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

For her, this encouragement also turned into sharp knives, carefully piercing her heart one by one.

The more the supporters comforted themselves, the more pain they felt in their hearts.

"next time……?"

The emperor could no longer hold on.

She pursed her lips tightly, bathed in these sharp encouragements, turned around and slowly walked towards the contestant channel.

Ahhh…I can’t take it anymore.

It's totally useless.

Just like that...disappeared...

"How unbecoming, Your Majesty."

A calm yet majestic voice sounded from the contestant channel in front of him.

This voice was very familiar to the Emperor of the East Sea. She quickly came to her senses and looked over at the other party.

"It will... long..."

Tongue-tied, the Emperor of the East China Sea squeezed out these two words from the depths of his throat.

I met here the person I least wanted to see at this moment.

A tall and domineering figure gradually walked out from the contestant channel - the symbol of Rudolph.

He has won 1 G7 Grand Prizes in his career and is the holder of three undefeated crowns of Supreme Glory.

The runner she had admired since she was a child and wanted to get closer to him!

"I showed up at the wrong time. Do you want to continue crying for a while, Your Majesty?"

The domineering emperor lost his usual doting and gentleness. Her tone was like ice, completely engulfing the weak Emperor of the East Sea...

The fact that the symbol of Rudolf appeared here also turned into a sharp knife stabbing into the chest of the Emperor of the East China Sea.

And this knife is the sharpest one ever. Once it pierces the emperor, it will probably bring unprecedented pain to him, right?

"I...I'm defeated."

The emperor's voice was trembling.

I wanted to escape, but I no longer had the courage to even take a step.

She had acted like a spoiled child to the president in front of her countless times, declaring that she would definitely restore her glory.

But now...it's all over.

President, are you here to reprimand me? Or maybe to comfort me...

But no matter which side you go on, it is a painful thing, and it is something that the Emperor of the East China Sea cannot accept as a runner.

"I...I failed to live up to the expectations of my supporters..."

"I also haven't fulfilled my promise to the president..."

I tried hard to hold back my tears, because crying would only make the president more disappointed in me.

The Emperor of the East China Sea bit his lower lip so hard that blood slowly flowed out from under his teeth.

She understood very well how her disciples were feeling right now.

It was like he encountered CB and ACE, or like Oguruma encountered Super Stream and Tamamo Cross.

The more talented and powerful a runner is, the more she needs a rival to constantly motivate her to move forward and become extraordinarily strong.

However, this motivation is often accompanied by failure.

She had loved the emperor immensely from the very beginning, and of course now she also felt sorry for the girl in front of her.

But Rudolf knew that he couldn't show even a hint of regret now.

As a horse girl and a runner, accepting failure is a process that must be experienced alone.

If she allowed the emperor to escape this feeling by throwing himself into her arms, she would only face defeat next time.

The current emperor is probably on the brink of collapse, right?

Looking at the girl in front of him with her head down and shoulders trembling slightly as she avoided his sight, Rudolf clenched his fists secretly, suppressing his inner feelings.

What such an emperor needs now is definitely not comfort.

She had to do something she had never done before to wake her up.

The Japanese emperor took a step forward. This student union president who was usually friendly with everyone and would even often tell jokes to entertain everyone, now had a completely dark face.

"Emperor...what's that expression on your face?"

"What are those tears of yours?"

"Want to defeat your opponent with tears?"

He reached out his hand, gently pinched the girl's chin, and lifted her up forcefully so that she looked at him.

"…If you don't want to continue crying, answer me a question."

"In a month, it will be time for the Neon Derby."

"As for Stardust Illusion, there is no doubt that it will continue along the path of the Classic Triple Crown and challenge this event. This is something everyone knows."

"And you, Emperor...what are you going to do?"

Chapter 236 Because I am the Emperor of the East China Sea

The girl standing in front of her had blue eyes filled with confusion and grief.

Rudolf's symbolic right hand simply pinched the emperor's chin with two fingers, making it impossible for her to turn her neck away from the sight in front of her.

