Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 35 It’s so embarrassing
Yamato Akagi sighed.

“Yeah, I won so many games locally, but I was shut out because of those messed up rules.

“But if it weren’t for this incident, I probably wouldn’t have met him.

"Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"

Vodka shrugged.

“It’s just a sudden feeling.

“The position that Trainer Yasui mentioned is one that no newcomer would dare to go to. It’s a place that only veteran trainers are qualified to stay.

“Well, what a boring rule, I don’t know what they are thinking.

"Anyway, I like this trainer, so..."

She smiled, picked up the plate and stood up.

"Come on, let's go and save a spot for him."

……

When coming to the audience seats from the preparation room, Yasui Makoto originally thought it would take some time to find a seat.

There are no seats in the front viewing areas of major stadiums. Tickets are standing room only and seats are on a first-come, first-served basis.

There is an unwritten rule among trainers that the position with the best view is given priority to seniors.

Not only that, there are similar rules for resource allocation.

Newcomers like Makoto Yasui do not have things like independent offices, various open permissions, and assigned dormitories closer to the school, which is why they have been renting houses farther away.

He knew the rules, but he never paid much attention to them.

But this time the game was later, so there were more spectators than last time.

Especially the viewing area in the front, the positions with excellent views are already full.

After searching for a while without finding a suitable location, and just when he was about to give up, he suddenly received a call from Yamato Akagi.

"Trainer Yasui, we saw you. Walk a little further... Do you see me?"

Following the instructions, Yasui Shin immediately saw the two horse racing girls who were having lunch together. While he was puzzled, he was also secretly happy that the two of them had helped to reserve a seat for them.

"Thank you, otherwise I would have to watch the game in the back."

Grateful, Yasui Zhen took out a telescope, a stopwatch and a tablet computer from his shoulder bag.

Seeing this, Yamato Akagi looked accustomed to it, but Vodka was surprised.

"Trainer Yasui wants to work while watching the game?"

"Well, the Shining Series is full of uncertainty, and often the data may not be as accurate as intuition."

Putting on a Bluetooth headset, Yasui Zhen explained:
"Recording your first impressions of a match through data and then comparing them with accurate data can help correct intuitive errors to a certain extent.

“That’s what my father told me.

"He said that trainers of his generation relied on intuition and experience, and that the new generation like us need to combine various methods to find a training method that can better help horse girls."

Now, not only Vodka, but also Yamato Akagi was a little surprised.

"So Trainer Yasui's father is also a trainer?" Yamato Akagi asked in surprise.

"Local trainers have never been to the central government."

Yasui Zhen smiled and said, "Many of my training methods and concepts were taught to me by him.

“My mother also taught me a lot. She used to be a horse girl at a local racecourse.”

After looking at each other, the two horse racing girls were even more surprised, and there was a hint of intimacy in their expressions.

"I see. Now I understand why Trainer Yasui is so outstanding."

Vodka swept his index finger across his nose.

"But besides your parents' teachings, Yasui-kun must be very hardworking... Can I call you that, Yasui-kun?"

"No problem, I don't really care about the name..."

Yasui Shin had just finished speaking when the audience burst into cheers and the broadcast became even louder.

"Now, the seventh game of the day is about to begin." The first voice that sounded was a female voice. After the clear voice attracted the attention of the stadium, she began to introduce the situation of a horse racing girl.

“Without further ado, the most popular person has already entered the scene!

“In the three matches so far, she has achieved one, two and four moves.

"The switch from the 1600m on grass to the 2000m did not diminish her strength. Her last race, with three waves of 33.5 seconds, proved her excellent finishing.

"She's the Crushing Rez!"

The cheers became louder, and at the same time, on the extra-long screen facing the audience, a horse racing girl with long black hair, wearing a sports T-shirt and shorts, and a sports long-sleeved shirt, stepped out of the T-stage of the appearance circle.

She raised her arm high and waved it, then grabbed her coat and threw it away in a very cool way.

After the live broadcast finished delivering her message, she bowed, picked up her thrown coat, and returned to the backstage of the catwalk.

This is the fixed "appearance session" before each game.

Yasui Makoto had watched a lot of it in the past when he was researching the competition, and he did the same last time.

But this time he suddenly became curious.

Looking around, I saw two horse girls chatting with great interest.

“1分36.3，1分38.2，1分34.8……不是很稳定的发挥啊。”

"Perhaps it's because of her instability that her trainer wants to switch from the mile to the middle distance."

"Probably... But her final kick is really good, 33.2, 34.3, 33.5. It feels better than when I debuted."

"After so many years, the younger generations must make progress."

After saying this, Yamato Akagi's eyes moved and he noticed Anui Makoto's gaze.

"Is there something wrong, Yasui-kun? Can I call you that, too, like this guy?"

"Of course, please call me whatever you want. As for me..."

After hesitating for a moment, Yasui Zhen shook his head and lowered his head, pretending to organize the data.

"Nothing, I suddenly forgot what I wanted to ask. It's just an insignificant matter, don't worry about it."

What he actually wanted to ask was, do you horse girls feel embarrassed every time you appear in the ring and throw your clothes out, and then pick them up again?

But then I thought, if the other person is really embarrassed, it would be even more embarrassing to ask.

After pretending for a moment, he really began to organize the data, and unconsciously looked forward to the appearance of Northern Xuanju.

After a while, the live broadcast finally read out the black-haired girl's name.

"He delivered a wonderful debut victory with a beautiful late-game acceleration.

“This is her second appearance and also her second fight as a trainer.

“Compared to the experienced seniors, the momentum of this new duo is no less impressive than hers.

“Northern Black Horse!
"Let's look forward to this energetic girl bringing us a brilliant performance!"

Yasui Zhen unconsciously raised his head and smiled.

After a moment, the corners of his mouth stiffened.

Next to him, the joyful half sentence "Oh Xiaobei finally appeared" came to an abrupt end, and Vodka's expression also froze.

As if he didn't recognize the junior on the big screen, Yamato Akagi turned his head away and pretended to look at the scenery.

Laughter began to fill the audience.

"This kid...why would he think of zipping up his jacket when he was in the showbiz circle?"

"Could it be that it's stuck? She seems unable to take off her coat..."

"Hahaha, this is so funny. What's the name of this horse racing girl? I want to follow her. Hahaha, this is so funny!"

Hearing the laughter coming from all around him, and noticing Vodka also starting to tilt his head and whistle, An Jingzhen looked around to see if there was a crack in the ground he could crawl into.

There's nothing I can do about it. My own Uma Musume was so anxious that her face turned red because her zipper got stuck during her debut...

It's really a bit embarrassing.

(End of this chapter)