Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 156 Traveling to Hokkaido with Oguruma (1W)

The "Wanko Soba Challenge" lasted for quite a long time. After all, at the end, Oguruma, who was the most gluttonous, ate a total of 1251 bowls.

This number is 251 bowls more than the big eater challenge in the original work. However, before that competition, she ate a lot of food in advance as a "warm-up", but she didn't do that this time, so from this perspective, the number of 1251 is somewhat abnormal.

Being able to eat such a large amount, it is basically impossible to defeat Oguruma in this challenge. However, the purpose of this competition itself is not to determine the winner. Organizing such an interesting event is the purpose itself.

As a result, the participants of this challenge all received prizes to a greater or lesser extent, and also interacted with Oguruma and the others by taking photos and chatting with them.

For example, among the first group of Umamusume participants, Sakura Shinou, Excellent Quality, and Twin Turbo all ate more than 200 bowls of soba noodles and happily received two doll figures.

Miura Bourbon and Miyu each ate more than 800 bowls directly, and not only received a full set of "Moe Monster" figures and dolls, but also got autographs and photos.

Not only the horse racing girls from their elementary class, but also many horse racing girls who are about to enter school or come to visit have come to try their hand at the challenge.

For example, Narita Shirahito, Hishi Amazon, Sakura Crown, and Glimmer of Light are all enrolled this year, while Taiki Express, Silent Suzuka, Qingyun Sky, and Holy King Halo are visiting Umamusume Elementary School from Tokyo or other places.

Kitahara didn't think about the outcome of this challenge at first, but when it was over, he realized that this seemed to be an opportunity to consider the future development of the team.

Because each of these horse racing girls, who are still girls or lolita now, can be said to be a strong future winner.

For example, the person in front of him who wants an autograph now.

"Hello, Chief Kitahara. My name is Narita Shirahito, and I'm sorry to ask for your autograph."

Holding a emerald twig in her mouth and with a white adhesive sticker stuck in the middle of her nose, this horse girl with black hair and golden eyes has a very cold temperament and a somewhat indifferent tone.

"You are very strong. I hope to get your autograph as an encouragement for my future."

"… Motivation?"

Looking at the horse girl in front of him who had not yet become a character and was not even as tall as his chest, Kitahara looked at the signature board and pen she handed over with both hands and pondered for a moment.

Narita Shirahito is a "Triple Crown Horse Girl" and won the Satsuki Sho, Japan Derby, and Kikuka Sho that year. She also won the Arima Kinen that year and the Asahi Cup Stakes the year before, which means she won 5 G1 events in the classic year.

But after the Guma year, she failed to win any G1 again.

There are certainly many reasons for such a huge difference, among which the biggest influencing factor is naturally injury. After the classic year, Narita Shirahito soon discovered that he had leg inflammation while preparing for the Emperor's Spring Viewing Ceremony, and he rested until autumn.

Later, she was also affected by flexor inflammation and retired.

The Japanese side always has the habit of fantasizing, and the huge contrast between Narita Shirahito and others has made fans think more than once that if she had not been injured, she might have achieved the "Triple Crown" achievement and had a devastating performance in the Year of the Horse, and it is not impossible for her to surpass the status of Emperor Ludo in one fell swoop.

But Kitahara didn't feel that way.

In his opinion, Narita Shirahito has a shortcoming that is difficult to overcome.

timid.

Perhaps it is difficult to tell from the silent, serious and indifferent image in anime and mobile games that this cold and sometimes a little scary horse girl is actually timid, but the prototype horse is indeed like that.

The original horse was very timid and would even be scared by its own shadow when running. Horses often wore a harness called a "nose hoop" or "shadow ring" on their heads, which was used to limit the horse's vision below.

This kind of harness can prevent the horse from being frightened by shadows, and also allow the horse to lower its head and adjust its running posture.

The sticker on Narita Shirahito's nose and the white decoration on the neck of his winning uniform originated from here.

If the parallel worlds correspond to each other, then the Narita Shirahito here, especially since she is still young now, would probably be quite timid.

