Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 151 Gaoyue Competition Begins (1w)

The arrival of the Super Bay surprised Kitahara, as did Komiyayama and others.

However, following her gaze towards the whiteboard and scanning her line of data, Kitahara thought for a moment and had a general idea in his mind.

It seems that it’s not just us who are analyzing the game, these kids are also thinking a lot about it.

Kitahara pondered secretly.

Do you feel pressure in this competition? Little Bay...

There is this possibility.

Her other numerical values ​​are obviously different from those of Oguruma and the others, which is reflected in her daily training.

Trainers like us can observe more detailed data through various instruments and records, but they themselves will also have a more intuitive feeling.

She feels that she is a little inferior to Oguruma and the others... She should have thought of this herself.

With some thoughts in his mind, Kitahara hesitated for a moment and first looked at Komiyayama and others.

"I'm going to go out with Xiao Haiwan for a while," he said, pointing to the whiteboard behind him and the projection screen on the wall.

"First, I'll have to trouble you to organize the relevant data according to the ideas I just mentioned. When I come back, I will further study the tactics that can be considered for this game, as well as the special training that will be carried out in the next half month."

After the others responded, he nodded to Xiao Wan and led her out of the office and to the corner of the corridor outside the office area.

"What's up, Cove?"

Although he had a guess in his mind, he did not raise it directly. Instead, he chuckled and asked:
"I vaguely heard you guys say you were going shopping or something, didn't you go with Oguruma and the others?"

"…I told them that I had something to do and asked them to go first."

After a long while, Xiao Wan pursed his lips, lowered his head slightly, and answered in a low voice.

She crossed her hands in front of her body with her fingers tangled together, and one of her feet was unconsciously on tiptoe, drawing circles back and forth on the ground, appearing very hesitant.

But her next words were very direct.

"Mr. Kitahara, I...I want to withdraw from the Gaoyue Award."

As she said this, she slowly raised her head, her eyes full of hesitation.

"Now, I'm afraid it's difficult for me to fully exert my advantages in a 2000-meter race like Gaoyue Sho. This is not because I haven't trained enough, nor is it Mr. Kitahara's fault, but..."

She took a deep breath and said, "It's true."

"So I'm thinking, maybe... maybe I should quit Gaoyue Sho and choose a competition that's more suitable for me."

"Like long-distance races..."

After changing her words like this, she became even more hesitant.

"But if it's a long-distance race, Tama and Inari will probably participate too..."

“They just won the 3000m Hanshin Grand Prix, and it was rare that they were in the same team. They have already shown their strength in long-distance events. And it’s also the Year of the Horse. If it’s a classic year like this…”

"I'm afraid that compared to them, there is also a huge gap like Xiaoli and the others..."

Her eyes and expression became dim, and her long brown hair seemed to have lost its luster, looking somewhat dull and mysterious.

As expected, this child should have realized some problems.

Beiyuan sighed secretly, and there was no change on his face. He still had a smile on his face, but his eyes gradually became serious.

According to the regulations of the URA Association, the first two years of the orthodoxy are called the "Classic Years", and the subsequent years are called the "Ancient Horse Years".

For example, Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi, who completed their authenticization last year, are Furuma Uma Musume, while Kobayashi and Oguruma are still in the authentic development stage and have not reached maturity, so they are Classic Uma Musume.

Generally speaking, horse girls from the old horse year have stronger physical fitness and richer practical experience, and will have certain advantages over horse girls from the classic year.

Therefore, some competitions are limited to horse girls from the classic year, such as the Classic Triple Crown.

The Classic Triple Crown is so important to all horse racing girls because of this restriction that they can only participate in such an event once in their lifetime.

The gap between the classic year and the ancient horse year is not absolute. Whether in another world or here, there are many horse girls who can compete with the ancient horse and win the first place in the classic year.

However, judging from various data, Xiaohaiwan can now defeat some of the horse girls in the ancient horse years, but there is still a certain gap when facing players like Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi.

"The Gaoyueshang is on April 4, and the Emperor's Spring Viewing is on April 23. If you want to participate in the Emperor's Spring Viewing, you really have to give up the Gaoyueshang."

Looking at the small bay, Kitahara said in a deep voice, "But now even if you choose the long-distance race, you still have doubts, so what is the meaning of such a choice?"

"Xiao Wan, what are you...worrying about?"

