Air Groove said Zhou Yuang was fine. She wanted to tease him for still having the energy to provoke an Uma Musume, but she held back.
Because once Silence Suzuka, a Front Runner, made up her mind, she really would act on it.
Then Air Groove saw Silence Suzuka begin a carefully worded pitch.
[How about we let Oguri Cap go back to the dorm and sleep first tonight?]
Silence Suzuka's invitation was short and clear.
If the Uma Musume without a ring left, leaving the two who were engaged to their Trainer alone together, what would happen?
Air Groove could have guessed what Silence Suzuka intended with her tail!
She wanted to break away from the pack!
[Are you planning to...? No! Trainer was only just frightened by those shameless women on the livestream!]
Air Groove objected at once, intending to rein Silence Suzuka in. After a moment's thought, she continued.
[Instead, why don't we both go back to the dorm and rest for a few days? Let Trainer have some time alone to calm down.]
The moment she sent that, Air Groove froze. She might have made things worse.
[Air Groove, that's not fair. Are you planning to go around me and make a break for it yourself?]
Sure enough, Silence Suzuka immediately challenged her.
Air Groove realized that the first Heavy Track at Zhou Yuang's place was imminent. Aware of her mistake, she hurried to smooth things over.
But before Air Groove could explain, Silence Suzuka calmly typed line after line.
[Oguri Cap hasn't truly set foot on the course yet. At the start, it'll be just the two of us. It's only natural that you want to run, and I don't mind.]
[But think about it. Will we be the only entrants later?]
[What Trainer wants