Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 348 Beiyuan, you are really a good person

To Kitahara, Maruzenski's words made sense, but perhaps the previous impression could not be erased in a short time, so he was still a little hesitant.

"...Could it be like this?" After hesitating for a moment, he asked to himself.

"Well, it seems that even you who seem to be omnipotent can have such difficult times."

Maruzenski said jokingly, and suddenly stood up, "Since you are so unsure about what Oguruma and the others think, why not...

"How about we follow them today?" She had a mischievous smile on her face.

"Huh? Tracking..." Kitahara opened his mouth but didn't respond.

"Yes, you have such doubts now, probably because you don't know your own horse racing girls well enough."

Maruzenski smiled and said, "I'm not looking down on you. With your ability, you must be very clear about the competition abilities of the three of them as well as Xiaoyu and Inari.

“But as a trainer, it seems that you still need to catch up on things other than training and competition.

"Now that you mention it, I have the impression that you have never taken the initiative to take any horse girl out to play?
"So, for you, hanging out with me yesterday...was that the first time?" she asked casually.

"Yeah...it's true."

Kitahara didn’t think too much about it and sighed, “It’s not like I didn’t realize this.

"I mean, spend more time trying to understand their side of the game.

“But it really didn’t happen.

"Come to think of it, in all this time, apart from that trip to Hokkaido when I took Oguruma on a trip... Actually, it can't be considered a trip. A big part of the purpose of going to Hokkaido was because it was special.

"So, if we go out together just for fun, this should be the only time I go with you."

"Oh~ hehe..."

Inadvertently showing his excitement, Maruzenski quickly changed the subject, "Well, what I mean is, since you are worried that Oguruma and the others won't be able to accept giving up the game, why don't you first understand what they are thinking.

“The word ‘tracking’ may sound a little strange… Well, as a trainer, you are also an elder to a certain extent. It’s no problem for you to understand what your horse girl is thinking through some special means.

"After all, it's better for you to take the initiative to observe some of a girl's thoughts."

Of course, Maruzenski had some ulterior motives when he said this.

Since she told her feelings to her girlfriends, Maruzen has gained a lot of "love experience", whether it is useful or not.

Like last night, just like the training camp they had that year, she and the other horse racing girls, Luduo, stayed in the same hotel and chatted for a long time about the topic of love.

Some feelings are still useful.

For example, even if you can usually ignore many things and be open-minded, when it comes to love, you may not be able to perfectly control your emotions.

Just like just now, through intentional or unintentional testing, she realized that this kind of date with herself was indeed the first time for Bei Yuan. Whether it was the testing itself or the excitement after confirmation, they were expressions that she could hardly control.

Another thing is to find a way to discipline Beiyuan, this stupid guy.

After chatting in the room for a while, the horse girls quickly reached a consensus that Kitahara was a straight man through and through.

It's not a derogatory statement. On the contrary, looking back at his past habits, the horse racing girl feels that apart from not being in a relationship, Kitahara's other words and deeds are impeccable.

Although he doesn't look the kind of handsome guy that's one in a million, his body is pretty good for a trainer who needs to exercise long-term.

His work attitude is also very serious, even too serious.

As long as it involves the training and competition of horse girls, if eating and sleeping are necessary, it doesn't seem unimaginable that this person would rather not eat or sleep.

I don’t have any other hobbies outside of work. If I have to say, following the news about Uma Musume and watching the games are barely enough.

That is inseparable from work.

This kind of work and life also means that he doesn't have any bad habits.

All in all, he is a very reliable person.

So, if we really want to say that the evaluation of "straight man" has any derogatory meaning, in Kitahara's case it should only be about love.

He had absolutely no idea what the horse racing ladies were thinking, especially when it came to love and relationships.

For this kind of personality, the advice of number one love expert Mejiro Takamine is that if you don't want to take any risks, it is best to guide the other person to become interested in you.

Once this is achieved, with this kind of person's ability to act, he or she will probably be quite proactive in love without anyone saying or hinting at anything.

As for the specific examples, although none of them are directly related to love, after all, Kitahara's resume is relatively clear to the student council's horse racing girls, who have never been in love before.

But judging from the fact that he took the initiative to write songs in the Western European Fantasy Restaurant, he still does some romantic things.

It's just that he himself probably doesn't think so.

Maruzenski still agrees with these ideas and suggestions.

