Would You Be My Trainer? (Continued)

Otherwise, it would have been a waste.

"A secret weapon?"

"Right. It's not just about what you do. Using words to stir someone's emotions at the right moment can work too... Uh, sorry. Forget I said that."

Zhou Yuang spoke casually, then noticed the Little Uma Musume listening with rapt attention. Panic seized him.

How could a trainer teach her the bad stuff instead of the good?

What he'd described might pass as a bargaining trick, something to use while shopping for groceries. But if it led this Little Uma Musume astray...

"Repent."

Agnes Digital interrupted Zhou Yuang's recollection again. This time, no one stopped her from calling him out.

Every Uma Musume stared at Zhou Yuang, their eyes full of contempt.

Silence Suzuka's deadpan stare carried an emotion too complicated to name.

Did you do it on purpose, or were you just careless?

At this rate, you might end up with a little girlfriend who's always acting spoiled around you.

Remembering the Ring still sitting at the very front of the first row, Silence Suzuka and the other two grew wary.

Right then, their stares were far more frightening than the Little Uma Musume's.

Hers was mostly adorable.

"I understand, big brother."

The Little Uma Musume nodded obediently at Zhou Yuang's words. She seemed to have taken them to heart.

"So you mean I should use every advantage I have?"

"That's right. That's how life works. Whether it's timing, location, or the people around you, you need to learn to make use of it."

He couldn't teach her the bad things, but he could teach her the good.

"And you really are adorable... Your family tells you that all the time, right?"

Back to the point: Zhou Yuang wanted this Little Uma Musume to have more confidence.

"Yeah. Mom