Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 174: Luduo Symbolizes Teaching You to Be a Trainer (8k)

The day after the Japanese derby ended, Kitahara almost figured out what happened after the game.

Overall, it was no different than expected.

Unconsciously, there is already a clear gap between the Umamusume of the Eisei team and most of the active Japanese players.

This gap is reflected in a healthier body, more solid basic abilities, better running methods, and so on.

Under this premise, it is not surprising that the Japanese team took the top three spots in the derby, and the huge enthusiasm of the media and fans is not unimaginable.

Especially after winning the Japanese derby, Oguri has achieved a record of 16 wins in 16 games and two championships without a loss. At the award ceremony and interview session after the game yesterday, she was naturally the most popular or the most disturbed person.

Fortunately, the school members represented by Lu Duo were experienced and well prepared, and with the help of Masato Kurokawa who went to watch the game "out of interest", there was no commotion like the previous Gaoyue Sho.

Kitahara couldn't help but feel relieved about these processes, but he was also worried about some things.

What worries him is the physical condition of the horse racewomen participating in the Japan Derby, which is also what he is most worried about before the race.

Historically, the 88th batch of racehorses can be described as "battered", especially before and after the Japan Derby.

In another world, the winner of this year's Japanese Derby is Sakura Chiyo, and the competition at the finish line before winning is very similar to yesterday's game, with the same fierce situation among the three contestants.

In that parallel universe race, Sakura Chiyo, who adopted an advanced strategy, was the first to break away in the final straight line, but was immediately approached and surpassed by Aldan and Yae Mudi from both sides.

At that moment, Chiyoou showed amazing potential, accelerated again after being overtaken, and won the derby championship in one fell swoop.

That acceleration was also called a "once-in-a-lifetime explosion" by fans.

After winning the derby championship, Sakura Chiyo was obviously exhausted. After the game, he suffered from tendinitis and was forced to take a whole year of rest.

The returning Yasuda Kinen and Takarazuka Kinen were both defeated in 16 moves.

In the end, he had to retire due to tendinitis.

Similar to Sakura Chiyoou, other racehorses are not much better.

Striker Dido discovered a foot problem before the game. After barely treating it, he forced himself to participate in the Japan derby. He only got 15 moves and went straight into rest after the game.

Although Aldan Mejiro surpassed Sakura Chiyo at one point and demonstrated great strength, he broke his bones after the match and had to rest for a whole year.

Not to mention Super Xiaohaiwan, in another timeline, she was troubled by foot inflammation for most of the classic year and did not participate in the Gaoyue Sho and Japan Derby.

In addition to these horses, the Japanese derby is extremely intense.

The rest of the contestants were also affected to varying degrees. The only ones who remained safe and sound that year were Yae Musashi, who was famous for his strong physique, and Ogururo, who did not participate in the Classic Triple Crown at all.

This shows that the phrase "Derby is a waste of horses" is not just talk.

And in this timeline, something similar happened.

Thanks to the Eisei team's emphasis on nutritious diet and healthy conditioning, as well as Kyoko Miyamura's continuous efforts, Oguruma, Kobayashi and Aldan had no problems in the post-match inspection.

Not only was there no problem, at the celebration banquet after the race, the three horse girls ate with greater appetite than ever before, and were clearly not affected by the intensity of the race.

Especially Oguruma, her exaggerated eating habits scared the fans who came to congratulate her and had no intuitive knowledge of her big eater side.

Other horse racing girls were not so lucky. During post-race inspections, many of them were found to have various hidden dangers or problems.

This was even more obvious for the horse racing girls from the Surpass Team. Sakura Chiyo and Dido Shooter were hospitalized the next day.

It was for this reason that Kitahara turned down most of the interviews and meeting invitations on this day, and came to the hospital to visit on behalf of the Eternal Team together with Oguruma.

As a trainer, you have to visit a familiar horse girl if she is hospitalized, not to mention that Oguruma and the others have a good relationship with Dido and other horse girls.

Also coming to visit was Luduo Yuzhi. During the visit, neither Luduo Yuzhi nor Kitahara and Oguruma said much.

After asking about the situation here and leaving some words like "please feel free to ask if you need any help", they left the ward.

