In order to get closer with your newest trainee, you complied to visiting her hometown for a week.

Boy was that an adventure you didn’t expect.

She was raised in the countryside and had been used to farm work for most of her life— even handling some of the vegetation grown in Tracen’s soil. So, she ushered you to work with her.

Not that you couldn’t handle it. A city-raised, easy, non-menial tasked lifestyle person like you? Oh it was light work. Until you’d hate getting up at the ass crack of dawn just to check on the paddies.

So, you were doing great! Why, despite all the grueling physical work?

Because you got to see a side of Ace probably most have never seen before. That’s right, sweaty, muscled, and sun-kissed.

It was a sight to behold, really. You thought umamusume were incredibly attractive in general— so getting to have such a seasoned trainee such as Ace practically glisten in sweat was an understatement when you said took the job because you thought it would be boring.

You couldn’t help but stare at her. And she’d be a fool not to notice.

She was definitely a fool.