Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 272 Relax a little

Apart from his responsibility for the Chrysanthemum Appreciation and Thanksgiving Festival in which the horse racing girls had to participate, Kitahara was not responsible for too many practical affairs.

The obstacle relay race and other activities were originally the work of the student union, which involved communication among many departments, collection of props, financial support and other matters.

It’s not that Kitahara has no experience in this kind of thing, but the steps involved are too complicated and will take up too much time for him and the club.

What's more, during the preparation process for the obstacle relay race, projects such as the haunted house and rice cake making still need to be built and debugged.

Moreover, the contestants' performances do not need to be as intense as in the official competition. Compared to the official competition, this is more of a large-scale entertainment event.

Therefore, in these activities, Kitahara mainly gives some suggestions on competition design and safety, and arranges the club's horse racing girls to help the younger generations more.

Most of the remaining time is still spent on preparing for the Chrysanthemum Festival and the "Youth Version of the Japan Cup".

That day, after finishing the training for Oguruma and the others.

"That's about it. From now on, just do as usual."

Writing and drawing on the clipboard in his hand, Kitahara occasionally looked up and smiled at Oguruma and the others, "Let's practice the ball game."

"Or help the juniors who are participating in the obstacle relay race practice."

"Of course, if you want to go back and rest directly, that's fine too."

"That's it then, disband."

The training during this period has focused on improving perseverance, and I have relaxed a lot on the projects.

Previous race walking training programs were much more intense and fierce, which is beneficial for most requirements of formal competitions, but it conflicts with the perseverance training that is emphasized now.

An overly compact training method will make it difficult for perseverance to clearly experience the effects of physical recovery and other details. If you want to master this ability, you need relatively relaxing activities.

However, this training style is quite different from the previous ones. Even though it has been going on for a while, several horse girls are still not quite used to it.

"There's no problem helping Xiaolili and the others. I often accompany her to her part of the race these days."

After hearing Kitahara's instructions, Oguruma mentioned his sister hesitantly.

Roman Oguri will also participate in the obstacle relay race this time, which is her first time to participate in such a large-scale event.

Whether in front of Oguruma or in other occasions, this horse girl is always a little nervous.

In order to ease her nervousness, Kitahara and others would try to chat with her more, and Oguruma would also care about his sister more than usual.

Before this, Oguruma had other ideas.

"Besides that, I wonder if we can go over there and run together?"

She pointed to a group of horse girls at the training ground.

Due to changes in the training program, she, Xiao Haiwan and Aldan's training ended much earlier than usual.

It was still afternoon, and the bright autumn sunshine was spreading freely on the lawn.

Under the bright sunshine, the silhouettes of the horse racing ladies running on the lawn are particularly clear.

Most of them were doing regular parallel running training, and some were doing special training for the Thanksgiving Festival activities.

The team of horse girls that Oguruma was referring to was obviously different.

The guidance of other horse girls comes from trainers or instructors in the academy.

The team is led by the student council's Ludo symbol, Maruzenski and Mejiro Takamine.

This team's running style is not ordinary parallel running.

During most of the race in a normal side-by-side training session, the horsewomen will run side by side, maintaining the same speed and direction.

Depending on the content and direction of the exercise to be performed, the trainer will give orders in certain specific positions.

For example, accelerating, overtaking, switching positions, sprinting, etc.

This kind of training is designed to strengthen the horse girl's grasp of the overall situation of the game.

Not all horse girls are like Oguruma, who has an intuitive full-court view during actual competitions.

Or someone with excellent intuition like Cove or a clear mind like Aldan.

In fact, situations like these three are just exceptions.

Even for them, these talents need to be gradually opened and strengthened.

The best way to train is to repeatedly give commands while running side by side so that the horse girls can develop a racing instinct.

When they cannot see the overall situation themselves, the trainers will remind them what to do at the right time.

After this happens to a certain number of times, when they encounter unusual situations during the game, even if their brains are unable to react in time, their bodies will respond in time.

But the team that Oguruma was referring to and that Luduo was leading was not running side by side like normal, nor was it receiving any instructions.

Overall, their positions are very close to the official competition, but their pace is much slower.

At the front were two brown-haired horse girls, one with long hair and one with short hair, and they looked like they were running side by side.

Further back were three horse girls, one with long purple hair, one with long black hair, and the third with a brown ponytail.

