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

"Oysters..."

"Oysters, not oysters!"

Immediately following, amidst the rising and falling sounds of overtaking, a figure seemingly engulfed in raging flames burst into the view of the aerial palace from the inside of the runway.

It was a girl dressed in a white final battle uniform, with a cold and focused expression. She had already rushed to her side, her body low to the ground. Her gaze, looking up at her, was empty yet incredibly clear, as if she hadn't thought about anything at all.

Is it... the Emperor of the East Sea?!

One black and one white, two gloved hands flying, the emperor's steps were rough and terrifying, each step leaving a deep dent in the ground.

What is this now?!

The Sky Palace stared wide-eyed, involuntarily looking at the Emperor of the East Sea at that moment.

This running style is definitely not something an emperor of the East Sea should master. This petite runner should be skilled in a technique called the Emperor's Dance.

That was a running style that fully utilized her leg flexibility, lightness, high frequency, and high precision by lifting her knees.

But now, with every step the Emperor of the East Sea takes, the terrifying power emanating from his legs terrifies even the divine palace in the sky.

This isn't some kind of refined running style at all! Even Stardust Illusion's sprint wasn't this ferocious; it's practically...

It's like the power that bursts forth from the burning of muscles.

[Unique skill... Burn, muscles! Activated.]

This running style is a technique that was originally impossible for someone else to master.

The girl, who had been studying the knowledge taught by Meguro Ryan even before the Satsuki Sho, accumulated experience little by little with an unimaginable fighting spirit, and finally... replicated it on this field.

The Empress of the East Sea has emerged victorious!

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(...)

Feeling the familiar aura coming from behind, Stardust Illusion slightly opened its mouth, letting the rain falling into its mouth, and the corners of its mouth turned up slightly.

Having reached this point, do you still want to catch up?

Stardust Illusion could clearly sense that Dongshang's transformation was still making every effort to sprint towards itself.

Sweat mingled with rain, and the panting was deafening. Each step involved pushing off with all his might, unleashing tremendous force to propel his body forward.

At this moment, Dong Shang's face was filled with only determination and a desperate spirit.

Even the Stardust Illusion could only sigh in admiration, "As expected of Sweepy, the magical power that can bring about miracles is truly admirable."

However, a competition is never something that can be won simply by giving it your all.

At this moment, Dong Shang's body was almost completely enveloped in purple battle aura, so dense yet pure that even his figure began to blur.

(Not enough...)

The air at the stadium, already slightly chilly due to the heavy rain, cooled down even further.

(Today, you can't even step into that field anymore?)

That's right. No matter how much power they pushed to the limit, Dongshang's transformation never stepped into that realm called "Domain" again. Perhaps their fighting spirit was slightly lacking?

Or perhaps the torrential rain and muddy track affected the performance of the skills?

Or perhaps excessive physical exertion has led to a strain on one's physical condition?

For whatever reason, no one on the field would give her a second chance, not even Stardust Illusion, with whom she had such a close relationship...

At this moment, the Stardust Illusion strode forward with an extremely bold posture, its horseshoe-studded feet slamming heavily into the ground.

(Then there's no need to stay here any longer...)

The next second, a thunderclap exploded!

Just as Dongshang was about to move forward, it suddenly felt an unprecedented heavy pressure coming down on it. Its steps and waving hands were pulled tightly, and even its lungs felt suffocated at this moment.

Pain, struggle... but there is no escape!

The girl struggled to withstand the pressure and move forward, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not escape these heavy shackles.

The raindrops falling from the sky instantly transformed into a colossal wolf in her eyes, sweeping across the entire arena with overwhelming force.

Every runner who tried to move forward was completely overturned by this huge wave and mercilessly pushed into the abyss.

Even though they had given their all to this competition, the physical and mental strength that Dongshang Biangen used to support their steps was repeatedly worn down until it completely dissipated.

The Stardust Illusion of today is no longer the racehorse girl who fought fiercely against the Eastern Merchants Reform at the Yayoi Sho.

Whether it's physical strength, technique, or the mysterious fighting spirit and domain, she is completely different from her former self.

