Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 445 We absolutely cannot let them catch us!
"Ah? Are you coming now?"

Northern Black Horse stared wide-eyed at Yasui Makoto in surprise, then hesitated slightly before saying:

"You must have been busy for a long time yesterday, right? Wouldn't it be better for you to take a rest now?"

“It’s alright,” Yasui Makoto said with a smile, shaking his head without hesitation.

"I haven't practiced like that in a long time, so I'm a bit tired, but it's not a big problem."

"Instead of worrying about me, you should think about how to escape from me later."

His eyes widened even more, and Beifang Xuanju opened his mouth, about to speak, when Xingmu excitedly interrupted:
"Wow! Senior, the trainer actually dared to say that, so you absolutely have to help me beat him!"

Even if you say that, I... fine.

Amused, Beifang Xuanju glanced at Xingmu and understood that his junior was probably still holding a grudge about the last defeat.

However, after thinking about it, she felt that even without considering helping Akime "get revenge," Yasui Makoto's attitude at the moment... was somewhat provocative.

Or to be more precise, Yasui Makoto no longer felt like the patient and gentle trainer she used to know.

And like an opponent encountered in a competition.

"So, when Ah-Zhen faces the things she loves... no, I should say when facing her own arena, she is also this determined?"

Thinking this, Beifang Xuanju changed his mind and looked at Yasui Zhen, his eyes gradually igniting with fighting spirit. He nodded vigorously and said:

"Okay! Let's give it a try!"

"Great! I'll time it this time! 20 seconds, right?"

Before Yasui Makoto could respond, Almond jumped up excitedly.

She blurted out a remark, and seeing Yasui Makoto and Kita Genkono both smile helplessly and nod, she quickly pulled out her phone from her bag and eagerly stood by the field:

"I'm ready! Senior, you have to do your best and beat the trainer!"

They both gave a helpless smile, then Yasui Makoto and Kita Genkoto looked at each other for a moment before standing at opposite ends of the field in perfect unison.

Having watched with a curious expression, Wang Ziding, who still didn't understand what was going on, couldn't help but ask:
"So, if I understand correctly, Kobe-senpai... no, Yasui trainer... is going to have a match with Kobe-senpai?"

"Um, it's just... eh?"

She answered instinctively, then looked over with puzzled eyes: "Xiao Ding, didn't you follow the events during the Japanese derby? You mean the 'Horse Girl Chase'?"

"The training the trainers are about to conduct is inspired by that activity."

"The chase... Ah, I remember now."

Wang Ziding suddenly realized, "There was a very popular event back then, and many seniors participated. So that's what they meant by 'a human who can defeat a racehorse girl'..."

Her gaze gradually turned to disbelief as she looked at Yasui Makoto in the arena:

"It's trainer Yasui? I... I thought it was just a news gimmick, so I didn't pay much attention..."

Almond knew that her friend wasn't as competitive as her, so she didn't pay much attention to trends.

Seeing that the other party seemed to understand, and just as he was about to explain, Yasui Makoto's voice rang out from the other side of the venue:

"We're all ready here, Almond, are you ready to begin?"

"Oh, alright!"

She quickly turned around and saw that the two people in the field were about ten meters apart, both slightly bowing their bodies. She immediately raised her hand.

"Then get ready to count down! Three, two, one... Go!" The moment the countdown ended crisply, the Northern Black Horse obviously took the lead and set off first.

With the added power of a powerful burst of speed, the girl darted to one side like a black lightning bolt, appearing in the blink of an eye at the diagonal edge of the "scaffolding".

Having learned from her past experiences with events and the failure of her almond-shaped eyes, she knew very well that if the opponent were someone else, it would be almost impossible for them to catch her as a racehorse girl.

Or rather, compared to racehorse girls who excel in speed and physical attributes, the disadvantages of humans are too obvious.

But since his trainer could inexplicably compensate for this disadvantage, he absolutely could not be regarded as a human being.

Instead, they see the other horse as a racehorse girl just like themselves, and view this as a race.

Since it's a competition, we must give it our all.

Not only do you have to give it your all physically, but you also have to give it your all mentally.

Before the "competition" began, she quickly confirmed that since it was a square field, the diagonal should be longer than the horizontal and vertical straight lines, and there would be more obstacles.

With his absolute speed advantage, getting to that position first would definitely increase Yasui Makoto's pursuit time.

However, just as she reached the diagonal edge as she had planned, she was shocked to see out of the corner of her eye that Yasui Makoto, as if he had foreseen it, was leaping towards her.

With remarkable agility, power, and fluidity, that familiar figure weaved through the metal pipes.

One instant it leaps across the long tube, the next it traces an arc in the air and lands precisely on another metal tube.

Then, with a quick push off the metal pipe, he was less than two meters away from himself.

She had seen Yasui Makoto demonstrate parkour or other extreme sports before, and she had also seen his performance in such pursuit activities and training.

But when she faced her directly as an opponent, she actually felt a kind of pressure.

Moreover, it's the same kind of pressure as when you're leading in a match.

"I can't...get caught! Absolutely not!"

The thought appeared in his mind without hesitation, and the Northern Black Steed immediately turned back towards the starting point.

This was also a tactical approach that had been planned in advance.

Logically, when a person trying to escape realizes they are about to be caught, they will move forward, left, or right.

So suddenly turning backward at this moment might catch the other party off guard.

But as soon as she turned around, she was startled.

Just as expected, the moment she turned around, Yasui Makoto turned in the same direction.

This synchronization brought the latter even closer.

This reaction made her think of the event, and she vaguely felt that Yasui Makoto seemed to be a little faster than before.

"If only..." she thought incredulously as she sprinted towards the starting point, fueled by this discovery.
"Could it be that A-Zhen didn't go all out last time? Or has he... become even stronger in such a short time...?"

While Genko's mind was racing, Makoto Yasui remained completely focused.

What the Northern Genko and the others were doing was a competition for him.

He wants to continue pushing his limits, just like before, striving to make every movement more perfect than ever before.

Only in this way can he become stronger and help Northern Black Horse become a top-tier racehorse girl, and let Almond Eyes and many more racehorse girls shine brightly in the future.

(End of this chapter)