Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 395 You don’t actually have to come to Japan

Chapter 395 You don’t actually have to come to Japan
Maruzenski didn't know when he crossed the finish line, or whether he crossed the finish line at all.

From the start to the end, she had only one thought in her mind.

Never allow any opponent to surpass you.

Maybe I thought so because of what Luduo said before the game.

After all, if I were preparing for this game, I wouldn't be like this, rushing forward recklessly as if I was angry.

But this is exactly what I want, "a game without regrets."

Games are supposed to be won.

If you want to win, isn't it enough as long as there is no opponent in front of you?
Of course, it is not impossible to lose.

After all, the opponents in this game are different from those in the past.

With more experience and greater strength, the opponent in this match possesses both basic abilities and areas that only a very small number of horse girls can master.

So, what am I doing right now?

Not sure where he was running to or where the finish line was, Maruzenski tried to turn his neck to confirm his position after his consciousness was distracted from the thoughts that had been occupying his mind since the start of the race.

At this moment, she realized that her vision seemed to be much lower and blurrier than usual.

My neck was as stiff as rust, and just to turn it slightly required an incredible amount of effort.

Then, a tide of fatigue spread throughout my body, and I could hear my own heavy breathing.

She finally realized that she had probably completely lost all her strength and collapsed to the ground.

So, was that reckless rush just now too willful?

Well, it doesn’t matter. I just had a lot of fun running…

"Hum... Very nice, your strategy."

A breathy whisper of praise came from the side, interrupting Maruzenski's train of thought.

Along with the sound, a hand stretched out before the sight.

He looked up in surprise, his vision a little blurry, and to the side, Maruzenski couldn't remember who the blurry figure or voice belonged to, he only vaguely recognized that it was an opponent in this game.

“Hum…You should know English…whatever…”

After mumbling to himself, he switched to somewhat clumsy Japanese.

"Your strategy is brilliant. I didn't expect it at all."

The grammar is also very strange, "Completely ignore the chaotic confrontation behind, focus on leading, avoid interference, and coordinate speed, rhythm and acceleration.

“All in all, it was outstanding.

"Was that at all expected?"

As he said this, the figure in front of him still stretched out his hand. Maruzenski then realized that the other person seemed to want to pull him up.

"Ah...thank you..."

Using standard English naturally, Maruzenski supported himself on the ground with one hand, grabbed the hand that was extended to him with the other, took a deep breath, and stood up with force.

She wiped her eyes with her hand and took a deep breath again. Then she realized that the person in front of her was Saratani, one of her opponents in this game.

"Thank you……"

After thanking him again, Maruzenski couldn't help but look behind the other person.

She wasn't sure if she had crossed the finish line, or even where the finish line was.

But she remembered that after getting ahead of Saratani in the middle game, she resisted the attack from Representative Chiaki and another opponent, and the horse girl in front of her was following closely.

so……

Have you crossed the finish line yet?

In confusion, the finish line, which was slightly blocked by more than a dozen horse racing girls, was clearly reflected in Maruzenski's eyes.

At the same time, she finally heard her name being shouted continuously from the audience like waves.

Subconsciously, she recalled the games she had played in the past.

At the end of those races, I heard similar cheers after crossing the finish line.

"Could it be...?!"

Maruzenski turned his head suddenly in disbelief, trying to see the name on the notice board clearly.

"Have you finally realized it? It seems that you didn't realize that you had won before."

Saratani's voice sounded again, this time she switched back to English, "Although I am reluctant, I have to admit that your timing of sprinting was one step faster than mine.

“If… never mind, since the game is over, there’s no point in saying that.

"but……"

Like Maruzenski, Saratani turned his head silently and looked at the notice board.

On the notice board, the position of the first move was displayed as "Maruzenski".

The second place is "Saratany" and the third place is "Axel".

"The seniors are right," Saratani muttered, looking at the notice board, "With your ability, there is actually no need to come to Japan.

"Perhaps you will perform better in Europe.

"Of course, this statement refers to Japan back then. As for now..."

