Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 131: The Third Battle of the Outpost

Although he did not expect that Super Small Bay would turn the topic to himself, Beiyuan had some guesses about their questions, or rather, he had thought about this matter before.

He still remembered that when Akikawa Yayoi took him to the Mejiro family, this small but ambitious chairman once mentioned the "Dream Cup".

That time and even earlier, he had wondered why this world only had the "Shining Star Series" but not the "IF Event" in the original work, which was the "Dream Cup".

Now, combining his previous thoughts and things in the field, he basically has the answer.

"It should still be related to the field."

Looking at the three horse racing girls with expectant eyes, Kitahara also imitated their previous behavior and stroked his chin in thought.

"You have also felt that a domain-level horse girl like Maruzenski is extraordinarily strong. You are all extremely outstanding in this generation, but compared to a strong person like her, there is obviously a big gap."

"Of course, the difference is also due to the fact that you don't have as much training and competition time and experience as your predecessors. But even if the basic ability level is the same, with the blessing of the field, the predecessors will obviously be one level higher, so it all comes down to this point."

"Well, if such a powerful horse girl were to participate in the competition with you guys, wouldn't it be a waste of time... ahem, what I mean is that I'm afraid you won't have any hope of winning, and many competitions would be meaningless."

He accidentally said "fried fish" and Kitahara quickly changed his words, but Oguruma and the others didn't care, they just became more confused.

"But even if he can't compete with us, he should be able to compete with seniors of the same level, right? For example, Senior Ludolph, Senior Chiaki, etc...."

Although Super Bay and Tamamo Cross didn't say anything, they both nodded, obviously agreeing with what Oguruma said.

Kitahara couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"The problem is, there are too few field-level horse girls like that."

"...Too little?" X3.

Xiao Limao and the others were stunned at the same time.

"Yes, you can do the math."

Nodding, Kitahara started calculating.

"Counting the Maruzenski, Ludo Symbol, and Chiaki Representative you just mentioned, plus the Mejiro Takamine who received the Hall of Fame honor this year, there are only four in total, right?"

"I have a very clear guess. With the current level of training, I'm afraid only the domain-level horse girls can get the title of Hall of Fame. So according to this calculation, there should only be about 20 domain-level masters in the whole of Japan right now, right?"

"20... is that so few? I thought there were many..."

Oguruma was a little disappointed. "If there were many, many field-level horse girls, I could compete with them more often and run alongside them. I would definitely become stronger and stronger!"

"Well, I think so too! When I think about the entire stadium and all the gates rushing out, there are powerful opponents like Maruzen-senpai, I am so excited that I am shaking!"

After getting excited by Oguruma's words, Tamamo Cross soon became distressed again.

"But, Xiaoli, I feel like this might just be a thought..."

"Huh? Why? Xiaoyu was talking about a great game."

Oguruma was surprised. "And didn't Kitahara say that there are at least 20 powerful horse girls? That's enough to participate in many competitions, right?"

...The problem is, not all of these field-level horse girls can participate in the competition, Oguruma.

Beiyuan smiled bitterly and was about to explain, but Xiaohaiwan seemed to have guessed his thoughts and explained it for him very considerately.

"Oguri, not all of these 20 horse girls can compete."

With a regretful expression, she looked at the confused Oguruma and the thoughtful Tamamo Cross, and finally looked at Kitahara and sighed.

"Maruzen-senpai, Ludo-senpai, Chiaki-senpai, Gaofeng-senpai, etc. are all OK. Even those who are of the same generation as these seniors, such as Katsuragi Ace-senpai, Hibura Yingjia-senpai, and Katsura Haisake-senpai, are likely to have domain-level strength."

"But if we look back further, people like Takeshiba-no-Senpai, Speed ​​Symbol-Senpai, and Shinzan-Senpai have already retired for about ten years."

"Even though they don't have to worry about getting injured in intense competitions under the influence of the domain, the intensity of their daily training should not be as high as ours, right? And as they age, their physical fitness will decline. So for various reasons, they probably have little chance of winning against Senior Lu Duo and his group of strong men, right?"

"In other words, even if there is a chance of winning and the game is exciting enough, but there are only 20 seniors appearing over and over again, let alone the fans, I'm afraid we ourselves will find it monotonous, right?"

"Oh yeah, maybe it's not just monotonous."

Xiao Haiwan looked a little worried. "When I think about how in all the competitions, or in many competitions, the champions come and go among only a few seniors, over time, we juniors must feel frustrated or stressed, right?"

"Mr. Kitahara, I think what I said is correct, right?" She finally asked Kitahara for confirmation.

"...Ah, not only did you say what I wanted to say, but there are also many things I didn't expect."

Kitahara nodded. "For example, I hadn't considered before the pressure that a match like this where the championship is almost certain would put on you. Now think about it, that kind of situation is not only stressful for you, but also for trainers like us."

"It's not just the pressure. I'm afraid many trainers will give up their careers. After all, no matter how hard they train, it's probably difficult to train a horse girl who can surpass those legendary ones. I think many trainers would think so."

"Besides, if we organize a series of competitions specifically for horse girls like that, I'm afraid few people will watch the Shining Star Series."

“So, although the Domain-level horse girls are extremely powerful, they are limited by various factors and cannot compete with other horse girls. I think this is why the various URA associations now only hold the ‘Shining Star Series’, and Domain-level horse girls basically do not participate, and there are no special events for them.”

Although he said this, Kitahara had other thoughts in his mind as he looked at the regretful or emotional expressions of Oguruma, Little Bay, and Tamamo Cross.

But this situation may be gradually changing.

In other words, competitions specially held for world-class Uma Musume, such as the “Dream Cup”, should be gradually opened up. Otherwise, Chairman Akikawa would not have gone to so much trouble for this.

Gradually improving the treatment of local racehorse girls and local trainers is probably intended to lay the foundation for the "Dream Cup".

More importantly, the generation of Oguruma and her friends, as well as the generations that follow, are gradually beginning to produce strong people and shining stars. There will be more and more legendary horse girls like Maruzenski and Rudo.

Thinking of this, Kitahara immediately decided to encourage Oguruma and the others.

"Well, you guys have pretty much learned about the domains and the domain-level horse girls. I will have a serious talk with Mejiro Aldan and Inari later."

He smiled confidently and said, "Although you didn't beat Maruzenski in the past few days of running training, with such high-quality training, you will definitely grow quickly. The recent data has not changed significantly, but before the outpost battle, there will definitely be obvious changes."

"In addition to these parallel and field-related contents, we must work harder on the training of basic abilities."

"No matter how strong the domain is, you must have sufficient basic qualities, otherwise no matter how high the bonus of the domain is, it will be meaningless."

"So all the training methods we have accumulated so far, including weight training, parachute sprint, blindfold training, and tactical training, will be strengthened one by one during this period."

"In addition, there will be a special training session for the Zhongshan competition. This will be announced during the summary meeting tonight. Be mentally prepared."

After arranging the subsequent training, Kitahara saw that Oguruma and the other three had rested enough, so he planned to let them make some more preparations before starting the next round of training.

