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

Chapter 299 Mejiro Alliance

"Go ahead, before everything becomes the past!!!"

"Don't worry even if you're covered in wounds. Just get stronger!"

"You are not alone, the promise we made to each other is firmly engraved in our hearts!!!"

"Keep going forward no matter when, this is the true feeling!!!"

“Believe in Nexus!!!!!”

With Stardust Illusion's almost exhausted shout, the final note of the winner's stage fell with a bang.

The atmosphere of the entire stage was completely controlled by this horse girl. Even passers-by who knew nothing about racing and horse girls could understand it just by listening to this music.

This song is not so much a declaration of victory as it is a confession of true feelings to someone with whom you have made a promise.

The girl on the stage suddenly jumped up, waving the sword in her hand in mid-air, and raised her hand to split the huge curtain in front of her, which symbolized the obstacle, into two. Countless lights suddenly lit up at this moment, and after scattering for a moment, they shone in a certain direction.

The stardust illusion fell from the sky, sweating, and in front of the T in the center of the stage, it pressed its long sword into the ground.

As if all the contestants were surrounding the moon, all the contestants gathered around the winner, and even the lights were focused on one person:

"Position Zero!"

With one hand clenched into a fist and on his waist, he looked sternly at all the audience members who were fascinated by him, and Stardust Illusion continued to declare:

"From now on, I will not lose a single match and will abuse all the contestants until... I meet her again on the field!!!"

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[The Neon Derby record was refreshed by a full 2 ​​seconds, and the king who surpassed his time was born!!!]

[The genius Emperor of the East Sea was seriously injured in an accident during the competition! It is not yet known whether it will affect his competition career! 】

[Overlord Stardust Illusion declares that he is undefeated. He will not lose a single match in the future? Arrogance or the king's ease?! ]

[The phantom triple crown horse girl, Airi Hayako announced her comeback! And confirmed that she will participate in this year's Takarazuka Kinen, I hope fans will vote a lot! ]

[The winner publicly confessed on stage?! A review of the romantic affairs of Stardust Illusion and Emperor of the East Sea since their debut——]

“Stardust…”

McQueen put down the magazine in his hand with a complicated expression. He seemed restless, and his ears were shaking back and forth restlessly.

Due to the year of their debut, Mejiro McQueen is actually one year earlier than Stardust Vision and Emperor of the East Sea.

So even if McQueen could consider competing with these good opponents in other competitions, the classic triple crown limited to the classic year is an event that she cannot touch -

Of course, in the second half of last year, McQueen also participated in the Chrysanthemum Award as a classic horse racing girl and won the championship.

She used this race to prove that she would never live up to the reputation of being a "white-collar runner", and it became a key honor for her to gain the reputation of a long-distance champion.

But this is not the crux of the problem!!!

It’s just a Neon derby, how could so many things happen!

The first is that the Emperor of the East China Sea was seriously injured on the field. Although visitors are not allowed for the time being, McQueen also asked his grandmother to inquire about the relevant news. He learned that the Emperor of the East China Sea is no longer in danger of life, and the next step is to pay attention to his prognosis.

The exclusive physician of the Mejiro family was also sent to participate in the emperor's subsequent treatment. Now McQueen had nothing more to do except silently wish her the best.

Then there is the relationship between Stardust Illusion and the Emperor. How could it have undergone such a drastic change in this game? !

At first, Xingchen sang on the winner's stage specifically to encourage himself, but the song on the derby stage sounded like it was sung for the Emperor of the East China Sea alone.

(Damn it, it’s not good to be jealous of the wounded, but…!!!)

McQueen was so confused that she secretly clenched her fists, and her facial expression was unpredictable, which made Ryan, who was sitting opposite her, laugh.

"Refreshing the game record is actually not as exaggerated as these people imagine."

Mejiro Takamine, who rarely appeared at family gatherings, seemed not to have seen McQueen. She took a sip of the black tea, her manner calm and elegant:

"In a race dominated by the Great Runner, it's easy for the overall results to be extraordinary. For example, in last year's Derby, Ennis the Wind God also ran a record-breaking result, right?"

"That seems to be the case, right? I heard the Sun God and the others say the same thing."

Mejiro Zenshin, who was concentrating on dealing with the cookies, looked up and agreed with Gao Feng's statement.

Although she is not particularly concerned about theories, the believers who often take the risk of escaping can indeed see this phenomenon from the results:

As long as there is no stall, the performance will usually be a level higher than usual when there is a great escaper on the field. This is also the conclusion she came to when she and Sun God and others got together to study the great escape.