He didn't think that what Xiao Haiwan had thought of was something he hadn't considered. These were common sense for trainers and were also what horse girls like Xiao Haiwan would learn in class.

Her grades are excellent and she has passed all the course assessments with flying colors. She should be very clear that she cannot have both the Gaoyue Award and the Emperor's Spring Appreciation.

She also knew that although she was a classic-year horse girl, it was still difficult to make up for the experience gap when facing ancient-year strongmen like Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi.

Kitahara vaguely felt that Xiaowan seemed to have something on his mind, just like Xiaolimao a few days ago.

After asking, seeing the horse girl in front of him lowering her head deeply, continuing to entangle her ten fingers, her toes almost drawing the track of the Tokyo stadium on the ground, but still not saying a word, Kitahara sighed softly, walked over, and reached out to touch her head.

“It’s not too surprising actually.”

"Just now in the office, you should have seen the analysis of this game on the blackboard."

“Although that is only a comparison of comprehensive data, it has not yet proceeded to the next step, and a lot of detailed data has not yet been displayed.”

"But it is obvious that your strength does not have an advantage in this Gaoyue Award. At least, your current numerical values ​​do not have an advantage."

"That means your odds are going to be slim."

"So when we're really done analyzing it, maybe you don't need to come over, and we might also consider making arrangements for you."

"If you really want to change your decision now, you still have enough time to report to the URA Association. It is also equivalent to postponing the competition for a few days, so you have more time to prepare."

Kitahara wanted to continue talking, but Xiaowan spoke in a low voice with some discouragement.

"...I see, Mr. Kitahara already has some ideas like this..."

Hearing her somewhat discouraged words, Kitahara couldn't help but laugh and shook his head.

"Not really. Didn't I just say that? I have to wait until today's meeting is over before I can have a more specific idea. I haven't made a final decision yet."

After thinking about it, he simply talked about another route.

"If you really want to give up Gaoyue Shou, then you can consider taking the long-distance or middle-long-distance route as your entire career path."

“On the long-distance front, you can also participate in the Kikukasou, Arima Kinen, the Argentine Republic Cup and the Long Distance Championship this year.”

"The Sapporo Nikkei Open and the Red-crowned Crane Championship are both possible, but the schedule seems a bit tight, so I'll think about it later."

"If you wait until next year, you will be able to participate in more competitions."

"You can continue to participate in the Arima Kinen, the Emperor's Spring Festival, the Hanshin Grand Prize, the Nikkei Prize, and the Meguro Kinen."

"Of course, we can continue to participate in this year's Japan Derby, as well as the Japan Cup, Kobe Shimbun Cup and Kyoto Grand Prix."

“These races are middle distance events by definition, but they are 2400 meters long.”

"Within this distance range, your advantages can be better utilized."

"but……"

The subject suddenly changed and Beiyuan's expression became solemn.

"Are you really willing to give up the Gaoyue Award?"

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for all the horse girls, and that’s not the case for the middle and long distance.”

"For the events I just mentioned, except for the Japan Derby and the Chrysanthemum Sho, you can still participate in the second half of the year and the second half of the year, but you only have one chance to participate in the Gaoyue Sho."

"It's good that you can face the gap between you and your opponent in this game calmly, but there is no need to belittle yourself because of it."

"That's right, Oguri Hat, Aldan, Chiyo King, Dido Shooter, Yae Invincible, they are all very strong, and the data on paper also shows that there is a big gap between you and them, but this is not the key."

At this point, Beiyuan's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered something. He couldn't help but laugh, and then he became serious again.

"As a horse girl, it is not shameful to strategically choose to avoid a fight when faced with an undoubted gap."

"You can see that there are a lot of athletes and their trainers who use this tactic, and there's really no shame in it."

"What's really shameful is that you don't participate in the competition when you don't have any reason to avoid it."

“Also, not participating in the competition when you are clearly unwilling to do so is also very embarrassing and upsetting.”

"Don't you think so, Little Bay?"

When Beiyuan just talked about the data gap in the office, Xiaowan raised her head slightly. At this moment, she raised her head even higher, and her expression changed from hesitation and entanglement at the beginning to enlightenment now.

"...Mr. Kitahara said that I am unwilling to accept this..."

"Yes, you will definitely be unwilling to accept this. After all, it is the Classic Triple Crown and the Gaoyue Award. It is a high-prize event that horse racing ladies only have one chance to challenge in their lifetime."

