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

"Eh—"

"Xiao Bei, step back first."

Seeing that Good Opera looked troubled and was forced to back away by Beifang Genko's questioning, Guangzuan had no choice but to interrupt their conversation and pull Beifang Genko back to his side.

After calming the anxious Northern Black Horse slightly, she turned to meet the eyes of the opera singer:

"Hello, my name is Satomi Hikari, and this is the Northern Black Horse... We are both supporters of the East Blue Emperor, and we are very worried about His Majesty because of what happened on the field—"

"I can tell that's what's going on!"

Good Opera interrupted Drill irritably, and she scratched her head, unsure of what to do.

The best option right now is to shut up and leave, avoiding any risk of leaks affecting the Stardust Illusion. But...!

Looking at the two girls, the same age as him, supporting each other and looking at him with expectant eyes, Good Opera felt that it would be too cruel not to tell them anything.

(In any case, they are worried about the horse racers they support...)

"My name is Good Opera... As for the matter of the Emperor of the East Sea, I really can't tell you the source of the information."

Good Opera carefully chose her words and told the two what she knew: "However, I can assure her about the authenticity of the source—the other party would never lie to me about something like this."

"So, that means...!?"

The previously dim eyes of Kita Genko gradually brightened after the words "good opera" were uttered. Her breathing quickened, and she repeated the question as if in disbelief:

"Your Majesty... you'll really be alright, won't you?!"

"..."

I recall the expectant and determined look in Stardust Illusion's eyes when I told him this.

Although Good Opera did not press further, she was quite certain that this "First Generation Overlord" truly knew that the Emperor of the East Sea would inevitably be restored, which was why he was looking forward to their next confrontation.

"That's right, the Emperor of the East Sea will definitely recover—"

Recalling Stardust Illusion's usual mannerisms and style, Good Opera couldn't help but put its hands on its hips and proudly reassure its two new friends:

"So you don't need to worry about this at all. This will be a trial—a trial to make the Emperor of the East Sea a truly powerful contender!"

Chapter 297 Is she going to put on some kind of lewd act in front of me?

Stardust Illusion's confidence, of course, stemmed from her successful use of the "panacea".

These are things that Rudolf's symbol could not know.

Thus, from the moment the emperor was brought to this private hospital, Rudolf symbolized waiting outside the operating room with a complex mix of worry and pain.

Only after the emergency and treatment surgery was completed, and the doctors wheeled the East Sea Emperor out of the intensive care operating room and informed her that her injuries were progressing well, did Rudolf finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Looking at the East Sea Emperor, who was fast asleep due to the anesthetic not yet wearing off, her body was wrapped in bandages and gauze, her hands and feet were immobilized, and only her left hand was able to move.

Rudolf sighed inwardly as he and the medical staff escorted her to a private VIP ward.

Once all the examinations and monitoring measures were completed, the medical staff left the ward one by one, leaving only Rudolf as the sole caregiver in the ward.

She then slowly sat down beside the emperor's bed, gazing at the slightly immature sleeping face. Even the usually dignified emperor couldn't help but reveal a vulnerability rarely seen in ordinary people.

A comminuted fracture of the right ankle, a fractured tibia in the left leg, three rib fractures in the upper body, a sprained ligament and dislocated joint in the right shoulder, and multiple contusions all over the body...

Even now, when Rudolph thinks about these injuries, they still seem shocking, especially the injury on the East Sea Emperor's ankle, which almost made her faint when she saw it.

The bones in his entire right ankle were completely broken, and bone spurs even pierced through his skin. The broken bones were exposed to the air, and his entire right foot hung diagonally on his leg as if it had completely lost its support.

Thinking of this, Rudolf Symbol couldn't help but feel the phantom pain in his legs and feet.

However, the pain experienced by the Emperor of the East Sea who actually suffered such injuries was definitely a hundred times greater than what he is experiencing now...

What should we do...?!

"Ugh...!"

The low moans of pain coming from the bed interrupted Rudolf's symbolic thoughts. She quickly looked up and saw the emperor on the bed slowly opening his eyes.

The two looked at each other, but neither spoke for a moment.

"President...?"

The emperor's eyes were dazed, as if he had not yet fully come to his senses about what had happened and why he was in this place.

Subconsciously, I tried to sit up in bed, only to find that my legs and right hand were tightly bandaged and fixed to the bed, and only my left hand could move a little.

Before the Emperor of the East Sea could even try to prop herself up with her elbows, Rudolf Symbol had already reached out and pressed her back down with even greater speed:

"Don't move the emperor. You should have some recollection of your injuries, right?"

My injuries...?

With Rudolf's symbolic rebuke echoing in his ears, the Emperor of the East Sea frowned slightly as memories slowly resurfaced in his mind.

(By the way, the Emperor fell and got injured at the end of the derby match, then Stardust won the championship, and then...)

Once the emperor fully recalled what had happened, he understood why he was in such a predicament.

