Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 160 The Strongest Horse Girl in Service (1w)

She said she was talking to Special Week about some training and competition matters, but when Tamamo Cross and the others really came out to perform one by one according to their popularity, Kitahara reminded Oguruma again.

"Little Kurimao, when the competition starts, just do as you normally do in practice and imagine how you would run if you were on the field."

This kind of imaginary training is what the Yongshi team has been doing all the time. With the game awareness trained by Oguruma and the others, it is easy to simulate the situation on the field almost exactly.

The effect of simulation through the screen is of course worse than the real scene, but Kitahara's intention is not to let Oguri simulate the victory or defeat, but to analyze his adaptability in long-distance competitions.

"You have only participated in 2000-meter races so far, and you have never experienced a distance longer than this in a formal competition."

Looking at Oguruma's somewhat surprised expression, Kitahara explained:

"The Japanese Derby will be 2400 meters, and the Chrysanthemum Appreciation will be 3000 meters."

"The increase of 500 to 1000 meters in length will have a great impact on you. You have done long-distance daily training before, but that was just an adjustment for the most basic adaptation."

“If I want to win the Japan Derby and the Chrysanthemum Shooting in the future, I will not only have to do special training, but also learn more about long-distance events from now on.”

"You've seen Tama and Inari at the Hanshin Grand Prix, but that was the 3000 meters at the Hanshin Stadium. The 3000 meters at the Kyoto Stadium is different."

“Although the Emperor Spring Viewing is 200 meters longer than the Chrysanthemum Viewing, the overall rhythm and many details are similar. You need to analyze this race carefully.”

If she had used a teaching method to talk about training and competition with Oguruma, this "unwise" horse racing girl would have been dizzy long ago. Fortunately, she was a practical type, and after listening to Kitahara's explanation, she quickly understood.

"Okay, I'll think about it carefully later."

Nodding vigorously, she smiled and said, "I also want to know how far I lag behind Xiaoyu, Inari, and Xiaohaiwan in long-distance running. Although I still have some gaps with my current training, I will catch up with them later!"

Kitahara also smiled.

"Well, you are very familiar with the running styles of Tama, Inari, and Koganeshiro in this competition. You also saw a long-distance race at the Hanshin Grand Prix."

“Then you should be able to easily spot the difference between long-distance races and those you have participated in before.”

"You don't have to worry too much about the gap. I have already considered some special training. When the tour is over, I can do special training for the Japanese derby."

"After the Japanese derby, there will be a training camp, and we can go to the beach."

"Some special training at the seaside is very helpful in improving long-distance adaptability. After training there for a period of time, you can improve your chances of winning before the Chrysanthemum Viewing Festival."

While Kitahara was explaining, the appearance stage at the Kyoto stadium was almost over, and the picture on TV cut from the appearance circle to the stadium.

Appearing in the center of the screen was a crowded audience and a band in front of them.

This is obviously a military band. Whether it is the conductor with his back to the audience or the musicians facing the audience, their tall bodies are all wearing neat dress uniforms.

Live band performances are a common practice at Japanese racetracks. Generally, after the appearance circle, the horse racing ladies will go to the gate one by one to get ready to the sound of passionate music played by horns, drums, etc.

Today's music is still relatively traditional, consisting of classic pieces that have been played for decades.

After the Umamusume mobile game became popular, the band simply used "Girls's Legend U", "Tressen Ondo", "Horse Jump" and other songs from the game's Winning Live as opening songs.

When Kitahara went to the venue and heard the live performance, he was stunned and could only sigh that Japan's second-year mentality is truly a national characteristic.

So in two years, will the entrance song in this world also be changed to Winning Live?

Just as he was thinking this, he noticed that the conversation between the commentator and the guests had turned to the game prediction part.

"...Based on the data from previous Emperor's Spring Festival races, the performance trend is still very obvious. If you are below the G3 level, you basically have no chance of getting the top three in the Emperor's Spring Festival race."

This is the voice of the female commentator. The voice sounds very familiar. She is the "iron commentator" in the original work, Misako Akasaka.