She looked in the direction of the finish line.

After confirming that he was in first place, Maruzenski was a little distracted.

She wanted to win the game, and rightly so.

But since her debut, or even before her debut, the reason she wanted to run was actually just because she liked the feeling of trying her best to get ahead while everyone was chasing her on the field.

She likes that kind of competition too.

Therefore, she has been looking forward to such a competition for countless times.

However, she has never encountered a competition that can really make her give her all.

It’s not that she regrets anything. She has never regretted any race she has run.

Because you want to run, catch up and get ahead, you have made all the preparations and done everything you can, so there will be nothing to regret.

So, even though I have never run like that, sometimes I can’t help but think how great it would be if I had the chance to meet you.

"Well... I had a lot of fun running, and I won, which is really..."

After he lost consciousness, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. Maruzenski lowered his head and rubbed his forehead with the back of his hand as if he was tidying up his sweat-soaked bangs.

"That's great, really... Thank you so much..."

Saratani was already looking over.

She frowned at first, "Hey, even though you are my senior, you keep provoking me like this..."

She naturally took Maruzenski's thanks before the finish line as a provocation.

He was leading by a long distance, and when he said something like "thank you for running a lap with me" before the finish line, I would think of it as a provocation.

But after turning around, she quickly fell silent.

She saw that the horse girl who had just defeated her lowered her head and rubbed her forehead, but she did not look at the notice board showing the ranking, nor did she look back at the audience seats who were cheering her name.

She just raised her head, looking at the runway in front of her with a dazed look, tears silently welling up in the corners of her eyes.

Saratani vaguely understood something.

She had heard the name Maruzenski a long time ago.

In other words, the Ski family is hard to ignore in the UK. Most of the Triple Crown events in the world originated in the UK.

Since there are three types of races: mile, middle distance and long distance, winning the British Triple Crown requires the talent and ability of the horse girls, trainers and teams to reach a very high standard.

Coupled with the improvement in training levels and some adjustments to the competition, this has led to a low frequency of Triple Crown horse girls appearing in the UK, as the birthplace of this series of events, compared with other countries and regions.

From this century to now, there have been a total of six Triple Crown horse girls, but they are basically concentrated at the beginning of the century.

For example, the second closest Triple Crown event was held half a century ago.

After that senior, there was the Triple Crown Uma Musume who was closest to us, and there was a full thirty-five years between the two.

The latter was Nijinsky, Maruzensky's sister.

Outsiders have no way of knowing the details as to why the Ski family considered developing Japanese events.

But after this situation occurred, the UK and Europe inevitably paid some attention to Japan.

The result of this attention is that there is nothing worth paying attention to in the development of Japanese events.

The development of all aspects here is obviously lagging behind the international level, which can be seen from Maruzenski alone.

The different environments in Britain and Japan did not affect the performance of this horse girl. Every race she went out for was an undoubted victory, including the G1 Asahi Cup, which is known in Japan as the "champion who decides the strongest rookie".

Saratani remembered that his predecessors in the same class as Maruzenski in the UK mentioned that if it were not for some regulatory restrictions, Maruzenski might have achieved better results.

It would be fine if it was just casual chatting, but among the seniors who said this there are many world-class horse racing girls and good friends who have known Maruzenski since childhood, so the credibility of this statement is still quite high.

More importantly, she herself had competed against Japanese horse racing girls in the Arc de Triomphe.

The impression is that it is called...Sirius Symbol, and it seems to be a Japanese Derby horse girl.

Then I should have opened up a gap of more than 10 horse lengths between myself and the opponent?

I don't remember it very clearly, mainly because Yongwu's last kick was too shocking, and I was almost in the top three before he was overtaken, and I had no energy to pay attention to the opponents behind me.

All in all, I could have achieved better results in the UK, but I can't even participate in the competitions in Japan...

Maruzenski she...

It shouldn't have been a provocation before.