"Of course, I don't mean to make you underestimate the contestant Stardust Illusion. This will not be good for the Takarazuka Kinen that will be fighting against him next. McQueen, Ryan, and Aldan, what you three have to do is to recognize the strength of your opponent and adopt the most accurate fighting method to deal with the game."

"Sister Gao Feng is right."

A young lady with long glazed hair who looked a little weak, Mejiro Aldan sat in a rattan chair to the left of Mejiro Peak, smiling meaningfully:

"In the next [match]... you must adopt the most accurate fighting method... no matter if your opponent is McQueen or anyone else."

"Ah, what does Sister Aldan mean by this?"

"What does that mean?" Aldan asked with a smile.

McQueen knew from the look on Aldant's face that she was definitely talking about more than just the Takarazuka Memorial.

In fact, after inviting Stardust Illusion to participate in the Mejiro family simulation competition, Aldan found McQueen and asked him about Stardust, which showed that he was very interested in her.

She even told me half-openly in the past two days that she would never let go of the matter of Stardust - God knows how these two people could have been attracted to that idiot even though they had barely had any conversations!

(Damn it... there are more and more enemies! There are even assassins in Mejiro's house!)

In order to prevent Aldane from sneaking away when she came to his house in the illusion of stardust, McQueen had to stop inviting her to his home under the pretext of delicious food, and planned to get along well with her in the next training.

But I didn't expect that the Emperor of the East China Sea would take such a crucial step in the Neon Derby——

(For example, if a similar accident happened to me at the Takarazuka Kinen, would Xingchen...!)

"Cough cough!"

Mejiro Ryan suddenly cleared his throat, killing McQueen's dangerous idea in the bud:

"Anyway, in this Takarazuka Memorial, three members of our Mejiro family will be participating. I think everyone knows what this means, right?"

"...We must not lose."

McQueen's expression returned to seriousness, and he turned his attention to the other two sisters scheduled to compete: Lane and Aldane.

"If three of us compete and the championship falls into the hands of someone else, the Mejiro family's reputation will be ruined."

Gao Feng nodded slightly and looked at the three people with sharp eyes:

"Once you find that your chances of winning are slim, you must make a decision and change your goal from fighting for victory to supporting your sisters. Do you understand?"

“…Understood.” X3.

The three horse girls who bore the name of Mejiro, no matter what they were thinking at the moment, all nodded at Gao Feng's order.

Chapter 300: Daily Life of Stardust Illusion (Part )

The arrival of June also heralds the official entry of summer into the city of Tokyo. The sky is clear and bright, and the sun hanging overhead casts a light that is beginning to be somewhat scorching.

No matter how heated the discussion about the Neon Derby is in the outside world, the training within the academy has already been going on in full swing.

For Stardust Illusion, the only change in the training schedule was the addition of a one-hour visit to the Emperor of the East China Sea every day after the afternoon and dinner in the ward.

"Today seems to be your festival, the Emperor?"

Putting a piece of grilled octopus sausage into his mouth, Stardust Illusion flirted with the emperor lying on the hospital bed next to him.

"Holiday...? Ah! Children's Day is not for the emperors!!!"

The Emperor of the East China Sea was stunned for a moment, then reacted instantly, puffed up his face and glared at him with an angry look:

"Haha, your Majesty, you look so petite... Would you like to eat chicken breast? Or broccoli?"

"The Emperor wants that Tamagoyaki!"

"Can I eat this? I'll go ask the doctor—"

"Xingchen, you just don't want to serve the tamagoyaki to the emperor, right?"

"You can say that, tamagoyaki is indeed more delicious."

The two of them were communicating noisily, and nothing seemed to have changed from usual. Thanks to Stardust Illusion's efforts, the series of events that happened in the Neon Derby did not have any impact on their relationship.

The emperor raised his head slightly, took a bite of the tamagoyaki that was fed to him, chewed it, and lay back on the pillow:

"By the way, Xingchen, are you ready to sign up for the Takarazuka Kinen?"

"Yes, but Toyama hasn't announced the news yet, so the popularity vote hasn't started yet, and the number of candidates can't be confirmed yet."

"The president has also told the emperor about this news before. The contestants have been confirmed. Stardust, do you know about it?"

"That's about right. They include the three runners from the Mejiro family: Ryan, Aldan, and McQueen. Then there's Soyako who just announced her comeback, plus the Manchester City Tea House who is in the same period as her, and the noble lady. So far, these are the runners that Toyama told me about."

