When Zero was finished telling the President about her arrangements and was about to go to her team's lounge to see how everyone was doing...
"Um... senior..." A red-haired girl with twin tails, whose height and figure completely surpassed her own appeared shyly in front of her.
"Hmm? What's wrong, Daiwa?"
Daiwa Scarlet, one of the juniors in her team, a child who constantly engages in a love-hate relationship against Vodka, her teammate.
"Um... it's like this, Trainer-san is currently..."
"What happened to him again? Did he touch another Uma Musume's thighs and get kicked into the hospital again?"
"No, he's in jail."
"That's good... Huh!?"
"Apparently, when he touched an Uma Musume's leg, he was mistaken for a bad guy and reported to the police on the spot. He almost even made the news."
Just then, Zero's phone rang again. She picked it up and saw it was Miss Rudolph, who had just been chatting and laughing with her.
"Hello?"
"Sorry, Zero, could you please go to XX police station to pick up your team's Trainer, and then 'bring him directly to me,' understood?"
Listening to the barely contained anger in her voice, Zero... "Oh, leave it to me."
She almost burst out laughing. The sound of the Emperor suppressing her anger was like heavenly music to her, who held a lot of grudges.
If this was not handled well, Tracen's reputation could easily be ruined, especially since there were many people eyeing Central Tracen.
On the way, a quick scroll through her phone revealed similar news. It seemed those guys were quite fast. Especially those making wild guesses were all marketing accounts. After clarification, they would also be able to extricate themselves from public opinion, as it was all those marketing accounts' doing.
Of course, this level of incident was also easy to handle. The main thing was that if nothing unexpected happened, Trainer Okino's already not-so-rich wallet would not only be further burdened but also become insufficient.
After all that talk, the police station was not far from the Academy. Zero quickly arrived at the police station and saw a familiar person there.
"Eh? Special Week?"
"Ah! Senior!" Sitting there was indeed Special Week.
"Why are you here? Weren't you watching the race?"
Upon hearing someone ask, Special Week's face was full of grievance.
"Senior! It's like this! I was watching Miss Suzuka just fine, and suddenly someone touched my leg!"
"Ah, this..."
"And it was too much! He touched me twice! This must be the pervert Mom told me about, right!?"
"Cough..."
"I did the right thing, didn't I, senior! That person even said he was a Trainer or something! How could that be!"
Stop talking, stop talking, if you keep talking, I'll want to kick him too... Zero covered her face.
"Eh? Senior? Is something wrong?"
"Special Week... can I call you Special Week?"
"Ah! Of course!"
"Special Week... I'm going to tell you something, don't be scared okay?."
"I'm an Uma Musume! I won't be scared!"
"It's just... that person... really is a Trainer, and he's my Trainer."
"Ah haha, senior, what kind of joke are you playing~" Special Week laughed and waved her hand in the air.
Zero said nothing, just silently watched her.
"Ah hahahaha... ha... haha... ha..." Perhaps sensing the change in atmosphere, Special Week's voice gradually went from in realization.
"...Really?"
"Really (nods)"
"..."
"...! ! !" Special Week immediately stood up and bolted into the police station.
"Officer! I'd like to report something! That person also laid hands on the loli senior!"
"What!? You kid actually did such an envi-despicable thing! Get in there right now!"
"What the!? No!"
"Special Week, you need calm down as well!" By the Three goddesses, she truly wished him dead.
After a series of commotions, Zero finally cleared up Special Week's misunderstanding (though there wasn't much misunderstanding to begin with), and also used her personal guarantee to get the Trainer out.
"I can't believe it, Senior's Trainer is such an unreliable person." Special Week's impression score for Trainer Okino was still negative.
"Unreliable, you say... Heh~ I'm the Trainer who trained the currently number one Uma Musume in Japan!" Trainer Okino muttered under his breath, glaring resentfully at Zero, who had confiscated his lollipop.
"Though all that 'training' was self-taught, of course =_=." Zero without hesitation exposed the truth about her Trainer, then slapped away the hand that was trying to secretly take a lollipop from her small bag.
However, Special Week suddenly quieted down.
"Hm? What's wrong, Special Week?"
"That! Is being 'Japan's Number One' true!?"
Perhaps stimulated, Special Week quickly asked, looking rather very agitated.