She has short green hair, green eyes, and wears a pair of black-framed glasses. She has been commentating almost from the first season to the OVA, and then to the second season. She is jokingly called "Uma Musume comes and goes, but the commentator Akasaka Misato is always there."

As a live commentator, he is occasionally swayed by the tense and exciting atmosphere on the field, which leads to him saying things that are not very pleasing to the eye. He has also contributed many famous lines from historical and real-life matches.

Then came the voice of the male guest. Kitahara could recognize that it was the famous Umamusume race walking commentator Izaki.

“Yes, as the longest G1 race, the Emperor’s Spring Tournament has the highest competition intensity.”

Izaki said: "In the past, in this competition, most of the top three positions were occupied by horse girls who advanced to G1 and G2."

"Most of the Umamusume who entered the G2 race entered Tenchun from the two preliminary tournaments of Hanshin Grand Prix and Nikkei Grand Prix."

"And from the record, the forward G2's entry rate is higher than that of G1."

“Especially in the Hanshin Grand Prix, although the Hanshin Grand Prix champion may not necessarily win in Tenharu, they clearly have a better performance in terms of ranking, finishing time, and the speed of the last three waves.”

"Of course, this doesn't mean that the Nikkei Sho champion is weak, but in terms of time and competition adaptation, the Hanshin Daisho, who has run 3000 meters in advance, still has more advantages than the Nikkei Sho, who runs 2500 meters."

After hearing what Izaki said, Akasaka Michiko seemed a little excited.

"In that case, wouldn't Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi, who were rarely seen together at the Hanshin Grand Prix, have a great advantage in this Emperor's Spring Viewing?"

"There are definitely advantages," Izaki said calmly, "but for an event like the Elite Girls Race Walk, there are still many factors to consider."

"For example, in this long-distance race, the inside lane advantage is not as obvious as in the Chinese and British short-distance races, but there are exceptions."

"That is, if a less popular horse girl is drawn to the inner lane, she will not be particularly focused on by her opponents, so she can often use her running tactics more freely and achieve good results."

"Especially if they take the lead or run ahead method, in the long-distance and slower race pace, they can retain more energy for the final sprint."

After a pause, he continued, "Speaking of the final sprint, there is a very obvious characteristic in the Emperor's Spring Viewing Ceremony."

"That is, the horse girl with the fastest last leg is guaranteed to be on the bulletin board, so the horse girls with excellent last leg speed need special attention."

"Oh? Doesn't that mean that Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi do have a clear advantage?"

Akasaka Misako was very persistent in her point of view. After Izaki explained it, her attention was obviously on the last sentence.

"Both of these horse girls have excellent running skills. They have performed very well in previous competitions. It looks like they will live up to the expectations of being the first and second most popular girls in this competition. In the end, perhaps it will be another clash between the two of them."

Izaki seemed to smile bitterly, and his tone had a hint of helplessness.

"That's true. The power of the two of them is at the top level of this generation, which brings with it an extremely powerful final blow."

"But from my experience, it's best if they don't use the tactics they used in the last Hanshin Grand Prix again."

"That kind of tactic will catch the opponent by surprise and make them anxious to a certain extent, causing them to lose momentum early."

"That was exactly the situation during the last competition. I have to admire the 'strategist' for his wild ideas. He dragged all the opponents into the most disadvantageous perseverance competition. This approach is really unheard of."

"It is said that the Yongshi team also conducted special training on perseverance afterwards. It seems that this is indeed a tactic without a doubt."

After sighing for a while, Izaki's tone suddenly became formal, "However, this tactic can only be used once and not twice. At least if there is no improvement in a short period of time, it is best not to use it a second time."

"Because the other horse girls and trainers in this competition have probably already discovered the drawbacks of this tactic and have made targeted arrangements."

"If he insists on copying the tactics from the Hanshin Grand Prix, I'm afraid that 'The Master of Strategy' will end up shooting himself in the foot."

"I guess that shouldn't be the case, right?"

