Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 479 We're Preparing to Run the 3000-Meter Grass Race

As Alice explained her judgment, Yasui Makoto was both astonished and overjoyed.

He had assumed that with Alice's abilities, she would definitely be able to notice details he hadn't noticed before, but he never expected it to happen so quickly.

But just as I was about to ask about the specific training strategy, a cheerful and crisp voice suddenly came from a little further away:

"You ran really fast just now, Xiao Bei. Did you come to training so early?"

Upon hearing the sound, the group was startled. Beibu Xuanju reacted the fastest, his ears twitching as he quickly looked in the direction of the sound.

She spotted a familiar figure at a glance, and her cheeks, already slightly flushed from running, became even redder.

"Diamond sauce? And crown sauce?"

With a delighted cry, she instinctively ran a few steps in that direction, waving vigorously:
"What are you doing here? Oh wait... are you here for training too?"

Following her gaze, seven or eight racehorse girls were walking over from the path outside the track.

Kozumi Satomi was wearing a red and white tracksuit from Treson Academy, with a small bag slung over her shoulder. Kou Satomi and the other racehorse girls next to her were dressed similarly, but Kou Satomi's bag was noticeably larger.

When the northern black horse ran over, the other racehorse girls all showed surprised and curious expressions, while the Satomi sisters, with the same joy, came over to greet it.

"Actually, I didn't come here specifically for training."

Naturally, he shook hands with Kita Genko and smiled:

"My sister and I just arrived today. We're planning to stay here for at least a month, so we need to get familiar with the place first."

As she spoke, she pointed to the several racehorse girls who had come with her:
"These are all the same people. We met by chance on the road and came together."

As Satomi Kozumi was explaining, the group of Uma Musume walked over to Yasui Makoto and the others.

After the Northern Black Horse showed a look of realization, Satomi Hikari smiled, and then, together with Satomi Takama, bowed in unison:

"Good morning, senior Hayako, senior Yamato, and trainer Yasui and Kohōme."

The horse racing girls who had come with them were initially bowing in unison, but upon hearing the name, many of them gasped in surprise.
"It really is Alice-senpai...!"

"And there's Yamato Akaki-senpai...! How lucky am I to actually meet these two..."

"It really is that trainer Yasui..."

The surprise quickly turned into discussion, with curious and amazed gazes lingering on Yasui Makoto and the others.

The Satomi sisters straightened up and exchanged a glance. Satomi Takako hesitated for a moment before saying:
"I didn't expect you all to be here. Well... I hope our sudden arrival hasn't disturbed Xiao Bei and the others' training?"

"how could be!"

Before Yasui and the others could speak, Kita Genko quickly waved his hand and said:
"This is a shared space for everyone, so there's no question of disturbing anyone."

"Besides, we're just here to get used to the venue. The tests we just ran were very basic."

“Xiao Bei is right,” Yasui Makoto replied cooperatively.

"And we're going to analyze some performance data later, so if you want to train, don't worry about us."

"Is that so... That's good."

With a sigh of relief, Satomi Takashi bowed and smiled:
"Then I'm relieved. So, let's..."

Before she could finish speaking, Satomi Hikari suddenly stepped forward:
"Um... just a moment."

After she spoke, everyone looked at her in surprise. She bit her lip and glanced at Yasui Makoto, Airi Soko, Yamato Akaki, and Kita Genko.

"Senior Hayate, Senior Yamato, and Trainer Yasui are all here..." She hesitated for a moment, then spoke tentatively:
"Could I ask you a favor?"

While exchanging pleasantries, Yasui was secretly pondering the idea that Alice had just mentioned.

He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and have a proper discussion with this senior to see what adjustments could be made to the training of Northern Black Horse and Almond Eye.

Hearing the request out of the blue, he couldn't help but look at Alice, only to meet her questioning gaze. Clearly, she hadn't expected to be spoken to so suddenly.

"did you mean……"

After thinking for a moment, he looked inside at the light drill:
"Can you help guide the training?"

There weren't many people at the training ground right now, and most of them were racehorse girls.

Most of them, like my group and the Satomi sisters, had just arrived at the training camp and came here on their own initiative to learn about the facilities.

When it comes to guidance experience, it's not surprising that Satomi Hikaru would have such thoughts, as his side is undoubtedly one of the best among those present.

"It should be considered... a training session."

Satomi Hikaru's tone gradually became serious:

"However, I would like to ask a few seniors to act as referees and guide us in the match later. I wonder if that would be too much trouble for you all?"

Upon hearing what Satomi Hikaru said, Yasui Makoto and the others looked even more surprised.

The Northern Black Steed instinctively opened its mouth and widened its eyes slightly:
"A competition...? Diamond-chan and Crown-chan... are you going to have a competition here?"

The horse racing girls who came with the Satomi sisters also looked surprised, exchanging bewildered glances.

After a moment of surprise, several of the female racehorses' eyes lit up, and a look of delight and anticipation gradually appeared on their faces, as if they had suddenly realized something good had happened.

"I should say it was me and these classmates."

He gently shook his head, then nodded, a gentle yet firm smile on his face:
"It was decided during a casual chat when we met on the road."

"I originally just wanted to get familiar with the training ground through this method, but I was able to meet experienced legendary racehorse girls like Hayako-senpai and Yamato-senpai, as well as an excellent trainer like Mr. Yasui.

"It would be a waste of this chance encounter if we didn't give it a good run."

As she spoke, her gaze shifted to the northern black steed, a peculiar meaning creeping into her eyes:

"More importantly... Xiao Bei is here."

"...Me?" Beifang Xuanju pointed to himself unconsciously, his face full of confusion.

Yes, you.

Satomi Hikari's expression gradually became serious. She stretched out her hand and pointed in a circle at the racehorse girls except for her sister:

"We plan to run... the 3000-meter grass race."

Upon hearing this, Northern Genko was even more surprised, while Yasui Makoto, Airi Soko, and Yamato Akaki all showed expressions of sudden realization.

In the Shining Series, there are not many 3000-meter grass races to begin with, only the Manyo Championship, the Hanshin Grand Prix, and the Chrysanthemum Sho.

If Satomi Kozumi, a classic year's racehorse girl, is specifically practicing this race, then she is undoubtedly preparing for the Kikusho (Chrysanthemum Sho) competition.

Not only that, Yasui Makoto then noticed that the racehorse girls who came with the Satomi sisters were all from the same cohort as Satomi Hikari.

In other words, each of them could potentially step onto the Kyoto stage three months later and become Satomi Hikari's opponent in the Chrysanthemum Sho competition.

(End of this chapter)