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

"But at least I got second place, so I can get the bounty."

She lay on the bed, sighing inwardly.

The competition with the legendary horse girl, Emperor of the East Sea, ended in his defeat.

The stardust illusion was indeed difficult to accept at first, but fortunately it is gradually easing now.

Everything will be the same as before. Next, just choose some high-bounty matches without too strong enemies and get enough bounty.

There is no need to try my best like today, fighting for the first place like crazy.

By the way, when I finished running, I seemed to receive a system prompt in my mind, so I might as well check it out now!

[It is detected that the host has completed the debut battle in second place, and the reward is 57PT. 】

[Officially unlock training templates, officially unlock career tasks! ]

[Training template: The host can use any running training as a template, and improve certain numerical attributes based on the training content and results.]

[Career Mission: A mission that requires the host to participate in a race and obtain a corresponding ranking. Completing the career mission will earn you corresponding rewards.]

【下一阶段生涯任务：第2年1月27日 G3级赛事京都牝马特别战，要求名次：前2】

[Task Reward: Randomly increase one attribute by 10-50 points, Panacea x1. ]

[Host's self-created skill detected, effect: When in a stalemate with the opponent in the middle of the game, the speed can be increased for a short period of time]

Name and enter into the system? 】

"Ah, is that it?" Stardust Illusion recalled the two times he had forced himself to surpass the emperor as if shrinking the earth, and suddenly realized.

It was the combination of Oguruma's skills, her own experience, and the high stability provided by the system panel that allowed her to gain an advantage. She didn't expect the system to actually recognize that kind of trick?

"Let's call it Shukuchi."

[Skill: Shrinking the Earth has been entered into the system. The host has acquired the skill: Shrinking the Earth.]

Emperor of the East Sea...

Recalling the scenes during the competition, Stardust Illusion couldn't help but recall the determined expression on the East China Sea Emperor's face during the final sprint.

It's over. It's over.

In just less than two minutes, the game seemed like a dream.

[The Emperor of the East China Sea! The Emperor of the East China Sea! The Emperor of the East China Sea Da——Runner No. 2, the Emperor of the East China Sea, one move!!!]

The commentator's voice seemed to shout into Stardust Illusion's ears again.

The current Emperor of the East China Sea should still be receiving cheers from all the audience.

If I could go a little faster, speed up one more time, how would the outcome of the race be?

At this time, standing in the venue...

The masseur silently stopped what he was doing.

In front of her, the horse racing girl who won second place was staring blankly at the wall facing the racing field. Tears were streaming down her face without her knowing it, but she seemed unaware of it.

But, the game is indeed over.

Having written this far, I wonder if readers can accept that the protagonist lost his debut battle?

In fact, this was hinted at from the beginning.

Including the title of the volume, it is also wrong to debut, and the previous plot has been saying that the protagonist lacks the will to win.

I am still worried that readers may feel that this is a bit cruel to the protagonist.

However, I personally think that in a passionate sports work, if the protagonist looks down on the sport from the beginning, he must accept failure before he can wake up. This is a classic plot.

Many works are written in this way. At the beginning, they say "I hate mahjong, swimming, running, American football" and so on. Then, after actually trying it once, they find that their advantage is not that great. Only after being defeated by others do they begin to really want to win.

I think Stardust Illusion should also be such a psychological process, so in Chapter 10, I focused on depicting the scene where she lost the game, tried to deceive and comfort herself, but in the end she still cried because she was unwilling to accept it.

From here on, Stardust Illusion truly became a runner, with the determination to win, and was qualified to compete with the other racing ladies who were running desperately.

After all, it's impossible for everyone else to be an "unyielding emperor", "real man", "runner from another dimension", or "general". When it comes to the protagonist, the only thing left is the system activation, right? It's too unenthusiastic to rely solely on the system to win against others' hard training.

