Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 218: Changing the Running Method (1w)

Kyoko Miyamura's responsibilities in the Eternal Team are mainly medical care, recuperation, physical fitness data collection and analysis, etc.

Under the influence of other trainer colleagues, even though she has not received any professional training, she has acquired more professional views and perspectives over time.

With such preparation, her analysis of the game plan was already very close to professional level. At least the three professional trainers present, Kitahara, Komiyayama and Yusuhara, could not find any major faults.

"Wow! Sister Kyoko's analysis is amazing. I feel like I can even try to test the central trainers!"

Xiao Gongshan quickly praised him, then nodded and thought:
"That's true. If Xiao Haiwan and Aldan want to change their running style in today's game, even if it is different from our previous preparation style, their adaptability in running can withstand such a change."

"If it's Oguri's words..."

She hesitated, paused, and looked at Beiyuan hesitantly.

Miyamura Kyoko, who had analyzed the situation earlier, and Yusuhara, who had a pensive expression, had the same expression.

Kitahara knew what his colleagues were thinking. They were all struggling and worried about whether to adjust the event schedule at this moment.

In the minds of the trainers of the Eternal Team, it is a consensus that the horse girls in the team are very strong, especially in Japan.

This consensus is also clearly reflected in the two recent games of Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi.

Perhaps the two horse racing girls encountered some problems in those two competitions, but their final victory was not difficult.

However, during daily training, the overall atmosphere of the team is still very cautious, and everything from the general ideas to the handling of small details can be described as cautious.

After all, whether they are clearly aware of it or not, team members have unknowingly set their development goals at the world level, and have also assumed in various arrangements that their opponents will try their best to exert their greatest strength.

This idea was naturally initially influenced by Kitahara. From the very beginning, the team's chief trainer focused on the world, rather than limiting it to Japan.

This means that even if the team performs well in the Japanese competitions, there is still room for improvement, and they cannot really relax on a daily basis.

After the trip to Europe and the real competition with world-class horse girls, this idea became even more deeply rooted.

However, the entire team overlooked the fact that if they shifted their perspective from the world to Japan, Oguruma and the others' abilities were already beyond expectations.

Many of the opponents in the Takarazuka Kinen and Takamatsunomiya Cups were high-prize and even G1 level, so these two events could not fully highlight this oversight.

The Meitetsu Cup, Chukyo Kinen, and Chukyo Championship are merely OP level.

Originally, it was assumed that the opponents could fully demonstrate their abilities like Oguruma and the others, and the simulated competition could show a back-and-forth situation.

Today, the thinking has changed since Kitahara, and the bad weather and venue have reduced the performance level of the horse girls. At least at the trainer level, it has been obvious that the opponent seems to be much weaker than expected.

That means that although the original game plan can win, it is very likely that the full strength of the horse girls on our side will not be brought out.

"Adjust your running style, and run away."

Without any hesitation, Kitahara made a decision quickly.

"I mean, for the three games today, Oguruma, Little Bay and Aldan, all of them adjusted their running style to escape."

When these words were spoken, everyone else was surprised, and for a moment, no one questioned or agreed.

Kitahara knew why. After all, on the surface, it seemed a bit hasty to drastically change his running style at this point when there were still a few hours before the race.

But he had figured it out.

"I think Kyoko's analysis is correct. Given today's track conditions, it will be easy for them to take the lead with their abilities."

Looking at his astonished colleagues, he said in a deep voice:
"If we deliberately stick to the previous plan, it will limit their performance, which may be counterproductive and affect their mentality in subsequent training and performance in competitions."

"Running away. This is how the three of them ran today."

"We will discuss the corresponding adjustments and tactical arrangements after they have showered and changed their clothes."

Admittedly, everyone would be troubled by the style of assuming that the opponent is strong and will perform well, and preparing carefully, and suddenly realizing that this approach is not suitable for all competitions.

The same is true for Kitahara.

Before his colleagues looked at him, he had been weighing in his mind whether to take a certain risk and change his running style and tactics at the last minute.

