Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 400: Go all out for what you like
When he accidentally made a sound and was heard, Kitahara realized that Umamusume's hearing was much better than humans.

I was lucky that I wasn't heard by anyone outside as I was tiptoeing just now.

Fortunately, Maruzenski was outside to provide cover, otherwise, if Oguruma and the others had discovered there was a "strange" person in the restroom, they might have rushed in.

After feeling thankful, Kitahara didn't dare to make any more sound or move. He held his breath and remained leaning against the door without moving.

In my ears, outside, under the guidance of Maruzenski, Oguruma and the others seemed to be gradually concentrating on the game.

"Hey? Wait a minute, what cards do I have... Why is it only the Three of Hearts? I thought your cards were all very small, so I must win..."

"Hahaha! The Three of Hearts dares to beat the three carrots. How brave is that?"

"That's not true. If you don't know what your own card is, it's easy to make a wrong judgment just by looking at the rank of other cards."

"That's right. I think this is the fun part of the game. No one knows what their cards are. They can only guess."

"Hmm...but there seems to be a trick...let's try it again."

The gameplay of Indian Poker is very simple.

After each player gets the poker cards given by the dealer, he cannot look at his own cards, but can only look at those of other players. At this time, he can only guess.

If you feel that the other players' cards have small points, you can choose to bet.

On the contrary, if you feel that you cannot compare with others, you can choose to quit, but doing so is equivalent to giving up the initial bet.

Finally, when no one plans to raise the bet, you can open your cards and officially compare the size of the cards.

The thing that the horse racing ladies bet on is the carrots that they all like to eat.

Basically all horse girls like to eat carrots as snacks, and hot spring hotels also provide them specially, which can be used as chips.

While they were playing outside, it seemed that someone lost all the carrots first.

"Ugh... All the carrots are lost..."

"Uh... Xiaoli, don't be so sad. It feels like we are guilty..."

"However, considering Xiaoli's obsession with food, it seems that losing carrots is indeed difficult for him to accept..."

"It's mainly because Oguri's thoughts are too easy to guess. When Maruzen-senpai deals the cards, she can see all of our scores, but she won't show any expression. With Oguri, she can tell whose score is higher and whose is lower at a glance."

"Indeed... In that case, how about we divide all the carrots again and play again? I think this game is very interesting."

It sounds like Xiaolimao's thoughts are easily reflected on his face, so he quickly lost all the carrots.

"Well... forget it. If that happens, the game will lose its meaning, right?" Oguruma refused.

"That's true..."

It was Super Bay who answered, and she seemed to think for a moment, "And it's almost time for dinner.

"Why don't we end this game and share the carrots?"

"Huh? Is this possible?" Little Chestnut was surprised.

"Yeah, games are games. After it's over, we can just share the food."

Mejiro Aldan smiled and comforted Oguruma, "Especially with so many carrots, we have to have dinner later.

"If you, Xiaoli, don't come to eat them, I'm afraid they will all be put away."

"Oh! That's no problem. Just leave it to me. I can give it to you as many carrots as you want."

After being cheered up, Little Limao became excited again, "Although I lost a lot of carrots, this game is still quite fun. We can play it after dinner tonight."

"Huh? It's rare to see Xiaoli interested in something other than competition and food. Let's continue playing tonight."

This time it was Tamamo Cross who answered, “And we can change the bets to other places when we play again tonight.

"Otherwise, if we put a bunch of carrots in the room, the store owner might think we are trying to copy them and open a restaurant."

After Tamamo Cross made a joke, there was a rustling sound outside. It should be the horse racing ladies packing up the cards and distributing carrots.

Soon, a series of crisp and loud crackling sounds came from outside.

There was also casual chatting during the period.

"By the way, Maruzen-senpai, after we graduate and retire, we can do whatever we want, right?"

Tamamo Cross suddenly asked about Maruzenski.

When playing the game before, Maruzenski didn't say much, not sure if he was concentrating on being the dealer or if part of his attention was on Kitahara in the bathroom.

When she heard the question, there was nothing unusual when she spoke.