Misato Akasaka seemed to have great confidence in the Eien team and Kitahara. After listening to Izaki's advice, she started talking as if she had explained it to the forerunner.

"Since they are called 'The Master of Strategy', I think they will pay attention to such details."

"Perhaps he and the Eternal Team have already thought of a special tactic, and this time they will surprise everyone again."

"Whether Tamamo Cross or Inari wins this match, the strongest Gu Ma of this generation will probably be revealed."

"Especially the Tamamo Cross."

"Recently, fans have been paying more attention to Oguri's amazing record of 15 wins in 15 games and no defeat in Gaoyueshou. In fact, Tamamo Cross is also in the process of winning 5 games in a row."

"If she can still win this match, her winning streak will reach an astonishing 6 games."

"Moreover, they are all central-level rewards!"

"This is an achievement that even Oguruma has not yet achieved, and it is close to Mejiro Kogen who just won the Hall of Fame title last year!"

She became even more excited. "If we keep winning at this rate, maybe at the end-of-year UAA gala, the Eternal Team will get two nominations for Hall of Fame."

"Even if I can't get the Hall of Fame this year, if I keep up the results next year, it's almost certain that I'll get it!"

"Isn't that right, Mr. Izaki?"

Compared to Akasaka Misako's attitude, Izaki is still very calm.

He has been engaged in related work since before the symbolic generation of Ludo, and many of his experiences are unmatched by ordinary people.

He knew very well that nothing could happen in a Uma Musume competition.

Before Ludo symbolized the undefeated triple crown, especially when she just debuted, she was not as popular as she is now. Today, praises for this emperor are all afterthoughts.

As a critic and guest, you just need to express your knowledge and attitude. It is the commentator's task to arouse the audience's emotions.

So, Izaki just smiled gently and said calmly:

"There is no doubt that if Tamamo Cross can win this Emperor's Spring Viewing, the title of the strongest active horse of this generation will be set in stone."

"If Oguri can achieve the honor of the 'Undefeated Triple Crown', it is only natural that he will be nominated for the Hall of Fame or even directly become a Hall of Fame member."

"It's just that we'll have to wait for time to give us the answer to the latter question."

"As for the first thing, the game is about to start, so we can wait and see."

"That's right, so the audience should look forward to it!" Akasaka Misato still looked optimistic about Eisei and Tamamo Cross.

...I didn't notice it when I was at the scene before, but Akasaka Misato was talking to herself like that.

After listening to the commentator and the interaction between the guests for a while, Kitahara was speechless.

But this statement is really inspiring. As a trainer, I couldn't help but get a little excited. No wonder she has been a commentator for so many years and has said nonsense so many times but has not been fired.

She really knows what the audience wants to hear.

Kitahara is now very clear that the hottest topic in the Japanese horse racing girl world right now is naturally Oguri's "undefeated triple crown".

However, after the deliberate guidance of Kurokawa Masato, Fujii Izumisuke and others, and the fact that it has been a while since the Gaoyue Award, it is obviously not so interesting to mention it now.

If we really want to set the scene off, we may have to wait until Oguri really wins the Japanese derby.

Besides, the Emperor is enjoying the spring now, so it would be somewhat inappropriate to deliberately talk about other horse girls.

This shows the strength of Akasaka Misako.

Maybe it was the program director, or the person in charge of stadium affairs, or maybe it was herself. In any case, she cleverly brought up a new topic such as "the strongest active player".

Considering that Tamamo Cross had indeed been rewarded with five consecutive wins, her popularity and the heat of the scene were immediately raised.

The live broadcast was shot on-site, with commentary and conversations between guests inserted into the broadcast. Kitahara heard it very clearly. After Akasaka Misato finished talking to Izaki, the cheers from the audience suddenly rose by who knows how many octaves.

Not only the people at the scene, but also Xiaolimao, Xiaotebi Zhou and Aiko next to them were a little excited.

"Hey, Kitahara, do you think Tama and Inari can win this time?"

