Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 245 will be called "Youth Cup" (1 words, thanks to the leader, there will be words added in the evening)
As an unofficial event, the relay race received as much popularity as any other glittering event. Just after it ended, reporters and fans inside and outside the stadium expressed their enthusiasm through crowds and continuous phone calls.

Kitahara has seen many big scenes, but this time it was a little unexpected, but after thinking about it, it became natural.

The return of those legendary figures symbolized by Luduo is itself a huge gimmick.

When they were in service, they were basically national idols. Even after retirement, they were not forgotten. Instead, they were popular because of nostalgia and regret.

The same is true of the popularity of the active horse girls of the Eternal Team.

The appeal of the showdown between top players is not limited to any occasion. For many viewers, the most important thing is to be able to watch the competition and see their beloved horse girls run freely. It doesn’t matter which specific game it is.

As long as I can see her and see them still running, that's enough. Many fans think this way, and the emotions and attitudes conveyed to Kitahara and others are the same.

The wonderful performance of the East China Sea Emperor and his team added an unexpected surprise to the first two expectations.

In fact, Kitahara only realized belatedly that 99% of the people in this world are different from himself.

They had no idea what kind of talents the five little guys at the end of the baton had.

"The strongest long-distance runner", "the indomitable emperor", "the triple crown horse of the shadow belt".

Mejiro McQueen, East Sea Emperor, and Narita Shirahito are all world-class talents. Even if the world will change in the future, their potential and talent are absolutely unquestionable.

"Genius on the slope", "From the dark assassin to the glorious hero", although Miura Bourbon and Mi Yu failed to enter the hall of fame, no one would think they are weak.

After all, not everyone can win two championships without losing, and not everyone can backstab a Hall of Fame horse.

Kitahara knows this, but the people in this world, even the experienced horse girls, do not.

The common sense of this world is that one should judge a horse girl's talent by the situation after she becomes "authentic". There is nothing that can be done about the lack of knowledge about the horse girl before this.

Due to various reasons, the arrangements after the game are different from the team's previous ones.

According to the arrangements before the game, after the game everyone was rewarded with a celebration, delicious food, and two days of fun and rest.

The location for the celebration has been arranged, which is in the manor where the training camp is held.

But for now, the rest of the team’s trainers and pony girls did go to the manor to celebrate and rest.

Kitahara, however, had to attend an "immediately convened" press conference together with Akikawa Yayoi and Lu Duo.

To be honest, Kitahara felt that maybe he was the only one who thought this was "temporary".

Didn’t you see that in response to the reporters’ endless questions, the short chairman excitedly stood up on his chair and started talking nonstop?

We also discussed the plans for future events, which is the draft on the helicopter.

You must have thought of this a long time ago, right?
But on second thought, maybe it could be a bit temporary.

After all, when facing the interview at the beginning, Lu Duo was a little confused, but later he seemed to have adjusted himself with the professional qualities of the student union president.

The actual situation is that Akikawa Yayoi has probably made arrangements for both scenarios.

If the relay race receives average response, then celebrate normally.

If the response is as enthusiastic as it is now, it would be a good choice to take the opportunity to promote the future plans for Uma Musume.

If it were usual, Kitahara would be very enthusiastic about such a press conference and might even take the initiative to speak.

It has always been his dream to promote the development of the industry. He has been working hard for this and has done many things in cooperation with Yayoi Akikawa.

But now, his mind was not here at all, but on the holiday estate.

There is no big problem with the other horse girls.

Super Little Bay, Mejiro Altan, Tamamo Cross, and Inari Ichi, it is true that they are a little tired after the fierce competition, but after checking, Kyoko Miyamura thought that there was no big problem and they just needed to rest more.

So it's no problem.

The situation is similar for the Emperor of the East China Sea and others.

The only thing is the state of Oguruma.

After the game, she became dazed, like a big mochi ball made of cooked glutinous rice.

