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

Especially in the bends.

This was also the case during the special week. I witnessed the strange bird passing by me, so I was naturally familiar with this kind of running style...

"Arc Master...that's what Kitty calls it."

Shenying pushed the remaining food in front of him to Tebi Zhou, wiped his hands, picked up the magazine from the table and read it carefully:

"Xiaoying has placed all his hopes on the Stardust Illusion. It's only natural that he can do this!"

"Eh? What does that mean?"

Te Zhou had a satisfied and happy smile on his face. He picked up all the food that the Condor pushed towards him, ready to eat it all up.

However, after hearing Condor's words, she stopped the fork in her hand with some confusion.

Isn't it too exaggerated to put all hopes on the Stardust Illusion?

"Of course that's because..."

The Condor stretched out his right hand and gently stroked the huge close-up of the stardust illusion crossing the finish line, his eyes flickering with a complex mixture of reluctance and relief:

"Kodaka saw in her the possibility of defeating the noble families... ah, strictly speaking, she saw the possibility of conquering the Arc de Triomphe."

“That was the stage where my opponent defeated me, and I also failed.”

As if thinking about the experience of watching the Arc de Triomphe, Condor's tone became low:

"At that time, I heard that the prominent family would come to the academy for exchanges, so I specifically found out who would have the opportunity to fight with her."

"After finding out the truth and seeing the video of the Stardust Illusion, Xiaoying has been thinking about it. It just so happens that she is a horse girl who is good at leading the race... It is exactly the same strategy that Xiaoying chose during the Arc de Triomphe."

"I feel like it was God's guidance, right? So Xiaoying decided to help her then and there~"

Putting down the magazine in his hand, Condor rested his chin on one hand and looked at Te Bie Zhou who was eating crepe happily.

"So Xiaoying is confident that Stardust Illusion will continue to win - whether it's the derby or the upcoming Chrysanthemum Appreciation... until she steps onto the Arc de Triomphe, she will definitely win."

"Well……!"

When Condor brought up the topic, Te Bie Zhou, who had just been eating happily, quickly swallowed the food in his mouth and answered seriously:

"B-But the Emperor is also very strong, and there are other people participating in the competition. After all, although the Stardust Illusion player is very strong, if the competition does not happen, we can't say for sure that he can win...right?"

Although Te Bie Zhou did not want to directly refute Shen Ying like she did now, she also had her own opinions about the competition.

In addition, her teammate, the East China Sea Emperor, will also participate in the Neon Derby.

These days, even though Te Bie Zhou has retired, she can still see how hard the Emperor of the East China Sea works every day.

Since you're trying so hard, then of course you want revenge on the Stardust Illusion, right?

Therefore, even as a teammate, we must express different opinions:

"Even though Stardust Illusion was so powerful during the Gaoyue Awards, it certainly made people feel that it had surpassed the emperor, right? But..."

"Xiao Te, you don't understand at all. This is called intuition!"

Shenying did not feel angry because she was refuted. She certainly knew that she was just drawing conclusions without any basis.

"Hmph, I think you are too arbitrary, Xiaoying. The Emperor will become very powerful. Even the Stardust Illusion will be shocked by then!"

"But Kitty still thinks that Stardust Illusion can win."

The Condor had no basis for his opinion, but still insisted on his own opinion.

"If I let my elder sister come to see... the Emperor of the East Sea will win after all."

Suddenly, a third voice joined in the bickering between these good friends.

Before Shenying and Tebie Zhou could react, the seat next to Tebie Zhou was pulled open and a horse racing girl sat down directly.

"Ah, Maruzenski-senpai~!"

Te Bie Zhou greeted the uninvited senior with surprise and joy. Shen Ying, who was sitting opposite him, also stretched out his hands and clapped hands in the air with Maruzenski in perfect tacit understanding.

"Big sister, I heard it just now. Are you guys discussing the upcoming Neon Derby?"

Maruzenski sat down with a drink in his hand and started a conversation with his two juniors without interruption:

"Indeed, the strength displayed by Stardust Illusion has made people very concerned... Especially in the Tokyo Mile, she was able to run a big difference. If she can get a big difference in G1, it means that she has a crushing advantage over G1 runners, right?"

As he spoke, Maruzenski picked up the magazine that Condor had just put down:

"That's what's being spread out there, just like this magazine, saying that Stardust Illusion has already won, as if Stardust Illusion has already become the number one in Neon..."

"Of course Stardust Illusion can become the number one in Neon, just like Kitty did back then!"

Before Maruzenski could continue speaking, Shenying refuted him with a firm tone.

Chapter 277 I will defeat you, even if it means risking my life!

"Ah, that's true. The reason why people are saying that Stardust Illusion is coming to the Neon Derby is probably because they have seen her game, right?"

"As long as you have seen that extremely powerful run, you will naturally have the perception in your mind... that this runner cannot be defeated. Is that generally true?"

Maruzenski put down the milky white drink in his hand, then turned to a page in the magazine, flipped it over and showed it to the two people in front of him.

Those were the pictures and reports about Stardust Illusion crossing the finish line that Condor was just looking at.

Written above is the description of the Tokyo Mile by Umamusume, a full-time reporter.

It was obvious that the reporter had been captured and became a fan of Stardust Illusion, so he used a lot of modifiers and positive descriptions in his description, as if he was describing a king ascending the throne...

"Because this gap in strength is an indisputable fact, right?"

The condor smiled.

It seems that Maruzenski can accept this statement and is willing to admit the power of the Stardust Illusion.