Holding two pompadours tightly in her hands, Xiao Limao looked over expectantly, then scratched her head, "Although it's probably impossible for them to be in the same group again, but they should be able to get the top two, right?"

Especially Zhou's mother and daughter also looked over, their eyes full of questions.

"I'm not a god. How can I be 100% sure about something like this? But..."

Kitahara was a little helpless, but still nodded, "I had a brief chat with Komiya-san and the others yesterday, and both Tama and Inari are in good condition."

"Compared to their opponents, they have obvious advantages in all aspects."

"That is to say, as long as they give 100% of their effort, there will be absolutely no problem for the two of them to enter this time. They are also likely to come in first or second."

"If I have to say anything, it should be noted that it rained a little in the past few days. The track in Kyoto is probably not good right now. The inner lane may not be that easy to run on. I hope they and Komiya are prepared for this."

"The other thing is..."

He spread his hands, "Until the competition reaches a certain stage, I can't tell who has the advantage between Xiaoyu and Inari."

"I see. Then it looks like we can only wait until the game starts... ah, it's about to start."

He just nodded and said something when Xiaolimao glanced at him and was surprised.

On the TV screen, with the assistance of the staff, a group of horse racing girls are already ready at the gate.

In the background, the audience cheered louder and Akasaka Misato's voice became louder.

"Oh, watching the game on TV is different from watching it in person."

Ogumao also became excited, and unconsciously placed the flowers in her hands next to her cheeks, with the edges of the flowers just touching her lower eyelids, as if she didn't dare to look but also wanted to look very much.

But she still looked carefully, "Tama's gate... is number 8, and Inari's is number 11."

"I feel like if I don't stick to the inside lane, I'll be at a disadvantage... No, that's not right. If the track isn't very good in this race, it would be more advantageous to stick to the outside."

After just one comment, she quickly responded, "And Kitahara, you also said that the distance the emperor went to enjoy the spring is relatively long, and the difference in advantages between the inner and outer paths is not particularly large, except..."

She thought about it and quickly remembered what she had just heard on TV.

"Except for the unpopular horse girls, if the field is good, they will have a certain advantage if they stay slightly closer to the inside lane."

"Not bad. I still remember to ask you to analyze it carefully."

After praising him, Kitahara turned around and said with some annoyance, "So, Oguruma, why aren't you this clever in class?"

"Ah? This..."

Xiao Limao was stunned, scratched his head, and began to worry, "I don't know either. I don't know why, I feel sleepy when I listen to the class... Sorry, Kitahara."

After saying sorry, she thought for a moment, then reached out and touched little Te Bie Zhou's head.

"Xiao Te, Sister Xiaoli has a bad habit of falling asleep easily in class."

"Don't learn from me. Pay attention in class next time."

Xiao Te Bie was stunned on Monday. She didn't expect Xiao Li Mao to suddenly bring the topic up to her, but she quickly nodded obediently.

"Yes! I will definitely listen to the class carefully. I have always listened to the class carefully and done my class notes and homework carefully!"

Then she became curious again, "But, Sister Oguri is still so good at dozing off in class, that's really amazing."

"...This is not something to be praised. Anyway, Xiao Te, you just need to pay attention in class in the future."

Having said that, Kitahara was a little worried.

Because he remembered that in the four-frame comic, the kid Zhou failed the Chinese language exam, so he took the make-up exam with Cao Shangfei and Shenying who missed the exam due to illness.

As a result, the child not only crammed until he was sleepy during the exam, but also used the "blessed pencil" he got from Dai Jian Fulai to roll the answers.

Finally succeeded in the make-up exam but failed.

...So maybe I should spend some time to supervise Xiaote's studies in the future.

Beiyuan sighed secretly and stopped thinking about it.

Because the excited voice of Akasaka Misako could be heard from the TV.

"Very good, all the horse girls have finished entering the gates, then..."

"G1 The Emperor enjoys spring, the grassland is 3200 meters..."

"Start!"

“All the horse girls had a great start. The competition for the opening position was not as fierce as in other races. It seems that everyone was considering conserving their energy.”

