Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 223 Sisters

After confirming with Luduo the intention of these student union members to participate, Kitahara had a brief conversation with Komiya and the others during the break between the Winning Live and the evening celebration.

Although the ability to hold such a relay race was somewhat unexpected to other trainers in the team, it still had many benefits.

First of all, being able to race on the same field with horse girls of the same level as Ludo is a very important experience for any horse girl.

Not only is it a close learning of various abilities and techniques, but the team's training arrangements also have the concept of "field inheritance".

Up to now, apart from the "new fields" accidentally acquired in the past, a more stable way of inheritance has not been found. This relay race happens to be an opportunity.

Cooperation with new events and the new experience they bring are also a very important part.

The distribution of physical energy and control of rhythm in relay races are different from those in the Shining Star Series. By leveraging this new situation to exert one's abilities, one is likely to stimulate one's own potential.

As a result, the relay race itself was quickly agreed upon, and the remaining issue was simply how to design and arrange the event.

Design competitions are not complicated in themselves, and relay races are not very important events in the industry, but they do exist.

By referring to its arrangement, you can determine the more critical details such as starting, baton passing, and crossing the finish line.

The competition detection system is not a problem either, as the various instruments and equipment currently used by the Yongshi team are of professional grade.

As long as the schedule and venue are determined, there will be no problem in setting up the equipment along the way.

However, some troublesome aspects are precisely the schedule and venue.

If the competition is held under ideal circumstances, the contestants will include horse girls at three levels: before becoming an orthodox person, after becoming an orthodox person, and those who have fully mastered the field.

From the perspective of strength, different horse girls require different distances and tracks to achieve their best performance.

The horse girls have different adaptability to different terrains, and since this event requires a relay, we must try our best to ensure that each stage can best suit their characteristics.

Moreover, with a three-stage relay schedule, the total length of the track will be much longer than most events in Japan.

So whether it should be held in some stadiums, such as the Chukyo Stadium in Nagoya, also needs to be discussed.

There are many things that need to be done. After discussion, the team's trainers decided to take advantage of the next few days of rest to be responsible for event planning, venue confirmation, communication with relevant departments and other matters.

Of course, it is also necessary to confirm your willingness to participate with the horse girls in the team.

However, whether it was Kitahara or the others, based on their understanding of their own horse racing girls, they didn't think that any of them would refuse.

The intention to participate was confirmed during breakfast after morning training the next day, and as the trainers had guessed, the decision was unanimously agreed.

Not only did they agree, all the horse girls showed more enthusiasm than Kitahara and the others had imagined.

“Really?! I can actually compete with the president?!”

Upon hearing that he could participate in the competition with Lu Duo, the Emperor of the East China Sea, who was the "President's sole promoter", got so excited that he stood up and almost overturned the breakfast table.

"That's awesome, uncle!"

"I've long thought how great it would be if I could be born in the era of the president, so that I could follow her on the field!"

"Very good! Since I have to compete with the president, I must be in the same group with him!"

"I will definitely win this game and will never let the president down!"

At breakfast after morning exercise, Luduo indicated that they did not eat together.

It seemed that these student council members came to Nagoya with work to do. They got up very early in the morning and completed morning exercises just like the horse girls of the Eternal Team.

After the morning exercise, they had a simple breakfast, said goodbye, said they were going to some competition venues, and left quickly.

It can be imagined that if the symbol of Luduo was still here, the performance of the Emperor of the East China Sea would only be more excited and would definitely not be much calmer than it is now.

If it were in the past, seeing his best friend so excited, the usually quiet and calm Mebiro McQueen would have been unable to help but complain.

But at this moment, she had no time to talk about anything else, she was also looking forward to this game.

"I want to compete with Gaofeng and Aldan. It's really, really..."

She repeated it twice but didn't say the words after "really", and judging from the way she looked at her deskmate Mebiro Aldan with flickering eyes, she was obviously too excited.

However, although she did not complain about the Emperor of the East China Sea, she did respond to his words.

"Anyway..."

She didn't know what "anyway" meant. After she turned her gaze away from her sister, she looked straight at the East Sea Emperor who was twisting his body left and right with excitement, and said directly:
"Don't be so confident now, Emperor."