At this moment, Tamamo Cross suddenly laughed.

"Hey, are all kinds of training scheduled? Great! I've long felt the need for extra training, especially after running with Maruzen-senpai these past few days!"

Then, her expression moved and she showed a surprised expression.

"Oh, right, Uncle Kitahara! Maruzen-senpai will be training with us for a long time, right? So, uncle, do you want to try to train Maruzen-senpai as your horse girl?"

“If you train a legendary horse girl like that, you can gain a lot of experience as a trainer, right? And it seems like it would be fun!”

...Training Maruzenski?
Kitahara was stunned, and before he could react, both Ogurumao and Super Cove smiled with interest.

"Oh! Are you training with Maruzen-senpai as your partner? That seems to be a good idea. If he's your partner, I'll be more motivated. It'll be like training with Xiaoyu and the others. The pressure will be much less this way!"

"Huh? Even you, Oguri, feel stressed about training with Maruzen-senpai. I thought I was the only one who felt this way."

Xiao Haiwan laughed, then nodded in agreement and looked at Kitahara, "Mr. Kitahara, I think this is a good idea too."

"If I train and run with my seniors, there is always a special kind of pressure. I don't know how to deal with it, and I feel a little restrained. If I can be a companion, the effect will definitely be different. Just like what Oguri said, the pressure will be much less!"

"Mr. Kitahara, how about you discuss this with Maruzen-senpai?"

"…Like I'm training you guys, should I train Maruzenski as a horse girl…"

After muttering to himself, Kitahara suddenly smiled.

"It is very interesting indeed."

"Although Maruzen doesn't have to participate in any competitions, it is true that if I treat her as a trainer, I will learn more and you will have less pressure."

...And, if Chairman Akikawa really pushes for the opening of the "Dream Cup", and a strong player like Maruzenski competes in such a tournament again, according to the rules of the URA Association...

She needs a trainer!

Thinking of this, Kitahara couldn't help but get excited. After all, that was the legendary horse girl Maruzenski, who was known as the "Dream Supercar". It would definitely be a very interesting thing if he really had the chance to become her horse girl!

Kitahara was very excited, but he suppressed his emotions. He just looked at Oguruma and the others with expectation in their eyes and said with a smile:
"No problem, I'll find time to discuss this with her."

After discussing with Maruzenski, the training started the next day. On that day, Kitahara was still in charge of the training of the "middle distance group" of Oguruma and the others, but the training venue was changed from the training ground on campus to the shrine near Central Tresen College. The horse girls in training were also adjusted, with Xiaowan and Aldan swapped.

This shrine was built on a small hill. There was a long flight of steps from a small platform below the shrine to the road leading into the mountain. A rough count showed that there were hundreds of steps.

The "new training" that Kitahara mentioned is "slope training."

"We here at Eien are more familiar with the Hanshin Arena. Many of your matches and adaptation exercises were conducted there."

Looking at Oguruma, Mejiro Altan, and Tamamo Cross who were ready in front of him, and then looking at Maruzenski who was smiling intriguingly, Kitahara explained:
"The difference in slope between the inner and outer circles of the Hanshin Stadium is not particularly large. What needs attention is the downhill slope 50 meters after the starting point."

"This downhill slope has a height difference of about 1.8 meters and a slope of about 50 degrees. The subsequent uphill slope is less than 35 degrees on the inner circle and less than 40 degrees on the outer circle. Such a track does not require much strength and endurance."

He gestured with his hand to show the general situation of the Hanshin Circuit and continued:
“The ramp at the Zhongshan venue is much more troublesome.”

"Take the cross-section of the inner circle as an example. It can be clearly seen that at the 900-meter mark, there is an extremely obvious uphill slope with a height difference of more than three meters and a slope of more than 40 degrees. The strength and endurance requirements are incomparable to those of the Hanshin Stadium."

He began pointing to the steps behind him.

"Although we showed you various cross-sectional diagrams at the summary meeting yesterday, you may not be able to understand the diagrams alone."

“Then you can look at this staircase behind me. The ramp of the Zhongshan Stadium is probably similar to the situation here.”

Oguruma and the other two had seen the steps in front of the shrine before. The steps went straight up, with a huge slope visible to the naked eye, and the length was so exaggerated that it seemed as if there was no end in sight. When they heard Kitahara say that the slope of the Zhongshan stadium was also so exaggerated, they couldn't help swallowing.

"...On a slope like this, just dashing forward probably won't be enough..."

Xiao Limao first thought of her best aspect, and she murmured to herself, "Although I have never run a race like this before, I am afraid that even if I can rush up in one breath, I will not have enough physical strength to sprint further on the subsequent flat track."

Although Tamamono Cross and Mejiro Aldan didn't say anything, they both looked sympathetic and obviously agreed with Oguruma's concerns.

"Sprinting is certainly not enough. This is not the time to fight for the last leg. If you use your last leg's strength and speed here, you will lose speed before you even reach the final straight line."

Kitahara nodded, agreeing with what Oguruma said, and then began to comfort him.

"But you don't have to feel so stressed, because we came here for special training because we know how difficult this slope is."

"And I also told you about the difference between hill training and flat track training at the summary meeting last night. Simply put, on a flat track, you have to fight against wind resistance and ground friction, while on a hill you have to fight against an additional force, which is 'gravity'."

He spread out one hand and slowly moved it upwards.

"We are affected by the earth's gravity all the time. In fact, the test of endurance and physical strength on the ramp can be regarded as you doing work against gravity. Just imagine that you need to lift yourself up 3 to 4 meters, which requires sufficient longitudinal strength of your legs."

"In addition to the actual training using the stairs here, there will also be a series of special training related to the longitudinal strength of the legs. If you do well according to the requirements, you will have no problem dealing with the slope of the Zhongshan Stadium when the time comes."

"More importantly, you have all undergone weight training before. This training is not so much for improving your speed as it is for improving your strength."

"That is to say, you already have the corresponding training foundation, so there is really no need to feel too much pressure."

Kitahara's consolation and encouragement were obviously effective, and Oguruma and the others' expressions gradually eased. Seeing this, he couldn't help but smile and pointed to Shin Shin-Gui and Miyamura Kyoko who were busy on the stairs.

"Okay, Guanghui and Jingzi have already brought all kinds of equipment up, but they still need some time to prepare. It's just right that you can go and help them out during this time. Go up and down a few times to experience this kind of slope and warm up at the same time."

"Oh!" x3.

After being comforted and calming down, Oguruma, Tamamo Cross and Super Little Bay responded confidently and rushed up the stairs.

"Kyouki! Kyoko! We're here to help you!"

"Ah? Xiaoli... Hey, Xiaoli, don't mess with the equipment. If you want to help, lift this to the top. Xiaoyu and Aldan, you can also help."

"No, I can do it myself. I'm very strong."

"Okay, Xiaoyu and Xiaowan, help move these to the third pillar from the upper platform, and I will install them later."

"Leave it to me!" "Well, just leave it to me, Guanghui."

After Oguruma and the others got busy, Kitahara looked at Maruzenski who had been watching with a smile.

