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

"As you can see, during the three months of the Japanese off-season, it was actually the peak period for G1 level events in France—Stardust, you yourself said before, right? At least it has to be G1 level events to really benefit you."

"Therefore, considering the experience of competing in previous matches, going to France to compete in the next three months is the best option."

"I, Rudolph, the JRA representative, and the Noble Family have all communicated on this matter. We'll settle the behind-the-scenes operations privately. As long as you want to participate in the competitions mentioned above, you'll be eligible to register."

Setting down the tablet, Hikari Toyama gazed at the Stardust Illusion, whose expression had already hardened with anticipation, and continued her eloquent speech:

"On the other hand, going there now is also to familiarize ourselves with the track in advance. The tracks in France are very different from those in Japan. If we go there too close to the Arc de Triomphe, we will suffer a great loss if we are not used to it."

Stardust Illusion swallowed the meat in its mouth and remained silent for a moment.

To be honest, after hearing Hikari Toyama's introduction, she was definitely very tempted.

Although training is also a very important part of my daily routine that I never slack off on, it is definitely the competition that gets my blood pumping.

Competing against the best on the field, pushing yourself to new limits like today, and then holding both glory and victory in your hands...

Previously, during this three-month off-season, I could only suppress my passion and desire and save it for October before making any plans.

However, the joint suggestion from several trainers was clearly the better option, not to mention that they even helped prepare all the formalities in advance, relieving him of any worries.

In addition, Stardust Illusion will also get to see Zofu, whom he hasn't seen in a long time. He is looking forward to seeing just how much this future Horse King has grown.

"I also asked my sister, and she's very supportive of my going abroad..."

Stardust Illusion explained his thoughts, and his attitude, unusually serious, became quite formal at the dinner table:

"Personally, I have no objection to going abroad for the expedition. I'm sure I can return home immediately after the Arc de Triomphe to continue participating in the Chrysanthemum Festival and the following competitions, right?"

"Of course, although it may be a bit tough, based on my understanding of you, it shouldn't be too much for you—but if there are any health problems, there's nothing I can do about it, and I'm letting you know that in advance."

Hikari Toyama shrugged, and Koko spread his hands.

For a typical racehorse girl, such a crazy act would certainly not exist.

After participating in the Arc de Triomphe in France, I only had a few days to rest back in Japan before having to participate in the Chrysanthemum Festival, a race that runs for a full 3000 meters...

However, Stardust Illusion is different. As long as her unique physique remains, she doesn't need to worry about the negative effects of battles and can bring her best condition to any arena.

"Crimson stayed up for several nights to help you contact people in France—"

"Don't talk about irrelevant things."

Hikari Toyama interrupted the wind god beside her, then glanced at the racehorse girl sitting in front of her:

"My job is to clear away the chores for the racehorses besides running, so you don't need to worry about the costs I incur. Just make your own decisions based on your own needs and ideas."

"Don't worry, I'll think it over some more—I should have enough time to give you an answer by tomorrow, right?"

Stardust Illusion nodded. With the enhanced perspective of the horse girl, it was of course possible to see the dark circles under Toyama Scarlet's eyes that were covered by foundation.

However, this was a division of labor that had been agreed upon with the other party long ago. As Toyama Scarlet herself said, she also disliked Stardust Illusion taking trainers into consideration when planning the schedule.

After all, for Toyama Scarlet, a trainer is a profession that assists racehorse girls in realizing their ideals, not someone who holds them back.

Thinking this, Stardust Illusion put the thick stack of documents back into its bag, then turned around and happily bit into the slice of meat that Super Stream had brought it:

"By the way, who's coming with me?"

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the entire private room changed abruptly. Super Stream, Rice Bath, and Toyama Scarlet exchanged glances, and then Toyama Scarlet revealed her classic villain smile:

“Hehe, this is also a very important issue—originally, female racehorses that went to Europe were not allowed to be accompanied by trainers. For example, Golden Master and Sirius Symbol went alone, and then the French official racing organization assigned temporary trainers.”

"One person? And then paired with a temporary trainer?"

Stardust Illusion was a little dumbfounded. She was used to training peacefully under the care of her trainers. If she were to go to France on her own, wouldn't her life be a complete mess?

She had heard from the Golden Ship that the temporary trainers assigned to the Master and Sirius there were not only of low skill level, but also quite irresponsible, even having to fill out the event registration forms themselves.

This is a disaster for a lazy person like me who doesn't care about anything other than running!

Is the only option to find a way to become a parasite on a powerful family or Zhuo Fu...?

"Don't worry, you're different from them—" Looking at Stardust Illusion's bitter face, Toyama Scarlet knew what she was thinking.

"Am I different?"

Stardust Illusion pointed to itself, unaware of what was going on.

"That's right, you have connections! How can you compare to the master craftsman and Sirius? Their prestigious family has long had their eye on you, and their closed-door disciple, Zhuo Fu, is also obsessed with you. It's only natural that they would give you some preferential treatment."

"The transfer of residency is a solution agreed upon by both parties. You will be temporarily enrolled in the French Academy. The advantages of this are that you can bring an accompanying person with you, and your trainer will be directly appointed by a prominent family."

"Oh, you don't need to worry about it affecting the schedule. Once we get there, we'll start preparing for the transfer back after the Arc de Triomphe. It won't delay even a day."

"If I can only bring one person, then I'll bring you, Toyama."

Stardust Illusion didn't think much of it and gave the spot to his old partner.

"Oh, you can choose someone yourself for this spot. Didn't I say that the noble family will assign you a French trainer?"

At this point, Hikari Toyama mysteriously rummaged through her pocket for a while before finally pulling out a document filled with French writing and displaying it to everyone:

"Ta-da! French National Trainer Certificate! With this, I'll still take care of you over there, how about it?"

