Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 365 What do you mean...?
Maruzenski was certainly trying to hint at something. She had come to understand that if she didn't take the initiative to cultivate feelings with someone as dull as Kitahara, she might not get any clear response even if the world ended.

It can even be said that if this kind of personality does not make him understand that he likes such things, even if he expresses his feelings directly, it may be misunderstood as ordinary affection.

"Ah? You like me... Um, thank you very much, Maruzenski, you are also a good horse girl..."

When he thought about confessing his feelings directly to someone he didn't have any romantic feelings for, Maruzenski felt that he could think of a response that was neither a rejection nor a real rejection.

However, because he had no feelings for love, Kitahara was completely indifferent to Maruzen's hints.

"Depend on others..."

After thinking for a while, Kitahara nodded and said, "Actually, I've been thinking about this recently."

When he first heard this, Maruzenski was secretly delighted.

What she wanted was that Beiyuan could try to rely on her, or that she could help him with more things.

But the words she heard next made her feel suffocated all of a sudden.

"In fact, the current competitions and training are much more complicated than before. For example, in the Japan Cup, the impact of this kind of public opinion was something I had neglected before."

Without noticing the subtle change in the expression of the horse girl beside him, Kitahara got out of the car casually and walked towards the college office building, while analyzing the situation on his own.

“Of course, this is also due to the fact that Oguruma and the others’ reputations and achievements are becoming more and more famous and better, but in the final analysis, reputation is a double-edged sword.

“If it is not used properly, it may have a lot of negative impact on the game.

“And this is exactly what I lack right now.

"So I still have a lot to learn. Before that, I still need the help of Komiya-san and the others, as well as Maruzen..."

After walking and talking for a while, Kitahara realized that something was wrong.

After thinking about it, he recalled that he seemed to be the only one who got out of the car just now, and there was no movement at all from the driver's seat.

"What's wrong..."

He turned his head subconsciously and had just asked half a question when Kitahara was surprised to see that Maruzenski, who had just got off the car, seemed a little dissatisfied and slammed the door shut with a force he had never had before.

boom.

The sound of the car door closing was actually not that loud.

But even Kitahara, who doesn't know much about cars, knows that Maruzenski's beloved car, Tachikhan, is a limited edition that is in short supply and no matter who the owner is, he will not close the door so rudely.

Maruzenski usually takes great care of his car, so this behavior is still very abnormal.

However, before Kitahara could express his doubts, Maruzenski's face showed a look of heartache.

As if taking care of a pet, she wiped the car door for a long time before sighing helplessly.

Then he rubbed his face, put on an unusually bright smile, and looked over.

"Well, nothing's wrong, Kitahara-san~"

Although Maruzenski had a smile on his face, his tone was also relaxed.

But inexplicably, Kitahara had a chilling intuition.

Especially after hearing the last few words spoken word by word, this chilling feeling became even more obvious.

It was just his intuition that Kitahara always felt it was best not to ask anything at this moment.

So, with a strange and frightened expression on his face, he deliberately avoided looking at Maruzenski, kept a distance from the horse racing girl, and returned to the academy office.

Maruzenski's sports car only had two seats, so Representative Chiaki and Narita Shirahito rented a car to facilitate handling various affairs in Nagoya.

Compared to her friends, Chiaki's driving skills are average, so after Kitahara and Maruzen arrived at the academy, Chiaki and Shirahito arrived a little later.

During this time, with the intention of avoiding Maruzenski, Kitahara started working before entering the office.

Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi were arranged to train freely, and they were coached by Hosoe Junko and Akashi Tsubaki, and assisted by Oguruma, Super Kobay and Mejiro Altan.

After so much training and so many competitions, the routine basic training can be completely handed over to new trainers, and the horse girls can also complete a lot of tasks independently.

Afterwards, Kitahara and other trainers analyzed the recorded data and the instruments set up on the training ground, and compared and organized them with previous records.

Katsumi Komiyama, Taro Yusuhara and other members of the training team all came to the office one by one after being notified.

After entering the working state, Kitahara gradually forgot about the strangeness of Maruzenski when he got off the car.

When everyone was present, he went straight to the point and began a special meeting on "response to public opinion."

