This day, Tokai Teio opened the door leading to the Grand Prix venue with the Spica members.
At the same time, Gold Ship and Mejiro McQueen also entered the Grand Prix venue simultaneously.
The moment they walked in, everyone heard enthusiastic gun salutes and cheers, sounds coming from all directions like mountains toppling and seas overturning.
"...Amazing."
Whether it was the method of teleportation or the incredibly enthusiastic atmosphere at the scene.
Gold Ship glanced at those few extra personnel and snorted unhappily: "Actually bringing this bunch of idiots over. You're full of unnecessary actions."
"What does it matter? Or are you worried about running a shameful race in front of people you know?"
"What did you say!"
Tokai Teio and Gold Ship looked like they were about to quarrel.
The Spica crowd looked at Mejiro McQueen aside somewhat at a loss, but Mejiro McQueen seemed to have absolutely no intention of intervening.
Gold Ship said fiercely to Tokai Teio: "You're the one who better not drag us down, second-rate!"
"Who is second-rate is hard to say."
Tokai Teio also retorted with a smile.
Clearly a team race, but before the race even started, two people in the team looked like they were going to start infighting first.
And what was the captain, Mejiro McQueen, doing?
She was watching the show.
She had absolutely no intention of interfering in this quarrel.
"Ahahaha—" At this time, a loud laugh came. "Is this the brand new Grand Prix? Not bad, very good. Whether the scale of the venue or the level of opponents—"
Dressed in her race outfit, T.M. Opera O stuck out her chest, making a pose intoxicated in her own world.
She seemed to be announcing, or simply muttering to herself: "But no matter what situation or opponent I encounter, the one who will win this race is ultimately me, the Opera King!"
Behind her, Narita Top Road and Admire Vega, as members of this participating team, dared not get too close to this socially awkward guy.
"We can't pretend we didn't hear those words."
A group of three Horse Girls, all from the Mejiro family, walked in from the other side.
"Eh?!"
[Mejiro McQueen]'s eyes widened.
And not just her, even Mejiro McQueen's expression at this moment was somewhat surprised.
Because that group was impressively the trio of Mejiro Ramonu, Mejiro Palmer, and Mejiro Ryan.
"Sister Ramonu, Sister Ryan, and Palmer..."
[Mejiro McQueen] never expected to see them here.
And the Mejiro trio on the opposite side also noticed the two 'McQueens' here and looked at them curiously.
But right now they were confronting the Opera King's team.
"Didn't expect to meet Senior Ramonu here. But even if the opponent is a powerhouse of the past, the one who will win this race—is also I, the Opera King-da!"
T.M. Opera O had obviously entered a state of excited frenzy, because she thirsted for races against strong opponents, and this Grand Prix obviously could satisfy her wish.
"No, victory will belong to us."
Mejiro Ramonu's calm tone seemed to be stating a fact.
The two were like fire and ice.
Before the race even started, that intense momentum had already begun to clash.
And [Mejiro McQueen] and [Tokai Teio], who had awakened the ZONE, looked at these two extremely seriously, shocked in their hearts.
What strong auras!
Undoubtedly.
That T.M. Opera O and Mejiro Ramonu were both Horse Girls who had entered the ZONE, and judging just from their auras, they were terrifying powerhouses.
"Hello."
"Although we heard about it when we came, we didn't really feel it until we saw you. Didn't expect there really are two McQueens; truly an incredible feeling."
Mejiro Palmer and Mejiro Ryan came over here and greeted Mejiro McQueen and the Spica group.
"Palmer, Sister Ryan..."
[Mejiro McQueen] entered a rather conflicted state, not knowing how to face these 'family members' who were obviously from another world.
But the other 'her' didn't have so many complicated thoughts.
Mejiro McQueen asked the two: "Are you familiar with the situation here?"
"No, we've only participated once. Can't be considered very knowledgeable. And we lost last time."
Mejiro Ryan's smile seemed somewhat bitter.