Kitahara had mentioned to her before that he hoped this legendary horse girl could receive training like Oguruma and the others.

Maruzenski did not refuse, but did not agree either. He just said he would come over and take a look first.

At this moment, Beiyuan wanted to ask and see the other party's attitude.

Training together is different from assisting in practice before. If it is just assisting in practice, Kitahara actually has no way to ask Maruzenski to do anything. The other party will also take time out to participate in training such as running according to his various arrangements, just like a few days ago. At that time, Maruzenski did not stay in Yongse every day. She still had student union work to do.

In the past few days, her work focus has been clearly on the Eternal Team. She either comes here to run with the "middle distance group", or runs to the "mile group" with Mejiro Altan and Inari Ichi. In the evening, she also attends the Eternal Team's summary meeting.

With this level of cooperation, there is actually nothing wrong with saying that Maruzenski is also a member of the Eternal Team, but after all, there is a lack of a nominal statement.

If it can be officially confirmed, Kitahara will be able to decide on Maruzenski's arrangements to a certain extent, and can also collect data on this legendary horse girl without any scruples. This data can not only help Kitahara, Komiyama and others deepen their understanding of training, but also more effectively compare with Oguri and others, and conduct a more detailed analysis of the differences between field-level horse girls and other horse girls.

"Maruzen, um..." Kitahara wanted to confirm Maruzenski's attitude at this moment.

"You want to talk about officially participating in your training?"

Maruzenski looked over with a smile and nodded slightly.

"This is actually not a problem. Since the establishment of URA, there has been no precedent for retired horse girls to make a comeback, and there are no relevant comeback regulations. But it is precisely because of this that I officially participate in the training. In principle, there is no problem."

"I didn't agree to it before, I just felt a little emotional."

Upon hearing this, Kitahara was immediately delighted. After all, this was a legendary horse girl. Once she could officially participate in training, the benefits would be countless.

But he soon noticed the second half of the sentence.

"Emotion?" He seemed to be thinking about something.

"Well, after all, I haven't had formal training for many years. When I think of training, I can't help but think of what happened back then."

With a look of reminiscence in his eyes, Maruzenski smiled and pointed to the stairs in front of him.

"You know, Kitahara, this shrine and this staircase have actually always been the preferred training ramp for the horse girls of Central Academy."

"I ran here before, and so did Ten O'clock, Fujisho Boys, and Green Grass."

"Later, Chiaki, Katsuragi, Hirumakura, Maruzen, Takamine and others also ran here."

"Now, I've become Oguruma and the others... Time really flies, it makes me feel sad."

As she sighed and lamented, she began to feel a little lost.

"Training... I said I can agree to it, no problem, just consider it as paying for the future of such an outstanding junior like Oguruma, but..."

She suddenly sighed, "Kitahara, do you think that horse racing girls like us really have no chance to step onto the racing field again?"

Beiyuan was stunned.

"It's only been a few years since the original level was established, and it's extremely difficult to even touch the realm level in the original level, let alone master it, let alone become a horse girl at the realm level."

Although Maruzenski's mouth corners were still raised and she seemed to be smiling, her eyes gradually became lonely.

"I am so lucky to have the best strength, but it's just like I couldn't participate in the Japanese Derby or the Classic Triple Crown. I have this strength but no stage to show it."

"Beiyuan, tell me, is my life like this very sad?"

"I……"

"no."

Kitahara's sudden and firm words stunned Maruzenski. Then, Kitahara looked at the legendary horse girl, whose loss was evident in her words, with the same firm eyes.

"it's not like that."

Thinking about the "Dream Cup" mentioned by Akikawa Yayoi, thinking about the style that Oguruma and the others will show in this year's Classic Triple Crown, and thinking about the fact that there will be more and more field-level horse girls in the future, Kitahara said in a deep voice:
"Perhaps previous generations did have regrets of one kind or another, but perhaps starting from this generation, there will be fewer and fewer regrets, and even those regrets of the past will have a chance to be made up for."

"Maruzen, I believe this. I believe you will have another chance to show yourself, even a more exciting stage than the classic triple crown."

“I firmly believe that.”

"... a more exciting stage than the classic triple crown..."

Staring blankly at Kitahara and repeating it in a murmur, Maruzenski suddenly laughed.

"Ah, I don't know why you have such inexplicable confidence, but it sounds like a good thing."

"Then I'll just take that as your comfort. I'll try to look forward to such a wonderful performance."

After talking with Maruzenski, the horse girl was obviously in a much better mood and quickly regained her usual relaxed attitude. After waiting for a while, Oguruma, Shining Glory and the others were ready, and the day's "slope training" officially began.

"Lift your knees! Inhale! Stand tall! Pull in your stomach! Don't hunch over, or you'll lose sight of the track ahead! The Zhongshan track is not only a ramp, but also a straight and downhill section after the ramp. You must be familiar with the course, otherwise you will unconsciously waste energy on the ramp!"

Standing on the platform right in front of the shrine, holding a stopwatch in his hand, Kitahara yelled at Oguruma, Super Cove, Tamamo Cross and Maruzenski who were running up from the bottom of the stairs.

After Maruzenski agreed to the training, she naturally participated in the slope training. With the legendary horse girl as an incentive, Oguruma and the other three were obviously more motivated. However, due to the difference in strength and experience, their performance was naturally much inferior to Maruzenski's, so Kitahara's guidance was mainly aimed at them.

"Don't lift your legs so high! Excessive leg lifting will only waste energy. Just lift your thighs until they are parallel to the ground! Don't bend your knees forcefully. Going uphill puts a lot of pressure on the knees. Excessive bending can cause unnecessary injuries! Relax your shoulders. Don't shrug just because it's a slope!"

“Take a look at Maruzen-senpai in front of you when you have time! Look at her posture, listen to her breathing, and feel the rhythm of her swinging arms and legs!”

"You have all undergone blindfold training, so your perception ability is sufficient. Take a good look at the various details of your predecessors!"

Compared with Oguruma and the others, Kitahara's training method of shouting instructions is not easy at all. Not only does he have to keep an eye on the situation of all the horse girls, he also has to think quickly and point out their problems in a timely manner. In fact, many competition problems do not only appear on the field, but are precisely because the details are not paid attention to in normal times. The competition merely exposes the accumulated problems.

In this way, he had to observe, think, and shout instructions in time. After a morning of training, Kitahara felt that he was almost as tired as if he had run on a slope, of course, based on the human level.

"Good! 42.9 seconds! 44.6 seconds! 44.8 seconds! 45.1 seconds!"

Now, after Kitahara reported the uphill data of the four horse girls in turn, one training session was over. Then, he looked at Shin Shinki and Miyamura Kyoko who were standing by with a serious look on their faces.

"Water, fruit, and a physical examination. Kouki, Kyoko, please help!"

"Hi!" X2.

While Oguruma and the others were busy with training, Shin Shinkyou and Miyamura Kyoko were not idle either. They both needed to prepare special sports drinks and fruits such as candied lemons to relieve fatigue in advance. They also had to check relevant data from time to time, and after a training session, they should hand over drinks and do relevant inspections in a timely manner to confirm that there were no hidden dangers accumulated during this training.

