Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 261 Unexpected Opponent (8k)

After watching the opera, I naturally experienced the "fascia knife" mentioned by Oguruma, as well as various supporting training and relaxation methods.

In addition to trainers like Kitahara who provided specific guidance, seniors like Oguruma and Super Xiaohaiwan also participated in the collaboration.

This was planned from the beginning.

When we were still working in a team-based format, there were no problems with resources, but there were some issues with manpower.

The five active horse girls are equipped with three trainers, so all aspects of training can be taken care of.

After the team was expanded into a club, the original staff plus two new trainers and the team's original active horse girls were enough to provide one-on-one guidance to all members.

Oguruma and the others are very familiar with daily training, recuperation, and conditioning methods.

Before the training camp, they also tried to explain the knowledge about training and competition to the younger generations.

With this kind of experience, the seniors can take on some of the guidance responsibilities during the entire "synchronization training".

This will not only allow them to better improve their understanding of previous knowledge, but also improve the overall training efficiency.

Therefore, with more than a week left before the Daily Crown, St. Leger Memorial and Kobe Shimbun Cup, the training has already shown obvious results.

This afternoon, next to the wind tunnel training cabin.

Six medium-sized projection screens are hung on the wall directly opposite the wind tunnel pipes.

In front of the projection screen are three sets of speakers playing music.

Six dance mats are placed one by one between the speakers and the pipes.
There are circles of different sizes and colors on the dance mat.

In the circle, six horse girls were dancing to the lyrics and beat of the music.

As the dance progressed, their hands and feet were placed rhythmically in circles of varying sizes.

When the action on the circle matches the lyrics and beat of the music, the circle will light up.

Correspondingly, a number similar to the fraction will be displayed on the projection screen.

The six horse girls dancing are the three pairs of seniors and juniors who are participating in the "synchronization training" this time.

The equipment they are using now is not complicated. It is just based on the actual training efficiency and adds some electronic equipment to the ordinary "circle training".

If you just do the traditional "circle training", there will be relatively large errors in counting and comparison analysis.

With the use of weight sensors and other equipment, it will be very convenient to calculate the accuracy of touch, and the data obtained can be directly imported into programs such as body indicators and simulation rendering.

Through those programs, you can better grasp the "synchronization rate" situation.

The entire training method also takes the form of a "dance machine".

In this way, the Winning Live dance practice that originally required extra time can be included in the competition training.

At this moment, a dance song has come to an end, and the "score statistics" on the projection screen has begun to calculate the results.

But the jockey girls didn't stop dancing.

The three pairs of horse girls, Oguruma and Good Opera, Super Little Bay and East Sea Emperor, Mejiro Aldan and Mejiro McQueen, continued to dance to the last part of the song meticulously.

The moment the dance ended, a lively and excited voice rose high.

"Binggo! Great! Senior Xiaowan and I got the highest score! Nice!"

Regardless of the fatigue from the dance he had just done and the sweat on his cheeks, along with the sound of his voice rising, the Emperor of the East China Sea jumped up and raised his hands excitedly towards the small bay.

"Let's celebrate! Little Bay-senpai!"

"Well, that's good."

With a motherly doting smile, Xiao Haiwan high-fived the Emperor of the East China Sea, and then looked at the six projection screens in turn.

"We got a perfect score of '10000', Oguri and the others got '9685', and Aldant and McQueen got '9845'..."

"Very impressive, Emperor. Your dancing talent is truly amazing."

While Xiao Haiwan was praising him, the Emperor of the East China Sea made a face in the direction of Mebai McQueen.

"Lululu~ Did you see that, McQueen? My score is higher than yours~"

Then he looked excitedly at the trainers further away.

"Hey, hey! If our group wins, I want honey cake as an extra dessert tonight!"

At this moment, she was stunned for a moment as if she was a little surprised, and looked towards the super small bay.

"Eh? Senior Xiao Haiwan, what did you just say?"

