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

"Right, I believe you will teach us the tricks without hesitation."

"what……"

The emperor forced a smile and watched the Stardust Illusion walk to the bathroom to wash up before bed.

Hearing these words, she felt her face getting hot.

Can I really teach it without hesitation?

Even if the emperor were to ask himself about this matter now, he would not be able to come to a direct conclusion.

If McQueen or Stardust really ask me for advice, I will probably tell them all the techniques in the end, but the key lies in the premise of "no hesitation"...

Is it really possible to just do it without thinking too much?

In other words, Stardust and McQueen are his closest friends, so what about other people?

Dongsho Reform, Narita Shirahito, Sky Shrine... If they asked him for advice and told him clearly that they would be used in the next game, how would the emperor feel?

Stardust Illusion had just returned to the room after washing up, and he saw the increasingly conflicted expression on the East China Sea Emperor's face.

She walked directly to the emperor, stretched out her hands through the girl's armpits, picked her up directly, and then threw her towards the bed.

Looking at the East Sea Emperor who was thrown on the bed with a look of surprise, holding the drink tightly in both hands, he continued unhappily:

"The emperor is such a fool that he would even bother with such a thing."

"I am looking forward to the next matches, and every opponent will show their best performance beyond imagination."

"For this reason, no matter who asks me for advice, I will do my best to help her. It would be better if it's the next opponent, right?"

"But--"

The emperor was about to say something when he was interrupted by the words of Stardust Illusion:

"I want to continue competing with the Emperor, and not like now... but a stronger you, an Emperor who shows his true and powerful strength."

"If you feel embarrassed to ask me for help, then repay me like this? Let me see such an emperor in the derby."

The atmosphere in the dormitory was silent for a moment. The emperor stared blankly at the Stardust Illusion who had already started to climb onto the bed, not knowing how to express his current feelings.

"Yeah... but it's still a little too late today. Regarding the Gaoyue Award, I will invite Sweepy out tomorrow, and then see if I can invite Narita Bairen. The three or four of us can discuss and summarize it together, how do you think?"

"After all, I also want to know if there is anything I haven't done well in your opinion."

"…The Emperor wants to sleep with Stardust today!"

After hearing the words of Stardust Illusion, the Emperor of the East China Sea seemed to have only just reacted now.

The girl felt as though all the dark clouds in her heart had been lifted, and her usual high-pitched yet sweet voice that made people smile returned.

She climbed up from the bed swiftly and threw herself directly into the bed of her roommate next door.

"……So be it."

The exhausted Stardust Illusion replied in this way. He was too lazy to even think of resisting and could only let the little devil hug him like an octopus.

Then he reached out to turn off the light and fell asleep.

The emperor rested his head on the chest of Stardust Illusion, listened quietly to his friend's gradually calming breathing and heartbeat, and slowly closed his eyes.

Stardust, even so, are you still looking forward to the emperor?

Next up is the neon derby…

The emperor must become strong, stronger than anyone else!

Chapter 243 The Long Way is My Shortcut

On the training ground.

Looking at his attribute panel, which still showed a lack of endurance, Stardust Illusion, who was stretching his body, felt a lot more relaxed.

Now, she only had one thought in her mind:

There is still more than a month left until the Neon Derby, and I should increase the content of my training.

You need to practice more and strive to make further progress. It would be best if you can master new techniques and skills. At the same time, you should not relax your existing abilities and must continue to improve your proficiency in running.

This may sound a bit Versailles, but Stardust Illusion always has a sense of urgency in his heart.

After getting up this morning, the Emperor of the East Sea, who slept with her, had fully recovered and made a new agreement with her:

In the Japanese Derby, I want to let Stardust see a completely different and stronger side of myself!

Therefore, we cannot and dare not relax.

As long as she thought that a genius like the Emperor of the East China Sea had already seized the time to regroup and start a new round of training, she couldn't think of any reason to waste time.

After the four daily slope trainings, Stardust Illusion ran a 4m race with Miura Bourbon who had just made his debut.

In the end, he lost.

She originally watched Bourbon's debut match and it seemed that it would not be difficult to surpass this cyber girl. After all, even the contestants in the debut match were only 3 or 4 lengths behind Bourbon.

But when you stand on the same track with the other person, you can feel the discomfort of having your running rhythm disturbed.

As an instinctive rider, Stardust Illusion certainly couldn't explain where the mystery came from, but in any case, after the rhythm of the race was completely controlled, Bourbon also won by 3 lengths.

Even though parallel running training cannot bring me to the condition of the competition, and I was wearing a weight suit weighing nearly 70 kg - this was too unexpected.

Did you think you were actually much better than Bourbon?

He looked at Miura Bourbon, who was standing aside expressionlessly with no feeling at all about the game, and continued to jog to maintain his form.

To this cyber horse girl, everything seemed to be so natural and there was nothing to be lamented about.

Thinking of this, Stardust Illusion wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and properly hid the only bit of pride that was left.

I discussed the problems of this parallel race with Toyama Hikari and Super Creek who were standing nearby.

Although Elise Suzuko, who is most sensitive to data and player status, has temporarily resigned, the two of them also made some suggestions to Stardust Illusion from their own perspectives.

After roughly memorizing these things in his mind, Stardust Illusion had no intention of starting to understand them now, so he invited Bourbon to start running side by side again.

For Miura Bourbon, being able to train side by side with the G1-level Stardust Phantom, learn her skills and hone herself was not a bad thing.