At this time, Kitahara was checking the previous data records while paying attention to Oguruma and the others to see if there were any problems.

But this time, Maruzenski took the drink handed over by Shin Shinkyou and took a sip. After taking a break, he walked over with a smile and said to Kitahara:

"Ah - I haven't run so freely for a long time. It really feels like I've returned to the old days. I feel a lot younger all of a sudden!"

“…Come on, Maruzen, you are actually very young, why do you sound like an old man?”

After smiling silently, Kitahara looked at the data on the recording board again and expressed admiration.

"But as expected of a legendary horse girl, you haven't had any intense training in all these years, right? You've already achieved such an outstanding result right after you got to the slope. You're about 2 seconds ahead of Oguruma and the others."

When Xiaolimao and the others heard this, although they were busy gasping for breath and unable to speak, they all looked at him with admiration.

"It may be because we ran side by side a few days ago."

Maruzenski smiled and said, "It's also thanks to the outstanding performance of Oguruma and the others. I feel a little pressured when competing with them. I'm afraid that I might not handle something well. If I lose to them, I will lose face as a senior."

"So it's not hard to understand that under this kind of training and pressure, I can find my former form so smoothly."

"That's how it should be."

Nodding in agreement, Kitahara looked at Oguruma and the other three who were still panting, and then looked at Maruzenski whose breathing had eased. "But the gap is still a bit obvious. You see, you are almost ready for the next round of training, while Oguruma and the others still need some time to recover. This difference in endurance alone is enough to show how strong a domain-level person like you is."

"Haven't I already said that one of the most critical functions of the domain is that it allows us to fully control our bodies, not wasting any energy, and never missing the opportunity to explode."

Maruzenski became a little more serious and reminded, "But in this case, assuming that the opponents are all field-level horse girls, the competition intensity will be higher and the consumption during the game will be greater."

"Luduo and I also came here to test our limits in all aspects. Basically, after a match under the conditions of a formal competition, no matter if we win or lose, we will be exhausted. This is because all our physical strength has been fully utilized in the competition."

"However, this kind of competition is still too far away for Oguruma and the others. Currently, whether it is us or the other side, the kids who have participated in the classic triple crowns have not yet touched the threshold of the field."

"So, take your time. This is almost the end of today's morning training. It's time to rest, right, Trainer-san?"

Hearing Maruzenski calling himself a trainer, Kitahara couldn't help but smile, thinking that this guy was really into the state, and then nodded.

"It is indeed time to rest. We have other training in the afternoon, and it is time to eat."

He looked at Oguruma and the others and raised his voice, "Well, after we get some rest, let's go back to the academy and prepare for dinner."

This proposal was met with cheers, and soon everyone packed up their instruments and equipment and walked down the mountain along the stairs.

On the way down the mountain, Kitahara and others, with the advantage of standing high and seeing far, soon discovered that there was a group of people walking towards this side in the distance. The person leading them was none other than the chief trainer of the Beyond Team, Fumino Nase.

"Hmm? What a coincidence..."

Kitahara murmured subconsciously, and then heard the surprise of Oguruma and the others.

"Hey? Isn't that Dido and the others? Why are they here?"

"He should be here to practice like us, right?"

After Oguruma and Tamamo Cross were surprised, Maruzenski explained to them with a smile.

"Of course it is. I told Kitahara before that this shrine is one of the most suitable places near Central Tresen College for training slope adaptability. Besides, Chiaki and I have trained here before, and trainer Naise's father is also very familiar with this place, so it's not surprising that they chose this place."

The members of the Yongshi team were just a little surprised by the chance encounter, but they were not too surprised or had any other thoughts after the accident.

After all, he and others need special training for the competition, and the Beyond Team naturally has a similar idea. Under this kind of training, they just need to continue to work hard according to the arrangement, and everything will be revealed in the three games on March 3.

There is only one way up and down the mountain to the shrine, so the two teams naturally met each other.

Just like Kitahara and his group saw Nase and his group, Nase and his group also saw Kitahara and his group early on. They knew each other were in training, so after meeting each other, they exchanged a few pleasantries and then said goodbye to each other.

However, on the Chaoyue team's side, shooter Didu walked up the stairs a few steps and then slowly stopped, turning his head to look at Kitahara and others who were walking away.

As her trainer, Kouchi Zhong quickly noticed her abnormality and couldn't help but stop and look at the Didu shooter in confusion.

"Didu...?"

Kouchi Tadashi was a taciturn man, just like his black iron tower-like appearance. After saying half a sentence, he stopped talking and just stood there, looking straight at his horse girl.

"Well, what's wrong, Zhong?"

She responded without turning her head, and the archer Dido stared at Kitahara and others who were getting farther and farther away. After a moment, she was suddenly stunned, then turned to look at Kouchi Zhong and laughed.

"Okay, I'm fine. I'm just a little surprised by the group that came here today."

As she spoke, she continued to walk up the stairs, only to realize that because of her and Kouchi Tadashi's stopping, Nanase Fumino and Yae Mudi also stopped and looked at her, then at the direction Kitahara and the others left.

"…What's wrong with you? I just stopped for a while, what are you doing?"

With an amused look on her face, she held the back of her head with both hands and walked upstairs by herself, "Let's go, let's get training. We came here after having dinner early, not to wait here foolishly."

However, Nase Fumino and Yae Mudi did not move. Yae Mudi hesitated and looked at Nase beside him.

"Chief, Dido is right. There are some surprises on Chief Kitahara's side."

Nase Fumino was silent for a moment.

"Is it because of Maruzenski?" Although she used a question, her tone was very affirmative.

"It is also."

Yae Mudi is somewhat similar to Kouchi Tadashi in that he also has a relatively silent personality and will stop talking after giving a brief reply.

"I know this very well."

Nanase Fumino suddenly sighed, "In the morning, after running with you, President Chiaki told me something. She said that Chief Kitahara asked President Maruzen to accept his training, and President Maruzen agreed."

As soon as these words were spoken, Yajyou Invincible and Didu Shooter both exclaimed in surprise.

"Training Maruzen-senpai?"

"Who? That Kitahara trainer?"

Even Xiao Neizhong, who had been silent all this time, showed a look of surprise.

Nase Fumino sighed again.

"I don't really understand it either. In my opinion, both President Maruzen and President Chiaki are legendary horse girls. Although they have retired for a long time, it doesn't mean that they have forgotten their experience when they were in service. How can a trainer like Chief Kitahara and I who just came to the Central Academy have the ability to train such strong people?"

"That's why President Qian Ming joked with me and asked me if I was willing to train her. I refused at the time."

"Reject?" X2.

Yaezhe Wudi and Didu Shooter were surprised in unison, and in a moment, Didu Shooter frowned.

"This... Although you are the chief trainer, I still want to say this. If you refuse something like this, wouldn't it be a missed opportunity?"

She frowned, looked at Nanase, then looked at her trainer Kouchi Tadashi, her frown deepening. "Our Transcendence Team was basically created with reference to the Eternal World where Oguruma and the others were. Many of the trainings we just started have been going on there for a long time, and our trainings are basically based on what they have done there."

