Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 443 He seems to be doing a very new kind of training.
Yasui Makoto could actually hear the hint of disappointment and expectation that Kita Genko had inadvertently revealed in his words when he comforted Akimoku and Wang Ziding.

To debut as a star athlete, the daily routine of female horse racers is destined to be filled with rather tedious training and competitions.

With superior physical qualities and several disadvantages compared to his peers, even though he tried his best to balance training and rest, the time that the Northern Black Horse spent entirely on entertainment was really unremarkable.

He hadn't known to pay attention to these things before, and only realized their necessity after being reminded of them.

In recent days, as he has become more proactive in recalling and experiencing the emotions of the racehorse girls, he has been able to sense that even the down-to-earth and hardworking Northern Black Horse would unconsciously express his anticipation for going out for fun during his training breaks.

The tone I just heard, and the expectant, sparkling eyes I see in the rearview mirror, both prove this point.

However, there was no further expression of aspiration.

Even if this was intended to set an example for the two juniors beside him, the fact that he could be so restrained was enough to prove that Beifang Xuanju had the same idea as he had thought before, and his mentality had changed quite a bit, becoming more mature and steady.

With this discovery, Yasui Makoto was even more confident about his next steps.

However, upon arriving at the academy's branch campus, he did not rush to begin training.

After instructing Beibu Genko and the others to pack their things in the dormitory, get some rest and recharge, and contact him immediately if they had any problems, he went to the academy's reception room.

This place is usually responsible for temporarily receiving visitors and handling various letters and express parcels.

After confirming that a comprehensive training system was needed, he immediately searched for various materials and quickly determined the types of equipment required.

WCT events haven't really taken off yet, but thankfully some enthusiasts have already started organizing small-scale events or activities on their own.

Since the venues for these competitions are not actually complicated, even though the "professional" equipment that can be found may differ from what one might remember, the overall design is already quite similar.

After repeated brainstorming and consultations, he partially purchased and partially customized a set of training equipment, and prepaid a deposit exceeding the market price, requesting expedited completion.

The equipment itself is not complicated, and since the payment was made in full, the manufacturer was very efficient and sent the goods for confirmation two days ago.

Based on the subsequent arrangements, Yasui Makoto instructed them to mail the package directly to Takarazuka City. He received a call today, halfway there, informing him that the package had been delivered.

When Yasui came out of the reception room, he was dragging a small trolley about a meter square, with four or five large corrugated cardboard boxes piled on it.

Taking advantage of the opportunity for today's independent training, he dragged the trailer to the school playground, used the included screwdriver to unpack the cardboard boxes, and took out long strips of packages wrapped in foam paper.

The package was opened, revealing hollow alloy tubes about three fingers in diameter, as well as parts resembling scaffold fasteners.

The wrench was also included. After briefly confirming that the materials were of good quality, he began assembling the equipment on site.

In a sense, the obstacles used in WTC matches look like simplified versions of scaffolding.

As assembly progressed, the visual effect of scaffolding became even stronger.

Broadly speaking, scaffolding can be divided into three types.

One type is a hollow prism made of alloy tubes, another is a triangular prism of varying sizes, and the rest resembles a long board used for standing or sitting during high-altitude operations.

The prism is then divided into three heights: half a meter, one meter, and two meters. After being arranged in an alternating pattern, a portion of it is connected to the long plate using a triangular prism.

And that completes the assembly. In the corner of the playground, there is now a set of "postmodern abstract art scaffolding" made of metal pipes.

It's still raining, but there are still some fearless racehorse girls practicing on the track.

However, the rain was much lighter than when we arrived halfway through, and there weren't as many racehorses as when the weather was fine.

This made the crisp metallic clanging of the equipment particularly clear in the rain as Yasui Makoto focused intently on assembling it. At first, only a few passing racehorse girls cast curious glances at him.

As his "abstract art" gradually took shape, more and more people stopped and slowly formed a circle around him from a distance.

Many racehorses stood on tiptoe and craned their necks, trying to see more clearly.

Some people took out their phones and took pictures of the strange device, as if they intended to share them on social media.

"What is that...?" One of the racehorse girls with pigtails tilted her head and looked at her companion with a puzzled expression.

"Even if you ask me, I don't know..."

His companion shrugged, his eyes equally filled with confusion:
"It can't be training equipment, can it? Where do you train like that... And I don't think I've ever seen this person at the academy before?"

Curious whispers drifted over, and Yasui wiped the sweat and rain from his forehead, glancing over there.

The new training methods will certainly continue for a long time, but the immediate priority is to deal with the Takarazuka Memorial.

Just like today's rainfall, there is a high probability of heavy or poor field conditions on match day.

Then waterproofing must be considered, which is why manufacturers are required to select alloy materials for the entire product.

The venue application process was also planned in advance.

This oddly shaped thing, which occupies only 10 meters by 10 meters, is not very big, but it is still quite eye-catching on the playground.

Therefore, when submitting the application for venue adaptation, the requirement for the training plan to occupy a certain amount of playground should also be mentioned.

Each Treson Academy's playground is large enough that finding an unused area of ​​about 100 square meters is not a problem at all and will not affect the horse girls' training, so the application was approved quickly.

The only thing to consider is the "visual impact" on others.

If the situation were different, Yasui Makoto would definitely consider offering some explanation.

But after glancing at the onlookers, he quickly looked away and turned back to his "masterpiece," revealing a satisfied and eager smile.

Yes, absolutely right.

This is the feeling, it's back, everything feels... back.

With a wide grin, letting the rain stream down his hair and cheeks, Yasui Makoto, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, began training using the facilities he had built himself.

Before long, the whispers of the female horse racers gradually turned into astonishment and amazement.

Thanks to the self-training that he had resumed some time ago, even though this was his first time back at the familiar training ground, Yasui Makoto's movements on the alloy tube could only be described as effortless.

At first, it was just simple hand-support flips, slides, and leaps.

Soon, he was like a magnet, firmly attached to the metal pipe.

Further on, one foot stands atop a two-meter-high prism, the body twists and turns in mid-air at various bizarre angles, and fingertips barely hook onto a suspended longboard...

He gradually rediscovered the limits he had once experienced.

(End of this chapter)