There seemed to be nothing she could do even if she disagreed, as she had no experience in love anyway.

So, what he said seemed to be asking Kitahara to pay more attention to Oguruma and the others, and take the initiative to understand their thoughts.

In fact, what Maruzenski hoped was that this person would pay attention to him and take the initiative to understand him.

Of course, Kitahara wouldn't understand this now.

"Hmm... sounds like a good idea."

After thinking for a while, Kitahara nodded gratefully to Maruzenski and touched his chin, "But, if we really want to follow them, we need to know where Oguruma and the others are going to play..."

Having said that, he decided to ask White Pearl.

"As for them, they plan to go to Suzuka Circuit today."

Seeing that Kitahara was going to follow his own ideas, Maruzenski's eyes lit up, "In fact, they came to ask me before they went out to play.

“As for me, you should know that Kitahara still likes racing.

“So I suggested that they go to Suzuka Circuit.

"It's not that far anyway, and I came to Nagoya to go there, but I didn't feel well yesterday."

When he said this, Maruzen blushed slightly and looked a little worried.

She wasn't feeling uncomfortable, so she was just saying it for the date.

And during the entire date, she didn't show any discomfort.

If Kitahara thought about it a little more carefully at this moment, he would actually find that something was wrong, which was exactly what Maruzen was a little worried about.

However, Kitahara didn't think in that direction at all.

"Suzuka Circuit, that's not far away."

Kitahara pondered, "I remember that the straight-line distance from Kasamatsu to there was only about 60 kilometers.

“But if you want to get there, there’s no direct Shinkansen here, so you have to transfer.

"Then let's go now. If we're late, we might have to wait for the next flight."

"Don't worry, my Ta-chan has already completed the vehicle inspection. I asked the garage to send it to me last night. Judging by the time, it should be arriving at a nearby parking lot soon."

Maruzenski smiled and said, “Let’s go over there now.

"By the way, it sounds like you, Kitahara, are quite familiar with the Suzuka Circuit."

"Ah? Ah, because you said you wanted to go out and play, so I did some homework beforehand, but to say I'm familiar with it, actually..." He explained subconsciously, and was about to continue, but seeing Maruzenski's dazed expression, Kitahara was also stunned, "What's wrong...?"

"Ah...nothing."

Shaking his head slightly, Maruzenski smiled and said, "Then let's go."

Things like feelings are very subtle.

For example, now, even though he knew that Kitahara was talking about doing homework simply because he was a serious person, Maruzenski still couldn't help but imagine whether this was prepared specifically for him.

With this thought in mind, he left Oguruma's house, drove his red Lamborghini to a nearby parking lot, and then to the Suzuka Circuit.

Throughout the whole process, a feeling of secret joy kept lingering in the heart of the horse racing girl.

Kitahara was slightly aware of this secret joy, but he didn't know why, and after getting on the bus, his mind quickly turned to Oguruma and the others.

The conversation continued until we reached the entrance of the racetrack.

The Suzuka Circuit is one of the earliest F1 circuits in Japan. It hosted the F1 Japanese Grand Prix in the year it was founded, and later established other events, such as the 8-hour endurance race.

The entire venue can accommodate more than 15 spectators. Together with the amusement park, restaurant and other facilities, the area it occupies is not small, and is similar to that of major horse racing stadiums in central Taiwan.

In this era, car racing has gradually become popular. Even if there are no racing events on this day, there are still many people coming here to play or practice driving.

On the way here, Kitahara had been chatting with Maruzenski about Oguruma and the others, such as how he met them, their training and competitions, and how they got along in life.

But when he entered the racetrack, he realized one thing.

"By the way, Maruzen..."

Looking at the cars speeding by on the track from afar, listening to the friction of the tires and the hum of the engines, Kitahara hesitated and said, "Oguruma and the others are here to play... They are not old enough to get a driver's license, right?
"Come here to play... Do they want to come here for sightseeing?"

"Well, when I heard that, I knew that you, Kitahara, haven't done enough work on racing."

Raising a finger and shaking it in front of him, Maruzenski blinked and laughed, "According to the law, both humans and horse girls have to wait until they are 18 years old to get a driver's license, so of course Oguruma and the others can't get one now.

"But, you can play go-kart as young as 4 or 5 years old."

"Four or five?"