Kitahara could sense that during the visit, the legendary horse girl was in a bad mood.

Although her expression and tone were as dignified and calm as usual, her ears bent back into "airplane ears" clearly showed that she was angry.

This is not difficult to understand. When she was watching the game yesterday, she had some complaints about Chaoyue's schedule. She only showed it when she was in the ward before.

But her performance at that time obviously did not make her feel relieved.

After she arrived at the hospital parking lot with Kitahara and Oguruma with a gloomy face and no words all the way, she suddenly sighed heavily, looked at Kitahara, frowned and spoke.

"Beiyuan, if Yongshi is temporarily responsible for the care and training of Dido and Chiyoou, will you have the energy?"

After hearing this, Beiyuan frowned slightly. He heard something unusual in it.

When he came out of the ward, he received a symbolic invitation from Luduo, saying that they should go together to complete a visit.

At that time, he felt that in addition to the visit, the other party probably had other things to say, and he even vaguely thought that it was about surpassing the team.

But he didn't expect that this topic would come up so suddenly, and even be a little sharp.

The dissatisfaction that Luduo symbolizes has been clearly revealed in his words just now. This dissatisfaction is obviously directed at the Chaoyue team. If you think about it a little more deeply, it is not difficult to hear the accusation and even punishment in it.

"...Little Chestnut, please wait in the car for a while. We will be there soon."

After thinking for a while, Kitahara looked at Oguruma and gave a simple instruction. Then, after his horse racing girl nodded obediently and walked towards the car, he turned back, frowned, and asked instead of answering.

"Can I know if this is your idea or the idea of ​​the board or the association?"

If what he just said was just a symbol of Luduo's thoughts, it means that it was probably said in anger.

After all, the URA Association's regulations do not allow trainers to exchange training content, which is inappropriate in principle.

According to the URA association's old-fashioned approach, it will definitely say that this is shaking the foundation of the entire industry.

...So what did the Emperor President say to the President of URA before the Japan Derby? Why does it seem like she is getting more and more resentful and her ideas are getting bolder and bolder?

If the URA Association could change so easily, would I have to spend so many resources and make such elaborate arrangements for Akikawa Yayoi?
Beiyuan was secretly helpless and thoughtful, while Luduo pondered for a moment after hearing his words and sighed heavily again.

"Well, this is indeed just my own idea. It is impossible to let other trainers guide Didu and the others in principle. It will also be difficult for Naise and the others to accept it."

Her expression gradually became complicated, and she sighed: "This kind of thing is equivalent to slapping someone in the face and slandering them in public."

"It would be fine if they were just ordinary people who were unknown and had no achievements, but they do have outstanding abilities, and the horse girls who have been in charge in the past have also won various prestigious awards."

"If we rashly do something like this, it will cause an uproar among the entire trainer community."

She was helpless again. "Besides, from my perspective now, although their competition arrangement is difficult to accept,... the arrangement of a battle schedule is not unusual in Japan."

"On the contrary, many trainers choose this method, and many horse racing girls also think that there is nothing wrong with this method and that it is impossible to achieve outstanding results without enough racing."

After saying this, she was silent for a long time, then she looked at Beiyuan and spoke again with a flash in her eyes.

"If it weren't for Kitahara and your team, I would probably be angry, but I still agree with Li Zhan's match arrangement."

"But now there is obviously a better way, why...why do I still need to compromise with that backward way?!"

It was very rare for this usually calm and dignified horse racing girl to lose her composure.

But she quickly calmed down.

“… Phew—sorry, I got a little excited just now.”

She let out a long sigh and forced a smile. "The intensity of competition in the Japanese Derby can be said to be incomparable to any other competition. The previous competitions... Alas, it was the same situation."

"The speed of this finish has broken the record of previous events."

"Look at it from a positive perspective. After this competition, Oguruma and the others on your side are all fine, and Yae Invincible from the Beyond Team is also in good shape. This is already very good."

"After that, we will slowly adjust our current obviously backward methods according to the training situation of the Eternal Team."

The methods that are now obviously outdated... It seems that Luduo symbolizes that he is fully aware that the various methods I have been using are actually ahead of this era.

So, maybe this is an opportunity for her to better understand the ideas I have been thinking about.

Thinking of this, Kitahara spoke in a deep voice.

