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

In a corner of the system that no one noticed, a line of golden font suddenly popped up:

[Skills: Already acquired by the Mountaineer.]

"You actually learned the climbing technique by yourself..."

Toyama Feihong, who was standing next to the runway, widened her eyes in surprise.

She originally wanted to teach this running method after today so that Stardust Illusion could have a deeper understanding.

But I didn't expect that the other party had just taken his first slope training and had already mastered this step without any instruction. Is this what the old man meant by superb comprehension? !

This is too much to ask. It’s my first time running up a long distance. Can I master a new running method without any reference?

……

However, starting from the third slope training, Stardust Illusion clearly felt the difficulty in his physical strength.

Even though she had temporarily mastered the uphill technique, she was unable to change her physical defects. Now the muscles all over her body, especially her legs, began to groan, and her breathing finally became uncontrollably rapid.

By the fourth slope training, she began to feel that every step she took was challenging her endurance limit. However, just as Stardust Illusion couldn't help but soften her body and wanted to slow down a little, Toyama Scarlet's bloodless and tearless shout came from the front:

"What do you want to do, Stardust Illusion! What's that expression on your face, what's that look in your eyes! And what's that weak step of yours!"

"Do you want to give up? With your half-baked mentality, you dare to publicly declare that you want to challenge the Classic Triple Crown! You are the second generation of the Oguri Hat who has been given the honor!"

You are training Ultraman here! The CPU is working in a set!

The Stardust Illusion secretly complained in his heart.

But even though she complained, she continued to move forward without hesitation.

Although Toyama Feihong was just giving her advice, there was nothing wrong with what she said. If she wanted to challenge the classic triple crown, she must seize every opportunity to improve herself.

He already has a system that allows him to grow stronger steadily through training, and the old man and Oguruma have high hopes for him. Is he going to suffer another tragic defeat like he did in his debut match?

impossible!

Stardust Illusion was sweating profusely from running, his face was a little pale, his steps felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, his chest was rising and falling violently like a blower, and he could feel the hot air burning his lungs with every breath.

She gritted her teeth and continued to persevere, refusing to give up, not even slowing down. Stardust Illusion had no time to think about anything else at this moment. At this point, she only had one thought in her mind:

I will stick to it!!!

thump.

"Okay, done!"

Standing at the finish line, Toyama Crimson shouted. She quickly reached out to hold up the Stardust Illusion that was falling towards her. Under her stern expression, a satisfied smile could not help but appear:

"You did the Stardust Illusion. 4 Slope Practices, you did it!"

"This...isn't this...uh...a piece of cake..."

Stardust Illusion was so tired that he couldn't even open his mouth to speak, and the sound of his heart beating was like a drum and a heavy hammer.

On the system panel in her sight, a "Stamina +20" symbol flashed by.

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"Master, this is today's academy journal."

Looking at Toyama Scarlet who was massaging Stardust Illusion to relax her leg muscles, Miura Bourbon handed her a magazine without any fluctuation in his tone.

This is a publication produced internally by Central Tresen College, used to report daily news about horse racing competitions and the college.

Stardust Illusion, who was so tired that his whole body ached, took the magazine and started flipping through it.

"Is there any news about the Emperor of the East Sea...hmm?"

Looking at the contents of the magazine in his hand, Stardust Illusion was very surprised:

"The French Horse Girls Academy is coming to Tresin for exchange and study soon?!"

"Yes, we have already discussed this with our trainer a few days ago."

Toyama Crimson answered casually.

Her massage technique was very skillful, and she was able to quickly relax Stardust Illusion's legs that were so tired that they were screaming for a strike.

"The date is two weeks from now... so that's around January 1th? Led by the legendary horse girl family, they will have exchange training and mock matches with a trainer's team in Tresin. Anyone interested please submit an application to the student union - ah, that's the family that defeated the Condor at the Arc de Triomphe."

Stardust Illusion recalled the appearance of the noble family and the Arc de Triomphe competition, and couldn't help but sigh:

"What a shame. If it weren't for the Noble Family, the Condor would be strong enough to win the championship - but this doesn't matter much to a two-person team like us. Now we just need to focus on training."

"Well? I have already handed the application form to Rudolph."

Toyama Crimson answered casually.

"Oh, have you handed it over to the Emperor? That's good. I was afraid you'd forget... huh?!"

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"A French academy team led by a prominent family doesn't have many opportunities to train with players of this level. How come there aren't many people applying?"

Rudolph looked puzzled as he looked at the three application forms in front of him.

"Because that's a prominent family."

Qi Cao handed the sorted information to the emperor, then pointed to the orange-brown-haired beauty in the photo on the first page and continued:

"This absolute tyrant with world-class strength has crushed the dreams of domestic horse girls one after another. The only defeat was to Special Week in an away game. It is understandable that most people do not sign up in order not to affect their confidence in being a horse girl."

"Once you've been in that level of territory, it's easy to doubt yourself, and even completely destroy the idea of ​​running."

"The teams that have signed up include Team Spica, which is owned by Special Zhou and the Emperor of the East Sea, Team Rigil, which is owned by Shenying and others, and..."

The emperor looked at the third table in his hand with a frown on his face.

Even the resume for the horse racing girl on this piece of paper is much smaller than the other two groups. It is the application form from Team Draco.

"Why did Trainer Toyama apply as well? I remember that of the two horse girls she was in charge of, Miura Bourbon hadn't officially debuted yet, and Stardust Illusion had only debuted for a month... Didn't she know about the strength of the French Academy?"

"Maybe she just wants to join in the fun. Don't worry about her." Qi Cao picked up the application forms of the other two teams and asked the emperor in front of him:

"Which team should we let go? Rigil's active players include Taishu Express, Ryo Amazon, and Narita Shirahito, while Special's team includes East Sea Emperor, Mejiro McQueen, and Golden Ship."

