Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Ten Meters

Thisisafantranslationof赛马娘：从被撞飞十米开始Theoriginalauthoris百升飞上天Pleasesupportthem!===Manyyearslater,holdingtheLifetimeAchievementAwardinhishands,YasuiMakotowouldstillvividlyrecallthatafternoon—whenhewasknockedtenmetersthroughtheairbyanUmaMusume.Atthetime,MakotohadonlypossessedhisofficialtrainerlicensefromtheCentralAcademyforafewmonths.Perhapsduetohisobviouslackofexperience,hewasrepeatedlyturneddownbyprospectivetrainees.AfteryetanotherrejectionfromanUmaMusume,hewasfeelingsomewhatdazed.Ashestoodatacrosswalkwaitingforthetrafficlight,Makotosawasmallchildabouttobestruckbyavehicle.Withouthesitation,hedashedforward.Hesuccessfullysavedthechild——buthehimselfwassentflying.Notbythecar.ButbyanUmaMusumewithshortblackhair,redeyes,andadarktail.Thankstorigorousself-trainingfromayoungage,drawingonexperiencefromhispreviouslife,Makotoinstinctivelycorrectedhisposturemid-air,thusavoidingseriousinjurydespitebeingcaughtcompletelyoffguard.TheUmaMusume,however,wasclearlyterrified.“I-I’msosorry!Areyouokay?!”“My-mynameisKitasanBlack!I'mafreshmanthisyearatTracenAcademy!Pleasetakecareofme!”“I-I…Anyway,I—Ipromisetotakefullresponsibility!”Thatwaswhattheflustered“culpritUmaMusume”namedKitasanBlacksaidatthetime.[Note:CertainoccupationsandrolesofUmaMusumehavebeenslightlyadapted,andtheworld-buildinghasbeenexpanded.Apartfromthis,historicalaccuracyremainsintact,ensuringnodisruptiontooriginalfans'enjoyment.][Readersunfamiliarwiththeoriginalseriescanenjoythissimplyasasports-themedslice-of-lifecampusstory.][KitasanBlackfeaturesprominentlyintheearlystages,withHaruUrarajoininglater.OthernotableUmaMusume,suchasAlmondEyeandDaiwaScarlet,willalsobeconsideredasthestoryprogresses.]