The Little Uma Musume Led Astray by Big Brother

Did this kid think what I'd done was some kind of setup for the future?

I just couldn't stand those little brats.

When he had first arrived, his Japanese hadn't been very fluent, and his careful Chinese-accented pronunciation had prompted plenty of children to mimic him just to tease him.

He certainly hadn't stepped in because he was some bleeding heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have slapped that kid so quickly.

As for making a promise with a young Uma Musume and meeting again at Tracen Academy someday...

It sounded romantic, but Zhou Yuang would rather do that with an Uma Musume who had appeared in the game.

Their abilities were a known quantity, and being a fan would make spending time with them even more enjoyable.

Zhou Yuang wanted to thump his chest and declare that however many Uma Musume the Uma Musume Project threw at him, he could handle them all!

"Um, call it professional ethics."

Zhou Yuang hadn't seen this little Uma Musume run, and he had no idea what kind of Uma Musume she would grow into.

Her ability was anyone's guess. Plenty of horses were late bloomers, too; even after their debuts, it was hard to tell when they would peak.

Zhou Yuang didn't know what the little Uma Musume was thinking. Maybe he had put her off.

For now, he should say something that wouldn't make things awkward.

"Uma Musume may shine like stars, but at the end of the day, they're girls working toward all kinds of races. Once an Uma Musume enters Tracen Academy, she's a racing Uma Musume, and her trainer is her mentor. As a teacher... you've got to have some ethics."

He wasn't aiming for the teaching standards of Koro-sensei from Assassination Classroom, or for a superhuman like the teacher