Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 326: Is it only because of training and competition that you care?

Without being overly polite, Yasui Makoto nodded, explained a few words to Kita Genkoto, and told her to wait outside with California Shining and Frostfall before going into the consultation room.

The test results were as expected: body temperature, blood pressure, and everything else were normal; it was just jet lag, a common problem when traveling abroad.

Having received this conclusion from the doctor, I carefully kept the medical records and relevant medical orders.

After thanking him and walking out, he immediately saw three racehorse girls chatting and laughing on the leather sofa in the waiting room.

At this moment, Shi Shuangjiang was speaking, gesturing wildly and speaking in a mix of American English and broken Japanese, rattling off a string of words with great passion.

On the other side, California Shining laughed so hard he almost fell over, while Northern Black Horse covered his mouth and leaned back, his eyes filled with laughter, surprise, and admiration.

With his sharp eyes, Kita Genko immediately spotted Yasui Makoto, waved to Shimō and Kashuu Shining, and hurriedly ran over:

"Trainer, are you...are you alright?!"

Just as he was about to explain his situation, Yasui Makoto smiled wryly upon hearing this and pointed to a corner of the waiting room.

Northern Black Horse was taken aback. He looked over and saw a "Keep Quiet" sign. His cheeks flushed slightly, and he quickly lowered his voice and asked again:
"Trainer, are you... alright?"

"It's alright, don't worry."

Smiling, Yasui handed over the test report: "All indicators are normal. The doctor's advice is to get more sleep."

"I'm just jet-lagged and got up too early today, which affected my rest. I'll be more careful in the future."

Northern Black Horse practically snatched the inspection report, then stared wide-eyed at it, scrutinizing it several times as if checking the finish line list. He let out a heavy sigh of relief and patted his chest.
"That's good, that's good, then I can rest assured..."

At this moment, California Shine and Frostfall had already arrived. Upon hearing this, California Shine smiled and said:

"Xiao Bei really cares about Yasui."

"That's for sure."

After neatly folding the inspection report and putting it in his pocket, Beifang Xuanju turned his head with a smile and said naturally:
"Since my debut, I've improved my running skills, rhythm, running style, tactics, and won so many races and victories."

"This is all thanks to the trainer, so of course I have to take care of him!"

To Yasui Makoto, this answer sounded perfectly normal. However, California Shining and Shimō both raised their eyebrows, exchanged a glance, and smiled somewhat strangely.

"Oh, so it's just... because of training and matches?"

With a drawn-out tone, California Shining asked meaningfully, "Could it be... there's nothing else going on?"

Beside them, though silent, Shuangjiang's equally meaningful gaze and sweeping movements suggested a similar thought.

"Because of...something else...?"

Northern Black Horse paused, muttered the same thing to himself, scratched his head, and asked in confusion, "Because of something else...?"

The two American female racehorses exchanged a glance, shrugged simultaneously, and then looked at Yasui Makoto.

He couldn't resist touching his nose, but Yasui Makoto held back.

At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had just casually thought about his feelings for the Northern Black Steed a few days ago, otherwise he might have been in a very awkward situation.

It seems that, just like my mom said, Northern Genko has some feelings for me, but these feelings probably have nothing to do with romance.

If I had to pinpoint a reason, it would be the natural affinity that arises from familiarity, trust, and tacit understanding.

My mom said that if it weren't for that, even if she's a girl who's usually carefree, she wouldn't have stayed in the same room with me for so long without any hesitation, and would have taken care of me.

The two American racehorse girls in front of them were clearly thinking about romance. People in Europe and America are quite open-minded about this.

It's not that trainers are encouraged to date racehorses, and there are also regulations requiring trainers to be mindful of their behavior while in service.

However, it will not be prohibited, and official blessings will be sent to retired racehorse girls and trainers for their marriages.

From what I've learned, some schools there even offer special courses on relationships and physical hygiene.

In this context, California Shining and Frostfall probably know a lot more about love than Northern Black Horse, especially in terms of romance. They might even have experience or have witnessed the romances of their classmates, seniors, or juniors.

What they were asking now was clearly whether Northern Black Horse had any thoughts about him, its trainer, beyond training and competition.

To be honest, Yasui Makoto himself wanted to know, but he didn't really think about it.

To be more precise, it's still what I thought before: the current state between myself and Beifang Xuanju is the best and most suitable. Deliberately discussing this matter might lead to many uncontrollable troubles.

I do look like I'm under 20, and I have the kind of excitement that comes with that age, like my feelings for the Northern Black Horse.

But psychologically, he's far older than 20, so he has to consider things like responsibility.

However, facing the meaningful gazes of the two racehorse girls, youth... is actually a very useful thing.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Yasui Makoto asked, feigning ignorance.

"It's nothing, it's just..."

In response, Shuangjiang chuckled twice, just like the Northern Black Steed, and winked, saying:

"I'm curious, Yasui, why does she care about you so much in the north?"

Perhaps it's a common practice among American horse racers, or a difference in language and customs, but like Shimō and California Shining, they don't use honorifics like in Japanese; they immediately address Yasui Makoto by his surname.

"Because of training and competitions, didn't Xiao Bei just say that?"

Continuing to play dumb, Yasui Makoto spread his hands and smiled, "But I think there should also be the tacit understanding and trust we've built up over a year as partners, right?"

"Isn't this how you and your respective trainers operate?"

Shuangjiang was taken aback for a moment, then gave a funny look.

"Oh dear, Yasui is so cunning, using our questions to ask us."

Then, she changed the subject:
"But that's true. If my trainer were sick, I would definitely care about him too..."

"No, I should care about him whether he is sick or not."

"Alright, since everyone's free, let's go have some fun together, shall we?"

California Shining's eyes lit up as he looked at Northern Black Horse and asked, "That's right, since your trainer is fine now, let's go out and have some fun?"

"This……"

Northern Black Horse bit his lip, glanced at Yasui Makoto, then looked back apologetically and shook his head, saying:

"I'm sorry, I want to let the trainer rest..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shimoko walked over, grabbed both Hokuto Genko and Yasui Makoto, and casually laughed:

"What does it matter? We can just rest together."
"Isn't there a beach here? How about we go sunbathe?"
"Perfect timing! Your trainer can just lie down and rest under the parasol at this time!"

(End of this chapter)