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

Inside the Tachyon Research Laboratory.

Airi Hayako, who had just handed in her resignation to Toyama Hikari, watched the video of yesterday's Stardust Illusion game again with An Xinze Chishimi who came uninvited.

Although this quack doctor was not a professional scholar studying horse racing, he could see that the scene was abnormal.

Indeed, when the Emperor of the East China Sea was running for about the last 200 meters, his running body was completely out of control and he straightened up, which was an important manifestation of stalling.

But even if the Emperor of the East China Sea stalls at the end, it does not mean that she will instantly reduce her speed to near 0.

Under this premise, the Stardust Illusion directly pulled the East Sea Emperor 11 horse lengths ahead...

"Agree to my acupuncture treatment, or just move it up to the schedule?" The quack doctor with wavy blonde hair was ready to go, wishing he could grab the Stardust Illusion in front of him and start giving him acupuncture.

During the last blood test, she noticed the abnormal activity of Stardust Phantom's cells, coupled with the terrifying strength displayed by the opponent in yesterday's match.

If she could give this runner a few more injections and fully unleash his potential, bringing him to an unprecedented level - then her Sasa acupuncture treatment would surely become famous!

By then, no one would call An Xinze Ci Cimei a quack anymore, and everyone would definitely rush to ask for acupuncture, hoping to get an effect similar to the Stardust Illusion—

"You should ask Toyama Scarlet this question."

Airi turned off the TV that was playing the video, picked up the training schedule that she had been drawing for half a day, and began to revise it.

In order to truly experience the particles she saw in yesterday's game from a first-person perspective, Airi Tachuko decided to return to the arena and compete with the Stardust Phantom at the Takarazuka Memorial Arena.

To this end, she must develop a sufficiently comprehensive rehabilitation plan to ensure that she is not unable to perform at her best due to too long a rest period.

For this competition where the number of players is determined entirely by popularity, Airi Soko never worried for even a second about not being selected.

Even though she has retired from the competition for a few years, she is very sure that many people still support her as the Phantom Triple Crown.

Although she is not able to maintain the peak popularity she had back then, it should be no problem for her to gain a popularity ranking high enough to participate in the Takarazuka Kinen.

"I always feel like I won't be stressed enough by myself..."

As she analyzed the strength of the other people in Gaoyue Shang, she felt a little unsure.

According to her intelligence network, the contestants who have announced that they will participate in the Takarazuka Kinen this year and are qualified to take up a spot are currently confirmed to be two people from the Mejiro family: Mejiro Ryan and Mejiro McQueen.

Including himself and Stardust Illusion, there are only 10 spots left in the Takarazuka Kinen, which was scheduled to have 6 participants.

Should we try to bring in some more powerful people... ?

"Hey! This is not what we agreed on! Didn't we agree last time that I would be treated by Sasaburo once, and that it would be a condition for me to help conceal Stardust Illusion's special physique?"

The quack doctor's loud shouting while slamming the table interrupted Elissa's thoughts. The researcher sat there and slightly raised his eyelids, glanced at this guy who insisted on pseudo-science [Sasa needle treatment], and then immediately turned his attention back to the training table:

"I am no longer Stardust Illusion's trainer, but her rival. As for what we promised you before, why don't you just go and talk to the trainer yourself?"

She remained silent, her face twitching, but An Xinze Ci Ci Mei could certainly understand what he meant.

Seeing that Elissako was now completely putting all the blame on others, the quack doctor suddenly felt that he had been completely fooled and wanted to rush up and give this guy a few injections.

However, since both he and Airi Hayabusa had already registered with the student council, they could not afford to cause any more trouble. Otherwise, the Gas Tank and Rudolph Symbol would definitely cut funding again without hesitation and impose further restrictions.

"Damn it—you!"

Just as he pounded the table with his hand, the quack doctor noticed that the other horse girl who had been sitting in the corner and had not participated in the conversation between the two people cast her eyes over.

The look in his eyes seemed calm and emotionless, but it could make people feel a little dissatisfied.

