Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 222 How to Beat Arima Kinen
Oguruma has always believed that his past training can be said to have always been down-to-earth.

Those horse girls who can compete fiercely with her on the field, or even defeat her, also maintain a down-to-earth and enterprising attitude.

Because of this, during the time she was teaching cooking skills, she tried her best and taught all the cooking skills she had mastered to Northern Xuanju without reservation.

After cutting the carrots, Xiao Limao took the lead in personally demonstrating how to process other ingredients, including stir-frying, frying, stewing, etc.

Her technique was skillful and her movements were smooth and seamless, and her focused expression seemed to have brought her back to the moment when she was fighting on the court.

She explained every step carefully, from the control of heat to the amount of seasoning to use, leaving nothing out.

After the demonstration, she looked at Beibu Xuanju patiently and encouraged her to try the operation.

Beibu Xuanju also learned very seriously, his eyes always following Xiaolimao's every move, and he performed each process in an orderly manner.

Soon, the kitchen was filled with the tempting aroma of food.

The aroma was like an invisible hand, gently teasing people's taste buds. Northern Xuanju couldn't help but take a deep breath and looked at Xiaolimao with great admiration.

"Senior Oguruma, your cooking skills are truly amazing, simply, simply..."

She racked her brains, trying to find the most appropriate description.

After struggling for a while, she finally said loudly, "He's just as good as my senior on the field!"

Hearing this, Xiao Limao smiled gently, shook his head, and said softly:
“This is not just my achievement, it was accomplished by us together.

“So, Xiaobei, you are also very good, whether it’s cooking or competition.

"There's still one last dessert to make, shall we continue?"

"Yeah! I'll try my best!"

After nodding excitedly, he continued to make desserts. Kita no Xuanju suddenly remembered something and looked at Oguruma curiously.

"By the way, Oguruma-senpai, you and Tamamo-senpai and the others...how are you planning to help Crown-chan?"

"This..."

After a moment of hesitation, Xiao Limao thought for a while.

“Inari should be more familiar with it, after all, she is still working on the competition side of things.

“So Xiaoyu, Xiaohaiwan, and I should only be able to help Huangguan run a bit, or run alongside him.

“As for the rest, I’ll just have to listen to what Inari says.

"Of course, it also depends on how her trainer arranges it... I mean, Crown-san's trainer."

"That's it..."

He nodded and thought for a moment. Suddenly, he remembered that his friend had missed the chrysanthemum viewing, and Northern Xuanju couldn't help but sigh.

"What? Is something wrong?"

Surprised, Xiao Li Mao thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "Are you... worried about your own game?
"I remember your next game...Arima Kinen, right?"

"Huh? Ah... no... no, I'm worried."

After hesitating for a moment, he thought it would be better to let her speak about her friend's affairs herself. Then he thought that although he had been resting these days, he had indeed thought about Arima Kinen. Kita no Xuanju changed his words and said, "

"As for the Arima Kinen... I don't know if Crown-chan can participate in the Arima Kinen. I really want to run with her, but..."

Her eyes suddenly lit up, with both hesitation and expectation in them.

"But no matter what, I'm going to fight my seniors at the Arima Kinen!"

"Do you really want to challenge yourself?" After thinking for a while, Xiao Li Mao asked with a smile.

"Ok!"

Nodding vigorously, Kita no Xuanju couldn't help but raise his voice, his excitement evident. "I've always wanted to participate in the Arima Kinen, but I never imagined I'd have this opportunity in the year of the Classic!

"My dream is to run a race that makes everyone happy and deeply moved, just like my predecessors did!

"Just like her Arima Kinen event back then!"

Nodding slightly, Little Chestnut's eyes showed admiration, and she said with emotion:
"The Emperor of the East Sea? Indeed, anyone who watched the Arima Kinen would have been happy and moved."

"Yeah! That's it!"

Nodding excitedly again, Kita no Xuanju suddenly looked at Oguruma with curiosity.

"Oguruma-senpai, I...can I know what it was like when you participated in the Arima Kinen?"

After a pause, she pursed her lips, and a hint of determination flashed in her eyes.

"Actually, I wanted to ask...

"Oguruma-senpai, how do you think I should run to win this year's Arima Kinen?"

Kita no Genju has been extremely looking forward to the Arima Memorial Race.

This expectation may not be noticed at first, it is just like a faint flame, a flame caused by the figure of longing.

But as the chrysanthemum viewing ended and I relaxed and calmed down over the past few days, the flame not only did not go out, but burned even more fiercely.

In the past few days, she had recalled the day-to-day training and the games more than once. She felt that she was unknowingly looking forward to victory more and more.

He stopped preparing dinner, stood still, looked up at the ceiling, and slowly looked over, staring at Kita no Xuanju.

Her sight fell on those crimson eyes, and in a trance, she saw a familiar desire.

"...Are you beginning to crave victory?" She murmured softly unconsciously, her voice like a gentle breeze, carrying a hint of indescribable complex emotions.

"...What did senior just say...?" Immersed in his own excitement, Kita no Xuanju didn't hear clearly what Ogurimao whispered.

"Nothing... No, I want to ask..."

Slowly turning around and facing Kita no Xuanju, Oguruma's expression gradually became serious, and his eyes revealed a special kind of concentration.

"Why do you want to win Arima Kinen?"

"Ah? This..."

Hearing this question unexpectedly, Beibu Xuanju opened his mouth subconsciously, and suddenly felt a very strange and inexplicably oppressive aura from the senior in front of him.

She couldn't help but be slightly startled, her breath shortened, and she subconsciously muttered:

"Just now... Actually, I already said it. I... want to run a race like Senior Emperor..."

"Hmm...what else?"

Without responding to Kita no Genju's answer, Ogurimao just continued to ask seriously.

Her eyes were fixed on the face of the junior in front of her, as if trying to explore her deepest thoughts.

"besides……"

Completely unaware of what Oguruma was trying to ask, Kita no Xuanju continued to mutter:
"And Grandpa, he always says I'm great, so I have to keep winning and not let him down...

"Oh yeah, there's also Crown-chan and the others, and Naruto-chan, and Ribbon-chan and the others...

"I think only by winning the Arima Kinen, or more important races, can we continue running side by side on the track...

“And of course the trainers…

"He has put so much effort into me, I must do my best to win, to be worthy of his efforts!"

(End of this chapter)