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

She sighed, put the phone she had just used to make a video call on the table, propped it up with the honey drink, and revealed the woman on the other end of the phone with a peaceful smile on her face:

"This is my sister - good morning, sister!"

"Good morning, Stardust. I've watched all the recent games. They're really amazing."

The voice on the other end of the phone made the emperor feel relieved. She immediately sat up straight and greeted the person on the video:

"Good morning, sister. I am a friend of Stardust Illusion. My name is Emperor of the East Sea!!!"

"Hello to you too, Emperor of the East Sea... Stardust must have caused you a lot of trouble, right? She is indeed a strange child, please don't take it too seriously."

The sister on the other end of the phone had a smile in her eyes and also greeted the emperor.

Then, the elder sister turned her gaze to the third person present. She frowned slightly, and then suddenly realized:

"Ah——Is it the little witch?!"

"Stop calling me a little witch! I'm not a child anymore!" The girl in the witch hat immediately protested.

"Sweepy and I met in the hospital when my sister was in the hospital. We were together for about two weeks."

Stardust Illusion looked at the girl communicating with her sister, then turned to explain to the emperor.

"Then how did she become your sister, Stardust?"

"Yes, I recognize my sister."

The girl turned around with a smug look on her face.

"..." Stardust Illusion looked at the other person with a look of reminiscence on his face: "Sweepy... was the first person who taught me how to run."

"Ah - was it when you went to play in the yard every day?" The sister on the other end of the phone also heard the conversation and immediately remembered what happened at the time:

"You guys back then..."

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"Sister, this is the money I earned from delivering newspapers and milk recently."

Stardust Illusion handed the envelope to the woman lying on the hospital bed in front of him, and a slightly apologetic look appeared on his sweaty face: "Because it's only the internship stage, the salary is not enough..."

"But I will keep working hard! I will definitely find a way to earn enough money for medical expenses—"

"Haha, that's good enough."

Before my sister could speak, the old lady on the bed next to her smiled and comforted her:

"It's great that little Stardust can earn money to supplement the family income. My little Sweepy only knows how to act like a spoiled brat with grandma~"

"No way!!!"

The girl sitting next to the old lady immediately raised her hands in protest:

"I'm just researching new magic. Once I've mastered it, I'll be able to cure grandma in one go!"

"That's true. Grandma is looking forward to it."

"Humph, Xingchen is obviously a horse girl, but she only knows how to do things like delivering newspapers. That's childish!"

The girl called Sweepy put her hands on her hips, her pretty face full of dissatisfaction.

"I have a plan too!" Stardust Illusion immediately retorted. She took out a full notebook from her backpack and held it up high:

"See? If I publish this, I'll definitely make a lot of money. That's all!"

"what is that?"

The girl raised her head and looked at the cover of the notebook:

"Sacred Blade Saber... tells a story of faith, promise, and courage?"

……

……

"The submission failed...it's such a good story!"

Stardust Illusion reported the recent situation to his sister in frustration.

Obviously, as a time traveler, she should know many ways to make money, but no matter how she tested, she could not succeed.

"Hey - got it!"

Sweepy, who had suddenly appeared beside them at some point, reached out and snatched the notebook away to start looking through it.

She originally just wanted to take a quick look, but as she flipped through the pages, she gradually became absorbed in reading.

It is a novel that tells the story of a group of swordsmen who stick to themselves and save the world with stories and swords when the fantasy world and the real world intersect.

After a while, Sweepy raised his head stubbornly:

"Hehe, it can't be compared with magic anyway!"

"What do you know! The power in the story is infinite—"

Stardust Illusion immediately wanted to take back his manuscript, but a gust of wind seemed to pass by his eyes, and the next moment he saw Sweepy had already escaped to the door of the ward:

"I'm not going to give it back. This notebook is mine as payment!"

"What's the reward? Give it to me now!"

The Stardust Illusion immediately chased after it, but it could not close the distance between it and Sweepy. The girl in front of it replied happily while running:

"Let me teach you an invincible magic! As long as you can learn it, you can make money or do anything else!"

"Huh, huh..."

After running for a while, Stardust Illusion felt exhausted and could only support himself with his knees and gasp for breath.

"I...have no interest in learning magic..."

"This magic is not taught to ordinary people. It was passed down to me by my grandmother - so from today on, Sweepy is your sister! From now on, you will be called Saber!"

After running such a long distance, the girl didn't show any signs of fatigue at all. She walked to the side of the Stardust Illusion and stretched her body, and continued to talk to herself:

"From today on, you have to listen to me, your sister. I will teach you that invincible magic--!"

"So, magic or something..."

"The magic I'm going to teach you is - running!"

run?

The unexpected answer made Stardust Illusion forget to refute for a moment.

