Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 299 Strange Release
The Emperor of the East China Sea could fully understand the running style choices of the two predecessors, Luduo Symbol and Rizhen Winner.

Because of her admiration for her idol, she has watched all of Lu Duo's game videos, promotional videos, and interviews more than once, including the Emperor's Autumn Viewing Video.

She is very familiar with the video of that game and the subsequent comments from industry professionals.

In that game, the gate that Ludo was drawn to represent was gate 17 on the outermost lane.

In this situation, even if he had not seen any relevant analysis, the Emperor of the East China Sea knew with his own knowledge and instinct that that position was very disadvantageous for both the leading and forward tactics.

The significance of leading is not only to use the distance advantage in the early stage to exchange for physical adjustment in the middle and late stages, but also to lead the rhythm and influence the opponents' tactical performance as much as possible.

But Ludo symbolically chose the lead running method.

Although this running style failed to win the championship, it was only 1/2 length away from the champion, so it cannot be considered a tactical problem, and Luduo obviously had enough adaptability in leading.

The situation is similar for the Japanese Pillow Winner. After Luduo symbol rushed out of the starting line, the Japanese Pillow Winner has been following closely behind and finally achieved the third place. It can be seen that his adaptability to leading is also very good.

But what about Oguruma-senpai?

Has she ever had the experience of leading the team in previous competitions?
I didn’t feel that Oguruma-senpai was good at leading during training…

Confused, the Emperor of the East China Sea suddenly forgot the idea of ​​explaining. He put his feet together, got into a running posture, and was about to rush forward.

He was stopped by a confused Mejiro McQueen.

"…Emperor, what are you planning to do?"

Staring at the track, McQueen glanced over and said in confusion, "Let's hurry to the finish line and wait for our seniors."

At the side, Chun Wulala held a stopwatch, nodded continuously, and agreed: "Yes, yes, if we run slowly, we might miss the moment when the seniors cross the finish line. The speed of the seniors is really...ah——!"

As she spoke, she unconsciously looked at the stopwatch in her hand and suddenly screamed.

Frightened by the scream, the Emperor of the East Sea and Mebai McQueen didn't care about what they had just said and hurried over.

"What happened?"

"What's wrong, Ulala?"

"me……"

With a sad face and drooping ears, Chun Ulala raised the stopwatch in her hand, revealing a series of "0"s on the screen.

"The seniors are too fast. I was so busy watching that I forgot to press the stopwatch...!"

Seeing Chun Wulala's eyes begin to sparkle, the Emperor of the East China Sea became a little anxious. He was worried that there would be no timer after the game, but he also didn't want to make Chun Wulala too sad.

But before she could say anything or think of any solution, Mejiro McQueen started laughing.

"It's okay, Ulala."

She held up her phone and smiled, "Although it can't compare to a professional stopwatch, there is a stopwatch on the phone app, and I also recorded it."

"Also, Bourbon and Mi Yu also have stopwatches. They just noticed the emperor waving his hand, so they must have recorded it."

"So, don't worry."

It was visibly that Haru Ulala breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you for your great help, McQueen, I am so grateful to you, and Bourbon and Rice Bath. If it weren't for you, I might have been in big trouble."

"Then let's go to the finish line now, so as not to miss the seniors crossing the finish line."

Instead of accepting the thanks directly, Mebai McQueen smiled gently and trotted diagonally across the runway. When the Emperor of the East China Sea and Chun Ulala caught up, she became a little confused.

"By the way, Your Majesty, what were you trying to do just now? I see..."

She asked in confusion, "Do you want to run with me?"

"How is that possible? Although I believe in my own ability, I don't want to lose so badly when competing with horse girls like Luna-chan."

He said it jokingly, and the Emperor of the East China Sea also became puzzled, "Hey, McQueen, you just saw it too."

"Luna-chan, Hinamikaze-senpai, Oguri-senpai, they all chose the lead-release running method."

"Senior Xiaoyu should be the one running at the wrong time. She is not chasing very closely at that position, and the distance between us is not particularly large. She should not be chasing from behind. This should be the running style of the one running at the wrong time."

Hearing this, Mebai McQueen was stunned for a moment, his eyes moved, "Emperor, what you mean is that there is nothing wrong with the running methods of Luna, Hinamikaze-senpai, and Xiaoyu-senpai... I'm not saying it's a problem, it's just a very conventional choice."