Be it Kitahara herself, Xiao Haiwan and the others, Luduo and the others, or the younger generations, anyone, no matter who came over to talk to her or tried to touch and pinch her, she would only react stiffly like "hmmmm" and "ahhh".

It's like a big Q-sized figurine.

It didn't take Kitahara long to think of some possibilities as to why this happened.

Mostly it's a mentality problem.

From Kasamatsu to now, she has never lost in an official competition.

Although I have lost in training matches, such as some daily test training, and the Yesen exchange match in Europe.

But that was different from a formal competition after all, and at that time, she just wanted to run and compete.

Although this was not a formal competition, her mood had changed a little.

Probably it started from that time when she went to Kasamatsu Hot Springs, she started to care about winning or losing...or even not caring about winning or losing, but caring about "performance".

It's a very subtle distinction.

If you care about winning or losing, then it is a simple desire to win.

If she cares about performance, it means that she instinctively believes that she will win, the only difference is how much she wins.

In the latter state of mind, it is normal to feel frustrated due to failure, whether it is a formal competition or other events.

In order to confirm this, Kitahara even found a suitable person to ask.

This object is certainly not Oguruma, and it would be too difficult for her to expect "Moshu" to give a clear answer.

He was asking about the Rudra symbol.

Asking this legendary emperor about his few failures is a bit irrelevant.

The instant reaction of Luduo after hearing the question really frightened Beiyuan so much that he broke out in a sweat.

But in a short period of time, he couldn't think of a more suitable partner, so he had to take the risk.

Fortunately, after staring at him for a long time with a subtle murderous look, Luduo finally gave an answer.

"That should be the case. I mean, Kitahara, you should be right."

With a little reluctance, folding his arms and turning his face away, Ludo symbolically responded:

"Once the winning streak is broken, it's not surprising that the mentality gap leads to any bad performance. Xiaolimao is still relatively good."

"Back then, I... cough..."

"In short, she should be in a psychological disorder called 'frustration' now."

"I know what you mean by asking me. You probably want to know if I have any experience to share with her, but..."

“I don’t really have any good solution.”

"With this kind of mentality, from my own experience and understanding, I can only say that I can only get through it on my own."

"Of course, your appropriate encouragement, comfort or other assistance is also necessary."

"If I remember correctly, Tamamo had a serious psychological problem before, which affected her performance in the game. I remember she said so when I was chatting with Komiyayama once."

"She also said that it was finally solved based on your thinking."

"Oguruma's current condition should not be as serious as Tamamo's."

"That shouldn't be a problem for you, so it's up to you, the chief, Kitahara."

The question was thrown back again, but Beiyuan didn't want Luduo to help solve the problem at the beginning. He really just wanted to learn some similar experiences.

It is a compulsory course for trainers to guide the psychological problems of horse racing girls. Horse racing girls will always encounter various setbacks in their careers, and it is absolutely not okay if they don’t know some coping methods.

The problem is that it takes time to communicate and think of ways to solve the problem.

Kitahara really wanted to deal with this matter directly, but was delayed by this "immediate press conference".

So, at this moment, he put on a formulaic smile and nodded mechanically at the flashing white light in the interview seat. All he thought about was when he could end this thought as soon as possible.

"...Hello, Kitahara, hello..."

A low voice calling brought Beiyuan back to his senses from his helpless anxiety. He looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was the symbol of Luduo who was looking down at him.

Look to the other side.

Yayoi Akikawa was still standing on the chair, waving a fan happily, as if responding to a reporter's question.

Feeling that there was nothing for him to do over there, Kitahara also lowered his head.

"…What's wrong?" he asked in a low voice.

"Do you have any ideas...? That's what the reporter asked before." Lu Duo also spoke in a very low voice. She didn't answer but asked instead.

"…What are you asking?" Kitahara had never listened to the interview before.

"It's about the candidates and intentions for the new competition and club..."

In a concise and clear manner, Lu Duo explained the interview just now.

Kitahara quickly realized that what was mentioned in the interview was an extension of the draft that Yayoi Akikawa showed on the helicopter.

