My anime girlfriend has come into my life

Jinguji Tamamo paused for a moment, looking at Belfast with some surprise.

She didn't really find this arrangement strange; with so many of them going together, it would indeed be more comfortable to have a horse ranch booked without being disturbed by other passersby or tourists.

However, because the Belfast group had asked her a lot of questions when they asked which hotel would be better, she assumed they had never been to Japan before. Little did she know that they had already secretly made arrangements with the horse farm, without her having to act as a go-between.

"Heh, it's something that can be solved with a little money."

Belfast smiled slightly. Although she was not the head maid of the royal maids' corps in this world, she could not have many people in charge of personnel deployment and itinerary arrangements when she traveled, like Her Majesty Elizabeth in the past.

But many things are universal across different worlds, such as money.

She and Bronya invested all the money they had earned from selling jewelry in the stock market, making a considerable amount of money in the international stock market, more than enough to buy a horse farm.

If there hadn't been a race at the racecourse, she would have even considered renting out the entire racecourse.

After all, for them, enough money is enough. At worst, they can go to the international stock market to reap some more capital. With the power of those people who can run a horse farm, they are very likely to invest in stocks as well. Maybe if the horse farm owner loses money in the stock market, it will be earned by them.

After a while, it's like getting free rides at the horse farm.

"Okay, we won't go to the racetrack."

Li Chaoge stood up, took Sigma's little hand, and smiled, saying that gambling is not a good thing in itself, especially since he has little Sigma by his side, and he can't let her be led astray.

What's so interesting about horse racing? Can it be as fun as riding a horse?

Li Chaoge was thinking to himself when he suddenly looked at the two racehorse girls, Mi Yu and Megumi McQueen, with a somewhat subtle expression.

Because they are horses too, even if they are horses from the Uma Musume Girls world.

In other worlds, they would be animal-eared girls, not horse racers.

Oh right, Platinum has also arrived in Arknights, and Pegasus is also a horse.

"Let's go horseback riding today! Let's go!"

When Isabella saw that Li Chaoge had decided on today's activities, she and Heinrich, who shared the same interests, immediately walked ahead excitedly, with the others following behind.

Li Chaoge watched as Alicia, who had infiltrated Qingge's group of best friends and was getting close to Jinguji Tamamo, Heinrich and Isabella were having a great time, and Bronya, transformed into a little duck, was chatting and laughing with the gamer Katya. He shook his head speechlessly and followed behind them to the horse farm.

Mo tide and Luo Zi, who hadn't been targeted yet, looked at the split group of best friends, exchanged glances, and felt a chill run down their spines at the current situation.

What's going on? Why are they all so enthusiastic?

They were perfectly normal before, so why are they suddenly paying so much attention to them?

Qingge felt somewhat helpless about her friends' current situation; she had a vague feeling that this was the reason why they were being treated this way.

Because of her unusual relationship with her brother, people probably didn't pay much attention to her at first and didn't see her as a threat. But now it's different. Everyone is starting to be more aware of targeting her to prevent her from forming a clique.

However, Qingge didn't say anything when she saw Heinrich leading Isabella closer to Li Chaoge.

She had considered what Li Chaoge said. Apart from her mother and brother's father, which worried her, she was also concerned about these new and excellent roommates with whom she got along very well.

These roommates are all pretty good people in terms of character and ability. Although they certainly can't compare to the second girl next to my brother, they are all very outstanding people in reality.

If her brother can win her over, she'll have a companion when she travels to other parts of the world.

Of course, she wasn't sure if they would accept it.

Apart from Isabella, who grew up in an orphanage and has a group of half-siblings, the others all have their own parents and relatives, and even if they like their older brother, they would not just abandon their families.

And she might not even like her brother.

Currently, Isabella and Heinrich are bickering more and have more contact with their brother. Jinguji Tamamo deals with her brother because of jewelry sales and transactions, so their relationship is probably okay. As for Rhodes, who just acts as a real estate agent, and Moshikatia, who has never dealt with her brother, they are no different.

After much thought, I estimate that Jinguji Tamamo is probably the one with the highest affection for her brother, followed by the more innocent and lively Isabella, who is the most likely candidate to be with her brother.

Isabella is similar to Heinrich from Kantai Collection; she's content with just being happy and doesn't overthink things.

At the same time, Isabella has the fewest social connections. If her brother can help Isabella solve the problems of her younger siblings in the orphanage, then Isabella will have no worries.

Qingge watched Isabella frolicking and playing with Heinrich, her gaze lingering on Isabella's impressive figure, which was almost as large as a ship girl's.

Real people don't stay young and their figures don't change like ship girls. Even if Isabella is young now, who knows how many more years she can maintain that youth?

My brother said they could have ship equipment and become ship girls... I wonder if they would retain their youth and remain unchanged after becoming ship girls...

Looking at the bouncing and tumbling Isabella, Qingge smiled and asked, "Bella, I'm not very good at riding horses. Can you come along with me and teach me later?"