So the biggest role of my system is to increase the upper limit of the protagonist, that is, [the training effect will not disappear], [you will not be tortured by pain], and [the learning skill effect is stable], to ensure that there will not be a situation where the peak period is so high that it cannot be improved no matter how much you practice. In general, you still have to rely on your own training and breakthroughs, that's about it.

The system will not directly add points to the protagonist to make him invincible. I hope everyone can accept this style.

Chapter 11: Emperor Shiren's Attack

Clang.

"good afternoon!"

The door of the lounge was slammed open from the outside, and a small head popped in from the door frame and looked at the stardust illusion.

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"May I come inside?"

Before the emperor could answer, he rushed in with a smile on his face.

She has changed into a brand new performance costume, which is smart yet playful, and she looks doubly cute at the moment.

"Your Majesty... don't ask after you've already come in."

Stardust Illusion, who had just fallen asleep, opened his eyes reluctantly, looking at the horse girl who was better than him, with mixed feelings.

"Sorry."

The emperor apologized insincerely, then sat down on the edge of the bed, his eyes sparkling as if they could emit light.

Is she going to show off her victory to me?

Stardust Illusion sat on the bed and sorted his clothes. He felt his limbs were basically normal, but he secretly groaned in his heart.

He has already lost the race, but he still wants to come to me. Is the Emperor of the East China Sea coming to insult me ​​as the winner? !

"That one!" The Emperor said excitedly, grabbing the Stardust Illusion's left hand. "What's that footwork? Can you tell me?"

"……Eh?"

"That's the one! The one where you surpassed me!"

The Emperor saw that the Stardust Illusion in front of him didn't understand what he meant yet, so he quickly stood up from his chair.

She struck an exaggerated running pose, raised one foot straight up high, and then slammed it down on the ground.

She was talking about shrinking the earth.

Although the emperor's movements were actually very non-standard, Stardust Illusion still suddenly realized it, but what followed was helplessness.

She knew the emperor's familiar personality in her previous life, but no matter how you look at it, this is too familiar, right? Can you ask someone for advice on running when you have just met him for a day or just fought him?

"That running method is amazing! It disappears in a flash and then moves forward. I've never seen anyone use it in the academy. Is it an illusion that you came up with?"

When it comes to running, the Emperor of the East Sea looks very excited, his ears twitching non-stop. The Emperor leans over to the bed of Stardust Illusion, turning left and right, staring at her with endless curiosity.

For her, winning the debut competition should have been an easy thing, but she was almost defeated by this new friend whom she had just met in the morning. It was only by relying on her explosive determination and a third sprint that she did not expect that she barely managed to keep her position as the champion.

The emperor did not feel ashamed of this, but was delighted that he had met such a strong opponent. The East China Sea Emperor, who had been placed high hopes on by countless people since he was a child, felt for the first time her fighting spirit burning in the competition.

Stardust Illusion, the horse girl who surpassed him twice in speed - the emperor can't wait to know everything about this good rival!

Stardust Illusion looked at the emperor in front of her, her eyes gradually changed from curiosity to a more aggressive meaning, and she quickly said:

"That running method is something I came up with randomly when I was working in my hometown. I call it shrinking the earth - I can teach it to you, the emperor, but I don't think it's suitable for your legs."

As Stardust Illusion spoke, he shifted his gaze towards the legs of the East Sea Emperor.

This is a pair of straight and slender legs, streamlined muscles tightly embrace the bones, and there is still a little burning feeling left over from the game under the white skin...

"Stardust illusion?"

The emperor was a little confused as he watched her start to study his leg muscles.

"Your legs are really weak."

The Stardust Illusion said something that sounded like harassment, but his expression was very serious.

"Shrinking the Earth relies on kicking the ground with your legs in a forward step, forcing yourself to endure the huge impact in exchange for a charge. If you use your legs to do this, it is very likely that you will break bones."

Even I can only rely on the body template given by the system to prevent this move from directly breaking my foot.