Creating a new competition was Akikawa Yayoi's idea, and Kitahara also agreed, as did those insiders represented by Luduo.

But there are many details that need to be worked out.

All Uma Musume racing competitions cannot avoid the various regulations of the URA Association, and behind these regulations are the operating rules that support the entire industry.

Only exciting matches can attract enough fans, and only then will match tickets, Winning Live schools, various peripherals, endorsements, and other industrial chains have enough audiences.

The industry will have sufficient funds to operate.

Back to the beginning, exciting competitions require horse girls with outstanding strength and talent.

In Kitahara's opinion, if the "authentication", "domainization" and various related research can be completed and widely promoted, there will be no shortage of such horse girls.

But that would take time, which means that it is impossible to do that now, especially in the eyes of most people.

Every year, there are only about 7000 people who have the talent to become horse racing girls, and only one in a hundred can appear in the shining events. This means that it is very difficult to have exciting events at the active level.

To exaggerate a little, if during a race, the audience enters the stadium with great enthusiasm and finds that the racing situation is perhaps even worse than if they were running themselves, blaming the horse girls will generally not happen, but there will definitely be voices shouting "give me my money back" at the URA Association.

To speculate on the worst side, it might even affect the popularity of the Shining Series itself.

This is definitely something that the URA Association, all trainers, horse girls and fans do not want to see.

Akikawa Yayoi took this into consideration, and therefore limited the scope of the specific development to Central Tresen College.

The specific form has also been determined, which is to form a "club" with reference to other sports industries.

This seemed to Kitahara to be a brilliant idea.

As long as there are enough resources and the "club" format is available, it is entirely possible to bypass the URA Association and hold competitions on their own, and the audience will subconsciously distinguish between "club events" and "Shining Star Series".

It’s not that trainers in the past haven’t thought about this, and the mainstream team training model abroad is basically the club form.

But the reason why there is no clear club is that it is too difficult to discover outstanding horse girls.

In most cases, it is great for a trainer to discover an outstanding horse girl. For someone like Kitahara, it is completely cheating to achieve such a scale.

"Bo Le" are a minority after all, and this is also true in this world where there are no horses but only racehorse girls.

There is no way for an outstanding horse racing girl to start a competition in the form of a club.

Listening to Luduo's symbolic narration, he quickly sorted out the key points of the plan. While continuing to think, Kitahara also discovered that at this press conference, the reporters' attention seemed to be on this "club".

"I'm sorry to remind you again, Chairman Akikawa, that you seem to be avoiding the matter of the 'club'."

At this moment, a reporter had just finished communicating with Akikawa Yayoi when another reporter stood up and mentioned the "club".

And from what he asked next, it seemed that he had asked similar questions before.

"If we can develop a 'club' of sufficient size based on Central Tresen College as you said, it will be great news for all those who like horse racing girls."

The reporter leaned forward, staring at Yayoi Akikawa intently, and kept taking notes on the notebook with the pen in his hand.

"As for the funding, venue, and system, I think everyone here has no doubts about your preparations, just like me."

"but……"

"What about the club members? I mean, what about the horse girls who are competitors?"

“We all know that outstanding horse girls are rare, otherwise the Shining Star series would not have been so difficult to expand around the world.”

"If there aren't enough horse girls, what's the point of forming such a club?"

"Should we select active players or retired players?"

"If this is the case, the URA Association will not be able to justify it, right?"

"Or have you already discussed this with the association and have they agreed to do this?"

“But participating in two series of competitions at the same time would be a great strain on Uma Musume’s body, right? Have you considered this and come up with a solution?”

This barrage of questions obviously resonated with all the reporters present. The other reporters' eyes were wandering between Akikawa Yayoi and the person who stood up, nodding from time to time and taking notes.

Not only the reporters, but also many of the staff responsible for maintaining order and providing services are fans of Umamusume. They are also paying attention to the interview at this moment with a thoughtful or expectant look on their faces.

