"I have to be honest with you, we were fully expecting to get kidnapped once we landed here."
"And yet you still come here. Is that stupidity or bravery?"
"Is there any difference?"
"Hahahaha!! You're right! Let us walk toward the parking lot. I'll drive you both to your homestay."
"Is that a code for our graves?"
"Am I that suspicious looking?"
"Yes."
"[Yes]."
"Good. That means I have not lost my touch yet."
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"Did he say to you when he'll be back?"
"Missing your pillow already, Brian?"
"Fuck off!! Just answer my question!!"
"Sadly for you, he didn't tell me anything concrete. He said he'll come back once his business is done."
"So it can never then…"
"If he runs away from me, I'll chase him down, and that will be his last taste of freedom."
The older umamusumes watch the younger ones training while gossiping about a certain red-haired young man. Their bodies might get them mistaken as the younger ones' mothers, even though the difference is only a couple of years.
"Teio, you have flexible ankles, but that doesn't mean you don't need to pay attention to how your feet are landing. You'll ruin the transfer of force, or even worse, you might hurt yourself."
"Okay, Prez!!!"
"McQueen, don't drag your feet as you lift them. It might be minuscule, but you'd still lose stamina."
"Thank you, Big sis Ramonu."
The seniors casually told their juniors tricks they picked up during their careers. The young man might be better when it comes to making a training menu, but he is a human. There's so much a human knows about an umamusume body, but there are differences that the young man won't know unless he becomes an umamusume himself. Because of this, the one who knows an umamusume will be another umamusume.
"Suzuka, you're spreading your upper body too wide. Try to minimize your silhouette even further."
"Okay, Air Groove."
"Hey, blobby. Don't get too eager to pull your feet away from the ground. Make sure you have a good grip first."
"Urara's name is Haru Urara!! But thank you, scary misses!!"
"Goldship, I need manganese nodules for my next project. Go dive. We'll make a trainer-undresser-inator."
"Ya got it, assistant trainer!!"
Behind the young man's back, his concubines get along pretty well. Only in front of him do they fight for his attention.
"It's weird being here without him trying to grope you, isn't it?"
"Yeah… He thought he was being hidden and silent when in reality, he was as clear as the blue sky."
"So you're just another whore, Queen?"
"Says you, Monster. Your sleep acting is bad. We know that you're wide awake as he plays with your nipples."
"Fuck off… I was really sleeping..."
"It's okay to enjoy yourself, Brian, or else you might turn into a cuck like Rudolph."
"Please stop… I'm not…"
"Yeah… Yeah… Who wants to bet that he's actually spending his time with sexy girls?"
"Why should I be taking a bet where I would lose? That man might be handsome, but his mouth is a massive disadvantage."
"Indeed, he'll attract women with his look, then immediately disgust them the moment he starts talking. The only one who can tolerate him is us."
"Yeah… He always tries to act like he is popular, but I doubt he can actually attract anyone with a pulse. Without us, he won't have a future."
"Well, well, well, look at the gossiping wives. Enjoy your vacation, don't we?"
While the wives are busy talking to themselves, another group of umamusumes walks up to them. The air grows thicker to the point that one could claw it with bare hands. The incoming group consists of Sirius, Gentildonna, and Orfevre.
"We do, Sirius. You should try being strong and retiring afterwards."
"Oh! That's the closest thing you've done to damage, Brian."
"Sigh… Can we not do this while Trainer Igo isn't here? He might not look like it, but he can get angry, too. I would hate it if he actually hated me."
"You've become too codependent on him, Empress? Has the Emperor's weakness gotten into you?"
"Calm down, Tyrant. You don't have the right to tell me that when you come here for him. Isn't that right, Gentildonna?"
"On the target, Empress. You're as amazing as ever."
"Fuck off, the lot of you. When will he return, Queen?"
"We really have become dependent on him…"