Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 341: Taking advantage of the romance to express love (6k, happy Children's Day everyone)

Kitahara had no idea what kind of waves his words had caused in Maruzenski's heart.

He simply understood what the achievements of horse girls like Maruzenski meant in the history of URA.

Take the example of a big win.

It can be said that the lack of a big difference does not mean that the horse girls are not strong. For example, Shenzan and Ludo Symbol have never had such a victory in their careers, but no one doubts their strength.

But those horse girls who can make a big difference, especially those who can make a big difference in big prize races, are undoubtedly strong.

Generally speaking, most trainers do not require their horse girls to win by a large margin.

This kind of victory requires extremely good physical fitness. If you fail to reach a certain level, even if you win a game by a large margin, it will inevitably affect the subsequent event arrangements.

Moreover, in the central-level rewards, one horse length can be said to be a decisive advantage. If one wants to show strength, a gap of three or four horse lengths is enough.

In order to preserve strength for subsequent competitions, trainers sometimes arrange tactics to slow down the running pace.

Maruzenski encountered this situation.

In the second competition after her debut, the Fuchu Championship, Maruzenski's trainer at the time misjudged her strength, as well as the strength of her opponent, Ryosu, and gave her a tactical arrangement to control the speed as much as possible to maintain strength.

This tactical arrangement, coupled with the fact that Maruzenshi had just debuted and was inexperienced at the time, led to him over-controlling his speed during the race, and he was overtaken by Lingsu in the final corner.

In the subsequent straight sprint, they fell into a one-on-one duel situation.

Although Maruzenski won by a nose in the end, both the distance of the victory and the one-on-one duel can be said to be unique in Maruzenski's entire competition career.

But just this once.

Lingsu, who lost the second place in this game, fought with Maruzenski several more times afterwards, but she was able to step on the shadow of the "monster". The Fuchu Championship was the first and last time.

The other horse girls didn't even have the chance to step on the shadow.

This way of analyzing Uma Musume cannot just look at how many big prizes she has won or how many G1s she has won.

Instead, we need to consider the game status, opponent strength, finishing time, three-wave data, and other details to truly give an accurate evaluation.

Therefore, when he heard the public comments made by Maruzenski, he quickly understood what those remarks were about and gave such heartfelt praise.

Maruzenski didn't know all of Kitahara's thoughts.

She just felt that many times, the same words would give completely different feelings when heard in different moods.

For example, she knew very well that with Kitahara's abilities, the reason he could say such self-affirming words was probably because of his talent or hard work.

But even if they are all trainers, others may not necessarily praise and evaluate a horse girl as unreservedly, rigorously and objectively as Kitahara does.

And I have always tried my best to do many things for the horse racing ladies.

For Uma Musume, this is an extremely rare thing, and not everyone can achieve this level.

Now, Maruzenski feels that he may have found the meaning of his feelings to himself.

The relationship is still that of friends as before, and Kitahara is praising, evaluating, and doing his best like he is now, which means he treats all the Uma Musume equally.

If we go a step further, that kind of equal treatment should not change, because that's just the kind of person he is.

However, can we expect that, in addition to that kind of equal treatment, there may be a unique kind of praise, evaluation, and best effort that belongs to oneself?

If it is really love, then this possessive desire will be hard to control.

At this moment, Maruzenski finally understood why Mejiro Takamine had said that before.

"Does my name represent the value of the reward?"

Walking casually in the "Wednesday Uma Musume" store and looking at the various small accessories displayed on the shelves, Maruzenski smiled.

"That's something you can really say, Kitahara."

She took off a golden horseshoe hairpin from her head and pointed it at her forehead. She smiled and looked at Beiyuan, "Does this look good?

“I didn’t wear much jewelry before, but nowadays young people seem to like wearing hairpins, bracelets and the like.

"I'm thinking about trying to learn this style of dressing."

"Uh, I feel like Maruzen, you're too..."

Just as he was about to say that Maruzenski was too concerned about whether it was fashionable or not, but after thinking about it, he felt that this statement was a bit offensive, so Kitahara hesitated.

"Ah? What's wrong with me?" Maruzenski said in confusion.

“…I’m a little too concerned with being fashionable.”

However, after thinking for a while, he couldn't think of a more appropriate way to put it, so Kitahara had to honestly say, "Although I, who don't understand fashion trends, may not have a position.

“But my view on this has always been that there is no such thing as fashion that can be caught up.”

"Can't catch up...?"

He asked doubtfully, and put the hairpin back unconsciously. Maruzenski nodded his chin, "It seems... that's the case.

