Competing with other Uma Musume was a good thing, but Zhou Yuang wanted Bourbon to be happy every day too.
Socializing was essential. Bourbon needed friends.
She couldn't just say she needed no friends because her trainer was enough, then drag him home to farm after she retired or graduated, could she?
He remembered that whether in the game or the anime, Rice Shower and Bourbon got along well. They could have fun together.
With another friend, Bourbon wouldn't spend every day working like a machine.
If Bourbon and Rice Shower spend more time talking as rivals, it'll help them both in future races and in getting along. Besides...
"Rice Shower's running in the Tokyo Yushun captivated me a little."
Looking at the perpetually shy Rice Shower before him, Zhou Yuang began to praise her.
He couldn't bear to see a timid little Uma Musume who spent all day shrinking back, afraid of everything and lacking confidence.
"Huh? My running?"
Rice Shower's heart tightened at his words, and she glanced nervously at Bourbon beside her.
Bourbon blinked in confusion.
He was praising an Uma Musume's rival right in front of her?
"Finish your dessert, Bourbon, before it melts."
Zhou Yuang said it casually. Given a task by her master, Bourbon silently obeyed. As the dessert entered her mouth, all her earlier displeasure melted away along with the ice cream.
Bourbon's tail began to sway.
[Hates Flashes and Manic Guys]: Are you... and Bourbon both idiots?
[Number One Idiot Da Hong]: One of you praises his trainee's rival right in front of her, and the other gets distracted by dessert... What is wrong with you two?!
Your trainer is about to lure away another Uma Musume right in front of you! Are you really that unconcerned?
[Uma Musume Fan]: That scumbag's