Uma Musume, do I have to tell you that I know how to use the Santa Hat special move?

The thought only flashed through Stardust Illusion's mind before he fell sideways.

boom!

The inertia brought by the high speed of nearly 70 km/h instantly turned the runner into a rolling gourd, and the whole person flew sideways along the grass.

His body was hit continuously, and he felt the world turning upside down in front of his eyes, and he fell into a dizzy state.

There was no place on Stardust Illusion's body that didn't hurt, and his thoughts were in tatters.

There was a buzzing sound in my ears, and my vision was blurred by blood. It was so red that I couldn't see anything clearly...

“Oh no—!”

I seemed to hear Toyama Crimson's terrified shout next to my ears.

Frightened?

Could this bloodless and tearless fellow also have such emotions...

The consciousness of the stardust illusion gradually drifted away, slowly falling into darkness...

Wait... 4 hours... it will be fine...

Completely asleep.

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"Unrecognized ceiling..."

When she opened her eyes again, she was lying on her back in the quilt, with a white sky above her.

Stardust Illusion muttered something and turned to look beside him.

At this moment, she was lying on a bed in the hospital, with bandages and gauze all over her head and limbs, and her right foot was wrapped in plaster and hung high up.

"Eh?"

She moved her body a little and felt that she was not feeling unwell. Instead, she was hungry, so she looked for someone to accompany her.

"If you're looking for a trainer, she's out talking to the doctor for now and will be back shortly."

A voice suddenly sounded from behind, as if reminding Stardust Illusion.

Following the sound, she discovered that there was also a horse racing girl sitting on the bed behind her.

At first glance, what catches your eye is her waist-length light blue hair, which is gorgeous yet looks as fragile as glass.

"My name is Aldan Mejiro. Thank you for taking care of me, McQueen, Stardust Illusion."

The girl was very polite. She sat on the bed and performed a noble salute before continuing:

"Mejiro Aldan?"

Hearing the name of the girl in front of him, Stardust Illusion suddenly realized.

This girl is naturally also a member of the Mejiro family, and she has also seen the Stardust Illusion before -

It was at the Arima Kinen race, where Aldan and Ryan, two runners from the Mejiro family, were both defeated by Oguri.

And in the memories of the original world, this young lady's fate was also very rough, and the fundamental reason was...

Thinking of this, Stardust Illusion turned his gaze to the patient's legs.

The girl's legs were very white and slender, not like what a horse racing girl should have.

After all, everyone runs with their legs. Even though Uma Musume has special physical advantages and her muscles are not overly developed, she can still run in a streamlined shape to some extent.

However, Aldan's legs seemed to show no signs of training at all.

The traces of red blood vessels can be seen faintly under the white skin, just like a perfect work of art...

"Have you heard about me?"

Noticing the look in Stardust Illusion's eyes, Aldan didn't take it too seriously. Instead, he moved his body so that the other party could see more clearly:

"Did McQueen tell you? Or Ryan?"

"I heard from others..."

Stardust Illusion explained so vaguely.

Suddenly, she remembered what she had asked McQueen earlier:

At that time, McQueen's answer was that the Mejiro family did have a runner whose injury seriously affected his life and could not be cured...

It seems that the person you are talking about is Miss Aldan?

Glass legs, this is what people call the defect in Mejiro Altan's legs.

This horse racing girl's body is as fragile as glass, and she was even diagnosed by doctors as "unable to compete" when she was young.

But even so, she did not give up the idea of ​​running.

Since the body is fragile, we should adopt low-intensity exercises and seek the method of achieving the highest effect with the minimum efficiency.

Aldan persisted in this way and successfully debuted and achieved certain success in open tournaments.

However, this physical condition also followed him like a curse, knocking him down again and again, until the Arima Kinen at the end of last year...

Maybe she has to be hospitalized again because of injury?

The cursed physique of Glass Legs... is completely in line with what I had thought before, the applicable range of the panacea.

Stardust Illusion couldn't help but look at the panacea in the system backpack and thought for a moment.

Then, give up thinking.

[Target of the panacea: Mejiro Altan. ]

Since someone needs this medicine to keep running...

Stardust Illusion used the props directly without even informing or hinting at the other party's intention.

I just wanted to use it, so I used it. It has nothing to do with other people.

In her mind, she concluded this about her actions.

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Chapter 157 Congratulations on your resurrection, Aldan

"Um……?"

