Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 324 What's wrong with your trainer lately?
Three days later, at Dubai Airport, Yasui Makoto rubbed his aching temples as he watched a group of people pushing suitcases towards him in the distance.

Among them were many familiar figures, the most familiar being the two at the very front.

One is a thunderous roar, the other is an air duct.

Beside her, Beifang Xuanju also saw two figures. She exclaimed in surprise, "Nari-chan!" and rushed over.

Ming Sheng Lei Dong was clearly still in a daze, staring blankly as Bei Fang Xuan Ju rushed in front of her. Only after Bei Fang Xuan Ju hugged her did she smile and hug Bei Fang Xuan Ju back.

"Thank you, Xiao Bei, for coming to pick me up..."

Before Ming Sheng Lei Dong could finish speaking, Bei Bu Xuan Ju raised his neck and laughed, "We're friends, of course I had to come and pick you up!" Then, he hugged Ming Sheng Lei Dong tightly, as if he were an old friend he hadn't seen for decades.

Many people glanced at the two racehorse girls embracing, and those around them smiled with satisfaction.

Qi Cao smiled as he looked at the Northern Black Horse, whose neighing was thunderous for a moment, and then quickly walked over with a smile, standing in front of Yasui Makoto.

"Yasui, thank you for your hard work."

Reaching out his hand, Qi Kuo said gratefully, "I was worried about this overseas expedition, but for some reason, seeing you makes me feel much more at ease."

Yasui was surprised as he grasped the air tank, then rubbed his temples and gave a wry smile.

"That can't be so exaggerated, Senior Air Tank..."

As he said this, he suddenly realized that his voice sounded a little hoarse.

In short, I had promised Northern Black Horse that I would pick up Indomitable Steel and Thunderous Roar from the airport that day.

Shinjiro Yasui, along with his trainers and team, arrived at around 3 a.m. The Burj Al Arab hotel wasn't very close to the airport, so around 2 a.m., Shinjiro was groggily woken up by Genko Kita and they made their way here.

Afterwards, they arrived at the hotel together. It was obvious that Funao Shinko hadn't had time to adjust yet. Even though it was already pitch black outside the window, she still chatted excitedly with Kita Genko in Yasui Makoto's room for a long time.

Meanwhile, Yasui Makoto accompanied the two racehorse girls while also doing his work.

Once Japan's biological clock kicked in, Funako said goodbye and returned to his room, while Yasui Shinsai and Kita Genko went to sleep together.

To be precise, it was Beifang Xuanju who slept in the bedroom of his room, while he slept on the sofa outside.

After that, I slept until the morning, then had lunch with Funao Zhen Gang and the others. In the afternoon, I lay down for a while, and then went to the airport with Beifang Genju, where we had been separated for less than a day.

He didn't know if it was because he was too tired from going back and forth, or simply because he hadn't slept well, but he really felt very tired before the air tank opened.

Hearing the gratitude from the air tank made me feel much better, even though I had gotten up in the early hours of the morning.

However, the air groove still picked up the sound.

"Yasui, you..."

He leaned closer with concern and noticed that Yasui Makoto's eyes were a little dark. He said apologetically, "You don't look well. Are you jet-lagged?"

"Huh? No... oh, wait, that's not right."

He initially wanted to deny it, but after thinking about it, he felt it would be better to admit it. Yasui forced a smile and said, "I guess I'm just jet-lagged."

"That's it..."

Nodding worriedly, Qi Kuo half-turned, reached into the bag hanging from his waist, pulled out a package, and handed it to Yasui Makoto:
"Try this, a mint. I often eat it when I'm jet-lagged, and it seems to help a lot."

"Ah? Oh, thank you..."

Subconsciously, Yasui took the mint from the air tank, took one out, tore open the packaging, and popped it into her mouth. She immediately felt much better.

However, this mental state only lasted until leaving the airport. Once in the car heading to the hotel, feeling the cool air from the vents, Yasui Makoto felt himself listlessly answering a few of the trainee's questions about the training plan, before his eyelids grew increasingly heavy.

Then his own voice gradually became indistinct, and finally he knew nothing at all.

Beside him, Qisuo looked over in surprise and worry, and subconsciously reached out and pressed his hand on Yasui Makoto's forehead.

Feeling that there was no sweat or heat to the touch, she calmed down considerably, but still looked to the other side with some concern and asked:

"Xiao Bei, what's wrong with An Jing? Has he been sick these past few days? He doesn't seem to be jet-lagged."

The direction the air vent was looking was towards the Northern Black Horse, whose face was blank and panicked.

Not having heard what Qi Kao was saying, and with the image of Qi Kao's hand stroking Yasui Makoto's forehead lingering in his mind, Kita Genkoto subconsciously leaned forward and, just like the image in his mind, reached out and pressed his hand on Yasui Makoto's head.

A moment later, she realized that her throat was inexplicably tight and her heart was beating wildly for no reason. She also remembered that Senior Qi Cao seemed to have asked her something.

"...Huh? Senior Air Tank, you..."

She subconsciously leaned closer to Yasui Makoto, "What did you just say...?"

Worried about Yasui's condition, the air tank didn't notice the unusual behavior of the Northern Genko, but simply frowned and asked in confusion:

"I'm asking if Yasui has been sick lately... Haven't you noticed? I mean, have you sensed anything unusual about your trainer lately?"

Northern Genko was taken aback, and hurriedly touched Yasui Makoto's forehead in a panic. Then, after biting his lip for a moment, he suddenly realized.

"Could it be... that I'm just too tired?"

"Too tired?" Qi Cao looked over immediately. "What's too tired?"

"Well... Senior Air Tank should also know that the trainer is very serious about his work."

With a touch of pride, Beibu Xuanju said with self-reproach, "So these past few days in Dubai, he's been busy with work every day."

"So this morning... no, it was early this morning, I woke him up and we went to pick up Shinko-chan together..."

Qi Cao was taken aback, and subconsciously said, "Shingang...the Shingang and the others?"

"Yes……"

Biting his lower lip, looking at Yasui Makoto, who was breathing evenly and swaying with the vehicle, Kita Genko said guiltily, "I asked him before, I said I wanted to come pick you up, and the trainer agreed..."

"Unyielding Steel... They got here at around 3 a.m...."

He immediately understood what was going on, patted his head, and said with a mix of amusement and exasperation:

"I know Yasui's personality. I would say he's a workaholic, but not that much."

“But he’s usually very busy. Now he’s abroad, jet-lagged, and still working every day, getting up at 3 a.m., and now he’s here to pick us up…”

She hesitated for a moment, then gave Beibu Xuanju a slightly reproachful look, but her tone softened considerably:

"Although it is the trainers who guide the racehorses, we should also be more considerate of the trainers."

"Next time... don't make him work so hard. Their physical condition... is very different from ours."

Biting his lower lip, Beifang Xuanju nodded silently.

(End of this chapter)