"Lost? Who was the opponent?"
Mejiro McQueen was somewhat curious.
One must know that Sister Ramonu over there wasn't weak just judging from her aura.
But from Ryan's expression, they not only lost last time but lost miserably.
"A competitor named Neo Universe. Although a guy who is completely unable to communicate normally, her strength is really strong."
"Neo Universe?"
Information about this Horse Girl appeared in Mejiro McQueen's mind.
One of Tracen Academy's strange Horse Girls.
Just that Neo Universe herself rarely came out to participate in activities with everyone, so she wasn't as famous as [Gold Ship].
Before she crossed over, she remembered this Horse Girl was a T0 (Tier 0) in the game's tier list.
But that should just be game data settings.
Unexpectedly, in reality, that strange Horse Girl was also a strong guy.
No, ultimately, competitors invited here shouldn't be weaklings.
Even if one encountered Haru Urara in this place, she would be an opponent absolutely not to be underestimated.
"Um..." [Mejiro McQueen] leaned in at this time and asked, "Did the me of your side not come today?"
"Uh, actually last time our team was led by 'McQueen,' but because of the disastrous defeat, it was changed to Sister Ramonu this time."
Mejiro Ryan's sentence almost broke [Mejiro McQueen]'s defense.
Why, why did she have to ask this question!
Heartbreaking!
"Hmph, not all 'Mejiro McQueens' of all worlds are as strong as our McQueen. You don't need to take it to heart."
The Demon King rarely comforted someone.
After all, [Mejiro McQueen] counted as a vessel McQueen once used, and what she said was also a fact.
Their Mejiro McQueen was absolutely unique.
And [Mejiro McQueen], having inherited part of her power, would also climb to higher places; this was a foreseeable thing.
"Who is this?"
Mejiro Ryan and Mejiro Palmer felt Gold Ship looked familiar.
But they couldn't recall such a student in Tracen Academy at all.
Looks so much like McQueen, but...
Mn, counting Gold Ship, there were three 'McQueens' with completely different styles and temperaments in front of them.
But do we have such a sister in our family?
"Hmph, I am Gold Ship."
Demon King Ship answered arrogantly.
"...Nani?!"
Mejiro Ryan and Mejiro Palmer looked disbelief.
They looked at [Gold Ship] over there again, saw that familiar expression, and instantly had the thought "That is Gold Ship."
But this Gold Ship, who was almost like a sister to McQueen—how could she be that Gold Ship?
"Are you done chatting?"
Mejiro Ramonu came over at this time.
It seemed her confrontation with T.M. Opera O had temporarily ended; the rest would take place in the race.
"Sister Ramonu..."
It could be seen that Mejiro Ryan and Mejiro Palmer were still quite nervous in front of this eldest sister.
Mejiro Ramonu's eyes swept over the two 'McQueens' and asked: "Are you also participating competitors today? McQueen."
"No, I'm not..." [Mejiro McQueen] shook her head quickly.
This Sister Ramonu's aura was too scary.
The Sister Ramonu in her impression wasn't easy to get along with, and this stronger Sister Ramonu was even more terrifying.
Mejiro McQueen answered: "I am a participating competitor."
The completely different reactions of the two made Mejiro Ramonu narrow her eyes.
That [Mejiro McQueen] felt no different from the 'McQueen' in her impression.
But this Mejiro McQueen here was different.
Not only was the attitude different when facing her, but what was stranger was this Mejiro McQueen's aura.
Interesting.
Couldn't see the depth at all, but her instinct told her this Mejiro McQueen was very strong.
"I look forward to crossing hands with you."
Hearing Mejiro Ramonu's words, the other Mejiro family Horse Girls were stunned.
[Mejiro McQueen] also looked incredulous.
What? Being treated differently by Sister Ramonu in another self's world is one thing.
Why does this Sister Ramonu from another world also fancy the other self at first sight?
And what she found most unacceptable was.
