You might not believe it, but Ling has now transformed into Rei Bo and is being held in Rudolph's arms.
Yes, she's shrunk again, and more thoroughly this time; even her mindset has changed.
The Three Goddesses' initial conspiracy finally succeeded. As they secretly watched through a light screen, they were all twisting into knots behind the screen, their faces adorned with a lecherous smile.
This time, it also lasted for a day, and because Ling's mindset had also reverted to a childlike state, she smiled incredibly sweetly when she saw people.
And for the Emperor, only this version of Ling could be properly 'absorbed,' but clearly, someone didn't want to see her like this.
"Damn it, enough time has passed! Let me 'absorb' her too!" Maruzensky was desperately trying to suppress the urge to pounce and snatch Rei Bo away.
But for some reason, after shrinking, Ling was unusually affectionate towards the Emperor. Air Groove's explanation for this was: Ling's usual obsession with the Emperor, upon shrinking, lost its specific reason and thus became unusually affectionate.
The other members of the Student Council were also restless at this moment. There were few among them who could resist the urge to 'rua' a cute Horse Girl Child.
Especially since, with her mindset also shrunken, she was now completely a sweet, well-behaved little angel. No one knew what happened later to turn her into the little devilish and tsundere person she is now.
What? Only tsundere towards the Emperor? That's fine then, it's not towards them, right?
In short, the entire Student Council's work efficiency had dropped by nearly half, all immersed in 'absorbing' Rei Bo, until... "I'm here to play! Pre...sident...?" Tokai Teio, who had come to play, saw the shrunken Rei Bo.
"? Gulu?" Ling made an unclear sound and tilted her head curiously.
...President...this child is..." Tokai Teio, her eyes suddenly vacant, walked to Rudolph's front, her bangs obscuring her expression, leaving the Emperor at a loss.
"Uh...Teio, let me explain, this is...she shrunk after taking Suko's potion..." Just as he was about to explain, Tokai Teio made her move.
"W-wah!? QAQ" Tokai Teio suddenly reached out, snatched Rei Bo, and ran out.
"No matter how you look at it, it's a shrunken Z-chan! I'm taking her to Spica!" Only Teio's energetic voice echoed from outside the door.
The people in the Student Council Room were stunned for a moment, then erupted in anger.
Hishi Amazon: "Shiba! This kid wants to hog her!"
Maruzensky: "Rei Bo belongs to everyone!"
Representative Chiaki: "Chase!"
Narita Brian: (Already ran out to chase)
Air Groove's eye twitched, and she looked at Miss Emperor.
Rudolph pondered for a moment.
"Air Groove, I'll leave things here to you for now. I'm going to educate Teio."
"Good luck, ma'am..." Air Groove was once again working overtime.
Damn it, she didn't even get to hold her just now!
Meanwhile, outside, everyone caught Teio. After all, they were all glorious Uma Musume, so there was no way they couldn't catch up to Tokai Teio, who hadn't even debuted yet.
However, when they caught up to Teio, they found that she was only holding a doll in her arms, and Teio's face wore a triumphant smile.
"Hehe, I'm still one step ahead~" Seeing Teio's smug smile, everyone immediately realized that Teio had pulled a switcheroo.
"So, where exactly is Rei Bo?" The Emperor rubbed the other's head in annoyance.
"I gave her to Rice Shower to take to Spica~" Teio, having her head stroked by the President, was only too happy.
"Alright, just make sure to take good care of her. She's completely different now than she usually is." After thinking that Oguri Cap was there, the Emperor felt relieved that nothing would go wrong.
However... "Huh? Rice Shower didn't come!?" When they arrived at Spica, they found that the two people who were supposed to be there were not, and they immediately panicked.
"Damn it, I underestimated Rice Shower!" Teio, realizing where the misunderstanding had occurred, was filled with unwillingness.
So, Rei Bo was naturally with Rice Shower at this moment.
Actually, Rice Shower had originally intended to take Rei Bo to Spica to share with everyone, as Teio had requested, but... "Rice Shower Onee-sama~"
No... I can't! A Mi treats Z-chan as her Onee-sama! I can't fall! This Z-chan, who needs so much care, must be protected well!