"In order to fit in with the class, I actually put a lot of effort into learning popular slang."

As she spoke, a self-deprecating smile appeared on her face.

“The songs and dances we practiced were the most popular at the time.

“The same is true for the TV shows and movies I watch and the comic novels I buy.

"Later, I didn't have much time to watch it. Now when I watch it occasionally, I find that many of the words used are very old-fashioned... uh..."

Maruzenski was even more embarrassed after accidentally revealing his outdated point in front of Kitahara.

Suddenly, he felt like he had given up and sighed.

"Well, now that it's out...

“Luduo and the others all said that I was fine for normal conversations.

“If you deliberately try to keep up with the latest trends, you may end up using words that were popular many years ago.

"Really? I want to be like everyone else and feel young..."

"But isn't it good now?"

"……Why?"

Looking at Maruzenski's surprised expression, Kitahara could almost feel the struggle of this horse racing girl with fashion and youth. He felt a little amused in his heart, but nodded sincerely on the surface.

“My idea is that Maruzen is pretty good right now.

“If you can’t pursue fashion or trends, then there’s no need to pursue them. And like we just said, there’s no end to these things.

“The movies and novels that are popular now will soon become outdated in a few years, or even within a few years.

"Rather than deliberately pursuing those things, shouldn't it be a better approach to make yourself comfortable and do things according to your truest thoughts?"

Secretly, he felt that he was a bit like a psychological counselor for the horse girl, but then he felt that if he considered it from the perspective of the future Peak Cup, he seemed to have an obligation to counsel Maruzenski. Kitahara then smiled more freely.

“Moreover, rather than being fashionable and trendy, I think that the impression you give to your juniors should be that of a mature and elegant older sister, right?

"In this case, wouldn't it be uncomfortable to deliberately say the same things and do the same things as the younger generations?"

As he said this, seeing that Maruzenski's eyes gradually changed, Kitahara felt that the horse racing girl must have understood what he meant, and his smile became even wider.

"Especially for me personally, I should like you better the way you are now."

Maruzenski didn't know what to say at this moment.

She felt her mind was completely confused.

Maybe I know something, that is, my girlfriends' evaluation of straight men seems to be completely wrong.

Isn't this totally unromantic?

This has nothing to do with being unromantic, right?
Although it's obvious that Kitahara still has the same feeling of saying whatever he thinks as before, but judging from the mood at the moment, it seems that this is not much different from a confession, right?
and so……

How to respond now?!

At this moment, Maruzenski really wanted to call Rudo and the others to seek advice, but because Kitahara was present at the moment, he couldn't find a chance for a while.

On the other hand, the original Love Committee call has already been re-established without the protagonist Maruzenski.

"Yes, I am taking them three to eat right now. I will not let them disturb Kitahara and Maruzen."

In a self-service barbecue restaurant on Osu Shopping Street, still maintaining her disguise and holding a small telescope, Representative Chiaki glanced at the three horse girls beside her.

“It seems that they have completely forgotten why they came out and have completely regarded this trip to Nagoya as a trip.

"So, you guys are not ready yet?
"Do you want me to be a babysitter here all day long?"

In the barbecue restaurant, sitting next to Representative Chiaki are Oguruma, Super Kobayashi and Mejiro Aldan, who are also maintaining their disguises.

In fact, to be precise, only Xiaolimao forgot what she came out for today, and she was the one who was eating heartily.

There were several piles of empty plates on the dining table, all of which were her masterpieces.

Although Super Xiaohaiwan and Mejiro Aldan were also eating, their attention was the same as Representative Qianming's, looking at the opposite street corner.

That was where Kitahara and Maruzenski were hanging out.

"Hmm... I can't see any signs of development at all."

"Yes, judging from the distance, Kitahara and Chairman Maruzen are still as far apart as before."

"Well, at this distance, it would be more accurate to say that we are lovers or friends."

"Alas, our trainers are really useless."

"Oh, yes, it's useless."

The two horse girls sighed in unison and complained about their trainers.

"Ah, ah, ah... Little Bay, Aldan, are you guys talking nonsense...?"

"Uh... Xiaoli, you should just concentrate on eating..."

He looked at the little chestnut hat with amusement, whose cheeks were bulging from eating, and then looked at Representative Qianming with his eyes wide open.

"President Chiaki, it seems like you already knew that President Maruzen was going to date Mr. Kitahara today?"

Representative Qian Ming did not answer immediately, but listened quietly to the response coming from the headphones for a while.

