Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 199 Companions
Like his colleagues, Kitahara had a similar assessment of the situation on the runway.

Inari was obviously affected by the parallel running rhythm before the training game.

As trainers, Kitahara and others know the conditions of the horse racing girls in the team very well, including their starting habits, running style, timing of acceleration and cornering, etc. They can basically imagine the specific situation with their eyes closed.

The two of them clearly saw that in this training match, whether in terms of tactical choice or specific running methods, Tamamo Juji was obviously much more delicate than Inari Ichi.

When it comes to the body, this kind of refinement means that the former will save more physical energy and have a faster speed.

This lead may seem insignificant at first glance, because in terms of data, the difference may be only a few tenths of a second or about 0 second, which converts to a speed difference of about 1 to 5 meters per second, which does not seem big.

But a rough estimate of their speed at the moment is over 16 meters per second. At this speed, a difference of 1 second means a distance of more than 16 meters. This is a difference that can be clearly seen at a glance.

Even if we take into account the speed difference, even if the difference is only 0.1 seconds in the end, there will still be a gap of about 0.5 meters, which will still be a clear win or loss.

And it's not just the tactical advantage in terms of physical strength, Tamamo Cross also used a tactic.

Kitahara saw it clearly.

It was not obvious at the beginning of the game, but in the middle stage, Tamamo Cross deliberately suppressed the speed while adjusting his position laterally.

In this situation, Inari almost instinctively wanted to overtake, so she expended more energy and moved a greater distance.

But Tamamo Cross did not slow down at all to get close to Inariichi. She seemed to have eyes on her back. The moment Inariichi adjusted his position, she immediately increased her speed again.

It was as if he was deliberately teasing the latter.

Under this kind of "teasing", the speed adjustment in the middle of Tamamono Cross suddenly disrupted Inari's rhythm.

By the time she reacted and adapted, Tamamo Cross had taken the opportunity to open up a distance and maintained this distance until the end of the race, or even the finish line.

Looking at this situation, Kitahara's heart moved.

Tamamo Cross's running style is not very conventional, and she rarely uses such complicated techniques.

In most cases, she would choose to run normally on most tracks, and only when turning or in a crowded group would she deliberately perform such delicate rhythm control and speed changes.

And she did this on purpose at this moment, and Kitahara felt for a moment that she seemed to be running like this just for Inari.

Not only him, but Yuhara on the side also looked over hesitantly after staring at the runway for a while.

"Brother Kitahara, why do I feel like the way Tama runs now is specifically targeting Inari...?"

"Yeah, I thought so too. Xiaoyu, this is not the way she is used to running."

After thinking for a while, Kitahara said thoughtfully: "If Komiya-san was still here, he should be able to give a clearer response."

"But if that's the case, she must have discovered something during the previous parallel running training."

“For example, Inari is particularly susceptible to rhythm.”

"So for the sake of her companions, she either talked to Oguruma and the others privately before she came up with the idea of ​​using this method."

"It seems like they care about each other very much."

Kitahara couldn't help but laugh.

With the talent of a horse girl like Tamamo Cross, it is not impossible for her to temporarily change her running habits during a training match.

There are naturally great risks in doing this in a formal competition, but if it is just a training match, there are fewer things to worry about.

If everything is really as Kitahara thought, Tamamo Cross is conducting special training for Inariichi's "weakness".

Although this was not within the trainers' plan, considering the results, this method was clearly beneficial to Inari's game.

After all, Tamamo Cross's deliberate suppression of speed and adjustment was almost in line with the speculation of Kitahara and others, imitating the possible defense and targeting of the opponent Yuzhou Meng.

If the opponent adopted the same approach in an actual match, Inari, who had already adapted in advance, would definitely not be affected too much and would be able to perform normally.

According to Inari's level, as long as he can perform normally, his chances of winning the Takamatsunomiya Cup will not be low.

Just when Kitahara and the other two had some idea of ​​the situation, the 2000-meter training race had already ended.

Such a distance only takes a little over 2 minutes for the horse girl to finish the race. At the end of the track, Tamamo Cross's triumphant laughter could be heard.

"Hahahaha! We win, idiot! You are so easily influenced by your opponent. Why didn't I see it before?"