"So, rather than your opinion on the Beyond Team, what you want to talk to me about is the incident before the Japan Derby, right?"

"That's right. The future arrangements and training methods for your Eternal World are now the most important things for the entire academy. Naturally, we need to take enough time to discuss them after the derby."

Hearing this, Lu Duo nodded symbolically, then stretched out his hand towards the parking lot, "I will discuss this with the chairman of the board of directors at the academy later, but for now, let's get in the car and tell you the general situation."

With this arrangement, Kitahara was soon in charge of driving, Oguruma sat in the back seat, and Ludo began to explain the symbol in the driver's seat.

"I will need to spend more time to understand the more in-depth training details of the Eternal Team."

She said with a serious look:
"But we don't have to wait until then. I, the chairman and the others, are all very clear now. Eisei's training philosophy and methods are unmatched by other Japanese trainers and horse racing women."

"In the previous competition, Oguruma and the others did not show an overwhelming advantage, which was entirely because the entire training method was not fully implemented."

"As this kind of training continues, other trainers and horse girls who don't make corresponding changes or study hard will always be suppressed in the arena."

"I'm not saying this because I hope you can share your training methods with others, Kitahara. On the contrary, you must not share them casually like you did before."

Beiyuan could fully accept the fact that Luduo wanted to discuss the follow-up arrangements of the Eternal Team.

With Yong Shi's current achievements and the training abilities she has demonstrated, an outstanding horse racing girl like Luduo cannot fail to see her value.

If the team can develop smoothly, the results produced will be beneficial to the entire horse racing girl industry, so it is completely natural to focus on it.

But since they knew the significance of these things to the industry, Kitahara was somewhat confused as to why he was asked not to share them casually.

"If we don't share it... then only Eisei and Oguruma can use that method...?"

He was confused: "This should be..."

Before he could finish, Luduo interrupted him helplessly.

"You misunderstood me, Kitahara."

There was a hint of laughter in her tone, "What I said is, don't share casually, not that you should be selfish and share nothing."

“There’s a big difference.”

As he spoke, looking at the extraordinary and outstanding trainer next to him through the rearview mirror, Lu Duo pondered for a moment.

"Let me put it this way, Kitahara, you are indeed an extremely good trainer, much better than most trainers."

"But when it comes to politics, you can describe it as completely clueless."

"...Wait, why are we suddenly talking about politics...?"

After listening to Luduo's symbolic words, Beiyuan became even more confused, and even felt a little amused.

"I don't really know much about politics, but training shouldn't have anything to do with politics, right?"

"That's what I'm saying, you don't know anything about politics."

Faced with Beiyuan's doubts, Luduo became even more confident.

"With this kind of philosophy, you casually share your unique training methods with others. This is a manifestation of your extreme political immaturity."

Then, without waiting for a response, she thought for a moment and her tone became serious.

"Let me first explain to you that I was able to become the student council president of Central Tresen College not just because of my achievements during my service."

"Also because...how should I put it, I have some special talents."

"You saw Oguruma and the others obtain the winning uniforms before with Maruzenski, right?"

Lu Duo changed the subject abruptly. Although Bei Yuan was confused, he nodded subconsciously.

"Yes, over there by the statue of the Three Goddesses of the academy."

"Then you should have heard Maruzen say that the 'oracle' of the three goddesses regarding the winning suit can only be understood by the direct descendants of the three goddess families of Godolphin, Bayer and Dali."

Luduo symbolically continued, "Among these three major families, the patriarch currently in Japan is Hikari-senpai."

"This senior and her family, in addition to being able to translate the 'oracle' of the decisive server, are also able to conduct historical research."

"The historical records they studied mentioned that in addition to the three major families, there are many horse girls who can receive some special "blessings" from the three goddesses."

"For example, eyes."

Pointing to her eyes, she explained: "Some horse girls have special eyes. They can see the potential of horse girls."

"For example, Chairman Akikawa is such a horse girl. She was able to become the chairman of Central Tresen Academy largely because of this 'blessing'."

…Wouldn’t that be the same as Sunday tranquility…?
No, I should say, it is exactly the same as Zhou Ri Ning Jing, that chairman...

