Uma Musume, Master of Love

Huiyi and Fengchi were focused on the table, and no one paid attention to the child next to them. So the child easily moved to the side of the desk, and his small figure was successfully hidden by the desk.

“OK, all signed… And President of the Noble Family, do you have any student cards that I don’t need right now that I can use for a while? I went to the cafeteria for breakfast this morning but there were no cards to swipe…” Huiyi’s hand was sore from signing dozens of pages of documents at once. She could only understand the first three or four pages, which were about Treson’s matters. She couldn’t understand the gibberish that followed.

If it weren't for Naze Eito's prior assurance that these were all useful and harmless, Huiyi probably would never have signed the contract. He had been scammed by insurance fraud too many times in his past life, spending tens of thousands of dollars each time!

Upon hearing this, Wang Zu pulled out a student card from a stack of cards in the drawer, first writing Huiyi's initials on the seal before handing it to her: "I'll have Feng Chi take you to activate this card later. Remember to deposit money into it. We at Tressen have a subsidy policy; every student receives a fee in their student card at the beginning of the month, with additional amounts depending on the student's family situation. However, since you're not a student at Tressen France, you'll have to deposit the money yourself."

"Master, Master, I want to go with Sister Fengchi too!"

"Why are you getting involved, kid? Have you finished the workbook I asked you to do?" Wang Zu gently patted Zhuo Fu's head.

A hint of smugness flashed in Zhuo Fu's eyes. She evaded the grasp of the noble family member, then grabbed the "Uma Musume Pretty Derby Freshman Prep Book" that the noble family had just bought the previous week from her small desk on the other side of the office. She ran over and spread it out in front of her: "I've finished it! Not a single question missed!"

The noble family was a little surprised. They casually flipped through two pages and found that the questions were indeed written in full and the accuracy rate was over 85%. For a horse girl of Zhuo Fu's age, this was already an excellent result. After flipping through a few more pages to the end, they found that it was not finished as Zhuo Fu had said!

"Why have I never seen you so diligent before?" Wangzu suddenly felt that Zhuofu had been possessed. She knew that Zhuofu had this talent, but her slacking-off personality made up for this advantage. That's why Wangzu was so surprised. But since Zhuofu had already achieved her target for this week, Wangzu had no reason to keep her in check, so she directly agreed to let Zhuofu act freely.

Anyway, this girl has never caused any trouble when she went out with others so many times, so the noble family trusts her very much.

"Okay, but you can't disturb Feng Chi and this sister named Hui Yi, understand?" The noble family repeatedly reminded her, and Zhuo Fu nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice. She didn't understand what they were saying, but judging from Zhuo Fu's expression as if she was having her parents check her workbook and then being praised, she must be quite happy, right?

To be honest, I'm a little envious. Huiyi was never praised back then because she never finished her Yi Linyi's workbook. Even when the teachers collected all the books at the end of the semester and sent them to the headmaster for inspection, she would just say that her workbook had been eaten by the neighbor's dog, and it never failed her.

Of course, it could also be that she has the privilege of getting good grades even without doing practice books?

Huiyi put the student card in his pocket, got up and left the office with Fengchi. Then... that pink-haired shadow suddenly darted to Huiyi's side. It was rare to see a horse girl shorter than himself. Although she was just a child, Huiyi found her quite interesting.

"Bonjour! Bonjour!" The little dwarf jumped around in front of Huiyi, saying the only French word Huiyi knew. Huiyi put one hand on his hip, feeling a little helpless.

However, she still responded with a smile, "Bonjour."

But then the two female horses, one big and one small, just stared at each other blankly, since they couldn't communicate verbally and could only say "hello" and "how are you" like elementary school students.

"So... Feng Chi, what does Zhuo Fu want to do? Does she want to follow us around forever?" Hui Yi always reciprocates the enthusiasm of enthusiastic children, especially since Zhuo Fu is so cute, even though her lifestyle habits are a bit bad.

Feng Chi turned his head and met Zhuo Fu's expectant gaze. After all, as a regular member of the student council, Feng Chi and Zhuo Fu were quite familiar with each other.

