Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 126: Heavy Field Training (2 more chapters, 510 chapters )

Maruzenski was completely stunned.

After a few breaths, she looked at Beiyuan with a complicated expression and said hesitantly:

"You... aren't worried at all that Kurimao and the others' opponents are too strong? Aren't you afraid that they will lose the game?"

Kitahara then remembered Maruzenski's previous doubts. Without any hesitation, he smiled and shook his head.

"Why worry?"

Thinking back to a few weeks ago, when he saw Sakura Chiyoou, Oguruma, and Xiaowan talking happily, he whispered:

"They are all horse girls who are running as hard as they can for everything they carry. It's a good thing whoever wins. Why should I worry?"

“If I have to say, I would be sad if Oguruma and the others lost, but so what? In my opinion, even if they lose the Classic Triple Crown, they will definitely become horse girls that the world will never forget.”

"not to mention……"

He imitated Maruzenski's expression just now and smiled with interest.

"With the guidance of President Luduo and President Qianming, will those horse racing girls definitely win?"

"Not necessarily?"

"I really believe in Oguruma, Kobayashi, and Mejiro Aldan. Even if they face President Ludo or President Chiaki, I don't think they will lose."

"...I really underestimated you."

After Kitahara whispered his thoughts, it took Maruzenski a while to react. She couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle.

"First, he trained Ogurimo in a place like Kasamatsu, then he secretly took Xiaowan away, and then he helped Tamamo Cross solve the problem. Recently, he has won consecutive victories and escaped in a way that defies common sense, and he has become very famous..."

"And your River Bend Enterprise, your ambitions..."

"Now, you dare to say such words again..."

"I really don't know what other abilities and ideas you have, Mr. Kitahara..."

Listening to Maruzenski's sigh, Kitahara did not show any complacency, but his expression froze and he smiled bitterly.

"Oh no, I was so busy talking to you that I forgot to pay attention to the training..."

Maruzenski was also stunned, then turned his head away, put his hands behind his back as if nothing had happened, whistled, and looked as if it had nothing to do with him.

...Hey, is there anyone as senior as you?
Kitahara was in tears and amused for a while, but he didn't panic. After all, Yuhara was in charge on the other side, and he never interrupted the topic, so there should be no problem with the training arrangement.

Thinking of this, Beiyuan turned his head and frowned instantly.

Taro Yusuhara was holding a clipboard with a gloomy look on his face.

Noticing the gaze, he turned his head, hesitated for a moment, and spoke in a serious tone.

"Brother Kitahara, and President Maruzen, come and take a look..."

"There's something wrong with Inari's training data."

Kitahara and Maruzenski's expressions suddenly became serious. They came over at the same time and carefully looked at the data recorded by Yusuhara.

Soon, they reached a consensus.

There is indeed a problem with Inari's training data this time.

We have conducted a preliminary analysis of the data based on experience, and the conclusions we have drawn are rather rough. If we want more comprehensive, complete, and detailed results, we will have to wait until the routine team discussions every night and conduct further research in combination with the medical data from Kyoko Miyamura.

The "River Bay Enterprise" is now thriving. The doll peripherals of Oguruma, Shining Shining, and Little Bay have been launched and are selling very well, especially in Kasamatsu and Nagoya. They are almost sold out as soon as they are released. They are very popular. There is no shortage of orders for production lines such as weight-bearing equipment and parachute sprint equipment. The sellers have already lined up for one or two months. The doll peripherals of Inariichi and Tamamo Cross are also being applied for, and the part of Mejiro Altan is also in the plan. I think they can all make excellent profits.

Under this background, there is no problem with the funding chain of the Yongshi team.

The team's equipment is not only comprehensive, but also updated regularly, and data research has reached a very detailed level. In view of this, trainers such as Kitahara, Yusuhara, and Komiyayama have also benefited greatly, and their sensitivity to data has become more outstanding.

For this reason, if a problem is discovered during preliminary analysis, it most likely means the situation is serious, or at least very troublesome.

Especially when the legendary horse racing girl Maruzenski thinks so.

“The finishing time, cruising speed, sprint level, and the time for the last three waves… are all much slower than before.”

Staring at the numbers on the recording board, Kitahara frowned and muttered to himself, "What's going on? I didn't notice this when I was in Kasamatsu before? Inari's data in Kasamatsu is normal, right? There should be no problem in Oi, right?"

Yuhara nodded with a heavy face.

"Well, there was nothing wrong with her previous data."

He also frowned as he kept flipping through Inari's past training records, looking puzzled. "Whether it's a normal field or a bad field, her level can be said to be excellent. Why is the result this time..."

Inari's performance this time was indeed very poor. Just looking at the situation on the track, she could still rank among the top few among the eight horse girls running together, and even had a leading advantage at one point. But the final result was that she was ranked last in several consecutive training matches.

"What the hell is going on here... huh?"

Just after muttering to himself, Beiyuan suddenly remembered the situation in another dimension.

In another world, Inari won 8 competitions in a row within a year after his debut, including 2 local prizes, without any defeat.

But in the second year, she lost five games in a row, almost exactly the same as Tamamo Cross's situation.

Unlike Tamamo Cross, Inari Ichi's losing streak was not caused by psychological problems, but because he was not used to the heavy court.

The year of losing streak, the Gold Cup in March, the important venue, 3 moves.

In April, the Emperor's Appreciation Festival, it rained that day, and it was still an important venue, 4 moves.

Kanto Cup in August, important venue, 8 moves.

In November, there was the Tokyo Memorial Tournament, 11 moves, and the National Invitational Tournament at the end of the month, 3 moves. Although these two matches were not important venues and the rankings were very high, it was very likely that the previous losing streak affected the condition, which led to the loss of the championship.

…I actually forgot about this. Inariichi’s performance was so good before that I forgot there was such a thing in the parallel world…

From now on, it should be that when there are fewer horse girls running side by side, Inari will not be affected. But once there are more of them, which is similar to the situation in a competition, she will have problems.

While Kitahara was thinking, Maruzenski was also thinking, but she also paid attention to Kitahara's expression. Seeing his sudden realization, she couldn't help but ask:

"It seems that Mr. Kitahara has thought of the key?"

Upon hearing this, Yuhara couldn't help but look at Kitahara.

“Some ideas”

Kitahara nodded, stroking his chin, and thought, "I think this situation may not be a coincidence. It should be because Inari is not good at heavy venues."

"If this problem is not solved as soon as possible, the subsequent games will be in trouble."

Yusuhara nodded heavily, then became a little distressed.

"I'm not used to the heavy ground... Oh, why didn't I realize this before."

"Don't worry too much, Mr. Yusuhara."

Maruzenski said in a gentle tone, "Look at it from a bright side. It's lucky that we found it now. Otherwise, it would be too late to regret it if something goes wrong during the game."

"Besides, there are always unexpected events. It is impossible for every game to be sunny and smooth. The adaptability of the venue must be adjusted in time. Instead of worrying and distressing, it is better to seize the time and find a solution."

When he said this, Maruzenski wanted to see Kitahara's reaction ability.

She was not only here to assist Kitahara, but she also discussed with Representative Luduo and Representative Chiaki to learn more about this outstanding and obviously special trainer.

After spending these few days together, she was convinced that Beiyuan was extremely capable.

