Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 355 Are they really in a romantic relationship?

Back at the Burj Al Arab, the racehorse girls naturally said goodbye.

The rooms of Northern Black Horse, Unyielding Steel, and Thunderous Roar are next to each other, and California Shining is in a similar situation.

Reaching his room door, California Shining casually waved and smiled:
"I had a lot of fun today. Oh, and thank you so much. We'll talk about it later."

"I didn't expect you to know so much about clothing and jewelry. It seems like I can ask you for advice when I buy things in the future."

"By the way, if you have the chance to go to Europe sometime, would it be alright to show me around there?"

"Me too! Me too!"

Before Rong Hou could speak again, Shuang Jiang raised her hand and interjected, "Although it's not certain yet, there might be an opportunity to compete in Europe later."

"Even if not, it would be nice to go for a stroll after retirement. I'll leave it to you for another time."

"No problem at all, welcome both of you."

After readily agreeing, Ronghou took two steps toward his room, then suddenly his eyes lit up, and he turned back, saying:
"By the way, um... what you guys are saying is probably just speculation, right?"

Just as he opened the door and was about to enter the room, California Shining paused, "What do you mean it's just a guess...?"

After thinking it over for a moment, seeing that Shuangjiang also looked puzzled, she pointed into the room and asked, "Can we go in and have a quick chat?"

Although somewhat confused, California Shining nodded: "No problem, I have some playing cards here, want to play for a while?"

Then she looked at Shuangjiang: "What about you? Are you in a hurry to go back?"

Shuangjiang thought for a moment, shrugged indifferently, and went into the house with Rong Houzaijue.

"actually……"

After entering the room, Rong hesitated for a moment, then frowned and said, "Is it true that Beifang and her trainer are really dating? I feel... it doesn't seem like it at all."

Upon hearing this, the two American female racehorses were both taken aback, then exchanged a glance and gave each other a knowing, mischievous smile.

"Well... we were right in our guess."

Shrugging, California Shining laughed, "Actually, I know a little about Japan. They're quite strict about the relationships between trainers and racehorse girls. How should I put it... they're pretty strict about it."

"It seems that dating was not allowed before, even after retirement."

"There are fewer restrictions now, but there are still some. For example, dating is absolutely prohibited during military service, otherwise you will face the risk of being discharged."

Rong Houzai was slightly startled, then frowned and said, "Then why would you make such a joke? What if the URA Association in Japan finds out..."

"Hey, you need to provide evidence before you speak."

Frostfall interrupted with a smile, "We only told you this, and didn't Shining say that we were just guessing?"

"After all, you've seen it, or at least sensed it, that Miss Blake has a very good relationship with her trainer, and her trainer cares about her a lot."

As she spoke, seeing Rong Hou open her mouth again, Shuangjiang quickened her pace:
"I know, I know. The trainer and his assigned racehorse girl have a good relationship and care about each other. This is only natural."

"But don't you think that Mr. Yasui is too young... no, I should say too young."

"I think I was probably not even 20 years old."

"At this age, aren't you and Miss Blake a perfect match?"

In response, Shuangjiang looked at California Shining and asked, "Isn't that a common saying in Japan? What's with the 'perfect match' thing?"

"It seems so... In short, they're a perfect match."

echoed this sentiment, with California Shining nodding, "They probably think the same thing, 'Let's decide later'?"

"I didn't think that way..." He shook his head with a wry smile, then said seriously after a moment's thought, "In short, it's just a guess. Fortunately, I didn't believe what you said, that Beibu and Mr. Yasui are lovers or anything like that."

"Otherwise, the gift I would recommend to her would not be the pocket watch that Senior Eclipse used, but a couple's commemorative edition from another brand."

California's eyes lit up: "Why not buy a matching couple's set? I feel...they really do look like a perfect match. If you were to trick them..."

"Ahem, I mean, if we give them a hand, maybe the two of them will get together!"

“Yes, yes! I think so too!” Shuangjiang quickly nodded in agreement.

"You two..."

He rubbed his forehead in exasperation for a moment, then rolled his eyes at California Shine and said irritably, "You just said 'seduction,' right? I heard you clearly. You two just want to watch the show, don't you?"

Hearing that their intentions had been exposed, the two American racehorse girls were not guilty at all; instead, they revealed ambiguous and wicked smiles.

Seeing this, Rong Houzai felt even more helpless. She rubbed her face and said seriously again:

"As you know, Japan has strict regulations in this regard. If a joke is overheard by some association members, even if the misunderstanding is eventually cleared up, it may still affect many things."

"For example, the relationship between the Northern Region and Mr. Yasui."

"I admit that their teamwork was extremely seamless, to the point that I was incredibly envious."

"But if your jokes affect this tacit understanding, and in turn affect training and competition, I think not only me, but you will also feel it's a pity, right?"
"You should understand what I'm saying..."

She emphasized:

"I'm talking about the G1 tournament, the Japan Cup, which will be held in Japan in the second half of the year."

In an instant, both California Shine and Frostfall froze.

A moment later, the two racehorse girls scratched their heads with some guilt and annoyance.

"Yeah, we were so busy watching the show that we seemed to..." Shuangjiang spoke first:

"Is it what 'we'll decide later' meant? We...we haven't really messed up, have we, Shining?"

"Uh, it seems..."

Scratching his head, California Shining said awkwardly, "It was a little... excessive?"

At this moment, Rong Houzaijue laughed instead:
"It seems you're aware of the problem, but I don't think it matters."

The two American racehorse girls were both taken aback. Seeing this, they smiled even more broadly and their eyes gradually became expectant.
"You said it yourself, you just wanted to watch the fun and make a joke. This is not ladylike enough, and it is not respectful enough to the opponent from Japan, or rather, the group from Japan."

"But since you haven't done anything, I don't think it will affect their preparations."

"In that case, the one that will appear in the Japan Cup will definitely be the even stronger Northern Black Horse."

“This is what I expected, too…”

She looked intently at the California lights and the frost:
"Isn't this something you're looking forward to, or even more so than romantic gossip?"

……

While the three European and American racehorse girls were whispering in their room, on the other side, in Yasui Makoto's room...

Holding the pocket watch he had received from the Northern Genko, Yasui Makoto examined it closely for a while before looking at the girl with some disbelief:

"This pocket watch... was it a gift for me?"

(End of this chapter)