Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 241: Children's competition should not be interesting

Just as Oguruma became as soft as a mochi, several horse racing girls who were watching the race in the mountains far away in the north also felt a little weak.

“Are they…really from the same generation of Uma Musume as us…?”

The pupils of his eyes widened as if they were shaking. Sakura Chiyo-oh said with a chuckle, "This is just... just a relay race..."

"Are they treating this place as a memorial to Arima...?"

When watching this relay race, in addition to wanting to see the heroic performance of idol Maruzenski, of course, one also wants to understand the thoughts of his opponents of the same period.

It was just that because he was too focused on the idols on the field, Sakura Chiyo subconsciously ignored the intense situation in the first stage.

After seeing the performance of Oguruma and the others, she was astonished, but also recalled that the intensity of the previous event also exceeded what a relay race should have.

She could understand the desperate efforts of her predecessors; after all, the clash between that generation was very famous, and as a horse girl, she couldn’t possibly not know about it.

But the expressions of Oguruma and other students of the same generation as her were completely beyond her imagination.

"Tamamo Cross-senpai and Inari-senpai are fine...but Oguri and the others..."

She hesitated and said, "Isn't it too desperate...?"

"Or is it that their current level is not their full strength...? When they enter the official competition, they will have even more amazing performances...?"

Because of this speculation, she was still a little frightened and even felt a little panic.

As a classic horse girl of the year, she is not only a classmate of Oguruma, Super Kobay, and Mejiro Altan, but also their rivals on the track.

So far, she has not won any of the confrontations, which makes her very unwilling.

To this end, she had already decided to strive for victory in the last event of the Classic Triple Crown with more effort than ever before before the Chrysanthemum Viewing Festival.

She did the same, and the current training camp is designed for this purpose.

But if Oguruma and the others' performance just now was indeed not their full strength, she could only think that she had no chance of winning the Chrysanthemum Award.

Because she clearly felt that the intensity of this relay race was already her limit.

If the opponent was a little stronger, even just a little bit, I would definitely not be able to deal with it.

"If that's really the case..."

Hesitant and flustered, she couldn't help but raise her fingers and bite her nails.

"No, I think that's probably all the strength of Xiaoli and the others."

Yaezhe Wudi on the side suddenly spoke.

Sakura Chiyo's attention was immediately attracted. She instinctively breathed a sigh of relief and went to find Yae Wudi to confirm something as if she was thankful for something.

"Really? Did Yae see something?"

"Ah, I can't really tell anything..."

The TV screen was still showing the live broadcast from a bird's-eye view.

In the picture, on the transition section between the beach and the grass, five horse racing girls who had just finished the relay were walking slowly along the track.

Next to those horse racing girls are the very familiar Kitahara Joi and Akigawa Yayoi.

"Look, Chief Kitahara and Chairman Akikawa are both over there now."

Pointing at the screen, Yae Wudi thought:
"Logically, they should still have commentary work for the last leg of the competition."

"Now he ran onto the track, seemingly paying attention to the physical condition of Oguri and the others."

"On the bright side, the match just now must have put a lot of physical pressure on Oguri and the others. Chief Kitahara and Chairman Akikawa are very worried."

"Although it's a bit bad to say this, but if you think about it from a negative perspective, maybe..."

After hesitating for a moment, Yae Wudi pursed his lips and said, "Maybe Xiaoli and the others were injured just now... but it shouldn't be the case."

After giving an ambiguous statement, she explained:
"After all, Oguri and the others are in the 'cooling down' stage right now, so they don't seem to have any problems, right?"

"Then there should be no injuries."

Then, she returned to her previous speculation, "So, the biggest possibility is still what I just said."

"The match just now was difficult even for Oguri and the others to handle, otherwise they wouldn't be so exhausted."

“It’s easy to think of it this way.”

“That’s their true strength.”

"I see... Well, I think I was thinking too much."

Sakura Chiyoou suddenly felt embarrassed.

No matter what, in that moment of hesitation, she had the idea of retreating or being afraid, which was very inappropriate for a horse racing girl.

If you keep this kind of thought, there will be no chance of winning future games.

The fear caused by the opponent will gradually become a psychological barrier, unconsciously affecting the performance in training and competition.

However, before listening to Yae Mudi's analysis, Sakura Chiyo himself felt that it was unlikely.

Although there was no clear data, her intuition told her that even if the previous event seemed very difficult for her, she could still keep up.

By preparing based on this kind of competition, there is still a possibility of winning the subsequent competitions.

And assuming that Oguruma and the others really did not show their full potential, and if we speculate further, they are now similar to legendary horse girls like Maruzenski and Rudo Symbol.