Kitahara was surprised, "So small?"

"It's not small anymore, but if you really want to say it, it's a kiddie go-kart."

Maruzenski explained, “In addition to children’s karts, there are also karts for teenagers and adults.

“Generally speaking, major racing clubs basically treat karting events as F1 qualifiers, and children who achieve excellent results in karting competitions will easily be valued by the clubs.

“There are many similarities between racing and Uma Musume, such as training from a young age.

“Horse racing girls need to be exposed to certain training and competitions from a young age so that they can have better development in the future, so Tresen Primary School will add some related courses.

“It’s the same with racing cars, which is why go-karting is open to such young children.”

When talking about racing, Maruzenski knows everything about it, just like he knows everything about race walking.

Kitahara couldn't help but smile and said, "If that's the case, maybe it's a good idea for retired horse girls, or horse girls who lack the talent for racewalking, to become racers."

"Hmm? Kitahara, why do you think that?"

Maruzenski was stunned for a moment, “You should know that our physical fitness is much stronger than that of humans, and we are naturally sensitive to speed, so our level of control over racing cars is generally very high.

“Being a racing driver would be like cheating.

"For example, I have never lost a race here."

“So, it can be directly organized into a racing competition for horse racing girls, just like the Shining Series.”

Kitahara smiled casually, then his eyes flashed with emotion, "Although I have always hoped that all horse girls can show themselves on the stage of their dreams, I have also been working towards this direction.

“But I’m not just fantasizing.

“I know that things don’t go as planned, and even if I work hard my whole life, I can’t make all the horse racing girls go to the racetrack.

“There are people who dream of running on a track, but because of congenital defects or lack of talent, they really can’t set foot on the track.

“Some will have to retire due to injuries.

“But even for horse girls like these, I want them to have the opportunity to feel the speed of the wind.

“So, being a racing driver is actually a supplement to a dream that one has to fulfill.”

With emotion, Kitahara walked slowly with Maruzenski, scanning the court, and suddenly felt that there seemed to be no one beside him.

He stopped unexpectedly and turned around, only to find Maruzenski standing a few steps behind him, staring at him blankly.

"…What's wrong?" Kitahara was a little confused.

"Ah...nothing."

Coming back to his senses, Maruzenski shook his head and smiled, "If I must say something...

"Kitahara, you are really a good person.

"I think, to be able to love Uma Musume to this extent... huh? What's wrong?" She saw the struggle on Kitahara's face.

"……nothing."

In this timeline, there is no such thing as the "nice guy card", and even though Kitahara has no experience in love, he knows that this means rejection, and he was a little embarrassed for a moment.

Then he coughed dryly and looked around, "Anyway, let's look for Xiao Limao and the others first..."

Not sure what Kitahara was thinking, Maruzenski tilted his head and didn’t think about it, “Yeah, okay.

"I had suggested that they try go-karting before, and for beginners...

"Oh yes, it's over there."

She smiled and pointed into the distance. Beiyuan looked over there and saw a smaller track.

Next to the track was a place similar to the lounge at the Uma Musume racing stadium, and there seemed to be a lot of people gathered there.

"Over there...could it be Oguruma and the others?" Kitahara suddenly had an idea.

“It’s possible,” Maruzenski also thought, “They are all dressed normally today, and now they are very famous because of the classic game, so they may be recognized by fans.

"Then let's go check it out before the fans get too enthusiastic."

She smiled, pretended to be unintentional, took Kitahara's wrist and walked towards the kart lounge.

At first, Kitahara was a little uncomfortable with such physical contact.

As a trainer, especially an older male trainer, Tresen Academy has quite a lot of rules, the purpose of which is to maintain discipline and avoid conflicts.

With such rules, Kitahara naturally held himself to strict standards, and over time, he also applied the same rule to all the horse racing ladies.

But soon, his attention was drawn to the crowd in the lounge.

To be precise, it was in the middle of the crowd, with a sound of gnashing of teeth and resentment.

"Hey! Can you three relax a little when driving? Why are you holding on to the steering wheel so tightly? Do you want to take it home?

“Also, you won’t go when the light is red, you won’t go when the light is green, and you won’t go when the color you like isn’t on it or something like that?
"I'm just a karting coach. I haven't offended anyone. You are all big Umamusume stars. You don't want to die with a small person like me, do you?!"

(End of this chapter)