“Ah, nothing,” Xiaowan smiled and wiped the sweat off his face, and said, “I’m just saying that the emperor’s dancing talent is really amazing.”

"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't be able to score so many points on my own."

"Although the scores are not shown, I think the emperor should have scored more points."

"Hehe, it's nothing, I just like this since I was a kid, and I also like to go to the game hall to play the dance machine."

Although he spoke modestly, there was no trace of humility on the face of the Emperor of the East China Sea.

With a smile on her face, she spread her legs, put one hand on her waist, and made a "V" sign with the other.

“As for the dance machine, I’m quite confident!”

"The record for the dance machine in the arcade closest to my home is 62 points, and I got it!"

"Well, if the equipment here had a higher score limit, we might be able to get even more points in the end."

"Oh, by the way," she suddenly looked moved, "Xiao Hai Wan Senior, would you like to eat anything?"

"I meant the extra dessert for the evening."

"Extra dessert, let me think... then rice cake balls would be fine."

Smiling and nodding, Xiaowan expressed his thoughts.

The "extra dessert" is a small reward after daily practice, and it is also a necessary energy supply for training.

The sustained intensity of "synchronization rate training" is not high.

In addition to the "Dance Machine-style circle training", there are also other methods such as beating the rhythm with the music, pitching training, etc.

These methods do not require physical exertion, but rather mental exertion.

In the dance or training just now, no matter which group of horse girls, their dance steps and postures were almost the same.

In addition to following the images on the projection screen and the music on the speakers, you also need to pay attention to your teammates in the same group at all times.

This requires extremely high concentration, and therefore consumes a lot of brain power.

Although the brain accounts for only 2% of the body's weight, it consumes 20% of the body's energy.

Under high concentration, the energy consumption ratio will rise again.

Under high stress conditions, the main energy consumed by mental activities is glucose.

Brain cells cannot store energy like other cells in the body, so they need a constant supply of energy from the oxidation and decomposition of sugar in the blood.

If blood sugar levels drop, the brain will feel tired, sleepy and inattentive due to lack of energy.

Therefore, in the recent training, the sugar supply in all aspects has been much greater than before.

This is why extra desserts are served in the evening.

In addition to supplies, this was also a small challenge between the three groups of horse girls that the trainers discussed and decided to do with a bit of fun.

Simply put, it is about each step in the “synchronization rate training”, and if you perform well, you will get an extra dessert in the evening.

And you can choose and customize the supply yourself.

It can also be regarded as a little trick to mobilize the enthusiasm of horse racing girls for training.

Nowadays, there are many more horse girls in the Eternal Club than before, and the previous training methods are continued, and food intake is a very important part.

Although it cannot be said that all the horse racing girls in the department eat "one stone of millet in one meal", they definitely eat a lot.

Most of them love sweets, and they consume tons of sweet corn, apples, bananas, honey, carrots, etc. every day.

In order to ensure healthy diet and energy replenishment, the club’s menu includes part of the food provided by the college cafeteria and some “additional meals” prepared privately.

This kind of "extra meal" is not prepared by an ordinary chef, but a variety of "specially provided" meals that combine Kyoko Miyamura's medical diet knowledge and the level of the star chef of the Mejiro family.

Basically, once you have tried the "special meals" of the Eternal Club, it would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that you will never want to eat or drink again.

But it is certain that I will never forget it.

In such an atmosphere, during this period of training, all groups participating in "synchronization training" and other types of training worked hard to get more "special meals".

At this moment, Super Little Bay and East China Sea Emperor scored the highest and also received extra meals, so they were naturally in high spirits.

In comparison, the other two groups looked somewhat discouraged.

She liked sweets in the first place, and now her best friend showed off her favorite food to her. Even though she wanted to maintain her ladylike demeanor, Mebai McQueen couldn't help but grumble a little.

"...Damn it, the Emperor..."

Her ears were clearly facing the direction of the Emperor of the East China Sea, but she pretended not to hear anything, turned her head away, and quietly clenched her fists.

