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

"Yeah! I also think this thing is very effective for training. Running with it makes my lungs hurt a lot, and then I have to breathe really hard..."

Stardust Illusion's eyes lit up, and he quickly began to explain all the details he had sensed that day.

This has always been her way of getting along with Scarlet Toyama. After all, even if the trainer records all the data, there may still be omissions. At this time, Stardust Illusion needs to describe its trainer's feelings in order to fill in the gaps.

On the other hand, after Stardust Illusion expresses its feelings, it can also learn some knowledge that may be useful in the future from the analysis made by Scarlet Toyama. Even if it does not understand at the time, simply keeping it in mind can increase its knowledge reserves.

Kitahara, who had been sitting to the side, hadn't said a word. He just held his glass full of beer and watched the man and the horse girl having a lively conversation, a nostalgic smile on his lips.

Oguri Hattori had returned for over a month, and the two of them naturally had a lot of exchanges. But no matter what, Oguri Hattori had already announced his retirement and was no longer the one guiding him towards his dream, as he had done at the beginning.

"That's wonderful... As expected, horse girls and their trainers are the closest of partners..."

Taking a sip of his beer, Kitahara looked at the two of them and muttered to himself unconsciously.

"?"

Upon hearing his words, Stardust Illusion and Scarlet Toyama simultaneously stopped their discussion and turned to look at him strangely.

Seemingly sensing the hint of nostalgia hidden in Kitahara's heart, the two women exchanged a glance, then simultaneously grinned broadly, wrapping their arms around each other's shoulders with radiant smiles, and said in unison, like two buddies:

"Of course!!" X2

"Haha, you're right... Come on, keep eating, don't be shy—boss, another 10 bowls of ramen, please!!"

Kitahara was also amused and burst into laughter, quickly urging the owner to refill his meal.

Chapter 272 I saw the possibility of my mother in her.

After dinner, Stardust Illusion and Kitahara agreed on a time and place to meet the next day, and then parted ways.

Stardust Illusion originally wanted to do some low-intensity training at night, such as core strength training sets, or muscle exercises for areas other than the legs.

However, this idea was rejected without any room for negotiation by Hikari Toyama, and her reasons were quite valid:

“I’m not against your extra nighttime training—after all, with your monstrous physique, even Bourbon can’t compare. Super Stream and I have pretty much given up on thinking about your limits.”

"However, since it's only the first day of using this mask, there's no need to rush for safety reasons. Let's observe for three or four days first."

Because her entire body was aching so badly that it was unbearable, Hikari Toyama could only be supported by the horse girl beside her as they slowly walked forward together.

"But have we been doing this kind of basic training all these days?"

Bathed in the night, the two enjoyed a rare moment of slow pace. However, Stardust Illusion, never one to sit still, took the initiative to break the atmosphere.

"Um, I'm not questioning the training program itself, I just think it might be too boring... Well, I don't really know how to express it, but Toyama, you probably get the gist of it!"

Halfway through his explanation, Stardust Illusion realized he couldn't articulate it clearly, so he simply passed the question directly to the trainer.

"You mean, while doing basic training, you also want to add parallel running events as usual, and ideally, arrange some training races for you so that your competitive brain can perform well and not become rusty, right?"

Higanbana didn't pay any attention and accurately read Stardust Illusion's thoughts, but she didn't answer immediately. Instead, a strange smile appeared on her face.

"what happened?"

"Pfft, hahaha... Sometimes I really worry about you. Won't you get scammed if you go out alone?"

Looking at the still bewildered stardust illusion, Toyama Hiren couldn't help but burst into laughter:

"Besides eating, all you do is train and compete. It's almost too easy to guess what you're thinking—if you run into someone with bad intentions, it feels like they can figure you out and easily fool you."

"Do you think I treat everyone like this?"

Stardust Illusion rolled its eyes and retaliated by violently shaking the hand that was supporting the other person, but ultimately did not continue to refute.

After all, even Tojo Hana could be provoked into a rage by Toyama Hikari with just a few words, so someone of my level shouldn't bother resisting.

To avoid her getting carried away with her speech and mocking me even more when I'm unable to refute her, wouldn't that be even more troublesome?

But in the end, Stardust Illusion didn't think he was really easy to fool, at least the people around him couldn't fool him, right?

Don't even mention deceiving yourself. Think carefully about everything that's happened since I came to Central Teresen College. Of all the people I've met, not a single one dislikes me.

Doesn't this prove that Stardust Illusion is actually controlling her own circle of friends?

To have managed interpersonal relationships to such an extent that everyone can get along well with me and become both very good friends and rivals—it's simply amazing!

"Are you trying to say you're a genius at interpersonal communication?"

"Huh? How did you know?!"

"Idiot, just tell me everything yourself!!!"

"Haha, still just as interesting, Stardust Illusion contestant?"

As the two continued walking forward, playfully bickering, they suddenly heard laughter coming from not far away.

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a familiar figure yawning, putting down the boom and bucket in his hand by the roadside, waving and greeting them.

Judging from the occasional movements coming from the girl's bucket, it's clear she's been fishing again, and has been fishing all this time.

