Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 138 The Pressure Behind the Fanaticism

The riot at the Zhongshan racecourse was quickly quelled, thanks to the horse racing ladies.

The horse girls in this world do not all participate in various events. In terms of number, there are more people working in other industries, including many security industries. Compared with humans, horse girls have stronger physical fitness and higher security work efficiency.

There are quite a few horse racing girls on standby for security at the Zhongshan racecourse, but the commotion caused by Oguruma's "undefeated challenge for the triple crown" was too sudden, so they were late in dispatching.

With these strong girls, the agitated audience and reporters were quickly persuaded to return to their original positions. Of course, those who were too enthusiastic to listen were easily subdued and then taken to the security room to wait for other staff to deal with them or directly handed over to the police.

Not only does the Zhongshan stadium have horse girl security, but Central Tresen College also has it.

For example, Tezuna Shunkawa, who stands at the school gate every morning to greet students, is actually responsible for campus security as the secretary of the chairman. She looks just like a human being, but many students and insiders know that they should never act rashly in front of her unless there is something wrong, otherwise the consequences will be very bad.

In addition to being responsible for campus security, Junchuan Tezuna is also responsible for a group of security teams, whose members are all well-trained horse girls. Their training is not for competition, but to deal with various emergencies that endanger the school and students.

At this moment, the chairman's secretary brought a large number of fully armed horse racing ladies to a small exit of the Zhongshan racecourse to "meet" Kitahara and others.

"I'm sorry, President Luduo and Beiyuan, we are late and scared you."

After receiving the trainers and horse girls who were participating in the competition here, Shunchuan Tezuna gave instructions with one hand and said apologetically:
"I really didn't expect something like this to happen. I was originally accompanying the chairman at the URA Association, and when I heard the news here, I immediately brought my staff over."

"Are you guys okay?"

Kitahara's group includes members of the Eternal and Beyond teams, as well as Ludo Symbol and Maruzenski.

The target of this commotion is Oguruma, and the reason is the "unbeatable triple crown". These two horse racing girls are like innocent innocents who were caught in the crossfire, especially Ludo Symbol. She is different from Oguruma's current "illusionary unbeaten triple crown". She is the real "unbeaten triple crown horse racing girl".

Referring to the frenzied scenes in the previous games, it is not difficult to imagine that if she shows up, she might face a lot of trouble.

Because of this, Rudo and Maruzenski were struggling in the viewing hall for a while, and after learning that Kitahara had contacted Surukawa Tezuna, they followed over together.

Junchuan Tetsugu brought so many protection personnel here just to take this group of people away from this dangerous place.

As for Winng Live and so on, we will talk about it later after the situation is under control.

"Fortunately, thank you Miss Tezuna for your concern. We came all the way here through the underground passage and no one else noticed."

Lu Duo responded with a sigh, then smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect this kind of situation to happen in this competition. Why don't I remember such a mess after I won the Chrysanthemum Award that year..."

"Eh? Luduo, are you jealous of the younger generation's fanatical popularity?"

Before his friend could finish, Maruzenski suddenly started joking.

"…What are you thinking about? I just have a headache."

Looking at Maruzen helplessly, Luduo rubbed his forehead, shook his head, and looked at the little chestnut hat and Didu shooter behind him, "If I must say, I also want to thank the younger generations."

"If they hadn't reacted quickly and left the stadium early, I'm afraid we would have been swept up in those crazy fans."

"Ah, thank you for the compliment, President Luduo, but if I really want to say it..."

Didu archer shrugged his shoulders and pointed at Xiao Limao with his thumb, "This guy had a dumb look on his face before. He didn't react to anything."

"...Oh, I actually don't understand what happened yet..."

Looking around, Xiao Limao scratched his head when he saw that everyone seemed to be looking at him.

Seeing this, everyone laughed, and the atmosphere near the exit suddenly eased a lot. Kitahara finally spoke at this time.

"Junchuan, you just said you were accompanying the chairman to a meeting? Where is the chairman now?"

"Ah, the chairman is already waiting outside."

Tetsuna Shunkawa responded quickly, "When she received the news, she asked me to bring people here first, and she went to the Hanshin Stadium herself."

"She said that Oguruma is a horse girl from the Eternal Team, and that the Hanshin Stadium might pay attention to Super Xiaohaiwan and the others because of this, so she went to meet them."