What kind of magic is running?

"You must be wondering, how can running be considered magic?" Sweepy said proudly, with his hands on his hips.

"Everyone knows how to run. But running fast is different - I will teach you how to run faster, like the wind!"

"After you master this magic, you can then learn the [magic of competition]. By then, all problems will be solved. Don't worry!"

……

……

Tap tap tap, tap tap tap.

"No, no, no, no, no!!!" Sweepy was furious as he looked at the Stardust Illusion running in front of him, "If you run like this, you can only come in last place!"

"Pay attention to my movements!"

Walking in front of the Stardust Illusion, Sweepy raised his right foot and began to explain:

"Like the way you ran just now, Saber, I felt that after you lifted your foot, you first turned your ankle and then kicked it towards the ground - this is so bad, it's not Magic at all!"

"Look at my feet and remember this movement - keep your ankles at a right angle, then use your strength to push the ground and move yourself forward!"

Bang bang bang bang!

Completely different from the movement of the Stardust Illusion just now, Sweepy's footsteps were dull but full of rhythm. He rushed past the Stardust Illusion, like a strong wind blowing on the face, bringing a suffocating feeling of oppression -

"Pushing against the ground? Keeping your ankles at a right angle?"

The Stardust Illusion also ran a few steps quickly, but felt that something was wrong. He couldn't even maintain the most basic posture, so he had to stop quickly.

"It's normal that you can't learn it right away! This is a very advanced magic."

Sweepy proudly put his hands on his hips and consoled him, "Let's practice together from today. That's what grandma said too!"

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……

"Are you going to jog in the yard again today?"

The sister and the old lady who were chatting saw the two people walking out together, and their faces were filled with relief.

Although they both live in the hospital due to health reasons, what they want is to find like-minded playmates and let their two children grow up happily.

"Mrs. Dong Shang and I borrowed the doctor's oven today and made some small cakes. You can take them down and eat them together later."

"Good sister!"

Stardust Illusion quickly took the bag and hurriedly followed Sweepy downstairs.

The two of them shared the cakes, clapped their hands and walked towards the open space in the yard:

"It seems like your running speed hasn't improved much lately Saber. Are you having any trouble?"

"I always feel like I can't make my body run like the wind like you, Sweepy."

"Well...which muscles do you use when you run?"

Sweepy thought for a moment, then folded his arms and asked the Stardust Illusion in return.

"Huh? Where is the muscle..."

Stardust Illusion hadn't thought about this question yet, so he could only run two steps on the spot, and then answered uncertainly:

"When you step forward... you use the muscles in your thighs, and then your calves support you. Is that the feeling?"

"Yeah, that's how most people seem to run." Sweepy nodded, not surprised by the answer.

Then, she lowered her head, rolled up her right leg, and stroked it from the ankle all the way up while saying:

“However, if you want to master the [Magic of Running], this won’t work. Saber needs to be like me, generating power from the ankles, using the toes, feet, ankles, shins, legs, waist, chest, and even arms and neck—”

As she uttered a word, Sweepy touched the corresponding part, and finally his fingers stopped on her lips:

"The ultimate meaning of the posture I taught you is that you can use all the muscles in your body to run and push yourself forward!"

"Mobilize all the muscles in your body..."

The Stardust Illusion tried to strike a pose, slightly closed his eyes, and imagined that his whole body was in a state of coordination and unity.

"That's right - if you can run in this state, you can truly master magic and defeat everyone like the approaching storm!"

Bang...bang...bang...bang...bang...bang...bang!

At this moment, the strong wind finally came and swept across the entire earth!

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"Not long after that, Sweepy went to a hospital in Tokyo because of Madam Dongshang's health..."

As my sister finished her explanation, the stardust illusion slowly faded from my memories.

She looked at the smiling girl in front of her and said with nostalgia:

"It's been almost a year since we last met, right? Sweepy."

"That's right, I didn't expect you to come to Central Tresin Academy, Saber... I heard about you from the trainer. You are a new runner known as the [Second Generation of Ogururi Hat] and [Overlord]. You are the Stardust Illusion, right?"

"Yes, then you are..."

"Oh my god! That's terrible!" Sweepy, who was about to continue chatting, suddenly jumped up from his seat and interrupted Stardust Illusion.

"It's almost time. I made an appointment with someone to get a new magic from her later. Even though we haven't seen each other for a long time, we can only talk later... I'm looking forward to the competition in a few days, Saber!"

"The competition will be held in a few days... Sweepy, are you also participating in the Yayoi Competition?"

The girl who had already walked out of the pavilion slowly turned around and smiled confidently:

"Yes! So when the time comes we can have a duel to see whose magic is more powerful!"