Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 390: Taking the lead
Just as Luduo was talking to Kitahara on the phone, the people in the audience entered a new climax accompanied by the excited commentary above the stadium.

"Attention! Our horse racing girls have finished their warm-up and are ready! Next, please head to the gate and take your positions!

“Hahahahaha! This game is so exciting!”

"Meow meow meow~"

Just listening to the first half of the commentary, it seemed to be quite professional.

When the second half of the sentence was uttered with uncontrollable laughter and uncontrollable sighs, the atmosphere on the radio suddenly became a little funny.

This kind of funny thing did not affect the warm atmosphere inside and outside the scene. Instead, it increased a little bit with some funny feeling.

Just like the runaway Uma Musume in this International Exchange Cup is different from the Shining series.

The iconic jargon in the broadcast indicated that the commentary and critique of this match would also be different from previous events.

As the chairman of the board of directors of Japan Central Tresin College, Yayoi Akikawa personally took on the role of commentator.

The corresponding guest commentator was Lifar, the "messenger" who came to Japan this time, the chairman of Yesentreson College.

But in the broadcasting room, sitting next to Akikawa Yayoi, the smile on Lifar's face also looked excited and enthusiastic.

But her occasional glance towards the side was vague and subtle.

Behind her and Akikawa Yayoi were the staff from the broadcasting room.

In addition to whispering about work details using intercom headsets, they also looked at the two chairmen on the broadcasting station from time to time.

Their expressions and gazes, like Lifar's, were filled with excitement and enthusiasm, but with a strange subtlety.

"...Hey, hey, should we remind the chairman that it's not good to spread this posture..."

"...Forget it. The chairman is in a good mood right now, and the broadcasting room won't broadcast anything anyway, so we just need to do our own thing..."

"……but……"

"It doesn't take that much, but just do your job well, and leave the rest...ha, leave it to me."

The last sentence was spoken by a horse racing girl.

When they heard these words coming from the headset, almost all the staff couldn't help but reveal an expression of fascination and longing in an instant.

His eyes couldn't help but look towards the horse racing girl.

Mejiro Takamine, who had spoken, seemed accustomed to such reactions and turned a blind eye to them.

She just glanced at the radio station with amusement, then turned and glanced at the door of the broadcasting room.

Frowning slightly, she whispered.

"What's going on? Why is Luduo so slow...?"

And just as if someone had heard her low complaint, not long after she finished speaking, the door opened silently.

Wearing a hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses and a mask, Lu Duo sneaked in quietly.

Seeing that several staff members noticed her and showed puzzled expressions, she calmly lowered her hood, took off her sunglasses and mask, and nodded to those people.

Seeing those people showing expressions of realization and respect, she put away her camouflage accessories, put on a pair of black-framed glasses, looked around, her eyes lit up, and quickly walked towards the direction of Mejiro Peak.

"Sorry, I guess I didn't come back too late...?"

As she approached the Mejiro Peak, she saw a table in front of her with documents on it. She picked up a few and looked at them carefully before asking in a low voice.

"I thought you were going to talk to Maruzen until the end of the game."

After whispering a joke, Mejiro Takamine shook his head, "It's not too late.

"Besides, you came at the right time."

"Look, over there," she pointed towards the commentary desk and couldn't help laughing, "Go and remind the chairman.

“I’m not good at dealing with this kind of childish personality.

"Anyway, standing on a chair and explaining like a child is a bit... not very decent."

After a moment of hesitation, he looked in the direction that Mejiro Gaofeng was pointing at, and Lu Duo couldn't help but chuckled.

Just as Mejiro Takamine said, Akigawa Yayoi, who was excitedly "explaining" or shouting about the topic, really looked like a child at the moment.

Holding a kitten on his head, standing on a chair, and dancing, this is the "commentary style" of this chairman.

Akikawa Yayoi herself is not tall, comparable to Tamamo Juji and Inari.

Lifar was considered very tall even among European horse racing girls. When she sat next to them, her height seemed to be the same as Akikawa Yayoi who was standing on the chair.

