"Good job, Pres. We are now slaves to him."
"Pant… Pant… Didn't you become his slave because of your own loss, Brian? Pant… Pant…"
"Well, I want an easy scapegoat."
The young man could feel the power overflowing inside him. He is now the proud owner of the StuCo. He can do whatever he wants, and there is basically no one in Tracen that can stop him. Well, students and teachers at least. The chairwoman might actually pose a threat, but she is easy to deal with.
"My~ My~ My~ What do we have here?"
"Big sis Ramonu!!"
Hearing the particular voice, everyone's heads turn toward its source. There, elegantly standing, is Mejiro Ramonu in Tracen Academy's uniform. Rudolph instantly tensed up since she knew that Ramonu also had her eyes out for Igo Heita. She might be here to take him away from her.
"It looks like you are having fun. Please invite me too next time."
"Pant… Pant… Pant… No. We were training until Goldshp ruined it."
"Excuse me! Don't put all the blame on me!!"
"I am and I will. It's all Goldship's fault."
"That is to be expected of her, but I'm glad the President of the Student Council is finally having a little bit of fun."
"Pant… Pant… Thank you… Pant…"
What's with this tension?
The hair on the back of his neck stands up as his body shivers from the wave chill washing over him. Is this Ramonu's way of reminding him about their vow? Is she blaming Rudolph for this? Whatever it is, the young man feels he has to step in and defuse the situation before it grows out of control.
"Well… I was the one who teased her. I guess the blame can be put on me."
The young man put himself between Rudolph and Ramonu. He was trying to divert Ramonu's attention to himself. The effect it had on Ramonu wasn't what he wanted, though.
Why are you going against me? Why are you protecting her?
Hey. I'm the woman you swore your vow to, you know? Not her. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. ME! ME! ME! ME!!
You should be standing beside me, not against me! Why did you betray me? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? WHY?
What did she offer you? What did that bitch promise you? You know I can offer you tenfold of what she offers, right? Right? Right? Right? Right? Right? Right? Right? Right? RIGHT?!
Rudolph! Rudolph! Rudolph!! He is mine! Mine! Mine! MINE!! What is the meaning of this? Weren't you the one who asked me to take him away? So why? Why? WHY? WHY?!? You throw him away!! He has no owner! So now that he has me, you finally see his worth?! That is it!
You pathetic homewrecker!! I won't let you destroy our family!!
Symboli…
Ramonu's change in demeanor was felt by everyone on the field. The young man is wondering where he went wrong. He was sure he was averting the attention away from Rudolph, so why are things becoming worse?
While the young man was focused on defusing the situation, the Empress was busy trying to find a justification to jump in and wipe the young man's sweat. Rudolph had helped her squeeze more sweat out of him, now Air Groove only needed to harvest it. The problem here is that she is not her trainee, so she can't just approach him like the rest of the girls.
Guh!! It's so near and yet so far!! Grr!!
"...I'm glad you had fun, Trainer Igo. Physical activities are always in constant need in life, after all. Allow me to wipe your sweat."
"Uhm!!"
So she knows!! Of course she does!! There's nothing that Ramonu doesn't know in this Academy!! Kuh!! I have to make my move now!
"Hahaha!! Don't worry, Senior Ramonu. That's a job for an assistant like me."
Moving in the shadows, Agnes Tachyon comes to the rescue and wipes the young man's sweat with her extremely absorbent handkerchief. Tachyon had been watching the engagement from the side and noticed everyone's growing anxious. With her knowledge of the young man's sweat, she deduced that the steam from his sweat had affected all the Umas unbeknownst to them.
Good! Now sniff it!
Go to hell!
It's not like Agnes Tachyon can't read the room. It's more like she doesn't care. Tachyon didn't come from either Symboli nor Mejiro Family or any other rich family, as a matter of fact. She is also not a member of the StuCo or anything like that. Her freedom has allowed her to step in with zero concern for her social life, as she does not have that many friends to begin with.
"Do you want coffee, trainer Igo? And you should try it too, Tachyon."
"...Cafe…"
Another figure walks up to the young man with the bucket of coffee. The long, dark-haired Uma walks up to him with zero care. As if the tension surrounding the field was not there to begin with. Or, she didn't care for it.
Agnes Tachyon… A girl gifted with talent to stand on the top and cursed to never fulfill her potential. Manhattan Cafe, a mysterious girl that I have little intel on…
Hmm… You certainly have surrounded yourself with interesting people, my love.
The young man notices that the atmosphere is lessening. It happens when Tachyon and Cafe enter the scene, so he concluded that the more people near him then the better.
To me, My Urara!!
If Thor has his Mjolnir, then Igo Heita has his Urara. He stretched his arm toward the pink blob, and like how Mjolnir comes to its owner, so does Urara. The pink cutie happily strolled to her trainer.
"Trainer~~~ Lift~~"
"Oh my~~ You spoiled little girl~~ Come here~~"
The pink blob comes running with her arms forward and open. The young man quickly grabbed her and carried her in her arms. If there is one thing that the young man knows is that Haru Urara's cuteness is the cure to all mental ailments.
"Fufufu~~ You look like a househusband, trainer Igo."
"Hahahaha… I guess anyone's parental instinct will awaken for Urara."
"I understand."
"Heeyy~~~ That's my cheek."
Ramonu was hypnotized by Urara's cuteness, and she fell for the trap that is Urara's cheek. Her fingers move to pinch the smooth and bubbly cheek of Haru Urara.
"Fufufufu~~"
So this is what our future would feel like. I look forward to it.
The young man breathed a sigh of relief once he saw the smile on Ramonu's face. He promised to give Urara anything she wants after this for helping him defuse the nuclear bomb. Unlike any other Uma, the young man doesn't need to worry about giving Haru Urara such a powerful privilege since she is just a pure baby with zero lust inside of her.
"Ahahahaha!! Sorry for disappearing like that, Ramonu!! I just can not stay still with Tazuna!!"
A loud, high-pitched voice echoes in the loud field. When the voice speaks out, everyone goes silent. Everyone's eyes open wide, their mouths agape, and their necks immediately snap toward where the voice was coming from. Everyone except for Ramonu and Igo Heita, the former because the person came with her, and the latter because he doesn't know the owner of the voice without looking at her first.
"Wha… You are…"
Only when the young man finally gets to see the owner of the voice does he know who she is. It is almost impossible not to know who she is in the Japanese Uma Racing Scene. She is someone who has reached almost legendary status, not only in this world but also in the other world.
"Ooh! There's a new one in here! Guess a greeting is at due!"
Long unkept black hair, heterochromic crazy eyes, a sadistic smile, sharpened teeth, and all black clothing.
"The name is Sunday Silence. Nice ta meet ya!!"