Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 351: Give up the Japan Cup and fight against the Japan Cup
Oguruma's keenness immediately exceeded Maruzenski's expectations.

She had never expected that this junior who usually looked silly actually had such an accurate intuition.

However, Super Small Bay and Mejiro Aldan seemed to be used to it.

At first, the two of them were stunned by what Oguruma said, but then they nodded with a look of no surprise and began to think about something.

"...Ah, you guessed it right."

Although his thoughts were guessed, Maruzenski did not look embarrassed at all. After a moment of surprise, he quickly laughed.

"It's about the Japan Cup."

There was nothing to hide, and after asking the three juniors about their future plans, she slowly said while driving: "Maybe you can feel it better yourself.

"For the three of you, this Chrysanthemum Contest is the most intense competition since your debut.

"You guys probably don't know the specific physical analysis.

“But like I said just now, even if it’s just a feeling, you should be able to find that your body is already in a very tired state.

"It is basically impossible to participate in the Japan Cup in this state.

"If you insist on participating, it's hard to guarantee that you won't have any health problems...

“No, it should be said that it is almost inevitable that your bodies will be left with unpredictable sequelae due to continuous high-intensity competitions.

"In this case, no matter what plans you have in the future, I'm afraid they will not be realized."

As he spoke, a hint of disappointment appeared in Maruzenski's eyes.

"For you, this is probably more regrettable and more difficult to accept than giving up the Japan Cup.

“After all, there will be the Japan Cup in the future.

"But once the physical condition and strength to participate in and win the Japan Cup are affected, it may not be easy to recover."

She did not express any further regrets.

In her opinion, after experiencing important events like the Classic Triple Crown, as well as a series of large and small events, these three juniors should be clear about the realistic side of being a horse girl.

Winning every race is certainly the wish of all horse girls, but let alone winning the race, just participating smoothly may often be a luxury.

This may not be very obvious in Oguruma and the other two, but it does not prevent them from feeling it from their classmates around them.

For example, the students who were recuperating due to injuries after the Japan Derby, and other similar situations.

This is also the topic that Maruzenski wanted to add to Kitahara's contention.

There are some things that, as a trainer, especially a trainer like Kitahara who expresses his thoughts very directly, are actually inconvenient or you can't think of expressing.

Many times, if the way of expression and communication is not appropriate, even the trainer and his horse girl may accidentally get into a quarrel.

It is true that Uma Musume is innocent and kind, but it is precisely because of this character that her obsession with competitions or other things is sometimes incomprehensible to humans.

Maruzenski has actually seen quite a few normal situations like this.

Whenever such disputes arose, she was the one who would mediate on the student union's side.

Compared to the Ludo symbol who has an overly majestic image to the outside world, she who looks gentle and patient is indeed more suitable for this kind of work.

The way she was talking to Oguruma and the others now was based on her past experiences.

If we just say we're giving up the Japan Cup like Kitahara did, that won't work.

After considering the future, even if you are still young, with this extra step of thinking, you will often become more rational and cautious, and it will be easier to understand and accept some things in the present.

However, Maruzenski did not expect that the three juniors in the car would accept giving up the Japan Cup much faster than he thought.

"As for my physical condition, that's true."

He touched his chin unconsciously, then touched his thigh, and rarely showed a thoughtful expression.

“I discovered something when I went after Kitahara last night. My body didn’t seem to be as comfortable as before.

“I seemed quite tired, and my legs felt a little stiff as soon as I took a step.

"This should be what Maruzen was talking about."

Nodding in self-affirmation, she looked at Maruzenski, "If that's the case, then it would be better not to participate in the Japan Cup.

"After all, it would be a shame if I lost the chance to compete with many powerful horse girls just for a Japan Cup."

……Why?

So easy...

So you accepted it…?
Maruzenski was stunned.

She never expected that the things that both she and Beiyuan were worried about never happened.

Oguri seemed to accept giving up the Japan Cup easily.

It seems like he has no psychological burden at all.

And it wasn't just her. Super Xiaowan and Mejiro Aldan also sounded like they had the same attitude in their next words.

"So you feel the same way, Xiaoli."

Super Bay was thoughtful and touched his thigh, "When I chased you and Beiyuan yesterday, I also felt that my legs were not as flexible as before.

“It’s not just my legs, it’s my whole body.

“How should I put it? It’s as if my muscles and bones are all stuck together, and I feel like I can’t move my legs or arms at all.

“I think it’s because my body has been through too much fatigue from viewing the chrysanthemums.

"If that's the case, then it would be better not to participate in the Japan Cup.

“Although it’s a pity that we can’t fight against the world’s strong players this time, President Maruzen also said that if we force ourselves to play just for this one match, we may not have another chance in the future.”

She suddenly laughed, “For example, the Arima Memorial at the end of the year.

“It might be okay to miss the Japan Cup, but it would be a real pity if I missed the Arima Kinen.

“After all, it is one of the few G1 long distance races.

"I want to show my stronger strength in this match and take gorgeous revenge on Oguri."

Looking straight through the rearview mirror at the little chestnut hat in the passenger seat in front of her, she smiled even more brightly.

"Revenge? Little Bay is really..."

Aldan smiled playfully, then said seriously, "But that's what I thought too.

“Of course it’s not revenge or anything, but more exciting matches than just one game, opportunities to show yourself, I think that’s the most important thing.

“After following Kitahara for so long, I believe in him and believe that he can lead us to participate in more competitions and win more games.

"So, this is what Kitahara wanted President Maruzen to convey, right?"

She looked at Maruzenski.

Maruzenski was silent for a moment. "Yes, that's right."

In an instant, she smiled and nodded, "Or to be more precise, what he wanted to say was to give up the Japan Cup.