So, adding to what the guild leader had just said, Feng Chi nodded: "Yes, Zhuo Fu likes you a lot, so she wants to spend more time with you. She's probably attracted by your white hair, isn't she? It's true that you rarely see white-haired racehorse girls in France."

"You like me? That's really... a rather childish reason." Huiyi reached out and casually rubbed Zhuofu's head, finding it not as rough as he had imagined, but rather quite soft? Is this his natural constitution?

Anyway, Huiyi gets itchy and uncomfortable all over if he doesn't wash his hair for a day.

Yingqi: If the child likes it, Huiyi is still very happy. After all, children don't understand love and affection. Liking is a pure kind of liking. Huiyi also had a period like that when he was a child, but later he was corrupted by society.

Zhuo Fu didn't understand any of this. She just thought Huiyi's hair was beautiful and smelled wonderful, and she unconsciously wanted to stay by Huiyi's side a little longer. When Huiyi patted her head, the tail behind her spun like a helicopter propeller, blowing up all the dust on the ground.

"Wow... how many kids' heads has Sister Huiyi touched? She's so skilled... it feels so good." Zhuo Fu was secretly delighted. In her eyes, Huiyi was now more approachable than her master who threatened her with workbooks all day long!

Master is the Exercise Book Immortal, how wicked!

Huiyi's older sister patted her head and said, "Okay!"

The world is so simple in a child's eyes. She is very talented, but she doesn't like doing workbooks. Zhuo Fu even thought of running two laps to skip a page of the workbook. However, after telling the noble family about this suggestion, she got an even thicker workbook in return, which was placed on her desk the next day.

Zhuo Fu pondered this for a long time.

After activating his student card, Huiyi went to the office of the French government in Trésin with Fengchi. He deposited two thousand euros into the office. He didn’t know if the money would be enough for a week or two, but he figured it would be enough since he was the only one eating.

I'm not sure if I can get the money back from my card when I leave.

But it's not certain if anyone will come over for a free meal... Considering I don't have any friends in France, the probability of that happening is practically zero. Besides, Huiyi usually cooks simple home-style dishes; surely these things wouldn't be too expensive?

"Since you've treated me to breakfast... then let me cover your lunch, okay?" Having money to spend makes one feel less anxious. The student card isn't just for spending money in Tressen; in France, it can actually be used as a kind of savings card, with prize money earned from winning matches deposited directly into this card.

Moreover, you can use this card to shop at the supermarket. Huiyi suddenly felt that this was a universal card... For the racehorse girl who lived in France all her life, she could use this card from the time she entered Trésor and until her death. Even funeral expenses after her death could be deducted directly from the card.

Upon hearing this, Feng Chi paused in his steps and turned around, saying, "That won't be necessary. My mother always said that helping others is a joy, and one should not expect anything in return."

“My mother also said that we should repay kindness with gratitude, even a drop of water should be returned as a spring. We have followed our mother’s teachings without any problem! Can you leave the school now?” Huiyi held the card in his hand, turning it back and forth between his fingers. Actually, the lunch he invited back to the academy was somewhat perfunctory, and Huiyi felt that he should repay it in some special way.

Zhuo Fu couldn't understand, but her intuition told her that something good was likely to happen today! This was a child's intuition!

"Of course I can. With the Arc de Triomphe approaching, the trainers don't allow me to go to the training ground during this time. I'm bored to death anyway." Feng Chi's ears twitched. She probably talked more today than she usually does in the past week.

Just last week I was punished with three test papers for giving perfunctory answers to my mentor...

Therefore, Huiyi had Fengchi act as a human navigator to the nearest convenience store. Pushing a shopping cart, he first bought some simple and convenient kitchen utensils, then took some small portions of various seasonings, and finally bought two days' worth of ingredients, as well as some snacks for Zhuofu.

When the three of them came out, they were covered in so many things that they could be called Christmas trees. Even Zhuo Fu was holding a small rice cooker.

After all, Huiyi was only staying in a standard single room. The space was not small, but there was no kitchen, so he could only buy some kitchen utensils to make do. Anyway, these things could only be used to make home-style dishes.

