Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 187 Why Can’t You Be More Frank?
When Yasui Makoto came out of the underground passage, the 10th game of the day had almost ended.

The St. Reiter Memorial was the 11th match. After chatting for a while with Manchester City Tea Party and Elly Suko who subsequently interrupted the topic, the radio soon announced that the contestants were going to the debut circle.

After a while, on the big screen opposite the stands, the girl the three were talking about walked towards the camera.

“So we’ve arrived at the G2 Saint Regent Memorial, and the most popular person has immediately appeared!
"I heard they've been training pretty hard in the mountains. Will they be able to perform completely differently from the first half of the year, giving us a fresh start in the competition?"

"No. 1 Popularity, Northern Black Horse!!"

"Oh, that's a pretty good opening."

As cheers and applause echoed from the stands, Airi Hayako chuckled and clapped her hands, glancing at Yasui Makoto out of the corner of her eye.

"Your training camp is in the mountains? Not at the beach?"

"Xiaobei prefers to play in the mountains, and the academy doesn't have any specific regulations on where to stay for the training camp..."

He had already taken out his binoculars out of habit and responded casually. Yasui Zhen focused on checking Kita no Xuanju's condition in the appearance circle and nodded slightly.

Unlike the G1 event, the girl did not wear a winning uniform, but instead wore a simple sports short-sleeved shirt and sports shorts.

Precisely because of her simplicity, it can be seen that her steps when she appeared on stage were quite light and swift, and her figure standing in the center of the stage was slender and agile.

Especially the long legs under the shorts, the muscle lines wrapped in black sports socks are very smooth and powerful.

Very good, it can be said that it has completely lost its newbie temperament...

Looking up and down at the girl in the camera, he nodded with satisfaction.

Soon after Kita no Xuanju finished his appearance, it was the turn of the second most popular contestant to appear on stage. Yasui Makoto also looked at him through a telescope.

The second most popular one can be said to be an old rival, Satomi Pentium, who has fought against Kita no Xuanju twice.

Subconsciously recalling the horse girl's previous performance and the possible running style and tactics this time, Yasui Zhen suddenly noticed that Kita no Xuanju, who was about to walk to the backfield, paused and stood there in a daze.

Hmm? Did something happen...?

After a moment of surprise, he quickly understood what was going on.

Standing in the backcourt were all contestants of this competition, lined up in order of popularity.

Among them is the opponent that Northern Xuanju is particularly concerned about in this game, Ribbon Kaige.

……

The moment he saw the ribbon triumphant song, Northern Xuanju's eyes lit up.

However, she realized that the other person also saw her. After being stunned for a second, she quickly turned her head away. Her body stiffened slightly, and then relaxed in an instant.

Just like what the trainer said, we can only tell after this match...

She sighed inwardly with a complicated feeling, then retracted her gaze and looked fixedly at the underground passage leading directly to the backfield. She took a deep breath and walked forward slowly.

When the footsteps of Northern Xuanju completely disappeared in the underground passage, Kaige turned his head to look at the ribbon on the wall on one side, then turned his head suddenly, stared at the direction where Northern Xuanju disappeared for a long time, and sighed with a complicated expression.

"...So I say, A Ge, why can't you be as open and honest as me?"

There was a sudden sigh from the person beside him, and Ribbon Kaige shuddered. He turned around and saw Tianyi Xunyu's resentful face, with a complicated expression and embarrassment.

Glancing around like a guilty thief, she saw that the other horse girls were focused on their appearances, leaving only her friend by her side. Ribbon Triumph smiled wryly and whispered:
"How can I be honest about this? I...how could I have known things would become so complicated...

"It would have been fine if it was just Kitamoto-san, but how did I know that day that Yamato-senpai was also outside...

"Wow... I shouldn't have been angry earlier. Now I don't know how to explain it to my classmates in northern Taiwan, and I don't even dare to go back to the dorm to see Yamato-senpai..."

"That's why I said your ostrich-like personality is not suitable at all..."

He had just complained, but seeing that Ribbon Kaige's face looked increasingly guilty and helpless, Tianyi Xunyu scratched his head and changed the subject.

"Actually, you shouldn't think so. I don't think Northern Xuanju is that difficult to get along with. Didn't you say she has a good personality? And Yamato-senpai has a good personality too." "So you should just go and talk to them directly. If they get angry..."

She slapped her chest.

"Just say it's all my fault. It was my fault in the first place anyway! I uh uh uh..."

The voice was a little loud, causing one or two horse racing girls who were a little closer to look over in confusion.

Quickly covering Tianyi Xunyu's mouth, Ribbon Kaige whispered anxiously:

"Keep your voice down, everyone is looking at you..."

After Tianyi Xunyu blinked desperately and clapped her hands to indicate that he understood, she slowly let go of her hands, bit her lower lip for a while, and suddenly took a deep breath.

"Actually...Xiaoyu, you are right."

"Really? Please stop covering your mouth all the time, okay...huh?"

Just after complaining, Tianyi Xunyu made a strange cry and blinked, "I...what I said is right."

"I really don't know what to do most of the time, so I just pretend not to see what's happening..."

Turning his gaze to the direction where Northern Xuanju had left before, Ribbon Kaige slowly clenched his fists.

"Just like now, I'm the one who wants to be as strong and tough as the Northern students, and I want to challenge them, but you're asked to write a challenge letter...

"I...should have mustered up the courage to speak up myself."

"Uh, I know the Northern Xuanju are very strong, strong..."

After hesitating for a moment, Tianyi Xunyu snorted:
"Okay, I heard you say she wasn't that great before her debut, but after staying in the hospital for so long, coming back with two wins in a row isn't bad, right?"

"So what are you gambling about?"

He looked over in surprise and saw his friend pouting and stiffening his neck, and Ribbon Kaige couldn't help but smile.

"Besides, Xiaoyu...I also think you are very strong."

"Is that so? Hehe, you should have said that earlier..."

His sulky look suddenly turned into a silly smile, and Tianyi Xunyu scratched his short hair. "Hearing what you said, it seems that there is no need to worry about your poor performance later."

"You really are worried about me..."

Having already felt his friend's kindness, Ribbon Kaige couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

Then, she took another deep breath, clenched her fists, and looked back in the direction where Northern Xuanju had left.

"Don't worry, I will do my best.

"After all, no matter what, she hasn't returned the challenge to me.

"No, it should be said that it was not returned to us, right?"

“That’s it!”

With a look of joy, Tianyi Xunyu snapped his fingers, clapped his hands, and began to prepare for battle.

"So I said it long ago, couldn't you have been so frank earlier?
"I also really want to see how strong this northern classmate you've been telling me about is. By the way...

"I will never give you victory, A Ge!"

After looking back, Ribbon Kaige pursed his lips and nodded vigorously.

"Me too, Xiaoyu!"

(End of this chapter)