Kitahara thought so.

Moreover, she now has that kind of cold and indifferent personality like a lone wolf, which may be a cover for her cowardice.

Assuming this is true, then the gap in performance between her Classic Year and Guma Year might make sense given her lack of training since childhood due to her timidity, coupled with injuries.

These thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, and then, before Narita Bairen could get any doubts, he took the signature board and pen and said with a smile:
"Do you want to become the 'Undefeated Triple Crown Horse Girl', Narita Shirahito?"

"'Unbeaten Triple Crown'?"

After a pause, he repeated himself and shook his head. The emerald branch in his mouth drew two green arcs.

"I do not know."

“I just love running and want to be able to run.”

"It's just that I… um, nothing."

She hesitated as she was about to say something. The twig on her lips trembled. Seeing that Kitahara had already signed his name and handed it back, she reached out to take it and whispered, "Thank you."

Kitahara noticed her hesitation, thought about it, and guessed that maybe what he had thought before was correct.

However, since this was his first meeting with Narita Bairen, it was not appropriate to say too much, so he pondered for a moment, smiled and said casually:
"I thought you wanted to find a trainer for yourself first, so you came to me for an autograph."

As he said that, he pointed to a place not far away and said, "Look, the other horse girls all went to ask Oguruma and the others for autographs."

In the direction Kitahara pointed, there were many horse racing girls around Oguruma, Tamamo Cross and the others. Some of these horse racing girls were holding some action figures, while others were holding signature boards like Narita Shirahito. They all had eager expressions and were asking their idols for autographs.

"...There are too many Uma Musume. I don't like them very much."

Not sure if he was not good at talking or just didn’t like it, Narita Bairen glanced over there, shook his head silently, and then bowed.

"Thank you, Chief Kitahara. I will try my best."

"If I can become stronger, I hope to join the Eternal World."

After saying that, she bowed again, held the signature board in her arms with both hands, took a few steps back, nodded slightly, then turned and walked away.

Not far away in the direction where she left, there was a tall horse racing girl who wore red-rimmed glasses, had a calm and intellectual temperament, and seemed to have a slightly big head.

"Sister, I've got my autograph now and I can go back now." Narita Shirahito said to the horse racing girl.

...hiss, in reality, I see that Pipa Chenguang... has a really big head...

The horse racing girl who is called sister by Narita Shirahito is named Biwa Chenguang. Even though she has a younger sister who is a "Triple Crown Horse Racing Girl", she still has an extremely impressive life.

In his 16 career games, he had 10 wins and 5 runner-ups, a record that could be described as either first or second. His retirement game was the only game where he did not make the top two, but it was still a decent result of fifth.

In addition to her incredible combat record, what impressed people most about this silver-haired, golden-eyed horse girl was... her big head.

She herself is very concerned about this. Once she hears comments that seem to suggest that her head is big, she will angrily retort, "It just looks a little big because of the volume of my hair."

Still quite cute.

Just as he was thinking this, Beiyuan suddenly saw that after greeting his sister, Pipa Chenguang looked at him suspiciously.

Then she pushed up her red-rimmed glasses, put her hands on both sides of her fluffy silver hair, and pushed her hair to the sides of her cheeks.

It is visible to the naked eye, at least from a visual perspective, that her face has become much smaller.

Then, she bowed slightly towards Kitahara and left with her sister.

...No way, I just thought about it, she sensed it... ?
Watching the sisters Biwa Chenguang and Narita Bairen leave, Kitahara smiled bitterly helplessly.

He didn't laugh for long when he suddenly heard a puzzled question beside him.

"Beiyuan, what are you laughing at?"

Turning around, Kitahara discovered that Oguruma, Tamamo Cross and the others had all come over, and Yusuhara, Komiyama and the others were following behind.

"…Ah, nothing much. Just now a famous horse girl came to me for an autograph. It was a surprise."

Shrugging his shoulders and explaining casually, Kitahara smiled and said, "After all, the other horse girls all came to you for autographs, but she is the first one to come to me for an autograph."