However, after comparing some memories, he quickly realized that running conservatively was definitely not a good thing for the horse girl.

Because that would limit the talents of the horse girls.

The most classic case is the silent Suzuka.

Nicknamed the "Fugitive from Another Dimension", Silent Suzuka is best at escaping, and it is a very rare escape at that.

Generally speaking, finishing first or second in a racing team is considered an escape tactic.

A mass escape is an extreme situation, and it can only be called a mass escape when the group is far away from the main force.

This kind of running style has certain requirements for both the racehorses and the racehorse girls.

When running in the front, you will always face the pressure of being chased from behind. If you do not have sufficient psychological quality, you will not be able to maintain a good state throughout the game. If you have a little bit of distracting thoughts, it will easily lead to poor performance.

Or simply not considering the pressure of catching up, which is also a more unique and more useful means of "resisting pressure".

In the absence of an opponent as a "reference", the escapee must also have a full grasp of details such as his own physical strength, competition conditions, remaining track length, and force points.

It can even be said that those who are best at escaping generally know instinctively when to speed up, when to slow down, and when to sprint.

Moreover, whether it is racehorses or racehorse girls, most of them actually prefer to live in groups by nature, and need opponents as competitors in the competition so that they can better display their strength.

This means that the horse girl who escapes prefers to be alone, or is very comfortable with being alone.

Otherwise, if you are alone at the front, you may become anxious due to the lack of companions.

Simply put, there are very few racehorses or racehorse girls who are good at the Great Escape, precisely because this style of running places very unique demands on mentality, talent, and personality.

Silent Suzuka is just such a horse girl who is naturally good at escaping.

In a series of high-prize races in the Guma Year, including the Nakayama Kinen, Kokura Daishoden, Gold Prize, Takarazuka Kinen, and Daily Crown, the running style she adopted was always a blast to take the lead.

Especially in the gold medal, she adopted the running method she was best at and won with a time of 1 minute 57 seconds, 8 lengths ahead of the second place and a big win.

Equally classic is of course the daily crown event known as the "strongest G2".

In that match, Silent Suzuka's opponents included Kusanagi Tobi and Condor, who had never lost since their debut.

前者在每日王冠之前已经4战4胜，并且在“决定最有潜力的赛马娘”的朝日杯赛事上创下了1分33秒6的年度赛道记录。

As a result, he was selected as the best player in this age group and was given the title of "The Return of Maruzenski".

The latter had won 5 games in 5 before the Daily Crown, especially his performance in crossing the finish line of the NHK Mile Cup with an undisputed advantage, and was once rated higher than that of Flying Grass, which also won consecutive games and had more wins.

Facing these two younger opponents, Suzuka Silent still relied on her signature escape to win the championship, while Kusanagi Tobi and Condor failed to win because they accelerated too early and too late respectively.

This top three showdown at the Daily Crown led commentator Tatsuya Aoshima to describe it as "a G1 event that surpasses G2", and the number of viewers exceeded 13.

However, although Silent Suzuka performed so well in the Great Escape Method, she was unable to fully utilize this talent and did not train out corresponding tactics before the Year of the Horse due to the influence of team arrangements.

This meant that in the classic years when she participated in events such as the Yayoi Sho, Japan Derby, Emperor's Autumn Viewing and HK International Cup, her best result was only second place.

Similar situations are actually not uncommon in the industry.

With luck, Umamusume can display her talent and achieve amazing performance before or just after her debut.

If you are unlucky, it is not impossible that you may not find the truly suitable running tactics until a long time after your debut, or even discover it after retirement, or not discover it at all after retirement.

And in fact, the latter situation is the norm.

Kitahara admits that he has a better understanding of Uma Musume because of his memories from another world.

Be it Silent Suzuka, Kusanagi Tobi, Condor, or many other horse racing girls who have not yet debuted at this point in time, he can definitely identify their talents without even seeing them.

The same goes for Oguruma and the others. Just by hearing their names, he can determine their talents.

However, this was not his own "horse-viewing" ability, but more like cheating using a "plug-in".