"It's just a little dessert..."

“Although it’s delicious…”

“Although it’s very sweet…”

"Although I've been training a lot recently, I'm not afraid of getting fat..."

"but……"

"It's just a little dessert..."

"...Damn it, I'm still so angry..."

After mumbling for a while, she looked embarrassed again, looked aside, and said apologetically:
"I'm sorry, sis."

"Because of me, our group didn't get any extra dessert today... ahem."

"I mean, I didn't get first place this time..."

As she spoke, she lowered her head a little depressed and her ears drooped.

Soon, she felt her head being gently touched.

Feeling the warmth above her head, she couldn't help but look up with a little surprise.

"...Shh, just tell you McQueen, don't tell anyone..."

Patting his sister's head, with a mysterious expression, Mebai Aldan smiled softly:
"Bai Ren has never liked desserts or anything like that. She only likes to eat meat, so she often gives desserts to Xiao Xiaoli."

"Then, maybe because she's been eating a lot of desserts recently, Xiao Xiaoli said she's gained some weight, and she wants to find someone who can help her eat some of the desserts that Bai Ren gave her."

"So, if you really want to eat, you can go talk to Xiao Xiaoli..."

As she spoke, she winked at McQueen.

“Really… … ！”

After exclaiming with shining eyes, Mebai McQueen quickly covered his mouth.

She looked around hurriedly and found that no one noticed her, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

Feeling a little embarrassed and a little expectant, she nodded to her sister.

"Yeah! I get it, thank you sister..." She whispered thank you.

While the Mejiro sisters were quietly chatting about desserts, on the other side, Oguruma and Good Opera finished their training and walked towards the trainers while chatting casually.

"You did a great job today, great opera. If you had practiced for the same amount of time as Emperor and McQueen, maybe we could have won this time."

"Ha~hahaha! That's for sure!"

Facing Oguruma's praise, Good Opera lifted her bangs and said confidently: "Seniors, peers, and juniors are all welcome."

"I have absolute confidence that I won't lose to any horse girl!"

"If I could debut in the Shining Star Series right now, maybe it would be me, Good Opera, who would end Oguri-senpai's winning streak!"

"Is that so? I'm looking forward to it."

After spending more than half a month together, Xiao Li Mao has become quite familiar with Good Opera's conceited personality.

There was nothing offensive about it. She gave a thumbs-up to the good opera and said, "You better keep working hard."

"I think we can't meet even in the Shining Series."

"But the 'Youth Cup' in the future...oh, this might not work."

"But as for the 'Peak Cup', I'll be waiting for you."

"Don't worry, I will definitely be able to compete at that level!"

He said this with confidence, and Good Opera suddenly took out his cell phone.

"By the way, Oguri-senpai, are you free this weekend?"

Xiao Limao was stunned for a moment, but nodded subconsciously, "I usually don't have anything to do on weekends, what's wrong?"

"Clang! The Ring of the Nibelung!"

After fiddling with the phone for a while, Good Opera turned the phone screen towards Little Chestnut Hat.

"There is an opera currently being performed at the New National Theatre. I wanted to go see it when I saw the trailer a long time ago."

"I also saved a lot of money from scholarships and living expenses sent by my family."

"Except for the time I came to Tokyo last year and secretly climbed over the wall with the famous general Nu Tao, which was also the first time I met Senior Oguri, I have always gone to the opera by myself before."

"This time, I think I have learned a lot from my predecessors, especially in recent times."

"So, I would like to invite you to go and watch it together."

"Oh, by the way, if Senior Roman is also interested in the opera, let's go watch it together."

"Senpai Oguri can ask her, or I can go ask her."

Upon hearing the invitation to the opera, Xiao Limao did not rush to agree, but looked at the phone screen curiously.

In addition to the promotional poster of the opera "The Ring of the Nibelung", the screen also showed some on-site photos of the New National Theatre in Japan.

This theater is one of the most famous theaters in Japan and is an important venue for performing various large-scale operas, ballets, modern dances and dramas.

