There's Something Wrong With You, Logistics Uma Musume

It took Kagura almost a whole morning to survey the site. She chatted with Eclipse, making notes as she went. After recording the basic information, Kagura thanked the racetrack staff and left.

Kagura, who had taken a day off work thinking it would take a long time, still had plenty of time left. She wondered if she should go back now to catch the lunch rush, but looking at the time, it was already afternoon, and she would have missed it anyway.

'Maybe I should just wander around?'

—Why don't you go have lunch at that shop over there? It looks delicious.

Just as this thought popped into Kagura's head, she saw Eclipse's message on the screen.

Kagura looked around. There was only one shop nearby, so Eclipse must have been talking about it. But Eclipse never usually suggested eating anything, which made Kagura feel a little strange.

'Why would Miss Eclipse suddenly recommend something to eat? Speaking of which, what in there has Miss Eclipse got her eye on?'

—I don't know what you modern people call it, but look at the third one from the left in the second row of the display window.

'Isn't that a pancake? Let me see...'

Kagura was indeed a little hungry. The strong baking aroma wafting from the shop made her hunger even more apparent, but she still didn't understand why Eclipse would recommend she eat it.

Although she didn't understand, Kagura still went to the bakery as Eclipse had asked, sat down, and ordered the pancake Eclipse had mentioned. To be honest, for Kagura, who was usually frugal, it was a bit of an extravagance.

'Has Miss Eclipse ever eaten pancakes before? Why would she suddenly recommend this?'

—I ate them when I was alive. I remember seeing them often at afternoon tea at home. It's been so long since I tasted them, I feel a little nostalgic.

'Eh... so does that mean Miss Eclipse wanted to eat it, so she asked me to come? But what's the point of me eating it?'

—Just eat yours, I have my own way.

As soon as Eclipse finished speaking, Kagura felt a cool sensation slowly wrapping around her neck and chin, like Eclipse was gently hugging her from behind.

Although she didn't quite understand what Eclipse meant, Kagura obediently did as she was told, picked up a freshly baked pancake, opened her small mouth, and took a gentle bite. The rich, toasty aroma and milky flavor burst in Kagura's mouth with a crispy sound, mingling with the taste of honey on top, making her feel energized!

—Nice heat, baked golden and crispy, rich aroma, sweet, so nostalgic.

Kagura quickly saw Eclipse's words on her phone. It seemed she was in a pretty good mood too. Only then did Kagura realize that Eclipse had suddenly recommended this because she was really craving it, and she was sharing her senses with her through some unknown means.

'Does Miss Eclipse like pancakes? I can learn to make them too, you know?'

—It's just that it's been a long time, and I can't help but feel nostalgic. But these things are desserts, heavily baked, with a lot of oil added. It's easy to gain weight from eating them. It's okay to eat them once or twice to satisfy a craving, but what if you get fat from eating these things all the time? Forget it, forget it.

Eclipse consciously controlled her desires. Obviously, now that Eclipse wanted to eat something she liked, she had to feel it through Kagura's mouth, and she always had to consider her physical condition. This wasn't convenient, that wasn't convenient, it was quite pitiful.

'Then... can Miss Eclipse recommend other foods?'

—Forget about the others. Apart from afternoon tea desserts, there's nothing else I'd be embarrassed to mention.

Kagura felt that Eclipse's words vaguely revealed a hint of helplessness.

Kagura let Eclipse enjoy a leisurely afternoon tea for the first time in a long time. Kagura herself felt happy to have eaten such delicious food, and judging from Eclipse's messages, she should be in a good mood too.

To make it easier to make them anytime in the future, Kagura even asked the shop owner about how to make the pancake. The young shop owner didn't seem to have any reservations and enthusiastically explained it to Kagura. Plus, Kagura had a good foundation in cooking, so she quickly learned the specific method.

"By the way, cute little miss... I've been curious for a while now, are you Inari Kagura-sensei?"

While chatting after learning how to make the pancakes, Kagura suddenly heard the shop owner say her online name. She looked at the shop owner with a hint of surprise in her eyes. She remembered that she had never shown her face in her videos.

"I've been following Sensei's food channel for a long time. I recognized Sensei after seeing Machikane's update... Ehehe~ I didn't expect Sensei to be such a cute girl. Can I take a photo with Sensei?"

'I almost forgot about Machikane... Never mind then.'

Kagura, who had been wondering just now, suddenly understood. It seemed that Machikane's influence was greater than she had thought, and she didn't expect to run into her fan here. Kagura remembered that she only had forty or fifty thousand fans, and a large number of them were Heavenly Dynasty netizens. It was really surprising to run into a fan here, which made Kagura feel that Japan was really small.

As for taking a photo, Kagura didn't really mind it, so she agreed and took a photo with the enthusiastic young shop owner before saying goodbye and leaving the shop.

—Yo, I didn't realize you were so famous. So posting videos online every day can actually get you fans?

'Miss Eclipse, what are you saying... If I couldn't get fans, what would I be posting videos for?'

Kagura took out her phone and looked at the time. It was about time to go back. She planned her route and prepared to go to the nearest station, and also took a look at her Umastagram account.

