Chapter 16: Silent Suzuka's Little Trouble

“Thank you, Lu Jue Trainer!” Haru Urara got up from the ground and suddenly gave Lu Jue a hug.

Lu Jue was also caught off guard, truly feeling Uralala's soft body trembling. In the end, he could only gently pat her back.

Not far away, Seiun Sky quietly watched the two embracing, tilting her head and smiling.

She could best understand Haru Urara's feelings.

It was like the first time she met Lu Jue, her heart was like a Strings, gently plucked by a tender hand, emitting a leisurely sound.

“But… Trainer didn’t invite me proactively.”

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Silent Suzuka also saw this scene.

She was originally talking with Special Week, when she suddenly lost herself.

“Silence Suzuka? Silence Suzuka?”

“Hmm, what’s wrong?”

Special Week asked curiously, “Why did you suddenly stop talking?”

“It’s nothing.” Silent Suzuka counted the seconds in her heart, timing how much longer the two would hug.

She was going to… add time during the massage!

But she overlooked why she was feeling this sullenness.

“Nothing? Are you too tired lately?” Special Week felt that Silent Suzuka was not in a good mood.

“Don’t worry, Xiao Te, I’m really fine.” Silent Suzuka breathed a sigh of relief, revealing a smile.

Out of her peripheral vision, Uralala and Lu Jue finally separated…

However, Lu Jue seemed to have spotted her and Special Week, and walked towards them.

“Silence Suzuka, and Special Week.” Lu Jue greeted them.

Special Week responded, “Lu, Trainer Lu.”

Seeing Silent Suzuka and Special Week together, Lu Jue remembered that the two were roommates.

“You should remember me, right? The person next to me earlier was Nishizaki Ryu Trainer, not some pervert.”

“I remember, I remember.” Thinking of their dramatic encounter, Special Week also smiled, “Trainer Lu… Thank you for helping me out just now.”

“It wasn’t helping you out; I truly believe you have a remarkable dream.”

A faint blush crept onto Special Week’s face, overlaid with the afterglow, making her look quite charming.

Lu Jue suddenly remembered something and looked at Silent Suzuka, “Silence Suzuka, come here for a moment, I have something I want to tell you.”

“What is it that can’t be said here?”

Lu Jue was startled; he didn’t expect Silent Suzuka’s tone to be so cold.

He wasn’t stupid; he immediately knew Silent Suzuka was angry.

But for what reason?

Was it because Special Week lost the race? Or was it because Uma Musume also had 'those days'?

It was the usually silly Special Week who tactfully left, “Um… Silence Suzuka, you and Trainer talk first, I’ll wait for you over there.”

After Special Week walked away, Lu Jue continued to look at Silent Suzuka.

Uma Musume’s ears don’t lie.

Normally, they stand upright, but when they encounter something troublesome, their ears will bend and droop.

Just like Silent Suzuka’s current situation.

“Silence Suzuka, what’s wrong? Are you unhappy?”

“I’m fine.” Silent Suzuka turned away, “What do you want to tell me?”

“Actually, it’s about Special Week…”

Lu Jue wanted to use his connection with Silent Suzuka to recruit Special Week into his team.

But he was afraid that she might be snatched by Nishizaki Ryu’s “Spica,” so he wanted Silent Suzuka to do some psychological work on Special Week.

“Oh… Is the team still so short on people?”

“Huh?” Lu Jue blinked, puzzled by Silent Suzuka’s reaction after hearing him.

But he still replied, “Of course we’re short on people. A team needs at least five members. If we’re still short, we won’t be able to form a team.”

Lu Jue spread his hands, “But I can’t just recruit anyone, can I?”

According to Lu Jue’s desired list of teammates, the number had already exceeded five.

But the problem was that he wasn’t very familiar with them yet, and a rash invitation would probably not be accepted.

So the top priority was to ensure the team wouldn’t be disbanded after it was formed.

“But weren’t you just talking so well with Uralala, and… even hugging?” Silent Suzuka wanted to trick Lu Jue into revealing more.

“What hugging… I did invite her just now, and she hugged me out of gratitude.” Lu Jue didn’t know how to explain it specifically, “Haru Urara, she… is a really great kid, in short.”

Silent Suzuka nodded; she also knew a bit about Haru Urara, “What about Seiun Sky? Weren’t you just talking to her too?”

“We did talk about that, but she might not come.”

Lu Jue felt that although Seiun Sky seemed laid-back on the surface, she should have her own strong opinions. She might not ultimately join his team.

“Alright.” After Lu Jue finished speaking truthfully, Silent Suzuka’s drooping ears perked up slightly.

“So, Silence Suzuka, why were you angry just now?”

Silence Suzuka said nothing, only glancing at Lu Jue.

Lu Jue’s head recoiled, and he pointed at himself, “Is it because of me?”

“No.”

Although Lu Jue hadn’t eaten pork, he had seen pigs run.

In this situation, if Silent Suzuka said “no,” then it definitely “was.”

But had he done anything to offend Silent Suzuka recently?

“Silence Suzuka, are you angry with me because of the massage?” Lu Jue thought Silent Suzuka felt he had broken his promise.

Silent Suzuka’s ears stood up completely.

“I really didn’t forget.” Lu Jue looked around, then suddenly leaned closer and whispered, “How about meeting in the infirmary later?”

“I, I know.”

Lu Jue suddenly getting so close startled Silent Suzuka.

It was just like the prelude to a kiss…

Lost in thought, Silent Suzuka, by some strange impulse, secretly glanced at Lu Jue’s thin lips.

“Alright, then I’ll leave Special Week’s matter to you. Don’t let the ‘Spica’ members snatch her.”

Thinking about this, Lu Jue felt a little sorry for Nishizaki Ryu.

Because in the original work, both Silent Suzuka and Special Week were members of “Spica.”

Moreover, he actually had the idea of poaching people from “Spica.”

Although he felt sorry, he would still do it next time.

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