"Hmm? There must be no problem. Why do you suddenly want to ask this?"

"Because we just said we were going to open a restaurant."

Tamamo Cross's tone was full of daydreaming, "It suddenly occurred to me that I had thought about opening a restaurant after I retired and stopped competing.

“It’s best to go for a restaurant that serves okonomiyaki.

"Because my brothers and sisters at home are all big eaters... Of course, not as big as Xiaoli, but sometimes they get hungry, so I will cook for them."

"Kachaka... eh? Are you calling me?"

Perhaps he heard his own name, so he interrupted while chewing a carrot.

"...No, Xiaoli, just concentrate on eating your carrots."

"Oh, okay... click, click..."

"Where were we just talking about..."

Tamamo Cross thought for a moment, then continued, “Oh, by the way, cook for the little ones.

“At first I wasn’t very good at cooking, but later I slowly learned some dishes and often cooked for them.

“Then after trying it over and over again, I found that Okonomiyaki is the easiest to make and tastes the best.

“So I thought, it would be great if I could open an Okonomiyaki restaurant in the future, make some money, and allow my younger brothers and sisters to eat Okonomiyaki anytime.

"Of course I just suddenly thought of it, so I asked, hehe."

"Is that so... then there won't be any problem."

Maruzenski laughed, "Besides, if Xiaoyu really wants to open an Okonomiyaki restaurant, I have many friends who will support her and help her when she opens the store."

"Oh, is this Okonomiyaki, Tama? Crunch, crunch..."

Little Chestnut suddenly interrupted, "I've eaten it before, it's delicious.

“When I’m hungry at night, Xiaoyu goes to the dormitory’s self-service kitchen to make okonomiyaki for me.

“So it would be great if Xiaoyu opened an Okonomiyaki restaurant.

"Oh, I can help, too."

The room was quiet for a moment.

In an instant, all the horse racing ladies except the one in the little chestnut hat couldn't help laughing.

"Uh... let's just say, if Xiaoli comes to the hotel to help..."

While Tamamo Cross was still thinking of the right words to say, Inari Ichi had already laughed out loud.

“Hahaha! The restaurant will go bankrupt, right? Oguri eats so much that she might finish all the food in one go before it’s even served to the customers!” “Indeed, it feels like Oguri would have a hard time controlling herself if there was a huge pile of food in front of her…”

"Hmm...will it be like this? Oguri brings the empty plate to the guest and says that the meal you ordered has arrived.

“Then the customer looked at the empty plate and asked where it was.

"Xiaoli just patted his belly and said something that touched my stomach."

Even Super Cove and Mejiro Aldan couldn't help but make fun of it.

And after Ardan told that fantasy scene, the happy atmosphere in the room became even more intense.

Xiao Li Mao thought about it seriously for a while, and then admitted it honestly.

"Hmm...it seems like that..."

She said seriously, "I'm not sure if I would lose control of myself if there was really too much food in front of me."

"See, even Oguri himself said so," Aldan continued with a smile, "Now it's not just us, many juniors in the academy are also familiar with Oguri's image as a big eater.

“I remember McQueen had a class activity before and needed my help.

“When I went over, I happened to hear McQueen talking about this with his classmates.

“They should be called juniors with excellent qualities.

"She told me that she had run into Oguri during a practice session before, and she had the impression that this senior was very familiar with hot springs, so she wanted to recommend one to her.

"As a result, without exception, every hot spring recommended by Oguri must have delicious food nearby."

"Oh, I remember now."

Xiao Limao said excitedly: "That should be something from the general physical education class. I remember running with the excellent students to warm up.

“I still remember I recommended her the therapeutic hot springs in the northeast, where the rice and pork hot pot were delicious.

“For places closer to home, I recommend Hakone and Kusatsu. The hot spring hotels there all have buffets, so you can eat as much as you want.

“There was also the time when I went to Tei Zhou’s house with Kitahara. That was in Hokkaido. The hot springs in Hokkaido are also good. Tei Zhou also said that the hot springs in Noboribetsu are very famous.

“But if you go there, there won’t be many delicious foods.

