Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 101 Take a good rest
After the Master's Special Cup, Kitahara arranged for Oguruma and Xiaohaiwan to mainly rest.

The intensity of a formal competition cannot be compared to training.

Compared with daily training, formal competitions consume more physical energy and are more intense. The burden on muscles, bones, nerves and other body structures is actually under destructive pressure during the competition. If this pressure is not cultivated and recovered in time, no problem may be seen at first, but problems will inevitably arise over time.

Diseases such as flexor tendinitis, fascicitis, and meniscus wear are extremely serious, and in the worst case are incurable. Both human athletes and horse racing girls are terrified of them. In addition to congenital deficiencies, these diseases are often caused by overwork and lack of timely rest after intense competitions.

However, during this break, Kitahara had some minor friction with his horse racing girls.

"Kitahara, I need more training."

"Mr. Kitahara, I also..."

"turn down."

In the office, Kitahara was sorting out the data for the Master's Special Cup and the Naruo Memorial. In response to the requests of Oguri Hat and Kobayashi, Kitahara rarely gave in and directly rejected them.

"Why?"

Oguruma was very confused, "Inari left without saying hello. She must have secretly returned to Ooi for training, right? I can't lose to her!"

Although Xiao Haiwan didn't say anything, her eager eyes clearly showed that her attitude was the same as that of Xiao Limao.

Kitahara finally raised his head and asked in confusion: "...Who told you that Inari went back to practice?"

"That's a guess."

Oguruma said as a matter of course: "Because I also came to ask Kitahara for more training."

Xiao Haiwan kept nodding beside him.

"Oh, so if Inari wasn't training, you two wouldn't stay here. Am I right in understanding that?"

With a flash of his eyes and a subtle smile, Kitahara pretended to say it casually.

"That's natural."

"...Hey, Xiaoli..."

There was a slight disagreement between the two horse girls. When Ogurume nodded quickly, Xiaowan was stunned for a moment. Just as she pulled Ogurume's sleeve, she had already said what she wanted to say.

"Okay, this is what you said."

He tricked Xiao Haiwan into going in as well. Beiyuan took out his phone, flipped through it, and pulled out a video from the chat history, and handed it over:

"Here, look at it."

After looking at each other, Xiao Li Mao and Xiao Hai Wan looked at the screen in confusion.

On the screen was a lively bonfire party.

In the farthest background, dozens of wooden pillars as thick as a person’s arms were used to build a huge bonfire, lighting up the night into a bright red.

Around the bonfire, men and women dressed in elaborate ritual costumes banged wooden spoons and smiled.

As they sang and danced, they surrounded a float that was carried by eight people.

On the colorful float, a small man sat.

She was wearing a bright purple ritual dress and held a large wreath in each hand, waving it mechanically.

She wore a brand new red fox mask at an angle, revealing a face that looked like it had lost all hope in life.

There was a stiff smile on her cute and delicate face.

This video also contains the voice of Taro Yusuhara.

"…Hello? Kitahara-san? It's a bit noisy in here."

"Everyone is like this usually. Although Inari didn't win the championship this time, the game was very exciting. The central newspapers reported it, so we just held a bonfire festival to celebrate."

"The festival was very lively. Everyone on the street came, including seniors from the academy, colleagues, and many classmates from Inari."

"They came to congratulate Inari for his performance."

"Inari is also very happy. Look, she is smiling brightly, isn't she..."

Yusuhara Taro's words were suddenly interrupted rudely. "How did I smile so brightly?! Where on my face did I say happy?! Don't think I didn't hear you! I'm a horse girl! I heard what you just said, Alang! I heard it with both ears!"

"Look, it's pretty spirited, isn't it?"

Taro Yusuhara's face appeared on the screen, blocking most of the festival scene behind him. Only the float could be vaguely seen to be shaking.

"Anyway, Inari said he was a little tired from running this time, so he just needed to take a break."

"Brother Kitahara, next time you have the chance, bring Oguruma and the others to Ooi, and I'll take you to a more lively celebration."

The video ends.

"… Little Inari clearly looks very…"

"Damn, this looks like so much fun. I really want to go."

The two horse girls from Kitahara had another disagreement.

"Hey? Xiaoli, you..."

Looking at Xiao Limao in surprise, Xiao Haiwan opened his mouth and said, "We are not here..."

"Is there something so interesting going on in Ooi? I should have asked Inari more... Hmm? What did you say, Little Bay?"

After staring at the small bay for a while, Little Chestnut finally reacted, "Oh, more training, more training..."

"Ahem, um, Kitahara..."

She clenched her fists, coughed dryly, and turned to look at Beiyuan.

"If I say no, it means no. You just promised me that if Inari is not training, you will not train either."

After being ruthlessly rejected again, Kitahara added, "By the way, Xiaoyu didn't receive additional training either."

"She called last night and said that Komiya-san had changed his temper and took her to eat very delicious and expensive Okonomiyaki, and he was going to take her to eat other delicious food today."

"So, the four of you have to rest well during this period of time."

Why... I feel like I was tricked by Kitahara/Mr. Kitahara... X2
And Tama and Inari, I'm afraid they were also plotted against by Komiyayama and Yusuhara... X2
The two horse girls scratched their heads at the same time, and their long ears drooped.

Seeing this, Beiyuan felt a little reluctant again. He did not give in, but planned to explain.

After thinking for a while, he picked up his teacup and a pen from the table.

"Look at this."

Ding.

The tip of the pen was pointed at the teacup and collided with it, making a crisp sound.

"No one would think that the teacup would break in such a collision, but..."

He pushed the cup in front of Little Chestnut and Little Bay, motioning them to look carefully, "Is there a small black spot where we just collided?"

The place he described had a black ink spot that was not easily visible to the naked eye.

Little Chestnut Hat and Little Bay nodded, then shook their heads.

"Kitahara, I don't quite understand..." Oguruma expressed their doubts.

"The reason is simple. The damage caused to the teacup by a collision is as insignificant as this small black dot. It can't even be seen by the naked eye."

Kitahara patiently explained, "If you keep bumping into the teacup, the invisible damage will accumulate."

"Eventually, the teacup will be covered with cracks. You don't need to bump it. Just pick it up lightly and it will break into pieces."

"If you don't believe it, you can find a cup or something and try it yourself."

Seeing the two horse racing girls showing a thoughtful look, Kitahara chuckled secretly and suddenly thought of a reason to refuse.

"Besides, I have some things to do during this period, and I can't spare full time for training, so..."

"You guys should take a good rest during this time, understand?"

(End of this chapter)