The next day, at Tracen Academy…
"Hey, Wuyou… didn't sleep well last night?" Mr. C.B. asked with concern.
Wuyou, walking beside her, looked a little worn out. His body was already the sort that seemed frail at a glance, and right now he looked even more pitiable.
Of course, Mr. C.B. would never admit it—
Seeing him this delicate and vulnerable, she almost wanted to bully him a little, just to see how this "fragile flower" would look when he begged for mercy.
Wuyou let out a sigh. "It's nothing… I just had something to deal with last night…"
He absolutely could not admit he'd been replying to private messages until deep into the night.
And besides—he'd already made up his mind.
Tonight, he had to stream.
Why?
Because when you open your "please stream" DMs and discover that the personal information people are sending you is more complete than what you know about yourself, you'd become diligent too.
Mr. C.B. scratched her cheek, suddenly feeling a bit guilty.
Was he… unable to sleep last night because he was thinking of a nickname for me?
Mr. C.B. was easygoing, but that didn't mean she lacked social awareness.
The more she thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. Guilt and a quiet warmth rose together in her chest.
"Wuyou… I know you really care about me, but you still have to take care of your health."
"Huh?" Wuyou tipped his head back. A flicker of confusion crossed his face.
What is she talking about?
It took him 0.3 seconds to realize she'd misunderstood something.
He also wasn't foolish enough to correct her—he simply let the beautiful misunderstanding continue.
Ding-dong, ding-dong—
The preparatory bell rang. Around campus, the Umamusume quickened their pace toward the classroom building.
Mr. C.B. smiled sheepishly.
"Sorry, Wuyou. I really want to stay with you, but I'm not free enough to skip class like certain Umamusume."
An image of a particular troublemaker—something like a mischievous "ship"—floated into Wuyou's mind, and he couldn't help the smile that tugged at his lips.
"Mm. See you in the office at lunch. We'll eat together."
"Okay! I'm going first!"
Mr. C.B. waved at him and ran off toward the classrooms.
Wuyou returned alone to the office.
He had no scheduled commitments that morning, so he planned to use the time to begin drafting Mr. C.B.'s training program.
He treated every Umamusume fairly in principle, but Mr. C.B. was his real-world partner—his main charge—so compared with the training plans he wrote for his viewers, this one was far more meticulous.
Time ticked by, second by second. The class bells rang several times. Outside the window, autumn sunlight slowly crept along the edge of his desk.
After who knew how long, Wuyou finally set down his pen and rolled his shoulders to ease the dull ache.
A thick stack of training plans had piled up on the desk—yet it was only a first draft, still requiring multiple rounds of revision.
He checked the time. It wasn't even ten-thirty yet; lunch break was still a long way off.
He'd originally planned to lie down on the sofa for a short rest, but feeling the rare warmth of autumn sun, he decided to go for a walk.
After all, as a "carrot spirit," he naturally liked basking in the sunlight.
...
Who was Tracen's most unconventional Umamusume?
Mr. C.B.: "It depends on how you define it, but personally, I think it's Gold Ship."
Rudolf: "Isn't it Gold Ship? If you count the other members of the Gold line, that's another matter."
Air Groove: "Is it really another matter? Isn't it still just her?"
Gold Ship: "That's right! It's me—Lil' Gold Ship!"
This exchange once made it into Tracen's tabloid paper—and it sparked a fresh wave of discussion when the "person involved" left a comment personally.
Some people even sighed in realization:
It's like… apart from being abnormal monsters on the track… the Gold line's personalities are all pretty special too.
And among them, there was one Umamusume of the Gold lineage who bore a title comparable to Rudolf's "Emperor."
She was…
...
In the garden, an austere-looking Umamusume stared at her phone and spoke in a low voice.
The first thing that seized the eye was her waterfall of golden hair.
It wasn't the soft, pale blonde of something tame and obedient—this was a more vital gold, like molten metal that seemed to burn from the inside out.
The ends curled with wild abandon, swaying behind her leisurely steps like the mane of a languid lion.
Every strand caught flecks of the setting sun.
Beneath that hair was a face that could only be described as… great.
Like Mr. C.B., she belonged to that rare category of "handsome—with a chest."
But compared with Mr. C.B., her features carried far more sovereign pressure.
If anything…
She looked even more like someone born to rule than Rudolf did.
The "Tyrant" — Orfevre.
One of the few students at Tracen bold enough to skip class.
And it was all deeply connected to her "royal" aesthetic.
Just as she once said—
A "king" is none other than I myself.
And today, the reason she was skipping class… was right there on her screen.
A post from a certain Vtuber account, informing fans that tonight there would definitely be a stream.
And the account name was—
Radish Teacher.
A hint of satisfaction flashed through Orfevre's dazzling, jewel-like eyes. Her low, magnetically husky voice—capable of bending countless girls—slowly sounded out:
"Hmph. So you finally remember how to stream, you commoner."
Orfevre hadn't been following this streamer for very long.
But in her view, the fact that he could capture the interest of "a king" at all was already an honor.
Still, two consecutive days of "taking leave" had left her thoroughly displeased.
"Such insolence… Hmph. If I catch you, I'll make you stream for an entire month straight—to soothe my heart."
She put her phone away and strode through the garden with her chin high and her chest proud, exactly like a lion patrolling its territory.
There was an old saying from an Eastern empire—
All beneath heaven belongs to the king.
Orfevre found it deeply convincing.
If the garden lay beneath her feet in this moment, then it belonged to her alone.
But just then… her nose twitched slightly.
"This… what scent is this? Sweet… and it pleases me, somehow?"
Murmuring, she found herself walking unconsciously toward the source.
Passing several thick clusters of autumn chrysanthemums, a scene deep within the garden slowly came into view—
A wooden bench sat quietly beneath a plane tree, and a young man was seated upon it.
He looked slightly slender, a coffee-colored coat draped over his shoulders. His long black hair was tied into a loose braid that fell along one shoulder.
His eyes were half-closed, his expression tranquil, as if he were dozing.
Rare autumn sunlight filtered through the leaves, wrapping him in a soft halo.
Light danced on the tips of his hair, along his lashes, over the lines of his face—so much so that he seemed like something condensed out of that warm autumn glow itself.
Beautiful in a way that didn't feel real.
And fragile enough to make one hold their breath.
The image crashed, unguarded, into Orfevre's gaze.
She had read history books. She'd heard the records of kings who "ruined their realms for beauty."
Once, Orfevre had sneered at such things.
As a king, how could one lose oneself because of another?
Yet now, staring at that serene sleeping face within the shifting light…
She suddenly understood.
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