… … [Charm] activated.
… … Hmm?
Seiun Sky was startled to suddenly see this line of text pop up in her vision.
[Charm]? What is this?
With this question, Seiun Sky summoned the Three Goddesses.
"It's something that can make it easier for Uma Musume to like you!"
And she received this answer.
… … Make it easier for Uma Musume to like me?
Seiun Sky became even more confused.
When did I get this skill?
… … No, rather, is there any use for this skill?
Seiun Sky, unable to figure it out, chose to stop thinking.
Well… if this inexplicable skill activates, let it activate; it's not like it's useful anyway.
The Black-haired Uma Musume quickly tossed this matter to the back of her mind.
"Seiun Sky… Seiun Sky… I remember now!"
Mejiro McQueen, muttering Seiun Sky's name, showed an expression of sudden realization: "You are the 'rival' that Emperor has been talking about constantly recently."
"Hmm? McQueen, you know her?"
Mejiro Ryan immediately became interested upon hearing McQueen say this.
"I think no one would forget an Uma Musume who could do something like that on the Victor's Stage, right?"
Mejiro McQueen looked at her sisters, who were all uniformly focused on her, and showed a subtle expression: "…Did you forget? That trending topic recently?"
"Trending? Ah… "
Connecting McQueen's words with the previously heard phrase 'Zhongjing Newcomer Championship winner', everyone, having found the answer, looked at Seiun Sky again with understanding expressions.
"…You are Seiun Sky, who said she would become the next Unbeaten Triple Crown Uma Musume."
Mejiro Ryan, who had felt the name was vaguely familiar from the start, looked at the Black-haired Uma Musume who had sat down at their table.
"Mhm mhm, that's right, it's me!"
Seiun Sky said with a cheerful smile: "But… have cute kids already remembered me?"
"Emperor? Emperor? Can you tell me her full name?"
"Mm… mm."
Mejiro McQueen nodded: "Her name is Tokai Teio."
"Tokai Teio, I'll remember that~?"
Seiun Sky nodded, then asked again: "But what does 'rival' mean?"
"Because she also said she would become the next 'Unbeaten Triple Crown Uma Musume'."
Mejiro McQueen showed a helpless expression, recalling how Tokai Teio would say this phrase several times a day.
Speaking of which… isn't Emperor a bit like this Uma Musume named 'Seiun Sky'?
Mejiro McQueen fell into thought, suddenly seeing some commonalities between the Black-haired Uma Musume and her friend.
… … Not to mention anything else, she and she are both quick to get familiar, and both talk a lot.
"…Sigh."
Just thinking of these two points made Mejiro McQueen unable to help but sigh.
"Hmm hmm? What's wrong, what's wrong?"
Seeing Mejiro McQueen suddenly sigh, Seiun Sky refocused her attention on the purple-haired girl: "Why the sudden sigh?"
"Ah… I'm sorry."
Mejiro McQueen, coming back to her senses, apologized to her: "…I just suddenly felt that you might get along well with my friend."
"'Friend'? Is it Tokai Teio?"
Seiun Sky blinked: "Oh my… I'm getting more and more interested."
"To be friends with such a beautiful girl like you, what kind of girl is she exactly?"
"I'm really looking forward to it, I wish I could meet her soon~?"
"… …"
… … What should I do, I'm starting to think she's even more troublesome than Gold Ship.
Mejiro McQueen, not knowing how to respond, chose silence.
"Um, Seiun Sky… Miss, right?"
After Mejiro McQueen fell silent, Mejiro Dober, who had been quiet the whole time, suddenly spoke up with a blush: "Could I ask you… to help us?"
"Don't use such a formal address, you can just call me by my name~?"
Seiun Sky playfully winked at the blushing Mejiro Dober: "Or you can be more intimate and just call me Fūga~?"
"Cute little filly~"
"Cu… cute?!"
Mejiro Dober's face immediately turned crimson upon hearing Seiun Sky say this.
"Me, me, me… cute?!"
Mejiro Dober, who had always thought herself not cute at all, was quickly overwhelmed by Seiun Sky's single sentence.
Me? Cute?!
"Dober, you look so cute when you blush."
Mejiro Ryan even added fuel to the fire, laughing as she looked at Mejiro Dober, who was sitting beside her with a crimson face.
"Ugh—!"
Mejiro Dober, her cheeks flushed, let out a 'poof' of white smoke from her head upon hearing the teasing from her own sister.
"So… cute little filly, what kind of help do you want from me?"
Seiun Sky asked with a smile.
"Um… Miss Qingzhu, do you know any fun places around here?"
Since Dober was still shy, Ryan had to take over the conversation and continue asking for her.
"Fun places?"
Upon hearing Mejiro Ryan's question, Seiun Sky's face showed a surprised expression.
"If you're looking for fun places, shouldn't you go to an amusement park or something?"
Seiun Sky asked back in confusion: "…Why did you think of coming here?"
"Because… it's closer?"
Looking at the completely empty plate of pastries on the table, Mejiro McQueen, who hadn't eaten a single one, rubbed her stomach.
If my weight hasn't increased…
"Ugh… "
Just thinking about this made Mejiro McQueen feel even more disheartened.
"Hmm… since you're already here, why don't I show you around?"
Seiun Sky thought for a moment, then suggested: "…Although it's not as interesting as an amusement park, I'm very familiar with everything here, so I can give you a little tour?"
"Tour? What does Miss Fūga want to show us?"
Mejiro Ardan suddenly asked,
"Visit what?"
Seiun Sky's face showed a troubled expression: "That is indeed a problem..."
"But don't worry!"
The next moment, Seiun Sky's face broke into a smile again.
"...Not just here, I know all the fun places nearby too, you know~?"
"Is that so? Well, thank you for your kind offer, but today I just want to walk around with my sisters, so I don't need to specifically find a guide."
"Is that so? That's a real shame."
Hearing Mejiro Ardan refuse her, Seiun Sky showed a regretful expression.
"If I pester you any longer, these lovely young ladies will start to dislike me."
After saying that, Seiun Sky playfully winked at them.
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