The socially anxious girl doesn't want to stick to me!

There is also a huge sense of anticipation.

…Igarashi Sakuraba fell silent.

She thought... no one told her about this! Even the original owner's diary didn't mention it. If she had known... that she would have to go on the winner's stage after winning the competition, she might as well not win! I can't stand it!

No!

I can't sing, dance or rap at all.

I know a little bit about basketball.

My only impression of the idol stage was the academy idol animation I watched in my previous life, the academy idol named Nijigasaki and the place where rainbows bloom - yes, the winner's stage is actually something like that, but the thought of performing like them...

I just can't help it...

Starting to feel nauseous.

Igarashi Sakuraba might as well just kill himself with a single blow.

Stop torturing yourself!

After the top torture comes the next top torture... No, compared to the idol performance and the winner's stage, being photographed and being surrounded by congratulations is nothing! She bit her lip lightly.

Then stand up directly.

When no one could react, Igarashi Sakuraba put his hand on the door handle. However, after he came to his senses this time, he did not back down. Instead, he strengthened his belief and pressed it lightly, opening a small gap.

And then.

Stick your head out a little... and look around the corridor.

Well, the entire corridor is empty, and there is no goddess guarding the corridor. This is really a great opportunity for me - thinking like this, Igarashi Sakuraba walked straight out, trying to pretend that he didn't care, but his body was extremely tense.

so far so good.

On the way to the exit...I didn't meet anyone.

Before that, it was——

At the last fork in the road, I ran into a horse girl with blonde hair. The horse girl named Naritaji showed a surprised look, looked at Igarashi Sakuraba who was also about to leave, and asked, "Igarashi-san?"

"Ah..." Igarashi Sakuraba's mind was in a mess.

It's over now.

Didn't run away - was arrested by Narita Road.

On the field, she was the big devil arresting the opponent, and off the field, she was just a weak, pitiful and helpless little white rabbit, who was arrested by Narita Road in an instant. She couldn't say a word, but just thought that it was all over, it was all over, and she had to go back to participate in the winner's stage.

Gu...just kill me.

Actually.

Will Narita know that the other party wants to leave in order to avoid the winner's stage?

I have no idea.

She just said hello symbolically, that's all.

Igarashi Sakuraba hesitated for a while, and finally mustered up her courage - this determination was even stronger than before, and her determination not to participate in the winner's stage condensed into the sea. She opened her mouth, as if she had suddenly learned the skill of rap: "Nothing, oh, right, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do - I'll leave first!"

Say it.

Walk outside again.

Faster and faster...faster and faster.

From walking, to running, to running with the wind! As fast as lightning!

It was even faster than the speed in the previous race - Narita Road felt it! She looked at the other person's back as he left, running away at lightning speed, wondering if this guy hadn't used his full strength in the previous race?

Tilted his head.

For the moment, I was just confused.

……

after an hour.

On the winner's stage.

Another passerby Uma Musume and Narita Road stood on the left and right... and the middle position was always empty.

Even if the final deadline comes.

The black figure did not appear.

Naritaji couldn't help but fall into deep thought...Where is Igarashi Sakuraba? I saw him just now? No! Did he just run away after that one meeting? He ran away without coming back!

——How can this be!

And there were bursts of noise coming from the audience seats below the stage.

I don’t understand why the winner’s stage hasn’t been held yet.

"Have you looked for it?" the host in the background shouted, "Still can't find it?"

The staff member replied with sweat on his forehead: "We have searched everywhere! We can't find him! Igarashi Sakuraba is gone!"

Ahhh...

—— Lu Duo, who was standing next to him, held his forehead with his hands in frustration. Even the dumbest person should be able to understand what is going on. This little guy... is really going to cause trouble for me.

No way.

As emperor.

She could only start to clean up for Igarashi Sakuraba - she waved her hand, indicating that she would take care of it, and then walked out directly from the backstage, and kept walking. When she first appeared on the stage, no one even cheered, because they didn't understand why the emperor would appear in this place.

There was only silent shock.

Until Luduo symbolically took the microphone in the middle of the C position.

"Everyone!"

The aura instantly extended out and revealed itself, carrying with it the pressure of an emperor, while the field was filled with silence.

"The first winner, Igarashi Sakuraba, is ill and unable to perform on the winner's stage. I'm sorry for the bad influence caused! Next, I will replace her and perform..."

…a show called The Emperor.

but.

Rudra symbolizes understanding.

