As the Tokai Family gradually declined, some secrets that had been hidden by the Tokai Family gradually came to light.
Following the guidance of those who once lived in the Tokai Family.
Rudolph Symboli came alone to this small town with not many residents.
After contacting Sirius Symboli once more and confirming the exact location, Rudolph Symboli left the town.
Beyond the town were mountains. Following the road uphill, Rudolph Symboli walked for nearly twenty kilometers before arriving at the large, secret area originally used to train the Tokai Family's Uma Musume.
Looking at the locked wooden gate.
Rudolph Symboli simply took out the key Sirius Symboli had given her.
She unlocked the gate.
Then, with a slight push, she opened the seemingly heavy gate.
Inside the gate was a classical Japanese building.
Walking along the stone-paved path, Rudolph Symboli passed through the front garden and arrived at the entrance to the genkan.
Opening the traditional sliding door, a traditional Japanese house was revealed before her.
Looking at the house, Rudolph Symboli did not take off her shoes but stepped directly onto the wooden floor.
Following the path given by the former servants, Rudolph Symboli finally arrived at the very center of the entire building.
Looking at the room where no light could penetrate, Rudolph Symboli simply took a deep breath, then pushed open the sliding door.
A room where almost no natural light could enter.
Taking off her shoes, Rudolph Symboli entered the room, looked around for a moment, then turned and closed the door.
Then, the entire room plunged into darkness. Without any natural light, it was impossible to distinguish between day and night while residing in this room.
Realizing this, Rudolph Symboli took out her cracked phone and turned on the flashlight.
A bit of light illuminated the entire room.
The structure she had just seen reappeared before Rudolph Symboli.
Although she had already noticed it just now… it wasn't until this moment that Rudolph Symboli finally confirmed another thing.
"It's so oppressive…"
Sitting on the only furniture in the room, which was the bed, Rudolph Symboli tried to imagine Tokai Shizen's state at the time.
Ultimately, she found she couldn't imagine such a thing.
Turning her head to look around, Rudolph Symboli did not find any furniture other than this bed.
"Not even a single book…"
Realizing this, Rudolph Symboli looked at the only bed.
Looking at the bed, Rudolph Symboli was silent for a few seconds before standing up.
Rudolph, having stood up, did not intend to leave.
She simply sat on the floor.
The tatami-matted floor was not excessively dirty.
After turning off her phone, Rudolph Symboli lay down on the tatami.
Subsequently, darkness enveloped her.
Waking up the next day, Rudolph Symboli was roused by her phone.
"Strange, at this time it should…"
Picking up her phone, Rudolph Symboli, whose head was a bit groggy, saw the daily push notification.
Looking at the content of the notification, Rudolph Symboli simply threw her phone aside and lay back down on the tatami.
As she had thought, after completing the leave procedure, it was impossible for anyone to look for her, so she naturally didn't have much to worry about.
"My nose is blocked… Is it a cold?"
The feeling of obstructed breathing prevented Rudolph from falling back asleep quickly. She could only pick up her phone.
Then she realized it was already two in the afternoon of the next day.
Rudolph Symboli remembered the time she arrived.
"I slept for twenty hours… No wonder I caught a cold."
A parched throat brought extreme physical discomfort.
Realizing that she might have problems if she didn't drink some water, Rudolph Symboli stood up.
And… she wanted to go to the restroom.
Rudolph Symboli, compelled by various physiological needs, stood up.
She knew it was time for her to leave.
As for this place… Rudolph Symboli knew that the Symbol Family would take over here, and the interior decoration of this house should remain completely unchanged.
As for what this place would become in the future, Rudolph Symboli was not clear.
Of course, for her, there was no need to find out anymore. She wouldn't be able to come here again in the future.
After all, this long trip had almost used up all the money she had on her.
She probably wouldn't have enough money to come again later.
After leaving the mansion, Rudolph Symboli returned along the road, and by the time she got back to Tracen student dormitory, she had completely exhausted all the money she had on her.
"I need to find cold medicine first…"
The cold medicine was something Rudolph had bought and prepared earlier.
Although for an Uma Musume's physical condition, it wasn't a big deal even without taking medicine, considering she had to go back to work tomorrow, so… after finding the cold medicine and taking it with cool water, Rudolph Symboli lay back down on the bed.
Unlike when she was in Tokai Shizen's room, this time Rudolph Symboli felt she couldn't sleep.
This was natural, as even a groggy cold patient, after sleeping for such a long time, would find it difficult to fall asleep a second time.
Picking up her phone again, Rudolph Symboli pondered what she should do next.
First was the Student Council's work, which Rudolph had to complete.
At least until she found another Uma Musume who could replace her, Rudolph Symboli could only remain in this position.
Then there was… ah… part-time work.
Thinking of this, Rudolph Symboli slightly opened her eyes.
Part-time work was essential, as Rudolph currently had absolutely no money.
And for the past few months, Rudolph Symboli hadn't been able to work part-time, because after Representative Chiaki and Maruzensky left the Student Council, the time Rudolph Symboli spent completing Student Council work each day increased.
So, it wasn't until now, having adapted to that workload, that Rudolph finally had some time.
"I need to find a place to work part-time…"
Muttering this, Rudolph Symboli turned over.
Her head was groggy, but she wasn't overly sleepy, so, driven by a few thoughts.
Rudolph Symboli picked up her phone again, opened Twitter, and began to look up content related to the French region.
She had always followed Twitter accounts from the French region.
So, Rudolph had learned a bit about Tokai Shizen's news from a restaurant that had recently become very popular among Uma Musume.
However, she scrolled through that interface but didn't even have the courage to click on it.
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