Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 134: On the Pulling Power of Uma Musume

What Cao Shangfei said did not surprise An Jingzhen, or rather, it was just his guess.

This horse girl has played against Special Week twice, and her performance in these two games was somewhat special.

The first Takarazuka Kinen was held in June. The summer temperature rose earlier that year, and she was accidentally affected by the hot weather during the training match, and her condition was sluggish for quite some time.

However, when I saw Te Bie Zhou on the field the next day, she seemed like a completely different person, and her imposing aura was visibly evident.

With this "refreshed look", she eventually won the Special Week by 3 lengths, leading the third-place Golden Journey by 10 lengths.

The same situation occurred in the second race at the end of the year, the Arima Kinen.

This time he was not sick during training, but injured, so Kusagami canceled his trip to the Japan Cup. He then recovered before the Arima Memorial, was in high spirits on the day of the race, and won the Special Week again.

With these impressions, when he heard the name of Kusanagi Fei, Yasui couldn't help but want to confirm it.

Assuming that Cao Shangfei's performance in those two games was due to training or tactics, it can just serve as the new goal of Northern Xuanju's special training this time.

For a horse girl like me, the more experience I have in scenes like last kick and pursuit, the better. More is never too much.

It doesn’t matter if the content is the same as the interview, just arrange it normally.

After quickly recalling his past impressions and comparing them with Cao Shangfei's answer, An Jingzhen nodded in understanding.

"This situation... is indeed unique, so we can't force Kusagami Fei too much. Whether to adopt a pursuit tactic, I'll discuss it after I confirm your current physical condition, okay?"

Training matches require setting goals in advance.

For example, how to handle specific gate positions, how to deal with cornering, and what to do when facing pursuit.

It is best to assign different horse girls to different goals in order to achieve the best results and optimize subsequent training tasks through competition data.

To achieve this, it is natural to confirm the physical condition of the assistant and ensure that the needs can be met.

The situations of Zhou and others have been confirmed, the only one missing is Cao Shangfei who is planning to participate in the training match.

Having had experience in training matches, Cao Shangfei quickly understood An Jingzhen's intentions. Without hesitation, she smiled and nodded.
"No problem, Mr. Yasui will take care of all the arrangements."

……

Early Saturday morning, on the playground of Central Tressen Academy.

As usual, before Yasui Zhen got close, he saw Kita no Xuanju warming up on the track from afar.

The difference is that the track under the feet of the northern black horse is not the grass track it usually runs on, but a sawdust track.

This track is located at the outermost edge of the field and is generally used for adaptive and high-intensity training.

The surface is covered with a layer of sawdust about 5 cm thick, with adhesive mixed between the sawdust. The base is a mixed plastic material. Running on it can effectively reduce the impact on the joints while running.

The ramps were also designed accordingly.

There is a combined slope section of about 1200 meters directly opposite the audience seats on the entire track, which is very suitable for improving slope adaptability, explosive power and cardiopulmonary function.

Because the texture of the track is different from that of grass, Northern Black Horse has also used wood chip tracks in its previous training, but the frequency is not very high.

Recently, it has been used to simulate the complex slopes of the Japanese Derby and as the venue for this training match.

After watching Northern Xuanju's warm-up for a while and nodding slightly, An Jingzhen's gaze shifted to the other side.

A few dozen meters away, on the sawdust track close to the grass, Bie Te Zhou, Cao Shang Fei and Vodka were running side by side, looking like they were recovering their previous adaptation to the sawdust track.

A little further away, on a wide expanse of grass, Big Shock lay on his back on a balance ball, doing crunches. Parallel to the horse girl, also alone, the Golden Master was doing push-ups on a mat.

You all came so early! I have to hurry up and set up the venue...

After confirming the condition of the horse racing girl, Yasui Zhen began to sort out the large and small bags he brought with him.

This training match was not as lively as the last one. Apart from the horse racing girls who were going to participate in the competition, there were only a few people who came to train on the weekend. The audience seats were empty.

The two presidents, Emperor of the East Sea and Mejiro McQueen, were busy and also absent.

Therefore, the laser sensors that collect data such as starting, cruising, and crossing the finish line, the drones for recording videos, and the loudspeakers for making announcements... all of these have to be laid out by Makoto Yasui himself.

After working for a while and everything was basically ready, a roar and shouting came from far away outside the playground.

"Hey - who of you is free to help push it?"

He immediately recognized the voice of the Golden Ship and looked over subconsciously, and An Jingzhen was stunned for a moment.

In the Shining Series, the starting gates used in the competition are specially made, and each part has corresponding specifications.

From the bottom pulley to the bracket, and then to the instrument-controlled hydraulic opening and closing door, the entire equipment can be said to be made entirely of metal, and the complete gate assembly weighs more than 6 tons.

Outside the racecourse, racehorse girls will conduct special gate training and also use this device.

Whether it is a competition venue or a training ground, the gate is usually towed in and out by a tractor truck.

However, at this moment, there was a rope wrapped around the waist, and a whole gate was tied behind the rope, and the golden ship actually pulled this thing over.

So, what she meant when she said that the gate should be left to her... is this what she meant?
Yasui was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Because she had to prepare for the Emperor's Spring Viewing Ceremony, Huang Jinchuan did not participate in the training match, but at the celebration banquet on the night of the match, she eagerly expressed that she would definitely come to help.

An Jingzhen didn't think too much about it. After agreeing, the other party took the initiative to take over the work of tidying up the venue, including the gate.

I just never expected it to be done in such a weird way.

Well, I can only say that it is worthy of being called Achuan, and... Uma Musume's strength is indeed much stronger than that of humans...

Feeling amused and emotional, An Jingzhen and Kita no Xuanju and the others who had stopped warming up ran towards the golden ship.

When they got closer, everyone discovered that in addition to the golden ship pulling the gate, Yamato Akagi and Silent Suzuka were pushing it from behind.

When helping out, Teju Zhou naturally stood beside Silent Suzuka, holding a section of the alloy support with her, and then said with a smile:
"Suzuka...? Why are you fooling around with Afune?"

Vodka was also puzzled as he stood next to Yamato Akagi and helped push the gate.

"Yeah, it's okay that Afune is just a weird person, but Yamato and Suzuka... what's going on with you two?"

The Golden Master couldn't help but complain.

"Hey, what the hell are you thinking? Can't you just drive over here normally?"

"How can this be my fault?"

Before Silent Suzuka and Yamato Akagi could speak, the Golden Ship became dissatisfied.

“We originally wanted to drive, but when we asked, we found out that we didn’t have a driver’s license, so we had to push it over.

"What am I thinking? Just tell me whether or not to use this gate."

(End of this chapter)