Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 566 Power
Yasui Makoto's experience communicating with Akime and her family made him realize that cooperation must be based on solid results. If something goes wrong in the subsequent competition, no matter how much praise he has accumulated before, others will question his lack of experience because of his youth.

This is cruel, but also realistic, and he himself thinks so.

His only advantages are that he learned and prepared earlier than most trainers, and the abilities he gained from extreme stunts; in terms of trainer experience, he is unremarkable.

Before encountering Northern Black Horse, he hadn't had any racehorse girls for a full six months. Looking back now, even if he had signed an agreement back then, he might not have been able to achieve the results he has now with his current role.

This conjecture can be gleaned from the experience of guiding the Northern Black Horse.

He assessed himself and said that he had only managed to make the Northern Black Steed no worse than that of the parallel world, but he couldn't say that he had created any significant gap.

To go further, the key lies in the Japan Cup at Kita Genko and the subsequent Arima Kinen.

The value of the Autumn Triple Crown is undeniable, and it is also an achievement that the Northern Black Horse in the parallel world could not realize.

Therefore, these competitions are of great significance to Northern Black Horse, to him and the entire team. Although they are not so bad that they cannot tolerate the slightest mistake, they are not far off either.

Thinking this, the three of them had already arrived at the entrance of the school cafeteria.

Compared to usual, the atmosphere in the cafeteria was noticeably more lively.

As soon as he pushed open the door, a cacophony of noise hit him. Yasui Makoto had originally wanted to talk to Kita Genko about the competition preparations, but this commotion interrupted him, and he couldn't help but look in the direction where the noise was the loudest.

The TV was still showing race news, and most of the trainees were having lunch. Near the center of the table, a group of racehorse girls were gathered in layers, all looking very excited, and some were shouting "Go for it!" from time to time.

What... is going on? Yasui Makoto just thought for a moment when Almond-eyed, standing on tiptoe, peeked over and asked curiously:

"Hey? Senior Xiao Bei, look over there... it looks like they're having a competition?"

"It seems so..."

Looking out into the distance as well, Beifang Xuanju nodded, a look of great interest on his face: "Let's go, let's go take a look."

Without objecting, Yasui Makoto followed the two horse racers to the side of the crowd, and only then did he realize that they were having an arm-wrestling competition.

The arena consisted of two tables pushed together with a white line drawn in the middle, and Yasui Makoto recognized the racehorse girl sitting on one of the tables at a glance.

"The Golden Ship...?"

He couldn't help but gasp:

"Why is she here?"

One of the horse girls arm wrestling is Golden Ship. She is wearing the school uniform of Treson Academy, and her strong forearms, which are exposed outside the short sleeves, are bent with force, and the muscle lines on them are clearly visible as she exerts force.

She was facing Yasui Makoto, while the other person in the arm-wrestling match was also a Uma Musume.

Because his back was turned, Yasui Makoto could only see his back and hadn't yet recognized who it was when Kita Genko beside him suddenly barked excitedly:

"Huh? Shining-chan? What are you doing here!"

Shining... California Shining?

Yasui Makoto's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly remembered the notice the student council had sent out the day before yesterday.

According to the notice, the overseas players participating in the Japan Cup have arrived in Japan. Some are staying at the partner hotel, while others will temporarily stay at the Central Teresen Academy. Trainers are asked to take care of them and lend a hand if needed.

California Shining... seems to be on the academy's residential list, but... how did she become so familiar with the Golden Ship so quickly?
Thinking this, Yasui leaned forward and, sure enough, saw that sitting opposite the Golden Ship was California Shining.

She was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and skirt with red and blue floral patterns and star decorations, which looked like the uniform of Tresson Academy in the United States.

Her hand gripped the golden ship, her arm trembling slightly from the exertion, her expression as serious as if she were on the field.

After Northern Black Horse spoke, the two racehorses in the middle of the race glanced over at the same time, their eyes flashing with surprise, before they glared at each other again and continued to push hard. Northern Black Horse was taken aback, and was about to speak to California Shining and Golden Ship again when someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.

She turned her head sharply, and her eyes lit up when she saw who it was:

"Frost Frost Sauce! You're here too!"

The person who took the picture was Shuangjiang. She was wearing the same school uniform as California Shine, and her face was full of surprise, but she didn't speak immediately.

She put her finger to her lips in a shushing gesture, nodded to Yasui Makoto and Aloe Vera in greeting, and then nodded towards the still-competing California Shining and Golden Ship, whispering:
"Don't disturb them, we've already won one, lost one and tied, and the rankings are still not determined."

"I just tied with that horse racer over there, now... let's see if Shining can win."

Northern Genko, Yasui Makoto, and Apricot looked in the direction she pointed and were all stunned.

Behind California Shining stood two or three unfamiliar racehorse girls, wearing the same school uniforms as California Shining and Frostfall, clearly all from the United States. They were staring at the people behind the Golden Ship opposite them.

On the other side of the gold ship, familiar faces such as the noblewoman, the Japanese Jordan, and the gold master were all there, each glaring back defiantly. The atmosphere was tense, as if it were about to explode at any moment.

Judging from the direction indicated by Shuangjiang, the person she was referring to as the one with whom she had a draw was none other than the noblewoman.

"You guys... are you sure you don't have to go this far?" Northern Black Horse stared in disbelief, then looked at Frostfall:
"And Frost-chan, why didn't you stop them from eating?"

"We tried to stop them, but... we couldn't."

Frostfall shrugged indifferently:

"Besides, who could have known that what started as just playing around would turn into something serious? How could I stop them?"

"This, this..."

Northern Genko was momentarily speechless, and Almond was also stunned as he listened, while Yasui Makoto pondered in his heart.

Among the players who left Japan for the Cup, only two came from the United States: California Shining and Shimofuri. The others behind them were probably there to help with training.

In terms of strength alone, Lady Noblewoman is among the top in Japanese Uma Musume, and Shimofuru's ability to draw with her shows that she is even stronger than she expected.

From this perspective, this is perhaps a point to pay attention to in the upcoming preparations, and it may not be so easy for Northern Genko to win the Japan Cup.

As Yasui Makoto was pondering this, Kita Genkoto paused for a moment, then, amidst the somewhat surprised looks of Shimo and Almond, took a deep breath and walked toward the center of the entire arm-wrestling arena.

Her actions immediately attracted the attention of most people. She didn't care, but instead stood in front of the "ring" and took another deep breath before extending her hand.

Holding California's shimmering wrist in one hand and Goldship's wrist in the other, she exerted force while smilingly advising:

"Alright, alright, we're all friends, let's not make things so tense over arm wrestling, how about... we just let it go?"

She had originally thought that since both sides were friends she knew, then her friends' friends should also be her friends.

This match clearly showed signs of heated conflict, and perhaps only I, as a mutual friend, am the most suitable person to step in and mediate.

However, to her surprise, no sooner had she finished speaking than California Shining and Golden Ship continued to glare at each other, shouting in unison:
"He's not a friend! I'm going to beat this guy!"

After shouting, they all glared at the northern black horse:
"And Xiao Bei... which side are you on?"

Northern Black Horse was taken aback by the question. Before he could explain, he felt the force from his hands suddenly increase.

She subconsciously used a little force as well, trying to separate the two, but the next second...

Click——!
Wow——!
Boom——!
With a loud crash, the tabletops of the two tables that were put together to serve as a fighting ring collapsed, and the table legs broke off, falling to the ground in pieces.

(End of this chapter)