"You can't catch me... baaaakka!~"
"Goldshi, wait please!"
The voice of poor trainer-san trying to catch up to Golshi came to my ears. He had been trying to catch her for at least 8 minutes now, behind both of them, the senior chef of Tracen with a rolling pin in her hand.
"Come here, you rascal! Give me back the tin foil!"
The scene behind me was... strange to say the least.
"Hey, you girls, shouldn't you... Well... you know, help trainer-san to catch big sis Goldshi?" I casually said to Special Week and Teio, who were sitting next to me.
"No thanks, I don't want to get involved in that," Said Teio.
Special Week looked from one side to another with teary eyes, too indecisive to decide what to do, but for now, the evil is winning, Gold Ship had stolen the tin foil from the kitchen and made a pointy hat with it, then she started running and spinning around, of course no human would ever catch her, and I can say she is not even trying.
"What about you? Ain't you going to help stop her?" Asked Teio with a grin.
"No way, I won't betray my sis!" I said, pretending to be offended.
While I was waiting for things to calm down, my mind kept going back to yesterday... In the end, the doctor gave me the OK It seems my recuperation is going just fine, but there is no way I can compete at the Nakayama Endurance Challenge. And also, I need to train my body again to just not go and lose without a chance to put up a fight.
"If you don't give back the tin folder, I'm banning all your team from getting inside the cafeteria!" The chef was really mad, swinging her rolling pin as a weapon from one side to another.
"I don't care! Bwahahaha!"
These words perked up Teio and Special Week's ears, and both of them shared a single glance. Then they both surged behind Goldshi, who was caught easily, after all, she was just spinning around while trolling. Then my phone started vibrating again and again.
"Eh, it's Flashy~" I said, she was sending me some messages through Umagram.
[Hey, your roommate is famous, look at the URA site] - Flashy Step.
"Haru??????"
Then I read the front page...
...
"Who is insulting Haru!?"
Then I began to furiously spam comments on the note until I got silenced for 24 hours. I was about to throw my smartphone away when Goldshi jumped on my back.
"Uwaaaah!! Only Meek doesn't betray me!" Before I could say anything, I got dragged by Gold Ship.
"Oh, where are we going?"
"Away! Far away from the people that don't value the art!"
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I didn't want to train today, so I was okay with following Gold Ship. After all, I had just learned that I won't be racing until the Tokyo Horizon Cup in August, and we are barely in June, but surely time flies by. I wasn't very surprised when we left Tracen campus, but we were getting farther and farther away, until I got confused.
"Are we really going that far away?" I asked Goldshi since I no longer recognized where we were.
"Nah, we are just going to my home."
"Eh? Your home?" I looked around.
We were in a fairly high-class neighborhood, but for some reason, I was waiting to find a hut or a tent somewhere in this place. Gold Ship seemed to read my mind.
"As if!" She crossed her arms and smiled, "Let me remind you, my mom has a fairly large legacy, we may not be nobles like McQueen, but we don't lack funds either."
"Ehh?" Then it clicked, 'Orfevre is Goldshi sibling... I think she has more... and well, if they all have a fairly good reputation, then yeah, they should be doing good."
We kept walking until we reached a golden gate, which was fairly big and luxurious. Beyond it, green grass and a beautiful field, well-kept... and... is that a collection of classic cars? I raised a brow, confused. Gold Ship stood in front of the door and began slamming the gate as if it were nothing.
"Oyy, open the door!"
After a couple of seconds, a girl with raven black hair with strong purple undertones, spiky and wild yet somewhat controlled, her sharp eyes pierced Gold Ship... I saw her eyes twitch for a moment. After a couple of seconds of silence, she turned around, pretending not to see us.
"Oy, don't ignore me! Fenomeno! You jerk!"
She sighed. Maybe she was expecting not to be seen by her sister, but then she walked toward us, defeated, and opened the door.
"Shouldn't you be like... at Tracen... training?" She said, her ears twitching.
"Oh, it's Gold Ship," I heard that voice and looked at her.
There she was, Orfevre, the dual crowned as for now. She appeared from behind a tree, accompanied by the girl that tied with Flashy, Gentildonna; it seems they were here too, hanging out.
"And you too...!" Fenomeno said, with each passing moment, she seemed more and more annoyed.
None seemed to pay attention to her somehow. Orfevre and her company come straight to meet up with us.
"Long time no see, Goldshi," Gentildonna said, "And this is?"
"She is Happy Meek, my sworn sis!" Gold Ship announced happily.
"Hum... then I suppose we can get along," Said Orfevre proudly, a regal aura surrounded her.
"Both of you, good-for-nothing, should be training! You guys came here only because Mom is away!"
"I will train," Said Orfevre, "Whenever I feel like it."
"I won't ever train!" Announced Gold Ship.
"Oh dear," Gentildonna shrugged.
"Grrrrr!" Fenomeno was about to explode, but suddenly Gold Ship jumped on her.
"Shut up! You are annoying!"
"Whaaaaaa!?"
And yeah... some neighbors or employees were staring with curiosity at the scene unfolding at the gates of the property, when suddenly a car stopped in front of it. From the car descended a small figure, a petite uma musume with a height of no more than 145cm with dark brown hair that fades to a deep ochre at the tips. She stopped and looked at the scene. She took a deep breath and sighed.
"Aaaah, what a lovely scene~" She said, giving a soft clap with her hands. "It's good to see the family reunite once in a while."
For a single moment, the three daughters of Stay Gold stopped what they were doing. I had never seen Gold Ship being... normal? In her entire life, but here she was being respectful, she even was dusting off Fenomeno after dropping her to the ground.
"Hey, Mom!"
"Mmmhm." Stay Gold looked at Gold Ship, who was smiling for a moment, and nodded.
Then Fenomeno remembered why she was mad.
"Mom, both of these slackers are here instead of training for their races!"
"Is that so?" Stay Gold said while thinking about something, she saw Gentildonna and then me, and proceeded to smile, "Let them be then."
'She is so laid back!' I thought.
"You are a new face, Goldshi friend?" She questioned, tilting her head.
"Yes, ma'am!" I said.
"Her name is Happy Meek!" Goldshi said, beaming rainbows.
"Is that so?" Repeated Stay Gold, she looked at her daughter, then looked at me, and nodded, "Welcome to the family."
She said and then kept walking towards her house.
"Yes...! EH!? What!?" The one who won me those exact same words was Gold Ship, who got called out by her own mother.