Tokai Teio, a current elementary school student.
She was, arguably, an Uma Musume with a bit of talent.
But sometimes, Teio would wonder if such talent was not quite suitable for her…
It was not surprising that Teio would have such thoughts.
Because the Tokai Family lived very frugally, a problem caused by Tokai Teio's talent.
Tokai Teio's talent resulted in high consumption of various sports equipment.
It was precisely because of this that Tokai Teio would occasionally wonder if it would be better if she could enter Tracen Academy earlier.
However, Tracen Academy only had a middle school, high school, university, and support department.
And Tokai Teio was currently an elementary school student.
So…
"Today, a transfer student will be joining our class. She used to live in France due to her parents' work, so…"
The teacher, saying this, turned slightly to look towards the door.
Then, a girl who looked somewhat similar to Tokai Teio walked into the classroom.
She looked around, then wrote her name on the blackboard.
"I am Tokai Mochizuki."
A slight sound caught Tokai Teio's attention.
She looked up.
Looking at the child standing next to the teacher, who was similar in age to herself.
Teio just felt… as if she knew her.
"Hmm, it seems the only empty seat left is next to Tokai Teio."
The teacher, saying this, looked at Tokai Mochizuki:
"You can sit there, can't you?"
"Okay."
Saying this, Tokai Mochizuki simply took her school bag and walked to Tokai Teio's side.
The seat was the last one by the window, so Tokai Mochizuki only needed to get to know one person.
Turning her head to the side, Tokai Mochizuki froze for a second.
And after a slight dazed, Tokai Mochizuki finally spoke:
"Um, hello?"
"Ah? Oh! Hello."
Tokai Teio, who had just reacted, turned to look at her:
"Um, I am Tokai Teio."
"Tokai Teio, huh… Mm, I'll remember that."
Saying this, Mochizuki smiled at Teio.
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Looking at the storefront keys in her hand, Tokai Shizen just turned her head to Maruzensky:
"Thanks!"
"It was always meant to be your store anyway, but..."
The smile on Tokai Shizen's face was one Maruzensky had never seen,
making Maruzensky feel as if the other person was standing before her as an equal for the first time.
"Hm? What?"
"Why are you returning to Tracen?"
Rudolph is at Tracen Academy; if she opens a store there, she will see Rudolph.
This was Maruzensky's subtext.
"Oh, that's because I'm broke~"
"Broke? I remember you in Europe..."
"Simply put, the most profitable place for a restaurant is near a school,
especially a fully residential school like Tracen Academy.
Even during summer and winter breaks, you don't just leave Tracen Academy, do you?"
"Yes, you're right."
"And, if I were to open it downtown..."
Saying this, Tokai Shizen jingled the keys in her hand:
"It's hard to find a suitable storefront."
Tokai Shizen turned around as she spoke:
"Besides, if I want Teio to come back, I need to prepare the basics,
and I still have to pay back Tokai-nee..."
Tokai Shizen's words made Maruzensky smile:
"Good luck."
"Yes, I will!"
Having responded, Tokai Shizen left Maruzensky's presence.
However, in her explanation to Maruzensky just now,
Tokai Shizen did not directly address the main issue.
That was the issue of Rudolph.
Although, from Tokai Shizen's perspective, this issue was already resolved.
But...
Tokai Shizen finished her thoughts and just looked at the keys in her hand:
"I'll ask Tamamo to get the keys back later; it's not good to always use the spare key."
Saying this, Tokai Shizen left the main gate of Tracen Academy.
Turning her head, she saw the streets near the academy…
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