However, the prices in the convenience store still gave her a serious shock to her meager values. Fortunately, she had plenty of money and didn't care about such expenses, otherwise she would have really felt the pinch for a long time.

Feng Chi followed Hui Yi to the dormitory. After putting her things away, she remembered something: "Wait... Hui Yi, are students allowed to cook for themselves in the dormitory?"

"Huh? I'm not a French horse girl... How would I know? Since we don't know, let's just assume it's okay to do it! We won't be making anything too spicy, so don't worry!" Huiyi set up the electric frying pan and rice cooker and then asked Zhuofu and Fengchi to wash the vegetables. She felt that the most appealing dishes were the most ordinary ones.

Considering that Europeans use knives, forks, and spoons, Huiyi finally decided to order the most appetizing and familiar dish—scrambled eggs with tomatoes—so that he could enjoy the meal without chopsticks!

It has to be said that the new pot was not easy for Huiyi to use, especially since it was electric. He almost burned an egg while frying it. Fortunately, his skills were always at their peak, and he managed to fry two slightly flawed plates of tomato and egg stir-fry without any major problems.

Feng Chi had never seen tomatoes prepared this way before. In her mind, tomatoes were always a side dish in stews... This was the first time she'd seen them stir-fried like this, though they looked a vibrant red and orange...

Gudu

In the instant when Huiyi wasn't paying attention, Feng Chi swallowed the winged Lingyi doctor and died! He just: IV investigated his father and spit out some saliva.

Zhuo Fu, standing on the chair next to her, kept twitching her nose. It smelled so good...it was simply too good! Unlike the steaks she had eaten before, which relied on layers of spices, this aroma, with only a little salt and sugar, was so enticing that it almost made Zhuo Fu's soul come out of her body.

Of course, this is also the flavor that Zhuo Fu will always want to imitate when she grows up...

Huiyi had just finished a bowl of simple white rice and scrambled eggs with tomatoes when she looked up and found that Fengchi and Zhuofu had already finished the whole pot of rice and vegetables. Touching her still somewhat empty stomach, she realized that she had underestimated the French horse girl's appetite.

But it's not a big problem. I'll just make myself a braised beef noodle soup for dinner tonight. I'll make sure to use the best ingredients I can find.

"I think I ate a bit too much... I'm sorry!" Feng Chi apologized, but Hui Yi didn't care at all.

"As the saying goes, a fine horse can eat its fill in a day, so a good appetite is a good thing. Why apologize? Hmm... Good luck at the Arc de Triomphe? I'll be at the Longchamp Racecourse that day, since I came to France specifically to watch the race." As Huiyi finished putting away the tableware and tidying up, Fengchi pulled Zhuofu to put the tableware in the sink to use as a dishwashing area.

It's a little awkward, but it can be cleaned.

Zhuo Fu was very full after eating. After finishing, she slumped in her chair. The two looked at her helplessly. However, Hui Yi couldn't help but laugh. Shouldn't a child take a nap after eating at this time?

Let's send Zhuo Fu back to the noble family first, since Huiyi's place isn't really suitable for sleeping.

Although she couldn't express herself clearly, Zhuo Fu had her own cell phone at such a young age, so communication wasn't a big problem. When we told Zhuo Fu that we were going to take her home, the girl was actually quite reluctant to leave.

Finally, both sides compromised and agreed to take a stroll around the college in the afternoon to digest their food and let Huiyi get acquainted with the French town of Trésin, so that they wouldn't have to bother others to show them the way for a while.

Zhuo Fu clung to Hui Yi all afternoon. Because she was always by his side, Hui Yi felt like the wind next to his legs never stopped. This made him a little curious... Doesn't his tail get tired?

Huiyi tried it himself, and after half a minute of waving, the base of his tail started to ache. Sure enough, the energy of a child is unimaginable... Huiyi felt like he was already an old man!

"Phew... It's fun taking care of kids, but these kinds of overly energetic kids can be a bit tiring. I really admire the president of the prestigious family for taking care of Zhuo Fu every day..." Huiyi said, and she also thought of Rudolf's symbol. Sure enough, a girl who can become the president of a college student council must allocate some skill points to taking care of children.

