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Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 69: Come Chase Me—If You Can Catch Up

The moment Special Week spoke, Makoto, who had been keeping an eye on the track with his peripheral vision, immediately shifted his full attention.

Just as she said, across the track from the grandstands, a girl with short black hair was visibly accelerating, her speed now obvious to the naked eye.

At the same time, Makoto quickly glanced at the distance markers and speed sensors by the track.

1200 meters in 1 minute 14.6...

Creating Anime In A Fantasy World

Chapter 224: The Garden of Sinners Episode 5: Paradox Spiral! (Part 22)

In the footage, Alba suddenly seemed to realize something, muttering under his breath:

“Wait— Touko—how did you get here in just a few minutes? What magic did you use?”

Aozaki Touko gave a cold, mocking smile.

“Magic? You’re overthinking it. Just a little magecraft, nothing more.”

“This is already my third time coming here—and I helped build this apartment in the first place...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 68: Strategy Game

Seeing Special Week in person—the way she had hidden in the bushes near the underground tunnel exit, then her behavior in the stands afterward—Makoto’s impression of her remained the same throughout.

She seemed like the kind of airhead who’d be late for school reporting duties and nearly locked out of the dorm.

But just before the race began, that impression began to shift—just a little.

At first, he hadn’t thought much of it when ...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 67: A Slow Front Runner

The race had passed its opening phase, and the group of competitors entered the first corner. The live commentator reported the unfolding scene with faithful precision.

“An intense scramble right out of the gate—almost all the Umamusume are bunched together.”

“Most of the racers are targeting REAL STEEL and Danon Platina—those two must be under a lot of pressure.”

“REAL STEEL has broken free—she’s not surrounded!”

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Chapter 223: The Garden of Sinners Episode 5: Paradox Spiral! (Part 21)

At that very moment—while the audience was still reeling from the shocking revelation behind Touko’s “resurrection”—Tomoe’s sudden move completely stunned them all over again.

No one could have imagined it.

A completely ordinary man with no powers whatsoever… actually dared to attack the magus Araya Souren.

“Gotta hand it to the kid—he actually tried to kill Souren.”

“Ye...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 66: The Gate Incident

The Hanshin Daishoten started at 15:35, just ten minutes before the Spring Stakes.

Normally, as long as no runner has trouble entering the gate—or barring unexpected issues like a dislodged horseshoe—ten minutes is more than enough time for all preparations.

Even with the Gold Ship live broadcast inserted in the middle, her message seemed to do more than just inspire Kitasan Black—it fired up the entire field, and the gate loading went smo...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 65: Gold Ship Wants to Throw a Victory Party

With Special Week’s encouragement still warming her heart, Kitasan Black turned and ran toward the starting gate, the last traces of nervousness in her chest already swept away.

Yesterday, when she’d arrived, she thought that with two victories under her belt, she wouldn’t feel nervous about the upcoming Spring Stakes.

But the moment she set foot on the Nakayama Racecourse, she realized—just like at the Tokyo track...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 64: I'm Not as Gentle as Suzuka

After his moment of admiration, Makoto turned his eyes to the giant screen across from him.

At the center of the screen was a lively black-haired girl waving energetically at the camera—his Umamusume, full of energy.

At the same time, the race announcer began introducing Kitasan Black.

“She has overcome the doubts and critiques that shadowed her debut. A resounding two-win streak proves her talent beyond just sprinting. With ...

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Chapter 222: The Garden of Sinners Episode 5: Paradox Spiral! (Part 20)

Under the breathless gaze of every viewer, the scene on the television shifted once more.

Kokutou Mikiya, driven to the very edge of the grand hall under Alba’s relentless pursuit, suddenly found himself with nowhere left to run.

With his back against the wall—literally—he made a desperate move. Clutching the protective short blade at his waist, he lunged forward and drove it toward the magi before...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 63: I Love Running the Most

A short while later, at the front row of the spectator stands—

Makoto wore a complicated expression while staring at the pinkish white bangs of the Umamusume next to him.

“...So, what you're telling me is that you were hiding in the bushes to surprise Kitasan?”

“Hehehe~ yeah, that’s pretty much it.”

Scratching her cheek with a sheepish smile, the Umamusume looked bashful as she explained.

