Dober looked up in surprise. She remembered meeting Zhou Yuang before, and the sweetness that had lingered in her mouth.
He was her destined trainer. Did that mean...?
"Huh?"
At the sound, Bright turned to Grandmother too.
"Chosen..."
Little McQueen looked at White McQueen. White McQueen froze for a moment, then gave her a confident smile.
"Looks like everyone's curious."
Grandmother did not announce her choice right away. She wanted to tease her granddaughters a little.
After all, at dinner, she had noticed better than anyone how these young Uma Musume kept looking at Zhou Yuang.
Their interest in him had caught her by surprise, though perhaps they were merely curious because he was so close to Takamine and the others.
There would be time for Zhou Yuang to build a bond with them later. For now, Grandmother was simply curious whether they liked him.
She was getting on in years and had plenty of descendants. Watching her darling children fuss and play was one of the pleasures an old woman like her could savor at leisure.
"That's right. Please tell us, Grandmother."
Seeing how unhurried Grandmother was, Aldan smiled as though she knew what Grandmother was up to.
Zhou Yuang gave it a little thought, glanced around, and realized Grandmother was feeling playful. He also worked out the answer.
"The Uma Musume I've chosen has long hair."
Grandmother narrowed her eyes and looked toward Ryan, Bright, Dober, McQueen, and Zenno Rob Roy.
"Huh? Long hair?"
Ryan scratched an ear and touched her own short hair.
If she grew it long, her sensitive skin would break out. If not for that, she would have loved to have beautiful long hair like the other Uma Musume.
Really, a skin condition like that should not have been hard to treat in this