Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 535 Empress Rong? What are you doing here?

While Kita Genko was lost in thought, Satomi Kou said, "I was also surprised by the choice of the Harvest Festival, but so far, her choice... seems pretty good."

"Eh……?"

Quickly regaining his senses, Beibu Xuanju pressed, "What happened?"

"I saw the report with Xiaozuan."

Satomi nods:
"Harvest Festival's purpose in going overseas this time was to admire the Arc de Triomphe, and they have already won a G2 match."

"At this rate, we might... have a good chance of winning the Arc de Triomphe Prize."

As she spoke, she tilted her head slightly, looked out the window of the Ferris wheel, her eyes gleaming with a burning light, her voice full of longing:
"Actually, my competition schedule for the second half of the year also includes continuing to compete at sea and having a go at the top of the world."

"I believe... I will definitely not repeat the same mistake as last time, and I can win the championship on the international stage!"

"Yes, yes! I believe so too, Crown-chan can definitely do it!"

Seeing his friend's excited expression, Beibu Genko was also deeply moved.

However, remembering what the other person had said earlier, she hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but shake her head again.

The next stage of the competition is undoubtedly the Autumn Triple Crown, and she has focused most of her energy on the first match, the Emperor's Autumn Appreciation.

However, by following along with Yasui Makoto and Alice Soko, she also learned about many overseas competitions, including this year's Arc de Triomphe Prize.

Based on the analysis from trainers and seniors, the international G1 race in a little over a month may be even less optimistic for Japanese horse racing girls than in previous years.

"Hey? Xiao Bei..."

Noticing Kita Genko's head-shaking gesture, Satomi Takako paused, exchanged a glance with her sister, and then looked at Kita Genko again:

"What's wrong? Don't you... have faith in me?"

This statement carried a clear air of confidence and a hint of jest, but Northern Black Steed, slightly flustered, quickly shook his head and said:
"No! I definitely believe Crown-chan, I actually..."

She hesitated for a moment: "They're probably worried about their classmates at Harvest Festival..."

"Worried about the harvest festival..."

With his eyes slightly widened, Satomi Hikari asked in confusion, "What... does this mean?"

"how to say……"

After thinking for a moment, Beibu Xuanju scratched his head and said, "He probably feels that winning this year's Arc de Triomphe Award is probably not so easy."

After saying that, seeing the curious expressions on the faces of the Satomi sisters and Alome, she thought for a moment and then explained:
"Actually, in many cases, I heard it from Ah Zhen and the others."

“In the past, the Arc de Triomphe was held at the Longchamp venue, but this year the competition was moved to the Chantilly venue because the venue was under renovation.”

"I heard that there is a difference between the Chantilly and Longchamp tracks. If I remember correctly, the standard speed at the Chantilly track is higher."

"If the students who participated in the Harvest Festival were planning to attend the Arc de Triomphe, they should have first tried to adapt to the Longchamp venue. Their previous special training should have included many arrangements in this regard."

"Now that the venue has changed, the acclimatization training... might be a bit tight."

Upon hearing this, the Satomi sisters both suddenly understood, and Satomi Hikari looked at Kita Genko in amazement:

"I see... But I was surprised that Xiao Bei knew so much."

Almond-eyed nodded repeatedly, her small face showing both amazement and confusion as she looked at Northern Black Horse:

"Yes, yes, I've also listened to A-Zhen and Senior Su-Zi's lectures, how come I didn't know about these things?"

"Well... it's probably because, besides training guidance, I also study the matches with A-Zhen."

Scratching his head, Beibu Xuanju explained modestly:
"In short, I definitely can't understand that much on my own. And I've also heard," she continued, her spirits lifting as she saw how interested Almond and the others were in her topic.
"The French derby is held at the Chantilly Stadium, and the first Académie de la Trésin in France was located at Chantilly."

"That is the largest female racehorse training center in all of France, and many very talented female racehorses come from there."

"So if the Arc de Triomphe Award is to be held at the Chantilly Stadium this time, the contestants... must be very strong, at the very least they are more familiar with the stadium there."

Listening to Kita Genko's clear and logical analysis, the Satomi sisters and Aloe's expressions of amazement deepened, and Satomi Takako couldn't help but laugh:

"I didn't expect Xiao Bei to become more and more amazing. When I go to compete overseas, Xiao Bei must come and give me advice."

"No problem! Crown-chan, I'll definitely give it my all."

Without hesitation, the Northern Black Steed patted its chest and confidently agreed:
"And it's not just Crown-chan's competition; if Hikari-chan needs help with her upcoming Chrysanthemum Prize, I'll be happy to oblige!"

As he said this, Beifang Xuanju suddenly realized that his previous worries were actually unnecessary.

Just like the Arc de Triomphe suddenly changing venues, just like a sudden downpour during a match changing the condition of the field, just like the opponent unleashing unexpected speed in the final stages...

She had no control over these unexpected situations and even unforeseen accidents, let alone achieve perfection.

In that case, let's keep it simple and just give it our all in everything we do.

The same principle applies to competitions: the moment you step onto the track, you cast aside all distractions and focus solely on the finish line ahead, running with all your might to pursue your own glory.

That way, no matter what the final result is, as long as you've given it your all, you won't have any regrets.

To her friends, especially those who would be competing for the championship, all she could do was offer them her full enthusiasm and silently wish them well.

All she could do was offer all her passion and silently bless them.

Thinking of this, the corners of Beibu Xuanju's mouth unconsciously turned up slightly. The complicated emotions in his heart had long since vanished, replaced by an unprecedented sense of ease and determination.

Then her expression changed, and she suddenly remembered something, saying excitedly:

"By the way, speaking of which... isn't Naruto-chan also in France?"

"And she's also going to participate in the Arc de Triomphe Awards, so why don't we cheer her on?"

"Hmm! Good idea!"

Satomi nodded repeatedly:

"We can remind Xiao Bei of what she just mentioned!"

"Yes, yes! That's exactly what I think!"

Excitedly, Beibu Xuanju took out his phone, found the contact information for the phone, and made a video call.

Perhaps due to the signal delay across the sea, the dialing took some time.

Taking advantage of this moment, the Satomi sisters and Anme squeezed around Kita Genko, the horse racing girls huddled together, their eyes peering longingly at Kita Genko's phone screen.

After a while...

"Good morning... no, in Japan right now it should be... good afternoon, Kita. Eh...? A crown? A diamond? And... almond eyes?"

On the phone screen, the babbling horn looked surprised, and next to her was a racehorse girl.

"Mmm! Good afternoon, Mingsheng-chan! We..."

He had barely uttered half a greeting when he caught sight of the racehorse girl beside the thunderous neighing horse, and Northern Black Horse's eyes widened:

"Eh—? Ronghou-chan? What are you doing here?"

(End of this chapter)