Umamusume's days are numbered

Platinum was dumbfounded. Wait, I was all prepared to be a virtuous and loyal woman, and then you just sat down?

You make me look like a clown.

"President..." Platinum tentatively began, "What is this...?"

"Ah, let's see some files the gas tank sent me." Rudolf, who was waiting by the water dispenser, took out a mug, tore open a packet of Nestlé coffee powder and poured it in, looking like he was preparing for a long battle.

"There are a few things that need to be finalized that can't be delayed, so... but most of them can still be postponed."

"If you can't wait, go to sleep first. I can use the lamp in the living room."

Platinum blushed instantly. Before Rudolf's noble spirit, his own base desires seemed so insignificant.

Woohoo.

Without saying anything more, Platinum slunk into the bathroom, followed by the sound of running water. During his shower, none of the filthy things Platinum had been thinking about happened. When Platinum came out, he only saw Rudolph holding a steaming cup of cheap coffee, his laptop resting on his lap, working intently.

After a moment's hesitation, Platinum, wearing a bathrobe, tiptoed over and gently hugged Rudolf Symbol from behind.

"President, Happy Valentine's Day. It's a bit late, but thank you for the chocolate."

Rudolph symbolized that he didn't turn around, but simply responded with a soft "hmm." Platinum then whispered "goodnight" in her ear and climbed up to the attic.

The last thing Bai Jin saw tonight was the faint light from the table lamp in the living room.

Episode 171 United Front

"Waaaaah, President, I didn't mean to..." Donghai naturally stretched out his arms and threw himself into Rudolph's arms, hugging Rudolph's waist tightly and refusing to let go.

“President…” Megumi Takamine stood behind Rudolf’s symbol, gently patting her shoulder, his eyes filled with apology, “I’m so sorry…”

Rudolph, as always, sat in his seat in the student council, looking at the two people in front of and behind him, feeling both amused and exasperated.

Last night, Rudolf Symbol and Platinum spent the night in the apartment, and nothing was said. By the time Rudolf Symbol finished dealing with the files and climbed into bed, Platinum was already fast asleep. She was lying horizontally in the attic with the blankets between her legs, one hand sticking out of the fence, and drool at the corner of her mouth. Her sleeping posture was somewhat unsettling to behold.

Such a sleeping posture... still a child. Rudolf simply sighed softly, straightened Platinum's position, tucked in the blanket, and lay down beside Platinum.

Early the next morning, Rudolf returned to Treson Academy with Platinum. Although there was a reason for what happened, the two of them hadn't returned to their dorms all night... so they still seemed quite guilty.

Platinum headed for the classroom, while Rudolf, feeling uneasy, walked nervously through the student council's doors. Sure enough, even though he had arrived early enough, two people were already sitting on the student council's sofa.

Her neatly combed, slicked-back black hair clung tightly to her head, with a single white highlight cascading down her forehead, leaving no obstruction. She possessed a voluptuous figure and an exceptionally beautiful appearance. Exuding a mature, adult aura, she could easily be mistaken for someone's wife walking down the street, and would definitely not be able to buy a child's ticket—this was Mejiro Mine.

Petite and delicate, with a childlike air. Her chestnut hair is meticulously combed into a ponytail, hanging neatly down her back, swaying constantly with her head shaking, like a little tail behind her head. Like a chirping sparrow, she carries a lively and cheerful energy—this is Donghai Ziran.

Upon seeing these two people, Rudolf's legs buckled, and he almost made a bitter face.

Before Rudolf could even speak, Megumi and Tokai, as if they had already planned it, jumped up from the sofa, grabbed Rudolf on either side, and eagerly pushed her to her seat.

Then came the scene at the beginning. Donghai naturally nestled into Rudolf's arms, blinking her big eyes incessantly, her eyes filled with a thick layer of mist, as if she were about to cry at any moment; Megumi Mineki, on the other hand, held Rudolf's shoulders like a virtuous wife, her breath sweet and warm, her breath constantly brushing against her earlobe.

"President...you know me..." Donghai naturally nestled in Rudolf's arms, tears welling in his eyes, "Naturally, I love you the most, President, and I never do anything you don't like..."

"Naturally, I'll listen to the president the most..."

Megumi Takamori rolled her eyes violently behind Rudolf's symbol. Others might not know, but as a long-time rival, didn't she know exactly what the East Blue was like?

Donghai Ziran was the first troublemaker at Treson Academy. Don't be fooled by the fact that Platinum had already given Rudolf a lot of trouble; compared to Donghai Ziran, he was nothing.

She has a willful and violent personality; she will never resort to words if she can solve a problem with her fists. Fortunately, she has never been on the competition field. If she were, she would have directly started fighting with her opponents on the track.

