......

“Bang—”

Upon returning to Teresen, Uralala, eager to meet Special Week and the others, headed straight for the cafeteria.

Lu Jue had other matters, so he did not follow them.

“Xiao Te, Seiun, Silence Suzuka, Xiao Cao, El Condor Pasa, I’m back!” Uralala, carrying gifts, walked towards everyone, “These are the gifts I promised to bring you.”

“Thank you.” x5

Special Week put away her gifts, “Uralala, how did you feel about the race this time?”

“It felt great!”

“It looks like Uralala has adapted.” Silence Suzuka smiled, fiddling with her gift—a sculpted deer.

“Hehe, although it kept raining in Kochi, Uralala adapted very well and slept soundly at night.”

Somehow, Uralala just wanted to show off from the bottom of her heart. But thinking of Lu Jue’s words, she decided against it.

“By the way, Uralala-chan, is this your Tracen uniform?” Seiun Sky suddenly asked.

“Uh-huh, does it look too plain? When I place in future races and get prize money, Uralala will get a beautiful custom-made one.”

Uralala actually knew whether it looked good or not. To put it nicely, her Tracen uniform was indeed simple; to put it harshly, it was shabby.

But she wouldn't feel inferior because of it, and Lu Jue had praised her two days ago.

Seiun Sky waved her hand, “That’s not what I meant. I wanted to ask why you rushed over without even changing out of your Tracen uniform?”

“I wanted to give you the gifts quickly~ Alright, I still have a gift for Rice Shower here, so I’m off first.”

“Okay, see you this afternoon.”

Everyone waved goodbye to Uralala.

After Uralala left, Grass Wonder suddenly said mysteriously, “Xiao Te, is Lu Jue Trainer going to open a restaurant at the Autumn Festival?”

“Yes, how did you know?”

Silence Suzuka and Seiun Sky were also drawn in.

The three looked at each other, seeing the confusion in each other’s eyes, confirming that no one had spread this news.

“Because my family mentioned it, so I wanted to confirm.”

Grass Wonder was also a young lady. After eating so many delicacies, her stomach still became accustomed to Lu Jue’s cooking.

She couldn't take it anymore... whenever she recalled the taste of those dishes, her mouth would involuntarily salivate.

She propped up half her cheek to hide the movement in her throat.

“So that’s it, Xiao Cao, your family must have already reserved a spot, right?” Special Week asked.

“Not yet... To be precise, it’s too popular, I don’t know if there’s still a chance.”

“Alright, I didn’t expect Trainer to be so amazing.”

“I also asked my family to find out how famous Lu Jue Trainer is. There are even some foreigners who plan to travel to Japan specifically to eat.” Grass Wonder said, quite troubled.

Special Week, for once, didn't tell them that they were also Lu Jue’s guests.

She felt that Lu Jue would be busy for three whole days, and adding a few more people would probably make him even more tired, right? If Grass Wonder came, El Condor Pasa might also come. What if the entire “Rigil” team came then?

Seiun Sky and Silence Suzuka had the same thought, so they didn't speak up immediately.

At least let Lu Jue decide for himself.

Unbeknownst to them, the three Uma Musume had already instinctively begun to consider Lu Jue.

......

In the afternoon, the “Dream” team gathered in the lounge.

Uralala had just finished her race, and Lu Jue had intended for her to rest for half a day, but she still came.

“You three haven’t been slacking off these past two days while I was gone, have you?” Lu Jue glanced at Silence Suzuka, then at Special Week, and finally fixed his gaze on Seiun Sky.

“Trainer... I feel offended.” Seiun Sky pouted, but she wasn’t averse to interacting with Lu Jue.

During these short two days without Lu Jue, she felt time passed so slowly, and training inexplicably became boring.

If it’s like this now, what will happen during the summer and winter breaks later?

Silence Suzuka was fine, because she had secretly video-called Lu Jue. Special Week, being her roommate, would naturally join in to chat.

“Trainer, I’ve been training well according to your plan!” Special Week said sincerely.

“Very spirited! Xiao Te, why don’t you become the captain of ‘Dream’ from now on?”

“Eh? Me? I can’t do it...” Special Week waved her hands repeatedly, “Silence Suzuka and Seiun are both more suitable than me.”

Uralala was displeased ＞_＜, “Xiao Te, what about me?”

“Uralala can also do it, of course. After becoming captain, hanging laundry, ordering water, recording data... all will be handed over to you.” Lu Jue nodded, already starting to delegate tasks.

Uralala immediately backed down, “Xiao Te, you should be the one.”

“Alright, alright, besides training this afternoon, there’s one more thing to tell everyone.”

Lu Jue temporarily put aside the captain matter, as his team hadn't yet reached the required number of members. “In three days, our team will have its second recruitment drive. After training this afternoon, please help me put up recruitment posters.”

“Trainer, are we still only recruiting one person this time?” Special Week asked, “Before, we only recruited Seiun, and some Uma Musume thought it was too strict.”

“Not this time, and it won’t be as simple a test as last time.”

Lu Jue decided this time to conduct a comprehensive test for the Uma Musume who came for trials.

True talent will always shine, but a single running test cannot prove that the first place is necessarily the talented one.

Moreover... if Rice Shower came, the distance set for the trial might not be favorable to her. If she lost and he still took her in, wouldn't some Uma Musume gossip behind his back?

“Trainer, should I ask Tree to participate?” Seiun Sky said with a smile.

Silence Suzuka also followed, “Lu Jue-jun, I can also invite Daiwa Scarlet.”

Lu Jue found it hard to understand, not expecting that after so long, these two still remembered. “Let’s not, I don’t want to be resented by Sister Hua and Nishizaki Senior.”

Tojo Hana’s side is not easy to poach from.

As for Nishizaki Ryu’s side, not now. If he poached more people, “Spica” could declare immediate dissolution... Hmm, he’ll poach later.

“Let’s decide on that for now. I already brought the posters over this morning, and the glue and brushes are also ready.” Lu Jue finished speaking and saw Special Week raise her hand. “Xiao Te, speak.”

“Trainer, perhaps we can learn from Nishizaki Ryu Trainer... I have many of those sacks.”

Hiss... Don’t say it, really don’t say it, but why didn’t you say it sooner?

“No, Xiao Te, why do you have so many sacks?”

“They’re, they’re for carrots.”

Silence Suzuka had naturally seen the sacks Special Week hoarded.

But at this moment, she inexplicably began to measure in her mind.

Those sacks would be more than enough to hold a petite Uma Musume. If it were Lu Jue, it seemed... not big enough?