Originally, Kagura wanted to see what the shop owner had posted, but when she saw that her number of fans had doubled and exceeded 100,000, Kagura couldn't help but wonder if there was a bug in the software:

"Huh?"

36. Abstract Netizens Are Your Eternal Little Home!

After getting on the train, Kagura, feeling very, or even nine parts, uneasy, opened her Umastagram to see what had happened.

Naturally, she went straight to the update that Machikane had posted earlier. She hadn't updated her video today, so she could only guess one reason why she suddenly had so many fans, and that was that Machikane had brought her traffic this morning.

[I was curious when I saw Kagura-sensei's videos before. Sensei's hands are small, and she looks like a child. I didn't expect her to really be a child! Both of them are so cute!]

[Double the happiness!]

[Kagura-sensei is so young, but her cooking skills are so good? Everyone, I want to do something greedy!]

[The one upstairs! You shameful person!]

[Thank you for the treat! Bliss!]

As soon as she entered the comments section, Kagura saw a large number of colorful comments of all kinds, mixed with some Heavenly Dynasty comments. She also saw that Machikane had replied to some comments that she could understand, but some of the crazy comments were too abstract, and Machikane probably wouldn't understand them even with translation software.

'Ah, the taste of home!'

Scrolling past the top-rated comments that seemed relatively normal, Kagura instantly felt like she had returned to another world the moment she saw the insane, abstract comments in the comment section.

[Hehe... Kagura-sensei and Machikane-chan... small, soft, and fragrant...]

[A turtle carrying a barbershop!]

[Crap, two more masters in one day, not enough necks to go around!]

[I want Machikane-chan to step on me with her bare feet, looking disgusted, then run into Kagura-sensei's arms for comfort, only to be pushed away with a disgusted look and stepped on a few more times, ahhhhhhh!!]

[Machikane-chan and Kagura-sensei are both underage!! Arrest everyone upstairs and give them a pound of peanuts each!!]

"...Uh, you modern people... uh... I mean, you people over there... play so wild?"

Wading halfway through the pile of Chinese comments below, Eclipse was about to crack. She didn't know how long she had been holding back the sentence on the screen. Although surprised that Eclipse could understand Chinese, Kagura felt that the immediate priority was not surprise, but to dispel her misunderstanding of the Heavenly Dynasty's netizens as soon as possible.

'Please don't misunderstand our people, please, please don't lump these Hammurabis in with modern people!!'

Kagura, her head full of black lines, quickly cut herself off. Although she had expected to see crazy comments, she still underestimated the overwhelming feeling. After all, watching from the comment section is completely different from being the target of the madness. Halfway through, even she, who had been online for more than a decade, was about to lose it.

You have a private message!

Feeling like she couldn't take it anymore, Kagura was just about to exit the comment section of the post when she suddenly saw a private message notification pop up on her Umastagram.

Out of curiosity, Kagura still clicked on the private message menu to see who was looking for her.

It was a Japan user with the ID "My Favorite Uma Musume." Kagura had seen her in the top-rated comments earlier; she was the one who posted 'Thank you for the treat! Bliss!'

[Kagura-sensei!! I've been following you for so long!! I want to ask where Kagura-sensei's restaurant is? The things you make look so delicious, I want to check it out!]

[Thank you for your support~ However, I don't have a restaurant. My videos are recorded during my daily work.]

[Eh! Is Kagura-sensei's daily work making Chinese food? Where can I find the store where you work?]

[My work isn't in a store. My work is school logistics support, so, sorry, I can't provide you with a store address.]

[Eh... that's a pity...]

Although she could see the fan's disappointment, Kagura didn't plan to reveal where she worked for the time being. Machikane had also said she would keep it a secret. Maybe some Tracen Academy students familiar with the Tracen kitchen could recognize where she was from some details in the video, but that would definitely be a minority. If someone could really find her at Tracen, she wouldn't mind treating that person to a handmade dessert.

After replying to a few comments under her video that earnestly asked her about technical details, and confirming that no one had sent her private messages, Kagura closed Umastagram and let out a long sigh of relief.

The fact that she suddenly had so many more fans was something that made her happy. She didn't expect to be so lucky, to run into the big-time Umastagrammer Machikane when she came out to look at a location, and that the other party happened to be her fan and wanted to take a photo with her.

She felt that she should find time to show her fans something big. She has always had an obsession, an extremely difficult dish to make. Even in her previous life, she had only succeeded once. That dish is called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. When Kagura went out to find ingredients before, she also thought about preparing for this dish, but after searching around, Kagura did not find the most important ingredients for this dish, especially the wine. This kind of wine must be a specialty from the Heavenly Dynasty. She has no way to get this thing now. Not to mention whether it can be bought in Japan, she, as a minor, cannot buy alcohol here.

"...I always sense that you want to make that dish. Is it really that delicious?"

Sensing that Kagura was thinking about making that dish again, Eclipse, who had sensed Kagura having the same idea several times, couldn't help but be a little curious.

