Umamusume: My Umamusume Is a Ghost! [16]

“Do you have a moment, Trainer?”

After training ended, Cafe came over.

“Cafe? What is it?”

“There’s something I’d like to tell you about my ‘Friend.’”

“All right. Let’s go to the cafeteria.” Sumikawa Rei gently patted Cafe on the head.

The two of them went to the cafeteria and found a quiet spot. Cafe held a cup of coffee and took small sips.

Rei sat beside her and watched in silence. He loved watching Cafe drink coffee. She was as adorable as a little black cat.

Noticing his gaze, Cafe tilted her head and smiled, her cheeks flushed.

“Cafe.”

Unable to resist, Rei wrapped an arm around her waist.

“My Cafe really is too adorable. I want to take you home with me.”

“Trainer… you do like saying things like that.”

“Because you’ve captivated me more than once.”

“But… you’ve never actually taken me home.”

“…”

“I… wouldn’t mind if you did.”

“?”

Rei looked at the girl in his arms. Her golden eyes gazed softly into his.

“Trainer, you’re someone who can accept everything about me, so… I want to give you everything I have too.”

“U-um, I’m not misunderstanding what you mean by that, am I?”

“You may interpret it however you like. However you choose to take it, I’ll accept it.”

What am I supposed to do? Cafe is putting me under way too much pressure!

After getting a taste of meat—or rather, after someone had tasted his—it was taking less and less to set Rei’s mind racing. He could no longer rein in the jumble of thoughts crowding his head. Looking at Cafe’s flushed face, he actually found himself imagining getting everything sticky!

He shook his head hard before speaking.

“A-anyway, let’s deal with the important matter first. Cafe, what did you want to tell me about Silence?”

“I brought my ‘Friend’ to my room and told her a few things about the past.”

“And? Did Silence remember anything?”

Cafe shook her head.

“But when I showed my ‘Friend’ some of my things, she said the same things she used to… She commented on their strange shapes and ugly colors. My ‘Friend’ used to say the exact same things.”

“Does that mean…?”

“Yes. Even though she’s lost her memories, my ‘Friend’s’ personality… is still the same as before.”

“I see. I suppose that’s a good thing.”

“Yes. But my ‘Friend’ has a rather extreme personality. Sometimes… she goes much too far.”

“Too far?”

“She hated how Tachyon was always making the room so noisy, so… my ‘Friend’ set fire to all of Tachyon’s research materials.”

“…”

Rei suddenly remembered the last time Tazuna had called him away to tell him that Tachyon’s laboratory was on fire.

So Silence was the one who did that!

At this point, Silence’s identity bears explaining.

Cafe had been able to see ghosts since childhood. She could speak with them as well. Because of that ability, her habit of talking to empty air had frightened many people, leading them to describe her as “an unsettling girl.”

During Rei’s third month at Tracen, he had been searching for an Umamusume to train when a gust of wind unexpectedly led him to the training grounds, where he found Cafe standing alone beneath the night sky.

Her mysterious aura captivated him at once.

And it was not only her aura. Cafe’s straight, silky black hair, her clear and beautiful golden eyes, her delicate features, and her pale skin had all enchanted Rei beyond measure.

In brief, Cafe was amazing!

So Rei signed a contract with her without hesitation.

Cafe had not had many friends at the time, so Rei repeatedly visited her room to keep her company. Before either of them realized it, they had grown extraordinarily close—close enough for him to hold Cafe in his arms and stroke her legs.

They had never said they were dating, but that was the only thing missing.

As he spent more time with Cafe, Rei also learned about her supernatural sensitivity. They experienced many paranormal incidents along the way, including ghostly knocking and being led in circles by spirits.

Those experiences taught Rei that supernatural forces truly existed in this world, and that Cafe’s “Friend” was a ghost who had always remained by her side.

That was right. Silence’s true identity was actually that of a ghost!

Rei had not told anyone. Most people did not believe in ghosts to begin with, much less that one could suddenly become a real, living person. No one would have believed him, so he simply told everyone that Silence was a distant relative of Cafe’s.

In truth, Silence’s identity was far more complicated than anyone imagined.

“There’s something else. My ‘Friend’ likes interesting things. She likes playing pranks, and she likes racing freely, with nothing holding her back. My ‘Friend’… acts on whatever comes into her head. If her personality hasn’t changed, she should still be the same now.”

“Huh…”

This was the first time Rei had heard Cafe describe her that way.

“Although I like my ‘Friend’s’ personality, the things she does may cause trouble for you, Trainer. So I wanted to tell you in advance, so that… you could warn her.”

“All right, I understand. I’ll talk to Silence when I get the chance.”

“Thank you, Trainer.” Cafe smiled gently.

“By the way, how are things between you and Silence? Are the two of you getting along?”

“Yes. Even though my ‘Friend’ has forgotten me… she still takes care of me just as she did before. Perhaps the habits she developed haven’t disappeared.”

“That’s good. Maybe Silence will slowly remember everything someday.”

“She will. After all, my ‘Friend’… is the greatest Umamusume in the world.”

Admiration filled Cafe’s eyes. Rei rubbed her ears. Then Cafe returned to the subject of his condition.

“By the way… how are you feeling now, Trainer? During training earlier, I saw you bend over and strain your wound.”

“Ah, I’m all right. The injured area covers a fairly large part of my back, so I’ll probably have to keep my back straight for a while.”

“Is there anything I can do?”

Cafe looked up at Rei, captivating him with her clear golden eyes.

“My ‘Friend’ is the reason you ended up like this, Trainer, so… I need to take responsibility too.”

“There isn’t anything in particular I need.”

Rei felt as though every Umamusume he met said the same thing.

“It can be anything.”

“You say that, Cafe, but…”

“Anything… at all.”

“…?”

Rei turned to look at her.

Beneath her long black bangs, she gazed at him with gleaming eyes.

Wait, what? Didn’t we all used to call each other ‘friends’? Why aren’t any of you even pretending anymore?

Rei swallowed.

“R-really, Cafe? You really mean anything?”

“Yes.”

“Even if it’s something that goes too far, you won’t mind? You won’t hit me so hard I can’t even hug you afterward, will you?”

“Trainer, from the moment I first saw you, I felt… a connection between our souls. I want to stay with you. I want to remain forever beside the Trainer who cares for me and cherishes me. So whatever you want me to do, just tell me.”

“Then I want you to suck me off.”

“…”

Cafe lowered her head.

Just as Rei began to think she was angry, she looked up again, her cheeks flushed, and pointed out the window.

“There’s a grove beside the cafeteria… Let’s go there.”

T/N: GULP

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