Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 205 Trust
It is still impossible to analyze what kind of field can be inherited by running side by side with "Swimsuit Maruzen". After all, the inheritance field is only a hypothesis obtained through speculation. The following training and competition are to verify this matter.

The most urgent thing is to have a good communication with Xiaolimao and find out what she is worried about for not going into the water.

After all, there is a big difference between swimming at the beach and in a swimming pool.

For some people, the vast sea can bring a feeling of freedom and unrestrainedness that is not available indoors. When swimming or resting, they can also enjoy the unique scenery of the sunrise and sunset at the seaside, the hustle and bustle on the shore, etc.

However, some people may feel a little afraid when they first go into the sea, and the reason is also because the sea is so vast.

Facing the endless ocean, it is not difficult to understand that one would instantly feel insignificant and lonely, and it is also natural that this would trigger a vague fear.

As for Oguruma, she has never had emotions like fear and loneliness. Even if she did, it was only a little bit instinctive. For her, the sea would make her hesitate, which is probably more because she is unfamiliar with the ocean.

On the other hand, the fact that she was not good at swimming in the first place had an impact on her.

Kitahara had been paying close attention to this situation before, and was worried that Oguruma might have some psychological disorder that caused this situation.

Fear of water may be a normal phenomenon, or it may be due to psychological factors that lead to inner fear.

Excessive mental stress or stressful events like Tamamo Cross may lead to an aversion to water, swimming, etc.

But in Kitahara's memory, Oguruma had never had such an experience, no matter which world he was in.

He also specifically discussed this matter with Kyoko Miyamura and did a simple consultation and test, and it was found that there was indeed some psychological problem.

Xiaolimao is a little resistant to swimming, simply because he has been unfamiliar with swimming since childhood.

Although she was born in Nagoya, not far from the seaside, she had problems with her legs and feet when she was a child. It was difficult for her to stand, let alone swim.

This situation made her very panic when she first started swimming. The first time she went to the swimming pool and tried to go into the water, she sank to the bottom of the water in one breath, which scared everyone.

Later, I gradually mastered swimming skills through training, and was able to complete various swimming training with the help of a float board.

But the embarrassing moment in swimming at the beginning was probably something that someone with a natural personality like Oguruma would not want to talk about or encounter again.

Therefore, it is not inconceivable that she would have the current concerns if she wants to complete swimming training with her own body without the help of the float board.

At first, Kitahara was speechless about Oguruma's slow warm-up and reluctance to enter the water, but after thinking about it for a while, he gradually felt relieved.

Not only was he relieved, he pondered for a moment and felt that in the face of such a situation, as a trainer it was time to encourage his horse girl.

Just as he was about to walk over, an equally encouraging voice suddenly came from the side.

"If you want to say something to Little Chestnut, then just go ahead and say it."

Looking in the direction of the voice in surprise, Kitahara saw that Maruzenski's expression was full of encouragement and emotion, and continued: "Remember? What I mentioned to you and Yusuhara at the Takamatsu Palace Cup before."

What was mentioned in the Takamatsunomiya Cup?

After a moment of silence, Kitahara quickly realized what Maruzenski was saying.

"You are an excellent trainer, that's for sure. I think your training level, thinking, methods, etc. can be said to be among the best in Japan and the world."

"Especially your thinking or vision. I have talked to many friends about this. Your vision is extremely far-sighted even in the global context."

After nodding his head in praise, Maruzenski said:

"But sometimes, you are too rational, Kitahara."

"I said before, horse girls like us are actually quite sentimental."

"It's not that we don't know how to be serious in training, and it's not that we don't want to win the game."

"We may not understand the difficulties and weaknesses that arise in theory as well as trainers like you, but we ourselves are aware of them and want to overcome them."

“But perhaps that alone is not enough.”

"If we put it that way, we are still a little greedy."

Maruzenski suddenly laughed.

"Take me for example, I am still very confident and even conceited."

"Due to the URA Association's restrictions on 'horsegirls', I was unable to participate in the classic races other than the Arima Kinen and other few classic races."

"But even if I could participate, even if the public opinion was that it was a 'TTG' generation, I was confident that I would not lose to the three of them."

The "TTG" mentioned by Maruzenski is a horse racing girl "group" similar to Biwa Chenguang, Victory Ticket, and Narita Daishin.