Judging from the strength, she personally thinks that the current players of the Rigil team are stronger, but the Special team has the participation of the East China Sea Emperor, so she is not sure which side Rudolph will choose.

"Let Team Rigil conduct this exchange. Daishu Express and Narita Hakuin are both very strong runners. As your disciple, Air Trough, you are well aware of her strength, right? It is appropriate for Tresen to represent and communicate with the French team."

Rudolph pointed to the registration form on the left side of Qichou and was about to tell Qichou to prepare for the promotion.

Jingle Bell! !

Rudolph's cell phone rang, interrupting their conversation, and she immediately answered the call.

"What's wrong?"

After watching Rudolph making some "hmm" and "ah" sounds on the phone and then hanging up, Qicao asked.

"...The favor I owed you has now come to the fore. It's a bit difficult to deal with."

Rudolph symbolically put away his phone and sighed, then picked up the application form submitted by Toyama Crimson from the table and looked at it:

"Stardust Illusion asked me to give their team a chance."

"what?!"

Qi Cao certainly knew why Rudolph was in trouble.

She had previously asked this new horse girl named Stardust Illusion for help regarding the matter of Ogururoshi. At that time, she had also told her that she could come to her if she needed anything. That was why she was so conflicted now that she had come to her regarding the exchange of training.

But the most crucial question is, why does Stardust Illusion and her team want to communicate with Europe and the United States?

"Is it really Stardust Illusion who called? She doesn't seem like someone who would challenge blindly, right? Isn't her goal the Emperor of the East China Sea and the Classic Triple Crown?"

"I think Toyama Scarlet said something to her."

Rudolph sighed again and guessed so.

The trainer Toyama Scarlet is usually a troublemaker in the academy because her devilish training methods have driven away many horse girls.

There were only one or two horse girls who could stand her willful demands and stay in the team, and with the recent potential stock Stardust Illusion, they changed the team's name and prepared to start over.

Moreover, this trainer is not as upright as others, and he always uses unscrupulous means to deal with things.

What kind of magic potion did she feed Stardust Illusion to make her agree to use her favor for such a thing?

Thinking of this, Rudolph began to have a headache.

She didn't want to interfere with the academy's operational decisions because of personal feelings, but she also didn't want to reject Stardust Illusion outright - after all, she not only owed him a favor, but judging by Stardust Illusion's attitude, she just wanted to compete with the French team...

"How about this?"

Qi Cao looked at the emperor in trouble in front of him and smiled.

She reached out and took all three application forms, then slapped them on the desk in front of Rudolph and spread them out, then continued:

"Isn't there still a full half month before the French team comes to exchange ideas? Let's call all three teams over and let them discuss among themselves who will play."

"Anyway, President, you just said that Stardust Illusion only asked you to give her a chance, so it should be enough to let her team stand on the same starting line as Special and Rigil, right?"

Rudolf was silent for a moment, then spread his hands and said:

"Theoretically, there shouldn't be any big problems, but I always feel that Toyama Scarlet's purpose is not just this...Is she going to play any tricks at that time?"

"Then you, the president, will handle her." Qi Cao replied immediately, "Just tell her: Don't be rude to the central government!"

"This joke can't be helped, right?"

Chapter 40: The battle for the French team’s communication rights begins!

"What the hell is going on? Didn't we notify Team Rigil today to come and discuss exchange and learning with the French team? I took the time to come here just for this."

Rigil's trainer Tojo Hana is a professional woman with glasses and a high ponytail. At this moment, she is looking at Nishizaki Ryu and Toyama Feihong sitting on the sofa in front of her with an angry look on her face.

"Why are you two here too? Didn't they say that only one team can communicate?"

"This... I don't know either, Ahua."

Ryu Nishizaki, the trainer of Team Spica shrugged, also confused.

"That's your fault, Toyama Scarlet, you're messing around again!!!"

Tojo Hana slammed her fist on the wooden coffee table with a "bang" and pointed directly at Toyama Feihong who was showing off her senbei.

The three of them had been in the same class at a training academy since their student days and were very familiar with each other.

Tojo Hana and Nishizaki Ryu have a better relationship, while Toyama Hibari has been a troublemaker since his student days and never does things according to the rules.

At this moment, Tojo Hana realized something was wrong and immediately identified the culprit as Toyama Feihong.

She snorted coldly, leaned back on the sofa, looked at the man and woman in front of her, and warned:

"Whatever your plan is, Toyama Scarlet."

"I warn you, communicating with the French team represents the glory of the entire Japanese Uma Musume world, so we must be careful. Our team Rigil has the strongest glory in the school, whether it is active or retired players, so it is the most reasonable choice to choose us."

"You're exaggerating... Ah Hua, our team is not bad, and Xiao Te has defeated that prestigious family before."

Nishizaki Ryu was a little helpless, but he had been taken care of by Tojo Hana recently, so even if he refuted, he didn't have the confidence.

But Toyama Feihong was different. She laughed and pointed her finger at Tojo Hana's nose, raised her eyebrows provocatively and started to make facial expressions:

"Hahahaha! Of course it's our Team Draco that should be communicating and learning. Ahua, a team like yours can practice internally, right?"

"Or you can practice with Team Aaron. Anyway, you two have been in cahoots for a long time. I will leave the French team to you!"

Looking at Toyama Feihong's extremely annoying expression, Tojo Hana clenched his fists, resisting the urge to punch her directly.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Don't be ridiculous. There are only two people on the Draco team who can practice and compete. One of them has not debuted yet, and the other has only debuted for a month. Is it possible for them to communicate with the French team at this level?"