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"What is an oilless whip?" Special Week asked.
"You know those bamboo brooms? Pull out the branches from that, weave them together, and it hurts a lot when you whip someone with it," Lucia explained.
Silence Suzuka and Seiun Sky were stunned. That sounds like it really hurts. They had thought it was something like a small leather whip.
Special Week went "Oh" and continued, "Then what is the joint doubles?"
"Joint doubles means pairing up a guy and a girl, and work won't be tiring," Lucia satisfied all her curiosities.
"Spe-chan, are you particularly interested in this?" In Lucian's view, whether intentional or not, Special Week was just looking for trouble. "Does Spe-chan want to try it?"
"Hit me? No way! That hurts a lot on the body!"
"Then why ask so many questions? Be careful, or later I'll add a rule: In mock races, everyone except first place gets the oilless whip." Lucian sharpened his knife toward Special Week. "Who agrees, who opposes?"
"Trainer, I was just curious. Please don't set such a punishment," Special Week whined pitifully.
"I agree."
Hm? There's an expert!
Everyone's gazes gathered on Dextrous Bailey, including Lucia.
Lucian thought Dextrous Bailey was too presumptuous and needed to shoot down this bird sticking its head out with a gun. "Bailey, say why you agree."
Now it was Dextrous Bailey's turn to be dumbfounded.
Why isn't the Trainer following the usual routine?
"Because I think... this can ignite everyone's fighting spirit and potential."
"Then can it ignite yours?"
If this were set as a reward for first place, it might actually work.
That's what Dextrous Bailey thought too, but she couldn't say it out loud. She could only tell Lucian privately. "This... of course it can."
"Alright, Lucian, I'm still here. You're just bullying Spe-chan and Bailey?" Facing Lucian's pressure, Lucia stepped in to rescue them.
However... the way her son promotes feelings with these little girls is quite something.
Lucia realized belatedly that she had been overly meddlesome before, but what's wrong with wanting grandchildren?
With so many horse girls, if her son really got together with one of them, the others would definitely be heartbroken, right?
After spending these days with these horse girls, Lucia liked every one of them.
...
So that evening, Lucia came to Lucian's room.
"Mom? Why are you here?" Lucian was still clipping his nails.
"Lucian, I have something to tell you, but don't think Mom is being nosy."
"Then can I think Mom is nagging?"
"No, anyway, I'm already here, so I have to finish saying it."
"Then why ask." Lucian burst out laughing. "Mom, quickly say what it is."
"It's just..." Lucia's gaze was gossipy, mysteriously saying, "Among these girls, is there any you like?"
"Mom, why are you asking this?"
"Quietly tell Mom, Mom won't tell anyone else."
"I don't believe it. When I failed an exam as a kid and cried in bed, you said the same thing, and the next day the whole neighborhood knew."
"Why remember so clearly..." Lucia secretly clicked her tongue. "Mom is just afraid you'll choose one and hurt the other girls."
"That's easy then. I like them all. Haven't you already arranged rooms for them?" Lucian half-jokingly said.
"How could that..." Lucia's mind turned. "This doesn't seem impossible either. Then you have to handle it well, don't mess it up."
"Mom, why are you taking it seriously?" Lucian was truly amused and exasperated. "Then Mom, which one do you like?"
"Actually, I quite like all of them."
"The favorite."
"The favorite..." Lucia tilted her head up, seriously pondering. Images of several horse girls flashed in her mind like a talent show. "That Doto."
"Hm?" Lucian was quite surprised. "Didn't you like Urara and Rice-chan the most? How come it's Meishou Doto."
"I like Urara and Mimi too, of course. If they were my daughters, that would be great."
"You and Dad didn't work hard yourselves, and now that you have me, you still keep nagging 'daughter daughter' every day."
"Don't change the subject. Where was I?" Lucia gave Lucian a glare. "Oh, Doto. If that child comes to our house, she can keep Dango company, and she's very kind. Silly and dazed... most importantly, in the future when you have babies, no worry about not having enough to eat."
Lucian pointed at himself. "No worry about not having enough to eat? Me?"
"Do you want to hear what you're saying?" Lucia frowned, looking at Lucian like he was crazy. "I mean the child."
"Mom, it's not even set in stone yet, and you're already thinking about the child."
As Lucian and Lucia were chatting, the room door was suddenly pushed open without warning.
Standing at the door were Seiun Sky and Silence Suzuka.
"Auntie? Is Lucian-kun chatting with Auntie?"
"Auntie!? Good evening..."
Lucian looked at these two arrogant ones. "You don't like knocking, huh?"
"Sorry, we interrupted Auntie and Lucian-kun's conversation."
"Very sorry."
After apologizing, the two turned to leave, but Lucia stopped them. "It's fine, it's fine. Lucian and I were just finishing up anyway."
Lucia gave Lucian a meaningful look, her eyes smiling. "You guys chat, you guys chat. I'll go downstairs and wash the dishes."
"Mom, I already washed the dishes."
"Then I'll wash them again!" Lucia said as she walked out the door. When she reached the doorway, she even pulled Silence Suzuka and Seiun Sky inside. "You guys chat. Auntie has no business and is leaving."
She even closed the door on the way out.
Silence Suzuka and Seiun Sky looked at each other.
"You two are getting more and more arrogant. Coming over so early... not today." Lucian had clearly told Seiun Sky and Silence Suzuka that doing it every day was too much for him; he needed time to recuperate.
"What if Sky wears a little maid outfit today?"
"What if Suzuka brings the oilless whip today?" As for little maid outfits and such, Seiun Sky didn't mind at all; it was within her tolerance.
"What if today Sky wears a thong...."
Seiun Sky jumped in fright and hurriedly covered Silence Suzuka's mouth. "Suzuka, don't say random things!"
For some reason, every time Silence Suzuka and Seiun Sky said something, a picture would appear in Lucian's mind. God-tier artist.
"It's not impossible..."
"No, stop messing around. You came over now, so you definitely have other business, right?"
"Trainer, is it true that Suzuka is going abroad?"
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