Uma Musume : The Trainer Who Just Wants to Live

Gurgle, gurgle...

"So... why did things turn out like this? Why am I here?"

Half an hour later, in a bathroom filled with warm steam, the now-naked Silence Suzuka was curled up in the bathtub, half of her face buried in the slightly greenish water. Her flushed cheeks and the bubbles constantly coming from her mouth were proof of her inner turmoil.

She didn't know when her crying self had been brought to his dormitory, nor how she had been persuaded to stay and take a bath. By the time she came to her senses, she was already immersed in the comfort of the bath, her whole body relaxed.

But her relaxation didn't last long. She soon realized that her previous state was very wrong—why was she crying in his arms?!

"Ah..." A delayed sense of shame welled up in her heart, making her involuntarily cover her flushed little face and let out a whimper like a small animal, which echoed softly in the bathroom.

"So embarrassing... so embarrassing... Why did I do such a thing? Hugging a stranger for no reason, and crying so miserably."

"This is weird, right? And now I'm still in his dorm taking a bath. What's going to happen next..."

At Tracen, many people's impression of her was that she was different from most horse girls... In this place where, due to the "glorious history" of many senior classes, choosing a trainer was almost equivalent to deciding who you would spend the rest of your life with, she was one of the few who had no interest in the trainer issue. Instead, she was like the seniors from many years ago, who were still pioneering the future of Japanese horse racing, wholeheartedly focusing on racing and training.

And since she rarely got involved in various incidents, many people, including her roommate Special Week, thought she was a desireless horse girl—but that was not the case.

If Tracen were a proper school, it might be a different story. But this was a horse girl academy, and one where horse girls in their prime would receive one-on-one instruction from mature and talented trainers. Here, let alone normal romance, even due to the imbalance of teaching resources, the horse girls would do whatever it took to compete for their "resources."

Kidnapping, imprisonment, hypnosis... in such an era and environment where horse girls would do anything for their "future," even if she was as pure as a blank sheet of paper, she couldn't have remained completely untouched.

She and Special Week, as well as a few other horse girls from the "Golden Generation," had discussed more than once which trainer had been found in which horse girl's house or basement; which trainer had been drained by his charges for trying to date multiple girls... even if she wasn't interested, she couldn't be completely ignorant.

In the past, she had just treated these as after-dinner jokes, but now... she found her situation seemed to be no different from the horse girls in those rumors, who had gently reached a de facto relationship with their trainers?!

How much must a horse girl trust a person to be in a bath in his room like this? And he's a man. This is very bad, no matter how you look at it!

Now it's just a bath. What's next? A massage? A foot rub? A full-body SPA? And then—

"C-calm down, Silence Suzuka. Don't be so easily shaken. He's not that kind of person, and he's not in a condition to force you to do anything."

"Besides, isn't C.B.-senpai still outside? She can't possibly be his accomplice, right? She seems to be a little interested in him..."

Finally, after a strong internal struggle, feeling she should be relatively safe, her attention finally returned to the bathtub. Looking at the greenish water, she couldn't help but sigh:

"Speaking of which... he seemed to have poured this potion into the bathtub before letting me in. He said it could eliminate fatigue faster. I didn't expect it to be so effective."

"Did he get it from Agnes Tachyon-san? With her personality... he must have paid a high price in exchange for these potions, right? Was it specially prepared for Nakayama-san and Gold Ship-san?"

"...Then, is it really okay for me to use this? I'm not even his charge."

In the bathtub, she could clearly feel her fatigue dissipating in the warm water. The relaxing comfort was so great that she could hardly suppress her groans. But it was because of this comfort that she understood this potion was definitely not easy to come by and must be used sparingly.

But thinking of how he had poured the whole bottle into the tub without any hesitation, her expression was a little pained... but without her even realizing it, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

He is a very gentle person. Even though I have no relationship with him, he was willing to stand in front of me when I was out of control. If he had been hit by me running at full speed, it would have been very bad.

