Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 426 The Ultimate Dating Assistance Technique

“That’s right, that’s right,” Megumi Shinshin nodded with a smile, echoing her sentiment, and added:

“There are many interesting little shops here. Although we often play in these places, we always come across something new.”

"If we explore a bit more this time, we might discover some pleasant surprises!"

"Oh, wow, I didn't know you could play like that!"

As if discovering a new continent, Beifang Xuanju's eyes widened and he clenched his fists, saying, "I've always followed Guangzuan-chan before, so she knows this place better than I do."

"Then every time we come here, we just go straight to the places we want to go, and we don't really do much sightseeing."

"Diamond Sauce?"

The Sun God thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "So that's it, it's Satomi Hikari, right? I've been hearing her name a lot for the past two or three months."

"Yes! Because Hikari-chan is going to participate in the Japanese Derby!"

Even more excited than when he participated in the derby, Kita Genko nodded repeatedly and said, "And Hikari-chan is really amazing, I believe she will definitely win this match!"

"A derby... well, I wish Guangzuan good luck!"

After exchanging a glance with Meguro Zenshin and nodding with emotion, Otaku Sun God thought for a moment and said:

"Then we can buy some four-leaf clover-shaped ornaments, since it's said that only the luckiest racehorse girl wins the derby."

"Yes! That's what I was thinking too. Let's go then!"

He blurted out something and was about to take a step when he suddenly remembered that Yasui Makoto hadn't spoken. Kita Genkoto felt a pang of guilt and then suddenly thought of something:

"By the way, Sun God-senpai, Harajuku seems to be quite a distance from here, right? Shall we walk there?"

"Distance? Oh, you're worried that Mr. Yasui is too tired?"

Seeing the Northern Black Steed nod repeatedly, the Great Tuo Sun God quickly smiled, raised a finger, and shook it:

"For ordinary people, it is indeed a bit far, after all, it is at least 3 or 4 kilometers away."

"But for us, it's just the amount of time it takes to play one or two games or train one or two sessions."

"I'm sure it's the same for Mr. Yasui, right? Why don't you come and stroll around with us?"

Even without Daitaku Taiyojin saying so, Yasui Shinya, who had been smiling and watching the three racehorse girls, decided to accompany them shopping.

Hearing these words, which sounded a bit like a provocation, he just chuckled to himself and quickly nodded, saying, "No problem, let's go."

After Yasui Makoto agreed, the group quickly headed along Shibuya's main street towards Harajuku.

On the way, Daitaku Taiyoujin enthusiastically introduced various trendy shops and popular attractions in Harajuku.

Meguro Zenshin, much like a manzai comedian, would occasionally lend his voice as the straight man and offer a few words of support:
There's a rainbow staircase here; you absolutely have to go take photos there. The background is incredibly photogenic.

A vintage jewelry shop hidden in a small alley, where the jewelry is unique and makes a great date gift or souvenir.

Behind the enormous game center lies a little-known pawn shop. The owner claims to accept anything, and if you're lucky, you might find something incredible, though it really requires a keen eye...

Throughout the journey, Kita Genko was in high spirits, and Yasui Makoto followed along with considerable interest. However, Daitaku Taiyoujin and Mejiro Zenshin, who were initially full of confidence in the "love assistance plan," gradually fell silent.

They gradually realized that their junior, Genkoto Kita... seemed too carefree, while their excessively young trainer, Makoto Yasui... was too restrained and too wooden.

This makes it seem that their previously tried-and-true dating strategies haven't actually brought the two closer at all.

At the Rainbow Stairs, the Sun God Da Tuo urged the two of them up the steps, insisting on taking a group photo of them.

The group photo was indeed taken, and the Northern Black Horse was jumping and skipping excitedly on the beautiful and unique steps.

However, the two maintained a social distance of about half an arm's length, and Yasui Makoto's interest even lay in the creative lighting design of the staircase.

At the vintage jewelry shop, Meguro Zenshin found several couple bracelets with horseshoe-shaped designs, but the two of them didn't feel anything for each other. Instead, they were attracted to the old-fashioned pocket watches in the shop owner's collection.

Not only was he attracted, but one of the wooden figures also took out his pocket watch and chatted with the shopkeeper about the timing principles of precision instruments.

Meanwhile, a certain carefree fellow joined the discussion with great interest, even going so far as to talk professionally about pocket watch masters like John Arno.

When they arrived at the pawn shop, Daitaku Sun God and Meguro Zenshin had their eyes on a uniquely designed ring.

Before the two women could even speak, they became interested in a few rusty metal parts in the corner of the store and started talking about some WCT venue renovation project.

In short, after all their carefully crafted plans to create an ambiguous atmosphere were disrupted, the group arrived in Harajuku. Daitaku Taiyoujin and Mejiro Zenshin excused themselves to go to the restroom to touch up their makeup and left briefly.

Upon arriving at a restaurant's restroom, the two immediately found a corner and sighed in unison.

"Sigh, I never thought shopping could be so tiring, God of Sunshine..."

With a hint of despair, Megumi Shinshin rubbed his forehead and hesitated, "So, did we misjudge them? Did neither of them... have those kinds of intentions at all?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

After denying it without hesitation, Da Tuo, the Sun God, touched up his makeup in front of the dressing mirror he had pulled out, a hint of gritted teeth in his expression:
"My love radar can't be wrong; there's definitely a bond between them that transcends responsibility!"
"If I don't have it, I'll go back and eat all my G1 trophies!"

"...Hey, hey, hey, isn't this a bit much?"

Looking at the Great Sun God with surprise and amusement, and sensing his friend's determination, Meguro Zenshin hesitated for a moment before saying:
"But since you put it that way, what should we do next?"

"Well..."

His eyes darted back and forth. After touching up his makeup, Da Tuo, the Sun God, suddenly curled the corners of his mouth, made two soft "kuku" sounds, and rubbed his chin, saying:
"Then we'll have to resort to our ultimate move. I refuse to believe that this move won't work!"

After a while...

With a flick of his dyed blue hair, Da Tuo, the Sun God, greeted guests with outstretched arms and outstretched fingers, gesturing towards the shop behind him:
The exterior of the shop is painted a soft, pale pink, like cherry blossoms, with a wavy white lace trim around the top edge, resembling the pleats of a girl's skirt when viewed from afar.

A giant three-dimensional bow spans the entrance, its satin material shimmering with a pearly luster in the sunlight, and a horseshoe-shaped gold badge is inlaid in the center.

The shop window is a full-length glass wall, half-covered by a velvet, purplish-red curtain. Through the hazy curtain, you can see the lingerie displayed on the mannequins.

Two life-sized cartoon standees are placed on either side of the entrance. The one on the left is holding a neon sign that reads "Super Comfortable Fabric," while the one on the right reads "Lucky Underwear Helps You Win the Championship."

"Ta-da~"
"This is the secret base in all of Tokyo that knows the best about racehorse girls' figures~"
"And...where we're going to visit next!"

(End of this chapter)