"The Golden Ship will also participate. I heard from her that she lost to the other team last time, so she plans to compete with the noble lady at home."

The home court of the Golden Ship mentioned by the Emperor of the East Sea does not refer to the Hanshin Racecourse, but the real battlefield that the Golden Ship has always been talking about - the Takarazuka Kinen race.

In the classic year when Golden Ship debuted, except for the derby where she only got 5 moves due to mysterious performance reasons, she relied on her strong and powerful legs to unreasonably win the two G1s of Gaoyue Sho and Kikuka Sho.

In the Arima Kinen that followed, Golden Ship staged a legendary 1-15 victory, becoming the powerful runner who won the Arima championship in the classic year alone and held 3 G1s.

However, in the selection of the annual representative horse of the year, Golden Ship unexpectedly met this strong opponent: the Lady who won the Japanese Cup after winning the filly triple crown and defeated Golden Master to win the first place.

This strong man, who once defeated the Golden Master in the Japan Cup, left a deep impression on every audience with his domineering and powerful posture.

Especially in the final straight line, she used her body to forcefully push the golden giant away, showing extraordinary strength and tenacity, and was even regarded by the audience as a Hercules-like existence.

One of these two runners is a rookie from the Golden Family who won 3G1 in the classic year and even defeated Arima Kinen: Golden Ship.

One is a powerful runner, the noble lady, who is so strong that even the Golden Ship’s elder sister, the Master, is no match for her.

In the annual selection, the two of them ended up with a huge gap of 21 votes to 256 votes. It can be said that almost everyone believed that the lady was the one who could truly represent the horse girls of that year.

Although Golden Ship didn't take this matter too seriously, she was not going to miss the chance for revenge.

"The golden ship...?"

Stardust Illusion stopped eating and fell into memories.

If we talk about the memory of the battle with the Golden Ship, we have to trace it back to the Japan-France exchange competition in the academy.

She could still remember that in that game, under the deliberate oppression of the noble family, she touched the power called domain for the first time.

With the help of this power from another dimension, Stardust Illusion successfully defeated the Noble Family and Zhuo Fu to win the championship.

However, in the first three miles of this race, there appeared a runner who had almost no expectations until the middle of the race, and that was the Golden Ship.

Because she was completely focused on breaking through the realm at that time, Stardust Illusion did not see how the Golden Ship surpassed Zhuo Fu, McQueen, Bourbon and others, and even the Noble Family was only a neck's length away from her.

But what is clear is that, since even the prominent families were almost forced into the third place by her, the strength displayed by the Golden Ship at that time was definitely infinitely close to the realm.

"Once the Golden Ship gets serious, it's not an easy opponent to deal with. Its strength reminds me of Suzuka when she was healthy!"

The Emperor of the East China Sea seemed to be adding fuel to the fire, exaggerating the strength of his teammates.

"Indeed, it's not just the Golden Ship. McQueen and Ryan Aldant are not weaklings, and the Lady of the Tachyon Tea House is a powerful player who has already established a reputation. This Takarazuka Memorial looks very dangerous, doesn't it?"

Stardust Illusion talked about how difficult the competition was, but his face showed a look of longing and even a little excitement: "I really want to know how exciting it would be to run on the same field with these players..."

"Xingchen, you bastard..."

The Emperor of the East Sea rolled his eyes. He had expected her crazy behavior.

"Do you need the Emperor's help? Although the Emperor cannot move for the time being, he can help, please President!"

"…Why are you looking for Rudolph's symbol?"

Stardust Illusion seemed to have heard some strange suggestion, and confusion was written all over his face:

"Did she say anything?"

"That's not the case... It's just that the Emperor thinks... Xingchen, didn't you say that you wouldn't lose before the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Competition?"

The Emperor of the East Sea felt a little embarrassed when he mentioned this agreement, and his face turned slightly red:

"So the emperor thought, since this is an agreement between the two, can the emperor also contribute... Is the emperor meddling in other people's business?"

The last rhetorical question was a complete revelation. Even if one's EQ was as low as Stardust Illusion, one could see a huge blood-red word "Danger" hanging clearly above one's head.

Her eyes were firm, and she quickly replied: "Because the training plans are usually handed over to Toyama and Kei Liu. After all, I don't understand these things. If the emperor can help, I will certainly not refuse - but in that case, I will have to become stronger, okay?"