Uma Musume Pretty Derby: To The Basement

Chapter 411 411: Uma Musume Pretty Derby: To The Basement [410] [600 STONES]

The reason she can't be charmed... Mizuno sank into thought.

The only reason Mizuno could think of for Hishi Amazon rejecting him so fiercely was the inexplicable "scumbag" label that had been slapped onto him.

Because Amazon believed from the bottom of her heart that Mizuno was on the side of evil, the pride she carried as someone who wanted to become a hero gave her a powerful resistance, letting her avoid the effects of Mizuno's Uma Mint blown kiss.

Fuji Kiseki, on the other hand, knew Mizuno was not actually a scumbag, so when faced with his blown kiss, she put up no resistance at all and fell to his charm in less than a second.

It was like the way different people looked at sweet corn. Someone who did not understand it would see how sweet it was and assume it had to be loaded with sugar, rejecting it from a mile away for the sake of dieting. But someone who did understand would know that while sweet corn was sweet, it only had half the calories of waxy corn, earning it a five-star recommendation as a diet ingredient.

Right now, Amazon was treating Mizuno as "sweet corn with way too much sugar," which was why she could resist his temptation so firmly.

Normally, Mizuno would naturally be happy that Amazon was not tempted by his Uma Mint and kept her distance from him.

The problem was, if Amazon kept believing Mizuno was a scumbag who loved ruining girls, then Mizuno would never be able to beat her in this one-on-one duel.

And the reason Amazon had misunderstood Mizuno was entirely because of Fuji Kiseki's meddling.

If Fuji Kiseki had not spent the past few days drilling the idea that Mizuno was a scumbag into Amazon's head, Amazon never would have been this hostile toward him.

Fuji Kiseki was happily monopolizing Mizuno, but Mizuno was the one who had to bear the consequences of being misunderstood.

"Sigh..." Thinking of that, Mizuno let out a helpless sigh.

As the saying went, whoever tied the bell had to untie it. If he wanted Amazon to stop being so hostile toward him, then the culprit, Fuji Kiseki, would probably have to explain things herself.

So after hesitating over and over, Mizuno finally proposed a deal to Fuji Kiseki, who was pinned on the bed.

"Kiseki, if you can explain to Amazon that I'm not a scumbag, I'll let you Uma Pyoi me to your heart's content in the future."

"?!" Fuji Kiseki, who had been a little depressed because she could not break free from Amazon, instantly lit up when she heard him. "Really?!"

"Yeah." Mizuno nodded.

"Promise, okay!" Fuji Kiseki said excitedly.

The moment she imagined Mizuno voluntarily opening his arms and letting her hug him, Fuji Kiseki completely lost control of herself and immediately accepted the deal.

All she had to do was clear up the misunderstanding. Easy!

"Amazon... mmph!"

But just as Fuji Kiseki was about to say something, Amazon covered her mouth.

"Sorry, Kiseki. You've already fallen completely and become this scumbag's minion. I'm not listening to anything an evil person's minion says to tempt me," Amazon said solemnly.

Ah, this... Mizuno inwardly realized things were bad.

Now this was trouble. Amazon had already sorted Fuji Kiseki onto his side. That meant even if Fuji Kiseki wanted to explain, Amazon would not believe her. She would only think Fuji Kiseki was helping a villain do evil.

It seemed explaining would not work. Mizuno could only go along with the misunderstanding and continue dueling Amazon as a scumbag.

Only, Mizuno had some doubts about whether his charm would still work on Amazon at all.

Imagine you had a trustworthy friend. Normally, you competed with each other, improved together, and because she was smart, she carefully helped tutor you in your studies. She was an irreplaceable, reliable companion...

But then one day, a succubus suddenly appeared and corrupted your friend into a thirsty perv whose mind was full of nothing but Uma Pyoi! And what was even more infuriating was that now, this succubus was trying to seduce you too!

Mizuno did not know how Amazon felt, but if he were the one experiencing something like that, he would definitely be furious! He would want nothing more than to chop that accursed succubus into mincemeat!

So then, now that Mizuno himself was that succubus, how was he supposed to win over this enraged girl in front of him?

Perhaps he could try using a more advanced charm method and actively pat her head?

So Mizuno took a deep breath and slowly reached his hand toward Amazon.

"What are you trying to do? Don't touch me!" Amazon noticed him trying to approach and immediately bared her sharp canine teeth, giving off the distinct impression that if Mizuno dared come any closer, she really would bite.

"..." Seeing how fierce Amazon looked, Mizuno hurriedly pulled his hand back.

A blown kiss had no effect, and she would not let him touch her. What was he supposed to do?

Surely he was not supposed to strip naked right there and go for broke, right?

But Mizuno believed that if he dared strip, Amazon would dare punch him into a star that shone in the night sky every evening.

Think. There has to be a way. Mizuno anxiously pinched his chin, pacing back and forth under Amazon's impatient gaze.

What exactly did he have to do to make Amazon accept defeat wholeheartedly?

No, wait! Mizuno's steps suddenly stopped as he realized that the direction he had been taking to solve the problem seemed wrong.

He and Amazon were not enemies locked in a fight to the death. They were new companions who had ended up on opposing sides because of a misunderstanding. Why was he obsessing over winning the duel?

His real goal was not to beat anyone. It was to rescue these two dorm supervisors from the negative effects of Uma Mint!

That's right! After figuring this out, Mizuno's eyes gradually brightened, and his fear of the punishment for losing the duel also faded.

He did not need to win. A draw would work too!

And to make that happen, he only needed to make Amazon realize that Mizuno was not as bad as she imagined.

Just like in most hot-blooded shounen anime, if the opponent in battle was not bad at heart and would join the protagonist's group in the future, then the protagonist could absolutely accept a draw with that opponent!

And Amazon's personality was almost exactly like those hot-blooded idiot protagonists. Presumably, if Mizuno showed enough sincerity, then even if he lost, Amazon should not give him too severe a punishment.

So how could he make Amazon feel his sincerity?

Simple... Mizuno took a small knife from his pocket. Under Amazon's shocked gaze, he cut open his own palm, and thick blood instantly seeped from the wound, spilling onto the wooden floor.

Although the Honey Drink tactic had failed, his previous line of thinking had not been wrong. Only by using a delicious drink comparable to Uma Mint to erase her appetite could Amazon realize that Mizuno was not truly a bad person, but a companion who wanted to help them.

Since these Umamusume were so fascinated by the taste of his blood, Mizuno would try imitating the taste of his own blood and make Amazon a new special-grade drink!

"Let me taste just how sweet my own blood really is."

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T/N: woahhhhh smart smarttttttt