Kitahara also admitted that the reporter who asked the question was not the type who liked to quote out of context or create gimmicks, but was a very serious investigator and analyst, and was very familiar with every aspect of Umamusume.

The other party's questions almost all pointed to the key points in Akikawa Yayoi's proposal, and there were no unnecessary words.

It was only then that Kitahara recognized who the other person was.

Isn’t this Izumisuke Fujii? Since he is the guy who is extremely fanatical about Uma Musume, there is nothing surprising about it.

Kitahara had known this professional Uma Musume news reporter for a long time, and he knew very well how much he liked Uma Musume.

Never miss any event and conduct interviews whenever you get the chance, this is Fujii Izumisuke's basic routine.

There was an interesting thing before. During a casual chat, he heard the other party complain helplessly.

Just recently, Izumisuke Fujii was shopping with his girlfriend one day and met a current Umamusume. He immediately left his girlfriend behind to interview her.

As it turned out, the interview was very fruitful, but he was dumped by his girlfriend.

After all, a man who leaves his girlfriend aside for an hour or two on a date, or even forgets about her existence, and rushes back to the newspaper to write an article after the interview, is lucky to have a girlfriend, and it is reasonable for him to be dumped.

"Izumusuke... Really, he asked such a core question right away..."

Recognizing the familiar reporter, Kitahara couldn't help but chuckle under his breath.

"Yes, he was the one who asked the chairman about the 'club' before."

Luduo responded in a low voice, "'Club' is a very good design. Even I am tempted by it."

“But Mr. Fujii is right. If there are not enough suitable horse girls, no matter how good the design is, it will be just a castle in the air and have no meaning.”

"The chairman has actually already answered him. Although the official words were 'this is an internal matter of the academy, no comment', any sensible person should know that this... ahem, actually he just didn't think through the details."

Luduo symbolically covered his face slightly.

"In the end, I ran into a... uh, enthusiastic reporter like Mr. Fujii. There's nothing I can do..."

"Well, yes, how can such a long-term plan be fully discussed in one press conference..."

Kitahara complained quietly, "Besides, I don't even know what's going on with Oguruma..."

"I really want to end this press conference quickly and go back quickly..."

Hearing this, Lu Duo showed a look of understanding and relief, and patted Bei Yuan's arm. She whispered:

"Just be patient. Even though it may last a long time, nothing will happen to Little Chestnut..."

As soon as she said this, she suddenly saw Beiyuan's eyes flicker, and then she saw him lower his head, touch his pocket, take out his cell phone, and frown.

"…What happened?"

When asked this question, Lu Duo felt inexplicably embarrassed.

Her intuition told her that it seemed that what she just mentioned casually, maybe something really happened to Xiao Limao...

Before she could ask further, she felt her cell phone vibrating again.

I quickly took it out and took a look.

"Hurry up and finish over there. Ogurimao said he wanted to go out for a walk, but I couldn't contact him in the blink of an eye." It was sent by Maruzenski.

Like Kitahara, his brows instantly furrowed. Without thinking too much, Lu Duo could guess that the former must have received similar information.

This message came suddenly, but it didn't seem so abrupt when you think about it.

Oguruma was in a very confused state before, but she did not understand everything. She was able to react and realized that she was confused because she felt frustrated.

Lu Duo herself was very familiar with this feeling, as she had felt the same way back then.

However, her choice was to hide in the house, while Xiaolimao chose to "go out for a walk".

This kind of "going out for a walk" is of course alone. Maybe she is like herself back then, thinking that if she is alone for a while, she may be able to figure things out.

If it were normal times, Maruzenski probably wouldn't send a text message to remind her, after all, her old friend had never lost in her career.

But because today's relay race was so exciting, the fans who were paying attention were in a frenzy and it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn't be any accidents.

There is no need to worry about safety. As one of the best horse girls active today, Oguruma’s ability to protect herself is definitely no problem.

It’s mainly about mentality.

