There's Something Wrong With You, Logistics Uma Musume

Kagura was a little surprised to find Nice Nature already in the dining hall early in the morning. However, she didn't seem to be there to freeload, as she already had a meal and was eating.

"Good thing... Anyway! Didn't I tell you it's best to have some protein for breakfast? Go get some milk or eggs. Don't eat so much fried stuff for breakfast; too much oil and salt isn't good for you."

"I... I know!"

After being reminded by Kagura, Nice Nature smiled helplessly, picked up her tray, and scurried off to get more food.

Kagura went into the kitchen to look for ingredients and started preparing breakfast for the day. Nice Nature was taking care of herself today, so she didn't have to worry about her. All she had to do was make breakfast for Rudolph Symbol.

Miss Ardan doesn't seem to be awake yet either. Should I make a portion for her too?

After thinking about it, Kagura decided to make an extra portion to take to Ardan in the dorm. She wondered what Ardan's tastes were like and whether she would be able to eat what she made.

Opening the refrigerator, she saw her jars of newly pickled radishes still inside. Kagura estimated that they would be ready to eat in a couple of days, but that wasn't her focus right now.

Not long ago, Kagura had bought some unexpected products from a Chinese specialty store relatively far from Tracen Academy – century eggs. For her Japanese friends, this seemed to have a rather terrifying magical destructive power, but Kagura loved them.

"Hum hum hum~"

Humming a song, Kagura took a knife and chopped the century eggs and lean meat, put them in the pot to cook porridge, and chopped ginger and scallions to set aside.

Rudolph Symbol had now adapted to eating Chinese food, so she didn't mind trying this dark cuisine in the eyes of the Japanese. In fact, she had a very good reaction after eating it.

It was still early, and cooking porridge didn't take too long, so Kagura even had time to make some egg pancakes. Although Tracen Academy didn't have specialized cooking utensils, making it a bit difficult to handle, it wasn't a problem for Kagura.

"Hmm?"

When Kagura came out of the kitchen with two packed breakfasts, she saw a familiar "student" sitting next to Nice Nature early in the morning. Nice Nature was eating carefully next to her, looking very stressed.

"Head of the Family?! You're up so early? Why are you at Tracen Academy?"

"You haven't rested much lately. Now, you don't have to worry about Rudolph's next race for the time being. There are no major events in the short term. Based on my comprehensive investigation results, I order you to take a few days off. Come home with me now. You can't possibly rest at the school."

"Ah..."

Kagura was about to say something, but she exchanged glances with Speed Symbol. Seeing that Speed Symbol looked like she wasn't open to discussion at all, she didn't dare to open her mouth again.

"Nice Nature, if you have time outside of training, you're welcome to come to the Symbol family to find Kagura."

"Y-Yes!"

Nice Nature nodded quickly, afraid that she would anger Speed Symbol if she replied too slowly. She reverted to her previous insecure state, which showed that Speed Symbol's pressure on her was indeed quite strong.

"Um... Head of the Family, can I deliver the breakfasts first and then come back with you? Is that okay?"

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the school gate. Just look for me when you get there."

Kagura took the breakfasts to the teaching building first, gave them to Rudolph Symbol, and explained that Speed Symbol had personally come to take her home for a few days of rest. Although Rudolph Symbol seemed to hesitate briefly, she nodded repeatedly to express her support for Speed Symbol's suggestion.

Rudolph Symbol really felt that Kagura should rest. Although she wouldn't be able to eat Kagura's cooking for a while, it wouldn't be worth it to exhaust the young girl for the sake of temporary satisfaction. Anyway, Tracen Academy's dining hall wasn't too bad, so she could make do.

"By the way, has the Young Miss's next race been decided?"

"Trainer Toujou also asked me this question. I said, should we choose the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes? After all, it's a G1, a race where Uma Musume of the same year compete for the title of champion. The media generally speculates that I will participate in the Asahi Hai... Kagura, what do you think?"