"Rice Shower Onee-sama?" Baby Zero tilted her head, looking at Rice Shower, who was lost in thought for some reason.
Alright, let's take her.
So Rice Shower took Ling to play at the shopping street outside the school, and they even met Haru Urara along the way.
"Wow, this child looks so much like Z-chan!"
Although she knew this was likely Air Groove's doing, Rice Shower still couldn't figure out how to explain it to the innocent Haru Urara, so she lied and said she was her distant cousin.
"Oh, oh, oh! Now that you mention it, she looks a lot like Xiao Mi too! With big ears!" Haru Urara's eyes sparkled.
Now that she mentioned it, Haru Urara's ears were indeed a bit small, while Rice Shower's ears appeared relatively larger.
Then... "Haru Urara Onee-sama~" Baby Zero hugged her.
"Eh! Xiao Mi, look! She called me Onee-sama too!" Haru Urara happily picked up Baby Zero.
At this moment, Rice Shower suddenly felt her hat was a bit heavy (not a typo).
In any case, when the three returned to Tracen Academy at dusk after playing outside, they saw everyone from Spica and the Student Council waiting for them.
"Ah! Everyone! Xiao Mi brought her cousin to play at the academy!" Just as Rice Shower froze, sweating profusely, Haru Urara, beside her, waved energetically.
"Play~" Baby Zero, beside her, also followed suit.
Seeing these two and the guilt-ridden Rice Shower, everyone gave up on trying to be serious and simply told Rice Shower to at least let them know next time, and that was that.
It wasn't difficult to track down the three, but honestly, as everyone watched Baby Zero playing with Rice Shower and Haru Urara, a happy smile on her face, they realized how ugly their own desire to simply 'rua' her was. So, they just stayed nearby, occasionally giving them a push to help them have more fun.
At the same time, their hearts were complex in various ways.
Z-chan, who was so innocent and cute as a child, must have endured a lot of hardship to grow into such a mature person.
Even if this memory is unlikely to remain in her own mind, at least letting her laugh carefree like this is a good choice.
Perhaps only the innocent Haru Urara and Rice Shower could make Ling, who had completely turned into a child, laugh like this. Even Teio had to admit that while Baby Zero was somewhat affectionate towards her when she carried her, there was still a bit too much 'well-behaved' component in it.
What impression did everyone have of the usual Ling? Reliable, occasionally a little mischievous, gentle and patient, capable of solving almost any problem entrusted to her.
But thinking carefully, how much effort did she put in behind the scenes, unseen by everyone, to develop these abilities?
During the previous training camp, they had visited the area where Ling trained alone but didn't allow them to train. They even secretly tried it when Ling wasn't there, almost getting injured. They also saw some uncleared bloodstains nearby, which made everyone realize how much effort Ling had put into her current achievements, but they tacitly kept it a secret.
So, when did Ling develop her current skills in all aspects, and how much did she sacrifice? (Ling: The PT points obtained after running two G1 races.)
Today's incident made everyone determined never to rely on Z-chan as they had before.
However, the next day, after Ling returned to normal... Student Council Room
"What's this? How long will it take to approve so many documents? Let me do it."
"Also, Rudolph, you need to arrange some staff. Maruzensky Onee-sama, you go contact them. Air Groove, you take Shiro Hito and Amazon to recruit student volunteers. CB, go contact Ms. Hayakawa..."
"And Rudolph, quickly give me your snacks! What are you looking at? Hurry up, I need to replenish my sugar!"
Training Ground
"Little Special, this time the technique is..."
"Haru Urara, your running style still has some problems. Watch carefully, the point of exertion on the grass should be here..."
"Teio, McQueen, Daiwa, Vodka, what you four need now is to adjust your condition. Don't add extra training for yourselves!"
"Suzuka, your technique is almost there. Now, properly digest this knowledge first."
"Trainer, I'm confiscating your lollipop."
...It's not that we don't want to rely on her, but she's just too good at creating dependents.
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