With Oguruma's popularity, he would attract attention wherever he went. If he was asked about his feelings about today's relay race, it might cause some unnecessary thoughts.

This may be the reason why Maruzenski sent the message and why Kitahara received the message.

The information Beiyuan received was much simpler than that from Luduo.

"Brother, is the press conference not over yet?" This was sent by Katsumi Komiya. Just looking at this message, it seemed to be just a simple greeting.

It just so happened that Kitahara was thinking about the Ogurt Hat just now, and the symbol of Luduo was mentioned by chance.

Beiyuan couldn't help but wonder if something had happened at the manor and he needed to rush over.

For example, the one with the little chestnut hat.

If it was just a guess at first, he would have been completely certain when he caught a glimpse of Rudo's symbolic frown out of the corner of his eye.

The examination results of other horse girls in the team were all normal, the only abnormal one was Oguruma.

...So, Luduo, you have a bad mouth...

Although he knew that there would be no safety issues with the Ogurt Hat, Kitahara couldn't help but sigh secretly as he thought of similar concerns as the Ludor symbol.

It's not easy to complain like this, and now is not the time to complain. The most important thing is to rush back and figure out the situation. It would be best to figure out where Oguruma will go as soon as possible.

So, without any hesitation, Bei Yuan stood up and prepared to leave the press conference.

He wasn't really interested in press conferences and stuff like that, and he was always thinking about his horse racing girlfriend, so he naturally didn't bother to care too much about it at the moment.

But the interview continued as he and Rudo talked in low voices and read messages.

His standing up not only stunned Akikawa Yayoi who was responding, but also caused misunderstanding among the reporters.

“… Could it be that?!”

Fujii Izumisuke had been asking further questions, and when he saw Kitahara stand up, he thought he was going to answer and suddenly became excited.

"Chief Kitahara has something to say about the design of the 'club'?!"

"That's really great!"

"Chief Kitahara is now arguably one of the best trainers in the industry. Could it be that you are the one in charge of the 'club' this time?!"

"You are also responsible for the selection of club players?!"

Izumisuke Fujii and Kitahara are quite familiar with each other. Many of the training and competitions of the Eien team, as well as the project releases and cooperation of the team's companies, are reported through the former.

In private, the two were not as unfamiliar as other trainers and reporters, so Fujii Izumisuke did not use any honorifics at this moment and directly addressed him as "you".

Under normal circumstances, Kitahara would definitely answer Fujii Izumisuke's questions patiently.

But at the moment he was feeling a little anxious and did not react to what the other party was asking. Beiyuan subconsciously asked back with some impatience.

"What's the point of being responsible or irresponsible...?"

After asking this question, his anxious mentality was interrupted. He then realized that if Akikawa Yayoi and Lu Duo's symbol were both here, it would be inappropriate for him to leave abruptly.

After all, the chairman of the board of directors and the president of the student union of Central Tresen College were both seated, and they were very embarrassed if he just left like that.

"Sorry, I lost my composure. I guess I've been too busy lately."

It's not like he hasn't made mistakes in public before. Beiyuan quickly adjusted his mindset and thought quickly before responding, "Be responsible..."

"Club, right?"

Asking a question instead of answering is also a little trick for emergencies, especially at a press conference. In this way, reporters who are eager to know the answer will generally repeat the question, which can help you sort out your thoughts.

As expected, Fujii Izumisuke, who was eager to find out the big news about the "club", hurriedly replied:

"Yes! It's the 'club' that the chairman mentioned. My question is..."

When a familiar question was thrown at him, Kitahara had already connected his thoughts.

Therefore, the problem that Chairman Akikawa faces, or the key to this so-called club, is "Are there enough and outstanding horse girls?"

This……

Isn't it very simple?

I can think of dozens off the top of my head.

Even if they haven't completed the customization yet, wouldn't it be very easy to make adjustments based on the format and data results of the relay race and design a suitable competition?