And speaking of fishing, the identity of this racehorse girl in overalls with a languid smile is self-evident: she is:

"Huh...? Azure Sky?!"

Stardust Illusion stared wide-eyed at Azure Sky standing at the entrance of the temporary residence, hardly believing its eyes.

Stardust Illusion, who had already made up his mind to go all the way in the Great Escape, would certainly not forget this girl who had a dominant position in the game in his previous life.

In fact, before the Satsuki Appreciation, Stardust Illusion had tried to invite Qingyun Sky to help participate in the training matches organized by her side, hoping to learn the legendary inherent passive skill from it.

Unfortunately, Qingyun Sky rejected them at the time.

She felt regretful for a long time, because for someone like her who was able to learn inherent skills, the special escape method called "Willing People Take the Bait" in Qingyun Sky was definitely not to be missed.

So now Qingyun Tiankong has appeared in Kasamatsu? What is she doing here...? Did she go fishing and bump into me by chance?

Wait--

Stardust Illusion suddenly recalled the strange, knowing smile on Toyama Crimson's face when she made her request earlier...

Could this be the source of her confidence when she mocked herself earlier?

"How was it? Qingyun Sky, wasn't the fishing spot I recommended pretty good?"

Just as she was about to turn her head to confirm her guess with Toyama Hiren beside her, she saw that Hiren had already naturally waved to another racehorse girl standing there and started chatting with her about fishing techniques.

Swallowing hard, Stardust Illusion helped Toyama Scarlet walk forward, roughly guessing who had invited Qingyun Sky to this place, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

To avoid disturbing Toyama's intentions, she consciously kept her mouth shut and began to let her mind wander:

It seems that Toyama had anticipated his intentions, which is why he saw Qingyun Tiankong, who had been invited beforehand, here. This means... perhaps he really can run alongside her?

Going even further, even a training match isn't out of the question—

In fact, even the system's main questline includes this runner, which means that the system also considers it worthwhile to learn from her, or rather, to include her as part of its own system.

Just thinking about it made Stardust Illusion feel a little excited, and he couldn't help but imagine a scene of competing and keeping pace with the other on the lawn.

Then, he memorized her legendary running technique, transforming it into nourishment to become the strongest version of himself...

Using the theories of her past life's games, her goal was at least to make Qingyun Tiankong her stallion, to pass on the "willing to take the bait" technique to her; in other words...

"Qingyun Tiankong, I see the potential to become a mother in her—"

"Huh? Are you out of your mind?"

Higanbana retorted irritably, bringing the Stardust Illusion back from her fantasy:

"Don't be silly, come inside right now—"

"What about Qingyun Tiankong? Will you be training together tomorrow?"

Stardust Illusion lifted the bucket with one hand and obediently supported the meritorious Toyama Scarlet with the other, leading Qingyun Sky towards the apartment:

"Haha, I'll only accompany you and run twice every morning, okay? The rest of the time is your free time... because we're going fishing, that's what we agreed on beforehand."

Qingyun Tiankong, with an overly familiar demeanor, carried his beloved fishing rod and walked inside:

"But you can forget about me becoming a mom, right?"

Chapter 273 Is this what they mean by "willing to take the bait"?

"This is utterly disgraceful..."

Stardust Illusion sighed, deeply regretting that he had inadvertently spoken his true feelings yesterday.

That wasn't what I meant at all, but I ended up giving them something to talk about, and was ridiculed by Qingyun Tiankong and Hushan Feihong in turn, and I still couldn't explain myself...

how to explain?

Does the game you played in your past life involve passing on your inherent skills by raising your parents as studs?

Anyway, I can only swallow this bitter pill. Since I need Qingyun Sky's sparring partner, I'll just consider it payment to her!

Thinking about training lifted Stardust Illusion's spirits, and even his movements on the track became lighter.

Beiyuan, who was sitting in the rest area, looked up at the blue sky with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

The girl was standing there listlessly doing warm-up exercises, completely lacking the energetic and passionate atmosphere that Kitahara had seen in Uma Musume.

However, he wasn't so ignorant as to not recognize the girl in front of him.

With her signature short, light blue hair and daisy hair clip, this young woman is clearly the strategist, Qingyun Tiankong, who defeated the Grand General Zhou Du a few years ago and dominated the Chrysanthemum Award with a great escape.

However, what puzzled Kitahara was why Qingyun Sky, who had already announced his retirement, would appear here.

Although she seemed a bit languid, she appeared to be getting ready to run on the track...

"No way...?"

Turning to look at the stardust phantoms racing across the track, Kitahara recalled the conversation she overheard between her and the trainer yesterday, and suddenly a jolt ran through her as she realized a certain explanation…

But isn't this just too outrageous?

This is a top-tier player even in the central government – ​​Qingyun Sky.

Just look at her net worth, she already has a bounty of several hundred million. How can a racehorse girl of this caliber be summoned at will, and even come all the way to a place like Kasamatsu just for Stardust Illusion to train with her?!

Although Kitahara is quite well-known at Kasamatsu Regional Academy, and can be considered to have become the ace trainer there, he often tries to spend extra money to get better training.