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

Under such circumstances, how could he go back to Tresen College and invite friends who obviously knew the other failed contestants to attend the celebration party for the winners?

For example, if McQueen, Big Tree Express, Condor and others were invited to participate, would they be able to forget the failures of their teammates East Sea Emperor and Narita Shirahito and blend into the atmosphere of the celebration banquet?

Obviously, this is impossible.

So before Stardust Illusion discovered this, Toyama Scarlet had already booked a private room in this store as the venue for their Draco team's internal celebration.

Of course - there is also a figure familiar to Stardust Illusion hidden among them.

That is the man with a beer belly named Lin Yongyi.

Perhaps some people have forgotten who this person is?

This guy is the person in charge of the Zhongjing Racecourse and the man who once talked to Stardust Illusion about giving her his full support.

He also discussed this matter with Stardust Illusion during Stardust Illusion's debut match.

But after that, Stardust Illusion made an open challenge to the Emperor of the East China Sea, which in his opinion was undoubtedly a suicidal declaration of ignorance of one's own limitations.

Thus, the cooperation came to an end.

But now it's completely different.

This horse girl made her debut as a local.

Now that he has entered the central realm and won battle after battle, even the Gaoyue Award is no problem. He defeated the [Emperor II] head-on and is officially heading towards the highest crown called the [Classic Triple Crown]...

The most important thing is that she debuted as a local horse racing girl from the Chukyo Racecourse!

In order to quickly mend his relationship with Stardust Illusion, and at least to obtain the qualification to use her fame to promote Zhongjing Racecourse, Lin Yongyi decided to place a bet before this game.

Before the game started, he had a detailed discussion with Toyama Crimson about the business cooperation. Although the other party asked for a lot, he still gritted his teeth and agreed to everything. Only then did he get the honor of being responsible for the other party's living expenses in the future...

Yes, it is an honor.

For those horse racing girls who still achieve good results or even perform at the top level, even if they are provided with the necessary funds free of charge, it is already a great opportunity that countless people cannot get.

In Lin Yongyi's opinion, although Stardust Illusion must still be dissatisfied with his lack of support in the beginning, at least it is willing to accept his financial support, which is the first step to repair the relationship.

Yes, that's right!

This is not an act of taking advantage of others, it is undoubtedly a commercial upfront investment!

“Speaking of which, Stardust Illusion, do you still remember Lin Yongyi?”

As if considering the other party's funding, Toyama Scarlet handed a whole plate of roasted beef to Stardust Illusion from the next table and asked this.

"Who is that?"

The girl, her mouth full of various foods, answered vaguely.

"Oh, it's okay. Someone is going to sponsor our team's daily expenses and wants to use this as a stepping stone to talk about using your name for business cooperation."

"Business cooperation?"

Stardust Illusion raised his head, revealing a dazed expression with a mouth full of grease, and asked in confusion:

"Aren't these things your responsibility? Just don't let me get involved in any strange rumors. As for the other Toyamas, you can handle them according to the usual practice."

"I suppose so."

Toyama grinned crimson.

Stardust Illusion's answer certainly did not surprise her. All this guy thinks about is eating and running, with a little bit of his other horse racing girl friends.

As for Lin Yongyi and his worry that Stardust Illusion would hold a grudge?

I'm afraid I've forgotten it completely.

However, just because Stardust Illusion has been forgotten doesn't mean that this matter is really meaningless.

How can I be worthy of my identity as a trainer if I don't blackmail Lin Yongyi and make him bleed heavily for the publicity purpose I want to achieve, and let him understand the price of being blind?

"Brother, you're really...really amazing."

Mi Yu carefully placed the roasted meat into the Stardust Illusion Bowl, and then sighed:

"Watching my brother running, I finally understood what kind of horse girl can bring happiness to the audience..."

"Mi Yu thought, maybe I have found the direction to work hard..."

"Definitely. Stardust Illusion has potential that the average player doesn't have."

Miura Bourbon, who was sitting on the other side, said calmly, mixed a salad with a serious expression, and placed it in front of the Stardust Illusion:

"At present, the central computer's processing power is still unable to draw an accurate conclusion, but the full function has been confirmed - there is no doubt that Stardust Illusion has won completely."

"…wouldn't you consider eating some for yourself?"

Stardust Illusion finished eating the food brought by everyone, but found that the three people in front of him each handed over another batch.

Of course, she was still some distance away from being full, but what was going on in her current situation?

This is clearly a celebration banquet, right? Why does it seem like three people are serving me food?

It's not that she is not used to being fed, but a celebration banquet would be completely meaningless if only one person was eating, right? !

Toyama Crimson saw that this guy was embarrassed, and said with a smile, "What's wrong? Would our Overlord be embarrassed by the service of one or two girls?"

"What overlord? Let's not talk about this when we are having dinner in private..."

Stardust Illusion retorted with a blushing face.

"Do I need to increase my endurance training next... I think the arc artist can also improve a little bit..."

After the celebration banquet, everyone returned to the academy overnight. Stardust Illusion walked towards the dormitory, still thinking about how to strengthen training next.

At this moment, the afterglow of the Gaoyue Award Ceremony is still continuing in most places, but in Stardust Illusion's opinion, since the competition has already ended, there is no need to continue to immerse yourself in it and waste time.

Normally, the next step is to concentrate on preparing for the second stop of the classic treble, which is also a game that is given an extremely special meaning: the Neon Derby.

"Tsk, there is the G2-level Keisaka Cup, but the Tokyo Mile also happens to start on May 5th. Can I only choose one of these two races..."

