"Mmm, it's already the end of August..." Legend poked her head out of the pile of documents and said with a sense of sentimentality.
"Why bring this up all of a sudden?" Air Groove, who was also in the pile of documents, raised her head.
"It's nothing, just feeling a bit sentimental that the summer training camp is about to end..."
It's a bit of a pity, there are so many things I didn't get a chance to do.
"Can't you just come again next year? Besides, it's not much different from being at school."
Air Groove said indifferently.
For Air Groove, it really doesn't make much difference where she processes documents.
"Ahaha, speaking of which, where is the President?"
Unable to think of a rebuttal, Legend laughed it off, then remembered the great leader who was also part of the overtime trio.
"The Chairman called the President over for something."
Air Groove got a headache just mentioning this; whenever the Chairman took the initiative to call Rudolf over, it was never for anything good.
Specifically, it meant she would probably have to work overtime again.
"What could the Chairman possibly need?"
Aren't matters usually handled by Sister Shunkawa and the Student Council?
Legend hadn't figured out the key to that yet.
"It's precisely because the Chairman doesn't have anything to do that it becomes troublesome."
That person's sudden flashes of inspiration are very troublesome, and what's worse is that she's a person of action.
"Although it's not very obvious usually, the Chairman is truly a person with real power; Tracen is her absolute domain."
If she really wants to do something, even Miss Hayakawa can't stop her.
Air Groove slumped back in her chair as if she had given up, looking like she had abandoned all hope.
"Even the Chairman wouldn't do anything too outrageous, right?"
Although she looks unreliable, the Chairman's performance in the game was decent.
Legend said uncertainly.
"It's troublesome precisely because it's feasible."
We're the ones who have to do the work.
Air Groove rarely complained like this.
She then started complaining about how authority was delegated to the Student Council but she ended up doing all the work; how whenever the Chairman had an idea, she would rush off to do it, leaving her to clean up the mess; and how whenever she had a thought, she would hand it over to her to write up a proposal, and so on.
Gold Legend could only listen with cold sweat, praying in her heart that she wouldn't be silenced later for knowing too much.
Just like that, time slipped away in the intervals between processing documents and listening to dark history.
Then, Symboli Rudolf, who had been deep in thought, returned.
...
"Livestreaming?" Legend stopped her pen, looking at Rudolf in confusion.
"Ah, according to the Chairman, apart from participating in races, there are too few channels for Uma Musume to increase their fan base nowadays." Rudolf said with a bitter smile.
The importance of fans to Uma Musume is self-evident.
The number of fans even directly relates to the entry rights for major racing series.
Moreover, besides race winnings, merchandise sales are also one of the important sources of income for Uma Musume.
Therefore, for Uma Musume, the more fans, the better.
But not all Uma Musume have a huge number of fans; there is no second example like Curren Chan.
"So the Chairman thought of livestreaming?" Air Groove rubbed her temples.
She's purely looking for fun, isn't she?
Air Groove was absolutely certain of this fact, but unfortunately, she had no reason to refute it.
Because this proposal was indeed feasible.
"Yes, the Chairman feels that given the conditions of Uma Musume, livestreaming is indeed a channel to quickly increase fans."
After all, who doesn't like a livestream from a lively and cute Uma Musume? Uma Musume don't need things like beauty filters.
"However, considering the main job of Uma Musume and their daily training time, Miss Hayakawa's proposal is to first find a few popular Uma Musume to conduct a pilot test..."
Rudolf said, her gaze drifting unconsciously toward Legend.
"There is indeed a need for a pilot test..."
Air Groove noticed Rudolf's gaze, looked at Legend, thought about it, and nodded in understanding.
"...Why are you looking at me?" Legend realized the two were looking at her belatedly, blinked, and showed a horrified expression, "You don't want me to try it, do you?"
"Generally speaking, there is no one more suitable than you, Legend."
Rudolf said, using a catchphrase she learned from Legend.
"Don't do this. Didn't you say you wanted to find Uma Musume with enough popularity? How do I fit the criteria?" Legend waved her hand with disdain.
"...Are you serious?" Air Groove covered her forehead.
If you aren't qualified, then no one is.
"Is it that exaggerated?" Legend didn't believe it.
"You really have no self-awareness at all..."
Outstanding appearance, hailed along with Gold City as a once-in-a-century level beauty.
