Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 337 You better watch out
While Yasui Makoto expressed his concerns and genuinely felt those emotions, he was mostly filled with confidence and excitement.

He had no experience taking racehorses overseas, and the situation was indeed very complicated this time.

The participants not only have different strengths in different venues and distances, but also come from different countries, which means that their training, competition experience, and subsequent running styles are very different.

But that's exactly why I came to Dubai.

The last mud practice session proved that analyzing this new type of competition can yield richer information and data than before.

Referring to those situations and data, whether it was the guidance given to Genko and Anme in the north or their own experience, it was an improvement that could not be obtained by staying in Japan.

Given this, this practice match on the grass... or rather, the "Gulf Glory" grass invitational tournament, will only bring more benefits.

However, Qi Cao misunderstood his meaning.

"Hey! Don't be so discouraged, Yasui."

He slapped Yasui Makoto on the shoulder, and chuckled as he met Yasui Makoto's astonished gaze.

Just as she was about to continue, she suddenly glanced at the reporters and cameramen in front of the stands and muttered, "These people came really fast."

Then she took out a pair of horse racing sunglasses from her pocket, put them on, secured them at the back of her head, adjusted the frames on her nose, and then continued with a smile:

"Putting aside the fact that this is just a practice race, I felt that Xiao Bei performed quite well in the last mud practice race."

"This time we're running on grass, and it's a familiar distance, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"Just cheer her on and wait and see how she does."

Yasui Makoto paused for a moment, then shook his head and smiled wryly, "That's actually what I was thinking..."

……

As Yasui Makoto and the air tank walked towards the stands, on the race track, a group of participants, guided by staff, headed towards the starting gate.

Northern Black Horse habitually pressed his shoulders and moved his arms.

Beside him, Bu Nao Zhengang watched the lively scene in the stands for a while, pursed his lips, clenched his fist, and took a deep breath.

Then she looked curiously at Beibu Xuanju: "Xiao Bei, were there this many people watching you last time too?"

"Huh? No..."

After a moment of surprise, Beifang Xuanju looked over and twitched his ears: "Last time... there were probably a few dozen people? Or maybe a couple hundred? In any case, they were all people practicing in the training ground, and some tourists too."

"That……"

Bu Nao Zhen Gang thought for a moment, then asked doubtfully, "Aren't you nervous at all, given the scale of this..."

She looked towards the stands again, pursed her lips and clenched her fist, her expression and tone somewhat excited: "It feels like a huge reward, it feels like we're already running the Dubai Grand Prix!"

"Dubai Turf Tournament... Oh right, that's the tournament that Shin's going to participate in next."

Nodding, Beibu Xuanju also looked towards the stands, suddenly smiled, raised his arm, and waved vigorously.

Then she looked at Bu Nao Zhen Gang and said, "Nervous... I don't think so. If I had to say, given so many people..."

She clenched her fist, raised it forcefully, and said in a louder voice, "Then we must go all out! Let's make this match as exciting as a festival!"

Gazing at the Northern Black Steed's posture, Bu Nao Zhengang paused for a moment, then shook his head with a smile and sighed:

"...He really doesn't know what nervousness is at all."

At this moment, Ming Sheng Lei Dong, who had been following the two of them and swaying his hips back and forth, looked over and chuckled, "Xiao Bei... she's always been like this, always full of enthusiasm." "Yes, indeed."

Nodding vigorously, Bu Zao patted his cheeks, his smile widening: "Now that Xiao Bei has said that, I feel much more at ease, so..."

She raised her fist and shouted, "Let's cheer each other on! Let's make this match as exciting as a festival!"

Upon hearing this, both Northern Black Steed and Thunderous Roar were invigorated, and just as they were about to throw their punches, a loud shout came from the side:
"Hey! Blake!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Beifang Xuanju turned around abruptly.

A few meters away, California Shining with long blonde hair was looking this way with a bright smile on her face.

Seeing the Northern Black Horse turn around, she stretched out her arm and gave a thumbs-up: "Good luck!"

Beside her, Shuangjiang, with her long brown hair, also stretched out her arm and gave a thumbs-up.

Beside these two racehorse girls was another racehorse girl with long light brown hair.

The racehorse girl's hair looked exceptionally smooth, meticulously styled into a distinctly European look, with a few curls playfully framing her fair face, and a silver hair accessory tied to the end of each curl.

She wore a pair of uniquely designed earrings, which were inlaid with many gemstones that sparkled brilliantly in the sunlight.

After California Shining and Frostfall gave a thumbs up, the light brown-haired racehorse girl turned to the side, tilted her head, and curiously glanced at Northern Black Horse, Unyielding Steel, and Thunderous Cry.

Then she looked at California Shine and Frostfall: "They... the ones with short black hair, are they the Black you were talking about, or the Northern Black Horse?"

She spoke English, with a distinctly Irish accent.

"Yes, that's very impressive."

A look of caution flashed in California Sparkle's eyes as she smiled at the light brown-haired racehorse girl: "So, are you confident you can beat her? We'll decide later."

Upon hearing this, she smiled gracefully, then declined to answer, saying she would decide later.

She looked in the direction of Xuanju and the others to the north, curtsied in a courtly gesture, and said in Irish-accented English:
"It's an honor to meet you, Ms. Northern Genko. I'm really looking forward to our next match. I'll give it my all, and I hope you will too."

After speaking, she straightened up, nodded to the northern black horse, and smiled.

Northern Black Steed blinked, turned to look at Unyielding Steel and Thunderous Roar, and asked in confusion, "She... I remember she's Ronghouzaijue, right? What did she just say?"

When he turned around after a while, the thunderous roar kept his eyes fixed on the other side.

Hearing the question from the Northern Black Horse, she didn't look away and subconsciously said, "She said she was honored, umm..."

Covering his mouth where the neigh had been blaring, and meeting the surprised gaze of the Northern Black Steed, Unyielding Steel darted around in his eyes and chuckled:
"Without going into self-introductions, the gist of it is... she's telling you to be careful during the competition later."

"How about it? Doesn't it give you a fighting spirit right away, Xiao Bei?"

"...Huh? No, no way..."

The northern black horse's ears and tail stood up at the same time, sensing that something was not quite right.

But she quickly laughed, turned to the direction where she would decide later, waved her hand vigorously, then clenched her fist and waved it again, shouting:
"It's a pleasure to meet you! We'll settle this later, classmate! I'll do my best in the next match!"

Upon hearing this, Ronghouzaize smiled, nodded, and then turned to walk forward, glancing sideways at California Shine and Frostfall with a puzzled look.

"What...did she just say?"

“She… she said…” Shuangjiang spoke first, but before she could finish, California Shining chuckled quickly, then interrupted with a serious expression:
"She told you to be careful later, she's really tough!"

(End of this chapter)