At Tracen, doing time was my specialty

Overall, she was quite pretty, and she had the long hair Zhou Yuang liked. Still, he was more interested in Aldan over there, who hit his XP preferences dead-on.

"..."

Naturally, that accident caught Aldan's attention. She looked at Zhou Yuang in surprise, unsure why he was here.

She watched Zhou Yuang gently help that Uma Musume and blinked, unsure whether she should go over and say hello.

Seeing that Zhou Yuang was completely focused on handling the situation, she quietly considered it, watching him while continuing her exercises.

She had not forgotten that Zhou Yuang had arranged for her to run with Oguri Cap the day after tomorrow.

Saying hello and keeping their appointment did not conflict.

She was an Uma Musume of the Mejiro Family. She could neither be rude nor let someone down.

"All right, don't worry. Everything's fine now."

Zhou Yuang gently reassured the Uma Musume. Seeing how her beautiful hair had been kinked by getting caught, he felt a pang of heartache.

If this had been one of his own Uma Musume rather than someone he did not know, Zhou Yuang would have straightened that hair in a flash.

"...Thank you."

The Uma Musume thanked him politely. She kept her head lowered, not daring to meet Zhou Yuang's eyes, seemingly too embarrassed.

"Come to think of it, not many Uma Musume run into this problem on this machine."

Plenty of Uma Musume had the long hair Zhou Yuang liked, and many exercised with their hair loose.

Watching them exercise was a feast for the eyes. How had it turned into a harsh reality check with her?

What an unlucky girl.

"Do you not really know how to use it?"

Zhou Yuang's question made the Uma Musume blush a little.

"My head was a little itchy,