Her move caught the Uma Musume off guard, while Zhou Yuang pretended not to notice.
"Why are you watching a recording?"
Weren't they supposed to be playing together? Why was she looking at her phone?
Ryan had a headache, but she decided to let it go. If Bright spoke less, at least they might avoid a repeat of what had happened earlier.
As for pulling out her phone... she was probably trying to hide the fact that she was watching a recording.
The others all assumed Bright had taken out her phone to keep Zhou Yuang from getting the wrong idea. But the moment she did, he froze.
A new charm hung from Bright's phone: a chibi little horse, just like the horse plushies from his original world.
To people in this world, it was a strange creature. They would never have thought to make something like it.
But to Zhou Yuang, it meant something else entirely.
"Then I'll ask the first question. Will I find fulfillment in my life?"
Aldan spoke first, looking at Zhou Yuang as she asked.
Her intent was obvious, and the flirtation in her gaze was no less intense than before. The air around the table grew charged again. Things were plainly heading somewhere beyond anyone's control.
The young Uma Musume were all watching Zhou Yuang and Aldan, but Zhou Yuang was staring at the charm on Bright's phone.
He finally understood why Bright had called him "Trainer-sensei" earlier.
"Trainer?"
Aldan wondered why Zhou Yuang was staring at Bright.
"It's nothing."
He said it was nothing, but this could turn into something huge.
Zhou Yuang turned toward the Horse Immortal board as though nothing was wrong. The Three Goddesses had already answered Aldan's question.
It was neither "yes" nor "you will." Letter by letter, they