Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 568 Xiao Bei, you'd better be careful.
As the northern black horse approached, the chaotic conversation continued.

"Isn't that too perfunctory? At least write down what mistakes you realized and then write that you won't make the same mistakes again. I feel that would be the best way."

"Hmm...that makes sense. Also, could you list the damage caused by breaking the dining table? It seems like the cafeteria was really messed up back then."

"You can't blame me for that. If you ask me, it's because the cafeteria tables are of very poor quality. And you guys also had a competition, so why don't you have to write self-criticisms? And that lady, that super-strong woman... the table must have been broken during her competition, right? Definitely!"

"...Alright, A-Chuan, it's not that we don't want to help you write your self-criticism, but you keep going off-topic while we're talking, how can we help you?"

Standing at the dormitory entrance, listening to the clamoring voices, Beifang Xuanju immediately recognized one of them as Senior Golden Ship, and the rest as Golden Master, Zhongshan Festival, and Dream Journey.

She quickly called out to Yi Lutong and ran towards the desk. There she saw Huang Jinchuan slumped over the desk with a pained expression. On the paper in front of her was a familiar-looking letter with the words "self-criticism". On the phone screen on the stand were the names of several other senior colleagues.

Seeing this, just as the Northern Black Steed was about to greet them, Dream Journey's gaze swept over the Golden Ship on the screen.

"Xiaobei?"

With a questioning look, Dream Journey quickly changed his expression and pushed up his glasses:
"You've come at the right time. If you were here, Ah Chuan wouldn't have gone off on such a long-winded and rambling way."

"And if she goes off-topic again, then..."

She pushed up her glasses again, a meaningful look in her eyes:
"Let's just ignore her and focus on helping Xiao Bei finish her apology. After all, Xiao Bei was implicated in this accident."

"Eh? This..."

Northern Black Steed looked surprised, and the Golden Ship and the others also noticed Northern Black Steed's arrival.

While the others greeted the Northern Black Steed, the Golden Ship repeatedly begged for forgiveness, smiling apologetically at the screen:
"No, no, Sister Meng! I won't say anything more, okay...?"

Then she looked at Beibu Xuanju: "Xiao Bei, you absolutely mustn't listen to Sister Meng. This self-criticism... how about we write it together?"

This was originally the Northern Black Steed's objective, and Dream Journey's words were merely a reminder to the Golden Ship.

As Beibu Xuanju chuckled, unsure how to respond, Meng Zhilv coughed lightly and adjusted his glasses on the phone screen:
"Alright, just stop yelling. As for this self-criticism... I've already explained most of it. Just write it according to that line of thought."

Having probably had experience writing self-criticisms before, or perhaps having already discussed it beforehand, with the Golden Ship repeatedly agreeing, and the Northern Black Steed sitting expectantly next to the Golden Ship, Dream Journey pondered for a moment and summarized the content of the video call.

During this time, Yi Lutong also came over, and the group of horse racing girls started to seriously discuss how to write the apology letter.

Soon, the content of the self-criticism became more and more detailed, and after it was finally finished, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The golden ship also looked relieved, while the Northern Black Steed was filled with gratitude and sincerely said:

"Thank you so much, seniors! I... Oh, right, how about I treat you all to lunch tomorrow at the cafeteria?"

They were all familiar with Kita Genko's enthusiastic personality, and upon hearing this, the racehorse girls smiled. Kounobu, having finally gotten rid of the burden of the apology letter, even chuckled and hooked her arm around Kita Genko's neck, jokingly saying:
"Oh wow! You're actually going to treat us to a meal? Xiao Bei, you'd better be prepared to spend a lot of money!"

"Okay! Don't worry!"

Unable to nod with the golden ship holding his neck, the Northern Black Steed blinked repeatedly and said:
"I still have a lot of money on my meal card! It's definitely enough for the seniors to eat whatever they want!"

The group of horse racing girls couldn't help but laugh again, but as they laughed, Dream Journey's gaze gradually became more serious.

Then, her smile faded, she adjusted her glasses, and looked at Northern Black Horse:

"Lunch... well, there's no need to be so polite. And besides thanking you and all that... since you're here, Xiao Bei, there's something I wanted to ask you."

These words immediately attracted the attention of the others. Beibu Xuanju was slightly taken aback and subconsciously said:

"Ask me...? Um, please ask, senior."

"Actually, it's more like concern."

Nodding, and after slightly changing his mind, Dream Journey pondered for a moment:
"It was also because of this self-criticism that I thought of the Japan Cup... Xiao Bei, how are your preparations going?"

Meng Zhi Lu's words clearly startled Bei Fang Xuan Ju again. Then, she pulled her arm back from the back of the chair, straightened her back, put her knees together, placed her hands on her thighs, and looked directly at him.

"Please rest assured, senior. I have always kept the Japan Cup in mind."

"After the Emperor's autumn appreciation... no, actually, since the training camp started, A-Zhen and I have been thinking about the Japan Cup."

"Starting with a training camp...?"

Dream Journey paused, then his gaze sharpened instantly:
"In that case... is that statement true?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Beibu Xuanju was slightly taken aback, while Jin Huangchuan and the others looked at Beibu Xuanju seriously after their initial surprise.

“That theory…” Beibu Xuanju asked, stunned. “What theory…?”

"Autumn Three Crowns"

Without any attempt to hide it, Dream Journey said directly, "Many reports say that, so it seems... Xiao Bei, you're probably serious."

Understanding immediately, the Northern Black Steed nodded vigorously without the slightest hesitation:

"That's right, the Autumn Triple Crown, that's our next goal."

"I know this goal is difficult, but that's precisely why we started from the training camp. We dug out the Japan Cup schedule and the data of previous champions, analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of each participant, and even compared the step frequency data of each opponent in their last ten matches..."

"Oh right, of course, it's mainly A-Zhen and Su-Zi-senpai who are doing this, but I've also been watching carefully."

"That's it..."

Dream Journey stroked his chin and nodded, saying, "It seems... I might have been overthinking things, after all..."

She glanced at the Golden Ship and the Golden Master: "Before you came here, I heard from the Ship and the Master that the horse racers who arm wrestled with them... their strength was exaggerated."

"Exactly, that California Shining looks average in build, but she's incredibly strong, almost as strong as that strong lady from the Noble Lady."

After Dream Journey finished speaking, before the Northern Black Steed could react, the Golden Ship nodded vigorously from the side:
"And then there's that Frostfall, who's evenly matched with the noblewoman... to be honest, she doesn't seem easy to deal with either."

"Moreover, the racing styles and tactics of these overseas riders are definitely different from those of our Japanese horse racing girls."

At this moment, the master goldsmith also chimed in:
"Xiao Bei, you...you'd better be careful."

(End of this chapter)