This comparison makes the scene at the commentary desk seem even more ridiculous.

“…Forget it.”

After laughing for a while, Lu Duo shook his head slightly and said, "The chairman has been very busy during this period.

"It's a rare opportunity for me to take a break from this commentary job, so I'll let her do whatever she wants.

"Anyway, the situation in the broadcasting room won't be broadcasted, so no one will know about it.

"Of course, if I find out that someone is talking nonsense and affecting the image of the chairman, I will find a way to deal with it."

As she spoke, she pushed up her glasses, and her eyes behind the lenses flashed.

"...As expected of you, very much like you."

Seeing that Lu Duo and many staff members shared the same idea and had corresponding arrangements, Mubai Gaofeng sighed and then began to explain the work in a general manner.

“Everything is basically arranged.

"In addition to what we need to do here, the two juniors Bai Ren and Qi Cao are also very reliable. They are in the office hall and the medical department.

“With the staff over there, if there are any emergencies, the two of them will have no problem handling them.

“Although the two directors have to take on the commentary work, they have also made some arrangements during this period, so there shouldn’t be any major problems in the next games, as everyone knows what to do.

"We just need to do our work here on emergency planning."

This is one of the tasks for Ludo Symbol and Mejiro Peak during this competition.

Lu Duo himself did not sign up for the International Exchange Cup.

Mejiro Takamine registered but was not chosen as the runaway horse girl in the lottery.

According to the student union's prior agreement, if members of the student union want to run away for the competition, they should just compete seriously.

Those who are not selected will quickly change their status and complete various aspects of the work.

This is a common occurrence for the student union of Tresen College. Whether it is Luduo, Gaofeng, Representative Qianming, or Maruzenski, they often encounter this situation during their service and have no problem adjusting.

"Thank you for your hard work. It seems that I don't have to come here."

Hearing that everything was ready for the match, Lu Duo couldn't help but joke. But Mejiro Takamine didn't laugh, she looked towards the commentary desk.

"Prepare!
“Our horse racing ladies have already started entering the gates under the guidance of the staff!
"The fateful moment has arrived!

"The entrance song of the International Exchange Cup, which is dedicated to the opening of this Peak Cup, has begun!
"Hahaha! I'm really looking forward to it!
"In this competition, among all the horse girls with their own ambitions, who will be the champion?!"

"Meow meow meow!"

In the broadcasting room, in addition to the floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the entire stadium, the commentary desk and the tilted table of the commentary desk are filled with scenes of the stadium broadcast from various angles.

Accompanied by Akikawa Yayoi's unique commentary, no matter from which angle, you can see that the fourteen horse racing ladies who were originally warming up on the green grass are now standing in front of the gate, moving towards it one by one.

As Akikawa Yayoi's commentary continued, even in the broadcasting room, one could hear the noise in the stadium becoming more heated again.

As he approached, as if he had adjusted himself to the amusement brought by Akikawa Yayoi standing on the chair beside him and explaining, Lifar cleared his throat and began his work.

“This International Exchange Cup adopts the same 2400-meter track schedule as the Japan Cup.

“The venue of the competition is in Tokyo, Japan.

“The start is midway down the straight in front of the main grandstand.

"People in the main stand will then see all the race girls starting from the left-hand gate.

“After passing the finish line to the right of the main grandstand, the race team will complete a full lap of the Tokyo circuit and pass the starting point again.

“2400 meters is a common middle-distance race distance internationally.

“Given the characteristics of the Tokyo circuit, most races at this distance will consider starting at a slow speed, and gradually perform at their best through adjustments and confrontations in the first three turns and the straight opposite the main stand.

“When you reach the final bend and the final straight in your best condition, the most intense battle for position and the exciting final race will begin.”

Generally speaking, game analysis like Lifar’s is often completed during the live broadcast time about an hour before the game.

For example, in the previous Japan Cup, when Tamamo Cross and other runaway horse girls were being interviewed, making appearances and warming up, such work was being carried out in the broadcasting room and another program room.