Let’s not talk about the distant future. If Mejiro McQueen can run in today’s relay race and run well…

Mejiro Ryan, Mejiro Zenshin, First Ruby, Ennis the Wind God, Ikuno Didus, Otaku the Sun God...

Can't they all?

Similarly, Donghai Emperor, Miyu, and Meipu Bourbon can run...

Excellent quality, Twin Turbine, Yewen Shehui, Case Miracle, Sakura Jinwang, Daijian Poetry Drama...

Isn't that possible?
Later on, Victory Ticket, Pipa Morning Light, Narita Daishin…

Narita Shirahito, Ling Amazon, Wonderful Posture, Sakura Crown, Heavy Artillery...

What's wrong with that?

Is it that difficult to build a "club"?

What's there to be fussing about? Why are we still interviewing now?

With anxiety in his heart, Beiyuan's thoughts and emotions were also a little impatient, and he subconsciously wanted to say out loud the name he had just thought of.

But with a start, he suddenly realized that he was confused by today's relay race.

I know clearly the strength of Mejiro McQueen, Emperor of the East Sea and others, but other people in this world have no idea.

It was only after the relay race that the others realized this.

Moreover, those kids had trained with the Yongshi team before, so no one would think that he was a prophet or anything.

But if you show too many signs of "foresight" at once, it will be a big trouble...

It was a close call, luckily I didn’t act on impulse.

Closing his eyes, taking a deep breath, Kitahara began to think about what to say next.

Fujii Izumusuke had already asked this question just now. Now he was holding a pen in one hand and a notebook tightly in the other, staring at himself with his eyes wide open and his mouth wide open.

Just like the look on Oguruma's face as he waits for the cafeteria to open for dinner.

The same is true for other reporters.

It was not known whether Akikawa Yayoi trusted him or had already made plans, but in any case, the chairman had already stepped down from his chair.

She brushed off the dust on the chair and sat down leisurely. She opened the fan, revealing a line of "Chairman" written in black with a brush.

Covering most of her face with a fan, her expectant eyes were looking over the edge of the fan, also looking at this side.

Probably because he saw that the chairman did not stop the change of the interview subject, although Lu Duo looked a little worried, he looked over with concern without saying a word.

"It would be an honour for me to be in charge of the club."

Kitahara had already thought about how to respond, and after his opening remarks, he glanced at Akikawa Yayoi.

Leave it to me, I can handle it. He wanted to convey this through his eyes.

"Announce."

Akikawa Yayoi closed her fan and looked towards the press box without standing up. "Regarding the draft plan for the 'club', the initial proposal is to name it 'Eternal'."

"That is, the Eternal Team, which is led by Chief Kitahara, will be reorganized into the 'Eternal Club', which is the preferred option at the moment."

This was almost a clear personnel arrangement. Compared with Akikawa Yayoi's previous deliberate avoidance, this matter itself could be considered a news. The reporters suddenly became agitated, especially Fujii Izumisuke, who was eager to ask questions again.

Kitahara didn't give him a chance.

"I have a plan for the club's players. Conservatively speaking, we can put together no less than four teams of players."

"Each group will have no fewer than five members. If the lineup is modified, for example, to have ten members per group, the overall number of groups will decrease, but the total number of Uma Musume will remain the same."

"That is, at least twenty."

"And it will not involve any active Uma Musume."

As soon as these words were spoken, the restlessness in the press box began to spread, but Kitahara still did not give them the opportunity to ask questions.

“The number of groups and horse girls can be even higher. As for the quality of the competition, I am confident that it will not be lower than the level of today’s relay race.”

"The specifics still need to be finalized, such as the players' intentions... should be the prospective players' intentions, as well as their physical conditions, resource arrangements, trainer allocations, etc."

"But my team and I are confident that we can handle this."

"So for these details, please continue to pay attention to Uma Musume, Tresen Academy, and the Eternal Team."

"We will hold a more formal press conference later."

The situation was somewhat out of control.

