Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 322 Xiao Bei, can you please stop thinking about your red lanterns?
When he woke up the next day, he groggily got up, rubbed his eyes, yawned, and looked down for a while, but couldn't find his slippers.

He patted his head, remembering that he had taken off his slippers outside last night so as not to wake up Beifang Xuanju, so he walked out of the bedroom barefoot.

Fearing that the Northern Genko might wake up in the middle of the night, the bedroom door was left open. As soon as I approached the door, the rich aroma of coffee, the smell of fried eggs, and some other enticing fragrance wafted in from outside.

As Yasui stepped outside, just as she was about to look for her slippers, an excited greeting came from the side of the house:

"Ah! Trainer, you're awake! Good morning!"

Yasui Makoto subconsciously looked over and saw Kita Genko, wearing the same white and gold gauze dress from last night, smiling at him from beside the dining table in the room.

Beside the Northern Black Horse, Almond Eyes, wearing the same gauze skirt, was spreading jam on a slice of bread.

Seeing Yasui Makoto looking over, Almond-eyed greeted him with a smile:
"Good morning, trainer! Come and have breakfast!"

After saying that, she pointed to the dining table: "This was all ordered by Senior Xiao Bei early this morning. There's coffee, fried eggs, bacon, bread... and yokan!"

"oh oh……"

Nodding blankly, Yasui Makoto glanced at his slippers next to the sofa out of the corner of his eye, walked over barefoot, yawned, and casually said:

"Thank you for your hard work... By the way, Xiao Bei, did you find the sofa you slept on last night uncomfortable?"

As he asked this question, he thought to himself that he was right after thinking about it last night.

Putting aside the fact that he and the Northern Black Horse were already quite familiar with each other, it still felt a bit strange that a young man and a young woman were sleeping in the same room, even though there was a wall between them.

However, it is precisely because of more than a year of contact and familiarity, and that this contact and familiarity has been carried out wholeheartedly in training and competition, that the current relationship seems incredibly natural.

So, just like we thought at the beginning last night, if we put too many rules and regulations on things like feelings and relationships, just like when we develop training plans and competition strategies, we might end up losing the natural flow of things.

In that case, with a mature mind, one shouldn't be too affected, and at least be able to manage one's own emotions.

The Northern Black Steed is probably not suitable.

If that were to happen, things might be alright during his time in Dubai, but once he returns to Japan to prepare for the Emperor's spring festival, the effects will still be lingering. Not only will he face enormous trouble, but he himself will likely be filled with regret and unable to forgive himself.

So, things are pretty good as they are now.

Moreover, even if one wanted to extend that goodwill...

There's still so much time we can spend together.

After thinking about it for a moment, Yasui Makoto heard the familiar excited voice of Kita Genkoto coming from the other side:
"Not at all! The sofas here are so soft, they're even more comfortable than my bed in the dorm!"

Yasui Makoto chuckled upon hearing this, and when he looked over, Kita Genkoto was scanning the ceiling with some anticipation.

"However, I didn't bring my treasured lanterns, otherwise I could have slept more comfortably."

Yasui's hand, which was about to reach for the bread, froze.

Almond-eyed stared wide-eyed, her eyes filled with terror as she said:
"No, no way, Senior Xiao Bei! If you really want to hang red lanterns all over the room, you... you might as well live in the same room as the trainer. I really can't stand all those red lanterns!"

"Ah?"

Northern Black Horse was taken aback: "Why, Little Almond? Don't you think those lanterns are festive?"

"Festive...that's true..."

With a twitching at the corner of her mouth, her almond-shaped eyes subtly moved the chair away from the northern Black Horse.

"But...but, the bedroom is full of lanterns, and all I see when I close my eyes is red light...can I really sleep in that kind of environment? I mean...besides Senior Xiao Bei, is there really anyone who can sleep in that kind of environment?"

In Xingmu's opinion, it was probably impossible to persuade the seniors to give up those red lanterns.

Although this was the first time she had openly admitted that she couldn't sleep in that kind of environment, she had hinted at it many times before, and through those hints, she discovered that her senior...

I genuinely feel that having red lanterns hanging in the bedroom is nice and festive, and it helps me sleep better.

Almond couldn't understand at all, and could only feel relieved that she and her seniors no longer had to sleep in the same room at night before and after the New Year's shrine visit.

But now that she's boldly voiced her thoughts, she actually wants to subtly imply that, senior, besides you, I'm afraid... no one else can sleep in that kind of environment.

She was startled to see the Northern Black Steed turn around, tilting her head in confusion, and asked in bewilderment:

"How could that be? I think Hikari-chan is sleeping very soundly."

Drill... Oh right, it's Drill-senpai. She's in the same dorm as Kobei-senpai. So, Drill-senpai is... amazing.

After thinking about it, Xingmu suddenly felt admiration for Li Jianguangzuan, who could sleep amidst a room full of red lanterns.

Yasui Makoto had already picked up the bread naturally. He glanced at Almond-eyed's expression and roughly guessed what she was thinking. He chuckled to himself.

Does this mean she thinks Hikari is really strong? Too bad, Hikari was able to sleep inside Kita's lantern only because she was wearing an eye patch...

However, he only made a silent complaint.

He didn't understand why the Northern Black Horse was so enthusiastic about lanterns.

The only thing that can be assumed is that the girl loves festivals so much that she is so fond of festival elements. Even her sleeping place and the final outfit she wore in the G1 tournament are full of festival vibes.

Since it's their preference, there's nothing to say.

At most... I'll just silently sympathize with Hikari Satomi.

Thinking about this, Yasui Makoto pondered for a moment and then changed the subject:

"Speaking of Satomi Hikari... Kobei, have you kept in touch with them since you came to Dubai?"

Upon hearing this, both Beifang Xuanju and Xingmu were taken aback. Beifang Xuanju pondered for a moment, then nodded excitedly.

"Of course! I just got off the plane yesterday, and after telling my grandpa and the others, I told Guangzuan-chan and the others."

"And trainer, let me tell you, Hikari-chan... she's about to achieve the Classic Triple Crown!"

Now it was Yasui's turn to be stunned, while Almond-eyed stared wide-eyed, her tone tinged with envy:

"Senior Hikari... I remember Senior Hikari, you were supposed to start your orthodox career a little later than Senior Kobei, right? You've actually debuted too... no, you're even starting the classic battlefront..."

"Yes, a lot of interesting things happened during that time."

Smiling and nodding, Beibu Xuanju, as if remembering something, began to gesture excitedly:
"I'm about the same age as Hikari-chan, and like Almond-chan said, I became a proper adult a little earlier."

"As a result, during that period, I suddenly grew to be as tall as I am now."

"Kouzumi-chan is still so small, only... oh right, about the same height as Xiaoxiaomu when I first saw her."

She gestured with her hands to indicate a height difference of twenty or thirty centimeters, and leaned forward and backward slightly.
"When we went out together, people thought I was helping my parents or other relatives take care of their kids!"

(End of this chapter)