Mejiro Aldan, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, suddenly felt that something seemed to have changed in his body.

It was a feeling of relief and blessing that came over me.

Mejiro Aldan, the runner, has been recuperating in the hospital for two months due to a leg injury.

At the Arima Kinen at the end of last year, Aldan insisted on participating in the competition despite the advice of his family's professional therapist.

Because she knew that since Oguruma would officially retire after the Arima Memorial, that would be her last chance to challenge monsters.

Mejiro Aldan didn't want to miss that opportunity.

She tried hard to follow in the footsteps of her sister Mejiro Takamine, and persisted despite such poor congenital conditions.

He successfully debuted as a runner and quickly rose to prominence.

However, even injuries could not defeat Aldan, but he was defeated by various opponents one after another.

The three runners known as the Heisei Three defeated her in turn, and coupled with the injury caused by her glass leg, Aldan had only one last chance to challenge Oguri Hat just after she recovered.

As a runner, as someone chasing the light, she couldn't miss it no matter what.

So, Aldan ran with all his might in the Arima Kinen, but he could only witness the birth of the god with his own eyes...

Since then, she was hospitalized again due to illness and shifted her attention to the second generation of Oguruma - Stardust Illusion.

Thinking of this, she shook her head vigorously, attributing the magical feeling to an illusion:

"How's Little Chestnut doing lately?"

Little chestnut hat?

Hearing Aldan's question, Stardust Illusion was secretly shocked.

Could it be that Mejiro Aldan is also like Qingzhu Yizhi, hating the whole family because of the same person?

She recalled the photos of Mr. Liuping that she had seen recently on social media, and then replied:

"She has left Kurimatsu now. She is probably traveling in Hokkaido."

Upon hearing this, Aldan showed a longing look.

After more than half a year of recuperation, Oguri finished off his open tournament career with a perfect performance at the Arima Kinen, marking the end of his career.

This may seem ordinary, but it is indeed what Aldan has always dreamed of.

Since this hospitalization, she clearly felt that the condition of her legs was not as good as before and the recovery was not ideal.

Maybe it has reached its limit...

Ardan pulled his legs back onto the bed, reached out and stroked them gently, feeling sad.

But even if it really reaches the limit...it doesn't matter.

She looked at Aldan with a white look. Even if her running career really came to an end, it would be in the form of being crushed to pieces on the field!

"that…"

Just as Aldan was about to speak, the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open.

"Stardust!!! Are you okay!?"

"Emperor! You can't make loud noises in the hospital..."

"Um, um...Brother..."

The three horse girls filed in noisily.

The leader was the frightened Emperor of the East China Sea.

She seemed to have exaggerated the situation in her mind, so she rushed into the ward anxiously.

The one who advised the emperor not to be too exaggerated was the eldest daughter of a famous family, Mebai McQueen.

As soon as McQueen stepped in, he found Aldan sitting on the bed next to him. He was stunned and didn't know who to greet first.

The last person who walked into the ward shivering was Mi Yu.

This girl was the most exaggerated among the three. She was even crying and had tears in her eyes. She also consciously kept a distance from the two people in front of her...

"How did you three get together?"

The Stardust Illusion is a bit confusing, but it’s understandable that McQueen and Emperor came together.

After all, they have returned to their own trainers and are now practicing together every day.

But how about rice bath...

Stardust Illusion took the fruit basket from McQueen's hand, which was used to visit the patient, picked up the apple, wiped it on his body, and started to eat it.

"Mi Yu and we met at the hospital entrance."

McQueen finally politely greeted Aldan, then he saw the confusion in Stardust Illusion's mind and replied.

"Mi Yu...I heard from Trainer Toyama that my brother was injured during training, so..."

Mi Yu had been trying hard to hide in the corner of the ward and act as if he was invisible, but when the topic came up with him, and it was a question from Stardust Illusion, he had to bite the bullet and explain.

Today, Toyama Feihong had already made an appointment with her to discuss Mi Yu's training with the team.

As a result, before the time came, I received a message from Trainer Toyama, saying that he was hospitalized due to an injury during Stardust Illusion training, so the meeting was temporarily cancelled.

At this point, tears welled up in Mi Yu's eyes again:

"Sure enough...it's all Mi Yu's fault...it was Mi Yu...who brought bad luck to...my brother..."

"Mi Yu also knows... that this is not right... but... Mi Yu thought... that nothing serious would happen... eh?"