“Since she was stil...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 62: A Suspicious Uma

When it came to preparing for the Spring Stakes, Kitasan Black clearly understood everything.

However, in the end, she still asked Makoto to stay a little longer. She wanted to go over everything on her own and then head to the track for a test run—just in case any new questions came up, she could ask him right away.

Makoto naturally had no objections to a request like that.

Before Kitasan Black, Makoto hadn’t trained any other Umamusum...

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Chapter 221: The Garden of Sinners Episode 5: Paradox Spiral! (Part 19)

Touko's counterattack was swift—so swift that it caught everyone off guard. Before most of the audience could even react, Souren had already collapsed to the ground.

But just as it seemed like Touko had seized victory, something utterly unexpected happened.

She took two confident steps forward… and then—shhk! A hand suddenly burst forth from behind her and pierced straight through her ches...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 61: Perfect Form

To Makoto, those two Umamusume were clearly the ones to watch out for the most.

REAL STEEL had an extremely powerful closing kick—her closing 3-furlong split in her debut was a blazing 33.3 seconds.

In her most recent race, the G2 Kyodo News Cup, her opponents included several other finishers with strong late speed, yet she still managed to win.

In contrast, while Danon Platina, the second most popular runner, had a decent closing speed, it w...

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Chapter 220: The Garden of Sinners Episode 5: Paradox Spiral! (Part 18)

A brief flashback sequence painted fragments of Araya Souren’s past—hints of his twisted purpose behind everything he had done.

And yet, the details remained vague.

For the average viewer, it was still impossible to fully grasp what could have driven him to such extremes.

But before they could process it, the film shifted scenes again.

A new setting, a new presence.

A firm knock ech...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 60: You’re Not Allowed to Copy Her

While Makoto was organizing race data in his temporary office, Kitasan Black was watching a race on his tablet.

Once he was nearly finished, Makoto walked over to his Umamusume and glanced at the screen.

“Oh? The Wakaba Stakes, huh?”

“Huh? Oh, yeah.”

Lifting her gaze from the screen, Kitasan Black smiled and said in admiration, “By this time tomorrow, Gold Ship-senpai will be on the track just like the ones h...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 59: Pre-Race Adaptation

To be honest, Makoto normally wouldn’t use the phrase “has issues” to describe a Umamusume.

But when it came to the Golden Family… he had no choice.

It wasn’t that they “had issues”—it was that each one of them was more of a handful than the last.

Take, for example, those who tried to bite their opponent’s tail during a race, threw tantrums and refused to enter the gate, picked fights during the parade lap, or ...

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Chapter 219: The Garden of Sinners Episode 5: Paradox Spiral! (Part 17)

The events of The Garden of Sinners had all the audience members gripping the edges of their seats with anticipation. After all, this was the very first time the unshakable protagonist, Ryougi Shiki, had been captured.

Up until now, every installment had showcased Shiki’s fearless, commanding presence. But this time, with Paradox Spiral, it was clear the spotlight was shifting to the other characters. The fo...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 58: The Golden Family

Kitasan Black didn’t quite understand what was so “precious” about the mindset Daiwa Scarlet had mentioned, but she never doubted the words of her senpais or her trainer.

If her trainer and senpais said so, there must be a good reason behind it. It’s just that she hasn't studied enough, trained enough, or raced enough, so she doesn't understand it yet.

So, even though she didn’t get a clear answer from either of her senpais and didn’...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 57: Can’t I At Least Beat My Senpai Once?

On the other hand, not having enough explosive speed was just as much of a problem.

Races were complex, unpredictable environments. The opportunities to accelerate properly were few and far between.

If she misjudged the timing, accelerating would cost extra time and effort—yet another drain on stamina.

If her initial burst wasn’t enough, she’d have to make up for it later. And just like overdoing it, th...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 56: I’m Going to Make You the Youngest G1 Trainer!

Makoto was speaking in Japanese, which instantly surprised Kitasan Black.

“Eh? Trainer, you’re speaking Japanese…”

“So you really are Trainer Yasui! I don’t think there’s anyone else in the Central—no, the entire industry—who’s as young a trainer as you!”

The foreign woman named “Chris” had spoken… in Japanese.

And not just any Japanese—it was fluent and natural, even with ...

