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Only One Year Left—I'll Become a Legendary Uma Musume! 2 [50]

May 26th.

The sky was just beginning to brighten. Today it wasn't Tokai Teio knocking at Gotham Song’s door to wake her. The reason was simple: Teio had already left Japan Central Tracen Academy three days ago.

Of course, it wasn't f...

Only One Year Left—I'll Become a Legendary Uma Musume! 2 [49]

In the end, Gotham Song found an opportunity to send Sunday Silence back to Manhattan Cafe.

It wasn’t because she disliked the ghostly Uma Musume; rather, it simply felt like Cafe needed her presence more right now.

Surprisingly, Sun...

Only One Year Left—I'll Become a Legendary Uma Musume! 2 [48]

Sitting in the car leaving Mejiro Manor, Gotham Song found that even Symboli Rudolf, seated next to her, now appeared remarkably pleasant.

People truly are fickle, closing one door and opening another. Even if Rudolf had once betrayed her by...

Only One Year Left—I'll Become a Legendary Uma Musume! 2 [47]

Mejiro Ramonu clearly wanted to say more, but a completely different voice suddenly rang from the doorway—

Both girls turned towards the sound and saw Mejiro Palmer standing there, acting as if she had no idea what was going on.

Ramo...

Only One Year Left—I'll Become a Legendary Uma Musume! 2 [46]

Cold moonlight spilled into the spacious room.

On the large, soft bed sat a horse girl with long black hair, sighing deeply in frustration.

Why did things turn out like this?

She had finally managed to sneak back into Me...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [50]

After noticing Kitasan Black’s unusual behavior, the three people in the office exchanged puzzled looks, each clearly unsure about what was going on.

But soon, Yasui Makoto narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

“President McQueen, could ...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [49]

Over an hour later.

“Aw, come on, McQueen, don’t be so impatient! I told you I'd hand it over after half an hour. I promise I won’t go back on my word!”

“You said exactly the same thing half an hour ago, Teio…” Mejiro McQ...

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Vodka was momentarily taken aback.

She hadn't considered the direction Kitasan Black’s thoughts had taken.

She had only thought Yasui Makoto probably didn't want to burden Kitasan, but she hadn’t considered whether Kitasan herself ...

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A look of disbelief instantly flashed across Kitasan Black’s face.

Her eyes widened, mouth opened wordlessly, and she tried to speak several times, but the words caught in her throat, refusing to come out.

After a long moment, she fi...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [46]

After Vodka's wild imagination led to a nosebleed, they Uma Musume made a quick visit to the infirmary just in case.

As usual, Vodka turned out fine.

The doctor simply attributed the bleeding to heightened emotions increasing blood cir...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [45]

Half an hour later, in the cafeteria of Tracen Academy.

“…I see. Good thing I didn’t say anything in front of Trainer Yasui; that would’ve been so rude,” Ines Fujin said thoughtfully, seated at the dining table.

“When I was...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [44]

After finalizing the upcoming training plans in the dance studio, Yasui Makoto, Kitasan Black, and Vodka gathered their belongings and headed out, intending to have dinner at the academy cafeteria.

Just as they stepped outside, a figure sudd...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [43]

Just like before, parallel runs were arranged once each in the early morning and evening.

It was slightly disappointing that Daiwa Scarlet, now officially a dorm supervisor, could no longer join every training session, leaving Vodka alone to...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [42]

Yasui Makoto was genuinely thrilled to have Vodka’s help.

But he didn’t let it cloud his judgment.

Vodka’s decision had indeed come unexpectedly, but his current training schedule already included someone whose running style matc...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [41]

After the Winner’s Stage performance, Yasui Makoto had been debating whether to inform Kitajima Saburou about the planned hot spring therapy.

Well, it was for Kitasan Black’s health and training, no doubt about that.

But t...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [40]

After asking the question, Kitajima Saburou suddenly sighed before Makoto could answer.

“Ah, forgive me. Perhaps that was unfair. After all… G1 races aren’t something one simply wins by saying they will.”

The old man’s tone t...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [39]

When Yasui Makoto first stumbled across that Kitajima Saburou interview, he’d been deeply moved.

Even counting experiences from his previous life, Makoto never considered himself a genius. During his academy years, he’d met many students...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [38]

After Kitasan Black's race concluded, five more races remained, but Yasui Makoto didn’t stay to watch.

Even though the announcers and spectators clearly recognized this race had been significantly faster than typical events at this level, ...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [37]

As Daiwa Scarlet gasped in surprise, Vodka was deep in thought, brow furrowed.

Like her friend, she'd been pondering Trainer Yasui's strategy for Kitasan Black in this race.

From her perspective, the junior Uma Musume’s strength lay ...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [36]

Kitasan Black left the introduction circle stiffly, face bright red, forcing a mechanical smile, waving robotically with one hand while gripping her broken zipper tightly with the other.

As soon as she stepped into the underground passage le...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [35]

Daiwa Scarlet sighed softly.

“Yeah, despite winning so many races locally, he got shut out because of those ridiculous rules.”

“But I guess if not for that, I wouldn’t have met him either.”

“Anyway, why bring this up ...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [34]

Long after Opera-senpai had left, Kitasan Black stood frozen, staring blankly in the direction she'd gone, before stiffly turning toward Yasui Makoto as if her neck had rusted.

To her, Opera-senpai was one of the legendary "Seven Crown Champ...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [33]

Compared to Kitasan Black’s debut race, today’s weather was slightly cloudier, but the course conditions remained excellent.

Arriving at Tokyo Racecourse for her second official race, Kitasan was visibly calmer than before. Unlike last t...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [32]

On the eve of the race two weeks later, as expected, the excellent performance of Uchiage Hanabi had garnered enough fans for Kitasan Black.

Not only enough—the song had gained over 20,000 new fans by the third day after being posted on th...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [31]

Early Monday morning, in Yasui Makoto’s private living room, two youthful, ethereal voices softly intertwined amidst a blend of classical strings and avant-garde electronic beats.

One voice emanated from the tape player; the other belonged...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [30]

"Yeah, Trainer said that from the start."

Kitasan Black nodded, slightly embarrassed.

"My training results haven’t been all that great, so even after winning my debut race, my fan count hasn't increased much. I’d been quietly worry...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [29]

As Kitasan hummed softly, Daiwa Scarlet nodded thoughtfully.

“I see—Trainer Yasui, you intend to use this method to boost Kitasan’s popularity?”

Yasui Makoto nodded in confirmation.

“Kitasan’s training data isn’t ex...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [28]

For the next few days, Kitasan Black and Daiwa Scarlet trained together for over an hour each morning and evening.

Throughout these sessions, Yasui Makoto was pleased by Kitasan’s noticeable improvement, but he was equally impressed by Dai...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [27]

The evening after Kitasan Black’s joint practice with Daiwa Scarlet—

“Ehh?! My ideal style is being a front-runner?!”

In the nearly empty dance hall, Kitasan shouted in surprise.

“Then why did you have me run from the b...

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: From Getting Knocked Ten Meters Away [26]

Early in the morning, three days later, Yasui Makoto and Kitasan Black arrived at the academy track to meet the Uma Musume famous for her distinct twin-tails—or rather, three-tails hairstyle.

As soon as she spotted the senior, Kitasan eage...