"So where did you—Stay Gold?"
"Eh? Where did she and her boat go?"
The quartet had only taken their eyes off Stay Gold for a moment, and she was already gone. They knew she had a thing for adventure, but not a talent for sudden disappearance like Batman.
"Sigh… I now understand what you mean by deadbeat dad vibe, trainer."
"...yeah."
The young man was eager to find that divorced dad, but he didn't want to look suspicious about it. He decided to do it later alone when they met again. He doubts the rest of the umamusumes can actually contribute something to the conversation when it comes to this.
"Rudolph, you should put a tracker on her. She seems to be quite troublesome."
"Indeed, she is, but that's not a basis for invading someone's privacy, dear."
"Not for you, but it is for me. Sigh… Do you girls want to continue walking or go back?"
"Well… We just barely started our walk, so I vote for continuing!!"
"Teio's suggestion isn't bad. It's a nice night after all."
"Alright, but I don't want to hear complaints from you tomorrow."
"Okay~~"
The young man held onto the chessboard before continuing the night walk with the rest of the umamusumes. As much as he wants to figure out the origin of the chessboard, it was nothing more than a remnant of his past lives. He knows that there is no way for him to return.
"My~~ My~~ Such a lovely family~~"
While the group was having a good time walking, they met with an old couple who were also enjoying a night walk.
"Greetings~"
"Ohohoho~~ Your life must be fun for having a wife and daughters that like to cosplay, lad."
"Cosplay?"
Something ain't right. I can feel it.
"What anime is that costume from? This old man couldn't catch up with the current trend. Maybe it's something that my grandchildren have told me about."
"We… We don't get it."
"Ahahaha!! Yeah!! It is nice having a wife and daughters I can play dress-up with. You can never know what you'll come home to. It makes every day a blast."
The young man quickly put his palms over Teio and McQueen's mouths while signaling Rudolph to shut the fuck up. The umamusumes were confused as to what was going on, but decided to trust the young man anyway. It's rare to see him not being an absolute doofus.
"Ahahaha!! I'm glad you're having fun with your life, lad. It's rare to see it in how the world is today. Sorry for leaving it as a mess for you to sort."
"Don't worry. I bet my generation will also leave some mess for the future generations."
"Ahahaha… Thanks… See you later, lad and laddies."
"See you~~"
The young man waited for the old couple to walk far away before he unlocked his phone and searched for that one forbidden topic for a reincarnator to explore in the world of umamusume. He searched for the world 'horse' on Google.
No way…
"What's wrong, trainer?"
"I'm going to impregnate that deadbeat dad with fifteen children."
"That's nothing new for you. What's with that earlier?"
"I was confused as to how the Great Emperor wasn't recognized, considering who she is."
"Yeah! You're right!! Prez should be known by everyone across Japan!! How can that old couple not recognize her?"
"Thanks for the assist, Teio. I understand Teio and McQueen not getting recognized since both of you are relatively newcomers, but Rudolph is impossible. Moreover, even if they're the one in a billion that doesn't recognize Rudolph, why would they suggest cosplay?"
"That's… right… We're just umamusumes strolling on the beach with casual wear. Why would they think it's a cosplay?"
"And what do you come up, dear?"
"My first instinct was to search umamusume on Google since they consider it a cosplay and look at what comes up."
The young man showed them the screen of his phone. They were expecting to see a picture of themselves, but what they saw was something else. They did see themselves, but they are on a game poster by the name of 'Umamusume: Pretty Derby'.
"Wait! They already made a game out of me?!? Oh, my Goddesses!! I truly am amazing!!"
"That's me beside Rice Shower and behind Suzuka… I don't remember permitting them to use my likeness!!"
"Oh, yeah!! I don't remember getting into a video game contract with anyone!! Hey!! I want to sue them!! And where is Prez!! And why is Special Week in the middle!?!? She hasn't even debuted yet!!"
"That's true… How can they make a racewear for someone who hasn't even debuted? Shouldn't they wait for her to debut in a G-one race first? What happens if her racewear is different than the one in the game?"
"That's correct, and since Rudolph isn't there, I tried to Google her by herself and look what came up."
The young man opened up the tab he used to search for Symboli Rudolph's name.
"That's me… But what is that animal beside me with the same name? I never knew that kind of animal existed before."
"Also, what is that image of you holding your hands beside your ears, Prez?"
"I don't know…"
"I have my theory about what's going on, and this might sound crazy, but we have been transported into another world."
"What?"