"Uumm… That's it for today's training. Y-You girls are dismissed."
"...sure."
Never has the young man quiver in his shoes more than now. The atmosphere of his team is in the ditch–No! It's in the Mariana Trench. All their ears are folded back, their legs are angrily scratching the ground, and their tails are whipping the air. Not even her assistant is happy with him right now. He is truly alone.
"See you g-girls."
The young man makes a quick escape. He ran toward the trainer's dormitory as if his life was on the line.
"He is such a fucking dick."
"Yeah… He'll most likely get dumped soon enough. You girls don't need to worry."
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The mad scientist found herself walking down the familiar hallway of the extracurricular building on her way to her laboratory. She forgot how she reached this point in time, as anything before seemed to blur out of existence. The last thing she remembered was her boss introducing his girlfriend.
Darkyon, you bastard. Stop hijacking my body. We have a deal, asshole.
I didn't do anything.
Fucking liar.
The scientist slid the door of her laboratory open, and then instinctively brewed herself a hot dajerling tea. She then opened the dangerous 100% vial and poured the entire contents into the tea.
"Wait! What are you doing?!"
Manhattan Cafe quickly notices that something is different with Tachyon's tea and quickly stops her from drinking it. The reminder of the disaster is still on Cafe's ankle, so like hell will she let another disaster happen in her presence.
"Ah… Cafe… Thank you for stopping Darkyon."
Cafe, I'm over here. Whatever she is doing, it's on her own accord.
"What did you whisper in her ears, devil? There's no way someone as selfish as Tachyon would give over her body so willingly. She is the one who takes others' bodies instead of being taken over."
Can we switch names? Clearly, she is the dark side of this body instead of me.
"Gulp!"
"AH!! What are you doing?!?!"
Cafe quickly backed away when Tachyon drank the entire contents of her cup in a single gulp. Cafe brings out her friend and has her prepare to battle Darkyon.
"You can relax, Cafe. I have no intention of causing another disaster for you."
"You're still a version of Tachyon. Lying is what you do best."
"I swear to the three Goddesses, this woman is a mistake of this world. If I explain to you about the situation, will you tell your friend to stop air boxing?"
"Depends on your lies."
"Sigh… Okay… Trainer Igo got a girlfriend…"
"Liar!"
"No. I'm being real. He had just introduced his new girlfriend to everyone, and they didn't take it very well."
"Then why do you? Aren't you heavily in love with him?"
"I want to be his wife, not girlfriend. As long as there's no ring, he's free for the taking. That's my motto."
"Yeah… That does sound like something Tachyon would say. Returning to trainer Igo, who is this girlfriend of his? A fellow trainer?"
"Doesn't sound like it. Most likely someone he met outside of Tracen. You don't need to worry, Cafe. The girl seemed attracted to his looks. She wouldn't last long with his personality. We can both return to fighting for his attention after this."
"I'm not in love with him. He's just my coffee friend."
"Yeah, that's what Tachyon is saying inside of me right now."
"My friend."
"WAIT!!"
*BAAAM*
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"I DON'T WANNA!! DON'T WANNA!! I DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT THIS!!"
At the same time, in the StuCo office, a certain amber-brown-haired umamusume is crying to her idol. She was flailing her legs and arms on the sofa like a child throwing a tantrum.
"WHY DID HE CHOOSE HER INSTEAD OF ME?!!??! I DON'T WANNA ACCEPT THIS!!"
"Ca–Calm down, Teio. I don't understand what you're saying. Why are you crying like this?"
"Sigh… This is what you get for spoiling her rotten, Emperor."
"If you have nothing else to help the situation, then please shut up, Brian. We both know how soft Rudolph actually is."
"Can you both not berate me while this is happening? You can continue afterward. Please help me deal with Teio right now."
"Sigh… Explain yourself, Teio. Stop being a brat."
"That's rude!! Trainer Igo got a girlfriend, you know?!? How could I not be mad!?! I'm literally right here!!!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...explain."
"What explanation do you need, Air Groove?! He got a girlfriend!! A girlfriend!! I DON'T WANT IT!!! I DON'T WANT HER!!!"
"...who? A trainer from Tracen?"
"No. She's just a random woman he found on the street. Just because I'm younger than him doesn't mean he can just stomp all over my feelings!! I don't care if they love each other, he is mine!!"
"I'm checking the CCTV footage, Rudolph."
"Wait! Air Groove! Let's think this one through first."
"Don't stop me."
"Eeek!!"
During her active years, Rudolph had been stared at by her competitors with all sorts of emotions–anger, hatred, distrust, awe, aspiration, but none had struck fear into her heart more than the stare Air Groove just did. All her muscles cramped, and her body refused to go against the Empress's will.
*Creak* *Bam*
"Sigh… Unlike you, Emperor. The Empress doesn't enjoy seeing her beloved in another woman's arms. If he's not in her arms, then she would rather have him die."
"But I don't derive pleasure from–"
"Tch! You're useless to deal with this. I'll deal with this myself then."
"Ah… But… I'm… Uuuh…"