There are quite a few people on the Eternal Team, including many horse girls, and there is also a company that needs to be communicated with from time to time, but there have never been any problems with the daily training arrangements, and the team atmosphere is also very good.

However, Kitahara's ability to handle emergencies has not yet been demonstrated, and now is an opportunity for Maruzenski to observe.

Kitahara didn't think too much about it. After hearing what Maruzenski said, he nodded, and without any delay, he arranged another training match for the horse racing girls.

He didn't watch the previous game carefully, but happened to see it clearly this time and compared it with Yuhara's data.

The data has not changed much, and Inari's performance is still not as good as before.

After basically confirming his guess, Kitahara arranged for the other horse girls to continue training, and then took Inari to the training ground alone, intending to ask her about her feelings.

Performance in training and competitions should not only be analyzed through data, but the feelings of the horse girl herself are also important.

It's not just that many of their inner thoughts are only known to themselves, but more importantly, every horse girl has enough talent. They may not have received relevant training from trainers, and cannot use professional terms to describe their situation and explain the problems they face, but they can express many problems that trainers have not noticed just by intuition and simple verbal descriptions.

This is how the Eternal Team has always communicated. Kitahara started doing this before Oguruma made her debut, so when Inari and Kitahara left the runway, it didn't cause any surprise to Oguruma and the others.

However, Inari himself was clearly a bit agitated.

"Hey, don't be so impatient!"

Inari, with a frown on her face, tried to persuade Kitahara and the others not to be anxious, but her anxious tone did not sound convincing.

"I know there was something wrong with my running this time, but I'll be fine after running a few more times. You don't have to worry too much!"

Kitahara smiled bitterly.

He knew that Inari was impatient, but this was different from the impatience of Tamamo Cross.

Tamamo Cross used to be so impatient and even a little irritable, largely because of the aftereffects of a stampede on the field. After Kasamatsu had recovered, she rarely made a fuss anymore, and at most she was just jumping around due to her nature.

Inari was really impatient. For example, at this moment, it was obviously the best option to have a good discussion with the trainer, but she looked like she wanted to solve it herself.

Yusuhara frowned suddenly.

"Inari, you..."

"Hey, don't be impatient, Yuhara, we can just talk slowly."

Seeing that Yuhara was a little anxious and wanted to blame him, Kitahara stopped him and smiled.

"Inari's case is just a matter of adaptability. There's no need to be too nervous."

"The problems we encountered at Little Bay and Tamamo Cross were more troublesome, but we have solved them, haven't we? Oguruma has also improved his adaptability to the outer lane and his ability to switch lanes through training, which shows that adaptability can be trained, so there won't be any big problems with Inari's situation."

He smiled gently again, looked at Inari patiently, and said slowly:

"Then Inari, just tell me what you felt during the training match just now. Just say whatever you want to say. There's no need to feel any pressure."

After Inari came over, Maruzenski had been silent and observed secretly. When he saw the way Kitahara handled the situation, he couldn't help but nod secretly.

Compared to humans, the emotions of horse girls are much more delicate. If you don't pay attention to the way you express yourself or your emotions are too intense, it will put unnecessary burdens on horse girls. Kitahara's patient and gentle communication style is just right for guiding horse girls to express their thoughts.

Just as Maruzenski had thought, Kitahara's consolation had worked. Although Inari was still frowning, his anxious demeanor had eased a lot.

"...Okay, I'll just talk about it."

She stood with her hands on her hips, kicking the weeds on the ground back and forth with one foot. She lowered her head and continued with a groan:
"I don't know what happened, actually. I've run in this kind of venue before, but I don't know why. Today, when I was running, I felt more and more anxious and angry. Then I couldn't control myself and I sped up on impulse."

"In the end, when I wanted to sprint to the finish line, I realized that I had almost used up all my energy and couldn't speed up."

Kitahara and Yusuhara looked at each other and saw the thoughtful look in each other's eyes.

Inari's description was exactly the same as what he had done previously on the training ground.

In the early and middle stages, she suddenly accelerated several times, rushed to the front in one breath, and almost took the lead at one point. But in the final stage, her speed dropped significantly, which is the so-called "stall".

"Then why are you suddenly anxious?"

Yuhara was puzzled. "The opponents you ran against today were all familiar to you. You are not unfamiliar with their running methods and tactics. You have run together with them several times before. There is nothing wrong with your performance during this period. You shouldn't be anxious or anything."

"Ahhh, if I had known that I wouldn't be so anxious!"

Grabbing his hair in annoyance, Inari once again looked anxious, "That's why I'm anxious because I don't know!"

...Because I don't know, I'm anxious...

When Yusuhara asked the question just now, Kitahara had been silently looking at Inariichi and thinking silently. Now when he heard Inariichi's complaint, he felt that he had thought of something, so he looked at her carefully again.

Because it had rained last night, there was a lot of water and mud on the track, and the sportswear of the female jockeys running on it were covered with mud and water stains.

But after observation, Kitahara found that in his impression, the mud on most horse girls was mainly concentrated on their legs, or at most on their waists. But it was not the case with Inari. She was covered in mud almost all over.

It was as if someone was holding a basin of mud and pouring it on my face.

...Strange, how could she end up like this...

Normally, even if a horse girl races on a heavy track, she wouldn't end up so badly...

While thinking, Kitahara was not paying attention and kept staring at Inariichi. Inariichi felt a little scared and couldn't help yelling.

"Hey, Uncle Kitahara, what's that look in your eyes? Don't look at me in such a weird way!"

After being yelled at, Kitahara finally reacted and apologized repeatedly.

"Uh... sorry, I didn't mean to, that..."

Halfway through his speech, he suddenly had an idea.

Wait, “watch”…?
After thinking for a moment, he looked strange for a while, and asked about Inari in as calm a tone as possible.

"Um, Inari, your best running style is chasing after someone, right?"

Inari was stunned for a moment, then became confused.

"Yeah, don't you all know our situation? I like to catch up with him in one go, it feels great! And there's no problem with my strength, so of course I have to run and chase! What's wrong?"

At this time, Maruzenski looked at Inariichi's height thoughtfully, then looked at Kitahara and spoke in a complicated tone.

"Mr. Kitahara, have you thought of something?"

Hearing this, Yuhara's eyes lit up and he also looked at Kitahara.

Kitahara did not respond immediately, but continued to ask Inari.

"When you were chasing after him this time, did you find anything different from the past? For example..."

He asked tentatively, "Do you feel that your vision is blocked by the mud in front of you?"

Inari was stunned again, then quickly showed an expression of sudden realization and slapped his thigh.

"That's right! Why didn't I think of that!"

Then she started to complain, "Oh, Uncle Kitahara, I thought of it as soon as you said it. I'm so angry!"

"When I was in Dajing before, I didn't have much experience in parallel running. I ran the normal and heavy courses alone, and I didn't feel anything."

"But now there are seven or eight people running together. When I fall behind, the mud in front of me will fly into my face, making it impossible for me to see the surrounding situation clearly!"

"Oh, I'm not blaming my seniors and Oguri. Although I haven't run in a heavy track yet, I think it will be the same in a formal competition, so I'm not blaming them."

"Anyway, I've rarely encountered a situation where I get splattered with mud in my face, and it's so annoying!"

After listening to Inari's complaints, Kitahara's expression became subtle. He glanced at the top of her head inconspicuously and saw some mud spots there. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

...I never expected that the reason why Inari was not good at heavy horse racing was that he was too short and his vision would be affected by the mud in front of him when he ran behind...