It's not about training successors; it's just that if you see a child who seems to have good talent, you have to train them. This pattern seems to be established.

Rudolf is training the Emperor of the East Sea, and then the noble family is training Zhuo Fu...!

Could it be that the student council president will be granted some special ability by the three goddesses, allowing him to find a gifted horse girl?!

Chapter 221 Feng Chi: Cold-Hearted but Cold-Hearted

They wandered around until evening, and finally the three parted ways downstairs in the teaching building. Feng Chi was responsible for returning Zhuo Fu to the Wang family. Hui Yi, who had been wandering around all day without having a proper meal, really didn't have the energy to climb the teaching building any further.

After saying goodbye, Huiyi returned to her single dormitory. As she unlocked the door, she was still thinking about what to cook tonight to reward her hardworking handwriting. But just as she filled the rice cooker with the rinsed rice and connected the socket, and was about to chop the vegetables, the entire dormitory was suddenly plunged into darkness.

Clearly, rice cookers are considered high-powered appliances in Trésin, France...

"...Sigh, after a long day of hard work, I'm not even allowed to treat myself... But is it just my dorm that experienced a power outage, or is the entire dorm building experiencing one...?" Huiyi sat at the dining table, somewhat lost in thought, using his phone's flashlight for illumination.

She was probably not very familiar with the routine maintenance department in Tréssen, France. As for finding Feng Chi... she hadn't thought to keep Feng Chi's contact information when she left. Was she supposed to just conjure it up now...?

Finally, having exhausted all other options, they could only turn to Naze Eito for help.

The call was answered within seconds. Before Naise Eito, who was enjoying a freshly brewed coffee, could even ask what was wrong, Huiyi cut to the chase: "Uncle Naise, my dorm is without power. Do you know how to contact the maintenance department in Tressen, France?"

"Power outage?" Naze Eito raised an eyebrow slightly. He hadn't heard of Arima Musume's dorm losing power in a long time... If this were in Japan, he might suspect that Huiyi had stolen Tresson's electricity and resold it, but this was France!

"Ah... I wanted to cook some rice in the rice cooker and induction cooker to treat myself after working so hard, but the power went out as soon as I put the rice on to cook."

Naze Eito paused, holding his coffee, and let out a barely perceptible sigh: "You really... dare to use such things. A rice cooker is one thing... but to plug in an induction cooker too. It would be strange if your power wasn't cut off. Here's the phone number for the routine maintenance department, contact them... huh?" Suddenly, the beeping sound of the phone being hung up came from behind. Eito stared at his phone, which had snapped back to its lock screen, momentarily stunned.

Why did this girl hang up the phone at the most crucial moment?

In response, Naze Eito had no choice but to call the person who had just left, Jiri, again. Perhaps her apprentice had only recently parted ways with Huiyi? After all, it seemed that they had spent the entire day with Zhuofu, strolling around Tresson.

On the other hand, Huiyi's situation was... his phone was completely out of battery, and the entire living room became pitch black. He slammed his phone, which was now like a brick, onto the table, covered his face with his hands, leaned back in his chair, and took a deep breath.

I've never experienced anything so absurd since coming to Europe. The power went out while I was cooking, and when I asked for help, my tools turned into bricks. Is all the bad luck of the last ten years just happening today?

“I haven’t even finished talking to Naze Eito yet… I wonder if he’ll come here directly… But I think I should be more curious about where he is now? Has he left Paris?” Huiyi wasn’t surprised by Naze Eito’s amazing teleportation ability, since his main reason for being in Europe wasn’t to take care of himself, but to search for information about Pegasus.

More than ten minutes later, Huiyi, who was about to fall asleep in her chair, suddenly heard a soft knock on the door. Startled, she opened her tired eyes, her two violet pupils filled with longing for sleep.

"coming…"

Turning the handle and opening the door, Huiyi was immediately blinded by the flashlight, but at the same time, she smelled the aroma of bread.