Not all spectators will arrive at the venue or watch the game through TV, computer, mobile phone screens, etc.

Many viewers will use the broadcast signal or connect headphones.

As a result, clear and accurate game introductions, analysis and live broadcasts become particularly important, so that even spectators who are not watching or unable to see the game live can understand all kinds of details.

However, many designs of this international exchange cup are still under exploration and time is quite tight.

Match analysis can only be interspersed in the intervals between gate entry and other moments.

As the chairman of Yesen Academy, Lifar does not have much experience in commentary and has only been to Japan a few times.

But as an experienced horse racing girl, it is no problem for me to analyze the pros and cons of the competition.

So, after introducing the general situation of the competition, Lifar continued: “But for the previous Japan Cup and this international exchange competition, the horse racing girls will be quite flexible in their tactical choices.

“The final straight line of the 2400m race in Tokyo is very long, with a total of 525.9m of straight track before the finish line.

“This kind of track design and straight length are rare in the world.

“If there is a certain degree of similarity, you can refer to the Longchamp Stadium in France.

“Not only is the straight length, but the width is also quite obvious, and there are also ups and downs with obvious height differences.

“On this kind of track, the longer final straight line will require the leading horse girl to have greater perseverance and tactical flexibility to resist the pursuit from behind.

"The horse girls in the back will also have more tactical space and pursuit distance, so they can be more flexible in positioning and burst for a longer time, thus threatening the horse girls in the front to a great extent.

"At the same time, due to the existence of ups and downs, if you can't handle the terrain changes well, it is very likely that you will consume too much energy going uphill, or accelerate too early on the downhill.

“In either case, a lot of energy is lost.

“I hope the horse racing ladies in this competition can overcome these difficulties through their rich racing experience.”

Lifar’s analysis is quite detailed and satisfying to the audience no matter how they watch the game.

However, inside the broadcasting room, Akikawa Yayoi, Rudo Symbol, Mejiro Takamine, and everyone else inside and outside the room who knew a lot about the race and Uma Musume, all unconsciously revealed subtle expressions.

"...Longchamp Stadium..."

Unable to resist, Mejiro Takamine whispered, "Although many of the designs of that stadium are very different from those of the Tokyo stadium, but...

"As long as it's a similar match, the tactical thinking is the same...

"This chairman...

"The competition is about to begin, and you still haven't forgotten to remind your contestants...?"

Hearing this, Luduo's expression became more subtle.

She could also see what Mejiro Takamine could discover, but she felt there was no way to really confirm it.

After all, although there are not many cases of comparison between different stadiums in game commentary, it cannot be said that there are none.

You can't really say that she's reminding you of Uma Musume or something.

So there is actually nothing wrong with this explanation.

Moreover, everyone wants their students to win the competition.

Like Lu Duo herself, she had put aside her work in the broadcasting room and ran to the stadium and then turned back, all for the same purpose.

Thinking of what she had just experienced, her expression changed, and she looked at Mejiro Gaofeng and opened her mouth.

"Great! All the horse girls have finished entering the gate..."

Akikawa Yayoi's high-pitched voice interrupted Lu Duo, and then the voices from the commentary desk became more and more excited.

"So, the international exchange competition, Tokyo, 2400 meters...

"Sart!!"

"Meow……"

Excitedly shouting the start signal, Akikawa Yayoi didn't even wait for her cat to chime in, and stood on the chair and pounced in front of the commentary screen like a cat.

"Wow! All the horse girls lined up in a perfect straight line, and all of them completed the start beautifully!

"As expected of top-notch horse racing girls! Hahaha!!

“Oh my! The competition for the leading position is very fierce!

"let me see……

"Saratany! Oasis! Shining brilliance! Active hope! Katsuragi ace! Maruzenski!
“Six!
"Incredible!

“It’s really incredible!
“It’s very rare that in this competition, nearly half of the horse girls actually seemed to want to lead the race, and the whole team suddenly became a mess at the beginning!
"Six horse girls, all vying for the lead!!"

(End of this chapter)