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

Even though eyes and hearing can detect it, there is a strange sense of incongruity—could this sense of incongruity be the true essence of the Shattered Star?

After the match, Stardust Illusion inquired about everything concerning the Shattered Star Realm, hoping to obtain useful information from this experienced individual.

However, just like Rudolf's symbolism before, the other party only spoke riddles such as "You'll understand in time" and "Find your own way," without providing anything that could be understood.

However, this stardust illusion wasn't particularly unexpected.

After all, if you ask her to explain now what it feels like and what the secret is to breaking through a domain, Stardust Illusion can only guess—once it's broken, it's broken, what secret could there be?

So... should I focus more when I run?

If someone said something like that, they would probably be chased for hundreds of kilometers by the racehorse girls who haven't even opened up their own territory yet.

In the end, he was unable to break through to a new level like Soko.

It could even be said that even though they won the match, they didn't truly defeat Eliseko—they didn't defeat her speed of running faster than light.

Judging from the final pace, Stardust Illusion believed that as long as he could persevere to the end, even if Suzume hadn't fallen behind due to injury, he would be able to overtake him before reaching the finish line.

But as I have emphasized countless times, as long as the race has not yet begun, every runner has the potential to win – if it weren't for the recurrence of her injury, it would have been entirely possible for Eriko to suddenly surge forward a few meters at the end and take the championship.

More importantly, after the Takarazuka Memorial, the entire Japanese horse racing scene will enter a break, during which at most a few G3 or even OP-level races will be held.

This means that even if Stardust Illusion wanted to continue its battles and improve itself through competition, it would be unable to find suitable opponents or events.

We can't possibly go and participate in G3 or even lower-level competitions now, can we?

Even if they win, they won't gain much, and instead, they'll deprive other female racehorses of their chance to shine.

next time

"...It seems I'll have to train hard for a while longer."

In this competition, Stardust Illusion's greatest gain was undoubtedly witnessing the moment of breaking through the Shattered Star Domain, and deeply imprinting it in his heart.

In addition, she truly understood how a competition should unfold between runners who are both pushing their speed limits.

In this regard, one can actually refer to the past contest with Zhuo Fu.

However, today's battle with Eliseko was the first time she had encountered other opponents in terms of extreme speed—this is the truly meaningful gain for her future efforts.

"When the data on the panel is almost the same, do we need to find each other's weaknesses to exploit...?"

In this race, when both speed and acceleration were difficult to gain an advantage, Stardust Illusion seized on Elise's weakness on the uphill track, making full use of its own advantages to widen the speed gap and ultimately win the victory.

From this perspective, becoming a well-rounded individual is even more imperative.

"Luckily, I have a lot of experience going uphill, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to think of a way to beat Suzuko..."

"Oh? It seems my practice on the slope helped the Overlord. That's truly an honor~"

The voice rang in her ear, and before she could react, her cheek was suddenly pressed against someone's, the icy touch sending a shiver down her spine.

"Stop being sarcastic, Toyama—are there no more matches coming up?"

Holding the chilled drink that had been pressed against his face, Stardust Illusion turned around and, with an annoyed expression, grabbed an orange peel from the table and threw it at him.

"The winner's stage hasn't even started yet, and you're already concerned about the next match? If your opponents knew, they'd think you didn't take them seriously at all."

Hikari Toyama caught the trash that was thrown at her and put it in the trash can. Then she handed the documents in her hand to the horse girl in front of her, and then started cleaning up the trash in the rest room.

"The formalities have been completed, so you don't need to worry about not having any matches to play."

"What procedures? And wasn't it supposed to be the off-season...?"

Stardust Illusion seemed a bit odd as it flipped through the large stack of documents in its hands.

then.

The champion's surprised shout could be heard even from outside the locker room:

"I want to transfer my registration to the French Academy?!?!"

Chapter 332 The Expedition to France!

Since the Takarazuka Memorial is responsible for closing the spring and summer seasons of Uma Musume, the winner's stage is more glamorous and grand than usual.

Stardust Illusion also put in a lot of effort, treating it as a second battlefield and showing its brilliance to every supporter.

By the time everything was over and they left the performance venue, it was already completely dark. Stardust Illusion hurriedly walked out carrying his gym bag.

From a distance, she could see Hikari Toyama, who had just dropped a bombshell on her, standing across the street, waving to her along with the other four racehorse girls in her team.

"Brother..."

As her devoted follower, Mi Yu was completely captivated by the atmosphere while watching the match.

As the stardust illusion drew near, stars seemed to twinkle in my eyes, and I timidly whispered my approval:

"That's amazing... I want to become a racehorse girl like my brother, bringing happiness to everyone!"

"Congratulations, Stardust Illusion." "Truly worthy of being my junior, you're amazing! Hehe..."

Bourbon's congratulations were still as mechanical and rigid as ever, while Aeneas, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, was very affectionate, putting his arm around her and stroking her head as a reward.

Stardust Illusion initially tried to break free, but the method was somewhat similar to her sister's and quite comfortable, so she let her be.

Now, there are more important things to deal with.

"What exactly is going on with this you gave me? Why are we suddenly being transferred to a prominent family?"

