Tenno Sho.
Speaking of the Tenno Sho, there was a rumor that the top favorite would often perform poorly due to various circumstances, failing to achieve ideal results. However, Opera O later broke this rumor, and after that, this rumor became less famous than the 'Demonic Third Corner'.
Nevertheless, no accidents occurred. Zero, living up to expectations, easily claimed the Tenno Sho crown.
Since the Tenno Sho, her strength had reached a terrifying level, giving others the impression of a 'lonely master seeking a worthy opponent'.
It's a pity; if only she could have waited a few more years and debuted with Special Week's generation.
Of course, that's just a joke. She debuted precisely because she didn't want to be a 'Shilipo Uma Musume'; it would be impossible for her to wait that long.
Next, she needs to prepare for the Japan Cup. She can only hope that this race will have opponents strong enough to make her feel pressured.
However, today is still a day off, and Zero is still diligently fixing bugs.
There's no helping it. After Suzuka returned that day, Zero tried it herself. Each object had several model bugs, more or less, and they were all due to independent reasons, meaning they couldn't be fixed in the same way. These past few days, the pile of code has almost given her PTSD.
But even so, these things must be fixed, and she must find a way to enhance the abilities of these data entities.
Although Suzuka's special training that day was very successful, the performance of the data entities in that race was truly hard to describe.
Among other things, the way skills were allocated was extremely absurd.
Yellow, red, and blue skills were almost entirely used in the early and middle stages, which exhausted the pre-set stamina and energy values, leading to a failure to accelerate in the final stage—something she would never do.
Therefore, she still needs to modify the AI's intelligence, which is not an easy task. At least, it will take a long time before this part can be opened up to everyone at Spica.
If she researched day and night, it could probably be solved within five or six months, but firstly, she still has races to run, and secondly, she can't completely immerse herself in bug fixing. Even she gets tired when she should.
It is precisely for this reason that she plans to rest after fixing this bug.
Speaking of rest... it actually just means playing games. It's impossible for her to go out when she's resting alone!
"Is Z-chan here?"
Of course, if someone comes, that's another story.
The visitor was... Maruzensky.
Oh, she's here to race, then never mind.
"No, no, no, I'm not taking you for a ride, don't close the door yet!" Seeing Zero's small head peeking out with a Tibetan fox expression, intending to close the door directly, Maruzensky quickly propped the door open to prevent it from closing.
The two were at a stalemate for a while, and finally, Zero let Maruzensky in.
However, as soon as she entered and before she even sat on the sofa, Maruzensky picked her up, sat on the sofa, and then placed her on her lap.
But having gotten used to this kind of thing, Zero was too lazy to say anything, silently accepting the reality that she was once again being used as a teddy bear.
Maruzensky liked to hug her whenever she had nothing to do, saying that she was soft, fragrant, and light, making her very comfortable to hold.
Zero really wanted to know how many years Maruzensky would be sentenced if she used one of those child-specific alarm devices, called the police, and told them this statement.
Of course, these things weren't very important; the key was what Maruzensky was here for today.
"Eh~ Can't it be that Big Sister missed you and came to see you?" Maruzensky rubbed Zero's head and asked with a smile.
"— —" Zero returned a Tibetan fox expression, leaving her to interpret it herself.
"Where did you learn that expression? = =" Maruzensky also felt a strange sensation about that expression.
Zero took out her phone and found several Tibetan fox memes.
"Pfft www, what are these www" Looking at the Tibetan fox's silly yet slightly sarcastic expression, Maruzensky couldn't help but smile.
"A widely distributed creature in the northwest of Huaguo."
"Hmm... interesting. Could you send me a few of these memes?"
"No problem."
Zero, who casually sent Maruzensky a few memes, did not realize at this moment that her actions would usher in a meme hell in the Student Council chat group, with Maruzensky as the instigator.
However, Zero at this moment was unaware and didn't think much of it, simply sending them over.
(Zero after the meme hell incident: I want to strangle my past self.)
"So, Maruzen-nee, what did you come here for today?" She asked, patting the other person with her ears, making a 'pat-pat' sound.
"It's nothing big, really, just wanted to ask if you're free next Wednesday afternoon."
"? What's up?"
"That day, I'm having a family gathering, and I wanted you, as a friend and junior, to come with me~" She clasped her hands together.
"Are you sure it's not to prevent your family from pressuring you to find a partner?"
"Of course not, they're very open-minded." Maruzensky immediately stated that such a thing was impossible.
"So why me?"
"Ahaha..." Maruzensky's eyes drifted slightly, making Zero feel that something was off.
"Usually, my family comes to pick me up then, and..."
"And?"
"I learned my driving skills from my dad."
"..."
"Wait, I'm not listening, goodbye!" Zero immediately jumped out of Maruzensky's embrace, then instinctively held both hands out flat.
Sure enough, the moment she raised her hands, Maruzensky pounced over with a tearful face, but Zero's raised hands held her off, preventing her from being hugged.
"Waaah! No, Z-chan! I don't want my mom to call me an 'outdated old aunt with no young friends' anymore!"
Goodness, was the real reason that she was provoked by her own mother's words... [1. I think this evaluation is not wrong] [2. I think you might have misunderstood something about fashion]
(Choosing either will lead to the same result.)
"Such a cruel evaluation!" Maruzensky's expression became even more despairing.
Seeing Maruzensky almost in tears, Zero felt a slight pang of guilt.
Ah, she's already crying, and wiping her tears with Zero's sleeve.
Okay, killed her (not really).
In any case, after Zero thoroughly disliked the utterly undignified Maruzensky, she still agreed to go with her, as leaving her like that would be quite pitiful.
By the way, the above statement has been put into practice, referring to the eighth and seventh characters from the end of the previous sentence (counting the period).
Hmm, Zero really left Maruzensky there for a long time, and then seeing the other person still looking at her pitifully, she could only sigh helplessly and agree to her request.
"I understand. Just call me over then; you and your family don't need to 'personally escort' me."
"Yay!" She instantly burst into a smile, tears gone.
I wonder if she even heard me... Watching Maruzensky cheerfully acting like Tokai Teio, Zero couldn't help but wonder if she had been too hasty.
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