Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 501 Put your clothes on first...

The next morning, as the first rays of sunlight streamed into the room through the gaps in the curtains, Yasui Makoto slowly opened his eyes and sat up, swaying from his biological clock.

I subconsciously moved my neck and felt a slight, comfortable clicking sound from my bones. Then I stretched my shoulders, and a long-lost sense of ease instantly spread throughout my body.

He raised an eyebrow in surprise and pressed his temples.
"I'm not...at all tired enough to not be able to get up? Really...?"

Before going to the hotel reception to pick up the package yesterday, his original plan was to set up the training area for chasing and to do a simple performance test.

Then, like Genko and Apricot, enjoy this rare day off.

Seeing that Alice was very interested in the alloy tubes, he impulsively invited her to try this "novel" training method. Little did he know that things would get out of control.

At first, Alice stood at the edge of the training field out of curiosity, watching him demonstrate how to navigate between the crisscrossing alloy tubes.

As he skillfully and easily avoided the haphazardly laid-out steel pipes, and walked as if on flat ground on the path made of pipes, he turned around and found Alice already stepping into the arena with an interested expression, eager to try her hand at it.

Next, just like when he trained with Kita Genko and Azume, he used his familiarity with the field and his various well-practiced skills to predict Alice's movements time and time again.

Either nimbly dodge when Elise is about to grab you, or suddenly change course and grab her when she thinks she can easily get past you.

In short, faced with her first failure, Alice simply raised an eyebrow, her interest growing even stronger.

After the second failure, the corners of her mouth began to tighten slightly.

The third time, she squinted slightly.

The fourth time, the fifth time... I don't know when it started, but a flame called fanaticism had completely ignited in her eyes and on her face.

Next, it was no longer up to him to suggest "whether we should try again," but rather Alice would seize the opportunity and relentlessly pursue him for "training."

Having trained with Kita Genko and Apricot, Yasui Makoto could somewhat understand this mentality.

For racehorse girls who pride themselves on speed, losing in terms of speed is already unacceptable, let alone losing to a human outside of the race.

In addition, his own love for extreme sports meant that he initially cooperated with Alice with great enthusiasm, and even found this challenging competition to be very appealing.

But after what seemed like the 10th or 20th training session, he gradually felt his body issuing warning signals.

His lungs heaved violently like a broken bellows, his legs felt as heavy as lead, and sweat streamed down his face, dripping onto the grass like beads.

It was then that he truly realized that humanity ultimately has its limits.

At least in terms of physical fitness, even with his consistent self-training over the years, he still can't compare to female racehorses.

He gritted his teeth and persevered several more times until his vision began to darken, at which point he had no choice but to raise his hand and call for a stop.

Then, as if all the strength had been drained from him, he collapsed to the ground, unable to move a finger, and even his consciousness began to blur.

As far as I can remember, this was the first time he had ever been this tired.

And because of this, his memory of what happened afterward was shrouded in a thin mist, consisting only of fragmented pieces:

So, what exactly happened after training yesterday...?
It seems like it was Suzuko who brought me back? And it seems... Yamato helped too?
Oh right, Suko... she probably gave me a diagnosis, and then she pulled out a medicine bottle from somewhere...

So, I'm feeling so good right now... is it because that medicine is really effective?

Thinking this, Yasui felt a surge of gratitude. But this gratitude didn't last long before he realized... something seemed a little off...?
He raised his arm and waved his palm in the sunlight streaming in through the window.

After frowning and thinking for a moment, she put on her pajamas, stood up, walked to the window, and drew the curtains.

The room went dark instantly.

Just then, he clearly saw that his hands and wrists, which were exposed outside his pajamas, were emitting a faint glow like fireflies. The light was soft yet not to be ignored, like a jellyfish in the deep sea.

Staring blankly at his hands, wondering if he was still half asleep, Yasui blinked hard.

No matter how many times he blinked, the fluorescence on his skin didn't disappear, and that's when he became certain of one thing:

"...Huh? This...I...am really glowing?"

Stunned and muttering to himself, he couldn't help but unzip his pajamas.

He was completely stunned to see that not only his hands and arms, but also the skin on his chest was glowing.

"No, no, what... what's going on...?"

He started to panic, thinking he had contracted some strange illness. He subconsciously unzipped his pajamas and reached for the waistband of his pajama bottoms.

Just as he grabbed his pajama bottoms, suddenly, the sound of the door opening and a familiar yet tense voice burst in at the same time:
"Ah Zhen! You're awake? I heard your voice outside..."

The words stopped abruptly, and Yasui looked over in surprise, only to meet Kita Genko's wide eyes.

The next second, her once bright and cheerful face turned bright red, and her little mouth opened and closed, but she didn't make a sound.

At the same time, following closely behind Beifang Xuanju, she peeked in, her almond-shaped eyes widening in alarm as she looked over, her cheeks flushing red.

Yamato Akachi followed behind. After staring blankly for a second, she reflexively stretched out her hands and covered her almond-shaped eyes.

As her cheeks began to flush, her eyes started to dart around aimlessly.

Only Airi, who came in with Yamato Akaki, paused briefly before suddenly showing an expression of great interest.

Pinching her chin, she looked Yasui Makoto up and down a few times, nodded, and began to comment:
"Hmm... Kukuku, you look... very strong, Yasui-kun. No wonder your performance during training was stronger than expected."

"However, this glowing effect... was beyond my expectations."

Startled by these words, Yasui Makoto, who had been stunned by this completely unexpected situation, suddenly came to his senses.

He belatedly felt hot all over, and hurriedly pulled up his pajamas, staggering towards the bed.
"No, no, wait a minute, you... how did you all suddenly come in?"

"Well..."

"Actually, I'm just worried about your condition, Yasui-kun!"

Before Alice could finish her deliberately drawn-out words and continue covering her almond-shaped eyes, Yamato Akaki hurriedly said:
"Anyway... I'm so sorry! We didn't mean to, we'll... leave now! Um..."

"Put your clothes on first!"

Without saying a word, she grabbed Almond and Northern Genko by the arms and dragged them out of the room, then carried Alice out on her back, and finally slammed the bedroom door shut.

(End of this chapter)