An Xinze Cicimei, who was able to yell at Airihakuko, did not dare to let this horse girl really get angry.

Seeing the dark-looking Manchester City teahouse ready to put down the coffee in his hand and stand up, the quack doctor waved his hand and trotted towards the door:

"Humph, I'll remember the grudge you played on me this time - ah, no need to trouble the teahouse to see me off, I know how to leave on my own!"

Chapter 240: Isn’t it easy to knock a master away?

Watching the quack doctor fleeing in two steps and disappearing outside the laboratory, Manchester City Tea House turned around and cast his gaze at Elissa:

"…Shuzi, are you really going to make a comeback?"

She asked in a low voice.

It is natural to have such doubts.

Manchester City Tea House was a runner of the same period as Airi Hayabusa, and she could be said to have regarded this horse girl who shared a bed with him as her most difficult opponent.

This runner has attracted countless people's attention since her debut. In every race, she has shown incredible last-minute performances that seem like teleportation at the speed of light. Even professionals in the industry have said, "I am convinced that this horse girl is in a completely different dimension from other runners."

At the Yayoi Sho, a pre-event of the Gaoyue Sho, a very rare situation occurred: after learning that Airi Hayako was confirmed to participate in the Yayoi Sho, many runners who were considering participating chose to withdraw and avoid the competition, resulting in only 8 runners attending the Yayoi Sho that year.

And she, Manchester City Tea House, is one of them.

In that game, even though Manchester City tried their best to run, he could only look helplessly at the back of this speedster.

Just like what she heard before the game... She even felt that she and Airi Soko were no longer in the same dimension.

Teahouse did not have even the slightest feeling of giving up or being afraid of fighting. Instead, he became even more eager to "defeat Elly Soko."

But, there is no chance for anything anymore.

After winning the Gaoyue Award, Airihazuko announced that she would take a temporary break due to health reasons. Then, it seemed that her interests shifted. Even after her body recovered, she had no intention of making a comeback, and simply continued to be active in fields outside the arena as a researcher.

However, even so, everyone believes that Tako is someone who has sufficient strength to compete for the Classic Triple Crown.

The reason is that the contestant who won the Neon Derby that year, Forest Treasure Cave, and the contestant who won the Chrysanthemum Award, Manchester City Tea House, were both defeated by Suzuko, and both won by a margin of several lengths.

"Ah, I'm going to announce my comeback in two days, what do you think, Tea House?"

Hearing her friend's question, Aili Suko did not adopt the perfunctory attitude she had shown to An Xinze Cicimei. She raised her head, put the training table aside, and tilted her head to look in the direction of the Manchester City teahouse with one hand on her chin:

"Would you like to come and participate in the Takarazuka Kinen? If you want to compete with me, this is a good opportunity."

"..."

Teahouse did not answer immediately, but stared at Suzuko with her lifeless eyes for a while, then raised her head and looked at the empty ceiling.

Those pitch-black ears trembled slightly, as if listening to some sound that no one else could hear.

Seeing the Manchester City Tea House like this, Suzuko sighed helplessly and asked, "So what did the [friend] of the tea house say?"

"……All right."

Manchester City Tea House's voice sounded a little ethereal. She continued to look at the "friends" who were invisible to everyone else and answered like this:

"Takarazuka Kinen, I will try to participate... but not to compete with Hayabusa, but to respond to your request."

After saying that, Manchester City Tea House retracted his gaze and looked at Elly Suko again with some concern:

“…Is it really okay?”

She chose to leave the court because of illness that year, although she did later claim that her injury had improved, she did not return because her interest shifted.

But after that, no one except herself and An Xinze Cicimei could see the medical report of Ai Li Suzi, and the fact that she never ran at full speed even once again...

He looked at his friend with his golden eyes, hoping to hear a positive answer from her.

But even so, Elise, who usually claims to be a genius with an IQ of over 200, seemed not to understand the meaning of what Manchester City Tea House meant at all.

She shook off the long sleeves that were wrapped around her palms, and had no reaction to the vague eerie feeling emanating from Manchester City Tea House:

"It's settled then. Now we have five people who can take the test. Are there still five spots left?"

