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

Exclusivity has been activated! Binding has been activated!

The sticky waist has been activated! Emotional elation has been activated! The king's hand has been activated! The entry and exit have begun!

The powerful racehorse girls have been activated! The pace has been accelerated! The game is over!

The raging storm has begun! The ever-relenting maiden has begun! The dream of selflessness has begun!

1000% effort activated! The victory rally activated! The final sprint activated—

The final sprint has begun! The final sprint has begun! The final sprint has begun! The final sprint has begun! The final sprint has begun!

The "One Shot, One Hit" maneuver has been initiated!

Emperor of the East Sea: Oyster

Crossing the finish line! The Emperor of the East China Sea has made a decisive move!

Chapter 337 Blitzkrieg in France!

The next morning, at the main gate of Treson College.

Although it was still early, with the sky barely light, some trainees from Uma Musume (the horse racing show) could already be seen walking into the school grounds, clearly preparing to begin their practice for the day.

Stardust Illusion and the others arrived early at the school gate, ready to head to the airport, along with the racehorse girls seeing them off:

The remaining players and trainers of Draco's team, Megumi McQueen and her sisters, Rudolf Symbol and her student council subordinates, plus Stardust Illusions' friends and disciples such as Excellent Quality and Twin Turbo, make up a team that looks quite formidable.

"Ah~ goodbye~ see you all in three months."

Da Da yawned, Stardust Illusion's eyes were blurry, and he looked exhausted and not fully awake. He carried both suitcases in his hands and said goodbye to everyone.

"Ah~! Master must have been so excited last night that he couldn't sleep! Haha, Tower Pump was like that every time we went on a picnic!!!"

Seeing Stardust Illusion's state, Twin Turbo, with a smug look on his face, put his hands on his hips and said in a tone of someone who had been through it all, "It's alright, Master! You can rest well when it's time to ride in the car!"

"Huh? Ah... um."

The stardust illusion awoke from its trance.

His slow-witted mind took a second or two to process what he meant, and he nodded haphazardly in agreement.

"Honestly, how can I not worry when she's like this..."

Seeing that Stardust Illusion was completely oblivious to what was going on, McQueen muttered to himself but didn't go over to say anything. He was just a little worried about whether Stardust Illusion would be able to take care of himself in France.

After all, if she were at Treson Academy, she could find a reason to bring Stardust to her home to resolve any issues, whether it was having a good meal or getting some rest.

"Brother...please take good care of yourself..."

Mi Yu timidly approached, gently slipped the small paper bag in her hand into Stardust Illusion's arms, then buried her head and hurriedly ran back behind Bo Pang, hiding half her face inside.

“That’s…a gift…some snacks…”

"OK OK."

Higanbana knew from the look on Stardust Illusion's face that he hadn't slept well the night before. If she let everyone say goodbye one by one, he'd probably fall asleep before even getting on the bus. So she quickly stepped in to smooth things over:

"Alright, if we keep going like this, we won't be able to leave in a few more hours. There's no need to be so reluctant to part. We'll be back in three months anyway."

"But, I, Golden Ship, say that it's already difficult to contact the Master on ordinary days—I'll be gone for three whole months, so I'm sure I'll miss him a bit, right?"

Having come together to bid farewell to Stardust Illusion and Divine Eagle during this special week, she has the right to speak on the matter. After all, she usually communicates closely with Silent Suzuka through online communication, so she naturally knows that even a separation of just a few months is a significant matter for most people.

Toyama Hikari nodded, then looked at Tojo Hana beside her and waved to her: "It's okay, I'll have Stardust video call everyone more often... By the way, Tojo, please take good care of Miyu and Bourbon here."

"Hmph, my team has its own training methods... Don't even think about getting any special treatment from me."

Tojo Hana didn't give Toyama Scarlet a friendly look either. Although she acknowledged that Stardust Illusion already possessed the strength to represent Japan in the expedition, it didn't mean that she agreed that Toyama Scarlet's reckless training plan was truly effective.

She had already seen the training data of Mi Yu and Bourbon, so she naturally understood their potential. Even if Toyama Hikari hadn't asked her for help, she wouldn't have let such promising talents go to waste. Right now, she was just subconsciously trying to say something to Toyama Hikari.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Stardust Illusion, with its squinting eyes, stood aside and bid farewell to everyone. Toyama Scarlet checked the time and, seeing it was almost time, turned and walked outside with Divine Eagle.

"what?"

Having taken only two steps outside, Toyama Hikari suddenly stopped and turned back, taking another careful look at the crowd seeing them off:

"...Metsuji McQueen, Manchester Tea House...Strange, why didn't the Emperor of the East Sea come to see you off? Did you two have a fight?"

A tone of confusion and bewilderment.

After all, as an observer, Toyama Scarlet could certainly see how complicated the relationship between the two was. It could be said that the complex network of relationships in Stardust Illusion was one of the few stable sources of amusement for Toyama Scarlet.

However, I heard that the emperor's leg is almost healed, so he shouldn't be completely out of the public eye today.

Could it be that Stardust Illusion didn't choose the East Sea Emperor to go to France with him, which made the child angry?

"If you've had a fight, you should apologize properly!" Divine Eagle adjusted his mask and solemnly advised Stardust Illusion.

