The next day.
During class break, a stranger stopped at the classroom door.
"Is Seiun Sky here? There's a package for her."
"She is. I'll take it in for you."
...
At this moment, Seiun Sky was resting with her head on her desk.
Her ears were sharp; upon hearing her name, both perked up.
"Seiun Sky, someone just asked me to give you this." The Uma Musume placed the bag on the desk.
"Thank you." Looking at the light blue gift box in front of her, Seiun Sky immediately felt much more energized.
She knew Lu Jue's gift would arrive today, so she hadn't slept during the first two classes, but had waited patiently.
Unexpectedly, the gift only arrived during the third class.
"Seiun, is this your gift?" Special Week, Grass Wonder, El Condor Pasa, and others walked over.
It was the same unboxing scene, only the person unboxing kept changing.
"Mhm, it just arrived."
"What could it be? Hurry and open it!" Special Week now understood the fun of watching others open blind boxes.
Seiun Sky calmed herself down and slowly opened the box.
"Wow—"
Seiun Sky's mouth was wide open, but the sound came from the people watching around her.
"This... this is too amazing!"
Special Week instantly compared Seiun Sky's gift to her own in her mind.
She wanted both of them so badly!
"Cool! 'Dream' is better than 'Rigil'." El Condor Pasa spoke in English, but then felt a pain in her waist; it was Grass Wonder pinching her.
Seiun Sky quietly examined the gift in the box through the plastic film.
Inside, there was also a "Seiun Sky," wearing a school uniform, looking as if she had just been woken up, with both ears perked.
Yes, Lu Jue had sent a custom-made, medium-sized sculpture this time.
"Seiun, don't space out, quickly read the letter, hurry up!" Special Week urged.
Even without Uralala, who loved to join in the fun, Special Week had transformed into Uralala.
"Honestly, Xiao Te, why are you in such a hurry?"
Seiun Sky had originally intended to read it herself after returning to her dorm. But now, being watched by everyone, a small sense of vanity instantly surged within her.
Then I'll open it and see... anyway, it's not like it's a love letter or anything.
She opened the envelope, and behind her, many heads quickly crowded together.
"You cannot demand an ocean without storms; that is not an ocean, but a muddy swamp."
...
Special Week read it aloud, knowing that only the first few sentences of the letters Lu Jue wrote to everyone were different.
She was pondering the meaning of this sentence when, unexpectedly, Seiun Sky put the letter away directly.
"Seiun, why did Trainer write this sentence to you?"
"Who knows."
"You don't know either?"
"It's a secret." Seiun Sky put the gift box away and placed it in her drawer.
After everyone dispersed, she no longer felt sleepy; instead, she rested her head on her hand and looked out the sunny window.
The sky was very blue, not the dark blue of the classroom curtains... but the light blue one would imagine when thinking of the name "Seiun Sky."
"He's quite the lecturer..."
The deeper meaning of Lu Jue's words was indeed only understood by Seiun Sky herself.
Sometimes, when one gets used to being lazy, even if it's just an act, one's disposition can change.
Lu Jue was actually reminding her not to let laziness become a habit, so that she wouldn't take everything for granted or lose enthusiasm for anything.
...
In the afternoon, the campus newspaper about yesterday's debut race was already out.
The newspaper had a large section.
Special Week's debut race, of course, couldn't be on the main section, but the photos taken by the reporter attracted a lot of attention.
In the photo, Special Week stood in the center of the stage with a look of utter despair.
It's worth mentioning that the photo was also black and white.
It added a touch of humor.
...
Inside the lounge.
Lu Jue held the newspaper, laughing heartily in his seat.
"Hahahaha... I can't, every time I see it, I want to laugh."
And the protagonist, Special Week, was still present.
"Trainer, this is not funny!" Special Week clenched her fists, her face flushed with shame, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.
"This seems to be Lu Jue-jun's dereliction of duty, yet he still has the nerve to make fun of Xiao Te." Silent Suzuka spoke up for Special Week.
Seiun Sky also echoed, "Exactly, and he said, 'Xiao Te just needs to run, and the rest can be left to Trainer.'"
"Trainer, don't bully Xiao Te!" Uralala also said, hands on her hips.
Lu Jue hadn't expected Seiun Sky and Silent Suzuka to unite.
"You're right... but Uralala, you seemed to laugh louder than me yesterday, didn't you?"
Uralala felt guilty, and her voice became softer, "I, I... I didn't laugh today."
"So you admit you laughed the loudest yesterday, right?"
"I, I didn't!"
A small fry like Uralala was easily tricked by Lu Jue.
Silent Suzuka couldn't stand it anymore, "Lu Jue-jun, don't change the subject. The training for the victory stage should also be arranged by Trainer."
"Alright." Lu Jue pursed his lips, "Silence Suzuka, didn't I say before that I can't dance?"
"Is that so? I didn't hear it."
"Don't be like that, why don't you teach Xiao Te how to dance?" Seeing that being gentle didn't work on Silent Suzuka, Lu Jue turned to Seiun Sky for help, "Xiao Seiun, you're in the same class as Xiao Te, so I'll leave it to you."
"No~ You asked Silent Suzuka first, and then thought of me."
"Neither of you will teach her, huh? Do you really want me to teach?" Lu Jue leaned back in his seat, "Xiao Te, you don't want to make a fool of yourself on the victory stage again, do you?"
"Trainer, you not only bully me, but you... threaten me!"
"So?" Lu Jue spread his hands, looking at Special Week with an indifferent expression.
"Alright, alright, we'll teach Xiao Te, but Lu Jue-jun, as the Trainer, must also be present." Silent Suzuka stepped in to smooth things over.
"No problem." Lu Jue couldn't ask for more.
"Trainer, why haven't we started today's training yet?" Uralala suddenly asked.
"It seems Uralala is gradually adapting. So proactive, I'll arrange a big training package for Uralala later."
"Huh? Is it a gift?"
"Yes, it is."
"That's great!"
Although Uralala forgot, the others didn't.
Training hadn't started because Lu Jue was waiting for an Uma Musume.