Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 197 Portfolio
Yasui Zhen was not unaware of what Kitaguchi Genju said.

After all, Satomi Crown's schedule is not a secret and can be found by simply checking on the event-related platform.

To be honest, from a trainer's perspective, there is nothing wrong with canceling the chrysanthemum viewing trip and switching to the Emperor's Autumn Viewing Trip.

Especially from the perspective of a consortium like the Satomi family.

In addition to Satomi Crown and Satomi Gallop, who have competed with Northern Xuanju, there are many horse girls from the Satomi family among the active players in the Shining Series.

For example, Satomi Nobunaga, the horse girl, is a senior of Kita no Genju and the others. She debuted one generation later than Golden Ship and is still active in the arena.

However, compared with the Northern Black Horse, Satomi Crown, and Golden Ship, the performance of the Satomi Nobles is not outstanding.

Chrysanthemum Appreciation 2 is her best achievement so far.

In this year's competition, there were 11 moves in the New Year Cup and 10 moves in the Industrial and Economic Awards, and the only departures were not satisfactory.

In addition, there are many "Satomi" who are not even qualified for the big prize competition and have been running in OP, Pre-OP or other competitions.

There are many horse girls who support it, and even if the Satomi family is financially strong, it is impossible for them to distribute resources evenly to every horse girl, so they must have their preferences.

Satomi Crown and Satomi Pentium are obviously more popular.

At the same time, this focus also has a focus, or a strategy that is more conducive to family development.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. There is a similar proverb in Japan.

Since both have the strength to challenge G1, one goes to run the Emperor to enjoy the autumn, and the other goes to run the chrysanthemum viewing.

This will not only avoid competition but also increase the probability of winning G1.

This is probably what the Satomi family considered.

If it was when he first started coaching Northern Xuanju, Yasui Zhen probably wouldn't have said such a thing.

He felt he could accept this.

He had experienced many similar things in his previous life, so he had become accustomed to them and knew that these were realities.

He also felt that these things might be too complicated for the simple-minded horse racing girls. Just because he could understand it didn't mean that Northern Black Horse could understand it too.

Moreover, these have no meaning for training and competition, so it is better to change the subject and talk about something else.

But during this period of time, especially just now, he suddenly realized that although Uma Musume was simple, it did not mean that she could not understand the complexity of reality.

For example, Northern Xuanju, her career is not only about training and competition, but also about contradictions, conflicts and interactions with horse girls who are her rivals and friends.

The same should be true for Satomi Hōran and the others. They are all growing and their moods are changing.

Perhaps this should have been discovered long ago.

When horse girls like Emperor of the East Sea and Mejiro McQueen first stepped into the arena, they should have been as simple-minded as Northern Xuanju before, and were only thinking about training and competition.

After that, through encounters with other horse girls outside of training and competition, success, failure, injuries, and many other things, they gradually grew and now have become the leaders of horse girls.

In this case, perhaps there is no need to avoid anything and just tell Northern Xuanju what you know.

With a plan in mind, An Jingzhen turned to the northern Xuanju and pondered:

"Actually, I know a little bit about Satomi Crown..."

After explaining his understanding of the Satomi family, he continued:
"...So the fact is this, and from our perspective, we can't say whether this decision is right or wrong. After all, there are only two of us.

"So, I'm telling you this because I think that by telling you what I know, you might be able to think of how to respond to Satomi Crown.

"Isn't this what you are asking me about?" Listening to An Jingzhen's description, Beibu Xuanju looked serious at first, then gradually opened his mouth wide, and then turned into a complex expression of contemplation.

Hearing the question, she was silent for a long time, bit her lip, nodded, and let out a long sigh.

"So... Crown-chan doesn't have any choice?" Her voice was as light as a dandelion blown away by the wind, but the tips of her ears were slightly red due to her excitement.

The ponytail behind her swayed slightly with the shaking of her body. Her usually straight back now looked like a question mark. Her fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her sportswear until it turned white.

Yasui Zhen noticed that the ends of her hair were shining in the sunlight, a brilliance that only blooms in victory, but now it was shrouded in haze.

"Choice... facing this kind of portfolio consideration, it should be."

He chose his words carefully, "Just like you adjust your cadence before every race, families also adjust their race schedules.

"If you want to have a choice, actually..." His words were suddenly interrupted by Beibu Xuanju's action.

The Northern Black Horse suddenly raised its head, its red pupils shrank into thin lines in the sunlight, and then slowly expanded, as if trying to focus on those invisible complex relationships.

"if……"

She suddenly turned around, her hair brushing against Yasui Makoto's arm. "If I were born in the Satomi family... would I have been arranged like that?"

Her eyelashes cast sparse shadows under her eyes, but the corners of her mouth were raised stubbornly. Without waiting for An Jingzhen to speak, she suddenly took a deep breath and said:
“If that’s true… I’ll definitely sneak out to attend the Chrysanthemum Viewing as well.

"Even if we're discovered, even if we're stopped...

"I'm going to do everything I can to finish the race!"

Looking at her eyes that suddenly lit up, Yasui Zhen suddenly realized that he had underestimated the resilience of girls or horse racing girls.

They are indeed simple and sometimes give people a very fragile feeling, but they can find balance in the storm like reeds in a typhoon.

"My thoughts... maybe Crown-chan doesn't have it, and even if she does, she might not be able to do it."

Beibu Xuanju spoke again, and this time, her voice was no longer worried, but had returned to its usual cheerful tone.

“But I wanted to tell her what I thought.

"Because even if I didn't have this idea, Crown-chan would definitely continue running.

"All I can do is tell her that no matter what race she runs, we will still run together."

She jumped back two steps, her sneakers making crisp sounds on the ground, and the corners of her mouth raised with a full of energy.

"Since we agreed to run together, I can't let Crown-chan and everyone else get away.

"The chrysanthemum viewing season is in two weeks, so we can't waste time.

Then he ran over with a smile and took Yasui Makoto's hand:

"Let's get on with it then, Trainer!"

Unexpectedly being pulled to the edge of the playground track, An Jingzhen couldn't help but smile knowingly as he looked at Kita no Xuanju who had come out of his worries and returned to his usual self.

The energetic girl in front of him was the Northern Black Horse that he was very familiar with.

After going through so much, she has indeed matured a lot. After being tempered by training and competition, her state of mind has changed a lot.

But no matter what situation she faces, her inner cheerfulness, positivity and hard work have never changed.

(End of this chapter)