Anyone Can Talk Big, Right?

After a while, Manhattan Cafe finally relented.

But she laid down three rules. First, Sunday Silence had to let her handle the discussion and could not wander off in the meantime. Second, he could not cling to Zhou Yuang the moment he saw him. And most importantly...

He was not allowed to do anything rude!

Sunday Silence agreed at once, but Manhattan Cafe did not believe him for a second.

She decided to look for Zhou Yuang that afternoon. Until then, she had preparations to make.

Manhattan Cafe was a good Uma Musume. Sometimes she helped classmates, or even strangers, drive away evil spirits.

So she could hardly walk up and say, "Please, the female ghost haunting me wants to come back to life. Could you let her draw a few breaths of your vital energy?" That sounded ridiculous.

After turning it over in her mind, she found a suitable excuse.

Then she and Sunday Silence spent half the day circling Tracen Academy.

At last, they found Zhou Yuang on the training grounds.

Zhou Yuang was no idler. He was the sort of trainer who always strove to improve.

And being a trainer meant training Uma Musume, of course.

But as Manhattan Cafe approached, she spotted some familiar faces.

Silence Suzuka, Air Groove... Seeing those two Uma Musume together told her plenty.

What caught her attention, though, was a certain Gray Coat.

After all, she had just been in the news. She might not be famous yet, but she was certainly drawing attention.

With so many Uma Musume training there, Manhattan Cafe was unsure whether she should barge in.

Only after Sunday Silence urged her on several times did she slowly walk over.

"What a headache."

Zhou Yuang was troubled. Looking at Air Groove, who wore a calm expression and