“Indeed, if there’s been some kind of misunderstanding, you should try to mend things as soon as possible. After all, you two are rivals who have agreed to have a showdown at the Chrysanthemum Appreciation.” Toyama Scarlet said with an expression of someone who had been through it all, and patted Stardust Illusion on the shoulder.

Although she didn't intend to interfere too much with Stardust Illusion's life outside of training, if she had to choose one of these girls as her favorite, Toyama Scarlet would probably still go back to the East Blue Emperor—after all, they've been entangled since their debut, wouldn't it be perfect if they could really get together?

"Um... The Emperor is fine, he's probably too tired to get up."

The Stardust Illusion suddenly strode forward, leaving Toyama Scarlet and the Divine Eagle far behind:

"Hurry up! Otherwise we'll be late for our flight!"

"...?"

Seeing Stardust suddenly speed up and flee from her side, and noticing her obvious evasive answer, Toyama Hiren frowned and quickened her pace to catch up.

"You have a problem... What happened?!"

"N-nothing?!" Stardust Illusion stammered.

"No... there must be something wrong! I'm your closest trainer—tell me now!"

Her expression stiffened as she was pulled back. She quickly stopped and shoved the suitcase in her hand into the arms of Hiiro Toyama, who had caught up with her.

Seeing the trainer stumble a few steps after taking the luggage, Stardust Illusion quickly ran to the JRA's pick-up vehicle, rushed in, and sat down in the back seat.

After closing the car door, shutting out Toyama Scarlet's persistent questioning, Stardust Illusion breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at his palms.

Except for the thumb and little finger on the right hand, the skin on the fingertips of the other three fingers was slightly wrinkled and white, which seemed to be due to soaking for too long.

"Cough cough..."

He cleared his throat somewhat awkwardly, trying to banish the memories of last night from his mind, and turned to look at the magnificent academy gate in front of him.

Stardust Illusion closed its eyes and memorized the scene at the academy gate, as well as the memories of the past six months living in the academy.

"Next time we meet... I will come in a different guise."

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Since the people in charge of JRA had been looking forward to the Stardust Vision Expedition for a long time, the benefits they provided in this regard could be said to be the best they could.

For a mere trip to the airport, a convoy of 10 vehicles was dispatched, carrying Stardust Illusion and the other two to Narita International Airport near Tokyo.

Stardust Illusion estimates that if Rudolf's side hadn't requested that things not be too grand, causing excessive pressure that would affect the players' performance, these old guys would have even gone so far as to have a crystal car lead the way.

After all, for them, making a name for themselves overseas and letting the world know that Japan has become great again is more important than anything else, so no amount of caution is too much.

Once on board, I had a rare first-class experience. During the 13-hour flight, Stardust Mirage also taught the aircraft's maintenance crew a little lesson:

What kind of airline can't even meet passengers' food needs?!

Facing the slightly fearful expressions of the flight attendants and the captain, Stardust Illusion patted his half-full belly and swaggered out of the plane's door.

"You're exaggerating! You ate for more than two hours straight on the plane, even eating the crew's share..." Hikari Toyama walked beside her with a helpless expression and complained.

"Yawn~ Little Eagle doesn't think there's a problem!" Divine Eagle also yawned lightly beside him.

Although Condor Heroes comes from the United States, grew up in Japan, and has competed in races in France, this does not mean that her body can ignore the effects of jet lag.

In fact, having lived in Japan for several years, Shenying felt waves of fatigue wash over him as soon as he got off the plane.

Based on her experience, she judged that it would probably take a few days to fully adjust to this feeling.

However, this is a common problem that Japanese horse racing girls often encounter when they go on expeditions. If it's just jet lag, it's not too bad, as it can be solved by adjusting their biological clock in a few days.

However, some contestants will experience culture shock and difficulty adapting to the new environment. If this happens, they may not be able to showcase their true abilities for several months and will ultimately have to leave the competition with regret.

So, it seems that Stardust Illusion has never been abroad?

Thinking of this, Shenying couldn't help but feel a little worried, and quickly turned his head to examine the protagonist who was going abroad this time.

However, what caught her eye was the stardust illusion's radiant smile:

"Hahaha! We've arrived in Paris already?! Then my journey to seize the glory of the Arc de Triomphe, Stardust Illusion, begins here!!!"

"..."

(Was she really this crazy before?) Shenying asked Toyama Hiren with his eyes.

(Perhaps it was something she asked of that little fan during a recent online chat.) That's what Hikari Toyama guessed.

After all, Stardust Illusion always pointed one finger to the sky during previous matches, which was requested by that little fan named Good Opera.

Based on her experience, she judged that the seemingly promising young man was a bit of a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), which is why he asked his idol to also act like a chuunibyou.

Stardust Illusion is known for spoiling its fans, so it's not surprising that they would do this suddenly.

"Hmph, overestimating Far Eastern country bumpkins."

Suddenly, a cold snort came from behind the three of them, completely shattering their previously harmonious atmosphere.

Immediately afterward, Stardust Illusion felt someone bump into its shoulder from behind.

The stardust illusion turned its head to look, but there was nothing there...

"Hey! Where are you looking! Look down!!!"

Looking down towards the sound, she realized that the person who had spoken to her was standing right in front of her, but because of the significant height difference, they hadn't noticed her at first...

The girl in front of me was probably only slightly taller than Twin Turbo, but her long, smooth black hair almost dragged on the ground, leaving a very deep impression.

Although this girl looked very young, she exuded an aura that suggested she was not to be trifled with.