"Don't worry, Qianming. Luduo has already found out which restaurant Beiyuan booked. Xiou Fantasy, if you are free now, you can take my sister and the others there first."

"Hmm? Let Chiaki take Aldan and the others? Won't they be discovered by Maruzen and Kitahara?"

"They followed us all the way without being discovered. It can't be such a coincidence. And they can go to the second floor, where they can overlook the situation in the lobby on the first floor. People in the lobby on the first floor will rarely notice them." "Is that so... Qianming, find a chance to take Aldan and the others over. Luduo, Gao Feng and the others will be there soon."

"Then what about me...?"

"Katsuragi...Have you checked out of the hotel near the racetrack?"

"I'm still refunding it, and I have to pretend to be Luduo and apologize to the store."

“Katsuragi…?!”

"Calm down, Luduo. There's nothing I can do about it. After all, I used your name to book a room before. But if I go to Nagoya to book a room again, I'm afraid I won't have enough time. And I don't want to spend the whole day doing boring things like booking rooms!"

"Don't worry, don't worry... How about this, check out of the room and go to Western Europe to fantasize. Remember, if you go too late, be quiet so as not to be discovered by Maruzen and Kitahara."

"OK, my hide-and-seek...I mean stealth skills are top-notch!"

After confirming that everything was arranged properly with his friend, Qianming looked at Aldan Mejiro with a smile, who had just asked the question, and then looked at Super Little Bay with an expectant look on his face, and Oguruma who was busy eating.

"Dating... I don't know if it counts as such."

Representative Chiaki discussed this with Luduo and the others, and felt that it would be better not to tell anyone about Maruzen's feelings for the time being.

No matter how good the relationship is, liking someone is a private matter after all, so it is better to let Maruzenski handle it himself before making it public.

However, unlike the ignorant Little Chestnut, Aldan and Little Bay clearly have the understanding of relationships that adolescence should have, and simply fooling around will definitely not work.

So after saying this ambiguously, Representative Qian Ming continued vaguely: "But it seems that there seems to be some signs.

"Well, since he's Maruzen's good friend, we must find a way to help him. It just so happens that we have nothing to do today, so we came along."

"us……"

After exchanging a glance with Xiao Wan, Aldan began to ponder, "Could it be that, in addition to President Qian Ming, there are other seniors who care about this matter?"

That's right. Your sister is the most excited one. It seems that the horse girls in your Mejiro family are always more excited than the other when they encounter this kind of thing.

After laughing secretly, Qianming said casually, "That's about it, you will know in a moment.

“So, next we plan to go to their next date location.

"Do you want to come together?"

The purpose of disguising and tracking was to find an opportunity to help his trainer, but he just hadn't found the right opportunity.

Now that they could go to the next date place earlier, Aldan and Xiao Haiwan's eyes lit up and they quickly agreed.

As for Xiaolimao, it seemed like just a change of place to eat, and everyone wanted to go, so he agreed without hesitation.

Kitahara and Maruzenski didn't know that their horse racing girls and girlfriends were already getting ready and had arrived at the place they were going in advance.

They just kept their distance as friends out for a date, strolling around Osu as couples usually do, and came to the Western European Fantasy Restaurant that they had reserved.

Maruzenski's sports car was taken for "vehicle inspection", so he and Kitahara took a taxi together.

We arrived at the restaurant around seven in the evening. Looking through the open door and windows, we saw quite a few customers, most of them sitting in groups of three or four chatting and laughing.

The noise of laughter was not loud, and with the soft lighting, the aroma of food, and the melodious live performance of a Western band, the atmosphere in the restaurant was warm and welcoming.

After taking a quick glance inside the restaurant, Maruzenski wanted to say something else.

"How do you know I'll get carsick if I sit in the passenger seat, Kitahara?"

Walking into the restaurant side by side with Kitahara, she asked in surprise and curiosity.

Kitahara casually mentioned that sitting in the passenger seat would make one feel carsick when they first got in the car, and then he let Maruzenski sit in the back seat.

Maruzenski didn't take it seriously at first, but later he suddenly realized that few people seemed to know about his situation.

Maybe Lu Duo, Gao Feng and others were not very aware of this, because when they went out with these familiar friends, she would either grab the driver's seat or sit directly in the back seat.

So how did Kitahara know?
"Of course because..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Kitahara suddenly realized that this detail was due to his understanding of Maruzenski in the original work.

In reality, this horse racing girl never seemed to have told me this.

"……intuition?"

He rubbed his nose and thought of an explanation that was not an explanation, "I always feel that if you really like racing, you would feel uncomfortable in any position other than the driver's seat?