Ten O'clock, Fujimasa Boy, and Midorikusa are three top horse racing girls from the same generation as Maruzenski. They have won championships in a series of classic events of that generation, including the Triple Crown, Emperor's Prize, Arima Kinen, Takarazuka Kinen, etc., and have demonstrated their unshakable dominance together.

"TTG" is the abbreviation of the first letters of their three names.

And Maruzenski did not exaggerate. Even though she did not have the opportunity to compete with "TTG" that year, this grand occasion was what all fans at the time expected.

Especially the Arima Kinen after her retirement, many fans wanted to know what the result would be if Maruzenski was there at the Arima Kinen.

"But no matter how confident and conceited I am, if I really have to face those three opponents, I still hope that my trainer can tell me that he believes I can win."

The smile on Maruzenski's face grew wider, and his emotion gradually overflowed.

"This has nothing to do with strength or anything else."

"It's just that if the trainer said that, we would all be happy."

"So, I think that Little Chestnut would also like you to tell her that."

"You believe her."

After hearing these words that sounded like encouragement and emotion, Kitahara was silent for a moment. Then, without saying anything to Maruzenski, he just nodded to her gratefully and walked towards his horse girl.

He felt that Maruzenski was right, and perhaps Oguruma was indeed a little worried because of his past swimming experience.

But no matter what the reason was, she looked a little hesitant now, as if this was the time when she needed his frank encouragement and trust.

However, when he walked over with a slight rustling sound on the beach, the little chestnut hat, who had been moving his arms and thighs, suddenly turned his head, as if he had expected him to come.

"Kitahara, I seem to be worrying too much."

Staring blankly at his trainer, Xiao Limao rubbed the back of his head a little embarrassedly, and then changed the subject, "Think about it carefully. If you want to compete with Xiao Haiwan and the others in the future, you must work harder."

"...Compete with Xiao Haiwan and the others?" Kitahara was a little surprised by Oguruma's reaction, which he had not expected.

"Well, that should be obvious."

Uncharacteristically, the usually silly horse girl showed a thoughtful look, "Actually, I thought about it as early as when I was in Kasamatsu."

"At that time, Kitahara and I were still at Kasamatsu Academy, but it was only a matter of time before we came to Central."

"Although Kitahara didn't tell me these things at the time, he should have discussed them with Maruzen-senpai and the others."

“So at that time I was thinking, if we come to Central to compete in the future, it would be natural for us to meet such a strong opponent like Little Bay on the court.”

She slowly raised her hand, clenched her fist, and the corners of her mouth slowly tightened. "After that, it started with Xiaoyu."

"She's very fast. If I compete with her, I don't think I have any confidence in winning." "Not only then, but also now."

"I have never had the chance to compete with her officially. Her ancient horse battle line is different from my classic battle line."

"But I can still feel from her usual training that she is very strong."

"Then there's Xiao Wan. Before coming to the central area, I found that she also has strong strength. With you, Kitahara, her foot injury should heal soon. Then she will definitely be even stronger."

"That's the truth. She's getting stronger and stronger now."

"Although I have beaten her, in subsequent competitions, especially the 3000-meter Chrysanthemum Stakes, I don't seem to be able to win."

"It's the same with Aldan and Inari. Everyone is getting stronger."

“So, if I want to beat them in the competition again, I have to rely on more than just my own inherent strengths.”

"I have to become stronger."

“You also have to work on your weaknesses, whether it’s swimming, endurance or something else.”

Although it was not the first time he noticed it, Kitahara was still a little surprised at Oguruma's keen intuition.

Oguruma is obviously much stronger than most horse girls, and she is not particularly good at theory, so Kitahara is not in a hurry to analyze the pros and cons of her physical fitness with her.

According to her current plan, she will gradually improve her abilities in this area with the help of special training explained to her juniors.

But Oguruma herself felt that her most powerful talent was her strength. Even compared with horse girls of the same level like Xiaowan and the others, her strength was still a monster among monsters.

Pegasus Stakes, Daily Cup, Daily Crown, Arima Kinen...

Even without the blessing of the fields that this world has already mastered, in the games in another world, Oguruma can still win with his terrifying power.

He went around the outer lane and the big outer lane many times at the end of the race, and then used his monstrous strength to overtake all the opponents in front of him in one breath and won the victory in an extremely domineering manner.

