Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 410 Shall we get serious and have a real fight?

He spoke calmly and slowly about his feelings about the domain, and with a somewhat puzzled look, he looked at Satomi Crown:

"Why are you suddenly asking about the field...?"

In response to the thunderous roar, Satomi Crown unconsciously squeezed the beverage bottle again, making a soft cracking sound.

Upon hearing the question, she didn't speak immediately, but unconsciously recalled the figure of the Northern Black Horse in the final straight line during the training match.

At the time, she only felt that her friend was unusually fast, or not just fast, but strong, so strong that it gave people a vague feeling of invincibility.

After the thunderous voice admitted that he had also been exposed to the domain, even though it was only for a moment, that feeling reappeared.

Because of this feeling, she felt a bittersweet sensation.

They arrived at Central Tereson Academy around the same time, debuted around the same time, and both put in countless efforts.

As a result, it seems that I was running alongside my friends and rivals, but I was falling behind in some ways.

But now that it's completely confirmed, that bittersweet feeling in my heart inexplicably disappeared.

"Speaking of fields..."

Muttering something under his breath, Satomi suddenly raised his head, gulped down the energy drink in one go, then slowly screwed the cap back on, placed the bottle at his feet, and continued:
"It's because I want to know what kind of opponent I'm going to fight."

“I… have heard of the Domain. The trainer told me that it is a domain that only the top racehorse girls of each generation can reach.”

"Well, as expected of Mingsheng and Xiaobei, they have become so strong without us even realizing it."

"but……"

As she earnestly shared her thoughts, she looked directly into Ming Sheng's thunderous eyes.

She clearly saw surprise on her face, smiled, stretched her arms, and began warming up as well:

"Even if it's a field, even if it's the strongest, even if it's the most outstanding, don't think you can make me give up so easily."

"I originally just wanted to come here for a casual stroll, but after learning all this..."

"I might get scolded by the trainer, but are you willing to risk being scolded and have a real match with me, Naruto?"

Staring blankly at Satomi Crown, sensing the almost provocative fighting spirit in the other party's expression and tone, and with a thunderous roar, he vaguely saw something shining and leaping in the eyes that were looking over.

Unconsciously, she murmured, "So, it turns out that Xiao Bei isn't the only one worth caring about..."

The voice was very soft as he muttered to himself, and Satomi Takashi didn't hear it clearly.

When she was about to ask, she saw that Ming Sheng Lei Dong suddenly stopped smiling, nodded seriously at her, and then squatted down and bent down to tie his shoelaces.

As he straightened up again, Thunderous Roar looked over, nodded, and said succinctly:
"Then let's run a race."

"Perfect timing. Sister Qi is quite satisfied with my recent performance, so she probably won't scold me too harshly."

Upon hearing the first half of the sentence, Satomi Kōhō felt a surge of pride.

Hearing the second half of the sentence, she was stunned for a long time, then couldn't help but chuckle: "Mingsheng's personality is really..."

She couldn't think of a way to describe it for a moment, but since they had already agreed to a competition, it was best to be fully prepared.

So, facing the thunderous roar and the puzzled gaze, she shook her head, then nodded and said:
"Then I'll run a race, and I'll do my best, just like I said."

As she was speaking, she was about to finish her stretching exercises when her eyes suddenly lit up and she looked toward the track.

The racehorse girls who had been jogging and stretching earlier continued their routine, and two more groups of them started walking towards the outside of the track between the exercise areas, instead of just strolling around.

Even from a distance, Satomi Takako felt the two people looked somewhat familiar. As they drew closer, she immediately recognized them and involuntarily gasped softly:

"Huh? Gao Shang? And... Senior Jifeng? Were they... training just now?"

……

While his friends spontaneously decided to go to the playground, Beifang Xuanju helped Rijian Guangzuan pack up the tools he would need for special training in the dormitory, and then saw him off.

Back in the dormitory, looking at the empty bed on the opposite side, Beifang Xuanju felt a little lonely.

Last year, when she had already debuted and Satomi Hikari hadn't, every time she came back from training or competition, she would see her friend reading, doing homework, or playing their own games.

Then she can chat with Guangzuan, study, do homework, or play games.

After the start of this semester, Hikari Satomi, who has already debuted, has become busy with training and competitions.

Because of the different schedules, the two could no longer coordinate their schedules as before, and obviously had fewer opportunities to study and play together.

Perhaps because she had gotten too used to their past interactions, even now she still felt a little uncomfortable being alone in the dormitory.

Shaking her head, slightly dispelling the discomfort brought on by loneliness, she took out her phone, sat on the edge of her bed, and muttered to herself with some distress:
"Hmm... Crown-chan and Narumi-chan have both gone back to their dorms, they're probably going to sleep soon..."

"Shinko-chan is probably the same; she decided to run on a heavy track at the last minute, she must be exhausted..."

"Little Almond Eyes is a good child, she usually goes to bed early by now..."

"As for other people, it doesn't seem appropriate to disturb them at this time..."

"Hmm... I suddenly realize that having too much stamina isn't always a good thing..."

Because of his physical condition, even though the training matches were quite intense, he felt extremely exhausted after the match, which was rare for him. After eating several large bowls of food for dinner and resting, the Northern Black Horse felt energetic again.

She's not used to being alone and prefers to do things with her friends in a lively and fun way.

What we do in particular doesn't matter; what matters is being with friends and having a good time.

Muttering to himself, he scrolled through his phone's contact list for a long time, but couldn't think of anyone to hang out with at this time. Bored, Beibu Xuanju let out a "whoa" and lay back on the bed.

Then he climbed onto the bed, stuck his butt out, put his head on the pillow, and muttered, "How boring," while burrowing deeper into the bed.

Suddenly, she sat up abruptly, picked up her phone, hesitated for a moment, and then sent a text message.

[Northern Black Steed: Trainer, are you asleep?]

Then, she stared intently at the screen, her face full of anticipation.

A few seconds later…

[Yasui Makoto: No. I'm just organizing the data from the practice matches. What's up?]

Seeing that Yasui Makoto replied so quickly, Kita Genko's eyes lit up.

After reading the text message, she pouted in disappointment.

[Northern Black Horse: It's nothing, I just suddenly had some free time. Diamond-chan went to special training to prepare for the derby, and everyone else is resting. I suddenly felt a bit bored.]

After sending the message, she suddenly regretted it, feeling that she shouldn't have bothered Yasui Makoto with this kind of thing.

However, just seconds after the message was sent, the words "read" appeared, along with several replies.

(End of this chapter)