"Oh, it's very interesting. It seems that Kitahara is also very popular."

Nodding, Little Chestnut Hat showed an interested expression, "Does she want to join the Eternal World?"

"Or Kitahara, have you ever thought about inviting her?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other members of the team also showed curious expressions, especially Tamamo Cross and the others.

In the eyes of these horse racing girls, if there were more horse racing girls in the team, the daily training and daily life would seem to be more interesting.

"Joining Eternity? Not really."

Shaking his head, Kitahara smiled and said, "She hasn't officially enrolled yet. She will only be considered a student of Central Tresen after completing the enrollment procedures today."

"but……"

Looking in the direction where the horse racing sisters left, he thought for a moment, "If she has this idea, I welcome it very much."

This idea was not new. He had considered the development of the entire team a long time ago. This eating contest was just an opportunity to start thinking about it.

If he were just a single trainer, he felt that he wouldn't have to worry about anything. He knew so many outstanding horse girls that he could just pick a few at random. It wouldn't be very difficult to win numerous games.

But as a team, many things cannot be considered so simply, especially from the perspective of the development of the entire Uma Musume world.

When he originally guided Oguri, his main idea was to use the power of this legendary horse girl, combined with his own training and management, to further promote the progress of the URA Association and the Central Academy Council in improving the industry and pave the way for future development.

Through Akikawa Yayoi's words a few days ago, he already knew that the development in this area was very smooth. Some rules of the industry, and the training and teaching methods of central and local colleges were promoting it subtly.

So what we need to consider next is not just whether one or two horse girls can join the team, but whether generations as a whole can develop better than in parallel planes.

For example, when he met the horse girls Emperor of the East Sea and Mejiro McQueen at the beginning, he tactfully expressed his concerns to Rudo Symbol, Maruzenski and others. At present, the situation of their class, especially their health, has obviously improved.

Another example is the two sisters we just met, Pipa Chenguang and Narita Bairen. Not only are they both troubled by injuries in another dimension, one of them is also likely to have a personality problem such as being timid. So we have to think seriously about how to solve the problem in advance without leaving any trace.

In addition to these horse girls, it is a coincidence that Kitahara has seen most of the horse girls of the next two or three generations since the big eater challenge began. He has also kept in mind the possible hidden dangers. He wants to learn more about the horse girls he has not seen yet.

...Let me think, apart from the Emperor of the East China Sea and the others, the youngest students enrolled today should be the Qi Cao group.

Those who came to visit are all elementary school students. Daishu Express, Mejiro Dobo, Silent Suzuka, Taikan Fukulai, Golden Journey and Caizhu will not start school until next year.

I have basically seen these generations, and the generations that follow...

Suddenly his heart moved.

Yes, the Fisherman and Wang Heilou... well, I've seen Qingyun Tiankong and Saint King Halo, who is still a loli at the moment, as well as Aerial Holy War, Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi, and Phalaenopsis.

What about the Condor, Flying on the Grass and Special Week from the same class as them?

And the little crybaby... ahem, Narita Road, and I've also seen Aimo Orihime and the famous general Nutao...

What about good opera?

He was silent for a while as he pondered and recalled the few horse girls he hadn't met yet. Seeing this, Oguruma couldn't help but wonder:

"Kitahara, are you worried about something? I see you are frowning."

Coming back to his senses, Kitahara said subconsciously: "Ah, nothing..."

He had just said half a sentence when he suddenly had an idea. He looked at Oguruma, then at Tamamo Cross, Komiyayama and others who had the same puzzled expressions. After thinking for a while, he began to gesture.

"I was wondering if you have ever seen a few horse racing girls like this."

"The one wearing this wrestler eye patch." This is the iconic decoration of the Condor.

"She has long chestnut hair and a white diamond-shaped highlight on her bangs. She looks very gentle." This is Cao Shangfei.

"He eats a lot and looks silly." This is Te Bie Zhou.

“And there’s a crown on the head, which is a bit exaggerated.” This is good opera.

After describing the appearance characteristics of several horse girls in succession, he looked somewhat expectant.

