Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 350 Northern Black Steed Punches Great Shark

As they exited the parking lot of the Dubai Mall, Yasui Makoto patiently calculated for Akihime:

"6 million can buy 30 extra-large portions of carrot and honey-glazed pork rice bowls."

"Then, according to what you said, if you eat rice bowls for all three meals a day, you can eat them for 10 days."

"If we calculate a year as 365 days, then divide by... that's 273 years."

"What does 273 years roughly mean? Uh..."

"If we consider 25 years as a generation, then even if you start eating this every day, your great-great-great-great-grandchildren might not be able to finish it... So what kind of analogy is this?"

To calculate how many years it would take to eat the rice bowls bought for 6 million, and to grasp the concept behind that, was naturally a request from Xingmu.

This plea, calculation, and analogy, besides filling Yasui Makoto with a sense of unease, also secretly confirmed one thing:

Afterwards, I must take the time to tutor Xingmu in math, and of course, I also need to tutor Xiaobei, who can't even figure out his own bonus amount.

With that in mind, the three of them left the parking lot and instead of shopping, began to wander around the various venues of the shopping center.

Northern Genko's determination to buy gifts and souvenirs for every acquaintance he can think of has also influenced Apricot.

Xingmu's idea is that since she hasn't debuted yet and doesn't have that much money, she can use her saved allowance to buy her parents a gift. After she debuts and wins the competition, she can come to Dubai and buy even more gifts.

Having roughly figured out that he must be quite wealthy, the Northern Black Horse generously waved his hand:
"It's okay! Little Almond can buy whatever she wants, I'll pay for it!"

Almond-eyed initially wanted to refuse, but then Northern Black Horse said:
"Once Xiao Xingmu debuts, she'll definitely win a lot of competitions and earn more prize money than me. It won't be a problem to pay it back then!"

Almond-eyed then fell silent.

Yasui Makoto knew very well that after the almond-shaped gift, he would probably only buy a few simple small gifts, but he would never refuse Kita Genko's kindness.

It's not just because this kindness came from a senior.

If she were to refuse given what Genko Kita said, it would likely be as if she felt she lacked the confidence to win more matches and prize money after her debut.

Such an admission was, of course, something that the competitive Xingmu couldn't bring herself to say.

He had already decided that he would indeed bring some gifts back, and he would also help Xingmu by spending some money to buy more gifts. He would say that the money came from a subsidy given by the academy, specifically for Xingmu.

In this way, the three of them will need to buy a lot of gifts, probably more than a hundred items.

If you really want to go shopping, you won't need to do anything else. You might not even have enough time to shop all day, and you can't even take the car you brought back with you.

Shops in shopping malls and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai do offer home delivery services, and if the delivery is made to the Burj Al Arab, the hotel may reimburse the cost, or the delivery service may be free.

However, because there were too many gifts, it was inconvenient to move them around even with the help of the staff.

It would be better to wait until a few days before returning to Japan, come here specifically to shop, and then have the store pack up and ship it by air.

Upon hearing the idea, the two racehorse girls quickly and enthusiastically agreed.

After all, even if a girl doesn't mind shopping, she'd definitely want to explore the shopping mall first when she comes to such a luxurious and large one abroad for the first time.

As for where to go or how to have fun, Yasui really didn't have any good ideas.

Or if he were to make a suggestion, extreme sports like bungee jumping, high-altitude flying, and skydiving would probably be good options.

However, those experiences can be found elsewhere, and they are too exciting, so after discussing with the horse racing girls, we finally decided to go to the rare marine animal pool in the center first.

As they walked in that direction, Kita Genko and Apricot inadvertently sped up, prompting Yasui to call out to them with a mix of helplessness and amusement. The two then stopped, embarrassed, to wait for him.

And then, without realizing it, I'd shaken him off again.

Having lost count of how many times he'd run to catch up, Yasui Makoto, thinking to himself, "Why did I ever think of going shopping with Uma Musume?", hadn't even had time to wipe his sweat when he overheard Kita Genko and Aloe excitedly talking: "R-Really, Kita-senpai? There...are there really sharks here?"

"Yeah, yeah! I only found out from Shin'gang and the others! Speaking of which, they looked really resentful when they heard we were coming to play... Oh well, never mind, anyway, there really are sharks here!"

"This is...so cool! By the way, senior, have you ever seen a shark?"

"No, that's why I'm excited too! I used to love going to the mountains, and I've only been to the beach a few times, and those were all very safe places, so I've definitely never seen a shark before."

"Safety... But, won't sharks bite us?"

"They'll bite us? Probably not. They're all in the water, we're on the shore..."

"What if it really bites us...?"

"If that happens... I've got it! I'll punch it! Or kick it! It'll be in a lot of pain, and then it'll run away in fear and won't bite us!"

"Wow! As expected of Senior Xiao Bei! He's so reliable!"

"Hehehe, actually... it's nothing really..."

As Beibu Xuanju scratched his head with a silly grin, he had some doubts in his heart.

She hadn't really been to the beach much, and she'd never seen a shark.

From books, television, and movies, sharks... do seem quite scary.

Especially those rows of teeth, they look like they would really hurt if you bit them.

"So, if a shark comes to bite us, can I... knock it away with a punch or a kick?" With a secret worry, Beifang Xuanju couldn't help but look back.

Seeing that Yasui Makoto had fallen behind by seven or eight meters again, she felt embarrassed for a moment, but then her eyes lit up.

"Um... Little Almond, wait here for a moment, I'll go pick up the trainer..."

Then, without waiting for Almond's response, she ran up to Yasui Makoto, apologized with a silly grin, and then gestured for Yasui Makoto to lean closer so she could whisper in his ear:
"Hey, trainer... the shark... it shouldn't come and bite us, right...?"

Earlier, Yasui Makoto overheard their excited conversation and thought the two horse racers who had never actually seen a shark were... kind of cute.

Seeing that Northern Black Horse seemed genuinely worried about being bitten by a shark, and even examining his fist intently, he couldn't resist the urge to joke and took out his phone:

"Wait a minute, let me ask Senior Air Tank or the hotel staff."

Northern Black Horse was stunned for a moment, then immediately alarmed, its ears and tail standing up: "Eh—! The shark really will bite us?! Then... trainer, you should ask what to do?"

"It seems like it's not just math I need to brush up on, it looks like... I also need to brush up on my biology knowledge?" Thinking to himself, Yasui suppressed a laugh, outwardly just shaking his head.

"I'm not asking what to do if a shark bites someone, but rather if I kill a shark, do I have to pay compensation, and how much?"

"Compensate?"

Northern Black Steed was stunned again: "Why do we have to pay compensation... wait, why did we kill a shark? Who did it?"

Unsure whether Kita Genko was genuinely confused or feigning ignorance, Yasui couldn't resist and instinctively took Kita Genko's hand, smiling:

"Of course it's you, my little Bei."

"Don't you realize that you're one of Japan's... no, one of the world's top female horse racers? A single punch or kick from you can deliver at least a ton of force."

"With that kind of strength, which shark could withstand your attack?"

(End of this chapter)