Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 413: Outstanding Potential and Surprise
Today, the training of the Eternal Club has become famous in Teresin College.

Not only do the horse ladies involved in the training have achieved outstanding results in the Shining Series, but also many of the club’s training methods are quite unique.

Therefore, as long as they have time to participate in or watch the club’s training, many horse racing girls will involuntarily come to the training ground here.

Even many trainers, whether they had training tasks or not, couldn't help but stop and pay attention after noticing this place.

Especially today's juxtaposition, between several top active horse girls, there is a child who is obviously not even at the kindergarten level, which is even more eye-catching.

While watching, horse girls and trainers near and far began to mutter or communicate with their companions.

"Such a young child... is he a special student recruited by the academy? I haven't received any notification about this."

"That Mr. Kitahara's own behavior, right? After all, his various training methods and competition arrangements are always unexpected. It's no big deal to find a kid to play with this time."

"It doesn't look like... they're just playing. Although that kid is obviously much slower than Oguruma-senpai and the others, he seems to be treating this as a competition or something, and is running very seriously."

"Hehehe, they're pretty cute. It's been a long time since I've seen such small and cute kids come to play in the academy."

While the onlookers were talking, everyone on the club side, except Kitahara, also looked at the field and Kitahara with some sidelong glances, and secretly muttered something in their hearts.

Let the Northern Black Horse run side by side with several seniors who were at the peak of their development. Although Beiyuan explained that there was no problem before the race, it still felt too weird when they actually started running.

It was particularly obvious that the moment the "start" command was given, Ogurumao and the others started from the starting point skillfully, but the little loli was stunned for a long time and ran out in panic.

Whether it is humans or horse girls, in fact, they cannot run at the same time at the beginning according to the starting instructions.

This requires a reaction time, or the time to predict the order in advance.

To achieve this, a lot of practice is needed in daily training, and repeated quick responses to the start signal, that is, the opening of the gate or commands.

And the sense of time also needs special training.

In this way, you can often be ready at the moment the gate makes the starting sound but has not yet popped open, and then gain a slight advantage in exiting the gate.

However, the Northern Black Horse had obviously not received any training in this area.

When she started running, it was not so much that she realized what the start command meant, but rather that she noticed that her predecessors had started running and she subconsciously followed them.

This is one of the common situations of late start. People are not familiar with the starting signals and instead start based on the opponent's reaction.

Then the delay and lag are obvious.

There is absolutely nothing to say about her running posture, rhythm, cornering, etc. afterwards. Apart from running at a decent speed under the guidance of her innate running consciousness, the little Loli's skills are unremarkable.

Not to mention the speed and distance. Before even reaching the middle stage, she was already far behind before the first turn in the early stages.

By the time the 2500-meter lap was over, Oguruma and the others had already stood behind the finish line, and the little loli had just run to the back of the middle section, ready to enter the final bend.

"...Uncle let this kid run with us, what on earth was he thinking?"

Although he took on this parallel running training soon after the previous one, Tamamo Cross was still in good condition.

After running 2500 meters, panting and wiping the sweat off her face, she looked with amusement at a black dot in the distance in the direction she had just come from.

"It's still a long way for this kid to debut. Let's not talk about what results he can achieve. Even if he finishes the race, he will probably be too tired to run, right?"

"Who knows? Uncle has always had a lot of ideas. I'm used to it."

Inari Ichiya put his hands on the awning and looked at Kita no Xuanju at the bend behind him. "I didn't pay much attention to that kid after the start. Now it seems that she is at least...

"It will take at least another 40 to 50 seconds, or half a minute, to cross the finish line?"

"Forty or fifty seconds?"

Mejiro Aldan quickly calculated in his head, "The track design here is a little different from the one at Zhongshan. From her position to the finish line, it's about... about 500 to 600 meters.

"If it takes 12 to 13 seconds to finish the run, then the child's speed... is probably around or o'clock...?"

"Hey, what do you think?" After a quick calculation, she looked at Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi with a curious expression, then turned to the side where Oguruma and Super Little Bay were before.

"Oh, it feels pretty good, but I don't know what the speed is like."

