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

No, not just this month.

Long before the Gaoyue Award, the Emperor of the East China Sea had already been diligently studying all possibilities of victory in order to fight against the Stardust Illusion.

She let the doctors fix her arms and legs, her eyes fixed on the stardust illusion standing in front of her.

(Does it really exist that there is an opponent that cannot be defeated even if you use all your strength?)

During these two months of hellish training, the Emperor of the East China Sea would occasionally have such thoughts.

Witnessing the final run of Stardust Illusion towards the finish line today, it was the first time that the Emperor of the East China Sea saw such a perfect running posture.

The emperor even felt that his own death was to highlight the true birth of [Stardust Illusion] at this moment.

After the wounds on his hands and feet were treated, the emperor lay down on his back as if relieved. She just stared blankly at the sky, at the dark clouds that were gradually dispersed by the sun.

Then, he whispered to the champion in front of him:

"The Emperor will probably stop here... He will retire due to injury... So Stardust... Can I ask you to take the Emperor's share... No, forget it..."

"What, you don't want to compete with me for the third time?"

"How could this be... the reason is obvious, right?!"

The Emperor of the East China Sea tried hard to move his right leg, which had been fixed with special materials, and motioned the other party to look at her miserable fractured body.

"The results of the injury assessment haven't come out yet, right? Or has the emperor secretly learned the knowledge of how to treat and judge injuries?"

Stardust Illusion knew that the healing effect of the panacea was absolute, so he asked decisively:

"The Emperor wants to give up before the results come out - so you really don't want to run with me anymore?"

"How could that be? Of course the Emperor wants to continue running... He wants to compete with Stardust on the track, and wants to take revenge on Stardust!"

"really?"

"real!"

"Is it really true?"

"It's really true! Don't ask the emperor anymore!!!"

The emperor's emotions began to get out of control. She didn't understand why Stardust Illusion was being so harsh on her.

As the winner of the competition, if he really wanted to take her feelings into consideration, shouldn't the emperor be left alone to lick his wounds in a corner?

After shouting out his anger that was not understood, the pain from his wounds calmed the emperor down again:

"Stardust... you are so pure, so powerful... and you can understand the emperor. You always shine. You are the best enemy that the emperor dreams of..."

The emperor closed his eyes slightly and murmured, as if talking to himself:

"So, why did you decide to retire now?"

"This is because...! There's no way the Emperor would hate you, Stardust, right?!"

The stardust illusion guided the emperor to continue: "And then?"

The girl lying on the ground in front of him began to cry. The emperor, who had been holding back her pain until now, did not shed a tear even when he saw her miserable state.

On the contrary, because of this reason, tears began to fall from the corners of my eyes one by one.

"It's impossible to hate him...! Stardust is so sincere to everyone, and has always worked hard to make the emperor ashamed. And unlike the emperor... he doesn't have any arrogant emotions at all!"

"I have always been the Emperor's closest friend and most sincere rival! When we are running on the field, we can understand each other's feelings without saying a word, so... the Emperor really likes Stardust!!!"

"But I clearly liked him very much... and then the emperor was defeated. It wasn't just the Gaoyue Award, but today's Neon Derby was even more tragically defeated to the point of being in this state...!"

"And then... the emperor got jealous."

Her voice was choked with sobs, and she closed her eyes tightly, not daring to look at the stardust illusion in front of her.

The Emperor of the East China Sea clearly wanted to bury this ugly thought deep in his heart and pretend that nothing had happened.

However, the Stardust Illusion came over like this and mercilessly stripped off the emperor's disguise.

Facing such a strong woman, the emperor felt as if he was naked, and had to tell the most shameful and unacceptable dark side of himself:

"I feel really annoyed... I feel like I'm hindering the Emperor's undefeated triple crown... I want Stardust to disappear completely..."

"When I returned to the dormitory after training, I saw the empty bed across from me and wondered... Why did you continue to train, Stardust? This is abnormal, right?"

“If you’re thinking about the other horse girls, shouldn’t you stop and not set a bad example for the other contestants? Just take a look at how much the other contestants can bear!”

"An emperor who thinks like this... is simply the worst guy and doesn't deserve to be called a Uma Musume!!!!"

"..."

Stardust Illusion looked at the girl in front of him who seemed to be in a bad mood, and a helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

However, even someone with low emotional intelligence like Stardust Illusion can understand that now is not the time to speak.

"So, that's why the emperor discovered it."

"If I continue to compete with you, Stardust, on the field, the Emperor will not admit defeat, and then... I will have that thought again, right? I simply cannot accept myself thinking that way...!"

"So during the competition just now, when the Emperor stepped on the air, he actually felt relieved inside... As expected, he gave up, right?"

"If the injury is irreversible, then it is enough reason to give up... The emperor thinks... this... "

The emperor's voice became lower and lower as she spoke, and in the end it sounded like sobbing and no one could hear what she said.

"This, shall I give it to you?"

Completely answering the irrelevant question, the Stardust Illusion squatted in front of the brown-haired girl.

She pulled out an exquisitely decorated amulet from somewhere, put it into the emperor's muddy pocket, and then fastened the bag cap properly to prevent the amulet from falling out.

"……Eh?"

Opening his eyes in confusion, the Emperor of the East China Sea could not understand what the Stardust Illusion's actions meant.

"...Emperor, you want to be number one no matter what, right?"

"But the emperor has already lost! Not just once! He has been defeated continuously!! Now even his legs are...!"

Upon hearing the question from the Stardust Illusion, the Emperor of the East China Sea instantly exploded.