The look in this Sister Ramonu's eyes when looking at her versus looking at the other self was completely discriminatory treatment.
But she ultimately dared not raise these opinions.
Because she knew clearly she indeed didn't have the qualification to participate in this Grand Prix currently.
The competitors' auras were too strong.
Although they were people in her memory, the strength difference was poles apart.
Here, ZONE was something everyone possessed in the true sense...
Uh...
It seems there is one participating competitor who doesn't have a ZONE yet.
That's right, Tokai Teio, who hadn't interrupted, was the only competitor in this Grand Prix who hadn't entered the ZONE.
That aura was out of tune with the competitors in this venue.
"Chatter ends here. If it's your first time participating, follow me. I'll take you to the registration desk."
Mejiro Ramonu acted as if she was familiar with this place. Behind her, Mejiro Ryan and Mejiro Palmer dared not tell the truth.
That was—their Sister Ramonu...
Actually, this was also her first time participating.
It seemed Sister Ramonu wanted to present the image of an elder sister in front of McQueen.
This matter was simply too magical!
That Ramonu-neesan who always went her own way actually...
Under Mejiro Ramonu's lead, everyone arrived at the registration desk.
Although it was indeed her first time participating, she had come to visit with Ryan and the others last time.
And the Trainers of the participating teams were also currently at this place.
The Trainer of the Mejiro family was an old man with white hair wearing a butler outfit.
Although the image was a butler, both 'McQueens' frowned simultaneously.
Because this person was the Mejiro family's veteran trainer, a figure they could call Grandfather.
"Hm? This is truly surprising. There are actually two Miss McQueens."
Standing in front of the registration desk was another incredibly familiar figure.
That was the Academy Director's secretary; that green hat attire was definitely her.
"Why is Miss Hayakawa here?"
"Because the organizer of this event is the Tracen Academy of a certain world."
Another Trainer walked over.
Everyone felt this man with glasses looked somewhat familiar, but it was their first time meeting this person.
"Hello, I am Hana Tojo."
"..."
"?!"
Shocked everyone.
Never expected the familiar feeling came from this place.
"Sure enough, this expression. It seems the me on your side is a woman."
The male version of Trainer Hana Tojo expressed he was used to it.
Many people he met here had this reaction upon hearing his self-introduction.
"Competitors who have already registered, please come to me to check in. If you are accompanying family and friends, you can enter the special audience seats through the passage on my left."
Miss Hayakawa said to everyone.
"There is less than half an hour until the race starts. Please, competitors who haven't checked in yet, come here. Otherwise, overtime will be automatically regarded as forfeiting."
"Alright, I won't disturb your registration."
The male version of Trainer Hana Tojo entered the venue from the left passage.
His team members, T.M. Opera O and other competitors, had already completed registration and entered the competitors' lounge earlier.
Mejiro McQueen and the other two came to Miss Hayakawa.
"Miss McQueen, Miss Gold Ship, and Miss Teio, I have confirmed your identities. Do you want to register?"
This Miss Hayakawa seemed to have completely gotten used to this job.
"Mn, please."
"Okay, please decide on a team name. Finally, allow me to ask one more question: you have no Trainer accompanying you, right?"
The three nodded. Being their first time participating, they didn't know a Trainer needed to be present here.
But fortunately.
This Grand Prix allows registration even without a Trainer.
After all, they registered from the system side.
"Okay, confirmed. Is the team name [ ] acceptable?"
Miss Hayakawa's expression almost cracked. She hadn't expected McQueen to just type a [ ] symbol (space/brackets) and finish when filling in the team name.
"That's fine."
Mejiro McQueen couldn't be bothered to think of a team name.
That kind of thing was meaningless; she came to race, not to debut as an idol group.
Gold Ship and Tokai Teio had no objections to this either.
Although Tokai Teio thought a cooler name would be nice, the team name [ ] seemed pretty cool too.
After all, naming it nothing—isn't that "Blank"?
