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

In this short period of time, this genius has already figured out the principle of the move just now:

Generally, when horse girls are running at full speed, they need to slow down and turn along the inner lane as short as possible when encountering a curve to avoid dangerous situations.

Only a very small number of talented horse racing girls can maintain their speed in the corners, or even accelerate to overtake their opponents.

For example, Super Kogawa, who is now known as the top three in the Heisei era, and Maruzenski, another senior who is very familiar with Rudolph, are both strong people who master cornering skills.

The same was true for her, the Emperor of the East China Sea. Even the emperor praised the unique running style given to her by her flexible body. It was because of this talent that she was able to accelerate forcefully on the curve and prepare to overtake just now.

But Stardust Illusion is completely different. She suddenly changes her movements while running, replacing the curve with a goose-step, and uses explosive acceleration techniques to turn the curve into two straight lines.

This trick not only offsets the impact of deceleration on the curve, but also effectively crosses a certain distance to create a gap in the horse's body, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

But although this way of running seems wonderful, it will put a considerable burden on the knees.

Just think about it, while running at full speed, with the right leg stretched as tight as a spear and poking directly into the ground, and then bursting with force for a second acceleration, how could it be easy?

Even though he was competing with her, the Emperor of the East China Sea still couldn't help but directly remind the other party not to act so recklessly.

The horse girl in front of her has already won her recognition. The Emperor of the East China Sea does not want her to act recklessly because she has no trainer. If she gets injured, where can she find such a good opponent?

"..."

The Stardust Illusion still did not answer.

No, it should be said that she had no energy to answer.

This was her first time running at full speed on a 1800-meter track. Although she usually ran back and forth in her small town to deliver newspapers, this was completely different from a race.

In order to fight for the leading position, she burst out her speed from the very beginning, and even accelerated a second time under the pressure of the emperor to forcibly maintain the lead.

The technique just now was the product of quick thinking. Forcibly transitioning through the curve with the goose step was a method he discovered while running and delivering newspapers. The explosive technique was just a small part of the Holy Night running method that came into his mind along with the inherent technique.

At this moment, she combined the two to create the Stardust Illusion. Her endurance, which was originally at a disadvantage, was already showing signs of not being able to hold out to the end.

How could he have enough energy to talk to the emperor while running?

[At this point in the race, the leading group has basically formed. Let's take a look at the situation as we enter the second corner from the first corner.]

[Taking the lead, more than 2 horse lengths ahead, is Stardust Illusion No. 7.

Following closely behind is No. 2 East China Sea Emperor.

Temporarily following behind the two is No. 3 Excellent Quality, and running across the outer track is Lightning Snowflake...】

[Stay ahead with high spirits! Stardust Illusion uses a strange running method to maintain his advantage. Let's wait and see how he will deal with the genius behind him! ]

Inside the viewing room.

Listening to the commentary echoing in the stadium, the legendary horse girl, Rudolph, showed a look of suspicion for the first time.

She turned around and looked at the assistant's energy tank beside her in some surprise.

Qi Cao also turned his head in disbelief and looked at her.

Although there were huge differences in the movements, Rudolph's symbol and Qi Trough both recognized the power-generating techniques contained in that running style, making them both extremely familiar...

She was a runner who had been working hard in the central area for a year. Like Stardust Phantom, she was from the countryside, a legendary horse girl known as Ashiro Phantom: Oguruma.

Her unique double acceleration running method was exactly the same as the step that Stardust Illusion had just taken!

As the title says, the actual source material is from the Erhu Style Shukuchi from Kengan Ashura

The essence is to take a sudden big step, swing the body forward, and make a sudden turn to instantly close the distance.

In the original comic, this move is used to suddenly change from retreating to advancing.

I've used this ability here, changing it to a sudden turn when changing direction. I used my ghost brain to fill in the blanks, and it should be not much different (

However, this is actually a limited running method for leading the team. You must be at the front of the team to turn in this way. Otherwise, irregular running may cause confusion to others and cause accidents.