The entire theater is designed in the style of classic European opera houses.

The spacious drama stage, the stepped auditorium opposite the stage and the five-story boxes are all standard features of European opera houses.

The auditorium and boxes can accommodate more than 1,800 spectators, and the number of seats is relatively limited.

From the stage to the auditorium, from the lighting to the lifting and background changing equipment, the most advanced international technologies are used.

Such an architectural design naturally provides a good viewing experience, and the outstanding effects, various facilities, and a limited number of seats make it seem like the ticket prices are not cheap just by looking at the photos taken on site.

This is exactly what Xiao Limao is concerned about. After looking at the posters and photos, she asked curiously:

"This kind of show... looks very expensive."

"If a good opera is to treat you, it would be very reluctant, right?"

"It's okay. My family seems to have some money, and the daily living expenses are not very low."

Good Opera thought for a moment and smiled: "Then my scholarship is still okay."

“So if it’s just regular tickets, you can still buy three.”

"That's it..."

Xiao Limao nodded, and then smiled and said, "Then let me pay for the tickets." "I have never seen an opera, but I can give it a try."

"The specific location... I think the ones that look like rooms in the photos are more comfortable. Why don't we buy tickets there?"

"Eh? The VIP seats?"

Good Opera showed a bit of embarrassment and couldn't help scratching his head, "If that's the case, the money I saved won't be enough..."

"It's okay. I told you, I'll just treat you this time. Bring Xiao Xiaoli along."

Oguruma then laughed and said, "When we were in Kasamatsu, we had never heard of such a program as opera."

"I often train and compete in Tokyo, and at most I go to places like Harajuku to watch movies."

“It’s a good opportunity to experience a good opera show that I like.”

Seeing that Good Opera was about to open his mouth again, Little Chestnut Hat raised his hand and made a gesture to interrupt.

"There's no need to say more about the tickets. I've already accepted your kindness."

"You haven't debuted yet, so you don't have any prize money."

“It’s not easy to save up for scholarships and living expenses.”

"Keep those for yourself. If you want to see them later, you can go and see them more often."

"I still have a lot of money now... Well, I don't remember exactly how much I have, but it should be a lot."

"I think a few tickets should be enough."

"If you really want to pay for me..."

The smile on Xiao Limao's face became even more intense.

"It won't be too late to win the Shining Series when you debut."

"Didn't you say that no matter if you are a senior, a peer or a junior, you will never lose."

"In that case, winning the game and getting the prize money won't be a problem for you, right?"

"So, it's agreed."

"I'm waiting for you to treat me to the opera with the prize money from the competition."

He stared blankly at Xiao Limao, looking at his senior's gentle smile for a long time, then smiled confidently and nodded heavily.

“Ha~hahahaha!”

"As expected of a senior!"

"Okay, I remember it!"

"I will invite you after I win the first game, you must come!"

"Well, I will."

Chuckling, Xiaolimao also nodded heavily.

The trainers who were a little further away noticed some of the interactions between the horse racing girls.

Influenced by the relaxed and harmonious atmosphere there, Kitahara and others did not feel tired even though they were busy with various data processing and analysis. Instead, they all looked energetic.

This situation continued until the summary meeting after dinner.

Different from the rigorous atmosphere in the past, at various discussion meetings nowadays, all trainers are in a relaxed mood, just like the horse racing girls in training.

This time is especially true. As the former team chief trainer and current club chairman, Kitahara looks like nothing has happened.

Before the meeting started, he was not in a hurry. Instead, he walked in leisurely carrying several large cardboard boxes.

"Come on, everyone, try this."

As he spoke, he put it in the carton, took out a few boxes of drinks and milk-like drinks, and handed them to everyone in the office.

"Huh? How amazing! Brother, you seem to be more relaxed recently. It seems like you no longer have that old man vibe."

Chatting and laughing, without carefully looking at what Kitahara handed over, Komiyayama took it, took a straw from the box, inserted it into the socket and took a big sip.