"It's partly my fault for what happened today; I forgot to exchange contact information when we left." Feng Chi stood in front, holding a flashlight, while behind him were two female horse riders wearing orange helmets. Although they looked young, they gave Hui Yi a sense of having been through many hardships.

"Please, both of you, the electrical circuit in this dormitory needs to be changed to be able to handle high-power appliances." After Feng Chi finished instructing the horse girl behind him, he entered the dormitory from Hui Yi's side and placed the large plastic bag in his hand on the table.

The two female engineers tapped their hat brims and replied with smiles, "Don't worry, Feng Chi. We were in charge of laying the Treson line back then, so modifying the circuit of a small dormitory is a piece of cake for us. You can go ahead and..." Their eyes subtly darted back and forth between Feng Chi and the white-haired Huiyi, and the last words were all hidden in their smiles.

Feng Chi rolled his eyes at this, a rare look of disdain on his face: "Senior, don't make wild guesses. I'm just taking care of her for a few days on Master's orders. Once she's familiar with the situation, she won't need me anymore."

Feng Chi finds one of the most troublesome things about female horse lovers of the same age: they love to gossip and overthink things. Often, even very ordinary interactions will be imagined by some extreme CP leaders as some earth-shattering sweetness, and then they will cover their noses with tissues to stop the nosebleed, fall to the ground, and be sent to the infirmary or something.

Feng Chi remained silent and didn't understand, only finding them extremely noisy. In fact, Feng Chi himself had used that time to study half a textbook.

The two female engineers rushed into the room and went straight to the hidden electrical distribution box. They threw their tool bags on the ground with a loud bang. As expected of female engineers, they were incredibly strong. Even a human would probably not be able to lift such a thing, let alone run away from it.

"You turned off the power because you were going to cook dinner tonight, right? Don't cook today. I bought you some bread and jam, have that." Feng Chi propped the flashlight up on the table as a temporary light source and opened the plastic bag, pushing it in front of Hui Yi.

Huiyi was about to thank him when she realized that the other person was already leaning back in the chair, looking down at his phone, and there was a light shining from his ears. He probably had Bluetooth earphones in and couldn't hear anything. So Huiyi took the bread, tore it into a few small pieces, and put them in his mouth to fill his stomach.

Unscrew the jam jar in the plastic bag. There were no tools on hand to spread the jam, but Huiyi was too lazy to get them, so she simply dipped the baguette into the jar and swallowed it in a few bites.

Is she that hungry...? She didn't even eat half a meal at noon? Why didn't she ask for more this morning? Feng Chi's gaze was half on Hui Yi, who was wolfing down her food. Before she came, she had bought five or six freshly baked, soft baguettes. Each baguette was 60 or 70 centimeters long and 6 centimeters wide. For an average horse girl, that amount of food would definitely be enough, but Hui Yi still looked a little unsatisfied after finishing the baguette and jam...

Then Feng Chi mentally labeled Hui Yi as a big eater. Such an appetite is very rare in Europe. Maybe it's because the eating habits in the two places are different...?

"Thank you for the treat... I'm alive again. Whew..." Huiyi felt she still owed Feng Chi a huge debt of gratitude. If it weren't for these baguettes, she might have starved to death tonight. Then, during the day, she would be too weak to move and would have to rely solely on willpower to drag herself out to find food... Just thinking about it made her feel exhausted!

Feng Chi took off one earphone and asked, "But I feel like you haven't eaten enough?"

"...Well, that's true, I'm not quite full...but getting through tonight shouldn't be a problem at all. I'll find something to eat tomorrow morning. Thank you so much for today...Feng Chi." Hui Yi clasped his hands together, realizing he had been troubling people, even though he was actually quite shy...

Feng Chi closed her eyes and tapped her temples with her knuckles. Why were most of the female horse riders so stubborn and willing to suffer for it? They had to be taught such a simple principle as eating when they were hungry... This gave her a headache, so she got up, grabbed Hui Yi's wrist, and dragged her out of the dormitory in a rather ungentle manner.

Before Huiyi could react to what was happening, Fengchi practically dragged her close to the ground and flew her to the cafeteria: "If you're hungry, just eat. You know where the cafeteria is, and I mentioned this afternoon that it's open 24 hours, right? Although there are fewer windows at night, it's still more than enough to fill you up! Now, tell me the truth, how full are you?"