“Even though this event is based on the level of the entire group, in the stage you and I are in, it won’t be easy for you to win if I’m here.”

"President~President~With the president...eh?"

He was twisting his body with an intoxicated and excited look on his face, but when he heard his friend's words, the Emperor of the East China Sea was startled, and then he laughed unwillingly.

"Haha, I knew you would say that, McQueen."

"It doesn't matter. If you want to stop the president and me from winning, go ahead."

"Because, in the end, we will be the winner!"

"I've always said not to be so confident. You really are... No matter how confident you are, you can't deny the fact that in many previous tests, your scores were not as good as mine."

"What does it matter? McQueen has always performed better than me during training. I think I am still stronger!"

"W-what? You, you...why don't you want to compete now?"

"Okay, let's compete. I've almost finished eating anyway!"

The topic between the two horse racing girls suddenly turned into racing.

While they were arguing over the relay race, the other horse girls who also expressed their willingness to participate when asked seemed much calmer.

“Are you going to compete with such powerful seniors as the undefeated triple crown horse girl, the female triple crown horse girl, and the undefeated double crown horse girl…”

Narita Shirahito, who was originally a very silent person, just held a branch in his mouth after responding to the trainers' questions, silently looking at the horse girl sitting at the dining table, and occasionally whispering something.

"Whether as a teammate or an opponent, it's..."

She didn't continue speaking, but her eyes became brighter.

Although her whispers were soft, Roman Oguri who was sitting next to her could still hear them clearly.

"These are all opportunities for me to grow. That's really Bai Ren's style."

He also responded in a low voice, and then looking at Narita Shirahito's surprised look, Oguri Roman chuckled.

"It seems that Bai Ren-san has always been eager to become stronger, even when he was in school and when he came to the beach for training."

"No matter where he is, Bai Ren-san is always training hard without making a sound."

"It's a bit strange, actually. I mean, I'm a little curious about why Bai Ren-san is working so hard to become stronger... Ah, I don't mean to pry, I'm just a little curious..."

Suddenly feeling that what he said seemed to be a bit of a privacy probe, Oguri Roman became a little flustered. After waving his hands repeatedly, he shyly stretched out a finger to scratch his cheek.

"Bai Ren, just pretend I didn't say anything..."

What surprised Oguri Roman was that after being stunned for a moment, Narita Shirahito fell silent, and the branch he was holding in his mouth suddenly moved, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly upwards.

"Why do I want to work hard to become stronger? Perhaps, I can't explain it myself. I mean, if you haven't asked me, Roman."

"……Why?"

Oguri Roman was surprised, she didn't understand what Narita Shirahito meant.

"Because no one has ever asked me that." As if explaining, Narita Bairen chuckled and said:

“No one, whether it’s my parents, my sister, or other classmates, has ever asked me why I work so hard and want to become stronger.”

"I should say, especially the students."

"It seems that many classmates have said in private that I look difficult to deal with and lose my temper easily, so no one in school wants to interact with me."

“So I think Roman-san should be the first one to ask me this.”

“…Is that so…”

This time, Oguri Roman understood, but faced with this situation, she didn't know how to respond.

In the past, she rarely communicated with others, including other horse girls.

It's not because she looks scary or anything, but because she is an introvert and very shy person.

She also knows her personality, so from childhood to adulthood, she has basically no contact with the outside world except her family.

However, after following Mother Shiroshige to Tokyo and joining the Eternal Team, she seemed to become more cheerful, probably influenced by her sister Oguruma.

At the beginning, I communicated with my naturally kind sister, and then I communicated with Uncle Kitahara who looked old-fashioned but was actually very kind.

Afterwards, I met with seniors like Xiaohaiwan and Aldan in the team, as well as seniors like Xiaodama and Inari who have very lively personalities.

Over time, she did become more cheerful and dared to take the initiative to communicate with strangers and classmates.

For example, the reason I came into contact with Narita Shirahito was because I found this classmate very special and interesting at the previous welcome ceremony.

