Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 441 Genius is merely a ticket to meeting this kind of person

While waiting for the Emperor of the East Sea's reply, Yasui Makoto returned to his rented room, finished his various tasks, and quickly fell asleep.

He got up earlier than usual the next day, washed up and had breakfast, and then went to the school playground ahead of time.

It wasn't a pre-arranged extra training session with Genko and Apricot, but rather a special training program for myself.

The goal of the legendary racehorse girl is not just talk, and it's not only for the Northern Black Horse, but also for herself.

He knew that he had to become stronger in order to achieve this goal.

As his training experience grew, he increasingly realized that belief is crucial at certain times.

This is similar to a motocross endurance race I once participated in.

That competition, held in Austria, is one of the world's most famous and challenging extreme sports events, sponsored by Red Bull Austria.

The runners will start in batches at noon on the day of the race and pass through 27 checkpoints on the 35-kilometer course within 4 hours.

It sounds simple to run 35 kilometers on a motorcycle, but the entire race track is located in undeveloped, pristine wilderness.

This means that for a full four hours, runners will face endless uphill and downhill sections, dense forests with no roads whatsoever, and rocky deserts that are difficult to traverse even on foot.

Even the most professional athletes can easily get lost halfway through a competition if they haven't prepared in advance.

Compared to getting lost, breaking down on the road for various reasons, or accidents involving both people and vehicles, are much more common.

In fact, this competition has been running for over thirty years, and theoretically anyone can take on the challenge.

But each year, only a few hundred athletes actually dare to run on the track.

This means that out of the hundreds of people with the best motorcycle driving skills in the world, only about 10 people can complete the entire course in each competition.

The fewest participants ever competed was 500, but only 5 people finished the race within 4 hours.

The time Yasui Makoto participated in, there were a few more finishers, a total of 14 people.

Although he wasn't among the finishers that time, he was extremely lucky to complete the entire race, ultimately finishing in just over 5 hours.

Of the 14 people who finished the race, 13 took more than 3 hours.

The first place winner shockingly finished in just over two hours.

When he saw the competition results, he was completely stunned, and an uncontrollable thought popped into his head.

"Perhaps, genius... is merely a ticket to meeting such a person."

Outside of this cross-country race, this kind of thing is commonplace for Makoto Yasui.

Other off-road racing events include downhill rallies, off-road vehicle rallies, skydiving, wingsuit flying, free climbing, and kitesurfing...

He had participated in some projects, while he had only learned about others due to issues such as ability, talent, and training duration.

But no matter which project it is, there will always be geniuses among geniuses, who make people feel uncontrollably awe and reverence just by looking at them.

In the past, when recalling these things intentionally or unintentionally, Yasui Makoto always thought that perhaps it was because of his lack of talent that he could only sigh in admiration of those geniuses.

And it was precisely because of this regret that he may have projected this regret onto himself, the racehorse girl, when he trained and guided the Northern Black Horse.

However, with the close contact day and night, especially these days when WCT has brought me back into the extreme sports I am familiar with and love.

He vaguely realized something he had overlooked in the past, and it was a crucial one.

Perhaps, what he lacks is more than just talent.

There was also an unwavering belief in victory and an unyielding goal. It was still that motocross endurance race, and after the race, Red Bull organized a celebration party to mark the finish.

At the gala, as one of the participants who completed the entire course, he had the privilege of sitting at the same table as the champion and other finishers.

At that moment, he heard the champion's inspirational speech, delivered in a very Germanic and serious tone:

"Skills? I don't think there are any skills involved in my results. Of course, I'm saying this to those of you who are at the same level as me."

"Being able to stand here together, I sincerely believe that each of you gentlemen has the skills to win the championship."

"The reason for my victory, in my opinion, is that I was more eager than any of you to conquer this track."

Yasui Makoto felt that he hadn't really reached the other person's level at the time, so he didn't understand what those words meant.

Now he feels that perhaps what the German champion said was the belief he lacked.

Therefore, his current discussion with the Northern Black Horse about the goal of the palace, including his desire to meet with the Emperor of the East Sea, is also for his own benefit.

This goal is not only to help his racehorse girl reach the pinnacle of her career.

It also changed the previous idea of ​​relying on others for regrets, and through the WCT training system, it is to try to reach the top on one's own.

He had made up his mind that before the Northern Black Steed retired, he would never let her catch him or escape from him during extreme stunt training.

When we arrived at the school playground, it wasn't even fully light yet, and the track was deserted.

This is not unfamiliar to Makoto Yasui. When he was working hard for extreme sports, he would often arrive at the training ground at this time to train.

I wouldn't call myself a genius; at best, I'd say I'm above average.

To compete with geniuses at this level, one must put in much more effort.

Feeling the long-lost familiarity, Yasui Makoto warmed up, and soon the empty track was filled with the much weaker footsteps of racehorse girls.

The first training exercise was high-intensity long-distance running.

This training may not sound very advanced, but it is actually the most basic of all sports, and it can comprehensively improve all bodily functions.

More importantly, compared to racehorse girls, humans have stronger heat dissipation, internal circulation, and balance abilities, giving them a certain advantage in these aspects.

As training progressed, sweat gradually soaked through Yasui Makoto's sportswear, and his face was also covered in sweat.

But with each step, as if measuring the distance to his goal, his steps remained firm.

After his run, he went to the school's gym.

Various training equipment is placed here, which used to be used by racehorse girls, and the weight is much higher than what a human can bear.

However, he had trained here before to maintain his basic physical fitness, so he only needed to adjust the weight.

Now that he has a new and clearer goal, he naturally increased his training volume.

Dumbbell strength training, balance ball technique training, bodyweight exercises...

After the physical training, considering the time, Kita Genko and Apricot should be getting up and washing up soon, so Yasui Makoto hurriedly left the gym and went to the teaching building area.

The school buildings are like a natural parkour track. Starting from the gymnasium where the gym is located, the goal is to pass through the teaching buildings, reach the vicinity of the dormitory buildings, and then turn back.

Recalling various techniques and figuring out routes on the spot, I skillfully climbed over railings and jumped up steps in the building complex.

After finally achieving his training goal, he returned to the gym to change out of his soaking wet clothes before heading to the playground.

(End of this chapter)