Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 229 Three Types of Tracks
They started arguing not long after the discussion began, which would have been impossible in previous Eternal World teams.

Under Kitahara's leadership, whether it is a formal meeting or an ordinary discussion, the atmosphere is often as serious and solemn as his personality.

However, after chatting with the horse racing ladies about things other than racing in the past two days, he discovered many details from them that he had overlooked in the past.

He also increasingly tried to allow some of the team to have more freedom in their daily lives, which should allow him to better understand the minds of the horse racing ladies.

Formal competition meetings, such as the Sankei Prize and Keisei Cup to be held in a month, will definitely require some discipline in discussions.

Even if we have ideas, it would be better to discuss them one by one rather than arguing like we are doing now.

This is more of a relay race for entertainment, so it would be better to let them speak freely. That's what Kitahara thought.

After paying attention just now, he also found that there was a lot of meaningful content in the noise in the room.

What Tamamo Cross said before his argument with Inari was what he thought.

The purpose of drawing lots to decide the team division is to ensure fairness, and the specific reason is to take into account the different levels of familiarity between the horse racing ladies.

For example, the three sisters of the Mejiro family often trained and exchanged experiences together in the family.

If the three of them were to form a team, the tacit understanding between them would probably be unmatched by any opponent.

Perhaps the symbol of Luduo and the Emperor of the East China Sea have a unique compatibility, and the two of them can have excellent cooperation in the game.

But the third horse girl, whether it is Oguruma, Super Kobay, Tamamo Cross, or Inari Ichi, cannot be considered as very tacit teammates.

Kitahara feels that such accurate judgment is probably related to the "junior mentoring training" that has been going on recently.

But the relaxed atmosphere where everyone can speak freely right now may have positive effects.

Probably having keenly sensed his change in style, the horse racing ladies’ debate and communication continued for a long time.

It took so long that the desserts on the coffee table had been changed two or three times before they gradually stopped as if they were tired, and then one after another, they focused their attention on Beiyuan.

"Ah... I'm sorry, uncle. I was so dissatisfied just now that I didn't notice you. I'm sorry, hehehe..."

The Emperor of the East China Sea turned his head away and rubbed the back of his head, feeling embarrassed belatedly.

Hearing this, Beiyuan smiled but didn't care too much.

The Emperor of the East China Sea has such a childish personality, and he easily becomes careless when his emotions get heated.

When she realizes that she has been rude or made a mistake, she will admit it promptly.

And now anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Emperor of the East China Sea has great admiration for the predecessor, Lu Duo.

In the eyes of informed horse racing girls, this kind of worship can be described as fanatical.

Ever since Rudolf was in service, the child has been following in her footsteps. Except for the one when she went to the United States, he missed every game.

In her dormitory at the college, she also wrote down Rudy's dazzling achievements such as "undefeated classic triple crown" and "seven G1 crowns" on paper and hung them on the wall as her career goals.

After arriving at the training camp, she wrote another one and posted it on the wall of the room.

It was such a fanatical yearning that when she learned that she could compete with her idol, she became more active than ever. She got up before dawn and did some simple activities, waiting for the training to officially begin.

For the same reason, after hearing that the team formation method was to draw lots, she was worried that she could not be on the same team with Lu Duo, and she became impulsive all of a sudden.

While facing the East China Sea Emperor who was noisy like a child, Lu Duo was embarrassed but still patiently explained a lot to her.

After apologizing, she also expressed her position very reasonably.

"If we have to draw lots, then... let's draw."

The corners of her mouth were still a little droopy, and although she was worried that she might not get what she wanted, her tone was still firm.

"If I'm lucky enough to be on the same team with the president, that would be the best, hehehe."

"But if you are unlucky, then just treat this competition as an opportunity to test your strength."

She patted her chest vigorously and her tone became more determined.

"My goal is to achieve the president's 'undefeated triple crown', and I will definitely achieve this goal!"

"But I still have a long way to go. I need to know how big the gap is between me and the president now."

"This is the best opportunity. I will accept any team split result!"