The three of them were in different positions, some in front and some in the back, but generally they were in the leading position.

Finally, in sixth place is a horse racing girl with short brown hair. A streak of white bangs in the middle of her hair is very eye-catching.

Although she was in the last position, there weren't many horse girls in this race.

Moreover, the running posture of this horse girl in the end is very different from that of chasing, so in the actual competition, her position is more likely to be bad.

Kitahara was very familiar with this kind of running condition because that was the training running method he designed.

So without looking over there, he slapped his forehead with a headache.

"I know you are worried about Tei and the others' future at the 'Japan Cup', but you also have to try to trust them."

"And it's not like there aren't any arrangements for you to assist."

"More importantly, you have to trust me."

He knew what Little Chestnut was thinking, as well as what Little Bay and Aldan were thinking.

Not only Oguruma, but also Xiaohaiwan and Aldan looked over there with worried expressions after she pointed to the training ground.

They are all worried that the younger generations may have a hard time in the upcoming "Youth Edition of Japan Cup".

Through exchange competitions and educational competitions in Europe and the United States, as well as visits and studies in between, the three of them have gained a fairly clear understanding of the level of international horse racing girls.

These understandings were further clarified with the day-to-day guidance of trainers such as Kitahara.

It is not easy for Japanese horse racing girls to compete head-on with top international rivals in a short period of time.

Take Oguruma herself for example, she has also thought about many things in this regard.

Even if one is able to gain a certain advantage in the competition, it is the result of seizing enough opportunities based on sufficient targeted special training.

If she were to compete on her own and take part in the Japan Cup in the Shining Series, she would be confident that she could do this with her various competition experiences and preparations.

But when it comes to the descendants of the East China Sea Emperor, she is a little worried.

This is also the reason why she, Little Bay, and Aldan did not disband immediately after the training and still stayed here.

They want to use their experience in Europe and the United States to provide some help to the younger generations.

However, after hearing Kitahara's last words, they felt a little embarrassed.

"No, it's not that I don't believe you."

Scratching his head, Xiao Limao became embarrassed. "I just feel that Di Wang and the others have never had the experience of competing overseas. Maybe it would be nice to run around with them and chat with them more."

"but……"

She became thoughtful again, "It seems that I am indeed a little anxious."

"If Kitahara is here, I really don't have to worry so much."

Originally, after hearing Oguruma's question and seeing the concern of these horse racing girls for their juniors, Kitahara felt more relieved and wanted to reassure them.

But when he heard what Xiaolimao said, he suddenly felt a little strange.

"Speaking of which, why did you suddenly want to take the initiative to help the East Sea Emperor and the others train?"

He asked doubtfully, "It's not like you guys wouldn't help normally."

"Just today..."

"You seem particularly anxious?"

"Is it my imagination?"

"Or what happened to you in the past two days?"

Since the trip to the United States and the summer festival during the summer vacation, Kitahara felt that he should have a better understanding of the thoughts of horse racing girls.

He did feel that Oguruma and the others were more positive towards the younger generation than before, but he didn't understand why.

"It's not your illusion, Kitahara. I think we are a little more anxious than before."

It was Super Bay who responded to Kitahara. She smiled and explained, "The reason should be related to the new kid from Kochi Prefecture."

"A new kid in Kochi?"

Kitahara was stunned for a moment, "Ulala?"

"Well, yes."

She couldn't help but reveal an indulgent smile, Super Bay folded her hands on the side of her face and leaned her cheek against him.

"To be honest, Kitahara, you know that my hometown runs a nursery, so I helped my parents take care of the children very early on."

"There are some well-behaved children among them, but most of them are still very naughty."

"Well, that's the nature of children."

"And then, even among the best-behaved children, I can hardly find a kid as innocent and lively as Urara-chan."

"how to say……"

The look of pampering on her face became even more intense.

"I always feel that as long as I see her, many of my worries will inexplicably disappear."

"It's like a natural happy person."

"Ah, I mean Ulala-chan."

"Especially in front of that kid Mi Yu."

Suddenly she raised a finger and smiled with a bit of solemnity and admiration.

"Kitahara should know this too, right?"

"It seems that because of childhood experiences, or for other reasons, Mi Yu always feels that he will bring misfortune to others."

"I really wanted to tell her that it wasn't like that."

"She won't bring misfortune to others."

