Under the big tree, leaves flew down from the trees like colorful butterflies dancing.
But unlike the quiet beauty of autumn, Tracen was a scene of hustle and bustle.
With Gold Legend's whim and financial support, the Chairman learned from her mistakes and decided to ignore the ancestors' rules and go big for once.
So, after consulting with her secretary, she decided to hold a grand festival centered around Tracen in the name of thanking the Glitter Series, called the [Great Thanksgiving Festival]!
Although Tracen had held such festivals in previous years, this time was clearly different.
In the Chairman's own words: "I've never fought such a wealthy battle in my life!"
Supported by the power called money, overwhelming publicity spread to every corner of the country.
It not only attracted the attention of a large number of fans and tourists but also allowed many shops and companies to see business opportunities.
Of course, this had nothing to do with the Uma Musume of Tracen. With the Chairman's lavish spending, they formed various groups based on families, teams, and hobby clubs, and in their own ways, worked hard to prepare for this festival.
Just like the Gourmet Club preparing for the competitive eating contest.
Just like Team Rigil preparing for the butler cafe.
Just like the Duel Club preparing for the Yu-Gi-Oh tournament.
And during this time, Team Spica was...
"Wake up, live! Agnes Digital!"
Fumbling in a panic to attach electrodes to the peacefully collapsed Agnes Digital, Gold Ship started the generator.
Agnes Digital began to twitch.
...is undergoing surgery.
Time rewinds to one day ago, when the students began preparing for the [Great Thanksgiving Festival].
The school had specially suspended training and classes for this, allowing everyone to devote themselves fully to it.
Meanwhile, Team Spica was...
"The catcher has already chickened out!!!"
Mejiro McQueen roared from the sidelines!
...playing baseball.
The batter stepped up to the plate.
The Trainer swung the bat and nodded.
"I'm ready!"
"Yeah! Let's settle this, Trainer-san!"
Special Week held the baseball with both hands and said excitedly.
"Go, Special Week!"
"Don't lose, Trainer!"
Silence Suzuka, Daiwa Scarlet, and Vodka were cheering from the sidelines.
"Damn it! It should have been me out there!"
McQueen bit her fingernails in frustration.
"That's because you were too excited and knocked Teio down."
Gold Legend placed a bandage on the bridge of Teio's nose.
"Wuwu, Legend, is my nose still there?"
Teio whined, acting spoiled towards Legend.
"It's okay, it's okay, your nose is perfectly fine."
Legend gently comforted Teio.
"Tsk, I should have used more force earlier."
McQueen bit down even harder.
Gold Ship, acting as the catcher, squatted behind Suzuka and secretly winked at Special Week to signal her.
"Hmm?"
Special Week noticed Gold Ship's gaze.
Gold Ship made a few silent gestures.
"Pitch, the ball, towards, the Trainer's, head, with full force? Eh?! Is that okay?"
Having become familiar with each other, Special Week easily translated the meaning of the gestures.
"What?"
The Trainer, not hearing clearly, had no idea that he had one foot on the edge of hell.
"Isn't that a foul?"
Gold Legend, who also understood the gestures, retorted; even if she didn't know the rules of baseball, she knew that wasn't right.
"It's fine, just give it your all!"
Gold Ship stood up and placed her gloved hand behind the Trainer's head.
"O-okay, I'll try?"
Special Week nodded obliviously.
Above the oblivious Trainer's head, a large [DANGER] sign lit up.
"Hey! What are you all doing?"
Just a second before the execution, the voice of Vice President Air Groove rang out, saving the Trainer's miserable life.
"Ah, it's over." Gold Ship looked up at the sky helplessly.
"Gold Ship, it's you again. What are you up to now?"
Air Groove scanned the area and immediately locked her gaze onto Gold Ship.
"Huh? Why are you targeting me right away! Shouldn't you ask the Trainer or Oba-chan about this kind of team activity?"
Gold Ship retorted excitedly.
"Enough, stop talking nonsense! Get back to your training room, all of you! You are the only team left that hasn't decided on your [Great Thanksgiving Festival] program!"
Air Groove ignored Gold Ship's arguments and waved her hand, shooing this group of good-for-nothing idiots back to where they belonged.
...
"So, that's how it is. We need to decide on our program for this [Great Thanksgiving Festival]."
Back in the training room, the Trainer stood in front of the blackboard with a lollipop in his mouth, speaking listlessly.
"If you have anything you want to do, you can suggest it."
"It's finally my turn..."
Gold Ship smoothed her hair and stood up.
"Okay, rejected!"
"I haven't said anything yet!"
Golshi got anxious.
"Then tell me, what do you want to do?"
"Obviously, a Great Escape that will make everyone happy!"
"Okay, rejected. Next." the Trainer said calmly.
"You jerk!" Gold Ship lunged at the Trainer and put him in a wrestling hold.