"Senior Oguri, who has never been in the lead before, went against his usual pattern and accelerated at the start, rushing to the first place. Does he want to take the lead?"

When it comes to talent in race walking, Megumi McQueen is no less talented than the Emperor of the East China Sea.

The same is true for academic performance.

One of the two horse girls is a daughter of a famous family. She always remembers to reflect the excellence of the Mejiro family, so it is impossible for her to relax in her studies.

Another one who idolizes the most outstanding legend in the history of Japan's URA. Whether it is race walking or studying, he always wants to be the first, and he will not slack off in studying.

Therefore, what the latter can discover and think of, the former can also discover and think of.

"It's a bit strange..."

Muttering to himself, McQueen suddenly understood why the Emperor wanted to rush over before.

She also wanted to catch up to the track and see how Senior Oguri would perform after he chose a running method that he had never used before.

Similarly, how will the other seniors respond to Senior Oguri’s abnormal decision?

But the thought was quickly dismissed.

She, Emperor, and Ulala trotted to the center of the training ground. Even though the straight-line distance was shorter, the competition had already lasted for a long time.

Judging from the strength of the horse racing ladies on the track, if either she or the emperor rushed over now, the race would probably be over.

So, how will this race end... Confused, watching the figure getting farther and farther away on the track, Mejiro McQueen continued to run towards the finish line diagonally opposite.

The official Emperor's Autumn Viewing Parade is held at the Tokyo Stadium, and the starting point is not on the grass circular track, but from the additional track in front of the right side of the spectator area.

The entire race is 2000 meters, which is shorter than the entire grass circular track, so the additional track of about 130 meters is added to the circular track, so there is no need to run the entire inner lane to reach the finish line.

The track of Central Tresen College was set up like a formal racetrack, very similar to the Tokyo racetrack. When Mejiro McQueen and other horse girls were trotting from the finish line to the starting point diagonally opposite, the four horse girls on the track were already approaching the big bend directly opposite.

The one who took the lead was Oguruma who was fighting for position at the beginning.

But unlike previous competitions and training, even though he had secured first place, Oguruma did not feel secure or at ease.

His eyes kept glancing back and forth, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right. Even though his ears were blown down by the strong wind, they tried their best to follow the direction of his eyes, swaying constantly.

...It's completely different from what I thought at the beginning, this kind of running style...

Feeling the pressure coming from behind her, she gritted her teeth. What a strange pressure, Luna... No, the president, and Hiruzen-senpai...

It was completely different from the final straight line. The pressure of worrying about being overtaken before the finish line was so exaggerated...

As expected, if the intention is simply to achieve a surprise victory, this method will not work...

So, what should we do next...?
Hmm... I can’t think of it...

Unable to control herself, she fell into deep thought and unknowingly quickened her pace.

And behind her, following closely, little Luduo was also thinking.

…It seems that Xiaoyu is not the only one who has something on her mind…

"It seems like the junior you have to worry about, Luna, isn't just the one behind you."

Hearing the words that seemed to see through his thoughts, little Luduo could not help but look in the direction of the voice. He was somewhat surprised to see that the winner of the Rizhen, who was one body away from him, was staring closely at the front.

After staring for a while, he looked back and a playful smile appeared on the corner of the Japanese pillow winner's mouth.

"Besides, the two juniors have completely different feelings about their thoughts."

"Although the guy behind him talks a lot, there is nothing wrong with his running style and condition. It seems that his mind is probably on things other than the competition."

"What I said before..."

Turning her gaze to the front again, she continued, "Although I haven't paid special attention to Xiaolimao's training, I have occasionally heard other students talk about her. She is not good at leading."

"It was the same in the competition. There was no leading run at all."

"Is this a rehearsal for the upcoming Chrysanthemum Appreciation?"

Although little Luduo did not respond, he very much agreed with the idea that the senior student mentioned casually.

She was a little surprised at first, but as soon as she rushed out of the starting line, Xiaolimao sprinted and accelerated to fight for position.

But she soon realized that it was probably what this junior wanted to try, such as some possibilities in the subsequent Chrysanthemum Award.

She had thought about this idea before the Chrysanthemum Award Ceremony and it was understandable. As the final match of the Classic Triple Crown, any preparation made before that would not be redundant.

However, she didn't think that Oguruma could find a technique that could be used in chrysanthemum appreciation simply by trying it now.

