Smack! Oguri Cap slammed her hands on the table and shot up. Kitahara, who had been napping with a hat over his face, was startled and fell to the floor. By the time he scrambled up, all he saw was Oguri Cap storming out the door.
"What... what's with Oguri?" Kitahara wondered. He recalled that Oguri Cap had been a bit down ever since watching that stream yesterday, but he never thought she'd actually... well, was this considered throwing a tantrum?
Kitahara wasn't sure. He glanced at the clock and figured Oguri was probably just hungry and wanted breakfast. She could take care of herself, so he wasn't too worried. He'd just have Zennin Gloria accompany her later. For now, Kitahara was still vexed about signing a new horse girl this year.
Central Tracen Academy, new student. Hmm, it's breakfast time, so I'll check the cafeteria. As a horse girl who always followed through on her word, since Oguri Cap had declared she would "IRL solo kill" the streamer, she would turn Central upside down if she had to.
Yesterday, without her "meal-time entertainment," she'd even eaten several bowls less than usual. The cafeteria server had even looked at her as if she were sick, which Oguri Cap found unbearable.
I must, I absolutely must tie the streamer to my side to stimulate my appetite. This was Oguri Cap's new guiding principle.
Though she didn't know what the streamer looked like, Oguri Cap was confident her sharp ears could pick out that familiar, off-key voice and catch her red-handed.
Arriving at the cafeteria, Oguri first grabbed a few pieces of bread and two bottles of carrot juice from the counter. She then stealthily settled into a hidden corner near the entrance, her ears pricked up high, capturing the sounds of every horse girl entering and chatting.
In reality, however, Hakki had just snuggled into her blankets and blissfully closed her eyes. Deep Impact, still embarrassed by her earlier slip-up, didn't have the courage to talk to Hakki again and went to the cafeteria alone for breakfast. She then spent the entire day at the training grounds, only returning to the dorm at sunset.
Hakki, on the other hand, slept until dusk. Smacking her lips sweetly, she sat up in her warm bed, only to see Deep Impact across the room, having taken off her top layer, leaving her in just a shirt. In that instant, Hakki's already foggy brain truly understood the meaning of "acting without thinking."
Their eyes met. Hakki's gaze fell on Deep Impact's impressive figure, her throat moved, and a whistle escaped her lips. "Nice bod."
Oh, hell. The words that her stupid brain had blurted out made Hakki want to claw a hole in the dorm wall and crawl inside. But you couldn't deny it...
Deep Impact was seriously stacked!
"Thank you for the compliment...?" Deep Impact was probably a bit stunned by the whistle herself. Their conversation was completely out of sync. Hakki immediately dove back under her covers, pretending she was still half-asleep.
In reality, she was furiously typing, seeking help from her fan group.
[iEatLemons:@everyone Guys, I'm screwed. I woke up, saw my beautiful roommate in just her shirt, whistled, and told her she has a nice body. How do I fix this?]
[PureAshLikeIce:What? The streamer stripped her hot roommate and complimented her body? At this point, you should just kneel by her bed and beg for forgiveness. Or turn yourself in.]
[PureAshLikeIce has been muted for 30 days by the group owner.]
This guy needs to be kicked out for good, Hakki thought. He's a menace, always saying things that could corrupt the younger horse girls. Hakki remembered very well that there were underage fans in the group.
[24_and_a_Paratrooper:In this situation, I think your best bet is to pretend you were dreaming or that you're just not right in the head. Since you're both horse girls, she probably won't get the wrong idea. Though the whistle was definitely weird.]
[Feel_Like_Mai_Is_Climbing_Sakurajima_If_I_Dont_Watch_Uma_Musume_Daily:Just go for it! Make her yours! Then everything will be perfect!]
[SilenceSuzukaSolosGiantsDeep:Maybe a 720-degree spinning dogeza apology could win her forgiveness?]
Right. On this topic, these morons were never going to give any good advice. Hakki felt she couldn't possibly rely on a bunch of virgin losers in their twenties and thirties.
Finally, Hakki peeked out from a tiny gap in her blankets. She let out a sigh of relief when she saw Deep Impact had changed into a loose-fitting pajama set. She slowly poked her head out.
"My head was probably a little foggy just now. Don't mind me, haha... Deep... Deep Impact-san."
"It's nothing. Hakki-san, you've slept all day. Aren't you hungry?" Deep Impact proactively decided to forget the incident. If neither of them mentioned it, it didn't happen. At her words, Hakki's stomach growled loudly.
Without another word, in a silent understanding, Hakki slipped on some casual clothes and fled the awkward atmosphere of the dorm.
"What an abstract start with my roommate on the first day. How am I supposed to talk to her from now on..." Hakki muttered, following the signs on the path. She burst into the cafeteria just as they were about to stop serving dinner.
"Um, I'll have whatever's available... just give me a meal that will fill me up. No cilantro, please." After ordering at the counter, Hakki turned around and saw an ash-haired girl holding a burlap sack.
Hakki blinked and turned back around. Maybe I just entered the cafeteria the wrong way. But when she turned again, the ash-haired girl was still standing behind her, muttering something.
"The Way of the Sack is the most respectful way to treat fellow horse girls, as Gold Ship taught me this afternoon. I heard your voice just now. You must be CuckooBird_official, right?" Oguri Cap's ears twitched. She had been staking out the cafeteria all day and finally heard that familiar voice. A chance encounter with Gold Ship at noon had taught her the "Way of Invitation."
Now was the time to use it.
"You've got the wrong person. I'm a new student who just enrolled today. I slept all day and just came to eat, haha..." Hakki swallowed hard, her heart pounding. How did Oguri Cap learn bad habits from Gold Ship?! At least let her eat first!
"There's no mistaking that voice, and the habit of sleeping during the day is exactly like CuckooBird_official's. It has to be you..." Overjoyed at having successfully doxxed the streamer, Oguri Cap raised the burlap sack high. Hakki's heart dropped.
What started as online trash talk had now led to her being doxxed by a fan! What could she do to save her own skin...?!
"Wait!" Hakki held up a hand, backing up against the counter wall. She pointed to her own flat stomach. "Um... I'm hungry. Can you please let me eat this meal? Oguri Cap, you know how bad it feels to be hungry, right?"
Whatever, just stall for as long as I can... maybe I can find a chance to escape while eating? This isn't an official race on a track. If I have to, I'll turn this chase into a game of Mario Kart.
Oguri Cap pondered for a moment, pressing a hand to her own stomach. She nodded in agreement. "You're right. Let's eat together."
With that, she ordered a meal for herself at the counter and supervised Hakki Byakku until they were sitting face-to-face, staring at each other.
Hakki desperately wanted to ask her fan group how to save herself, but the fact that Oguri Cap was in the group chat made her dismiss the idea. And no matter how hard she thought, she couldn't figure out why Oguri Cap was in her fan group in the first place!
"Before we eat... can I ask one thing?" Hakki clutched her phone, looking completely helpless in the face of the imposing Oguri Cap. If a reporter saw this, tomorrow's headline would probably be something like: SHOCKING: Retired Ash-Haired Monster Finally Succumbs to Wicked Desires and Preys on Newly Enrolled Ash-Haired Filly?!
...or some other weird news. And when it was revealed that the bullied filly was also a "Horse-tter" official, it would blow up even more! This absolutely could not happen... at least, it couldn't get in the way of her making money!
Oguri Cap had just picked up a piece of carrot. Hearing Hakki's question, she took out her phone, placed it in front of her plate, and played a recording of Hakki's gameplay. Then, she swallowed the carrot in one bite.
"Because," Oguri Cap replied, "it looks delicious!"
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