A call from Symboli Rudolf?
Nope. Not answering!
The moment Su Luo saw the Emperor's ID on his phone screen, he decisively hung up.
Nothing good ever came from picking up that call.
His instincts were screaming that at him.
He remembered that back in Kasamatsu, he'd apparently made some sort of agreement with Central's student council president…
If Oguri Cap managed to win a Central GⅠ race, then he'd consider taking a job at Central Tracen…!
Crap.
At the time, Su Luo had been thinking there was no way Oguri Cap could possibly win a GⅠ, so he'd said that to Symboli Rudolf without much worry…
Now he'd ended up lifting a rock just to smash his own foot!
"Beep beep beep—"
The ringtone sounded again. The ID on the screen was still Symboli Rudolf.
Su Luo's mouth twitched.
"Damn… she's really not letting me off the hook, huh…"
Luckily, what he'd told her back then was only that he'd consider whether to stay at Central. He hadn't nailed himself to the wall—he'd left a way out.
But still…
Su Luo had a strong feeling that Miss Luna would use other methods to force him to stay at Central for good…!
That was bad.
Just thinking about how Symboli Rudolf had talked about not only keeping him in Central for work but also paying him a huge salary made his scalp go numb.
His horse girls winning races was already hard enough to cope with—now he was supposed to work here and collect a paycheck too?
Like hell. Get lost!
He had to run.
He had to get out before Symboli Rudolf found him!
"I just sent Norn back to Kasamatsu… if I chase after her right away, that'd look way too weird…"
"For now, I won't go back to Kasamatsu. I'll lay low in Hokkaido instead…"
—
"…Why did he hang up on me again?"
Symboli Rudolf stared at the call log—another rejected call—and frowned slightly, her pretty brows knitting together.
On the sofa nearby, Maruzensky teased her with a grin.
"Maybe he just doesn't want to see you?"
"How could that be!"
Symboli Rudolf rejected the idea immediately.
"Mr. Su must be busy. He probably didn't have time to answer."
"Really?"
Maruzensky still sounded doubtful.
"But isn't Mr. Su's business based in the countryside? What could he even be busy with at Central?"
"…"
This time, Symboli Rudolf fell silent. Those deep reddish-purple eyes of hers wavered.
D-Does Mr. Su really not want to see me…?
No. That can't be.
How could that possibly be true?
Mr. Su Luo probably just didn't hear the phone.
That must be it.
It had to be.
"Maruzensky, go tell Miss Tazuna. If she sees Mr. Su Luo anywhere in the academy, have her bring him to me."
"Eh… is that really necessary, President…?"
Maruzensky lifted an eyebrow. Tazuna Hayakawa was extremely popular at Central Tracen—if she asked students around the academy to help look, Su Luo would have nowhere to run.
"Necessary or not, I simply want Boss Su Luo to get a little rest. Is there a problem with that?"
Symboli Rudolf smiled at Maruzensky—warm and gentle.
"Uh… if you're happy, President."
With that, Maruzensky had no answer left. She turned around and went to find Tazuna.
Well… it was a bit improper to "invite" Mr. Su Luo like this…
But honestly, Maruzensky didn't really object.
After all, she also had something she wanted to talk to Mr. Su Luo about.
—
At that moment, a man wearing a black cap, sunglasses, and a fake mustache was walking along the paths of Central Tracen.
That man was none other than Su Luo.
After hanging up on Symboli Rudolf a few times, he'd gotten himself this whole disguise, preparing to make a run for it.
Who knew whether the student council president would get angry and come personally to arrest him?
Su Luo felt it was absolutely necessary to disguise himself.
As long as he could hold out until he got past Central Tracen's school gate, he could safely book it.
But then, he saw two horse girls walking toward him from across the road. Su Luo raised an eyebrow, immediately flipped himself around, and hid in the bushes by the roadside.
Just in case—better not to be seen when leaving the school.
And right then, the conversation between those two passing horse girls drifted into Su Luo's ears.
"Why did Miss Tazuna suddenly ask us to look for someone?"
"No idea. I heard the student council president is looking for him?"
Those words hit Su Luo like thunder.
Wait—what?
Miss Luna, you seriously sent people to catch me?!
I was just talking! You're actually doing it?!
Good thing I was cautious and disguised myself early!
Otherwise, I'd have been nabbed immediately!
Heh heh heh—one foot higher, the devil ten feet higher!
This game of hide-and-seek was over the moment it started, my foolish Miss Luna!
"Eh? The student council president?!"
"I heard she even checked the school's surveillance…"
"And that guy apparently disguised himself."
Wha—
What…?!
Referee! I'm reporting this!
Someone's cheating!
Who the hell uses science and technology to find people?!
That's not fair!
While Su Luo furiously complained about Symboli Rudolf in his heart, the two horse girls kept talking.
"I heard he's wearing a hat…"
Hearing that, Su Luo silently took the hat off his head.
"And he's wearing sunglasses…"
Su Luo's mouth twitched as he quietly removed the sunglasses.
"Not only that—he even stuck on a mustache!"
"Pfft… why does he have so many disguise props? Hahaha."
"Right? I was shocked too. Is the president looking for a circus clown? He's got that many disguise items…"
"Hahaha."
The moment Su Luo heard that, sweat popped on his forehead. He yanked the fake mustache off his face.
Damn it.
Girl, that was rude as hell!
Who are you calling a circus clown?!
Bastard!
Central horse girls really are all bad news!
Talking trash about me again!
Can't even outrun Oguri!
A student council president with a stomach full of schemes—
And that secretary to the director who leaks information too…
Absolutely rotten.
Su Luo felt his favorability toward Central horse girls dropping in real time.
Damn it—I have to escape!
Now that they knew he'd disguised himself, this getup was useless.
What mattered now was leaving Central Tracen as fast as possible!
If the other side could mobilize the whole school to search for him, then there was no safe place left in Central Tracen!
Run!
Break out at top speed!
As long as he left the academy before they found him, he'd be fine!
Making his decision on the spot, Su Luo shot up from the bushes and sprinted!
He dashed straight toward the academy gate!
If he could just reach that place…!
But in his anxious escape, Su Luo—focused only on running—ended up crashing into someone.
Even though he was sprinting at full speed, the one who fell was Su Luo himself.
He rolled on the ground, staring in shock at the figure blocking his path.
"Hm? Mr. Su Luo, what's wrong?"
Tazuna Hayakawa extended a hand toward the fallen Su Luo, smiling gently.
Looking at that warm, gentle smile, Su Luo closed his eyes.
All options exhausted.
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