After his personality gradually changed, Oguri Roman also boldly took the initiative to communicate with the other party.

Recalling this, Xiaoli Roman couldn't help but chuckle and said softly:
"It seems like you are the same as me... I mean, I used to be very timid and didn't dare to talk to anyone."

"After spending more time with my sister, I found that she was very courageous. I saw that she could talk to anyone easily."

"Especially the restaurants in schools and commercial streets. She is very familiar with the chefs in these places."

"Maybe it was because of my sister's influence that I gradually became more willing to talk to my classmates."

"For example, like with Bai Ren-san."

Oguri Roman just wanted to express his feelings, but he didn't expect that his words would surprise Narita Shirahito again.

"elder sister……"

She murmured softly.

"…Huh? What's wrong, Bai Ren-san?"

Hearing that murmur, Oguri Roman asked subconsciously.

"Ah, it suddenly occurred to me that if I want to become stronger, it should be because of my sister."

Narita Shirahito suddenly showed a look of reminiscence. With such a look, the corners of her mouth curled up involuntarily, and the branch she was holding in her mouth began to swing back and forth.

"Bai Ren's sister... is Pipa Chenguang-senpai?"

"Well... it was a long time ago, when we were all still little."

In response to Oguri Roman's question, Narita Shirahito smiled and nodded:
"My sister was already in primary school at that time, and I was still in kindergarten."

"Since she was little, my sister has always been praised by adults as a genius and she is very good at academics."

"The same is true for competitions. Although it's not a big prize organized by URA, for horse racing girls, they will give their all in any competition, even if they are just children."

"Whether in kindergarten, elementary school, or middle school, although she hasn't officially debuted yet, she has always won first place in all the competitions she has participated in."

"Maybe I don't know when, I started to want to be a great horse girl like my sister."

"Then……"

After a pause, a happy and slightly shy smile gradually appeared on Narita Shirahito's face.

"The first competition I participated in was the Ponygirl Special Competition held in the commercial street near my home."

“I came in first place in that race.”

“A lot of people were cheering for me, and my sister, who was closest to the finish line, was the loudest.”

"But after winning the game, I suddenly wasn't as happy as I thought I would be."

"Because it's a very strange and funny idea..."

She looked at Oguri Roman, who looked thoughtful, and smiled softly:
"Roman also has a sister, and she's an outstanding one too. I think you should understand this idea."

"At that time, I thought, if I really became very powerful, even more powerful than my sister, and ran faster than my sister..."

"Sister, will you hate me for this?"

"Hate……"

Oguri Roman was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously, she looked at Oguri who was sitting at the dining table and eating heartily.

"As for me... I probably can't compare to my sister. That's how I feel..."

Instinctively saying this, Oguri Roman immediately shook his head, looked at Narita Bairen, smiled with an inexplicable meaning, and nodded:

"But I can understand the feeling that Bai Ren-san is talking about."

"Yeah, I knew Roman-san would understand."

As if somewhat grateful, Narita Bairen bowed his head slightly, and then continued with his previous words:
"Because of this thought, after that game, I became a little absent-minded in studying and practicing."

"My parents, teachers and classmates all seemed to think that I was too tired from the competition. After all, I was still very young at the time and my recovery ability was not very strong."

"But my sister discovered that I was worried."

"She took me one day to the river where we often went to fly kites together."

"She asked me what was wrong, and I didn't hide anything and told her what I was thinking."

"Then……"

She paused again, and the smile on her face was no longer shy, but filled with happiness.

"She said, how could my sister hate Bai Ren?"

"Even if one day I am really surpassed by Bai Ren, I will just feel happy, and then I will train hard and catch up."

"'I am your older sister, I won't let you win all the time, so if you really want to be better than your sister, you still need to work harder.'"

"That's what my sister said at the end."

"I think this is the agreement between me and my sister."

Taking a deep breath, he turned his head and looked into the distance outside the restaurant. Narita Bairen said softly:
"For this promise, I must continue to work hard and become stronger."

"And if the title of 'Triple Crown Uma Musume' represents the strongest, then I must win it."

"I will try my best in all the games before this and I must win."

(End of this chapter)