Excellent results, the second Uma Musume since Symboli Rudolf with the potential for an undefeated Triple Crown.
Background, temperament, image—all are top-notch.
It would be strange if such an existence didn't have popularity.
Although she had never participated in events like press conferences, resulting in a lack of exposure, it had instead attracted a large group of die-hard fans.
"Uh, but my social media account doesn't have much popularity either." Gold Legend took out her phone, attempting to use facts to prove her insignificance.
"...Because you don't have a verified account at all." Air Groove looked at Legend's phone and immediately spotted the main point.
"Huh? Does this thing need verification?" Legend was dumbfounded. Usually, she just went online to check messages and post lewd pictures, never paying attention to these things.
"I'll help you set it up. By the way, do you usually not pay attention to these things? Come to think of it, you seem to have never participated in events like press conferences."
Air Groove took the phone Legend handed over and began applying for verification for Legend.
"Come to think of it, that's true. There are very few news stories or photos of you in various gossip columns. Although the Uma Musume Association has regulations, it's rare for someone like you to have almost none at all."
Rudolf also noticed something amiss.
One must know that with Gold Legend's popularity and appearance, she should theoretically be a prime target for this type of news. Even if there were no malicious fake news due to high moral standards, there should still be plenty of borderline gossip news.
One should know that Gold City has been troubled by this type of gossip quite a bit.
But Gold Legend had never had such incidents.
"Hm? At first, I could indeed find some paparazzi, but later I didn't see them anymore."
Legend thought and recalled for a while before speaking.
"Oh? Did you do something?" Rudolf asked curiously.
"I didn't do anything... What could I do?" Legend waved her hand, then thought of something, "Come to think of it, I started investing around that time, right?"
"Investing? You do that too?" Rudolf said in surprise.
"Anyway, keeping the money doesn't have much use, didn't I tell you, Sister Luna?"
"Oh, you did mention it." Rudolf remembered, "However, it's rare for Uma Musume to do business. After all, Uma Musume aren't very good at these things in every aspect."
Although there are quite a few exceptions.
"Speaking of doing business, I heard a new conglomerate recently emerged in Japan? Here, Legend." Air Groove interrupted the conversation and handed the phone to Legend, "It's said that the CEO of that new conglomerate has the surname Kiryuin?"
"Kiryuin? That's a rare surname, it reminds me of that family of Trainers. Come to think of it, the heir of that family will come to Tracen to serve as a Trainer this year, and I wonder what kind of person they will be." Rudolf said with a smile.
"The Kiryuin Family..." Air Groove wore an indescribable expression.
"What's wrong, Sister Kitasan Black? Is there a problem with the Kiryuin Family?" Legend, having retrieved her phone and noticing her followers starting to skyrocket, noticed Air Groove's complex expression.
"Just remembered an old friend." Air Groove waved her hand and brought the topic back, "That's it then, Legend, you give it a try—livestreaming."
"Ah, eh? It's decided just like that?"
Air Groove's words were too matter-of-fact; Legend almost didn't react in time.
"It's decided. A long delay means more trouble." Air Groove said unquestioningly.
"...Alright, then when does it start?"
Since Air Groove, the true ruler of the Student Council, had spoken, what else could Legend say?
"Wait until we go back, anyway there's no rush for a moment." Air Groove said.
"Going back... Summer is about to end." Rudolf sighed.
"Yes, autumn is coming." Air Groove replied.
"Heh, this autumn will be very lively." Rudolf said, looking at Legend.
"Now that you mention it, I'm starting to look forward to it." Air Groove raised an eyebrow and smiled too.
"Why are you two acting like riddle-mongers?" Legend said unhappily.
"Do we? Never mind, the chrysanthemum is about to bloom, you must do your best, Legend." Rudolf hinted.
"Hmph, as the saying goes, 'After my flower blooms, all other flowers will die.' With me here, who dares to call themselves Invincible? I will take the Kikuka Sho, no one can change that, I said it!" Legend, having understood the hint, said proudly.
"Heh, that's not necessarily true, right? After all, races are ever-changing." Rudolf said with a smile.
"Alright, I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation, but our work isn't finished yet. You two need to get to work." Air Groove ended the conversation.
"Uh..."
Thus, the undefeated Triple Crown Uma Musume and the undefeated Double Crown Uma Musume were suppressed back to their workstations, beginning another round of work.
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