Few people could withstand the motherly radiance of Super Creek's care; in fact, most would develop a sense of fear from it.
For instance, her own trainer, Nase Fumino, was terrified of Super Creek's attentiveness, which surpassed that of any mother. Of course, it might also be because Super Creek had "reverse-nominated" the then-unknown trainer. The bond between them was always closer than that of other pairings. When Nase Fumino was just starting her training career, living in the shadow of her famous father, Nase Hideto, she received a reverse nomination from Super Creek—a rare occurrence where a horse girl actively chooses a newly-hired trainer. Super Creek made Nase Fumino's career, and Nase Fumino, in turn, led Super Creek to victory in the Kikuka Sho and the Tenno Sho (Spring).
But right now, Hakki had no time to reminisce about such heartwarming horse girl stories. All she wanted to know was when Super Creek had bypassed Oguri Cap and Zennin Gloria to start this "feeding play" with her!
This kind of thing was supposed to be a forbidden play among horse girls!
"Senior Super Creek, you, you, when did you get over here!" All Hakki had been focused on was eating; she hadn't questioned why food kept appearing the moment she opened her mouth. She never imagined it would be this terrifying!
"I switched places with Oguri-chan~ I told her if we swapped, I'd cook for her again tonight," Super Creek said, her eyes crinkling into a smile as she propped her chin on her hand, watching Hakki, completely mesmerized.
This was a scene straight out of a horror movie... And this was happening at the dinner table, yet Kitahara and Zennin Gloria were just silently eating! Although Deep Impact glanced over, her focus was clearly still on the food. What was wrong with this world!
Did Super Creek drug the food with ice? No, that can't be right! I ate it too!
Oguri Cap could really be bought with just one meal. She was too cheap! You should at least demand nine meals!
"Um... Senior Super Creek, I can eat by myself. I was just eating too fast and wasn't paying attention. Sorry to trouble you, haha..."
"It's no trouble. I love watching a child like you eat. Besides, you should eat more," Super Creek left no room for retreat. Hakki swallowed a mouthful of saliva mixed with chili oil, feeling a sense of utter despair.
"Trainer, is it really okay to just leave Hakki like this?" Zennin Gloria whispered. Kitahara nodded.
"Yes," Kitahara said seriously. "It's just a meal. This way, Hakki might eat more. When I lifted her earlier, I felt her weight was too light. Trying to chase from behind in a race would be impossible for her. The top priority now is to fatten her up!"
Oguri Cap, whose expertise in eating was unmatched by ordinary horse girls, heard this and volunteered, "Leave this matter to me. I'll take CuckooBird to all the buffet restaurants around Tracen first, then all the hot pot places, and then..."
"Good! Oguri is an expert when it comes to food. An ordinary horse girl would definitely gain a lot of weight after eating with her for a month," Kitahara agreed, immediately approving the "Great Eater's Weight Gain Plan."
But then, a familiar shout suddenly blared from Oguri Cap's phone, which was on speaker, plunging the entire table into a dead silence.
"Damn it! Use your C5 to blow up its vehicle! I give up, these teammates won't fight on foot!"
"...Oguri... I mean, it's fine to watch videos while eating, but could you please turn the volume down?" Hakki gasped, almost choking on the chili oil.
The lunch was a series of shocks. Afterwards, Super Creek volunteered for cleanup duty and shooed everyone away from the table. Hakki collapsed onto the sofa, her phone charging beside her. The public broadcast of that video had shattered every last shred of her dignity.
Sometimes, a person's social death happens in an instant.
"Hakki-san... I'm really sorry about last night," Deep Impact said, taking advantage of the free moment to approach Hakki again. But Hakki turned her head away, her face deathly pale as if she were about to die.
Hakki forced a kind smile. "It's okay, I wasn't really angry. Thanks for breakfast, too." The conversation between the roommates was completely broken, damaged beyond recognition.
"Deep Impact-san, do you know if there's a lake at Central?... Oh right, there's a riverbank just outside Tracen... that place is perfect, yes," Hakki muttered as if to herself. Hearing this, Deep Impact's tail went rigid and her ears shot up.
"Wait! Hakki! Don't be so pessimistic! You have to think about all the things in the world worth living for!" Seeing Hakki suddenly stand up, Deep Impact didn't think twice and lunged forward, wrapping her arms around her legs and becoming a dead weight.
Hakki was completely immobilized by Deep Impact, unable to take another step. Although Hakki wanted to pull her leg out, she was no match for Deep Impact's strength at that moment.
"I! Am not! Thinking of ending it...! Deep Impact, let me go!" Hakki felt like her leg was going to dislocate. Finally, she gave up struggling and went limp.
But how could Deep Impact believe her? Instead, she yelled at the top of her lungs, "Someone help! Hakki is going to jump into the lake! Senior Oguri! Senior Super Creek! Trainer, Trainer Kitahara!!"
"Huh?! Who? Is trying to do what!?" Kitahara burst out of the side room and saw Deep Impact on the floor and the even more despairing look on Hakki's face.
A few minutes later, the misunderstanding was cleared up. Kitahara looked at Hakki, who had her head wrapped in her jacket, and was momentarily speechless. In all her life, she had never met a horse girl who could render her so completely at a loss for words.
"Um, Hakki."
"What is it? I feel like life is hopeless."
"How about we talk about making money?"
"What's there to talk about? Isn't it just about running in races with high prize money?" Hakki's voice was muffled, but a pair of purple eyes peeked out from the gap in her clothes.
Seeing that the topic was effective, Kitahara continued, "It's not just the prize money from races. The profit-sharing from merchandise sales after you gain popularity is a huge sum of money, even more than just running races for prize money."
"Hmm? Are you serious...? A lot of money?"
"Of course. Look at Haru Urara. She lost a hundred races but her popularity is through the roof. Her collaboration merchandise sells like hotcakes. And you're already streaming on a platform, you have a built-in fanbase." Kitahara sighed in relief. She had finally placated this moody horse girl. From now on, whenever she was in a bad mood, she would just use the topic of money to distract her.
"Having those loser fans come to watch me run or something! No way... that will become my dark history! A proper V-tuber can't have any dark history!" Hakki shouted, but in reality, Oguri Cap, who was a fan, had already mastered a lot of her dark history. For example, during training... face-planting into the grass.
"Hmm? But CuckooBird_official is already very... Mmph!"
"Oguri! Don't talk!" Zennin Gloria covered her mouth and dragged her back into the side room.
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