Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 352 Secret Training
Kitahara's news surprised Maruzenski a little. She had never expected that those horse racing ladies overseas would plan to organize a competition so quickly.

Regarding the planning of this part, the Student Union has discussed it many times before, and has also held meetings with the Board of Directors and the URA Association to discuss it.

The idea of ​​all parties is to first implement the event plan set at the beginning of the year, and then make unified arrangements for various events at the annual meeting at the beginning of next year.

It now seems that our friends overseas are more anxious than those in Japan.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn’t seem that difficult to understand.

The primary purpose of those European and American horse racing girls coming to Japan is obviously for the upcoming Japan Cup.

Kitahara's experience of taking his horse racing girls abroad twice not only improved their level and broadened their horizons, but also made Europe and the United States notice the strength of Japanese horse racing girls, which was different from their impression.

For horse racing girls in Europe and America, the strength of the group of players in the classic year alone arouses their interest to a greater extent.

The subsequent Thanksgiving Cup, or the Youth Cup in the planning concept of Kitahara and Japan, is what the horse racing girls are most interested in.

As horse racing girls, they also want to expand the competition and have more opportunities to compete.

The key to the problem then lies in the dominance.

Excluding the ongoing Youth Cup series, Japan currently only has the Shining Series.

This series of competitions is set in accordance with European and American rules and procedures. There is a clear gap in the level of many aspects compared with the other sides.

This is the influence of dominance. If the Shining event was first initiated by Japan, many situations would probably be different.

The horse racing girls from other countries are obviously aware of this, so when they took the initiative to mention organizing the Peak Cup, they may have taken this into consideration.

Maruzenski usually doesn't get involved in this kind of things in the student union, and most of them are handled by Ludo Symbol, who is more proficient in it.

But that doesn't mean she doesn't know what's going on inside.

So, after looking at the message and thinking for a while, she subconsciously wanted to call Beiyuan to find out the situation and remind him to pay attention to the details.

She remembered that Luduo had commented that Beiyuan had no defenses against horse racing girls, so he was inevitably too "generous" when handling these matters.

After a second thought, I gave up the idea.

On the one hand, Maruzen felt that he still had to bring three juniors with him, so even if he had to consider the other side's affairs, he had to prioritize them.

It is not in line with her character and work principles to do another task before finishing the task at hand.

On the other hand, judging from the information, Beiyuan is currently having a video conference with Luduo and others.

Well, with Luduo around, nothing will go wrong.

After thinking for a while, Maruzenski quickly made a decision.

As if nothing had happened, he remained calm and continued to experience racing with Xiaolimao and the others.

During this time and at lunch, when the three juniors asked Beiyuan, she just said that Beiyuan suddenly had something to do and borrowed an office here to busy himself.

It was obvious that Oguruma and the others were already used to the fact that "Kitahara is busy". When they heard this, they immediately returned their attention to the racing and did not ask any more questions.

Of course, it is also because after they felt the speed of racing cars, they became more and more interested in it.

In short, it was not until the racing track closed at night that Maruzenski took Oguruma and the others to meet Kitahara, who was borrowing the office at the racing track.

At this moment, Kitahara was not holding any video conference, and the meeting seemed to have ended.

He was sorting out some tables in front of the computer screen, occasionally opening some Uma Musume-related web pages and sending and receiving some messages on the chat software on the computer.

Kitahara didn't hear the knock on the office door. It was only when Maruzenski and the others approached that he suddenly turned around.

"Why are you here... Oh, the racetrack is closed, right?"

He asked in surprise, turned his head to look out the office window, and found that the sky was a little gloomy. Kitahara took a deep breath, stood up, stretched, and smiled apologetically.

"Sorry, we were supposed to go to the racetrack together today, but I ended up being busy with work here..."

Scratching his head, he thought for a while and said, "How about this, to express my apology, I will take you guys out for a delicious meal later.

"My treat."

Upon hearing the words "treat", Oguruma was the first to get excited, but this time she didn't talk about what to eat or how much to eat.

"Oh! It's okay, Kitahara."

Xiao Limao nodded and said, "You are just like this, you get busy as soon as you say you are busy.

