After listening to gossip in the Student Council Room early in the morning, Zero informed Rudolph and then went outside, of course, for the house she had mentioned buying earlier.
Perhaps because of her friend, the location was quite good, and there was also a decent training ground. She just needed to pay regularly for professional maintenance, as she wasn't short on money.
The house itself was a three-story large villa. The second floor and basement were dedicated to training facilities, and the basement even had a specialized cold storage room for food.
Wait, is this really not an undeveloped luxury gym?
"Oh, Z-chan~ Are you going out? Do you want your big sister to give you a ride?"
"Please, absolutely not."
"Eh~ So cold, sniffle."
The person who arrived was Maruzensky. She seemed to be planning to go speeding, dressed in a racing-suit-like winning uniform. Zero, knowing Maruzensky's driving habits, naturally wouldn't get in her car.
Her supercar wasn't just about her running as fast as a sports car; her driving skills also played a part!
It wasn't that her driving skills were bad, or rather, her driving skills were excellent. She was a prodigy who could drive at racing speeds even in busy urban areas without getting into an accident. Once, Zero was walking down the street and saw Maruzensky driving her beloved car, performing blade-like overtakes in a relatively crowded street, squeezing through narrow gaps.
Of course, she was caught by traffic police not long after, and Zero had to bail her out because she was nearby.
If witnessing that day's scene only made her think Maruzensky's driving skills were miraculous, a later incident involving the entire Student Council being late solidified her resolve to never get into Maruzensky's car.
That day, the entire Student Council needed to rent a gymnasium to prepare for a school event, but the Chairman's sudden disappearance threw everyone into a panic. After finally finding him, they realized it was almost time for their appointment.
Finally, Symboli Rudolf decided to activate the Student Council's SS-class secret weapon.
Let Maruzensky drive.
Then, when all the Student Council members arrived at the gymnasium, everyone except Maruzensky herself was in terrible condition. Narita Brian and Hishi Amazon even rushed straight into the restroom.
Why did she know? That day, she went to the arcade to play games, and on the way, she accidentally glimpsed a car passing by like a blur, with the Student Council members inside.
Therefore, she would absolutely, never, get into Maruzensky's car!
"You're aware of it yourself, aren't you? = ="
This was the second reason: Maruzensky herself knew her driving made others uncomfortable, yet she still took pleasure in getting other Uma Musume to ride in her car.
"Ehehe~"
Zero truly had no way to deal with this senior. Fortunately, Maruzensky wasn't too insistent on this matter. After agreeing to her request for "one hour of petting," Zero successfully escaped.
The place wasn't too far; it took about twenty to thirty minutes at an Uma Musume's jogging pace.
Retracting my previous statement, this place is absolutely not an unfinished luxury gym.
This is a luxury gym.
"Ah, Miss Zero. I understand the situation. Would you like me to show you around?"
Upon entering, a server was waiting for her at a counter-like area.
"No, thank you. I'll look around myself."
"Alright. You can come to me anytime after you're done to decide whether to purchase it."
"Then let me ask one thing first."
"What is it?"
"The maintenance of the training facilities here…?"
"Ah, after you purchase this house, you'll pay a certain fee each month, and professionals will come for maintenance every three days. You can rest assured; they all have relevant work permits and at least five years of experience."
"Understood. I'll go ahead then."
"Excuse me! May I make a request?"
"What is it?"
"It's just… um… can I pay my tip by taking a picture with you? Just one picture is enough!"
So, she was a fan after all. No wonder her attitude had been a bit subtle from the start.
"Ah, of course, but only after I've finished looking around."
"Okay! Thank you very much!"
After looking around, Zero could only say that this place was truly beyond imagination.
The first floor had various lounges, and even an arcade, though it only had arcade machines, it was sufficient. Besides that, there was a rather large kitchen suite with all sorts of cooking utensils, a dedicated area for practicing singing and dancing, and finally, a swimming pool.
The second floor had various training facilities: weightlifting machines, treadmills, sandbags, and so on, all fully equipped. There was also a dedicated cold cabinet for storing various drinks. Later, when everyone comes to train, they can exchange PT for useful drinks to put in there for everyone to enjoy.
The third floor was the residence. Although the living room alone was large enough, there was even a large public bath inside.
She naturally went to see the outdoor training ground as well. It had various simulated race tracks, ranging from pure grass to combined grass and sand tracks, and even pure sand tracks. There were also several areas with various slopes for incline training.
By the way, the grass on the field was very tender. Zero even pulled a few blades and tasted them herself.
The cold storage in the basement was also very large. She could put some things in there in advance.
Overall, she was quite satisfied, so she paid the agreed-upon price to the server, took a photo with her, and paid an additional tip before receiving the keys to the place.
Anyway, she didn't need to attend school classes anymore, so her future food, clothing, housing, and transportation would be completely fine here.
After efficiently accomplishing her purpose for leaving school, she called Trainer and told him to bring the team here that afternoon, then went to the second floor.
Her target, of course, was that small mini-fridge.
She exchanged for a large quantity of carrot drinks, honey drinks, and refreshing tea drinks to put inside, as well as various foods that improve training effectiveness.
[Goddess's creation, must be a masterpiece]
The Goddess is also excellently slacking off today.
(So, who is it today?)
[It's me~ Darley Arabian~]
Darley Arabian, one of the three foundational purebred horses. Her peers were Byerley Turk and Godolphin Arabian.
If you just say Darley Arabian, it might not ring a bell, but the famous Eclipse was her great-grandson.
However, because there could only be Three Goddesses, she later brought Eclipse over to take her place, and then she went off to wander somewhere.
(Where did you go this time?)
This one was also a peculiar Goddess; she loved to run off to other worlds to play whenever she had nothing to do, and then she'd immediately come back to tell Zero about her adventures.
[This time I went to a very strange world, and there was even a very special horse!]
(What kind of horse?)
[Image.jpg (Red Hare from FGO)]
"Pfft!" Zero directly spat out her drink.
[It's very strange, right?]
"It is quite strange. By the way, is there anything you need?"
[Nothing much~ I just suddenly wanted to chat with you. Also, I might have something to ask of you later.]
"?"
[Please, absolutely, put on this outfit and dance the Uma Musume Legendary Jump! School swimsuit.jpg]
"...I refuse."
[I'll give you 500pt!]
"I'm not…"
[1000!]
"Alright, send the clothes over. I'll go right now!"
So, many times, a person's unwillingness to do something isn't because they dislike it, but because they're not offered enough. You have to pay more.