Oguruma responded casually, and then noticed the surprise on Mejiro Aldan's face, "…What's wrong, Aldan?"

"Ah, that is... the little bay?"

Just when they were surprised that their friend, who had been next to Oguruma just now, was nowhere to be seen, Aldan and the other horse girls soon noticed footsteps coming from the side.

"I'm back, take this."

He smiled and handed over a few opened bottles of energy drinks. Those were the ones that the horse girls had drunk in the last round of training. After Super Bay divided them up, there was still an unopened bottle left in his hand.

"This, I'll give it to the child later."

Shaking the full bottle of drink in his hand, Xiao Haiwan's face was full of concern, "You are so young and you are running a 2500-meter race. You will definitely be exhausted later."

Then he became a little dissatisfied, "Really? I don't know what Kitahara is thinking. Even if he has some ideas, it's too difficult for that kid to run such a long race all at once."

Oguruma and the others also have some feelings about this statement.

It was just that due to their long-term trust, they subconsciously felt that Beiyuan's approach must be reasonable, so they did not say anything like Xiaowan, who naturally liked to care about others.

And Xiao Haiwan complained a little, but didn't say anything else. She just looked at the little Loli who was getting closer and closer on the runway with a little worry in her eyes.

Basically, the moment Northern Xuanju crossed the finish line, she went to meet him.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaobei. You ran very well."

With a doting tone, Xiaowan handed over the prepared drink.

"Yeah! Thank you, Xiaowan-senpai!"

With sweat all over his face, Northern Black Horse showed an expression of surprise.

He took the energy drink in both hands, unscrewed it impatiently, and drank it in gulps.

"Ha-ah! Great! It's so nice to be able to drink a drink in one go after such a great run!

“Thank you for the drinks, Little Bay-senpai!
"Thank you all for waiting for me here!"

Excited and happy, she bowed and thanked Little Bay, Little Chestnut Hat and the others one by one.

"Yeah! That's great, Xiaobei!"

The favor on his face was about to overflow, and Super Little Bay exaggerated Northern Black Horse a few more times, and subconsciously wanted to share his feelings at the moment with his companions.

When I turned around, I suddenly found that my companions seemed to be staring behind me, with varying degrees of surprise on their faces and a thoughtful look in their eyes.

Even Oguruma, who rarely shows such an expression, is no exception.

When he turned his head, the direction behind him was naturally the Northern Black Ju. He soon realized that his companions seemed to be surprised by the child, and Super Little Bay became puzzled.

"What happened to you?" "Well... this is... 2500 meters..."

Mejiro Aldan began to mutter to himself.

“Yeah, even for a debutant horse girl, 2500 meters… there’s still a chance that she might lose speed or run the whole way…”

Inari responded in a daze.

"What we're saying is that this kid is indeed slower than us, but that's a developmental issue. Judging from her age...she finished the race normally, right?"

"Oh! Xiaobei is so awesome!"

Tamamono Cross and Oguruma sighed almost in unison.

After being stunned for a moment, Super Little Bay realized something surprising.

Just like Inari said, no matter how it is training, the race schedule is still based on the 2500 meters set for the Arima Memorial.

As the annual pinnacle showdown among horse racing ladies, the Arima Kinen held at the end of the year is enough to screen out most of the contestants just by the schedule.

2400 meters is the upper limit of middle distance, and above that is the long distance category.

However, the 2500m Arima Kinen does not exceed the middle distance category by much, only 100 meters.

Every horse racing girl who has run middle and long distance races knows that in this kind of race, especially those over 2000 meters, every extra meter is a test and a threshold that cannot be easily crossed.

After running more than 2,000 meters with all-out effort, all aspects of my body's functions were reaching their limits. It was very difficult to continue to maintain my speed, let alone win.

The reason why 2400 meters and above are separated as long-distance events is because the subsequent schedule needs to do everything possible to slow down the arrival of the limit.

This requires complete adjustment of previous pace, physical strength distribution and other details, which is equivalent to changing the type of competition to some extent.

Many horse racing girls are unable to participate in the Arima Kinen. In fact, it is not entirely because of their lack of fan support, but because they simply cannot make the transition.