She secretly added the second half of the sentence in her heart. She didn't want to cause the already ill-fated Emperor of the East China Sea to suffer even greater harm.

"Not suitable for me? Then forget it!"

The emperor blinked, and her ponytail swung left and right. She nodded when she heard it, and did not doubt that the stardust illusion would deceive her.

"Your Majesty, you are so rude."

Suddenly, a third person's voice was heard outside the door, interrupting the conversation between the two.

The moment Stardust Illusion heard this voice, he felt his whole body tremble, as if he was being stared at by a monster. If he moved again, he would be torn to pieces immediately...

"Ah, it's the president!"

The Emperor of the East China Sea didn't seem to feel the pressure at all. Instead, he turned around and shouted excitedly.

The devil...is coming?!

Stardust Illusion was frozen in place, unable to even turn her head, but the pressure that seemed to be tangible made her feel like she was in hell.

And the name called out by the Emperor of the East Sea...

"Is it the emperor?" As she asked with difficulty, the pressure suddenly disappeared, as if it had never existed.

"Hello, I'm Rudolf Symbol, President of the Central Tresen Academy Student Union... You are Stardust Vision, right?"

The owner of this stern voice firmly embraced the East China Sea Emperor who was throwing himself on him with his left hand, and stretched out his right hand towards the stardust illusion.

Stardust Illusion looked at the right hand that was stretched out to her. This hand didn't look big but was very strong. When she grasped it, she immediately felt that she was completely wrapped in the palm...

"It's nice to meet you, Emperor."

Stardust Illusion stuttered a little as he held Rudolph's hands with both hands and shook them up and down vigorously.

Although the girl in front of us was just an ordinary horse racing girl in her previous life, she can be said to be in a high position of power in this world. She can even influence the decisions of Japan's largest organization in the world of horse racing girls: the Central Racing Association (JRA).

She didn't want to offend such a big shot for no reason - come to think of it, the emperor actually came to watch the race, so was it a good thing that she didn't win today? Otherwise, the emperor who doted on his son would have quietly sunk her in Tokyo Bay without her knowing...

Just as Stardust Illusion was feeling anxious, Rudolph had already pulled her hand back. Although she didn't know what this new horse racing girl was thinking, Rudolph was used to many people having strange reactions when they saw her for the first time.

"Because I have other things to do right away, I'll make it short."

Rudolph reached out and snapped his fingers in front of the Stardust Illusion to draw her attention back, then continued:

"The first thing is, are you willing to come to Central Tresen College to receive education? We will come up with the most suitable training method for you and recommend the right trainer to ensure that every horse girl can gain something."

Rudolph's words sounded like the usual rhetoric used by the admissions office, but Stardust Illusion knew that she was telling the truth.

For a horse girl, the Central Academy not only allows her to participate in more advanced competitions, but also improves her overall training level and opponents. It is undoubtedly the strongest academy in the country.

"But I didn't sign up... Oh, I understand." Stardust Illusion, who had just opened his mouth to express his difficulties, suddenly remembered an allusion in the original world - referring to Huang Shiren robbing Lu Maonu.

She immediately understood that these difficulties were nothing to Rudolph, and as long as she could enter the center, she would have a higher stage whether she wanted to earn the bounty or continue running. Thinking of this, she nodded and said:

"If possible, please, Emperor! I want to go to the central government!"

"Alright! Stardust Illusion, come to the Spica team too, let's train together!" The Emperor shouted hastily, but was immediately put down by Rudolph, who raised his hand and pushed him out -

"Hey, why is that, President?!" The emperor who was pushed out was stunned. "I also want to continue chatting with Stardust Illusion!!!"

"Your Majesty, the next topic cannot be heard by you. You should prepare for the next thing first." Rudolph ignored the emperor's coquettish performance, "Because it involves other people."

After saying that, Rudolf symbolically closed the door and then turned to look at the Stardust Illusion.

What was she going to say?