I just sincerely feel grateful to be able to run like this...?
Really, if that's the case, wouldn't it be better not to come to Japan in the first place?

but……

Faintly aware of Maruzenski's mood at the moment, Saratani deliberately pretended not to notice the other party's expression. He thought and recalled, and subconsciously looked towards the finish line.

Maybe the problem with the level of Japanese racing isn’t Uma Musume’s fault…?
These two...

It's quite stressful to deal with...

Representative Chiaki and Katsuragi Ace? I think these two names...

Watching the two Japanese horse racing girls approaching this side, recalling their performance before the race, and feeling that they seemed to have a good relationship with Maruzenski, Saratani tilted his head calmly.

"Ahem...your friends are here."

After kindly reminding Maruzenski to avoid embarrassment, Saratani walked towards the finish line, "Also...

"It was a great match, and I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to compete with you.

"I look forward to competing with you again."

After this deliberate reminder, Maruzenski realized that his cheeks were too wet.

She also caught a glimpse of two familiar figures approaching from the corner of her eye, and she quickly wiped her face.

"Wow~ What a great match, huh, Katsuragi, Chiaki?"

“It’s simply – amazing!!!”

Before he got close, Katsuragi Ace cheered with his arms open, as if he had not just participated in the competition, and rushed over vigorously and hugged Maruzenski.

“I originally thought that my leading level was good enough!

“I didn’t expect you to be better at leading than me!

“It’s really great to have a competition like this!
“I must come again next time!
"Oh no!"

His cheerful expression froze, and Ace Katsuragi suddenly turned around and pointed at Representative Chiaki.

"I have to defeat you first, Chiaki!!"

"Ah, ah, yes, yes, you have to beat me first, you have to beat me first, yes, yes."

Repeating it perfunctorily, Qian Ming smiled helplessly and spread his hands, "Really, it's always been like this. I don't understand how I have offended you."

"This is not a question of whether to provoke me or not! Anyway, I lost this time, but I will definitely win back next time!"

One of the two friends felt helpless, while the other was excited. Maruzenski glanced at the notice board with an amused expression.

Representative Qianming’s result was not very good, but not very bad either. He ranked fourth, which was still acceptable.

In front of her was Bering, but Maruzenski couldn't remember when the horse girl caught up.

Katsuragi Ace's result was very poor. Not only did he not make it into the competition, he was also ranked second to last among the fourteen horse girls.

"Finally stalled, huh, Katsuragi?"

After thinking about it for a while, Maruzenski had a guess.

"Ah, there's nothing I can do. I just couldn't run any longer when there were only 100 meters or so left."

Talking about his failure, Katsuragi was very calm, "But there's nothing I can do, Maruzen, you were always at the front and you might not have noticed, the whole end line is a mess.

“There are no weak horse girls in this event. They all know how to run and seize opportunities accurately.

“The competition was also quite intense, much more intense than my previous Japan Cup.

"Hmm, if that's the case, then I still have to keep leading like Maruzen to have a chance of winning...?"

As she spoke, the straightforward horse girl who seemed to be innocuous began to mutter to herself.

"Why?" Representative Qian Ming said with a smile, "Are you regretting the tactical running method for this game?"

"How can it be?!"

Putting away his thoughtful expression, Katsuragi responded sharply, "Anyway, I have tried my best. If I lose, I lose. I can just win again next time. Why should I regret it?!
"It's better to say that it's great to have another run with you, Qianming, and meet so many powerful opponents!"

"That's it."

Qian Ming smiled and stretched, "I think so too.

“There was no instruction from the trainer, we just figured out how to run from the beginning.

“Luduo also changed his words and told me to run happily.

“This kind of competition is really great.”

"Huh? Wait!"

Ace Katsuragi was suddenly surprised, "Did Rudo also say something similar to you?

"I thought she came to tell me specifically to run a race without regrets.

“I was moved for quite a while.

"Damn you, Luduo, give me back my feelings!"

Looking at the suddenly crazy Katsuragi Ace, Representative Chiaki and Maruzenski looked at each other unconsciously and couldn't help laughing.

"It seems that Luduo said the same thing as us."