If he really wanted to judge Uma Musume, without sufficient data for analysis, it would be difficult for him to intuitively feel the opponent's strength at the first time.

Because of this, after unknowingly changing many of the team's horse girls, he knew very well that many times he could no longer judge things based on his memory.

As Oguruma and the others become stronger, the competitions they participate in are increasingly different from what they remember. If they continue to judge based on their memory, it is likely to have the opposite effect.

He had to adjust his mindset and adopt a beginner's approach to exploration in order to further help them realize their respective wishes.

And today's game can be regarded as the beginning of this transformation.

“Xiaohaiwan and Aldan already have a certain degree of adaptability in leading. In previous competitions, this adaptability was more used as a tactic to control the overall rhythm of the game by taking the lead at certain stages.”

When he said this, his tone unconsciously became inquiring.

"But that doesn't mean they can't just take the lead and release tactic."

“We have been training in various running styles, including leading.”

“For those horse girls here who are not particularly good at leading, this kind of training is more for dealing with this kind of opponents. They will still improve their adaptability to a certain extent.”

Having said that, he paused and thought for a moment.

"Let's make a simple classification, assuming that Xiaowan's lead-release adaptability, skills, and corresponding mentality are only D or E at the beginning."

"Then theoretically speaking, after previous training, she should now have a D+ or C level of adaptability to leading and releasing."

"Similarly, Aldan's original leadership level was very good, probably C-level."

"Right now, she should be around B-level."

"Then we can definitely take the lead in the competition later. Even if we don't have any previous competition experience, the training is enough."

"and……"

Beiyuan suddenly smiled, "Doesn't the outside world always say that I'm a 'magician'?"

"Then why not suddenly change your running style to confuse our opponents."

“This way, in future competitions, it will be more difficult for our opponents to predict what running tactics we will adopt.”

Kitahara's statement is relatively easy to understand within the Eternal Team.

This is actually the numerical division in the Beiyuan Reference mobile game, which is a brief description of various distance adaptability, field adaptability, running method adaptability, as well as basic abilities such as speed and endurance.

When it comes to training and competition, various analyses cannot simply be replaced by a few letters or a few groups of numbers. At this time, more systematic and comprehensive data are still needed.

However, in tactical communication discussions, letters and numbers are obviously more convenient for communication.

"Sure, Senior Brother. I was surprised that you made the decision so quickly. Besides, the competition is coming up soon. Isn't it a bit hasty to change your running tactics now?"

Seeing that Kitahara's words seemed to have come to an end, Komiyayama continued with great interest:
"But there is nothing wrong with what you said now."

"According to current analysis, Xiao Haiwan and the others do have a clear speed advantage. Rather than limiting this advantage, it is better to change the running tactics and fully utilize it."

"only……"

She suddenly hesitated again. "It's what I asked just now. There is indeed no problem for Xiao Haiwan and Aldan to change their running methods."

"What about the little chestnut hat?"

"Are you going to ask her to change her running style, too, Brother? She's not that good at leading."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on Beiyuan. He did not speak immediately, but showed a solemn expression.

Seeing this, Yuhara touched his chin and thought:
"I think so."

"If we use the classification that Brother Kitahara just gave, even with training, Oguri's adaptability to leading and releasing might not even be C."

"If you want to change your running style to this extent, there may be more risks."

“But in terms of speed advantage, Oguruma is actually more obvious than Little Bay and Aldan.”

"If she hadn't taken the lead running method and deliberately suppressed the speed loss, her advantage would have been much greater..."

As he spoke, Yuhara began to hesitate.

At this moment, Kitahara suddenly laughed.

"I admit that compared to Little Bay and Aldan, the way Little Kurimao changed the running style of this race made it a little more difficult for me to make a decision."

"After all, she is not very adaptable to being led."

"But whether it's the advantage that this game should have or to allow her to better display her talent, I hope she can give her all she has."

"What's more, her wish for this competition is to achieve better results."

"Then run away and do your best to win this game."

After Kitahara, the team's chief trainer, made such a clear decision, the other members were visibly cheered up and no longer showed any hesitation.