Kitahara affirmed it heavily, and then took advantage of the fact that Xiao Wan was no longer silent and asked directly about his initial doubts.

"So, what is the reason why you don't want to participate? I don't believe that you want to avoid Oguruma and the others just because of your strength problem."

"If it was just strength, you wouldn't have chosen to avoid Gaoyue Award."

"With Tama and Inari at the Emperor's Spring Viewing Ceremony, your chances of winning are even lower. You yourself are extremely hesitant about this, so I don't think you made this decision based on your strength at all."

"What...are you worried about, Cove?"

After this question, Xiao Wan fell silent again, but this time she neither lowered her head nor remained silent for too long. She quickly took a shallow breath and suddenly smiled.

"As expected, I feel like I can't hide anything from Mr. Kitahara..."

She murmured something, a look of nostalgia on her face, and felt a little apologetic.

"Actually, it's because of something that happened during my martial arts perseverance training some time ago."

"Mr. Kitahara should still remember that a few days ago, Oguri felt a little stressed because of the 'Undefeated Triple Crown'. This... this is all my fault. When I was training at the time, I thought of letting Oguri understand what the 'Undefeated Triple Crown' means with everyone else..."

With a wry smile, she briefly recounted what happened that day, and then added, "Now, Xiaoli should be free of stress. I see that she has been eating well these days and training more actively. She should be fine."

"But... I always feel that I have wasted some of Oguri's time, and I also feel that the chances of winning the Gaoyue Award this time are very low, so..."

"I just want to ask you, are you willing to give up the Gaoyue Award?"

Extremely rarely, Kitahara interrupted Xiao Haiwan's words, then, looking at her surprised eyes, he thought for a moment, raised his head slightly, and took a deep breath.

"I already understand what you are worried about... No, what misunderstanding you have made."

"In fact, I don't think that the pressure on Xiaolimao is because of you, because even without you, there will be other people who will tell her what the 'Undefeated Triple Crown' means. For example, I will take the initiative to let her understand this. This is also what Luduo Symbolic President told me before."

As he spoke, he repeated the words he heard in the student union office that day, “He who wears the crown must bear its weight,” and then he said in a deep voice, “It’s not just Ogururo. Everyone in our eternal world, all the horse girls, are like this.”

"If we were separated, each of us might not be under much pressure, but when we come together, the impression we give to the world will make them have more expectations, and we will also face more pressure."

"You are wrong. You think you are the source of stress, but you are not at all."

"This is just your first misunderstanding. The second misunderstanding is that you think your withdrawal from Gaoyue Shang is compensation for Oguri Hat."

“…Compensation?”

The little bay was stunned.

"if not?"

Kitahara asked again, his expression becoming a little serious, "If it wasn't compensation, why would you choose the Emperor's Spring Viewing when you knew that there was a bigger gap between you and Tama and Inari? Isn't this deliberately avoiding Oguri?"

"Don't you think that if you withdraw from Gaoyue Shou, it will give Oguruma more opportunities?"

"Your idea doesn't mean you are inferior to Little Limao, but you think you can surpass Little Limao!"

He became stern in tone.

"Do you think it would be harder for Oguruma to win the Gaoyue Award if you were here?"

"If you leave, her chances of winning will be better."

"Isn't this because you feel you can beat her? Or more accurately, isn't this because you are unwilling to give up?"

As he said this, he stared straight into Xiao Wan's flashing eyes, and out of the corner of his eyes he was looking at her whole body.

He could see clearly that this horse girl, who usually looked gentle and weak, was clenching her fists little by little.

It seems that he is really unwilling to accept this.

Sighing secretly, Beiyuan showed no intention of softening his tone and continued to ask anxiously: "If you are unwilling, why do you want to give in?"

"Do you think that if we give up the game, Little Kurumi will be happy? Will everyone be happy?"

"Do you think that even if you don't let them, whether it's Ogururo or Aldan, they won't be able to win?"

"Why... do you have to be so considerate of others, Little Bay?"

Kitahara knew very well that horse racing girls like Xiao Haiwan were simply too considerate of others.

She was able to endure a foot injury for so long in order not to cause trouble to her parents and others, and she would definitely give up the competition out of guilt.

Especially now, Xiao Haiwan was looking at him blankly, his pupils shrinking, and it was obvious that something had hit the nail on the head.