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Chapter 218: The Garden of Sinners Episode 5: Paradox Spiral! (Part 16)

After leaving Ogawa Apartments, Touko and Mikiya returned to the office.

But the moment they stepped inside, the phone rang.

Touko picked it up, listened silently for a moment… and her expression hardened.

Without saying a word, she grabbed her coat, turned to Mikiya—who was still a little dazed from earlier—and motioned for him to follow.

“We’re going.”

“Where to?”

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 55: Quite Curious

Satono Crown was, in fact, quite curious about Makoto.

It wasn’t just Kitasan Black’s debut race—she had also watched her second race and listened in on her family's trainers as they reviewed and analyzed it afterward.

The trainers at home all agreed that if the debut race strategy had been intentional, then Makoto was either a genius or had a veteran trainer guiding him from behind the scenes.

Perhaps his father, or maybe a mentor of so...

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Chapter 217: The Garden of Sinners Episode 5: Paradox Spiral! (Part 15)

The discussion about the "Root" quickly spread among the people of the southern territory. Yet, for most of them, this mysterious concept was too abstract to grasp clearly. After a brief exchange of opinions, the conversation naturally shifted to something more tangible—like the fact that Touko actually knew Araya Souren.

After all, Araya Souren was clearly the villain of the story. So for ...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 54: Thinking About the Spring Stakes?

Two weeks later, on a Friday afternoon during training class, at the edge of the sports field—

A group of Umamusume in athletic T-shirts and shorts stood facing a teacher holding a clipboard, who called out loudly:

"This lesson's content is something I hope you’ll all review thoroughly afterward.

"If you’ve already debuted, please prioritize your trainer’s instructions. If anything we teach here differs from what yo...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 53: Positioning Training

Originally, Makoto hadn’t planned to say much about these matters. When it came to Kitasan Black investigation notebook, he had intended to just skim through things, give a few compliments, and leave it at that.

But now, sensing the girl’s warmth and concern, he felt like being more sincere.

Besides, even though the contents of her notebook weren’t exactly professional, every stroke was written with care. It was also clear that she had ...

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Chapter 216: The Garden of Sinners Episode 5: Paradox Spiral! (Part 14)

After Shiki Ryougi’s storyline concluded, the perspective suddenly shifted to Kokutou Mikiya, with the timeline rolling back slightly.

While Shiki had been living together with Tomoe Enjou, Mikiya was away in the countryside attending a driving school run by a relative. After three months, he finally obtained his license and returned home.

Edwardg a brief chat about his license, Mikiya’s attention wa...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 52: Makoto’s Pressure

When he took the little notebook, Makoto deliberately put on a puzzled expression.

“What’s this? So secretive…”

“Hehehe, Trainer, just take a look and you’ll understand!”

Kitasan Black’s ears twitched, her tail swayed excitedly, and she clenched her small fists in front of her chest, eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Off to the side, Vodka leaned over curiously.

“Eh? What’s so mysterious? Can I take a look...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 51: Seeking Help from the University Division

After explaining the upcoming arrangements, Makoto didn’t go into detail about the training plan.

It wasn’t because he was withholding information.

Following standard procedure, the overall training plan—just like the teachers’ lesson plans—had already been submitted to the academy well in advance.

The more detailed aspects had to be adjusted according to the condition of the Umamusume on the day of traini...

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Chapter 215: The Garden of Sinners Episode 5: Paradox Spiral! (Part 13)

“Shiki actually lost?”

“How’s that possible? Doesn’t she have the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception that can kill anything?”

“Even the Mystic Eyes didn’t work on that Souren?”

“That’s absurd.”

“I can’t accept this!”

“…”

Voices of disbelief erupted throughout the taverns. People expressed their dissatisfaction with the plot, but in the end, there w...

Uma Musume: It All Started When I Got Sent Flying Ten Meters

Chapter 50: Explosive-Class Closing Kick

After noticing Kitasan Black’s unusual behavior, the three people in the office exchanged puzzled glances, all seeing the same confusion in each other's eyes.

But soon, Makoto Yasui's eyes lit up.

"Vice President, could you raise the drone's altitude a bit...? Yes, just like that."

The view on the screen suddenly widened, and the three of them simultaneously saw what the black-haired girl was staring at from within the bushes�...