This was the situation that Kitahara had vaguely felt before, but he did not realize it clearly at the first time. The most crucial reason was that this situation was too funny and it was really hard for people to accept it for a while.

But if you think about it carefully, it should be very possible.

Inari's height is indeed a bit inconvenient. At 1 meters tall, with the horse girl's running strength, as long as she runs in front of her, she will easily kick up mud, sand and dust that exceed this height, affecting her vision.

This effect is not obvious when the venue is good. The dry ground will be firmly fixed by the grass roots and will not cause much visual obstruction.

It’s different on heavy venues. If the ground is wet and muddy, a little force can stir up a pile of mud, and it is possible to get your face covered with mud.

…But it’s a little hard to tell Inari about this, as it’s kind of like mocking her for being short…

Kitahara pondered over it with difficulty, and also had new doubts.

Besides, Tamamo Cross isn't that high, but she is very adaptable to heavy fields, and there's nothing wrong with her results just now...

In short, let's discuss it at the summary meeting in the evening and see how to come up with a solution.

Having made the decision, Beiyuan pondered for a while.

"I see. I understand now."

He said as calmly as possible: "It seems to be a problem of adapting to the heavy field, or in other words, a problem of adapting to the mud and dust in front of the back pursuit method."

"Oguruma has had similar training before, and she is very adaptable in this regard. So, Inari, you go back and continue your training. We will make good arrangements in this regard."

After spending such a long time together, the Yongshi team was very convinced of Kitahara's abilities, and after hearing his assurance, Inari naturally had no doubts and agreed immediately.

"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Kitahara! I'm going back to training!"

Inari was obviously very happy. After turning around, he hummed an Edo tune and jumped up and down.

Watching her skipping away, Beiyuan began to think silently.

If we look at the adaptability of the venue comprehensively, it is still quite complicated. This kind of venue mainly focuses on strength. Only with enough strength can you avoid getting your feet stuck in the mud and maintain speed.

There is no problem with Inariichi's strength, and she can compete with Oguruma in the final leg. If she is not strong enough, there are not many horse girls in this generation who can be said to have good strength.

The key then is the issue of vision.

As for vision, what are some ways to train it?

Kitahara was lost in thought, and Yusuhara and Maruzenski were not idle either. However, they did not disturb Kitahara, but instead exchanged their ideas with each other.

However, Maruzenski has never encountered the situation of Inari Ichi. In all her competitions, she left her opponents far behind. Sometimes she could not even hear the footsteps of the second place. She has never encountered the problem of obstructed vision.

As for Yusuhara, he was a little confused at the moment because of his concern. He had watched Inari grow up, and she was almost like a sister to him. Now that he had encountered such an emergency, he could still think of some solutions if he took it easy. But at the moment, with the urgent matter at hand, he had no good ideas for the time being.

Therefore, the real discussion about the problems facing Inari was held at the summary meeting at the end of the day's training.

In previous meetings like this, it was usually the trainers like Kitahara who did the analysis and communication. After all, although the horse racing ladies were good at racing, they were not good at data analysis.

However, there was one more person participating in the meeting today, Maruzenski, who wanted to learn more about the Yongse team, and she had been sitting in on the meeting for several days in a row.

Under the gaze of everyone, Beiyuan looked calm and spoke in a deep voice.

"The first thing we must be sure of is that Inari's current problem is his ability to adapt to the mud and sand ahead, or his ability to grasp the field of vision."

“Considering our existing experience, we can first determine that we will use the experience of Oguruma and Tamamo Cross to find a way to improve Inari I’s adaptability to mud and sand.

"Before her debut match, I asked her to try to control her speed and adapt to the sand flying in front of her so as to avoid affecting her vision. This training method takes some time, but it is definitely better than nothing."

"Tamamo Cross has excellent balance and a good sense of position, and can use these two points to switch positions freely during the game. This is similar to the results of the practice before Oguri's Golden Youth Cup. Oguri's position sense did not take a particularly long time to master, which means that Inari Ichi will probably be able to master it in a short time."

"Are these okay?"

Komiyayama was the first to agree.

"Okay, Senior Brother, as for 'sense of position', Tama is indeed very good at it, and Oguruma has also had training experience in switching tracks, so it should be quick for Inari to master it."

Yusuhara and Miyamura Kyoko also nodded, and Yusuhara added:
"In addition to the 'sense of position', Kitahara-san, can we think of a way to let Inari, Tama, Kobayashi, Aldan and the others develop the same excellent 'vision ability' as Oguruma?"

"I think if Inari can master this ability, it can effectively solve the problem of adaptability to mud and sand. This is also a very beneficial ability for other horse girls."

What Yusuhara mentioned was an unexpected gain when Kitahara and others asked about Oguruma.

Oguruma has an outstanding ability. During the game, she can see the whole situation of the entire stadium from above and have a comprehensive grasp of it.

With this ability, she doesn't have to worry about obstructed vision. To exaggerate a little, even if she is blindfolded, she can still perceive the situation of the game to a certain extent, and maybe even win the championship in the dark.

Kitahara nodded.

"There's definitely nothing wrong with this idea, but I'm wondering if these two abilities can be combined."

He pondered, "When I analyzed it before, I felt that positional sense and vision ability are actually two sides of the same coin."

"If you want to switch positions freely, you absolutely cannot do it without a good field of vision, and vice versa."

"So, the fact that Oguruma can successfully develop the ability to switch positions should have a lot to do with his vision ability."

"And she said that she felt that other horse girls should have this ability."

"Tamamo Cross's answer also proves this point, and President Maruzen..."

Before this, Maruzenski had been silent, and when she heard herself being mentioned, she thought for a moment.

"I haven't participated in many competitions, but I have that ability."

She nodded. "To put it simply, it is to use vision, hearing, smell, touch, etc. to fully understand the situation of the game. It is not a particularly difficult ability."

...That's true, but it's not hard for a horse girl like you, Maruzenski, to say it...

Well, Inari and the others are not just ordinary horse girls, so with their talents, it might not be difficult.

After complaining, Kitahara came to his senses again, thought for a moment, and nodded with a slight joy.

"Since President Maruzen also has this ability, and mentioned things about the senses, I think these two abilities can be practiced together."

Hearing this, everyone became excited and the topic turned to how to train.

As the person who proposed the idea, Kitahara naturally expressed his opinion first. He thought:
"I have a rough idea of ​​how to train specifically, but I still need to confirm the theory with Kyoko."

When she heard herself being mentioned, Kyoko Miyamura sat up straight and nodded vigorously as if answering a question in class.

"Yes! Brother Kitahara, hello."

Kitahara's idea was simple. He wanted to give it a try and let Oguruma and the others train "blindfolded" for a while.

This is the simplest and most effective way to train your hearing and sense of smell.

There is a classic example of this method in parallel dimensions.

Laget, a very famous blind horse in Italy.

This racehorse, who was born in 2003, unfortunately suffered a viral infection in his eyes when he was one year old. His right eye was completely blind and his left eye had only 5% vision. He can be said to be completely blind.

Even in this situation, Laget participated in 12 competitions in 123 years, winning 26 of them, including 3 in the top 30. He can be said to be a man of strong will despite his disability, and his deeds have inspired many people.

It was clear that Raggett had replaced vision with hearing, smell, and part of his sense of touch.

