In the end, Zero still agreed.
Forgive her, which Uma Musume wouldn't want to go shopping with them?
Of course, changing the description for the team members from "date" to "receive a full day of one-on-one guidance from Zero" successfully piqued everyone's interest.
It's certainly not true that everyone isn't curious about the reason for Zero's current strength. Although it's only for one day, they might at least be able to see her training methods, right?
However, having said that, the implementation would still have to wait until the end of the month for the summary to yield results. Nevertheless, everyone's training enthusiasm did increase significantly.
Of course, it's hard to say how many truly wanted to receive training guidance.
In any case, today's training also simply ended with Zero's dinner, and it was now a rest day.
This day was originally supposed to be a day spent at home, but a notification came from Emperor, saying that the promotional VTR for Tracen Academy was about to begin recording. Since she had previously agreed, she still had to rush over to help.
"So, what do I need to do?" Upon arriving at the Student Council Room, she casually distributed the food she brought and unceremoniously sat on Emperor's desk.
There was no other way. The Student Council had rarely gathered all its members. There were only two sofas and the President's seat, all of which were occupied. The coffee table was also filled with the food she brought. Emperor's desk currently only had one project proposal, and the extra space was perfectly sufficient for her, a small Uma Musume, to sit on.
As for the question of politeness... everyone was used to it.
"That's what I said..." Zero's gaze turned to a corner, where a familiar figure was staring at them with a curious expression.
"Why is Teio also here?"
"Well, let the child listen if she wants to. Besides, she can also be included in the VTR as a student segment." Emperor had a gentle smile on her face.
With how much you spoil her, no one would believe her if she told outsiders she wasn't your daughter =_=. Although she didn't say it aloud, Zero could tell that everyone in the Student Council, except Emperor, basically thought the same thing.
"Anyway, Zero, you'll be in charge of the filming. I remember your camera skills are surprisingly good."
"Well, it's better than having you all do it yourselves." After all, the Student Council members' understanding of machinery was indeed a bit poor.
"Then Air Groove and Maruzensky will be responsible for the introductory script. And Zero, during filming, try to have everyone from the Student Council appear in different scenes at least once. You too."
"No problem, I'll just shoot a few more." Zero said casually, uttering words she would regret for a long time.
"Speaking of filming, but what about post-production like editing and voice-overs?" Fuji Kiseki raised the question. They had no experience with these.
..." Emperor silently looked at Zero.
"Hey, hey, what do you mean!?" Zero's ears on her small head slightly flattened backward.
What's going on!? Are you trying to freeload off me again!?
"Ahem, you know, rather than having external professionals come to work and sign various agreements, it's better if we handle it internally, right?"
"Aren't there funds!?"
"It's fine, I'll give you your overtime pay."
"The truth?"
"The academy's funds are a bit tight due to the renovation and refurbishment of the training camp location, as well as Oguri Cap and others. Plus, this matter concerns the academy's prestige, so we can't use our own economic subsidies. So..."
Although the second reason for insufficient funds seemed a bit unreliable, thinking about Oguri Cap again made it seem unusually reliable.
After all, when Zero fed Oguri Cap at her home, she only satisfied her taste buds, not completely filled her up. Oguri Cap, on the other hand, treated the previous delicious dishes as appetizers, and after returning to the academy, she would still go to the cafeteria to eat a lot, even more than before, it seemed, because her appetite was stimulated?
"Alright, but since the Victoria Mile can't be held with only me participating, can they just give me the trophy?"
"You know that's impossible. Besides, you're not the only one. There's one Uma Musume who hasn't withdrawn."
"Oh? Who?" Zero also became curious.
"Happy Meek, her Trainer is Kiryuin Aoi."
"Someone from the Kiryuin family, no wonder they're confident in their Uma Musume." She had also heard of this family that specialized in producing Trainers. At that time, someone from this family had also asked her if she wanted to be her Uma Musume.
"It might be a bit different from what you're thinking... Forget it, that's not important. If you're interested, you can go find her later, but now is not the time to discuss this." Emperor brought the topic back on track.
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll just do it. By the way, give me a few hot spring tickets. I plan to take everyone there."
"Alright, I'll just tell my family about that. It just so happens that our Student Council also has plans for a team building event."
"Hmm? Team building?"
"It's still in the planning stages. We were going to inform you later."
"Alright, anyway, all the equipment is here. I'll go check out the camera first, then scout the location. We'll start filming tomorrow when everyone comes to school, no problem, right?"
"Yes, you're mostly in charge this time. Just let us know when you need us." Emperor also nodded, granting her authority.
After a quick check of the equipment, Zero left the Student Council Room to go scout the location.
Since it's an introduction to the school, it should probably start with the school gate, right? Afterward, she could simulate students going to school and film the well-landscaped path leading to the teaching building. However, today is a holiday, so it's too empty. It would be better to film tomorrow when everyone comes to school. Thinking this, Zero walked towards the school gate.
"Ah! It's Z-chan! Good morning!" A vibrant voice came from the side.
Turning her head, it was Rice Shower and a small pink Uma Musume.
Haruurara, or Haru Urara (actually Haru Urara is just a phonetic translation), a student exceptionally admitted by Emperor for her "extremely special talent." Her performance on grass tracks was extremely poor, and while her performance on dirt tracks was passable, she always failed to win for various reasons.
But even so, she still maintained her heartfelt smile, full of love for running and other Uma Musume. No matter how many setbacks she encountered, she would shine like the sun on others, a little angel, and thus was quite loved by everyone.
"Z-chan, good morning..." Rice Shower, standing by, also greeted her.
"Morning. Are you two going out together?"
"Yeah, Haru Urara said there's a bakery with delicious bread, so she wanted to check it out." Although Rice Shower's name (in Chinese) means 'rice bath' (crossed out), she is a bread person for breakfast, and she actually really likes eating bread.
"That's right! It's super great! Z-chan, do you want to come too!?"
"Well, I'd like to, but I need to scout locations for tomorrow's academy promotional VTR, so I don't have time." At least if she agreed, she had to do it well. She had that much resolve.
"I see… Ah! Then we'll bring it over to you later!" Haru Urara also pondered for a moment, then immediately thought of a solution.
"Actually, you just need to tell me which store it is, and I'll go by myself later."
"Eh~ But food tastes better when everyone eats it together, doesn't it~" Haru Urara hugged Rei Bo's arm pitifully, trying to coax her. This level of coaxing was simply… irresistible to Rei Bo.
"Alright, but even though I'll be at school, I won't tell you where I am, okay? If you can't find me, you'll have to deal with it yourselves." Rei Bo also joked.
"Yay! Let's go, Xiao Mi! After we come back, it's ghost-catching time!" Haru Urara immediately pulled Rice Shower's hand and ran out.
"Wait, Urara-chan!" Rice Shower's panicked cry was heard.
How nice, these two children together~ Rei Bo rested her face on one hand, watching the two walking away with a gentle expression.
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