Although it is called "public opinion", it is essentially still a discussion of the game itself.

Judging from the information brought by Representative Chiaki, the negative or targeted reports about Tamamo Cross, Oguruma and others basically came from overseas.

Due to Luduo's symbolic move, there are not many related reports in Japan for the time being, and the overseas news has not been widely circulated in the industry.

When it comes to the pre-match press conference, the Japanese side is unable to effectively restrict overseas journalists and media, and they may be asked all kinds of questions.

Regardless of whether Oguruma's withdrawal from the race was due to cowardice, Tamamo Cross's victory in the Ashugeki duel without a fight, Inariichi's previous performance was relatively not so outstanding, and other related inquiries, it is obvious that they will have some impact on the two horse girls participating in the competition.

In order to avoid facing these difficult problems later, it might be a better choice to mention it to Tamamono Cross and Inari in advance.

These are basically the results of the discussion between Kitahara, Maruzen, Chiaki and others, as well as the suggestions from Luduo and others.

And almost as soon as Kitahara explained the situation in detail, Komiyayama immediately agreed with some eagerness.

"You must tell Xiaoyu first, Brother!"

She stood up from her chair and rushed to the desk in an instant. She put her hands on the edge of the desk, leaned forward, and her cheeks flushed with anxiety. "I actually noticed these news!"

This surprised Kitahara a little, and the others also looked at Komiyayama.

"Because of your influence, I also often look for overseas news."

She continued, “Originally, I only saw one or two reports like the one I just mentioned, and I thought there was no problem.

“But it seems that this is because of President Luduo.

“If there were so many reports about it, then I would definitely be asked about it at the press conference!
"What about Xiaoyu's recent situation, the content of her training, the strategies for this match against the overseas opponents, and why Xiaokuimao, who is also of Ashima descent, didn't participate in the competition? These questions will definitely be asked!
"I must tell her in advance!"

Kitahara had expected Komiyayama to make his statement so quickly.

In his impression, Tamamo Cross holds a very important position in his junior sister's heart. She will consider carefully anything that may cause negative impact.

But on second thought, I felt it was natural.

The reason is precisely because of the psychological status.

Precisely because she cares and values ​​her, her understanding of her own horse girl can be said to be the clearest in the entire Eternal Club, the entire Tresen Academy, and even the entire world.

In this regard, Beiyuan felt that he was not as good as his junior sister.

This is just like how he believed that he was the person who knew Oguruma, Kobayashi, Aldan and the others best. With this level of understanding, even if it seemed a little anxious, since Komiya-san thought he could talk directly with Tamamo Cross, there would be no problem.

"In this case……"

Seeing that after Komiyayama finished speaking anxiously, he looked at him with sharp eyes and some expectation in his eyes, Kitahara subconsciously wanted to open his mouth and give some suggestions.

But for no reason, he subconsciously glanced at Maruzenski with his eyes, and suddenly remembered what the horse racing girl said in the car: try to rely on others.

Kitahara actually had no idea what it meant to depend on others.

Whether he was studying alone in Japan, running a society and a horse racing club after graduation, or currently working as a trainer, he has come this far alone.

If you encounter difficulties, find ways to solve them yourself. If you cannot solve them for the time being, wait until you grow up. If you still cannot solve them after you grow up, then wait until the time comes.

He did not rely on the memory of others.

But at this moment, looking at Komiya's expectant and bright eyes, he suddenly hesitated.

He can give advice, but it's still the same as before about how to train and how to play.

He already knew that he didn't understand Uma Musume's emotions very well.

Compared with Oguruma and the others, he did not understand Tamamo Cross's heart as well as Komiyayama, and he was also very clear about this.

In this case, can the suggestions I give really solve the current problem appropriately...?
Or should I wait until I have grown to a certain level in this area before trying to give advice...?
As for how to grow...

For example, try to give the initiative of this matter to my junior sister this time... ?
With so many thoughts in his mind, Kitahara was silent for a long time after he spoke.

Komiya Katsumi was surprised, "Hey? Senior brother, why are you silent? What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I mean..."

After thinking for a few seconds, Kitahara quickly made up his mind, "Xiaoyu's affairs are completely handed over to you."

"Yeah! Okay, then...eh?"

