I Just Wanted a Quiet Life... So Why Am I an Uma Musume Trainer?! Chapter 250 - 249: Nicknames

Yahagi Side

Yahagi: "Do I still have to wear these?"

Air Groove: "Yes. It's been a while, so just for today."

Yahagi: "Fuji, why'd you have glasses? Not a spare, right?"

Fuji: "Nope, not that. Hehe♪ Guess why?"

Yahagi: "No clue."

I'll drop it… But man, the stares are piling up. Probably these glasses, plus the three of them.

Yahagi: "Can we wrap up tea and head ho? I don't want these stares outside the racetrack. Carrying Fuji to the waiting room is enough."

Fuji: "I-I'm not thrilled about those stares either! It's embarrassing! ///"

Yahagi: "Couldn't leave my Uma Musu stranded, barely able to move. Trainer's gotta step up."

Fuji: "…True, it helped finish the Derby and Kikuka-sho smoothly. Thanks… for carrying ///"

Yahagi: "No big deal now. Don't sweat it."

CB: "Hey, can you two not make it a private mont? There's four of us here, so don't forget and Air Groove."

Air Groove: "Didn't expect to see a non-couple flirting in front of . Save that for when you're actually dating."

Fuji: "I-It's not like that! And… I'm not planning to date!"

Yahagi: "Why's it going there…?"

Dating? No way I'd get involved with a student. I've heard of young trainers marrying years later, but ? No chance. Introduce a shady-eyed guy like to parents? They'd object instantly. This is depressing—let's stop.

Air Groove: "Still, Yahagi, I didn't expect you to carry her at the Derby and Kikuka-sho. You never did that for ."

Yahagi: "Your only off-suit race was the Arima Kinen, and we trained for stamina, so I knew you could handle it. You walked fine after, right?"

Air Groove: "…True. I'd need a 3000m race for that chance. Hmph, unlikely."

CB: "Then I've got no shot!"

Yahagi: "Run a sprint at top speed, maybe. Off-suit at max pace might do it."

CB: "…Yahagi! My debut's a sprint—'It's set at 2000m.' Ugh!" pout

Fuji: "Haha… too bad?"

CB: "Fuji's so lucky~"

Lucky? It was unavoidable. She could barely walk.

Air Groove: "For now, Fuji's the only one with the privilege of being carried."

Fuji: "But others might get it! Like, Bakushin O's a sprinter, and Maurice has mile aptitude, so maybe!"

CB: "Hmm… Maurice, maybe, but Bakushin O? Nah. She'd probably yell 'Bakushin!' and sprint to the waiting room or do so weird dance in the circle."

Air Groove: "…Can't deny that. And Maurice's personality—she'd probably go to Yahagi for pets."

CB: "Right~ Mo-chan's so cute, you just wanna pamper her. Hard to do, though."

Mo… Mo-chan?

Fuji: "Yahagi-san seems to pet Maurice and Rice after races. Bakushin O's unlikely, but what about Altan?"

Air Groove: "…She's a wildcard. Scary."

CB: "True. She's close to Yahagi, practically his sister. How about we all get head pats after races?"

Fuji: "Yes! And we want rewards!♪"

Yahagi: "Why's this about post-race head pats? I'd do it for motivation, but not for your whims."

Air Groove: "Yahagi, make it a rule: only for wins. Doing it regardless cheapens it."

Yahagi: "I'm not doing it! Heads shoved at after a race? No way. Don't you start either."

But that Mo-chan nickna's stuck in my head.

Yahagi: "What's with Maurice's nickna? Mo-chan? First I've heard."

CB: "What, it's cute! 'Maurice' felt stiff, so I thought 'chan' wasn't enough. Shortened it and added chan♪"

Yahagi: "Your call, huh…"

Note: I sotis call Rice 'Rai-chan.'

Fuji: "Yahagi-san, don't just start using it like CB-senpai."

Yahagi: "I won't. I just wanna confirm if Maurice is okay with it."

Maurice = Mo-chan Rice = Rai-chan

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