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

And now, it was time for her to do something for her friend——

Looking at the JRA reporter in disbelief, Oguruma continued to speak while holding the microphone:

"You just said that the Emperor of the East Sea is known as the [Second Emperor] and the [Undefeated Genius]. Everyone believes that she can inherit the glory of President Rudolph, so the Stardust Illusion cannot be compared with her, right?"

"Yes." The JRA reporter answered through gritted teeth.

His mind was completely blank now, but the only thing he knew was that he must not let today's events become his own one-man show. At least he had to include a local horse girl who overestimated her own capabilities!

"Well, let me tell you something now."

Xiao Li Mao glanced at all the reporters present, then continued:

"Stardust Illusion... I, Oguruma, declare that she will inherit all my glory as the [Second Generation of Oguruma] and run in the next race."

"Now let me ask you, Mr. JRA reporter—"

Oguruma's voice exploded, frightening the reporter so much that he fell to the ground. However, neither Oguruma nor Rokuhei Ginjiro intended to let this guy who looked down on others casually go. Oguruma continued to ask directly:

"——Does [Oguruma II] Stardust Illusion have the qualifications to become the enemy of [Emperor II] Emperor of the East Sea?"

This bombshell finally drove all the reporters completely crazy!

Chapter 28: Prove yourself to be the strongest in the classic triple crown!

The second generation of Oguruma, once someone proposes this title, he will definitely be criticized by many fans of Oguruma.

In their eyes, this girl has fought her way up from the local level to the central level, conquered all the audiences step by step with her own strength, and become the hall-of-fame horse girl of the year.

Even if there are other horse girls who can match her achievements, it is difficult to have a racing career as dramatic and with a perfect ending as Oguruma.

Therefore, unlike titles like "Emperor II" which mainly carry honor, if someone calls himself "Oguruma Second Generation", he will definitely be questioned from all aspects in terms of achievements, exciting events and even popularity.

...Except for one thing.

That is the second generation of Oguruma, who was personally appointed by Oguruma.

No matter how unwilling the fans are to accept it, they have to give this horse girl some face. At least they have to see what Oguruma's vision is like, right?

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"Old man, are you really doing such a crazy thing without even discussing it with me?!"

Inside the barbecue restaurant, Stardust Illusion lay on the table and shouted helplessly.

"Hahahahahaha, how's that? Are you scared?"

Rokuhei Ginjiro laughed and took a sip of beer, while using chopsticks in his left hand to check the slices of meat on the three barbecue tables at the same time.

“How could I be shocked? If news of this magnitude gets out, I’m afraid the entire domestic horse racing girl community will be scared to death by you!”

Stardust Illusion viciously picked up a piece of barbecue and stuffed it directly into his mouth, chewing it.

She knew how much these two people in front of her had paid to build momentum for her.

At the retirement ceremony, she used the honor of the Little Li Hat to vouch for herself, just to dispel the media's bad reviews and give her a fair stage to compete with the Emperor of the East Sea...

"Now...what if I fail? Oguruma might even be attacked by someone then."

Stardust Illusion, who was worried about this, sighed again.

"Woo-gu-hu-wu-shu-pu, woo-hu-wu-lu!" (Then don't fail, I believe in you!)

Little Chestnut, with his mouth full of barbecue and his cheeks puffed up, turned around and mumbled to cheer her up.

"What a fool! How can a horse girl think about failure before even starting the race?"

Old Man Liuping rolled his eyes, divided the roasted meat equally between the two horse girls in front of him, and then continued slowly:

"Oguri and I are not wrong. You definitely have the ability to challenge the Classic Triple Crown, so you must prepare early to avoid the situation that Oguri faced."

Stardust Illusion understood what Liuping meant.

The classic treble, namely the Gaoyue Sho, Tokyo Derby and the Kikuka Sho, are held in April, May and October respectively. In addition to the registration qualifications, each competition has strict selection requirements.

Taking Gaoyue Award as an example, there are a total of 18 places for Gaoyue Award, and these places are divided into three categories: priority appearance places, career bounty places and lottery places.

The priority spots come from three G2-level pre-matches: the top three moves in the Yayoi Sho, the top two moves in the Wakaba Special, and the top three moves in the Spring Special, for a total of eight spots.

As for the career bounty quota, 7 places will be selected based on the career bounties of the horse girls who have registered for the competition, ranked from high to low.