"In addition, she also said that both teams had worked hard in today's competition. She just happened to prepare a sumptuous banquet. We can wait until we are settled here and let Xiaolimao and the others finish dancing the Winning Live, and then celebrate properly."

Have you prepared a sumptuous banquet? It should have been prepared in advance...

Kitahara was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but think of the plot in the mobile game, if you have the highest favorability with Akikawa Yayoi and win the URA competition, you will finally attend the banquet prepared by the chairman. In the parallel world of the mobile game, all horse girls have this opportunity, and many of the delicacies at the banquet are carefully made by Akikawa Yayoi herself, which shows her concern and love for horse girls.

"Thank you for your hard work, Chairman. Shall we go meet her now?" Kitahara asked gratefully.

The place where Akikawa Yayoi was waiting was in a parking lot not far from the Nakayama Stadium. She was sitting in a spacious RV. Besides her, Super Xiaohaiwan, Sakura Chiyoou, Yusuhara, Nase Fumino and others who had been at the Hanshin Stadium before were also inside.

After the members of both sides met and greeted each other, they all entered the RV, ready to wait until the emotions of the audiences in the Hanshin Stadium and Nakayama Stadium had calmed down before completing the subsequent competition steps.

Perhaps because of the experience of competing in the arena, the atmosphere between the Yongshi and Chaoyue teams was quite good. The other trainers and the horse girls from both sides were waiting and couldn't help but talk about today's game.

Seeing that the other members were settled, Kitahara took the initiative to find Akikawa Yayoi.

"Mr. Chairman, I have something to discuss with you. Would you mind walking outside the car for a while?"

As he asked, he looked at the Luduo symbol beside him and said, "President Luduo, if it is convenient for you, please come along, okay?"

Akikawa Yayoi and Ludo Yuzhi were originally discussing today's game. After hearing the invitation, they looked at each other and each showed a thoughtful expression.

"Well, I just happen to have something to tell you, Kitahara-san," Akikawa Yayoi smiled and waved her fan, then said to Luduo, "Luduo, come over here too, let's listen to what Kitahara-san has to say."

Ludo symbol didn't say anything, just nodded thoughtfully.

Before getting in the car, Kitahara was thinking about some things and also paid attention to the area around the parking lot. He knew that there was a tea restaurant outside the entrance. The environment looked pretty good from the outside, so he took Akikawa Yayoi and Luduo to the store.

After entering the store, he ordered some black tea and some desserts, and then he got straight to the point:

"I would like to ask you two if you have any suggestions on the future development direction of Ogurumao."

After saying this, he noticed the expressions of Akikawa Yayoi and Lu Duo, and found that they just looked at each other, with a hint of "as expected" in their eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

...It seems that these two are completely different from those fanatical fans. They see the pressure that today's enthusiasm will bring to Oguruma.

Kitahara was not in a particularly good mood at the moment, not because of the commotion he had encountered on the field before, but because of the impact of this commotion.

From the commentary and the enthusiasm of the fans, he was absolutely certain that the vast majority of people had extraordinary expectations for the “Undefeated Triple Crown Uma Musume”, and this expectation would not diminish with the passage of time, but would become stronger and stronger.

Not only the fans, but also the horse racing girls.

Along the way, Kitahara has seen the surprised and envious eyes of Oguruma from the horse girls on both sides of Eisei and Chaoyue. This is not difficult to understand, the Classic Triple Crown is the top peak in the minds of all Japanese horse girls, and the undefeated triple crown is an unattainable dream. At present, although Oguruma has not officially set foot in any of the Classic Triple Crowns, she has proved that she is likely to become such a legendary horse girl with her record of 14 wins in 14 games, especially the Yayoi Sho 1 move.

Their thoughts and mentality will also develop into another kind of fanaticism, that is, the fanaticism of defeating Oguruma. The reason why Kitahara cares about Oguruma's future development direction is because of his worry about this kind of fanaticism in all aspects.

"Suggestion... Hahaha, Kitahara-san, you did notice it after all. You are worthy of being my valued trainer. You are very perceptive!"

"Meow meow meow~"

Accompanied by the approving cry of the kitten above her head, Akikawa Yayoi laughed for a while while waving her fan, and suddenly closed the fan.

