Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 358: Design of the Peak Cup
"If I make adjustments..."

Maruzenski quickly smiled and said, “Then we should move on to the next step, which is to replace some pilots to assist in the training of Xiaoyu and Inari.

"My driving skills are actually a bit beyond the standard for the two of them.

"Beiyuan, you also said at the beginning that I came to lead the training, mainly to let them experience stronger impact changes and initially adapt.

"After that, considering the actual situation of the Japan Cup, the level of ordinary truck drivers is enough to train them."

Kitahara knew this was true.

In international competitions such as the Japan Cup, the competition is indeed very intense, but it does not require training at the level of Maruzenski throughout the entire process.

Maruzenski's driving skills are at a professional level. If he participates in a highly professional event, such as F1, he may not be able to win the championship due to lack of corresponding training.

But in general level competitions, such as regional rallies, it would be no problem for this horse racing girl to win a championship, or to finish first on behalf of the team.

This level of ability is actually a waste of talent to drive a truck to assist in training.

Therefore, the plan from the beginning was that after she had confirmed the feeling of the stronger impact force with Tamamo Cross and Inari, she could then change the driver for training.

As for drivers, Tresen College already has its own full-time drivers, and it has entrusted Nagoya College to conduct some work negotiations. There is no problem in seconding two of them.

In addition to this aspect of training, Maruzenski withdrew from the subsequent part of the truck training because she also had to train herself.

This time, the Japan Cup, or the overall schedule of the match day, is similar to usual.

However, at the suggestion of Uma Musume overseas, the URA Association has intended to adjust the specific events and add a "friendly match" to the last game on the day of the competition.

Although it is called a friendly match, the entry conditions include "limited to retired players of the Shining Series", "selection for champions", "special physical examination" and other conditions. Anyone who knows Uma Musume knows that the specifications, intensity and scene of this match are actually better than the Japan Cup.

This is actually the "Peak Cup" project proposal submitted by Kitahara before.

Moreover, some sufficiently professional industry insiders and trainers are quite clear about the “special physical examination”.

The so-called "special" refers to whether one can enter the domain state, or even regard this state as a normal state.

To the outside world, the field is generally a rarely mentioned topic.

But in the professional field, this has become one of the default standards for distinguishing the strength of horse girls, and it is also one of the safety guarantees.

Under various restrictions, there is no doubt that the players participating in this "Peak Cup Friendly Match" will all be the most powerful horse girls from various countries at the moment.

Although the specific competition process, distance, list of players, etc. have not yet been determined, it is certain that in Japan, horse racing girls of Maruzenski's level will definitely prepare for it.

Maruzenski has been training at the Eternal Club for a long time. As it has not yet been confirmed that the Summit Cup requires the same "trainer system" as the Shining Series, it is natural for her to accept Kitahara's training.

However, in Kitahara's own opinion, for a horse girl of Maruzenski's strength, he doesn't actually need to interfere with the routine training.

Not only had she received a considerable degree of training during her service, she was also talented enough to clearly understand the key points of routine training.

Therefore, when facing Maruzenski, Kitahara felt that rather than guiding his opponent in training, it would be more like assisting or discussing specific tactics with him.

So, after hearing Maruzenski's evaluation of the training of Tamamo Cross and the others, Kitahara nodded, hurried to sort out the training data, and looked at the horse girl.

"In this case, Xiaoyu and the other two don't have to worry too much for the time being."

Kitahara pondered, "Then, regarding the next match in the Japan Cup, Maruzen, you..."

“I’m not in a hurry.”

Immediately understanding what Kitahara wanted to say, Maruzen interrupted with an abnormal smile, “Although I have been retired for many years, I still maintain the training habits when I was in service.

“It’s not just me, Luduo and the others are like this too.

“Basically, we still take out some time every day to run and do a lot of basic self-training.

“In addition, during this period of time, everyone has gradually increased the intensity of their training and has adapted to it, so Kitahara, you don’t have to worry too much about regular training.

"Once the details of the Peak Cup are finalized and we see the situation of our opponents, it won't be too late for us to discuss tactical arrangements."

