Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 472 An Unexpected Confrontation

"Hey, Xiao Bei, running that fast on campus is prohibited, or Senior Junji will scold you..."

After a moment of stunned silence, Satomi Hikari's warning came too late; Kita Genko's galloping figure had already disappeared among the panicked racehorse girls.

"...Really...that's fast, Xiao Bei..."

Somewhat bewildered, he gazed in the direction his friend had gone, muttered something to himself, then turned back to look at his grades on the bulletin board.

"But... are my grades really good...? This... is completely unacceptable..."

She murmured something softly and quietly, lowered her head, clenched her fist slightly, and turned to walk towards the dormitory.

I had only taken a few steps when I suddenly heard my phone ring.

She touched her pocket, then subconsciously glanced at the incoming call notification. In an instant, just like Beifang Xuanju had done, her eyes widened.

A moment later, she took out the Bluetooth earphones, put them on her ears, and spoke into the phone with a slightly trembling voice:

"Greetings, Senior McQueen..."

……

While Satomi Hikari was on the phone with Mejiro McQueen, Kita Genko, who had changed into casual clothes, had already rushed from the school all the way to the Tokyo stadium, humming a song.

In the invitation from the Emperor of the East Sea, besides saying that he had something to give her, he also said that he had some work to finish at the competition and asked her to wait there for a while.

The Tokyo stadium is a thrilling arena on match days, but on rest days it transforms into a playground filled with laughter and joy.

Stepping into this familiar place, the Northern Black Horse's eyes are met with a scene of joy and harmony as people come to play.

On the lawn surrounding the running track, many families spread out picnic blankets and laid out all kinds of food.

The adults sat and chatted comfortably, while the children laughed and played nearby.

Some children were holding ice cream, their faces covered in it, but they still smiled brightly.

Other families were playing frisbee, the whole family working in perfect harmony, the frisbee drawing beautiful arcs in the air.

The entire Tokyo racetrack was filled with a warm and joyful atmosphere, and Genko Kita couldn't help but be infected by it, a smile spreading across his face.

"Yo ho~ Xiao Bei, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!"

A familiar voice came from behind, and Beifang Xuanju was overjoyed.

Turning around, she saw the Emperor of the East Sea, dressed in sportswear, walking towards her with a grin and raising his hand:
"Hey, congratulations on passing your final exams! This is a reward for you."

The Northern Black Horse then noticed that the Eastern Sea Emperor was carrying a rather large paper bag, the packaging of which looked quite exquisite.

Looking down, you can see the equally exquisite packaging box inside, with plump, round strawberry daifuku inside the transparent material.

"Ah? Ah! Thank you, senior!"

After repeatedly expressing his gratitude, the Northern Black Steed quickly accepted the gift, and then saw the Eastern Sea Emperor let out a whoosh and leap towards the track.

She followed instinctively, and asked in confusion:

"Eh...? Senior Emperor, what's going on...?"

"Well, these past few days have been nothing but meetings."

The Emperor of the East Sea, while jumping and shrugging his shoulders as if warming up, said:

"And I've been busy all day, I feel like my bones are going to stiffen."

"Since there's a running track right in front of me, I definitely have to run around and get some exercise."

"so……"

As she spoke, she had already jumped to the fence of the outer track.

With one leg propped up, she stretched and looked over with a grin:

"Xiao Bei, do you want to come along?"

“Yes! Of course we should go together!” Without hesitation, Beibu Xuanju immediately agreed.

Suddenly a race started, and it did look a bit like a game.

But having known the Emperor of the East Sea for so long, she knew that outside of work, her senior was actually an extremely playful and lively person.

This wasn't the first time the two of them had suddenly started running together like this, and she always agreed, so this time would definitely be no exception.

But then, looking at the strawberry daifuku in her hand, she was momentarily at a loss:
"Then... what should we do?"

"What do you mean, what to do...? Oh, strawberry daifuku."

As he switched legs to warm up, the Emperor of the East Sea glanced over and said with a smile:

"We can just leave it by the track; it'll be perfect for replenishing our energy after our run!"

Then, with a whoosh, she lightly and nimbly jumped backward and landed on the second or third tier of the track.

She squatted down for a moment, then nodded:

"Hmm, this level of activity is enough for a casual run... By the way, Xiao Bei, don't you need to warm up?"

The Emperor of the East Sea moved too quickly; the Northern Black Steed had only just placed the strawberry daifuku on the ground.

Upon hearing the question, she quickly responded:

"Hey! Um... I actually ran here, so I guess you could say I'm all warmed up and ready to start!"

"I see, that's really energetic! Well then..."

Nodding repeatedly, the Emperor of the East Sea smiled slightly.

With her legs spread apart, one in front of the other, and her upper body slightly leaning forward, her playful and lively demeanor had gradually become more composed.

Keeping her eyes fixed ahead, glancing at the Northern Black Horse out of the corner of her eye, she took a coin out of her pocket:
"Tokyo stadium, grass, good pitch, counter-clockwise..."

"2400 meters, now..."

Instead of officially announcing the start like a commentator during a match, she dragged out the last syllable and flicked the coin forcefully.

A bright, parabolic arc shot into the sky.

Northern Black Horse knew that the moment the coin fell was the signal to begin, so he immediately focused his mind, held his breath, and quickly adjusted his breathing.

As always, this run had a playful aspect, but she was still determined to give it her all.

Because the Emperor of the East Sea in front of her is her idol all along, and the most dazzling goal she has been striving for so far, she must show her best side in front of her senior.

He easily noticed that the aura of the Northern Black Steed was gradually rising. The smile on the corner of the East Sea Emperor's mouth remained, but he nodded to himself inwardly.

"Even with a sudden, random match, you can be prepared? That's really... impressive, Xiao Bei..."

The moment the Emperor of the East Sea secretly praised the coin, it landed with a flash of light and a soft "plop".

The next instant, two figures left afterimages in their original positions and rushed forward with a roar.

The moment it charged forward, the black hair of the Northern Black Steed was blown back by the airflow, and its tail drew a clean straight line in the air like a taut black satin.

Every time she stepped on the grass, countless particles of mud were precisely bounced up.

The blades of grass also trembled, and within a few breaths, the slight rustling sound merged into a deep hum.

The casual clothes that were originally well-fitting were now stretched into obvious shapes due to the rapid movement.

As he ran, the hem of his clothes fluttered, and you could vaguely see the outline of his muscles constantly stretching and contracting.

"Wow, that's really...very good, Xiao Bei!"

Having witnessed the entire procession of the northern black steed "leaving the gate," the Emperor of the East Sea could not contain his admiration.

At the same time, with textbook-perfect distance control, she followed closely behind her junior's half-horse length with an amazing stride frequency and dance-like steps.

(End of this chapter)