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

No matter how she and the medical team checked, Stardust Illusion's body had now recovered to its most perfect state. Not to mention the damage caused by the field, even the muscle fatigue that should have been caused by the previous game was gone.

It was as if she had just gone for a deep spa treatment.

"This is unreasonable..."

"What's unreasonable?" Rudolph's interested voice came from behind the air tank.

“President…President?!” Qi Cao’s expression instantly turned into fear. The moment she heard the voice behind her, she suddenly jumped and retreated to a corner. When she found that she had nowhere to retreat, she turned around…

"......?" Seeing the exaggerated performance of the gas tank, even Rudolph Symbol didn't understand what was going on. She pointed at herself, dumbfounded.

"Do I, do I disgust you so much?"

Rudolph said with a hurt look on his face.

"That's not what I meant, President!" Qi Cao quickly denied it. She shook her head quickly to dispel the emperor's self-doubt.

"Then why... Never mind." Seeing Qicao's mysterious expression, Rudolf did not continue to ask questions, but took out a booklet from his arms:

"I heard from Stardust Illusion on the phone that she wanted to borrow this from me and asked me to pass it to you."

Looking at the familiar booklet, countless memories flashed through Qicao's mind.

It was all a picture of Rudolph sitting at his desk in his office, writing down every joke he could think of...

That is... "A Collection of Selected Jokes about Rudolph Symbols! (Handwritten Version)".

When did this little girl, Stardust Illusion, call the president? !

At this moment, in the eyes of the air tank, this manuscript is emitting an aura of absolute zero, and even the air will be completely frozen by it.

If I really want to watch all of them...

Thinking of this, Qicao already felt it was difficult to breathe.

But, the boast I made...

"I have to finish it even if I cry...!"

"what?"

Rudolph looked confused as he looked at the gas tank that was suddenly shedding tears of blood, not knowing what the other party was so excited about.

"It's okay, President. Just give me the booklet. I will definitely pass it on to the Star Dust Illusion Contestant when the time comes!"

Qi Trough, the vice president of the Student Union of Tresen College who is known as the Empress.

At this moment, she gritted her teeth, stretched out her hand tremblingly, slowly took the booklet, and put it in her arms.

"I didn't expect Stardust Illusion to have such good information channels that they knew I wrote this." Rudolph turned around and walked towards the winner's stage venue with the gas tank.

"She told me that she wanted to learn the jokes above so that she could make her sister in the hospital happier."

"Yes--yes." He could only smile in sympathy, feeling so upset that he couldn't express it.

"Well, since the younger generation recognizes my talent so much, I, Rudolf Symbol, have no choice but to continue working hard to write the second volume of the joke collection. Let's start writing now!"

"There's no need to do that right away, right?"

Qi Cao answered subconsciously, but saw Rudolph immediately showed a disappointed expression.

"what happened?"

She asked this, but suddenly a bad premonition flashed through her mind.

"I said I'll start writing right away, isn't that funny?"

"..."

Gas tank, frozen.

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Filled with joy at being able to perform on the winner's stage once again, Stardust Illusion trotted into the backstage of the winner's stage.

Just as I was about to push open the door of the lounge, I heard the voices inside discussing the next winner's stage.

"Winner's stage, sir of the noble family, what choices do you have?" This was the voice of Mejiro McQueen who mustered up the courage to ask.

"I don't plan to perform for Stardust Illusion as the winner. And this is just a training match, and the single winner stage is also for you new players to train."

The prominent family immediately replied, with a tone that was as cold as if to keep people away: "Let the third person perform."

"Eh? Me? Great, great!!!" Golden Ship suddenly heard the good news and quickly agreed.

"No!!!" McQueen shouted and rejected the proposal, "If it's the Golden Ship's own winner's stage, it's fine, but if you want to replace the Stardust Illusion, are you trying to do something on the stage?!"

"It's so sad, McQueen, why do you think of me like this?" The Golden Ship's voice immediately became sad.

"Eh? Could it be that I... No, Golden Ship, tell me the truth, if I let you be the main C, what would you sing?"

McQueen's tone was flustered for a moment, but he immediately reacted and asked.

"Haha, I've learned Jackson's dance recently, so I can use this as an opportunity to try out the unofficial winner's stage—Puff!"

Before he could finish his words, the golden ship sounded as if it was hit by a Rider Punch with a bang.

The noise was so loud that even Stardust Illusion, who was eavesdropping outside, felt a phantom pain on his cheeks.

"Are you kidding me, Golden Ship? Seriously! I won't allow you to mess up the Stardust winner's stage like that!!!"

Hearing McQueen's tone of almost breaking down in the room, Stardust Illusion couldn't stand outside and eavesdrop any longer, so he pushed the door open and walked in...

"Damn it, Bourbon is also recuperating in the infirmary... Then I'll take care of it - huh?!"