Kitahara certainly didn't want Oguruma and the others to completely ignore their eyesight. Instead, he tried to "cover their eyes" to improve their abilities in other areas, so that even if their vision was affected by mud and sand, they could still have excellent "vision ability".

Such a principle naturally requires the technical support of Kyoko Miyamura, so Kitahara also asked about this aspect.

"Generally speaking, whether it's humans or Uma Musume, the main way to get information is through the eyes, but there are many differences."

Kitahara said directly: "83% of the external information we humans receive is provided by vision, and the rest is through touch, hearing, smell and other perception channels."

"That's not the case with Uma Musume."

"The field of vision of horse girls is 180 degrees, which is much wider than our 120 degrees. In addition, hearing and smell also account for a large proportion of the external information they obtain."

"If we compare it to humans, Umamusume has 10 muscles in her ears, more than twice as many as us, and can hear sounds in a 2-degree range, not 360 degrees like us."

"Their perception range of Hertz is much wider than ours. We can only hear sounds between 20 and 2 Hertz, but the jockey girls can hear sounds between 55 and 3.5 Hertz. Their hearing level is several times higher than ours."

"The same is true for the sense of smell. The nasal cavity of the jockey girls looks similar to ours, but they have more olfactory cells and their sense of smell is 10 to 20 times stronger than ours."

"I think that if we strengthen and enhance this ability and use it properly, we should be able to greatly improve the 'vision ability' of the horse girls, or in other words, the ability to gather information on the racecourse."

"If this training method is feasible, not only will Inariichi's problem be solved smoothly, but we will also have a new and effective training method."

Kyoko Miyamura quickly used relevant medical knowledge to prove that Kitahara was right. Uma Musume did have extremely strong hearing, smell and even tactile abilities, which means that "blindfold training" was completely feasible.

This training does not require Oguruma and the others to move like blind people, but is only to improve their sensory abilities. Therefore, they can use instruments to collect training data while making adjustments, and the difficulty is completely controllable. Therefore, in the following time, Kitahara and others hurriedly designed a relevant plan, and arranged for the chief technician, Shin Shinkyou, to record the relevant data of Oguruma and the others, and prepare to design a "training headgear" for each horse girl.

With the support of Hewan Enterprise, you don’t have to worry about customizing some simple and practical training equipment. With the brand new and brilliant design, the "training headgear" will soon be available.

On this day, Kitahara received the custom-made headgear that was urgently sent by Tomomi Konan. He sent them to Oguruma and the others one by one according to the sizes indicated in the email, and took a spare one to look at it himself.

"It's a very clever design. It looks like a thicker eye mask, but it actually feels very thin and soft to the touch."

Pinching and touching the material of the headgear, Kitahara nodded with satisfaction.

"Wearing it on your eyes like this shouldn't affect your daily life."

A new light smiled and said:
"Yes, it just so happens that the recent trainee course taught a lot about fabric materials suitable for Uma Musume. I did some research myself, selected a few, discussed it with the teachers, and finally chose the most breathable and comfortable one as the main material."

"The rest of the materials, including metal and plastic parts, are also skin-friendly and lightweight, and will not have any side effects at all."

"Mr. Kitahara can also try it on. It's very effective in blocking vision. Everyone can try it."

Oguruma and the others had already received the "training eye masks", Kitahara and the others also took spare ones, and Maruzenski also took one with an interested expression. When they heard what Shin Shinkyou said, they all put on the eye masks with curious looks.

The office suddenly became cheerful.

"Oh! I can't see anything, Kitahara? Where are you, Kitahara?"

In the darkness, Xiao Limao felt very interesting. He stretched out his arms and felt around, tentatively, "Bei... Hey? Who is this...? Hmm, for someone this size..."

"Xiaoyu?"

"I'm going to bite you, Little Chestnut Hat! Where are you? Don't let me touch you!"

Tamamo Cross couldn't see anything either, so she heard Oguruma's words particularly clearly and got furious.

Because it wasn't her that Xiao Limao touched, but she guessed it was her because of her height, she suddenly became furious.

And what Xiao Li Mao touched was...

"Hurry! Jade! I caught Kurimao! Come and bite her! Let her say we are short!"

"Okay! Let's... wait! Where are you, Inari? I can't see you..."

"Oh you are so stupid, listen to my voice, I am on your left, right?"

Inari, who was wearing an eye mask, grabbed the hand that was holding Ogurita's hat on his head and started touching everywhere with his other hand.

"Xiaoyu? Xiaoyu? I'm here, you... Hey? What is this? It's so soft..."

“Hey hey hey?! Who, who is touching me?! This is so embarrassing!”

The little bay screamed, stepped back, and bumped into a body.

“Oops! Sorry, I, I didn’t see anything. Did I bump into anyone…? Sorry…”

Mejiro Aldan's voice rang out.

"Ah, it's me, but it's all right, Cove."

In the darkness, she "looked" in the direction of the sound from the small bay, "I'm fine, be careful, don't fall."

At this time, Kitahara's voice rang out.

"Okay, the eye mask is working well. I can feel it."

He had just put on the eye mask and felt that it was quite effective. Now that he heard that the office was a bit messy, he took off the eye mask and looked at Mejiro Aldan.

"Aldan, you don't have to participate in the blindfold training that follows, otherwise it will cause some trouble for Oguruma and the others in their daily lives."

"Just be their 'eyes' for now and take good care of them."

In addition to facilitating the latter's training, Kitahara had other ideas when arranging Mejiro Altan to assist Oguruma and the others.

According to the idea of ​​"blindfold training", Oguruma and the others have to wear blindfolds for a period of time in their daily lives. First, they should adapt to the "darkness" in their daily lives, and then try to run on the training ground when they have adapted enough.

It would not work without someone to take care of you during this process.

As men, Kitahara and Yusuhara naturally could not follow.

Although Komiyama, Miyamura Kyoko, Shining Glory and Maruzenski can follow, Oguruma and the others have classes. As trainers, Komiyama and Miyamura Kyoko can't follow all the time. Shining Glory has her own classes, and Maruzenski also has student union affairs to deal with. In this case, the most suitable choice is Mejiro Altan.

She is in the same class as Xiao Limao and the others. They have been training together for some time and are familiar with each other's living habits, so they have no problem assisting each other.

On the other hand, Mejiro Aldan was the last to join the Eternal Team. Now he has a very good relationship with Oguruma, Tamamo Cross, Inari Ichi and Super Bay, but more opportunities to spend time together and extra interactions would be better. Oguruma and the others have to spend some time in the "darkness", so they will inevitably be a little flustered. If Aldan goes to help, they will more or less rely on Aldan, which is very helpful for the development of their relationship and the cultivation of tacit understanding.

With this in mind, Beiyuan made the arrangements and gave instructions:

"Oguruma and the others will have many inconveniences in their lives. Aldan, you often take care of the sisters at home, so you should have a lot of experience. So I want to entrust their daily lives to you."

"Also, you are mainly doing rehabilitation training now, so you can take a break and take a look at the training of Oguruma and the others. This will be very helpful to you in the future."

"Okay, you take off your blindfold first, Yusuhara, Komiyama, Kyoko, Koki, you too..."

"Oguruma, Xiaoyu, Xiaowan, Inari, you guys keep wearing them. The blindfold training starts from now on."

