In front of the school gate, Tokai Teio raised her finger to the sky.
Strongest, Invincible, Ultimate, and then reaching the summit—
That's right, this Horse Girl is me.
Now, I, Tokai Teio, have cleared the Story Mode at the fastest speed!
On the very day she finished running the Kikuka Sho, Tokai Teio received a prompt from the system. But unlike the shameful Saint McQueen and Demon King Ship, the Ultimate Me possesses the right to freely choose whether to clear the level now!
(note: It means their spiritual power is now strong enough to resist the system's forced teleportation.)
And she held a brand new power in her hands!
Unexpected, right? This is a power that neither Saint McQueen nor Demon King Ship mastered!
Tokai Teio didn't know the principle of that move, but anyway, she could use it.
And since Saint McQueen clearly entered Flow but didn't comprehend this move, doesn't this mean it's her exclusive move?
After coolly impressing everyone again at the school gate, Tokai Teio left quickly.
Finding an empty room with no one around, she reached out and grabbed the door handle.
Tokai Teio groped toward the other side of the door through that wonderful feeling.
The moment she pushed the door open, Tokai Teio's figure disappeared behind the door.
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Warm wind blew against her face, the smell of grass and sunshine, and the sound of horses galloping in the distance.
"?"
A drop of cold sweat fell from Tokai Teio's forehead.
Oops. Although I mastered the power of [Opening the Door] thanks to Saint McQueen's memory.
But because I haven't returned to the System Space yet, I didn't obtain the corresponding authority.
So my current situation... could it be said that due to my own 'mistake,' I was teleported to an unknown place by the system's power?
No, can't really call it an unknown place, because isn't this... a racecourse?
The commentator's voice came from the speakers.
"Strong, too strong!"
"In the final straight, [Tokai Teio] takes the lead!"
[Tokai Teio] broke through to first place in the corner and firmly defended the first position, using the [Teio Step] to launch the final sprint toward the finish line!
"Ho..." Tokai Teio's eyes lit up. "Not bad. As expected of 'me'."
On the final straight track, [Tokai Teio] had absolutely no opponent, successfully taking first place in this race with a powerful "Last-Leg" (Suerashi)!
"Crossed the line!"
"Winning this Satsuki Sho is [Tokai Teio]!"
The whole venue cheered. Tokai Teio faced the audience seats and made the gesture the Emperor once used to everyone—raising her hand to point a V!
"Successor to the Emperor, huh..."
Tokai Teio said with a smile.
"Eh, I wouldn't have noticed if you didn't say it! That gesture was once used by the Emperor!"
The fan next to her turned around as if suddenly enlightened.
But immediately upon seeing Tokai Teio, his eyes glazed over.
Huh?
"Hello there~"
Tokai Teio blinked, said hello, then decisively flashed into the crowd and disappeared.
"Ah, hello... Wait, no!"
It's Tokai Teio!
The fan looked back at [Tokai Teio] on the track again. That's right, the girl just now was undoubtedly the real Tokai Teio, right?
Why was he so sure?
Because he was lucky enough to be invited to the Super-Dimension Great War last time.
That batch of audience members was lucky enough to know the truth of the world.
That is, parallel worlds really exist, and some powerful Horse Girls might possess the ability to travel between worlds.
That was undoubtedly a miracle!
And the Horse Girl just now was undoubtedly the real Tokai Teio too, right?
He hurriedly called to his friend beside him who was still cheering: "Ken-chan, guess who I just saw?"
"Hah?"
"I just saw Tokai Teio!"
"..."
The friend couldn't help giving him a look reserved for idiots.
Isn't that nonsense?
I saw [Tokai Teio] too!
"Hehe, I'm not talking about the [Tokai Teio] currently in the race venue. Remember that experience a few months ago? I'm talking about that Tokai Teio!"
The friend's expression changed from uncertainty to shock.
"Could it be!"
"That's right, the Tokai Teio who traveled from another dimension! Amazing, right?"
The friend nodded.
That was indeed amazing.
"Where did you see her?"
"She was right here just now, but she ran away after I recognized her."
"Damn it! You bastard, you didn't remember to call me!"
The two started playing around.
But they didn't know that what they said was heard by the surrounding audience, so this news spread rapidly within the venue.
Afterward, many people expressed that they seemed to have indeed seen the existence of another Tokai Teio.