This terrifyingly rapid pace of progress, requiring such remorse even after only three days, is precisely the reason why Rudolf and the noble families are so optimistic about her, and also...

As a racehorse girl, Stardust Illusion forces one opponent after another to confront the cruel reality of despair towards her.

As an opponent of Dongshang Transformation, whose current state is so poor that it cannot even open its domain, Stardust Illusion does not even need to try to break through or unleash its power. Simply performing its normal strength in a step-by-step manner is enough to deal with it!

"Aaaaaah—!"

Gritting his teeth, he wept blood and cried out in grief.

At no time in its history has Dongshang reforms ever hated its own legs as much as it does now.

Despite being up close to her opponent, despite the match being more than halfway through, she—

I can't catch up! There's no way I can catch up with them!!!

The silhouette of the stardust illusion didn't get any closer; instead, it moved further and further away from me...!

(Saber... could it be that you've already...!)

I can't believe this fact, I don't want to accept this fact...

Are I no longer a runner on the same level as Stardust Illusion?

Is there really absolutely no chance of victory?!

Yada, Yada!

This kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable; the so-called magic is about never accepting facts that you don't want to accept.

I have to catch up with her, I can't let her leave me behind like this... I'm Saber's nemesis!

Domain, I command you to come out!!!

Saber... Saber...

"Saber ahh ...

The power of magic burst forth from his bloodline, and Dong Shang's wide-eyed eyes became bloodshot.

The purple eyes now reflected the crystal's light, ethereal and dreamlike, as if they were just a thin film that could break at any moment without being touched.

But we have to go through with it.

Without the domain, there's absolutely no way I could defeat the Stardust Illusion...

Without a domain, one is destined to be a loser!

We must succeed, we must succeed in reopening this field—

Suddenly, a deafening dragon's roar echoed from the void, and even the sky seemed to be filled with huge snowflakes.

(Here it comes... My domain has arrived!)

Dong Shang Bian immediately noticed this unusual phenomenon that only racehorse girls could see, and his whole body trembled. This was the kind of phenomenon that would be triggered when he was excited to the extreme!

Has the element of the crystal realm, composed of wind, snow, and crystal, finally begun to descend upon the Eastern Merchants' transformation?!

(I knew we hadn't lost yet! Magical Girl Sweepy will never lose!!)

We've only just entered the final bend; we'll win...

Magic will win!

—Activate the domain now!

The storm swept across the field in that instant. The illusory snowflakes falling from the sky were swept up by the gale and turned into the sharpest ice blades that attacked all the runners. Even Dongshang Bianhe could not escape it.

Everything in front of me was blurred by the storm and blizzard, accompanied by a sudden, deafening roar right next to my ears.

Dong Shangbian felt as if he had suddenly found himself in a vast, boundless expanse of ice and snow, with no opponents in sight.

(Flutter your shimmering crystal wings, and with that brilliance lead me in the final battle against Saber…!)

As he silently summoned the dragon representing the arrival of the realm, Dong Shang's gaze suddenly sharpened.

Saber, I haven't lost yet... The domain has been activated, I'm catching up...!

The one who can defeat you is me, Magical Girl Sweepy...

Suddenly, he stared in astonishment.

Her thoughts were completely frozen at that moment.

This wasn't because Dong Shang had completely lost her strength due to the changes, but rather because she suddenly realized that something was wrong.

A deep chill suddenly rose from the bottom of my heart, and my whole body began to tremble without stopping.

It was as if... this world was rejecting her call from the very root.

An intense, almost suffocating presence began to take shape in the wind and snow directly ahead.

Is this... me being afraid?

Dong Shang's eyes held disbelief as he looked down at his palms.

She didn't know when, but she found that her limbs were completely covered and frozen by ice and snow...

The horse girl who calls herself a magical girl, Dongshang Reform, raises her head and looks ahead blankly, following this sense of presence.

Her gaze pierced through the wind and snow before her, reaching the endless horizon. Gradually, her vision cleared, and she finally saw the source of that suffocating presence...

Three towering ice pillars stood abruptly amidst the wind and snow, with the left and right pillars broken, leaving only a few remnants at their bases still clearly visible.

The icicle in the very center was merely glanced at...