Xiao Limao and the others looked at each other for a moment, then shook their heads at the same time.

"I haven't seen it," Little Limao said thoughtfully, "Besides, if he is a big eater, he should come to participate in the challenge."

"Because if it were me, I would never miss this kind of big eater challenge."

"Oh yeah, I've completed the Harajuku Big Eater Challenge Grand Slam."

"Those bosses told me that I can eat there for free in the future, as long as I don't participate in the challenge."

"But, I went there a few times later and they told me that they could give me money and take me to another restaurant..."

She scratched her head, very confused, "I'm not short of money, I should still have some money from the competition prize money, right?"

She muttered something here, and the whole team suddenly became messy.

"...I suddenly realized that although I like to complain a lot, what Xiaoli said just now made me not know where to start complaining..."

After a slap on the face and frantically scratching his hair, Tamamo Cross said weakly: "Xiaoli, your prize money, is that a little bit?"

"Huh? Are there a lot of them?" Little Chestnut was surprised.

“…I don’t know how to complain.”

Inari Ichiya slapped him on the face, then covered his face with a fox mask, and said in a muffled voice: "Do you know how much the Gaoyue Award prize you won a few days ago was?"

"It's 7507.9 yen!"

"More than 70 million! Not 7,000! Do you know how much that is?"

"I think Xiaoli might not be very clear. Well... Of course, I don't really understand it either."

With a caring smile, Xiaowan lifted his little chestnut hat and explained, "Although we can compete and win prizes, if you have any idea of ​​the prize money, it's not that much."

"Usually the college helps save the bonus and we can use it if we need it. In that case we can just buy whatever we want, there's no concept."

"If I really want to say it, Mr. Kitahara should be the only one who can clearly understand it. I remember Aldan said that Sister Komiyayama and Brother Yusuhara don't know much about business."

"Ah, I understand a little better."

Mejiro Aldan smiled and said, "Sometimes at home, we ask the elders in charge of the industry to teach us some common sense, so that if we are interested in business, we can engage in this field after retirement."

"Hmm... From what I understand, Mr. Kitahara or Hewan Enterprises should have a net operating profit margin of more than 2% every month."

"The current economic situation is not very good, and many companies have negative profit margins. A profit margin of more than 2% is considered very good."

"Let me do the math..."

He raised his head slightly, pointed his index finger at his lower lip, and Aldan rolled his eyes. His eyes lit up, and he looked at Oguruma and the others, raised his finger and smiled:

"If Ogurimō keeps the 7507.9 yen in Hewan Enterprises for a month, he can earn at least 150.158 yen in profit."

"If I put this profit into the account for another month, I can earn 153.161 yen next month."

"According to this profit rate, you can earn more than 2000 million yen a year, and during this process, Oguruma doesn't have to participate in any competitions!"

After Aldan made this calculation, Super Little Bay and Oguruma were still thinking, while Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi were already surprised.

"Hey hey hey?! Is that uncle's business so profitable?"

Tamamo Cross' eyes widened and held his head in his hands. "The prize money that Inari and I won from the Hanshin Grand Prix is ​​3300 million yen, right?"

"Doesn't that mean that after Oguri wins a Satsuki Sho, he can do nothing and earn the same amount of money in a little over a year as if we won a Hanshin Shogi Grand Prix?!"

Inari was also extremely surprised, and then became angry.

"Damn it, the prize money for the Gaoyue Award is so high, I want one too... No, I'm already past the age to participate in the Gaoyue Award."

"Ahhh it's even more hateful!"

She also held her head up and started to get mad. “Why didn’t I come to the central government earlier? I also wanted to earn that much bonus!”

Now, Tamamo Cross was a little dissatisfied.

"Hey, that's not right. It's as if you would have won if you participated in the Gaoyue Sho last year."

"I was just saying that, Xiaoyu, you're taking it too seriously!"

Seeing that the two of them were about to start arguing as usual, Mejiro Aldan, who had just calculated the bonuses, hurriedly tried to persuade them.

