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

"But the other party will respond with a lukewarm answer. This practice is also a convention in our journalism industry..."

"However, Stardust Illusion, the Overlord answered the question directly without hesitation, without thinking about the public pressure he would suffer if he failed in this game or Gaoyue Award."

At this point, veteran reporter Kawashima shifted his gaze slightly to look at another runner, Dongsho Kaigan, whose eyes were fixed on the stardust illusion.

"Especially... in front of this willful witch, treating her and the other contestants as stepping stones that will definitely be defeated!"

"Currently, the pre-match popularity of you, Stardust Illusion, Tosho Revolution, and Narita Shirahito is quite close. What do you think about this?"

Another reporter also raised the microphone and asked a question.

"I won't let down any of the audience who support me... This is a promise. It's a promise I, Stardust Illusion, made with everyone!"

The Stardust Illusion suddenly stretched out his fist and made a bold statement.

Her expression was full of determination and dominance, which was proof that she had entered the state of a king.

As the Stardust Illusion that is now known as the [Overlord], she would not have a second answer.

"I would like to ask the Dongshang Change players, do you have any goals or visions for this year's event arrangements?"

The female reporter from Kansai TV stood up and held out the microphone to Dongshang Reform.

Hearing the reporter's question, Dong Shang Transformation turned his gaze to the Stardust Illusion beside him again, and the two smiled at each other.

"Yayoi Award, Gaoyue Award, Neon Derby, Chrysanthemum Award, and...Arima Memorial."

Dongshang Reform spoke slowly and held up a finger every time a name was read.

Finally, he spread out his five fingers and pointed his palm towards the reporters in front of him. Dongshang Bianzhi held his hat with his other hand and smiled:

"I will win these competitions and complete the most powerful magic in history - [Magic of Competition]!"

She clenched her five fingers, and at this moment, she did the same thing as the Stardust Illusion just now, pointing her fist at the camera in front of her and speaking in a firm tone:

"Miracles and magic do exist. I, Dongshang Reform, will prove it on the field! Hahahahaha!"

(Yes, miracles and magic...must exist.)

Dong Shang's smile of change was full of determination.

(I’m sorry, Saber… I don’t have much time left to run at a leisurely pace anymore…)

(This game is going to completely defeat you from the very beginning!)

In the eyes of Stardust Illusion, the fighting spirit rising from her body condensed in the air and transformed into a giant dragon with heterochromatic eyes and crystal wings on its back, roaring into the sky.

She was declaring war on herself.

Even if Dong Shang's transformation has never turned back, the awe-inspiring stardust illusion of fighting spirit will never be mistaken.

So, what should she do?

Without a doubt, no doubt.

Since war has been declared on me, I should respond with my full strength.

The most powerful fighting spirit, please descend upon my Stardust Illusion——Yeah!!!

boom!

The fighting spirit that was in no way inferior to that of Dong Shang's transformation erupted instantly, and the legs of Stardust Illusion were suddenly wrapped by the whirlwind that swept up, and tiny lightning flashed in the storm from time to time.

Seeing the giant dragon with crystal wings and heterochromatic eyes waving its claws towards him to suppress him, the Stardust Illusion did not retreat at all.

Behind her, there was also a roar that broke through the speed of sound.

quack!

At this moment, the lights in the conference hall seemed to sense the prelude to the war of the century, flickering and causing everyone present to exclaim in surprise.

However, these ordinary reporters cannot see it.

The giant dragon with crystal wings suddenly collided with another giant blue-white dragon surrounded by sacred light!

(Stardust Illusion——)

(East Business Reform——)

Fierce Wind Crystal Sword Flashes... Fights... Stardust Illusion Impact!

(——In two days, we will fight to our heart’s content!) X2

The two of them declared this to each other in their hearts at the same time.

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Chapter 5 (k) Yayoi Award, start!

It was sunny in the morning of June 3th.

The first stop of the Classic Triple Crown, the precursor to the Gaoyue Sho, the opening day of the G2-level Yayoi Sho.

The weather today is not bad. The sun is hanging high in the sky, casting pleasant warmth on the spectators gathered in the stadium today.

The passionate orchestral music echoed above the stadium, indicating that the next game will be eye-catching.

Although the race was still a long time away, Toyama Scarlet had already arrived here early with Stardust Illusion, allowing it to familiarize itself with the race track for an hour in advance.

As the time for the game approached, the other players arrived and began to prepare. Under the guidance of the staff, Toyama Scarlet and the other trainers left the field, leaving only Stardust Illusion on the lawn to make the final adjustments.

Today, Stardust Illusion was contrary to its usual behavior. It did not show any fighting spirit, but stood there silently and began to stretch its limbs.

Seeing her like this, Toyama Crimson, who was about to leave the stadium, suddenly turned around and shouted before the staff could stop her:

"Hey, Stardust! Don't let me down today. Remember how I felt during these days of training!"

She didn't answer, but waved goodbye.

"Finally... today has come."

Stardust Illusion looked around the stadium. This Zhongshan Racecourse can accommodate more than 16 spectators.

Today, it is just a G2-level event, but it has attracted at least 12 to 3 spectators, and the number is still increasing.

"Sweepy... Narita Shirahito... and the other runners..."

Turning his gaze to the players who were already standing on the lawn and warming up, Stardust Illusion clenched his fists.

