Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 133 Spring Tournament Exposed Challenges (3k)

After Mejiro Aldan crossed the finish line, Kitahara and others burst into slow applause at the same time. The first to applaud was Ludo Yu, and then Maruzenski joined in.

“It was a very exciting race, especially the attack and defense after the start and the ramp.”

As one of the most outstanding horse girls since the establishment of the URA Association, Ludo could certainly see the subtlety of the previous game. She said with some emotion:

"It seems like there is a sense of cause and effect. Yae Muto restricted Altan Mejiro's inbound movement at the beginning, and the latter used the same tactic to respond at the end of the match. His ability level, tactical quality, and fighting spirit were all outstanding. The two trainers really worked hard."

“I appreciate all the work you’ve put into this.”

Having said that, Luduo stood up symbolically and bowed solemnly.

Lu Duo knows very well that the outside world's impression of her, in addition to her legendary racing achievements, is the majesty and power she has gained after becoming the student council president. But she knows that whether it is her efforts in the arena in the past or her efforts as the president now, they are all for the hope that more horse racing girls can gallop freely on the arena.

Her life back then was not all smooth sailing.

He had originally planned to challenge the Takarazuka Kinen and then go overseas, but due to a fall during training the day before the game, he became lame and had to rest for a long time. He also took the risk of using the "Sasa needle therapy" before he could return to the court.

Looking back on the race, he also encountered some setbacks. Half a year after being injured, he stepped onto the familiar yet unfamiliar track again, wanting to achieve consecutive championships in the Emperor's Award, but he was overtaken by the fast-paced Dyna and only finished second.

She has experienced lows, was almost forced to leave the field, and has failed. It is for this reason that she hopes that the younger generations can have a more satisfying career.

Therefore, she fully recognizes the racing ladies who work hard and has great respect for the trainers who work hard.

However, the people present were not aware of her mood. When they saw her bowing, they were all a little surprised and hurriedly returned the greeting.

"President Lu Duo, you are too kind. This is just my duty."

Di Ye Yixing took the lead and said in a deep voice.

Although he was old and his hair and beard were all gray, he was in very good spirits. His voice was as loud as a bell, interrupting Beiyuan's words in return.

And after he returned the greeting, he looked towards Kitahara, raised his hands, and clapped like the Ludo symbol.

"If we really want to name the best, it should be Chief Kitahara and the champion of this game."

Clapping his broad palms, with an interested light in his eyes, Yae Invincible's trainer Di Ye Yixing looked over and said loudly:

"What an amazing perseverance... that horse girl from the Mejiro family."

"I admire you very much, Chief Kitahara, for being able to train a horse girl with extraordinary perseverance like Altan Mejiro. May I ask how you trained Altan Mejiro to have such perseverance?"

"will?"

Bei Yuan was already a little surprised after being interrupted, and now he was even more stunned, "Why did you say that?"

"Why……?"

After repeating half of the sentence, Di Ye Yixing was also stunned, and then frowned.

"It's obvious, right? In the final stage of the race, both horse girls were in their final acceleration state, and their stamina was basically exhausted."

"To be honest, Yae Wudi's basic tactics are very good, but his final kick is actually stronger."

"That's why, in the situation just mentioned, she can often create a gap from the outside lane and rush to the finish line in one breath."

"However, the horse girl from the Mejiro family used enough skills to prevent Yae from sprinting."

The sturdy old man's voice has become serious and sounded even heavier. "These techniques are exactly what Yae used at the beginning. They are not complicated techniques. On the contrary, they are very simple. Therefore, I am not surprised by these techniques themselves."

"What surprised me was that despite the severe physical exhaustion, the horse girl from the Mejiro family could still maintain such a clear mind and execute tactics so accurately. Isn't this due to her strong willpower?"

After he expressed his thoughts in a rhetorical question, his tone became sincere again.

"Perhaps Chief Kitahara feels that it is inappropriate to ask for advice so directly. However, although Yae is a hot-blooded, calm and composed child, and can remain calm when faced with major events, he can sometimes become stubborn and insist on his own opinions, and he won't wake up unless you yell at him."

"In my opinion, this is due to a lack of perseverance, so I would like to ask Chief Beiyuan for a way to train his perseverance."

Kitahara now finally understood why the old trainer was so obsessed with "perseverance".

From his impression, Yae Wudi does seem to get stuck in a rut sometimes. If this trainer hadn't scolded him angrily, he would probably have become depressed. In the eyes of this trainer, is this a sign of lack of perseverance?
He nodded in understanding, rubbed his forehead, pondered for a moment, and shook his head.

"I'm sorry, Trainer Di Ye, I may have disappointed you. What Mejiro Aldan has undergone is not perseverance training. What she just demonstrated in the competition is a different kind of ability and strength." When he first heard the apology, Di Ye Yoshioki thought Kitahara was going to refuse, and subconsciously wanted to say sorry for his somewhat offensive behavior.

In his opinion, many trainers would keep their training methods secret, and the URA Association had been doing the same for many years, so it was understandable that Kitahara would do so. He knew all this, and the reason why he still wanted to ask Kitahara was because he believed that Mejiro Aldan had some qualities that Yae Invincible was currently lacking.