The team members followed their instructions and the office gradually became quiet.

"Then according to the plan we discussed earlier," Kitahara looked at Kyoko and Kouki:

"You should install relevant instruments and equipment on Xiaolimao and the others to facilitate the detection of the improvement of their hearing, smell, touch and other senses during the training process."

“Record at all times, and we will analyze and discuss together every day.”

Kyoko and Kouki both nodded, and the new Kouki smiled confidently.

"Don't worry, I have taken these instrument interfaces into consideration when I designed them. I have also discussed with Sister Kyoko how to make them so as not to affect the daily activities of Oguri and the others. Leave it to us." Then, the two of them walked over to Oguri and the others and started tinkering with some equipment.

Kitahara nodded with satisfaction and looked at Komiya-san and Yusuhara.

"Then we will have to work harder in the next period of training."

He said in a deep voice: "The overall training arrangement is not much different from the past, but after they cover their eyes, they will definitely not be used to it at first, so we need to be more careful to prevent them from having any accidents."

"This training will last until before Inari's match, as a preliminary attempt."

"If the effect is good, it will be treated as one of the regular training of our Yongshi team, just like weight training and parachute sprints. We will continue to optimize it in the subsequent training, analysis and research."

"Okay, senior brother, no problem!"

Komiya assured confidently, and Yusuhara nodded continuously.

"Well, since Xiao Limao and the others don't have any classes right now and have finished their training in advance, you can just take them through some simple blindfold training."

After making the final arrangements with a smile, Kitahara looked at Maruzenski, "President Maruzen, there are some things... uh..."

Kitahara didn't notice it just now, but now he realized that Maruzenski was still wearing the eye mask and was groping around with an amused look on his face.

"Ah? Call me?"

Maruzenski took off the eye mask with a smile and played with it as if he couldn't let it go. "Can you give me a pair of this eye mask? It looks quite fun."

She thought for a moment and then said, "Besides, this blindfold training is very useful. Now that you have enough experience and research, I hope to communicate with the Student Union. I think President Lu Duo will be happy to promote it."

At the end of her speech, she gradually became serious.

Kitahara did not refuse, nor did he agree immediately, because he just happened to have something he wanted to discuss with Maruzenski.

"This matter should be negotiable. President Maruzen is interested in this. I will arrange to have one made specifically for you later."

He said ambiguously, "Let's go outside and talk about something now, and leave this place to Oguruma and the others."

Maruzenski's expression changed, but he did not refuse. He put down the blindfold and nodded slightly.

The man and the horse girl came out of the office and walked slowly along the corridor.

What Kitahara wanted to talk about was the matter between Yusuhara Taro and Inariichi.

The main purpose of this blindfold training is to enable Inari to have excellent vision or "the ability to collect information on the field", so as to improve his adaptability to muddy and heavy fields.

Once this problem is solved, given her daily training level and the situation of her opponents, she should have a high chance of winning the next game.

Then, this would be her first victory after coming to the Central Team. Unfortunately, Yuhara is still only an "apprentice trainer" and has no right to this honor. The championship will belong to Kitahara, which he cannot accept.

He had been thinking about this for a long time. Before, because he was focusing on Xiao Haiwan's debut battle, he didn't have the chance to talk about this with Maruzenski and other student union members, so it was delayed until now.

Just now, Maruzenski also mentioned that he wanted to develop a system related to "blindfold training", so this is a good opportunity for discussion.

"The thing is, President Maruzen must know some details about the relationship between Trainer Yusuhara and Inariichi in our Eternal Team..."

After explaining the situation and his thoughts in detail, Kitahara looked at Maruzenski sincerely.

"I think that Yusuhara has paid so much for Inari, and he has watched Inari grow up since she was a child. She is like his sister. It would be unfair to him if he cannot get the honor he deserves."

"So I want to ask President Maruzen if you can think of a way to let Yusuhara get what he deserves."

"For example, see if he can get into Central Tresen College in advance? Or, can we allocate Inari's grades later and assign them to him directly after Yusuhara is admitted to Central College?"

"Or, can we enact some regulations so that these honors can be listed under the name of the team? This way, if all the honors are won by the Eternal Team, it would be a fair approach."

After hearing Kitahara's words, Maruzenski showed an amused expression.

"So, Mr. Kitahara wants to bargain with the central government?"

She said with a smile: "I really don't know what Luduo will say to you if he knows this."

Beiyuan was embarrassed for a moment, because what he said just now did have a bit of bargaining meaning.

He also thought that he could discuss the systems of "blindfold training", "weight-bearing training", "parachute sprint training" and so on with Maruzen to see if these would attract the attention of the URA Association and the Central Council, so as to obtain fair treatment for Yusuhara.

However, just as he was about to explain this point, he suddenly noticed that Maruzenski's expression had changed.

"But, things like fairness..."

It was somewhat abrupt that this usually casual horse racing girl now gave people a complicated feeling, as if she was reminiscing about regrets, or seemed to be filled with hatred and unwillingness.

"What happened to Mr. Yusuhara... was very unfair. According to the rules of the URA Association, it was clearly his achievement, but he couldn't get it. This is very unfair."

She emphasized the word "unfair" twice in a row and patted Kitahara on the shoulder.

"Don't worry," she repeated.
"Luduo seems a little indifferent to this matter, but in fact she will not tolerate this kind of unfairness. She has been paying attention to the development of the entire horse racing girl industry and wants to care about every horse racing girl from the bottom of her heart. She will not tolerate this kind of thing."

"Besides, I and Qianming will discuss this with her as well."

"That is to say, I promise you that I will discuss these matters with Lu Duo and the others, so you can rest assured."

Hearing this, Beiyuan nodded, moved his lips, but finally said nothing.

Maruzenski noticed this and smiled, "This is not the first time we've met. I should have said that I'm more casual and direct, so if you want to ask or say anything, just tell me."

Kitahara pondered for a while.

"... Did you also feel it was unfair back then?"

Seeing Maruzenski suddenly have such emotion, he could only think that perhaps this legendary horse racing girl was thinking of her own experience in the past.

Maruzenski was stunned. After a moment, she smiled with a complicated expression.

"You even know about that... Ah, it seems like there's nothing hidden about that, so it's not surprising that you know about it..."

She said this with a sigh, and then smiled again, "But what you just said, I haven't told anyone, but... it shouldn't be hard to guess."

"Okay, yes, I didn't get to participate in the Japanese Derby that year, and I... felt it was unfair."

"Or maybe it's more than just unfair..."

Maruzenski suddenly fell silent. Her eyes looked straight ahead, but her pupils seemed to have no focus and her expression became more complicated.

At this time, Kitahara also fell silent.

What he just talked about was the Japanese Derby that Maruzenski was unable to participate in. He had thought about it many times. No matter how he thought about it, he just felt that for such a strong horse racing girl like her, she must feel very regretful and unfair for not being able to prove herself on the top stage at the time.

This regret and unfairness is just like what Maruzenski's rider Nakano Watari Seiichi said in another world:

“It doesn’t matter if the starting fence is on the outside, and I don’t need the prize money. I just want the world to know Maruzenski’s strength and who deserves the title of the strongest racehorse today.”

He thought that perhaps Taro Yusuhara's experience triggered Maruzenski's memories, which was why she said the word "unfair" several times in a row.

"I participated in the Shortwave Award. If you know what happened back then, you should remember that competition, right?"