Although Mejiro McQueen also had some ideas about the way of drawing lots, the loudest voice came from the Emperor of the East China Sea.

Now even the latter agreed, and the former also had similar thoughts after being comforted by Mejiro Takamine, and the decision to draw lots was finalized unknowingly.

Watching the whole process, Kitahara felt it was quite interesting, and that the discussion atmosphere arranged now was still somewhat effective.

The change in the Emperor of the East China Sea at this moment can be considered an unexpected gain.

Her childish personality is quite likable most of the time, but sometimes she ignores other people's feelings because she focuses too much on herself.

In the original work, she often forgets the experience of competing in the same race, which causes some troubles to other horse girls.

At this moment, she was able to quickly react to her negligence and accept the suggestions of others. The persuasive effect symbolized by Luduo was certainly great, but there must also be a relaxed and timely communication atmosphere like the current one.

If the atmosphere was the same as before, with only Kitahara and other trainers giving instructions on the content of training and competition, the efficiency would be much higher.

However, they will ignore the ideas of the horse racing girls themselves, which will deprive them of many opportunities to grow and change.

With such an effect, Kitahara wanted to have more opportunities like this, but for now he had to prioritize finishing the relay race.

The first thing is to determine the result of the draw.

At the beginning, Kitahara planned to use office software to simply edit a small program, input the names of the 15 participating horse racing girls, and randomly generate a set of team arrangements for the contestants through the code.

But after thinking about it later, he felt that it would be better to change it to a way that the horse racing girls could have a more participatory experience.

So when the official lottery was drawn, the very conventional method of "drawing paper" was used.

Get 15 pieces of paper, group 3 together, write numbers from 1 to 5 on each piece, then fold the papers and put them in a box for the horse racing ladies to draw.

Those who draw the same number will naturally be divided into a group.

Once everyone agrees on this method, the result of the draw cannot be changed.

This method of drawing lots did not take long, and the results were quickly counted. Kitahara also made a table and put it on the projection screen.

First team: Ludo symbol, Mejiro Aldan, Mejiro McQueen.

The second team: Representative Chiaki, Inari Ichi, and Narita Shirahito.

Team 3: Katsuragi Ace, Super Cove, Miura Bourbon.

Team 4: Mejiro Peak, Tamamo Cross, Emperor of the East Sea.

Team 5: Maruzenski, Ogurumao, Miyu.

Regarding this result, some of the horse racing ladies were happy, some were disappointed, and some were nervous.

In addition, they drew the lots with some nervousness, expectation, or indifference, so the whole drawing process was quite interesting.

"So this is what the division for this relay race will look like."

After appreciating the performances of the horse racing girls and the discussions that followed, Kitahara waited until they calmed down a bit before saying, "Each team will have its senior as captain. Once the schedule is arranged, the captains will lead the teams to get to know each other better."

"In a relay race, the baton handover is a very important part."

"If the members of the same team don't work together well, accidents can easily happen during this phase, and there might even be fouls."

"As for fouls, I will then hand over the details to the captains, and the captains will also lead them to familiarize themselves with them."

"Are these all okay?"

After asking, seeing the horse racing girl briefly communicate with her companions, and then looking at the members of the same team, and then nodding, Kitahara continued:
"After the draw, the teams will be divided into teams, and then the competition system will be set."

"The detailed route arrangement is still the same as the competition rules. I will hand over the details to the captains later."

"Just get familiar with it briefly for now."

As he spoke, Kitahara switched the PPT on the projection screen to the next page, showing a floor plan of the nearby seaside.

On the plan, one third is the light blue offshore, one third is the light yellow sand beach, and the rest is black roads, gray buildings, and green grass.

In the terrain that looks a bit complicated, there is a very wide white strip with several thin black lines on it, dividing it into 5 runways.

This represents the runway.

The track is not a regular circle or ellipse. Compared with the venue of the URA series, the track of this relay race is not only irregular, but also has a large number of bends.

"This is a piece of terrain near the seaside where we are now, and it is also the competition venue. I will now briefly describe the track conditions in three stages."