But she's also like a chameleon, extremely fond of disguising herself. When she sees the president, her expression changes, and she pretends to be innocent and naive, knowing nothing.

However, today, Mejiro Mineki held back.

“Yes, President.” Megumi Takamine gently stroked Rudolph’s symbolic shoulder, his fingers circling her shoulder, then lightly touching it like a dragonfly skimming the water, before moving gently up her neck. “President, you know my…”

"I always know what I'm doing, and the Mejiro family's upbringing is something I'm most proud of..."

Nestled in the embrace of Rudolf, Donghae naturally stuck out his tongue vigorously where no one else could see.

That's really bold of you! Aren't you ashamed?

Why didn't you talk about family upbringing when you gathered your girlfriends to ambush the president yesterday?

Why didn't you talk about upbringing when you secretly broke into the chairman's house and threw me off the third floor?

You really use the Mejiro family's upbringing as a fig leaf, only using it when you need it, right, you old lady?

However, Donghai naturally tolerated it.

Today is not the time to argue, but the time to form a united front. Although there are irreconcilable differences between the two, they are on the same side on some issues.

First, I need to apologize to the president and ask for forgiveness. Regardless of what happened yesterday, whether I was blinded by the saccharine atmosphere of romance at school or angered by Rudolf's annual excuses, I went too far.

The esteemed student council senior of Treson Academy, a nationally renowned horse racing girl, was chased to the point of frantically fleeing all the way to the school gate. The entire Meguro family was mobilized. Anyone who didn't know better would think the school gate was called the Xuanwu Gate.

Does Rudolf symbolize a lack of self-respect? Even if she herself didn't care, the two of them, once they calmed down, looked at each other and broke out in a cold sweat.

Secondly...

Mubai Gaofeng gave Donghai a meaningful look, and Donghai immediately understood.

However, she still cuddled and rolled around in Rudolf's arms for a while, until Megumi no Mine was about to lose her temper and reluctantly asked Rudolf in a sweet voice.

"President...where did you spend the night last night? If you don't want to go home, you can just come here."

Last night, Tokai Nature and Mejiro Peak turned Rudolf Symbol's house upside down, and even made a phone call to Symbol's house. Rudolf Symbol was nowhere to be found, except for the red Ferrari in the garage, which proved that she had indeed returned.

It's alright that he's back; the important thing is that Rudolph wasn't the only one on that train!

This is the tacit understanding between the two. Donghai and Mejiro Takamori have been fighting fiercely for so many years, neither of them able to gain the upper hand, and they have developed a certain understanding with each other.

It's fine for the two of us to fight, but let's not let a third person reap the rewards.

—That's right! Why are only these two people the ones clinging to Rudolph on Valentine's Day? Aren't there any other players who admire the president?

The answer is, they were both kicked off the ring by two people working together!

As a result, yesterday, the two of them watched helplessly as Rudolf drove off with the little white-haired boy and didn't return all night.

They didn't come home all night! What happened? The two of them couldn't even imagine.

Episode 172 She's really hard to understand.

The president spent the whole night outside with that little white-haired boy in his car.

That took a whole night!

At that moment, Tokai and Mejiro Takamori exchanged glances, a sense of unease welling up within them.

If one of them were allowed to spend a night with Rudolf as a symbol... then perhaps we could start thinking about what to name the child.

Therefore, faced with this enormous threat, the two quickly joined forces.

I never expected that after going through so much bloodshed to reach the final rounds, a new opponent would suddenly appear.

So these two are eager to know exactly what happened last night...

When questioned by the East Sea Nature, Rudolf symbolized nature's silence.

Just kidding, the purpose of buying that apartment was to have a safe house in times of danger. I'm telling you how to spend the next Valentine's Day.

Therefore, the symbolism of Rudolf was merely a vague and perfunctory response.

“Yesterday at that time, I felt that everyone needed to calm down, so I went out and found a hotel to stay in for one night.”

"Platinum has the same... troubles. With the Satsuki Sho just around the corner, it's best not to let those things affect her, so I took her out for one night."

With Rudolf's symbolic statement, Megumi Mineko felt slightly relieved. Having been a former racehorse girl, she naturally knew how important races were for them. The Satsuki Sho was approaching, and she needed to be in top form for such an important event.

Forget about doing anything outrageous, we have to be careful even during training, lest we get injured before the competition.

However, Donghai was not satisfied with this answer. That was not what she wanted to hear.

Meguro Takamine was right; Tokai was indeed a rather unruly girl. Although she tried to act quite obedient in front of the student council president, her true nature couldn't be hidden.

What she wanted wasn't the president's stammering explanation! She wanted to know in detail where the president and that hateful white-haired guy had gone to have their fun, preferably with a timetable showing where they were every second. Only then would Donghai feel at ease.

