Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 133: Cao Shangfei's Pursuit Ability
After a while, they arrived at the cafeteria of Tresen Academy according to the text message from Tebi Zhou. Before they could even look around, An Jingzhen and Kitagawa Xuanju saw Tebi Zhou greeting them from afar.

"Hey—Xiaobei, Mr. Yasui, over here, over here!"

Following the sound, Yasui Shin waved his hands together with Kita no Xuanju, and quickly noticed the horse racing girl next to Te Te Zhou.

Her long chestnut hair falls to her waist like silk, with a white diamond-shaped shooting star at her bangs.

There is a blue bow with red lines on it pinned to her right ear.

The pupils are also blue, looking as gentle as the shallow sea illuminated by the sun.

After approaching, the horse racing girl bowed and spoke softly.

"Mr. Yasui Makoto, Mr. Kitamoto Genju, good night. I'm Xiao Te's friend, Cao Shang Fei. Nice to meet you, so please be kind."

Before An Jingzhen could react, Kita no Xuanju came forward familiarly and offered his hand.

"Yeah! I often hear Xiao Te-senpai talk about his seniors! I've also watched his matches many times. He's really good!"

"Is that so... Xiao Te often talks about Northern Xuanju-san."

Bowing again, Cao Shangfei smiled and shook hands with Beibu Xuanju, then turned to An Jingzhen.

"She often mentions Mr. Yasui. She says you're a very good trainer, and I agree with her."

"You're welcome. I still have a lot to learn..."

After exchanging pleasantries, he naturally reached out to shake hands with Kusagami Fei. However, as soon as his palm touched the other person's, An Jingzhen was slightly stunned and unconsciously withdrew his hand a little slowly.

"…What's wrong, Mr. Yasui?"

Instead of being dissatisfied with An Jingzhen's somewhat rude behavior, Kusagami Fei looked a little surprised.

"Nothing... Maybe I'm hungry, so I was a little distracted."

Shaking his head, An Jingzhen made up an excuse.

"Shall we go order then?"

Te Bie Zhou quickly said: “Xiao Cao and I just arrived. Since Mr. An Jing is hungry, Xiao Bei should also be very hungry after training.

"Let's go, Xiaocao. You probably haven't tasted the cafeteria food here for a long time. Do you miss it?"

"As for me...I'm fine."

Cao Shangfei smiled and said, "Xiao Te seems to like this place very much. I remember when you heard that there was no limit on the supply of food here, you seemed particularly happy?"

"Xiaocao still remembers this kind of thing? Hehe, of course I'm very happy to be able to eat unlimited amounts." Scratching his head, Zhou Han laughed.

As Te Bie Zhou and Cao Shangfei chatted and laughed, they quickly went to the cafeteria window to order their meals, and then returned to the table to chat.

During this period, in addition to casually agreeing, Yasui Zhen would occasionally rub his palms with his fingers, which was the place where he had just shaken hands with Kusagami Fei.

There's something special about this horse girl's palms.

There are obvious calluses at the raised area at the base of the thumb, the area from the base of the little finger to the edge of the palm, the base of the index finger and middle finger, and the depression of the tiger's mouth.

There are some martial arts moves in extreme stunts, and some of my former colleagues have specialized in martial arts and switched careers.

So Yasui knew very well that only after long-term practice of kendo would the cocoons have that kind of distribution.

And judging from the touch and thickness, it is most likely not the type of kendo sword used for performance, but rather has strong practical value.

I didn't expect that this person who looks weak and gentle would actually be a kendo master... I thought that what was mentioned in the file and URA publicity was just a hobby.

After a sigh, Yasui Zhen quickly thought about the adjustments for the training match.

There is no doubt about Cao Shangfei's strength. Among his 9 career championships, 6 are big prizes, including 4 G1s.

The Takarazuka Kinen in G1 and the Arima Kinen twice also made her the second person to win three consecutive Grand Prix titles.

In addition to her competition results, she also has one of the best foot skills of her generation.

Judging from the data, the various abilities of horse racing women will improve with the changes in training level, diet nutrition and track.

For example, during the generation of Tokui Shuu and Kusagami Hi, the top-tier kicks were around 35 seconds, but now they've been reduced to 34 seconds. For artists like Roaring Thunder and Indomitable Steel, who achieved peak popularity before and after their debuts, their ability to run a 33-second kick is a key factor.

However, at the Keio Cup Spring Championship that year, Cao Shangfei was able to run data such as 33.3 in the last three waves.

In the subsequent wins at the Mainichi Crown and Arima Kinen, she was also able to maintain a speed of around 34.6.

One of the key areas that Northern Xuanju needs to improve is precisely how to handle this kind of last step.

While silently adjusting his analysis in his mind, Yasui Zhen suddenly heard someone calling him.

"...Trainer, trainer?"

"……what?"

When he looked up, he found that Northern Xuanju was looking at him in confusion. Zhou and Cao Shangfei were also a little surprised. An Jingzhen couldn't help but wonder:
"What's wrong……?"

"I always feel like you've been distracted right now..."

Turning sideways and reaching out his hand, Beibu Xuanju touched An Jingzhen's forehead and then touched his own.

"I don't have a fever either..."

"...Of course I don't have a fever."

It took him a moment to react, and Yasui leaned back unconsciously.

"So what's going on...?"

"As long as it's okay, I'll be relieved."

Nodding, Beibu Xuanju said naturally: "I was just asking how you arranged for Senior Cao Shangfei."

He quickly realized that they were talking about the upcoming training match, and seeing the other two horse girls nodding, Yasui Shin thought for a moment.

“I was just thinking about that.

"The overall arrangement has been finalized, and the time is this Saturday morning, so it won't interfere with your other matters.

"The venue is a wood chip track, which is much easier to run on than on grass, and the pace will be higher. The slope angle is more suitable as a rehearsal for the Japanese Derby.

"Special classmate Zhou should have mentioned this to you?"

He looked at Cao Shangfei and saw him smile and nod. He then continued:
“As for position selection, I remember that Cao Shangfei always chose the first position in previous matches.

“The specific location will need to be adjusted later, but the range is definitely there.

“And judging by the video, Cao Shangfei’s pursuit ability is excellent.

"I wonder if this training match can help Xiaobei with this kind of training? She really needs this kind of support right now."

Cao Shangfei, who was nodding just now, was surprised for a moment and looked at Bie Te Zhou with some embarrassment.

"Chase...? Um..."

"Uh, Mr. Yasui, I'm afraid you have misunderstood..."

As if answering a question in class, Te Zi Zhou raised his hand and apologized a little awkwardly:
"I remember the association's publicity did say that Xiaocao had strong pursuit abilities, and we also mentioned this during our own conversations.

"But it doesn't seem like a pursuit, but..." She also became embarrassed.

"But... it's limited to Xiao Te, I guess."

His smile returned to his expression, and Cao Shangfei bowed slightly as if to apologize.

“I can’t really explain why, but every time I race with Xiao Te, I always feel like I’m a little faster than usual.

"This is probably what Mr. Yasui meant by pursuit ability."

(From Ms. Zhang Cao:

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(End of this chapter)