Staring off into the distance with an unfocused gaze, Maruzenski suddenly spoke.

"Hmm? Yes...I remember."

After a brief pause, Kitahara nodded, "A huge difference of 7 horse lengths, very exciting..."

Maruzenski interrupted him before he could finish his words.

"unnecessary."

"I... didn't need to win that much in that shortwave prize," she murmured.

Kitahara fell silent again. He felt that Maruzenski didn't seem to want to ask him anything at this moment.

She just wanted to say something.

"Because I hate it."

"It's OK to be the most outspoken one, it's OK... it's OK not to have any prize money or ranking..."

"I... just want a chance to prove... that I can also compete in the Japanese Derby by becoming a Umamusume..."

"Prove... that I can definitely stand at the top of the generation..."

Maruzenski finally paused, and when she spoke again, she let out a long sigh, and when she looked at Kitahara, she was able to smile easily.

"Oh my, I don't know why, but I always feel like you're a very interesting person, Kitahara-san."

"I have never said these words to anyone. Well... maybe someone can guess what I am thinking, but this is the first time I have taken the initiative to talk about it with others."

"Kitahara-san, you are a very interesting person," she repeated with a smile:
"I always feel like you know a lot of things, so there doesn't seem to be any pressure to tell you anything."

"Okay, I won't say any more. I'll go talk to Luduo and the others about the matter you mentioned."

"If you have nothing to do later, come sit over at the Student Union. I got a lot of black tea from Sirius Symbol... Sirius Symbol brought me a lot of black tea from England. Come and have afternoon tea with me when you are free."

After watching Maruzenski leave, Kitahara thought for a moment and did not go to the student union. Instead, he returned to the office and continued to arrange the details of the "blindfold training" with Yusuhara and others as if nothing had happened.

After a busy period, he went straight back to the trainer dormitory of Central Tresen College.

Thanks to the arrangement made by Junchuan Tezuna, he also had a single dormitory here, and had prepared the bed, desk and other furniture in advance.

He had never been interested in material enjoyment, so he didn't bring much luggage with him or mail it. Most of it was training-related books, materials, and notes. In addition to these, he had a computer and a few sets of clothes to change into. After arriving at the dormitory, he simply packed up and could rest.

However, just as he lay down on the bed and was about to turn off the lights, he suddenly had an idea.

Eh? I'm not in Kasamatsu anymore, and Oguruma's dormitory isn't across the street, so I can stay up late, right?
It’s not that Beiyuan likes to stay up late, but he knows very well that what he wants to do requires enough time and energy.

At present, he has 4 horse girls in charge of racing, and the entire team has 6 people. There are many daily affairs, information and details that need to be paid attention to at all times. Among them, Mejiro Altan is a new member, and there are many things to study and arrange.

In addition to the horse racing girls, we also need to pay more attention to Kyoko Miyamura, Komiyama and Yusuhara.

Kyoko Miyamura is a medical talent, but she doesn't have a direct understanding of training, so she still needs his help to convert some training into medical data. Conversely, if he wants to understand the progress of training and the results from a medical perspective, he also needs to communicate more with Kyoko.

Komiyama and Yusuhara need another aspect of communication. Although both of them are trainers and have higher academic qualifications than him in this world, Kitahara is also a graduate student and has studied abroad. He is not much different in terms of knowledge and has enough experience as a trainer. Therefore, most of the time, he still has to teach Komiyama and Yusuhara.

We also need to pay attention to the business aspect. Tomomi Konan was originally in Kasamatsu, where she is familiar with the place and skilled in the business. Now she is gradually moving to Tokyo to develop. Kitahara is worried that something unexpected will happen as she is unfamiliar with the place.

With a heavy heart, he walked to the desk without thinking too much and turned on the computer.

Then he heard the phone ring.

Without checking the caller ID, Kitahara subconsciously looked out through the glass in front of the desk, as if by telepathy.

There was a dormitory building opposite at a distance. For some reason, he saw a figure with long silver hair on one of the balconies.

...Yes, I was caught...

Kitahara shook his head, grinning as if he was neither crying nor laughing. He picked up the phone and answered it, then turned and walked towards the door switch.

"Hey, Kitahara..."

"Don't worry, it's time to rest... Good night, Little Chestnut."

"Well, good night, Kitahara."

Under Oguruma's persistent supervision, Kitahara finally went to bed early.

After all, wanting to stay up late was just a momentary impulse, and he has actually become accustomed to this kind of schedule now.

If you go to bed earlier at night and get up earlier in the morning, the time you spend awake during the day will not be less than if you stay up late, and your work efficiency will be higher.

He has now adapted to getting up around four or five o'clock like Ogurimao and the others. Ogurimao and the others get up so early to run, but he can take advantage of the early morning when he is most refreshed to deal with some complicated and difficult matters.

The next day, he woke up feeling very energetic and was about to go to the training ground when Kitahara received a call from Akikawa Yayoi.

"Hahahaha, Kitahara-san, I feel more and more that it's right for me to think highly of you!"

Even through the phone, Kitahara could imagine the loli chairman waving her little fan excitedly.

"Uh, Mr. Chairman, you are too polite..."

He thought for a moment, and then said modestly, "Does the chairman have anything important to discuss with you?"

After several contacts, he still found that this seemingly small chairman, just like in the mobile game, loves horse racing girls from the bottom of his heart, and keeps working hard for a better world of horse racing girls. And in terms of work style, he is a workaholic like himself.

In this way, it seems that this chairman has a bit of the character of not visiting unless there is something important. It would be fine if he didn't contact me, but once he did, it was probably because of something.

As expected, Akikawa Yayoi said excitedly:
"Yes! Very important!"

"Meow~" A faint cat's meow came from the phone, and it sounded very excited.

"I was originally promoting the promulgation of local horse racing girl regulations. The various achievements of Oguruma and Inari Ichi over there helped me a lot. Those old guys finally relented and decided to establish some new local horse racing girl awards in the UAA and URA awards."

"Among them, last year's 'Best Regional Horse Girl of the Year' and 'Rookie Representative Horse Girl of the Year' were directly selected, and it was none other than Oguri."

"Although this award will be officially announced at this year's UAA Gala, at my request, last year's award will also be reissued. When New Year's Day comes, remember to wear the Oguri hat to attend the gala, Kitahara-san!"

Kitahara couldn't help but feel delighted, he had always hoped that his horse racing ladies could show off their dazzling demeanor, and now that they had won an award, it was certainly worth celebrating.

In addition, perhaps because he was a little conceited, he didn't take his achievements very seriously. He subconsciously felt that he deserved those awards and there was no need to be happy. He just showed up at the UAA party last year, and he didn't accept any interviews from the outside world recently. As a result, he was even more excited about Oguruma's award.

"Thank you so much, Chairman Akikawa! We are all very grateful that you have won such an honor for Oguruma!"

He repeatedly assured, "We will definitely be able to perform better in the future and will not let you down!"

"Don't worry, of course I believe this kind of thing, hahaha!"

After laughing and comforting Kitahara, Akikawa Yayoi said, "Since the promotion of the awards and regulations for local horse racing girls has been successful, I originally wanted to promote the treatment of local trainers next."

"After returning from overseas studies, I did a lot of research and visited many local colleges. I found that the treatment of local trainers was very different from that of the central government. Not to mention other things, the basic salary alone was several times or even dozens of times different. In addition, the prize money for local competitions was not much. It is conceivable that the life of local trainers is actually very ordinary."

