I Just Wanted a Quiet Life... So Why Am I an Uma Musume Trainer?! Chapter 240 - 239: Fuji Kiseki Arc - Reunion and Interrogati

Fuji's POV

Was that just now… Hachiman-san and Komachi-san's…?

Announcer: "The Uma Musu who achieved a historic feat stands before us!! The first ever undefeated Triple Crown!! Two others have claid the Triple Crown before, but even those legends didn't do it undefeated!! The Satsuki Sho was a win in her comfort zone! The Derby broke her limits! And today's Chrysanthemum Sho—she overca every barrier with sheer will and her running!!"

Comntator: "There's no one like her! Normally, she'd be racing the Tenno Sho (Autumn), Elizabeth Hai, or Mile CS this fall, but to win beyond her ideal distance is astonishing!"

Fuji: "Haa… haa… haa…"

Gotta respond to the crowd's cheers!

Fuji: "W-What?" stumble

The mont I took a step, my legs gave out, and I pitched forward. All I could see was Kyoto's turf. I'm about to collapse, but my arms and legs won't move…

Grab!

Fuji: "…Haha, knew you'd co."

Hachiman: "What were you gonna do if I didn't? Geez… But well done."

Fuji: "…Thanks."

Hachiman: "Anyway, you know what happens now, right? Since I'm out here on the turf…"

Fuji: "…What!? You're doing it here!?"

Hachiman: "You know I'm most scared of injuries. Your legs are shaking—you won't move properly for hours. Winning Live's questionable. For now, to the waiting room." lift

Fuji: "W-Woah!?"

Just like the Derby, Hachiman-san's carrying princess-style. The crowd, maybe rembering the Derby, roars even louder than before.

Hachiman: "Not waving?"

Fuji: "How can I wave like this!? Don't you get how embarrassed I am right now!?" glare ///

Hachiman: "Sa as the Derby, huh? The team's gonna hassle for this later, but no choice now."

Fuji: "…Was there no other way?"

Hachiman: "Would you prefer a piggyback?"

Fuji: "…This is fine///"

Hachiman: "Thought so. Anyway, you ran 3000m like a champ. I witnessed your [Miracle], Fuji. Great job."

Fuji: "…"

Hachiman's usually a bit laid-back, almost listless. But right now, despite his troubled look, he's smiling at so gently.

Fuji: "~!!?////" heart pounding

Hachiman: "? What's up? Your face is super red. It was fine a second ago…"

Fuji: "H-Huh!? N-No, it's nothing! Really, nothing! Co on, hurry up and take ! I can't walk, so if you don't move, my embarrassnt's stuck like this!////"

Hachiman: "? Alright, got it."

Announcer: "Like the Derby, Trainer Hikitani is carrying Fuji Kiseki to the underground passage! Let's give another round of applause for the third Triple Crown Uma Musu, Fuji Kiseki!!"

Stop it! Just for now, stop!! I can't let anyone see my face like this!!////

Waiting Room

Fuji: "U-Um…"

CB: "Alright, Fuji-chan? You've got so explaining to do, right?"

Fuji: "It's just like the Derby—'No, that's not it~' What?"

Air Groove: "You might fool others, but not us. That look you gave Hachiman? That was a woman's look."

Fuji: "!////"

Ardan: "That reaction… Looks like we hit the mark. Fuji Kiseki-san's been fully taken by Anii-sama."

Fuji: "T-Taken!? What does that an!?"

CB: "Wanna say it?"

Air Groove: "Should we say it?"

Ardan: "Is it alright to say?"

Fuji: "…I admit it, so please don't say it///"

Ugh… Why's it always ?

Rice: "I-It's kinda hard to join in, huh, Rice?"

Maurice: "Yeah… Best to stay out of this one."

Arrow: "They get so intense about Trainer, don't they? It's obvious from watching them."

Bakushin-O: "But why's it like this? I haven't the faintest clue!"

Maurice: "Sa. CB-senpai and Air Groove-senpai started saying 'that face…' and then clamd up…"

Rice: "Rice… might know a little."

Komachi: "Onii-chan's beco such a sinful guy…"

I've got interviews and the ceremony soon, so let go, everyone~!!

Bonus: Outside the Waiting Room

Hachiman: "…" leaning against wall

Raw at: "…" sitting nearby

Hachiman: "…Taking a while, huh?"

Raw at: "Wonder what they're talking about?"

Hachiman: "Why're you here, anyway?"

Raw at: "What, I can't be? Even I wanna escape reality and co to this world sotis."

Hachiman: "…Sothing happened, didn't it?"

Raw at: "Wanna hear about how I got Rice's figurine and bath towel in a crane ga but have too many plans to hit the arcade?" tears

Hachiman: "Co over to my place soti." pat pat

Raw at: "Thank you!!" tears

Afterword

Fuji's Triple Crown triumph sparks chaos in this Yahari x Uma Musu chapter! Hachiman's princess carry reignites the crowd, while the team grills Fuji over her "woman's look." Raw at's cao adds a quirky twist!