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Lounge.

Four Uma Musume stood side by side, their expressions varied.

Lu Jue, standing before them, looked them over. "Were you all eavesdropping just now?"

The four glanced away, pretending not to have heard him.

Since that was the case, Lu Jue decided to pick on the easiest target. "Uralala?"

"Ugh..." Uralala twirled her two fingers together.

Her Trainer looks so scary when he's angry!

"You answer me, were you eavesdropping or not?"

Uralala swallowed, deciding not to expose her companions' actions, and loudly declared:

"N-no eavesdropping!"

The eyes of the other three converged on Uralala, and they suddenly felt Uralala's image become bright and great.

However, it didn't last long before it shattered.

"I didn't understand a single word of the Chinese that Trainer spoke just now!"

Lu Jue's mouth twitched, and the light in the eyes of the other three gradually dimmed.

Uralala, who had charged ahead, also realized her clumsy mouth had spoken incorrectly again, and immediately whined, "Trainer, I was wrong... I originally wanted to come in, but Silence Suzuka and the others said not to disturb you yet, so I just happened to listen a little bit."

"You lot..." Lu Jue couldn't keep up the act anymore and sat back down in his seat. "Didn't I give you all a day off today? Why are you still in the lounge?"

Seiun Sky immediately teased Special Week, "I was going to go shopping, but Xiao Te said she wanted to keep training hard for the Derby... Since she said that, I had no choice but to follow along~"

Lu Jue didn't believe it.

If he wanted to work hard, he wanted to work hard; he didn't need to find an excuse from Special Week.

Silence Suzuka nodded. "Since both of them came, I didn't feel like shopping anymore."

Uralala: "Since all three of them came, what else could Uralala do?"

"It's good to balance work and rest." However, since they were already there, Lu Jue didn't make them leave. "I just happen to have some things to tell you."

The four Uma Musume obediently walked to their seats and sat down, waiting for Lu Jue to continue.

"It's like this: the Flash Series Autumn Festival is coming soon. Yesterday, Symboli Rudolf called and asked if you would be willing to participate in a performance."

After Lu Jue finished speaking, he further explained the specific performance details.

There would be a large stage, and many famous Uma Musume would go on stage to dance together, like a girl group.

"Will it affect the races?" Special Week asked.

"No, there aren't any races during that period."

"But Uralala wants to play at the festival." Uralala was a bit hesitant; she really wanted to dance with everyone on such a formal stage, but she didn't want to miss the festival either.

Seiun Sky and Silence Suzuka had the same thought.

"Of course you can play. You just need to perform on the final evening," Lu Jue said.

Unlike in the anime, this grand Autumn Festival would last for three days.

"Yay! I'm going to eat all the delicious food then!" Uralala excitedly jumped off her seat.

Silence Suzuka was also very interested in this grand event. "Xiao Te, let's plan our sightseeing route carefully when we get back to the dorm."

Teresen Academy during the Autumn Festival was estimated to be several times larger than an amusement park outside.

The lively atmosphere was naturally self-evident.

At that time, there would not only be Uma Musume from within the campus but also tourists from outside.

Seiun Sky's reaction was rather calm. She asked Lu Jue, "Trainer, will you be on holiday then, or will you be on campus?"

If Lu Jue was on holiday, she would go to his house to find him and could even freeload a meal.

If he was on campus, then she would go shopping with Lu Jue...

"I'd like to be on holiday too, but teachers and other staff need to be responsible for logistics, and I estimate I'll be even busier... I'll have to temporarily open a restaurant then."

"Temporary restaurant!?" x4

Everyone exclaimed.

Silence Suzuka: "Why... open a special one?"

Special Week: "And a temporary one at that."

Seiun Sky and Uralala were also full of confusion, "Could it be the President's suggestion?"

"That's not it." Lu Jue shook his head. "It's some of my distinguished guests from before who specifically requested me, so they suggested it to the school."

"Lu Jue-jun, can't you refuse?"

Silence Suzuka thought the school was forcing him and immediately became a bit unhappy.

She also wanted to go to the Autumn Festival with Lu Jue.

"Of course I can, but these guests have been quite supportive of me in the past, and it's also a good opportunity to promote my practical classes. For the distinguished guests, I'll be taking reservations for the first two days, and the last day will be open to everyone. Of course, the menu will also be a bit different."

Lu Jue's plan was quite clever, both returning favors and benefiting himself.

It was just that the menu needed to be well-designed, which was his professional integrity as a master chef.

Of course, there was another reason he accepted—among his distinguished guests, one family was named 'Mejiro' and another 'Satomi'.

"Trainer~" Uralala suddenly ran to Lu Jue's side, pulling his arm and swinging it like a swing. "Uralala wants to eat too."

"You can, yes. If you come, you'll also be a guest." He hadn't realized before how good Uralala was at acting cute.

"Hehe~ Uralala wants to eat the reserved dishes."

Noticing Uralala's actions, Seiun Sky pursed her lips, jealousy sprouting in the soil of her heart, but then a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

She also imitated Uralala, running to Lu Jue's other side, grabbing his other hand, and then imitating Uralala's tone, "Seiun wants to eat the reserved dishes~"

The difference was that Uralala was pulling his clothes, while Seiun Sky directly grabbed Lu Jue's hand.

She shook Lu Jue's hand while secretly tickling his palm.

It was so natural, and it was right in front of... Silence Suzuka.

Somehow, a sense of satisfaction and excitement emerged in Seiun Sky's heart.

It was like stealing, secretly, secretly, secretly...

Special Week realized she was a step too late and immediately felt a bit discouraged.

But she began to think if there were any other options... It seemed there really were; the space in front of and behind Lu Jue was still empty.

As for behind him...

Thinking of that ambiguous scene, Special Week's ears turned red. She still hoped to get a hug from Lu Jue.

Only Silence Suzuka frowned slightly, her mind as tangled as a ball of unravelled yarn. Her hot head felt numb, as if a colony of microorganisms were crawling on it. "I also want to eat... the reserved dishes."

Angry! She was the one who came first!!!

"Alright, alright, let go of me." Lu Jue pulled back his hands and even squeezed Seiun Sky's palm firmly. "You're going to shake my arms off."

"Trainer, so you promised Uralala?"

"Trainer, so you promised Seiun?"

"Yes, yes, how could I not promise you all?" Lu Jue chuckled, looking at the four Uma Musume. "You, too, are my distinguished guests."

Yes, life was a feast, and they were indeed his distinguished guests.

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