Well then, I shouldn't have anything to worry about now. I shouldn't keep him waiting outside.

"Splash." Thinking this, she finally stood up slowly from the bathtub. Being rather introverted, even though no one was watching, she still wrapped a towel around her body.

It was at this moment, as she was drying herself near the bathroom door, that she clearly heard the whispers of C.B. and him from outside.

"Are you sure you want to do this, Trainer-san? Your... that thing is so long. Are you sure it won't scare Suzuka-san?"

Long?! Her drying motions were so startled by this sentence that she trembled all over. Her mind, which had already been in a storm in the bathroom, immediately thought of something bad...

"There's no other way. This is the only way I can think of to let her release all her fatigue," his voice came slowly. "It will definitely hurt a little, since I haven't done it in a long time... To avoid any extreme reactions from her, C.B., could you do me a favor and hold her down then?"

"It's okay. If it's for you, Trainer-san, I'll agree to anything."

She'll even agree to that?! C.B.-senpai, you're a bit too generous, aren't you?

In the bathroom, just listening to these conversations was enough to make her feel like she was about to faint. Their extremely bad conversation had already made her mentally prepare to run the moment she got out. And just as she stepped out of the bathtub, she didn't even notice that her legs were still trembling slightly, but it wasn't entirely due to the after-effects of over-exercising. Deep down, she seemed to have a hint of nervousness, and faintly... anticipation?

My legs are still trembling. Can I really escape? If it's C.B.-senpai... at such a short distance, I probably wouldn't be able to escape with my current condition. I'd definitely be caught by her, right?

Then I still can't escape... Does that mean I should be mentally prepared for this? His current physical condition, he can still do such things. He's really amazing...

He should be gentle, right? Her mind couldn't help but think of the worst-case scenario. And her hand, before her brain, had already made a move, slowly opening the bathroom door...

"I've kept you waiting..."

Suzuka?! What are you doing?! Aren't you just surrendering?!

Coming out of the bathroom, but not running away as she had expected, she now stood with her head down, her cheeks flushed red—at this moment, she felt like a pure girl in a romance novel who had gone to a love hotel with her boyfriend, knowing what would happen next, her heart so uneasy... but also looking forward to something.

"Oh, Suzuka-san, you're out."

And at this moment, he, who had been discussing with C.B., immediately turned his wheelchair. Seeing her, though he couldn't see her expression, her mental state seemed to have stabilized a lot, he was finally relieved and asked softly:

"Suzuka-san, if you don't mind, can you lie down on the bed? I want to check the recovery of your legs. If necessary, I can give you an acupuncture treatment to relax your legs more."

"Of course, it will hurt a little. Can you bear it?"

"...Acupuncture?"

However, Suzuka, who had been waiting with her head down for something to happen, was a little dazed when she heard his words and looked up. And soon, what came into view was a package of various long needles placed on the bed.

So... that's what it was. Her brain, which had been offline for a moment, finally reacted and realized she had misunderstood. Her already flushed cheeks were now so red they could almost bleed. The only thing she was glad about now was that she hadn't run out of the bathroom immediately. Otherwise, if he asked her about it in the future and she said something like, "It was you who had improper designs on me," she would probably have to go live on the moon.

And what she couldn't figure out even more was... why was she looking forward to such a thing! Why did she feel a little disappointed now that she knew it was all a misunderstanding!

Could it be that I actually wanted him to do something to me? Even though we've only known each other for a short time, and this is the first time I've been so close to a man...

However, no matter how chaotic her mind was, she couldn't change the fact that her body was now unconsciously moving towards him. When she finally sat down carefully on his bed, she tremblingly rolled up her pant leg, revealing her small feet, which were slightly red from the bath but also surprisingly delicate...

"...Don't mind me. Please, do as you like."

Vaguely, she seemed to feel a string of reason snap the moment her words fell. She seemed to have taken an extremely extraordinary step, and she was about to fall deep into a warm "trap," never to extricate herself again...

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