Hearing this answer, Tea House sighed as if he had expected it.

Of course, this is not the first time that she has asked about this matter, but no matter when she tries to understand it, Airi Suzuko always avoids the question.

Could it be that she really had some irreversible injury, but in order to avoid worrying others, she concealed it and pretended to be absorbed in research...

No, that's not the case. After all, the extraordinary persistence that Airi Hachiko showed in the laboratory was definitely not fake...

From the current perspective, since Hayabusa is planning to make a comeback and participate in the Takarazuka Kinen, and is ready to have a peak showdown with Stardust Illusion.

Even if he had concealed something before, at least he should have recovered enough to run now.

Since Airi Hayabusa was unwilling to talk about her body, Teahouse could only go along with her:

"If you want to achieve an effect similar to that of Gaoyue Shou... you can consider inviting a noble lady."

"A lady?"

After finishing modifying the training table, Airi Suzuko pulled out a bunch of bottles and cans from the counter below her and began to mix them together:

"Do you think that gorilla is suitable for this game?"

"kindness……"

Looking at Suzuko's nimble movements and the solution that was visibly becoming suspicious and even bubbling.

The teahouse swallowed quietly and decided not to delve into what this thing was:

"In the previous match, the Stardust Illusion was successfully blocked by the Qingzhu Memories that tempered the body. If the noble lady who can even defeat the Golden Master comes, maybe there will be a better effect..."

The tea host, who rarely spoke such a long paragraph in one breath, felt a little uncomfortable and took a sip of coffee.

Since Airi Hayako had a rare interest in continuing to run, she was willing to support her friend, so she expressed her thoughts and suggestions seriously.

"Oh? That seems like a good idea!"

After placing the prepared purple glowing potion on the table, Airi Suko's eyes lit up.

She seemed to be able to imagine how the noble lady would unreasonably force the Stardust Illusion to appear.

At that time, what kind of powerful domain power will she unleash? Can I personally witness the existence of [Tachyon] from this power...

Just by imagining it a little, you can feel the preciousness of this possibility.

Judging from its resilience alone, the Stardust Illusion has the potential to go beyond common sense.

So, what about running speed?

A magical race born from the three goddesses, the horse girls.

Do they really have shackles called limits?

Even if this shackle exists, is it possible for all the horse girls, including myself, to break free from it?

What kind of scene exists at the end of speed?

All these unknown existences bring with them infinite possibilities.

The upcoming Takarazuka Memorial is her best chance to verify this possibility.

This is wonderful... Sparasi!

For this competition, Elissa has decided to maximize this possibility.

The first step is to carefully select a lineup of players that can put pressure on the current Stardust Illusion!

Chapter 241: It’s normal for an overlord to have several beauties in his harem, right?

"Well, congratulations to Stardust Illusion for winning the Gaoyue Award and taking the first victory of the Classic Triple Crown!!"

"Ohhhh! Cheers!!!"

The crisp sound of clinking glasses and cheers rang out, and the celebration party for Stardust Illusion officially began.

Stardust Illusion smiled, picked up the huge glass in front of him, and drank the juice in it.

Sitting around them were the two trainers Toyama Scarlet and Super Stream, as well as teammates Miyu and Miura Bourbon.

Among them, Airi Hayako seemed to have already started preparing for the Takarazuka Kinen, so she simply did not come to participate in the celebration.

Another teammate, Enis Fengshen, was in the critical stage of rehabilitation treatment, so he was unable to rush from the academy to the Zhongshan Racecourse to participate.

That’s right, the celebration banquet was not held in Tresen College, but in a private room in a high-end barbecue restaurant near Zhongshan Racecourse.

The reason why we chose not to go back to college and gather more friends to participate, but to celebrate locally, is because of the special nature of this game.

Gaoyue Sho, the first battle of the classic triple crown.

Every runner dreams of being the winner in this scene.

However, since it is a race, it is destined that only one runner can succeed.

Today, the contestant is called Stardust Illusion.

That means the remaining 17 people are all losers.