"If possible, I personally don't want you to participate in the Asahi Hai. The race for the title of champion puts a very serious strain on your body. You already put a lot of pressure on yourself usually. If you have to participate in the Asahi Hai, your training pressure will increase several times compared to now... That's not good."

Kagura frowned when she heard Rudolph Symbol's race plan. She wasn't a novice who knew nothing about races anymore. In order to help Rudolph Symbol, she had taught herself a lot of race-related knowledge. She felt that Rudolph Symbol's choice was unwise.

If Rudolph Symbol hadn't participated in that special race earlier, or had participated in other races earlier, Kagura felt that the time wouldn't be so tight. But now the time was too tight. If she wanted to participate, she would have to push Rudolph Symbol's body to the limit, and she was afraid that Rudolph Symbol's body would suffer some irreversible damage as a result.

"Is that so... Then, which race does Kagura want me to participate in?"

"The open race at the end of November. If you really want to run a G1 race, I recommend the Hopeful Stakes in late December? That way, at least the time pressure won't be too great."

"I see... Hehe, Kagura, your opinion is exactly the same as the Trainer's."

Kagura's view was not wrong. Rudolph Symbol smiled and nodded in appreciation. Although she really wanted to participate in a G1 race as soon as possible, as Kagura and Toujou Hana said, this would lead to a very tight training schedule, and it would be bad if she broke down her body.

"The Young Miss's goal is next year's Triple Crown Race, right? There's no need to rush to push yourself to the limit now."

"Okay... I'll convey your opinion to the Trainer. We'll discuss it and then make a decision, okay?"

"Yes, Miss Toujou is a professional Trainer and will definitely think further than I do. No matter what decision Miss Toujou makes in the end, I will support you as much as I can as before."

Kagura bowed slightly to Rudolph Symbol, then turned around:

"If there's nothing else, I won't disturb you with your work."

"Okay, Kagura, you too, hurry back and get some rest."

On the other side, after Kagura returned to her dorm, she found that Ardan had woken up, washed up, and was moving around in the room.

"Good morning, Miss Ardan. I'm very sorry for the trouble I caused you last night. I seem to have been too tired and had some unexpected situations."

"No, no, no! I... I don't mind at all. Kagura-san, you don't have to apologize so formally!"

Ardan quickly stopped Kagura's actions.

Frankly speaking, Ardan had actually had a very comfortable night. The feeling of sleeping with Kagura was really unprecedentedly comfortable. She slept very soundly, and Kagura's soft touch was also very comfortable, even making her unable to resist the thought of whether she could try asking Kagura if they could sleep together in the future.

"I brought Miss Ardan a breakfast I made myself. After Miss Ardan finishes eating, she can just return the tableware to the dining hall. Someone will take care of it."

"Okay... huh... that's a familiar smell... Did Kagura-san make congee with preserved egg and lean pork?"

Before Kagura could even open the lunchbox she brought, Ardan had already smelled what might be inside.

"Oh? Has Miss Ardan had it before?"

"Before I came back, Invincible took me to eat it several times. At first, I thought it was a bit... dark, but after trying it, I found that the preserved egg was surprisingly delicious. Later, I would go out every morning to find it, but unfortunately, after coming back, there's nothing like it here..."

"I see... Well, if you don't mind it, how about trying it?"

Kagura smiled and opened the lunchbox on the table, handed the tableware to Ardan, and helped her sit down.

Having not tasted Chinese food for some time, Ardan smelled the familiar aroma and couldn't help but recall the days when she lived in the neighboring country. She carefully scooped up a spoonful of congee, blew on it to cool it down a bit, and then put it in her mouth.

The warm feeling in her stomach immediately made Ardan feel alive again. She especially liked this feeling. It was very comfortable, and Kagura's cooking was impeccable. It was truly authentic Chinese flavor, and this long-lost taste made Ardan very nostalgic.

"It's so good... Kagura-san's cooking is really amazing! It's exactly the same as what I ate in the restaurant over there!"

"It's just home cooking, very simple. It's nothing special. I'm glad Miss Ardan likes it."