She sounded worried.

"Local trainers have a mediocre life and are not motivated to train properly, which makes it harder for local racehorse girls to show their performance and earn less. It's a vicious cycle."

"Speaking of this, I have to say that Kitahara-san is really far-sighted. When I was investigating Kasamatsu, I noticed that you basically didn't spend the salary and bonus you received on yourself. You either bought training equipment and nutritious food for Oguruma and the others, or invested in the horse racing girl industry. It's really rare."

Kitahara did not feel pleased with Akikawa Yayoi's exaggeration, but instead agreed with a sigh.

“Yes, I used to be a local trainer. I was lucky enough to meet outstanding horse girls like Oguruma and Shining Glory, but other colleagues may not be so lucky.”

"My colleagues at the time did have some financial difficulties in their daily lives, and if they had to buy equipment for the racehorse girls, life would be even more difficult."

"So, has the chairman come up with any good ideas?" he finally asked expectantly.

"Of course! That's my current plan."

Akikawa Yayoi said confidently: "This is the same as the arrangement of the local horse racing girls. We need to keep pushing forward."

“The first thing is to raise the profile of local trainers and set up more awards for local trainers, which is already being promoted.”

"The second thing is to find a way to improve the treatment. I was originally thinking about this and was also referring to international regulations for revisions, but you reminded me, Kitahara-san."

Beiyuan was stunned. "Did I remind you?"

Akikawa Yayoi seemed to nod.

"That's right! I already know what you discussed with Rudo through Maruzenski."

"Kitahara-san, your idea is very good. Right now, the attitude of the URA Association and the Central Council is too stubborn. They still value the central trainers more and look down on the locals."

"Then let's just follow them for now."

"We use teamwork and collaboration to link some of the achievements of local trainers with those of central trainers, so that local trainers can get higher bonuses."

Akigawa Yayoi's idea coincides with Kitahara's, and she goes a step further.

In the advice Kitahara gave to Maruzenski that day, he mentioned that Inariichi's competition results should be registered under the name of the Eternal Team first. In this way, even if Yusuhara has not yet entered the Central Academy, as a member of the Eternal Team, he can still have the honor. And with a little media coverage and facts to show what Yusuhara has done for Inariichi, the public will naturally know to whom the honor belongs.

Akikawa Yayoi further improved this idea, that is, in addition to honoring these reputations, she also planned to give Yusuhara a very substantial bonus.

In a sense, the latter gain is even more important.

Because the prize money difference between local and central competitions is too big.

Take Oguruma as an example. The prize money for her debut competition was only 32 yen. After taking into account the competition bonus and deducting taxes, this was all she received.

During her time at the local tournament, her highest championship prize money was 360 million yen, but she only actually pocketed more than 320 million yen.

In contrast, Tamamo Cross only participated in central-level competitions, and the G3-level "Naruo Memorial", which was her first win after a series of defeats, had a prize of 3000 million yen. Taking into account the competition bonus and performance point bonus, even if she paid more taxes, the actual income was still 10 times that of Oguri Hat's highest prize money.

This is only the G3 level. The G1 level events have higher prize money. The more important the event is, the higher the prize money is.

Similar to the two times that Oguri won the championship in the parallel world, Arima Kinen won a prize of 2 million yen the first time and 9500 million yen the second time.

In this case, no matter how the local trainers divide the bonuses, they can never compare with the central trainers.

Kitahara himself has some experience in this regard. In addition to feeling the income gap between local and central governments from his colleagues and Oguruma and others, he can also see some clues from his uncle.

Rokuhei Ginjiro is not a person who likes to enjoy life. His only hobby is to go to the beach for a few days of vacation occasionally.

When Kitahara was chatting with Huang Jincheng, he learned that all of his uncle's "Hawaiian style floral shirts" were famous brands, and one piece could equal half a year's income for a local trainer. In addition, after returning from studying or competing abroad, he would bring Huang Jincheng a lot of limited edition cosmetics and hair and tail care products, and any set of those would be very expensive. This shows that central trainers, especially those with outstanding results, will never be short of money.

After reaching a consensus, Kitahara and Akigawa Yayoi's conversation went more smoothly, and they came up with some plans before long.

First of all, he must show his performance in the competition, which is the most advantageous support in the horse racing girl world. In other words, Inari must win the next competition and win beautifully. In this way, Akikawa Yayoi can have better capital to negotiate with the URA Association and the Board of Directors, just like she did some time ago.

In addition to this step, there is also a new arrangement, which is something Kitahara has been considering recently.

Work with journalists.

"I see. Kitahara-san's suggestion is very good."

At the end of the call, Akikawa Yayoi affirmed: "I personally don't like those journalists and media very much. They feel like flies buzzing around all the time and are very annoying. But I also know that there are some things that have to be done by them."

"I originally had this idea, but I haven't decided yet."

"Since you have a plan, Kitahara-san, and have thought of a good candidate, then just go for it! I'll arrange for Tsuna to assist you!"

"Meow meow meow~"

At the end of the kitten's encouraging cry, Kitahara waited for the other party to hang up the phone, thought for a while, and contacted Shunkawa Tezuna to arrange a simple "press conference".

There was only one person he was facing, "Fujii Izumisuke" whom he had noticed before.

Shunkawa Tezuna made arrangements quickly, and before long, she brought Fujii Izumisuke to Kitahara's office.

"It's an honor! It's an honor! It's such an honor, Chief Kitahara!"

As soon as he entered the door, a young man wearing black-framed glasses, earrings, and a teardrop mole on the left corner of his eye rushed over and said, "It is my honor to have an exclusive interview with the head of the Eternal Team!"

"Excuse me, Chief Kitahara, which horse girl do you value the most? The undefeated Oguruma? The unstoppable Tamamo Cross? Inariichi who will have his first battle in the central area? The unexpected super Xiaowan? The rich girl Mejiro Aldan? Or the hidden new glory?"

"Also, can you tell me which opponent you are most concerned about?"

"Oguri Hat, Super Bay, and Mejiro Aldan have all signed up for the Classic Triple Crown, right? So among the opponents like Didu Shooter, Yae Invincible, and Sakura Chiyo, which one do you care about the most?"

"Also, I heard that some of your previous actions made the emperor represented by Luduo furious. May I dare to ask you to express your opinion?"

"And, and more..."

Kitahara began to understand why his uncle in another dimension disliked this reporter.

Too fanatical, right? In another world, they would be complete Umamusume fans...

With a bitter smile secretly, Kitahara glanced away and saw that Sugawa Tezuna also had a bitter smile on his face.

Not only did he smile bitterly, but Tetsuna Shunkawa also moved forward and tried to persuade him helplessly.

"Mr. Fujii, please don't be so excited. This will bother Mr. Kitahara."

Then she bowed slightly, "Shall I prepare some drinks and snacks for you two? Mr. Kitahara, you should have hot milk and fruits like apples, right?"

This was not the first time that Junchuan Tezuna came to Kitahara's office. When Kitahara nodded, she smiled and began to prepare.

Fujii Izumisuke also calmed down. Although his face was still fanatical, he stretched out his hand and shook hands with Kitahara in a restrained manner.

"I'm sorry, Chief Kitahara. I was so excited that I lost my composure. Please forgive me."

