"Surprise! Little sister made lunch in the Dining Hall!?"
After finishing her meal contentedly and leaving the Dining Hall, and separating from Symboli Rudolph, Kagura, who was about to deliver a meal to Excellent Quality, encountered Akikawa Yayoi, who seemed to be on her way to inspect the Dining Hall. After hearing that she had just missed Kagura's cooking time, she appeared to be very regretful.
"Will there be more tonight? I can bring fresh ingredients!"
Looking at Akikawa Yayoi's pitiful eyes, Kagura couldn't bear to refuse her, so she agreed to call her over for dinner. Coincidentally, she now had a phone for communication, and she also exchanged contact information with the Chairwoman.
It was said that Akikawa Yayoi had her own fields at Tracen, and all her ingredients were things she personally grew. As for the quality, at least Symboli Rudolph's assessment was very good. Kagura could only judge what it was like when she saw it.
Leaving the Dining Hall area, Kagura leisurely returned to the East Dorm. She still remembered Excellent Quality's dorm room number. Following her memory, Kagura knocked on the dorm room door.
"Coming!"
Soon, Excellent Quality's familiar voice came from inside, followed by a series of hurried footsteps. Soon, the room door opened, and Excellent Quality, for some reason only wearing her underwear, appeared before Kagura.
"Uh... Soshi, while I understand the desire to relax during the holidays, your current state... you didn't just wake up, did you?"
Kagura's eyebrows twitched twice. She was a bit unsure where to begin complaining.
It was already past noon. Although Kagura used to be lazy during long holidays when she was in school, she would never be so lazy as to not get up by noon.
"S-sorry! I... I accidentally stayed up late reading a novel last night..."
Excellent Quality immediately became nervous, her small face flushed as she stammered.
Actually, Excellent Quality's domestic skills were also very high, which could be seen from how clean and tidy her own dorm room was. It was just that whenever Kagura was around, she would subconsciously rely on Kagura.
"Alright, alright, I brought you food. Quickly get dressed and wash up."
Seeing that Kagura had no intention of scolding her, Excellent Quality fled back as if granted a great pardon, opened the wardrobe, took out a dress and clothes, quickly put them on, and then darted into the bathroom to wash up.
Kagura then walked into the dorm room. Excellent Quality's Roommate also didn't seem to have arrived yet, as the bed on the other side was empty, unlike her own side which had a quilt. The room was quite empty too, apart from basic furniture, there was also a small table Excellent Quality had brought herself.
"It smells so good ~ I smell taro radish cake!"
As soon as Excellent Quality came out of the bathroom, she smelled an aroma that made her delicate body tremble. Having eaten so much of the food Kagura made for her, she could already tell by the scent alone that this meal would definitely be full of all her favorite things again.
"Yes, you like to eat it very much, don't you? I made it especially for you."
"Yay! Kagura is so good! I love Kagura the most!"
Excellent Quality eagerly ran over and sat down with Kagura at the small table, giving Kagura a big hug.
"You mischievous child... Hey, don't eat too fast! I also brought soup. Drink a couple sips of soup before eating anything else!"
Seeing Excellent Quality wolfing down her food like a whirlwind, Kagura, afraid that Excellent Quality might choke from eating too fast, still spoke up to remind her.
Uma Musume eat very quickly, and even Uma Musume with small appetites are no exception. In a few minutes, Excellent Quality finished everything Kagura had brought.
"So wonderful ~ Kagura's cooking is still so delicious. How on earth can you make it so good?"
"Mostly by intuition ~ As long as Soshi likes to eat it, that's good."
Although she could have let Excellent Quality go down to eat by herself, Kagura still chose to make it for her personally.
Excellent Quality, still on her entrance exam summer vacation, naturally had no plans and didn't need to train yet. After eating, the two naturally entered a state of idleness.
Kagura wanted to tutor Excellent Quality, but after thinking about it, it had only been a few days since the holidays started, and there was no need to constantly make Excellent Quality study, so she didn't bring it up.
"Let's go for a run!"
When asked what Excellent Quality wanted to do today, Excellent Quality gave an answer that slightly surprised Kagura.
"Because I've never run with Kagura before, I'm a little curious what it feels like."
"Didn't you say you wanted to rest during the holidays?"
Kagura didn't mind running a couple of laps; she was mainly curious why Excellent Quality wanted to drag her to run.
"Running can also be a kind of rest, I quite like it."
Although she couldn't quite understand the Uma Musume's hobbies, looking at the current time, the hottest part of the day had passed. Kagura felt there was no harm in running, so she agreed.
To facilitate movement, Excellent Quality changed into sportswear. Kagura, not having received her school uniform and sportswear yet, could only run in her maid outfit.
Because the afternoon sun was not as fierce, some Uma Musume training at the school also appeared on the Track. As Kagura and Excellent Quality approached the Track, they happened to encounter Symboli Rudolph and Maruzensky, along with their Trainer, Tojo Hana, who were preparing to warm up beside the Track.
"Good afternoon, Kagura. Are you here to run with a friend today?"
"Yes, Soshi said she wanted to run with me, so we came."
Kagura nodded to Tojo Hana. Tojo Hana was thoughtfully silent for a moment, then looked at Excellent Quality.
"Excellent Quality, right? Have you trained for running before? Do you have a good grasp of what distances and running styles you excel at?"
"Huh? Me? As for me... I usually run 2000 meters. As for running style, I'm not very clear."
After thinking for a moment, Excellent Quality replied somewhat uncertainly.
"I understand, Excellent Quality. I have an impertinent request: could I ask you to race against Kagura as if it were a training match?"