Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 26 Before the game
"Pre-match presentation" is the last preparation process before the official competition, also known as the "appearance circle".

There is a special area in each stadium where the horse racing girls will do some warm-up exercises before the race starts.

At the same time, they will "appear on stage" in turn according to the arrangements of the staff.

Basically, they walk out from a position similar to a catwalk and strike a pose or something, making it easier for the commentator to introduce them to the audience.

The "Winner's Stage", as the name suggests, is the performance of the winning horse girls after the competition. It is the part of the entire horse girls industry that is most in line with the "idol career".

"It's a pity that time was a bit tight before," Kitahara said with some regret when talking about the "Winner's Stage". "All the time was spent on training, and I didn't let Oguruma practice dancing properly. I hope she can perform well by then."

"It should be... no problem," Shining Glory also followed Kitahara's train of thought, "Didn't Oguruma say before that she can dance a little? She's so talented, dancing shouldn't be a problem for her..."

Thinking of Oguruma's usual innocent behavior, Kitahara was about to say something like don't hold out any hope, when the voices of his colleagues suddenly rang out behind him.

"Hey, Kitahara, you're here early."

The one who greeted Kitahara was the uncle Yan Weiyi, but when he turned around, Kitahara found that Kawamura Hiyori and Shibasaki also came with him.

"It seems you have all discussed this with the horse girls on the team."

Nodding, Kitahara was a little confused again, "But, I remember that Shibasaki and Yan's Umamusume will indeed debut today, and it seems that Kawamura Hiyori and you haven't made any arrangements yet, right?"

The information about the debut match will be sent to the trainers in advance. Kitahara knows that in addition to Fujimasa March, the southern female characters from Yan Weiyi's team will also compete with Oguri today, while the horse racing girls from Kawamura Hiyori's team are not on the list.

Kawamura Hiyori showed an embarrassed expression, covered her forehead and pointed to the other side of the audience:
"Alas, I didn't want to come originally, but those guys insisted on coming to cheer for Fujimasa March, and I was afraid they would be too noisy, so I followed them."

Kitahara was stunned for a moment, then looked in the direction Kawamura Hiyori pointed, and saw three horse girls some distance away.

One looks very fashionable and has a beautiful appearance.

The second horse girl is shorter, with short black hair and thick-framed round glasses.

The last horse racing girl had a rather ferocious look on her face and was very tall, a head taller than the other two, and looked very menacing.

Noren Ace, Rudy Lemo and Mini Lady. Three names came to Kitahara's mind and he quickly frowned.

Because these three horse girls took the lead in ostracizing Oguruma in the original work and before, and after learning that the same thing happened in this world, Kitahara decided to wait and see to avoid complications, and naturally investigated secretly.

As if they had noticed Kitahara's gaze, the three horse racing girls who were originally looking at the racecourse glanced over here, and then quickly turned their heads away with different expressions.

...Fortunately, apart from what happened before, you didn’t do anything else, otherwise... Beiyuan retracted his gaze, his heart moved slightly, and his brows frowned even tighter.

Except Kitahara, no one knew that Oguruma was being excluded. Even the person involved was not aware of it because he was a fool, so the colleagues around him were just gossiping.

"Come to think of it, the Kasamatsu stadium is still as deserted as ever. It's the first batch of debut matches this school year, but there are still not many people watching." The speaker is the easy-going uncle Yan Weiyi.

Hearing this, everyone looked around and echoed Yan Weiyi's words:

"Yeah, there aren't many spectators. Look, the commentator is trying his best to liven up the atmosphere, but the stadium is still so deserted."

"But this is just a local race. There's no equipment, no staff, and no horse girls. So what can we do?"

"Let's cheer for our Uma Musume. There's nothing we can do about this."

As everyone has said, Kasamatsu Stadium is indeed not big, and may even be smaller than some large middle schools.

There is only one 1100-meter clockwise track in the field, which is less than 200 meters long.

The auditorium can only hold a few thousand spectators, and only about one-tenth of the spectators came to watch the game today, and that's counting the trainers and horse girls who came to watch the game. As expected, with the current level of horse girls development in this timeline, local stadiums will only bury talents like Oguruma.

The final destination, whether it is Xiaolimao or me, can only be the central government.

Listening to his colleagues' words and considering the shabby state of the venue, Kitahara thought to himself:

After this debut battle, we need to think carefully about how to get to the central area.

If I remember correctly, the opportunity for the prototype Ma to go to the central government was that he won many battles in the local area and gradually became famous.

However, in games and anime, it's the plot of 'Emperor Shiren forcibly robs Lumao Nu'...

In historical facts, when the prototype of Oguri went to Chuo, the original owner Oguri Koichi struggled for a long time, because with Oguri's talent, he could bring him amazing income. Once Oguri went to Chuo, those incomes would come to an abrupt end.

This is indeed the reality. Oguri's accumulated bonuses in the local area alone amounted to 2500 million yen. After reaching the central level, he broke the bonus record with a cumulative amount of more than 9 million yen.

In addition to bonuses, Oguri's peripheral products also generate huge income. When he was in service, the profits from various related products were conservatively estimated to be 25 billion.

However, whether it is the central government’s bonuses or peripheral income, these have nothing to do with Oguri Koichi.

Because Oguri Koichi finally decided to let go and transferred the Oguri hat to someone in the central government.

He said that Oguruma's talent should not be buried by others, and he watched every game of Oguruma afterwards to support his beloved horse in this way.

It was this behavior, comparable to that of a horse breeder, that created a legend in the history of horse racing.

The saying "Huang Shiren forcibly snatched the White-haired Girl" is a joke made by domestic Umamusume fans about the plot in which Oguruma went to the central government.

After Oguruma started to make a name for herself in the local area, by chance, a legendary horse racing girl from the central government watched one of her races. The latter saw Oguruma's potential and talent to be at the top of the times, and invited her to the central government.

That horse girl is the symbol of Ludo.

A legendary horse girl who won the three top events, the Satsuki Sho, the Japan Derby and the Kikuka Sho, without a single defeat, with 16 wins out of 13 games and seven G1 crowns.

He is also the unlimited-powerful President of the Central Tresen College Student Union, a true big shot in this world.

In the plot, Oguruma's reaction was based on historical facts. He was reluctant to leave his hometown and even struggled with whether to lose the game on purpose to avoid being separated from his friends.

But in the end, thanks to her competitive talent as a horse girl and the full support of her friends, trainers and others, Oguruma won the game beautifully, ending her local campaign and starting her central chapter.

And because Luduo symbolizes the title of "Emperor" and Xiaolimao is of Reed-Mao descent, this is where the "Huang Shiren robbed Reed-Mao girl" joke came from.

Although we don’t know whether or how the plot in the original work will happen, it is certain that Oguruma will go to the center.

But I am still a local trainer, and the central assessment is very difficult, so I have to work harder next.

I will try my best for my dream, for Oguruma and for the Uma Musume who will trust me in the future.

As he pondered over this, Kitahara reaffirmed his dream.

At this moment, the shout of a colleague beside him interrupted his train of thought.

"Look, the pre-match presentation has begun!"

(End of this chapter)