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

McQueen's expression turned serious, and she then turned her gaze to the other two sisters who were scheduled to participate in the competition: Lane and Aldan.

"If the three of us participate and the championship falls into the hands of someone else, the Meguro family will lose all its prestige."

Gao Feng nodded slightly, looking at the three of them with sharp eyes:

"Once you realize that your chances of winning are slim, you must make a decision to shift your focus from fighting for victory to supporting your sisters, understand?"

"...Understood." X3.

The three racehorse girls bearing the name Meguro, regardless of their thoughts at that moment, all nodded in unison at Takamine's command.

Chapter 300 The Daily Life of Stardust Illusion (Part 1)

The arrival of June marks the official start of summer in Tokyo. The sky is clear and bright, and the sun overhead casts its increasingly intense rays.

Regardless of the heated discussions surrounding this Japanese derby, training at the academy continues in full swing.

For Stardust Illusion, the only change to the training schedule was the addition of a one-hour visit to the East Sea Emperor after the afternoon sessions, along with dinner in his hospital room.

"Is today a special day for Your Majesty?"

With a piece of octopus sausage in his mouth, Stardust Illusion casually teased the emperor on the sickbed beside him.

"A holiday...? Ah! Children's Day isn't for emperors!!!"

After a moment of stunned silence, the Emperor of the East Sea quickly recovered, puffed out his cheeks, and glared at him angrily:

"Haha, who told Your Majesty to look so petite... Would you like some chicken breast? Or broccoli?"

"The emperor wants that Tamagoyaki!"

"Is it okay to eat this? I'll go ask the doctor—"

"Stardust, you just don't want to cook the Jade Egg for the Emperor, right!"

"You could say that, tamagoyaki is definitely tastier."

The two chatted and bickered, seemingly unchanged from usual. The series of events that occurred at the Neon Derby had not affected their relationship thanks to Stardust Illusion's efforts.

The emperor slightly raised his head, took a bite of the tamagoyaki that was being fed to him, chewed it, and lay back down on his pillow.

"By the way, Stardust, are you already planning to sign up for the Takarazuka Memorial?"

"Yes, but Toyama hasn't made any public announcements yet, so the popularity vote hasn't started, and the number of winners can't be confirmed."

"The president also told the emperor about this news before. The contestants have already been confirmed. Stardust, are you aware of this?"

"Pretty much, including the three runners from the Meguro family: Ryan, Aldan, and McQueen, then there's Soko who just announced her comeback, plus Manchester City's tea house from the same period as her, and the Lady. That's the number of runners Toyama has told me so far."

"Golden Ship will also be participating—I heard that because they lost to the other party last time, they're preparing to compete against the Lady on their home turf."

The home ground that the Emperor of the East Sea mentioned for the Golden Ship was not the Hanshin Racecourse, but the real battlefield that the Golden Ship had been talking about—the Takarazuka Memorial Race.

In her classic debut year as the Golden Ship, aside from only managing 5 moves in the derby due to some mysterious performance issues, she won both the Satsuki Sho and Kikuka Sho G1 matches by relying on her strong and powerful legs to achieve victory in an unreasonable manner.

In the subsequent Arima Kinen, Gold Ship staged a legendary 1-15 run, becoming a powerful runner who won the Arima Championship in the Classic Year alone and held 3 G1 titles.

However, in the annual representative horse selection that year, Golden Ship unexpectedly encountered this formidable opponent: Lady, who won the Triple Crown for fillies, then went on to win the Japan Cup and defeated Golden Masters to take a place.

This powerful player, who once defeated the Golden Master in the Japan Cup, left a deep impression on every viewer with his domineering and powerful demeanor.

Especially on the final straight, she forcefully rammed past the Golden Giant with her body, demonstrating extraordinary strength and tenacity, and was even regarded by the audience as a Hercules-like figure.

These two runners include one who achieved 3G1 wins in the classic year and is a rising star of the Golden Family who can even beat Arima Kinen: Golden Ship.

One is a powerful runner, a noblewoman, whose strength even surpasses that of the Golden Ship's elder sister, the Master.

In the annual selection, the two ultimately showed a huge gap of 21 votes to 256 votes, and it can be said that almost everyone believed that the lady was the one who could truly represent Uma Musume that year.

Although the Golden Ship didn't hold a grudge too much about this matter, she wasn't going to miss the opportunity to take revenge now that she had the chance.

"The Golden Ship...?"

Stardust Illusion put down his chopsticks and fell into memories.

To recall the battles with the Golden Ship, we must go back to the Japan-France exchange match within the academy.

She could still remember that during that competition, under the deliberate pressure from the powerful clans, she touched the power called "Domain" for the first time.

With the power of this other dimension, Stardust Illusion successfully defeated the Noble Clan and Draco to win the championship.

However, among the top three runners in this race, there was one who was almost not favored until the middle of the race: Golden Boat.

Because she was completely focused on breaking through the domain at the time, Stardust Illusion did not see how the Golden Ship surpassed Zofu, McQueen, Bourbon, and others, and even the Noble Family was only a neck away from her.

However, what is clear is that since even the prestigious clans were almost forced to fall to third place by her, the strength that the Golden Ship displayed at that time was absolutely close to the domain.

"When the Golden Ship gets serious, it's not an easy opponent to deal with. Its strength reminds me of Suzuka when she was healthy!"

The Emperor of the East Sea seemed to embellish the story, exaggerating the strength of his teammates.

"Indeed, it's not just the Golden Ship; McQueen, Lane, and Ardan are no pushovers, and the Lady of the Hayate Tea House is a formidable opponent already established in the industry—this Takarazuka Memorial looks extremely dangerous, doesn't it?"