I can't steal the spotlight too much... and I don't need the limelight of a debut battle, so I let Naritaji go to the middle position, and I stood on her right, the third position, and started the performance. And no matter what, the emperor was very considerate of her by helping Igarashi Sakuraba to get back the spot and help her participate in the winner's stage of the debut battle.

Before the show begins.

He was still grinding his teeth fiercely.

Waited until I got back to school.

Luduo symbolizes that he will go to Igarashi Sakuraba to settle the score! And the previous competition, she must be invited to participate! He needs to make this horse girl suffer a little!

Chapter 39 Junior Cup

"look at you!"

——The scene cuts back to Tresen College, where the student council president’s office is filled with syllables, and the desk is slammed loudly, the Dark Emperor’s aura is at its fullest!!

The Emperor of the East China Sea stood outside the door, full of worry.

Even so, one can smell a sense of oppression from the emperor.

Hey……

I wonder what will happen to Igarashi Sakuraba-san in the story.

I was just thinking like this - I didn't realize at all that my thoughts were slowly starting to drift outward.

……

Igarashi Sakuraba in the film vividly interpreted the meaning of the four words "trembling with fear".

She was just about to squat in the corner like a certain majestic young lady... Her face was gloomy and she didn't know what to say for a while, just like a child who had done something wrong and was being reprimanded by the emperor.

Although it feels bad to be scolded.

but.

It's better than standing on the winner's stage to perform -

Go on stage and shine... You might as well die than step onto that winner's stage!

I'd rather die!

Moreover, the video of the winner's stage that day was posted online. Watching them singing and dancing... Igarashi Sakuraba got goosebumps, and the only thing he could think of was that he would rather die than step onto the winner's stage.

She also noticed that it was the emperor who completed the performance for her... no wonder the other party was so angry.

"So why did you leave?" Rudo said with a look of disappointment on his face: "Your neighbor Uncle Tom's wife gave birth? If you're looking for an excuse like that, oh, God! Uncle Tom will definitely kick your ass hard with his spiked shoes!"

"Don't run away next time!"

"Did you hear me!"

Igarashi Sakuraba could only reveal a subtle smile and replied timidly: "I understand."

...I understand.

But I'll run again next time.

It is impossible to participate in the winner's stage! It is impossible in this life! I have to run away. If I don't run away, how can I live if you let the social phobia perform on the stage? Luduo symbolizes! This is murder!

"No! You don't understand at all!"

The tone of pity and anger at the lack of fighting spirit was overflowing, and Luduo sighed again and again: "The winner's stage is a way for Uma Musume to quickly accumulate fans and become famous. It is also a stage to give back to fans... Professional Uma Musume is the same as idols. This is a responsibility."

"Fortunately, this was just a debut match. I helped you mend the hole, but what about next time? No, no, no, don't talk about next time. Not to mention how to make it up to me, just how are you going to deal with the negative impact caused this time?"

"How can we make up for the negative impact caused by this incident!?"

……ah.

What to say.

Although the Ludo symbol says so, saying that the victory stage is the responsibility and honor of the Uma Musume—

However, Igarashi Sakuraba never wanted to be famous, to compete in competitions, or to become the strongest horse girl... She only participated in her debut competition due to external pressure, that's all. She doesn't want to take any responsibility. She is such a despicable person that she may retire tomorrow by breaking her leg accidentally.

"I..." Igarashi Sakuraba scratched his head.

Don't know what to say.

You can't say your true thoughts...the emperor will probably explode!

An outburst that is a hundred times more severe than the current level of anger.

just.

A smile played on the emperor's lips.

Just like a fisherman casting a long line to catch a big fish, he quietly cast his hook.

I saw Igarashi Sakuraba scratching his head.

——Luduo symbolically continued: "Now, I give you two choices. Either, participate in a G-level mud race and run in the top three... No, win it, you must win it. Or, participate in the [Junior Cup], the Youth Cup, an OP-level grass race, otherwise——"

Talking and talking.

He even deliberately revealed a hint of his pressure.

——This is the potential energy that has passed through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, defeated countless opponents, and shattered countless dreams. Luduo Symbol, who follows the way of the emperor, has already honed this potential to the peak. Compared with her, Narita Road is nothing. The pressure is enough to make people unable to breathe. The emperor - Luduo Symbol - is a real evil ghost.

...It's over!

Igarashi Sakuraba never expected that... the emperor would actually punish him by forcing him to participate in the competition.

The little face turned pale.

Ahhh...

She pursed her lips and wanted to say no. It seemed that she had a choice, but she once again saw Luduo's livid face and the vague pressure, which kept lingering in her heart.

Emperor - the tyrannical emperor.