If this is really the case, there is no current player who can compete with her, and other horse girls and trainers don’t need to prepare for any competitions in the next few years.

After analyzing it with his own thoughts, Sakura Chiyo soon felt a sense of relief and then cheered up.

"But no matter what, Oguri and the others were already very strong, and they are getting stronger day by day..."

He clapped his hands on his cheeks, as if he had made up his mind, Sakura Chiyoou tightened his lips for a moment, and clenched his fists.

"Okay! Now that this relay race is almost over, we should also go and train hard!"

Hearing this, Yae Wudi nodded.

"Well, it's time for further special training."

She stroked her chin thoughtfully, "And... there are some things that I'm concerned about."

"Care a lot?" Upon hearing this, Sakura Chiyo was slightly stunned.

"I was thinking, although this relay race doesn't have a clear end point, I mean before the last leg..."

While thinking, Yae Wudi pointed at the screen, indicating that he was talking about the second stage that had just ended.

"But judging from the results, Xiaoli..."

"It seems like I lost."

Unlike a formal race, there is no finish line or signboard between each stage of the relay race.

In this way, if you want to distinguish the order of "crossing the finish line", you can either look at the distance difference or replay it.

In Yae Wudi's opinion, it might be a little difficult to distinguish the rankings of other contestants.

Super Cove and Mejiro Aldan rushed into the junction area almost at the same time.

Although the latter passed the baton to the next runner a little faster, to determine who finished the race faster between her and Xiao Haiwan, we still need to look at the data or video.

Tamamo Juji and Inari Ichi were not slow in crossing the finish line, but they were obviously a little behind.

But Xiaolimao's finish line was much slower.

Not only was she the last one to rush into the handover area, but she also seemed to be in poor condition and there was a slight delay when handing over the baton.

In short, the other horse girls in the third leg started off in a fairly orderly manner, but the start of the next leg by Oguruma was obviously a little late.

Yae Wudi vaguely remembered that the junior that Oguruma was going to hand over to was called Mi Yu.

If it was a normal competition, the kid would have missed the target late.

Not particularly concerned about the competition among his juniors, Yae Wudi skipped the rice bath and went on to talk about Oguruma's situation.

"So far, Oguri...she hasn't lost any of the Shining Series events."

"I think, apart from the outside world's evaluation of her as a 'reed-haired monster', we..."

She sighed and her eyes began to wander between her companions.

She looked at the Sakura Chiyo King next to her, the Aotake Memory a little further away, and the Didu Shooter a little further away, and sighed:
"It should be said that in our hearts, Xiaoli... is indeed a real monster."

"Uh... well, it's like this..."

After tightening his lips for a moment, Sakura Chiyo also sighed and said, "Oguri... compared to us, she is completely not on the same level..."

"A complete outlier... I've always thought so."

"Yes, I...I thought so too." Echoing, Yae Wudi's eyes suddenly became complicated, "But, she didn't win just now."

"Uh... Yae, I feel like the relay race doesn't mean anything. After all, it's not a formal event."

Sakura Chiyo-oh hesitated and responded in a rebuttal.

"Yes, I know this is not an official competition, but..."

After a brief silence, Yae Wudi's gaze became more complicated. "But, the moment she fell behind, I suddenly felt..."

"She is not a monster."

"She is just like us, an ordinary horse girl... Ordinary doesn't seem right, let's put it this way, we are all horse girls, that's all."

“You may win, you may lose, sometimes you will be at a loss, sometimes you will lose your composure and retreat…”

"Prince Chiyo, you just flinched in fear, didn't you?"

“Ah… have we been discovered…?”

Feeling embarrassed again, Sakura Chiyo's ears began to twitch nervously.

To hide her embarrassment, she giggled and scratched her head.

"No, there's nothing I can do. I was thinking, if Xiaoli and the others hadn't given their best in the previous match, I'm afraid that if I play with them again in the future..."

Afraid of what? She didn’t continue talking, but Yae Wudi nodded.

"Yes, that's it."

"You will retreat and become afraid because of something you can't handle. This is inevitable for any horse girl."

"I think Xiaoli is not a monster. She will also encounter this situation."

"and……"

After a slight hesitation, she paused, "Besides, maybe Xiaoli's performance in this relay race was because he encountered a situation he had never expected."

"If she had been so heartless all along, I don't think she would have run away like this."

"Eh? Indeed, now that you mention it..."

With only Yae Wudi's reminder, Sakura Chiyo also felt that something was wrong in Oguri's game.

It was obvious that she was in the leading position after taking over the baton from Maruzenski at the beginning.