After being slightly surprised, Kitahara quickly accepted the theory of Luduo's symbolism.

In the parallel dimension, Zhou Ri Ning Jing and Akikawa Yayoi are both famous horses that changed the entire Japanese horse racing industry. If you look through the family tree of Japanese racing horses in recent decades, you can basically see the shadows of these two people.

As a corresponding matter, they have special "eye techniques" in this world, which is not difficult to understand.

Then, the Ludo symbol should also have some special abilities, or "blessings", otherwise she wouldn't say these...

Just as Kitahara was thinking about this, Luduo said:
"And I have a little special 'blessing' as well."

She thought for a moment. "I can't quite explain what this blessing is."

"That's the only way to describe it. That's what I said. It has a special persuasive effect on the vast majority of horse girls."

“For example, if there’s a conflict between two students, even if someone else or Uma-Musume tries to mediate, they may not listen.”

"But as long as I try to comfort them, even if it's just repeating what others have said, they will accept and make peace." "Not only that, they have a natural instinct to judge the development and future of a race."

"I can naturally judge what some groups of humans, or even the entire group, can do to become better, and I also know what the world of Uma Musume can do to become better."

"It's just that human affairs are not my responsibility or obligation. I just need to do my job well on Uma Musume's side."

"With such talent and blessing, plus the fact that my parents taught me 'imperial studies' when I was young for some reason, I think I have a better understanding of what politics is all about."

"It is because of these that I became the student council president of Central Tresen College."

Kitahara suddenly understood how Luduo symbolized this kind of talent.

This is actually the "leadership temperament" of the population.

Among any intelligent creatures that can form a social structure, there is a chance that such individuals will appear. They or they can naturally understand what the racial structure is like, the relationship between its members, and will instinctively assume the responsibility of leading the race to seek benefits and avoid harm.

If in a herd of horses, this individual is commonly known as the "leader".

Historically, the symbol of Luduo is just such a "head horse" or "leader horse".

This is not just a description. Perhaps it is difficult to reflect "sociality" in horses, but there are still some specific manifestations.

During rest, daily life, and competition preparation, other racehorses dare not approach the symbol of Rudo, allowing this "leader" to enjoy various resources first.

Even if you get close, no matter what your personality was before, you will become very well behaved after seeing the symbol of Rudo.

If there is a conflict between horses, the Rudolf symbol can indeed "mediate" if it happens to be present, of course, in a way that the horses can understand.

These are all exactly the same as what was just said about the Rudra symbol of this world.

Not only that, her performance in the competition is also influenced by this "temperament" of the two worlds.

In a herd of horses, the "leading horse" is supposed to run in the first place by default, and in order to ensure sufficient physical strength to deal with various emergencies, the "leading horse" generally will not expend extra physical energy after running in the first place.

This is why many fans have clearly noticed that when Ludo is behind in the race, his speed of catching up is much more exaggerated than that of other horses, but once he is ahead, he slows down and starts to "slack off".

And the symbol of Ludo is not an isolated case. Similar situations also appear on racehorses such as Ogurtori Hat, Tamamo Cross, Special Week, and Good Opera.

Oguruma can eat and drink calmly in any environment, Tamamo Cross will get angry if other horses appear next to him when he is running, Special Week will mediate the conflicts between other horses, and Good Opera always wins only a little in the competition and habitually "slacks off".

These are all because of their "leadership qualities". These famous horses are called "King of Horses", not just based on their performance.

Well, I happen to be familiar with all these horse girls. Maybe I should find a chance to study them later to see if their temperaments have any special effects or something like that...

Beiyuan was thinking to himself that Luduo had already talked about his "political problems" with the symbol.

"I think I've strayed off topic, but I'm explaining so much because I hope you can take my words seriously, Kitahara."

She said in a deep voice: "As I said before, you are excellent, and many of your training methods are second to none. Your achievements are obvious to all."

"You also hope that all horse girls can use Yongshi's training methods to create a better world."

“All of that is correct, but that’s not how it’s done.”

"The reason is simple. Humans are greedy and don't know how to cherish."

There was a human sitting next to him, but Rudo's symbolic tone was taken for granted.

"You can now come up with an excellent training method, and other trainers will be grateful, amazed, and will know how to use it well."

