.... What?

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Kenta Ooshima shared a photo. 26/02 near Retrospec Mailbox

... Exactly what am I supposed to do with this? Does anyone here know about horse care?

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Apparently.

I'm looking for some plot of land to buy so I can have a stable built. He'll be housed at the city stables until then and a few people have offered to teach me how to take care of him.

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WHERE IS HE I WANT TO MEET HIM AND TOUCH HIM AND OMG WE HAVE A HORSEY!

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I'm near the Retrospec Mailbox.

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COMING! SO EXCITED!

[As if Kenta couldn't tell already...]

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I'll wait for you.

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[Jirou arrives not that long afterward, obviously having been out and about already. He lights up at the sight of the horse and his fiance and the little dog in his purse does too.]

Does he have a name? He's so pretty!

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The ticket says his name is Iwaiichigou.

[Kenta is holding the bridle tight, but this seems to be a pretty chill horse, to be honest.]

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Hello, Iwaiichigou.

[He reaches out to gently touch the horse's nose.]

You're so calm...

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[The horse pushes his nose into Jirou's hand.]

It's a bit surprising, isn't it?

Also, he's much bigger than I expected, somehow.

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Do you think maybe it's because he recognizes us?

[He giggles and enjoys petting that soft nose.]

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... I didn't think about that. Maybe he does know us.

[That's a weird thought, but you have to trust Jirou to point out things like that.]

I'm going to take him to the City stables first. he needs food and a place to sleep.

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Are you ready to get some yummy food, Iwaiichigou?

[Then he paused and gasps.]

Oh! What if he doesn't understand when we speak English?

[After all, Jirou knows he regained the ability to speak Japanese and he's a Japanese sword. Maybe the horse only knows Japanese!]

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.... It's a horse, Jirou. I don't think they understand human speech.

[But again, only Jirou would go and say something like that.]

Are you coming with me to the stables?

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I'm not sure being a horse matters! Because animals learn to obey commands, right? And sometimes those involve language!

[Logic!]

Yes! I want to spend time with you two!

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... True. I guess I don't know enough about horses to know.

Jirou's logic is sometimes... too logic.]

Let's go, then.

[And Kenta will not think anything is strange about walking downtown with a horse on a lead, even though they are clearly attracting stares.

Once at the stables, it's relatively easy to start renting a space for Iwaiichigou and inquire about lessons for both horse riding and care. And once Iwaiichigou is settled...]

Alright. Now I just need to find a space so I can build my own. I can even rent out the extra space myself, and hire people to give lessons.

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Daddy can probably give you some of his land. It might be faster that way.

[And he already knows Kenta doesn't have to do the extra work to convince him. Jirou's father adores Kenta, after all.]

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We can ask, but if we do this I'm doing it properly and buying it.

[Because he has a plan now. A business plan. And he wants to do it under his own power.]

It would be the first thing I build on my own.

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Well you can just tell daddy that. He'll be happy to sell to you so you can make it entirely your own.

[He wraps his arms around one of Kenta's.]

I'm so proud of you.

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[Kenta blinks at Jirou. It's always good when Jirou says he's proud of him, but he's unsure of what he's done to deserve this.]

I haven't even started.

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So? You're going to do it!

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And you're proud of me before I start?

[That's Jirou for you. Well, for Kenta, mostly.]

[sakeplz]

Well I'm always proud of you so I guess the answer is just yes.