Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 94: Don’t Want to Be Defined

While introducing himself, Kitagawa Xuanju kept his eyes on the corners of the classroom.

Before her, friends and others had introduced themselves.

When they mentioned their past achievements and the glory of their family, the children in the audience were all excited and cheered continuously.

Amid the cheers, the little girl with long chestnut hair kept resting her head on her arms, her fingertips drawing irregular lines on the table.

She has long chestnut hair that shines like satin in the sun, and she wears a pair of light blue earmuffs on her ears.

Although she is very young, her small face gives people a quiet and gentle feeling.

The pair of ice-blue eyes also have the same feeling.

Beibu Xuanju felt that he was right. When he mentioned his name, the child's eyes suddenly lit up.

So, should I ask her later...

After the introduction, Northern Xuanju waited for a while like the others before him.

This is an opportunity for children to ask questions or recommend themselves.

The little faces in the audience looked at each other for a long time, and no one showed any sign of raising their hands.

During this period, there were also whispers like talking to classmates in class.

"I don't think... I've ever heard of this sister's name?"

"I've heard of it, but Mom seemed to say that my sister was the only one in her family who participated in the competition..."

"That shouldn't be the case. Many of my sisters' families have amazing horse racing girls..."

"I don't know what's going on...why don't you listen to what the teacher says later..."

After hearing these words, Beibu Xuanju moved his ears and pursed his lips unconsciously.

Of course she was disappointed. Comparing the whispers now, she couldn't help but think of the children rushing to raise their hands after their friends introduced themselves.

But it's not that surprising.

After all, what these kids said was right. Compared with Umamusume families like the Satomi family, although their family was very famous in the music industry, their performance in competitions was indeed too lackluster.

There is already a child paying attention, so wait until the self-introduction session is over and then ask her.

He quickly regained his composure and, without waiting for the teacher who was maintaining order to speak, Northern Xuanju took the initiative to smile and said:
"That's all for my self-introduction. If you'd like to work with me, I'd love to hear from you!"

After saying this, she bowed to the teacher beside her, walked out of the classroom, and stood in the corridor waiting.

There were one or two other horse girls in the corridor, and like her, there was no response after they introduced themselves.

Looking out the window, the campus is more lively than when I arrived.

The playground was full of parents and trainers, as well as invited guests and media reporters.

The center of the hustle and bustle was the playground track, where the horse racing girls who had been there just now had already started training with their children.

Relying on his past familiarity, Northern Black Horse recognized his friends Satomi Crown and Mingsheng Leidong at a glance.

On the track, the running Satomi Crown should be demonstrating cornering techniques.

Beside the track, Ming Sheng Lei Dong seemed to be still introducing himself to his friends, but it looked like training was about to begin.

That's great... I don't know when it will start here, and that kid just now...

Thinking of this, Beibu Xuanju unconsciously looked towards the classroom, his eyes going straight to the corner.

Just like before, the child in the corner was lying on the table, resting his arms on it, and drawing back and forth on the table with his fingers.

As if sensing her gaze, a glance came over there.

It seemed familiar, a light flashed in that sight that I had seen before.

Beibu Xuanju was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved at the other party.

As if shy, the child quickly turned his head away and looked back after a moment.

Then, in Beibu Xuanju's surprised eyes, the other party suddenly stood up, without saying hello, and walked straight out of the back door.

"...Eh? Little boy, you..." Looking at the podium and seeing that the teacher was still talking, Beibu Xuanju asked in confusion:

"Why did you come out all of a sudden? This...will get criticized by the teacher..."

"Greetings, Senior Northern Xuanju, nice to meet you, please take care of me."

Ignoring Kita no Xuanju's doubts, the little pony girl walked out of the classroom, saluted formally, and then said calmly and directly:
"Can you guide me to win the game?"

"Ah? This... is it about the match this afternoon?"

Beibu Xuanju was stunned, "Can I win this kind of thing..."

It was a bit rude, the little horse girl didn't wait for her to finish.

"If you can't win, then there's no point. Don't you think so, Senior?"

At this moment, Beibu Xuanju suddenly had an illusion, as if the one who was still in elementary school was not the child in front of her, but herself.

The child in front of her was unusually mature in his speech and behavior. Compared with the classmates in the classroom and on the playground, she felt like this one was her age.

"Is there no point in a game you can't win?... Naruto-chan said something similar."

His tone unconsciously changed slightly, and Northern Xuanju nodded, turning curious.

"Can I ask why you want to win the game? Is it your family's wish for you to do so...?"

She thought that the little horse girl in front of her might be from a big family like the thundering horse, and her family also required her to win an important competition.

However, she didn't expect that upon hearing the word "family", the little horse girl's face would reveal obvious disgust.

"Family... quite the opposite."

The young pony girl took a deep breath, a gleam in her eyes that the northern black horse had seen before.

“I want to win a game that my family never hoped to win.

“I’ve heard from my seniors that before they debuted, many people said they were only suitable for short-distance races.

“But you gave them a slap in the face with your beautiful three-game winning streak in the middle distance.

“I…want that too.

"Because... I don't want to be defined by anyone."

Northern Xuanju was a little at a loss.

It's not like she had never seen precocious children before, but the precocity of this one was a little too exaggerated.

Standing in front of him, it didn't feel like I was looking at an elementary school student, but more like I was looking at a powerful opponent of equal strength.

At the same time, an inexplicable desire to win emerged in her heart.

"A slap... ahahaha, that's a bit of an exaggeration. I never thought of it that way."

After laughing, Beibu Xuanju said excitedly, "But your momentum is great! And the purpose of the competition is to win!

"So, you want me to guide you and help you win the race this afternoon?"

Without answering, the little horse girl was slightly startled by the shining gaze of Northern Black Horse, and then nodded slowly and firmly.

"I understand. I will do my best to help you! Please give me your guidance!"

Speaking confidently, Northern Black Horse stretched out his hand.

"Oh, by the way, I haven't asked your name yet?"

The light blue eyes moved down for a moment, staring at the palm in front of her for a few seconds, and the little horse girl also stretched out her hand.

“My name is Xingmu.

"Please give me your guidance, Senior Northern Xuanju."

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