"Did you hear? It seems Senior CB has a partner."
Hello everyone, I am Gold Legend, and I am numb now.
Since this morning, this rumor has been circulating in the class.
"Yeah, yeah, I heard that someone saw Senior CB shopping with an unknown Uma Musume, carrying a bunch of groceries together. Are they living together?" (Excited)
"I heard it's an unknown Chestnut Horse Girl, very beautiful."
"Senior CB is so popular, I wonder which lucky person was favored. I'm so envious!"
Things like that. Legend listened to the rumors fermenting with a deadpan face.
Why do I encounter such troublesome things at the beginning of the new semester? Legend thought expressionlessly.
"I say, Legend..." Beside her, Teio was preparing to ask something.
"Shut up, it has nothing to do with me." Legend used Interruption.
"No matter how you think about it, it can only be Legend-san, right?" McQueen on the other side sighed; she was already used to this kind of thing.
"No way? Didn't they say it was an unknown Chestnut Horse Girl?"
Teio said hesitantly.
"Legend-san looks like a completely different person just by changing her hairstyle. That's normal, right?"
McQueen remarked.
"That's true." Teio recalled the hairstyle Gold City helped Legend with at the beginning of the summer training camp.
"Hey, hey, what kind of hairstyle did Legend wear when accompanying Senior CB?" Teio asked curiously.
"That's not the point, is it? The point is, why were Legend-san and Senior CB shopping side by side?" McQueen's smile was somewhat heavy.
"I refuse to answer that question." Sensing a vague scent of danger, Legend chose to avoid answering.
"Heh heh." McQueen's forced smile was chilling.
"...It's time. The Student Council still has things to do, so I'll be going first." Legend used the "cicada shedding its skin" escape tactic.
"Oh, say hello to the President for me." Teio said goodbye happily.
"Legend, you're here. Are you ready?" Seeing Legend arrive as promised, Rudolf said with a smile.
"I feel like, President, couldn't you just do it yourself? Something like a livestream." Legend retorted.
"Actually, that's possible too." Rudolf looked eager to try.
"That won't do. The President isn't familiar with these things, and if a slip-up happens... in short, this is not allowed." Air Groove immediately spoke up to stop it.
So you chose to sacrifice me? Legend stared at the two of them blankly.
"...Fine. But Legend, you don't look too well." Rudolf finally noticed that Legend's expression was a bit stiff.
"It's because of Senior CB's business." Legend retorted.
"Senior? Oh, is it because of that rumor about Senior's partner? I wonder what kind of person could actually tie down that Senior CB. I really want to meet them." Rudolf looked quite interested.
"..." Legend was numb again.
"...No matter how you look at it, that rumored Chestnut Horse Girl is obviously Legend, right?" Air Groove couldn't watch anymore and retorted.
"Eh? Really?" Rudolf said in surprise, then stared at Legend for a moment. "It seems so. There are no other candidates besides Legend. By the way, Legend, when did you conquer Senior?"
"..." Legend didn't want to speak anymore and looked up at the ceiling.
"That's obviously just a misunderstanding, okay..."
Do you really think those two would get together? Let alone Legend being a pureblood of the Gold Family, that's Mr. C.B. we're talking about! Air Groove was also speechless.
"Hmm, is it a misunderstanding? But I feel like Legend and Senior are quite similar, if you look at it from a more fundamental level." Rudolf said, narrowing her eyes.
"...Can we not talk about this anymore?" Legend said speechlessly.
"Fair enough. Work is more important. However, based on my years of experience interacting with Senior, Legend, you're going to have a hard time." Rudolf looked at Legend with the expression of someone who had been there. "This is probably the bond of succession."
"What do you mean?" Legend asked, puzzled.
"Strangling generation after generation."
"...Let's just talk about the livestream."
"Hmm..." "Alright, let's confirm the procedure." Rudolf still wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Air Groove.
"The announcement has already been sent out, so I'll leave the rest to you, Legend." Air Groove took out a new phone and started explaining the precautions to Legend. "Since it's the new semester, you can also promote the school. Just walk around the school today, but be careful not to film anything private..."
Finally, after listening to Air Groove's nagging precautions, Legend left the Student Council before Rudolf could tell a dad joke.
"Livestreaming... where should I start?" Legend thought while operating the phone.
As expected, I should start from the main gate. For a school introduction, that wouldn't be a bad start... Legend thought, then decisively walked towards... the cafeteria.
"Hello, everyone. I am Gold Legend. As you can see, today I will be livestreaming to introduce Tracen Academy to you all..." When the agreed time arrived, Legend quickly tidied up her appearance and opened the livestream room.