This can be considered the protagonist's first self-created skill.

Chapter 8 Holy Night, Light the Fire!

"This skill shouldn't be my illusion, right?"

After a moment of silence, Qi Cao asked uncertainly, "Does she know Xiao Limao?"

"If this horse girl can master this unique skill of acceleration, she will be qualified to study at the Central Academy."

Rudolph answered the question about the gas tank affirmatively. She held her chin with one hand, stood there and looked at the stadium to explain:

"And she didn't just imitate Oguruma mechanically. Instead, she suddenly used it after the Emperor's acceleration reached a critical point, forcing herself to regain the advantage. This is not something a horse girl who has only been involved in racing for a month can judge... I just don't know if it was just luck."

Rudolph looked a little surprised.

In the arena, many things cannot be faked. If you want to win in a short period of full-speed running, you have to use all your abilities and skills.

The horse racing girl in front of him, Stardust Illusion, although Rudolf Symbol had not been able to see any desire for victory in her eyes before the start, but the risky move she just took clearly showed that she was unwilling to be overtaken by the Emperor.

"It seems that she just hasn't experienced a real sword fight with others."

Thinking of this, Rudolf became even more satisfied with this stardust illusion.

Even though it's just a short race of 5 or 600 meters, with her terrifying racing experience and eyesight, it is clear that this horse racing girl may have extremely high potential.

"If this is the case, the emperor will be in danger..."

Looking at Rudolph, who was already immersed in the excitement of discovering a good seedling, Qicao began to feel a little worried.

It is indeed a cause for celebration that Stardust Illusion has demonstrated extraordinary abilities, but has the emperor forgotten that this is his debut battle?

This guy hasn't realized the seriousness of the situation yet? If the emperor fails to win the battle against such a powerful enemy, Rudolf will have to hide in the student union and feel sad for a long time.

Rudolph had completely forgotten about this matter at the moment. She focused her attention on the people competing in the leading echelon, and kept repeating in her mind:

Come on, Stardust Vision, show me your potential again.

If you can perform that technique again, it will make me sure that... you really have the potential to succeed the retiring Cherubim and become the next Cinderella!

The race continues.

The running Emperor of the East China Sea was not affected by the recent defeat. All that could be seen on her face was the persistent desire to win.

With her physical fitness that was the best among all the horse girls present, and her pair of one-in-a-million feet, the gap that Stardust Illusion had just stabilized was once again closed by the Emperor at full speed.

This time, the Stardust Illusion failed to create a miracle and was gradually caught up.

She, who had just led the race for half the race, was now almost running shoulder to shoulder with the emperor on the grass.

She was not in a hurry.

Although Stardust Illusion had never participated in a formal race before, her experience of delivering newspapers and running errands for her family over a long period of time taught her one thing:

When you take the first step, you need to allocate your physical strength for the entire running process.

Endurance was her weak point, and she knew very well that if she continued to compete with the Emperor of the East China Sea, it would only disrupt her own rhythm.

Even though she had just triggered the two skills of straight-line recovery and curve recovery in succession, a mortal like her could not squander her energy if she wanted to complete the race.

Emperor of the East China Sea, I will let you take the lead for now.

Thinking so, Stardust Illusion continued to maintain the most comfortable speed, watching the Emperor of the East China Sea gradually overtake him and run forward.

This safe choice was also noticed by Rudolph.

As experienced as she is, she can naturally see that the Stardust Illusion's endurance is currently tight.

For horse racing girls who have not received systematic and scientific training, how to allocate physical strength is a very important thing during the competition.

Of course, after she arrives at Tresen College, she will need to make reasonable arrangements to make up for this shortcoming...

Now Rudolph has decided not to care about the outcome of the game anymore. She has completely taken the Stardust Illusion as hers.

She even considered how to develop her training plan and arrange suitable trainers.

On the track, all the horse racing teams have entered the second half of the race. Stardust Illusion is running slowly and steadily, and his figure is gradually catching up with the excellent quality of the third place.

