Tracen Isn't Above the Law (Continued)

She could not fail her identity as the empress, as the student council vice president, and as the daughter of that Uma Musume.

"Um, recently, my charge... she has been a bit strange."

Hearing Air Groove's inquiry, the passerby-faced Trainer felt better in tone, yet he still dared not let down his guard.

"Strange?"

Air Groove was somewhat puzzled; could it be some adolescent psychological problem?

She could actually help resolve something like that.

"Lately, my charge... she has been very strange. It's the kind of... she is always restricting me over there, not allowing me to do this or that."

"What specific things does she not allow you to do?"

Air Groove frowned, wondering if that Uma Musume felt the Trainer before her lived too casually, and thus prohibited things like smoking and drinking.

She was not in a rush; reprimanding him after hearing what he should not have been doing was not too late.

Not far away, Zhou Yuang stood there precisely because he had happened to overhear the conversation.

Leaving was not right, and going over was not right either.

The reason he stopped was not merely because he wanted to gossip.

Gossiping was human nature, but eavesdropping was not very good.

It was impolite, and casually prying into people's privacy was rather offensive. No one wanted their little matters to be easily known by strangers, after all.

The reason Zhou Yuang stopped was that he discovered an Uma Musume appearing around the corner of the corridor.

Zhou Yuang did not recognize that Uma Musume, but she stood silently at the corner just like Senior Tachibana.

She leaned against the corner, shielding half of her body.

That Uma Musume's gaze was locked fixedly on the Trainer conversing with Air Groove.

Could it be that child?

Zhou Yuang confirmed, realizing that the Uma Musume was staring at Air Groove and that Passerby T, and that the Uma Musume's ears were almost pressed flat.

Ears and tails were tools for Uma Musume to express their emotions.

In reality, horses flattened their ears when they wanted to attack or were angry.

Because to them, ears were extremely vulnerable areas, and they had to protect their ears well when fighting.

That was why they pressed their ears back when attacking or angry!

That Uma Musume was angry!

Discovering that the Uma Musume was growing increasingly angry, Zhou Yuang did not hesitate and walked straight toward Air Groove and Passerby T.

"Sorry to interrupt, may I ask if you were talking earlier about checking the trainers' offices for contraband?"

Zhou Yuang spoke in a very loud voice, deliberately letting the Uma Musume around the corner hear.

Although Uma Musume had sharp ears, how many people would listen to reason once they got angry?

"Does this Trainer-san also have contraband that's going to be forcibly thrown away?"

"Eh? Who are you?"

Noticing Zhou Yuang suddenly walking over, Passerby T could not help being startled.

Seeing Zhou Yuang—this guy who had so much to say the moment his own Uma Musume was mentioned—Air Groove's ears instantly softened.

This guy, could he be the type who has way too much to say about everything?

Good grief, was he not only a busybody, but also a chatterbox?

"Hold on, I am right now—"

"I know doing this is a bit sudden, but please be quiet for a moment. Over at the corner behind us, there is an Uma Musume."

After Zhou Yuang quietly described the Uma Musume's hair color and hair ornaments, Passerby T immediately wore a panicked expression.

"What?"

Passerby T instinctively wanted to turn his head, but Zhou Yuang was already prepared.

Just like a good buddy striking up a conversation, he draped his arm over Passerby T's neck, making it impossible for Passerby T to turn back.

"Don't look back, she is still watching."

If you turn around in a panic right now, even if you state a reasonable explanation, it will be treated as a guilty conscience and sophistry.

She probably thinks your conversation with Air Groove is a sign of disloyalty to her.

Zhou Yuang looked at Air Groove and made a shushing gesture toward her.

"Miss Air Groove, please play along."

"Play along?"

Air Groove was briefly puzzled, but because Passerby T had his back to the Uma Musume, Air Groove was facing her directly.

She instantly saw the fierce-looking Uma Musume not far away.

Air Groove was no fool and immediately knew what Zhou Yuang was doing.

"What are you planning to do?"

Something felt wrong about that Uma Musume.

Air Groove instinctively felt that the Uma Musume had a problem, but the sudden Trainer who had popped up beside her had an even bigger problem.

"Don't look over there, let's talk about something else. Trainer-san, your conversation with Miss Air Groove just now seems to have caused your Uma Musume some misunderstanding."

Feeling a gaze staring at his back, Zhou Yuang did not panic.

Even if he could not defeat an Uma Musume as a human, that Uma Musume would not immediately do anything to him.

"I—"

Passerby T's scalp instantly tingled, and he looked at Zhou Yuang—this suddenly intruding Trainer—not knowing what to do.

Yet from the looks of it, this Trainer not only bore no ill will toward him, but was actually helping him?

He had even asked Miss Air Groove right here to play along.

