Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 96 What?! Almond eyes?!
While Kitagumo Genju was coaching Xingmu on the playground, Yasui Shin met many of his colleagues on campus, including Kigou.

During this period, he often communicated with the Northern Black Horse and Mingsheng Leidong. After encountering each other by chance, he and Qi Cao started to travel together.

With the fame of Qi Cao, participating in this event naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Almost every time they walked, they would encounter excited fans and reporters who appeared out of nowhere.

In addition to asking about the latest situation of the Qi Tank and Tresen Academy, and the thunderous preparations for the war, the most frequently asked question was about the Gaoyue Award in a week.

It is obvious that he has experienced this kind of situation many times. Even though each interview is sudden, Qicao's performance is always calm and at ease.

After once again silently watching the Qi Trough complete an impromptu interview, Yasui couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw the horse racing girl rubbing her forehead and finally showing some signs of fatigue.

"It seems I underestimated the popularity of the Gaoyue Sho... No, I should say that only after experiencing it firsthand did I realize just how intense this competition truly is."

"Actually, I'm surprised too... Let's go directly to the cafeteria. Journalists are restricted there."

Rubbing his forehead, he kept an eye on his surroundings, lowered his voice, and said with a wry smile:
“Whether I was serving or serving as vice president of the student union, there weren’t such lively warm-up activities back then… or rather, there were relatively few, and they have only become more and more common in recent years.

“And the popularity of the event has been growing over the years, not to mention the Classic Triple Crown.

"This year's Gaoyueshang tickets sold out within five minutes of going on sale, and sponsors even raised the price of trackside advertising by 30%.

"After accompanying Mingsheng to this event, I have to go back to the university to deal with this matter."

"Thank you for your hard work." Yasui Zhen nodded, his heart full of respect and gratitude.

Every horse girl loves running from the bottom of her heart. Regardless of whether they shine on the track or not, they all contribute to the Shining Series to the best of their ability.

And the gas tank is obviously such a Uma Musume.

While chatting, the two avoided the crowd and came to the cafeteria. After lunch, it was almost time for the afternoon game.

This competition was obviously well prepared. Although the participants were all children, the process vaguely resembled a real competition.

After guiding the parents and guests participating in the event into the venue, there was even an introduction segment in the broadcast.

"Welcome everyone to this special competition, 'Koko Satsuki Sho,'" he said. "As you can see, after a morning of intense and meticulous preparation, the future Umamusume stars have taken the stage.

"First up is contestant number 6, shining star!"

Amidst a burst of cheers with smiles, a little horse girl appeared in the stage circle in a formal manner.

The little Umamu's expression was very similar.

With a confident look on her face, she walked to the center of the stage without any stage fright, flipped her jet-black twin ponytails, and then lifted her coat like her predecessors in the official competition.

Louder cheers and applause suddenly rang out from the audience.

Amidst the clamor, just as he was wondering who the horse racing girl who was coaching this kid was, Yasui Makoto heard the voice of praise from the air tank.

"Hmm... Xinghui's temper is much better than Mingsheng's. I was worried that she might become nervous."

An Jing's heart moved, "So this child is from Qi Cao Senior's family?"

"He's the child of one of my mother's descendants." Clapping his hands and with a look of satisfaction, Qi Cao nodded.

Upon hearing this, An Jingzhen understood and also heard the introduction on the radio.

The introduction content is the same as what the gas tank said, and it is mentioned that the horse girl who guides Shining Star is Thunder.

When the audience heard the name "Ming Sheng Lei Dong", the applause and cheers became even louder.

Yasui Makoto was not surprised, because the URA Association had already disclosed a lot of information about the Gaoyue Award, including the popularity of the contestants.

Judging from the number of fans alone, Mingsheng Leidong's support has reached third place.

Not to mention the official competition a week later, there must be a lot of people in today's event who came just for her.

Above Thundering Roar, Satomi Crown and Indomitable Steel each have more fan support. However, after Shining Star appears, the next child to appear is not coached by these two horse girls.

So this match wasn't based on fan count, it was a completely random draw?

Thinking of this, Yasui Shin applauded along with everyone else, paid attention to the name of his own horse girl, and tried to find the girl in the audience.

According to the activity arrangement, Northern Black Horse’s role today is “trainer” and he has a special viewing seat at the front.

Before he could find the familiar figure, a name mentioned again on the radio instantly caught his attention.

"Then next up is contestant number 12, Xingmu!"

……

……What?

Same name? Or...

That's the one with the almond eyes...? !

Yasui was a little confused.

In another timeline, he didn't know much about horse racing, and the further back in time he got, the less he knew.

For example, regarding Northern Black Horse, all he could remember were the most famous events and anecdotes, some of which he remembered and speculated after personally guiding them.

Conversely, the later the horse race is on the timeline, the more he understands it.

Xingmu happens to be one of them.

This is the only horse in Japanese horse racing history to achieve the achievement of "9G1". For this reason alone, he cannot ignore it no matter what.

After repeatedly hitting a wall in his search for suitable horse girls of the right age a few months ago, he even occasionally considered whether he should follow the advice of other trainers and first work as an assistant for a few years to gain experience, and then try to find a horse girl who would make a more lasting impression.

He thought of apricot eyes at that time.

But after the collision with the Northern Black Horse, and the accidental agreement signed with myself, the horse racing girl, I no longer considered those thoughts.

After all, knowing which horse girls have amazing talents is one thing, but whether you have the ability to bear that talent is another.

Compared to the future, he is more concerned about the training of Northern Xuanju.

However, when he heard the name he had thought of before, he couldn't help but want to run to the stage circle to see if the little girl with long chestnut hair was the one with almond eyes in his memory.

At the same time, he became curious.

If it really was that apricot-eyed person, how did Northern Black Ju know him?
From the impression I have, they don’t seem to have any connection in the parallel timeline...?
Just as he was thinking this, An Jingzhen suddenly heard an unexpected sound from the side.

"Huh? Why would the Dragon King's descendant want to participate in this event...?"

It’s indeed that almond-shaped eye!
Unconsciously looking at Qi Cascade beside him with a puzzled look, Yasui Zhen was suddenly confirmed.

He remembered clearly that Xingmu's paternal line was the Dragon King, also known as the "King of Short English".

Of course, in this world of Uma Musume, it should be the senior-senior relationship that Qichao just mentioned.

At the same time, he also regretted not bringing a telescope or even a drone to watch Xingmu's game carefully.

But he soon calmed down again.

Even though the horse girl who just left the parade ring was indeed Xingmu, his focus now was still on Northern Black Horse.

If you want to know, you have to wait until after the game.

(End of this chapter)