Good at Getting Locked Up

That attitude made Tachyon seem unreliable, but it was simply how she carried herself. Perhaps Daiwa Scarlet was the only person who could make her speak seriously.

If she sounded anxious, then things were truly dire.

"I know you have plenty of questions. About the Uma Musume wandering at night, for example, and about Manhattan Cafe."

Tachyon spoke at an unhurried pace. Zhou Yuang could even hear her drinking tea over the phone. She sounded remarkably relaxed.

"Right now, I'm more curious about where you are."

She had to be in the Second Laboratory, but its location remained a mystery.

"Sorry, I can't tell you that."

Tachyon was indeed sitting in the Second Laboratory.

Lights filled the room. Under their glow, the liquids in rows of test tubes gleamed crystal clear. In the instrument before Tachyon, a small amount of red liquid was slowly mixing with other fluids.

A bandage covered a spot on the arm holding her cup of black tea.

She watched the experiment in front of her while she spoke to Zhou Yuang.

"I can't trust you completely, you know."

[Invincible Lord of Seaside]: That's so weird! Why did this Uma Musume contact AT just to say she doesn't trust him?

[Tracen Cold-Joke Master]: She's using a tactic. Basic reverse psychology. Tell someone they can't do something, and they'll instinctively want to prove they can.

[Number One Idiot Da Hong]: Huh? That's going too far, isn't it? Would Tachyon really do that?

[Uma Musume Fan]: I don't really believe it...

[Kyouka Hikawa]: That's Tachyon for you!

Watch out for the scheming little chestnut.

"Then I'm hanging up."

Zhou Yuang didn't take the bait. He immediately fell silent, though he didn't end the call.

He had nothing to lose. Even if Tachyon hung up, it wouldn't matter.

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