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"Did Suzuka already tell you?"
"It seems it's really true." Seiun Sky saw Lucian's reaction and already believed more than half of it.
However, her first reaction wasn't happiness, but slight astonishment.
Silence Suzuka saw Seiun Sky's expression in her eyes. "It seems Sky also can't bear to part with me."
"How is that possible? Suzuka is just leaving for a year, not never coming back." Seiun Sky wouldn't admit it. "Don't worry, I'll take good care of the Trainer~"
Silence Suzuka's gaze darkened. "Sky should worry more about the fact that after I come back, she'll never be able to win against me forever."
"Oh~ Then Suzuka should also think in advance about what name our baby with the Trainer will have?" Seiun Sky crossed her arms, her lips curving into a beautiful arc.
Lucian quietly came to her side and whispered in her ear, "What name? Has Sky thought of one?"
The originally triumphant Seiun Sky's cheeks visibly reddened. "T-Trainer... I was joking."
"Sorry, but today I can't let you bully Suzuka."
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"Trainer, y-you aren't saying today is no good?" Seiun Sky glanced at the road outside the window, where under the dim yellow lights, faint silhouettes of passing people could be seen.
"You know, people are fickle, and besides, you came in yourself."
"But Suzuka came in too!"
"But Suzuka is leaving after the New Year~ So Sky will have to be the one wronged~"
Silence Suzuka, who had locked the door, also came over and considerately gathered Seiun Sky's messy hair. "Actually, if Sky just pushes a little harder, the Trainer could fly from this wall to that wall, right?"
"But why doesn't Sky resist? It's so hard to guess. Could it be that on the surface she's resisting, but deep down she's actually looking forward to Lucian-kun's actions?"
"Suzuka, what are you saying?" Seiun Sky's face turned red as her ears.
Silence Suzuka's mischievous hand also reached Seiun Sky's waist. "Oh? Is that not the case? Then Sky, tell me why you don't resist?"
"I-I just can't muster any strength..." Tears glistened faintly in Seiun Sky's eyes. "Trainer, let me go..."
"Can't muster strength? Real or fake? I don't quite believe it."
Silence Suzuka poked Seiun Sky's waist, and Seiun Sky trembled all over from this sudden touch, letting out a big gasp. "Ha——Ah——"
"It seems Sky is very ticklish." Silence Suzuka said with a serious expression, firmly convinced.
Lucian felt a bit regretful. Don't look at how he and Silence Suzuka were on the same front now—what if one day Seiun Sky and Silence Suzuka teamed up against him?
"Lucian-kun, why are you suddenly looking at me?"
"Uh, because you look good."
"Weird Lucian-kun... Could it be that Lucian-kun is envious of Sky's position?"
"Nonsense! This kind of thing is enough for Sky to bear alone."
"Is that so." As Silence Suzuka replied, her hand tickling Seiun Sky's waist never stopped. "Sky, did you hear that?"
"Ha... Hahaha..." Tears welled up at the corners of Seiun Sky's eyes, on the verge of falling.
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The next day.
"Suzuka, why haven't you gone back to your room?" Lucian yawned. He had clearly slept a long time, but still felt somewhat tired.
"If someone comes, I'll just say I came to find Lucian-kun." Silence Suzuka, wearing pajamas, lifted the blanket, took Lucian's clothes, and considerately helped him put them on.
"I can do it myself."
"But I want to do these things for Lucian-kun." Silence Suzuka held up the clothes. "Lucian-kun, stretch out your arms."
"Fine." Lucian also experienced the feeling of being a king for once.
He couldn't help but pull Silence Suzuka's slender body into his embrace. "I'll contact a professional Trainer for you. You can go to an academy as an exchange student and compete on the same stage with the horse girls there... When you first arrive, don't let anyone bully you. If someone really bullies you, remember to tell me, and I'll fly over to back you up."
Silence Suzuka's departure date was set for the first day back in Japan.
Counting from now, there were less than two weeks left.
"Mm." Silence Suzuka took one of Lucian's hands and placed it against her chest, feeling the warmth of his palm.
Lucian felt like Silence Suzuka had really grown a bit, and it was all his credit.
"Don't give Sky any special treatment." She was really afraid that after a year, when she returned, she'd see Lucian holding a little Seiun Sky's hand, and then calling her "Auntie Suzuka."
"Haha, no, Sky still has races."
"Also, Lucian-kun... is there anything else you haven't said to me?"
"Hm?" Lucian was stunned. "Is there anything else I haven't said to you?"
"Lucian-kun, think carefully."
From Lucian's understanding of Silence Suzuka, if she spoke in this tone, she must have noticed something.
So what exactly did she notice...
"It's about Spe-chan."
"Uh, this, this..." Lucian stammered, unable to speak.
"Handle Spe-chan's matter yourself, Lucian-kun... You big playboy." Silence Suzuka huffed. "I don't want to ruin my relationship with Spe-chan because of you."
Lucian smiled gratefully. "It's all my own doing. Suzuka shouldn't have to bear anything. Don't worry."
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