Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 37: Trying to recruit Tamamo Cross (I’m almost ready to recommend it, please read it, thank you very much)

Historically, Oguri participated in the Youth Crown Tournament on October 1987, 10. At the same time, far away at the Hanshin Racecourse, Tamamo Cross also finished the 4th game of his career.

In that game, Tamamo Cross only won third place and had lost five games in a row.

Just listening to this record, it seems that Tamamo Cross can't be compared with Oguruma who is currently winning battles in a row.

In fact, including previous competitions, Tamamo Juzu has won 8 out of 1 games since her debut, and her record is truly beyond words.

But it seemed as if it was fate. After Oguri won the Youth Crown Tournament, Tamamo Cross also reversed his fate on the same day and began to advance rapidly in the central team, winning 8 consecutive victories and becoming the strongest active player at that time.

After Oguri Hat went to the central government, he won 6 games in 6 games, and his first defeat was to Tamamo Cross at the Emperor's Autumn Viewing Competition.

The second showdown between the two horse girls was in the subsequent Japan Cup. That time, Oguruma was third and Tamamo Cross was second, and the former lost again.

The third match was Tamamo Juzu’s retirement match, at the end of the year of the Japan Cup match, Arima Memorial.

That time, Oguruma finally defeated his old enemy and became the strongest Ashima, replacing Tamamo Cross as the strongest active warrior.

That’s right, Tamamo Cross is also an Ash-haired horse girl with long silver-gray hair. Like Oguruma, her enemies couldn’t be more bitter.

Moreover, in the comics, due to the author's ingenious arrangement, after Tamamo Cross lost the eighth game of his career, he took the wrong bus and stopped by Kasamatsu to eat noodles.

While eating noodles, Tamamo Cross accidentally learned about the ongoing Youth Crown Tournament. He ran to watch it and discovered his future nemesis, Oguruma.

By the way, I awakened and won 8 games in a row since then.

It's quite interesting. When Kitahara saw this passage, he thought so because he was familiar with the history of the original horse.

In this world, the loser Tamamo Cross came to Kasamatsu to eat flat noodles. It is likely that he had also met Oguri Hatano, otherwise she would have left Kasamatsu just by eating a bowl of flat noodles, and the boss would not have said that Kitahara and the others would run into each other on the Shinkansen at this time.

Kitahara could even imagine a 1-meter-tall little guy, with his little canine teeth bared, rushing down the Shinkansen, wiping his tears and complaining:

“Ah! We lost the game again! It’s too bad to just go home like this! Anyway, we got on the wrong bus, so we might as well go to Nagoya and eat some noodles!”

He also speaks with a Kansai accent.

After eating the noodles and watching the game, he went to catch the Shinkansen with the same vigorous look.

After confirming Tamamo Cross's identity, Kitahara didn't say anything, but just shrugged and pointed at Rokuhei Ginjiro who was still tilting his head and his ears were erect like a horse girl beside him:
"I'm not sure, but my uncle is a central trainer, he should know."

"Sorry, boss. I'm in a hurry to catch the bus. I won't chat any longer. Your noodles are delicious. I'll come again next time." After saying goodbye, he looked at Ogurumao and Xinxin Guanghui who were already walking over, and left the noodle restaurant with the two of them.

"...Oh, what a pity. I was so busy talking about other things that I forgot to ask my uncle about training," Kitahara thought to himself after leaving the noodle shop. "But there's no rush. After I come back from Tokyo or transfer to Central, it won't be too late to ask my uncle for advice."

After Kitahara and the others left, the noodle shop owner looked at Rokuhei Ginjiro expectantly:

"Mr. Trainer, may I ask..."

"Tamamo Cross. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now. Boss, this place is great. I will definitely come back before I return to Tokyo."

As a central trainer, Rokuhei Ginjiro knows everything about horse racing girls. Apart from the famous ones in the past, he can remember most of the current ones regardless of their performance, and he has long known who his boss is talking about.

After saying goodbye, he walked out of the noodle shop while taking out his cell phone. He took it out, put it back immediately, took it out again, unlocked the screen, stared at the screen for a while, and put it back again.

After a long time, he took it out for the third time, was silent for a long time, and started to make a call.

"...Hello? I...Call me Rokuhei! You have all the Central Examination papers from previous years, right? Prepare one for me. ...Why do you care so much?! Anyway, I'll take your favor this time...Nase Eito."

"Ms. Tetsuna, I'm sorry to bother you... A junior of mine is going to Tokyo soon... Yes, my nephew, Kitahara Jo... Thank you very much, thank you very much."

"Brother Gujiu? Haha, I have something to trouble you with... That's it, thank you for your help, I'll treat you to a drink when I get back."

"Hey, Sir Edmund, long time no see, how have you been? ...Yeah, something for help, something from FUI...Erm, rival? The JC? No problem, welcome... (Hi, Mr. Edmund, long time no see, how are you doing recently? ...Yes, looking for some help, some help from the International Federation of Excellent Girls...Uh, how about a competition? Japan Cup? No problem, you're welcome...)"

……

Kitahara had booked the ticket to Tokyo long ago. He arrived at the station with the Ogurashi hat and the brand new Glorious. It didn't take him long to get in and wait for the train.

While waiting for the bus, I encountered a small accident.

"Ms. Uma Musume, you are not allowed to bring the food you brought on board. It will cause trouble to other passengers." When Kitahara and the other two were sitting in the waiting seats, a waiter came over and politely reminded them with an awkward smile.

Kitahara covered his face, and Shining Glory also covered his face.

Because Oguruma was holding several dozen kilograms of "dry-fried chicken wings", a snack in Nagoya, and was sitting on a chair, looking at the waiter in surprise.

It cannot be said that he was shocked. To be precise, Oguruma looked as if the world was about to be destroyed, and he was full of panic and despair.

"…But these are gifts from my friends for me to eat on the road," she murmured, and that large pile of "dry fried chicken wings" was indeed given to me by Fujimasa March, Noren Ace and others after they learned that she was going to Tokyo.

"...You can't bring it into the car either. I'm very sorry and hope you can understand." The waiter continued to explain awkwardly.

"Is that so..." The gray and decayed aura on Oguruma's body became visibly thicker.

However, she quickly thought of a solution:
"Okay, let's finish eating now. Anyway, I was only 80% full in the noodle shop just now." As she said that, she started stuffing chicken wings into her mouth.

"...After eating 12 bowls of flat noodles, you are only % full?! Are you serious, Xiaolimao?" Xin Xin Guanghui, who had been covering his face, exclaimed in surprise, and at the same time, he looked embarrassed like the waiter.

Kitahara couldn't stay any longer, as there was still some time before departure, and he also had a suitable reason to leave temporarily.

He covered his face, leaving only his eyes exposed, stood up, and asked the waiter in an embarrassed tone:
"Excuse me, may I ask if you have seen a horse girl in the waiting room here? She is not tall and looks cute. Like the one next to me, she is also a horse girl with grey hair."

Perhaps it was fate, as the noodle shop owner said, Tamamo Cross was right next to the station, and the waiter happened to meet her.

"Yes, there was a horse racing girl who left a very deep impression on me. She came down from the car crying and said she was upset because she lost the race. But she came back full of energy not long ago," the waiter replied.

"She's probably waiting a little ahead. Do you need help showing you the way?"

"No need. I'll go look for it." After declining the help and signaling to Oguruma and Shining Glory not to wander around, Kitahara walked in the direction indicated by the waiter.

He planned to try to recruit Tamamo Cross.

(End of this chapter)