And they were very active. Whether it was Yusuhara, Komiyama, Miyamura Kyoko, or Shin Shinki, they all talked about their ideas and suggestions on how to make tactical adjustments to running methods in just a few hours.

"If Oguruma were to run away... with her speed, it would probably be a big escape, right? Kyoko, can you simulate the specific situation?"

Yusuhara thought for a moment and quickly looked at Miyamura Kyoko.

"In fact, this is already the case in my simulation just now."

Kyoko Miyamura explained, "I hadn't decided on a running method before, so the parameters I used were relatively conservative."

"If he gives his all, the most conservative estimate is that Oguri will be able to maintain a lead of more than 5 lengths in a considerable section of the race."

"The only thing that is uncertain is her mentality and handling of details in this position."

Hearing this, Shining Glory, who rarely took the initiative to speak in such discussions, couldn't help but continue:
"That's true..."

She frowned in embarrassment. "Whether in competition or training, Xiaoli has basically never maintained a lead for a long time before the final straight line."

"If the leader is placed in the front, I don't know if she can adapt to it."

"Although she has always had a good attitude, if she suddenly faces so much pressure to catch up, will she find it difficult to accept it for a while...?"

Although there wasn't much discussion at the moment, everyone's words showed no concern about Oguruma's abilities.

What they talked about was whether she could adjust her mentality in the new competition situation.

After all, in previous training and competitions, Oguruma would mostly take the leading position.

This position does not face much pressure from catching up. On the contrary, the only pressure facing the first mover is whether they can keep up with the fleeing horse.

The control of rhythm is always relative, and the leader's position can indeed control the overall situation.

If the pioneer has superb skills and a good mentality, he can use the rhythm led by the former to adjust himself to a very comfortable game state.

Continuously cruising in good condition can maintain sufficient sprint energy, which will help you to rush to the first place in the final stage.

For horse girls who are good at taking the lead, the instantaneous acceleration brought by the power of speeding up at the finish line is enough to surpass all the speeds of the last foot, so they will not lack these.

Oguruma is particularly good at this. Her acceleration power and maximum speed are definitely the best in this generation.

This is also why Shining Glory said that Oguruma’s mentality has always been good. With her accustomed position and matching outstanding abilities, it is very difficult for her to feel pressured.

But it is precisely because of the habit of always running first that after taking the lead, you have to face the pressure of catching up, because the source of pressure at this time basically comes from this.

In addition, there are many details to pay attention to when leading. Xiaolimao, who often runs first or runs at a disadvantage, is not very familiar with them, so these are all things that need to be considered.

In the past, when the team had such discussions, Kitahara would always lead the topic.

But this time he didn't do that, instead he looked at Yuhara.

"Yuhara, you take the adjustment plan first."

Then, he turned his attention to Maruzenski, who seemed to have been slacking off since the start of the discussion.

"Maruzen, can you come out with me for a moment?"

Maruzenski has been assisting the team in training recently, and the pre-match arrangements are naturally being made in this player preparation room.

However, when Miyamura Kyoko released the rendered simulation of the game at the beginning, she watched with interest. Soon, she showed a very strange expression, silently crossed her arms, stared blankly at the projection screen without saying a word.

She seemed to be daydreaming and slacking off. When Kitahara mentioned her, she was stunned for several seconds before she reacted.

"Ah...ah? Are you calling me?"

Pointing at herself, she asked blankly: "What is it...oh, I want to go out with you for a while...?"

She asked back, and suddenly, she chuckled.

"I see... No problem."

She said this in a low voice, then stood up and left the preparation room before Kitahara, so no one noticed.

When Kitahara followed out, she took the initiative to ask:
"Is it specifically for the situation of Oguruma?"

"You didn't slack off. It seems you heard everything we discussed just now."

Hearing Maruzenski's question, Kitahara was stunned at first, then he made a joke and changed the subject with a slightly serious expression.

"There is one thing I want to confirm with you."

"……Why?"

Maruzenski looked a little surprised when she didn't get a response, but she quickly nodded with a smile, "I don't know what you want to confirm, but... just ask."

