Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 14 Pre-Mock Match
Trainers at Trasen Academy have similar duties to teachers, but their actual work is different.

General knowledge, such as the rules of the "Shining Star Series", local and central competitions, and the history of Uma Musume, are all taught and examined by teachers in class, who are also responsible for some basic general training and assessments.

The trainers are responsible for the training of the horse girls. They do not need to teach the horse girls in the classroom on weekdays. Instead, after the get out of class, the trainers give professional guidance based on their own abilities, experience and the characteristics of the horse girls, and are responsible for arranging the competition schedule.

In other words, the general exercises such as the "mock training games" mentioned in the broadcast are conducted by teachers, and trainers can go and watch them as needed.

Kitahara had chosen Oguri early on, but watching the opponent's game and training in person is different, even if it is a simulation game. What's more, Oguri specially invited him to watch, so he had to go.

After arriving at the training ground, Ogurumao said goodbye to Kitahara and ran towards the center of the field. Kitahara followed his habit and ran to the fence at the edge of the field.

Normally, trainers are used to watching the horse racing girls' training here, and this time is no exception. There are already several trainers there, three of whom are Kawamura Hiyori, Shibasaki, and Yan Weiyi, who have a good relationship with Kitahara.

After saying hello to his colleagues and without much nonsense, Kitahara, who had completely forgotten about the mock competition, went straight to Shibasaki to ask about the game.

Because among the trainers present, Shibasaki had the most complete equipment, including a recording board, a ballpoint pen, a telescope, and a stopwatch.

"How's the venue?" Kitahara asked.

"Kitahara is really becoming more and more positive. When you missed the entrance ceremony yesterday, I thought you were going to be as depressed as before."

After praising her encouragingly, Shibasaki glanced at the record board in his hand and said, "800 meters, sandy ground, good track, good weather, very suitable for a horse girl from Kasamatsu."

Kitahara nodded and stopped talking. He secretly thought about the impact of the venue on Oguruma and looked at the training ground.

A number of horse racing girls had gathered on the sandy training ground. They were all wearing purple and white college sportswear. They gathered in twos and threes, chatting with their friends and classmates with excitement.

Kitahara and others did not enter the center of the training ground, but stood at the fence above the slope extending from the ground, leaning on the railing and looking down.

With just one glance, Kitahara spotted Oguruma among dozens of horse girls.

"Huh?" Kitahara made a surprised sound after seeing Oguruma and taking a closer look at the situation around her.

"What's wrong?" After answering Kitahara's question, Shibasaki subconsciously paid attention to him. Hearing his surprise, he asked casually.

"Wait a moment, let me take a closer look..."

Kitahara looked around and saw the telescope hanging around Shibasaki's neck, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Shibasaki, lend me the telescope."

Shibasaki handed over the telescope and said, "Why, did you see your own Umamusume too?"

"also?"

Noticing the key words, Kitahara took the telescope and raised it to his eyes, looking at the training ground and chuckled, "Why, did you see the Fujimasa March?"

"Well, she's in very good shape today," Shibasaki nodded with a smile, "It looks like she'll have a good result in this mock competition."

At this time, Kawamura Hiyori and Yan Weiyi on the side suddenly showed a sour expression.

"Damn it! Why did Fujimasa March choose you in the end? I don't think I'm bad either."

"Damn it, Shibasaki, what on earth did you say to her that made her agree to join your team?"

Shibasaki smiled but didn't answer. He looked at Kitahara and changed the subject:
"How's it going, Kitahara, how's Oguruma doing?"

Ignoring what his colleagues had just said, Kitahara had been watching the tall, slender figure with long silver-gray hair through the telescope. "... Well, Oguruma's condition is also very good... No, it can be said to be too good."

Through the telescope, although Oguruma was wearing the same sportswear as the other students, the dust and dirt on it was almost the sum of all the other students. He looked dirty and indeed gave people a rustic feeling.

It seemed that it was precisely because of this rusticity that most horse girls kept their distance from Oguruma, and when they occasionally looked at her, their eyes were filled with disdain.

But Kitahara was no longer so worried that Ogurino would be excluded, because he saw that there was a horse girl next to Ogurino, and she seemed to be very close to Ogurino.

The horse racing girl was shorter than Oguruma and had a very cute appearance. She had light brown hair with a streak of white bangs in front of her forehead and a "B" shaped hairpin on each temple.

"Uma Musume who has such a good relationship with Oguruma..."

Kitahara thought to himself, "Oh, right, on the way here, Oguruma seemed to have said that there was a horse girl in her class who was close to her. They even ate together, and she was afraid that she wouldn't be full, so she gave her a few potato cakes."

"I think her name is... New Glory? She's in the same class as Oguruma?"

While thinking about it, Kitahara heard the unexpected voice of his colleague.

"Oguruma? She seems to be a very interesting horse racing girl." The speaker was Yan Weiyi.

This made everyone else stunned, and then they showed interested expressions, including Kitahara.

"Huh? What does 'very interesting' mean?" Bei Yuan looked away from the telescope and looked at Yan Weiyi.

"I also heard some of these things from the horse girl in the team." Touching his chin and recalling the past, Yan Weiyi explained:
"Like you, I also had my eyes on a horse girl early on. Her name is Southern Girl, and she's in the same class as Ogururo and Norn Ace."

"When I took her to eat oden last night, she accidentally told me that there was an interesting horse racing girl in her class."

"She said that Oguruma didn't attend the entrance ceremony yesterday, and she wasn't there during the roll call. She showed up late when the teacher was about to start class."

"Not only was she late, she was also covered in dust and dirt, she wasn't wearing her school uniform, her clothes were very old-fashioned, she dozed off during class, and she growled loudly when she was hungry, which left a very striking impression on people."

"...The trainer and the horse girl were both absent from the entrance ceremony on the first day of school, and the horse girl was even late. Should we say that she is worthy of Kitahara and the horse girl chosen by Kitahara?" At this time, Shibasaki, who had been listening, suddenly covered his face, changed the subject and complained a little helplessly.

Kitahara was a little speechless after being criticized. He never expected that he was busy thinking about Oguruma's training problems and failed to accompany her to the entrance ceremony. The other party simply missed the ceremony and was late for the first class of the new semester.

Yan Weiyi laughed again at this time:
"Xiao Nanfang also said that although she thought the little chestnut hat was quite interesting, most people in the class didn't seem to think so."

"He was slovenly dressed, came late, slept in class, and when he went to the cafeteria to eat, he ate all the food in the cafeteria, as if he had never eaten before. His appetite shocked everyone."

"Oh, by the way, speaking of which, during meals these past two days, I did hear the cafeteria chef say in a distressed tone that there is a horse girl in this class who is particularly gluttonous and has eaten up all the food reserves for this week. They are currently applying to the school for an advance payment for next week's supply."

...I'm afraid that after a while, the amount of advance payment will not only cover the next week...

Kitahara, who had long been aware of Ogurimao's appetite, smiled bitterly, and the other colleagues also started talking about it in surprise.

However, the topic of Oguruma's appetite came and went quickly because a low cry was suddenly heard.

"The first test begins!"

(End of this chapter)