On this day, Legend was alone for a rare change.
Everyone in the team seemed to be busy, and others had their own situations.
Since she had nothing to do, Legend went out for a walk.
"Thinking about it, it's been a long time."
Wandering around aimlessly by herself.
I remember in my past life, I often went out to roam the streets alone, not having to worry about others' thoughts, shopping and strolling as I pleased. When tired, I'd find a cold drink shop to sit for a while, play on my phone—it was all about being leisurely.
However, I'm actually a bit unaccustomed to it now.
"Tsk, that's too pretentious."
Legend shook her head and continued her leisurely stroll.
"Hm? Oh? Legend? What a coincidence, why are you here?"
A majestic voice sounded beside her.
Turning around to look, it was Symboli Rudolf.
"Ah, President. How rare. Nothing to do today? As you can see, I'm just strolling around."
Legend greeted her.
"Ah, after all, the summer training camp is meant for relaxation. If one couldn't be leisurely because of work, it would be putting the cart before the horse," Rudolf said with a smile. "I originally wanted to take advantage of the break to chat with Teio, but it seems they don't have time."
"So, are you also strolling around, President?" Legend asked.
"Ah, it's a rare break, so I always feel I should do something… By the way, if you don't mind, how about accompanying me for a walk? It's much more interesting with someone else than by yourself."
Although I don't know where to go either.
Rudolf waved her hand.
Legend hesitated for a moment.
"Sure, I have nothing to do anyway. So, what shall we do?"
Legend asked.
"Let's just walk around and see if there's anything interesting."
"...Isn't that still just strolling around?"
Forget it, it's just to pass the time anyway.
The two of them started their leisurely stroll together.
"Hmm~ There are many souvenir shops, but I don't really want to go there now," Rudolf said, looking at the variety of shops.
"Souvenirs are usually bought in the last few days, right?"
We've only been here for less than half a month.
Legend commented casually, biting on a popsicle.
"...Where did you buy that?"
Rudolf asked, looking surprised.
"Over there. Do you want one?"
"Thank you. Hmm, it tastes good."
Symboli Rudolf stuck out her tongue and licked the popsicle.
"I wish there were something fun to do around here."
"A resort this big must have something. We can't go fishing again, can we?"
It cost quite a lot to appease Sister Lütu the other day; even Golshi made a heroic sacrifice.
"Fishing?" Symboli Rudolf became a bit interested. "Is that the one where students often skip training to participate in recreational activities?"
Who would skip training to go fishing... Oh, Seiun Sky. Never mind then.
"That sounds interesting. Can you take me to try it?"
"...As for now, it's too late to take a boat out to sea. We'll only be able to fish from the shore," Legend said helplessly.
"If it's too much trouble, then forget it," Symboli Rudolf said, appearing carefree.
...Your ears are drooping, Student Council President.
"Forget it. It's just to kill time anyway. Let's go, Student Council President," Legend sighed.
"Hm? Do we not need to prepare anything?"
"They provide everything. Just pay them."
...
"...I didn't expect we'd still have to go out to sea. Is this small boat really going to be okay?"
Legend sat in the small boat rocking on the sea, looking uneasy.
"Well, there really isn't a suitable fishing spot nearby, so we have to use a boat. Besides, at this distance, we could swim back," Symboli Rudolf comforted her with a smile.
"...I'm not very good at swimming," Legend said, looking troubled.
"Hm? You're just like Oguri Cap," Symboli Rudolf said, surprised. "It's rare for an Uma Musume to be bad at swimming."
After all, swimming training is the best for endurance.
"Well, this..."
"Well, fortunately, the waves are calm today, so there's no need to worry about being washed away... By the way, how is your sense of balance?"
"That, at least, is fine..." Legend retorted.
"Today really is a day suitable for relaxing. The sunlight is nice too; it seems we can enjoy the pleasure of fishing," Symboli Rudolf opened the borrowed box and began to assemble the fishing rod.
However, perhaps because she was on the rocking boat, Symboli Rudolf failed a few times.
"It goes like this," Legend couldn't watch anymore, so she got up and leaned in close.
"Eek!" She made a cute sound.
"?" Legend blinked, looking at the Uma Musume who made the sound.
"Don't lean in so suddenly! Anyone would be startled if touched unexpectedly," Symboli Rudolf stammered incoherently.
"Ah, um, sorry?" Legend apologized.
"No, wait, sorry. I was just too sensitive. Hmm, I'm not angry," Symboli Rudolf also felt she had been a bit too tense.
"Well, anyway, do it like this first..." Legend began to teach her.
"Hmm, I see."
After mastering the technique, Symboli Rudolf quickly got the hang of it.
As expected of the all-around Student Council President.
"——And that's it, it's ready. So, let's give it a try!"
Symboli Rudolf cast the fishing rod.
"Don't use too much force, Student Council President. You'll scare the fish away," Legend patiently instructed.
Perhaps it was luck, or maybe it was beginner's luck, but the two of them quickly caught quite a few.
"I feel like if we showed this catch to Seiun Sky, she'd be jealous to death," Legend remarked.
"Fishing is really interesting," Symboli Rudolf commented.
"I'm glad you like it. Well, it's a good haul. Let's take it back and have the chef prepare it."
"It seems we're in for a treat."
"The sea breeze is really comfortable. Before we go back, how about we rest for a bit?" Legend said, lying straight down.
The small boat was half-occupied.
"Hm? Is this okay?"
Symboli Rudolf hesitated, but then lay down next to Legend.
The sunlight was comfortable, and the sea breeze was pleasant.
The two Uma Musume, stealing a moment of leisure, lay quietly on the small boat, drifting with the waves.
Feeling the tranquility of the moment, Symboli Rudolf felt a bit dazed.
It seemed like it had been a long time since she had spent time so leisurely.
Since she was old enough to understand, Symboli Rudolf had always been moving toward her ideals.
That dream was too far away, so far that it was almost invisible.
However, she had never been lost, nor had she ever regretted it.
I am Symboli Rudolf, the fated Emperor!
However, occasionally, she would feel a little tired.
Heh, sometimes, this isn't bad either.
"It really is a rare experience. Right? Legend," Symboli Rudolf sighed.
Legend didn't respond—she had fallen asleep.
"...Oh my, what a free-spirited person," Symboli Rudolf smiled helplessly, then gently closed her eyes.
There was no need to worry about anything else; just enjoy this rare leisure time for a while.
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