Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 246 It’s time to give them some strength ( words plus more)

Kitahara had some guesses when thinking about going to the relay race venue, but Komiya and the others had basically been to all other possibilities, and the only thing left seemed to be this "dark" place.

It is easy to think that you don’t want to go to the place where you lost, for fear of being reminded of the past.

Maybe this is the case for other horse girls, but Kitahara has a hunch that Oguruma will definitely not do that.

If she really had that kind of personality, she wouldn't have wanted to defeat Tamamo Cross again and again in the parallel world.

There would never be that legendary "retirement battle".

She became a top player despite being disabled in her childhood, ran all the way from the local level to the central level, changed the rules of the entire Uma Musume world because of her, repeatedly defeated strong enemies, and broke records. These are all the glories of Oguri's legendary career.

But the most shining moment was undoubtedly the Arima Memorial, which served as his "retirement battle".

Second place in the Takarazuka Kinen, sixth place in the Emperor's Autumn Viewing Championships and eleventh place in the Japan Cup. With consecutive defeats and increasingly poor rankings, that year was almost a year of one disastrous defeat after another for Oguruma.

Countless fans hope that this hero who once created many miracles as a grassroots can retire. They don’t want to see the hero’s end.

In order to facilitate this, some extreme fans even sent threatening letters to the Jr. Association, saying that they would plant a bomb in the association if Oguri was not allowed to retire.

However, Oguruma still participated in the Arima Kinen that year.

And they won the game when almost everyone, including most fans, didn't dare to expect it.

"Ogururi Hat! Is Ogururi Hat ahead?! Is Ogururi Hat ahead?!

Only 200 meters left! Oguruma is ahead! Oguruma is ahead! Oguruma is ahead!
Behind me, Ryan is coming! Ryan is coming! Ryan is coming!

But Oguri is still ahead! Oguri is ahead!

Ryan is coming! Ryan is coming! Oguri is leading!

Oguri is first! Oguri is first! Oguri is first!

A beautiful win in the retirement battle! A perfect ending! "

Kitahara remembers almost all the commentary for the last 200 meters of the race. He also remembers the spectators shouting "Oguri" in unison after witnessing this miraculous resurrection from retirement.

The significance of the Oguri hat to Japan at that time almost reached its peak at that moment.

As the bubble economy began to show signs of bursting, as the economy was declining and classes were becoming increasingly rigid, Oguruma was like a hero and gave people hope.

Disability, bloodline, origin, strong enemies, battles, illness, failure, none of these could defeat that reed-haired figure.

Your own script can only be written by yourself. Even if it is almost a whole year of failure, it is written deliberately, just to prove to everyone that the end of your career can be perfect.

It seems that this is the thing that Oguruma wants to tell everyone.

Perhaps, such a legendary career has led to the saying "God exists, that's what I think."

Such a little chestnut hat will not be depressed because of failure or setbacks.

With such belief, despite his speculations, Kitahara went straight to the second stage of the relay race.

“…So you should have come here earlier.”

Without waiting to get off the taxi, or even for the taxi engine to die down, Kitahara heard the footsteps of Uma Musume.

Although there was a car door and the sound of the engine between them, it was still very easy for him to hear the voice and determine who it belonged to.

After getting off the car, I could hear it more clearly, and could even tell that this was the stage of chasing Tamamo Cross in an imitation race.

Then, there is the subtle stagnation when the super cove is overtaken.

Then there was the chaos when Mejiro Altan passed.

Later on, the rhythm was restored, but it was no longer the same as during the game.

If the game is played at this pace, they won't lose. Kitahara could easily tell this.

So, I really want to figure out how to win if I run again...

With the corners of his mouth rising unconsciously, Beiyuan walked towards the direction where the sound gradually faded.

……Now……

There is no problem...

So during the previous competition, I...

What on earth happened… ?
I don’t know how many times I have run this race, but my memory of it, which was originally vague and fuzzy, becomes clearer with each run.

But after the finish line, as he bent over, leaned on his knees and gasped for breath, Xiao Limao felt that he still couldn't find what went wrong.

“Haaaah…haaah…I…”

"The previous training... preparations... should be fine..."

"The tactics...the thinking...the running method...should also be adjusted as soon as possible..."

"Why……"

"Why..."

“Why did we lose…!”