Even if they are able to participate, sometimes they may stall on the final straight line or even earlier because the requirements are too high.

However, the kid from Northern Xuanju finished running the 2500 meters!
Even though she finished the race at the level she could perform at her age, and even though that speed was much slower than the active racing ladies, she still finished it.

And not only did it finish...

When he realized what his companions were talking about, Super Little Bay was also surprised by the potential shown by Northern Black Horse, and he also discovered another potential of this child.

This kid...

Doesn't seem to be that tired...

If she trains well, she may have the endurance to compete in long-distance races such as the Horse Memorial, Chrysanthemum Appreciation, and Emperor Spring Appreciation after her debut...

It's not a problem for her at all...

When the horse racing ladies of the Eternal Club were surprised by the potential hidden in the Northern Black Colt, the focus of discussion on Kitahara's side was also this little Lolita.

Unlike Oguruma and the others, discussions among trainers combined more accurate data.

Although these data have not been further analyzed, combined with past experience, we can already see a lot of situations.

Oguruma and the others were able to see the potential of Northern Xuanju with their talent and experience. They also had the same experience, as well as richer and more professional knowledge and abilities. Naturally, Komiya and the others could also come to the same or even more detailed conclusions.

It’s not that Kitahara didn’t have these conclusions.

He had almost guessed the current situation before the training started.

And knowing all these conditions, they still insisted on conducting an actual training session, of course, to give a clear answer to Kitajima Saburo and Kitagata Genju.

He never just talks about things; whenever possible, he would like to use facts to prove something to others.

However, after getting the facts he had expected, he also found some unexpected surprises.

There was no rush to discuss further with Komiyayama and the others. Holding the preliminary training data, he gave a few simple instructions to continue training and came to the side of Luduo Symbol and Kitajima Saburo.

As the only horse girl in the world to have won seven G1 titles and the first horse girl to have won three titles without a defeat, the vision that Ludo symbolizes is naturally not much worse than that of Oguruma and the others.

What she was saying to the excited Kitajima Saburo at this moment was almost the same as what Oguruma and the others said.

"...That's right, Mr. Kitajima, you should know my personality."

Luduo pondered and looked at the horse racers on the track, "For me, it is hard to say which race is the most difficult in my career, but the Japanese Derby is undoubtedly one of them.

“The other one without a doubt is the Arima Kinen.

“This match is called the pinnacle showdown of the same generation for a reason. Both the schedule design and the actual requirements of the match for us are extraordinary.

“That’s why I said that Xiaobei was able to finish the race at a normal speed for her age. This kind of potential…maybe she can be said to be a top-ranked talent in her age group.”

After careful consideration, Luduo used a relatively conservative description of the northern black horse.

“Really?! That’s really, really…”

The old man, who had always doted on the child on the field, was a little incoherent when he heard the praise from the horse racing girl symbolized by Luduo.

But besides being excited, he was also a little worried.

"But if Xiaobei is so outstanding... why does she always lose in the kindergarten running race...?
"Or rather...why have I never won...?"

"Kindergarten? This..."

Hearing this word that seemed a little far away from him, Lu Duo was stunned for a moment, as if he was infected, and he also hesitated.

"This, this..."

"Because of the schedule."

When he came here, he happened to hear what Luduo and Kitajima Saburo were talking about. Seeing that Luduo was a little embarrassed, Kitajima spoke with a smile.

“Generally speaking, children that young are physically weak and cannot withstand a long race.

“So even if it’s a game, that kind of running mostly sets the distance between 400 meters and 800 meters… so for horse racing girls, it can be considered a game.

"But Xiaobei is not good at that distance now, and she still needs a long time to improve her speed, strength and explosiveness.

“I mean now.

“So, when the distance becomes a real competition distance, a lot of her potential can be realized.”

As he said this, he looked at the track and suddenly laughed, "But to be honest, if a trainer with a normal mind wants to let such a young child run 2500 meters... I don't think he would dare to do that.

"We won't be able to find out what kind of genius Northern Xuanju is... or in other words, what a down-to-earth hard worker he is."

(End of this chapter)