"For example, recently, President Qianming ran with us because President Maruzen did the same."

"Then President Maruzen agreed to Chief Kitahara's request to participate in the training. Is there some secret behind this? Should we learn from him as well?"

She asked, looking at Nase Fumino.

With a slightly heavy expression, Nase Fumino nodded.

"I have now discovered that President Qian Ming was not joking, but had a clear intention of training."

“That’s what I just thought of.”

"If you can train with a legendary horse girl like President Qianming, you will be able to learn from her experience and skills more closely, and your level will definitely improve more significantly."

"Not only will it have many benefits for you, but also for trainers like me and Mr. Ouchi."

She looked at Xiao Nei Zhong and nodded, "We can also discover our shortcomings through President Qian Ming's feedback on training, so as to make progress and have better training capabilities."

"Alas, I am too inexperienced. Chief Kitahara must have thought of this, which is why he took the initiative to make such a request to President Maruzen."

Finally, Nase Fumino sighed and smiled bitterly.

In a sense, her guess about the situation of the Eternal Team was already pretty close. Apart from Kitahara's more long-term plan, such as the "Dream Cup", she had basically analyzed the idea and benefits of asking a legendary horse girl like Maruzenski to train together.

Kitahara was able to think of these things because of his foresight and future vision. As a real "newbie" trainer, Fumino Nase was able to think of these things in a very short time. In fact, this is enough to make her one of the best trainers of this generation.

However, she didn't know all this. After praising Kitahara's decision, she quickly cheered up.

"But it doesn't matter that we are a step late. We will continue the training as normal. We must not lose to the Eternal Team in these basic aspects."

She looked at her teammates, her tone gradually filled with confidence, "After the training is over and we return to the academy, I will formally request this from President Qian Ming. After that, we can achieve even better training results."

Encouraged by Nanase Fumino, Yae Wudi was the first to speak out.

"Ha! That's right!"

She shouted with full energy, clenched one hand into a fist and quickly put it at her waist, and with the other hand, she raised her palm like a knife and slashed it into the air, "We will definitely not lose!"

"...It seems that it's not without reason that Xiao Nei supports you so much."

Looking at Nanase Fumino, Dido Shooter pulled his ears and raised the corners of his mouth, "Admittedly, as a team, we are much slower than the Eternal World, but I don't think I will lose to Oguruma or other horse girls from the Eternal World team."

"Well, if you, the chief trainer, get discouraged, we will have a headache."

"Let's just keep working hard like this. Yae is right. We won't lose!"

Although Xiao Neizhong didn't like to talk much, at this moment, amid the enthusiastic atmosphere of his companions, he nodded slowly and heavily.

The Beyond team was not aware of the momentum of not letting go of any opportunity to catch up, but the Eternal Team was unaware of this, and Kitahara was just training according to the established plan.

In terms of overall arrangement, the "middle distance" and "mile" groups are still training for the 2000m and 1800m races respectively. The only adjustment in the team structure is to go to the shrine regularly to conduct special slope training for Oguruma and Mejiro Altan, two horse girls who will be competing in the Zhongshan race. In addition to these, the remaining weight training, parachute sprint training, and blindfold training are all carried out in rotation on a regular basis, and everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

In this process, Maruzenski's rich experience and outstanding talent gradually emerged.

She teaches Oguruma, Super Kobayashi, and Mejiro Altan techniques such as how to use inertia to save energy when turning, quickly identify noteworthy opponents, and avoid obstacles with less effort when sprinting to the finish line. These are all things she teaches and corrects one by one based on daily training.

According to her, these little tricks cannot completely determine the outcome of a game. Even if each trick is performed smoothly, it can only buy a few tenths of a second or even only a few tenths of a second. However, victory in the game is actually accumulated slowly by this inconspicuous advantage. If you can master all these skills and practice them into instincts like eating, drinking water and breathing, then it is equivalent to having a 0 or 0 second lead in every game before it even starts.

In principle, trainers like Kitahara, Komiyama, and Yusuhara can teach these skills, but they are human after all. Although they are much better than legendary trainers like Maruzenski in professional theory, their results are not as good as the latter when it comes to actual teaching.

Because Maruzenski herself is a horse racing girl, and a top-level one at that. Even if she doesn't know the theory, she can directly tell Oguruma and the others how to do it.

In this way, she proposed some techniques, and trainers such as Kitahara quickly analyzed them and determined them in a specific training method, and the whole training became smoother and smoother.

For example, on this day, according to a technique proposed by Maruzenski, the entire Eternal Team came to the swimming pool to prepare for a special training.

However, before the special training started, we encountered some minor troubles.

"Little Chestnut Hat and Super Cove... You can't swim? How can that be? If you can't swim, it will be troublesome."

Maruzenski became distressed, and then asked in confusion:
"Although I didn't follow your training every day, you should have done swimming training, right? The school has swimming lessons, and if I remember correctly, Xiao Haiwan should have had swimming training in Kasamatsu, right? Don't you know how to do it now?"

As the person who proposed today's special training, Maruzenski naturally hopes that today's training can go smoothly. Today's training is not complicated, it is just "treading water".

Since she was going to "tread water", she naturally had to go into the water. She wanted to give others a surprise, so she didn't formally explain her idea until she arrived at the swimming pool. As a result, she learned from Kitahara and others that Oguruma and Super Xiaowan didn't know how to swim very well. Even the latter, who had started swimming endurance training in Kasamatsu, still doesn't know how to swim very well.

"Well, there's really nothing we can do about it."

Kitahara was also very distressed. He looked at Xiaolimao who was scratching his head and Xiaowan who was picking his fingers with his head down with a wry smile.

"These two kids, how should I put it... I guess they were born without the ability to swim. I, Komiya-san, Yusuhara, and Tama have tried to teach them many times, but... ahem, they just can't learn. There's really nothing we can do about it."

He explained helplessly, but in his heart he was even more helpless than he appeared.

...How come in the parallel world, the inability to swim can also be reflected here?

Kitahara actually gave up on saving Oguruma and Kobayashi a long time ago because they couldn't swim, because in the game, these two were the few horse girls who had to use "floatboards" for auxiliary training during the "endurance training" in the training stage.

"Endurance training" is generally carried out in a swimming pool, and only a dozen or so horse racing girls, such as Oguruma, Super Little Bay, Tosho Reform, Golden Ship, Good Opera, Qianming Representative, and Pipa Chenguang, will use "float boards" to help themselves float on the water.

Apart from these people, the remaining 100-odd horse girls in the project are not needed.

The reason for this difference is simple: their prototype horses have poor performance in swimming pool training, or have never been trained to swim.

"She's not good at swimming at all. How come she's just like Qianming back then... Well, it seems like she still can't swim now."

Sighing, Maruzenski shook his head helplessly, "There's nothing we can do about it. Although it's a bit troublesome, let's just go with the trouble."

After she said this, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. After all, compared to the trouble, everyone was more worried about not being able to train at all, so coming to the swimming pool would be a waste of time.

