Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 296: President? Emperor? Are you eavesdropping?

In the past, little Luduo would never do such a thing as eavesdropping. As the student union president, he would just openly inquire about anything, or ask and observe.

But perhaps his temperament changed a bit after he became smaller, or perhaps he was influenced by the Emperor of the East China Sea, little Luduo suddenly felt that eavesdropping seemed quite interesting.

"Then... shall we go and listen together?" she said a little uncertainly.

"Yes! Let's go eavesdrop... No, let's go listen!" the Emperor of the East China Sea said excitedly.

Then, she excitedly rewrapped the unfinished dessert on the table, carefully put it in her drawer, found a napkin to wipe the table clean, and picked up a bottle of perfume or air freshener from the windowsill and sprayed it over the table.

After doing this series of actions, she wrinkled her nose at the table, sniffed for a while, clapped her hands in satisfaction, nodded, and smiled at little Luduo: "Okay, everything is cleaned up, let's go, Luna-chan!"

Little Luduo was stunned.

"You look so skilled. It seems this isn't the first time you've stolen McQueen's dessert..." She didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Hehe, didn't I say before that McQueen has always been worried about getting fat from eating too many sweets?" The Emperor of the East China Sea said with a smile, more mischievous than usual, "I have been helping her reduce the burden."

"How can there be such a saying..." Little Luduo was really stunned.

As they were talking, the two horse girls each held a glass of honey drink, left the dormitory and came to the corridor.

There are two dormitories in Tresen College, namely Ritto and Miura.

According to the rules and regulations, Umamusume who have not debuted are placed in the elementary division, while those who have debuted are placed in the middle and advanced divisions according to the schedule.

Like Oguruma and Tamamo Cross, Tokai Emperor is located in the Ritto Dormitory, in the elementary and secondary departments respectively. The dormitory of the former is located on the floor above that of the latter.

It was just after dinner, and compared to the classes and training during the day, there were many more horse girls coming and going in the corridor.

Most of them had just finished training and were wearing sportswear.

Some people came back early and are now hanging out in the dormitories of their familiar classmates.

Or they might look like they have just taken a shower, with their hair wrapped in a towel, carrying a plastic basin filled with clean clothes, and walking towards the corridor in their slippers.

College dormitories all have private bathrooms, a kitchenette for heating food or making midnight snacks, and a shared laundry room.

Many horse girls send their clothes to be washed, but some prefer to wash them by hand.

Originally, the small kitchen was rarely used by Uma Musume, after all, it is easy to gain weight if you eat too many midnight snacks.

It would be troublesome if you performed poorly in a game or training because you were fat.

However, after the academy promoted the Eternal Team's diet plan in the past two semesters, the academy's horse racing girls as a whole have eaten a lot more. When passing by the small kitchen, Xiao Luduo and the Emperor of the East China Sea could see that there were still quite a few students inside.

After passing by, the two horse racing girls stopped and looked at each other.

"Just now..." Little Luduo seemed to be thinking about something, "Did I see a familiar figure in the kitchen...?"

"It seems so..." The Emperor of the East China Sea was also thoughtful, "That silver-gray hair color, and height, and being in the kitchen at this time..."

"It must be Oguri-san (Oguri-senpai) for sure." They both said in unison.

They all stood on tiptoe at the same time, turned back to the kitchen door, and stuck their heads out to take a look.

In the kitchen, the horse girl standing next to the microwave, seemingly waiting for the heating to finish, was Oguruma.

Although it was surprising that the person I wanted to eavesdrop on was in the kitchen, once I connected the little chestnut hat with eating, everything seemed to make sense.

"...It seems that whenever there is something to do with food, you can always see Ogururoshima..."

The heads were placed side by side at the bottom, with only a pair of eyes and forehead exposed towards the kitchen. Little Luduo sighed:
"I remember that day on the Thanksgiving Day. I ran so hard in the last leg of the relay race, but I still had the energy to participate in the eating derby afterwards."

"Should I say that you are worthy of being called Oguruma...?"

The heads were placed side by side just above the door frame, also showing their eyes and foreheads. The Emperor of the East Sea agreed, "It should be said that Senior Oguri has calculated it well."

"After running the relay race, I just used up a lot of energy and became very hungry."

"If you do some big eater derby training in the cafeteria, you can eat the most in the competition and easily win the championship."

"I feel that even if we don't run competitions or do any weird special training, there aren't many people in the academy who can compete with Senior Oguri in terms of appetite, right?"

"Oh, by the way, in the first half of the year during the orientation season, in the big eater challenge, even though he was the challenged, Senior Oguri's performance was the best in the whole competition..."

After complaining for a while, the two horse girls noticed that Oguruma's expression changed, he opened the microwave, took out a large plate of fried rice, and seemed to be walking out the door, so they quickly put away their bodies and wanted to leave first.

Although I had originally planned to eavesdrop in the dormitory, it seemed no different from eavesdropping outside the kitchen now.