He nodded apologetically. "Let me introduce myself. I'm Fujii Izumusuke, a reporter from the Flash News Agency. Our newspaper specializes in reporting on the Shining Star series. Our magazine Shining Star is also one of the Uma Musume newspapers recognized by the URA Association. We also have other products. I think Chief Kitahara should have heard of them."

"This is my business card. Please accept it, Chief Kitahara." He took out a business card from his pocket and handed it over with both hands.

Kitahara also stood up, took the business card with both hands, put it away carefully, and then got straight to the point:

"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Fujii."

"I am a person who speaks and acts directly. I have invited you here this time. Miss Junchuan has roughly explained the purpose of your visit, right?"

When he heard the serious matter, Fujii Izumusuke's black-framed glasses reflected a flash of light and he smiled.

"Of course I understand!"

"If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Kitahara wants to use me to make a big story about the relationship between Trainer Yusuhara and Inari, so as to attract some attention and win strong rewards for the team, right?"

It has to be admitted that although the reporter Fujii Izumisuke is very enthusiastic about Uma Musume and has no problem with his professional ability, when Tetsuna Shunkawa brought him here, he could only talk briefly about something, but he was able to guess Kitahara's general thoughts. It can be said that he has a keen sense of news.

However, his guess was not entirely accurate.

"Well, I do have the idea of ​​fighting for the interests of my team members and the team as a whole, and public opinion is a very important way to facilitate this."

Kitahara did not deny Fujii's opinion.

Once this plan is accomplished, and Akikawa Yayoi successfully pushes forward the regulations of the URA Association and the Board of Directors, the Eternal Team will indeed benefit greatly.

"As for the past and bond between Trainer Yusuhara and Inari, as long as it is reported truthfully, I think everyone will understand that he has paid a lot for his horse girl and deserves the honor he deserves."

This is one of the best ways to touch the big names in the horse racing girl industry, in addition to the results of the competition, that is, to form a public opinion trend. The horse racing girl industry cannot do without the support of fans and the public. Without these, the entire industry is a castle in the air and has no foundation. Therefore, once public opinion is formed, even the most stubborn people have to seriously consider it, otherwise they will be asking for trouble.

In another dimension, Oguruma was able to successfully persuade the URA Association to modify the rules, and this method played an indispensable role. The person who actually carried out this reporting and guided public opinion was none other than Fujii Izumisuke in front of him.

But compared to Oguruma's situation, Inari's situation is different.

What Ogurume caused was the change in the competition rules for Uma Musume, which affected the foundation of the development of the URA Association. Even if the association later decided to change, it would not be accomplished in a short period of time, so Ogurume in that world still failed to participate in the Classic Triple Crown, and the beneficiary became the younger generation of Good Opera.

Inari's situation is much simpler. It is just a matter of reputation and bonus distribution. Moreover, the association itself has "team-related regulations". It is just a slight adjustment to the reputation classification and distribution rules, which is not very complicated.

Therefore, Kitahara decided to make things clear to prevent this fanatical Fujii Izumisuke from making too much noise and causing dissatisfaction among the bigwigs in the association and the board of directors, which would be troublesome.

He hopes that this reporter will "work for the Yongshi team" in the future instead of fleecing them right away.

"But the deeper idea is that I hope local trainers can be treated better."

He explained: "As a reporter in the horse racing girl industry, I think Mr. Fujii is well aware that the treatment of local trainers cannot be said to be nothing, but it can only be said to be better than nothing."

“With low income, even if local trainers want to do their best to train horse girls, they are unable to do so.”

"I used to be a local trainer, so I know the difficulties very well."

"When I first started wearing the Ogurt, I spent several months' salary on two pairs of professional running shoes. One pair was used for training and soon broke down, but the other pair was used for daily wear and is still in good condition. But the key is the wear and tear from training."

"If I hadn't been lucky enough, and if Little Chestnut Hat and New Glory hadn't been good enough and won consecutive victories, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to afford running shoes."

"But not everyone can be so lucky. To be honest, there are many local trainers who want to buy running shoes for their horse girls but have no money. I hope that through the stories of Yusuhara and Inari, I can slowly change this situation and give all trainers and all horse girls a better world."

"Of course, Chairman Akikawa also supports this idea, but there is no need to report this."

Hearing this, Fujii Izumisuke completely understood Kitahara's plan, and his expression suddenly became strange.

"Mr. Kitahara, are you...really just from a local background?"

He was skeptical at first, but then suddenly realized, "I see, I understand. It must be Mr. Rokuhei Ginjiro who taught you!"

"With such a broad mind and vision, it's no wonder that you have achieved such outstanding success. I understand. I will report seriously and will never let you down!"

Why did I think of my uncle... But actually, it's true, my uncle has similar ideas, otherwise he wouldn't have gone abroad...

Let him understand it that way.

"Well, I have troubled my uncle a lot to get to where I am today."

After admitting it directly, Kitahara was about to continue speaking, but Fujii Izumisuke was already a little impatient.

"Then, can I interview Mr. Yusuhara and Inari right now? Don't worry, I will write the manuscript overnight and let Chief Kitahara review it before publishing it. There won't be any false reports!"

“Are you in such a hurry…?”

After a little surprise, Beiyuan quickly accepted it. After all, he was a capable person and what he was about to talk about was specific training, so he nodded.

"Okay, I'll call them over right away, just wait a moment."

Then seeing Fujii's surprised expression, Kitahara thought for a moment and gave more instructions.

"In addition, our team has recently been conducting a special training that requires blindfolding the horse girls to improve their hearing, smell and other senses, and enhance their perception of the arena."

"When you meet them later, don't be too surprised to see eye patches and such."

"Also, don't report this. You know the confidentiality regulations of the URA Association."

Fujii became even more excited when he heard about the special training, but he sighed in disappointment when he heard the end.

"Ah, I know... This is such a shame, a lot of this information could actually be very helpful to other horse girls, if it could be made public... Never mind, those big shots wouldn't understand this."

…It seems that it’s not just me and Chairman Akikawa who think there’s something wrong with URA.

After thinking for a while, Kitahara called Yusuhara and Inari. After explaining the situation, they both said it was no problem.

But before the interview, Inari said that he had something to say to Kitahara alone.

"what happened?"

Kitahara asked in confusion as he pulled the blindfolded Inari out of the office.

"Ah, it's about the Saimo Championship I'm going to participate in. I found that there is someone worth paying attention to among my opponents."

Kitahara was stunned when he heard this. He thought it was a very powerful opponent, but after thinking about it, he felt that he had read the opponent's intelligence before and analyzed its attributes in all aspects, and there was no such situation, so he wanted to ask in detail.

Inari explained it himself.

"I didn't think of it at first, but just before I came here, I was talking to Oguruma and the others about my opponent in this match. It turned out that Oguruma didn't notice it, but Xiaohaiwan and Aldan did."

"My opponent this time is that guy named Black El."

"That was the one who mocked Oguruma as a country horse girl and told Uncle Kitahara to go back to Kasamatsu with your tail between your legs."

"So, Uncle Kitahara, Oguruma said she had forgotten about that guy, but now that I mentioned him, she got a little angry and asked me to teach him a lesson."

"What do you think? If you're unhappy, help me come up with a strategy! I can win a beautiful victory like Xiao Haiwan and teach that guy a lesson."

(End of this chapter)