Holding the laser pointer, he pointed the red dot on the relay map, first pointing to the black road section, and Kitahara explained:

"First, President Luduo, you are the first to go."

“This stage is 4000 meters long and is located on a highway.”

"You probably haven't experienced this kind of distance and runway conditions before."

"But considering that this is the most suitable venue."

"And compared to Oguruma and the others, you seniors have better strength and adaptability. I think it should be no problem for you to adapt to the situation for a while, right?"

Almost as soon as Kitahara finished his question, a response full of energy rang out.

"No problem! I'm fine with whatever the track conditions are, as long as I can have another race with my old rivals!"

Not only did he respond loudly, the Katsuragi Ace also stood up and clasped his fists and palms in front of him.

"It's not like I haven't run across the road before, it's just that I've adapted to the habit of the competition."

"Besides, the road, the road, is originally the road for us horse racing girls to run on."

"There won't be any horse girl who can't adapt to the road, right?"

The last rhetorical question was somewhat of a joking provocation. While saying this, Katsuragi Ace raised his chin towards his friends at the same table, and made the same expression to Mejiro Takamine at the next table.

However, the only responses she got were amused shakes of the head and helpless eye rolls.

Although he was not amused, Katsuragi Ace was not embarrassed. He laughed twice, then leaned forward, put one hand on his waist, rubbed his chin with the other, and asked Kitahara.

"Anyway, I think we're fine. But the next guys, are they OK?"

As she spoke, she stretched out her finger from a distance and gestured in the air along the runway.

"According to this route, after this pass, we should reach the beach, right?"

"Things like beach training, I also practiced at the beach when I was competing."

"How should I put it? It's quite tiring."

“Not only does it require a lot of endurance, it also tests your balance and energy distribution.”

"The horse racing girls who are here for the training camp should have only been here for about half a month, right?"

"So if the second leg really has to be held on the beach, is that really okay?"

Kitahara could only say that he was indeed an experienced veteran. Before he could explain in detail, Ace Katsuragi had already quickly figured out some details of the next step through the diagram.

"Well, you guessed it right, the second leg of the race is basically located on the beach."

Kitahara pointed the laser pointer at the runway on the pale yellow terrain and said:

"This stick is the competition venue for Xiaolimao and her group."

“3000 meters away, beachfront.”

"Yes, this distance and terrain is a big test for the contestants."

"But this is also the purpose of our coming here to live together."

Having said that, Kitahara looked at the faces of the active horse girls in the team one by one and became a little more serious.

"Except for Little Bay, Little Chestnut's and the others' endurance levels need to be improved."

"Similarly, horse girls other than Oguruma and Inari also need to strengthen their strength and control their limits."

"And considering the differences in talent, there is no need to force you all to be at the same level."

"But the distribution of physical strength, the grasp of rhythm, and the improvement of instantaneous acceleration ability as much as possible can all be achieved through training, because these are more about technical and adaptive adjustments."

With a slightly commanding tone, Kitahara said in a deep voice:
"So, your competition venue is located on the beach, which is a good opportunity for you to conduct a practical training and test the results of the special training on the beach some time ago."

“It’s also an improvement.”

This arrangement is basically not much different from special training. When it comes to matters in this regard, Oguruma and other horse girls are very obedient and respond quickly.

"As for the final stage..."

Pointing to the last runway on the green terrain, Kitahara smiled.

“I just said this is the most suitable site, largely because this beach is connected to a coastal forest.”

"There is no need to enter the forest to compete. There is just enough grass outside the forest for the competition."

“So the last leg is on the grass 2000 meters away.”

"This is for you who haven't completed your characterization yet," Beiyuan said with a smile, looking at the younger generation of the East Sea Emperor sitting there:

“Grass is the least taxing surface.”

"The distance may be a little long. After all, your debut competitions are usually around 800 meters to 1400 meters, and your training in school is mostly based on this distance."

"But you all have longer-term dreams."

"Then try to treat this relay race's last leg as a challenge before your official debut, and keep working hard for it in the coming days."

"how?"

(End of this chapter)