And wasting time is a small matter. What's more important is that during the training together during this period, Maruzenski's experience has proved many times that some of the little tricks she proposed seem insignificant but are actually very effective. It would be a pity if we missed it today because Ogurumao and Xiaowan can't swim.

After this little incident, Maruzenski quickly became serious.

"Then let's do it the same way as before. I'll demonstrate directly and talk about my thoughts when I do it. Kitahara, you can help analyze it according to the trainer's professional knowledge and see if you can fix it in your daily training."

This is the way of cooperation that the Eternal Team is now familiar with. After Maruzenski finished speaking, Kitahara, Komiyama and Yusuhara each took out their own recording boards. Miyamura Kyoko and Shin Shinkuei also took out waterproof instrument recording devices.

At this moment, Maruzenski and other horse girls have already changed into their one-piece swimsuits. Maruzenski didn't say much, he went straight into the water and swam towards the wide water surface.

As she toured the place, everyone quickly discovered something different.

Maruzenski basically swam towards the center of the pool with his upper body straight, with much more of his body exposed above the water than in most swimming postures.

As she moved forward, her head, neck, shoulders and arms were all very relaxed, and there were few ripples on the water, with only a few naturally formed ripples in the swimming pool lapping against her waist.

"do you understand?"

When she reached the center of the pool, she turned around, raised her hands out of the water, and pointed her index fingers downwards. "This is treading water. It's actually a very simple swimming posture."

"And the point and purpose of this training is that you three, Oguruma, Super Kobay, and Mejiro Aldan, need to reach my current level, or at least not be too bad."

"To achieve this, your feet under the water should be like me, pushing down continuously like stepping on stairs, and you should master a certain rhythm."

"I think this kind of training will have a good effect on the slopes of the Zhongshan venue."

While Maruzenski was narrating, Kitahara and others had already noticed the movements of her legs under the water.

As she said, her legs really seemed to be stepping on "invisible" stairs in the water, but due to the interaction of gravity, buoyancy and skills, just looking at her legs would make people feel that she seemed to be "walking" upwards. In fact, there was no visible change in the height of her upper body above the water, which was obviously due to her strong control over her body and experience.

"I see, Aldan, just give it a try."

Without hesitation, Kitahara looked at Aldan and laughed, "This swimming posture itself is not difficult. What is difficult is to achieve the level of Maruzen. If it is just the posture of 'treading water', Aldan, you should have no problem."

Then, he looked at Tamamo Cross and Inari, "Tamamo, Inari, you can also give it a try. You two are good at swimming and have good leg strength. Inari, in particular, may be able to show a better level than Aldan."

"Okay, Mr. Kitahara." "Then let's give it a try!" "No problem!"

The three horse girls all put on their one-piece swimsuits and, after answering in different styles, they all excitedly stepped into the water and started treading water like Maruzenski.

"Hmm...it feels very different from other ways of swimming."

Mejiro Aldan said thoughtfully: "Other swimming methods require the strength of the whole body, especially the arms, but this treading water posture seems to only rely on the strength of the legs and waist."

After briefly telling Kitahara about her feelings near the shore, she quickly turned around and prepared to swim towards Maruzenski's position in the center of the pool. Only then did she realize that while she was talking, Tamamo Juji and Inari Ichi had already swam far forward.

On the shore, after listening to what Mejiro Altan said, Kitahara nodded slightly, then observed the horse girls in the swimming pool for a while, and talked thoughtfully with Komiyama and others beside him.

"It seems that my guess just now was correct."

He pointed at Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi, "Due to their leg strength advantage, the two of them are obviously swimming much faster than Mejiro Altan."

Then he pointed to Maruzenski, "But in terms of skills, they, along with Aldan, cannot compare to Maruzen."

"There was almost no water splashing around Maruzen's waist, but there were almost waves around Xiaoyu and the others. Their postures were also more inclined, not as straight as the former's upper body, so they should still use the strength of their upper body."

"Well, it should be due to experience," Komiya continued.

"Xiaoyu and the others' postures are still somewhat in the usual swimming style. They haven't completely adapted to the treading water posture."

"But treading water itself is not a very difficult swimming style. In addition, President Maruzen should have the corresponding training skills. I think they will master it quickly."

Miyamura Kyoko smiled and said, "We really have to thank President Maruzen. We all know that swimming can train strength and endurance, but we never thought that we can use treading water to specifically train leg strength."

"In this way, Xiaoli and others can carry out targeted leg strength training. Compared with hard ground, exercising in water can reduce the load and pressure on the joints, reduce the impact on the joints, and even rest and protect the joints to a certain extent."

"Not only that, swimming itself can exercise most muscle groups, enhance muscle strength, endurance and flexibility, and also has the benefits of aerobic exercise to enhance the cardiovascular system, promote blood circulation, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease."

As the team's chief physician, Kyoko Miyamura's speeches in medical-related fields were naturally the most convincing. After hearing her analysis, everyone was cheered up, except Kitahara, who looked at Oguri Hat and Super Little Bay and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

...However, even though treading water training has many benefits, these two can only train their swimming skills with the help of a float board for now.

If I use a kickboard, will the training be compromised?
Although he was conflicted, Kitahara did not show his confusion on his face. Instead, after looking at the two horse racing girls, he quickly lowered his eyes, stroking his chin and recalling the relevant knowledge.

I remember seeing some books about using a float to train treading water. It seemed that there were some special standards. As long as you train according to that standard, you can achieve similar results even if you are not a good swimmer.

What exactly did they say...

Before he could think clearly, he heard the sound of flowing water. Turning around, he saw that Maruzenski had already stepped on the water and jumped onto the shore.

"Senior Maruzen, here's a towel." Xin Xin Guanghui, who was in charge of various training equipment and tools, took a dry towel from the chair behind him and handed it to Maruzenski.

"Thank you, little Glory."

He took the towel with a smile and touched the new and glorious head. Then, while wiping the water stains on his body, Maruzenski's eyes wandered over Kitahara and the others. "How about this training method? I think you all have some specific ideas, right?"

Komiya and the others all nodded slightly, and Yusuhara said casually:
"Kyoko has just analyzed that this method of training can significantly improve leg strength and put less strain on the joints, so it can indeed be used as a special training for the steep slopes of the Zhongshan Stadium."

"Compared to other more complicated methods, treading water training can be said to be a branch of the entire swimming training. It is less difficult and complicated. Even if you follow the instructions in the textbook, there won't be any big problems."

"only……"

He looked at Little Chestnut Hat and Little Bay, showing a bit of embarrassment.

"The current situation is that Xiaolimao and Xiaohaiwan are not good at swimming. If they use a floating board, the training effect may be reduced. But it is too late to learn swimming now. In this case..."

After these words were spoken, Komiyayama, Miyamura Kyoko, and Shinshin Glory frowned slightly, but Maruzenski smiled and looked at Kitahara.

"Don't worry, Yuhara. I think our chief trainer must have come up with a solution."

...You look like you want to make fun of me, right? Maruzen...

With a bitter smile, Kitahara breathed a sigh of relief without leaving a trace, because when Maruzenski was communicating with Yusuhara and the others just now, he happened to think of some training materials he had read.