"No way? Is this thing real or fake? I remember you said you had a hard time getting the central trainer qualification, right?"

Chapter 334 Boss Meguro Attacks—

Stardust Illusion took the document and flipped through it. Although he didn't recognize the French, he could tell that it was well-made and had an official seal, so it didn't look like a fake document.

"What do you think I do when I'm not training? I'm doing it every single day..."

Finally showcasing the fruits of her labor, Hikari Toyama proudly recounted in detail how diligently she had secretly studied these subjects every day since the departure of the noble family.

After she finally finished showing off, she wanted to see everyone's reaction, but found the stardust illusion in front of her looking at her with a solemn expression:

"W-What did you do?"

"Thank you, Toyama." Stardust Illusion pondered for a long time but couldn't think of anything more heartfelt to say. In the end, all his words turned into a simple "thank you."

She knew, of course, that developing training plans for herself, Mi Yu, and Bourbon and supervising their misguided instruction was no easy task, and obtaining the highest French trainer certificate would require an even greater amount of effort.

As Hikari Toyama herself said, in order not to delay her three-month trip to France, she probably devoted all her rest time to this matter.

Stardust Illusion could certainly sense this sacrifice and understand what Toyama Scarlet meant.

“I won’t let you down, Toyama—even if I go to France, I will still be able to defeat all my opponents.”

"It would be best to remain undefeated, of course, but not so that you won't disappoint me, but so that you won't have any regrets."

Hikari Toyama pursed her lips, not quite used to this sudden display of genuine emotion.

She quickly turned around, took out a separate document, and handed it to the Stardust Illusion:

"In short, here is the application form for accompanying persons. If you are sure you are going to France and want to bring someone with you, have her fill it out and submit it to me together."

"By the way—the scheduled departure time is next Tuesday, which means you need four more days to think and prepare."

Higanbana gave a mysterious smile: "Choose carefully... You can even choose an active racehorse girl to accompany you. Just think of it as an exchange and learning session during the off-season. It will be good for them too."

"By the way—I've already spread the word within the academy, you're welcome."

"Oh."

Stardust Illusion carefully put the documents away and nodded to indicate that he understood.

At this moment, she had not yet grasped just how despicable the malice hidden in Toyama Hikari's smile truly was.

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[Reported by this newspaper. On June 30, Ms. Mejiro Takamine, the External Affairs Director of the Mejiro Family, held a press conference in Tokyo to respond to the Takarazuka Memorial-related matters that have recently attracted widespread attention.]

At the press conference, Mejiro Takamine expressed her deepest apologies to the participants and spectators of the race in a somber and sincere tone. She stated that due to her personal reasons, the participation of Mejiro family runners in the previous race had a certain impact on the other runners.

"I am deeply aware of the impact this incident has had on the spirit of competition and the negative influence it has had on all participants and spectators," said Mejiro Takamine. "I feel deeply ashamed about this and am willing to bear all the consequences that have arisen from it."

At the press conference, Meguro Takamine also answered many questions from reporters, stating that his family and he himself would do their utmost to resolve all the problems that arose and would accept public supervision and criticism.

It is reported that prior to this report, Mejiro Takamine had resigned from all positions within the Mejiro family, and Mejiro Ryan had been appointed by the head of the Mejiro family as the new head of external affairs.

College cafeteria.

The television was broadcasting the press conference mentioned in the report, with Meguro Takamine bowing and apologizing to all the news media in the center of the screen, along with several familiar faces standing next to him: Aldan, Ryan, and McQueen.

Seeing this scene and hearing the reason for his resignation mentioned in the news, Stardust Illusion was somewhat confused and subconsciously shoveled a mouthful of rice into his mouth:

"A Takarazuka memorial? Has something happened?"

"Master doesn't know?"

Across from the Stardust Illusion, the blue-haired little girl was also happily eating a bowl of ramen. Hearing the question, Twin Turbo quickly replied:

"I've seen so many posts and videos about the tower pump online! Everyone's saying that the Megumi family deliberately interfered with you, Master, with all three of them working together! Otherwise, you wouldn't have won so hard in the end!"

"Intentionally interfering with me?"

After recalling the match, Stardust Illusion tilted his head, looking utterly puzzled.

Judging from the race situation at the time, it was indeed Ryan and McQueen who launched consecutive attacks, making it difficult for him to catch his breath, and causing him to lose his lead in the early to mid-race period.

But how can this be considered a collaboration?

Speaking of which, in that previous G2-level match, a large group of people formed a united front to block me, that was a real team effort—though of course it was ultimately useless.

"Wait a minute, even if they think Ryan and McQueen had an impact on me, why are they dragging Aldan into this? Aldan seemed to have been left behind the whole time, didn't he?"

"The tower pump manufacturer also disagrees, but that's what everyone says online!"

"That's because, Stardust Illusion, your popularity is now undoubtedly number one in Japan."

A voice suddenly rang out, interrupting the master and disciple's idle chatter. Stardust Illusion turned his head to look, and the person who came was the woman he had just seen on TV; Megumi no Mine.

Although Stardust Illusion often visits Mejiro Castle to freeload food, drinks, and even training grounds, he has never actually met the eldest sister of the Mejiro family.

Both McQueen and Ryan said that as the head of external affairs, she often needed to travel for work, which is why she rarely appeared in Mejiro Castle.

"Um... Megumi, uh... Ms. Takamine?"

Stardust Illusion hesitated for a moment, unable to come up with a suitable address. Instead, Gao Feng, dressed in a women's suit, smiled and waved his hand.

"No need to be so formal. Although we haven't met, I often hear Aldan and the others talk about you... so just call me Sister Gaofeng, like McQueen and the others do."

"Then... Sister Gao Feng?"