"Tama, Inari, don't be so anxious."

She raised her finger again and smiled, "Aren't you going to participate in the Emperor's Spring Viewing Competition later? The prize money for the champion of this competition is higher than the Gaoyue Award."

"Let me think about it. According to the URA Association's budget this year, the Emperor's spring viewing..."

In the expectant eyes of Tamamo Cross and Inari, Mejiro Aldan rolled his eyes and then smiled.

"It should be 9500 million yen." "If that's the number, it shouldn't be a problem for Hewan Enterprise to make a profit of 3300 million a year!"

"Wow! Then I must win the Emperor's Spring Viewing!" X2.

After declaring in unison, Tamamo Cross and Inari immediately glared at each other.

"Humph! We definitely won't lose this time. The stupid, slow-paced performance at the Hanshin Grand Prix will definitely not happen this time!"

"That's exactly what I want to say, Xiaoyu. You are doomed to lose this time when the Emperor goes to the Spring Festival Appreciation Ceremony!"

Although the prize money was generally announced when this duel was just introduced, in fact, for horse racing girls, the prize money is not something that deserves special attention.

Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi are not so much motivated by the prize money at this moment, but rather want to compete again on the field after the Hanshin Grand Prix.

Seeing this, the two trainers looked at each other and then looked at Kitahara.

"Brother, what Xiaoyu and the others said is right. We had a few days off after the last Hanshin Grand Prix, and we had a good time these past two days. The Emperor's Spring Viewing Ceremony will be in a few days, so we have to continue training."

After Komiya-san finished speaking, Yusuhara also nodded.

"Well, although Chairman Akikawa said that she hopes our Eternal Team can have a good rest, I think she probably wants you, the Chief, to take more rest. You were indeed too busy before."

"Now that we have the assistance of President Maruzen and Commissioner Gaofeng, there shouldn't be any problems with training."

"Then you, Oguruma, Xiaowan, and Aldan should follow the chairman's instructions and go on a trip to relax."

"As for Kyoko and Kouki, they may have to work harder for a while, but the Emperor's spring viewing will be over in a few days, and we can rest then."

"Brother Beiyuan, what do you think?"

Kitahara shared Akikawa Yayoi's suggestion about traveling with the team after returning from the chairman's office that day.

At that time, Komiyama and the others were thinking the same thing as they are now. Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi had been training very hard after the Hanshin Grand Prix, and it was time for them to take a day or two off.

Well, after having fun today at the welcoming ceremony, it is time to resume training. Otherwise, it would be inappropriate if you are not in good shape for the competition when the Emperor comes to enjoy the spring.

Kitahara thought about it and decided that he could agree.

Komiyama and Yusuhara's ideas were reasonable, and he knew that the team now had clear methods for many of their training, and with the further assistance of Maruzenski and Mejiro Takamine, there would be no overall problems even if he left for a few days.

More importantly, along with the idea of ​​traveling, he thought about where the horse girls he had asked about before might be.

Both Shenying and Caoshangfei were born in the United States and later went to Japan to participate in the competition. So according to the timeline of this world, they should still be on the other side of the ocean.

It's not realistic to go to the United States during the few days of vacation, but I can ask my uncle. I haven't greeted him for a while. It happens that the Yongshi team is doing well now, so I can report to him and let him rest assured.

If you want to travel, maybe you can go to Hokkaido.

After all, both Tezuka and Good Opera were born in Hokkaido.

With a plan in mind, he looked at Tamamo Cross, Inari Ichi, Komiyayama, and Yusuhara who were all looking hesitant, and said with a smile, "Resuming training? No problem."

Then he looked at Shin Shinki and Miyamura Kyoko, "Then I'll ask you to cooperate with President Maruzen and Committee Member Gaofeng for the training of Tama and Inari."

"No problem, leave it to us!" they both answered in unison.

"Well, then I'll go on a trip without hesitation and take a break."

After smiling, Kitahara asked Ogurimo, Aldan, Little Bay, White Jewel, and Oguri Roman, and thought for a moment.