The last three places will be drawn from the remaining registered contestants who meet the requirements.

As for Stardust Illusion, who only debuted in the local field at the end of this year, even if she is specially recruited to the central field at the beginning of next year, she only has a few months left to compete, so it is basically impossible for her to gain an advantage in career bounty.

So she has only one path: to get a ranking in the three G2 games and get a priority spot.

All three G2s will start in March, so registration is required in February. And they each have their own entry requirements, which simply means that you must have at least experienced classic events and have a certain popularity ranking before you can be selected.

"As for popularity, I can do it on my own..."

Stardust Illusion had already made plans to participate in more than three competitions in January and February and win them all. This method would give him a good chance of achieving his goal.

"You will regret it. If you encounter an unexpected situation and cannot participate in the Classic Triple Crown, you will definitely regret it."

Rokuhei Ginjiro sighed and took another big gulp of beer.

"It was because of this hurdle that Oguri was unable to participate in the derby - how could he not feel regretful?"

“So many people are saying that if Oguri can participate in the Classic Triple Crown, she will definitely surpass Rudolph Symbol and achieve unprecedented achievements. Some even call her the Phantom Triple Crown Uma Girl. In the final analysis, it is because everyone thinks that she missed this opportunity and cannot accept it.”

As the old man spoke, he picked up another large bowl of meat for Little Limao. Looking at Little Limao eating the meat with big mouthfuls, his face was full of kindness.

"Oguri is different from me. She thinks that just being able to race with others is enough. But it's my fault anyway because it was my negligence that caused her not to participate in the Derby."

"So, the Stardust Illusion."

He raised his head as he spoke, and his eyes met with the brown-haired horse girl in front of him.

"Oguri and I are the most aware of your potential. The results of your training sessions speak for themselves... Forget about titles like the Second Emperor or the Central Genius. Just run and become the strongest on your own in the Classic Triple Crown!"

Following Mr. Liuping's words, Xiaolimao quickly swallowed all the meat in his mouth, then turned around and nodded to the Stardust Illusion.

Stardust Illusion froze in his seat.

Although she asked Mr. Liuping and Oguruma to teach her at that time, she never caught up with Oguruma even once during the training process, and could only improve her basic qualities according to the discounted training plan.

Maybe she really couldn't compare to top runners like Oguruma? Sometimes she would question herself like this after losing too many games.

But I never expected that the two people in front of me had such high expectations of me.

Become the strongest in the classic triple crown... ?

Indeed, there is no possible horse girl who is not eager to prove herself in the Classic Triple Crown. Even if she is a time traveler, she would have been infected by such an atmosphere long ago. Otherwise, she would not have declared in an interview that she would challenge the East China Sea Emperor again in the Classic Triple Crown.

But now it’s different. There are two seniors who think so highly of her that they even put all the legendary glory of Oguruma on her.

So, what reason does Stardust Illusion have for not seizing the brightest morning star in the running world?

"I understand." Stardust Illusion picked up the bowl and started eating. He stuffed all the food in the bowl into his mouth, then wiped his mouth and replied to the old man in front of him:

"I will do my best to prepare for the Classic Triple Crown. Please train me well, old man!"

"Hahahahahaha, I really need to enjoy my retirement time. But don't worry, I have already contacted another trainer for you. She will be waiting for you at Central Tresen Academy. She is definitely the most suitable person to train you!" Old Man Liuping laughed heartily with satisfaction.

Seeing that Stardust Illusion was a little disappointed after learning that he would not continue to train her, the old man reached out and patted her to comfort her:

"Don't worry, we will completely ignore you. When the vacation is over... around March, Xiaolimao and I will return to Tresen College to prepare for the Three Goddesses Dream Cup. When we meet again, don't let Xiaoli and I down - we will also prepare special training for you!"

"Wu Hu Lu Hu Hu Lu Hu Pu! (Let's cheer together when the time comes.)"

Xiao Limao was chewing the sauce-covered barbecue with her cheeks puffed up, but when she heard this, she clenched her fists and cheered for the Stardust Illusion with a serious look on her face.

Chapter 29 Humph, want to escape?

While Stardust Illusion and others were eating and drinking.

Central Teresin College, inside the Student Union Office.

"Oh... Damn, don't you think those guys in JRA are all idiots?" Rudolph rubbed his temple symbolically, looking at the report documents that had just been delivered with a helpless look on his face.