"No problem! Although I haven't played much either, I should still be better than you, Qingge, hehe!"

Isabella immediately patted her chest and agreed. Although she had only ridden a wild horse a few times before, she was confident that she could master the riding skills faster than Qingge, given her physical condition.

Once she's mastered the technique, she can then teach Qingge!

Chapter 232. Anyone free to go horseback riding with me?

Li Chaoge and his entourage arrived by car at a racecourse located in the suburbs of Narita City.

The stable staff are already waiting to greet them. However, since many people in Li Chaoge's area know how to ride horses, Belfast only needs the staff to prepare the riding equipment. There is no need for licensed riders to teach them how to ride.

Needless to say, perfect maids like Belfast, as well as Ayaka Kamisato, Raiden Mei, and Genji, are all from wealthy families and know some riding skills.

Only a few people on Li Chaoge's side had never ridden a horse before, or were not good at riding. Given the physical condition of most of them, they wouldn't worry about being thrown off and kicked by the horse even if they tried to ride one.

Of Qingge's roommates, only Moxi and Katya had never been in contact with horses. Jinguji Tamamo's family must have played with them here. Rhodes, as the young lady of a conglomerate, had also been in contact with them. Isabella, on the other hand, had not been in contact with them much.

However, coming to the horse farm and learning to ride is a fun process in itself, so no one cares about that.

It's even more enjoyable to ride together and learn from each other when everyone is happy and has mastered some skills.

"This horse farm looks pretty good. It must have cost a lot of money to rent it out, right?"

As Li Chaoge stepped off the car onto the grass, the boundless expanse of lush green grass immediately caught his eye, allowing him to visually perceive the fresh and invigorating air.

He squinted, looking around at the lush forests near the horse farm, the direction he had come from, and the city buildings he could see in the distance.

Although this place is called the suburbs, it's actually not far from the city center.

Narita City is famous for its tourism industry, and there is no clear distinction between the city center and the suburbs. Both are great tourist destinations. If it weren't for the fact that the entire place was booked out, there would probably be quite a few tourists coming into the horse farm today to experience horseback riding.

"Actually, it's not expensive. The value of the Japanese currency has dropped quite a bit recently. The main reason is that we spent extra money to have them replace some of our protective gear with brand new ones before we came, but it wasn't much."

Belfast, who was dressed in a maid outfit even though they were going horseback riding today, smiled and replied.

As a qualified maid, although she is not the head maid of the world-famous Royal Maid Corps in this world, this simple operation does not require any special power influence; just throwing money at it is enough.

As she gained a better understanding of the world, she found some reliable brokerage firms to leverage her stock investments. Now, she and Bronya have more and more funds at their disposal, making this expense negligible.

After all, their biggest expenses are usually eating, drinking and having fun, and it's hard to squander so much money if they're just spending it; only investing can make them lose it all at once.

"It seems you guys are really rich..."

Jinguji Tamamo got out of another car and overheard Belfast and Li Chaoge's conversation, leaving him slightly speechless.

She had thought Qingge's family was very rich when she saw them spend so much cash to buy a villa estate in the suburbs that didn't have much investment value, but seeing Qingge and her friends casually spend a large sum of money on a simple trip, she couldn't help but feel that the nouveau riche were inhumane.

It's important to know that raising horses is very expensive. Some famous horse farms open to tourists and raise horses for racing in order to make money. Especially at her horse farm, a single horse can cost several hundred yen just for one person to ride around for a short time.

If we calculate based on an average horse serving dozens of visitors a day, a horse farm with dozens of horses would have a daily revenue of at least several million yen. Of course, horse farms don't have that many people every day, so we can't assume full capacity; horses also need rest.

However, since it's a private event, it's definitely a premium-priced event, because refusing other tourists will have some minor negative consequences for the horse farm.

Jinguji Tamamo wasn't quite sure how much it would cost for them to book the entire racecourse today, as she rarely remembered people booking out entire racecourses for fun.

It's not that no one is richer than Li Chaoge and his group, but horse racing is a special culture in Japan. Many wealthy people own their own racetracks, and even if they don't own one, they'll go to their friends' racetracks to race. Very few people would go to the trouble of renting out a racetrack just for a short time.

"This horse farm looks pretty good, but it doesn't seem to be very well-known. I wonder if the big horse farms are better."

Li Chaoge smiled at Jinguji Tamamo, and instead of continuing the conversation about money, he and Belfast slowly walked towards the stables on the grass of the horse farm to choose a horse.

"Actually, Brother Chao, don't be fooled by the fact that this place isn't famous. In reality, it's just as good as the famous horse riding spot—the autumn foliage of Yatsugatake."

Since everyone was heading towards the stables, Jinguji Tamamo followed Li Chaoge, introducing the stables as they walked.

As the host here, although she couldn't afford to rent an entire horse farm to play with Qingge and the others, she could still provide explanations.

"Moreover, there are fewer people and more space here, so the experience might even be much better than the horse riding area at Nison-in Temple in Kyoto!"