"As for Mrs. Shiraishi, she should accompany Oguri Roman to complete her enrollment. She previously studied at the local Umamusume Elementary School. If she wants to transfer to the Central Academy now, she will need some assessments."

"With the help of Xiao Gongshan and the others, there shouldn't be any problems. As for me..."

"Mr. Kitahara should take Oguri and the others on a trip."

Turning sideways, holding Oguri's hat with one hand and stroking Oguri Roman's head with the other, White Jewel smiled and said, "Oguri was very tired in the last Gaoyue Sho competition. You should take a good rest for a while."

"I'm here with Xiaoli, nothing will happen, don't worry, Mr. Kitahara. I was also a horse girl in service before, so I know a lot about things."

"Yes! I will listen to my mother and Komiya-san and the others."

Oguri Roman nodded obediently.

Although Xiaolimao felt a little regretful at first when he heard that his mother and sister could not travel together, he soon became happy.

"Oh, are you going on a trip with Kitahara? What do you need to prepare? Little Bay, Aldan, do you know anything?"

Kitahara also looked towards the small bay and Aldan.

"As for me, I won't go for now."

Smiling and shaking his head, a firm look in his eyes, Xiaowan looked at Tamamo Cross and Inari, "Although I just competed in Gaoyue Shou, I want to stay in the training ground and watch Tamamo and Inari's training."

She clenched her fists and said, "I have thought it through. I will not give up the Classic Triple Crown. I will also work hard in the long-distance battles in the future."

“Both Tama and Inari have excellent long-distance abilities, and I want to learn more from them.”

...Is that so? It seems that she is completely determined on this route. Then we can focus on her special training in long-distance running.

Feeling Xiao Haiwan's clear intention from her words, Kitahara nodded secretly and turned to look at Mejiro Aldan.

"I won't go there for now."

Mejiro Aldan smiled and shook his head, "After my debut, I haven't been home for a while."

"Before I rested for the past two days, the clan leader told me to go back and share my experience in training and competition with the younger generations in the clan."

"It should be meant as a role model to inspire the younger generation."

"Also, I have to go to some banquets, family gatherings and so on, so I can say I am taking a break..."

She smiled distressedly and spread her hands, "In fact, I will be even busier and more tired. Sigh..."

Uh, I don’t know what to do with this kind of big family matter…

Accompanying Aldan's bitter smile, Kitahara pondered silently for a moment.

Eh? In this case, wouldn't it be just me and Oguruma going on a trip to Hokkaido?
It's a bit like when I first met her in Kasamatsu, and...

It seems that except for the time when we first met, I haven't really gone out to play with her.

After a moment of emotion, Kitahara took a deep breath.

"Okay, then the next arrangements... no, I should say, the future development of Yongshi, I'll leave it to you all. Oguruma and I will go to Hokkaido to relax for a few days."

It is quite simple to prepare for a trip to Hokkaido with only one person and one Uma Musume. In addition to some necessary daily necessities, there are also some thicker clothes.

It is still April now. As the northernmost region in Japan, the average temperature in Hokkaido is about 4 to 8 degrees Celsius, and it is still a bit cold in the early morning and evening.

So after getting off the plane at New Chitose Airport in the morning, Kitahara and Oguruma were both wearing long windbreakers and each carrying a small suitcase.

"Oh! This is Hokkaido. The grass over there looks like it would be great for running. I want to go run on it!"

Looking outside the airport, Oguruma exclaimed.

She was wearing a pair of sunglasses that covered most of her face, and her signature goose yellow diamond-shaped headdress was placed in her suitcase. She was wearing a light brown woolen trench coat, fleece-lined cropped jeans, and brown flat leather shoes. She looked very ordinary.

Just looking at her outfit, it is hard to imagine that she is one of the most famous horse racing girls in Japan, and the strong one who just won the Gaoyue Sho without losing.

This is also Kitahara's suggestion. If you come out for a trip and get recognized and attract some overly fanatical fans, it will be very troublesome, so it is better to dress casually.

