Becoming a Miraculous Uma Musume

Hearing Tokai Teio's request, Hokubu Genkoma immediately looked at Yasui Makoto in astonishment.

"Huh—? Have Mr. Yasui train me? That's..."

Yasui Makoto didn't answer, instead gazing thoughtfully at Tokai Teio.

After exchanging glances with him for a moment, Tokai Teio turned to Hokubu Genkoma.

"What, you think it won't work?"

"Don't let Trainer Yasui's age fool you—he's only a few years older than you, but he's an outstanding trainer."

"Passing the Central exam at eighteen, something like that has never happened before..."

"No, I should say no one ever even thought it was possible, like three horses crossing the finish line simultaneously in a G1 Race."

"With that kind of ability, he can definitely bring out your talent and potential to the fullest."

"My talent... and potential?"

Pursing her lips, Hokubu Genkoma lowered her head, her clenched fists resting on her knees.

"But a lot of trainers say that I... aside from being a bit strong, I'm pretty ordinary..."

"With this kind of aptitude, it's hard for me to achieve much in races beyond short distances..."

"If Mr. Yasui is that amazing, will I..."

"Then would you be willing to become my trainee Uma Musume?"

"I'd be willing, but... huh?!"

Answering instinctively, she suddenly realized it was Yasui Makoto who had just spoken. Her ears twitched nonstop as she stared at him in shock.

Tokai Teio also looked at him in surprise.

"Then it seems there's no problem."

Yasui Makoto nodded to Tokai Teio.

"I'm confident I can teach Hokubu Genkoma well, and she just agreed. I'll leave the follow-up procedures to you, President."

"But there's one thing I'd like to ask."

"As you said, President, I've been looking for a suitable Uma Musume these past few months."

"But the ones I thought were a good fit didn't believe I had the ability to guide them yet."

"Many seniors also told me I'd better start as an assistant, study hard for a few years, and only then consider training an Uma Musume on my own."

"So, President Emperor, why do you think I can teach Hokubu Genkoma well?"

Still not fully recovered, Hokubu Genkoma also looked at Tokai Teio.

"Well, heh..."

Letting out a low laugh, Tokai Teio suddenly lifted her head and raised her chin.

"Because I think Xiao Bei is like me—not the kind of Uma Musume who can be bound by boring things like conventions or common sense."

"And you're not that kind of trainer either."

"If you want to create miracles, shouldn't you throw away all conventions and common sense?"

"What do you two think?"

"Senior Emperor..."

With admiration and reverence shining in her eyes, Hokubu Genkoma clasped her hands together, her ears trembling nonstop.

Yasui Makoto nodded to himself.

Tokai Teio's words matched the impression this Uma Musume had left on him.

Undefeated wins in the Satsuki Sho and Japanese Derby, two top-tier races.

Multiple fractures in her career, yet she stood up each time. After a full year without competing before her retirement race, she miraculously defeated a field of peak-condition rivals to claim victory and bow out perfectly.

That kind of career truly deserved to be called a "miracle."

It wasn't surprising that such an Uma Musume didn't play by the rules.

Or rather, she and Uma Musume like her were born to break so-called conventions and common sense.

From the memories he'd just recalled, he found that Hokubu Genkoma seemed to be that kind of Uma Musume too.

Limit Special Skill was a type of Extreme Sports, and Trick Equestrianism was one of them. In his past life, he'd picked up some knowledge about horse racing.

For some reason, many Uma Musume in this world shared names with those from his past life—Tokai Teio was one example.

Hokubu Genkoma was another.

From what he vaguely knew, the horse named Hokubu Genkoma in that world had an outstanding career record.

If some kind of correspondence existed between the two worlds, then from a superstitious standpoint, this world's Hokubu Genkoma should also be strong in the future.

But the same correspondence held true: both Hokubu Genkomas were underestimated before and during the early stages of their debuts.

In the other world, it was because of poor bloodlines; in this world, it seemed to be due to aptitude or similar reasons.

Yasui Makoto was neither a jockey nor a trainer. He didn't know how the Hokubu Genkoma of another world had gone from being overlooked to becoming a generation's Horse King.

But he roughly understood why no one in this world had high hopes for Hokubu Genkoma yet. After all, others weren't like him, cheating by knowing the answer in advance.

Of course, knowing the answer without knowing the process was useless too.

In his past life, if you'd asked him to train racehorses, any good horse would have been wasted in his hands.

This world was different. He believed in everything he had quietly accumulated over the past decade or so.

For instance, he was intimately familiar with the data of past and current Uma Musume, as well as those about to debut, and he had a certain understanding of Hokubu Genkoma's situation.

First was her outstanding strength.

During the entrance physicals, whether it was grip strength, pushing power, or sheer leg strength, Hokubu Genkoma's stats ranked among the top.

Second was her physical health.

Like human athletes, Uma Musume faced intense races and heavy training loads, making injuries easy to come by.

Aside from minor illnesses like colds, Hokubu Genkoma had never suffered a major sickness or injury. Her medical visit records were sparse, which was exceptionally rare among Uma Musume.

Last was her instantaneous explosive power.

This was best proven by both the time she saved that child and the time she recklessly tore off a door handle along with the door panel.

With these foundations, plus his own guidance, Yasui Makoto was confident he could help Hokubu Genkoma achieve results on par with her parallel-world counterpart in the future—or even far surpass them.

With that thought, he nodded.

"As expected of the 'Miracle Emperor.' Then I'll try to create a new miracle together with Hokubu Genkoma..."

"No, it should be—together with Xiao Bei, creating a new miracle."

He looked at Hokubu Genkoma, whose expression was a mix of anticipation and nervousness.

"Is it okay for me to call you that?"

"Mhm mhm! No problem at all!"

Excitedly standing up, Hokubu Genkoma bowed sharply.

"From now on, I'm in your care, An—"

Thump!

"Oww!"

Glancing at the swaying dining table, then at Hokubu Genkoma clutching her forehead with tears welling in her eyes, Yasui Makoto sighed inwardly.

It seemed that besides her lack of control over her strength, this reckless personality... was probably another point he'd need to figure out how to adjust.

Seeing that both parties had agreed to his request, Tokai Teio couldn't help but smile. Just then, the waiter arrived with the drinks they'd ordered earlier. After thanking him and accepting them, she placed a coffee and a honey special drink in front of Yasui Makoto and Hokubu Genkoma respectively, then raised her own extra-large special drink with a grin.

"Alright then, to celebrate Trainer Yasui finding his partner Uma Musume, and Xiao Bei finding her partner trainer—cheers!"

"Ooh! Cheers!"

A little flustered, but mostly overjoyed, Hokubu Genkoma raised her honey special drink high.

Yasui Makoto just smiled slightly and lifted the coffee on the table.

Evening, inside Yasui Makoto's room in a single-person apartment building.

"Trainer, these are the documents the President asked me to bring over. Do you see anything else you need?"