Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 24 Tactics
Since Shibasaki and Fujimasa were training, in order to avoid suspicion, Kitahara waited outside the Kasamatsu stadium with the new glory.

While waiting, Oguruma also came over.

She looked so happy that as soon as she saw Kitahara and Shining Glory, she couldn't wait to cheer:

"Kitahara, Kouki, I received a gift from my mother!"

The two of them laughed at once, "Oguri really loves his mother. He always smiles happily every time he answers the phone." Thinking of what he saw in the dormitory, Xin Xin Guanghui sighed.

Xin Xin Guang Hui's initial impression of his good friend, classmate, and roommate was that he was very cool and indifferent.

Xiaolimao has a naive personality. He usually has no expression and will not take the initiative to approach people. He runs every day, which does give people a cold feeling.

Soon, Xin Xin Guanghui discovered that Xiao Limao was actually very gentle, thoughtful and smart.

Looking at the little chestnut hat, the new light thought to himself:
Oguruma never forgets to say polite words like "I'm ready to eat" or "I'm full", no matter how hungry he is or how much he eats.

She is also very good at cutting nails beautifully and has even cut my nails for me.

I am very good to my mother and I love her very much. My phone wallpaper is all her photo. When I receive a call from my mother, I will show a beautiful and charming smile.

Oh, by the way, the manners before and after meals are also because her mother said that it is a respect for the people who prepared the food. She didn’t just listen to it, but always did what her mother said.

As if hearing the praise from the bottom of Shining Glory's heart, Oguruma felt a little embarrassed:

"Hey? Did Guanghui see everything? When exactly did..." Her cheeks turned red.

"Once she got the call from her mother, Xiaoli stopped paying attention to everything else, and of course she didn't notice me."

With a smile and a joke, Brand New Glory asked curiously, "What gift did Xiaoli's mother send? Can I take a look?"

"It's the hair accessory my mom used to wear in competitions!"

Xiao Limao shook off her shy look and became excited, "Mom said that the hair accessories will accompany me to every game on her behalf, and she will also bless me through the hair accessories!"

"Wow, that sounds great," New Glory said with a smile, "Can I see what kind of hair accessories it is?"

Oguruma kept it a secret now, "The hair accessories are in my dorm. My mom said she will watch my debut match, so I will wear them carefully before the match!"

"That's great. We'll see when the time comes." Shining Glory didn't insist.

Kitahara was watching the interaction between the two horse girls with a smile on his face, and had no intention of interrupting them. But when he heard about the hair accessories, he suddenly remembered something.

Compared to her image in the game, the Ogurtima we see now does not have the iconic "diamond-shaped hair accessory".

According to the game's settings, the jewelry that horse racing girls like comes from elements of the prototype horse's "winning decorations." For example, the "diamond-shaped hair accessories" on the chest of the little chestnut hat come from the patterns on the chest of a retired war rider.

It looks roughly like ◇◇◇◇◇, with a silver frame and bright yellow filling, which is very recognizable.

Because in this world, Oguruma's long silver-gray hair, innocent look, and big appetite are too obvious, and Kitahara has been with her for a long time, he didn't expect to find out about the hair accessories until now.

In this case, the hair accessory that Oguruma was talking about should be the one in the game character. It turns out that it was given to her by her mother, which is quite reasonable.

Speaking of which, no matter which world it is, Ogurume's mother had to retire due to a knee injury. So Ogurume inherited her mother's headdress and became famous all over the world, which can be regarded as a good story.

Kitahara was thinking, and the two horse girls chatted for a while. Then Oguruma looked over and said:
"Beiyuan, let's go in and train. Didn't we say that we should familiarize ourselves with the venue in advance?"

"You need to get familiar with them, yes. However, with Trainer Shibasaki and Fujimasa March inside, it's not a good idea to just stand by and watch them," Kitahara explained, "After all, you two will be participating in the same competition soon."

When he heard the name of Fujimasa's March, Oguri's eyes changed and his morale instantly rose.

"Is the Fujii March in there?"

She raised her hand, clenched it into a fist, and held it in front of her. She nodded seriously, "Then it's not good to go in and take a look. Beiyuan said that there are many secrets in training, and it's not good to peek into other people's secrets."

"My name is Teng Zheng Marching Qu. Haven't you remembered my name yet?"

Beiyuan groaned helplessly and rubbed his forehead, "But we can't just sit there and wait. Take a look at this."