Kitahara was also wearing a pair of sunglasses. When he heard what Oguruma said, he looked outside the airport and couldn't help laughing.

The New Chitose Airport is overall in the shape of a semicircle, with the aircraft arranged in a fan-like pattern along the outer side of the semicircle.

The nose of the plane is facing the circular terminal hall, which is connected to the square business area.

The semicircular part beyond the office area is the parking lot. Looking from afar outside the parking lot, one can see an endless lawn-like green belt.

…Green belt, will it be comfortable to run on?
Kitahara laughed secretly and suddenly remembered that she seemed to have said something similar when she brought Oguruma to Kasamatsu Academy a year ago.

But she was referring to Kasamatsu's small training ground, and now it is the green belt outside the airport.

It’s been so long...

After sighing for a while, Beiyuan looked at Xian and said with a smile: "That's the green belt. You will be stopped if you run there."

"If you want to find a place to run, you can go to the track of Sapporo Tresen College later."

He thought that Little Chestnut would be very happy to hear that she could run, but he didn't expect her to shake her head quickly.

"I just said I felt like running, not that I really wanted to run."

Looking at Kitahara, she said seriously, "We came to Hokkaido for tourism. If I go running, Kitahara will definitely be unable to help but think about training."

"That's not a break."

“So I won’t run in Hokkaido.”

"...Ah, well, then I won't run."

Kitahara didn't know what to say to Oguruma's simple and innocent words, but his heart was filled with warmth.

He couldn't help but touch his horse girl's head, then smiled and said, "If that's the case, it seems that there is no rush to go to Sapporo Tresen College."

"I rented a car before coming here, and it should be waiting in the parking lot."

"Let's go to the hotel to put our luggage away first, and then go to the specialty snack bar here in Sapporo."

"Oh! Special snacks! Great!"

Oguruma's eyes suddenly lit up, "Then let's go to Sapporo!"

Sapporo City is located northwest of New Chitose Airport, about 40 kilometers from the city center and less than an hour's drive away.

In addition, after checking in at the hotel and driving to Tanukikoji Shopping Street, the most famous food street in Sapporo, it was time for lunch.

Tanukikoji Shopping Street has a history of over a hundred years. All kinds of Sapporo specialties can be found here, as well as various seafood restaurants with Hokkaido characteristics. If you want to experience the food here, you can basically just stroll through the entire street.

It was dinner time. When they parked the car in the parking lot at one end of the street, Kitahara and Oguruma could smell the faint aroma of food. When they followed the aroma to the street, the aroma was like an invisible big hand, teasing the stomachs of both of them and the horse girl.

"Hmm... Kitahara, you said there should be a big eater challenge here, right?"

Xiaolimao's saliva was already flowing down, and the crystal liquid oozing from the corners of his mouth was almost reaching his chin.

Seeing this, Kitahara took out a pack of tissues from his pocket with amusement, took out one and wiped her lips.

"Hey, you're exaggerating. You ate so much in Harajuku during the Big Eater Challenge. Aren't you satisfied yet?"

He suddenly remembered what Tamamo Cross and the others had complained about before, and couldn't help but laugh: "Besides, if you eat like that, there must be a lot of restaurants in Harajuku that have blacklisted you and won't let you in, right?"

"Uh-huh... I, I can do it myself."

Tilting his head slightly to avoid Kitahara's hand, Ogurumao took the tissue from his other hand and wiped himself, then mumbled:

"It seems that some stores have put up 'Closed' signs after seeing me. Well, what a shame. Some of the stores are still delicious."

She said regretfully, "Besides, I found out before that some restaurants didn't welcome me, so a few times when I went to eat by myself, I said my name was Tamamo Cross."

……ah?

Kitahara was confused.

Xiaolimao still felt regretful.

"I think that since Xiaoyu and I both have reed hair, if they want to refuse me, I can change my clothes, put on glasses, lower my voice, and say my name is Xiaolimao, and then I should be able to get in."

“But then I seemed to become a little more famous, and they all knew me.”

"Although he was very enthusiastic when he saw me, his expression turned very painful when he heard that I wanted to eat, and he seemed to not want me to enter the store."