She bent down even more, clasped her knees with her fingers, opened her mouth wide, and gasped and shouted.

There was a long silence afterwards.

"No... we can't do this..."

"Just...just run a few more times, just run a few more times..."

"I can definitely... figure out where I lost..."

"Daily Crown... Chrysanthemum Award... Japan Cup... And, Arima Memorial..."

“There are still many games to come…”

"You can't lose..."

"absolute……"

"I can't lose...!"

She slammed her knees hard again, gritted her teeth and growled, then crossed her arm across her face and swung it, shaking off a strand of crystal sweat.

Then he turned around, and suddenly his vision went dark, and his body fell forward uncontrollably, top-heavy.

Oh no…oh no! If I accidentally fall and get hurt…

flutter.

The expected body touch and sound did not appear. The head, as heavy as a huge rice ball, fell forward only a few dozen centimeters and hit a soft and warm body.

"……Why?"

He rubbed it with all his strength, tilted his head, and glanced upwards with his eyes that were half closed and could hardly open.

"Kitahara...?"

She exclaimed softly.

At this moment, Kitahara was trying his best to keep smiling and suppress the pain in his chest that felt like a broken bone.

It's not exactly the same as a bone fracture. If it were a bone fracture, it would be a sharp pain.

Now it's a dull pain, which means it was just a sudden unconscious headbutt.

“…hiss—whoosh—”

After the pain in his chest eased a lot, Kitahara took a deep breath for a moment, and then let his stiff smile return to the gentleness it had just had.

"Yes, it's me, Little Chestnut, you..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xiao Limao in a panic.

"Ah...ah...um, well...I...I actually don't know how I ended up here. Anyway, I didn't mean to do extra training..."

Because of the fatigue from the repeated review, Xiaolimao felt as if his body was out of control. He couldn't lift his head, and could only raise his arms halfway. His legs were also very weak.

If she hadn't rested her head on the person in front of her, she felt that she would have fallen to the ground by now.

Thinking of this, she realized that it was probably because of Kitahara that she didn't really fall to the ground.

"Ah, by the way... Kitahara, um... thank you so much, you came just in time. If it weren't for you, I would be exhausted... ahem, um, when did you come...?"

After a little thought, Kitahara realized that she, as a horse racing girl, was worried about being scolded.

It could be said that additional training was prohibited in the Eternal Team's daily training, which Kitahara thought was totally unnecessary.

The training method that the team has always adopted is not the same experience as other trainers of this era, or experience plus theoretical guidance, but directly adopts the complete system of the future.

That is, "digital" simulation.

This approach does not mean that training is unnecessary, but that after ensuring the necessary training, we can use systematic and comprehensive data analysis to identify areas for improvement and then make adjustments during training.

In this case, other trainers still need to rely on actual training to explore, but Yongshi can get conclusions through computational simulation.

Of course, there is a prerequisite for doing this, which is spending money.

Just like graphics card mining, quantum computers processing massive data, cloud computing, etc., in order to simulate an improved training program, the technical level requires countless gigabytes and teraflops of calculations.

All of these cost money, and the electricity bill alone is a huge expense.

But needing money is never a disadvantage of a solution; lack of money is. Fortunately, the Yongshi team has no shortage of money.

With continued business operations and adequate commercial means, resources are now fully sufficient and are constantly increasing.

Due to various factors, adding additional training is not necessary or even beneficial for Oguruma and her friends, but rather harmful.

Under normal circumstances, Beiyuan wouldn't scold him, but he would still remind him.

But now seeing that Oguruma was so flustered and exhausted, he couldn't even say a word of reminder.

"Are you unwilling to lose the game, or are you confused about why you lost?"

After thinking for a moment, Kitahara felt that it would be better to ask directly. He was not the kind of person who liked to beat around the bush, and he would not do so.

As he asked, he reached out and held up Little Chestnut's arm, then turned around, lowered his body, and carried her on his back.

"what……"

A little caught off guard, Oguruma let out a low cry, then instinctively tried to grab something to steady himself, but his arms had no strength, and they just drooped in front of Kitahara like noodles.

"I suddenly remembered that when I arranged your swimming training, I seemed to have carried you back on my back as well."

Using both hands to support Oguruma's muscular, strong thighs, Kitahara suddenly thought about it and felt a little apologetic.

