Every Training was more than a game or a simple simulation.
Zhou Yuang sighed.
When Zhou Yuang had first started streaming, his debut was bound to introduce the Uma Musume in the Livestream Room to him as a trainer.
He had to take it seriously, even without the Three Goddesses' help.
Choosing Air Groove afterward had been his own decision, made to keep the Student Council from digging up his identity.
But although Zhou Yuang had chosen Air Groove, he had not chosen for her to enter the Livestream Room.
He had chosen the third Training too, but the game recommended by the Three Goddesses had already narrowed his options from the start.
Through it, Zhou Yuang had learned that he and the Uma Musume should trust and rely on one another as they walked toward the future together.
As for Bourbon...
He had chosen her himself, but he had not chosen what happened afterward.
Like guide goddesses in an RPG, the Three Goddesses had coaxed Zhou Yuang, step by step, toward the black fog shrouding the Uma Musume world.
When will I get a chance to scheme against you for once? ...Forget it. You're bound by your own oaths, too.
Even beneath the midday sun, absolute shadows remained. Anyone who set out for the sea of stars had to endure the darkness and uncertainty of space.
As a trainer, Zhou Yuang would not retreat a single step.
The future I face alongside the Uma Musume is my future.
Saying he wanted to make the Uma Musume happy was not enough. He had to act, just as Rudolf did.
Zhou Yuang reflected in silence.
"It was more than a simple adjustment."
Before the Uma Musume could react, Mr. Toyama, who had been silent for so long, began to explain.
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