"Uh uh... so noisy! You fool! Aren't I just a little bit slow?!"

"This kind of gap... If the gap is this big, who knows who will win if we fight again!"

"Oh yeah! Do it again! I don't accept it! Do it again!"

The position where Kitahara and Yusuhara were observing the race was some distance away from the finish line. After they saw the race was over, they rushed over there. When they arrived, they just happened to hear Inari's unwilling shout.

She was also seen waving her fists and stomping the ground in anger.

"Well, it doesn't matter if we do it again, but... Hey? Uncle, you guys are coming over here."

With one hand on his waist and the other hand waving casually, Tamamo Jushi, with a look of "I really can't do anything to you", glanced at the trainers, greeted them and changed the subject.

"How about we have another match with this idiot? It doesn't matter to me."

Inari Kazuya glanced over quickly.

"That's right! I want to compete again too... No! I wanted to compete again from the beginning! Alang, uncle, let's..."

"Well, don't worry, let me first talk about some of the situations that happened to you just now. After all, the more important thing in training is to summarize, not to determine the winner."

He put his hands in front of his chest and pushed them together, signaling the two horse girls to stay calm. He looked at Yusuhara, and after a moment's silence, he did not rush to tell Inari about her problem. Instead, he looked at Tamamo Cross thoughtfully.

"Xiaoyu, the tactics you just adopted were deliberately planned, right? They were used to target Inari."

When these words were spoken, Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi were both stunned.

Immediately, Tamamo Cross laughed and scratched his head and said:

"Well, we were discovered... Well, the way we ran just now was still our usual habit, but I asked Xiaoli, Xiaohaiwan and the others about some small details."

"We chatted a little bit during the break just now... Of course I didn't talk to Inari. She was probably struggling with her situation at the time, so we didn't bother her."

"As we chatted, we all realized that Inari seemed to be easily affected by his opponent. We didn't pay much attention to it before, but after you guys specifically mentioned it this time, we all paid attention to it."

"Then when we were preparing for the training match, Xiaoli and the others discussed it with us."

"We are already very good at switching lanes, so Oguri and the others said that we could try to deliberately affect Inaari and see if she would really perform badly."

"As it turned out, the situation was just as we guessed."

it is as expected.

After looking at Yuhara again, Kitahara nodded in understanding.

It seems that these horse racing girls, in addition to training, will also think about their own or their companions' situations and come up with targeted tactics.

This situation has never happened before. If we combine it with recent situations, it may be because my thinking has been broadened a lot after explaining and communicating with my juniors.

This is very interesting. If this state can continue, their level can obviously be improved, especially in tactics.

Kitahara was analyzing the situation secretly, while Inari was already getting dissatisfied. "Hey, hey, hey! You're going too far, Douding! Oguri and the others are the same!"

She yelled, then looked at her companions in the distance, curling her lips in dissatisfaction, "We agreed to a two-person duel, how could you quietly ask them about tactics? Aren't you too shameless?!"

"And aren't Xiaoli and the others too cunning? They actually discussed that annoying way of running with you. It's really, really... It's really uncomfortable!"

After being criticized, Tamamo Cross was not embarrassed or angry, but instead showed a serious expression.

"There's no rule against asking other people for help, right? Besides, we wanted to ask Oguri and the others at first to see how to confirm your current situation, but they just answered that question."

"and……"

She stretched her head towards Inari and tilted it, while reaching up to touch her chin with a frown, "I felt it when we were running, idiot, are you being too emotional?"

"Eh? Emotional? Me?"

Inari pointed at himself in surprise.

“Well, I do feel that way.”

Shrugging, Tamamo Cross looked at the trainers.

"Uncle, you guys should feel the same way, right?"

"I always feel that after I adjusted the rhythm according to what Xiaoli and the others said, this idiot suddenly got angry. His breathing and footsteps were a little messy. I heard it clearly."

Hearing this, Kitahara and Yusuhara looked at each other. The latter thought for a moment, looked at his horse girl, and nodded calmly.

"Yes, in fact, I knew very early on that Inari was a person whose personality was more obviously affected by emotions."