It would be a bit embarrassing if you got caught like this.

However, just as the two of them were about to hide in a corner outside the kitchen, they suddenly heard a conversation coming from inside.

"Eh? Xiaolimao, you heated up so much fried rice. Didn't you have enough for dinner?"

Standing at the door, the Emperor of the East China Sea shook his ears first, a little puzzled, "What is this sound...?" she asked in a low voice.

Little Luduo had already recognized who the owner of the voice was.

"It's Senior Hitotsuma Yingjia," she said respectfully, "The Miles Legend of our generation, the Miles Emperor."

"Emperor Yingli..." the Emperor of the East China Sea exclaimed in a low voice.

She was not unaware of the career record of the Hinamikaze winner: 26 wins, 16 runners-up and 3 third place in 1 games. Such a powerful horse girl could not be ignored in any way.

The races she excelled at were just as her name, the Mile Emperor, suggested, focusing on 1200m to 1600m. In particular, she won two consecutive Mile Championships and one Yasuda Kinen, making her undoubtedly the strongest short-distance English racehorse girl at the time.

Moreover, this horse girl happened to be a senior student of Luduo Yuzhi in the previous class, and had also clashed with Luduo Yuzhi on the field. As a single pusher, the Emperor of the East China Sea must know his idol's opponent.

However, for some reason, she always subconsciously ignored this senior.

However, what she didn't expect was that her idol actually mentioned the reason she cared about.

“It’s quite interesting to talk about it.”

As if sharing a private anecdote, Ludo laughed softly, "Because of the undefeated triple crown and later winning the Arima Kinen and Japan Cup, I also happen to have the title of emperor."

"People outside are always talking about what would happen if a mile king and an emperor ran together."

...Let's run together...

The corners of the East China Sea Emperor's mouth twitched.

Isn’t that… the year when the Emperor admired the autumn…?
President, you two emperors were sent away at the same time. Is it really okay to talk about the disastrous defeat back then...?
As if he was not talking about his own experience, Little Luduo continued with a low laugh: "In fact, we two have privately agreed to run together once."

"As a result, what you, Your Majesty, should know is the Emperor's autumn appreciation ceremony the year before I retired."

"As for Hiruzen-senpai, she came in third. I ran a little better, so I came in second."

"But no matter what, they are still one step behind Dyna."

"Now that I think about it, I'm looking forward to it."

Suddenly, his eyes were filled with excitement and fighting spirit, and Little Luduo whispered, "I originally thought that I would never have the chance to fight with my senior sister and my former opponent again."

"Now, even if we have to wait for a while, the preparations for the Peak Cup will be completed."

"But once again, we are on the field together..."

“Such an opportunity is not far away.”

Now, the Emperor of the East Sea finally understood why her idol no longer avoided talking about his past failures. She knew that Lu Duo was unwilling to talk about his failures, and she felt that she had the same personality as her idol.

Full of confidence in victory, but also arrogant and even conceited. When facing failure, no matter how he reviews the situation or learns lessons, a loss is a loss, and there is no way to completely let it go.

For example, if after your debut, you participate in some important competition, such as the Arima Memorial, and come in eleventh or twelfth, if other people mention it, you would probably be so embarrassed that you would want to find a hole to crawl into.

Maybe it takes some more growth, or maybe, like Luduo symbolizes, we hope to compete again.

Now it seems that maybe his state of mind has changed after he grew smaller, or maybe it’s just because of the competition, but now his idol really doesn’t seem to care about the past anymore.

"The opportunity to step onto the field together again in the future..."

Thinking about it, the Emperor of the East Sea couldn't help but mutter, "If I compete with Hiruzen-senpai again, how do you think the outcome will be, Luna-chan...?"

"This..."

Little Luduo smiled, his eyes full of indescribable confidence, "Just like before, I will not lose to Senior Hiruzen."

Suddenly, without waiting for the emperor to reply, she put her finger in front of her lips, "Shh... Hiruzen-senpai seems to be talking to Oguruma..."

Hearing this, the Emperor of the East China Sea quickly covered his mouth for fear of making any noise, moved closer to the kitchen wall, put his ear against it, and listened attentively.

"...I see. Now that I'm becoming more and more famous, if I order extra food in the cafeteria, too many classmates will pay attention to me..."

As if they had already talked about something, the voice of the winner of the Hinamura sounded a little amused, "No wonder, Oguruma, you are now one of the most famous horse girls in the Shining Series."

“In addition to the shining events, there are also events held by your club, and your performance is equally outstanding.”

"It's normal to be noticed. Maybe you should get used to being the center of attention sooner."

Then, the voice of Little Chestnut was heard, and she sounded a little embarrassed.

"Well, I'll try to adapt. Besides... I brought so much fried rice to the dormitory to eat. It shouldn't be against any rules, right?"

