Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 224 Wall Dong
After a few days of leisurely rest, Northern Xuanju once again plunged into the embrace of campus life.

Go to the classroom on time every day and absorb knowledge seriously.

After class, I rushed to the training ground, sweated on the track, and followed the guidance of Makoto Yasui.

In my spare time, I would go out and play with classmates and friends, or just chat and laugh.

However, in this familiar daily routine, her thoughts would always drift back to a few days ago, and she would think of what Senior Oguruma said.

"The reason why I have to win... should be very important, at least that's what I think.

“It may sound selfish to say this, but after so many games, I’ve gradually realized that sometimes you still need a reason that belongs only to yourself.

“Actually… I must be very stupid.

“There are many times when I have something I want to say but I don’t know how to say it, or I don’t even know what I want to say.

"So it's not someone else's problem, it's my problem.

“If I can’t explain it clearly, even if people care about me, they won’t know how to help me.

“That feeling… is quite lonely.

“Even on the field, it’s lonely when you’re surrounded by so many strong opponents.

“Maybe I’m lucky, I’ve always had my own reasons.

“As for me…actually, as long as I run, I feel happy and lucky.

“That’s my reason, and that’s what I want to tell you.

"Is this a little hard to understand? Sorry, I'm really not very good at speaking.

"I'm telling you all this suddenly... I think you look happy every day, and you must be having fun during the competition too.

"That's good. Keep running like this...that's good."

While I was chattering away like this, the senior had already finished making the dessert without me noticing.

Beibu Xuanju could understand how those desserts were made, but he was a little confused by these words.

These days she has been thinking about "her own reasons", and then vaguely realized that she seemed to have always lacked the motivation to run purely for herself.

Looking back, her original intention of wanting to become a horse girl was because she saw her idol racing at lightning speed on the track. That scene planted the seed of her dream in her heart.

Later, she and Guang Zuan-chan agreed to apply for Tresen Academy together, and the support of Crown-chan, Kobayashi-chan and her family became the driving force for progress.

After being fortunately admitted to Tresen Academy, he met An Jingzhen, and made friends with Mingshengchan and Ribbonchan, who were both friends and rivals. These together became the reasons for him to keep running.

But now I calm down and think about it carefully. If I remove these external factors and I am the only one left in the world, why am I running so hard on the track?

Because it makes you happy? Running is indeed fun.

But my happiness seems to be different from what Senior Oguruma said.

His thoughts returned to the look in Oguruma's eyes when he said, "I'm happy as long as I can run." Kitaguchi Xuanju suddenly realized that when the senior said this, there was something extremely special in his eyes.

It is like pure crystal, clear and bright, without any impurities, extremely pure.

Looking at that look, I seem to be able to feel that even if running is the only thing left in the world, that purity will exist forever.

Beibu Xuanju suddenly realized that the determination and love contained in it were something he had never seen in anyone else.

No, I should have seen it.

She suddenly recalled that when her grandfather talked about music, his eyes were equally pure and moving, filled with a kind of persistence that went deep into his soul for the thing he loved.

If I think about it carefully, it seems that only my grandfather can have such pure eyes.

Even Dad and Grandpa's prized disciples, when they talked about music, looked a bit less enthusiastic than Grandpa's. "So whether it's running or music..."

Unconsciously, Northern Black Horse raised his head slightly and murmured thoughtfully.

"Everything must be pure, pure..."

It had been a while since get out of class ended, and there were not many people on the main campus where she was.

The trees on both sides dropped golden leaves under the caress of the autumn wind, and her whispers echoed in the wind.

Suddenly, her ears moved.

From under the tree on the other side, like a stream of clear spring, came the melodious sound of a violin.

Growing up in a musical family, she was influenced by music and instantly recognized the extraordinary skills of the performer, and could not help but look in the direction of the sound.

Beneath the tree, a horse girl with long brown hair was standing gracefully.

She was lithe and graceful, and the violin in her hand was like a treasure, held gently by her.

The bow glides gracefully across the strings, and every note seems to be given life.

While she was playing, she stared at the front with an intoxicated look and said with deep emotion:

"Oh, wonderful, so wonderful.

"At the Chrysanthemum Festival concert, I heard your beautiful melody.

"Fantastic!"

As she spoke, she looked towards Northern Xuanju with a blazing gaze filled with admiration.

"I am Wanlai Zhengming. It's an honor to meet you, Northern Xuanju."

The voice is passionate and full of endless energy.

Beibu Xuanju was taken aback. Facing the fanatical gaze from the opposite side, she subconsciously took a step back and stammered in response:

"Thank you, thank you, um, um..."

Before she could finish her words, the horse racing girl named Wanlaiming suddenly and casually put down the bow and took the violin from her neck.

Then, as if to embrace the whole world, she opened her arms and walked towards the Northern Xuanju with elegant and exaggerated steps.

Beibu Xuanju was even more stunned. The music of Wanlai Zhengming had clearly stopped, but the violin in her hand was still emitting melodious and beautiful sounds, as if an invisible hand was still plucking the strings.

"The competition is a collaboration between the Earth and Uma Musume, and Uma Musume are all great musicians."

Wanlai Zhengming spoke extremely exaggerated words while pressing forward step by step.

"And you, Northern Xuanju, are one of the greatest performers of this generation, just like me."

Seeing the other party's inexplicable enthusiasm and approach, Beibu Xuanju couldn't help but twitch his mouth and subconsciously continued to retreat.

Suddenly, she felt a tightness on her back, and she subconsciously glanced around, only to find that she was leaning against a big tree.

When she turned around, Wanlai Zhengming had already walked in front of her.

With a "pop", one of Wanlai's hands pressed on the tree trunk next to Beifang Xuanju's head.

She looked into Beibu Xuanju's eyes with deep affection, her tone gentle and passionate, as if she was telling the most touching love words:
“Come on, play some beautiful melodies with me.

"With you, we can become soaring masters in Zhongshan!"

As she spoke, her face kept getting closer and closer to Beifang Xuanju, so close that Beifang Xuanju could feel the hot breath she exhaled.

(End of this chapter)