"But it's okay once or twice. No, it's only the first time, and it won't happen again after that."

"Then you come up with similar training methods and share them without reservation, and other trainers will start to take them for granted."

"If you can get it as a matter of course, then why should you cherish it?"

"After that, if you come up with a new method, I believe you can do it, and then, everything will become..."

Looking through the rearview mirror, looking directly into the eyes of Kitahara who looked up in astonishment, Lu Duo said in a deep voice, word by word:
"That's what you should have done. Why didn't you take it out earlier? It would be a sin if you didn't choose to share."

"Believe me, humans will definitely think so."

"So, I was angry in the ward and I was dissatisfied during the Japanese derby. It was not just because I was dissatisfied with the match arrangement of the team, but also because I thought that such a thing would happen, which was a precursor to what I was worried about just now."

After Lu Duo finished saying this, Beiyuan fell into silence. Seeing this, she paused slightly, and when she spoke again, her tone was much softer.

"That's a bit harsh, but I still hope you can understand that I have no intention of persecuting you."

"On the contrary, I am telling you this because I want to be frank with you. From now on, other trainers cannot obtain the training methods of the Eternal Team without my permission."

“Even if you, the founder, agree, it’s not possible.”

“The only things that are worth cherishing are those that you can’t have. I think that’s how human beings are.”

"My observations over the years have also told me that my views are not wrong."

"In that case, let's make these things even more difficult."

"certainly……"

She suddenly changed the subject and smiled, "I made these decisions considering the situation of humans, not targeting the horse girls."

"So, Kitahara, please report your new training method to the Student Council, and I will share it with the appropriate horse girl depending on the situation."

"If necessary, we will also let them participate in your training."

"I'll ask them to keep it a secret from their respective trainers, and they'll listen to me."

"I think what I said should be very clear, right?"

After Lu Duo asked this question, Beiyuan spoke with a wry smile after a long while.

"...I didn't expect that you, President Luduo, would teach me how to be a trainer."

As he said this, he couldn't help but think of the rider Okabe Yukio, who was the symbol of Ludo in history.

In the Japanese Derby, the rider tried to urge Ludo to accelerate according to his own judgment, but Ludo remained unmoved and crossed the finish line at a time he thought was more appropriate and won the championship.

After the race, Yukio Okabe said, "I feel like Ludo is teaching me how to race horses."

Kitahara once thought that he could always entertain himself with such anecdotes.

However, he didn't expect that the Ludo symbol in this world didn't teach him how to compete, but taught him how to be a trainer.

One of the main responsibilities of a trainer is to arrange competitions, so to round it off, Luduo is still the one who teaches how to compete.

However, after being taught a lesson, he was not dissatisfied at all, but rather very happy.

After all, what Luduo symbolizes right now is not only the legend of his race walking career, but also his all-round excellence.

Being educated by such an outstanding horse girl is a very rewarding thing.

"Teaching? That's not the case. It's just a reminder."

In response to Kitahara's words, Luduo smiled and shook his head.

"I may know a little bit about how to train a good horse girl, and I know a lot of training methods, but if I really compare myself to a trainer, there is still some difference."

"More importantly, even if I know some training methods, everything you have researched so far, Kitahara, is something I have never heard of or imagined."

"It's also stressful for me to talk about training in front of you."

"That's too exaggerated. I know exactly what my level is."

Without really accepting Luduo's symbolic praise, Kitahara shook his head and said with a smile: "Anyway, I will remember things like the training method."

"and……"

He suddenly smiled even more happily, "In this way, I don't have to worry about the promotion of the training method at all. I will leave everything to you."

"But, your future work pressure will be even greater and it will be very hard."

Rudo's symbolic smile froze for a moment, and she quickly rubbed her forehead.

"Uh... I think we can stop talking about this headache."

She smiled bitterly and said, "After Maruzen and Gaofeng fully assisted you, even I started to feel a little overwhelmed with the work of the student union."

"During the time you were preparing for the Japan Derby, I have been looking for some outstanding juniors to see if they can serve as my assistants."

"It's just that my luck is not good. I haven't met him yet. I can only hold on by myself for now."

As she spoke, she sighed.

"assistant?"

Kitahara almost subconsciously replied, "Is it not possible to use Narita Bairen and Qigou?"