"The battle for position ended quickly, as if by tacit agreement. The leaders were Rong Guan and Deng Ji Xiao Zi, and the rest of the horse girls followed in a longer line."

"Then the most anticipated No. 1 and No. 2 popular players, Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi, chose to go the other way and chase the other, respectively. They are both at the back of the team, and it seems that they plan to wait until the middle or even the back of the team to make a sprint."

Izaki added at the right moment.

"Everyone has chosen the running style they are good at. So far, it seems that the opening of the Emperor's Spring Viewing Tour is proceeding normally."

"In that case, if you want to see Yongshi's team's unique tactics, you'll have to wait until the middle or even the late stages." Akasaka Misato continued to talk to Yongshi relentlessly.

...To be honest, I really didn't plan any tactics for this game, and I wasn't even there.

Beiyuan was speechless.

Moreover, I didn't actually arrange any special tactics for the previous matches. Japan really likes to build momentum... He was speechless, while Oguruma shouted "Come on" with Te Bie Zhou and his mother for a while, and then he suddenly became thoughtful.

"Hey? Kitahara, this rhythm is indeed different from my previous ones."

Completely different from her usual drowsiness during lectures, the pale blue eyes of this grey-haired horse girl were now sparkling with a gleam of clever thought.

"If it's 2000 meters or 1600 meters, the whole team will be more concentrated, sometimes you can even say they're huddled together."

Holding the flowers in both hands, she made a "spindle" shape in the air and looked at Kitahara.

"Because I can 'see' the situation of the teams in the competition, it feels like the teams in that kind of competition are about this."

“If the same thing happens in the Japanese Derby and the Chrysanthemum Festival, I won’t have to worry about being stuck in the outer lane like I did before and will have to run in the inner lane all the time.”

"If you stick to the inner lane as much as possible, your physical advantage will be obvious whether you are changing speed in the middle of the race or sprinting at the end."

“I can also use my footwork better.”

“Well, that’s the nature of long-distance racing.”

Looking at Oguruma who looked thoughtful, Kitahara smiled and nodded, "Compared to limiting the opponent, the more important thing to consider is whether you have enough physical strength to finish the race."

"Restricting your opponent can indeed bring a certain advantage in the final game, but it is difficult to continuously use restrictive techniques over a distance of more than 3000 meters."

"Even the most clever tricks require physical strength. If you use them for a long time, you may not have enough physical strength to finish the race."

"That is to say, when it comes to the Japanese derby, especially the Chrysanthemum Festival, you don't have to worry about your opponent targeting you like before."

After praising and acknowledging Oguruma's rare analysis, he pointed at the screen and reminded:

"Apart from the length of the line, did you find anything else, Little Chestnut Hat?"

After asking, he smiled and looked at the confused little Zhou who was standing beside him.

"If you find anything, you can tell me."

When he asked this, he was actually just looking forward to Oguruma's answer.

As a trainer, he has already discovered the answer, but now is a rare moment of self-analysis for Oguruma, and he would like to use this opportunity to improve his ability in this area as a horse girl.

Even if you can't reach the level of real-time analysis on the field like Altan Mejiro, being able to perform similar level of analysis before and after the game will be very helpful for future games.

What he didn't expect was that after staring at the TV for a few seconds, Xiaolimao and Xiaotebiezhou spoke almost in unison.

"Huh? Faster than the previous race? Weird, isn't it true that in long-distance races, people usually conserve their energy and don't exert their strength so early?"

"...It seems to be a little faster than the games I watched before..."

Oguruma's answer was basically within Kitahara's expectations. He intuitively reacted almost as soon as the Emperor's spring viewing ceremony began and the racehorses came out of the gates that the race would be faster this time, at least the early stages would be faster.

This is the result of the trainer's intuition from long-term research on competitions. Up to now, he has watched various Shining Star series competitions at home and abroad, and more than once. In total, he has watched at least tens of thousands of games.