[First!] [Here! I'm the first one!] [Holy crap, my wife is actually livestreaming!] [How dare you! That's my wife!] [Miss Legend, I love you!!!!]
Ignoring the people in the chat fighting for first place and saying lewd things, Legend began to describe the facilities of Tracen Academy in a straightforward manner.
"Central Tracen Academy is an Uma Musume training academy with a long history, excelling in both academics and athletics..." Legend used Rudolf's words as an opening. "...Today, let me take everyone on a one-day tour of Tracen. Alright, let's start from the cafeteria."
[?] [?!] Ignoring the long row of question marks in the chat, Legend continued her performance on her own.
Tracen's cafeteria is significantly different from other schools' cafeterias. First, there's the menu. Although the dishes are nutritionally balanced, carrot dishes occupy half of the menu at Tracen.
Then, the Tracen Academy cafeteria is buffet-style, and it's free. You can eat as much as you want. There is absolutely no such thing as an Uma Musume not getting enough to eat, even for Uma Musume whose appetites are generally much larger than ordinary people's.
Although this has led to a few Uma Musume with poor self-control eating too much and performing poorly in races, that is not the cafeteria's problem.
However, the cafeteria entrance does have a slogan: "Eat until you're eighty percent full, for a healthy body in the race."
The biggest feature of the cafeteria is a top-of-the-line television set. This TV has a channel specifically connected to major racetracks, allowing Uma Musume without upcoming races to watch competitions from various venues here.
Legend introduced the Tracen cafeteria while walking inside.
[Wow!] Then came a wave of comments in the livestream. In the Tracen cafeteria, there is a very special existence.
Her life is so simple that it seems to consist of only three things—eating, sleeping, and dashing. As the top priority among these three, she has reached the pinnacle.
She is the ruthless food-consuming machine of Tracen, the gray monster who single-handedly wiped out all the buffets around Tracen—Oguri Cap.
Also, it's lunchtime now; it would be rare if Oguri Cap weren't in the cafeteria. Legend thought calmly.
"Legend? Over here." Her ahoge twitched, and Oguri Cap looked up, saw Legend at the cafeteria entrance, and greeted her.
"Good afternoon, Oguri." Legend sat down leisurely beside Oguri Cap.
"It's quite rare for you to come so late, Legend." Oguri Cap said while eating.
"I had something to do today. Here." Legend pointed the phone camera at Oguri Cap. "Come on, Oguri, say hello to everyone."
Oguri Cap blinked, seemingly not understanding the situation, but still obediently greeted them: "Um, hello everyone? I'm Oguri Cap."
[Wow, it's the real Oguri Cap! Heavy breathing!] [She's so handsome~] [Suddenly feel like Oguri Cap and Gold Legend are a good match, handsome boy and beautiful girl (not really).] [Indeed!]
Watching the active, joking comments, Oguri Cap cast her gaze toward Legend.
Legend noticed Oguri Cap's gaze, winked playfully, and revealed a brilliant smile.
Oguri Cap puffed out her cheeks, scooped up a spoonful of fried rice, and held it out toward Legend, making an "Ah~" sound as if coaxing a child.
"Uh..." Legend looked at Oguri Cap awkwardly. Oguri Cap didn't pay any mind, maintaining the pose, looking like she wouldn't give up until Legend accepted it.
After all, they were in front of the camera. Legend sighed helplessly and obediently ate it.
"How is it, Legend? Is it good?" Seeing Legend eat the fried rice, Oguri Cap nodded happily and asked.
"Yeah, it's good." Legend had an expression of "I really can't do anything with you."
"That's good." Oguri Cap nodded, scooped another spoonful of fried rice into her own mouth, and continued her great undertaking of eating.
Legend then remembered that she was seemingly still livestreaming, and hurriedly looked at her phone.
[That was an indirect kiss, right?] [Why is it a question? Isn't it obvious?] [Feeding play, that's awesome!] [I refuse to admit it! The Emperor-Cap faction will never be slaves!] [They are a talented man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven. Who are you monsters to object?] [Is there a possibility that Oguri Cap actually doesn't know what her actions mean?] [So precious!]
The chat was filled with viewers of all kinds.
"..." Legend didn't know what to say for a moment.
"What's wrong? Do you want another spoonful?" Oguri Cap asked confusedly.
"No, no. Do you have any plans for later, Oguri?" Legend changed the subject.
"I'm going to train later. Why?" Oguri Cap tilted her head.
"Nothing. I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I'll be going first." Legend left as if fleeing.
"Huh? Is Legend, um, shy?" Oguri Cap tilted her head and blinked. It wasn't the first time, after all. Unable to figure it out, she simply gave up thinking. Oguri Cap put her energy back into the food in front of her.
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