And 'Blank' (Kuuhaku - No Game No Life ref) is the strongest!
"Okay, Team [ ] registration complete. Please enter from the passage on the right, participating competitors."
Mejiro McQueen nodded.
But she had one last question.
"Miss Hayakawa, may I ask how many teams are participating this time?"
"Including Team [ ], there are a total of four teams participating in this Grand Prix."
This wasn't confidential information, so Miss Hayakawa gave the answer directly.
Mejiro McQueen was somewhat surprised. Only four teams?
That means although it's a Grand Prix, it basically ends in one race.
Although this is the normal situation. After all, in reality, Horse Girls cannot run multiple races continuously, so naturally, the scale of numbers like in the game is impossible.
"Thank you."
After thanking Miss Hayakawa.
They went back to meet with Spica and the Mejiro family team.
"Registration completed? Then see you in the race later."
Mejiro Ramonu left with the sisters Ryan and Palmer.
The Spica crowd looked at the three eagerly.
"You guys enter the audience seats from here."
"Please leave it to me to guide everyone, Miss McQueen."
The Mejiro family Trainer had stayed here without leaving.
Although neither of these two Miss McQueens was from his world, his attitude remained the same.
"Then I'll trouble you."
Mejiro McQueen nodded, handing the Spica crowd over to this old gentleman.
"Thanks~ My students are temporarily in your care."
Tokai Teio also thanked him over there.
Although the Spica crowd had some opinions about her wording.
Clearly the special training hasn't officially started; how can you call yourself a teacher so quickly without shame!
"Yes, please leave it to me."
Thus the group split into two.
One side went to the audience seats, and the other went to the competitors' changing room.
Here in the changing room, they saw the members of the fourth participating team.
"Eh!"
A surprised cry rang out in the changing room.
"Miss Teio!"
The one shouting was Kitasan Black.
Her teammates were Satono Diamond, and a surprising character—Duramente!
Duramente was also looking at Tokai Teio at this time.
"Yo~ Kita-chan. Didn't expect the fourth team to be you guys."
"I didn't expect to race with Miss Teio and Miss McQueen either, but this is the magic of this Grand Prix, right!"
Kitasan Black appeared very happy.
It seemed that although she came from another world, this Kita-chan was still a proper Teio fan.
"Hello, Miss McQueen. I didn't expect to race with you this time; I'm very honored!"
And on Satono Diamond's side, she was naturally a fan of McQueen without a doubt.
"...I won't go easy on you."
Mejiro McQueen obviously didn't know how to deal with this scene.
After all, in her original world, she couldn't handle her fans very well.
"Huh? Yes!"
Satono Diamond felt this Miss McQueen was a bit different somewhere.
But seeing that incomparably elegant Miss McQueen in every move, she quickly threw this slight discomfort to the back of her mind.
"Miss Teio, let me say this beforehand: even if the opponent is you, I won't lose!"
Kitasan Black was obviously much more open than Satono Diamond.
Facing her idol, she issued a declaration of war right away.
Tokai Teio raised a thumbs up.
"Bring it on, Kita-chan!"
"Oh!"
Gold Ship looked at the commotion over there and snorted disdainfully.
Then turning her head, she saw Duramente, who similarly couldn't actively go up to chat with Tokai Teio. Their gazes met at this moment.
"..."
Both Chasers, both with no one coming up to talk to them.
"Hmph, Duramente, huh? You seem to have the same running style as Ore-sama. Prepare yourself; Ore-sama will swing the whip of total defeat upon you!"
Duramente looked at the arrogant Gold Ship in front of her, blinked, and was silent for a while.
"Who... are you?"
One sentence successfully sent Gold Ship officially into the Demon King's berserk state.
"Hmph, hahahahaha—"
Dangerous red light emitted from Gold Ship's eyes.
"You're dead."
Duramente frowned, feeling that terrifying Demon King aura.
Although she didn't know this competitor, at this moment, she was certain this competitor's strength was very high!
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