She turned her head slightly, her voice tinged with fear as she looked to Rudolf for help: "Chairman... what should I do..."

"Haven't I already warned you... Emperor?"

Rudolf's eyes conveyed a complex mix of emotions; if one had to describe it in detail, it would be four parts helplessness, five parts nostalgia, and seven or eight parts heartache.

The emperor's legs are very fragile, a fact that Rudolf, Nishizaki Ryu, and the Mejiro family's personal physician all emphasized to her.

Both training and competitions require close attention to the load-bearing capacity below the knee. Any signs of pain should be stopped immediately to prevent excessive strain on the legs and feet…

But as expected, there's no way to just stop like that, right?

Rudolph symbolizes something that is not entirely incomprehensible; it represents the feeling of the East Sea Emperor on the field, wanting to keep running forward even when he begins to lose his balance.

But with this kind of injury, it's uncertain whether I'll be able to fully recover my ability to walk after the injury is healed...

That is why the emperor would turn to me with a mournful face for help.

Even so, she still wanted to keep running...

"—Stardust said that the Emperor and she didn't have a mutual relationship!!!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, your leg will definitely... wait?"

Rudolf was about to offer a few words of comfort when he realized what the Emperor of the East Sea had just said, and his mind went blank for a moment:

"What did you say?"

"Huh?"

The Emperor of the East Sea tilted his head, looking at the president who was staring at him, not understanding why she suddenly looked so surprised.

"Your Majesty...! Weren't you worried about your leg? It's such a serious injury..."

With such severe injuries, it's very likely that even a normal life will be affected in the future.

As the student council president of Treson Academy, Rudolf Symbol knows better than anyone just how devastating such a problem would be for Uma Musume.

She herself had personally witnessed many trainees who had to retire due to injuries, and the way they cried and felt almost suffocated with despair.

And emperors are precisely the type who never admit defeat and even regard competition as more important than life itself.

Although the results of the Emperor's injury examination are not yet available, it will most likely affect his racing career. Even if he does not have to retire directly, he will have a considerable period of recovery, just like the first Ruby in the Tokyo Mile.

Therefore, before coming, Rudolf symbolized that he had prepared himself mentally to properly appease the emperor's emotions.

She knew that beneath the emperor's seemingly lively and optimistic personality lay a fragile heart, so having already lost the competition, she would find it difficult to withstand another injury.

The emperor, however, showed no concern whatsoever for his injury, nor did he seem to care about the derby match they had just lost; instead, his mind was preoccupied with—

Do Stardust Illusion and she...do they like each other?

What are you stirring?

Rudolf symbolizes sweating profusely in bewilderment.

However, for the current symbol of Rudolf, this can be considered good news, since even the emperor is no longer immersed in negative emotions:

Why would an emperor suddenly have such a problem?

Regardless, we should at least ask about the situation in accordance with the emperor's words, so that she won't have to focus on her legs.

"Just now on the field, Stardust and the Emperor said—!"

Upon seeing his respected president ask a question, the Emperor quickly explained his earlier conversation with Stardust Illusion on the field.

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Even after hearing the whole story, Rudolf's deeply furrowed brows remained barely relaxed.

Just as she had anticipated, the pressure that had been building up since her failure to win the Satsuki Prize, coupled with this injury, meant that she could only leave the competition in last place.

These several events combined nearly caused the emperor to have a mental breakdown on the spot, forcing him to leave in despair.

Thanks to the Stardust Illusion at the time, even though she was exhausted after the sprint, she didn't even have time to celebrate as a victor and rushed straight to the Emperor's side.

Then, she immediately noticed the dejected state of the Emperor of the East Sea and tried her best to heal and reawaken the emperor's heart with her not-so-clever but sincere words.

With that thought in mind, Rudolf deftly picked up an apple, quickly sliced ​​it into a small rabbit shape, and handed it over.

Watching the emperor begin to eat with his only intact left hand, a happy smile spreading across his face, Rudolf felt a pang of emotion:

The consecutive losses in races and the fact that serious injuries will affect subsequent training are all huge negative factors for Saima Girl.

But the mere assertion and promise of the stardust illusion were enough to convince the emperor that he could rise again and even emerge from the shadows of these troubles...

"What are your thoughts now, Your Majesty? What exactly is the Stardust Illusion to you?"

In order not to upset the already seriously injured East Sea Emperor, Rudolf asked her indirectly, wanting to hear her current thoughts.

"Stardust is Stardust! Even though the Emperor can only see her back for now, he will never give up the pursuit! By chasing her back, the Emperor can become stronger—and then, he will earnestly tell her his feelings!!!"

The Eastern Sea Emperor swallowed the apple in her mouth. Although she was still lying in bed, she exuded an imposing aura.

"Is the president worried that the emperor will become depressed...?"

Seeing the slightly worried look in Rudolf's eyes, the East Sea Emperor's ears twitched slightly, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

"Yes, after losing the Satsuki Prize, they were defeated in the derby, and in such a miserable way, that they can't even run for the time being..."