“Even if I’m told it’ll be a tough fight, these runners are definitely qualified… I’m really looking forward to the next race!”

"More than qualified?"

Suddenly, the horse girl next to her took over her words. This was a horse girl with short golden hair and a horn-shaped hood on her head.

"This is a ticket to the Triple Crown Classic! Even if it's just the three of you, I'll knock them all down!"

Her amber eyes were filled with fighting spirit, and she walked directly to the Stardust Illusion and declared war on the king.

“Humph, Great Universe, how can a defeated opponent like you boast like that? I’m the one who will win the game—whether it’s the Yayoi Award or the upcoming Gaoyue Award!”

Before Stardust Illusion could respond, another horse girl, Wind Echo, who was standing behind the two of them, started to taunt her.

"What! How dare you look down on me!"

Da Yuzhou suddenly turned around and retorted rudely, "You are a guy who just happened to win against me once by luck, don't think you can get your wish today!"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing and take advantage of the time to warm up. The audience is watching us."

Hearing the argument, the third horse girl came over to persuade the two: "It would be bad if it affects the next game, wouldn't it?"

"Shut up. This is none of your business, lowly girl!"

“What you—!”

With the addition of the new horse girl, the arena suddenly became chaotic.

Stardust Illusion, who had just been provoked, was just trying to gather her strength and forcefully fight back against the provocation. However, looking at the battle situation in front of her, she was a little confused.

What does this mean? Is it a competition before running?

Should we stop them now, or wait and see how the situation develops?

"What's wrong, Stardust Illusion?" Narita Bairen's voice came from behind, interrupting Stardust Illusion's thoughts.

"Don't worry, they are just venting their nervousness."

Narita Shirahito, this horse racing girl is also a competitor who has just debuted for the second year. Although she did not perform well in the first two mock battles, she is actually a very reliable horse racing girl.

In his third year of school, he had already joined the student union at the academy, assisting Rudolph and the gas tank in their work.

Thanks to this, she has dealt with many of the problems faced by horse racing girls.

At this moment, Narita Shirahito could see at a glance that the noisy horse racing girls in front of him were not really going berserk, but were just escalating due to the tense situation and high morale.

"You'd better warm up properly. I don't want to see you not perform to your full potential due to other factors in such an all-out game."

Narita Bairen patted Stardust Illusion's shoulder and motioned for her to look at the figure in the distance who was warming up alone with a witch hat on her head:

"Look, the Dongshang Reform, which is usually very resistant to even entering the gate, is already taking it seriously today—"

Stardust Illusion then discovered that the little witch, who in the video required three or four people to lift up and barely push into the gate, was unusually quiet today.

I don’t have time to worry about others... Let’s get started!

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Toyama Feihong stood at the front of the stands, watching the little incident on the field with interest.

Another trainer was standing next to her and watching the game with her - she was Ikeda Meow, also a trainer who has been highly praised in the academy in recent years.

The runners in her team include: Dream Journey, Golden Master, Tosho Reform and Zhen Jiling. It can be said that each of them is a very strong player, which also proves that Ikeda's level is indeed not bad.

"It's a pity that you found another problem child. Fortunately, he is not the violent type this time." Toyama Feihong said in a teasing tone.

"If I find another master like him, I'm afraid I'll be beaten to death sooner or later..."

Ikeda wiped the sweat from his forehead, and as if thinking about his own future, he quickly rejected the proposal:

"I'm not a very skilled trainer. They have achieved what they have today mainly through their own hard work."

"But Sweepy is not an easy player, you know? Even if it's Stardust Illusion, I'm afraid he can't be taken lightly."

When facing her own horse girl, Ikeda always acts like a punching bag and has no temper. This is her usual character.

However, Toyama Hikari is not one to be treated well by others. She will treat the other person's good child with the same attitude:

“Hahahahahaha, it looks like you’re full of fighting spirit, Ikeda-nyan. Did you steal the strategy I made for Stardust Illusion? That won’t do.”

"..."

Ikeda glanced at the guy beside him, secretly sighing at her shamelessness. She could make such a low-level frame-up sound like it was true:

"I'm already doing my best to take good care of the people in charge, so how can I have time to take care of other things?"

"For a trainer like me, as long as I can do my job well and not make mistakes, that's good enough."

"Hey..." Toyama Feihong put away the tablet in his hand and smiled like a wicked man:

"Let me ask you a question - who do you think is the best trainer in Treson?"

"Toyama...what kind of dispute are you trying to start again?"

"I just want to hear your opinion, Ikeda. Which training level do you think is the highest in this Central Tresen Academy?"

In the face of Ikeda's evasion, Toyama Feihong pressed on with her questions.

"..."

The atmosphere seemed to change at this moment. Toyama Feihong felt a chill all over her body, but the next second, Ikeda beside her was already laughing awkwardly:

"Then it could be Toyama?"

"Hahahaha, that's nonsense."

Toyama's crimson voice was calm, not affected at all by the flattery:

"Don't underestimate my intelligence network. You are the top trainer in the theory test of Tresen Academy in the past 10 years. You are able to lead all those problem children to their current level. Ikeda, you... may be more powerful than that woman Tojo Hana."

Without waiting for the woman next to her to object, Toyama Feihong suddenly came in front of her, pressed tightly against Ikeda's profile, with one eye larger than the other and a ferocious expression:

"But your title of the strongest only ends today."