Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 26 The Test of Yamato Akagi
Three days later, in the morning, on the school playground, Yasui Makoto and Kitagata Genkoma saw a horse girl with twin tails... or "three tails".

As soon as he saw the horse girl, Northern Xuanju rushed over excitedly and hugged her.

"Yamato-senpai! Long time no see!"

"It's a bit late, Xiaobei. Are you sleeping in again?"

Giving a backhand hug to Shimokita Genju, the "three-horsetailed" horse girl also had a warm and nostalgic smile on her face.

"No way! I'm an official Uma Musume now, so I won't sleep in like I used to!"

"I watched his debut match, it was outstanding, and Xiaobei has grown a lot."

"Hey, thank you, Senior... Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced myself to you yet!"

Letting go of his arms, Kita no Xuanju came over excitedly, grabbed An Jingzhen's sleeve and pulled him over.

"This is my trainer, Makoto Yasui. I was able to win my debut match because of him!"

"I've heard of your great name, trainer, for a long time."

Smiling and nodding towards Kita no Xuanju, the "three-tailed" horse racing girl gracefully extended her hand towards Yasui Shin.

"Hello, Trainer Yasui, I'm Yamato Akagi. Nice to meet you, please take care of me."

"This is our first meeting, please take care of me."

After shaking hands with Yamato Akagi, Yasui Shin looked at Kita no Genju and smiled.

"Xiao Bei is exaggerating. I don't deny that I put a lot of thought into the training I arranged for her.

“But her hard work and talent are also essential to winning the game.

"So, we can say that this victory was won together."

Yamato Akagi smiled with relief and looked towards Northern Black Horse.

"Xiaobei, your trainer is really excellent."

"Hey, I think so too."

Scratching his head with a silly grin, Northern Black Horse turned and became eager to try.

"So… can we get going and run? I'm totally ready, Yamato-senpai!"

"You're still so impatient... Don't be impatient, Xiaobei."

Smiling and shaking his head, Yamato Akagi turned towards Anui Makoto, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"I have a few questions for Trainer Yasui, is that okay?"

An Jingzhen and Kita no Xuanju were both stunned, and An Jingzhen nodded.

"Please ask, Yamato-san. I won't hide anything I can answer."

There was no need to be polite. Yamato Akagi nodded and said:
“I looked at Xiaobei’s competition schedule before coming here.

“There’s the Gaoyue Sho in April, the Spring Championship in March, and this month is a conditions race.

“Thanks to his debut victory, Xiaobei’s fan count has reached nearly 1.

“However, it’s still far from the 10 fans required for the Gaoyue Sho, and it’s also quite a bit short of the 5 fans required for the Spring Shogi Shogi.

“It may sound a bit discouraging, but it’s not impossible for Uma Musume.

"If, I mean if.

"If I don't win the qualifying race, or the Spring Championship, and there aren't enough fans to enter the Gaoyue Sho...

"Trainer Yasui, have you ever considered this possibility?"

The tone of this inquiry was calm, but there was a hint of aggression in it.

Beibu Xuanju felt it all at once, and unconsciously felt a little flustered, his eyes wandering between Anjing Zhen and Yamato Akagi with a bit of panic.

"Yamato-senpai, this... there are trainers..."

"It's okay, Xiaobei."

Noticing his horse girl's panic, Yasui Shin glanced over at her comfortingly, then nodded gratefully at Yamato Akagi. "That's a very pointed question, especially since Xiaobei just won his debut match.

"If it were a normal person, they would definitely consider her and my feelings and avoid this topic.

“But that’s why, Yamato-san, you really care about her.

“Because, just like you said, there are more than a dozen contestants in each competition, but only one champion.

“Losing a race is not an impossible thing for any horse racing girl.

"On the contrary, losing games is the norm."

A gleam of relief and appreciation flashed in Yamato Akagi's eyes.

As an experienced horse girl, she has seen too many geniuses and mediocre people over the years, and has watched too many competitions. She knows that victory is only a minority, and failure is the most common thing.

Whether they are geniuses or mediocre, many horse racing girls cannot bear the pressure of failure and thus fail to reach the end.

It doesn’t matter if Xiaobei doesn’t understand these things, but if this young trainer doesn’t understand them, she should consider reporting it to the senior and old friend of the East China Sea Emperor.

Looking back now, Yasui's answer was quite satisfactory.

However, she did not speak, but looked at An Jingzhen without avoiding or dodging.

Knowing what Yamato Akagi meant, Yasui Shin said calmly:
"It's simple. The reason it's called the prelude to the Gaoyue Sho is because the top three in the Spring Championship have the right to leave for the Gaoyue Sho first, regardless of their fan count.

"This year's Gaoyueshang falls on April 4th, which is still two months away.

"With so much time left, there's plenty of time to add another OP event and replace the Spring Championship with a less intense OP event.

“With the debut battle plus two OP-level matches, the chances of winning the Gaoyue Award are very high.

"What's more, I have other auxiliary means outside of the game, and..."

Smiling, he reached out and patted the shoulder of Beibu Xuanju beside him.

“I’m not 100% confident about winning the Gaoyue Sho, and the same goes for the top three in the Spring Shoji. After all, it’s a big prize race, and the opponents are quite strong.

"But I compared the opponent data of all OP-level events in the next two months, and I don't think many of them are Xiaobei's opponents.

"And this is all a worst-case scenario. If Yamato-san can accept my worst-case scenario, can I say...

"I don't think Xiaobei will lose the next two games, even the Spring Championship."

Beibu Xuanju suddenly became excited, while Yamato Chiji showed some surprise in his eyes.

Before receiving the call from Airi Hayako, she had been following Kitaguchi Genju's debut and had also heard of Yasui Shin, the excessively young trainer.

In her opinion, that debut match was not at all like a run that a rookie trainer could or dare to arrange.

Despite possessing sufficient strength and endurance, he deliberately gave up the lead position, which would have been the easiest to win in his debut match, and placed the Uma Musume at the back of the team, risking being blocked, in order to improve his adaptability for future competitions...

It was a tactic she had only seen from a few trainers.

Without exception, these trainers are well-known seniors in the industry. It would be fine if they instructed Northern Black Horse to run like that, but she couldn't help but look at An Jingzhen for having such ideas and courage.

She was immediately satisfied.

It wasn't that Yasui's answer was perfect, but the other party's careful consideration reaffirmed his previous impression.

This trainer looks young, but his training concepts and methods are unusually sophisticated.

With such a trainer, she was secretly happy for Northern Black Horse, but she also decided to follow the other party's arrangements in the next race.

"I'm already looking forward to the parallel race and Xiaobei's next race."

Without directly praising Yasui Shin, Yamato Akagi smiled, crossed his fingers, and moved his wrists with a crackling sound.

“Although I haven’t competed in a competition for a long time, I usually do some training, so it’s no problem for me to run a few games with Xiaobei.

"So just give your orders, Trainer Yasui."

(I really want to...

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(End of this chapter)