“…What a lazy man.”
He was actually sleeping inside his office?
Air Groove strode forward and surveyed the room.
Zhou Yu’ang’s office was spotless because he cleaned it frequently.
He had no desire to ruin his horse girl’s mood by making her look at a filthy, cluttered room.
For Air Groove, the only things presently worth noting were Zhou Yu’ang sleeping at his desk and the table in the middle of the office.
The tea in the two cups beside the table had already gone cold.
An empty plate sat there with suspicious cleanliness.
With a horse girl’s sensitive nose, Air Groove could detect the lingering scents of tea, rice crackers, and a horse girl who had visited earlier.
He ate snacks with his trainee first thing in the morning?
There were plenty of gluttonous horse girls.
Nothing about that was particularly strange.
Tracen’s cafeteria remained open from the beginning of the school day until the end.
Horse girls visited to eat at practically every hour.
Air Groove did not investigate further.
At most, she would remind him to clean away the dishes.
The orderly room proved that this Trainer did not live an undisciplined life.
So why was he currently sleeping at his desk?
Air Groove approached.
She was undeniably strict, but that did not mean she lacked manners.
Her mother was an Empress in every sense of the word.
Air Groove therefore needed to carry herself like one as well.
Pride was acceptable.
Poor upbringing was not.
She drew closer and caught another faint scent.
“This Trainer wears perfume?”
The fragrance was extremely light but pleasant.
It washed away some of the irritation left by the filthy offices she had inspected earlier.
Air Groove looked at Zhou Yu’ang and noticed a notebook pinned beneath his arm.
A notebook?
His handwriting!
Air Groove suddenly remembered something.
The man called AT had publicly written down an entire training plan and several pieces of advice for Silence Suzuka.
He had also shared the knowledge freely with the other horse girls watching the stream.
Every viewer had seen AT’s handwriting.
Air Groove extended one hand.
When she saw Zhou Yu’ang still sleeping, however, her hand paused.
Then she carefully grasped the notebook and slowly pulled it free.
After confirming that Zhou Yu’ang had not awakened, she began reading.
The writing before her was elegant.
It was also completely different from AT’s handwriting.
Air Groove hesitated.
This isn’t AT’s handwriting.
But some people deliberately change how they write, don’t they?
There are also people capable of producing two or more completely different styles.
This still proved nothing.
She stared at the training plan and developed a headache.
The truth was that Zhou Yu’ang handled everything with immense caution.
When using a false voice, even his speaking speed differed from both his everyday speech and his radio persona.
His notes and habits during the stream had also been deliberately altered.
Air Groove read several more pages.
The plan was meticulous and tightly constructed.
That gave her another idea.
But what kind of place was Tracen?
It was Central Japan’s finest horse-girl academy.
Every Trainer admitted here possessed talent comparable to a graduate of the University of Tokyo.
Even if they left the training profession, they could easily become elites in some other field.
The Trainer before her might possess exceptional ability.
That alone could not serve as decisive evidence.
As expected, we’ll need to follow the president’s method.
Air Groove regretted acting impulsively.
The president remained as dependable as ever.
Rudolf’s method was far better than Air Groove’s clumsy approach.
It would test the Trainer’s mental composure directly.
“Then let’s examine this Trainer’s reaction.”
Air Groove reached out and shook Zhou Yu’ang’s shoulder.
With a horse girl’s strength behind the motion, Zhou Yu’ang quickly awakened.
Before he moved, Air Groove quietly returned the notebook to the desk.
The moment Zhou Yu’ang shifted his arm, the notebook would move as well.
That would prevent him from suspecting she had secretly read it.
A horse girl’s training plan was confidential information.
Anyone stealing one would immediately earn a terrible reputation.
Air Groove admitted that reading it had been wrong.
However, she had no intention of repeating the contents to anyone.
That meant she had not truly harmed either the Trainer or his horse girl.
She had only checked the handwriting.
“Excuse the interruption.
I’m from the student council and am currently inspecting the Trainers’ offices.”
As Zhou Yu’ang raised his head, Air Groove politely explained herself.
She also displayed the authorization Rudolf had written.
The instant Zhou Yu’ang heard her voice, he froze.
Then he looked up and saw the beautiful horse girl standing before him.
I fell asleep at work because I was bored.
Folks, who could possibly understand this suffering?
How had she tracked him down so soon after the stream ended?
Zhou Yu’ang was utterly confused.
The previous broadcast had exhausted him, so he had decided to sleep for a while.
He had barely closed his eyes before awakening to the stern Empress herself.
Could he beg for mercy?
When he played Uma Musume in his previous life, Air Groove had accompanied him into the A Finals many times.
Surely that history deserved some consideration.
Zhou Yu’ang entertained the thought in silence.
He knew that saying any of it aloud would instantly expose him.
“Um… you are?”
He switched to his normal speaking voice.
It sounded calm, mature, and methodical as he questioned the horse girl he knew perfectly well.
“I’m Air Groove, vice president of Tracen’s student council.
I’m inspecting Trainer offices for prohibited items.”
Air Groove respectfully presented Rudolf’s written authorization.
Zhou Yu’ang paused.
Prohibited items?
I see.
This is a search.
He had only just ended the stream.
Air Groove appeared almost immediately afterward.
Anyone who failed to suspect a connection would have to be an idiot.
“I understand.”