"Maruzen, since you proposed this idea, you must have a solution, right? If you ask me this, and I can't think of it, wouldn't it be a bit embarrassing?"

With a plan in mind, Kitahara was not in a hurry and made a joke. Seeing that Maruzenski was still smiling and not saying anything, he smiled helplessly and began to explain.

"I have thought of a way. If I remember correctly, there was an issue of the American magazine "Uma Musume and Sports" that mentioned how to train horse girls who can't swim."

He looked at Little Chestnut Hat and Super Cove and thought for a moment.

"Why don't you just try it, just hold on to the float."

The two horse girls were originally scratching their heads or snapping their fingers in embarrassment, obviously feeling that their poor swimming skills had caused trouble to others. When they heard Kitahara's words, they subconsciously looked at each other.

"Okay, if I did anything wrong, just tell me, Kitahara."

Out of trust in Beiyuan, the two of them did not hesitate, picked up the float that had been prepared on the side, and slowly went into the water.

The floats that the two horse girls were holding were both large-sized. At first glance, they looked like a surfboard that had been shrunk a lot. Seeing that the two of them maintained their balance with the help of the floats, Kitahara noticed the extent to which their arms were using the floats to gain leverage.

"Little Chestnut Hat, and Little Bay, pay attention. You have basically put your arms completely on the float, and even part of your body is leaning on it."

Standing on the shore, Kitahara stretched out one arm and cut the other palm in the middle of his upper arm.

"Then the next step is to move your arms slightly outward until you feel like you're about to lose your balance, and then tell me."

After hearing Kitahara's words, Ogurumao and Xiaowan both nodded, then tentatively pulled their arms back from the float.

Seeing this scene, Maruzenski curled the corners of his mouth and nodded slightly.

The training method she knew was exactly the one Kitahara was arranging now, and the initial steps were exactly the same.

Horse girls who are not good at swimming need to use floats to provide buoyancy. Then, with external force assistance, the effect of leg strength training will be reduced.

However, the kickboard may seem like a burden or an obstacle at this moment, but with a slight change of thinking, it can become a "standard."

That is the "balance of the float".

Because the arms or hands are pressing on the float, once the legs underwater exert force, the float will cause the float to shake. To avoid this, stronger strength and better skills are needed. In this way, "the more stable the float", the better the training effect, which is easier to control the training progress than without a float.

Of course, this kind of control is for trainers and horse girls who can't swim. For swimming levels like Altan Mejiro, it is enough to tread water normally. With the talents of horse girls and the various instruments and equipment of the Eternal Team, it is more than enough to make the training proceed normally.

There is another standard for "balance", which is what Kitahara just mentioned. You should retract your arms as much as possible and reduce the leverage on the float. The less leverage you have, the harder it is to maintain balance, and the more skill and strength you need.

Kitahara's subsequent arrangements were exactly what Maruzenski had thought.

When Oguruma and Kobayashi lost their balance, Kitahara heard their voices and asked them to paddle hard. Don't worry about the skills and just rely on brute force to maintain balance. This was not difficult for these two horse girls with outstanding qualifications.

Afterwards, Kitahara explained the principle and after getting confirmation from Maruzenski, the entire training was officially launched. Everyone was busy taking notes and testing.

Maruzenski was free, as this kind of training did not require any competition, so she quietly folded her arms, leaned against the wall, and watched Kitahara's back as he stared intently into the swimming pool and occasionally wrote and drew on the recording board.

...If he had been my trainer back then, would I have achieved even better results?

Her mood suddenly became complicated.

I was so outstanding that even the old stubborn people in UAR had to change some rules because of me.

Maybe I can’t change too much, but even if I still can’t participate in the Satsuki Sho, the Japan Derby and the Chrysanthemum Sho, I might still be able to participate in more classic events and have fewer regrets…

Okay, I've thought too much. If I don't want to go back to the past...

She couldn't help but exert force on her hands crossed at the elbows, and she suddenly began to fantasize.

In the future, will it really be like what he said, that there will be more exciting competitions, even more exciting than the Classic Triple Crown, waiting for me, waiting for horse racing girls like me, Luduo, Qianming and others to show off their skills on the competition stage...

When she thought of such competitions, she couldn't help but feel dazed. In a trance, she seemed to be no longer in the swimming pool, but running on a track that was as green as a carpet.

The cool temperature in the swimming pool turned into a strong breeze blowing in her face, a strong wind that only people with her speed could feel.

The gentle splashing sound in the pool also turned into the rustling of grass leaves as feet passed over the grass.

It seemed that there were cheers coming from them. They were the cheers from the spectators who were leading the way and making all the other horses look dwarfed when they were about to cross the finish line.

They were all shouting their names excitedly.

"...Maruzen? Maruzen?"

"...Well, what's wrong?"

Maruzenski suddenly came back to her senses from her imagination and realized that Oguruma and the others had come out of the swimming pool at some point. They were wiping the water droplets off their bodies with dry towels and looking at her in confusion.

In front of her were trainers such as Kitahara and Komiyayama. She recalled briefly and found that the voice just now was made by Kitahara.

"...You look a little strange, do you have a cold? I see you seem to be leaning over here all the time."

Kitahara said with some concern, then looked at Miyamura Kyoko beside him, "Do you want Kyoko to check you out?"

Hearing this, Kyoko couldn't help but take a step forward.

"Ah, no need."

With a slight smile, Maruzenski concealed his previous fantasy, shook his head, stretched, and said, "I was just thinking about something."

Then she changed the subject.

"How's it going? It looks like the training is over. How was the result?"

After looking at Maruzenski for a while, Kitahara felt that she did not have any signs of a cold, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "The effect should be good. At least Oguruma and the others said they felt good."

He looked at Oguruma and saw that all the horse racing girls were nodding confidently, so he smiled and nodded and looked at Kyoko.

"Of course, it will take some time to see the exact extent of the effect, and Kyoko will need to provide sufficient medical data for analysis."

"Those kinds of things take a lot of time. It's getting late now. Let's go eat first."

"Great! Let's eat!" X6.

It seemed that due to the influence of Oguruma, the big eater, the horse racing girls of the Eternal Team were very keen on eating, and even Shining Glory was no exception. So in a joyful atmosphere, today's special training ended successfully.

Subsequent training continued as usual, and with everyone working together, the situation became smoother and the progress became better day by day.

Amid this effect and the positive and joyful team atmosphere, time quickly came to March 3, the day when the preliminary round of the Satsuki Sho, one of the classic three crowns, and the Wakaba Championship, Spring Championship and Yayoi Sho, began.

Since the three games were divided into two venues, the Yongshi team had to split into two groups to participate in the game and cheer.

Kitahara, Maruzenski, Miyamura Kyoko, and Shin Shinki came to the Nakayama Stadium to cheer for Altan Mejiro and Oguruma who were participating in the Spring Championship and Yayoi Sho.

Komiyama and Yuhara took Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi to the Hanshin Stadium to cheer for Super Bay who were participating in the Wakaba Championship.

