Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 352 The Northern Black Steed felt he was being unreasonable.
While Almond-eyed pondered the problem without finding a solution, Northern Black Horse was also secretly struggling with it.

She felt that Almond Eyes probably hadn't noticed that while she seemed to be having a great time, she had actually been secretly glancing at the edge of the field.

She knew that when Yasui was at the ecological pond, he was just joking.

But for some reason, she got angry when she heard those jokes and didn't want to talk to him.

She started thinking about why she was angry the moment she turned and left, but she still hasn't figured it out.

She felt this was not something she could do.

People always said that, and she always felt that she was just carefree and easygoing, and that nothing could really stir up any emotion in her.

So why get angry when it was just a few jokes, and I've heard similar jokes before, and we were all having a good time?
She was still with her eyes closed, head tilted back, neck twisted, arms crossed. Her almond-shaped eyes didn't call her. She couldn't help but think of:

At the time, I was really worried that the shark might bite me, and I even confidently assured Xingmu that I could drive the shark away with one punch and one kick. Afterwards, I even went to ask him.

So whether she made a promise to Apricot or went to ask, at that time, in Yasui Makoto's eyes, she probably really looked like a silly child.

Then I thought of that joke again, and that description.

I also thought of Yasui's eyes and lips, which were once so familiar but which I found so hateful at the time.

She inexplicably felt a lump in her throat, and a wave of grievance and shame welled up inside her.

Whether in training or competition, I always give it my all and never hesitate. I work hard day after day for victory and there have never been any problems.

Although her academic performance wasn't as outstanding as Huangguanjiang's, she didn't slack off and at least passed.

How can someone like me be called stupid?

I also entered the professional stage two years ago. Although I matured relatively late, I have now developed well and won so many matches.

From childhood to adulthood, in the eyes of everyone I've met, I've always been very sensible and mature, never causing anyone any worry, and very good at taking care of others.

How can you call this a child?
So it's all the trainer's fault, he went too far!

Thinking this way, she felt that she was being unreasonable.

I knew perfectly well that it was just a joke.

She sulked for over an hour because of a joke, and deliberately left him hanging while she and Xingmu happily played together. Isn't that going too far?

Moreover, it's not like he hasn't made such jokes before.

Besides, I had thought before that the trainer was too mature and composed, not at all like someone in their late teens or early twenties. Would it be too tiring for him to stay like that all the time...?

So, if he can joke around, isn't that what I was actually looking forward to?
And what I was just thinking about—whether it's studying, training, or competitions, or being able to come to Dubai this time and have a good match with California-chan and the others…

Aren't these all the result of his busy and hard work?
"So, what... am I angry about?" she thought, feeling annoyed and wanting to flick her tail.

Only then did she realize that her tail was flying up behind her like a helicopter propeller.

Feeling a little embarrassed, she quickly opened her eyes and pressed her tail down with both hands.

Somewhat hesitant to look directly at the almond-shaped eyes in front of her, her gaze wandered aimlessly until she spotted a figure on the sidelines.

He was unusually listless, his chin resting on his hand, his face looking utterly uninterested, his elbow propped on the railing, his simple T-shirt seemingly a little loose, and the leg casually resting on the railing base swinging idly.

It shouldn't be rare; she'd never seen Yasui Makoto so bored.

In her memory, when she glanced over unintentionally, Yasui was either focused on recording data on the training field or by the track, or intently watching the training and competition. Otherwise, he would carefully hand her a drink or a hot towel and patiently explain something to her.

"Uh oh, it was definitely my fault after all, so..."

Having inexplicably blurted out her thoughts, she withdrew her hand from her tail, cupped her head, and shook it: "I knew it..."

She was about to say, "I should go apologize," but then she hesitated.

When she realized that she was in the wrong and wanted to apologize, she unconsciously recalled the embarrassing moments she had made in front of Yasui Makoto.

For example, foolishly asking yourself what to do if you can't beat the shark, running away angrily, and deliberately only buying tickets for yourself and Apricot Eyes at the ice rink...

She felt her cheeks burning instantly, even though the ice rink was freezing cold, fine beads of sweat appeared on the back of her neck.

My toes became uncontrollably restless, constantly fidgeting as if in a competition, as if trying to carve out a Kyoto-style ice rink on the ice.

Without the control of both hands, the tail transformed once again.
"I just can't bring myself to apologize!" she groaned helplessly to herself, feeling flustered.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and an idea popped into her head:
"That's it! He should be the one to apologize to me first! Then I'll definitely forgive him! Yes! That's how it should be!"

However, just as she thought of this, she felt disappointed again:
"But... he was the one who was being unreasonable in the first place. He was just joking, so how can we expect him to apologize first..."

"So, I should be the one to apologize first, right..."

"But... I just can't bring myself to say it?"

A helpless groan escaped his lips as Northern Black Horse suddenly heard Almond-eyed ask in surprise:

"What do you mean you can't say it, Senior Xiao Bei...?"

"...Huh? Oh no!"

Startled, the Northern Black Steed jerked its ears and tail up, realizing that it had inadvertently blurted out its last thought.

"Hahaha, um, um..."

She scratched her head awkwardly, trying to laugh it off.

But looking into her almond-shaped eyes with concern and sincerity, she could only feel her cheeks burning, her two fingers twitching back and forth in front of her, and she whispered in a tone of embarrassment that even she could feel:
"I feel like I should apologize to the trainer, but... I don't know how to bring it up..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Xingmu pause for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and she patted her chest confidently.

"I understand! I'll take care of it!"

After loudly promising, and to the astonishment of Kita Genko, Ange used her newly learned skating skills to glide quickly toward the edge of the rink.

With a stiff neck, he looked over with difficulty. All he saw was Almond-eyed standing in front of Yasui Makoto, gesturing wildly for a while. Yasui Makoto was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and left the edge of the field.

A moment later, with extremely skillful movements, the figure that was just on the sidelines glided smoothly over and stopped steadily in front of him.

"Sorry, my joke went too far."

She saw Yasui Makoto bow apologetically, then straighten up and extend his hand in front of her:

"Would I have the honor of dancing with you, charming and lovely Lady Northern Black Horse?"

(End of this chapter)