Kitahara also knew that for such a character, any consolation would be useless. A horse racing girl like her would come up with her own self-consistent logic, allowing her to remain stubborn as a matter of course.

Only by making things clear to her face would she have no room to escape and would be able to face her own heart and the challenges she should take on.

However, he wanted to speak sternly to the end, but he couldn't help but became gentle in the last sentence.

He didn't want to, but facing a sensible horse girl like Xiao Haiwan, he couldn't help but be gentle.

In this case, what I just said won’t be ineffective…

He couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"...Come to think of it, I feel like Mr. Kitahara... you have something else in your words."

Quite abruptly, Xiao Haiwan's expression became visibly calm, and she suddenly started talking about other topics.

"You didn't think of anything...?"

"What did you think of...?" Kitahara was surprised.

"That's it... the horse girl who has the ability but inexplicably avoids fighting..."

Xiaowan hesitated for a moment, "Is there such a horse girl?"

You are so perceptive, Xiaowan, I haven't said anything yet...

"Well, who knows..."

After secretly complaining and scratching his head in embarrassment, Kitahara looked away and looked towards the sky, "Maybe there will be in the future..."

A few white clouds float across the clear blue sky.

Kitahara was thinking of a famous horse in another world, Airplane Cloud, a racehorse that made fans unable to complain and went crazy.

To be precise, what makes people unable to complain and drive crazy is the team behind it.

Simply put, Feijiyun's record is the top "unbeaten triple crown", however, due to the mysterious operation of the team, this horse not only inexplicably avoided important events such as the Arima Kinen and Takarazuka Kinen, but also only won second place in the Japan Cup, third place in the Osaka Cup, and second place in the Emperor's Autumn Viewing Award.

Compared with the "unbeaten triple crown" that Rudo symbolizes, it is hard not to doubt the strength of this horse.

If it weren't for the victory in the Japan Cup in the Guma Year, perhaps Feijiyun would have been the unprecedented "Triple Crown Horse" with zero titles in the Guma Year, definitely the weakest Triple Crown.

Kitahara thought of this because he felt that Xiao Haiwan was also avoiding fighting for reasons other than strength, but in the current timeline, the unlucky child Feijiyun had not yet been born, so there was no way to explain anything. However, when Xiao Haiwan suddenly talked about this, he had a vague feeling that this horse girl understood something.

"So, are you still determined to avoid the Gaoyue Shang, Xiaowan?"

He asked in a deep voice, looking directly into Super Cove's eyes.

Xiao Haiwan did not answer directly, but took a deep breath and smiled.

"Next, I'd like to trouble Mr. Kitahara and the other trainers to work harder and think of a solution for my current situation."

"I think, regardless of whether we win or lose, you will be able to think of the running style and tactics that are most suitable for me."

"The Emperor's Spring Appreciation and the like, wait till I win the Gaoyue Award!"

Her gentle features revealed a determined expression.

Kitahara couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't worry, I won't let you down."

Despite the incident at Little Bay, the final result was still that the original players participated in the Gaoyue Sho. With the previous policy arrangements, the subsequent analysis will naturally proceed as usual, and the training schedule and content are also proceeding in an orderly manner according to the adjusted plan.

During the training, everyone had a clearer idea of ​​the entire game and the situation between the participating horse girls. On the day of the Gaoyue Award, they were still in the player preparation room to confirm tactics and encourage each other before the game.

Oguruma, Mejiro Aldan, and Super Kobayashi have already changed into their winning uniforms. Against the backdrop of their new outfits, they clearly have a more upbeat temperament than before.

Oguruma's outfit looked like a navy uniform, except that the hem of the coat was longer.

It has a pure white background, a blue collar and three gold diamond-shaped buttons on the cuffs, red and blue epaulettes on the shoulders, and a huge gold diamond on the chest, with a red scarf fixed by the diamond-shaped decoration.

She wore a dark blue pleated skirt, black stockings that showed off her powerful thigh curves, and metallic combat boots.

I have to say, compared with his usual silly image, whose biggest hobby is running, at this moment, Ogurtori looks indeed full of cool and sharp aura.

Xiao Haiwan always looks gentle and bright, wearing a plain white and light blue dress, dark blue boots, and a small blue crossbody bag. Compared with the sharpness of Xiao Limao, she looks more like the big sister next door who is going to travel to the seaside rather than a horse racing girl on the track.