"Continue talking about your troubles, keep it down."

"Well, it's just that my charge, she recently... always doesn't allow me to look at other Uma Musume. You know, as a trainer, one has to observe the running styles of various Uma Musume to write training and race plans for their charge afterward."

Gritting his teeth, Passerby T began his grievance.

To make Zhou Yuang understand, he also explained the origin of it.

His own Uma Musume was one who had already completed her debut and achieved modest success.

After helping her win several graded stakes races, that Uma Musume seemed to trust him even more.

A few days ago, that Uma Musume handed a letter to the Trainer.

It was a love letter.

"Did you reject it?"

Zhou Yuang was very curious while observing Air Groove's expression.

Air Groove's expression right now was nothing short of dramatic.

"No, I thought she was just joking."

Passerby T wore a bitter expression, his face truly dramatic.

"She even said she wanted to be my bride when she grew up, so I just smiled and said sure."

"Idiot."

Tamamo's sake, do you know what you're doing?

Air Groove could not help but support her forehead, and she sighed.

She remembered that Tracen Academy was generally filled with mentally immature Junior High and JK students.

It was normal for trainers to treat them like children.

But what were Uma Musume?

They were emotional creatures, holding deep regards for promises and feelings.

What on earth did you plan to achieve by casually agreeing like that?

"You treated that kind of matter with a joking attitude?"

Air Groove even wanted to curse him out; whatever happened before this was entirely your own fault.

Let alone an Uma Musume, if you casually agree to a human girl's confession, the other party will subconsciously step into the role of a wife. If your lifestyle is not proper, it's only normal for her to boss you around about everything.

"Uh, although that's true, you didn't do anything excessive afterward, right? Then what about her? Did she do anything excessive?"

Zhou Yuang kept his composure; it was no big deal. As long as you did not court death, this fellow trainer could even marry a cute Uma Musume in the next few years.

"Yes, she constantly doesn't allow me to smoke, drink, and stuff—that's not important. Then, don't I need to constantly watch video footage as a trainer to observe other competitors and make other arrangements for my own Uma Musume?"

When he looked at other Uma Musume, that Uma Musume decisively began to grow jealous.

At first, she simply did not allow him to stare at other Uma Musume's thighs, then she forbade him from staring at other Uma Musume's faces, and later on, she even refused to let him speak to other Uma Musume at all.

"At the same time, she also put a bunch of things in my office, like aroma diffusers and things like that, and furthermore she piled my desk full of gifts..."

Passerby T's face was full of panic; it seemed his little fiancée possessed quite a bit of Monopolize.

That Trainer was covered all over in the scent of aroma, and although chaotic, it did not make people feel uncomfortable—at least, to humans it was like that.

Air Groove's unnatural expression earlier was perhaps due to the complex scents.

Could it be that that Uma Musume's family was in the aroma business?

Perhaps it was simply to regulate her own and the Trainer's moods, but who could say it wasn't to mark her scent, so that an Uma Musume with a sharp sense of smell would only smell the fragrance that that particular Uma Musume liked, knowing that this was a trainer who already had a wife?

In Bizarre Text, this kind of thing could be said to be an everyday occurrence.

This gave Zhou Yuang a bit of a headache; could this world actually be the world of Bizarre Text?

Then would his own Uma Musume be all right?

"That is indeed a problem. Leaving an Uma Musume like that to run wild will definitely turn Tracen's environment foul and chaotic."

Air Groove, this Umapyon Police officer, immediately voiced a righteous statement.

It seemed this Tracen was not entirely bad.

"Can we count on you for that matter?"

Zhou Yuang looked at Air Groove. If the Student Council stepped in, then everything would be fine.

This trainer would also have an easier time.

That was assuming the Student Council's intervention proved useful.

"To be precise, it's the Student Council."

"Thank goodness, then I'll leave it to the Student Council."

Hearing this explanation, that Passerby T also breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhou Yuang always felt it was not that simple.

If only it were that straightforward.

"Rest assured, the Student Council will communicate with her later. Now, I must leave."

Air Groove did not plan to dwell on the matter too much. She still had to return to the Student Council; the previous live broadcast had made her forget to handle Student Council affairs.

Although it was not polite to say so, Air Groove was indeed a very busy person.

"Wait a minute, I'll go with you."

Feeling that the gaze coming from behind was fixed tightly on his arm, Zhou Yuang intended to leave together with Air Groove.

As for that fellow trainer brother, he would just have to hold his ground on his own.

Air Groove did not reply, simply walking ahead on her own, while Zhou Yuang neatly and decisively caught up with her.

He could very well put on a full act by walking alongside Air Groove, spreading his hands, and saying some dramatic lines to her.

However, if he did that, Air Groove would have to wonder whether he could even be considered a crafty trainer.