McQueen, who had his back to the door, had just said half of his words when he heard some movement behind him.

She turned around and saw the Stardust Illusion walking towards her. Her face was filled with disbelief and she screamed:

"Stardust illusion???????"

"……Hi?"

The Stardust Illusion shrank his head, stretched out his hand and weakly greeted everyone in the room.

"You can actually come here?"

The prominent family who had been standing in the corner of the room with Zhuo Fu and the others showed a surprised expression for the first time.

She walked up quickly and put her hand on the Stardust Illusion's shoulder without question.

A warm current was born, flowing around in the other person's body...

"——Are you okay?"

The noble family's eyes widened as they looked at the horse girl in front of them, "How is it possible... that she fully recovered in just a few hours after entering the realm for the first time?"

"I'm a sports student, so it's normal for me to recover quickly." Stardust Illusion didn't know how to answer, so he could only make up something.

Then she said to everyone, "Let me take the winner's stage!"

"...Stardust, are you okay?" Although he had already been recognized by the prominent family, McQueen still came up with a worried look on his face.

When she stood in front of the Stardust Illusion, the purple-haired horse girl seemed to have thought of something and quickly took out the stage equipment to explain:

"By the way, I didn't mean to steal your victory stage just now, Xingchen, it's just, just..."

"I know, McQueen just doesn't want me to have any regrets on the winning stage, right?" Stardust Illusion smiled and patted the girl in front of him.

Then he raised his fist to her, the same motion as that night:

"I have fulfilled my promise. How about McQueen, can you come out as promised?"

"you……"

Seeing that the Stardust Illusion in front of him was still thinking about that thing, McQueen didn't know when to say it.

Obviously, I lost the game again, so I should be upset.

But she didn't have that feeling. Even though she lost the game, she saw Stardust Illusion trying his best to win.

At this moment, a mysterious feeling was brewing in her heart. This feeling was neither love nor pride.

But a purer, more passionate emotion...

(I did this to help me get over the loss, but now I’ve been beaten again. Isn’t it all in vain…?)

(Stardust Illusion you idiot!!!)

"Hey, McQueen, are you crying? Is it because of this competition... Then another appointment--"

"Stop making so much noise, I'm not crying! I just... by the way, I was just so angry about the golden ship that tears came out!"

Amid the noise, McQueen also raised his fist and collided with the Stardust Illusion again.

"Next time, I will definitely win!"

McQueen declared again in a firm tone that she is no longer troubled by failure.

(You need to be like Stardust Illusion, who will not be defeated by any adversity and craves victory in every match... Only then can you be worthy of being her opponent!)

Chapter 96: Proud Revue, let the show begin!

Winners stage.

This is the second time that Stardust Illusion has stood here.

The lights on the stage had not been turned on yet. In the darkness, she could only barely see the snow-white T under her feet.

(Shine...?)

I want to seize every opportunity to shine, I want everyone's eyes to be on me.

There is no other deeper reason.

Stardust Illusion understood that he simply wanted to get this feeling and was unwilling to let it go even once.

(Seize the brightest morning star... This time, I succeeded too!)

Deng.

The curtains unraveled layer by layer in front of me, and the most powerful incandescent light suddenly lit up and shone behind the stardust illusion.

The girl was standing against the light, and no one could see clearly what expression she had at the moment.

The next moment, the passionate sound of electric guitar suddenly rang out from all around the stage!

“The name of this song is - Clear Mind. I hope you like it.”

After announcing the name of the song, the Stardust Illusion nodded its head slightly to the rhythm of the background music, and the tail behind it began to swing along with it.

Although the song has not officially started yet, just the beginning part has made all the long-awaited audience members feel the blood boiling!

「Ohhhh, ohhhh……」

In the background, a voice humming gradually appeared, and the music of guitar, bass and drums gradually rose, bringing the atmosphere to a climax.

Thump thump thump thump!

In an instant, the lights under the stage suddenly lit up one by one, paving a bright road under the feet of the stardust illusion!

"Shake off the time that is entangled in you!"

"Run and gallop until the limit is reached."

"After maintaining the feeling of approaching the limit——I will start on the road, My Way!"

The passionate singing instantly resounded throughout the venue. Stardust Illusion was only wearing ordinary sportswear at this moment.

As she sang, she raised her left hand and waved it towards the stage.

Although that unique low voice is not suitable for sweet music, singing such a passionate song at this moment can actually arouse everyone's enthusiasm.

Even after only two or three sentences were sung, many people in the audience subconsciously raised their hands and waved them along with the Stardust Illusion.

At this moment, she recalled all the details of the game.

After being defeated by Zhuo Fu and the prominent family one after another, even she could not help but fall into depression for a while.

But even so, someone rekindled the passionate emotion in her heart!

"My heart is filled with a warm and burning feeling."

"Traveling through the monotonous black and white scenery——"