"So... Vega, where exactly is the seat you booked?"
After searching the area fruitlessly, Bless the Moment looked up and called out to the dark-maned Uma Musume standing not far away.
"...I don't know."
The Uma Musume with the single ponytail, standing beside a seat marked 'Number 26', shook her head. "This is seat number twenty-six... but it's a single seat, and it's not the 'Fluffy' seat I reserved."
"Should we go ask the staff?"
Bless the Moment pointed towards some uniformed staff members wandering nearby. "They should know where it is."
"Mmm... okay."
Admire Vega nodded in agreement with the white-maned Uma Musume's suggestion.
"Hello, excuse me."
Stopping one of the staff members, Bless the Moment reached over and took the punched ticket from Admire Vega's hand, offering it to the staffer. "Could you tell us where this double seat is located?"
"Alright, let me see..."
The staff member took the ticket and looked at it, their expression turning rather peculiar.
They stared at the ticket, then looked up at Bless the Moment and Admire Vega standing before them, repeating this action several times.
"What's wrong?"
Bless the Moment asked, puzzled by the staffer's behavior.
"Excuse me, let me have a word with this young lady alone."
The staff member addressed Admire Vega, then promptly pulled the white-maned Uma Musume aside without further explanation.
"Miss, do you need help?"
"?"
Bless the Moment, already confused by the staffer's earlier strange actions, became even more bewildered upon hearing this.
Help?
What help could I possibly need right now, other than finding our booked seat?
"You just need to tell me where this seat is," Bless the Moment stated.
"Are you sure you don't need any help?"
The middle-aged woman looked somewhat concerned and pressed further, "If you're being threatened, you can blink."
—Just what are you thinking?
Bless the Moment wondered.
...While she thought blinking now might lead to some amusing drama, she decided against it.
The white-maned Uma Musume shook her head again.
"I see... My mistake then."
The staff member's face showed a hint of regret, as if somewhat dissatisfied with Bless the Moment's response.
What were you hoping for?
Bless the Moment complained internally.
"This is your reserved spot. Please enjoy yourselves."
The staff member, who had led them to the second floor, pointed to a sofa not far away and addressed the two Uma Musume.
After the staff member left, Admire Vega and Bless the Moment stared at the sofa in silence.
It was indeed a sofa wide enough for two people to sit on, but...
Why were there three heart-shaped pillows on it?
...I see.
Understanding dawned on Bless the Moment. She glanced at the dark-maned Uma Musume beside her and saw her face was already flushed bright red.
"When you booked the ticket, you just saw the word 'Fluffy' and didn't notice it was a couples' seat, right?"
"..."
Admire Vega didn't reply. Instead, she turned her head away, unable to meet Bless the Moment's gaze.
"You're still exactly the same as always, Vega."
Blessing Moment said this while glancing around.
On the occupied couples' seats nearby, some people were already getting intimate, taking advantage of the last few moments before the show began.
"Vega, you sit here. I'll go find a spot to stand and watch," Bless the Moment said, turning to leave.
"Wait..."
Seeing Bless the Moment about to leave, Admire Vega quickly reached out and grabbed the hem of her shirt, her voice unconsciously softening. "If it's with you, Trainer... I... I don't mind."
"..."
Bless the Moment stopped and turned her head, meeting the single-ponytailed Uma Musume's eyes.
...Don't be nervous, don't be shy, Admire Vega.
Unable to maintain eye contact, Admire Vega repeated this phrase incessantly in her heart.
Haven't you wanted to do this for a long time? Even if the reserved seat turned out to be a double seat, it's still a lucky accident.
In that case, why not go with the flow and just go for it!
Although the surrounding environment was somewhat noisy, Admire Vega could clearly feel her own heartbeat gradually accelerating.
What... what is the Trainer thinking?
"Vega, do you want to be a 'lolicon' too?"
After a brief silence, Admire Vega saw the white-maned Uma Musume's lips curl upwards as she uttered something completely unexpected.
Trainer, did you really have to ruin the mood by saying something like that now?!
The feelings of anticipation and flutter vanished instantly. Admire Vega looked at Bless the Moment, her eyes full of profound resentment.
—I should have just stuffed a sock in your mouth, Trainer!
"If the people around here saw you holding a minor, a fourteen-year-old white-haired Uma Musume, on a couples' sofa with heart-shaped pillows, what do you think they'd assume?"
"They'd just think an older sister brought her little sister out to stargaze."
Feeling that the perfectly good atmosphere had been utterly destroyed by Bless the Moment's one comment, Admire Vega sighed. She walked over and sat down on the couples' seat first. "...Trainer, do you really plan to find a place to stand and watch?"
"You really want me to sit here?" Bless the Moment looked surprised. "You're really okay with it?"
"I don't mind."
Admire Vega shook her head and patted the empty space beside her. "This sofa is very comfortable. Aren't you going to join me, Trainer?"
"Very comfortable?"
Seeing Admire Vega hugging the heart-shaped pillow, Bless the Moment felt a stir of temptation.
Admire Vega had her own particular obsession with all things fluffy.
Back when she had accompanied her to a bedding specialty store, Vega could spend the entire afternoon feeling the pillows and quilts, utterly enamored with any bedding that met her standards.
If Vega said 'this sofa is very comfortable'... then sitting on it must feel absolutely amazing.
"I'm coming—!"
Making up her mind quickly, the white-maned Uma Musume bounded over in a few steps and plopped down onto the empty spot next to Admire Vega, accepting a pillow that Vega handed to her.
"Ahhh... comfortable..."
Bless the Moment sank into the sofa and closed her eyes contentedly.
"See?"
Watching the white-maned Uma Musume beside her relax into a comfortable expression, Admire Vega spoke with a smile, pulling out another pillow from behind her to hug.
Mmm... eight out of ten.
After running her hands over the pillow's surface, Admire Vega gave the sofa and pillows a satisfactory rating for texture.
If we were watching a horror movie right now... would I have a chance to hold the Uma Musume version of the Trainer in my arms?
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