"Of course! My training methods are absolutely correct!" Trainer Okino instantly perked up at this.
"Then who is that Uma Musume?"
"She's right in front of you."
"Eh?"
"The one in front of you is a legend who hasn't had a single defeat since her debut race and won 12 G1 races within a year."
"Eh!? !? !? Is Senior really that amazing!?"
Looking at Special Week's extremely surprised face, Zero inexplicably felt that if this child were made into an emoji pack, she would be very popular.
"Well, in any case, the Trainer is undoubtedly a very good Trainer for some special Uma Musume. You can at least trust him on that fact alone."
"What do you mean 'alone'!"
"Oh, right, Trainer, the Director and the student council wants to see you later."
Cold sweat trickled down his neck as his face turned pale in horror.
"Ah, speaking of which, I still need to go to the race venue to watch Suzuka's winner's stage!" Just as he was about to slip away, he found one of his hands grabbed.
"Trainer~ Think carefully~" Zero's smile was exceptionally sweet, making the Special Week next to her blush a little, but her sweet smile was like a devil's smile in Trainer Okino's eyes.
"You know, something of your magnitude could actually be resolved with a phone call to the school. Why would they send me for such a simple matter?"
"Could it... could it be..." He desperately tried to break free from her hand, but the fair, delicate little hand held his hand tightly, like a pair of handcuffs.
"It's precisely to prevent you from escaping that they hired a special escort~" Zero's words revealed the cruel truth that Trainer Okino was wishing to avoid.
"Although I understand your situation, Trainer, it's truly is embarrassing to always randomly touch girls' legs, not to mention the possibility of hospitalization. This is a good opportunity to fix your bad habit."
With Okino's expression turning to despair, Zero tripped him with a leg sweep, then hoisted him onto her shoulder and walked away, ignoring his struggles.
"Oh, right, Special Week, the dormitory area is that way. Remember to say hello to Fuji Kiseki, the dorm manager, first."
"Ah, I understand, Senior!"
After saying goodbye to Special Week once more, Zero casually pulled out a lollipop and popped it into Okino's mouth to shut him up.
"Alright, you're a grown man, stop making a fuss. This matter isn't serious, but it's not small either. Get ready to receive a good lecture from everyone."
"It'll be over with just a lecture?"
"You know it yourself."
Thinking of his wallet, Okino's tears wouldn't stop.
"Worst case, let Hana-nee support you. You two have a good relationship, don't you?"
"At what point is it good!? ...Ugh... sigh..." After thinking about how he and the other party often clashed over training policies, but he indeed owed her a lot of money and favors, Okino couldn't help but sigh in acceptance.
"So, when are you going to confess?"
"Huh!? How could that be! If I confessed, wouldn't that mean my training philosophy lost to hers!?"
"So you're not denying you like her?"
"SHUT UP!"
While bickering (though it was mostly Zero unilaterally teasing her Trainer), the two figures walked into the teaching building.
Thanks to it being a holiday, most of the Uma Musume were out shopping at this time, otherwise, their appearance would inevitably lead to some strange rumors.
After all, a tall man like Okino, 1.7 meters tall, being carried on the shoulder by a small Uma Musume less than 1.5 meters tall, was indeed a rare sight.
Of course, it was mostly because that Zero was just too short; everyone knew that human strength was vastly lacking when it came to resisting an Uma Musume's power.
Humans are still too weak (cries)! (TL: Hopefully no basement)
In any case, Okino later had two months' salary deducted and was lectured until dinner time, walking out like a zombie who had lost his soul, dazed and confused.
Zero?
While her Trainer was being lectured, she happily ate the snacks that Rudolph had specially placed in her office drawer for when she craved something, and even finished them all when the other party wasn't looking.
(Good, I got my revenge). Rudolph must be desperate when she sees the empty drawer when she's craving something! As expected of me!
[She's such a mischievous child]. The Three Goddesses, who were peeking from the side, also thought so helplessly.
Update time should be stable around 5 PM daily, occasionally it might be late.
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I'm a newbie translator and wanted to add more uma fics for more people to read. if there are any errors, multiple of the same text or sentence, let me know.
The credits and orginal story is: 传奇马娘想好好谈恋爱 and belongs to: 起始之零