"What are your thoughts for the future? That's what I want to ask you."

She wasn't hiding anything.

As the vice president of the Student Union, she has been handling interpersonal relationships between students and between students and outside the school for a long time, and she is very clear about one thing.

That’s a euphemism that works well for humans, but it’s completely inappropriate for Uma Musume.

Horse racing ladies really only understand things literally. If something is said too vaguely or something is concealed, it can easily cause misunderstandings and make many things counterproductive.

"You can probably imagine it, right?"

Maruzen then smiled calmly and said: "If it was Kitahara, I'm afraid he would just tell you bluntly that he gave up the Japan Cup because of his health, data analysis, training and competition, etc.

“It’s not that there’s anything wrong with that statement, nor is it that I don’t intend to talk to you about that.

“After that, he will definitely give you a special analysis.

"But besides those, I thought, maybe there are some other topics that would be better."

There was another moment of silence, and she took a deep breath.

“You have a very good and very good trainer.

“Many people and many horse racing girls may have discovered that many developments in this industry have a lot to do with Kitahara.

“I won’t go into detail, but just talking about the competitions, the Youth Cup that has already been tried, and the Peak Cup that will be launched later, these are things that people in the past and we can hardly imagine.

“But thanks to Kitahara’s efforts, all of them were realized one by one.

“Compared to now and in the past, you will have many more competitions to participate in in the future. At that time, perhaps choosing is more important than considering which competitions you can participate in.

"Here are my thoughts."

When saying these words, Maruzenski himself also realized something.

Perhaps, Kitahara is indeed not a person who is good at expressing himself.

But he must be a down-to-earth person who does more than he talks.

Whether it is the training of his horse girls, preparation for competitions, or planning for industry events, he has achieved a rare level.

It is precisely because of this that the horse racing ladies who have been following him have been deeply influenced without realizing it.

Maruzenski has discovered that compared to his own generation and all the predecessors before him, Oguruma and the others have a significantly different mentality.

They admit that world-class horse girls are very strong, and that horse girls outside of Japan are very strong, but they don't feel that they are invincible like many of their predecessors.

They chose to give up the Japan Cup not because they were afraid of the strength of their opponents.

On the contrary, they are eager for the opportunity to fight against stronger opponents, so they choose to give up once in order to welcome more times.

They also firmly believe that they can win any game, no matter what the final result is or who they are facing.

They have this absolute confidence.

“…So, that’s great.”

Thinking of this, Maruzenski couldn't help muttering to himself.

Oguruma and the others did not hear the mumbling, as they had already started discussing what Maruzen had said before.

"Oh, it is indeed what Kitahara said. I mean, Maruzen just said it."

"Heh... Yeah, our trainers are all good, but they're too direct when it comes to things like this."

"You can't blame him. After all, he is only thinking about the game and training. It's not a bad thing for a trainer like him to speak directly. I think the best trainer is one who doesn't have any messy thoughts."

"Random thoughts? What random thoughts?"

"Uh... well... Xiaoli, you'd better not know about this."

"Well, I think so too..."

The topic of the three horse girls went slightly off topic. Maruzenski noticed it, then chuckled and didn't pay any more attention to it.

After driving for a while and stopping at the entrance, Maruzenski thought about it and asked the staff to change back to his red Lamborghini.

She followed Oguruma and the others here, not only to talk to them about the Japan Cup, but also for another purpose, which she said herself, which was to take them to feel the same speed that Oguruma had felt.

Maruzenski himself feels that the experience of speed is very important, but he did not realize it in the past.

At extreme speeds, everything in your sight will become blurry, but after a certain period of time, you will adapt.

At higher speeds, visual adaptation itself is also very important.

Maruzenski is a top horse girl, so she knows this.

When she talked with classmates and friends in the past, she also found that at different speeds, the racing ladies' feelings, running postures, tactics, running methods, etc. would have obvious differences.

High speed will cause blurred vision. If you fail to adapt on the spot or in advance, you will be afraid instinctively and unconsciously reduce speed.

A horse girl with sufficient talent, such as herself, will quickly adapt even if she speeds up on the spot and finds that many things have changed, and will adjust her state in time so that her whole body can keep up with the speed.

This was not something she felt as clearly when she was in the military, as she took it for granted.

But after retiring, especially after she became interested in racing, she gradually realized that not all horse racing girls can be like this.

Many horse racing girls cannot adapt to her racing speed. Not only racing, but even when their own running speed exceeds a certain range, they will not be able to adapt.

She just noticed this and didn't think about it too much.

But after racing with Oguruma, she found that this junior was not only able to adapt to the various changes caused by high speed in a very short time, but also could perform well in the competition. Only then did she gradually come up with the current idea.

Or try.

Perhaps, when horse girls experience a faster world with the help of various tools, their understanding of speed will change greatly.

This time of drag racing, especially racing with Oguruma and the other three alone, she wanted to try this out.

After trying to complete three drag races, he found that except for Oguruma, Super Little Bay and Mejiro Aldan were both immersed in it, as if they were thinking about the various changes just now. Maruzenski thought about it and decided not to disturb them for the time being.

Then she took out her cell phone and planned to tell Kitahara about this idea.

She still remembered that when Beiyuan first approached her, or when she invited her this time, it was originally related to car racing.

When she unlocked her phone, she found that she had an unread message.

【Kitahara:
Sorry, Maruzen, I borrowed the computer at the racetrack to do some work.

The general situation is that Luduo and Xiaogongshan sent some information

It is said that some overseas horse racing ladies asked if a new event could be added after this year's Japan Cup.

If they agree, it means there may be two "Japan Cups" this year.
I will communicate with them through video conference first (read)]

(End of this chapter)