This is because this junior has strong explosive power, but his leading rhythm is too poor.

She had seen that kind of explosive power many times at competitions and in videos, and had also experienced it up close during previous parallel running training.

But I have to say, no matter how many times you have seen it or experienced it, it is still quite shocking to face it again.

Deep down, she didn't think she would lose to Oguruma if they were competing in a formal competition, but it was not easy to easily defeat someone with such genuine monster-level explosive power.

If this kind of sprint happens at the finish line, there may be a way to deal with it, that is, to use the last foot for a head-on confrontation. However, if it happens in the early stage, especially at the beginning, it will be much more difficult to deal with.

It is easy to waste energy if you follow without paying attention to your own physical habits and running tactics. The best way is to let it go.

A horse girl who is not good at leading the pack can easily lose control of her instinctive pursuit of speed and unconsciously increase her speed, forgetting to control her physical strength if she runs to first place in one breath.

She had seen many opponents like this in previous competitions and training, and she believed that Senior Hinamikaze was the same.

So, not only her, but also the winner of Hinamura, showed strong leg strength at the beginning of Oguri Hat, and was caught off guard by the lead, but did not make much additional response, just followed closely.

In this way, no matter what you say later, you can catch up in one breath at the next bend.

In this way, I can control the rhythm of the entire game. This opportunity...

I definitely can’t give it to Hinamura-senpai.

Her thoughts raced, then gradually converged, and she glanced to her side out of the corner of her eye.

And as if they were in sync, the winner of the Japanese pillow happened to look over from the side.

After a quick glance with his former rival, the winner of the game, Hikari, realized without saying anything that the school girl must have the same intention as himself to overtake at the corner.

The winner of the Japanese pillow has excellent adaptability to leading the game. He knows very well that it is no problem to give the rhythm of the early stage or even most of the middle stage to the escape horse. He just needs to follow closely, confirm the status of the escape horse, and judge the time to overtake.

It is easy to find that the performance and record of the junior Oguruma on the field are indeed amazing, but he is not good at leading at all.

Having forcibly escaped half of the race was undoubtedly a huge waste of Oguruma's physical strength.

If we continue to follow, not only will we lose the meaning of confirming our judgment, but we will also run the risk of being disrupted by the other party.

Well, it's time to rush over...

Even though they are only training and running together, the strength of the four horse girls is at the top level in their respective generations, and the same is true when put together.

Little Luduo and the winner of the Japanese pillow only had a brief exchange in front of the big bend on the right side of the runway. After thinking and judging the situation for a while, they were already approaching the bend.

It's now!

The two horse girls looked at each other at the same time and accelerated without hesitation.

He did not rush to the first place immediately. The acceleration in the middle game did not need to be so fast. However, Oguruma, who was at the front, could feel that the pace of those chasing from behind was getting faster and faster, and he could not help but speed up again.

However, before she even got out of the curve, she realized that there was no point in accelerating like this.

At the back, after gradually increasing the speed, Xiao Luduo and the winner of the Japanese pillow overtook on the left and right, but no matter whether he accelerated at this time or launched an explosion like in the opening game, it was of no use.

Because even if she has no adaptability and experience in escaping horses, her most basic qualities such as physical control are undoubtedly the best of her generation.

Almost at the moment she was overtaken, she realized that she had accidentally wasted too much unnecessary energy when she was leading the race. No matter what method she used at this time, she would not have enough energy to sprint to the finish line and would not be able to reach full speed.

The domain doesn't work either. This ability can make the body reach its peak condition, but it cannot gain extra physical strength out of thin air.

Moreover, if you are physically weak, not only will it be difficult to concentrate and enter the field, even if you really enter it, you will be exhausted and your condition will decline too much, which will affect tomorrow's training.

...So, this parallel running training...

Is my attempt completely useless...?
Gritting his teeth, staring at the two figures in front of him and the rapidly retreating runway, Xiaolimao felt complicated.

Suddenly, there was another sound of footsteps approaching from behind.

"Hey! Xiaoli, what's wrong with you? Don't you take me seriously? What are you running for this time..."

Almost in the blink of an eye, he caught up with Oguruma's surprised eyes. Tamamo Cross frowned slightly and said in a low growl: "You are like this now, we can't control you..."

"We are about to rush over to fight with the two seniors!"

(End of this chapter)