The same goes for Oguruma. As a horse racing girl with a central high prize, she is very sensitive to speed and distance.

She just paid attention to the distance first, after all, this is easier to notice, but it is not surprising that she can react to the difference in speed after a little reminder.

However, Kitahara was instantly surprised by Xiao Te Bian Zhou's answer. He really didn't expect that this little guy, who had never participated in any competitions, could rely on his instinct or talent to immediately see some of the situations in this game.

Xiaolimao was also surprised.

"Huh? Do you think so too, Xiaote?"

She suddenly became happy, "How amazing, Xiaote, you have such good eyesight even before you even compete in a competition. Your performance in the Shining Star Series will definitely be worth looking forward to!"

"Yes, Xiao Te is really amazing."

Kitahara also praised: "It seems that you have a really good talent. Did you feel the difference in speed by intuition?"

After being praised by Oguruma and Kitahara in succession, and seeing his mother looking at him with surprise, little Te Bie Zhou suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"Actually, I just felt it..."

Scratching her red cheeks, she lowered her head in embarrassment. "It's just that feeling. I've watched the game with my mother before, but in this game, I really felt that the sisters on the field were a little faster than what I saw before..."

"Okay, okay, that's very good. Little Chestnut is right. I'm looking forward to your future performance."

Smiling and touching Te Bie Zhou's head, Kitahara looked at Oguruma, then quickly turned his gaze to the screen.

He raised his chin towards the screen, motioning for Little Chestnut to look over there, and his tone became formal.

"You two are right. The start of this match is faster than usual."

"Especially the famous generals Rong Guan and Electric Shock Boy who led the release."

"Or rather, it's because of these two that the entire team is moving faster than in most situations."

"Is it because of the release..."

Looking at the TV screen seriously, Xiao Limao touched his chin and said, "If we are leading, we must lead the pace of the entire game in terms of tactics."

"Then there must be a purpose for deliberately running so fast, right...?"

"The intention...I think it's not hard to guess."

Kitahara nodded and continued, "It's probably because he didn't want Xiaoyu and Inari to replicate the tactics of the Hanshin Grand Prix... although that wasn't a tactic I deliberately arranged."

Speechless, he continued to explain to Xiao Li Mao:

"The situation at the last Hanshin Grand Prix where everyone lost their speed is something that all horse racing girls want to avoid."

"If we want to avoid this, a simple way is to speed up in the early stages when we have plenty of energy."

"Speed ​​will be converted into distance. As you said, Xiaolimao, the length of the team in this competition is much longer than in other competitions."

"Suppose you were in this kind of distance, and wanted to use acceleration to replace the lead... If, I mean, if you were really given such a tempo-stealing tactic, how much stamina would you need, and what would be your chances of winning?"

Xiao Limao had almost no hesitation.

"There's no chance of winning."

As she spoke, she moved a little closer to the TV and pointed her finger at the center of the long line above the screen.

"I usually stay in this leading position. Leading itself is the most physically demanding way of running."

"To catch the rhythm at this speed, I need to approach the speed of the final sprint, but then my energy will be almost exhausted before the middle of the game."

"Then I'll lose momentum in the final set."

"So there's no chance of winning."

"Famous General Rong Guan and Electric Boy think so too."

Kitahara nodded heavily, "Their high speed right now is to make it more difficult for Xiaoyu and Inari to catch up with each other in rhythm."

"If the two of them really compete for the rhythm in this situation, the game will be lost before it even ends."

"but……"

He smiled helplessly, "I didn't arrange any such tactics for them at all. I said I wasn't even at the scene, so how could I arrange any specific tactics?"

"Under this situation, I don't think that Akasaka Misato could come up with some weird tactics..."

Just as Kitahara, Oguruma and others were watching and analyzing the game, the horse racing ladies on the TV screen also finished the early stage of the race and gradually entered the middle stage.

By the middle of the game, the tempo had slowed down a bit, and the commentary had also become much calmer.

"It seems that the 'magic strategist' of the Eternal Team didn't arrange any early-game tactics. So far, the performance of the horse racing girls can be said to be mediocre."

