Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 40: Xiaolimao wants to treat you to a meal?
As expected, after watching Oguri's match today, this Tamamo Cross...

Secretly confirming their guess, Kitahara and the other two destined rivals confronted each other for a moment, then smiled and waved:
"Okay, don't be so nervous when you just met. If you keep arguing, the flight attendant will criticize you again."

“…Huh? Oh, that’s right…” Tamamo Cross quickly put away his aura, shrank into a small ball on the chair, looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and behaved himself.

Xiaolimao also returned to his usual innocent and silly look.

Bei Yuanze paused for a moment, then continued to lead the topic in the direction he wanted:
"But if Tama is the Central Horse Racing Girl, why would she go to Kasamatsu?" He pretended to be confused even though he knew the truth, in order to see if he could get Tamamo Cross to talk about his trainer.

So they are worthy of being the old enemy. In a sense, Tamamo Cross is also a natural fool, but he is a noisy one:
"Oh my! I get so angry when I hear this! So angry that I want to eat ban mian again!"

"We just lost the game today! In Hanshin! It was only three moves! I'm so angry!"

"And we've lost five games in a row! How can we go back to see the old man?"

"I was so angry that my brain was confused. There was originally another bus from Hanshin Stadium to Central Stadium, and we got on the wrong one."

"It's not fun to go back anyway, and I'm too embarrassed to see the old man, so let's just find a place to get off."

"We just happened to be in Nagoya, so we thought about having a bowl of Nagoya Banmian."

"I heard from the boss that there was a match at Kasamatsu Stadium, so I went to watch it, and then I saw Oguri-mao... No, I saw Oguri-mao."

She spilled the beans from a bamboo tube without any reservation, telling all the ugly things about losing the game, five consecutive defeats, taking the wrong bus, watching the game, etc.

Then the conversation went off track:

"Speaking of which, Nagoya Banmen is really delicious. I wanted to have two more bowls, but I was afraid it would cost too much... But it's still delicious!"

Xiao Limao also changed the topic and said seriously:

"Next time you come to Kasamatsu, Xiao Yuyu, I'll treat you to Nagoya Banmen. You can eat until you're full. I've won a lot of competitions recently, and I've mailed a lot of money to my mom, and the rest is my food budget. You can treat Xiao Yuyu."

"Really?" Tamamo Cross was overjoyed, then hesitated:

"Well... it's not that I'm embarrassed to let Xiaolili treat me. I'm also a straightforward person. But I don't eat much, so Xiaolili doesn't have to spend too much. Just 5... 3... 1... two bowls! Just treat me to two bowls!"

Xiao Limao nodded seriously: "Yes, I will definitely treat Xiao Yuyu to 5 bowls."

Tamamo Cross was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved his hands, "Oh, la la, I said two bowls will be enough, no need..."

Very rarely, Xiao Limao interrupted the others and said, "No, I heard it clearly, Xiao Yuyu wants to eat 5 bowls."

"Huh?" Tamamo Cross was stunned.

Suddenly, an astonishing aura erupted from Xiaolimao. Although it was different from the fighting spirit she showed when she was discussing the competition, it was still something that people couldn't bear to look at directly. She clenched her fists, held them upright in front of her chest, and said in a sonorous and powerful voice:

"I will never make mistakes when it comes to food!" she said with more force than ever before.

At this time, Shin-shin Guanghui, who had been smiling for a long time, covered her lips and looked at Tamamo Cross who looked stunned:

"Okay, Xiaoyu, don't argue with Xiaoli about food. Besides mom, the two things Xiaoli is most obsessed with are competition and food."

"...Okay, 5 bowls is 5 bowls, then...then I will be even more rude," Tamamo Cross scratched his head and grinned, "Xiao Lili, you are such a good guy."

Putting away his "Eat King" aura, Oguruma smiled, "You too, Xiaoyuyu."

While the three horse girls were chatting and laughing, Kitahara, who had previously tried to lead the conversation, remained silent.

He felt a little sad when listening to Tamamo Cross' words.

He knew that Tamamo Cross was hesitant about eating because of his humble background.

Perhaps fate likes to play jokes, making Oguruma and Tamamo Cross fateful rivals, and also making the childhoods of the two horse girls difficult.

