Uma Musume no Nama no Nichijou (Horse Girl), First and foremost

However, Golden Victory's almost desperate attempt to rush out was once again stopped by the person next to him.

"Wait." "What are you doing..."

As he spoke, he asked questions with some urgency.

But the next moment, a slightly warm, slightly hard object was placed in the pure white horse girl's palm.

"These are the keys to the players' rooms that I got from the staff."

"The main concern is that Tamamo Cross might have another intense emotional reaction. If the door is locked, it can be used."

She slightly raised her head to check the object in her hand, and saw the undisguised worry in those purple eyes.

Perhaps even Rudolf himself regretted her decision.

After all, on the surface, she was the one who started this competition.

Thanks.

After saying that, the pure white horse girl grinned, her smile as bright as the sunshine after rain, and raised her free hand to touch the other's...

He patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry about it. Leave the rest to me. You still have things to do."

"Then I'll leave it to you, White Disaster, Golden Victory-senpai..."

Forget about teasing the other party for suddenly changing their tone, when facing Rudolf's symbol, Golden Victory's smile simply had a touch more of the sweet taste he had just experienced.

Then, the cheerful, pure white horsewoman quickened her pace, her steps slightly frivolous, and strode away...

Sigh... she really did go to find Tamamo.

However, she was left alone on the road.

Golden Victory's mind was not as relaxed as it had been when he gave the emperor confidence.

But even the comforting words of the esteemed president had no effect?

If I'm not mistaken, Tamamo-no-Mae is probably in that uneasy situation right now, isn't she?

Some things, more than those of the people present, seemed to be a secret between her and that goose-haired horse girl from the center.

The moment the unexpected happened, Golden Victory knew that things were likely developing in the way she had feared.

Well...

I hope the old man will bless us from heaven so that we can have language skills similar to his.

......

Soon, Golden Victory arrived at the entrance of the players' lounge.

Just as Rudolf's symbol had predicted.

The door to the athletes' rest room is locked at this moment.

Fortunately, Kasamatsu Racecourse itself doesn't have the funds to upgrade the facilities in the athletes' rest area, let alone use high-security locks to provide athletes with sufficient privacy.

The invincible Golden Horse Girl was even confident enough to smash the door open with her accelerated body.

It made a crisp snapping sound.

She didn't see Tamamo Cross's trainer or anyone else here.

In this small space, there was only one petite horse girl lying on a chair in the contestants' room, burying her head in a pile of towels and making an ostrich-like movement.

I couldn't see the face, but just by looking at that small body, I knew that this person must be Tamamo Cross.

He didn't say anything at first, but his expression was a little complicated.

The other party ignored his reaction as he entered the room.

"Yo, Tamamo-no-Mae!"

The other party still did not react.

To be precise, Tamamo Cross moved slightly after hearing the sound, but did not make any other response.

However, Golden Victory didn't really care whether the other party answered his question.

After all, they just lost the game, so it's perfectly normal for them to be in a bad mood.

So what she needs now is...

The kindness of my seniors!

"Listen to me! Come out!"

As he spoke, Golden Victory's hand had already started moving uncontrollably towards Tamamo Cross.

She simply removed all the items from the other person's body.

Seemingly unable to resist, Tamamo Cross was eventually forced to get up from her lying-down mode by the opponent, and then even the towel on her head was disarmed.

At this moment, the petite, hairy horse girl had an expression of utter despair on her face.

If a passerby who didn't know better saw this, they would probably think it was Golden Victory's doing...

"Oh? What's wrong? Isn't this our genius Ash-haired Horse Girl? Why do you look so pathetic? What's wrong? Throwing a childish tantrum?"

Seeing the way the other person looked like she'd been played, if he didn't say something to provoke her, Golden Victory wouldn't know how to continue the conversation.

Sure enough, under the provocation of the pure white horse girl, Tamamo Cross's body immediately reacted.

However, it wasn't the expected outburst or sarcastic response that Gold Victory anticipated.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, the little horse's mother began to cry.

What's heartbreaking is that the crying sounded intermittent and was quite different from a normal crying sound.

Some people will probably suspect that she was faking her tears.

But tears kept welling up in her eyes, as if they were injured.

It was like tears that had been building up for a long time, suddenly bursting forth under those words...

Golden Victory remained silent for a moment.

She simply leaned against the other person and patted Tamamo Cross's slightly cold and stiff little shoulders, and also touched her still-damp white hair.

To allow Tamamo Cross to properly vent her frustration, she even refrained from touching the other person's ear...

When she could no longer cry out, and her whole body was pressed against her body without moving, she finally stopped crying.

After winning the gold medal, she rubbed the other person's ear.

"Senior...I lost."

This time, the voice finally came out normally.

Although the little horse's voice was a bit choked up because she had cried too much.

"Ah, I know, it was just a little bit short."

As he spoke, Golden Victory secretly made a "little bit" gesture behind the other person's back.

However, the pure white horse girl was still very tactful and did not take out her fidget spinner to show off to the junior in front of her at such an inappropriate time.

If they take this opportunity to start crying and begging for my treasured item, should I give it to them or not?

Unaware of the wild imagination running through the mind of this unscrupulous senior before her, Tamamo Cross finally sniffled and, in a tearful voice, shouted loudly at Golden Victory:

"I lost!!!"

"Ah, I know, I know, you don't need to shout so loudly."

“Our ears are all very sharp, especially yours, which is worthy of being listed as a World Heritage Site. If it gets damaged, we’ll be in big trouble.”

Hearing that the other person was in the mood to joke with her like this, Tamamo Cross awkwardly turned her head away from the pure white horse girl in front of her.

However, she completely forgot that she had just cried so much that she had pressed herself against the other person.

The impulsive act of anger caused Tamamo's face to crash directly into the soft mountain.

Whoa?!

Her face flushed instantly, and she quickly pushed the other person away, creating some distance between herself and Golden Victory.

Her feelings began to become complicated again...

I do feel guilty towards my senior, Golden Victory, for losing.

But the thought that the senior's comforting gesture had only ended a moment ago, and that he was still looking at him with such a happy expression, made him realize that the senior's actions were still inappropriate.

Golden Victory's attitude made Tamamo Cross even more unhappy.

I hate the current Golden Victory senior.

But she hated herself even more for failing...

Seeing Tamamo Cross caught in a state of inner turmoil, resentment, and even more complex emotions that she couldn't discern, Golden Victory finally offered words of comfort:

"Alright, alright, it's just one game, why make yourself suffer like this?"

Before the other person could repeat themselves with "But I lost," Golden Victory added:

"Besides, you should know your own reasons for victory better than I do, right?"

Tamamo Cross: "...Huh?"

I couldn't have come up with such a comforting gesture.

I can only say that he truly deserves to be called the Golden Victory senior.

"Don't think I'm just saying this casually. Let me, your Golden Victory senior, do some calculations for you."

Having piqued the other party's interest, Golden Victory then began his analysis in a structured manner:

"The prize money for the winner of this race is 3.5 million, and the second place is 1.4 million. Putting aside the fact that you are second, according to the usual practice of Kasamatsu Racecourse, the second and third place winners usually split the prize money, so you will only get less than 1.4 million."

"The prize money for winning isn't worth risking your life for, is it?"

Sharing is second...

When Golden Victory mentioned this point, it seemed to touch a raw nerve.

The petite horse girl's expression immediately soured again.