Stardust Illusion weighed the pros and cons. After all, she had accepted five main career tasks in one go. It could be said that for her now, if she wanted to become stronger, it would be no problem for her to participate in more competitions.

After all, as long as you can run a race at your own pace and complete the task, you can continue to become stronger, which is definitely a very cost-effective thing.

Thinking of this, she took out her room card, swiped it, then pushed open the dormitory door in front of her and walked in.

"Stardust—you're finally back."

As soon as I walked into the dormitory, I saw the Emperor of the East China Sea sitting on a chair facing the gate. She was still wearing the same winning suit she wore today.

"Ah...Isn't the emperor resting yet?"

Although everyone was already very familiar with each other, Stardust Illusion still felt a little awkward.

This is not just because he had just defeated his opponent in today's match and shattered her ideal of winning three championships without a loss.

More importantly, in the second half of the event, Stardust Illusion couldn't even be sure how much time he was actually focusing on the Emperor himself.

Instead of regarding the [Emperor Phantom] who looked more powerful and more oppressive as his opponent.

Do you understand this feeling?!

It was just like a student who finished answering the questions at the last second before the bell rang, only to find out that he had made a mistake in the time and there was actually more than half an hour left.

"Today's Stardust has shown the Emperor what true power is."

Of course, the Emperor of the East China Sea had no idea of ​​the messy things that Stardust Illusion was thinking.

She waited in the dormitory until he came back, just to show him her true feelings:

"It's not just a slight win, but a difference of six horse lengths. No matter who sees it, they will think that the emperor has been completely defeated, right?"

"That's not the case. Emperor, you lost speed at the end, right? In fact, it was still very lucky. I was almost exhausted from running..."

The emperor didn't want to hear that answer.

Doesn't she know that by that time, everyone will be on the verge of collapse?

The reason why some horse girls can always stand out in this kind of competition is precisely because the more they face this situation, the more they can persevere to the end and even create miracles.

Just like today's stardust illusion.

And most importantly, she was facing the winner as a loser.

Once the game is lost, anything you say will sound like making excuses, and the emperor doesn't want to do that.

Seeing how serious the emperor was, Stardust Illusion gave up the idea of ​​reading the rule book.

She could only listen to the other person's words carefully while putting the backpack she was going to take to the game today next to the bed, and then she took a chair next to the emperor and sat down.

"So for this game, do you think the Emperor did not do well enough?"

"……what?"

The Stardust Illusion widened its eyes in surprise and looked at the emperor.

"The Emperor wants to hear your opinion, Stardust."

The emperor repeated it with mixed feelings.

Of course, she knew that it was a bit shameless to ask for help from her opponent.

But she also knew that if there was anyone in this competition who understood her current problems best, it would undoubtedly be the Stardust Illusion who had competed with her until the last moment.

"The emperor could vaguely feel that Gao Yue Shang might not have done his best. But... he couldn't figure out what went wrong."

"With a distance of 2000 meters, even if the Emperor follows your great escape, Stardust, it shouldn't lose speed before the finish line. So, I want to find the reason."

"If I can correct this problem and further improve my running style, I will be able to compete with you, Stardust, again in the next race."

After speaking a long paragraph in one breath, the Emperor of the East China Sea seemed a little embarrassed.

Although she knew that the relationship between herself and the Stardust Illusion was extraordinary, she still directly asked for help from her opponent like this, and even emphasized after asking for help, "I want to improve my strength, and then I will take revenge on you in the derby."

Even if Xingchen suddenly got angry and scolded the emperor for having no shame, there would be nothing that could be done, right?

But she also believed that if it were Stardust, he wouldn't care about such things.

“I think the biggest problem will be in the second and third turns, right?”

Stardust Illusion didn't think too much about it. When she heard the emperor's request for help, she directly recalled the situation at that time and slowly told her own opinion:

"Didn't you catch up with me so fast, Emperor? And when we were going downhill, you ran very vigorously."

"But, I think when going downhill, if you want to do everything like the emperor, it will be very tiring."

After just saying a few words, Stardust Illusion began to sweat profusely.

She could feel that the emperor's physical strength was consumed at a very rapid rate when going downhill, and she also understood that this was the reason why the emperor was finally exhausted.

But... she couldn't tell why.

It's that kind of frustrating feeling that you can clearly understand but find it difficult to express!

“Stardust…”

I didn't expect Stardust Illusion to answer so straightforwardly. He even frowned as he thought about it.

The Emperor of the East Sea was stunned for a moment, and suddenly asked without thinking:

"Why did you answer so straightforwardly?"

"Didn't you, the Emperor, ask me? Why do you ask me now? Why should I answer?"

Stardust Illusion scratched his head, wondering what this kid was up to.

"But what the Emperor said was that he wanted to correct these problems and then use them in the derby! The Emperor and Stardust are rivals, wouldn't Stardust find it weird to ask for advice like this?!"

"You know, this is a matter related to the victory of the Classic Triple Crown! Or... Stardust, you no longer regard the Emperor as your opponent..."

"..."

Looking at the East China Sea Emperor who suddenly became excited, Stardust Illusion reached into his pocket for a while, took out a bottle of honey drink that he had prepared in advance and handed it over.

"What weird things are you talking about again... It's just a technical exchange, isn't it normal?"

"In order to improve himself, the emperor is willing to ask me for help without hesitation - on the other hand, if I or McQueen asked you for the ultimate emperor dance technique, what would you do?"

"..."

Stardust Illusion smiled and took off her coat, revealing her graceful figure outlined by her tall stature.