Mejiro Ardan's winning outfit was full of the elegance of a young lady. It was a navy blue dress with lace edges along the buttons on the chest. The lace extended all the way to the shoulders, revealing her white and round shoulders. Part of the hem was white with blue lines on the edges, and the pair of half-length boots were also blue and white. Her whole temperament looked dignified yet playful.

The team members marveled at the new look of the three horse girls for a long time, and they only controlled their tempers when they had to carry out the pre-race mobilization.

There is a sand table in the middle of the room, which is the running track for this competition. On the track are 16 Uma Musume chess pieces, corresponding to all the contestants participating in this competition.

All the members of the Yongshi team gathered around. Bei Yuanze was on the longest side of the sand table, staring at the chess pieces on it with a serious expression.

“First of all, it’s a matter of territory.”

He got straight to the point: "I think the competition between us in the Eternal World and Beyond should be very special."

"In previous competitions, or in other competitions with other horse girls, we didn't need to pay attention to the field, because in most cases, the field can only be touched by luck."

"But we are not like that. With the previous data accumulation and the attempts at the Hanshin Grand Prix, we can now fully determine how to actively trigger the field."

"We have confirmed this again during recent training."

As Kitahara said, now that we have methods and cases to trigger the field, it is natural to try them out during daily training.

The results of the attempt were mixed.

The good news is that in the deliberately arranged training, the horse girl who was the subject of the experiment showed changes in physical indicators at a stage suitable for triggering the field, just as expected from the beginning.

What is worrying is that this change is not significant, that is, it has not reached the level of the field.

This means that the training is controlled to ensure that the territory is touched, which can indeed ensure that suitable conditions are consistently present in each training session, but this control is likely to weaken the intensity of competition.

One of the triggering conditions of a domain is the intensity of competition, so it is unlikely that one can master a domain through training alone.

If you really want to trigger the field, you still have to be in the game.

"If we can think of these, the Beyond team will definitely be able to think of them too."

Kitahara continued:
"Chief Naise is a genius, and Senior Diye and Mr. Ouchi are no weaklings either. They will definitely come up with similar testing ideas."

"According to this line of thought, it is not difficult for them to figure out the conditions for Qiandai Wang, Yae Wudi, and Dido to trigger their domains, and arrange them into corresponding tactics."

He reached out and picked up a Uma Musume chess piece with cherry red hair, which represented Sakura Chiyo-oh.

Placing the chess piece in the front of the team, he pondered for a moment.

"From what I see, Nase Fumino will most likely choose to go first for Sakura Chiyo-oh."

"I admit that Chiyo-oh is very adaptable in both the tactics of escaping and advancing first, but there are also escape horses in this game who are more adaptable to escaping than her."

"None of the players in top events like the Classic Triple Crown are weak. Sakura Chiyo is just more adaptable to running away. If she were to compete with opponents who are more adaptable, she would lose a lot of advantages."

"more importantly……"

He moved the cherry-red-haired chess piece closer.

"According to our previous estimates, Chiyo-sama's domain can only be triggered when he is within 300 meters of the horse girl in front."

He was talking about previous data. In fact, the Eternal Team did not have enough data at all.

At the very least, the current data is not sufficient to determine what kind of triggering conditions are needed to establish Sakura Chiyo's domain.

Even the Beyond team themselves may not know it.

After all, there was only about a month from the time the conditions were learned to the start of the Gaoyue Award. In addition, their equipment was not as complete as Yongshi's, and their experience was not as rich. In this case, it was really difficult to determine the conditions for triggering the field.

In a sense, if it weren't for Kitahara's plug-in, the Eternal Team themselves might not be able to see the triggering conditions of Oguruma and the others.

But no matter what the other team is like, since Kitahara said so, the other members of Yongshi naturally trust him unconditionally.

"So from the perspective of running style adaptability and field, Chiyo-oh should be the advanced running style."

His eyes moved to a chess piece with short chestnut hair, and he picked it up and placed it at the front of the sand table.

"I just mentioned that among the horse girls who are good at escaping, one of them is Dido Shooter."

He was about to continue speaking when a questioning tone suddenly came from Little Chestnut Hat.

"Wait, Didu's words... It feels like he didn't escape last time."

She scratched her head. "The last time I ran the Yayoi Sang with her, she was in the middle of the group after the start, and only moved forward with me near the end."

"But at that time, either going first or running away could actually get her to that position, right? It seemed like she was running ahead...?"