What Maruzenski said was basically Kitahara's judgment.

But what happened next was a little beyond Kitahara's expectations.

“So, rather than on my side, I think we should help Tama and Inari to make up for some things completely.

"Or to be more precise, a little flaw."

What Maruzenski didn't know was that her judgment on Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi was exactly the same as that of Tony Bianca and the others.

This is not something surprising. For the top horse racing ladies, especially those with experience, it is not difficult to see the problems in the younger generation.

Although Maruzenski seems to have participated in very few competitions, his opponents were all classic and high-prize-level horse racing girls of that time.

Currently in Treson Academy, apart from a few others such as Akikawa Yayoi and Suruga Tezuna, she has the most qualifications and experience and has seen many situations of the younger generations.

As for Toni Bianca, this horse girl debuted a year earlier than Tamamo Cross. She has experienced more competitions and faced stronger opponents. Similarly, she has also met many juniors inside and outside the academy.

In this way, the horse girls on both sides can naturally see some situations of Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi.

"Defects..."

After repeating Maruzenski's words, Kitahara fell silent.

"Why, Beiyuan, are you going to tell me that you didn't notice it?"

With a half-smile on his face, Maruzenski looked at Kitahara playfully, "This is not like you."

"It's not that I didn't notice it, it's just..."

Hearing the joking tone in Maruzen's voice, Kitahara twitched his lips and glanced at the two horse girls on the other side without leaving a trace.

After a full day of training, Tamamo Cross and Inari Hajime both looked a little tired.

The trainers of both of them naturally assisted in the relaxation work.

Oguruma, Xiaohaiwan and Aldan, who had no competitions in the short term, also helped by passing towels and water.

Seeing that no one noticed him, Kitahara sighed softly.

“It’s just that I’m not sure if what I’m feeling is right.

“Perhaps, in your opinion, Maruzen, or in the opinion of many people, I know a lot about Uma Musume.

“Actually, it’s not.

"I am the type of person who... how should I put it? I think I have a lot of experience in training and competition, so it's hard for me to have any problems.

“But I don’t really know what you’re thinking.

"And the flaws you mentioned about Xiaoyu and Inari, I think, should be some mental problems." "I have some feeling, but I'm not sure.

"so……"

"Well, so you really don't understand us. I mean, our relationship."

Maruzenski smiled as if he was joking casually, "But your guess is still correct. Xiaoyu and Inari now have no major problems in training and basic abilities.

“All that’s left is to persevere day by day.

"But mentally, if they aim to win the Japan Cup, what about them..."

Maruzen looked at Tamamo Cross and Inari thoughtfully and chuckled, "We still need to make more progress.

"How should I put it? This may be the trouble of growing up."

Hearing this, Kitahara thought that Maruzen would point out the problems of Tamamo Juji and Inari Ichi, and even provide solutions or ideas for solutions.

But unexpectedly, the horse racing girl suddenly changed the subject and talked about something else.

"It just so happens that the time is almost up now. Are you free to accompany me to the station now?"

"station?"

Kitahara was totally unprepared for this topic, and asked, "What are you going to the station for?"

"Please pick up Qianming and Bairen. Oh, by the way, they are also temporary arrangements. Luduo probably hasn't had time to tell you yet."

Maruzenski was stunned for a moment, then smiled and explained, “The student union has been very busy lately.

“In addition to the fact that there are more competitions in the autumn and winter seasons, it is also because the Japan Cup and the Peak Cup require a lot of things to deal with.

“In addition to training together every day, I also have to take time to handle some work remotely.

“Of course, the situation of the two key players, Xiaoyu and Inari, is also one of my responsibilities.

"It's just that if I'm in Nagoya, the pressure on Luduo and the others will be a little greater, so Qianming will take Bai Ren, the student union internship, around like this."

As Maruzenski said, Rudo symbolizes the work of the student union over there, which is quite busy at the moment.

We took advantage of the time after the chrysanthemum viewing and our good friend’s “love affair” to sneak out of our busy schedule and come to Nagoya as a team. It was basically a rare break for the student union.