"Excuse me, Mr. Kitahara, do you have a clear list of contestants?!"

"Are you sure you won't be drawing from the current players?!"

"Does the Eternal Team have enough trainers and technicians now?! Are they going to recruit from other areas?! What are the recruitment conditions?!"

"Are you sure the club's competition level won't be lower than today's relay race?! Today's relay race is comparable to many big prizes. Does Chief Kitahara want to create a new competition independent of the Shining Series?!"

"What is the attitude of the URA Association?! How does Chief Kitahara plan to respond and coordinate the relevant regulations?!"

The reporters were almost rushing in front of him. If the staff hadn't stopped them, they would have stuffed the microphones, recorders, and camera lenses in their hands into Kitahara's mouth.

Fortunately, there wasn't any, and Kitahara could still answer as loudly as possible using the microphone in front of him.

"As I said, for more details, please continue to follow the Horse Racing Girls. Many questions cannot be answered clearly now."

"Besides, today's news is enough for everyone to earn several months' worth of business, right?"

This rhetorical question was somewhat sharp, and the reporters felt a little embarrassed.

indeed.

Whether it is a newly established "club" related to horse racing girls, it may be the first "club" in the history of URA and the first in the world's horse racing girls industry.

Or is it about the discovery of new stars in Umamusume.

Or a new event different from the URA series.

Any one of these is enough for a reporter to win the bonus for top performance this month after reporting the story.

But it was still a bit strange and somewhat rude to hear Kitahara talk about his own industry interests so bluntly.

After all, from the trainer's perspective, they don't like being asked about their bonus income or anything like that.

Kitahara also realized this, and even saw that the familiar Fujii Izumisuke had a look of embarrassment, anticipation, and enthusiasm on his face, and was desperately winking at him.

"…I'm sorry. I seem to be too tired and out of control."

After apologizing again, Kitahara thought for a moment, and suddenly his eyes moved.

"Well, I am honored to be recognized by Chairman Akikawa, and I will indeed lead my team to do our best to complete the task of establishing the 'club'."

"Then to prove my determination, I will first announce the name of the competition that is currently being considered after the 'club' is established."

"Youth Cup."

“Young, in their prime, in their prime, travelling the world, that’s what I want the women who race horses to feel when I think about this series of events.”

"Just call it 'Youth Cup', you can report it that way."

The situation was really getting out of control, at least Kitahara felt that he couldn't control it.

So, he nodded vigorously in the direction of the press box, and then nodded symbolically to Akikawa Yayoi, who looked calm and composed, and Lu Duo, who gradually became calm after hesitation.

"I'm sorry, I've been feeling unwell lately. I hope you can understand. I'll take my leave now."

After apologizing three times, he turned around quickly and left the press conference hall as if he was sitting on a barrel of explosives.

The staff along the way all knew him, and he rushed out of the hall without encountering any obstructions. He took out his cell phone and called Katsumi Komiyama.

"Have you found the little chestnut hat?"

He asked bluntly.

"Eh? Brother, you're done there... ah, I can't find the little chestnut hat... ah! Why did I say that!"

From the other end of the line, I could faintly hear the low complaints of Yusuhara Taro and Miyamura Kyoko.

After a while.

"...Brother, sometimes, it's okay for you to be a little stupid..."

Hearing the aggrieved voice coming from the phone, Beiyuan almost laughed out of anger.

So you blame me for guessing the situation?
Not in the mood to reprimand Xiao Gongshan, he pondered and said in a deep voice: "Don't talk so much, what's going on?"

This was a rare serious tone he used, and in the past he only used this tone when arranging events.

Komiya's voice suddenly sounded more aggrieved, but his words also became more honest.

"It's like this. After the game, Oguruma was in a very low mood. She didn't seem to be interested in eating at the banquet even when we asked her to..."

hiss--

Although Kitahara had thought about her post-race state as a horse girl, she didn't expect it to be so exaggerated.

To be honest, it would be better to make him believe that he can beat Uma Musume than to make him believe that Oguruma is not interested in eating.

