Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 71 My House is Pretty Big

Oh oh oh——Northern Black Horse! Northern Black Horse!

Amidst dazzling lights, beautiful melodies and exciting cheers, the black-haired girl in the center of the stage, dressed in beautiful performance costume, began singing and dancing accompanied by lights, melodies and cheers.

"Wow! Xiaobei is so dazzling!"

Waving the cheering sticks he had prepared long ago, Te Bie Zhou jumped up and down excitedly and said:
"As expected! No matter how many times I've seen it, the winner's stage is still so exciting!"

"Well, indeed..."

As soon as he said this, An Jingzhen found that his voice was drowned out by the deafening cheers from the audience.

He smiled unconsciously and waved the cheering stick that Te Bie Zhou had lent him towards the stage.

When the dancing figure of the Northern Black Horse was reflected in his eyes, the scene of crossing the finish line in the race unconsciously emerged, and the two pictures overlapped in an instant.

After the race, all he could think of was the moment he crossed the finish line.

Of course there is joy.

But in comparison, it was more of an emotion that he had not expected.

thrilling.

Indescribably thrilling.

too close.

It's really too close.

When crossing the finish line, the distance between Indomitable Steel and Northern Black Horse was too close.

The audience seats where he was standing were dozens of meters away from the finish line. Given the visual effect of things appearing larger when closer and smaller when farther away, for a moment he thought that the two horse racing girls crossed the finish line at the same time.

For a moment, he even suspected that the Unyielding Steel was faster.

After the thrilling experience, he suddenly realized with surprise that over the past few months, as Northern Black Horse gradually grew, his views on the Shining Series and Uma Musume had also changed unconsciously.

He only knew that the Shining Series was the most popular competition in the world and that horse racing girls could become world-class idols, but he never thought about why this was the case.

After initially being surprised by this peculiar worldview and life form, he accepted this reality with the thought that "since I'm already here", he accepted it.

He has always been like this.

Born into a family of trainers and horsegirls, there seemed to be nothing wrong with living a peaceful life as a trainer.

So after arriving in Tokyo and signing the contract with Kita no Genju, his thought from the beginning to the end was that since he was the trainer of this girl, he had to take responsibility.

She wants to be a miraculous horse girl like her predecessors, she wants to respond to everyone's expectations, she wants to do whatever she wants, and just do everything possible to help her.

Now, or to be more precise, the moment he saw Kita no Genju cross the finish line, Yasui Shin finally understood the charm of the Shining Series and horse racing girls.

They are so simple and pure.

On the track, each of them had only one thought in mind: to try their best to win the game and respond wholeheartedly to every supporter's response.

In the past, he supported this matter without realizing it, simply out of a sense of responsibility.

Or maybe subconsciously, he thinks that studying, training, and preparing for competitions diligently every day is already support.

But that shouldn't be the case.

Doing this day after day for the past few months, he gradually had the urge to do something further for Northern Xuanju not only out of responsibility and rationality, but also from the depths of his emotional heart.

He hopes that with his efforts, Northern Black Horse can win every game in the future.

This is certainly a difficult goal to achieve, at least there are no Uma Musume in Japan yet.

But this may be true, wholehearted support.

……

The day after the Spring Championships, in Hachioji City, at the northern Xuanju family home.

Standing beside the garden lawn of thousands of square meters, Yasui Makoto and several horse racing girls were stunned.

After a moment of silence, a tall, silver-gray-haired horsewoman exclaimed. "Is that true?! Xiaobei, you said your house is quite big, but..."

She looked at the black-haired girl who was scratching her head with a silly grin.

"It's actually this big?! This is big enough for a race like the Arima Kinen, right?!"

"Senior Achuan is exaggerating, isn't he? Besides..."

Scratching his head, Northern Xuanju smiled foolishly for a while, then said seriously:
"I've never run at the Zhongshan track before, but after going there a couple of days ago, I felt that there's a big difference between here and the Zhongshan track."

Upon hearing this, Senior Achuan was stunned for a moment, then waved his hands in amusement.

"Well, don't take it so seriously, Xiaobei. I'm just surprised at how big your house is."

The one called Afune-senpai is naturally the Golden Fune who just won the Hanshin Grand Prix yesterday.

After winning the game, she and Northern Xuanju both had the winner's stage.

The two sides contacted each other again only after the performance ended.

The Golden Ship was serious about the celebratory banquet mentioned before the game, and had already booked a very famous restaurant in Chiba Prefecture.

However, during the discussion, Kita no Genju said that the seniors had helped her a lot, and since Senior Golden Ship won the Hanshin Grand Prix, it was only right that she should treat them.

After the game, Grandpa went backstage to congratulate her and said that he hoped to hold a banquet to thank Yasui Makoto and a group of seniors.

Why don’t we go to her house? Her house is quite big, so it doesn’t matter how many people go.

The horse girls were not the most hesitant type and had known Northern Xuanju for a long time, so they agreed without hesitation.

Then there was the surprise of the golden ship and the others at this moment.

Yamato Akagi and Vodka reacted quickly.

"Okay, Ah Chuan, if you think about it carefully, there's nothing surprising about it."

Patting Golden Boat on the shoulder, Vodka said with a smile, "You know Xiaobei's grandfather is the most famous musician in Japan, and her father and uncles are also famous musicians.

"For a family like this, it's normal for the house to be several times bigger.

"Really, Yamato?"

"Yes, and I took a quick look at it when I was organizing the students' information."

Following Vodka's words, Yamato Akagi said with a smile: "This is just a residence of Xiaobei's family. Xiaobei lives here because it is convenient for school and competitions.

“It’s no exaggeration to say that no matter where she competes in the future, she’ll have accommodations similar to this one nearby.

"You are underestimating our lovely junior."

The Golden Ship became dissatisfied.

"Underestimate? I never underestimated Xiaobei! I just never thought about such a thing, okay?"

After shouting a few words, she suddenly perked up, bent her right arm, pressed her left hand on the bulging biceps of her right arm, and stared at the lawn in front of her with interest.

"Great! Since there's such a large field, and it looks like it would be great for running, let's go for a run!"

"I'll count to three, and we'll do it together!
"three……

"Okay! I'm leaving first!"

She said three numbers, and just as she said one, the horse racing girl rushed out with a smirk on her face.

“…Ah? Ah Chuan, you’re too cunning, aren’t you?!”

Vodka shouted in anger and amusement, stretched his shoulders, and followed without saying a word.

"Don't run! What's the point of running so fast at the beginning of a chase horse?"

　I wish all my book friends success in their careers, prosperity and good fortune in the new year!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)