She cut open her heart and showed the ugliest side to Stardust Illusion, just to make Stardust understand her decision to retire.

But, what does it mean to want to be number one at all costs?

Is there any other answer for Uma Musume in this matter?

Obviously, that is not the most important thing for the emperor. He wants to be the first but cannot see any possibility at all. It is this feeling of despair that makes the emperor——!

The Emperor will...

"Only an emperor would want to retire..."

The emperor drooped his eyelids in sadness, not wanting to say anything more. He closed his eyes and began to show a gesture of rejection.

"If you want to be number one, be stronger next time."

However, the Stardust Illusion was not affected by this gesture at all.

Her tone was relaxed, and her gentle voice was like a breeze, blowing gently towards the girl on the verge of collapse in front of her.

As if he was talking about the simplest skill in the world, as if he was saying 1+1=2, Stardust Illusion took the right to speak into his own hands and attracted the emperor's attention again:

"The most direct reason why I am as powerful as I am today is because of you, Your Majesty."

"Your unyielding attitude in your debut match is deeply engraved in my heart. It is the best motivation to spur me forward and the fundamental reason that urges me to keep getting stronger."

"Emperor... you are also my target, you know? You never give up. No matter what adversity you face in the competition, you will struggle like a phoenix and attack again..."

Pressing her right hand gently on her chest, Stardust Illusion's eyes were blurred, and she was reminiscing about her most beautiful memory in the world.

That was every moment she crossed the finish line on the field.

"Seize victory, grasp the brilliance, and use your unyielding running to bring happiness to all the audience - this is the power that Stardust Illusion borrowed from the Emperor of the East China Sea?"

"So, if I can only choose one nemesis, then that person would be you, the emperor, from the very beginning."

"Every time I train until I can't stand it anymore, or even have a mental breakdown, that scene will reappear in front of my eyes, making me understand how weak I am."

Speaking of this, Stardust Illusion couldn't help but reveal a nostalgic expression, and his eyes were full of tenderness as he looked at the Emperor of the East China Sea.

"Who am I to give up? The existence of the emperor tells me this cruel reality."

"I am already on the weak side. If I don't train desperately, how can I be qualified to fight alongside you who is so dazzling?"

"So, I grasped all the strength I could to become stronger... stronger than ever before."

"Then, I came to this arena... and then, I was able to keep winning until now."

Muttering to himself, Stardust Illusion was not so much trying to persuade the Emperor of the East China Sea as it was trying to speak to himself:

"The Emperor just asked, do you like me? I have the same feeling."

"But, Emperor...what connects us is neither friendship nor love."

"Those who trample on the defeated will eventually be defeated by others... Only such a simple and pure desire for revenge can truly connect you and me."

After a pause, the Stardust Illusion looked at the silent, battle-damaged girl in front of him, and stood up again.

"Stardust...what do you mean..."

She stood up and ignored the emperor's confused whisper.

The tenderness in his eyes just now had completely disappeared, leaving only the condescending look of a tyrant:

"Now the top and bottom positions have been reversed, Your Majesty."

"You have become the weaker party. You must not allow any slackness before catching up with me... This is your fate, and the pain you must endure as the enemy of the monster."

"If you are not satisfied with this, we can meet again at the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Ceremony. This is no longer an agreement... but an order from me, Stardust Illusion, to the Emperor of the East Sea."

Turning around, leaving only his back to the East China Sea Emperor who was carried on a stretcher, the Stardust Illusion walked out with heavy steps.

“Take the pain you are experiencing now as a test for yourself. Feel it, think about it, know it… and then accept it.”

“Anyone who cannot understand the pain of being a powerless loser will never understand what true strength is.”

"I will never forget the defeat in my debut match, and I hope you will too."

"Just now, Emperor, you said that you couldn't keep your promise not to get hurt, right?"

"Then from now on I will not lose to anyone until... Your Majesty, you can stand in front of me again."

The remaining wind on the racecourse slowly carried her last words:

"This is the new agreement that Stardust Illusion wants to make with the Emperor of the East China Sea."

Chapter 293: The legend of Uma Musume, the road to the strongest and undefeated!

【The main mission of the career has been completed.】

[It is detected that the host has completed the G1-level reward event with the first place, and the reward is 71PT. 】

[Main quest: The undefeated overlord: win 1/3 G5-level events throughout the year.]

[Main quest: The Speed ​​Runner Traveling Through Another Dimension: 3/9 Grand Escapes, 2/2 Consecutive Grand Escapes.]

[Main quest: Half-body Illuminated by Starlight: Select Half-body Blue Sky, running method is being determined... Determination completed, quest conditions met.]

[Obtained mission rewards, all attributes +10, obtained speed secret book x1. 】

[Main quest: The wise man fishing under the sky: quest judgment in progress... The opponent, the Emperor of the East Sea, has been confirmed to have been defeated, and the quest conditions have been met.]

[Rewards: All attributes +10, get radish barbecue set meal x1]

[Main quest: The Blue Rose of Happiness that Pierces Cold Flame: quest judgment in progress... Confirmed that the Emperor of the East Sea has been defeated, quest conditions completed.]

[Special inherent skill: Level up the blue rose that surpasses everything, and the upgrade speed is increased. ]

[Speed ​​Secret Book: From the mysterious holy land of Uma Musume, this is a unique practice manual that can instantly increase speed by 15 points. ]

[Grilled Radish Set: You can invite 1-5 horse girls to eat together. After eating, it will produce wonderful effects and make these horse girls feel full and happy. ]

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