......

Seiun Sky bowed solemnly to the audience, "Thank you!"

Then, with light steps, she walked towards the exit passage, having already spotted the figure waiting for her there.

She crashed into Lu Jue's arms and weakly said, "Hug me~ I won, I'm so tired."

"You worked hard. Get some good rest afterward."

Lu Jue rubbed Seiun Sky's head, but then saw Special Week standing stunned behind Seiun Sky.

Seiun Sky looked back, and in Lu Jue's arms, she softly said, "I won against your Xiao Te... let's be magnanimous today."

She moved aside a little.

"I'll reward you properly later," Lu Jue said, extending a hand towards Special Week, "Xiao Te, you worked hard too."

Both sides were equally important to him; he would be willful just this once.

"Trainer..." Special Week cautiously walked into Lu Jue's embrace.

In the end, it was Lu Jue who put his arm around her shoulder, letting her passively lean into his embrace.

.......

The members of "Dream" also arrived shortly after.

"Oh-hoo~ It seems we've arrived at an inconvenient time, haven't we~ Did we disturb Trainer?" Tokai Teio walked over with her hands behind her back, looking at Lu Jue teasingly, "Xiao Te, how was Trainer Lu's hug?"

Tokai Teio looked left and right, finally targeting Special Week.

Though the latter was shy, she couldn't bear to let go of Lu Jue's hug. In her dilemma, she simply buried her head, avoiding Tokai Teio's gaze.

"They both ran and are tired. Emperor, when you get tired, I can also lend you a shoulder to lean on."

Seiun Sky was too tired to answer, and Special Week was too shy to speak, so Lu Jue stepped forward to help them out.

"Lend, lend me?" Tokai Teio froze, like a startled rabbit, "Then I'll thank Trainer when the time comes."

Uralala also came to join in, but there was no space for her to squeeze in, "Seiun, Xiao Te! Can you also save a spot for Uralala!"

Nimble Beret said nothing, only secretly looking on with envious eyes.

"Silence Suzuka Senior, why are you standing here?" Rice Shower looked at Silence Suzuka, puzzled.

"Nothing, I just suddenly feel a bit of a failure."

"Failure?" Silence Suzuka said something that made Rice Shower even more confused, "Didn't Silence Suzuka Senior just win the Mainichi Hai?"

"Yes, that's why I feel a bit of a failure."

What confetti, what "congratulations"... though they were nice... how could they compare to the embrace before her?

But she just couldn't think of it.

Was it because she read too few books? Or was she unable to put what she learned into practice?

Rice Shower couldn't answer, feeling that she and Silence Suzuka were not on the same wavelength.

......

After resting, Seiun Sky and Special Week, re-energized, ascended the Winning Live.

The two were exceptionally in sync on stage, and Special Week was no longer the clumsy girl she was at first.

"Lu Jue-jun, why aren't you taking photos with your phone?"

Lu Jue sniffed the air, "I was wondering why I smelled a hint of resentment just now."

"Lu Jue-jun, you're targeting me."

"Then I'll say you're targeting Xiao Te and Seiun, and I'll go complain later."

"No!" Silence Suzuka always lost her composure in front of Lu Jue, "Only I was made into an emoji, only I won the race..."

Her voice grew weaker and weaker, until even Lu Jue, who was closest to her, couldn't make out what Silence Suzuka was saying.

But Lu Jue could guess.

"What about only you winning the race?"

"Nothing..."

"Oh~ I thought it was that only you won the race, and then didn't get Lu Jue-jun's hug."

How could Lu Jue bear to intentionally neglect Silence Suzuka?

They were all his wings.

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't say that just now."

Silence Suzuka nervously looked away.

But looking at Seiun Sky gracefully dancing on stage, this thought grew stronger and stronger.

Last time, she also won the race, and then on stage, she saw Lu Jue and Seiun Sky below... whispering to each other!

Although their current position wasn't as close as last time, if Seiun Sky paid attention to this side, she would definitely be able to see.

Silence Suzuka was struggling intensely internally.

Her personality was like this; she always needed Seiun Sky to provoke her.

"Did I guess wrong?" Lu Jue smiled, "If it's because of shyness, you can actually use the condition I owe you."

Under Lu Jue's instigation, Silence Suzuka also seemed to feel that this was more logical, "Am I at a big disadvantage like this?"

"Huh?"

"Wasting a condition for nothing."

"Oh~" Lu Jue thought Silence Suzuka was saying he was taking advantage. He still underestimated his charm. "You are the team's top scorer, are you saying that because of today's race, you think you can't win against Xiao Te and Seiun in the simulated race?"

"How could that be? I'll be the one to win next time too." Silence Suzuka was silent for a while, then finally whispered, "Then I'll use that condition, but... I have to say stop for it to stop."

This was Silence Suzuka's last act of bravery.

If Seiun Sky didn't look over... suddenly it seemed to not matter anymore?

"Aren't you afraid their attention will all be drawn over here in a moment? This isn't a lounge or infirmary in the afternoon."

"I'm afraid... then just for a little while."

"Okay."

Silence Suzuka was ultimately still shy, so Lu Jue took the initiative to hug her.

Hugs are truly wonderful sometimes. They can be polite, affectionate, and can instantly bring comfort... especially when hugging someone you trust.

But Silence Suzuka still looked as if she were slightly tipsy, her pretty face flushed with a rosy intoxication.

Since that was the case, she would be brave to the end.

If she didn't express her feelings, how could the other person possibly know?

"Lu Jue-jun, if you don't prepare confetti in the future, can a hug be a substitute?"

"Of course."

Silence Suzuka's stiff body gradually relaxed in Lu Jue's embrace.

She seemed to have forgotten that her initial purpose was to give them a taste of their own medicine.

She simply closed her eyes, enjoying the brief moment of tenderness.

But what she planted unintentionally bore fruit naturally. When she left Lu Jue's embrace, that seemingly irrelevant goal was naturally achieved.

Seiun Sky's gaze from the stage met hers at some unknown point.

Without any hint of shrinking back or timidity, Silence Suzuka felt the most excited and self-satisfied moment apart from winning the race.

This was complete victory.

She should have hugged him longer just now.

Since Lu Jue had said he would massage her in the future without needing a condition, why not use all future winning conditions for hugs?

And then add a precondition—in front of Seiun Sky.

......

(I did experiments for a long time today, so it's a bit late, sorry)

(Please support me out of love / (ㄒoㄒ) /~~, this book has no traffic anymore)