Agnes Digital felt a little indignant. Sure, the place was creepy, but she was an adorable Uma Musume!
[Motherly Demon]: A sudden appearance like that would scare some Uma Musume, wouldn't it? Wait... are those eyes staring at Mr. AT?
[Supersonic B70]: Oh no! We've been spotted! Run!
As a front runner, Silence Suzuka instinctively urged Zhou Yuang to run.
[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]: He can't outrun an Uma Musume.
[Festival Girl]: That doesn't mean he should just stand there!
Zhou Yuang knew he couldn't outrun one. When he arrived, he'd noticed that although the layout was winding, an Uma Musume would have no trouble chasing him through it.
Escaping one would probably take some ingenuity, like toppling a bookshelf to block the way.
Of course, that would leave a mess for whoever had to tidy the library afterward. Only in a game could he get away with it.
Meeting those eyes, Zhou Yuang didn't visibly recoil, but he wasn't entirely unaffected either.
His hand instinctively tightened around the sword from Rudolf's statue.
Could I stab her with this sword...? No, that would count as seriously hurting her, wouldn't it?
The instinct to attack was powerful. Even sitting at a dinner table, it was normal for a person to have a fleeting thought of picking up a knife and stabbing someone beside them in the hand.
Zhou Yuang figured an attack would make a serious enemy of her. Should he stay still, leave, or simply avoid eye contact?
He retraced his route in his mind, working out the quickest way to reach safety while considering which bookshelves could serve as obstacles.
"Was it my imagination?... I need to get on with something else. I can't fall behind schedule."
While Zhou Yuang remained motionless, those eyes kept sweeping the area. When they