"Two...two portions should be about right?" Rubbing her stomach and guessing her appetite was a novel experience for Huiyi. Of course, she wasn't sure if her estimate was correct, since bread was a relatively fast-digesting food in her stomach.

Feng Chi stood in front of the order window and ordered a regular late-night snack for two people, enough for Hui Yi to eat about 60-70% of it... Then she turned to Hui Yi and said, "I've ordered your food. Come and pay for it yourself. Remember to take your utensils to the recycling bin when you're done. I'm going back to sleep."

"Huh? Oh..." Huiyi slapped the card on, paid, and then carried the plate to one of the few tables that was lit. When she looked back, Feng Chi was nowhere to be seen.

"Feng Chi's personality is really...unique, Sigma's mother...? But he's very easy to deal with." Hui Yi thought to herself while chewing on a chicken nugget. He was thorough and efficient in everything he did, without any unnecessary complications. She had a pretty good impression of Feng Chi.

After quickly finishing her late-night snack, Huiyi ordered a coffee at the window. Feeling full, she didn't feel like sleeping anymore. Late-night emo is just a product of being bored and not tired enough to sleep. Just look at how people who work overtime for hours come home, take a shower, and then lie in bed to sleep.

However, even if Huiyi stays up late, he still has things to do, such as making a video call to Da Zhen in Japan at this time. The couple can catch up after not seeing each other for a few days.

Back in the dormitory, the two engineering department staff were very efficient. They had already adjusted the wiring and cleaned up before leaving. Huiyi turned on the light but didn't plan to take a shower today. After all, he hadn't bought any clean clothes yet, so he would deal with it tomorrow. He kicked off his shoes, lay down on the bed, pulled up the covers, and then called Da Zhenhan on his phone.

It's only just dawn in Japan. Da Zhen was ordered by Naze Fumino to train for only two hours a day. The rest of the time she could only stay in the dormitory and stare blankly at the empty foot of the bed. The time difference between the two places also made her hesitant to make phone calls during what she thought was a free time... What if she disturbed Huiyi's rest?

So, the shock of seeing the caller ID when I first opened my eyes in the early morning instantly jolted me awake. I then threw off the covers, sat up straight, and answered the phone.

"Pfft... Your hair is so frizzy~ Did you just wake up?" Huiyi laughed when she saw her hair, which was so shocking it could fill a bird's nest. It was all sticking up like a feather.

"Cough, I've been resting and have nothing to do lately, so I can only sleep in... I usually don't wake up until after 10 a.m. Huiyi, when are you coming back... I'm so bored living alone in the dorm...!" Da Zhenhan didn't hide anything and started running his fingers through his hair.

Perhaps she didn't even realize that she had lost her earrings while sleeping?

Looking at the pale yellow light on the other end, Da Zhenhan calculated that it must be early morning for Huiyi. Although he understood that Huiyi calling him at this time meant she couldn't sleep, as her sleep schedule was already irregular, Da Zhenhan was still a little worried.

Da Zhen, holding the phone camera, saw not only himself but also the view outside the window: "Huiyi, you should get some rest. I don't know when you usually rest when I'm not around... but staying up late all the time is really bad for your health!"

Huiyi was lying on the bed with his feet supporting him under the covers, swaying back and forth and squeezing out air through the gaps in the covers, making the phone microphone whistle loudly.

"I went to bed early, but I'm still not used to being in England. And I spent time with a kid today, which almost made me turn red in the face." Huiyi rambled on and on about her experiences over the past few days to Da Zhenhang. After being so quiet for so long, she was finally able to find someone to listen to, and Huiyi seemed very excited.

Da Zhenhan sat on the edge of the bed listening attentively, occasionally interjecting a few words. Da Zhenhan was initially happy to hear Huiyi talk about these things. After more than an hour, when they talked about England, she thought the little girl Zhuo Fu was kind of cute. But when Huiyi mentioned Feng Chi, Da Zhenhan's ears twitched.