At Tracen, Skilled at Serving Time

That woman was a member of the Student Council. What if...?

The Uma Musume immediately objected. When she realized her trainer intended to go somewhere else and was rejecting her, she flew into a rage and resorted to Plan B.

Passerby T was tied up on the spot.

"So that's why you reacted that way when you saw me?"

Air Groove's mouth twitched. She rubbed her forehead helplessly.

Tamamo, how had Tracen ended up like this...? No, the problem was that student!

I can distance myself from this, but I can't distance the Uma Musume or Tracen Academy from it.

"I'm sorry, but to handle this properly, I may need you to recall something unpleasant. What happened after you were kidnapped?"

Zhou Yuang's tone was measured, and he slipped into his role in earnest. Air Groove, standing beside him, took notice.

Passerby T slowly recounted what had happened to him, including the kidnapping.

After that, the Uma Musume had behaved... irrationally, to put it mildly. She seemed intent on making Passerby T submit.

It was practically a scene out of Trep.

"I see. I understand the situation in broad terms. The Student Council will take charge from here, but first, sir, I'd like to know where you stand."

Zhou Yuang remained businesslike throughout, his voice betraying little emotion.

If a mediator let his emotions cloud his judgment, how could he get anything done?

Zhou Yuang trusted himself to practice what he preached.

"What would you like to do? Do you want to terminate your contract with this Uma Musume, or would you rather..."

Mediation meant solving the problem. Zhou Yuang had little patience for papering over it; he had seen more than enough of that.

First, he needed to establish what both sides wanted.

Only then could he lay out