The document records in detail everything that happened at the Oguri Hat retirement ceremony, including the birth of the second generation of Oguri Hat and... the ugly behavior of that JRA reporter.

"This is also something that can't be helped."

Qi Cao sat at the desk on the side, writing quickly on the instruction document, and answered without raising his head:

"That reporter has been quickly fired by the JRA, which should reduce some of the impact."

"It would be nice if it could be lowered..." Rudolph sighed, leaned back in his chair, raised his head and closed his eyes. In his mind, he saw the Ash-haired Umamusume who rushed into his president's office and shouted "I need your power".

That was two years ago.

"The second generation of Kurumi Hat... do you really have such high expectations for her?" Rudolph seemed to be asking Kurumi Hat in his mind, or asking himself.

"This is not a bad thing, right? President, didn't you say before that you hoped the Emperor of the East China Sea could have her own [Qian Ming Representative]?" Qi Cao raised his head and raised his hand to lift a strand of hair in front of his forehead behind his ear.

"That's true - but who would have thought that the emperor would fight to that extent?! She strained her leg in the second match today. It's amazing that she could endure the pain and finish the winner's stage!"

Rudolph covered her face and yelled. It was a rare time when she didn't need to put on airs when she was surrounded by only her friends. She acted very relaxed and didn't look like the majestic president in front of others at all.

"So you can go and stop the Emperor, and tell her not to run so desperately. The Emperor will definitely listen to you." Qi Cao answered like a stick, without any emotional fluctuations.

"How is that possible... asking a horse girl not to run as much as she wants, what kind of thing is that?" Rudolph immediately retorted.

"So you're just having an attack of your old father's anxiety disorder." Qi Cao covered his mouth and chuckled.

She had long seen that Rudolf was just trying to ease the emperor's worries by complaining, so he deliberately provoked him.

"Ah... that's true. Let's get back to work. We can make time to go to the hospital to see the emperor tomorrow." Reminded by the gas tank, Rudolph finally realized what he was thinking. He could only sort out his mood helplessly and return to work:

"As for the JRA matter, ask them to prepare a press conference for me."

"Okay, I'll notify them right away." After Rudolph returned to work, his attitude immediately changed, and he responded seriously to the student council president in front of him.

The emperor supported his cheek with one hand and turned his head away, staring at the empty door with a gloomy gaze, and continued in a cold tone:

"At the press conference, we will announce the special recruitment of Stardust Illusion. This will prove that the central government has already attached great importance to her..."

"Let those old men apologize for the rest. Bowing is what they are best at anyway."

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Early morning, 5 o'clock.

Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!

There was a sudden knock on the door of the training ground dormitory.

Stardust Illusion was suddenly awakened from his dream by the powerful knock on the door. Looking out the window at the dim sky, he didn't understand what was happening for a moment.

It was not until he came back to his senses for several seconds after hearing the knock on the door that he finally reacted. He got out of bed with sleepy eyes, walked to the door and opened it.

Standing outside the door were two figures, one big and one small.

"Old man, and Senior Oguruma? What are you doing so early in the morning?" Stardust Illusion rubbed his eyes and asked in confusion.

"We won't leave for vacation until tomorrow." Old Man Liuping said calmly.

"Um, so what?"

Standing in the cold wind of winter, Stardust Illusion, wearing only pajamas, shivered in the cold.

She didn't understand what was going on. Did they think they would leave tomorrow and wanted to spend more time with her?

"So of course I'm taking you for a run today."

The old man looked at his watch, smiled and said, "It's 5:04 in the morning now. I'll give you 6 minutes to get ready. Xiaoli and I will be waiting for you downstairs at 5:10."

“…Ah?” Old Man Liuping ignored the stunned Stardust Illusion and turned around to walk out.

Little Chestnut Hat followed immediately, but she turned back halfway, clenched her fist towards the Stardust Illusion and whispered:

"come on!"

Stardust Illusion returned to the room in a daze, put on his clothes, washed his face with cold water, and then he woke up.

But at this moment she was still a little confused. After all, the previous training was conducted during the day, and she didn't understand why she was called up so early in the morning.

But she also understood that the old man was definitely not the type to joke about training, so she quickly cleaned herself up and rushed out of the room and ran downstairs.

As soon as I went downstairs, I saw Mr. Liuping sitting astride a petite pink women's motorcycle, and Xiao Limao, who was wearing sportswear, was stretching his muscles beside him.