Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 228 The Rejected Plan
Perhaps because they had expressed their determination to participate in the competition, Miura Bourbon and Miyu became a little more proactive, and Kitahara was able to chat with them on many more topics.

For example, their past and the reasons why they want to become stronger.

In the academy, Miura Bourbon often simply wanted to participate and run in order to improve his abilities.

While she was running side by side, Kitahara also noticed that she was currently more suitable for short-distance events, but since the child had never mentioned before that she wanted to receive further training, he did not think too much about it.

Mi Yu often comes with other horse girls.

As she believed, she had an unfortunate constitution and wanted to change it.

In her opinion, being an excellent horse girl and bringing wonderful competitions to others is a way to make everyone happy.

In order to achieve this, she also hopes that she can have outstanding strength, and she will naturally not miss the opportunity to become stronger.

Of course, few classmates in the academy are willing to approach her and she is rarely invited, which may be one of the reasons why she follows other horse girls.

After all, the rarer something is, the more it will be cherished.

Kitahara has a general impression of these two horse girls not only through the original work and mobile game, but also through his previous contact with them during training at the academy.

However, face-to-face communication allowed him to discover more details that he had not noticed before.

Like Miura Bourbon, her words often include "data", "parameters", "indicators" and other words that sound very familiar and pleasing to Kitahara.

During training, she also has the habit of using her eyes, ears and skin to measure the humidity, temperature and wind direction of the venue.

But she actually knew very well that there were things in this world that could not be measured by numbers.

When talking about her dreams or future plans, she would use the word "feeling".

There are similar details on Mi Yu.

She is surprisingly good at painting.

According to her, it was because when she was young, her parents would read picture books to her before bedtime.

Since then, she has loved painting and various stories. Her favorite book is the picture book "Happy Blue Rose", and the wallpaper of her mobile phone is also a blue rose.

All these details cannot be obtained through memory and observation during training alone.

Kitahara now knows that all of this was through intentional or unintentional conversations during face-to-face communication.

This discovery made Kitahara feel more and more that he seemed to have neglected many details about the horse racing girls and put too much attention on training and competition.

With this idea in mind, he not only wants to pay more attention to the horse racing ladies in the future, but also wants to adjust the intensity of the subsequent relay races.

If the intensity is not so high, the competition will not be so tiring, and I will not be so serious and focus too much on training and competitions. This is what he thought.

So after returning to the resort to discuss with Komiya and others, the draft of the competition announced the next day was somewhat different from what he had initially investigated and envisioned.

Matters concerning the competition were still being discussed in a large conference room in the manor.

However, with the intention of "wanting to relax myself and the horse racing ladies", the atmosphere inside the room that day was obviously not so serious.

Projection screens, computers and other office supplies are still essential for displaying PPT.

Opposite the projection screen, there were no longer neatly arranged seats like those for a meeting. Instead, there were round tables and coffee tables placed in the spacious room like at a tea party.

On the round coffee table were refreshments similar to British afternoon tea, with steam rising from the rich black tea in exquisite ceramic cups.

Opposite the black tea cup is a three-layer dessert plate made of the same ceramic material.

Each layer of porcelain plates is filled with desserts covered with cream, jam or honey, as well as fresh fruits with crystal water droplets dripping from the skin.

Generally speaking, English afternoon tea is mainly based on dim sum, and it would be a bit out of place to add fruits.

However, among the horse racing ladies present, except Maruzenski, no one had the habit of having afternoon tea, even the three sisters of the Mejiro family.

Maruzenski's attention was more focused on the content displayed on the projection screen, and most of the other horse girls did the same, or they would just grab snacks and fruits and eat them.

So no one paid too much attention to these details.

This kind of "meeting" was unprecedented in both form and atmosphere, which made the horse racing ladies, especially Oguruma and others who were used to the previous meeting methods, feel novel and obviously relaxed.

For example, the one who took the lead in eating snacks and fruits was Oguruma. Compared with the content on the projection screen, she seemed to be more interested in the food.

However, Kitahara noticed that when he checked the content he had prepared in advance and walked towards the projection screen, his horse girl ate less frequently.

His ears also turned towards him, it seemed that he was not completely indifferent to the game.