"Ah, if it's the emperor at Gaoyue Shang, I'm afraid it's really almost impossible to defeat the stardust illusion, right?"

Maruzenski also nodded.

"Eh? Then why did Senior Maruzenski say that the winner would be the emperor?" Te Bie Zhou asked puzzledly, unable to understand Maruzenski's sudden change of attitude.

"That's because... the emperor now is no longer the same as before."

He picked up the drink and drank it all. Without paying attention to the other's subsequent reactions, Maruzenski stood up and walked out:

"This girl is also evolving every day, so don't be surprised when the time comes."

"The power to defeat the Stardust Illusion... has been acquired by the Emperor of the East Sea!"

"Eh?" X2

Te Bie Zhou and Shen Ying looked at each other, then shouted in confusion at the same time, and watched Maruzenski leave here and walk out of the store.

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“Ahhhhh——!”

The girl behind him was sweating and roaring, and she rushed to the finish line with almost exhausted legs.

The sweat all over his body turned into steam in the high temperature generated by running wildly. When it was reflected by the red sunset, it created a scene around the Emperor of the East China Sea as if he was wrapped in red.

The girl was clearly so tired that she could barely stand, but at this moment her face showed an expression mixed with pride and ecstasy.

"finally……"

The emperor covered his chest with one hand, gripping it so tightly that even his fingertips began to turn white from the force, and his heartbeat was so fast that it almost made him faint.

My lungs felt like a leaky bellows and no matter how hard I gasped I couldn't calm them down.

But finally, all the efforts paid off.

"President! The Emperor succeeded... The Emperor finally succeeded!!!"

Ecstasy, excitement.

The girl turned her head to look at the Rudolph symbol walking towards her.

The joyful Emperor of the East China Sea raised his hands in celebration and rushed towards the symbol of Rudolph.

"Ah, wait—"

Before the Rudolf symbol could react, the East China Sea Emperor standing there had already retreated two and a half steps.

Then, the emperor suddenly took a step forward and leaped out, with his arms and legs spread in the air, pounced on the symbol of Rudolf who was walking towards him, and then hugged her face with his whole body.

"Well……!"

The Rudolf symbol was attacked directly in the face and only had time to groan before he fell to the grass with the Emperor of the East China Sea.

"Ahahahaha~"

Even though he fell down, the Emperor of the East China Sea laughed and let go of his hand.

She was exhausted, so she just laid on her back with the Rudolph symbol:

"The Emperor did it! The Emperor finally learned what the President said!!"

"In this case... the Emperor has gathered all the conditions to challenge Stardust Illusion in the Neon Derby. The Emperor's victory can be seen again!"

"President!!!"

"It's just that I have the conditions to fight against the Stardust Illusion again."

Even after being knocked to the ground, Rudolph's symbolic tone remained calm.

She knew very well that even if she thought of this only possibility of victory and passed it on to the Emperor of the East China Sea... this would only be like what she said just now, giving the Emperor the possibility of winning again.

However, the gap in strength still exists.

He was able to open up a 6-length gap over Emperor in the Gaoyue Sho, and even left First Ruby a full 12 lengths behind in the Tokyo Mile.

Even the current Emperor of the East China Sea is lacking in this strength.

Even Rudolph Symbol, who has all the information on horse racing girls in Neon, can't think of any classic runner this year who can compare with the current Stardust Illusion.

Her physical fitness, which seemed immature when she debuted and was inferior to that of local runners, has now become her strongest support.

And her running skills are beyond the reach of even many old horse racers, or even the top horse girls who have reached the pinnacle.

More importantly, even in the awakened realm, Stardust Illusion is more powerful than other runners who also have the eye-opening level realm, with an overwhelming strength advantage.

If the fighting spirit and territory of Uma Musume are divided into three states: Super Uma Musume 1, 2, and 3, then a normal runner will be in Super Uma Musume 2 after opening his eyes.

But the Stardust Illusion and the last East Sea Emperor are different. Their realms are beyond the ordinary, but lower than the real star shattering. They can only be called Super Uma Musume 2.5.

And most importantly, what makes Stardust Illusion so powerful that it can inspire fear in people is the extraordinary learning ability and evolution speed she demonstrated in the competition.

It’s like a game character that has no bottleneck and can always evolve and upgrade just by accumulating experience.

Thinking of this, Rudolf turned his head slightly and looked at the Emperor of the East China Sea who had crawled to his side and lay down again.

Her face was covered in sweat, causing her hair to stick tightly to her face, and then it was stained with grass debris, making it look even more messy.

However, no one could question the excitement on his face and the fighting spirit that followed.

And Rudolph symbolizes that the Emperor of the East China Sea is such a runner.

As long as she can see the hope of victory, no matter how difficult the adversity is, it will not stop her.

When faced with a Stardust Illusion that is more powerful than himself and has even defeated him once, the emperor of the Neon Derby can only burst out with an even stronger fighting spirit, right?

The phoenix that will never lose and can return from hell even if it is defeated once.

(The basic conditions for victory have been given to you.)

Rudolph looked up at the sky, slowly closed his eyes, and then said:

"Tomorrow's Neon Derby... Do your best, Emperor."

"kindness!!!"

Feeling the expectation in the president's words, the Emperor of the East China Sea felt even more powerful.

Even so, even if the emperor was defeated once...

The president still believes in his own strength and believes that he can win!

In this case, the emperor has one more reason not to lose.

Carrying everyone's expectations and the ideal of revenge against Stardust!