On the other side, Tokai Teio, who had to flee everywhere, arrived backstage at the competitors' area and couldn't help sighing.
"Being popular is really hard work."
This is all the Demon King's fault.
If the Demon King hadn't insisted on a duel, their existence would still be a secret known only to a few Horse Girls.
But now, after that chaotic brawl, too many people know about their existence.
"By the way, why hasn't McQueen come to pick me up yet?"
Back when the Demon King crossed worlds, didn't McQueen receive the system prompt immediately and go find her?
Meanwhile, two people who had just arrived at the scene and were almost surrounded by enthusiastic audiences flashed back quickly.
"What was that idiot thinking to come to a place with so many people?!"
Gold Ship uttered an unhappy complaint.
McQueen didn't speak, just standing silently aside. No choice now; she could only hope Tokai Teio could extricate herself from that place on her own.
The doors opened by the system were random. Although they would appear near Tokai Teio, they wouldn't necessarily bump right into Tokai Teio herself.
And in a crowded place like a racecourse, even if Tokai Teio was right next to them, it would be hard to recognize her immediately.
But ultimately, isn't it all the fault of this idiot beside me?
And at this moment, Gold Ship was still saying: "Damn it, why were we recognized? We were clearly wearing Tracen uniforms!"
McQueen didn't speak, just staring straight at Gold Ship's beautiful long hair.
Is there a 'why'? The most recognizable person in there was you; have a little self-awareness!
Inside the venue, Tokai Teio found sunglasses and a hat in the Winner's Stage prep room and put them on. Fortunately, the prep room in this world also has a bunch of equipment usually not used; really helped a lot.
While returning to the audience seats wearing the hat and sunglasses, Tokai Teio heard two security guards talking over there.
"That was McQueen and Gold Ship who appeared just now, right?"
"That's right. I absolutely wouldn't mistake that Gold Ship. After all, the Gold Ship of our world absolutely cannot be that kind of beauty!"
"...If word gets out about what you said, be careful of getting kidnapped to Mars tomorrow."
Tokai Teio remained composed.
It seems those two indeed know my news and ran over here. So where are they now?
And it looks like the situation isn't great; their identities have been completely exposed because of the Demon King.
"Tsk, don't tell me I have to go save the day?"
Tokai Teio felt helpless thinking about this.
"I'll look around casually in the venue first. But it shouldn't come to that; those two shouldn't be caught so easily."
If McQueen wasn't bringing the Demon King along, there was a high probability she could disguise her way through.
After all, McQueen's acting skills were truly good.
And McQueen wanting to play another version of herself basically didn't require much acting.
As for Gold Ship, the Demon King, Tokai Teio felt that guy was very likely to clear the field with violence.
Releasing the Demon King aura would allow her to run away easily; it was just that the aftermath would be a bit serious.
But being that Demon King, she probably wouldn't consider this issue. Besides, this wasn't the Demon King's own world.
While Tokai Teio was still looking for the two who had long since fled, the Committee had already found Symboli Rudolf and started discussing this matter.
"A new other-world Horse Girl has appeared again, and the Horse Girl appearing this time is an acquaintance of yours."
Symboli Rudolf thought of the previous McQueen and Gold Ship.
As if those two weren't her acquaintances. Aren't they all Tracen students?
Didn't expect their Tracen Academy to be truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
Every parallel world individual is so amazing. If only they were that amazing in this world too.
"Tell me, who is it?"
"It is... Tokai Teio."
Symboli Rudolf's movements paused.
Behind her, Air Groove, whose face was originally expressionless, also couldn't help widening her eyes.
But the changes in the two were quickly put away. Even that Committee staff member didn't notice anything wrong, only feeling that the Emperor and the Empress's auras were as strong as ever.
"Is she right inside this venue?"
"Yes, we haven't received news of any suspected Horse Girls leaving the venue."
"I understand. But pass down the order: even if discovered, pretend not to have seen her. If she wants to leave the venue, let her leave."
"Yes."
The Committee staff member had no questions, because regarding this 'diplomatic' mission, it was fully handed over to Tracen Academy now; the Committee would not intervene.
Although the Committee's higher-ups weren't genuinely uninterested in parallel worlds, with a god watching over their heads, the higher-ups really dared not pull any tricks in this matter.