Hearing this, Kitahara thought for a moment and looked at Komiyayama and Yusuhara.

"Open those videos on the computer."

While the two trainers were busy opening the players' laptops in the preparation room, Kitahara explained to Oguruma.

“From the competition, it seems that Dido shooter did spend a lot of time at the back or in the middle.”

"But in fact, she is actually a rare horse girl who can escape from the Great Race."

He said, pointing to the video clip playing on the open laptop.

"Look, these are the few matches before the Dido Shooter Yayoi Sho. Obviously, she had big wins, big losses, and big wins."

"Whether she wins or loses, she has a serious problem, which is that she is prone to being late. This problem has improved since she turned to transcendence and had the guidance of Fumino Naise."

"The situation where Dido shooter won a big victory was that she was able to pull up the speed at the beginning and grab the leading position."

"The main reason for his defeat was that he failed to increase his speed, which meant that he failed to get to the position he was best at."

As he said that, he looked at Xiaolimao and said, "Xiaoli, you also said that in the middle and late stages of the game, Didu Shooter had a significant increase in speed."

"That's true..."

Xiao Limao seemed to be thinking about something, then became confused.

"But as for the big escape...I don't know how to run like that, but I do know a little bit about it."

"Even if she was late, she should have opened up some distance as soon as possible. For example, the acceleration at that position of Yayoi Shang should have affected the implementation of related tactics, right?"

"This..."

Kitahara smiled bitterly.

"Because of her temper."

Now not only Oguruma, but all the members of Yongshi were surprised.

"Temper?" xN.

"Yes, temper." Kitahara sighed, "Didu Shooter not only has a very bad temper, but also has a very strong competitive spirit."

He looked at Little Chestnut Hat.

"She should regard you as the most worthy opponent."

"At the Yayoi Sho, she had a good start, but she didn't choose to run away right away. She must have wanted to wait for you to come over and run parallel with her."

"She wants to challenge you in speed."

He then started to laugh again.

"I guess in the last game, Fumino Nase should have arranged for her to do the Great Escape, but she changed some of her running methods without permission."

"That chief over there must be having a headache, right? Didu Archer has such a temper."

"However, after such a failure, and with Nanase Fumino definitely repeatedly emphasizing this to her and communicating with him," Kitahara's expression became serious:
"I think she is right. In order to ensure that she can win the Gaoyue Award this time, especially to defeat you, Oguruma, she will definitely choose to escape."

"Is Dido going to choose to escape..." Little Chestnut Hat muttered to himself, looking at the chess piece with short chestnut hair on the sand table.

"Her strength is almost the same as yours, and in some aspects she is even worse than you. She doesn't dare to take the same risk as in the last game."

Kitahara said in a deep voice, slightly moving the flag representing Didu Shooter.

"More importantly, the triggering condition of her domain happens to be to compete for the leading position in the first half of the stage. Nanase Fumino will definitely ask her to do so."

"Well, Little Kurimao, Little Bay, and Aldan, you three must be careful."

"Escape itself is a way of running with rhythm, especially in a big escape. If you are not careful, you will accelerate or stall prematurely. This is very similar to the arc artist in the small bay, but the way of leading the rhythm is more straightforward and obvious."

“The arc artist guides the endurance rhythm imperceptibly through short-term acceleration, while the way to influence escape is more intuitive long-term high speed.”

"So it's similar to the tactics for dealing with arc artists. Don't worry about speed, but grasp the distance."

"You must always keep track of the distance you are ahead of others and make sure you can catch up in one go when sprinting to the finish line."

"You all have special training in your ability to control the field. You must give it 100% this time. Do you understand?"

"Hey, got it!" X3.

Nodding to the three smug horse girls, Kitahara picked up another chestnut-haired chess piece and placed it in the middle of the team.

"Yae Wudi will choose to run in the middle. Her stats in all aspects show that she is most suitable for this running style."

"In the match against Aldan, her most skilled position was in the middle of the team."

"Similarly, the easiest way to trigger her domain is to choose the center."

"Her field triggering conditions were somewhat complicated, as she had to overtake her opponent in the final turn and be in the lead in the last 300 meters."

"In theory, both going first and being in the middle can meet this requirement, but going first consumes more energy. Plus, she is good at both going first and being in the middle, so the answer is obvious."

"so……"

He picked up the three horse girls chess pieces of the Beyond Team at the same time, and arranged them in a vertical line according to the positions of escape, first move, and center, with a slightly frowned brow.