He didn't think too much about it, because in the original work, in the structure of the Central Academy Student Union in another timeline, Luduo was still the president of the Student Union, and the vice presidents were Narita Bairen and Qi Cao.

In Kitahara's eyes, the two horse girls are actually more suitable for handling student council work than the current representatives Chiaki and Maruzenski.

It’s not that Chiaki and Maruzen aren’t good enough, it’s a problem of personality.

Judging from their career running styles, the fact that one of these two horse racing girls is habitually late in starting the race, and the other who is clearly adapting first but ends up running like a runaway horse, more or less shows that they are not suitable for the rigid work of the student union.

Being late in starting and running behind is usually because the jockey girl has a casual temperament and has some special attention or time to pay attention to important events.

This is the case with Qian Ming, and the Golden Ship is similar.

Even if such a horse girl is entrusted with an important task, she will often overlook some key points due to distraction.

Maruzenski also prefers a casual and free personality. From the beginning of her race walking career, she has not attached importance to specific forms and does things as she pleases in competitions.

This kind of personality is useful in dealing with some emergencies, but most of the student union's affairs still have clear regulations and procedures, and her personality is obviously not entirely suitable.

In comparison, Narita Bairen and Qicao both have the character of taking on heavy responsibilities. Not only do they match better with the symbol of Luduo in terms of compatibility, but they will also be more focused when facing the fixed work of the student union.

As soon as he mentioned these two horse girls, Kitahara hesitated.

The two of them are still in the elementary department of the college. Judging from their age and experience, it seems that they still need some time to adapt to the work of the Student Union. It seems a bit early to mention it now.

However, after being stunned for a moment, Luduo symbol soon became thoughtful.

"Is that so? Narita Shirahito and Qicao..."

Touching her chin, she smiled, "It seems like a very suitable choice."

"I have met those two children. Their talents are impeccable and their personalities are very calm. I feel like I would get along well with them."

"Not bad, Kitahara. I didn't expect you to have such vision."

"Okay, let's make an exception and let them sit in on the meeting to discuss the 'European trip'."

"Let me think about how to talk to them... Hey, do you think if I tell them some jokes, it will lighten the atmosphere and make me seem less serious?"

"Forget about the joke, at least Narita Bairen is okay, but forget about the gas tank!"

Subconsciously, Kitahara lost his voice.

After all, in the original work, the symbol of Luduo in the eyes of Qi Cao is almost perfect. The only imperfection is the cold joke of this student council president that is not funny at all.

President Luduo, if you tell a joke to Qicao now, she might refuse to join the student union because she "won't be adjusted"...

"Eh? Inappropriate? What a pity. I just happened to think of a lot of funny jokes recently."

Luduo showed a look of regret, but then he became a little interested again.

"Especially at the fan meeting for the Japan Derby yesterday, I came up with a really brilliant joke."

"At that time, many fans wanted the students' autographs, especially Oguruma's."

"But they were not available at the time, so I thought about it and specially arranged for Qian Ming to be the 'signature representative'."

"Hahahaha! Isn't it very funny?"

To be fair, Kitahara thought the joke was funny.

He has realized through the occasional complaints from Oguruma and the others that he is also a person who can get jokes.

But this had nothing to do with the fact that Qi Cao would "never adjust" when hearing the cold jokes symbolized by Lu Duo, so in order to avoid the problem of insufficient manpower in the Student Union in the future, he quickly changed the subject.

"Ahem, it's really funny... Um, by the way, you should have made a rough plan for the 'European trip', right?"

The change of topic was a little awkward, but the cold joke just told was recognized, and Luduo indicated that this would be "perfectly tuned" and did not pay attention.

"Yes, I discussed it with Chairman Akikawa and relevant personnel last night, and most of the arrangements are fine."

After saying this, she suddenly fell silent.

"The only thing that needs to be discussed is the new student council president of the European Teresin College."

"Although the European Academy has chosen an American horse girl as its president, she was the European Horse Girl of the Year two years ago, so it's not a big surprise."

"Anyway, since she is now the student council president of the European Academy, the symbol of Sirius..."

Luduo smiled bitterly and spread his hands.

"The Sirius symbol doesn't seem to want to go away..."

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