Stardust Illusion took out the things left behind by Toyama Scarlet from her backpack. It was a bunch of information about her intention to go to the French Academy and change her place of origin from the noble family.

This collection of documents includes permission from the Tressen student council and its chairman, acceptance certificates from the French National Academy, and handwritten signatures from prominent families.

From her plane ticket to France to even her temporary address, everything was arranged meticulously. It was so simple that all Stardust Illusion needed to sign off on was for it to become a proud French runner.

"Is it pressure from the JRA? Or is there some other issue?"

Stardust Illusion looked at Toyama Scarlet with some concern.

After all, she knew that her trainers had been bearing the pressure from the authorities on her behalf in this regard, and JRA had been hoping that she could go to Europe and America to compete. Did this mean that she couldn't hold on any longer?

"You're overthinking it. JRA is useless—your decision about transferring your nationality is the result of a discussion among the four of us."

Toyama Scarlet waved her hand, then pointed to Super Stream and Ennis Wind God and continued:

"Oh... Suko went for a follow-up appointment on her leg, so she probably won't be free for the next few days. But she's in favor of it—we've always thought that going to France is the best option for you right now, it's up to you what you think."

The stardust illusion swept its gaze over each person in front of it, and after hesitating for a moment, its tone became somewhat solemn:

"How about... we eat first?"

"I've only eaten snacks from the lounge since the competition, and I'm starving now. It's not good to think about such important things on an empty stomach—besides, I wanted to discuss this with my sister."

Hearing this, Hikari Toyama patted her shoulder with an indescribable expression:

"You're really something—nothing compares to eating... Come on, let's have a celebratory meal!"

"Great! My treat!" Stardust Illusion excitedly did a 90-degree backbend:

Let's go eat barbecue together!!!

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Because today is a Takarazuka memorial, many spectators who watched the matches and the winner's stage also had a meal at the venue, and even the private rooms in several restaurants were full.

After much effort, Hikari Toyama chose a yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant owned by a loyal fan of Uma Musume (Horse Girl). After collecting everyone's signatures, she successfully freed up a separate yakiniku room for everyone to use.

Before long, the meat and grill were set up, and before Stardust Illusion could say anything, the seats on both sides were already taken.

"I...I came to help my brother grill the meat..." Mi Yu explained somewhat embarrassedly, explaining why she was clinging so closely to the Stardust Illusion.

“Let me take care of Stardust too, after all, today’s match must have been very tiring—” Super Stream also sat on the other side with a smile, picking up two plates of sliced ​​beef and placing them on the grill.

“Umm ugh ugh…”

Watching Stardust Illusion, already cosplaying as Dong Zhuo, surrounded by women and eating with her mouth full of grease, Toyama Scarlet and Ennis Wind God, sitting opposite her, exchanged a glance and both smiled helplessly:

"Since you're so hungry, you can eat while you listen to me."

Hikari Toyama picked up the wheat juice, took a sip to moisten her throat, and then continued to explain the reason for the matter:

"I'm sure you noticed, Stardust, that although it was a tough battle in this race, you still managed to defeat all your opponents—the only one, Elise, did unleash an even stronger level of skill, but the consequence was that she lost the ability to finish the race."

"And the runners who are currently participating in the Takarazuka Memorial can be said to be the strongest tier of active runners in Japan... Do you know what that means?"

"Ugh? (Am I the strongest?)" Stardust Illusion, its mouth stuffed with roasted meat, mumbled in response.

"The strongest... it's not fair to make such a hasty judgment. But it's true that you were able to defeat the Takarazuka Memorial in the classic year, which puts you on the same level as the strongest. You could say you can beat most other opponents."

"After all, since the founding of the Japanese horse racing world, you are the first runner to win the Takarazuka Memorial in a classic year."

"And there's something else you should know, right? That's about the off-season for Japanese horse racing in July, August, and September."

"This is partly to give the pasture time to recover and grow, and partly to avoid the hottest three months to prevent the racehorses from developing health problems."

Scarlet Toyama took out her tablet, tapped and swiped a few times on it, then flipped it over to show the Stardust Illusion:

"But it's different in France—you see."

After swallowing the roasted shank meat that the rice bath fed him, Stardust Illusion stared wide-eyed at the screen, which displayed the match schedule from France:

"The first week of July is the Zhuang Baide Tournament. There is also the St. Gru Tournament in the same week—Tojo's team, the Divine Eagle, once won the championship in this tournament."

"The third week of July, the Paris Grand Prix, is also the last stop for the French Triple Crown."

"The first week of August features the Giers Grand Prix – a short 1300m race, which might not be suitable. The same week also features the Rothschild Grand Prix, a 1600-mile race."

"In the third week of August, there was the Jack Mowa Contest - The Big Tree Express, which you're probably familiar with, right? She won the championship in that contest."

"The fourth week of August, the Jean-Rovani Championship."

"The Longshang Mill Competition in the second week of September."

"The third week of September, the Ruby Championship - which is also the final stop for the French Triple Crown."

"Then, finally, is the goal you set earlier: the second week of October—the Arc de Triomphe in France."

Chapter 333 We have connections above us!