'Of course, I guarantee it's a taste that Miss Eclipse will never forget once you eat it! This is the ultimate delicacy that legends say even gods would climb over the wall to eat!'

"...That's amazing... That's great, I envy your hometown having so many delicious things. I'm embarrassed to introduce the delicacies of my hometown."

'Different regional cultures are normal~ Miss Eclipse can also come and try it together next time when I'm eating.'

Although Eclipse hasn't said what country she's from, Kagura can probably guess where she's from. Only afternoon tea desserts are worth introducing. There aren't many places in the world where afternoon tea culture is prevalent, and even fewer places where other delicacies can't compare to afternoon tea.

Compared to the culinary desert that is Eclipse's hometown, not to mention anything else, just talking about Chinese food, Kagura can proudly say that she can make three different meals a day for a year without repeating, and she can definitely satisfy Eclipse's tastes and preferences.

"...Okay, then I'll try it together next time! Don't give me any dark cuisine to harm me!"

'Don't worry~ Miss Eclipse wants to taste it, so I have to eat it first, right? I wouldn't make things difficult for myself.'

Just chatting like that, Kagura unknowingly returned to Tracen Station.

A picture that should have been in the previous chapters

37. Rudolph Symbol Tries to Struggle a Bit

The first thing Kagura did when she came back was naturally to go straight to the Tracen cafeteria. After all, she could still make it in time for dinner now, and she didn't know if Rudolph Symbol and the others were off work and resting.

Walking into the gate of the cafeteria, before she even walked inside, Kagura saw Akikawa Yayoi and Maruzensky. A little further away was Nice Nature. They were all sitting at those seats a little to the right, looking like they were waiting for food, but looking at their expressions, it felt like their emotions weren't very high right now.

"Hi, good evening, what's going on with you guys..."

"That voice... is Kagura!! Kagura is back!!"

Nice Nature, who had excellent hearing and was sitting closer to the outside, immediately perked up her ears and looked over. Seeing Kagura walking over, the others who were still in their seats showed expressions of surprise as if they had seen a savior, making Kagura, who had just returned and didn't know what was going on, confused.

"Wait, can someone explain to me what's happening here? Why do you all have this kind of expression??"

"The kitchen! Little sister, look at the kitchen! Only you can stop her!!"

Akikawa Yayoi got up and pointed to the kitchen that Kagura often borrowed. Kagura followed Akikawa Yayoi's finger and looked over, and as a result, she saw someone who surprised her very much:

"Ah? Milady??"

Kagura didn't know whether to call it a contrast or what, but she felt a strange feeling when she saw Rudolph Symbol wearing an apron and cooking inside.

"You don't know, that Rudolph guy was so abnormal today! I heard her muttering in the office this morning, 'Rudolph, Rudolph, you can't continue to be so useless, you can definitely do it without Kagura! You can do better than Kagura!', I thought she was just talking, but guess what? She insisted on dragging my sister to the cafeteria at noon to taste her cooking!"

"Th-then what?"

"I'm so stupid, really, I only knew that Rudolph had learned elite education before, and her cooking skills should be okay, but I didn't remember that she hadn't been in the kitchen for several years..."

Maruzensky was now filled with helplessness and frustration, looking utterly despondent. Nice Nature beside her wore a similarly helpless, wry smile.

"President's cooking isn't that bad... it's just that compared to what Kagura makes, it really is..."

Rudolph Symbol's cooking skills were actually passable. Kagura thought the dishes already prepared and displayed in the kitchen looked decent enough, but that was based on an average person's standards. If Kagura was the benchmark, then Rudolph Symbol's creations really weren't presentable...

"Milady! Please, sit down! Let me handle this..."

"No! I must rediscover that feeling! Even without you, Kagura, I'm sure I can make a good meal!"

It seemed Rudolph Symbol was determined today, and Kagura felt she couldn't pull her away with her power alone.

An hour later, Akikawa Yayoi and the others finally received the meal personally prepared by Rudolph Symbol. Rudolph Symbol sat to the side, looking bitter and dejected, questioning her life as she stared at the knife and fork in her hand and the food before her.

Indeed, as Nice Nature said, Rudolph Symbol's cooking wasn't inedible, but it certainly wasn't anything special. It probably couldn't even compare to the cooks in the cafeteria. Maruzensky and the others had had their palates spoiled by Kagura lately, so going back to Rudolph Symbol's cooking was a bit of an adjustment.

"This taste... what on earth is this... How could I... my cooking skills..."

"Milady, while being able to cook for yourself is commendable, you have me by your side now. Let me handle this from now on."

Kagura tasted what Rudolph Symbol had made. The problem wasn't too severe, just that her control over seasoning wasn't great, her control over heat wasn't great, and her grasp of stir-frying techniques probably wasn't great either...

--Isn't that a problem everywhere!? (Annoyed)

Eclipse's handwriting flashed across Kagura's phone screen. Apparently, Eclipse, who had curiously come up to try the taste along with Kagura, had also suffered a sensory shock.

"No, I'm definitely going to..."

"Milady! Please, sit down!" "Rudolph, please, sit down!"