"don't want……"

The Emperor of the East China Sea clenched his teeth, not wanting to let tears fall in front of the president.

The power coming from that right hand indicated a majesty that could not be disobeyed.

As a weak person and a loser, I can't even escape...

Another revenge in the Japanese derby?

But... I have already lost the Undefeated Triple Crown, so how can I take revenge on Stardust?

She is evolving every day in an incredibly stable state.

What about yourself?

I have been proven to no longer be an undefeated genius... a loser. Is there any reason for me to defeat her?

Is it possible for the East China Sea Emperor, who was once left behind, to rise again and catch up with the Stardust Illusion?

(I...what should I do...)

I couldn't open my mouth to answer, and I didn't even have the courage to speak in front of the president.

From today on, she has been completely deprived of the qualification to walk the same path as the president in front of her.

This also means that she no longer has the right to act like a spoiled brat to the president like before...

My brain is a mess and I can't even organize my thoughts.

(Why isn’t it over yet… Just let me go…)

The girl's head was controlled by that hand, and she had to stand on tiptoe and continue to look at the emperor with lifeless eyes.

"There is no other way..."

"East. Sea. Emperor. King."

Rudolf's voice symbolizes interrupting the other person without a trace of emotion, and it is this emotionless expression that reveals her angry mood.

"Are you going to admit defeat here?"

"Because I lost in the first public tournament, I have to give up my life to Stardust Illusion... Do you want to say that to me?"

The girl in front of him, who was in an extremely miserable state, had told the emperor several times about her feelings about the stardust illusion.

That is envy, that is appreciation, that is expectation, that is love.

This was the first time that the child met a peer who was willing to fight her fairly and who could make her feel pressured.

It was not because of his own fame and illusory glory, but because of himself, because of the East Sea Emperor's identity as a runner, that Stardust Illusion launched the challenge.

That is to say, among her peers, she is the only runner who truly regards the Emperor of the East China Sea himself as her opponent.

Even if the rest of the opponents were willing to fight me, they were just trying to challenge the false titles of "Second Emperor" and "Unbeatable Genius" and wanted to win their own glory by defeating the public opinion supporters...

Therefore, the emperor cherished the stardust illusion who was willing to treat him normally, and cherished this friend who only looked at him.

I want to respond to her expectations and challenges, I want to compete with her in the Classic Triple Crown, I want to compete with her on the same field...

Until just now, this feeling was absolutely not false.

However, from the moment the result of the game came out... everything changed.

Stardust is the winner and Emperor is the loser.

The battle between her and I had already been decided today... There was no possibility of deceiving myself anymore.

"The Emperor has... tried his best... but... he still lost to... Stardust..."

The only resistance the emperor could offer now was to hold back his tears.

She spoke her thoughts in fragments, as if she were a convicted criminal seeking the emperor's mercy and forgiveness:

"I'm sorry... I couldn't... satisfy the president..."

(Let everything end, be completely disappointed with the emperor and leave.)

"……is that so?"

Rudolf frowned as he stared at the azure pupils in front of him, and the words he uttered were as cold as a knife:

"In your opinion, running and racing are done just to satisfy me?"

Ahhh, that's it.

After hearing such inappropriate words, even the president would just give up the emperor in anger, right?

That's good...

That would be great...

Just leave the emperor alone.

Finally, let the president give up.

“…sh…”

I wanted to say "yes", but I couldn't.

It was as if his throat and tongue were sealed, and the Emperor of the East China Sea was unable to utter any words of affirmation.

Yes, how could it be possible to tell?

Whether it's running or competing, how can such things be done for others?

Uma Musume was born with the blessing of the three goddesses from the very beginning, and was born to run.

And she, the Emperor of the East China Sea, is a rare genius among this race.

This description of genius does not stop at just talent.

More importantly, she had an extraordinary fighting spirit that even the emperor could only admire.

As long as you are on the field, you will never believe that you will lose and you will never accept the fact of failure.

This fighting spirit has helped her turn defeat into victory countless times in her past career.

Not for anyone else, and certainly not for the president... Running is only for myself.

"What's your answer?"

The emperor questioned again.