Let's first sort out the timeline.
Compared to Gold Ship's bold assumptions, outright fabrications, and complete slander, while both information brokers have a tendency to exaggerate and chase shadows, at least Agnes Digital has some professional ethics... though if you asked what profession, she'd start hemming and hawing again.
Something completely made up has no right to be served up! Gold Ship, take notes!
Agnes Digital's sharp nose had caught the sweet scent of a new filly as early as Platinum's first night at Tracen Academy—when it comes to intel, Agnes Digital is a professional.
"Tracen Academy is merely an extension of my hands"—of course, that's a line Agnes Digital dedicated to Symboli Rudolf.
At best, she's just a tiny little antenna within this academy... but still, doesn't it feel incredibly blissful to be able to live alongside these fillies?
Ahh, heaven.
A cute filly on the left, a cute filly on the right, surrounded by Uma Musume every day...
This really is paradise, isn't it? It's paradise!
Agnes Digital, fortunate enough to share a school with everyone else... truly can't express her gratitude.
The only solution is to sup·port·them·all!
Support this one, support that one—such is the confidence of a dedicated solo supporter!
I love Uma Musume!
And before she knew it... she'd become so familiar with all the little cuties at school that she could pick out any one at random, call them by name, and know which dorm they lived in.
Such a sin... but such a network is all for the sake of better supporting each and every one!
Let me offer my silent blessings for every little cutie from the shadows!
Thanks to this network, Agnes Digital was able to notice immediately... that another extraordinary person had arrived at the academy!
On a pitch-black, stormy night, a dark car slowly came to a stop in front of Tracen Academy. The torrential rain fell like molten iron, and the emperor who stepped out into the curtain of rain wore an expression as stern as molten iron.
Symboli Rudolf, draped in a dark green coat, stood with the hem flapping sharply in the gale. She opened an umbrella; against such a downpour, the umbrella in the emperor's hand seemed as fragile as a lone leaf, yet she held it with such steadiness that not a hint of shake could be felt.
Fuji Kiseki stood at the academy's entrance, wearing a raincoat as she waited in the rain. But she wasn't waiting for the emperor—and the emperor, too, was clearly waiting for someone else.
From within the still-open car door, a slender, delicate hand emerged, as if freshly carved by Michelangelo. That hand was so pale, it seemed like a string of luminous pearls.
The imposing emperor stepped forward and gently took that hand, her eyes filled with tenderness...
Even Fuji Kiseki gathered closer, as if to shield the newcomer from the wind and rain.
Guarded closely by the two, a pure white figure quietly stepped onto the ground. Shielded as she was, her features remained unclear—the only thing etched in memory was that figure, pure white from head to toe.
And so, embraced by the two, a distinguished guest arrived at Tracen Academy... and within its walls, an undercurrent began to form...
The above was entirely Agnes Digital's fantasy.
Did she actually see it? Well, she certainly saw something—credit to Agnes Digital for making out most of the scene from so far away through binoculars. The rest, she filled in with imagination.
As for the actual situation, let's just say it wasn't just slightly off—it was completely unrelated.
What—what is this? Agnes Digital clasped her hand over her mouth in a silent scream, hopping barefoot across the floor while Agnes Tachyon watched her with weird eyes.
My god, what kind of huge secret had she uncovered?
That imposing emperor, that fearsome emperor, that terrifying ruler who stood at the pinnacle of the academy—how could she do such a thing, make such an expression?
Quick aside: Agnes Digital hadn't actually seen Symboli Rudolf's expression clearly, nor her actions. In fact, just being able to recognize it was Rudolf at that distance was a feat of exceptional eyesight.
Even Tokai Teio, rumored to be the emperor's illegitimate child, never received such treatment!
Another quick aside: the rumor that Tokai Teio is Symboli Rudolf's illegitimate child also originated from Agnes Digital.
Agnes Digital smelled a big story.
Ah, no... she's not like certain tengu reporters; she has no real interest in chasing shadows or creating sensational news.
Some call her the intelligence chief of Tracen Academy, others a hot topic tracker. Agnes Digital can only clarify that those are just side effects.
What she truly cares about are the sweet, soft, charming, adorable fillies that make you want to support them on the spot!
And look what's over there?
Symboli Rudolf, radiating the aura of a new incident, and a brand-new, completely blank slate of a filly!
Whether for keeping up with her current favorites or finding new spiritual sustenance, Agnes Digital couldn't possibly back down now!
Time to move, hurry up! A true hero steps forward in times like these.
Agnes Digital tied her hair back, securing it with a pink hairband—incidentally, this was merch—put on blue-light, non-prescription glasses for eye strain—incidentally, these were also endorsed by Mejiro McQueen—and brewed a cup of coffee—also a collaboration edition.
Fully prepared, Agnes Digital opened her laptop.
I want that girl's full info in three minutes!
So when Agnes Tachyon woke up the next day, she found Agnes Digital battling away at the computer, dark circles under her eyes.
"...You didn't stay up all night, did you?"
"Not at all," Agnes Digital replied without blinking, staring at the screen. "I pulled an all-nighter."
After a moment's thought, deciding there was nothing more to say, and silently mourning for the trainer who would soon be wailing in despair, Agnes Tachyon nodded. "Oh."
After a night of hard work, Agnes Digital returned victorious—proof that she really had a talent for this sort of thing.
In one night, she not only scoured the school's anonymous forums for every possible clue but also pieced together Symboli Rudolf's schedule for the day through news and school announcements.
After learning that Rudolf had gone out for a lecture, she devoured every piece of information about Uma Musume in that region—naturally, including the hotly contested Hanshin debut race.
Agnes Digital finally found the name of the filly who had captured her heart—Platinum.
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T/N: Truly my real queen, Digital.
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