Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 233: Conversation on different channels
The two competitions, the Emperor's Autumn Viewing Ceremony and the Japan Cup, gave Kita no Genju a lot of ideas.

As usual, she talked to Yasui Zhen with almost no reservations.

I also got the comfort and reassurance from my trainer as usual.

However, she hesitated to express the feeling of relief and shame.

This wasn't a thought I should have, nor was it a thought Uma Musume should have...

As for Umamusume, no matter how strong the opponent is, no matter what kind of competition it is, you should give it your all...

How can you expect your opponent to become weaker and then be happy about it?

If the trainer and everyone knew I had this thought...

You'll probably be disappointed in me, right?
Perhaps it was because he never dwelled on such thoughts. After having this thought, although Northern Black Horse did not let it bother him, he would still think of it occasionally and feel annoyed for a while.

This thought is like a mosquito in the summer, the kind that is very noisy and flies very fast.

When the mind is focused on other things, such as training or competition, it is often overlooked.

But after a busy day, when you calm down, that annoying buzzing feeling will linger around you.

However, the past month or so has not been filled with such complicated emotions.

My childhood friend, Mitsuru Satomi, who I have known since childhood and agreed to come to Tresen Academy together, made her successful debut during this period.

At the Kyoto Arena, he made his debut in the 2000-meter race, with the highest popularity and one move.

Not only that, having witnessed this debut race firsthand, she knew just how impressive her friend's run was.

The car passed the four bends in the order of 2, 2, 2, 3, and performed extremely stably.

The fastest time of the entire race, the final leg of 34.8, followed by an absolute advantage of 3 lengths at the finish line.

In Kitagawa Xuanju's opinion, Satomi Mitsuzumi's debut battle was much more beautiful than his own.

Guang Zuan-chan...finally stepped onto the stage of the Shining Series.

This is something that makes Beibu Xuanju laugh unconsciously whenever he thinks about it these days.

"That's great, Diamond-chan..."

"Hmm? What's so good, Xiaobei?"

"Ah? That is..."

After a moment of hesitation, he answered subconsciously, then Beibu Xuanju turned over and sat up, only to find that Ri Mi Guang Zuan had ended the video call and was looking at him with a smile.

Beibu Xuanju also smiled and scratched his head unconsciously.

"I'm talking about Guang Zuan-chan's debut performance. It was very good and very beautiful!"

"Really? Why are you like this, Xiaobei..."

Satomi Mitsuzu blushed, then shook her phone as if to change the subject.

"By the way, I was just talking to my sister about what to do on game day."

"Game day?" Beibu Xuanju tilted his head. "What do we do?"

"After the competition is over, should we go to the Zhongshan stadium to cheer you on that day, or wait until the next day?"

Satomi Mitsuzu nodded, and a hint of confidence flashed in her eyes on her originally blushing face.

"My competition...will definitely be a big win."

Then he became distressed.

"But my match was at the Hanshin Arena, and you were at the Nakayama Arena... You should have arrived at the arena a day early to acclimate, like before, right?"

"Yes, that's right," Kita no Xuanju nodded, recalling the arrangements he had discussed with Yasui Makoto. "It was all discussed with the trainer."

"That's it."

Satomi Mitsuzumi clapped his hands.

"The Hanshin Stadium is quite far from here, and I was wondering if it would be too rushed to come from there the next day.

“Besides, it’s the Arima Memorial, and it’s hard to buy Shinkansen and plane tickets.

"And if I have to use the family plane...it seems quite troublesome.

"So I was thinking, why not just go to the Zhongshan arena right after the winner's stage is over?"

She smiled and nodded.

"That way, I won't miss Xiaobei's victory!"

Beibu Xuanju was stunned. She opened her mouth and heard herself mumbling subconsciously:
"Winning the championship... Is that what Guang Zuan-chan wants?" "Huh?"

Tilting his head, not being able to clearly hear what Beibu Xuanju said, Satomi Guangzuan asked curiously: "Xiaobei, what did you just say?"

“…Ah, it’s nothing, hehehe…it’s nothing.”

Scratching his head with a silly smile, Northern Xuanju thought for a moment and said with some emotion:
"It feels like... Guang Zuan-chan has more confidence than me. I mean... Arima Kinen."

Blinking, Satomi Mitsuzumi smiled and said in a matter-of-fact tone:
"Of course, Xiaobei... you're really amazing.

"Actually..."

She put her fingers on her chin, tilted her head to look at the ceiling, and nodded as if she had made up her mind.

“I should be able to say that.

"Actually, my sisters always say at home that if they had to choose the strongest horse racing girl of their generation, it would definitely be Xiaobei."

He was stunned again, and Northern Xuanju pointed at him stupidly.

"……I?"

"Yes, and..."

Satomi Mitsuzumi thought for a moment and said, "My sister actually said that she finally accepted the Emperor's arrangement to enjoy the autumn scenery largely because of you."

"Because... me?" Beibu Xuanju looked even more stunned.

"Because I'm not sure I can beat Xiaobei in the Chrysanthemum Appreciation, maybe I can give it a try in the Emperor's Autumn Appreciation."

Suddenly, he changed his tone and said something like Satomi Crown, and Satomi Hikari nodded heavily:

"That's what my sister said.

"And my sister also said that there might still be some gap, but the pressure I felt from my seniors at the Emperor's Autumn Viewing... was actually somewhat similar to when I faced Xiaobei."

Northern Black Horse was stunned.

What Satomi Mitsuzumi said was something she didn't know, and she had never expected that Satomi Crown would think so highly of her.

And he was so frank, whether it was because he was lucky enough to go to the Emperor's autumn viewing event or because he admitted that he was under pressure, he was willing to talk about it.

I think I had a similar feeling of luck towards Senior Huang Jinchuan, but I never said it out loud because I was worried about what others would think.

In comparison, Northern Xuanju suddenly felt that he was too stingy and cowardly.

"I understand!"

Suddenly, under the astonished gaze of Satomi Mitsuzumi, Kitahara Xuanju jumped off the bed and clenched his fists.

"I should... have been more honest with my trainer!"

“Frankly…frankly…frankly…?”

Ri Mitsuzumi was stunned and stammered.

"Yeah! That's right! I can't hide it like this anymore, otherwise it will really make him sad!"

The sound became louder and louder, and Beibu Xuanju turned around and started to change his clothes.

"I want to talk to him!"

Looking at Kita no Xuanju who suddenly became enthusiastic, Satomi Mitsuzumi blinked blankly.

Suddenly, her pupils shrank and then dilated, and the corners of her mouth curled up uncontrollably.

"Oh...if you decide to confess, then...it's a very important matter."

Unconsciously stretching out her voice, she stared intently at Beibu Xuanju, who had just changed his clothes, with the corners of her mouth curling higher and higher:

"And it's true that Trainer An Jing cares so much about Xiao Bei, so he really shouldn't be hiding anything.

"So, Xiaobei, you must be brave, don't hesitate, and say everything in your heart.

"If I miss this opportunity, maybe... there won't be a next time."

As she said this, a strange color flickered in her originally clear eyes.

"Yeah! Thank you, Guang Zuan-chan!"

Having already changed his clothes and without noticing Ri Jianguang Zuan's expression, Beibu Xuanju rushed to the door in great excitement.

"Then I'll go!"

(End of this chapter)