"You're not actually the runaway horse, but the first one, right?"

Looking into Maruzenski's eyes, Kitahara asked.

"…Interesting. Generally speaking, if you've seen me play in my military service, most people would think I'm better at leading, right?"

There was no direct response. After being stunned for a long time, Maruzenski suddenly crossed his arms, looked Kitahara up and down, and asked back with interest.

"What makes you think I'm better at going first?"

Because this is the consensus in another world, you are not running away at all, you are just running too fast.

He answered silently in his heart, but on the surface, Kitahara thought about it.

"If you only look at your wins, you look like a runaway horse, with 8 wins and 8 wins and a lead of 61 lengths over the second place."

He mused, “I think the vast majority of fans, and quite a few trainers and horse girls would think so.”

"But the Runaway Horse doesn't have the ability to accelerate twice, or it can't accelerate again after 'stalling', but you do."

"It would be fine if your performance was not obvious in other games, but your performance was too obvious in the short wave reward after the Japanese derby."

While speaking in a deep voice, Kitahara has been paying attention to Maruzenski's expression.

At this moment, he discovered that the other party had the same strange expression as in the preparation room, and fell into silence, or thought, or reminisced, just like then.

Seeing this, Kitahara continued:
"In order to reserve energy for the sprint to the finish line, the runner stopped pulling away from the opponent in the middle section. Intuitively, it looked like it had 'stalled'."

"But that's just not accelerating to save energy, not stalling."

“Once a runner loses speed, there is basically no chance of winning again.”

"To regain that kind of high speed that leads the rhythm after losing it, any horse girl would need extremely terrifying physical fitness, which is basically impossible."

"However, in your short wave race, you experienced an unexplained stall at turn three and were nearly caught up by the group behind you."

"But after passing the bend and entering the straight line, he accelerated again and entered a state of running away alone."

“In the end, we won by seven lengths.”

Listening to Kitahara talking about his past competitions, Maruzenski's face showed obvious reminiscence, and he finally spoke.

"I see. It seems that it was indeed obvious in that game. It's not surprising that a trainer like you could guess my running adaptability..."

With a sigh, Maruzenski nodded and said, "Yes, what I am good at is actually the first move, not the escape as most people think."

That's indeed the case.

Kitahara nodded secretly.

Unlike this world, there are more analytical speculations about Maruzenski's running adaptability in the parallel dimension.

Most people believe that Maruzenski has been leading in almost all races in his career, and looks like a runaway horse, but in fact he is the leading horse.

She was just too fast for her opponent to catch up.

Reacceleration is an obvious example.

For a fleeing horse, in addition to adaptability, lack of strength will also lead to the choice of escape tactics. This ability state makes it difficult to support multiple accelerations. The best thing is to continue to maintain the lead, unless the talent is extremely strong.

Compared with the fleeing horse, the pioneering horse is more likely to have the ability to accelerate multiple times.

Just like Oguruma, Inari also has similar abilities, which are all related to sufficient strength.

Maruzenski's shortwave award is just the most obvious example. A similar situation also occurred in the Fuchu Championship, her third career tournament.

Due to tactical choices in that game, Maruzenski was unable to fully utilize his adaptability and was once closely followed by his opponent, and finally won by a nose margin.

And she was able to win because she had the ability to accelerate again.

In addition to specific events, the performance of the prototype horses' offspring can also prove this point. For example, Sakura Chiyoou, Special Week, Victory Ticket, and Zhen Jiling are all better at taking the lead.

Compared with these analytical judgments, the highest adaptability given to Maruzenski's escape in the mobile game is more likely based on competition performance.

The fact that most people in the world believe that Maruzenski was a runaway is a similar situation.

After confirming his adaptability, Maruzenski changed the subject, just like Kitahara did just now.

"Since you asked that, it means my guess is correct."

She nodded and said, "You are very familiar with my game. You should be able to see, just like me, that the situation faced by Little Chestnut Hat, Little Bay, and Aldan is similar to what I was facing back then."

"I'm not good at leading, but my opponent really can't keep up, so I have no choice but to run away."