Zhou Yu’ang examined the warrant as he spoke.
Rudolf’s signature was as graceful and refined as the girl herself.
So Rudolf is helping her.
The president and vice president had already begun their inspection?
Perhaps they were casting bait into the water and waiting to hear a splash.
The moment he revealed the slightest flaw, he would probably be invited away for tea.
Interesting.
But I won’t be arrested so easily.
“Please, go ahead.”
Zhou Yu’ang offered no resistance.
He allowed her to search freely.
The office was clean.
It contained little beyond horse-racing documents.
There was also a work computer incapable of doing anything more demanding than web searches and basic office software.
Aside from the box recently given to him by the Three Goddesses, the room was immaculate.
Yes.
Aside from the box filled with rings.
If Air Groove saw those rings and counted them, no explanation would save him.
She would arrest him immediately.
Anyone possessing so many rings looked suspicious from every possible angle.
Zhou Yu’ang had hidden the box inside a drawer in the desk directly before him.
Before falling asleep, he had placed several notebooks on top of it.
Normally, an inspection would not involve tearing apart every drawer and cabinet.
If she did ask—
“Hm?”
Zhou Yu’ang noticed that one notebook had shifted slightly.
He did not react.
Whether he had moved it himself or Air Groove had touched it did not matter.
Other matters required his attention first.
He stood as though preparing to assist with the search.
As he moved, his elbow clumsily swept the notebook containing Oguri Cap’s training plan onto the floor.
“Oh, no.”
Something had fallen.
Naturally, he needed to pick it up.
Zhou Yu’ang bent down.
The motion drew Air Groove’s attention.
The notebook had fallen open when it struck the floor.
When Air Groove saw the dense writing covering the pages, guilt briefly filled her.
Perhaps she should leave immediately.
“I only finished writing that schedule today.
I was planning to hand it directly to her.”
Zhou Yu’ang deliberately muttered beneath his breath.
Horse girls possessed excellent hearing.
As long as someone spoke clearly, they could hear almost everything.
“Her?
Your trainee?”
Come to think of it, she had not checked which horse girls belonged to each Trainer.
Air Groove suddenly remembered something.
Did Silence Suzuka currently have a Trainer?
If Air Groove kept watch over her, wouldn’t she be able to wait for AT to approach?
While pretending to inspect the nearby shelves, Air Groove turned toward Zhou Yu’ang.
He was not devastatingly handsome, but he possessed enough charm to stand out.
He could easily survive as a kept man or deceive innocent girls.
Suspicious.
“Yes.
My trainee.”
She approaches nearly everything with enthusiasm and also loves making friends with other horse girls.”
Mentioning Oguri Cap immediately restored Zhou Yu’ang’s energy.
He adopted the expression of a foolishly proud parent and began describing Oguri Cap’s virtues.
To be fair, Oguri Cap ranked among the finest horse girls in appearance, personality, and talent.
And inside the game, she was practically a god!
How could a player possibly refrain from praising Oguri Cap?
Air Groove originally intended to learn the trainee’s identity.
After witnessing his expression, however, the small amount of goodwill she had developed vanished.
Another idiot.
Although that still doesn’t eliminate the possibility… I’m exhausted.
Had she accomplished nothing with the entire inspection?
“Enough.
Open your drawers.
I need to examine them.”
Listening to Zhou Yu’ang ramble like a member of the Church of Oguri gave Air Groove a headache.
Her irritation made her forget to ask the horse girl’s name.
Instead, she requested access to his drawers.
“Of course.
No problem.”
Zhou Yu’ang agreed readily and opened one.
Several notebooks became visible.
Air Groove examined them.
Then her attention fell upon the box.
The Three Goddesses had decorated it with the same rainbow-colored emblem that represented an SSR result during Support Card pulls.
The box itself resembled the Support Card albums from the game.
It clearly looked important.
Failing to notice it would have been strange.
Anyone who saw the gacha animation even once would normally remember that design.
Air Groove, however, was different.
While Zhou Yu’ang had been pulling cards, she had spent the entire time searching for the report button.
She had paid no attention whatsoever to the gacha.
“What’s inside that box?”
Air Groove asked casually.
By this point, she had nearly finished her inspection and planned to leave soon.
Zhou Yu’ang knew her personality well enough to recognize the tone.
“That contains some additional plans I wrote for my trainee.”
“I always write too much, so I store them together in a box.”
“Would you like me to open it?”
His voice contained complete sincerity.
As long as she did not see the contents, he had nothing to fear.
“In that case, open—”
Air Groove preferred completing every task meticulously.
Since the Trainer had volunteered, there was no reason to refuse.
“However, my trainee becomes jealous rather easily.”
“I remember promising that she would be the first person to see any new plans.”
“Would you mind accompanying me later?
I can open it in front of her.”
“That won’t be necessary.
Tracen’s inspections are not that severe.”
The suggestion immediately gave Air Groove a headache.
What an unnecessarily fussy Trainer.
Thankfully, he did not belong to her.
Being paired with someone like this would have been miserable.
She needed to locate the shameless man who had made those outrageous declarations.
She could not waste her time here.
Investigating which horse girl belonged to which Trainer seemed far more reliable.
“Apologies for the interruption.
Please pretend nothing happened.”
Seeing Zhou Yu’ang’s sincere expression, Air Groove turned and prepared to leave.
“Take care.”
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