After arriving at the Zhongshan stadium, after cheering on Aldan and Oguruma in the players' preparation room as usual, Kitahara and others, led by Maruzenski, came to the VIP seats at the back of the audience.

This is a glass room similar to the sea view stands. The huge floor-to-ceiling windows are clean and bright, with an extremely wide field of view, and can completely overlook the entire Zhongshan stadium.

Although this will make the figures of the horse girls on the track appear very small, there are a number of scenic area telescopes fixed on stands behind the windows, and further back there are high-definition screens that follow the camera lenses of the stadium in real time, so there is no need to worry about not being able to see clearly.

The person sitting on the sofa opposite the screen was none other than Maruzenski's colleague, Ludovician, the president of the Central College Student Union.

In addition, on the sofa are Mejiro Altan, Oguruma's opponent today, Yae Mudi and Dido Shooter's trainers, Di Ye Yoshiyuki and Kouchi Tadashi.

Kitahara was not surprised to see such a combination. Although Maruzenski did not explain the situation here, he had become quite familiar with this horse girl during this period. Kitahara was also familiar with her personality and roughly guessed that such a thing would happen.

He even thought that it was very likely that the idea of ​​bringing him here was not Maruzenski's own, but that of a certain powerful president.

After all, this kind of stand with a good view can probably only be requisitioned at will by the Emperor President Luduo.

"Chief Kitahara, I've been missing for a while."

As if to prove that Beiyuan's idea was correct, when the members of the Eternal Team came in, Lu Duo stood up first, smiled and stretched out his hand.

After shaking hands with Kitahara, she smiled and looked towards the glass window.

"There are many matches today, and I think both Chief Kitahara and Chief Naise want a position to watch as many as three matches as possible, so I made this arrangement on my own initiative."

She pointed to the glass window and said, "From here, you can clearly see the Spring Stakes and Yayoi-sho."

She pointed to the big screen in the room and said, "Later, there will be a live broadcast of the Wakaba Championship at the Hanshin Stadium."

"At the Hanshin Stadium, I have also asked Qianming to make the same arrangements. I think everyone from Yongshi and Chaoyue can watch all three games without missing any of them."

"Thank you, President Luduo."

Kitahara thanked him sincerely, because it was obvious that Luduo had put a lot of thought into the arrangement, and he really wanted to not miss any game.

Luduo smiled and then started to introduce the two sides like the host here. As Di Ye Yixing and Xiao Nei Zhong were obviously not very good at speaking, they just greeted each other briefly after Luduo finished the introduction and said nothing else. Beiyuan could only say a few simple words, "Please give me your advice."

However, Luduo symbolized that she wanted to talk a lot. After she introduced both sides, she showed signs of wanting to speak. However, the radio sounded at this moment.

"Welcome everyone to the Zhongshan Arena! Today is the outpost of the Satsuki Sho, one of the classic three crowns, and the championship of the Spring Championship and the Yayoi Sho will be contested!"

"In addition to the Zhongshan Arena, the Wakaba Championship is also about to start in the Hanshin Arena. In other words, the priority places for the Gaoyue Sho will all be determined today!"

"This is a rare situation in the entire URA history. Let us look forward to the result of today's game!"

"Next, please welcome the horse racing ladies participating in today's first race, the Spring Championship!"

I don't know if today was too special as the commentator said. Having already coached and watched more than 20 games, Kitahara was inexplicably nervous at the moment. He only heard that Mejiro Altan was the most popular player today, number 13, and Yae Mudi was the second most popular player, number 6. He didn't hear any other commentary at all.

By the time he understood what was being said again, it was already time for the contestants to enter the gates.

"It rained a little yesterday. Although it has stopped today, the Zhongshan stadium is still a little heavy. What kind of impact will such a venue have on today's game?!"

"Okay, No. 13 Mejiro Aldan has entered the big outside gate, G2 Spring Championship, 1800 meters on grass, start now!"

"Start!"

"Well done, all the horse girls have done a great start!"

As Kitahara listened to this attentively, his spirit was already tense. He did not choose to use the viewing telescope by the window, but looked directly at the high-definition screen in the room.

...Very good! With Aldan's running style, if the start goes well, many subsequent tactics and techniques can be smoothly implemented!

Just staring at the screen, Kitahara clenched his hands unconsciously.

But soon, his eyes suddenly focused.

Oops... I didn't get the inner lane...

The horse girl in the inner lane is...

Kitahara could not help but frown when he clearly saw the figure of Aldan Mejiro moving inwards.

...Yae is invincible.

Had she anticipated this?

Is it because Aldan tried to grab the inner lane in his debut match, so you feel that you can't give up the inner lane?

Well... it is indeed a bit disadvantageous for No. 13, the big outer lane, to compete with No. 6 for the inner lane, especially since Yae Invincible is not a weakling.

Just as Beiyuan was thinking secretly, Luduo's thoughtful voice came from the side.

"I see. Have you studied Aldan's tactics?"

She folded her arms, crossed her legs, and stared at the screen just like Kitahara.

"Yae Mudi's move to that position just now should not be accidental. I think he must have deliberately rehearsed it to a certain extent, otherwise he would not have been stuck in front of Mejiro Altan's right side by such a coincidence."

"Don't you think so, Maruzen?"

Like Rudo's symbolic gesture, Maruzenski's expression was much more relaxed. She first looked at Kitahara on the side, curled the corners of her mouth, and then looked at Di Ye Yixing and Kouchi Tadashi on the other side who were silent and solemn.

"…This is a very powerful tactic. Chief Naze should have discussed it with Mr. Di Ye and Mr. Ouchi, right?"

Hearing this, Beiyuan couldn't help but look at the two sturdy figures, one old and one young.

"Yes, Chief Naze is outstanding, as is Mr. Ouchi, and Yae is working hard too."

He admitted it in a deep voice, Di Ye Yixing nodded slightly and did not respond any more, while Xiao Nei Zhong just nodded and remained silent.

"It seems that according to the tactics at the beginning of the track, Yae Mudi is not going to let Mejiro Aldan enter the inner circle..."

Maruzenski's mouth curled up as he looked at the screen. "What a great sense of distance."

"The moment just after the race starts is the most chaotic. Under such circumstances, Yae Wudi didn't even look back to grab a good position. It's simply..."

"It's like having eyes on the back of my head."

Maruzenski was just sighing, but Rudo analyzed the situation seriously.

"The total length of the Spring Championships is 1800 meters. If it is run normally, I remember that with the ability of Mejiro Altan that you mentioned, Maruzen, he can also run at a very good level."

"But Yae Mudi's blocking tactics allow her to accurately block the right front position at a large distance, making it almost impossible for Mejiro Aldan on the outside to get close to the inner circle, especially now that the front distance is almost finished. The latter has tried to break into the inner side several times but still failed. This situation... may continue for the entire game?"

"If that's the case, Mejiro Aldan will have to run a longer distance, and her endurance and leg strength are not the best in the Eternal Team. With this extra consumption of energy..."

She looked at Kitahara, "She's competing with Yae Wudi in endurance and last kick. Do you think Chief Kitahara has a chance of winning?"

(End of this chapter)