I Just Wanted a Quiet Life... So Why Am I an Uma Musume Trainer?! Chapter 249 - 248: Shrine Visit

Air Groove Side

After breakfast, we're heading to Chiba Shrine for our first visit of the year. Usually, we'd go to a shrine near Tracen Academy, but since we're staying at Yahagi's house, we're visiting a local Chiba shrine.

CB: "Hehe~ Yahagi, how's this? I showered, so I sll like you now♪"

Yahagi: "Didn't expect you to actually do it… Your energy never ceases to amaze."

Air Groove: "Hmph. Then I'll use the house toiletries for tonight's bath."

Yahagi: "You don't have to."

Air Groove: "'When in Ro, do as the Romans do,' right? That's all."

Fuji: "Hehe, true. Gotta follow the house rules."

Yahagi: "There's no rule saying you have to use our shampoo or conditioner."

Chiba Shrine

Fuji: "What a grand shrine. So much charm."

CB: "Yeah, bigger than the one near Tracen Academy."

Yahagi: "It's one of Chiba's larger shrines, so it gets a lot of visitors. Wanna pray first or try omikuji?"

Fuji: "Let's start with omikuji. First luck test of the year!"

Air Groove: "Sounds good. Omikuji, then prayers."

We head to the omikuji stand. I can't help but wonder if Fukukitaru's around at a place like this.

"Shake the omikuji stick."

CB: "I don't do this often~ Wonder what I'll get?"

Air Groove: "As long as it's not great misfortune…"

Fuji: "Nobody wants that."

Yahagi: "Even bad luck's a downer."

No great misfortune or bad luck, thankfully. The best was "good luck," but no bad ons is a win.

We line up to pray, waiting our turn. Being approached by others is unavoidable—last year's Triple Crown Uma Musu is here, after all. It's odd to say myself, but I did win the Triple Tiara.

Our turn arrives. Five-yen coins for indivisible luck, as they say.

Clink clank!

May this year be free of misfortune and full of good.

CB: (May I achieve great race results and get closer to Yahagi♪)

Yahagi: (May our team beco even stronger.)

Fuji: (May I race well this year too. And…) glance

Yahagi: "…Hm?"

Fuji: "! (N-No, it's nothing!)"

Yahagi: "?"

After Prayers

Air Groove: "That was a good visit."

CB: "Yup♪ Good omikuji and proper prayers."

Fuji: "Gotta make our wishes co true."

CB: "Hey, it's almost noon. Wanna grab tea sowhere?"

Yahagi: "Girls' outing? I'll—'You're joining, Yahagi.' Wait, I—'Yahagi-san, you'll co, right?' …Fine—'Yahagi, we don't care about trivial stuff.' Alright, I'm in."

Café

Yahagi: "Two coffees, one tea, one cocoa. Two shortcakes, one Mont Blanc, one tiramisu."

"Got it."

Air Groove: "Nice find, this café."

Yahagi: "Yeah."

Fuji: "Great selection too. Lucky we found it. Yahagi-san, did you know this place?"

Yahagi: "Nope. I rarely went to cafés."

CB: "But a couple years ago, your glasses pics went viral, right?"

Yahagi: "Forget that. No clue why those blew up."

Fuji: "They were cool, though. I get why they trended."

Air Groove: "Then let's see it now. Yahagi, got your glasses?"

Yahagi: "You think I brought them?"

CB: "No worries if you didn't! You're plenty cool without them!"

Yahagi: "Don't yell in here—it echoes. You'll bother the staff and custors."

CB: "Ehehe~"

…CB-senpai's right. Yahagi's plenty… rugged without glasses/// They're just a tool, after all.

Fuji: "So, what now? I've got glasses here, just saying."

CB: "Put 'em on♪"

Air Groove: "It's been a while. Show us the glasses look."

Yahagi: "So I'm wearing them anyway…"

Shrine visit and café vibes.

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