His heart sank, but what he heard next made him quickly relieved.

According to Komiya-san, Oguruma did eat a lot in the banquet hall.

Although compared to his usual food intake, it was estimated to be a little less than 10%, but he still ate the most overall.

After eating, he said to Xin Xin Guang Hui, who was closest to him, "I'm so full, let me go out for a walk to digest it," and then left the banquet hall.

Afterwards, out of concern, Shining Glory tried to call Ogurimao, but found that the phone was turned off, so he told the others anxiously.

"…That's about it. We couldn't get through either, and everyone has been looking everywhere."

Komiya's tone was filled with worry, "We have considered various directions."

"Kitchen, living quarters, and training grounds..."

"The training island, over in Nagoya..."

"I even forgot who said that she might want to go back to Kasamatsu, and then I went there to look for her, but I haven't called Mrs. White Jewel yet because I'm afraid she'll worry."

"It's mainly about calculating the distance. We feel like we're very far from Kasamatsu, but it's still very close for the horse racing girls. At a normal speed, it will take us about a few dozen minutes to get there."

“So President Maruzen and Commissioner Gaofeng headed over there.”

"Brother, what do you think is going on with Xiao Li Mao...?"

Kitahara hesitated for a moment.

"I know you're anxious, but listen to me, Xiao Gongshan, don't be anxious yet."

"How can I not be anxious? She was like that after the game today, how can I not be anxious... Hey?! Wait!"

Komiya suddenly became excited, "Could it be that... Senior Brother, where do you think Oguruma will go?!"

Instead of rushing to answer, Kitahara asked.

"If I remember correctly, for the competition today, Oguruma and the others, the East Sea Emperor and the others, and Maruzen, in short, everyone who participated in the competition, seemed to have not touched their phones all day, right? They probably didn't have the energy to play with their phones in the past few days, right?"

Although he didn't know why he asked this, Xiao Gongshan still subconsciously said: "Yes, but this..."

"That's fine. Little Limao won't be easily defeated. If she says she wants to go out for a walk, then she really will."

Kitahara's voice suddenly became confident.

"As for why the call couldn't go through, it's simple, the battery is out."

"It would be fine if he was more careful, but you know that kind of personality of Oguruma. I'm not surprised that he forgot to charge his phone."

"Especially since I've been busy with competitions these days, I'm not surprised at all."

"Let me think, if nothing unexpected happens, Tama, Inari, and... maybe the Emperor, their cell phones will probably run out of battery before they go out to look for Oguruma, or when they get to the banquet hall, right?"

"...It seems so. Xiaoyu is indeed..."

The person on the other end of the phone was visibly stunned, but soon became anxious again, "But just explaining it this way seems a bit far-fetched..."

"Yes, some, so..."

Before Komiyayama could finish his words, Kitahara had already rushed outside the building where the press conference was held and hailed a taxi.

"I'll go and see where she's most likely to go."

"...No, Senior Brother, are you from a shrine? Why do I feel like you know everything...?"

Xiao Gongshan was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Then, where did she go?"

"It's very simple. He gets up where he fell. I think that's the character of Oguruma."

Kitahara smiled as he said this instinctively.

"You guys wouldn't be the first one to be eliminated from the venue we competed in today, right?"

A huge thank you to the book friend who loves drinking black tea for the reward!

Although it is a long time late, I still have to add it. There is another chapter of 10,000 words tonight.

I haven’t been writing books for a long time, so I’m not very clear about many aspects. I’ll just be direct and add 10,000 words and I’ll be done.

In the two months before and after the New Year, there were indeed too many things to do at home. You can see that I didn’t have enough time to update and structure. But no matter what, I am very sorry for responding so late.
The main reason is that I am more accustomed to talking about things after they are done. I hope all book friends can understand. Thank you very much!

Finally, I would like to thank all the book friends again for their continued support. I will continue to work hard. Thanks(ω)!
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(End of this chapter)