"Just like her name, she brings everyone the same happiness as her name."

"I've told her this many times."

"But she always hesitated and didn't seem to be listening."

"Ugh……"

Xiao Haiwan sighed and rubbed his cheeks in embarrassment, "I always thought I was good at coaxing all kinds of children."

"I didn't expect that such an ability would be useless in front of Mi Yu."

"but……"

She changed the subject and said, "I don't know how I did it."

"It's probably the unusual happy-go-lucky quality of Ulala-chan."

"In short, when he's with her, even Mi Yu, who usually complains about himself, will be happy."

"Kitahara, isn't it amazing?"

After asking this question, her expression gradually became serious.

"So these past two days, I happened to talk about this with Oguri and Aldan."

“We all feel that Ulala-chan has just arrived and can bring a lot of joy to everyone.”

"Seniors like us should do more for everyone."

Now, Beiyuan understood a little.

He has always known about Mi Yu's situation.

In Japanese culture, the original meaning of the word "rice bath" refers to the custom of throwing rice on the bride and groom during the wedding ceremony.

The meaning of "rice" in many cultures has the meaning of "exorcism" and "blessing", and it is similar here.

So this name itself represents happiness.

However, due to the correspondence of the world lines, the misfortune of the prototype horse of Mi Yu turned into the self-pitying character of Mi Yu as a horse girl.

A long time ago, Kitahara wanted to try to improve Mi Yu's personality.

But this kind of personality and psychological aspect is very special, and is very different from the PTSD that Tamamo Cross once had.

The latter can be changed through systematic "desensitization therapy" training, but personality is something that cannot be changed overnight or even impossible to change.

Kyoko Miyamura, who is more professional in psychology, holds the same view.

She talked to Beiyuan about it, and perhaps only after going through some things could Mi Yu's self-pitying character change.

Kitahara has also been paying attention to this matter and has thought of many solutions.

It's just that training and competitions take up too much time, so he couldn't think of anything particularly suitable.

It wasn't until he thought of Chun Ulala because of the training ideas that he realized it.

Perhaps spending more time with a naturally cheerful and optimistic horse girl like Ulala can change Mi Yu's thoughts, mentality, and even personality.

This change happened before he took the initiative to do anything, which surprised him.

At the same time, he also realized that if influenced by Ulala and Mi Yu, it would not be difficult to understand that Ogurumao, Xiaohaiwan, Aldan and others would become more active.

However, the more this happened, the more he felt that these horse racing ladies needed to relax a little, and should not be so anxious to help the younger generation.

"I understand and agree with your intention to help the younger generation."

Just after saying this, seeing the joy on Oguruma and the others' faces, Kitahara raised his hand and waved, changing the subject.

"But if you really want to help, you shouldn't go to the emperor and the others specifically."

"Ah? Why is that?"

Xiaolimao was puzzled, and Xiaohaiwan and Aldan were also confused.

"Think about it from the perspective of the emperors."

Kitahara said in a deep voice: "Now for the 'Youth Edition Japan Cup', a lot of training resources of the academy are tilted towards them."

"Here at the Eternal Club, there's the student union that Lu Duo and the others are in, as well as the board of directors and other trainers."

"That includes active players like you."

"This competition is indeed not the Japan Cup of the Shining Series."

"But everyone hopes that the emperor and the others can win."

"They have already received so much help. If you give more, it will only put more pressure on them."

"So, let them relax a little, and you should also relax a little."

His expression became relaxed again and Kitahara began to smile.

"Although it seems a bit inappropriate to talk about training at this time."

"But the fact is, if you want to further improve your current strength, especially the ongoing improvement of your perseverance, you need to relax even more."

"Remember what I told you?"

“Ulala has a unique gift for perseverance.”

"During this period of communication and analysis with her, Kyoko discovered that this was actually related to her cheerful and optimistic personality."

"So... ah, right."

Suddenly his expression changed, and Kitahara turned his head to look at the Luduo symbol who was instructing the horse girls of the East Sea Emperor.

"Do you remember what Luduo said to you, Little Chestnut Hat?"

“Take it easy.”

"Relax and be happy."

“Whether it’s training, competition, or helping the younger generation, just relax a little.”

"Believe me, you will win, whether it's your next match or the match between Emperor and the others."

I wanted to update today, but I went to the county these two days and only came back today, so I really don’t have enough time.
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