“The back seat might be better?”

"Then your... intuition is pretty accurate."

Maruzenski smiled and didn't think much about it.

Or, at most, it feels like this is another proof that Kitahara knows himself very well.

Uncontrollably, following this point, she thought of the urge that had arisen unconsciously that day, which was slowly and gradually, to want to monopolize this feeling.

Oh, so, it would be nice if I could still keep in touch with Luduo and the others, so I can ask them for advice...

Sighing to herself, she walked into the restaurant and sat down. She couldn't help but look around.

While shopping, she didn't find a suitable opportunity to resume the call.

Whenever I think of this, Kitahara introduces new and interesting snacks or fun things.

Or rather, along the way, Kitahara took her to see many delicious and fun things, and just when she remembered to ask her friend for advice, her attention was diverted.

So...it's all his fault that he knows too much?

Besides... he probably has no experience dating other girls, right...?
Why are you so skilled...?
Maruzenski suddenly became worried again.

Just when I was feeling subtly complicated, the waiter from the restaurant came over.

Unaware of Maruzenski's thoughts, Kitahara looked at the waiter approaching and was about to say that he had already placed an order for the meal and that it could be served directly.

The waiter took the initiative to hand him and Maruzenski a piece of letter-like paper, and then bowed politely.

“Thank you both for coming today. We are fortunate to have invited several music industry masters tonight, so we have a special event.

"To put it simply, there will be a few simple draws afterwards, and the table numbers drawn can perform some impromptu programs, and we will have a professional band to accompany us."

The waiter bowed toward the band in the middle of the hall, then looked somewhat ambiguously between Kitahara and Maruzenski.

“Of course, if you want to express your love to your female companion in this romantic atmosphere, we welcome you very much.

"This activity is not mandatory, so I would like to seek the opinions of the next two people."

After hearing the waiter's words and looking at the note in his hand, Kitahara shook his head subconsciously.

The content of the note was similar to what the waiter said, and was more detailed.

For example, the music industry celebrities mentioned by the waiter were introduced on the note.

Due to the demand of the URA Association and the Tresen Council for the winner's stage, they often cooperate with the music industry. Kitahara is not unfamiliar with these names and knows that they are indeed top musicians in the industry.

It's not like he's tone-deaf or doesn't understand music at all.

Thanks to the need to guide Oguruma and the others to the winning stage, he still knew the basic knowledge of music theory.

For example, there is nothing wrong with writing some simple musical notation and singing a familiar song with similar accompaniment.

But he felt that the expression of love was a bit subtle. After all, he and Maruzenski were not in the relationship that the waiter thought.

However, just as he shook his head and was about to speak, a happy voice came from the other side.

"No problem."

Looking at Kitahara who was stunned, Maruzenski calmly folded the note in his hand into a very small piece and quietly put it into his pocket.

“It still feels quite interesting.

“It just so happens that I will also be participating in a competition soon, so I will also have to practice for the winner’s stage.

"Then take this opportunity to see if your level has dropped~"

It sounded like she simply wanted to test her singing voice.

Of course this is not the case.

The note she got was completely different from Kitahara's.

You can tell at a glance from the handwriting above that it was written by Representative Qian Ming.

"Promise, and we'll take care of the rest."

With such a simple sentence, she probably understood what her friends wanted to do.

I also remembered that in the text message sent by Representative Qian Ming, there was mentioned that there would be a music event in the restaurant, and "if nothing unexpected" it would definitely mention my place.

At that time, she was choked by Kitahara's straight man remarks, and she deliberately didn't say anything as if she was angry.

At this moment, I am completely out of curiosity.

Although it is clear that no matter how romantic the environment is, it is only the romance that most people understand, and it has nothing to do with Beiyuan.

After spending a day together in a unique way, she had already sensed that the "charm" of this trainer was completely different from that of ordinary people.

But just make yourself feel comfortable.

So, although the possibility is small, but...

What if?
What if he could surprise himself?

You always have to look forward to it.

Besides, Qianming and the others also said that after we agree, we can just leave the rest to them.

Even if there is no surprise, at least it won't turn into a shock.

Thinking of this, and seeing that Kitahara still looked somewhat helpless, Maruzenski couldn't help but speak with a half-joking smile.

"Why, is there something wrong with my thinking, Kitahara?"

"Uh...it's okay, it's okay, it's just...just..."

Kitahara always felt something was odd.

But I can't say what's strange about it.

So after a moment of silence, he rubbed his forehead and nodded to the waiter, "Okay, then we'll join in."

(End of this chapter)