And coincidentally, Donghai naturally knew that he was cute, and that this was also his weapon.

"Ugh... You big idiot!" Donghai naturally raised his fist, puffed out his cheeks, and pounded them against Rudolf's symbolic chest. "You know that's not what I want to hear!"

The light, small fists pounded on her body, feeling weightless and barely perceptible. Donghai's naturally coquettish voice was not noisy; it fell perfectly between being irritating and being ignored, evoking only affection.

Based on East Blue Nature's long-standing experience, Rudolf Symbol is a perfect fit for this approach. This understanding was gained after observing the interaction between the East Blue Emperor and the Chairman.

“Well…” As expected, Rudolf Symbol hesitated. She hesitated for a moment before saying, “I took Platinum out for a day, that’s all. She’s more interested in anime, so we went to a bookstore and visited a museum together.”

"Is that all?" Donghai looked at Rudolf's symbol with suspicion.

"Of course, what else could it be?" Rudolf sighed. Sigh, when did I become subject to questioning even for staying out one night...?

"I understand..." Donghai naturally felt that pressing the matter further might annoy the president, so she buried her face in the president's chest again, tears welling up in her eyes. "Waaah... President, I'm sorry for doubting you like that. I was really worried because I didn't see you all night..."

As for that little white-haired guy... since the president said there's nothing wrong with him, let's just believe him for now.

With these thoughts in mind, Donghai muttered at the end, "It seems the student council president values ​​Platinum a lot. Is she a very talented junior?"

"Junior sister..." Rudolf's symbolic ear twitched as he recalled the scene he had witnessed last night.

"Sometimes, it's really hard to understand what she's thinking."

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Alice sat listlessly in the lab, head drooping and yawning constantly. She looked like she hadn't slept well the night before, with thick dark circles under her eyes.

"Why do you look like this?" Platinum sat down next to Alice with a hint of schadenfreude and tossed her a box of chocolates. "Here, this is for you. I didn't have time to give it to you yesterday."

Alice didn't take the chocolate. Instead, she glanced at it twice, then turned to look at Platinum, who was looking refreshed from a good night's sleep, and gave a bitter laugh.

"Being young is great..."

"Take the chocolate away, I'm having a stress reaction to it right now."

Platinum didn't stand on ceremony. Since Alice didn't want it, she couldn't let it go to waste. She didn't have any principle of not being able to take it back after giving it away, so she simply pulled the chocolate back to her, tore open the wrapper, and started chewing.

I bought so many chocolates, but I haven't even tasted them myself yet to see if they're any good.

Seeing the voracious appetite of the white gold, Alice stroked her chin and suddenly asked, "You like chocolate that much?"

"You received a lot yesterday, didn't you? Aren't you tired of eating this?"

"How could I eat chocolate given to me by someone else?" Platinum carefully took out three chocolates from her bag. One was a "true handmade chocolate" representing Koi Leaping Over the Dragon Gate, another was a "semi-handmade chocolate" representing Ibuki Mai and Kagura, and the last one was a "true handmade chocolate, but not made by my own hands" symbolized by Rudolf.

Platinum placed the three chocolates in front of her and carefully wiped them clean. Upon seeing the last chocolate, perhaps recalling what happened the previous night, Platinum quickly shrank back.

Even now, thinking about what happened at the exhibition... I still feel embarrassed, so embarrassed that I want to clench my toes.

Rudolf symbolized that he could actually say such... such... such terrible things!

Alice rested her chin on her hand on the table, silently watching Platinum's face change from white to red and then to various other colors, before speaking with great interest.

"Looks like you had a very happy night?"

"I didn't expect you to get there first. You know those two aren't easy to mess with." Alice clicked her tongue in amazement. "Heh, if you two had offspring, who knows, they might produce an unimaginably magnificent steed..."

Platinum glanced at Alice, who seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold, and stroked the chocolate tin.

"Sigh, sometimes it's really hard to understand what the chairman is thinking."

Episode 173 Since things have come to this, let's commit seppuku first.

What is the typical procedure for couples to argue?

Dissatisfaction arose from trivial matters, eventually erupting due to accumulated resentment. Both were in a fit of rage, capable of uttering sharp words and taking drastic actions.

Then, once the anger subsides, the two of them will be faced with a mess and an awkward atmosphere.

Apologize if you should, repent if you should. You can't get a divorce now.

Although they're not a couple and they weren't arguing, Platinum is currently facing a similar situation.

Carp Leaps Over the Dragon Gate and clings to Platinum's leg in the corridor, sobbing uncontrollably, snot and tears all over Platinum's stockings.

"...White...blow, blow...platinum...woo woo woo!"