Smiling, she spread her hands, shrugged, and continued:
"With my example, even if Oguruma and the others don't have such good adaptability to leading, it's okay for them to change their running style at this time."

"You want to confirm this, right, Kitahara?"

After asking, she didn't wait for a response and continued to ask with a smile: "Also, they probably want me to do some ideological work for them?"

"After all, it's rare for them to actually be in the lead. With a senior like me confirming with them, the competition should be much better."

"Especially the little chestnut hat, because her collar is not so adaptable."

Maruzenski felt that his guess should be correct.

In her impression, Trainer Kitahara has always been like this, habitually considering many things very carefully.

A temporary change in running style like this has many more uncertainties than before. Since she has corresponding experience, even some simple communication before the race will be extremely beneficial to the condition of Oguruma and the others.

However, to her surprise, after hearing the question, Kitahara was stunned for a moment and then scratched his cheek in embarrassment.

"Uh... not really. I just wanted to confirm the situation of this event with you. I haven't thought of asking you for help or anything."

"Eh...? No?"

"Well, I think it's enough to confirm that there is a precedent."

Looking at Maruzenski's stunned expression, Kitahara nodded, "Because just like you said before at the Takarazuka Memorial, sometimes I should try to believe Oguruma and the others."

"Well, since you were able to win the race using a running style that you were not so good at, I believe that Oguruma and the others can do it too."

"Because I think they are all outstanding horse girls like you who will leave a legacy."

"That's it..."

Maruzenski smiled as he sensed a different kind of confidence from Kitahara's words and expression, or a sense of trust in his horse girl.

"Then I won't take your place."

"If you believe what they say, then leave it to you to decide."

"Well, I will."

Kitahara nodded, his face showing more confidence and trust. "Even if it's a completely new competition format, I believe that each of them can perform well."

“Perhaps, there will be outstanding performance beyond our imagination.”

The conversation with Maruzenski to confirm previous precedents did not take long, and Kitahara and Maruzenski soon returned to the players' preparation room.

The team had never used the lead-release running method before, but the relevant techniques had been trained on a daily basis, and Kitahara also briefly explained Maruzenski's situation.

With specific event cases as a basis, the arrangements for the following events went very smoothly.

After Oguruma and the others took a hot shower, changed their clothes and came to the preparation room, the arrangement of changing the running method was naturally told to them.

Of course there were surprises, but in previous race arrangements, no matter what their personalities were, the horse girls in the team listened carefully to the analysis plans and implemented them seriously during the race.

So by the time the analysis is completed, there is still an hour or two before the competition.

In the past, at this time, other team members would go to the audience area to give their fellow contestants some final time to adjust and prepare.

However, this time, Kitahara did not leave with the others, but stayed in the players' preparation room. Only he and his three horse girls were left in the preparation room.

"Hey? Is there anything else you want to arrange, Kitahara?"

Seeing that Kitahara was a little abnormal, Oguruma was very surprised. He thought about it and subconsciously thought that there was something he hadn't finished saying, so he asked seriously.

Not only her, Xiao Haiwan and Aldan also looked over with surprise.

"That's not the case. If I have to say something, I think I want to say something that I haven't said before."

Thinking back to Maruzenski's advice, Kitahara smiled and said, "Yesterday in Kasamatsu, I also said that I was too focused on training and competitions in the past, and I didn't communicate with you very much."

"I'm talking about things outside of training and competition, such as your own thoughts and wishes."

"Thoughts and wishes...?"

He repeated in a murmur, and Ogurumao, Xiaowan, and Aldan looked at each other and scratched their heads, "It's okay, Kitahara has always been concerned about us, we all know that."

"It's just that you miss an old man more. You usually don't say things like that."

The blunt statement made Beiyuan, who was full of emotion at the moment, feel a little amused and helpless. Xiao Haiwan and Aldan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"It sounds like our trainer wants to make some changes."

The usually gentle and considerate Xiaowan couldn't help but make a joke at this time, "For example, the old-fashioned impression in our minds."

"But it doesn't matter. We have seen all the efforts Mr. Kitahara has made for us."

