.

Having witnessed the scene just now, she naturally knew that the current environment was merely a result of factors like momentum, but...

Even though I know it's an illusion, why am I trembling with fear?

Suddenly, a dragon's roar, seemingly capable of shattering the entire earth, emanated from the ice pillar. Before Guangzuan and Beihei could even cover their ears, they heard this roar, a symbol of the world's destruction.

“Neon Derby…”

That was the sound of stardust illusions, but it was also a dragon's roar capable of destroying everything. The Northern Black Steed couldn't even twitch its little finger under the roar; it could only stand there dumbfounded, listening.

"The Neon Derby...will also be my victory!!!"

"..."

I wanted to speak up and refute it, I wanted to shout that only the emperor would be the winner of the derby.

but.

(I...can't do anything...!)

Northern Black Horse felt extremely frustrated with his current weakness.

Despite his strong support for the Eastern Harmony Emperor, he couldn't bring himself to speak up for her at this moment... He was completely intimidated by the aura of the Stardust Illusion.

This is absolutely outrageous!

"Declaring war on me, that's what it means."

Everything vanished the instant those words were spoken, and the stardust illusion completely withdrew its terrifying aura.

Since they've declared war on me, I need to be able to handle this level of pressure. That's what Stardust Illusion planned from the beginning.

Although the Northern Genko and Satomi Hikari in front of him were already showing signs of fear and trembling under the pressure, they still remained standing in the same spot in front of him.

That's already quite good; you've managed to stick to your ideas without backing down.

Stardust Illusion exchanged a glance with McQueen behind him, then crouched down in front of the two, chuckling as he spoke to the black-haired girl:

"If you want to challenge me, then remember what you just felt and work hard to become stronger."

Stardust Illusion reached out its hands and patted the heads of the two little girls who were still in shock.

"Whether it's me, an emperor, or McQueen, everyone has come this far step by step like this; there are absolutely no shortcuts."

"Whether it's a competition or a race, as McQueen said, success requires effort, talent, and luck—of which, only effort is something we can control, right? So for victory... good luck!"

"It's a promise between us... I will be the overlord who defeats the emperor, and I will await your challenge."

"Northern Black Steed!"

Holding his breath, Bei Hei watched as the Stardust Illusion stretched out its fist in front of him.

She had considered many possible ways to deal with the Stardust Illusion, but she never expected it to be in this way.

Stardust Illusion, with its intense aura from the very beginning, made Bei Hei think that she was just treating him like a child and trying to scare him away.

but now……

"Does this mean they're treating me as a formal challenger?"

The girl raised her head and asked this question.

"Ah, of course."

Stardust Illusion nodded matter-of-factly, then flexed its fist again, indicating a fist bump:

"We've gone this far... there's no way we'd treat the agreement as a joke, right?"

"Waaaaah—!"

After a moment, Beibu Xuanju understood the meaning of those words.

As someone who already holds a G1-level prize-winning record, and whose record against even the Emperor is 1 win and 1 loss, Stardust Illusion... does she truly consider herself an opponent?

This is practically proof that you can be a runner as strong as her!

"Then, it's a deal!"

Suppressing his excitement and pride, Bei Hei's voice rose considerably.

She tried to act as if she didn't care at all, extending her small fist to bump it against the Stardust Illusion's fist before continuing:

"Whether you are the Emperor or not, we will definitely defeat you, Great Demon King, just you wait!"

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Chapter 250 I Hate You for Being Like a Wooden Block (

"Stardust, you can't bully a little fan no matter what, can you?"

On the way home, McQueen sat in the back seat of the Mejiro family's car, earnestly advising the girl beside him.

Just now in the lounge, although the Northern Black Steed seemed to have rallied under the pressure and even issued another challenge to the Stardust Illusion that had been threatening him.

But Hikari Satomi, who was standing to the side, didn't behave so well. Even McQueen could tell that the little girl was terrified.

It was entirely out of a desire to protect his friends that he stood still and endured the monstrous pressure without taking a single step back.

McQueen, who understood Stardust Illusion, also knew that Stardust Illusion was not actually malicious—on the contrary, just as Northern Blackhorn understood, she would show obvious hostility and fighting spirit precisely because Stardust Illusion regarded the child as a true opponent.

Even though they haven't even begun to become fully professional, they are far from reaching the level of active racehorse girls.

"Northern Black Horse and Satomi Hikari..."

Stardust Illusion leaned back in the comfortable leather chair, his eyes slightly closed and a smile playing on his lips:

"They are bound to achieve great things in the future. This has left a deep impression on these two children. They will probably meet sooner or later, right?"

“You were much nicer to that kid who praised opera last time, you even held hands with him…”

McQueen muttered to herself, then lowered her eyelids slightly, steer the conversation back to the main topic:

"Next, Stardust, you need to focus on preparing for the Neon Derby, right? That's why you took a day to watch my match in order to get a chance to practice against the Mejiro family players..."

For McQueen, winning the Spring Festival Gala today marks the day she is reborn.

The years that had seemed so insignificant before, burdened by heavy responsibilities, suddenly became insignificant in the face of the dazzling glory of reaching the end.

In addition, she witnessed this moment firsthand...

Thinking of this, McQueen glanced sideways at the unresponsive Stardust illusion and sighed silently in his heart.

If someone had even a modicum of emotional intelligence, they would naturally answer like this:

I came to the event to support McQueen.

[A third consecutive championship achieved, this is a moment I had to witness... It has nothing to do with anything else, I just simply wanted to see McQueen cross the finish line...]