"There should be only bears around, right? If it's a bear... there's probably nothing to eat."

“When one mentions bears, the first thing that comes to mind is whether or not to eat them!”

Almost in unison, Oguruma tasted several foods near the hot spring inns, and the last sentence attracted complaints from the horse girls.

"Xiao Te's kid, she seems to have a pretty good relationship with McQueen."

After complaining, Mejiro Aldan smiled and said, "And I heard from McQueen that Xiaote is also a big eater. Every time I go to the cafeteria and see her eating a bowl of rice that is half a person's height, I can't help but be shocked.

"McQueen also said that Little Trump often participated in various 'stomach derbies', and once he was with Little Chestnut."

"Yeah! That time was after the chrysanthemum viewing."

It seems that because of his interest in the Big Eater Derby, Xiao Limao suddenly became excited, "I mean, I'm going to participate in the 'Big Eater Derby' with Xiao Te.

"It was in a nearby town. The store manager there went to our thanksgiving festival and saw our college's big eater derby, so he did the same in his own store.

“But because of the training for the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Competition, I missed the store’s points event and didn’t get a ticket to the competition.

"Xiao Te had eaten at that restaurant many times before, and she even brought her friends to eat there for the big eater points ticket.

“So she got extra tickets for the game, and then she knew I missed the points event, so she gave them to me, and I was able to attend.”

Xiao Limao became more and more excited as he spoke, "I'm so moved, Xiaote, I mean.

“So, in order to repay this favor, I worked very hard on eating during the game.

“Although Xiaote also worked very hard and his momentum was amazing.

“But the last stage of the game is fried rice, which is my best stage.

“In this situation, I won’t lose to anyone!
“So, even though Xiao Te tried really hard, he also ate very quickly.

"But in the end, I still beat her by half a bowl of fried rice!"

"…Why can you describe this glutton derby, Oguruma, as if it were a Japanese derby?"

This time, not only the horse racing ladies outside were complaining, even Kitahara who remained still in the toilet couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"Ah? But, if it's a competitive eating contest, it should be the same as running, right?"

Facing the complaints from his friends, Xiao Limao became serious and said, "These are all things I like.

"Since it's something we like, we should definitely give it our all.

“Also, eating contests are not easy.

“Food with a lot of juice or soup, such as fruits, drinks, and ramen, should not be eaten first.

"Otherwise, you'll be distracted by the thought of going to the bathroom and won't be able to eat properly.

“Cucumbers, tomatoes, celery, bananas, and then yogurt.

“These vegetables, fruits, and drinks are fine, and you won’t feel full even if you eat too much.

“You need to be especially careful with carrots. Although carrots also contain a lot of water, eating too much will make you feel full.

"So, if you encounter a carrot, you have to adapt to the situation."

This analysis of the big eater derby surprised the horse racing ladies and Kitahara inside and outside the same room.

"...Wow, I didn't expect that you normally look dumb, but when it comes to food, you actually think so much."

Tamamo Cross was the first to praise, "You can't judge a person by his appearance.

“Besides, if you know so much, maybe when we open a restaurant, we can really ask you to help us.

"Even if you don't help, you can become a gourmet after you retire.

"This way I can eat it all the time, or eat it all over the world."

"Oh my! Are gourmets so awesome? Then I must become a gourmet in the future!"

Xiao Limao's tone was full of disbelief and longing, "Eating and eating like this all the time, it really, really makes me feel so happy just thinking about it!"

Hearing this, the horse racing ladies all laughed.

Kitahara in the bathroom also raised the corners of his mouth silently, but in an instant, he realized that he could not make any sound and quickly covered his mouth.

While he was trying to hold back his laughter, an indescribable feeling slowly rose in his heart.

What he overheard in the bathroom was a topic he had never paid attention to before.

In the past, apart from training and competitions, he rarely paid attention to such trivial and interesting things.

It’s not that he didn’t know that Tamamo Cross could make Okonomiyaki or that Oguruma was a good eater and good at eating.

But what he knew was only based on past impressions.

But I have never really been around these horse racing girls to listen to or see what they do, say, and think every day.

(End of this chapter)