"Stop, bones!" The Trainer struggled desperately.
"Alright, does anyone else have any suggestions?"
Seeing that the Trainer was likely done for, Gold Legend stood up and took over the hosting duties.
"Hmm? How about a Wedding Dress Cafe? Just like a maid cafe, but the Uma Musume wear wedding dresses..." Silence Suzuka said longingly.
"Why do you have such an idea?" Legend asked, puzzled.
"Air Groove Senior's wedding dress a while ago was very cute, wasn't it?" Suzuka's eyes sparkled.
"Hmm... well, let's write it down first." Gold Legend wrote [Wedding Dress Cafe] on the blackboard.
"I think we should do a high-speed motorcycle stunt show; it sounds super cool!" Vodka suggested excitedly.
"That's just what you like, right?" Daiwa Scarlet retorted.
"What's that supposed to mean? If you're so capable, you suggest one!" Vodka said, dissatisfied.
"Hmm... how about a knowledge seminar? Like how to learn math well."
"I don't think anyone besides an honor student like you would like that..."
Shaking her head helplessly and ignoring the two mares lost in their own world, Legend turned to look at Teio.
"Alright, Teio, what do you think?"
"honey special drink?" Teio tilted her head.
"I think black tea is better." McQueen chimed in.
"McQueen! What do you know! A honey special drink with a Honey cake is the best delicacy in the world!"
"Black tea with chestnut cake isn't bad either!"
The two started arguing over something inexplicable.
"..."
Legend turned to look at Special Week.
Special Week was listening to the argument between McQueen and Teio in a daze, tears of longing streaming from the corner of her mouth.
"...So we still haven't come up with a plan..."
Legend covered her face helplessly and turned to look at the blackboard: "We can't really do a Wedding Dress Cafe, right? It feels so embarrassing..."
"Anyway, it's all that's left, why not give it a try?"
Twisting the Trainer's neck to an angle a human normally couldn't, Gold Ship put down the Trainer's corpse and suggested.
"Then what do you plan to do?"
"Anyway, let's try it first. As it happens, I know someone who is great at handicrafts." Gold Ship said.
"Then I'll design the wedding dress. I still have the measurements from last time, so I can find some inspiration." Legend took on the design task.
"Why don't we make one for one person first to see how it looks?" Suzuka suggested, then revealed her true intentions, "For example, Legend, why don't you try it first?"
The scene went quiet for a moment, and the noisy group secretly peeked at Legend's reaction.
"Hmm? Why me?"
"Well, you see, everyone's measurements were taken months ago, so they aren't very accurate." Suzuka struggled to find an excuse.
"I don't think anyone has changed much..." Legend scanned everyone's figures.
"Nonsense! My waistline has increased."
McQueen was the first to jump out and refute.
She had gone all out for Legend's wedding dress!
"Ah, this..."
"That's right, that's right, Sister Legend, my bust size has grown quite a bit."
Daiwa Scarlet puffed out her chest, completely unaware of the eyes of Suzuka and McQueen instantly turning dark.
"Fine, I'll try it."
Gold Legend had always been indifferent to these things.
So, one day later, after Agnes Digital burned her life force to rush the delivery of the garment, everyone impatiently pushed the Trainer out of the training room, waiting for Legend's stunning appearance.
Thus, when Gold Legend appeared in the training room in a wedding dress, Agnes Digital, waiting for the result, sprayed two streams of nosebleed on the spot, with an expression of "My life has no regrets," performing a scene of "Flower of Hope" in the training room.
Gold Ship immediately took out a defibrillator she had prepared long ago to provide emergency treatment to Agnes Digital.
"Wow." Daiwa Scarlet and Vodka were already speechless.
"Wow, this is truly, incomparably beautiful... I even want to propose to you, my dear Legend."
The Trainer restrained his frivolous expression and praised her seriously, like an English gentleman.
"Hmm? Thanks?"
Legend raised an eyebrow, somewhat unaccustomed to the Trainer's seriousness.
No one jumped out to impose sanctions on the Trainer; they had already fallen.
The moment McQueen saw Legend in the wedding dress, she fell into a beautiful dream, in which she and Legend knew and loved each other, married, had children, and lived a happy life.
Teio stumbled back and fell into her chair, wearing a satisfied smile, turning black and white.
Silence Suzuka, after being stunned for thirty seconds, rushed out of the training room with a flushed face and dashed to the training field for an all-out Great Escape.
Special Week? She was already dead, the cause of death being cardiac arrest.
It wasn't until several hours after Legend changed out of the wedding dress that the whole team barely returned to normal.
Gold Legend carried Digital and sent her back to her dormitory, while the members of Spica gathered in a circle to resume discussions.
"Wedding Dress Cafe, let's reject it; it's bad for the heart."
The Trainer made the decision with difficulty.
"I second that."
Everyone passed this resolution with serious expressions.
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