Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 380: Gao Shangjunyi, who speaks ill of others behind their backs?
It was unexpected that Yasui Makoto, who had initially asked the question, would end up being the one to invite the conversation. This surprised Gyomen somewhat.

She was unaware that Yasui Makoto's idea was to understand Takashiro Junichi's feelings and confirm the situation of the Northern Genko when he crossed the finish line. However, she had a similar idea of ​​helping her younger sister improve, so she agreed without much hesitation, even though it was unexpected.

When the two discussed where to meet and talk, they had already brought Xingmu and Qiangji to the outside of the medical room.

The competitors arrived even faster.

In the absence of injuries, the examination order is the same as the competition number. As the number one contestant in this Emperor's Spring Appreciation competition, Kita Genko has already completed his examination.

Upon arriving at the infirmary, Yasui Makoto and the others saw Kita Genko, who was resting in a chair. At the same time, the latter also saw them.

"Trainer! And Little Almond!"

He jumped up from his chair and waved excitedly, "You all saw that, right? I won the Emperor's Spring Festival celebration!"

Equally excited, Almond-eyed jumped over and grabbed Kita Genko's hand, nodding like a chick pecking at rice:
"Yes! I saw it! Senior is super, super cool! I will continue to work hard like senior until I surpass him!"

Northern Black Horse had long known Almond's competitive nature, and upon hearing this, he nodded vigorously, encouraging him, "Yes! Little Almond can definitely do it!"

Then her expression shifted, and she looked at Yasui Makoto: "Oh, right, trainer, this is my preliminary medical report. Take a look. The doctor said there's nothing wrong. And then..."

She picked up a stack of medical reports from the chair she had just been sitting on and handed them to Yasui Makoto. She then looked curiously at the two people next to her, Jifeng and Qiangji.
"You two... ah, it's Senior Gyokamine and Junior Kyoji. I'm so sorry, I forgot to greet you."

As she spoke, she quickly bowed to the two racehorse girls and introduced herself.

After exchanging greetings and introducing themselves, Jifeng looked at Beifang Xuanju with some surprise and said, "I didn't expect Beifang to know us... Did Gaoshang mention us to you?"

"Yes, yes! Gao Shang-chan mentions you guys all the time!"

Northern Black Horse nodded repeatedly and said, "But before I met her, I knew that Senior Extreme Peak was a very strong racehorse girl, and that Classmate Strong Attack was also very strong!"

"Really? Thank you for the compliment, classmate from the north."

"Huh? Am I that good too?"

After exclaiming in surprise in unison with his sister, Qiangji smugly said, "Hmm, it seems I really did perform quite well before, even Senior Northern Black Horse knows about it."

In an instant, her eyes darted around, and she leaned closer. Under the somewhat surprised gaze of the Northern Black Horse, she covered her mouth with her hand and whispered:
"Oh, right, Northern Senior, there's something I want to ask you. Has Sister Gao Shang... been secretly saying bad things about Sister Ji Feng and me behind our backs?"

"Huh? This...this..."

Northern Black Horse was stunned; she hadn't expected Strong Strike to ask such a question so suddenly.

In particular, I remember that Gao Shangjunyi rarely talked about his sisters.

But every time she mentions it, this friend looks longing and proud, which suggests that she has a very good relationship with her sister, like Satomi Crown and Satomi Diamond.

Judging from Qiangji's questioning, could it be... that things aren't as she thought? Is the relationship between Gaoshang-chan and her sisters... not good?

"Hmm, in that case... I need to find a way to get to the bottom of this," Northern Black Horse thought unconsciously.

"If their relationship is really bad, then I will find a way to help them."

Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly heard a cell phone ringing beside her. The other racehorse girls also noticed the ringing and looked over to see that it was Yasui Makoto's phone ringing.

"Excuse me, I need to take this call. You can continue your conversation."

He subconsciously said something, and Yasui smiled apologetically as he walked toward a quieter, less crowded place, taking out his phone as he did so.

Watching Yasui Makoto leave, Kita Genko instinctively nodded and said, "Okay," then turned to look at Kyoji and took a deep breath:
"Um... perhaps this is a bit rude, but I'd like to ask, is it possible that Takasho-chan, Gyokumine-senpai, and Kyoji-kun's relationship... isn't very good?"
"If that's the case, then... is there anything I can do to help?"

Jifeng and Qiangji were both taken aback, especially Qiangji, who quickly recalled her earlier words and couldn't help but feel strange.

Gao Shangjunyi talking badly about his sister and himself behind their backs was just a joke, of course.

She often makes these kinds of jokes at home, which only make Jifeng laugh and Gao Shangjunyi feel helpless.

Having witnessed the Emperor's Spring Appreciation race firsthand, despite feeling resentful about her sister's defeat, she had to admit that Kita Genko was indeed a very strong racehorse girl.

She even vaguely sensed that her sister was clearly lacking in the momentum displayed by her opponent during the race, especially in the sprint before the finish line.

Now that she's met him face to face, she finds that Beibu Genko is much more lively and cheerful than she expected, and seems quite easy to get along with, so she can't help but bring up the jokes from home.

Unexpectedly... it seems the other party took it seriously?

Feeling a little embarrassed, Qiangji quickly waved his hands and said, "Uh, actually... actually no, I just..."

Before she could finish speaking, a somewhat puzzled voice came from behind the Northern Black Horse:

"What? My relationship with Gyokumine-nee and Kyoji isn't good? What... are you talking about?"

Upon hearing this, everyone unconsciously looked over and realized that it was Gao Shangjunyi, whom they had just been talking about.

"Ah, this..." Beifang Xuanju reacted first, and she said worriedly, "It's just... Qiangji asked me if Gaoshang-chan said anything bad about Jifeng-senpai or her."

"I was thinking that since Takasho-chan kept praising her older sister and younger sister to me, you two must have a good relationship, but when Qiangji-kun said that, I started to worry... ugh..."

When Beibu Xuanju was halfway through his explanation, Gao Shangjunyi pretty much understood what was going on.

It was definitely one of my sister's silly jokes, but I never expected that she would not only say it outside, but also... Northern Black Horse actually believed it and misunderstood it.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. She already knew that this friend was very enthusiastic, even overly so.

"They probably think our family doesn't get along and want to help." Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly heard someone say, "They keep praising my older and younger sisters."

A burning sensation, like that of someone who had just run 3200 meters, instantly shot from her feet to her brain, making her feel like her whole body was on fire.

Her brain seemed to be burned out, unable to think. With her mind blank, she instinctively rushed to the Northern Black Horse and forcefully covered its mouth.

Ignoring the "ooh ooh" sounds from the Northern Black Steed, her eyes darted around, and she stammered:

"Aha, ahaha, well... it's so hot today, isn't it? It's really hot, isn't it? Well... what do you mean by complimenting me? I don't think anyone would say something like that, right? Aha, ahaha..."

(End of this chapter)