Stardust Illusion described how difficult the competition was, yet his face revealed a look of longing and even excitement: "I really want to know how thrilling it would be to run on the same track as these athletes..."

"Stardust, you bastard..."

The Emperor of the East Sea rolled his eyes; he had long anticipated her current erratic behavior.

"Is there anything the Emperor can help with? Although the Emperor is currently unable to move, he can ask the Chairman for a favor!"

"...Why would we need to find Rudolf as a symbol?"

The Stardust Illusion seemed to have heard some strange suggestion, its face full of confusion:

Did she say anything about it?

"It's not quite like that... it's just that the Emperor feels... Stardust, didn't you say you wouldn't lose before the Chrysanthemum Appreciation?"

The Emperor of the East Sea blushed slightly when the topic of the agreement was brought up.

"So the emperor thought, since this is an agreement between the two of them, could the emperor also do his part... Am I being nosy?"

That last rhetorical question was like a veiled threat, revealing the true nature of the situation. Even someone with the lowest emotional intelligence, like Stardust Illusion, could see a huge, blood-red "danger" character hanging conspicuously above their head.

Her eyes were firm as she quickly replied, "Because the training plans are usually handled by Toyama and Keiryu, since I don't understand these things. If the Emperor can help, of course I won't refuse—but then I'll have to become even stronger, you know?"

Seeing the Stardust Illusion's stance, the Emperor nodded in satisfaction.

"Stardust, just focus on getting stronger. This time, the Emperor, as your pursuer, will definitely not let you leave."

"No matter where Stardust runs... even if it fights its way into heaven or hell, the Emperor will absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely catch up!!!"

"Hmm... something feels a little off about that?"

Stardust Illusion felt a chill run down its spine as it looked at the emperor whose eyes had suddenly become deep.

Chapter 301 The Daily Life of Stardust Illusions (Part 2)

After finishing their meal, Stardust Illusion chatted with the Emperor for a while longer, until the nurses came to ask them to leave. Only then did Stardust Illusion leave the hospital and head to its next destination.

"Did McQueen arrive so early?"

Upon arriving at this closed-off training facility, before Stardust Illusion could even change into sportswear and find a piece of equipment to sit down, he saw the girl with long, light purple hair already panting as she put down the barbell.

"How is the emperor now?"

McQueen moved his already tired hands, seemingly casually replacing a greeting with a question.

These days, gathering at the Mejiro family's training ground at night for strength and endurance training has become a regular routine for the two of them.

The training ground is divided into several areas, in addition to the running track used for running training.

The strength training area where Stardust Illusion and Meghan Markle were located was filled with all kinds of training equipment. At a glance, it was clear that the effort put into creating such an area was considerable.

This is also the real reason why Stardust Illusion insists on coming here every day—several advanced training equipment required for the core strength training program formulated by the Noble Clan can only be found here.

Even after Toyama Scarlet learned that Stardust Illusion was practicing here every day, she didn't say much.

I just gave her a few words of advice, telling her to be careful not to cross the line.

However, in Stardust Illusion's view, Toyama Scarlet is more aware of her own physical abnormalities than anyone else, so why should she worry about overstepping the limits in this kind of strength training?

Never mind, I don't care.

"The emperor's recovery is remarkable. Even the doctor who examined him remarked that he had never seen such a smooth recovery before—it seems to be thanks to the protection of the three goddesses, right?"

Stardust Illusion relayed the information he had obtained from the doctor that day to McQueen, who was temporarily denied visitation rights. Then, he sat down on the turntable, gripped the handles, and began his evening workout.

A few days ago, Stardust Illusion informed Scarlet Toyama of its judgment, and she then relayed the information to Rudolf Symbol.

After all his wounds were surgically treated, the emperor was transferred to several hospitals before finally being admitted to a special sanatorium within Treson College.

Furthermore, to prevent the Emperor's recovery speed from being too astonishing and causing unnecessary repercussions, Rudolph also prevented almost everyone from visiting him, including McQueen and others who were on the Emperor's team.

Currently, only Stardust Illusion and Rudolf Symbol are able to successfully bypass layers of security to visit the Emperor in his sickroom; even Nishizaki Ryu has not been granted such authority.

After all, even if he is indeed a trainer who is wholeheartedly concerned for the racehorse girls, once he knows about that miraculous recovery phenomenon, it is hard not to consider the other racehorse girls who are his multiple racehorse girls.

"Yes, that's right!"

After doing several sets of leg muscle exercises, McQueen seemed to have made up his mind and stammered as he initiated the conversation:

"Stardust, are you free this weekend?"

"No, we need to train."

"Well, because of Sister Aldan... eh?"

Receiving the unexpected reply, McQueen was stunned for a moment before reacting, looking at the Stardust illusion with a mixture of surprise and inquiry:

"Stardust, aren't you usually...?"

"That's because you invited me, McQueen, that's why I had time."

Stardust Illusion gripped the handles tightly with both hands, twisting his waist with difficulty, using the strength of his waist to push and pull the machine back and forth, feeling the tactile sensation of his body's power flowing out from his arms:

"But just now, McQueen's face clearly showed that he didn't want me to agree, so he didn't have time."

If it really is an invitation from a friend, then Stardust Illusion is willing to take some training time to communicate with the other party.

But according to what McQueen just said, it wasn't her who invited him, but Megumi Ardan, so this matter is a different story.

For Aldan, Stardust Illusion certainly didn't evoke any aversion or resistance; in fact, she had a fairly good impression of the racehorse girl from the last training match.