Handing the content recorded at the stadium to Oguruma, he explained, "This is some analysis by me and Shining Glory. Take a look first and roughly grasp the key points of this debut match."

"Thank you for your hard work. I will not let you down this time." Nodding seriously, Xiao Limao took the recording board and looked at it carefully.

After a period of time.

"Well, I roughly understand the start, the speed and collision in the corners, and the sprint in the straight line at the end," Oguri handed over the record board, "Anything else?" "As for the rest, you won't know until you try running," Kitahara thought, "But there is one thing we can discuss in advance, and that is the running tactics for this race."

"Running tactics?" Oguruma thought thoughtfully.

Not only her, the new radiance also showed a look of seeking advice, "Ah! The teacher in class said that the running method is very important, but only the trainer can tell what kind of running method is suitable for us."

"The same is true for tactics. Even if it is the same running method, it needs to be adjusted depending on the condition, venue, and opponent. All of these require trainers to have sufficient experience to make judgments."

"If it's Kitahara, he must know what I'm good at," Oguruma looked at Kitahara and smiled trustingly, "and Kitahara's judgment will definitely not be wrong."

Feeling Uma Musume's trust in him, Kitahara's heart warmed and he also smiled, "Thank you very much for trusting me." Then his expression gradually became serious and he analyzed:

"Generally speaking, there are four common running methods: escaping, leading, lagging, and chasing, or leading, following, centering, and chasing."

“Escape means running in front from beginning to end, first is following closely, last is in the middle of the race, and pursuit is falling behind.”

"In addition to this, there are two extreme running methods: the great escape and the great pursuit, which are faster than the escape and slower than the pursuit."

"Each running style has its own advantages. I remember telling you that," Beiyuan suddenly became helpless again, "but you must have fallen asleep and didn't listen carefully."

Ogurumao and Shining Glory, who were listening attentively, were both stunned. Then, the former blushed, while the latter smiled kindly and then asked more questions as if to help.

"So, what kind of running style do you suggest that Oguruma use this time, Mr. Kitahara?"

It was easy to see that Shin Shin Kuang Hui wanted to give Oguruma a chance to step down. Kitahara glanced at the former with amusement, but did not say much. Instead, he gave a reply:
"Go ahead, which means come forward."

Then, without waiting for Little Chestnut Hat and New Glory to ask, he continued to explain:

"From what I can see so far, Oguruma, you have a very calm personality and rarely act on impulse. But perhaps you haven't noticed that you have a strong desire to win, even too strong."

Xiaolimao was stunned, and Xinxin Guanghui was also a little confused, "Really? I don't think Xiaoli is very competitive."

"That's because she hasn't competed in a real competition yet."

Kitahara insisted, "Koki, you can recall Oguri's performance in the mock match. You can actually feel it."

"Or just now, when I mentioned the Fujimasa March, Oguri's demeanor immediately changed. This is proof of his strong desire to win."

Recalling it, the new light was surprised, "Huh? That's really the case."

Oguruma was rarely thoughtful, "…Is it a bad thing if you have a strong desire to win, Kitahara?"

Beiyuan shook his head. "Theoretically, it's not a bad thing, or it can't be judged as good or bad."

"The key is that once you get emotional, it's easy to forget to control your physical strength, which results in you rushing too fast in the early and middle stages, stalling in the late stages, and being unable to accelerate before the finish line."

"You haven't participated in the official competition yet. I will describe the situation to you and you can imagine it roughly."

"For example, in the middle of the race, you are still in the middle of the team and have plenty of energy, but so many players in front of you make you anxious, so you start to speed up."

"but!"

Kitahara's tone suddenly turned serious, "But many of the players ahead may be running out of energy!"

"In this case, you can just wait for the exhausted runner to slow down on his own, and then just avoid him a little and you can overtake him."

"On the contrary, if you overtake them in advance, they still have some energy. If they use that energy to compete with you, you will have to expend extra energy or even take a detour to overtake them. This is a complete waste of energy!"

After Kitahara's explanation, Shin Shinki and Oguruma were silent for a while.

"…I can't quite imagine it, but from what Kitahara-san said, it seems to be true…"

"Hmm, that's a very clear description. I can almost see the scene. I understand Kitahara."

"Eh?! Can Xiaoli understand everything?!"

Without responding to Shining Glory's surprise, Oguruma looked at Kitahara with a serious expression.

"So, besides the desire to win, you must have other intentions, right, Kitahara?"

(End of this chapter)