"Ugh… So boring…" I sprawled on the sofa, not knowing what to do.
Don't misunderstand, this is Air Groove.
"Did you come to my place this early just to complain to me? = =" Ling placed the freshly made breakfast on the coffee table and stood with her hands on her hips, looking at Air Groove, who had become like a dried fish.
"Oh~ Breakfast~ Thanks~" Air Groove reached directly for the rice spoon, but Ling slapped her hand away with a 'pa'.
"Go wash your hands first = ="
"Yes, yes, yes~" She lazily stood up and swayed towards the bathroom.
As for why Air Groove was in this state… it's a long story short.
Well, very short, she won't be able to do experiments for a while.
There was no special reason, it was simply because she ran out of funds.
But obviously, after being unable to experiment, Air Groove completely turned into a dried fish.
As for coming to Ling's place early in the morning… she came to freeload on food.
In the past, she would always be in the laboratory, and Chaza would always bring her a portion when she went to the laboratory every day, but today… she was too lazy to queue at the cafeteria, so she simply came here to freeload.
"What about Chaza?" Ling was currently just eating the sandwich she had just made.
Air Groove's eating habits were very casual, but also strangely fit her persona as a mad scientist.
"I told her, she said she'd eat by herself."
"Then you just came to my place to freeload = =?" It's too scummy to leave her at school to eat alone when she used to bring you food, and now you don't need it.
"Well, don't mind these details."
Ding dong~
"= ="
"Don't look at me, I didn't tell her I was coming." Air Groove waved her hand as Ling's gaze turned towards her.
Ling was too lazy to care if this person was telling the truth or not, so she walked over and opened the door.
"Eh? Is there something early in the morning…!?"
Then a pair of hands suddenly reached in, put a sack over her, and then carried her out.
"!?" Air Groove was also stunned by this unexpected situation, dropping her spoon.
Wait, should I be chasing after them!?
Air Groove suddenly stood up, but her gaze fell on the unfinished breakfast.
However, seeing that Ling didn't struggle just now, there shouldn't be any problem.
Then she sat back down and ate with a clear conscience.
As for Ling, although she was a bit confused at the moment, she was indeed conscious.
"So what are you doing?"
But it seems there was no intention of answering her… If a sack like this didn't restrict an Uma Musume's movements beforehand, it could be torn in minutes, and the other party had directly escaped, which Ling could have done at any time if she wanted to.
However, after thinking about it, curiosity took over, so she obediently allowed herself to be carried away.
She was also very curious about what this guy wanted to play.
"Yo, you're back, you invited… Shiba!? Oguri, what are you doing!?" A familiar voice of a certain shorty.
"Hey! You said it again!" Tamamo Cross bared her fangs, but Ling couldn't see it because she was in a sack.
Ling was placed on a chair, and then the sack was pulled open, revealing the familiar two gray-haired Uma Musume.
It was naturally Oguri Cap who tied her up, but where did she learn this trick?
"Hmm… but Xiao Tamamo, you said you absolutely had to bring her?"
"But I didn't tell you to use this method!?" Tamamo Cross jumped up and hit Oguri Cap on the head.
It could only be said to be very characteristic of their interaction style.
"So… what exactly happened = =." It felt like things were happening non-stop this morning… "Cough… well, Rei Zai, did this idiot Oguri cause you any trouble?" Tamamo coughed awkwardly.
"I'm not an idiot!" Oguri Cap retorted, covering her recently hit head.
But Tamamo ignored Oguri Cap's rebuttal and continued to explain.
"It's like this, something came up at my Hometown farm, and I have to go back for a while, but I can't leave this idiot alone, so I wanted to ask if you have the time." Tamamo Cross was uncharacteristically frank for once.
"Huh? Why don't you just take her with you? It's fine for an assistant to take leave anyway."
"…I'm afraid she'll eat our ranch out of business." Tamamo Cross covered her face.
Although her efforts had brought the Hometown ranch back to normal operation, taking Oguri Cap there really could create a financial black hole.
"…" Ling's gaze turned to the stay-faced Oguri Cap next to her, then moved down to her stomach.
Grumble grumble grumble
Ah, is she already hungry… But since she was asked, and other people Tamamo could ask might not be able to feed Oguri Cap… "Alright, when are you leaving? Oguri Cap, just come and live at my place."
"We're leaving soon, it's great that you can agree." Tamamo Cross also sighed.
At least, as far as she knew, there was probably no one who could ensure this little dummy wouldn't go hungry, other than buying a bunch of buffet coupons in advance under her own name and leaving them all for Oguri Cap.
Hmm? Why was it under her name?
Oguri Cap could no longer buy tickets to any buffet restaurant in this generation under her own name.
And recently, there was a subtle trend that even her name was being banned. No big deal, it wasn't the first or second time she had bought meal coupons for Oguri Cap under her own name, and she could just switch to someone else's name later.
In short, it was great that Ling could agree to foster Oguri Cap for a while.
"Xiao Tamamo… Am I a pet you ask a neighbor to look after when you go on a long trip?" Oguri Cap suddenly realized something was wrong.
"…" Tamamo Cross looked away, feeling a bit guilty.
"Hey! Look at me, Xiao Tamamo!"
It looks like these two will take a while.
"Forget it, Oguri Cap, go get permission from Ms. Hayakawa later and then come to my place yourself. I'll go back…" Ling, who was about to leave, froze.
"What's wrong?" Tamamo Cross noticed Ling's abnormality.
"Because Oguri Cap tied me up right when I opened the door, so…" Ling's smile was a bit strained.
"So?"
"I'm not wearing shoes." Ling lifted her foot, revealing a pair of stockings with contrasting colors and lengths, as usual.
"…" Tamamo Cross covered her face again.
"Emmmm… Should I go buy you a pair?" Oguri Cap also realized her mistake.
She should have waited for Ling to put on her shoes before putting the sack over her.
"Forget it, later you can pack your luggage in a suitcase, and I'll sit on it and you can take me with you = =" Ling thought this would be more convenient.
"Alright." Oguri Cap nodded.
Half an hour later, a cute figure appeared on the road, sitting on a suitcase and being pulled along with it.
I miscalculated… I was so focused on convenience that I forgot about the shame! Ling sat upright on the suitcase, her face slightly red.
And Oguri Cap, on her way to Ling's house, would occasionally stop to buy something to eat on the street, and she would ask Ling if she wanted some before buying.
Of course I can't eat it!
But this method was her own idea, so Ling couldn't say anything to Oguri Cap, just shook her head.
Damn it, Oguri Cap forcibly bringing her here early this morning must have been influenced by Emperor who forcibly brought her to the center at that time. Onore Symboli Rudolf! She would remember this grudge!
Finally back home, Ling found a note on the door.
[Thanks for breakfast, I've locked the door for you, and the key is hidden in the usual spot~—Air Groove]
Her eye twitched, Ling took the note and scraped the back of it with a coin. Sure enough, some words were scratched out.
[Under the flowerpot]
After opening the door with the key, Ling finally got to jump off the suitcase. After pointing out the guest room to Oguri Cap, she returned to the living room.
Wait, did I forget something… Ling suddenly had a strange premonition and walked to the kitchen.
Damn it! That scumbag not only didn't come to save me but also didn't wash the dishes!
Onore Symboli… I almost misspoke, Onore Agnes Tachyon! Just wait until I contact Chaza to play a prank on you!
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