After a night of integration and analysis, Lu Jue could roughly determine the final selection list.

He did have some personal preferences, as society is all about human connections and favors.

But even when relying on data, Tokai Teio still managed to stand out.

Next was Rice Shower; although her running test wasn't exceptionally outstanding, her overall physical test data was very good.

And then there was Nimble Beret, pending… this was also a matter of human connections.

The next afternoon, Lu Jue held a team meeting with these three names.

"It's mainly about Nimble Beret... Everyone knows about her previous friction with Xiao Te, so this time I want to ask for your opinions," he said.

He had forgiven Nimble Beret, but that didn't mean the others had, so he still needed to ask.

The Uma Musume's gazes converged on Special Week, waiting for the person involved to make a decision.

"I have no objections; Nimble Beret apologized to me before, gave me lots of carrots, and even study notes," said Special Week.

Special Week's mind kept replaying the scene.

She couldn't forget Nimble Beret's fierce appearance, yet all her words were soft and apologetic.

It was quite interesting.

"Xiao Te, can a few bags of carrots really trick you into going home?" Lu Jue asked with a smile.

"But carrots are really delicious," Special Week replied with particular seriousness regarding the carrot question.

"There's no helping you," Lu Jue said with a hint of indulgence, then asked the others, "What about you all? Any objections?"

"None!" Rice Shower was overjoyed that she passed the tryouts, and Uralala was so happy she wanted to go back and tell her the good news right away.

"Nah~" Seiun Sky propped her head up, perhaps not having slept well last night, as her eye bags were slightly swollen.

As for the reason, those who know, know.

Silent Suzuka, however, was distracted, not even answering, and it was unclear how much she had heard.

"Silence Suzuka, do you have any objections?" Lu Jue asked.

"I, I don't either," Silent Suzuka forced a smile.

She hadn't misheard, had she? Lu Jue was going to take Xiao Te home?

So, was that what Lu Jue was talking about on the phone that day?

Lu Jue had no idea that his joke had been over-interpreted by the overthinking Silent Suzuka.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, he made the final decision, "Then it's settled. Let's start this afternoon's training."

As the number of team members gradually increased, Lu Jue planned to set up specialized training in groups based on each Uma Musume's characteristics.

Sometimes, he could also consider a relay race, which involved teamwork, and he believed everyone would give their all.

The only thing was that he hadn't yet decided on the rewards.

...

The Autumn Festival of the Glimmer Series quietly approached.

Aside from a fortune-telling booth that was already built.

Other areas designated as event venues had begun to set up stalls, some for special entertainment games, others for unique snacks.

A section of the forest behind the mountain was also being planned, rumored to be for a test of courage event.

At that time, they would be able to see the Uma Musume's Halloween limited skins.

Of course, the largest construction project was the main stage; in fact, construction on this stage had begun last year.

The scale of the stage was far larger than Lu Jue had imagined, and it wasn't even open-air.

Also, the Uma Musume participating in the stage performance needed to rehearse, so Lu Jue had to give Tokai Teio and the others a break.

Now, in the lounge, there were only him, Rice Shower, and Nimble Beret.

After a few weeks of getting to know each other, Rice Shower was no longer as shy as she was at first, and Nimble Beret had more or less integrated into the team.

"Rice Shower, why didn't you participate in the performance?" Lu Jue asked curiously.

"Because I didn't receive an invitation," Rice Shower thought for a moment, then added, "But I'm a staff member for the test of courage event."

"Test of courage?"

"Yes, it's about dressing up as ghosts to scare the participants."

"Oh~" Lu Jue nodded, "I heard it's held at night. That forest gets quite eerie at night."

He thought, who could Rice Shower scare at that time? She might end up scaring herself.

However, he was definitely going to attend this test of courage.

"It's fine, I'm not scared."

Lu Jue then looked at Nimble Beret, "Xiao Bei, what about you?"

After much deliberation, Lu Jue finally decided to call Nimble Beret "Xiao Bei."

"Nimble" didn't sound good.

"Xiao Ling" was also just average.

"Xiao Lei" wasn't small, so it wasn't suitable either.

"I'm going to run a barbecue stall, Trainer... will you come and see it then?"

Lu Jue casually said, "I'll come if it's free."

Nimble Beret agreed immediately, "Of course, no problem."

Rice Shower listened from the side, secretly admiring that both Lu Jue and Nimble Beret had a skill they could show off.

She was actually quite interested in cooking, but currently, she could only make some simple bento boxes.

"Alright, no training today. You two don't need to come tomorrow either. You're on holiday like them," Lu Jue had to go supervise the construction of his restaurant, and some of the decorations inside also needed his decision.

"Rice Shower, how do you feel after these few weeks of training?"

"I feel very tired... but being with Uralala and them also makes me very happy, and I can feel myself improving little by little."

Clearly, Rice Shower had also been infected by the relaxed atmosphere of "Dream."

Nimble Beret was, of course, no exception, but she wasn't originally aiming for training results; she was aiming for Lu Jue.

Although her distance from Lu Jue had gotten much closer, it was difficult to find another opportunity for him to pet her tail... It seemed she could only make small requests by winning simulated races.

"Trainer, then I'll leave first."

Nimble Beret's barbecue stall also had a lot of preparatory work.

"Okay."

Lu Jue was actually a bit afraid to be alone in a room with Nimble Beret.

He was afraid she might act recklessly, and he was also afraid of making mistakes himself.

But when he was with Rice Shower, only he might be the one to act recklessly.

After Nimble Beret left, only Lu Jue and herself remained in the lounge, and Rice Shower suddenly became reserved again, "Trainer, I'll also leave first."

"Wait, Rice Shower... Besides participating in the test of courage, do you have anything else to do?"

"No," Rice Shower shook her head.

"Then would you be interested in helping out at my restaurant? I can pay you."

Lu Jue's smile was clearly normal, but Rice Shower inexplicably felt it was a bit mischievous.

"But I don't have any experience," Rice Shower's small hand clutched the corner of her clothes, a habit, shyly lowering her head after speaking to someone.

"Daijoubu~ Daijoubu~ Didn't you say you really wanted to learn to cook during the last team building? This is a great opportunity to observe," Lu Jue had already seen through Rice Shower's thoughts, which was why he was so persuasive now.

Before the Halloween costumes were released, he also planned to launch another limited edition maid costume.

Besides Rice Shower, Lu Jue also planned to find a few other Uma Musume to be waitresses.

"Rice Shower, what do you think? You can go back and think about it slowly."

"I accept, thank you, Trainer."

"Mhm, you're welcome."

...