Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 406 Little Bei Who Cries When She Loses?
The evening after the training match, at the cafeteria of Treson Academy.

Sitting at a table, Beibu Xuanju held a large bowl the size of a washbasin, filled with a small mountain of rice, braised meat, and carrots, and shoveled it into his mouth without a care for anyone else.

Beside them, the Unyielding Steel, the Roaring Thunder, and the Satomi sisters stared in disbelief at the Northern Genko.

After a while...

"Hoo—ah...ha! So comfortable..."

Holding the empty bowl, she tilted her head back and let out a satisfied sound. Beifang Xuanju abruptly stood up, about to head towards the order counter, when she saw her friends' gazes and froze.
"Huh? Why are you all... looking at me like that?"

"Huh? This..."

Bu Nao Zhengang was the first to react. She glanced around and smiled, pointing to the large bowl in Beibu Xuanju's hand:
"They probably think... Xiao Bei, you're eating really heartily, and... you can really eat today."

"Bold and unrestrained? Hmm..."

Holding his bowl, Beibu Xuanju scratched his head and laughed, "It's alright. Grandpa said that food tastes better when eaten in big bites, so... wait, isn't that how I always eat?"

She asked in return, glancing questioningly at Satomi Crown and Satomi Diamond:
"That's right, isn't it? Crown Sauce, Diamond Sauce?"

"Ah, ah...that's true..."

Satomi Takako subconsciously responded, then exchanged a glance with her sister before smiling and explaining, "Actually, it's because you're eating so much, Kita. If I'm not mistaken... this should be the third bowl, right?"

"The third bowl?"

Surprised, Beifang Xuanju looked at the bowl in his hand and asked, "Have I... already eaten this much?"

"...So you weren't aware of it at all?"

After his rant, Bu Nao Zhen Gang nodded and said, "But I can understand. After all, today's match was probably the most exhausting one you've ever had, right?"

As she said this, a look of seriousness and contemplation flashed in her eyes.

“Yes, just like what President Emperor and President Great Shock said in their meeting,” Northern Black Horse nodded matter-of-factly.

"Although we didn't win the game in the end... hehe, actually we didn't even make the top five, but my performance today was really good."

"Then it's about physical exertion, and she specifically told me to eat more tonight."

As she spoke, she raised the large bowl in her hand and walked towards the order counter with a smile:

"Then I'll go get another bowl. Please wait here for me!"

After the two training matches arranged for special training ended, and after all the female racehorses had taken a bath and changed their clothes, it was still early.

There was no training. Under the organization of the East Sea Emperor, the contestants first went for health checks, while she led the trainers in a debriefing and discussion.

After the person in charge, Da Zhenhan, confirmed the horse's physical condition and joined the discussion and research, the racehorse girls who participated in the special training were free to do as they pleased.

Following the initial results of their discussions, the trainers communicated with their respective racehorse girls to confirm the findings and prepare for subsequent training assignments.

Of the people at the dining table, apart from Hikari Satomi, the rest had all learned about the situation from their respective trainers. They watched the departing figure of Genko Kita for a moment, and then exchanged a knowing glance.

It was still the indomitable steel that spoke first:
"To be so happy even though they didn't win the game, I guess you could say that Xiao Bei is a true optimist?"

"It can only be said that Xiao Bei is indeed very optimistic," Ming Sheng Lei Dong, who had been silent until now, added:

"In short, if I hadn't won the championship, I probably wouldn't have had such a good appetite, let alone... let alone that I only ran three moves this time."

As she finished speaking, a look of resentment flashed in her eyes, and she clenched her fists.

“If we follow what you say, Mingsheng,” Bu Nao Zhengang chuckled helplessly, “I’ve run eight times today, so wouldn’t I have to fast for days to recover?” “Ah? No, that’s not what I meant…” Mingsheng Leidong became somewhat embarrassed.

In the day's competition, Northern Black Horse and Unyielding Steel were the first two races. The former finished with six moves, while the latter finished eighth.

In the second round, Thunderous Roar and Satomi Crown each had their own moves, one taking three steps and the other two.

The first place in these two matches was won by The Great Shock and the Golden Ship, respectively.

“It’s okay, Naruto,” Satomi Crown waved her hand, explaining for Makoto, “Makoto didn’t mean it that way, so sometimes, you’re just not used to joking around.”

"So it was just a joke after all..."

Relieved, Ming Sheng Lei Dong nodded, then reluctantly added:

"But not being able to beat the seniors is really not a good feeling, and my appetite isn't very good either, which is why I envy Xiao Bei for being so optimistic..."

As she spoke, she looked enviously toward the order counter:
"If only I could be like her, able to accept my defeat with equanimity... Hey? Where's Xiao Bei?"

Upon hearing this, Bu Nao and Zhengang looked over together, and then they were all stunned.

At the order counter, some horse girls were queuing to order and pick up their food, but as Lei Sheng wondered, there was indeed no sign of the black-haired girl in the crowd.

The group unconsciously looked around, and when they saw the light, his eyes lit up. He pointed towards the kitchen area behind the order counter:
"There it is! Xiao Bei... what are you doing?"

They all looked towards the kitchen entrance, where stood Northern Black Horse.

Behind her were two people dressed as chefs or kitchen helpers, scratching their heads with a mixture of gratitude and embarrassment, pointing to the ground and saying something.

There were four or five large baskets, each about half a person's height, on the ground, filled with vegetables such as carrots, corn, and tomatoes.

After the two kitchen helpers exchanged a few words, the Northern Genko across from them patted his chest with a smile, then rolled up his sleeves, bent down, and carried two large baskets full of vegetables into the kitchen, one in each hand.

Seeing this, Bu Nao Zhen Gang nodded admiringly:

"To add, Xiao Bei is not only optimistic, but also very enthusiastic."

“Yes, that’s right,” Ming Sheng Lei Dong nodded in agreement. “When I first met Xiao Bei, she was the one who greeted me first.”

"After that, it must have been Sister Qi Cao who asked me to go out and play. She always felt that I was too bored by myself, which was not good. So Xiao Bei tried to find ways to get me to go out and play. That's how I met you guys."

"so……"

She rested her chin on her hand, smiling as she watched Beifang Xuanju bustling about at the kitchen door, and said softly:
"I am very grateful to Xiaobei many times, and... I also want to be like her, so that I will not feel troubled or distressed no matter what I encounter."

Also smiling as he gazed at the Northern Black Horse, upon hearing the thunderous neighing, Satomi Hikari suddenly paused, saying:

"Don't you feel distressed...?"

"Hmm? Is there a problem?" Ming Shenglei looked over, puzzled.

"perhaps……"

After hesitating for a moment, Satomi Hikari shook his head and smiled, "No, I should say it was all stuff from when I was a kid."

"When we were little, Xiao Bei and I often raced together, and the school would also hold competitions between children."

"Back then, if Xiao Bei lost, she would actually cry out of resentment."

"Of course, it's rare for a child not to cry when they lose, but Xiao Bei is the kind of person who can quickly get back on her feet after crying."

(End of this chapter)