But Kitahara told him that he had made a wrong judgment.

"In fact, Mejiro Ardan's situation is not complicated. She just rehearsed all the situations that might occur in the arena as many times as possible."

He did not hide the tactics used by his horse girl, because Kitahara knew very well that after the so-called tactics were used once or twice, experienced trainers and talented horse girls could analyze them. Di Ye Yixing had some misunderstandings now, only because he had been watching from the sidelines. If he communicated with Yae Mudi, he might soon understand what decision Mejiro Aldan made in the game.

In addition to this, he, like Di Ye Yixing, conducted an analysis while watching the game and had deeper considerations about the situation of his own horse girl.

It is obvious that Mejiro Altan's "Waltz on the Field" tactic is more than enough to deal with the opponents in the debut battle, but he is not able to cope with the more powerful horse girl like Yae Mudi, otherwise she would not have won by a narrow margin in the end.

This means that what needs to be done next is either to improve Aldan's basic qualities, or to adjust and optimize the entire tactics, or both. In any case, it will lead to major changes in tactics.

In this case, since Di Ye Yixing asked proactively, it would be better to explain the general situation and give the other party some face.

"Our team compared the various indicators of Aldan and Oguruma, Tamamo Cross, Super Bay, and Inari when they were exhausted. We also used thermal imaging equipment to take some pictures to prove it. It is obvious that Aldan can maintain a higher level of brain activity than his companions in this situation."

Looking at Di Ye Yixing, Kitahara explained in detail: "When communicating with each of them, I can also find that only Aldan himself can keep a clear mind in that situation."

"Then it would be valuable for her to do a rehearsal for the competition."

"Knowing every aspect of your opponent's indicators, running habits, and tactical characteristics, you can foresee some key moments that determine victory or defeat, and constantly adjust your ability to seize those moments while running side by side with your teammates. This is Aldan's tactic."

“It does take a lot of time and effort, but as the last Umamusume to debut in our team, she needs to do this in order to bring out her greatest strengths and ensure a better chance of winning.”

"So, this aspect is not so much special training as it is a tactic developed based on her strengths."

After Kitahara finished his explanation, Di Ye Yixing frowned and pondered for a long time. He also whispered a few words to Xiao Nei Zhong beside him, during which he showed an expression of realization or contemplation. Then he nodded heavily at Kitahara with emotion.

"I am extremely grateful to Chief Beiyuan for clearing up my confusion. Please accept my apology, Chief Beiyuan."

He sighed, "I misunderstood just now. I thought Chief Kitahara was not going to tell the truth about the training. This is not difficult to understand. After all, it is human nature to want to keep training methods secret. Even I may not be able to be honest with other trainers."

"Youth are indeed formidable. Not only do they have sufficient training methods, but they can also share them with others without any hesitation. I admire their mentality."

Kitahara could understand what Di Ye Yixing said. He had learned from Rokuhei Ginjiro that the older generation of trainers were indeed very conservative. If they had any unique training methods and experiences, they would often choose to teach them to very close friends or disciples with a clear master-disciple relationship, and rarely share them openly.

For Kitahara, it is not difficult to share his ideas with the team or even with trainers outside the team.

On the contrary, he believes that only in this way can he realize the future of the industry he wants. He and his team members, including Komiyayama, think so and do so.

But when Beiyuan heard Di Ye Yixing mention the training method, he thanked him and soon fell silent, his thoughts gradually becoming complicated.

Because he gradually discovered what challenges his team was facing.

The team format can really magnify the strengths of the trainers and horse girls and make up for each other's shortcomings. Taking the Eternal Team that he is in as an example, Oguruma and other horse girls are definitely stronger than their own parallel worlds at the same time.

There are many obvious examples.

Since his debut, Oguri has never encountered any physical problems, and all indicators are above the average health level. In terms of record, he has won 13 games in 13 games, including a big reward from the central government, which is obviously better than the situation in the other world.

Similarly, Super Bay and Mejiro Altan also solved their foot problems earlier, and their training and competitions have been going smoothly until now. Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi have also solved their own problems and are in a more ideal competition state.

Although the tactics targeting the specialties of each horse girl have not been put in place one by one, there are still "Arc Artist" and "Waltz on the Field" that can be used, and so far, these two tactics can achieve sufficient results to ensure the victory of Little Bay and Aldan.

A more important criterion is the field.

If nothing had changed in the world, Tamamo Cross would have been able to enter the realm at the Takarazuka Kinen in June, but now she has been able to do so more than half a year earlier in a team training match. Judging from the fact that the realm is a guarantee for Uma Musume's future career, this result of team training is outstanding.

The problem is, Yongshi is not the only one training as a team right now.

This is exactly the challenge and pressure that Kitahara feels.

Just in the game just now, he had already seen the strength of the Transcendence team led by Fumino Nase.

There will be another chapter later

The detailed outline is basically used up. I also need to spend time to deal with many ideas accumulated before and the problems mentioned by book friends, so the update may be a bit unstable in the next two days, about 1. After the detailed outline is processed, I will open a single chapter to clarify the arrangement of subsequent updates.
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