"It was the same that time, and it is the same this time."

"I feel like I'm being too strict with you."

"strict……?"

Inexplicably, he gained some strength and grabbed the clothes in front of Kitahara. Oguruma hurriedly stretched his head forward, trying his best to let Kitahara see his expression.

"No, I don't think there's any problem!"

"Kitahara has always wanted me to become even more powerful!"

"You said you would help me become a great horse girl. You have been doing this all along. I know it all!"

Her voice also became excited, not at all like the weakness she had sounded after running before.

But this power disappeared the next second.

“…I lost today…”

She shrank back immediately.

"And... I don't know how I lost..."

"I've been thinking about it for a long time... I've been running here without telling Kitahara or anyone else, but I still can't figure it out..."

"completely……"

"I don't know what's going on..."

Her voice was soft, as if she didn't even have the energy to think. She even forgot to hide the fact that she had secretly come out for extra training.

Listening quietly to Oguruma talking to herself for a while, he felt that she seemed to have turned into the "mosquito" state he had seen before. Kitahara smiled silently and pondered for a moment.

"Actually, I don't know what's going on."

After saying this, he felt the flexible and hot body on his back tremble. Knowing that Oguruma was surprised by what he said, Kitahara couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Oh, don't be surprised, Little Chestnut. I think it's not just your loss this time that I don't know why. In fact, I don't know why I win or lose all the time."

“…Is that so…?”

Little Chestnut Hat hummed softly, then tilted his head as if thinking.

The silver-gray hair wet with sweat slid down the equally wet neck a little and brushed the back of Kitahara's neck.

Feeling a little itchy on his neck, Kitahara involuntarily lifted up Oguruma's thigh with both hands.

"Don't move... your neck feels a little weird."

He shook his neck and heard an "oh" sound from his back. Kitahara continued:
"It's probably a difference in perspective. Maybe many trainers can analyze the reasons for winning or losing, but I can't."

"Losing is losing, winning is winning, just do everything you can before the game."

"As for the post-game, in my opinion, as long as you are still running, everything you did before the game is the post-game itself."

"To put it more nicely, I just don't like to make excuses for failure."

Hearing this, Xiao Li Mao was silent for a while.

"Kitahara...are you trying to comfort me, or enlighten me?"

"Oh, you found out. It seems that my thoughts are still easy to guess."

Kitahara laughed.

Comforting and enlightening Oguli was what he had originally wanted to do after the relay race, but it was delayed by the press conference.

Before and after the press conference, and before and after he rushed over, he had been thinking about what he would need to say to help her if it was Oguruma.

And when he saw with his own eyes that his horse girl was not depressed by the loss of a race as many people thought, but was trying to cheer herself up in her own way, he found that perhaps just words of comfort and enlightenment were meaningless.

Just like Oguruma's talent on the track, this horse racing girl is a natural practitioner.

Knowledge and abilities need to be mastered through training and competition, and the same should be true for comfort and guidance.

So after saying a few brief words and having his thoughts discovered, Kitahara began to think about what kind of "comfort" would be more appropriate.

"Yeah, Kitahara, you'll say whatever you think, no need to ask."

Nodding, Xiao Limao smiled, "Training, competition, eating, sleeping, etc., whatever you think, you will tell me."

"But in this case, if you say you don't know, then you really don't know."

"It doesn't matter, I'll just keep working hard!"

Her voice gradually became stronger, and she straightened up, clenching her hands that were hanging in front of Beiyuan into fists and waving them.

"Oh, right……"

Suddenly, she wilted again, "Um... I'm sorry, Kitahara."

"You clearly told me not to train in private, but I sneaked out to run."

"I won't do it next time, and..."

She raised her hand and scratched her head. "You are right. A lot of extra training outside of training is actually meaningless."

"I just never figured out what was wrong with me... Alas."

She sighed and hit her forehead.

"Xiao Limao, before the competition, I mean, this relay race, did you encounter anything or anything happen?"

Suddenly, Kitahara asked.

Xiao Limao was stunned.

"Before the game..."

Putting her finger on her chin, she raised her head slightly and recalled for a while, "There's nothing special. If I have to say something, it should be the Little Bay and Aldan. They talked about something."

Kitahara perked up, "What's the matter?"