Seeing that Ardan liked what she made, Kagura finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Head of the Family is still waiting for me at the door. Since Miss Ardan doesn't need me here for anything else, I'll take my leave now?"

"Speed Symbol must be here to take Kagura-san back to rest, right? Kagura-san has really been exhausted these past few days, so she needs to rest well."

"I will, thank you for your concern, Miss Ardan."

Kagura nodded, turned, and left the dorm.

Ardan looked at the congee with preserved egg and lean pork in front of her, then looked at Kagura's departing figure, and couldn't help but space out.

Kagura-san's cooking is so good... I wish I could always eat Kagura-san's cooking in the future...

65. The Temptation of the Dessert Devil

At noon, Maruzensky, after a long absence, touched base at Tracen Academy's dining hall, wanting to see if she could run into Kagura. She was a little surprised when she saw Akikawa Yayoi and Rudolph Symbol also eating there. Then, looking further back, the kitchen where Kagura usually was had no lights on at all, and even the door was locked.

"Huh? That's strange? Why are only you two here? Where's Kagura?"

"Ah, she's been too overworked lately. My grandmother couldn't stand it, so she called her back to force her to rest for a few days," Rudolph Symbol replied while gnawing on a carrot. The fresh, crisp raw carrot made a crisp sound in her mouth that made people couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

"What a pity! I finally came all this way, wanting to freeload a meal, but I didn't expect the little sister to be away. Maruzensky-san, hurry up and get some food and come sit down. I brought some carrots I grew myself."

"That's right..."

Maruzensky walked back with a full plate and slumped down listlessly. Having not seen Kagura for a while, she had heard that Nice Nature had won the selection race and thought that Kagura had finally freed up, so she came to see her, but she didn't expect Speed Symbol to come and take her away so quickly.

"You guys should also give Kagura a break. She can't handle such a high frequency of freeloading."

"Helpless! Maruzensky-san and I have already agreed to space it out as much as possible. I only come twice a week, and Maruzensky-san also comes twice..."

"There are only seven days in a week!!"

Rudolph Symbol retorted with black lines all over her face.

Fortunately, there aren't many people who usually freeload Kagura's meals. Rudolph Symbol calculated that, apart from Nice Nature and herself, whom Kagura always takes care of, it seems that only the Chairwoman and Maruzensky come. Mejiro Ardan hasn't shown any signs of this yet, and the two Heads of the Family who occasionally appear in the dining hall can't be counted.

She didn't know if this number would increase in the future. Rudolph Symbol felt that, with Kagura's personality, there would definitely be more and more people. If there were more people freeloading in the future, Kagura would probably not be able to handle it. She didn't know if she had any countermeasures for this. She couldn't rely entirely on Maruzensky and the Chairwoman's self-aware agreement, right?

On the other side, in the park next to Tracen Academy, Kagura, who had nothing to do, was lying under a tree in the park, scrolling through videos on her phone.

Kagura herself didn't actually have this hobby. If she had to be idle here, she would rather find something to do, but unfortunately, she couldn't. Every time she wanted to find something to do in the Symbol family, a maid would suddenly pop out from various strange angles and positions to stop her, making her wonder if these maids were actually ninja masters in disguise.

Therefore, Kagura, who was bored out of her mind, could only come out for a walk, and then unconsciously slipped to the park. Kagura, who was fed full by Speed Symbol at lunch, felt sleepy, so she found a shady spot under a tree and lay down, wanting to rest for a while.

"Eh? Kagura-neechan, why are you here?"

Just as Kagura felt her eyelids getting heavy and was thinking about whether to take a nap on this warm lawn, she heard a familiar childish voice call out her name.

Kagura immediately sat up straight and looked in the direction of the voice. Sure enough, the source of the voice was Mejiro McQueen. She didn't know why she was wandering around here too. Seeing that she was carrying a small bag from a bakery and a cup of honey drink in her other hand, it seemed that she had just gone to buy something to eat.