Seeing that Oguruma looked genuinely sad, Kitahara's expression became strange.

"... Ogururo, that..."

He hesitated, "Those stores you went to, I mean the ones that refused you entry, weren't they... all buffet restaurants?"

"Hey? Kitahara, how did you know?"

After a moment of hesitation, Xiao Limao became a little excited, "Yes, I really like to eat in the buffet restaurant."

"You can eat there all the time for a little money without having to pay more. When I first went there, I felt like it was heaven."

"Alas, it's a pity that those buffet restaurants won't let me in after I went there once."

"It's not okay for me to dress up. It's not okay for me to say that I'm not Tamamo Cross but Oguruma."

"It's a bit hard to understand. Don't they want to make money by rejecting customers like this?"

“It’s not like I didn’t pay.”

"It's so sad."

...Is there a possibility, I mean is there a possibility...

They just want to make money, so they don’t let you in…?
Kitahara didn't know where to start complaining for a moment, so he could only rub his swollen forehead and sigh.

"In fact, based on your prize money, you really don't have to go to the buffet all the time. Even if we don't talk about the prize money, just as a shareholder of Hewan Enterprise, you don't have to go to the buffet all the time."

After sighing for a while, he knew that Little Chestnut didn't quite understand all this, so he looked at her confused expression and smiled.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

"Do you see this Tanukikoji shopping street?"

He pointed to the end of the street in front of him and said with a smile: "Don't worry about not being full at the restaurants other than the big eater challenge or the buffet. You can eat whatever you want on this street today."

Hearing this, Xiao Limao naturally became excited. She quickly raised her head like a hamster, stretched her nose forward, and her nostrils twitched.

"Kitahara, I want to eat that!" She smiled and pointed to a ramen restaurant.

"Oh, Sapporo Ramen, it's really delicious. Let's go."

After seeing clearly what kind of store that was over there, Kitahara waved his hand and strode towards the store with her.

Sapporo ramen is a very distinctive type of ramen in Japan, among which miso ramen and tonkotsu ramen are the most famous. This type of ramen has a strong aroma, rich taste and flavorful soup, and is very famous all over the world.

When they arrived at the store, Kitahara, who knew Ogurimaru's appetite well, ordered seven or eight bowls of ramen of different flavors in one go. After specifying that they were all for Ogurimaru, he asked for a bowl of classic tonkotsu ramen for himself, amid the waiter's astonished look.

When he heard that it was seven or eight bowls, Xiao Limao felt a little embarrassed.

"Kitahara, I won't be full with such a small amount of noodles..." She looked at the ramen in front of other customers in the store, put her hands around it to see the size, and tugged at Kitahara's sleeve.

"Ah, this is just an appetizer."

Kitahara smiled and said, "Just eat some ramen to warm up. Didn't you say that eating is like playing a game, and you need to warm up first?"

"Don't worry, today I will take you to eat as much food as in a big eating contest, and there will be a lot of variety."

"Oh! That's great!"

After cheering, Little Chestnut became curious again, "So, what do we want to eat after we finish the noodles?"

"Hmm... let me think about it."

Recalling the snacks in Sapporo, Kitahara smiled and said, "For example, sea urchin and scallop meat are seafood. You probably haven't eaten much of them before. These snacks are very fresh and tender, and the texture is very soft and chewy. They taste very good."

"There are also stone lion skewers. These small skewers of beef and mutton are grilled and crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. They are delicious."

"There are also crabs and fried shrimps. The seafood here is very big. A crab can be as big as a bowl. It's enough for you to eat."

"Teppanyaki is also good, grilled saury... uh, your saliva is a bit exaggerated, it's almost like a waterfall..."

Seeing Ogurimao's eyes shining and drooling again, Kitahara stopped talking amusedly and looked at the waiter who was very surprised at the seven or eight bowls of ramen ordered here.

"Look, my horse girl is very hungry. Can you please ask the kitchen staff to prepare the noodles quickly?"

(End of this chapter)