*Ssshhkk*
"Hmm… Dark… No. You're still Tachyon, right?"
"Can you host trainer Igo for a moment, Cafe?"
"Ah… Yeah…"
It's rare for anyone to see Tachyon being serious. Cafe had only seen this side of her a handful of times, and they're basically always together. It makes Cafe wonder what had happened to make her mad.
"Trainer… Igo Heita…"
"Ah… Hello Cafe."
The answer comes behind her. The red-haired young man comes into the laboratory with scars running down the left side of his body.
"Please sit down. I'll brew you a cup of coffee."
Cafe instantly guides the young man to a couch and then starts making him a cup of coffee. She can't help but wonder what had happened to him. There is absolutely no reason for an umamusume trainer to be having that kind of scars.
"What happened to you, trainer Igo Heita?"
"Aha… I broke up with my girlfriend yesterday, and things didn't go very well."
"She did this… to you."
"Yeah… I'm kinda pathetic, aren't I?"
"No! No! Absolutely not! She is! This isn't something any intelligent being should do to anyone that they love!!"
"Ahahaha… Thank you for that, Cafe."
Cafe really is a kind umamusume, huh? Whoever won her heart is a lucky guy.
"Here is your coffee, trainer Igo Heita."
"Thank you, Cafe. You should learn from my mistake and know your partner well before tying the knot."
"Don't worry, I already know him well."
Whoever you are. Fuck you. You'd better take care of her well, or I'll turn you inside out.
"Do you need help, Tachyon?"
The young man almost spat out his coffee when he heard Cafe offer assistance to Tachyon. Everyone who knew these 2 understood just how much Cafe hated Tachyon's scientific shenanigans, so hearing her offer help is a world-ending occasion.
"No. It's done."
Tachyon scoops a lotion that she freshly made into a wide tube container. She then brings said container to her boss. She had specifically inject it with growth hormones that would tell the skin cells to make new ones, basically regenerating the part where the lotion is applied.
"Here, boss. Spread this on your wounds every day after you take a bath."
"Ah… Thank you."
"An advice, I think you should take it easy today, boss. I'll make sure you trainees are ready for the Takarazuka Kinen. You can trust me."
"You should listen to her this time, Trainer Igo Heita."
"But–"
"No buts. Just enjoy your free day. Isn't that what you have been whining about?"
"Sigh… Fine… I'll entrust them to you. One of them has to win the Takarazuka Kinen, you hear me?"
"Of course. You can count on the Phatom Triple Crown."
The young man was fighting for his life to not grin like a moron. How can he not? His plan is working flawlessly. His massive brain has once again shown itself to be on par with the likes of Einstein and Newton.
I should really consider being a scientist. I'm wasting my ginormous brain here.
The young man uses his [Truth Seeing Eyes] to move his left eye's POV to the hall while his body stays put. He makes sure that Tachyon is far enough before he makes his move. He needs to tell the bitches that torture him about the lies after all. Surely they will lose interest in him once they see how weak and wimpy he is, right?
"I'll be going then, Cafe. I don't know what I'll be doing after this, though. But going back to my room should be a good start."
"Ah… I'll accompany you."
"Are you sure? I don't want to trouble you…"
You're too kind, Cafe. If it were you who fell for me, then I'll take you in a heartbeat.
"No. You could never trouble me, trainer Igo Heita."
"You're so kind, but what about your ankle monitor?"
"It's okay. I'll leave you once we are in the vicinity of the trainers' dorm. I was warned never to get close to it, but that doesn't mean I can't walk around."
"I see… Thanks, Cafe. You really are kind. Your husband will be a lucky man."
"I'm glad to hear that from you."
Both of them then exited the laboratory and walked down the hallway. For Cafe, they were both going to the trainers' dorm, but the young man was looking for different targets, and he was lucky to meet 2 of them.
"Brian, you can drop her down. She already learned her lesson."
"Tch! Fine!"
The 2 StuCo vice presidents can be seen correcting an umamusume. The young man doesn't know what that particular umamusume had done, but he couldn't care less. What he cares about now is for them to see him in his most pathetic state.
"Trainer Igo… what happened to you?"
Air Groove immediately ditched her job to come to the young man. Her heart dropped the moment she saw the scars and burnt marks on him. With extreme care, she let her fingers run down his body to feel the scars. She became more agitated and angry the moment she felt the realness of his wound.
"Who did this to you?"
The Shadow Monster was clearly pissed off beyond reason. Each of her steps cracks the floor, and her fangs are bared. She looks like she would tear whoever did this to pieces and feed them to the dogs.
"I had a fight… when I broke up with my girlfriend yesterday…"
"..."
"...I'll kill her."
"Wait!! Brian!! Wait!! It's not her fault!! She's just unstable!!"
"I've said before. Nothing justifies this kind of treatment, trainer Igo Heita. Not even if she is an unstable individual."
"You heard her."
"I know! But please don't hurt her. We've parted ways, and that's what really matters, right?"
"She can't—"
"Brian, shut your mouth."
The hallway's temperature drops to the negative the moment the Empress opens her mouth once again. It's a rare sight for even Narita Brian to see–for the Empress to be absolutely boiling with unbridled rage. Brian can feel that if she even utters a single wrong word, she'll never see the light of day ever again.
"TCH!! FUCKING FINE!!!"
The Shadow Monster angrily stomps away. She wants to unleash the rage inside of her, but she was banned from doing it to the culprit. So she stormed out to search for anything or anyone to be her punching bag. If given the chance, she would run out of Tracen and search throughout the entire Tokyo for the bitch who hurt Igo Heita.
"What are you going to do after this, trainer Igo?"
"Well… I don't know. I'm planning to go back to my dorm and take a bath. Tachyon gave me this lotion to help with my wounds."
"She did? Thank Goddesses. I assume you're going to accompany him to his dorm, Manhattan Cafe."
"Yeah. I don't want to leave him alone."
"That's good. I'll put my words to have them lighten your sentence."
"Thank you."
All of them bid their farewells before Air Groove runs toward the StuCo's office. This wasn't any light run, this was the run of the Empress. She ran as if she were still an active runner in the Twinkle Series.
Rudolph, we have messed up big time.