"Greetings, Junior Igo Heita."
"Junior Brother greets his Senior Brother, Senior Ching Cheng."
"Please stop…"
Arriving back at the ballroom, the young man noticed that the dances had stopped, but people were still present. They were all clumped into smaller groups. Since he didn't have his own clique, the young man walked around the room until he met Mejiro Ardan and her trainer.
Mejiro Ardan was the closest thing to a biological little sister Mejiro Ramonu could ever consider as one. Mejiro Ardan is the second oldest of the Tracen Mejiros in the current generation, which is why she gets so close to Mejiro Ramonu.
Mejiro Ardan has long, bright blue hair that she styles in loose waves. She has deep purple eyes that show extreme kindness and gentleness, unlike the wicked eyes of Ramonu. Like Mejiro Ramonu, her breast size is 87, which makes the young man wonder what the hell McQueen did in her previous life to be cursed with such small breasts.
"Eh? But that's what I learnt from all the Manhua I read."
"Well, Japanese people don't talk like in Manga now, do you?"
"I do actually."
The man beside her is her trainer–A trainer from China. He has white, neat hair and teal eyes. The most notable thing about him is his pale skin, as he is suffering from anemia. It genuinely makes him look like a ghost or a corpse.
Igo Heita heard how hard it was for him to enter Tracen Academy, considering his status as a foreigner, but through sheer willpower, effort, and embarrassment of those who doubted him, he managed to enter Tracen Academy.
But his suffering doesn't end there. Japanese umamusumes still doubted him and didn't want to have him as their trainer because of his status as a foreigner, which almost got him expelled, until he met Mejiro Ardan.
The umamusume that no one wants to pick because of her glass-like legs is being paired with the trainer no one wants to pick because of where he came from. It was a beautiful story as far as anyone concerned.
"Fufufu~~ Greetings, Trainer Igo Heita. I have heard much about you from McQueen."
"Did she say only nice things about me?"
"Fufufu~~ Quite the opposite."
"I'm going to kiss the living hell out of her face."
"Hahahaha~~ Please be gentle with her."
"Why would I?
AH!! There's something I want to confirm with Senior Ching Cheng.
The rumors said that you're going back to China. Is that true?"
"Ahahaha… So that has spread, huh…
Sigh… My main reason for attending Tracen Academy was to study the Japanese Umamusume racing scene. China and Japan are neighbors, but our racing scene is on an entirely different level. If things keep going how it was, China will never stand at the same level of Japan, let alone the international scene.
I think I have reached my limit as a trainer, and should think of passing down my knowledge to the next generation. I'm planning to attend a trainer school in China as a professor and help my nation become stronger."
"Doesn't China have the Dragon Trainer? I heard he is a pretty good trainer for the Dragon Umamusume."
"Currently, there is no one who is filling that seat. I heard that the Dragon Trainer is coming soon, though.
The Dragon Trainer is amazing and all, but I'm not him. If I wait until he comes and improves the Chinese trainers, then I might as well watch moss grow."
"That's a good answer!!
And I assume Ardan will be following you after she graduates, yes?"
"Ahem! Trainer Igo Heita!"
"Alright! Alright! I won't push forward! I'll leave it to you, but if you keep dilly-dallying, I'll put myself as the third wheel because clearly you guys can't ride a bicycle."
"Ahahahaha… Thanks for the reassurance, Junior Igo. I'll make sure to remember that."
With that, the young man waved his hand at the pair and continued to walk around the ballroom. There were plenty of rich people there, but none of them possessed the necessary usefulness for the young man to bear the agony of talking to them.
In the end, most of them could only offer money and connections, but I already have Ramonu and Cigame for that.
In the end, the young man decided to greet his fiancée.
"Hello there, my fiancée~~!!" *Grope*
"KU!! KU!! KUH!!"
McQueen was in the middle of talking with 2 umamusumes when her fiancé suddenly came up behind her and groped her butt. It took all her willpower not to kick him in the stomach.
"Hmm? Who are you talking with?"
"Darling, meet Mejiro Oriental Art and Mejiro Pointflag. Both of them are my little cousins."
Goddesses damn… They really resemble Orfevre and Goldship.
In the young man's previous world, Oriental Art was Orfevre and Dream Journey's mother, while Pointflag was Goldship's mother. And it shows in this world, too.
Oriental Art possesses the same hair pattern as Orfevre, with white bangs around her face and fiery long hair that cascades behind her back. The main difference between the 2 posses is that Oriental Art's hair is much smoother and more elegant compared to Orfevre. Oriental Art's eyes resemble Dream Journey in their pearlescent colors and star pattern around the pupils.