In the prototype horse, the ranch where Little Chestnut was born was extremely shabby and did not even have basic fodder. If it were not for Little Chestnut's excellent appetite that ate grass and weeds, he would not have survived at all, not to mention his congenital leg disability and other problems.

Tamamo Cross's childhood was similarly miserable, or even more miserable.

The ranch where he was born went bankrupt and the original owner had to give up ownership at a very low price. Moreover, he was very thin and small and was not valued by anyone at all.

In this world, Oguruma's family is very poor, and the same is true for Tamamo Cross. The latter is even worse off because he didn't have enough to eat when he was a child, so he didn't develop the characteristics of a big eater like Oguruma, and he was afraid of eating too much and causing trouble for others.

Even after she won many top tournaments and had so much prize money that she could eat whatever she wanted, she was still hesitant to spend the money.

Even in the original work, when she first entered Central Tresen Academy, she couldn't believe that she could "eat whatever she wanted" in the cafeteria, which led to other kind-hearted horse girls trying to feed her.

Poor child, maybe there's no rush to recruit her into the team for now.

There was a lot of luck involved in my success in recruiting Xiaolimao into the team, and the fundamental reason why Xiaolimao trusts me so much now is that I know her and she knows me.

So, maybe we should first understand what kind of horse girl Xiaoyu is, and then talk about the other things later.

After thinking about it, Kitahara felt that he could start with the "old man" mentioned by Tamamo Cross.

"The old man Xiaoyu just mentioned, is he your trainer?" Beiyuan asked directly without beating around the bush.

"...There are so many delicious foods in Nagoya... What? Oh, old man."

Originally, Tamamo Cross was chatting with Oguruma and Shining Glory about food, but now, after hearing Kitahara's question, he became even more excited:

"Yes! He's the old man who kindly took me and my mom in when we were little! He's a trainer!"

"At that time, my mother and I couldn't find a cheap house. We searched for a long time and almost had to sleep on the street."

"It was the old man who said that we would be able to run very fast in the future, so we didn't have to charge so much rent for now, that's why we have been able to grow well until now!"

"The old man is such a nice guy! We've known for a long time that he has good intentions. He not only took in us and our mom, but he also took in many horse racing girls and children! Those are our brothers and sisters!"

"We want to become a world-famous horse racing girl, make a lot of money, and help the old man raise his brothers and sisters!"

"but……"

Tamamo Cross, who was originally talking excitedly, suddenly went crazy, "But! Ahhh! We've lost 5 games in a row! We just lost today!"

"How can you help an old man raise his brothers and sisters when you're like that?!"

"Uh……"

Kitahara didn't know what to say for a moment, because he had not expected that the bond between Tamamo Cross and the trainer was so deep. Even though he believed that his ability was definitely stronger than that of the trainer, he couldn't bear to break the bond between them.

While Kitahara was hesitating, Oguruma spoke.

"Xiao Yuyu, don't be discouraged."

With an extremely serious expression and tone, Oguruma placed his hand on Tamamo Cross's shoulder.

"You said you would wait for me at the Central. You also said I'm very strong. If I'm very strong... well... that means I'll be very strong when I get to the Central. Then, the little Yu Yu who will be competing with me will also be very strong."

"If Xiao Yuyu is very strong, she will definitely win many, many competitions!"

...Why does this logic sound weird...Kitahara couldn't understand Oguruma's train of thought for a moment.

"...Well, although I know that Xiaoli is trying to comfort Xiaoyu, I still feel that something is wrong."

Shining Glory complained directly, then she smiled and looked at Tamamo Cross, changing her way of comforting him:

"Xiaoyu won't keep losing. Don't you still have the old man?"

"Besides, Mr. Kitahara is also very capable. He will definitely help you with training." To Kitahara's surprise, Shining Glory finally said what Kitahara had been planning to put aside for the time being.

However, before Kitahara could react, Tamamo Cross had already cheered up.

"Well, Ogururi and Kouki-chan are really nice!"

She put away her madness and put on a spirited smile again, "Uncle Kitahara too!"

"However, Xiaolili and I are destined to be rivals in the future. We also have the old man. Please ask Mr. Kitahara for help. Let's not do this for now!"

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