Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 13 Becoming a Great Uma Musume

Kitahara was the first to notice that Oguruma's way of addressing him had changed.

In the past, she always called herself "trainer". Her tone was not unfamiliar, but it was undoubtedly casual.

This time, not only was her address formal, but her expression was also serious, as if she was seriously considering whether to eat 10 bowls of rice or 20 potato pancakes in the cafeteria.

Besides that, Kitahara was also surprised, he didn't expect Oguruma to be so sharp.

...When I was training her these days, I should have concealed my worries very well, but she still found out... He thought with some distress.

Seeing that Kitahara was silent for a while, Ogurumao did not ask any more questions. He tilted his head and continued to talk to himself:

"Maybe I'm wrong, but I still feel that Kitahara is concerned about something these days." She still called him "Kitahara".

"It seems that Beiyuan hasn't done anything else these days, so the one who would care should be me."

"I didn't do anything else but run under Kitahara's attention. So what Kitahara cares about is my running."

"Did I run badly?" she finally asked the question.

When he finally asked this question, Kitahara could clearly see that Oguruma's expression was more serious than ever before.

If her level of seriousness when eating is usually 10, then her level at this moment can definitely reach 100.

…It seems that no matter what kind of horse girl she is, when it comes to things related to running, they will instinctively show interest.

After coming to a conclusion silently, Kitahara took a deep breath and decided to tell Oguruma everything he had been thinking about and the conclusions he had drawn over the past few days.

He had this idea a long time ago.

Not long after he traveled through time, he discovered that apart from knowing the future of some horse girls in advance, he had no cheat codes such as any systems or simulators, and at most some advanced concepts and training methods.

He knew then that if he wanted to realize his dream and become an excellent trainer, he had to rely on everything he had learned before the time travel, his own studies, the horse girl's own talent, and the cooperation of the three.

In other words, we need to communicate with Uma Musume through professional ability and stimulate the latter's potential to the greatest extent, so that we can achieve mutual success.

He had been too worried these days and hadn't thought about this matter in time. Now that he found that Oguruma's perception was so sharp and he showed an instinctive talent for running, he was immediately certain that discussing with him without reservation was the best option.

"It can't be said that you ran badly. After all, the results you showed so far are just practice..."

After Qianqian denied Xiaolimao's guess, Beiyuan slowly expressed his thoughts over the past few days.

"I see. My practice results are worse than those of Rattan Uta. I see. She is indeed a very fast horse girl." Rarely, Oguruma hugged her elbows and supported her chin, revealing an "I understand" look.

"Hey, it's called Fujimasa March, not Rattan Song. It's very rude of you to call it that," Kitahara was somewhat helpless about Oguruma's nonsense.

"Um, Fujita March? Okay, I remember it."

Oguruma, who hadn't remembered the other horse girl's name at all, nodded and asked another question.

"Kitahara said that training results are not everything. What does that mean?"

Beiyuan just said this, and he nodded as a matter of course:

"Of course. Although the running results during training can be used as a reference, the training environment is completely different from the real competition. The slightest difference in details will lead to a huge difference in the final results."

"What's the difference?" asked Little Chestnut Hat.

"They are different... Let me give you a few examples." Kitahara counted on his fingers. "For example, during training, you usually run alone, right? But in a competition, you are competing with other horse girls. In other words, during training, you don't have to think about others and just focus on running. But during a competition, it is impossible not to pay attention to the movements of others."

"In this way, the details of the entire race, such as timing, position grabbing, rhythm distribution, etc., need to be judged according to the actual situation of the game. If even one factor is wrong, it will lead to major mistakes."

“But you have to make judgments at every moment, and you have to make them while running at full speed.”

"This difference, if you just think about it, will make it clear why training results can only be used as a reference."

"In addition to the opponent, there are other environmental factors, such as weather, wind direction, field conditions, etc. So again, the training results can be used as a reference, but they are only a reference."

Then, Kitahara tried to comfort Oguruma again, "So, you don't have to worry about your running results. I believe in your talent and my ability. You can definitely become an amazing horse girl!"

The tone of the last words was a bit high-pitched, but Oguruma didn't seem to be affected by it. Instead, his expression gradually calmed and gentled.

"If the training results are just for reference, why are you so troubled, Kitahara?" she suddenly asked.

Kitahara was stunned.

Oguruma continued to speak, with gratitude and encouragement in his tone.

"I'm glad to be your horse girl, Kitahara, and to receive your guidance."

"I didn't write down much these days, but I know that Kitahara told me a lot about the game and training."

"Kitahara told me running methods, breathing rhythms, and sprinting methods that I had never heard of before. With those methods, I know I became faster."

"Kitahara is obviously very good, so why is he so troubled? I can only think that it's because I'm not good enough."

"I don't want Kitahara to be troubled because of me. Kitahara, you believe in me and yourself, and believe that I can definitely become an amazing horse girl, so why bother?"

Hearing this question again, Kitahara remained silent.

He suddenly realized that actually interacting with Uma Musume was completely different from what he had imagined.

In his imagination, he would only consider Uma Musume's future performance and natural talents, and would be troubled by the gap between reality and his ideas, without considering anything else, especially Uma Musume's own ideas.

In reality, Uma Musume would also consider those things.

They are living beings who get excited because they can run, proud because of their excellent performance, and sad because of disappointment.

He also cares about the emotions of people around him, just like how Chestnut could silently see through his troubles.

"You're right, I shouldn't be bothered... No, maybe, I shouldn't be bothered myself."

Kitahara came to his senses and smiled, "I was just planning to communicate with you, Oguruma, without reservation. Now I realize that this decision was absolutely correct."

"If I hadn't told you everything, I would have forgotten that the competition is not just my business, it's our business together. Even though it's still bothering me to talk about it, it's definitely better for us to work hard together than for me to dwell on it alone."

"That's right, if the two of us work hard together, you will definitely become an amazing horse girl!"

"Well, Kitahara will also become a great trainer... Kitahara is already great now and knows a lot about running." Ogurumao affirmed seriously.

Kitahara Kanji, "Okay, then for our future success, we must do our best in this mock competition."

"Yeah!" Little Chestnut Hat nodded vigorously.

(End of this chapter)