"Hey? What is this... milk?"

After taking a gulp of the drink, she was surprised.

“It’s a completely new flavor I’ve never tasted before. It’s so novel.”

"Is it some new drink?"

Influenced by her, the others also accepted the drinks with a smile, and quickly started drinking, and then made surprised noises.

"Yeah, I've never drunk this..."

"How should I put it? It's a little sweet, but more of a refreshing fragrance, but..."

"But it has a strange astringent taste, like... grass?"

"Green grass? No way? What kind of weird formula is this?"

"Wow! This milk is delicious! Mr. Kitahara, where did you buy it? I want to buy a box!"

The last thing to be praised was the brand new brilliance. Upon hearing that, Kitahara smiled and opened a bottle of milk.

"At the moment, it should not be available on the market. I am..."

As he said this, he took a sip of milk and showed a somewhat subtle expression.

"...It's a bit strange. It seems that not every human can adapt to this taste..."

"Humanity?"

Shining Glory was stunned, "What do you mean, Kitahara-san...?"

This time, it was not Kitahara who responded to her, but Miyamura Kyoko on the other side.

Perhaps because of her professional sensitivity, after receiving the milk, she was the only one who did not open it immediately. Instead, she looked at the nutritional information label on the box first.

Because of this, she understood what Kitahara and Shining Glory were talking about.

"Because this should be a kind of milk specially provided by Uma Musume."

Smiling, she raised the box in her hand, motioning everyone to look at the cover, and then Kyoko Miyamura began to explain.

“Alfalfa flavor.”

"Suffice to say, this plant can be eaten as a vegetable."

“And the nutritional value, quality, yield and taste are all pretty good.”

"However, due to the special fiber structure, high dietary fiber content, and high crude protein and sugar content, not everyone can adapt to its taste."

"But, horse racing girls usually like to eat this."

"And compared to the more bitter yellow alfalfa or other varieties, purple alfalfa is much sweeter and more fragrant."

"So many of the 'special meals' we usually prepare for our horse girls contain alfalfa instead of other varieties."

"As for this milk..."

As she spoke, she looked at her hand again, "It should be a brand new product from a certain merchant... Hey?"

As she spoke, she turned the milk carton in her hand over and showed a surprised expression.

"Golden City?"

Turning the side she saw to everyone, she asked in surprise, "Is this the endorsement she made?"

"Ah, yes, this 'alfalfa flavor' milk is what Huang Jincheng just endorsed a while ago, and it is still in the process of being put on the market."

Nodding with a smile, Kitahara turned and shrugged at the new light.

"So, Guanghui, if you like this flavor, you have to wait for a while before you can buy it."

"But, because of some cooperation, the manufacturer sent us a box."

"I only brought a little here. If you want to drink, I can give it to you."

"Wow! Really?"

It can be seen that the horse girl, Shining Glory, really likes this "alfalfa-flavored" milk.

After cheering, she trotted over and took the box from Kitahara.

But after taking it, she felt embarrassed again.

"Is this... just this small box?"

She looked around, picked up the box with one hand, turned around and pointed out the office window, "It seems that except for Mr. Kitahara and Mr. Yusuhara, everyone likes this flavor."

"I think both girls and Uma Musume can adapt to it."

"If this is the case, Xiaoli and the others will probably like it too."

"Then... there is only this box..."

Looking at the box in his hand, Xin Xin Guang Hui felt a little sad.

Seeing this, Kitahara subconsciously pointed outside the door.

"It's okay. Didn't I tell you that the manufacturer sent a whole box? There's no way it's not enough."

After saying this, seeing Xin Xin Guanghui was stunned at first, then smiled bitterly, as if he felt it was not enough, Beiyuan suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Oh, sorry, I didn't make that clear."

He shrugged again, looking amused.

"The box sent by the manufacturer is not the size of the one you have in your hand."

“They sent a container.”