"Well... then, when I introduce the ideas for the relay race, everyone should just relax like they are now and don't be too nervous."

With the intention of changing, Kitahara tried to be a little more relaxed during his opening remarks this time.

Moreover, his next introduction is also one of the reasons for the change in style.

"Organizing a competition is a new experience for me and the other members of the Eternal Team. There will probably be a lot of mistakes."

"If people are too nervous, they may not be able to give good advice."

As he spoke, he looked towards a tea table at the back.

"Especially the students from the student union. You all have a lot of experience in competitions and other things. I really hope to hear your suggestions."

At the last tea table sat the horse girls who were the symbol of Ludo and the student council.

Just like the student council members were meeting here, Maruzenski, Representative Chiaki, and Ace Katsuragi were all sitting next to the symbol of Rudo.

However, unlike in the past, Mejiro Takamine, who was also a member of the student union, did not sit at this table.

This horse racing girl from the Mejiro family was now sitting with her two younger sisters, Mejiro Aldan and Mejiro McQueen.

Coincidentally, the relay race that followed was divided into teams according to age, and the three sisters from the Mejiro family seemed to be able to form a team.

After Kitahara made a symbolic gesture to Lu Duo, the first thing he discussed was the arrangement of the relay race groups.

"As mentioned before, this relay race will be divided into three stages, or three batons."

Kitahara flicked the laser pen in his hand, and a list like a roster appeared on the projection screen. All the horse girls who decided to participate in this relay race were on the list.

"There are 15 contestants in total. If we are to do a three-baton relay, we will be divided into three groups, with five contestants in each group."

"From a strength perspective, the most reasonable arrangement is for President Lu Duo and other student union members to serve as the first baton and the first group."

"Oguruma, you and your group of active horse girls are the second team and the second group."

"And the future rising stars of the horse racing girls world, namely Emperor, McQueen, Bourbon, Miyu and Bairen, you will be the third baton, the third group."

The trainers in the team did not discuss this phase-by-phase baton arrangement for too long.

Because as Kitahara said, considering the strength, it is the most reasonable and fair way for horse girls of the same age or similar generation to compete with each other.

Unlike horse racing in parallel dimensions or the settings of the original work, if the horse girls in this world can fully master their field before or shortly after retirement, this state will become a "blessing from the three goddesses."

Under the influence of "Blessing", the peak period of horse racing women will be more similar to that of human track and field athletes.

Various studies have shown that humans reach their peak age of race walking later than horse girls. The former's peak age of race walking is generally between 22 and 28 years old. In some cases, there will be late bloomers, but it is rare to exceed 30 years old.

The age group of 12 to 18 years old is the best age for training because the musculoskeletal system and cardiopulmonary function are in a stage of rapid development.

If you receive scientific and systematic education during this period, you will have excellent speed and explosive power in your subsequent career.

However, the same period was also the peak period for horse racing ladies.

Due to the special situation of "originality", all aspects of the qualities of horse racing girls will begin to develop rapidly around the age of 10, and will be fully mature within 2 to 3 years.

That is to say, they reach the peak period of race walking earlier than humans.

This is why, while 15 or 16-year-old human teenagers are still studying or focusing on training, horse racing girls of the same age can already start competing and become stars on the track.

But for most horse girls, reaching the peak so early may not be a good thing.

The competition for horse racing women is more intense than that for humans, and the strain on their bodies is greater. Any slight accident during training or competition can result in their permanent farewell to the racing field.

Not only that, the peak period of a career is shorter than that of humans. Including the first year of characterization, the classic year of the second year, and 2 to 3 years of the ancient horse year, it is only about 4 to 5 years in total.

In human race walking, a 10-year career is possible.

For example, the American sprinter Gatlin became famous at a young age and won the 22-meter championship at the Athens Olympics at the age of .

Thirteen years later, when he was 13 years old, he finally defeated his lifelong rival Bolt and achieved the greatest game of his career.

For Uma Musume, the only possibility to escape the brevity of her career is to “master the field.”

This state and blessing can allow them to maintain their peak condition for a longer period of time.

If it weren't for the lack of corresponding competitions, they would have performed better than most of the active horse girls with more competition experience.

The symbol of Ludo is that they belong to this situation. When they usually assist the horse girls of the Eternal Team, even though the latter are getting stronger, they are still slightly inferior in training.