"That's not a violation," the winner of the Hinamatsuri said with a smile, "as long as your roommate doesn't object. Your roommate... oh, right, Tamamo Cross."

"She's also a big star in the Shining Series."

"Eh? Could it be that she has the same problem as you, wanting to get extra food in the cafeteria but feeling embarrassed because of the attention from her classmates?"

The words of the Hinamikura winner sounded a bit joking, but Oguruma seemed to nod, because her next words were quite affirmative.

"Maybe, but I'm not sure."

Xiao Limao's voice was a little low. "I don't know exactly what happened. I just thought that Xiaoyu had been eating less recently."

"I am quite concerned about my appetite, and I discovered it right away."

"But sometimes, I eat less."

"For example, I used to eat ten bowls of rice with toppings per meal, but sometimes I only eat nine bowls."

...Hey, hey, hey, Oguri-san, it seems like there hasn't been any substantial change in your appetite, right?

Whether it’s ten bowls or nine bowls, it’s scary, okay... ?
Although they didn't say anything, little Luduo and the Emperor of the East China Sea, who were eavesdropping outside the kitchen, complained in their hearts at the same time.

At the same time, they both realized that it seemed that not only they cared about Tamamo Cross, but Oguruma was also quietly concerned about her.

And from the tone of the conversation, it seemed that Oguruma had noticed something.

"If I eat less," Little Chestnut continued in the kitchen, "I'm usually in a bad mood."

"So I think Xiaoyu might also be in a bad mood."

"It just so happened that our trainer went out two days ago and seemed very busy. Then he brought back two very special horse girls."

Oguruma did not mention the names of Airi Hayabusa and Manchester City Tea House, nor did he mention the fact that the Rudo Symbol had become smaller. This was the order from Kitahara and the Rudo Symbol, and they did not want to attract too much attention from the academy and the outside world.

"I was thinking, although I don't really understand what Beiyuan was busy with before, but I always feel that it should be related to Xiaoyu."

"Since Beiyuan is so busy, Xiaoyu..."

Xiao Li Mao was silent for a moment, "I think he encountered something troublesome."

"I don't know what to do. Maybe if I bring her some food, she'll be happier."

…I feel like complaining about the way Oguruma does things, but it seems…

Complaining in his heart, he couldn't help but glance at the Emperor of the East China Sea beside him, and little Lu Duo secretly laughed.

It seems like the horse girls from the Eternal Club, whenever something happens, the first thing they think of is eating...?
She remembered that just now in the dormitory of the East China Sea Emperor, the two of them were also eating dessert.

"It's a troubling thing..." This time, it was the Hinamikaze winner's voice that rang out in the kitchen, "Perhaps, as a friend and roommate, it would be better for Oguruma to pay more attention to you."

"Hey? Do you think so too, senior?" Ogurumao said excitedly.

"Well... maybe I'm overthinking it, but as a senior, it seems like I have something to say to you."

The voice of the Hikari Winner suddenly became a little low, "Oguruma you, Tamamo Cross, actually I am the same."

"Horse girls like us can be called stars. At competitions, in the academy, and outside, it's easy for us to attract attention."

"But not all horse girls can be like this."

"There are more than 7000 horse girls of appropriate age every year, but the number of those who can enter the Tresen Academy, especially here, is probably less than %."

“Even if they enter, they may leave soon.”

"Leave..." Little Chestnut's voice was surprised, "Why...? It's nice here..."

"It's very good..."

The winner of the Japanese pillow sighed, "But the purpose of Tresen Academy is to train the most outstanding horse girls."

"To achieve this goal, countless trainers and horse girls are training day and night. Of course, this year it doesn't seem to be that hard."

"But in short, there are tens of thousands of horse girls who can win the competition, stand on the stage of the victory performance, and be cheered by everyone. There are actually only a handful of such horse girls."

"As a dormitory head, I have seen many children come in with expectations and hope, but leave sadly not long after."

"Of course, I'm not saying that Tamamo Cross will leave or anything like that. I'm just saying that maybe outstanding horse girls like you should sometimes understand the things behind the glamorous world."

"Perhaps he realized this, or perhaps it was due to similar pressure, that Tamamo Cross has been acting a little strange recently. Of course, this is just my guess."

"Okay, okay, you don't have to be so sad. Let me go with you to ask Tamamo Cross and see how she is doing. How about that?"

"Hey? Is it okay?" Hearing the last words, Little Chestnut's voice became excited.

Soon, footsteps were heard coming out of the kitchen.

...Oh no, I need to hide quickly...

Listening so intently, Little Luduo and the Emperor of the East China Sea realized that they had accidentally stood out from their hiding places.

However, just as the two of them were about to get back in, they suddenly heard a strange Kansai accent coming from behind them.

"Hey hey? President... no, Luna-chan? Emperor? What are you two doing at the kitchen door? Are you eavesdropping on something? Hey, then let's be secretive too... Hey hey hey? Oguri? And Hinamura-senpai?"

(End of this chapter)