Just now, while listening to what Ogurimao said, Kitahara remained silent, thinking about the possible reasons that led to Ogurimao's current situation.

Not only Xiaolimao, but also the entire team.

It's not that he didn't notice that there seemed to be some changes in these horse racing ladies since the preparations for the relay race began.

He originally planned to find a time to ask each of them, but the event schedule took up too much of his energy and he couldn't find a suitable time, so it was delayed until now.

This was the perfect time, and Oguruma seemed to have hit on the key point.

"It should be some words... You can put me down, Kitahara."

As he was talking, Ogurumao regained some strength, got off Kitahara's back, and walked slowly behind him.

Recalling the past, Oguruma recounted what happened before the match, and then continued, "Also, something like this happened after the Tianming Iron Cup..."

Without the noise and bustle of daytime tourists and spectators, this part of the seaside seems particularly peaceful.

The waves gradually hit the beach, and the sound of water rustled in the night.

Occasionally a breeze blows, and the fine sand particles ripple along the direction of the wind.

Walking on such a beach, Kitahara learned about the "whisper" experiences between these horse girls through the slow narration of Oguruma.

"So this is ah……"

After a moment of silence, Kitahara smiled and sighed.

Xiao Limao's eyes lit up.

"Oh! Kitahara, have you thought about it? Is what I said related to today's game?"

She asked excitedly, wagging her ears.

"Probably. To be more precise, it has something to do with you now."

After saying this, as expected, Kitahara saw confusion on Oguruma's face. He smiled even more, "I think you have gradually found your own unique meaning of running."

"The meaning of running that belongs to you alone?" Little Limao was stunned. She scratched her head, "But... I should have known the meaning of running a long time ago..."

"You mean becoming a great horse girl? And you want to win more outstanding victories?"

"Um……"

"That's right, this is also a kind of meaning. It's true for you and Xiao Haiwan and the others."

Kitahara then smiled and said, "But what I just said is that you find the meaning by yourselves."

"I found it myself..."

"Well, becoming a great horse girl is what you hope to achieve your mother's wish, and a more outstanding victory is what you find yourself. However, you haven't really figured out what an outstanding victory is."

Kitahara stopped and looked at his horse girl. "What Xiaowan said was trembling, what Aldan said was jealous... I think it might not be jealousy, maybe there are other words, but in short, she has also found the meaning of her running."

"This statement is indeed very general. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to use me as an example."

Xiaolimao also stopped. She turned around, looked at Kitahara without blinking, and nodded slightly.

"I never thought about becoming a trainer. I went to Kasamatsu because my uncle couldn't stand me wasting my time and kicked me in."

Shrugging his shoulders and spreading his hands, Kitahara smiled and said:
“But after that, I also wondered why I was a trainer.”

“I thought, I want to train a trainer who can win the East China Sea Derby, and then I thought, I need to be more ambitious and train a trainer who can win the Japan Derby.”

"Me! I won the Japanese derby! So Kitahara, you got to realize your dream!"

Xiao Limao said happily, as if he was seeking credit, or as if he was congratulating and expressing his relief.

"Well, that's the thing. So, I'm actually very grateful to you, Little Chestnut."

Nodding with a smile, Kitahara took a deep breath, "And after that, or before that, when I met you, I thought of some more."

"I think I've met a genius who has the power to change the world of Uma Musume. Maybe, I can change the world together with her."

There are some things that Kitahara didn't actually say.

If it were just to become a Japanese Derby trainer, it wouldn't take much for someone like him to do.

As long as you know about the other world and understand the talents of each horse girl, not to mention the Japanese Derby and the Classic Triple Crown, they will not be a problem.

But Kitahara wanted to do more.

What he really wants is to allow more and more horse girls to have a stage to display their talents, and to allow all horse girls to step onto the stage of their dreams and do their best to show their style.

In the past, he could only look at this dream from afar, but now, he seems to have already set foot on this path.

In other words, he has gone very far on this path.

“Changing the world… sounds far-fetched, but it’s amazing.”

Xiaolimao nodded heavily, "I believe in you, Kitahara, you can do it."

"I'm already doing it."

Without being modest, Kitahara nodded and admitted, "And what I'm doing can help you truly understand the meaning of running that belongs entirely to you."

Oguruma stopped talking and looked at Kitahara seriously.