Moreover, the other-world Horse Girls were too strong, right? The power of those skills was simply too exaggerated.
During that Super-Dimension Great War, many in the audience were actually high-level Committee members.
Don't ask why they, as high-level officials, would risk danger in that situation.
Because those who can truly reach the high levels in this world must all be full of love for Horse Girls. So how could they sit still for that kind of event?
Upon receiving the invitation, they basically agreed immediately.
And honestly, that voice issuing the invitation back then sounded like one of the Three Goddesses no matter how you listened.
So after watching that race, they knew very well that other-world Horse Girls were very strong—at least much stronger than the Horse Girls of their world.
One must know that although Horse Girls aren't usually pugnacious, they are terrifying when they fight.
Although Horse Girls seem like just personified creatures of horses, they are actually a race created by gods.
They are a new human race inheriting the power of racehorses and humans. As evidence, there is no reproductive isolation between Horse Girls and humans.
So Horse Girls are actually a human species too, not demi-human species like centaurs or horse-people mentioned in some fantasy stories.
So considering from any aspect, the Committee felt this diplomacy must be conducted with a friendly attitude.
And they also suspected that the Committee in the other world was very likely their own group of people.
If they fought, it was highly likely that before the fight even started, the color of their underwear would be known by the other side.
Considering the other world also had the power of skills, it seemed their world didn't have a chance of winning no matter how you looked at it. One must know they had only just begun researching the power of skills here.
And all of the above was considered without taking the attitude of the gods into account. If the gods didn't support war either, then daring to mess around would really be seeking death.
So friendly exchange was a must!
Considering that the other-world Horse Girls who had appeared so far were all students of Central Tracen Academy, the best candidate to execute this mission was Central Tracen Academy.
Or rather, the best candidate was Symboli Rudolf.
Because she was not only Tracen's Student Council President but also the Emperor of the Symboli family, a big shot who could even represent the entire country.
Don't look at how Committee higher-ups dared to lecture Symboli Rudolf with the attitude of elders usually; this was actually because Symboli Rudolf was currently only the heir to the Symboli family and hadn't truly sat on that supreme throne.
But the Emperor truly sitting in that position was just a matter of time. Or rather, as long as the Emperor wanted, she could sit in that position anytime; right now, she mainly couldn't give up the identity of Student Council President.
Because among the current juniors, there was no heir she approved of. Teio was probably the child she was most optimistic about right now.
So upon hearing that the one crossing over this time was Tokai Teio, Symboli Rudolf and Air Groove had that reaction.
Because they both knew clearly that Tokai Teio's status was indeed somewhat different; she could be said to be one of the future successors to the Student Council President position.
Walking out of the office, Symboli Rudolf and Air Groove were also imagining what the other Tokai Teio looked like.
But no matter how they thought, the first thing popping into their brains was still the [Tokai Teio] of this world; they simply couldn't imagine what the Tokai Teio of another world looked like.
Really curious.
In fact, before McQueen and Gold Ship appeared, they also couldn't have imagined those two would be like that in a parallel world.
Just then, the two who had just returned to the audience seats saw a Horse Girl wearing a hat and sunglasses passing by.
Almost at the same time, the movements of all three paused simultaneously.
"Ah this... encountered so easily?"
This was Air Groove's thought.
"Mn, no mistake. This should be that child."
This was the Emperor's thought.
"Bad, why did I run into the President and Vice President here!"
This was Tokai Teio's thought.
After all, this simple disguise could only fool ordinary people.
But [Tokai Teio] hung out in the Student Council often, could even be said to be a candidate member of the Student Council. Under these circumstances, how could the President and Vice President not see through her disguise?
One must know that although personalities differ, physically, the difference between them and their prototypes really wasn't big, at most some differences in weight or muscle size.
Just as Tokai Teio was considering whether to pretend not to have seen them.
Symboli Rudolf suddenly spoke: "Let's find a place to talk."
"..."
Tokai Teio thought about it; this didn't seem to be too terrible a situation.
After all, the President of this world had contacted the other two long ago and got along quite well.
So she nodded.
Just right. If McQueen and Gold Ship are also in this world, I can use the President's power to help find them.
As expected of me. Looking at it this way, this accidental encounter is actually a lucky event?
Sure enough, fate is on my side.
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