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

Compared to that time, even Stardust Illusion couldn't guess how powerful she was now, and could only roughly estimate her level based on the game situation:

The other runners seemed to be standing still in front of this runner.

They just watched helplessly as Dong Shang Transformation rose from the last place and overtook them one by one, being completely unable to resist the power of magic.

In other words... Dongshang Reform may already have the last legs at the top level - just like himself, Qingzhu Yumi and even Oguruma!

[Wow!!! Incredible! So incredible! The Dongshang Transformation runner is still accelerating. Even after leaving everyone behind, this runner still doesn’t stop. She sprints all the way to the finish line! ]

On the track, the lone runner at the front seemed to have transformed into a storm.

Even the resistance from the air ahead was blown away, and the vortex it created swept up the grass debris behind the Dongshang Transformation, and then...

Rushed directly into the finish line!

【The first place finishes!!!】

[The winner of this tulip viewing competition is this mysterious and magical girl, Dongshang Change! ]

[After a gap of six lengths, this runner caught up from the last place and won thirteen in a row, completely defeating all his opponents with an absolute advantage!!!]

[Let's cheer for her and applaud her! Please allow me to shout out the name of this runner once again——]

[She is... Dong! Shang! Bian! Ge! ! ! ! ]

What followed was cheers and shouts from the audience, and then the entire video came to an end.

"Tell me all about it, okay?"

After everyone had calmed down, Toyama Scarlet finally spoke, looking at the three horse girls he was in charge of and asking a question.

"Mi, Mi Yu thinks... that... her pursuit is really amazing... S-sorry! Mi Yu can't think of anything else!"

Halfway through his speech, Mi Yu felt that his speech was too poor, so he simply held his head and started apologizing.

"Analyze the values? Bourbon understands - the mission begins!"

Hearing Toyama's red-faced question, Bourbon immediately nodded and closed his eyes.

The light on her hair accessory also lit up red, and it was obvious that she wouldn't be able to answer in a short time.

Then, the three trainers turned their attention to the last person, Stardust Illusion:

"Xingchen and Dongshang Reform have known each other for a long time, right? Shouldn't they be able to see something else?"

Super Stream asked.

"Sweepy's last kick...I'm afraid he has practiced it to an incredible level."

Stardust Illusion recalled the scene he had just seen in the video and said slowly:

"I guess if you ask other players at the competition, they will probably hear a sound like an explosion,"

"I can't really describe the specific situation... but anyway, it was like a bang, a burst of sprinting power! Then, it rushed out! Then, it turned into wind and swept across the field--"

Stardust Illusion had to give up using his poor theoretical knowledge to analyze the previous game halfway through his speech.

Instead, he began to inject a lot of incomprehensible onomatopeia, trying to make his ideas clear.

However, no one at the scene understood, and everyone had an expression like "Can you speak human language?"

"Tsk, damn it! If only Oguruma and Mr. Rokuhei were here! They always understand what I say!"

She could only go crazy like this to protest that there was no instinctive runner in the team who could resonate with her.

Chapter 182: The Magic of Competition

"Oh, if only the Wind God had returned by now."

After completing a day's training, Stardust Illusion pulled Elise to practice for two more hours for the final sprint, and then walked towards the cafeteria with Miyu Bourbon, sweating profusely.

Unlike Mi Yu, Bourbon, Tachyon, and Super Stream, although Stardust Illusion has not had much contact with Enis Wind God, as long as you have read the secret book, you will understand that the other party is definitely an instinctive runner like yourself.

After all, the onomatopeia in that booklet was three times more than what she used today, and even when it came to something that was really hard to explain, it would be accompanied by messy stick drawings to illustrate.

However, according to the news from Toyama Feihong, Enis Fengshen will not be able to return to the team until after April.

Although her foot has almost recovered, Toyama Feihong still commissioned a professional rehabilitation therapist in the academy to help Fengshen undergo rehabilitation so that she can get to a state where she can carry out daily training.

"According to the terminal, it is now 9:41:24. There are 18:21 seconds left before the cafeteria closes. We need to speed up."

Bourbon exited to remind Stardust Illusion, who was still immersed in today's training, to keep up with his pace.

"Well, I've already established a good relationship with the cafeteria auntie, she will wait for me--"

Suddenly, the Stardust Illusion's breathing stopped.

Her heart suddenly trembled, and she suddenly felt an approaching threat from behind for no reason.

Although he didn't have time to look back, Stardust Illusion felt as if a missile was flying towards him.

boom!

Subconsciously, she burst out with all her strength and dodged to the side.

Not only were his steps rapid, but they also had some changes. Several phantoms instantly split from the stardust illusion and flew in all directions.

Her whole body turned into a gust of wind, drawing an arc on the ground and sweeping forward.

It was not until he rushed out more than 20 meters that the sudden sense of crisis disappeared.

The Stardust Illusion stopped and turned to look at where he had just stood.

At that location, a petite figure wearing a huge witch's hat had appeared there.

Bourbon had already grasped her outstretched wrist, with his right hand hidden at his waist, his whole body tense and ready to punch the girl in the face at the next moment.

Mi Yu, who was standing on the other side, had appeared behind the girl without her knowing when. She closed her eyes tightly and trembled all over, thrusting the pitch-black dagger that she had taken out from somewhere forward...