"But you don't need to apologize or anything, because we had a lot of fun today.

"Besides, it seems like I have a lot of ideas when I race with Maruzen, which should be very useful in the race!"

Seeing that Oguruma and the others didn't seem to blame him, Kitahara secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"A lot of ideas? Then we can talk about them while we eat."

There are places to dine inside and near the Suzuka Circuit, but at Maruzenski's suggestion, dinner was booked in Nagoya.

Maruzenski's sports car was a two-seater and could not accommodate Kitahara and the three horse girls, so he rented an ordinary car at the racetrack.

Although he had told Bai Baozhi that he would go out to play before leaving, Beiyuan still reported to Bai Baozhi when renting the car to avoid worrying the mother.

While driving to Nagoya, Maruzenski, who was in the driver's seat, took the opportunity to talk to Kitahara next to him about the video call.

"I have already talked to Oguruma and the other two about giving up the Japan Cup. They have their own ideas and agree with it."

After briefly explaining the content of the conversation during the race to Kitahara, Maruzenski continued, “Let’s talk about this separately later.

"Now……

"Is there any work on Luduo's side that needs your assistance?"

She was quite clear about her good friend's working habits.

The video conference is definitely not just for notifications, most of the time there are things that need Beiyuan to do.

In terms of racing, Kitahara was a little surprised.

He didn't expect that Maruzenski guessed what he was thinking and completed what he wanted to do ahead of time.

What he originally thought was that by feeling the speed of drag racing, Oguruma would have a deeper understanding of race walking and could apply it smoothly in the competition.

He doesn't know much about racing, but from the perspective of race walking training, this idea of ​​learning from others' experience can perhaps be promoted.

If you want to promote it, you must try it in advance.

Just like the training in the wind tunnel equipment.

In his plan, he had originally intended to consult with Maruzenski about matters related to racing and then make further arrangements, which was to let Oguruma and the others experience it.

Now that Maruzenski has taken the initiative and completed this step ahead of time, he can then directly ask Oguruma and the others for their ideas. By combining the similarities between race walking and racing, he may be able to find new training ideas and competition methods.

"Thank you very much, Maruzen, this is really a great help." After expressing his sincere gratitude, Kitahara pondered for a moment without noticing the fleeting smile on Maruzenski's lips.

"With your help in arranging the training for Xiaolimao and the other two, many things will be much easier in the future.

"So, I'm planning to trouble you to take care of Oguruma and the others in Nagoya for a day or a few days. I'll go back to Tokyo to take care of bringing Tama and the others here and some other things."

Originally, when Maruzenski heard that he was asked to take care of Oguruma and the others, he felt a little disappointed.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to do these things. She still likes these three juniors very much and is happy to help Beiyuan. She has often done these things in the past.

What made her disappointed was that she had felt that after the Chrysanthemum Award, Beiyuan could at least rest for several days, or even a week.

In this way, I can find more opportunities and go on a few more dates.

If you spend more time together alone, your relationship with your partner will develop in unexpectedly good ways.

But now it seems that this workaholic has no chance of resting, and my idea has been shattered.

However, this loss came and went quickly.

Maruzenski is not a person who doesn't know the seriousness of the matter.

Compared to one's own feelings, the development of the entire Uma Musume industry is more important both publicly and privately.

Giving more horse girls more opportunities to compete is not only Kitahara's dream, but also what she has always hoped for.

She herself also longs for a competition like the Peak Cup and to prove her strength to the world in such a competition.

The one who can really drive all of this, or the one who plays a crucial role in prayer, is Kitahara.

She also quickly discovered that Beiyuan's statement was somewhat different from what she had imagined.

She originally thought that this trainer would be going to Tokyo for a long time, which made her feel a little disappointed.

Now that I have calmed down, I realized that they meant I would only be gone for a few days, or even just one or two days.

Moreover, the meaning of those words seemed to be to bring Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi to Nagoya as well.

This was a little beyond Maruzenski's expectations. After thinking about it, she asked with some uncertainty.

"Tama... Kitahara, do you mean to bring Tama and Inari to Nagoya?"

After thinking for a while, she asked again, "Is this the result of your discussion with Lu Duo?"

"Yeah, that's right."

