Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 362 The Northern Black Steed Who Knows His Friend's Secret

"They're different!"

Northern Genko quickly explained, "Last time it was a souvenir, this time it's a gift after the Satsuki Sho, so they can't be confused!"

"Anyway, Guangzuan-chan, hurry up and open it. I think you would love this gift!"

Upon entering the house, everyone noticed the square box brought by the Northern Black Horse.

The box is quite large, about half a meter in length and width, and about a hand's width high; it looks like it can hold a lot of things.

The packaging is exquisite. It looks like a wooden box with an eye pattern made of rose quartz and lapis lazuli on the surface, as well as mysterious patterns drawn with fine gold powder.

Everyone was already very curious about what was inside the box, and now that they heard Beibu Xuanju make such a confident statement, their curiosity only intensified.

So when Satomi Hikari, who was equally curious, opened the box, all the racehorse girls peeked over, including Takasho Junichi, who had previously been hiding his neck.

Just like its exterior, the box is also exquisitely decorated inside, with red velvet lining the inside and sparkling crystal decorations at the four corners.

On the velvet, in the center, was a leather book with the same eye pattern on the cover as the box, along with a line of fancy text.

Around the books were placed, in order, a silver amulet, a bronze compass, and scrolls made of leather.

"This is...a book?"

Curious and puzzled, he examined the contents of the box for a while, picked up the leather book in the middle, and looked at Genkonojo, asking:
"What's written in this book? And... what's that next to it?"

When Satomi Kozumi asked the question, the others also looked at Kita Genko, who pointed to the box and explained with a smile:

"I don't really understand what this book is about, but I made sure to ask the shop owner. It's a book that records legends of misfortune in the Middle East."

Upon hearing this, Bu Nao Zhengang, Ming Sheng Lei Dong, and Gao Shang Jun Yi looked bewildered, while Li Jian Huang Guan suddenly understood.

Satomi Hikari's expression shifted between surprise and delight. He eagerly began flipping through the book, repeatedly expressing his gratitude:
"Is it a book like this? Thank you so much, Xiao Bei!"

"Hehehe, I knew that Diamond-chan would like it."

He scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly. Seeing that Li Jianguang was flipping through the book and occasionally glancing at the other items in the box, Beibu Xuanju quickly explained:

"As for this book, I remember it was called something like 'The Curse of the Desert.' I don't know much Arabic, but anyway, the title is the line of text on the cover."

"Although the content is also written in Arabic, there is a Japanese translation. I specifically asked for the Japanese version, but the store only had about two or three copies. Luckily, I was able to buy it."

"As for the specific content, I remember the shop owner saying it was written by a 13th-century Persian astrologer named Blind Zahir, and it consists of legends of misfortune from various parts of the Middle East and methods to break them."

"What's left are the necessary tools to ward off bad luck: the Hand of Fatima amulet, the astronomical compass, and sandpaper!"

As Hokuto Genkoku explained, Satomi Hikari nodded repeatedly, his smile widening, while Funako Shinko and the others finally understood what was going on.

"So this is ah……"

With a hint of amusement, Bu Nao Zhen Gang rubbed his nose and chuckled softly:

"It seems so, Guangzuan... for some inexplicable reason, has a particular fondness for legends about misfortune..."

"Huh? Is that so...?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Gao Shangjun realized he had inadvertently asked what was on his mind, and awkwardly adjusted his hat.

Thinking she hadn't heard him clearly, Bu Nao Zhengang smiled and looked over, explaining:
"Yes, I heard from Xiao Bei that Guang Zuan seems to have a book called 'The Complete Book of Misfortune in Japan,' as well as other books related to misfortune. Her dream is to collect all the misfortune legends in the world."

“That’s not all,” a thunderous voice suddenly interjected.
"It seems that the diamond also likes to dispel bad luck, but I have never seen it. I heard about it from Xiao Bei."

Gao Shangjunyi was secretly annoyed. He wanted to keep quiet, preferably so quiet that everyone would forget about him, but he suddenly blurted out his thoughts.

Sensing the unwavering steel-like resolve and the thunderous, approachable demeanor of the man, she breathed a sigh of relief and became interested in what she had just heard. "It sounds like, many things, everyone... learned through Xiao Bei?" Gao Shangjunyi asked hesitantly.

"Oh? Well, now that you mention it..."

After thinking for a moment, Bu Nao Zhen Gang smiled and nodded, saying, "That's true, but it's also quite normal."

“Normal…?” Gao Shangjunyi was taken aback.

"Yes, I think it's normal too."

A thunderous voice echoed, "Among all the friends I know, Xiao Bei knows the most people and has the most friends."

"Perhaps it's because she's very warm-hearted and likes to help people, so everyone is happy to be her friend and willing to talk to her about many things."

"Take me for example..."

She raised both hands, making a circle with her two index fingers and two thumbs:

"I don't know why, but I'm really bad at cracking eggs. I always accidentally use too much force and crush the whole egg, making a mess of the egg liquid everywhere."

"Besides my parents and Sister Qichao, I've only told Xiaobei about this."

"Oh, there's another thing, something that even Dad, Mom, and Sister Qichao don't know about."

"When I was little, my parents went on business trips, and my friend Qi Cao Jie came to take care of me. She asked me what I liked to eat, and without thinking too much, I said dorayaki..."

At this point, Thunderous Sound sighed helplessly:

"As a result, during that period, I ate dorayaki for every meal, until my parents came back, and even my burps tasted like dorayaki."

"So now I still quite like eating dorayaki, but I can only eat one. If I eat a second one, I can't help but want to burp."

Despite the thunderous narration, Bu Nao Zhengang and Gao Shang Junyi still looked quite interested.

As they listened to the end, and especially when they saw that Ming Shenglei's expression gradually turned resentful, the two couldn't help but exchange a glance, their lips twitching awkwardly.

"This...this is truly an unfortunate experience. As for what happened to you, Mingsheng, how should I put it..."

Bu Nao Zhen Gang rubbed his nose: "I really sympathize with him..."

Although Gao Shangjunyi didn't speak, he nodded with an awkward smile, secretly agreeing with the statement.

At the same time, she unconsciously glanced at the black horse to the north, secretly thinking:
"So it seems that everyone... could be said to have gotten to know each other because of Xiao Bei?"

She had just thought about it for a moment when she suddenly paused.

On the other side, the Kita Genkoma and Satomi sisters were looking over with curiosity.

Gao Shangjunyi panicked for a moment, hurriedly pulled down his hat brim, and stammered:

"W-What's wrong? Do I... do I look strange...?"

"Huh? No, Takasaka-chan misunderstood..."

After waving his hands repeatedly, Beibu Xuanju turned and explained with a smile:
"We were just talking about the upcoming match, and Kozumi-chan said he wanted to break the bad luck and win the Japanese derby."

"Crown is going to Hong Kong to participate in the G1 Queen's Cup."

"Next up is me. My next event is the Emperor's Spring Appreciation."

"Then I thought about Gao Shang-chan's next match... it should also be Tian Chun, right?"

(End of this chapter)