"What's your connection to this horse farm and Zaozao?"

Li Chaoge, watching Jinguji Tamamo enthusiastically introducing the advantages of the racecourse, sensed something was amiss.

Based on previous interactions, Jinguji Tamamo is not a particularly enthusiastic person.

Previously, our conversations mainly revolved around jewelry, with occasional chats about everyday life.

"Well, my family's shrine is not far away."

Jinguji Tamamo coughed lightly, scratched her cheek with her finger, and pointed apologetically to the shrine that was faintly visible on the distant mountain.

Although the racecourse wasn't her family's property, she knew it quite well.

"Is it over there? It doesn't look that far."

Rhodes said in surprise, and Isabella and the others looked over in astonishment.

"Yes, I didn't expect that the horse farm Miss Belfast booked was near our house."

Jinguji Tamamo said awkwardly that although she knew they were going to the racecourse, Belfast had not told her all the details.

They probably felt she didn't have the ability, which was indeed quite awkward, as the host didn't have the money to entertain her friends.

Actually, if it were just Qingge and her friends coming, she could afford to treat them to a normal trip. But now it's Qingge's brother who's brought a large group of people, and they don't care how much they spend on food and lodging. They even plan to book an entire place if they want to go somewhere.

She's still in university and hasn't started working yet. Even if she's the young lady of a shrine and has some savings, she can't withstand Qingge-ge's squandering of her money.

"But let's just have fun here today. Brother Chao spent so much money to rent out the whole place, we can't waste it!"

When Jinguji Tamamo saw that Isabella and the others seemed interested in going to her house, she quickly comforted and persuaded them.

Bringing so many people home without prior notice will probably cause chaos at home, since she doesn't have many friends in her hometown.

"Hehe, money is secondary. The main thing is that this place is really nice, with good scenery and few people."

Li Chaoge smiled and said indifferently.

Actually, there are many scenic spots in China, but for him, the scenery is secondary; the important thing is that there are few people.

Although tourism is about going from a place you're tired of to a place other people are tired of, he doesn't want to spend time and energy traveling and seeing people.

There are too many people in China, and everywhere you go is packed with crowds. The beautiful and quiet environment of Tamamo-no-Mae's house is much more to his liking.

Well... although he only had such a great experience because he booked the whole place, he didn't feel guilty about booking the whole place abroad. But if he booked the whole place in China and didn't let other tourists in, he felt that it might be exposed by some unexpected incident.

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Although he wasn't afraid of these things, he still didn't want to cause any trouble when he thought about the anti-rich sentiment in China.

"Would you like to pay a visit, Master?"

Belfast leaned close to Li Chaoge's ear and whispered the question.

"Forget it, there's no need for us to bother them since there are so many of us."

Li Chaoge shook his head. It wouldn't hurt to visit an unfamiliar shrine, but since the shrine priest Tamamo was Qingge's friend, he felt a little awkward visiting her because of this distant relationship.

Jinguji Tamamo seems pretty good in all aspects, but he's unsure about her family background, so it's best not to get involved to avoid any trouble.

"Good host."

Belfast nodded slightly. Since the commander wasn't planning on making a special visit, she would arrange to send a small gift to the Jinguji Tamamo family.

Logically, the commander should have paid a visit to Jinguji Tamamo, who was the host, since Jinguji Tamamo was not only Seika's best friend, but her family also helped them sell jewelry, and they even traded gold when they went out. They could be considered their trading partners.

However, since the commander subconsciously avoids dealing with people outside of them and doesn't really want to get involved in this area, she won't force him.

Ultimately, they weren't begging anyone for favors; they could ask anyone, and the Jingu Tsukasa family also received a considerable commission for helping sell jewelry.

Developing the commander's interpersonal skills... let's wait until we get to the port area to do that.

Belfast lagged a few steps behind Li Chaoge, watching his profile from behind and thinking to herself.

"Commander, Commander! What do you think of this horse? What about that one? Hmm, isn't it a bit weak? It seems like there aren't any stronger horses here."

When they arrived at the stables, Li Chaoge was pulled aside by the excited Heinrich, and they strolled around the stables picking out horses.

However, it seems that Heinrich didn't have any horses he liked. He either thought a horse lacked presence or that a horse was too thin.

"These places probably don't have the kind of horses Heinrich wants. You might only see those at horse races, or even specially bred warhorses. Heinrich, have you forgotten that this isn't where you used to live?"

Raiden Mei followed behind them and, seeing that Li Chaoge and Heinrich hadn't found a horse they liked after wandering around, couldn't help but offer a suggestion.

Since most of the guests at the racecourse are beginners who want to experience riding horses, the horses here are quite docile. Generally, you can just pick one that catches your eye and choose the one you like.

But for someone like Heinrich who wants to be strong, it's probably not so easy to choose. And in the eyes of a ship girl like Heinrich, what kind of horse would be considered strong? Probably a warhorse.

"Is that so? Oh, that seems to be true."