“…Should I say I’m really lucky? The three players on the same team happen to be in positions where they won’t interfere with each other. I just have to compete with other horse girls in the same position, and I don’t have to worry about disputes with my teammates…” He muttered to himself.

He wasn't sure whether it was really luck or the arrangement of Nanase Fumino, because when competing as a team, it was really advantageous for the three horse girls on the same team to have different running styles.

There is no real team battle in reality, but there is in the game. In the "team competition" of the game, you can let your horse girl choose different running methods, and you will get a higher score at the final settlement.

In fact, such an arrangement also benefits the performance of the horse racing ladies in real competitions.

When they are on the same team, the horse girls will know each other very well through training, and will spend less time making decisions on the track. They can even rely on their usual training to avoid their teammates without thinking, and compete with the remaining opponents with 100% of their strength.

This is already a huge advantage. If you are separated from your team members, the only confrontation will be in the final stage. The energy advantage saved from less consideration in the early and middle stages will be shown at this moment, and may even determine the outcome of a game.

This is not an exaggeration. In horse racing competitions, a little more strength and a breath can provide more speed and endurance, and often the difference between victory and defeat is just this little bit.

However, Kitahara's emotion only lasted for a short time, and he soon shifted his focus to his team, which was the focus at the moment.

He took out a silver-gray-haired, a brown-haired, and a sky-blue-haired horse girl chess piece from the sand table and placed them all in the first position.

"Although the Beyond Team has arranged a running method that is convenient for the horse racing ladies, we are ahead and have our own advantages."

Pointing at the chess pieces on the sand table and looking at Oguruma and the others, Kitahara said in a deep voice: "You three are suitable to go first in terms of basic strength and running adaptability. More importantly, the conditions for triggering the domain are also the same."

“Both the fields of Little Chestnut Cap and Little Bay are very easy to trigger.”

“The Little Chestnut Hat only needs to be in the right position at 200 meters, and the Little Bay only needs to be in the right position in the middle of the track.”

“But the easier it is to trigger, the more you need to ensure that there are better triggering conditions.”

"We have more than one match on our schedule. There are many more. The sooner we can master the field, the stronger we will be."

His eyes wandered between the Little Chestnut Hat and the Little Bay, analyzing the corresponding tactics one by one.

"Although Oguruma doesn't have a corresponding tactic yet, as mentioned before, with your current ability, the lead running method itself has enough countermeasures. All you have to do is to determine whether you will overtake on the inside or outside lane before the final stage of the race."

“The Little Bay is a new application for arc artists.”

"Originally, the arc artist performed multiple short-term accelerations to confuse the opponent, disrupting and leading the opponent's rhythm."

"So the arrangement this time is to master your own rhythm."

He looked toward the cove.

"Your endurance is excellent. What you lack in speed, you make up for with endurance."

"800 meters, 600 meters, 400 meters, no matter which node it is, in short, accelerate in advance according to the timing."

"You two, are you okay?"

After seeing Oguruma and Kobayashi nod in agreement, Kitahara finally looked at Mejiro Aldan.

"Aldan, the conditions for triggering your domain are relatively simple. You just need to close the distance between you and the horse girl in front of you at the end of the straight line."

"The final straight stretch of the track is often the most tiring. If you want to meet the triggering conditions of the field, it is best to have a calm mind and make extremely detailed divisions of speed and physical strength in the fierce competition. Coincidentally, you are such a horse girl."

"and……"

His eyes narrowed and he looked slightly towards the door of the contestant preparation room.

"If the three of you choose to go first, you won't be as comfortable as Chiyo and the others who occupy the three positions of escape, first and center."

"But you will put more pressure on them."

"Think about it. Even if it's you, facing three other equally matched and diametrically opposed opponents behind, beside, and in front of you, can you still guarantee to exert 100% of your usual strength?"

"Heh, in the last three battles at the outpost, everyone seemed to see it as a contest between Eternity and Beyond, right? And they even gave it a score of 2:1?"

"Very good, I am interested in this too."

"This time, let's see how the score changes."

The cold really affects my condition. I type much slower.
It is estimated that it will not be available tomorrow, and the update may still be late. I hope all book friends will understand. Thank you very much!

Also, everyone should pay attention to your health. It is really easy to catch a cold during this period. Go out to buy medicine. Many people go to buy cold medicine.

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