"That's right. What should Oguruma do right now? This is exactly what you, the Eternal Team, and even the academy, the URA Association, and other parties need to think about."

“That is, what does ‘Undefeated Triple Crown Uma Girl’ mean to her, and what should she do next?”

Hearing this, Luduo nodded and his expression became serious.

"If I'm not mistaken, Oguruma has obviously not yet realized what the 'undefeated triple crown horse girl' means, so she herself doesn't know what to face or how to deal with it."

Stroking her chin, the first "undefeated triple crown horse girl" in URA's history frowned slightly.

"Just my opinion, then I am very clear that the road of 'unbeaten three championships' will face more obstacles and challenges."

"The Beyond Team's Dido Shooter, Sakura Chiyoou, and Yae Mutsuki are all top-notch horse girls. Even if Dido Shooter and Yae Mutsuki don't get the priority to leave the Gaoyue Award, with their strength and the talent of Chief Naise, they will have no problem continuing to participate in the Classic Triple Crown."

"In Chief Kitahara's Eien team, Mejiro Altan and Super Kobayashi are not weak either. Kobayashi, in particular, seems to have made two regretful moves in this Wakaba Championship, but this does not affect her long-distance adaptability and strong endurance. So when Oguri and she meet at the Chrysanthemum Appreciation, it remains to be seen who will win."

"In this case, if the 'unbeaten triple crown' rhetoric that appeared in the Nakayama race today continues to ferment, it is easy to imagine that these horse girls, and more horse girls, will have a stronger fighting spirit than ever before, especially when they meet Oguri."

With a worried look, Luduo looked at Kitahara, "I'm not saying that they want to stop Oguruma from achieving the 'unbeaten triple crown', but...how should I put it..."

She pondered for a moment and moved her ears.

"Oh, right, as I said before, if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. For such a top honor, Ogurtori must face more obstacles, more challenges, and more pressure."

Kitahara nodded heavily.

What Akikawa Yayoi and Lu Duo said symbolically were basically what he was thinking after he came out of the Zhongshan arena.

He was not as enthusiastic as others. He almost immediately thought that the so-called "undefeated three crowns", or the expectation of "undefeated three crowns", might not be a good thing for Ogurho today.

The two horse girls in front of him had already pointed out the obvious disadvantages, and he also thought of more hidden challenges.

Horse racing girls are really a magical group. It is common for dark horses to appear unexpectedly every year. Some horse racing girls seem to have mediocre results and no real ability, but they can still make upsets in extremely important competitions.

As if in another future, Miura Bourbon has made more progress than Oguruma, having won the Satsuki Sho and the Japan Derby with an undefeated record, but lost to Miyu in the Chrysanthemum Sho. Miyu also won the first place in the Emperor's Spring Sho, ruining Mejiro McQueen's dream of winning the Emperor's Spring Sho for three consecutive years.

No one can guarantee that besides the opponents inside and outside the team that appear in front of Oguri, there will be a dark horse like Mi Yu.

When Kitahara heard the words of Akikawa Yayoi and Ludo, what echoed in his mind was what the latter had said before: "If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight." At that time, Ludo was talking about the Japan Cup, but the weight of the "unbeaten three crowns" is no less than that of the Japan Cup, and even on the Japanese mainland, it is much more important than the Japan Cup.

It's not that he doesn't want Xiaolimao to face that kind of extremely heavy pressure, but he hopes to make all preparations before letting her face it.

That was why he wanted to ask the two horse girls in front of him who had sufficient experience and ability.

Akikawa Yayoi is the president of the academy, and her family has been in this business for many years, so she must have sufficient experience in such situations. As she said herself, she can at least analyze Oguruma's current situation from a macro perspective and give some suggestions.

Not to mention the symbol of Ludo, she is the "undefeated triple crown horse girl". Her experience can be used as a reference for Oguruma. Maybe if there are any problems in the future, such as psychological ones, she can help to enlighten them.

"I share your thoughts and concerns."

Kitahara's expression became sincere. "That's why I asked you two to come out and talk in detail. I want to hear your opinions and suggestions on this matter. I will listen carefully and make the most suitable arrangements for Xiaolimao's future career."

"Let me make it clear in advance that I am not unaware of the glory that the 'Undefeated Triple Crown' represents, but I understand better what you two just said. Behind this level of glory is unimaginable pressure, and even backlash."