This is the reed-haired monster.
The ability of double-stage acceleration brought by such terrifying power, as well as the incredible "three-stage acceleration ability" after the strength is further improved, is only possessed by Oguruma and a few horse girls throughout all the generations.

In the original work, Tamamo Cross, Super Kobayashi, and other strong men of the same generation such as Yae Muten, Mejiro Aldan, Aotake Omoide, etc., all of these horse girls have said that they are sure to win if they compete with Oguruma in terms of stamina at the end of the race.

Among the horse girls like Kobayashi and others, the only one who can compete with Oguruma purely in terms of strength is Inari Ichi as she herself said.

This was indeed the case. In the Daily Crown on October 1989, 10, after unleashing all her strength, Oguruma was only a few centimeters ahead of Inari, and her victory was extremely close.

"You are right. In terms of overall level, you are indeed at the top level. However, what is even better than the top is your strength. This is indeed your advantage."

Nodding in agreement with Oguruma's statement, Kitahara pondered for a moment.

"So, you have this idea because you feel the pressure from Xiao Wan and the others?"

Xiao Limao also nodded.

"It should be obvious that I will be competing against them more and more on the court."

"I feel very happy with them, we are very good friends."

"But even with my friends, I will try my best on the court, and I think they will do the same, so if I don't work hard, I will let them down."

"Not only that..." She clenched her fists again and looked at Kitahara seriously.

"Kitahara's dream is to become a great trainer, right?"

Kitahara was listening intently to Oguruma's thoughts, and was slightly startled when he heard himself being mentioned. "Ah... that's right."

"Why do you say that suddenly?" He became puzzled again.

"I'm not very smart, and I need Kitahara to explain a lot of knowledge many times before I can understand it."

"Even how to become a great horse girl like my mother said, I only found out after asking Kitahara that I had to win a lot of competitions, and the competitions were all arranged by Kitahara."

Oguruma gradually revealed a firm and grateful smile, looking at Kitahara with shining eyes, "I wanted to do something for Kitahara, but I couldn't think of what to do, so I asked Guanghui."

"She said that if she wanted to become a great horse girl, she should just follow Kitahara's instructions and participate in the competition. I thought so too."

"And if I want to help Kitahara become a great trainer, then I have to continue to win those competitions."

"I want everyone to know that the reason I'm so amazing is because of you, Kitahara."

“So, I don’t want to lose to any opponent, whether it’s other opponents or friends.”

As she said this, her eyes were always on Kitahara, and her eyes and expression sparkled like diamonds.

"...Thank you, Oguruma."

Kitahara was silent for a long time and then said thank you softly.

It's not that he has nothing to say, on the contrary, he has a lot to say.

He had originally wanted to say that he believed in his horse girl, but now he wanted to say even more.

I am grateful to Oguruma for thinking of me like this, grateful to her for doing a lot of things even though she is not good at expressing herself, grateful to her for telling me everything so frankly...

But he felt that he had not only been inspired by Oguruma, but in essence he was just like this simple horse girl. He was not good at expressing his feelings. Instead of saying anything, he was better at expressing everything about himself through actions.

So after turning all his emotions into a simple thank you, he chuckled, raised his arm, clenched his fist, and held it in front of Xiao Limao.

Seeing this, Ogurumao thought Kitahara wanted to high-five him, so he subconsciously raised his hand as well.

However, Kitahara moved around her hand, bent his fingers, and gently tapped her forehead.

"oops."

The forehead didn't hurt much, but Xiao Limao still squinted one eye instinctively and let out a light cry.

"Since you've told me to listen to you, then adjust your condition and finish your swimming training quickly."

"Look, Xiao Haiwan, Aldan, Xiaoyu and the others have all swam quite far. They may have already reached their first destination."

Chuckling, Kitahara touched the top of her head with the hand that had flicked Xiaolimao's forehead, and said softly, "Your strength is your most outstanding advantage, that's for sure."

"But this also means that it is much more difficult to go further than other abilities."

“Then we really have to work harder.”

As he said this, Kitahara suddenly realized that he seemed to have not yet achieved his goal, so he told Oguruma that he trusted her very much.

But when the topic turned to this, he didn't know how to express his feelings.

But he quickly thought of a way of encouragement that might be more suitable for Xiao Limao.

"How about this, I'll make a promise with you alone during today's training."

"If you can perform your best in today's training, I will secretly take you to eat delicious food, just you."

(End of this chapter)