"I decided to hold a series of events other than the Shining Series, which will require the gathering of many outstanding horse girls."

Slowly, Kitahara organized his thoughts while narrating his plan, "If I were to do it alone, I wouldn't be able to do it."

"So, I need you, Little Chestnut Hat."

"I need your help, and I need the help of Little Bay, Aldan, and all of us."

"You are all outstanding horse girls, and the ones I want to gather together are your descendants."

"Some of them you know, and some you don't."

"And I want you to help them."

“This is actually how I find the meaning of running.”

He took two steps forward, stretched out his hands, pressed them on Oguruma's shoulders, looked directly into those blue eyes, and said softly:

"You made me find the meaning of running."

"I think if you help the younger generation in this way, in the process, you will gradually and more clearly know what kind of outstanding victory you want."

"I see... I understand!"

It was extremely rare that after listening to the somewhat abstract explanation that was just like theoretical knowledge, Oguruma's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Actually, I also feel that Ardan told me that because she has a younger sister, right?"

"Well... I have Ko-chan, but the time I spent with Ko-chan is still not as long as that of Aldan."

"Anyway, I will do my best to help the juniors. Of course, I will also try my best to help Xiao Xiaoli later!"

Oguruma is not a horse girl who is suitable for preaching. Compared with preaching, she is more suitable for taking action personally. Kitahara has always believed so.

He himself has the same personality. Instead of comforting and enlightening others, he prefers to give direct guidance based on his own experiences.

Teaching the younger generation is a way to figure out one's own "meaning". In fact, Kitahara is very clear that this is a kind of "growth".

And nothing can help you grow better than educating the younger generation.

Perhaps, Lu Duo was just like this back then? Beiyuan had this guess for a while.

"Then this matter is settled, and then..."

Kitahara smiled and touched Oguruma's shoulder, then pondered for a moment.

"Hmm? Is there anything else I can help you with?"

Ogurimao said with some confidence: "I can do anything, Kitahara, you decide."

"It's not that I'm helping you, but you reminded me that Aldan's situation is similar to what I taught you. As for the small bay..."

"Oh, right. What did Xiaowan mean by trembling? I don't quite understand it, but it should be different from Aldan..."

Seeing Kitahara thinking about it, Oguruma also showed a thoughtful expression.

However, Kitahara quickly shook his head and smiled, "Why don't we go ask them?"

"Ask them...the cove?"

"And Aldan," Kitahara nodded, "I've thought about it before. I should take more time to chat with you. We can't always talk about games and training."

“This is just an opportunity.”

After making this decision, Oguruma did not object, and Kitahara took her towards the highway, preparing to take a taxi back to the manor.

However, the purpose of asking was not achieved because Xiaolimao fell asleep in the car.

Feeling that his horse girl was indeed tired, Kitahara gave up the idea of ​​chatting or asking questions and carried her back on his back.

In the Hesu Manor, there was only a new glow. When I saw her, there were a bunch of computer screens, tablets, and mobile phones in front of her.

There were all kinds of codes, data, and images on the screens of all sizes, and this horse racing girl looked like an intelligence worker.

In fact, after asking a little, Kitahara really thought she was doing intelligence work.

In order to find Oguruma in time, in addition to keeping in touch with Komiyama, Maruzenski and others, she also collected relevant information through various means.

Some methods are not so compliant.

If Kitahara hadn't returned with Oguruma in time, Shining Glory would have been ready to hack into the Transportation Bureau's surveillance system.

If that's the case, I'm afraid the next thing to do is to rescue the chief technician whose technology tree is getting more and more outrageous.

Seeing that nothing was wrong with Ogurimao, Xin Xin Guang Hui naturally stopped struggling over whether to act outside the law, and immediately contacted everyone who cared about Ogurimao.

Xiao Haiwan and Aldan also went out to look for her. Kitahara estimated that it would take a while for the two of them to come back, so he settled Xiao Limao down first.

By the time everyone who managed to get back in time returned to the manor, after a brief explanation, the accident was considered over and everyone went back to rest with peace of mind.

And since Oguruma went to bed early, Kitahara went to bed a little later.

During this period, after thinking for a long time and making some decisions, he made several phone calls.

The next day, as if he had forgotten to talk to his horse girl, he told everyone to have a good rest. He borrowed a car from the staff of the manor and drove towards the highway.