"They said they knew that the horse girls in Yongshi were famous for their love of eating and drinking, so they gave so much at once."

"If you still say it's not enough, you can ask them for more."

"That should be enough, I mean, a container of 'alfalfa' milk."

When Xinxin Guanghui heard the measure word "one container", his jaw dropped.

Now hearing Kitahara's teasing, she couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Of course it's enough. That much...even if Xiaoli comes, she won't be able to finish it all at once."

She also joked, "And if you don't mind wasting, that much... is enough for a milk bath..."

Hearing her say this, there was a burst of laughter in the office.

Afterwards, Kitahara became a little more serious and pointed at the milk cartons in everyone's hands.

"Then, the opponent we are going to analyze today is also related to this milk."

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned. They looked at the box in their hands and were all surprised.

"Golden City?"

"Well, of course she's not the only one, but I only found out about her participation today."

As he spoke, Kitahara walked to his desk and adjusted his computer files and projection screen.

"Golden City...she should be..."

While Kitahara was busy, Yusuhara was surprised, "Retired..."

"Retirement is retirement, but her style is different from that of Rudo and Maruzenski."

Operating the computer, entering some information he had just obtained, hastily copying and pasting it on the previously prepared PPT, Kitahara turned on the projection screen.

"Huang Jincheng is not at the stage of true retirement, and there is no problem with her health, so in principle and according to the regulations, she can make a comeback."

"and……"

The content on the screen had been adjusted, but Kitahara did not rush to explain. Instead, he looked at his colleagues and sighed.

"Her retirement was not actually because of herself, but because of a friend of hers."

"friend……?"

Yusuhara was stunned, then became thoughtful, but before he could figure it out, Komiya-san exclaimed.

"Could it be... Senior Brother, you are talking about the Sakura Star King?"

After these words were spoken, Yusuhara showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and the same was true for Shinshin Kouki and Miyamura Kyoko.

The two newcomers, Junko Hosoe and Tsubaki Akashi, were still a little confused.

The former was better. He was confused for a while, and then seemed to remember something and started thinking.

The latter is completely clueless.

"Um...Excuse me, what on earth is going on here...?"

Scratching his cheeks embarrassedly, Akashi Tsubaki raised his hand and said, "The Golden City mentioned just now also has the Sakura Star King..."

"I have heard of their names, and I know they have all retired."

"Now..."

"Are they all going to make a comeback and become opponents of Oguruma and the others in the next match?"

Hearing this, Beiyuan, who had just opened his mouth, thought for a moment and hesitated before actually speaking.

"It seems that Xiaochun didn't know the situation in Europe before, but... there are indeed some details that I need to tell you."

As he spoke, he walked to the projection screen, but instead of starting to explain what was on the screen, he began to explain.

"The horse girl named Huang Jincheng is the horse girl of my uncle Rokuhei Ginjiro."

“Although my uncle went to the United States, his position and trainer status are still in Japan.”

"So, his relationship with Huang Jincheng has not been officially terminated, and the latter has not completely retired."

"As long as the two of them have an internal discussion, Huang Jincheng can still participate in the competition again, as long as the corresponding number of fans is sufficient."

As he spoke, Kitahara frowned.

"And the reason why Huang Jincheng retired is related to the Sakura Star King."

"Xiaochun, you should know something about the Sakura Star King, right?"

"Well, I know."

Akashi Tsubaki nodded. "She won 7 out of 4 races, stopped the race once, and won the Satsuki Sho and Kikuka Sho double championships. She was the Japanese representative horse girl of the year last year."

"Could it be..."

She suddenly revealed an expression of experience.

"She's going to participate in the competition too?"

"But didn't she have a serious accident at the Arima Kinen last year?"

"I remember it was quite serious. It seemed like he was hospitalized for a long time."

"Although the specific situation is not particularly clear, but in this situation..."

"Could it be that she has fully recovered now?"

"And she and Huang Jincheng..."

"You all have to participate in the next game?"

(End of this chapter)