Akasaka Misako's tone seemed a little disappointed, but her words were still those of a diligent and responsible commentary.

"But it's obvious that under the leadership of the famous general Rong Guan and the electric boy, the speed of the entire team in this opening game was relatively fast."

"The distance from the starting point to the middle is about 533 meters. The time to complete this stage is more than one second faster than the last time the Emperor watched the spring. This is already a very fast speed."

"That's right, but this situation doesn't have a big impact on the overall race," Izaki explained appropriately, "After passing the prologue corner at high speed, it's the first time to go up and downhill."

"Higher speeds will bring greater potential energy. When the female racehorses are fully energized, they will feel more comfortable and save more energy when going downhill."

"In this way, the energy previously used for acceleration is well balanced."

Akasaka Misato sounded appreciative.

"As expected of G1-level horse girls, they all noticed these small details in a tacit understanding."

"Confirm the current location."

"The first one is the electric kid."

"She competed against Tamamo Juji and Inari Ichi at the last Hanshin Grand Prix, but unfortunately she only came in 6th place due to her poor performance."

"It seems that she wants to avenge her previous defeat this time and has maintained her excellent performance until now."

"Following closely behind is the famous general Rong Guan."

"She was ahead of the Electric Boy before, but now she is slightly behind after being overtaken. She has no intention of overtaking him. She probably wants to conserve her energy."

"Beyond that is the Golden City."

"This horse girl has already announced before the race that this is her last race."

"In previous competitions, apart from her outstanding performances of second place in the Gaoyue Sho and the Chrysanthemum Sho, she seemed to have no interest in competitions and had no achievements worth mentioning."

"I think she wants to have a perfect retirement this time. It's obvious that she tried her best."

"Further on, there's the parallel free running and Megumi Dylan."

"These two...ah, Mebai Dylan seems a little anxious."

"This horse girl from the Mejiro family has excellent skills and endurance. This seems to be the talent of the horse girls of the Mejiro family. But if she gets impatient now, it will be difficult for her to continue to display such strength."

Izaki also became worried at this time.

"The talent of the Mejiro family's horse girls is unquestionable, especially since there has been some recent medical news saying that this famous family seems to have gradually solved the problem of 'glass feet'."

"Rumor has it that this seems to be related to the Chief Beiyuan of the Yongshi team, but the person involved has not come forward to admit it."

"Then the Mejiro family's results should be better."

"But if she gets impatient when she's in such an advantageous position, she'll lose too much energy. I hope she can calm down quickly."

"Yes, I think this is what all the fans of Mejiro Dylan are looking forward to. So she..."

Akasaka Misako paused halfway through her sentence and suddenly became excited. From the rustling sound coming from the TV, it could be sensed that she must have stood up from the commentary booth all of a sudden.

"Tamamo Cross has accelerated?!"

"Wait, is this real?!"

"This is the first bend! There are still 1600 meters to go. Is it really okay to accelerate at this time?!"

"Oh, by the way, could this be Chief Kitahara's 'magic plan'?!"

"So it wasn't in the early game, but in the middle game? This is so unexpected!"

This time, before Kitahara in front of the TV became speechless, Izaki next to Akasaka Misako became speechless first.

"...Well, this is probably not some strange strategy, but a normal way of running long distances."

After a dry cough and an explanation, he comforted her with a wry smile, "Please don't get too excited, Ms. Akasaka. We can sit down and talk if you have anything to say."

In fact, as a commentator of the Uma Musume competition, Misato Akasaka is naturally familiar with some common sense of the competition. She knows that in long-distance competitions, although acceleration in the middle of the race is not so common, it is not a special tactic.

As a commentator, she also has the task of livening up the atmosphere. Sometimes, even when she knows something, she has to pretend not to know.

In this way, those in the audience who really don't understand will naturally become excited.

This is not the era when live broadcasting will become rampant like in the future. If she knew the future, she would probably explain to Izaki privately that this is called the "live broadcast effect."

