"Is there anything I can help you with, Mister Igo Heita?"
"Sebastian, I want a list of all umamusumes in the Mejiro Family who are currently active in the racing scene."
"As you wish, sir. And my name is Kaito Kuroba, sir."
The young man couldn't believe it when a butler came to him, saying that he had been assigned as the young man's personal butler. Never in his life before had he had something as convenient as a personal butler. The closest thing was juniors at work that he could command in the name of 'sharing experience' or whatever in his previous life.
The butler has short, dark brown hair and dark blue eyes. There's nothing much to note about him, as his uniform is just the usual uniform worn by Mejiro's butlers.
Surprisingly, there's a letter from Kaito Kid saying that he would steal something important, and there's a butler named Kaito Kuroba.
Can there be a line drawn between those two?
Nah~~~
"Here are the printed papers, sir."
"Thank you, Alfred."
"It's Kaito, sir."
"Now, with this, I can stop whatever the Joker is planning."
"Who?"
The young man grabs the stack of papers from his butler and quickly scans through them.
First… I need to know whether that hag thinks I'm good or bad. If she thinks I'm good, then I most likely will be assigned to a promising upcoming umamusume from the Mejiro Family, but if she thinks I'm bad…
The list is practically endless if that's the case. There's a good damn reason why Mejiro McQueen is considered the pride of the Mejiro Family.
"Heindel, can you give me any recommendations on who you think will become a powerful umamusume in the future?"
"It's Kaito, sir. I believe Lady McQueen is the best."
"Other than that, Edwin."
"The Mejiro lady who is the same age as her, sir. Lady Ryan, Lady Palmer, and Lady Bright, to name a few. Also, it's Kaito, sir."
"So it's all Mejiro who is attending Tracen, Charles."
"Is it weird to suggest that if you want to find powerful umamusume, then go to Tracen Academy, sir? And it's Kaito, sir."
"... Sigh… James, lead me to the Mejiro private running track."
"As you wish.
And it's Kaito, sir."
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"They weren't fucking around when they said track, huh?"
"Indeed… sir…"
It wasn't only the young man who was surprised by the Mejiro private running track, but also his personal butler.
How can he not?
It's a legitimate running track behind the mansion. The size doesn't fall short of the Tokyo racecourse, with the sole exception that this private track doesn't have the massive viewing platforms for spectators. Instead, the viewing platform is adequate, but it is very luxurious. Each seat is basically a sofa.
Around the track is a sprawling outdoor gym where umamusume can train all of their muscles to the limit. The equipment present around the track wouldn't lose to what they have at Tracen Academy.
"Trainer, are you here to pervertly look at girls again?"
"You know me so well, my love."
The young man knows that voice all too well. It's his beloved Mejiro McQueen, and it seems that she is more cheerful than she was before…
Like before she lost the Kikuka Sho…
"Can you act like a decent human being once in a while?"
"I want to squish your fatty belly."
"I'M NOT GETTING FAT!!!"
"Ryan told me otherwise." The young man lied as naturally as he breathed.
"RYAN!!!!!!!!! FINE!!! If you play it that way, I'm going to expose your hobby of reading romance shoujo manga and imagining yourself as the heroine!!!!"
"By the way, you seem fine."
"Huh? Yeah… Why are you asking? Do you want me to be sad?"
"Huh…? No… It's nothing…"
The image of McQueen crying her heart out in his chest was still fresh in the young man's mind. That kind of sadness would not be cleansed that easily. The only way for it to be calmed is if McQueen hears something to contradict her reason for crying in the first place.
Did I get through that old hag? Is it really that easy to change her mind?
She is Mejiro Asama, right? A matriarch of one of the most powerful umamusume families in Japan. Changing her mind shouldn't be that easy. There has to be another factor to this.
Did McQueen take things into her own hands?
Did she perhaps throw a tantrum just like Teio until the hag gave her what she wanted?
I guess that kind of thing could work too…
"Good job, McQueen."
"Huh… What are you talking about all of a sudden?
What are you planning? Which girl do you want to sniff their panties?"
"...
I changed my mind.
Fuck you!!
You are the one who I want to sniff her panties!!
Let me sniff it while you're wearing it!!!"
"HEY!! HEY!! GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU DAMN PERVERT!!!!"