He said in a heavy tone, "If we win this honor, everything will be easy."

“But we didn’t win. As President Ludo said, if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. The backlash of not winning is something that no one, no horse girl, or even any group can afford.”

"Yeah, that's very good. You haven't been deceived by the 'Unbeatable Triple Crown' and have not lost your mind or your original intention at all! Very good, very good, Kitahara-san!"

After another compliment, Akikawa Yayoi's expression quickly became serious. He tightly grasped the handle of the fan with one hand, and the fan head rhythmically tapped the palm of the other hand.

"From my perspective, my first reaction was what an 'undefeated triple crown horse girl' would mean to Japan today."

She points to the Rudra symbol.

"After Ludo, the Japanese horse racing girl industry fell into a slump again. If an 'undefeated triple crown horse racing girl' can emerge, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the development of the entire industry. Many of my current plans can also be implemented smoothly without any obstacles. Because this achievement was achieved by the trainers and horse racing girls that I value, it means that my development strategy is correct."

"This alone is enough to shut up all those who are against me right now... Humph, so angry! Those old guys usually don't do anything, but when it comes to doing something, they just know how to oppose and shirk responsibility. They haven't changed or improved at all since my father was on the board of directors!"

After uttering this indignantly with difficulty, the lolita chairman quickly calmed down and continued speaking.

"But what's the cost?"

"I'm not looking down on Oguri, but times have changed. Back then, there was no precedent for Luduo's 'unbeaten triple crown', but now that she has set a precedent, everyone will hold Oguri to Luduo's achievements, or even higher standards."

"First, the 'unbeaten three championships', then the seven G1 championships, and even the overseas expeditions."

"Perhaps Oguruma can indeed do all this, but even if she does, it may not be smooth sailing. As long as there is any problem, she will be greeted with endless disappointment, endless accusations and doubts. Even with the protection of the association, the academy, the board of directors, Kitahara-san, etc., can she completely avoid such pressure?"

"Impossible," Akikawa Yayoi suddenly shook her head with a complicated expression, "The association, the academy, the board of directors, even me as the chairman, Kitahara-san, your team, and Oguruma's friends, everyone will be disappointed."

"Even if we don't say it, our disappointment will be expressed in our words and actions. As a horse girl, with her natural sensitivity, Oguruma... will definitely feel it."

Hearing this, Kitahara couldn't help but sigh.

He knew that what Akikawa Yayoi said was right. Due to the differences in the times, the "undefeated triple crown" of Ogurino's generation was far more stressful than the one symbolized by Rudo at that time, because there was such a role model, no matter who wanted to challenge in the future, they would face more stringent requirements and expectations.

Similarly, the Emperor of the East China Sea in a later era, even in the mildly handled environment in the anime, could not bear the consequences of successive failures in the "unbeaten triple crown" and "unbeaten" challenges, and almost retired. It is not difficult to imagine how people and even fans in reality would blame him for such unfulfilled expectations.

In fact, the prototype horse of the East China Sea Emperor broke its bone for the second time when it was riding in the Emperor's Autumn Viewing Tour 7, which caused countless fans to frantically criticize the rider and other relevant personnel, and even blamed the East China Sea Emperor himself, wondering if the so-called genius had ended there and there was no need for him to leave.

Even though the camp explained it with reasons such as poor adjustment and two broken bones, many people still didn't buy it and continued to criticize. The trainer was even scolded to the point of breaking down and crying, "Losing is losing, so what can I do?"

Kitahara could fully believe that the Uma Musume in this world would be as gentle and kind as in the anime, and would not blame Oguruma for any of her future behavior, but humans are not like that.

Sorry, I posted late. To express my apology, there will be 3 updates tomorrow, 5k each in the morning and evening, and an additional 5k at noon
The main reason is that I have never written a competitive game article before, so the detailed outline is more difficult than I thought. It was easy to organize because there were few characters and games at the beginning. Now I have to organize the character's wins and losses, tactics, ability status index, and subsequent development routes one by one, and I have to take into account the overall event arrangement and plot development. The detailed outline alone is nearly 10,000 words, and I haven't finished it yet.
But it should be sorted out again, and with a detailed outline, it will be smoother later.

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