Kitahara didn't hesitate, "For this year's Japan Cup, Eisei's original plan was to have Oguruma and the other five active horse girls participate.

"But plans cannot keep up with changes. Given the current physical condition of Oguri, Kobayashi and Aldan, if they insist on participating in the Japan Cup, they will inevitably suffer physical problems due to consecutive battles.

"The intensity of this Japan Cup is obviously higher than in the past.

"So, the only ones who can participate in the competition are Xiaoyu and Inari."

While explaining the situation, Kitahara was also watching the expressions of the horse racing ladies in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

While they were talking about other topics, the three horse racing girls at the back were excitedly sharing their experiences at the racetrack today.

Now that they heard about the Japan Cup and the subsequent training and competition arrangements, the three of them shifted their attention.

However, it seemed that they were only interested in the upcoming Japan Cup and did not show any regrets or worries. Kitahara couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

So, although I don’t know how Maruzen explained this to them, and how they accepted it, it was a great help anyway…

Thinking secretly, Kitahara looked at Maruzenski gratefully through the rearview mirror and continued, "Then the entire preparation strategy must be adjusted.

"If they follow the original plan, they will practice the tactics they tried in the Thanksgiving Cup in the next period of time, that is, cooperate with each other and give full play to their respective advantages.

“Only Xiaoyu and Inari are left. Whether it’s to cooperate with this matter itself or other alternative ideas, we have to make new arrangements.

"And using some ideas from racing cars is obviously a good alternative, so I plan to have them come to Nagoya and use the training grounds of Teresen College and the Suzuka Circuit for some special training."

At this point, Kitahara was silent for a moment before continuing, "More importantly, staying away from Tokyo can prevent our overseas opponents from knowing too much about their running tactics."

Maruzenski was surprised.

She originally thought that Kitahara would have no reservations about Uma Musume, just as Luduo said.

But now it seems that the trainer seems to have come to his senses and realized that some things should not be so "generous" and should be selectively retained.

"...So what you mean is that you want to give Tama and Inari secret special training?" Maruzenski asked tentatively.

"You can say that."

Kitahara said directly: "Using the technology of racing to conduct race walking is an unprecedented idea in itself.

“If it weren’t for Oguruma accidentally proving the feasibility of this idea, I’m afraid no one would have thought of it.

"Since we discovered it first, there is no reason not to give our opponents in the Japan Cup a 'surprise' during the game.

"And this may be the key for them to win the Japan Cup."

"If you say so..."

Maruzenski hesitated, "It seems that you attach great importance to the overseas horse racing girls in this Japan Cup?"

Kitahara also hesitated, and finally nodded heavily.

“Yes, I value every one of them.

"Tony Bianca and Moonlight Madness are the two opponents. Xiaoyu and Inari have played against them before in the Yesen Arena. They are more familiar with each other's running tactics.

“Plus, these two European horse racing girls came to Japan on the day of the autumn viewing, so it is hard to guarantee that they will not refer to the recent competitions and training of Tama and Inari and conduct targeted special training on the corresponding venues.

“As for New Zealand’s Ellis Glory, how should I put it? Japan has always known very little about the running style of Australian horse girls, which is a bit of an advantage and disadvantage. We need to arrange special training for her.

“The other horse girls, Michelle Baby, Falcon Eagle, Shirley Sky, and the payment manager, each have their own difficulties.

“For example, with Michelle Baby, her physique is a problem.

"If you look at the photo, you will know that she is 1 meters tall, almost 95 meters tall.

"Xiaoyu and Inari, one is 1 meters tall and the other is 4 meters tall. They are like children in front of each other. Even though they started special training in collisions after returning from Europe, they still have to avoid getting into the rhythm of the opponent as much as possible.

"In short, regardless of the other Japanese horse girls participating in the competition, just considering these overseas opponents, in my opinion, Tama and Inari still need targeted special training, or even secret special training."

Such words clearly revealed that they had done their homework in advance. From the convinced and matter-of-fact expressions of Maruzenski and Oguruma, it can be seen that they trust and feel at ease in Kitahara who made this analysis.

But only Kitahara himself knew that he did not say all his considerations.

(End of this chapter)