A few days later, Luduo and his colleagues returned to Tokyo and resumed their work.

During this period, Kitahara also went to Tokyo to bring Tamamo Cross and others to Nagoya for special training, as well as to arrange public events, so he was familiar with the situation there.

"It sounds like your student union is very busy. In that case..."

With a wry smile, Kitahara was about to ask if they would have no time to train during the Peak Cup, but Maruzenski smiled and spoke first.

"Okay, now that I've told you about the Peak Cup, don't worry about it. We know what's going on."

The horse girl smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Besides, if it was a normal matter, Qian Ming wouldn't have to come here by herself, let alone bring Bai Ren, the student union intern, here.

"So, maybe they already have a detailed design for the Peak Cup, and that's why they came here directly to confirm it with you, the initiator."

Kitahara's spirits lifted.

In a sense, an event like the Peak Cup is just a name.

In the original game, there is also a script called "Peak Cup", but it is completely different from his current conception.

The entire core of the game's peak cup is "frequent competitions".

In terms of the development of horse girls, the basic numerical training is still the type of the previous script, but the original growth plot of horse girls has been replaced by competitions, and the specific numerical growth method is also completely linked to the competition.

The basic design idea of ​​the Peak Cup is to obtain attribute values ​​through competitions, obtain tokens through competitions to exchange for props, and then improve the values.

This means that in the 60-round development process, there will often be more than 30 rounds of competition.

It can be said that the actual feeling of the Peak Cup is more intense than the actual battles that exist in reality, which is absolutely impossible to actually happen.

Therefore, Kitahara’s idea was simply to choose the concept of the Peak Cup, that is, to decide the “strongest horse girl” through the final three rounds of competition.

This competition system is not the single-game win-lose system of the Shining Series, but is more like the points system of the International URA Association.

In the specified competitions, winning, ranking, cruising speed, cornering level, three-wave sprint, uphill and downhill, etc. will be used as scoring criteria.

There is not just one game in the entire series. All points will be calculated in the end to determine the final champion of the Peak Cup.

In other words, you may not win the championship in one or several games of the Peak Cup, but if you have the highest score in the entire competition, you can still win the final championship.

Of course, winning a single game will definitely earn you more points, but winning the championship is still the most important thing to strive for.

This design idea will require a lot of time to determine the points, and the events must also be arranged in a unified manner.

This is why Kitahara's plan was proposed very early, but the Japanese URA Association has never officially announced it.

It was not until the overseas players in the Japan Cup proposed it that we decided to make a preliminary attempt on the match day.

In fact, Kitahara believes that this kind of competition idea is more scientific.

Because other types of competitions, such as football, basketball, baseball, and even racing, all have seasons, and they also use a points system and a round-robin system.

In this way, the number of competitions themselves, the opportunities for players to perform, the angles from which fans appreciate, the ideas for commercial operations, and various systems will be more perfect.

The previous Shining Series did not reach this scale, but it does not mean that no one was aware of this.

The bottom line is that Uma Musume’s original competition system has too many limitations.

In the Shining Series alone, only a limited number of horse girls can be decided every year.

Even if we force a points system or a round-robin system, in the end after comparing them, we will find that the ones that stand out are still those horse girls.

It is necessary to expand the event itself, improve the overall physical fitness of the horse racing girls, and strengthen the various guarantees for their professional careers. Only in this way can more and more horse racing girls stand out and the competition system become more and more enriched.

This was Beiyuan’s original dream. Perhaps the dream was just a direction at first, but as he kept moving forward in this direction, this dream has become more and more concrete, and more and more parts of it have been realized.

At this moment, feeling that a crucial step after the Youth Cup is about to be taken, Kitahara can hardly restrain his excitement.

In addition to being excited, he suddenly had a strange feeling.

From today's training, to talking about her own training, to Chiaki's representative, to the Peak Cup, Maruzenski she...

It seems like he can always guess what I'm thinking and what I want to say... ?
With this strange feeling, he couldn't help but look up and down at the horse racing girl next to him.

(End of this chapter)