......

Even when cycling uphill on a gentle slope, everyone maintained a sprinting posture.

The small hills were easily conquered by the Uma Musume.

"The last three are Uralala, Taiki Shuttle, and Grass Wonder," Nishizaki Ryu announced.

Grass Wonder's old injury had flared up, causing her to slow down later. But since she accepted the training, she naturally had to accept the penalty.

Uralala and Taiki Shuttle simply couldn't keep up physically.

Similarly, Silent Suzuka, who lacked stamina, also failed to maintain her first-place position at the end.

However, the overall training results were already very good.

"Xiao Cao, how are your legs?" Lu Jue stepped forward to check.

"It's nothing, just a little pain."

"You can't push yourself; you need to think long-term." Lu Jue had already spoken to Tojo Hana. "Speaking of which, I recall you always seem to be getting injured?"

"Well... there's nothing I can do about that."

"You can ride on the back of my electric bike later; this is also Sister Hua's idea."

There were no buses on this island, so the team members would have to cycle back later.

Although it was all a gradual downhill, it wouldn't require much effort.

"Okay, thank you, Trainer Lu." Grass Wonder nodded in agreement.

......

After a break, everyone cycled down the mountain.

The whistling wind blew against them, dispersing the afternoon's fatigue, and the girls' flowing hair swayed like waves.

Lu Jue riding the electric bike with Grass Wonder on the back quickly drew sideways glances from Silent Suzuka, Seiun Sky, and others.

"Just now he was cheering for 'Dream', and now the person on his back is from another team~" Seiun Sky left a remark as she passed Lu Jue.

"Trainer, you're playing favorites! If you don't make Uralala drink that green drink, Uralala will forgive you, how about it?"

"No." That plan was so obvious, the beads on her abacus were practically bouncing off Lu Jue's face.

"Hmph ╯ ^ ╰! Then Uralala won't forgive Trainer!" With that, Uralala also overtook Lu Jue.

Next, it was Silent Suzuka's turn.

She merely glanced sideways; although she said nothing, she said everything.

"Trainer is so pitiful~ Hehe~" Tokai Teio, passing by, also gave him a kick, a casual gesture.

Air Groove seemed to recall Lu Jue's "threat" from the morning and deliberately cycled next to him. "Trainer, I'll tell Tojo Coach about you acting as a reporter this afternoon."

"No, what's with you tattling?" Lu Jue didn't expect Air Groove to hold such a grudge.

Air Groove proudly raised her head, "Tit for tat."

Lu Jue: "......"

Empress Air Groove, she felt like the kind of girl who would corner him with her long legs and wall-slam him, forcing him to comply if he didn't agree.

"Trainer Lu, have I caused you a lot of trouble?" Grass Wonder's voice came from behind Lu Jue.

"No, no, they all know you have a leg injury, so they're just joking, don't worry."

"That's good..." Although sitting behind Lu Jue, the reserved Grass Wonder still maintained a certain distance. "Trainer Lu, can I come to your place for a few meals these days?"

"You can, but I might not always cook."

"Oh, okay then..."

"How about this, I'll let you know when I'm cooking, how does that sound?"

"Really? Thank you, Trainer Lu."

Grass Wonder looked at Lu Jue's back and suddenly understood the meaning of what Seiun Sky had privately mentioned to her: "Trainer always makes people feel so at ease."

......

Back on the beach, everyone began preparing for the last training session of the day—beach volleyball.

The rules were that each team would send out five people, scoring by hitting the ground, and the first team to reach eleven points would win.

Unexpectedly, even after two rounds of intense training, the Uma Musume were still eager to play.

Lu Jue took out the camera he had prepared earlier.

"Team One's starting members are Symboli Rudolf, Silent Suzuka, Tokai Teio, Rice Shower, and Daiwa Scarlet."

Grass Wonder and Fuji Kiseki did not play.

"Team Two's starting members are Maruzensky, Special Week, El Condor Pasa, Air Groove, and Vodka."

Uralala and Rhombus Amazon were in charge of cheering from the side.

"Game start!"

......

"It's been a long time since we've faced off like this, President Rudolph." Maruzensky held the ball, her gaze sharp, already fired up before the game even began.

"Bring it on, I won't go easy." Flames also ignited around Symboli Rudolf.

The two powerful auras collided, affecting the other members in the eye of the storm.

What happened to the fun match?

Before they could think much, Maruzensky had already served the air volleyball.

The trajectory was predictable, but as it fell, it suddenly changed direction, catching Team One's members off guard.

However, Tokai Teio reacted in time and saved the ball. "President, it's yours!"

The volleyball was tossed high, and Silent Suzuka at the net made a feint.

After she landed, she revealed Symboli Rudolf, who had already leaped high behind her.

With a "bang—", the air volleyball shot out like a cannonball.

Lu Jue captured the moment and swallowed hard.

He wasn't mistaken, was he? The air volleyball had a slight deformation at that instant...

"Nishizaki-senpai, is this really a fun match?"

"Hahaha~ Don't worry, this is just the power of the Uma Musume."

No sooner had Nishizaki Ryu finished speaking than Maruzensky assumed a standard posture and accurately received the ball. "Come on, pass it back to me!"

After passing the ball to her teammate, she ran towards the net, leaped lightly, caught the ball's position, and delivered a resounding return to Symboli Rudolf.

This ball, naturally, was also received by Symboli Rudolf, then passed back by a teammate, and Symboli Rudolf continued to spike it back.

The five-on-five team battle instantly turned into a one-on-one showdown.

Symboli Rudolf and Maruzensky became more and more engrossed in the game.

Lu Jue on the sidelines silently sweated for Rice Shower in the corner.

Could Rice Shower possibly be in the same game genre as these two?

"Trainer, can you take some photos of me too?" Grass Wonder suddenly walked over and asked.

"Of course, I also took a lot of photos of you all playing in the water earlier."

"Really? Can I see them?"

Lu Jue was about to show Grass Wonder the album when something flashed in his peripheral vision—it was the volleyball hitting the ground.

He mechanically turned his head towards where the volleyball came from, only to meet Silent Suzuka's harmless smile.

"Lu Jue-jun, I'm sorry, could I trouble you to pick up the ball?"

"No problem at all!" The Dragon Kingdom young man stood at attention.

"Thank you, Lu Jue-jun."

Grass Wonder looked at the scene thoughtfully; the air seemed to be filled with a sour scent.