After agreeing instinctively, Xiao Gongshan was even more surprised, "Brother, don't you have anything to say...?"

Not only her, but the rest of the people in the office and Uma Musume also looked at Kitahara with surprise.

Only Maruzenski, after being surprised, had a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Seeing this, Kitahara suddenly realized that he had been able to give others reasonable and useful advice for a long time.

Even outside of training and competition, he has certain experience in business and some trivial matters in life.

In fact, within the club, both the trainers and the horse ladies have become quite dependent on him.

But he understands that he still has a lot of room for growth and there are still many things he cannot do.

For example, the current situation is like the emotional problem of Uma Musume, which is like the "decline in motivation" in the mobile game.

If your "motivation drops" in the mobile game, you can raise it back by choosing the right support card or through some plot options.

But in reality it is definitely not that easy.

And this kind of emotion is not a psychological problem like post-traumatic stress disorder, but more of a way and skill of getting along with others in daily life.

Uma girls are all women, and if you want to boost their motivation or emotions, you must understand their inner thoughts well enough.

But this is exactly what Kitahara is not good at, and it can even be said that he knows nothing about it.

Faced with this situation, there is no doubt that I still need to grow and learn.

In addition to my own growth and learning how to deal with everyday emotions like "loss of motivation" that actually exist in mobile games, my team also has a lot of room for growth.

Today, Yongshi has evolved from a team into a club, and the club's structure has become more and more complex.

Later, with the establishment and improvement of the Youth Cup and Peak Cup events, the club season system will follow step by step, and the construction at that time will be more complicated.

After all, personal abilities are limited. Even if there are 48 hours in a day, he cannot do everything himself. He will be exhausted sooner or later.

It has always been his dream to provide the horse racing ladies with a healthy and stable competition training environment. He does not want the horse racing ladies to suffer as many injuries as those in the parallel world.

But if you achieve this and then end up with problems due to exhaustion, that would be a bit funny.

So, although it seems to be dependent on others, it is actually based on providing more and freer growth space for members other than the club itself.

Just like now, since I am not good at handling certain matters, I will leave them to my junior sister who is more capable.

As the younger sister gains more experience, when similar problems arise in the future, whether it is Komiya-san who solves them or she guides the entire process so that others have sufficient capabilities, it will be a good thing for the club.

So, without any hesitation, Kitahara frankly admitted his shortcomings.

“I don’t know Xiaoyu as well as you, Junior Sister. To be more precise, I have no idea what the horse racing girls are thinking.

"I just have enough experience and ability in training and competition to keep them in good shape through training and tactical arrangements.

“But I have no idea about the impact this media report will have on Xiaoyu and the others.

"So, even if I give suggestions, they are still the arrangements that you know. Perhaps, it is best for you to supplement them."

When saying this, Kitahara felt like he would have to spend quite a bit of time explaining his situation.

After all, whether it was stating his shortcomings so directly or not giving any advice at all, it should be the first time for him and the club. Others might be surprised for a while before they get used to it.

However, he was surprised by the crowd's reaction.

Komiya and the others were indeed surprised at first.

But soon, some of them looked at him strangely for a long time, and then...

Looking at Maruzen...?
What's the meaning……?
Noticing the strange looks from Komiyayama, Kyoko, Chiaki, and Bai Ren, Kitahara was stunned for a moment and was about to ask something when Komiyayama spoke first.

"Ahem, if that's the case, then I'll do what I want."

After coughing loudly, Xiao Gongshan bent his arms and clenched his fists, "Although I'm not sure how to tell Xiaoyu, but don't worry, Senior Brother, leave everything to me!

"This is the first time you've entrusted all your affairs to me. Of course, I'm referring to this matter today. I won't let you down!"

"Ah... um, okay..."

Kitahara had just responded with this, but before he could continue, Yusuhara Taro, who had been silent since the start of this impromptu meeting, spoke up.

"Brother Beiyuan, I originally had some ideas that I wanted to discuss with you."

He said solemnly, “But I found that these things are exactly related to what we discussed today, that is, some of Inari’s… emotions.

“So, I should handle it.

"Of course, if Brother Kitahara has any suggestions, I will definitely listen to them with an open mind."

(End of this chapter)