Not to mention that she had been accustomed to obeying the orders of her two guardians, Toyama Scarlet and Stardust Illusion, from the very beginning.

The parallel run was carried out again.

This time Stardust Illusion was much better than last time. After giving up the lead at the beginning, she took a step behind and won with the last foot. At least this decision prevented her from being left behind by Bourbon by a length.

Stardust Illusion actually tries running methods other than leading during training, but doing so would make her feel a little uncomfortable, as if the strong wind blowing on her face contained some impurities.

Sometimes she did wonder whether she should try a different way of running to avoid the inconvenience caused by everyone knowing that she was the one leading the race?

Just like it is now.

If they take the lead, Miura Bourbon can deploy tactics based on their obsession with fighting for the scenery ahead and repeatedly destroy the opponent's rhythm from beginning to end.

But this was destined to be impossible - of course not because she had accepted a system task that required her to take the lead, but because as a [Stardust Illusion], she could not give up her flawless escape.

Therefore, Stardust Illusion can only continue training.

She had practiced to the point where even if anyone knew she was planning to flee, they would be able to defeat her without hesitation.

Although she couldn't quite explain the feeling, she instinctively felt that this was the way to escape.

If you think too much, you will lose that kind of desperate momentum and end your life, and instead put yourself in a lower position.

As long as you can build your running system around the big escape, it won't be so easy to be really hindered by others.

Once successfully performed, you can completely control the tide of the game, and in turn disrupt everyone's rhythm.

It doesn't seem like a chase.

Stardust Illusion understands that the inherent skill called [Miracle Runner of Holy Night] is a good medicine for the chasing runners.

However, choosing that kind of running method means that you will be behind the runners most of the time, with only the most boring physical planning and accumulation of the last few steps.

Stardust Illusion can imagine the scene of that kind of game and how the audience will discuss:

"Just avoiding a head-on competition with other runners, right?"

"I still think XXXX is just unlucky..."

Of course, it is exciting to suddenly get 1 in a row at the very end of the race, but what if there is a strong runner who can show a finishing touch that is no less than Oguruma's?

Every time he thought of this situation, Stardust Illusion became more determined to escape.

As expected, the best thing for me is always the great escape.

Compared with other runners, she, who has a system panel, can clearly know where her current shortcomings are, so she can avoid them more clearly and show her advantages during the competition.

Just like in the previous game, since physical strength is prone to problems, we should do the opposite and use the escape to drag everyone into the physical strength black hole, and then rely on the skills of restoring physical strength to trigger the final kick and enter the final stage of fighting for victory.

Toyama Scarlet holds the same view as Stardust Illusion. She once used this metaphor:

This is like the barrel effect. The capacity of the shortest template represents the upper limit of the entire barrel.

What Stardust Illusion should do is very simple, avoid its own weaknesses and attack others' weaknesses at the same time.

Later, I will accumulate strength and rely on

The powerful last foot wins the victory——

If you want to gain enough advantage in the game, this is the easiest shortcut.

(Sometimes, taking a long way is the real shortcut...)

Stardust Illusion closed his eyes slightly and thought of the scene of competing with various powerful runners on the track.

However, whether it is a head-on competition or tactical targeting, this is a running method that runners can freely choose in the competition.

I'll leave this complex thinking to the competition...

What we should do now is to continue to improve ourselves!

"Bourbon, come on! I'm very interested in your skill at the gate - can you please try harder when you gate?"

"Understood, Master."

Miura Bourbon nodded and stood at the starting line for the third time:

"Engine at full speed, Miura Bourbon—ready to attack."

boom!

The two runners' powerful feet crushed the grass completely, and the roar echoed across the stadium.

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Chapter 244 Blue-haired little girl question mark.jpg

"Woooooaa! Tower pump engine full blast!"

Twin Turbo just climbed out of bed with laughter and saw her roommate in the next bed, the girl with Kanto accent who called herself [Ultimate Weapon] was still sleeping soundly, not affected by her shouting at all.

Because I secretly hid in bed and watched the record of Stardust Illusion's Gaoyue Competition several times yesterday, the Twin Turbo found that it was almost 9 o'clock when I got up.

She had only slept for 5 or 6 hours so of course she was still very sleepy. However, she found that she was already late and had no time to rest for a while. She hurriedly dressed and washed up, and rushed out of the dormitory without even saying hello to her roommates.

After rushing out of the building, Twin Turbine had forgotten its hurried mentality and stopped and started along the way until it came to the vicinity of Draco's team. Suddenly, it heard the movement there.

Following the sound and standing at the edge of the training ground, Twin Turbine was stunned without knowing when.

The master, Twin Turbo, who had just won the Gaoyue Sho victory and was hailed by the outside world as a rising star and the strongest king of the classic class, was still thinking about having a good chat with her about the competition today!

However, at this moment, seeing him running out of breath on the training ground and even struggling to maintain a running posture, the only feeling in Twin Turbo's heart was admiration.

As expected of the master of the tower pump! Is the engine running at full throttle?!

Even Teacher Necha said that for runners like himself and Poetry Drama, who have not yet officially made a name for themselves in open competitions, it is natural for them to train very hard.

However, Master Stardust Illusion has already won G1!

As a result, now, I don’t even have a day of rest.

And even though it was only nine o'clock in the morning, it was clear from the look of Stardust Illusion that she must have come here a long time ago to start training.