Lu Jue simultaneously pressed the hang-up button, instantly letting out a sigh of relief, feeling that the world had become much quieter.

"Pfft—"

"Hahahahaha—"

"That's too funny!"

Silent Suzuka's laughter was like a shyly blooming flower.

Seiun Sky held her hands on her waist, first stifling her laughter with her head down, then throwing her head back and grinning.

Uralala held her stomach, laughing heartily and unreservedly, while Tokai Teio laughed so hard that tears squeezed out from the corners of her eyes.

"Xiao Te, Trainer Lu is too interesting, isn't he?" Besides Lu Jue, Grass Wonder was also seeing Tojo Hana argue like this for the first time.

"Trainer can be very childish sometimes."

On a cool evening, two phone calls filled the warm room with a joyful atmosphere.

"Still laughing? You guys stay for a night and see how much pressure I'm under," Lu Jue joked.

"Thank you, Trainer Lu!" Daiwa Scarlet said, showing her small fangs.

"Thanks for having us," Vodka added.

"You're welcome, you're welcome, let's continue playing," Tokai Teio patted the Ludo board, "Can we, Trainer? It's not even ten o'clock yet."

"They can, but you can't."

"Why..." Tokai Teio was about to retort when she suddenly remembered something she hadn't done yet, "Got it~"

Although it was a bit of a buzzkill, she could certainly distinguish between what was important and what wasn't.

The members of 'Dream' weren't surprised, but the others cast curious glances.

They saw Tokai Teio lie down, revealing a pair of smoothly curved, porcelain-white legs beneath her bathrobe.

"What is she doing?" Taiki Shuttle asked Silent Suzuka, who was beside her.

"A massage. After the last physical examination, Emperor's ankles were very soft, so Lu Jue-jun massages her every few days," Silent Suzuka explained.

She wasn't jealous, not because Lu Jue's massage was in plain sight, but because she had been through it herself and sincerely hoped that unexpected injuries would not happen to Tokai Teio.

The other Uma Musume also heard Silent Suzuka's explanation.

Lu Jue, as usual, held Tokai Teio's ankle and began to massage her.

With so many people watching today, Tokai Teio looked a little uncomfortable.

But if she and Lu Jue went to the empty room next door together, wouldn't that be even stranger?

"Relax, relax, don't tense your muscles."

"Oh..." Tokai Teio simply closed her eyes.

"Emperor," Lu Jue, head down, carefully massaging, suddenly called out to Tokai Teio.

"Hmm?"

"This morning during training, were you a bit hesitant to stride out and run?"

"That's because... because..." Tokai Teio opened her eyes, like a child caught doing something wrong, stammering for a long time without a complete sentence.

She hadn't expected Lu Jue to pay so much attention to her, to even notice that.

"Are you scared?" Lu Jue said softly.

The surrounding Uma Musume were still playing their respective games.

The sounds were noisy, but at this moment, Tokai Teio's ears blocked out these sounds.

She only heard Lu Jue's gentle words, like a warm breeze blowing into her ear.

"Mm..." Tokai Teio responded softly.

"It seems that Silence Suzuka's incident has had quite an impact on your psyche."

Lu Jue knew the fear in Tokai Teio's heart at this moment, and he also knew that she was listening carefully to his words.

When she focused, she spoke very little.

"But do you know what Silence Suzuka told me after that?"

Tokai Teio looked puzzled, shaking her head in confusion.

"She told me that she would continue to run bravely with the leg I gave her... never giving up the scenery ahead."

"Actually, fear isn't necessarily a bad thing. It can make you realize your weakness, but the key is, after realizing your weakness, what do you choose? Do you choose to become stronger, or more fragile?"

Seeing Tokai Teio not speaking, Lu Jue continued, "Emperor, before you came to 'Dream,' the most common thing I told them was, 'You only need to focus on running, leave the rest to Trainer.'"

"This sentence also applies to you." Lu Jue suddenly paused, his massaging hand also stopped, and he looked up at Tokai Teio, half-jokingly saying:

"Besides, what are you afraid of?"

"I still have a leg here."

"Trainer..." Tokai Teio was stunned for a moment, then, as if shocked, she avoided his gaze, "I, I understand."

Her gloomy heart suddenly brightened, perhaps because a bright person had moved in.

"It's good that you know. Don't be afraid, run boldly forward." Lu Jue lowered his head and continued to rub Tokai Teio's legs.

Tokai Teio, however, no longer had the desire to play, Lu Jue's words from earlier cycling through her mind.

What the heck... suddenly so cool.

But...

"Coming to 'Dream' was the most correct choice I've made."

"Okay, that's... enough." Lu Jue looked up, his voice trailing off.

He had massaged Tokai Teio for over forty minutes as usual, but Tokai Teio had fallen asleep at some point, her breathing even.

The game on the other side had also just ended.

It had been so noisy before, Lu Jue didn't know how she could sleep so peacefully.

"You guys, don't play anymore, okay?" Lu Jue made a "shush" gesture and whispered.

"The two rooms over there have already had their sheets laid out. You can figure out how to divide the rooms yourselves. I'll come wake you up for breakfast tomorrow," Lu Jue said to the Uma Musume who were not from "Dream."

The Uma Musume nodded and began to tidy up.

"Trainer, good night~" Uralala rubbed her tired eyes and smiled at Lu Jue.

"Lu Jue-jun, good night, you worked hard."

"Trainer, good night~" Seiun Sky winked at Lu Jue.

Lu Jue covered Tokai Teio with a blanket, said good night to them as well, and then returned to his own room.

(Please generate power for love~)

(A question: Among the Uma Musume that have appeared so far, are there any characters you hope I write about, but don't wish for me to include as a romantic interest? If many people object, then I won't include them, but the plot won't be as extensive either, because this is from a male Trainer's perspective, so it will definitely focus on the protagonist. I can't just suddenly write an entire section dedicated to a specific Uma Musume, can I?)