Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 89 Yasui Makoto's Comfort
After crossing the finish line, he jogged for a while as usual. When he felt his breathing was steady, Northern Black Horse looked back with a little regret.

"Is the champion Achuan-senpai? As expected, wanting to defeat the seniors is a bit too naive..."

She murmured something, pursed her lips, clenched her fists, laughed at herself, shook her head, and looked towards the commentary desk with some uneasiness.

When she was very young, her grandfather told her that many things in this world are very difficult, but as long as you persevere to the end, you will definitely see success.

She has always thought so.

So after several months of hard work, as she had said before, she really hoped deep down that one day she could become a horse girl like her predecessors, or even surpass them.

Before the training match, she had vaguely thought that perhaps after having experienced three games, and three consecutive championships, even if she could not compare with her predecessors, she should still have a chance in the training match.

Even if the chances are slim, even if we lose in the end, we should still be able to have an outstanding performance.

But I clearly saw that the seniors passed me one after another, and crossed the finish line earlier than me, so I ended up in last place.

No matter how much she didn't want to admit it, she knew that she was still far behind her predecessors.

"I wonder what the trainer will say to me..."

Just as she muttered a little uneasily, she saw Yasui Zhen approaching the East China Sea Emperor and Mejiro McQueen at the commentary desk, and seemed to say something before walking towards her.

Her ears twitched, and she unconsciously lowered her head, tiptoed one foot and rubbed the ground.

A moment later, she heard familiar footsteps getting closer. She struggled for a few seconds between looking up and keeping her head down. Finally, she stared at her toes facing each other and spoke in a low voice.

"Trainer, I... I lost..."

She stammered and lowered her head even lower.

The moment he saw the training match was over, Yasui Shin exchanged a few words with the Emperor of the East China Sea and Mejiro McQueen, then ran over with a bag of prepared drinks, towels, etc.

Seeing that Beibu Xuanju looked sad, he opened his mouth and quickly closed it.

When he looked over from a distance, he saw the lost look on his horse racing girl's face.

Although it is difficult to empathize with others, he still doesn't fully understand the feelings of the horse racing girls.

However, with a simple substitution, it is not difficult to imagine what Northern Xuanju is feeling at this moment.

Before her debut, the horse girl herself was not highly regarded. Her training results and academic performance were mediocre at best, and at worst, she was at the bottom of the class.

There's no way around it. Central Tresen brings together the best horse girls in Japan. Being mediocre here means falling behind.

In addition, the Japanese industry has never paid much attention to short-distance competitions, and the Northern Black Horse has been evaluated as "suitable for short-distance running."

It is easy to imagine how disappointed she was when she came here with high expectations and faced the gap between her ideals and reality.

But she is not without unique talents.

Her greatest talent or advantage is that she is very down-to-earth, and she is not really mediocre in competition.

However, compared to most of the instructors, teachers, and trainers in the academy, her talent is not so easy to develop.

After more than three months of training and three consecutive victories, her natural abilities were finally partially developed, and her previous disappointment was gradually replaced by long-held expectations. She must be very excited at this time.

Now, facing the strength of our predecessors and tasting the feeling of failure, perhaps the previous disappointment has resurfaced a little.

Of course, there are other feelings, such as powerlessness and guilt.

In short, Northern Xuanju must be feeling uncomfortable at this moment.

As he walked along, Yasui Zhen thought about these things silently.

Hearing the words "I lost" that sounded like an admission of fault, listening to the lost tone, and watching the black-haired girl lower her head as if accepting the punishment, he quickly adjusted his mentality and chuckled softly.

"Banana flavor, I remember you often drink this. Let me replenish the energy I just consumed."

Keeping a relaxed tone, he rummaged through his plastic bag and handed Beibu Xuanju a bottle of drink.

Looking up in bewilderment, Beibu Xuanju subconsciously took the energy drink and said, "...Trainer?"

Yasui Zhen tilted his head slightly, pretending to scan the field, stroking his chin, looking thoughtful. "The intensity of the training match was quite high. You just took a slow walk to recover, which is good. Remember what I said? Now is the perfect time to replenish your energy."

Holding the drink bottle with both hands and twisting it, Beibu Xuanju bit his lower lip, "...Yeah, I remember..."

"Just remember."

Yasui Zhen nodded and said, "It must be very uncomfortable to lose, but don't think too much about it. If you have to think about it, you might as well think about the gains and losses of this game.

"We said from the beginning that this match is to test the results of your special training and prepare for the Gaoyue Award.

"From what I can see now, your sprinting ability has improved significantly, which is very good."

An Jing Zhen asked himself if he was very good at comforting others. Among the ways he could think of, the first one was to change the subject, and to change the subject to what would happen next.

He himself has this kind of personality.

Whether it is success or failure, it is all in the past and there is no point in worrying about it.

Rather than dwelling on it, what’s most important is how much experience and lessons you can gain from the past.

In his opinion, Northern Black Horse should be able to accept this kind of "comfort".

After all, as a horse racing girl, I have always been strong, have dreams, and am very simple.

Then she should look forward to future victories more than past failures.

"Very good, huh? Thank you, trainer..."

As Yasui Zhen expected, Kita no Xuanju was a little happy, and his ears, which had been drooping before, showed signs of lifting up.

However, she was still a little hesitant. "But... I didn't feel anything, and... I still didn't win the game in the end..."

Seeing that changing the subject was effective, An Jingzhen cheered up and continued:
"I didn't say that to comfort you.

"You'll see later when you watch the video, your acceleration in the first corner exceeded my expectations.

"In my original plan, you had to go through this training session before you could master the technique of accelerating through corners.

"And you were able to use it right away, which really surprised me."

This time, Northern Black Horse's ears suddenly stood up.

"Is that so? Then...if I use that technique on the next turn, can I win this race?"

Yasui Zhen laughed.

“How is it possible…I’m not saying that you can’t win the game.

“It’s that skill that you’re clearly not proficient in, and you still need to practice.

“Besides that, if you really want to win this kind of game, you still have a lot to learn, especially from the seniors.”

"That's it..."

Nodding, the look of loss disappeared from Beibu Xuanju's face. After a moment, she regained her usual energetic look.

"Okay! Since we need to practice more, should I run a race with the seniors later?"

　I don't know what I've been busy with these past few days during the Lunar New Year, but I've been busy every day...

　　However, I have read all the comments from book friends and have taken them into serious consideration.

　　Many book friends mentioned the character setting of the protagonist in his previous life. To be honest, the killer character setting was indeed too hastily designed.
　　Because a few days before I started this book, I was revisiting the four-part John Wick trilogy, and I was thinking whether such a character setting would be interesting, so I wrote it.
　　Actually, I haven’t written much about this topic so far...

　　I haven't been very busy these days, so I plan to revise this aspect.

　　It just happens that there is not much content involved, so it is easier to change and has little impact on the overall situation.

　　The current idea is to refer to the opinions of book friends and change it to athletes or coaches. The subsequent updates will continue according to this.
　　I will write it in the writer's notes after I revise it.
　　I will also write a brief introduction to the revised character settings, so that it will be easier for book friends to read.
　　Thank you very much for your support and suggestions. I will continue to work hard.
　　Thanks(ω)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)