As for Pointflag, she possesses the same long gray hair as Goldship, but she ties it into a long twintail. Unlike Goldship, Pointflag possesses a patch of pure whiteness on her bangs that you can barely see unless you're extremely observant.
The main problem is that both of them are younger than their daughters, which tells you just how fucked up the timeline is.
"Look, girls. I need to tell you something important.
Stay away from a black-haired small umamusume who gives off the vibe of a four-times divorced deadbeat dad who is stuck with five children and loves to wander around and leave those children to their own devices."
"Huh?"
"Ah?"
"He is talking about Stay Gold. You always seem to describe her like that.
And why are you scaring off my little cousins?"
"Don't you remember what happened the last time we crossed paths with that deadbeat dad? The only one who could undo her stupid hijinks is me."
"Yeah… That's fair…"
"I know what she is." Pointflag answered quickly.
"I don't think Miss Stay Gold is a bad person, though…" And Oriental Art protest.
Sigh… Just like I predicted.
*Tap* *Tap*
"Pardon my intrusion, young lady McQueen."
"Ah, Mister Kiyotaka."
"The Matriarch is ready to have the discussion with you."
"Wonderful, I'll be there right away."
"What's that all about, McQueen?"
"I want to create a brighter future for the Mejiro Family."
That alone told the young man what the conversation between McQueen and Asama would be about. A brighter future for the Mejiro Family has to be related to the bankruptcy that happened to the Mejiro Ranch in the other world. In order to avoid that, the Mejiro Family must put their eggs in more than one basket.
Heh… I guess there's a reason why she will be the next head of the Mejiro Family.
"See you tonight then, my fiancée." *Grope*
"Ugh!! Please don't talk that brashly in front of the kids, Trainer!!"
"Ahahaha!! You two should get going to your rooms and sleep. Children need to get a good night's sleep."
"Mou!! We are not children!!"
"My mother said it's okay to sleep late tonight."
"Yeah~ Yeah~ Kiyotaka, can you also bring these girls to their rooms? It'd be bad if they get cranky tomorrow."
"As you wish, Mister Igo. Now, young ladies, please follow me."
The young man smiled gleefully as he sent off his fiancée and (her) 2 children. The reason Oriental Art and Pointflag are close to McQueen is that, in the previous world, they were McQueen's daughters.
I suppose there are fates that will always come true.
Being alone once again, the young man returns to prowling the ballroom for anyone interesting to mess with. And soon enough, he found his target. A massive ass that he had tried to grope earlier tonight, but was ruined by his fiancée and the Cuck Emperor.
"Good evening, My dear sister-in-law~~~" *Grope*
"Oh my~~"
Instead of resisting the young man's hand, Ramonu leaned into it and was happy that the young man took the lead.
"Fufufu~~ Good evening, brother-in-law. Where have you been?"
"Getting some fresh air."
"Ramonu, he is McQueen's fiancée, you know?" Ramonu wasn't alone when the young man greeted her firmly. The Cuck Emperor was standing beside her while they both were talking to a young umamusume. "It's a bad example for Rivera."
"Huh?"
The name Rivera immediately caught the young man's ear. When talking about Rivera in the Mejiro Family, there could only be one umamusume that everyone was talking about. The Disappointment of the Symboli and the Mejiro: Mejiro Rivera, The Ten-Crown Foal.
"He–Hello?"
The young man looked down at the little umamusume in front of him. She is clearly younger than Oriental Art and Pointflag, which makes absolutely no sense when compared to the timeline of his previous world. It is because Mejiro Rivera is the daughter of Symboli Rudolf and Mejiro Ramonu.
Mejiro Rivera has black, silky long hair like Mejiro Ramonu, but she also has a crescent-shaped white bang, which is the characteristic of Symboli Rudolf. Her eyes shine in a dim shade of deep ruby, reflecting the inner state of the umamusume.
"Rivera, greet him properly. That sounds like a question."
"Ah!! Yes!! Good evening."
"Come on, Ramonu. Be easy on her.
This is the first time she is meeting Trainer Igo. He is quite an intimidating presence."
"She is like this because you're too soft, Rudolf. Stop holding her hands and let her grow as an umamusume.
This Benevolent Emperor persona of yours is bringing more harm than you thought."
"Ahahaha… I'm just trying to help…"
Damn… Domestic Violence…