Close.
Way too close!
Daiwa Scarlet's crimson eyes darted wildly, unable to settle anywhere.
Was it because Xingyun Liuge was touching her thigh?
No, no, of course it was not that simple.
It was because she could clearly feel the soft flesh at her chest being pressed out of shape.
Even through the towel...
No, rather, even normal clothes would have deformed under that kind of pressure, let alone a mere bath towel. The thing was barely more protective than nothing at all.
Was the bathwater too hot?
Daiwa Scarlet felt a blazing warmth spread through her limbs and body at incredible speed. Her toes curled tight on instinct, and her whole body tensed up.
Xingyun Liuge was pressed this close to her—did that mean she wanted to get intimate with her?
Daiwa Scarlet certainly would not mind.
After all, she admired Xingyun Liuge tremendously. She wanted, someday, to grow into a horse girl who was powerful in both body and spirit, just like her. Her feelings were not quite those of a fangirl, but they were not far off either.
If Xingyun Liuge had that kind of intention, Daiwa Scarlet definitely would not refuse.
What?
What about Agnes Tachyon?
That one can go.
Could Tachyon-senpai possibly be more important than Xingyun-senpai?
Daiwa Scarlet swallowed hard, her throat bobbing. She looked straight into Xingyun Liuge's eyes, but unfortunately found no trace of lust there—only a faint, playful delight.
What was going on?
Xingyun Liuge's hands had already moved from her thigh to her waist, even starting to climb higher.
Daiwa Scarlet could not understand it. Her face burned bright red, but she still said nothing. Under Xingyun Liuge's amused gaze, she simply shut her eyes.
Well...
You could call it making herself available, maybe.
At least, that was how Xingyun Liuge saw it.
But in the very next instant, she felt something soft press against her from behind.
A pair of slender-looking but actually powerful legs locked around Xingyun Liuge's waist from the rear.
At the same time, a pair of slippery, none-too-well-behaved little hands reached toward Xingyun Liuge's front—only to be immediately caught.
Agnes Tachyon blinked and flashed Xingyun Liuge a bright smile, shamelessly defending herself.
"I-I was just concerned about the two of you. I am Daiwa's senior, after all."
Perhaps because the rising steam had dampened her hair and left her skin dewy and luminous, Tachyon looked unexpectedly vulnerable at that moment. None of her usual aloof, speed-obsessed, faintly cold aura remained.
No matter how she tried to explain herself, though, the fact remained that she and Daiwa Scarlet had Xingyun Liuge pinned in the middle.
It was a position that could only be described, mockingly, as a sandwich.
"Lady Agnes, I understand that you're concerned about Senpai Daiwa, but doesn't this seem somewhat beneath your dignity?"
Gentildonna slowly advanced through the bath, looking as though she meant to rescue Xingyun Liuge.
The water rippled around her, but all the attention was swallowed by an even grander, more magnificent swell.
The moment she noticed that detail, Xingyun Liuge slipped free from the other two girls' "restraint" and promptly moved to Gentildonna's side, where she started openly feeling up her thigh.
"Oh~ this is impressive, seriously."
What a leg.
So white, so full, so smooth—just touching it told you it was an excellent leg. A pair like this absolutely could make Gentildonna into a great horse girl.
"Xingyun-senpai?" Daiwa Scarlet cried out in surprise.
She had never expected that Xingyun Liuge, who had been paying attention to her just moments ago, would suddenly move on to Gentildonna instead.
So that was it.
Love really did disappear, huh?
Well, alright—she knew that Xingyun Liuge's attention toward her probably had not come from love in the first place. More likely, it was simply a rare chance for a gifted senior horse girl to examine a junior's body honestly and assess her physical qualities. Which was why the first thing she touched had been her thigh: proof of concern.
As for why she had not gone straight for the calf? Probably because they were kneeling in the bath, which made it awkward?
Xingyun Liuge herself had no such complicated thoughts.
She simply wanted to touch the body of a well-developed horse girl.
She even wanted to grab those magnificent curves that could not possibly fit in one hand.
Folding her arms, Xingyun Liuge sighed from the heart.
"Horse girls these days really do get incredible nutrition."
Of course, if she had been looking at someone like Silence Suzuka or Air Groove, she would not have made that comment.
Daiwa Scarlet misunderstood immediately and answered on reflex.
"It's true that Central has much better supplies. That's not something the regional tracks can compare with. But that just makes your success overseas even more unshakable, Xingyun-senpai—you overcame all those disadvantages and still won so spectacularly!"
"Daiwa, you really do say the nicest things."
Xingyun Liuge casually patted Daiwa Scarlet on the shoulder, causing a fresh tidal wave that made Scarlet let out an adorable laugh.
After all, she had just been praised by the senior she admired most. How could she not be happy?
Gentildonna, meanwhile, had no time for any of that. She asked directly,
"Xingyun-senpai, are you planning to have Cuihe debut in Britain and start preparing for next year's British Triple Crown?"
Cuihe had been with the group the longest. The girls who arrived later had naturally looked into her background, then all come to the same conclusion:
This horse girl lived in a place on the verge of great upheaval.
At the moment, Cuihe was unquestionably a British horse girl.
But in the future? That might not remain so clear.
And if Cuihe went on to compete for the British Triple Crown, then she would become a British horse girl in the most official sense possible. Even if her father had different ideas, there would be little he could do about it.
Of course, Xingyun Liuge had no such intention.
The British Triple Crown came with too many constraints. It might even become the final straw that split Cuihe's family apart. Besides, Cuihe might not even be able to win the St. Leger in the first place.
If that was the case, then there was no need to force the matter.
Rather than pushing her toward something like that, it would be better to establish a Hong Kong Triple Crown sooner, so Cuihe could race boldly and proudly there instead.
Surely the old money crowd would not care much about some new-money local Triple Crown, right?
So Xingyun Liuge answered,
"Yes and no."
She intended to have Cuihe debut in Britain, gain some experience over the summer, then enter the two-year-old races—starting with the Solario Stakes, then the Futurity Stakes or the Dewhurst setup, and finally aiming straight for the Dewhurst Stakes itself, turning her from a debutante into a juvenile champion in dazzling style.
If she could win a Group 2 or even a Group 1 in her debut year, she would instantly become a rising star who commanded everyone's attention.
Daiwa Scarlet immediately felt the pressure.
"G-going straight for graded races... As expected of Xingyun-senpai. You really do start from a totally different level than ordinary horse girls."
Gentildonna, however, remained unmoved.
In her view, a strong horse girl should demand the utmost from everyone. If someone could not keep up, then they should simply step aside.
That attitude instantly ignited Daiwa Scarlet's competitive fire.
She grabbed hold of Xingyun Liuge's arm, the fullness of her chest nearly pressed against her, and asked eagerly,
"Xingyun-senpai, if it were us, what kind of plan would you set?"
Daiwa Scarlet wanted to carry out Xingyun Liuge's plan perfectly and make Gentildonna eat her words.
She had debuted before Gentildonna. That was her greatest advantage.
But Xingyun Liuge only laughed and teased,
"Ahaha, Japanese races? I don't know anything about those."
That nearly made Sirius Symboli, who had been listening nearby with her ears pricked, fall headfirst into the bath.
Fortunately, Xingyun Liuge quickly added,
"But I suppose the end goal for the year would probably be the Hanshin Future Fillies Stakes... or the Asahi Hai Future Stakes."
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