In the resort hallway, Gold Legend was rushing forward.
To reach the broadcast room as quickly as possible, some negligible costs were unavoidable.
Like the small matter of running on the pedestrian path.
At worst, she'd just have to spend a night in the station. Although she wasn't familiar with the local station, it didn't matter.
The wind kicked up by her running lifted the skirts of the girls along the way, but Gold Legend did not stop for it.
Ignoring the various shy screams, Gold Legend parkoured her way to the first save point (mistakenly).
Her shoes made a strange sound as she braked. Legend looked up at this first stage: the swimming pool.
For some reason, the usually bustling swimming pool was somewhat quiet now. Although she could still hear sounds from inside, they weren't the usual noisy clamor.
Gold Legend frowned.
There were two available routes: one was to take a detour through the outdoor pool to get straight to the back door, but that would waste some time.
The other was to go directly through the indoor pool in a straight line.
But it was still training time, so the indoor pool must be packed with Uma Musume.
Although it was nearing the end and everyone was likely resting and having fun, that made it even more troublesome; it wouldn't be good to accidentally bump into someone.
Gold Legend thought about it and decisively entered the indoor pool.
It was nothing more than entering through the front door and exiting through the back, Gold Legend thought.
Just as she entered the swimming pool, she was greeted by a huge wave of eye candy.
All kinds of Uma Musume were wearing swimsuits, a dazzling array that truly tested one's resolve.
But who was Gold Legend? She was already battle-hardened; these were just mere swimsuit benefits.
Legend snorted disdainfully and intended to pass through quickly.
"Huh? Legend? Why are you here?"
A familiar voice rang out from behind her.
Legend turned her head.
"Oh ho!"
She exclaimed involuntarily.
The person who came was Gold City.
She was holding a towel, wiping her long golden hair, her swimsuit wrapping around her slender figure.
Her graceful gait fully displayed the professional quality of a model.
The once-in-a-century beautiful girl was radiating incomparable brilliance at this moment.
For a moment, Legend didn't know where to look.
"Um, Senior Kinkaku, good afternoon."
"Good afternoon. Are you here to train?"
Isn't it too late to come at this hour?
Gold City said somewhat helplessly.
"Not really, I'm just passing through." Legend thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth. "And I'm not very good at swimming."
"Really?" Gold City was a bit surprised.
"Really, when it comes to swimming, even Oguri is better than me."
"... That child needs a kickboard to swim!" Gold City was helpless. "Then do you want me to teach you?"
"Next time, I'm in a rush right now."
Besides, look, I haven't even changed my clothes.
"Alright then. But if you're not doing swimming training, why come to the pool? By the way, your clothes, fix them up a bit, geez."
Gold City reached out to help Legend straighten her collar.
"I told you, I'm passing through." Gold Legend pointed to the back door across the pool. "It's faster this way."
Gold City looked in the direction Legend pointed.
"If you want to go over there, you might have to take a detour through the outdoor pool outside."
"Why?" It was clearly right on the other side.
"You know Gold Ship, right? Just now, when Air Groove was chasing her, she made a mess of the passage to escape, causing chaos, and the staff are cleaning it up now."
"What?"
There was an ambush?
Legend looked left and right.
"... Which idiot designed this indoor pool?"
A huge pool lying across here, without even a path for people to pass?
"... Pools are meant for swimming, aren't they?" Gold City was speechless. "Anyway, if you want to pass, you have to take a detour."
Unless you swim across.
"How wide is this pool?"
"Huh? This is a standard artistic swimming pool, 33mx21m. Why?"
"21m, huh... Barely doable."
Legend took a few steps back and stretched her body.
"... What are you trying to do?" Gold City had a bad feeling.
"Senior Kinkaku, did you know? As long as you're fast enough, theoretically, you can run on water."
"Huh?"
"As long as you take your left step before your right foot sinks, you can run on the water."
"Legend!?!"
Before Gold City could react, Legend had already started.
Territory fully expanded, I'm flying!
Stepping into the water with the first step, she could feel a momentary force.
It works!
The sound of splashing water attracted the attention of those around. The Uma Musume noticed the golden Uma Musume who came to the pool without wearing a swimsuit and witnessed a feat.
Gold Legend arrived at the opposite bank.
Turning around, she gave Gold City a thumbs up, left a brilliant smile, and Gold Legend continued her journey.
Gold City witnessed all of this, dumbfounded.
"Um, City, was that your sister just now? So amazing, is that the legendary Chinese Kung Fu?"
Tosen Jordan leaned over to Gold City's side and exclaimed in surprise.
"No, she's just my junior... That said, she actually did it..."
Gold City looked down at the water surface.
"Maybe... I should try it too?"
...
Oh oh oh oh oh, I am invincible!!
Having just completed a feat, Legend was feeling a bit cocky.
Diving into the shopping plaza, Gold Legend continued rushing forward.
"Classmate, please stop..."
Another voice rang out, but this time the words startled Legend, causing her to slip.
Bang.
She dove headfirst into a trash can by the side of the road.
"What monster dares to stop me!"
Crawling out of the trash can, Legend shouted in exasperation.
At the same time, she was secretly glad there was no trash in the bin.
"Um, sorry, I didn't mean to."
Legend turned to look at the owner of the voice.
Coming towards her was that natural nobility.
A temperament that exuded from the bones.
"Hello, my name is Fine Motion. May I ask if you are Gold Legend-san?"
"It's me, what is it?"
I wondered who it was, it's the silly roe deer.
"Great, I thought I had the wrong person." Fine Motion clasped her hands together. "It's like this: I heard there's a great ramen shop in this shopping plaza, but because I'm not familiar with Japanese characters, I got lost here."
"... So?"
"Then a classmate named Gold Ship told me that a kind-hearted blonde Uma Musume would come to help me later, and her name is Gold Legend."
"... You've got the wrong person, my name is Gold City."
It felt like a lot of trouble.
Legend said immediately.
"Eh? Isn't it?"
"Yes, you've got the wrong person... Sorry, I have things to do..."
A chill washed over her.
There's killing intent!
Legend turned around, but only saw the small bushes used for decoration in the middle of the road.
"What's wrong?" Fine Motion asked.
"It's nothing, probably just my imagination. Anyway, I'm in a hurry... Hm?"
Will this ever end?
Feeling that chill again, Legend looked around.
"So, uh, Classmate Gold City? Could you please show me the way?"
"I refu... Fine."
Feeling that aura again, a vein popped on Legend's forehead.
Fine, it's just showing the way; if you have the ability, keep following me and emitting murderous intent!
"That's great, thank you." Fine Motion said happily.
"Then, excuse me."
Legend apologized first.
"Excuse me? No—!"
Then she princess-carried Fine Motion.
"Please hold on tight, I'm in a hurry."
Glancing at the map, the destination was on the fourth floor of the shopping plaza.
Ignoring the various gazes behind her and the blushing Fine Motion in her arms, Legend began a new round of parkour while bearing the murderous intent that had more than doubled.
To be continued —>
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