Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 117 The Missing Rival

After receiving the award, Kitahara almost forgot to give a thank-you speech. Fortunately, Akikawa Yayoi, Surukawa Tetsuna and his uncle waved and reminded him from the audience, and he remembered the official speech in his pocket.

After reading the speech, he did not delay at all. Even when Maruzenski and a few horse racing girls came to say hello, he said goodbye in a hurry.

He quickly reached the station and returned to Kasamatsu overnight.

The nature of the Golden Youth Cup on January 1 has changed, at least in his opinion.

Not only win, but win beautifully.

This is the advice and expectation of Yayoi Akikawa, the central chairman who cares about and loves all horse girls.

He didn't know what Akikawa Yayoi wanted to do, but he could feel that she, like him, wanted to give Uma Musume a better world.

So whether it is to fulfill the instructions, respond to expectations, or for your own dreams, you must work harder this time.

...So, what else can Oguruma improve now?
In the next 9 days... no, there are only 8 days left...

The next day after returning to Kasamatsu, Kitahara thought so when he was checking on Oguri Hat's training at the training ground as usual.

He quickly dismissed the idea, thinking it was too hasty and excessive.

Thanks to Oguruma's talent and the tactics she came up with, Oguruma's winning rate has been very high in various data simulations so far.

In the most extreme case, assuming that all opponents intend to surround Oguruma, that is, she runs to the outside lane and these opponents chase her, Oguruma can still win.

It can even be said that winning is easier.

If there are opponents who really want to catch up to the outside lane, even if their ability to switch lanes and adaptability to the outside lane are as good as Oguruma's, or even better, their physical strength will not be able to keep up. At least the data provided by Kyoko shows that they cannot keep up.

Running in the outer lane means that the seemingly same race distance is actually dozens or even hundreds of meters longer. Taking the 1100-meter Kasamatsu course as an example, the outer lane will be about 80 meters longer, which means the finishing time will be 4 to 6 seconds longer.

With the speed of Umamusume, 0 second means a difference of one or two meters. Forcing yourself to run in the outer lane without considering factors such as physical strength will only reduce your chances of winning.

Then, in the most extreme case, it is Oguruma who has the greatest advantage. After special training, she will not be affected by the distance of the outside path, but her opponent will.

Unless it's the most extreme case, there's nothing to worry about.

After nearly a month of training, Oguruma has maintained her finishing time in the outside lane at a level similar to that in the inside lane. At this level, Kasamatsu currently has no rival for her.

It seems that there is no problem with Xiaolimao, so...

How about taking some time to investigate her opponent?
Kitahara suddenly had a new idea.

At this time, a puzzled voice came from the side.

"Mr. Kitahara, did you encounter any problems during your trip to Tokyo?"

Brand New Glory looked over with concern, "I feel like you came back in a hurry this time, and... and you've been frowning since this morning..."

"Did something unhappy happen to you? In Tokyo..."

"Indeed, Brother Kitahara, are you in trouble? If so, perhaps I can find a way to help."

Miyamura Kyoko hesitated again and said, "If I don't have enough strength, I can ask the teacher for help."

Kitahara was stunned. He didn't expect Guanghui and Kyoko to care about him so much, and he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

"Ah, it's okay, you're just overthinking it."

He smiled and thought for a moment, "To be honest, this trip to Tokyo went smoothly, and I encountered some good things."

"The current president of Central Tresen College, Akikawa Yayoi, seems to be very optimistic about me and our team." "Before I came back, she specifically told me that Oguruma must win this competition beautifully, and then she will give me a surprise."

Shin Shinkuei and Miyamura Kyoko were immediately overjoyed.

"Really? Yes, yes, it's the chairman of Central Tresen College! You are looking forward to Mr. Kitahara and our performance so much, so we must not let the chairman down!"

"Is it Ms. Akikawa Yayoi? I saw her when I was a kid, following my teacher. At that time, I thought she was a child like me, and I played with her for a long time. Later, the teacher told me that Ms. Akikawa was much older than me."

...Kyoko had met Akikawa Yayoi when she was a child, and she was much older than Kyoko at that time...

How old is she? And has she always been a loli?
Umamusume is truly magical.

After secretly sighing, Kitahara smiled and said, "Yes, no matter what, Chairman Akikawa did say that he values ​​Oguruma's competition very much. So, regardless of whether to reward her or not, we must not let her down."

"I see. No wonder Mr. Kitahara looked a little worried today."

The new light suddenly realized, "You want to better fulfill the expectations of the chairman, right?"

"Well, what I was originally thinking about was whether there was still room for improvement in Oguruma Hat."

Kitahara did not deny it, "But later I found that she had done well enough. It is indeed exciting to see her go one step further, but we can't rush it."

"So I was thinking maybe I could spend some time getting to know her opponent."

"As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles. Just because Oguruma has defeated them before doesn't mean we can rest easy this time."

"She is making progress, and so are they. Maybe we can find a way to get some information."

The new light nodded in understanding.

"I see... Indeed, Xiaoli has been working hard enough during this period. Just keep working hard as you are now."

Then she became puzzled, "But speaking of her opponent, there happened to be something strange."

"strange things?"

Beiyuan's expression changed.

"Yes, it's a march."

Brand New Glory said thoughtfully, "It seems to be the last time she and Trainer Shibasaki came to see us."

"After that day, the two of them seemed to have disappeared."

"Oguri and I haven't seen March in the classroom. After I noticed this, I paid more attention and found that it has been so long, and it seems that I haven't seen Trainer Shibasaki on campus."

"Hey? Mr. Kitahara and Mr. Shibasaki are colleagues. Have you seen him and March recently?"

...It seems, I have never seen it before...

Yes, I was so busy training Oguruma during this period that I didn't pay much attention to other things. Come to think of it...

It's been a while since Shibasaki last went to the office, right?
After realizing what Guanghui said, Kitahara was puzzled for a while, and then something happened.

These two...are they not doing any special training for the Golden Youth Cup?

For example, the devilish special training like the original work's Limiyu and Northern Xuanju...

(End of this chapter)