Therefore, it is necessary to compare the horse girls of these two age groups separately.

The same principle applies to the other group.

There is indeed a certain gap between Oguruma and her friends and their predecessors such as Ludo Yuzhi, but with the progress of training and more participation in competitions, the gap has become much smaller than when they first met.

However, the gap between the younger generations such as the East Sea Emperor and Oguruma and the others is too big.

The gap between horse girls before they were standardized and active racers is as big as the gap between amateurs and professionals.

For example, Mejiro McQueen, who is the closest to becoming an authentic character, obviously has no chance of catching up with her predecessors such as Oguruma in her daily parallel running training.

Kitahara and other trainers were well aware of this situation, and the horse racing ladies were also aware of it, so when Kitahara proposed the grouping method, it was meaningless.

If the grouping is the horizontal construction of this relay event, then the vertical division of tracks and teams can be said to be the vertical construction.

It was when the discussion of vertical division began that the entire meeting room suddenly became chaotic.

"Wait, wait! Uncle, what did you say? Drawing lots?!"

The one who jumped up with a cry of surprise and covered her face was the Emperor of the East China Sea. She screamed in extreme resistance, as if she had heard that she was going to have the injection treatment that she feared the most.

"no no no!"

"If we draw lots, then there's a chance that I won't be able to be assigned to the same team with the president?!"

"Don't do that!"

"I must be on the same team with the president!"

Amidst the noise, she, who was originally sitting at the tea table next to Luduo's symbol, close to the president whom she had been thinking about, suddenly rushed to the former and hugged the former's arm.

"I refuse to draw lots! I want to form a team freely!"

She said firmly.

The East Sea Emperor's action caused a chain reaction. Not only did Luduo, the symbol of embarrassment, show his face because of her pestering him, but the other horse girls also started to talk about it.

"If we draw lots... it seems a bit awkward."

As a good friend who is always bickering with the Emperor of the East China Sea, it is rare that Mejiro McQueen has the same opinion.

"I also want to be on the same team with the sisters, if we draw lots..."

She looked at her deskmates Mejiro Takamine and Mejiro Aldan in embarrassment. Although she did not continue speaking, her refusal was obvious.

Of course, there are those who reject, those who agree, and those who are indifferent.

"I think there's nothing wrong with drawing lots."

Tamamo Cross sat at the same table with Ogururo, Super Little Bay, and Inari. She ate a banana and said casually:

"It just so happens that the kids who are training with us have two new members. If we randomly draw lots, we can help them get to know us better."

"I think so too, and..."

Just like the rare agreement between the Emperor of the East Sea and Mejiro McQueen, Inari Ichiya also rarely agreed with Tamamo Cross, who always quarreled with him for no reason.

"Besides, we are more familiar with each other's running methods, tactics and some small habits, but we are not so familiar with our predecessors and juniors."

"In this way, the draw will be more random, and everyone's cooperation on the same team will be the same. This is fair."

"Huh? Inari, you can actually think of these things, but I didn't think of them at all..."

"Of course, I am...wait! Tamamo Cross, who are you looking down on?!"

The consensus did not last long, and the two horse girls soon started arguing again.

"Hey, you two, stop arguing. This will make the seniors and juniors laugh at you..."

Normally, the horse girls of the Eternal Team, who were used to the bickering between Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi, would not stop them, but when they thought of the fact that Rudo symbolized them, Super Little Bay could not help it.

"What Xiaoyu said about taking care of the younger generation and what Inari said about fairness are both true. Stop arguing..."

After giving some advice like a mother worried about her child, she looked at Ogurt Hat for help.

"Xiao Li, you should also persuade them..."

"Chew, chew, chew...swallow..."

After taking a bite of the pancake, Little Chestnut Hat responded.

"Ah? What did you just say?"

Scratching his head in confusion, Oguruma, who hadn't paid much attention to his companions, asked in confusion, "Is this the division Kitahara just mentioned?"

"This kind of thing... shouldn't matter. It's not like we're going to the cafeteria to grab food. We can divide into teams any way we want."

"Besides, we should listen to Kitahara in the end. Otherwise, it will be a headache for us to think about such troublesome things."

(End of this chapter)