He was not traveling alone, Maruzenski was sitting in the passenger seat.

At first, he thought the horse racing girl was trying to snatch the driver's seat from him and almost refused.

Finally, after hearing the other party's sleepy words, he reluctantly agreed.

"Ha-ah... did you think I wanted to get up so early? Really, it's all your fault, Kitahara..."

Yawning, Maruzenski complained:

"I'm really tired from running yesterday, so I want to sleep in."

"But how did you manage to make such a big news at the press conference?"

"A lot of people wanted to ask you about what happened, but they couldn't get in touch with you, so they all followed the clues and came to me."

"Besides, the chairman and Luduo were busy until late last night because of what you said."

"Me too. It's been a while since I've been dragged into so much trouble by Luduo."

"But now you act like you're up to something big. I have to follow you even if I don't want to."

"Lu Duo's guess is right. You really got up very early... Tell me, what do you want to do?"

Having said that, she had already sat in the passenger seat without any intention of driving.

"Or should we first tell us what the club is thinking?"

"Big things...I can't really explain it."

After getting into the driver's seat and starting the car, Kitahara thought for a moment, "First of all, I want to solve some psychological problems of my horse girls."

"Oh?"

Maruzenski became interested, "Is it Oguruma? No, how many... all of them?"

"Hmm..." After hesitating for a moment, Beiyuan sighed, "I thought about it for a long time last night, and I felt that they were subtly swelled..."

"Expansion? No way?"

Maruzenski was surprised. "It's not like I don't know Oguri and the others. They are always serious and cautious in their training and various competitions. How could they be so arrogant?"

"Are you sure you mean they have some kind of ego or arrogance? Impossible."

She was very sure.

"Don't be so excited. I've already told you, it's very 'subtle', 'subtle', understand?"

Kitahara was helpless, "Or let me put it another way, times have changed, Maruzen."

"...When you put it that way, I don't understand even more."

"In fact, this 'subtlety' is also related to the club."

As if to change the subject, Kitahara changed the subject and said, "If there was no club idea, I wouldn't use the word 'expansion'."

"I can say responsibly...well, I might have to expand a little."

"I am confident that, at present, in Japan, it is almost impossible for Oguruma and the other four to encounter strong enough opponents, unless you and Ludo can train horse girls with great strength."

"Oh? It seems that Luduo has already told you that."

Maruzenski smiled and said, "Yes, I originally thought that Luduo's idea was a little inappropriate. How can we train the opponents of Oguruma and the others alone? This is just like going against them."

"But after playing with them yesterday, I realized that maybe I haven't had a very intuitive feeling because I have been with you for too long."

"In fact, the strength of the horse girls in the Eternal Team is clearly far above average. This is actually the source of Luduo's idea."

"She wanted to confirm it and also make some preparations with examples, to confirm the advantages of the Eternal Team's training system and prepare for full promotion."

What Kitahara and Maruzenski are talking about now is Rudo's plan to personally coach some horse racing girls, and these horse racing girls are exactly the opponents that Oguruma and the others will encounter in the future.

Kitahara had no worries about this matter, no matter the level of Luduo and the others, or the strength of Oguruma and the others.

He was confident that even with the guidance of the legendary horse girl, Oguruma and the others still had a good chance of winning.

Of course, the specific training must be more targeted. This actually represents the training level of this era and a confrontation with the future. Even Kitahara has to admit that this confrontation is very valuable.

"Then maybe I understand what you mean."

Maruzenski continued, "Without external pressure, Oguruma and the others gradually focused their attention on each other."

"Ah, yes. That seems to be the reason why they fought so hard in the relay race."

"I think it's like Luduo met Katsuragi, or Katsuragi met Chiaki."

"But if you talk about clubs and related competitions, their eyes are limited to each other and they may neglect other strong opponents."

"Is that what you mean?"

Kitahara nodded, feeling a little heavy.

"I am confident that both the club and the Youth Cup will be able to proceed smoothly."

Kitahara couldn't help but curl his lips as he recalled the names of the horse girls one by one. "That generation must be a peak generation."

"Oguruma and the others will never lack strong opponents."

"If someone else said that, I would just think they were drunk," Maruzenski said with a smile, "but I've been following you for so long, and I've played against Oguruma and the others before, so I completely trust you, Kitahara."