However, the Emperor of the East China Sea, who was running in front of the strongest of the group, did not seem to have any endurance problems at all. Instead, he maintained a speed that surpassed everyone else and gradually widened the distance.

As expected, was this just a coincidence caused by reckless behavior?

Excellent Quality looked at the stardust illusion that was getting closer and closer to him, and thought secretly in his heart.

However, at this moment, Stardust Illusion was concentrating on calculating the race schedule. She maintained her own running pace, following behind the Emperor and gradually approaching the third bend...

Almost there, almost there!

The moment she entered the curve, the excellent person running on the inner side of the Stardust Illusion immediately slowed down and prepared to turn, but she once again maintained a straight sprint state, cutting diagonally from the inner lane to the outside -

"Hey, you're not going to... ugh again!?"

The voice of Excellent Quality's worry sounded from behind the Stardust Illusion, but before he could finish the sentence he was interrupted by her exclamation.

He had the excellent quality to speak at this pace, but he didn't pay attention to adjusting his rhythm. His breathing became disordered, his steps slowed down suddenly, and his speed dropped sharply, falling directly into the second echelon of the army...

However, at this moment, the Stardust Illusion had already penetrated diagonally into the Great Outer Path, the predetermined position that she had long been eyeing. As she took the next step, her eyes suddenly widened——

Feel it, the location is here!

Blue skill: 777 activated!

Stardust Illusion suddenly felt a warm current rushing into her body, and the fatigue in her limbs was slightly relieved. However, this was not the most crucial thing. As this return-to-body skill was triggered by the remaining 777 meters, a picture exploded in her mind!

A grayish-white phantom flashed across the light strip on the Christmas tree like lightning. The horse racing girl's eyes fixed and she suddenly kicked the ground.

Holy Night's Miracle Runner, Start!

In an instant, a moment of throbbing swept through all the horse girls on the field, and an indescribable feeling of fear instantly enveloped them.

The horse girls running at the end of the team were so frightened that they trembled, their steps became disordered, and they fell out of the running formation.

The remaining few in the team were not much better. Although they still insisted on running, their speed and expressions had obviously changed. Only Excellent Quality and Emperor of the East China Sea could barely maintain their original status.

In the end what happened? !

But the Emperor of the East China Sea was also affected. She clearly felt that the burden on her feet had increased a lot, and there was a sharp thorn feeling behind her that made her dare not slow down at all. However, she still heard the hurried footsteps approaching from behind -

Someone is catching up!

Just as this thought flashed through the emperor's mind, a figure gradually entered her field of vision from the corner of her eye.

Every step that figure took was filled with a sense of power that seemed to crush the grass, and the speed continued to increase.

How is it possible... There is still nearly 700 meters to go, and everyone hasn't even entered the final bend yet. Could it be that someone can't help but start sprinting now! ?

The emperor gritted her teeth and forced her body to exert more strength. Her heart was also getting restless. Although she didn't know who the person behind her was who had sprinted ahead, since she had already taken the lead, she would never allow anyone to sprint past her.

Since you want to make an early sprint here, let's give it a try together... Don't think that this is the limit of my strength!

The Emperor of the East China Sea thought so and suddenly changed his running posture.

She went straight into the final sprint!

Chapter 9: The Ultimate Imperial Dance

The vanguard enters the final turn!

The Emperor of the East China Sea who was running on the inner path, and the Stardust Illusion who was running on the outer path, both rushed directly into the curve without slowing down even a little bit.

After activating the Miracle Runner of Holy Night, Stardust Illusion only felt that his body had automatically adjusted to an optimal running state. His feet stomped back and forth on the ground, and every step was pouring strength into his body.

Speed, endurance, acceleration, all her attributes were improved by this running method at this moment. This inherent skill known as the god-level ultimate move was indeed worthy of its reputation.

After starting, Stardust Illusion even felt that he could see the scenery further ahead.

If you don’t enter the final straight line, you will compete with the emperor in this final bend!