"But she has never encountered a situation like the one in the training match just now. It was only during the investigation of the Takamatsu Palace Cup that we found similar opponents. That's why we specially arranged this kind of training in this training."

Yuhara's expression suddenly became relieved, "And you did better than we thought."

"According to our plan, various coordination is needed to give Inari similar pressure or influence."

"Xiaoyu, you were able to influence her on your own, which will be very helpful for the following training."

"Hey, hey! A-Lang, are you on my side? Xiaoyu and the others are teaming up to bully me!"

Inari became unhappy, "Why are you still speaking for her?"

"This can't be considered bullying..." Yusuhara didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Seeing this, Kitahara was afraid that Inari and Yusuhara would start arguing, so he looked at Tamamo Cross and changed the subject.

"Let's not talk about Inari's situation yet. Xiaoyu, what did you think during the training match just now? Or what did Oguruma and the others discuss with you?"

Although she was still glaring at her trainer, Inari was not a horse girl who did not know the importance of the matter, and she immediately looked at Tamamo Cross with concern.

"I don't have any specific idea about how to think about this."

Tamamo Cross thought for a moment, "I'm just thinking about how not to lose to Inari..."

"Wow! And you said you didn't want to fight me! You went to ask Xiaoli and the others for help just because you were afraid of losing to me. I want to go ask them for help too!"

Inari got so angry that he started shaking his fists and stamping his feet.

"Uh... okay, I admit it, I don't like losing."

Scratching his head and smiling awkwardly, Tamamo Cross quickly changed the subject.

"Anyway, uncle, I haven't thought about anything in particular. But Oguri and the others suggested that when I run with Inari, I can try to change my running style and rhythm."

"Just now when we were running with Inari, in addition to switching lanes and rhythms, we also used some running techniques of escaping."

"I'm not really good at escaping, so I simply followed Little Bay's advice and used some techniques."

"It turns out that it is quite useful just for this practice match."

She suddenly had an idea, "Oh, by the way, if that's the case, uncle, do you think we should run like this in the future?"

"What I'm saying is, let's just run away from now on!"

After saying this, her long ears and tail were shaking, and she was obviously very happy with her idea.

However, Kitahara shook his head.

“Changing tactics is not something that happens overnight.”

"Besides, the Great Escape Method is too harmful to the body. Your physique is not bad, but there is no need to take that risk."

"Ah...it seems so..." Tamamo Cross's ears and tail drooped suddenly.

"Hey, please don't be so depressed. It's not you who lost just now."

Inariichi is obviously a very emotional horse girl. She was just so angry at Tamamo Cross that she jumped up and down, but now she tried to comfort the latter and patted her on the shoulder.

Then, she looked at the trainers thoughtfully.

"If you put it that way, I feel the same way."

"I feel like in the training match just now, first of all, because of the previous parallel running training, changing running methods and opponents back and forth made me very annoyed."

"If we hadn't run together before, I wouldn't have been affected so much by Xiaoyu later."

"And Xiaoyu said that she suddenly changed her usual habits to affect me. I was so surprised that I became emotionally unstable."

"If that's the case, then if there are always unexpected situations like this during the next training, it will be difficult for any unexpected situations to occur during the actual competition."

She suddenly became excited, "So, this special training will be completed faster than expected?"

"That's pretty much it."

Seeing her so happy, Kitahara couldn't help but laugh.

"Originally, our trainers planned to conduct various adaptive trainings step by step, but you gave us a big surprise."

He looked at Tamamo Cross, then at Oguruma and the others in the distance.

"Not only can you accompany your teammates in training according to our arrangements, but you can also think of more ways to train with them. This will indeed greatly speed up the training process."

"Then what we should do next may be further adjusted according to your situation."

"Since Xiaoyu can adjust her running style in the training match, Xiaolimao and the others can do the same."

“Inari can run with different companions from the past and try out various new situations.”

"Xiaoyu, you can also be promoted because of this."

"After that, we will conduct a few special training sessions based on the past performances of our opponents in the Takamatsunomiya Cup."

Kitahara's voice was full of confidence. "This way, no matter what kind of opponent we face or what unique tactics they have, we don't have to worry too much."

"Sure enough, when there are more companions, many problems can be solved more easily."

(End of this chapter)