“Sometimes, there’s nothing to say.”

"No, I think I should say it."

Kitahara corrected him directly, "Maruzen is right. There is a difference between saying something and not saying it."

"That day at the Takarazuka Memorial, she said that since she trusts you, she must tell you this trust in person."

"I think she's right, so I'm staying here now to tell you that I believe in you."

"I believe in Oguruma, Kobayashi, and Aldan. I believe that no matter what kind of competition you three encounter or your usual training, you will be able to perform well, even beyond anyone's imagination."

As soon as these words came out, the three horse girls in the room looked at each other in bewilderment. It was obvious that Kitahara was totally unaccustomed to this state.

Be it Oguruma who asked at the beginning, or Xiaowan who was teasing just now, or Aldan who had been smiling without saying a word, when they looked at each other at this moment, they all had some strange and grateful expressions, and couldn't help smiling.

"I remember the dreams of each of you, from the very beginning."

Kitahara said softly, "Oguruma wants to become a great horse girl, Kobayashi wants to be the pride of his parents, and Aldan wants to live up to the name of the Mejiro family."

"I remember all this."

"However, time has passed, and you have experienced more training and competitions than you did back then."

"Just like how Oguruma wants to achieve better results, Xiaohaiwan and Aldan have the same idea."

"I didn't notice any of this until two days ago."

As he spoke, he sighed.

"This is also my dereliction of duty as a trainer."

"I also have a dream of becoming a legendary trainer. If I can't help my horse girls realize their dreams, then I won't be able to realize my own dreams."

"It's not just my dreams, I've also been negligent in reality."

"Just like the arrangement of this competition, there is indeed uncertainty."

“But in reality, for horse racing girls, especially for outstanding horse racing girls like you, perhaps there is no such thing as a 100% confirmed event.”

“A competition full of this kind of uncertainty can truly broaden your possibilities and unleash your full talents.”

"I believe you can do this and get everything you want."

"And I will do my best to help you do this and get everything you want."

Perhaps because it was rare for him to express himself emotionally, Kitahara talked a lot about things other than training and competitions.

Perhaps it was because of the same reason that the three horse girls in the room suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

In short, after Kitahara finished speaking, he felt a little strangely expectant, hoping to hear some response.

But he was embarrassed to find that his three horse racing girls all fell into silence with strange expressions.

Seeing this, he even began to reflect on whether he had said something wrong.

Rather than reflecting on himself, he was more concerned about the stronger embarrassment in his heart, which caused his toes to dig involuntarily in his shoes.

Soon, still without any response, he had the urge to flee the scene. After having this thought, he quickly coughed several times and waved his hands.

"Ahem... Well... That's about it. There's still some time left before the game. Get ready. Come on..."

It was as if the horse racing girls were going to change their running style today. After saying this, Kitahara's departure was different from the past. It was a bit like she had arranged to leave and she escaped from the players' lounge.

After Kitahara left, the strange silence still filled the room, until it was broken by the voice coming from the radio much later.

"Next is the appearance session. First up is Group 4 No. 5, the designated player for the single group, Oguri, who won the Meitetsu Cup with 16 consecutive wins and is the most popular player!"

Just like a statue coming to life, the pair of long ears on the head of the silver-gray figure who had been sitting quietly in the preparation room moved, and then he slowly stood up from the chair and walked towards the door.

Just as her hand grasped the door handle, two voices came from behind her at the same time.

"Come on, Xiaoli."

"Remember to warm up well after your appearance in the circle, don't catch a cold, that would be bad, Xiaoli."

"...Yes, I will."

Hearing the calm instructions from his two good friends, Oguruma took a rare deep breath as if he was nervous.

Then she turned the doorknob, pushed the door open, and suddenly turned her head and smiled.

"Actually, when I suddenly learned that I had to change my running style today, I was a little nervous... I mean, when I heard about it just now."

"but……"

The smile on her face suddenly became even more intense, "Now there won't be any problem."

"I believe I can do it, I mean, win this match better than I have ever won before."

(End of this chapter)