But she soon gave up the lead to Tamamo Cross.

Afterwards, he accelerated at an inappropriate time and did not choose to overtake in one breath.

This situation is not easy to notice when watching the game, but now that I think about it, this hesitant decision seems very abnormal for any horse girl.

"So, who is Xiaoli..."

Subconsciously, Sakura Chiyo looked at the TV screen again, as if trying to figure out what was happening.

"Look, it probably won't work now. The camera should have switched to the game. If you want to know about Oguri and the others, maybe it would be better to talk to them directly later."

Seeing Sakura Chiyo's appearance, Yae Wudi said casually:

"But before that, I think we should go find Chief Naze and the others."

"No matter what, Oguri and the others are strong opponents, and we will continue to compete with them."

"It would be bad if we delay."

"Besides, the next games will be for the kids."

"There shouldn't be anything interesting to see in this kind of competition...?!"

As he slowly spoke of his thoughts, Yae Mudi followed Sakura Chiyo's gaze and looked at the TV screen.

After seeing the game situation on the screen clearly, she instinctively realized that what she had just said was ridiculous.

If she really left at this moment, she would probably miss a race that was as exciting as the first two sections of the track.

"This... This is the intensity of the competition before their debut?!"

Once again, Yae Invincible exclaimed.

On some TVs with poor signals, the footage may flicker and have some snowy spots.

But this does not affect the unspoken intensity of the picture.

On the somewhat crude grass track, leading the way was a little pony girl with long lavender hair.

Compared to the authentic Uma Musume, she seems a little small and thin.

Her figure is as smooth before and after, which makes people feel that she still has a lot of room for future development.

But the figure she displayed was no less impressive than any other horse racing girl currently in service.

It’s not that her speed can compare with that of active players, but apart from speed, everything she displays is full of professional beauty.

The arms swung back and forth, leaving a series of afterimages. At this speed, there was no sense of confusion in the arms, which showed that the rhythm of the arm swinging was excellent.

Just like an electric fan, the afterimage of a normally operating fan blade is uniform, but once there is any fault, the afterimage will show a sense of disharmony.

The little horse girl who is leading has exactly this level of arm swing.

There are also steps, which are the extremely standard and commonly used "attack steps" by professional athletes.

The legs are like a bow. With the coordinated force of the whole body, the front and back legs change in turn in a cycle, giving full play to all the strength contained in the body.

Arm swing and pace are the basis of running style, tactics, speed and everything else.

With the level shown by this little horse racing girl, even if her speed is not as fast as her predecessors, her future career is already completely bright and brilliant.

What's more, even compared with the real contestants, this little guy has a very unique style.

She gives people a dignified and elegant beauty.

Yae Wudi didn't know how to describe that kind of beauty. That kind of beauty was different from the beauty acquired after professional training. It was a unique talent.

With such talent, such a horse girl will attract countless attention no matter where she is, as if she were on a stage under the spotlight of everyone.

Moreover, she is the leading actress on the stage.

In Yae Muteki's impression, only one other horse girl of the same age possesses such beauty.

"Aldan's...sister...?"

With his eyes wide open, in an instant, Yae Wudi suddenly understood why Qingzhu Huili and Didu Shooter had remained silent when he was communicating with Sakura Chiyo just now.

Her two companions did not look away when the game between Oguruma and the others ended; they were still staring at the TV screen.

The reason they didn't speak was the same as I am now, they were completely absorbed by the game on the screen.

"Aldan's sister...what's her name? I think I saw her once..."

Seeing the younger generation's outstanding performance beyond his expectations, Yae Wudi couldn't help but be surprised and said: "So young? Such a great talent?"

But she was soon even more surprised, because as her eyes were attracted by the small purple figure, she looked at the few little horse girls behind her.

The same small body that has not yet debuted and is not fully developed.

But the performances displayed by any one of them, except for the speed, are no less than the level of any active player in the Shining Star Series.

"McQueen, Mejiro McQueen."

"The ones behind, if I remember correctly..."

"The one that's almost next to Mejiro McQueen is called Miura Bourbon."

"The two following closely behind are the Emperor of the East Sea and Mi Yu."

"The one who chased after him at the end... maybe he was also a bad guy. I remember his name was Narita Shirahito."

At this moment, Didu Shooter, who had been staring at the screen, suddenly spoke.

When she spoke, the corners of her mouth widened, revealing her clenched teeth.

"What...is this?"

"Forget about President Lu Duo and the others. It's only natural that they are strong."

"It's not like I haven't experienced how strong Xiaoli and the others are. I just accept their strength."