"It's McQueen... Because I'm on vacation, Head of the Family won't let me work and told me to rest well, so I'm lying here."

"Vacation? If I remember correctly, it's class time today, right? Doesn't Kagura-neechan have to go back to class in the afternoon?"

"I have an exemption from listening, so I don't have to listen to classes... By the way, you little glutton, are you eating and eating outside again? Miss Takamine and Miss Ardan will scold you if they find out, right?"

As far as Kagura knew, Mejiro Ardan and Mejiro Takamine had been quite concerned about this new sister of theirs recently. To be more specific, because Mejiro McQueen was too greedy, the Mejiro family had to find someone to specifically control her binge eating.

"I got permission to buy things to eat! Ugh... my family has been managing me very strictly lately! Although I can understand, but every time I pass by the store and see the cakes in the display case... Ah——!!"

Mejiro McQueen let out a distorted wail, showing how hard she was trying to endure. It reminded Kagura of the days when her best friend went on a diet to do cosplay. When she was eating and eating in the dorm, the expression on her face was similar to Mejiro McQueen's now.

"Oh my... you have good self-control. Then why did you dare to come talk to me? I thought you were greedy again."

Kagura suddenly had the idea of teasing this cute child.

"Why not... wait, Kagura-neechan, why do you have such a fragrant smell on you?"

After Kagura reminded her, Mejiro McQueen realized that the sweet and tempting fragrance she had just smelled was coming from Kagura.

"Maybe it's the smell that stuck to me when I was making snacks at noon? I made a bit too much, so I brought some out thinking I could eat them when I got tired this afternoon. Want some?"

As she spoke, Kagura pointed to the tightly wrapped bento box placed under the tree root beside her.

She saw Mejiro McQueen's eyes widen visibly, her throat moving completely subconsciously. After nearly five seconds of silence and stagnation, Mejiro McQueen waved her hands repeatedly, shaking her head vigorously:

"No! I can't eat any more! I'll turn into a little fatty!"

"Chinese desserts are delicious but not very sweet, because generally these kinds of desserts don't have a lot of sugar. They emphasize the original flavor of the ingredients and the balance of taste between a little sugar... So, actually, the calories are relatively low. Compared to cakes and other things that are heavy on oil and sugar, it's not so easy to gain weight eating these."

Kagura said with a smile, her face serious. She saw that the determination on Mejiro McQueen's face was about to crumble, reminding her of the joy she used to get from tormenting her friends when she couldn't gain weight.

Mejiro McQueen was still maintaining her last bit of reason. She felt like the person standing in front of her was simply a devil in a maid outfit, but the things the devil was offering were too tempting!

"McQueen, you said you got permission to come out and eat today, right? Since you've decided to relax, why are you still so tense?"

"Kagura-neechan... you're such a devil!!"

"Oh my~ I'm just telling the truth. If you're worried, I can teach you a method to control your weight later."

Kagura's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back. She saw Mejiro McQueen freeze for a few seconds, and then finally nod in surrender, taking the bento box from Kagura's hand:

"...Kagura-neechan, you have to keep your word!"

"Hehe, I didn't bring much to begin with. Eating this little bit won't make you fat. If you're free, you can rest here after you're done eating. How about I lead you in some weight-loss exercises? You don't have any other plans for the afternoon, do you?"

"Really!? I-I-I have nothing to do this afternoon!"

Mejiro McQueen, who was just about to start eating, was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly in agreement, afraid that if she answered too slowly, Kagura would suddenly leave.

"Of course, would I lie to you? I'll go buy some water. It wouldn't be good if you got dehydrated while exercising. You eat here first."

Kagura raised her hand and patted her head, letting her continue eating, and left to buy water.

Mejiro McQueen ate the snacks that Kagura had brought, taking small bites, while watching Kagura walk to the small shop in the distance that sold honey drinks to buy water. For some reason, a strange impulse suddenly arose in her heart.

Kagura-neechan is really so gentle... and kind... if she were really my older sister... how wonderful that would be.