“In the end, the principal dragged me into a discussion about education and anti-bullying for the entire day.
Although it was meaningful, I was zoning out for most of it.
Honestly, I think he just used me as a sounding board.
He already had his own solutions and conclusions anyway, and I just had to nod and agree.” Back in the dorm, Keiko complained to Diamond.
“But still…
it’s the first time I felt that this school is actually pretty nice.” “That’s because you used to completely reject contact with others, Keiko-chan.” Diamond gently stroked Keiko’s mentally exhausted head.
“Most people are actually quite nice.
Sometimes some might have minor bad intentions, but it’s definitely rare, especially among Umamusume—” “Are you saying Symboli Rudolf actually had my best interests at heart?” Keiko realized.
“…Well, being set up was incredibly annoying.
But to be honest, Rudolf never forced me, and she accepted the bet gracefully.
I don’t really hate her that much.” “I didn’t say you have to be deeply grateful to her, but I don’t think Student Council President Rudolf meant any harm.
Of course, if you hate her, Keiko-chan, I’ll hate her along with you.” Diamond’s words warmed Keiko’s heart.
Being exhausted, she had collapsed onto the bed the moment she returned, and Diamond had gently pulled her head onto her lap.
Right now, Keiko just wanted to act spoiled.
Perhaps because she was in a middle schooler’s body, her mind had become somewhat childish too.
Keiko didn’t feel she was being immature; instead, her desire for affection had taken over.
However, this situation was quite a test for Diamond’s mature composure.
Looking at Keiko lying defenselessly on her lap, Diamond’s heart was racing.
She knew that even if she crossed the line slightly, Keiko wouldn’t mind.
The situation was a pure test of Diamond’s self-control.
It took her quite a while to suppress the urge to tease the girl in her lap.
She was afraid her actions might push Keiko away, and she could see how exhausted she was.
For some reason, the girl always seemed to be worrying about something.
After getting into Todai, she acted as if she expected to be cross-examined or blamed by others when they found out.
Yet It was fine at first, but by the fifth lap, Keiko realized something was wrong.
Then came the sixth lap, and the seventh.
By the eighth lap, Keiko was wheezing like a broken bellows.
That god-like zone from before never kicked in.
Although she had already shattered the lap record from her past life, it was entirely due to her physical traits as an Umamusume.
Seeing that Kita-chan hadn’t called a stop yet, she gritted her teeth and pushed on.
By the tenth lap, her legs were shaking.
“Ki…
Kita-chan…
I…
I can’t go on.” Keiko let out a weak cry.
Only then did Kita-chan realize something was wrong.
She stopped immediately and spun around to catch Keiko before she collapsed.
Feeling the heat radiating from Keiko’s body, Kita-chan realized she had overdone it.
She quickly began loosening Keiko’s collar and laid her flat on the ground to get some air flowing.
It looked like dehydration from overexertion, but Keiko was in no state to swallow.
Kita-chan panicked, afraid that forcing water down her throat would choke her.
Gritting her teeth, she took a mouthful of water herself, leaned over Keiko’s lips, and prepared to press down.
Keiko struggled to open her eyes, only to see Kita-chan leaning in to kiss her.
She froze in sheer shock.
Kita-chan, thinking it was just embarrassment, had her eyes tightly shut.
They were only millimeters apart.
Keiko quickly slapped her hand over her own mouth, stopping anything inappropriate from happening.
However, even though they didn’t kiss, it looked very different to onlookers.
“Ah…
ah…
what…” As a cup clattered to the ground, Keiko turned her head.
She saw Sweep Tosho and Diamond standing there, staring in absolute shock.
Right now, Keiko and Kita-chan’s clothes were disheveled, they were incredibly close, and Kita-chan’s lips were practically pressed against Keiko’s hand on her mouth.
The scene looked exactly like a famous moment from an anime she had watched in her past life—’White Album’.
“Kita-chan!!!
What are you doing?!”