"Thank you."

Beiyuan responded with a smile, then turned his expression a little heavy, "But maybe it won't be that time. This year, they will meet stronger opponents."

"You mean...Japan Cup?" Maruzenski quickly thought of what Kitahara was going to say.

"Europe, the United States, New Zealand, these places are not short of top horse racing girls," Kitahara nodded heavily, "Oguruma and the others value each other and fight for each other with all their strength, it's not a mistake."

"But if they think that each other is the best in the world and that all they need to do is surpass each other, then... that's too arrogant."

"They are not top-notch enough, either now or in the future."

"Now we have inadvertently accepted a ceiling, and we are only focusing on that ceiling which is not really a ceiling... Do you understand what I mean by 'subtle expansion'?"

Beiyuan spent a long time thinking about these things last night before he figured them out.

There is one thing that has always bothered him: why Japan in another world has the world's best racehorses, but its overall level has never reached the world's top level.

"Top prize money, first-rate racehorses, second-rate jockeys, third-rate trainers" - this is the situation in another world, the Japanese horse racing industry.

Beiyuan has been thinking about it and has some ideas. Now, he has a clearer answer.

In this environment, few people will take the initiative to look out to the world. Even the top racehorses or horsegirls are only used for internal fighting.

As for the external fight, rather than the nicer-sounding "overseas expedition", it is more like a "lottery" between the parallel plane and this world.

Take it out and try it. If you win, everyone is happy. If you lose, you lose.

For example, Ludor symbolizes that expedition. No matter which world, there are many negative situations within the team, such as disagreements, poor condition, and insufficient preparation.

It would be strange if we could win in this state.

On the contrary, if we had focused on international competitions from the beginning and never limited our vision to ourselves, this situation would never have happened.

Kitahara had kept this in mind before, but after a trip to Europe and coming back, he seemed to have placed too much emphasis on immediate improvement and neglected this vision.

Looking back now, it is probably because of this influence of mine that Oguruma and the others care more about each other rather than the powerful enemies they will definitely encounter in the future.

We need to reflect and be vigilant. After thinking through all this, Kitahara came up with the term "subtle expansion", and he was also talking about himself.

As for action, he would drive out early in the morning.

"The real upper limit...you mean the world, I guess."

Seeing Kitahara nod, Maruzenski thought for a moment, "But even if we know this, it won't be easy to adjust Oguruma and the others' mentality in a short period of time, right?"

"To be specific, the best way to make them calm down and realize that strong people always exist is... to let them compete with strong people?"

Her eyes were suddenly filled with intent, and she pointed at herself and then out the window.

"You're not planning to organize a higher-level competition, are you? For example, let me and Luduo compete with Xiaolimao and the others?"

"Well, that's a good idea. Although I've been beating them in training matches, but... well, I'm a little arrogant. If I train with them, I haven't used my full strength yet."

Maruzenski laughed, "If it's a formal competition, I can be a little ahead of them."

Pinching her thumb with her index finger, she made a gap.

"...From Oguruma, I've discovered that they won't be easily frustrated."

Ignoring Maruzenski's gesture, Kitahara cast a subtle apology through the rearview mirror.

"So, if it's you who often interacts with them, or Luduo and the others who competed with them this time, I feel..."

"Well, maybe the pressure on Oguruma and the others is not enough."

“I hope the intensity can be increased.”

Maruzenski's eyes narrowed suddenly, and his look was unfriendly for a moment.

"Can I understand that you are looking down on me?"

The usually smiling Uma Musume revealed a dangerous look. No matter how kind she was, she was still extremely confident in her own strength.

What’s more, it is a “phantom supercar” that has won eight games in its career and is 61 lengths ahead of the second place.

"Of course I don't look down on you. You misunderstood, really."

After explaining several times, Beiyuan rubbed his forehead and said, "It's just..."

"Okay, let me put it another way."

"Although I didn't find any information in the public data, I found some clues privately."

"I feel like you, Maruzen, should also know these clues or the truth of the past."

Kitahara looked away from the rearview mirror and looked directly at Maruzenski who seemed a little confused, and his expression became strange.

"I just asked directly."

“Harvest time, or, look down on everything.”

"You've heard of this name, right?"

(End of this chapter)