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3,090 yen per person (about 150 RMB)—it could be considered expensive, but once the entrance fee was paid, all the attractions inside could be enjoyed unlimited times.
"Onii-chan, Hanaka's money hasn't been paid yet." Ines Hanakami looked at the panel showing only single-person payment successful and reminded Lucian.
"You're still a little kid. Little kids don't have to pay." Lucian patiently explained.
"Hanaka isn't a little kid... I can already eat by myself, go to the bathroom by myself, watch TV by myself." Ines Hanakami said seriously.
While insisting she wasn't a little kid, her pronunciation and mouth shape were still adorably off, her little mouth pouting cutely.
"Then you're still a little kid."
"Mm... Okay then." Ines Hanakami rubbed her cheek against Lucian's again.
"Good girl~"
Little horse girls were really fun to be around.
It was just that they grew so fast.
Lucian remembered last year he could still hold the little one in his palm, rubbing her tummy while she giggled.
But this year he could only hold her with one arm.
"Come on, Onii-chan will take you to play." Lucian lifted Ines Hanakami high up and set her down, making the little one laugh so hard she couldn't close her mouth.
Ines Fujin stood to the side watching this harmonious scene, smiling as she cupped her own cheeks.
But not all the horse girls felt the same way.
Haru Urara, Special Week, and the others felt a tiny bit jealous.
"What the heck, sticking only to the Trainer. I want to go stick to the Trainer too!" Without waiting for a response, Haru Urara looked doubtfully at Rice Shower beside her. "Rice? Are you spacing out?"
"Huh? No, no." Rice Shower snapped back and waved her hands frantically. "What did Urara just say? I didn't hear clearly. Can you say it again?"
"I said that little cutie is only sticking to the Trainer. Urara wants to go stick too!"
"S-Stick... stick?" Rice Shower blinked.
"Yeah! Later I'm gonna rub against the Trainer's cheek too! Rice, wanna come?"
Rice Shower was startled, her purple-gem eye widening. "T-Together?"
Her current maximum limit was just letting Lucian rub her cheeks on his own initiative. Rubbing cheeks herself...
Rice Shower glanced ahead again, imagining herself in Ines Hanakami's place. Her cheeks grew even redder, like a partially braised egg.
But a little sister sticking to Onii-sama was pretty normal, right...
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Seiun Sky was also whispering with Silence Suzuka.
"Suzuka, let's team up. Later you distract that little cutie, and I'll get some alone time with the Trainer. I'll kiss his cheek, then kiss yours—indirect sticking for you."
Seiun Sky even looked like she was making a big sacrifice. "I'll suffer a little, no problem."
Silence Suzuka gave her a calm glance, as if genuinely concerned for her. "Not really interested in cooperating."
"Suzuka only cares about filling her own stomach, doesn't think about others at all. So selfish~" Seiun Sky teased with arms crossed.
"Seiun, you're right. I'm just here to have fun."
This time Silence Suzuka was here to relax and play hard. The Trainer could be shared with the others for now.
After being with Lucian, Silence Suzuka's heart had grown much broader.
After saying that, Silence Suzuka walked toward Special Week. "Spe, what should we play later?"
"Sei-chan, how about the roller coaster?"
"Sure."
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"Little friend, can big sister hold you for a bit? (*σ´∀`)σ" After watching Lucian play with her for so long, Meisho Doto couldn't hold back—she wanted to play too.
Ines Hanakami, who had been chatting and laughing with Lucian, shrank her neck timidly when Meisho Doto approached, curiously sizing her up.
"Doto, don't treat the little filly like a little dango." Lucian smiled and said, then looked down at Ines Hanakami. "Hanaka, big sister's talking to you. Be polite—Onii-chan likes polite little kids."
"Big sister, I only want Onii-chan to hold me. Big sister's arms feel too crowded. Hanaka would feel uncomfortable being held."
Meisho Doto dazedly followed her gaze downward. Lucian also instinctively looked at the two "Doto" mounds.
He suddenly fell into thought—did the person who designed Meisho Doto's character have some deeper intention?
Could it be—
Name: Meisho Doto.
Mouth shape: Surging waves.
Personality: Wild waves.
Figure: Doto x2.
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Children speak without malice, but the scene became awkward for a moment.
Meisho Doto's cat-like mouth wavered like waves. Her small hands had nowhere to go, so she could only cover her burning cheeks and flee. "Haa~ Mm—"
Lucian helplessly turned to the still-bewildered little one. "Hanaka, you scared big sister away."
"But Hanaka just thinks Onii-chan's hugs feel the best." Ines Hanakami sneaked a glance at Ines Fujin, then carefully leaned close to Lucian's ear. "Onii-chan, Hanaka will tell you secretly—actually when Big Sis holds me, Hanaka feels a little uncomfortable too. Don't tell anyone, okay?"
So this little one was a tiny tattletale.
Lucian couldn't let the topic linger too long, so he didn't reply further. "Hanaka, what do you want to play? How about the spinning cars?"
"I'll look around with the big sisters first~"
"Okay."
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There were plenty of relaxing attractions, but also many thrilling ones.
The horse girls' first target was the roller coaster.
"This roller coaster has so many loops—it looks super exciting!" Tokai Teio said enthusiastically. " McQueen, sit next to me?"
Mejiro McQueen looked hesitant. "I... I'll watch first."
"Hm? McQueen isn't scared, is she? It's okay if you're scared~"
Horse girls could reach very high speeds when running at full gallop, so they should be relatively used to the extreme speeds of roller coasters.
But there were still some with a fear of heights.
Whether Tokai Teio was using reverse psychology or not, Mejiro McQueen was clearly provoked.
"How could I possibly be scared? It's just that this kind of attraction doesn't really match the elegance of the Mejiro family."
"Excuses~ If you're not going, I'll play with the others."
"Wait, who said I'm not going? Let's line up right now."
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After some back-and-forth persuasion, all the horse girls decided to line up for the roller coaster.
Lucian stood in place holding Ines Hanakami. "You all go ahead. I'm genuinely scared. You guys have fun—I'll stay here with Hanaka."
Reverse psychology had no effect on the earnest group.
Seeing Lucian refuse so firmly, no one pressed him further.
"Onii-chan, Hanaka wants to play too."
"No can do, Hanaka is too little. You can go when you're bigger."
"Okay then." The little horse girl's ears drooped.
"How about Onii-chan takes you to buy something yummy?"
"Yummy!" Her ears perked right back up. "I want yummy things~"
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