Chapter 12: Oguri Cap Prepares to Become a God
Why send the emperor away?
Could it be that entering the central district actually requires me to pay some price?
Stardust Mirage felt a bit nervous, her hands involuntarily gripping the bed board as she waited for what Rudolf would say next.
"Since recording your information has been decided, I will arrange for someone to contact you for further steps to complete the process as soon as possible."
Rudolf took a stack of documents from his chest and handed them over.
Stardust Mirage looked down and saw that they were related to her transfer and change of registration. She quickly reached out with both hands to take them.
"Now, let's move on to the second matter." Rudolf let go, his eyes fixed on Stardust Illusion on the bed, and continued:
"There's a horse girl who wants to see you. She wants to talk to you about your running style."
She said so.
"About my running style? You mean the Shukuchi?"
"No."
Rudolf suddenly stomped her foot on the ground, creating a shockwave. Although she was only wearing ordinary sports shoes today, without even horseshoes nailed on, as she lifted her right leg, Stardust Mirage clearly saw the shallow pit left under her foot.
This is concrete!
Before Stardust Mirage could express her surprise, Rudolf calmly continued:
"The one who wants to see you is Oguri Cap and her trainer... They want to discuss the finishing kick you switched to during the third turn of the race."
Oguri Cap and her trainer... want to see me?
Hearing this, Stardust Mirage felt a panic akin to an impostor being confronted by the real deal.
The inherent skill she obtained through the system: Festive Miracle, its prototype actually came from the Christmas version of Oguri Cap. And now, the original came knocking.
But to be found out after just one use? Their awareness of protecting their rights is way too high!
In Rudolf's eyes, Stardust Mirage's panic was understandable. After all, hearing that such a monster wanted to see her was startling.
Ever since Oguri Cap made a name for herself in the central district, she had been crowned with the title "Grey Monster." Ordinary horse girls would even run away in fear just from her glance.
"You don't need to worry too much." Rudolf comforted her. "It's about Oguri Cap's last G1 race."
"Oguri Cap's last race? What does that mean?"
Hearing Rudolf's words, Stardust Mirage quickly pressed for details.
"Yes, this year's Arima Kinen will be her retirement race. After that, aside from the Dream Cup, Oguri Cap won't participate in any other races."
Rudolf sighed. Oguri Cap was a horse girl she personally brought over from the local circuit, and Oguri Cap had not disappointed her, advancing triumphantly all the way, proving her monstrous strength with her abilities.
But recently, Oguri Cap's condition hadn't been ideal. Finally, she and her trainer decided together to make this year's most important race at year's end, the Arima Kinen, her retirement race.
In the future, probably only the Dream Cup, blessed by the power of the Three Goddesses, which allows all horse girls to return to their peak condition, would allow one to see that gray-white phantom again.
"If possible..."
Rudolf seemed hesitant at this moment, but she still spoke:
"What I'm about to say is just a request from me as an ordinary friend. Please don't feel pressured... If possible, please try to help Oguri Cap.
For this retirement race, I hope she can truly display her monstrous prowess and draw a perfect conclusion to her graded stakes career."
"Wait, wait, wait, wait—"
Seeing Rudolf Symbol bow towards her, Stardust Mirage quickly jumped off the bed to support her.
"So what exactly do you want me to help with? A horse girl of Oguri Cap's level is definitely much stronger than me, right?"
She held onto Rudolf, preventing her from bowing further.
Feeling the strength from the arms holding her, Rudolf didn't resist. She lowered her head, looking at Stardust Mirage's feet:
"Oguri Cap has already seen the previous race footage, so she sought my help together with her trainer... She wants to learn your running style, the one I just mentioned, the style you displayed in the latter part of the race."
Oguri Cap... wants to learn my running style?
Heavens! Oguri Cap wants to learn Christmas Oguri's ultimate move!
Stardust Mirage immediately found herself in a dilemma between tears and laughter.
"Of course, I will also urge them to provide corresponding compensation for the exchange. I won't let you suffer a disadvantage due to the disparity in status."
To alleviate any remaining concerns Stardust Mirage might have, Rudolf persuaded her further.
"I have no problem with it."
Having figured out the whole picture, Stardust Mirage agreed without hesitation.
After all, in her view, although this ultimate move was drawn from the system, its origin was ultimately from Christmas Cap.
And now that Oguri Cap wanted to learn it, she certainly had no intention of making things difficult for her. One could say this was a case of cause and effect, predetermined.
Of course, one could also say Cap God had already arranged everything.
"In that case, today is December 1st. Oguri Cap's request is for you to confirm a date before December 15th. Oguri Cap and her trainer will come to visit you then.
This way, she will have some time to practice after learning. What do you think? Are there any difficulties?"
"Then let's make it the 3rd. Can you arrange the location, Emperor?"
Seeing Stardust Mirage's cheerful response, Rudolf couldn't help but smile. Having fulfilled her friend's request, a weight was lifted from her heart.
"That's certainly no problem. Well then, I won't disturb you further." Rudolf Symbol extended her right hand to Stardust Illusion again, shaking hands with the horse girl before her and continuing, "After all, the Winner's Stage is coming up soon."
"Alright then... Huh?" Just as Stardust Miragewas about to wave goodbye to Rudolf, her entire body suddenly stiffened.
She slowly revealed an awkward smile and asked Rudolf:
"W-winner's Stage... Can't Tokai Teio go alone?"
"Of course not. The Winner's Stage does feature the first-place winner as the main singer, but the second and third placers are also main performers."
After explaining, seeing Stardust Mirage's expression, Rudolf added:
"Don't worry, because it's your debut race, everyone's expectations won't be too high. You just need to jump around a little."
Still lying to me!
Stardust Mirage still remembered the awkwardness of the General back in the day. And for her, an amateur who had only practiced professional running for less than a month, it went without saying.
She had never performed a live in two whole lifetimes! She was definitely going to be laughed at again!
"But I don't even have a performance costume—"
"That's not a problem either. The stage setup will provide everything for you. You just need to go on stage and perform."
Rudolf looked at the flustered Stardust Mirage and smiled happily.
Coming from the same local background, using the same finishing kick method, and now similarly troubled by her first Winner's Stage, the horse girl before her highly overlapped with the Oguri Cap in her memories.
However, there was one thing that was different between the two.
That was the desire for victory.
Unlike the monster Oguri Cap, whose gaze was solely fixed on seizing victory, Stardust Mirage, although also wanting to win, hadn't shown that kind of all-out determination.
But this matter, Rudolf believed, shouldn't be pointed out by her. Only Stardust Mirage could comprehend it herself through running again and again.
"I hope you can also gain something from this meeting with Oguri Cap."
Rudolf Symbol finally said just that.
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