"Wait wait wait! It's Sweepy! Dongshang Change was just playing a joke on me!"

Stardust Illusion hurriedly called out to his two sensitive teammates to prevent the mysterious news from spreading the next day that "the criminal suspect Stardust and two teammates shot their competitor to death before the game."

It was difficult to coax Mi Yu, who was about to cry, and let Bourbon take her home.

Stardust Illusion then turned around and looked in the direction of Dongshang Reform with a bad look:

"You like exciting things, don't you?"

“Hmph…Hmph!”

Dongshang Transformation was obviously frightened by the scene just now and has not fully recovered yet.

But faced with the teasing of the Stardust Illusion, she immediately perked up, put her hands on her waist, and her eyes wandered:

"I just came to say hello to you, Saber. Who knows that they..."

"Why are all your teammates weird? Some of them can even pull out a dagger. It's weird no matter how you think about it, right?"

"Are you afraid?"

Stardust Illusion took out two bags of bread from his arms, handed one over, tore open the package and started to eat:

"Humph, I'm not afraid. If you hadn't stopped me in time, I would have used the normal attack magic I got from Nagoya!"

"When that happens, it will be the two of them who will suffer!"

Dongshang Bianji made a stubborn defense, tore open the package of the small bread, and put it in his mouth:

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

Stardust Illusion felt the wheat aroma of the bread in his mouth gradually transform into sweetness, and then swallowed it.

This familiar scene reminded her of the days a year ago in the hospital when they ate small cakes baked by their family and learned to run.

Thinking of this, Stardust Illusion nodded:

"Well, there is only one month left until one year since Grandma Dong Shang was transferred to another hospital."

"...Since then, in this past year, Saber, have you really been training yourself according to the running method I taught you?"

The little witch's mood was obviously a little depressed. She lowered her head slightly and asked this.

"Um - should I say that it counts as training according to your method? Anyway... in order to make money to subsidize my sister's medical expenses, I have never stopped running."

Stardust Illusion wanted to answer "of course", but she couldn't say for sure whether she was still practicing the other person's running style.

After all, since then, she has learned various techniques from various runners...Until now, Stardust Illusion herself can't explain where her running style comes from.

"Is that so... In order to make money..."

The little witch lowered her head, her body trembling slightly, and the pair of little ears on the witch hat drooped down and stuck tightly to the brim of the hat...

"That means..."

"You forgot everything, didn't you? I clearly taught you the [Magic of Running]!!! You said it was for the sake of making money! Isn't it for the sake of mastering the ultimate [Magic of Competition]?"

The little witch suddenly raised her head, her eyes wide open and she shouted:

"And what the hell are you doing! Didn't we agree on this before we separated? We're going to be the strongest duo in the fantasy world! Swordsman and witch - what's going on now? What kind of a weird name is Overlord!!!"

"Um... well... that..."

Stardust Illusion scratched her head, her face rarely flushed, and she stammered:

"You know what I mean by that? The original manuscript I wrote before was a bit chuunibyou... Let's not talk about it!"

“Idiot! Don’t mention anything! Saber, you idiot, idiot, idiot…!”

After cursing for several minutes, Dongshang Reform finally stopped breathing heavily. Seeing this, Stardust Illusion quickly changed the subject:

"But now it's different."

"I no longer run for random reasons. It doesn't matter whether I'm a tyrant or a swordsman. I practice hard every day to win on the track and become the most shining runner."

"..."

Dong Shang Transformation, who was about to continue scolding her, fell silent for a moment after hearing this.

Then, she smiled with relief:

"Humph, it seems like you're not completely useless... At least you've begun to comprehend the [magic of the game]."

"But I won't lose to you, Saber!"

Dong Shang Bian looked down at his palm, thought for a moment, then clenched his fist and stretched it out towards the Stardust Illusion:

“The Yayoi Award from now on will be the first time that Saber and I will become enemies…”

"Partner duel... No, I am no longer your partner or sister."

"I will regard you as my strongest enemy, Stardust Illusion!"

The only fist that can fight against another fist is another fist.

Stardust Illusion stretched out his right fist and pressed it tightly against Dongshang Transformation's fist:

"Don't worry, Sweepy... No, Dongshang Change."

"I will also bet my pride as a runner and do my best to defeat you!"

Chapter 12.5 (Gal. ) A Lone Wolf

3 month 3 day.

In two days, the first stop of the Classic Triple Crown, the Yayoi Sho, the precursor to the Gaoyue Sho, will begin.

However, this contestant, Dongshang Change, did not sweat on the training ground, but sat quietly in the dim room.

She took off the witch's hat and placed it on her knees, her eyes obscure.

This hat has a dark purple brim and a gold-rimmed body, but it has obviously been through many years, so the purple fabric on the brim has long begun to fade and the gold rim has lost its former luster.

"grandmother…"

"I met Saber again... Stardust Illusion. She is now also the star runner of Central Tresen."

"We will meet at the Yayoi Sho in two days... This time we will no longer be playmates, but will be fighting against each other, a battle that only one person can win!"

Having said that, Dong Shang Transformation reached out and gently stroked the hat.

The fabric of the hat has become a little rough, no longer as smooth and delicate as it once was. Years of wear and tear have made its surface covered with subtle textures.