Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 173: There is something very wrong
Looking at Kita no Xuanju beside him, the corners of An Jingzhen's mouth twitched slightly.

Apart from the long ears on top of their heads and the tails behind them, horsegirls look pretty much the same as human girls, and Northern Black Colt looks like a girl of fifteen or sixteen.

When she said that she wanted to become a magical girl, her long ears twitched slightly, her fists were clenched in front of her chest, her tail kept swinging, and her bright eyes were full of seriousness.

No matter how you look at it, I should be too old to watch magical girls, right? How could I have such unrealistic fantasies...

Just as he was about to complain, An Jingzhen was suddenly startled, and his mind flashed back to an afternoon or morning long ago.

He was only in his teens at the time, and seemed to be past the age of fantasies.

However, that afternoon or morning, before class started, he was seriously arguing with someone about an "unrealistic" topic.

Who is stronger, WarGreymon or MetalGarurumon?

His earlobe felt hot unconsciously, he coughed dryly, and then burst into laughter.

Well, a little fantasy is not a problem, and...

So who is stronger between WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon?
He unconsciously thought of the topic that made him blush, and was about to look for something to change the subject when he suddenly realized that there seemed to be a certain temperature coming from his hand.

He looked over subconsciously, and just like when he recalled just now, his earlobe felt hot again and he coughed dryly. He looked around like a guilty thief.

Beibu Xuanju was still telling Xingmu and Mingsheng Leidong about his own "Magical Girl Transformation Spell" in a vivid and colorful manner.

A few audience members around seemed to have heard it, looked over with a mixture of laughter and tears, and shook their heads with laughter.

Further away, people's attention was focused on the stadium and the appearance circle. There was one last game after the Dream Cup, and the commentator was already reading out the list of contestants.

Luckily no one noticed...

Muttering to himself, he calmly pulled his hand back and breathed a sigh of relief.

I was stunned for a moment.

Wait, why should I act like a thief...

I didn't do anything?

Well, nothing done.

but……

He was determined for less than half a second, and rubbed his hand unconsciously, feeling something strange in his heart.

Not right.

Twelve out of ten things are wrong.

I wouldn’t...

Xiaobei... ?
He vaguely sensed a strange feeling in his heart, most likely an emotion related to the Northern Black Horse other than its trainer and horse girl.

Realizing this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

It is not difficult to understand that feelings develop between people of similar roles. My parents in my hometown are just a trainer and a horse mother.

However, according to the regulations of the association and the academy, as well as public morals, emotions during service are absolutely not allowed.

The golden period of competition for each horse girl is not long, averaging three to four years.

After that, unless one has extremely top-notch talent, such as the level of the Dream Cup, it will be difficult to maintain the status of the active period, and physical fitness and other aspects will decline earlier and faster.

Matters like love will definitely affect the state of training and competition, and will also delay the future of horse racing girls.

On the other hand, apart from a few talented trainers, most of them are very old when they get their trainer license.

In comparison, active racehorse women are not only inherently simpler than humans, but also have much less experience and mental age, making them easily misled. Therefore, relevant regulations and ethical guidelines are primarily aimed at trainers. After all, no matter how professionally assessed, human nature is still far more complex, and there's no way to guarantee that nothing will go wrong.

Yasui Shin knew all this very well. His parents had hinted and made it clear to him, and he had long planned to achieve success in his career as a trainer before worrying about love.

Moreover, in his eyes, Northern Xuanju was cheerful and lively, very likable indeed, but getting along with him was more of a relaxed and unrestrained manner, without any thoughts between men and women.

How to be at ease specifically, probably...having the feeling of being a buddy of the opposite sex.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but recall the scenes of chatting with Beibu Xuanju about extreme stunts, favorite movies, and playing console games together, and he became more and more certain.

Well, it’s a buddy of the opposite sex.

so now……

Really, buddy, you smell so good...?
Wait, wait, wait, the more I think about it, the more confused I become...

Suddenly realizing that he had intended to sort out his emotions, his thoughts were becoming increasingly chaotic, Yasui Makoto quickly shook his head and looked around, trying to divert his attention.

"...Trainer, don't you agree?" The curious voice of Northern Black Horse suddenly came from the side.

"Of course I don't agree! How could such a thing happen now..."

He raised his voice as if he had been caught as a thief, and in a moment he saw Beibu Xuanju, Xingmu, and Mingsheng Leidong all looking at him with frightened expressions. An Jingzhen was stunned for a few seconds and quickly coughed a few times.

"S-Sorry, I was just...yes, thinking about training."

He tried to change the subject as if nothing had happened. "So I didn't notice anything, didn't think anything... I mean, what are you talking about?"

"That's it..."

Without the slightest doubt, Northern Black Horse gradually calmed down his frightened expression and pointed at the arena and said with a smile:

"We are discussing the next game. Senior Xiao Te and the others have already gone to rest. The next appearance is about to begin. We are guessing who will win.

"Trainer, what do you think?"

Yasui Zhen has now completely diverted his attention.

But not the next game.

He glanced at Ming Sheng Leidong calmly, and what came to his mind was the "next" game of this horse girl.

Arranging the competition is no small matter, especially for the clans, associations, and academies that are so active.

That family has produced many famous horse racing girls, and Thundering is the most anticipated horse racing girl in the family. The arrangement of the future battle line is undoubtedly the most important thing.

As for the Association and the Academy, judging from what the East Sea Emperor and the others mentioned, the Association's attitude towards overseas expeditions is much more conservative than the Academy's, but it also hopes to achieve world-class achievements in overseas competitions.

Combined with Japan's attitude towards the Arc de Triomphe Award and the expectations of the Thundering Family, it is a foregone conclusion that this horse racing girl will definitely be in the Arc de Triomphe Award next.

Therefore, it is not incomprehensible to run away from home because of a disagreement with the family and the trainer, at least it makes sense.

But reality must be faced, and it is impossible for Ming Sheng Lei Dong to never go home.

So, Qi Cao should contact me later and try to bring her home, and then she might have an accident...

Yasui Zhen thought about it and quickly made a decision.

He didn't care whether he could avoid that kind of mysterious accident.

But he knew very well that even though Northern Black Horse had never said it out loud, deep down in his heart he hoped to compete with Mingsheng Leidong again.

This is exactly what he hopes for. In this case, perhaps something can be done in advance.

(End of this chapter)