However, Kitahara in front of the TV screen had no idea of ​​her thoughts. He just shook his head speechlessly and complained.

"Please, don't just call anything you catch a tactic. This is clearly a very common long-distance mid-game start method..."

After hearing what he said, Xiao Li Mao seemed to be thinking about something.

"The long-distance mid-game start method... sounds similar to the tactics in the small bay, but there should be some differences, right, Kitahara?"

She thought, "It feels like Xiao Wan's tactic is a real sprint. If the opponent doesn't react, she will overtake him in one breath and leave him far behind."

“Isn’t this more like adjusting the rhythm?”

“Yes, the rhythm of the long-distance middle game is also different from the short game between China and England.”

Nodding in agreement with what Oguruma said, Kitahara stared at the TV screen, closely following the figure of the little reed-haired man who was gradually gathering speed, and slowly began to explain.

"If the distance is 1600 to 2000 meters, or even shorter, this is not the best time to take action."

"Once you start accelerating, you can't slow down. Otherwise, you will lose a lot of energy due to the extra load on your body caused by the speed difference, and eventually you will stall in a straight line."

“That’s why in the Sino-British distance, it’s best to hold off on accelerating until the very end, which is between 200 and 400 meters, while in the short distance, you should start sprinting at full speed almost halfway through.”

“But long distances require warm-up.”

Just like what Oguruma had just done, Kitahara pointed at the Tamamo Cross on the TV screen that was moving closer to the front of the team.

"The purpose of choosing to speed up at this time is to warm up the body in advance."

“For distances of 3000 meters and above, the sprint section is longer and the cruising distance is longer.”

"In this kind of race, the body is at cruising speed most of the time, and it will gradually adapt to that state."

"If you don't let your body adapt to the final sprint state in advance, when you really enter the straight line, the arousal level of muscles, nerves, blood vessels, etc. will be at a low level, resulting in the inability to fully exert your strength."

"Especially for the Emperor's Spring Viewing Race, the final straight is 404 meters long, plus the second pass through the three bends is a full 3 meters, so this kind of advance warm-up is necessary."

"And you see, even though his reaction was a little slow, Inari is starting to speed up."

Smiling, he pointed at the short brown-haired man on the screen.

"So, Oguri, when preparing for the Japan Derby and the Kikukasho, you must pay special attention to this different rhythm from the past."

Finally, he stared at Xiao Limao closely and gave the instructions.

"Understood. I'll pay attention to it." Nodding vigorously, Oguruma responded solemnly.

At this moment, the voice of Akasaka Misako, which was several times more excited than before, rang out from the TV.

"As expected, she is the eternal horse girl. She is still as familiar and unexpected as ever. Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi both chose the mid-game acceleration tactic!"

"Their speed increase is not amazing, but compared to their mediocre performance in the opening and early middle stages, their sudden burst at this moment is really eye-catching!"

"Do they really want to replicate the tactics of the Hanshin Grand Prix?!"

"Do you still want to drag all your opponents into the 'oyster' state?!"

"Do you even want to replicate the same miracle?!"

"But this time the opponent didn't give me any chance at all!"

"Tamamo Cross has surpassed several opponents in a row, but was stopped by Mejiro Dylan and Free Run!"

"Before her, there is the Golden City, the General's Crown, and the Electric Boy. It looks like..."

"They don't intend to let her surpass them as she wishes, and they are not affected by the acceleration of Tamamo Cross at all!"

"Inariichi's situation seems to be even worse. She only rushed forward for a short distance before she was affected by the horse girl who was running badly. The horse girl behind her who chose to chase after her also caught up with her!"

"Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi... What tactics will they choose to deal with the current situation?!"

Although I want to finish writing the competition in one go, my physical condition is not very good and I still have a headache.
I asked the doctor, and he said it was normal to have a headache due to respiratory mycoplasma infection. It was probably because I hadn’t recovered completely before, and I still needed to take medicine.

As I said before, all book friends, please pay attention to your health and don’t fall into the same trap as me.
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(End of this chapter)