Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 129: Slightly Surpassing the Predecessors

On the evening of the competition day when the Emperor enjoyed the spring scenery, a grand performance was naturally held at the Kyoto stadium.

When the golden ship appeared in the center of the stage, the audience who had been waiting for a long time waved their cheering sticks and did their best to cheer for "Next Frontier".

Like "Winning the Soul", this track is limited to the three events: the Emperor's Spring Viewing, the Emperor's Autumn Viewing, and the Arima Kinen.

Singing the song to the end with the seniors on the stage, Kitagawa Xuanju's eyes sparkled with longing, and he couldn't help but shout loudly amid the noise of the audience.

"The Emperor is enjoying the spring... Great! On this day next year, I'll sing this song here too!"

Upon hearing this, the horse racing girls around were all surprised, and then burst into laughter.

"Have you thought about the Emperor enjoying the spring?"

Sitting in the back seat of Northern Xuanju, Vodka smiled and rubbed the top of his junior's head.

"That's great ambition, but don't forget to finish the Japanese Derby first."

Hearing the warning in his senior's words, Northern Xuanju nodded repeatedly.

"Of course, I will train seriously when I return to the academy.

“But before the Emperor went to enjoy the spring, Senior told me to set more ambitious goals like Little Xingmu, so that’s what he said.

"and……"

She suddenly scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly.

“Senior Emperor…it seems like he has never won a trophy awarded by the Emperor.

"If I can take it... I can say I've surpassed my predecessors a little, right?
"I think so, Senior Emperor... wouldn't you think I'm too conceited?"

"The Emperor wishes you would think so."

Before Vodka could respond, Yamato Akagi, who was also sitting behind Kita no Xuanju, said with a smile:
"Although she should have told you this herself, she also said that she had been thinking about how to say it.

"'I hope that Kobei can become a horse girl who surpasses me and all the previous horse girls.'

“I remember she said this a few times during casual conversation.

"She also said that if it was Xiaobei, this would be possible."

"I... there is such a possibility. Senior Emperor actually said such words..."

Muttering unconsciously, Northern Black Horse subconsciously grabbed to the side.

Her idol is the Emperor of the East China Sea. This is no secret. Everyone who knows her knows it, and she has said this to others more than once.

It was no secret that this idol senior thought highly of her. She had received guidance from him before entering the academy and she still often received his help.

She seemed to have heard others say that she could surpass such a dazzling senior, but she was not sure whether her senior had said such a thing.

The fact that he had just performed a special song for the Emperor's Spring Viewing and that he had slightly surpassed his predecessors was probably due to the lively atmosphere inside and outside the stage.

Now that I've calmed down and thought about it carefully, there seems to be something strange.

After all, just like what Mr. Vodka said, the next Japanese Derby has not yet started, so it seems that we should focus on this event first and then talk about other things later.

So, if you want to surpass your predecessors...

Suddenly feeling a little distressed, Northern Xuanju shook his head.

She is not good at thinking about such complicated things. If she can't figure it out, she won't think about it and won't cause herself trouble. This is her way of dealing with it.

So whenever she encountered such a situation, she would be self-aware and put it behind her.

But just as she shook her head and tried to focus on the stage again, she felt a small hand holding her.

"...small apricot eyes?" She looked over subconsciously and was surprised.

"Senior...should you feel nervous?"

Blinking his eyes, he sat beside Northern Xuanju, held her hand, and nodded with his almond eyes.
"I think I can understand a little bit..."

“Understand…?” Beibu Xuanju was stunned, and then she realized that Xingmu was probably talking about her conversation with her predecessors.

At the same time, she also realized that she had unconsciously grasped the corner of Xingmu's clothes.

It was probably this unconscious action that caused the young junior to misunderstand.

Without explaining, he took the hand of Xingmu and said with a smile:
"Tell me, little Xingmu, what do you understand?"

"Because...my family told me long ago that they hope I will become an outstanding horse racing girl."

She unconsciously shook Beibu Xuanju's hand tightly, her almond-shaped eyes pursed and her lips pursed.

“Even surpassing the Uma Musume of our predecessors.

“Although many of my ideas differ from those at home, I also think about becoming a powerful horse girl.

“So even though I haven’t debuted yet, I’m thinking about what will happen in the future.

“Thinking about what would happen if we won the game, what would happen if we lost.

"Senior... you were probably thinking about this just now, right?"

Beifang Xuanju was suddenly speechless.

She knew that Xingmu had a lot of thoughts.

She often dominates the conversation among friends when she makes phone calls or sends text messages, but in most cases, she is listening to what the other person is saying or reading the text messages.

From this point of view, this young junior seems to have a strong desire to perform, but he has never shown it in front of unfamiliar people.

He has a strong desire to win and is very ambitious. As a senior, I feel ashamed of myself in this aspect.

The problem is that in the face of the comfort at this moment, it seems difficult to say, "Actually, I wasn't thinking about anything just now."

So, what should I say now...

Just as he was feeling awkward and hesitant, Kitaguchi Xuanju suddenly noticed that Yasui Zhen on the other side stood up.

Not only Yasui Shin, but also the Golden Master in the back row stood up. The two looked at each other briefly, and then walked out of the audience.

After being stunned for a moment, Beibu Xuanju quickly realized that this was probably about discussing the subsequent training match.

But what she didn't expect was that Gao Shang Junyi in the same row also stood up.

This good friend who I had become familiar with recently held down his hat and bent over as he turned towards the outside of the audience.

After his eyes met hers, a look of embarrassment flashed across his face for a moment, the corners of his mouth twitched for a moment, and then he quickened his pace as if he was going to escape.

"Wait a moment...Xiao Xingmu, wait a moment here too. I'll talk to you later."

He whispered something to Xingmu in surprise, and with a series of "sorry, excuse me", Kitagawa Xuanju chased out of the audience.

The surroundings gradually became quiet. She wanted to ask Gao Shangjunyi if he wanted to go to the bathroom, but soon found that he seemed to want to leave the performance.

She couldn't help but shout and quickened her pace to catch up.

"Gao, Gao Shang-chan, where are you...going?"

When Beibu Xuanju shouted, Gao Shang Junyi froze in place for a moment, then she pinched the brim of her hat and the corners of her mouth twitched.

"Wow... Can't you just pretend you didn't see it..."

"...Ah? Gao Shang, what did you say?" Beibu Xuanju was so busy running over that he didn't hear clearly what Gao Shang Junyi said.

"No, nothing, I... I mean..."

He adjusted his hat unnaturally, looked away, stood on tiptoe and rubbed the ground, his tail swinging back and forth behind him.

“These past two days… I’ve had a lot of fun, but I have to go back.

"Um...my sister and the others happen to be here too. I mean...I'm going to meet them."

(End of this chapter)