Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 179 The Beginning of the King's Journey

Although he felt emotional, Yasui Makoto did not lose his mind.

He didn't know what the training atmosphere was like among trainers in other countries, but the Japanese side was quite conservative.

Yes, there is a training academy, but the classes taught are all very conventional theories.

The various details of actually guiding Uma Musume, or even what to pay attention to in daily interactions, are not covered in these classes.

And these are very important.

For example, Umamusume’s personality has a very special category called “temperament”.

Simply put, a horse girl with a "good temperament" is much easier to coach in both training and racing, especially during racing, where she can easily apply the trainer's pre-race instructions.

Correspondingly, "bad temperament" is the exact opposite situation.

These concepts are all taught in class, but there are no specific ways to deal with them or examples.

One solution is to find some public information by individuals, such as papers and interviews.

However, this type of approach is very inefficient.

In this regard, the norm in the Japanese industry is very traditional apprenticeship.

It's not about having a master-disciple relationship, but relying on hands-on teaching from familiar seniors.

However, it is impossible to get familiar with such seniors in college, and it often depends on family relationships.

In a sense, Yasui Makoto himself is in this atmosphere and has benefited from it.

After all, his parents in his hometown are both insiders in the industry, and he had received corresponding guidance very early on, but his family connections were not enough to reach Tokyo.

However, deep down, he still felt that this method was obviously not conducive to the development of the entire industry, and he also felt that there was no need for him to challenge such things on his own and make himself bored.

Because of this background, although he did not consult anyone after arriving in Tokyo, he also did not intend to tell others some of his very private experiences.

Especially those in previous lives that have certain advanced significance.

But he didn't have such thoughts about Uma Musume.

It was like a gas tank. When I first met him, I didn't say anything, but he took the initiative to introduce many things I should pay attention to in school life and training.

He was also happy to share some of his experiences with others, including taking the initiative to take care of Mingsheng Leidong over the past two days.

Similarly, he wouldn't mind telling Ellyako at this point.

After all, after hearing those words and seeing her expression, he unconsciously wanted to believe this horse racing girl who was full of regrets and persistent in her dreams.

"...That's natural. My professional ethics are fine."

A hint of surprise flashed across her eyes, and the corners of Alice's mouth rose slightly, revealing a satisfied smile:

"Thank you very much, Yasui-kun. I will comply with your request.

"By the way, pass on a message."

Pointing to the door, she tilted her head and said:

“Qi Cao-senpai said she has already talked to Xingmu’s parents on your behalf, and both parents want to talk to you alone.

“That little girl… Kukuku, is really good. It seems you want to sign an agreement with her.

"But this kind of thing is not something I can help you with. You better work hard on your own."

……

More than a week later, at the night of Santousan Unkai Hotel, in Anui Makoto's room.

The light above his head was very bright, stretching his figure sitting at the desk.

The table was piled high with training records, a few sheets of draft paper were scattered messily, and the trash can at the foot of the table was full of crumpled papers covered with writing.

He tore off a page from his notebook, crumpled it up, and threw it into the trash can. He closed the notebook and picked up the top training report next to it. The report was densely packed with data and annotations, recording the results of Northern Xuanju's training today: the progress of the super-training, sprint pace, endurance time...

As he glanced at them one by one and nodded slightly, the voices of Xingmu's parents from a week ago unconsciously emerged in his mind.

"Mr. Yasui is a young and accomplished man, and this is obvious to all in the industry."

With a bit of courtesy, the apricot-eyed father smiled and nodded, "Especially the achievements made by Xuanju from the north, which are quite amazing.

"However, Mr. Yasui must also be aware that we have always planned short-term English events for Xingmu.

"Judging from her current performance and the medical examination report she just received, she is indeed very suitable for this front."

Having said that, the middle-aged man frowned slightly and added solemnly:
"There have been instances where we were able to break through the schedule restrictions... but they are very rare.

"It's not that I don't believe in Mr. Yasui's ability, but... we still prefer the current plan.

"Of course, if Mr. Yasui and Mr. Kitamoto can achieve even more amazing performances in subsequent competitions, many things...

"Of course we can discuss it slowly."

As these words kept echoing in his mind, Yasui couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This typical Japanese euphemism seems to cover all aspects and leave room for maneuver, but in fact the attitude of rejection has already been made clear.

The couple was not willing to hand over Xingmu to him for guidance, and as for "discussing it slowly", it was basically just a polite remark.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, it is understandable.

Even in the eyes of outsiders, he and Northern Black Colt have achieved good results in many competitions at a young age, including major prize money competitions and key G1 competition titles.

But there are many talented trainers in this field, and there are countless short-lived geniuses.

Even the Northern Black Horse is the same.

After all, the number of trainers is not that large, and only dozens of people pass the assessment every year, but there are tens of thousands of horse girls making their debut every year.

From the perspective of Xingmu's parents, if their current performance has reached its limit and they will never recover after losing the next game or the next one, they naturally cannot let their precious daughter take this risk.

Therefore, it is unlikely to change the couple's mind in a short period of time... at least this year.

Thinking about it, Yasui Zhen turned to the computer on the table, pondered for a moment, opened the trainer background, and called up the event schedule interface.

He currently only has one horse girl, Northern Black Horse, and the racing schedule is only one page long.

The competition will be the St. Regis Memorial Day more than half a month later, and the Chrysanthemum Viewing Festival will be held two months later.

He paused for a moment on the two games and looked at the Game 1 at the end of the year.

Arima Memorial.

In the Shining Series, the Classic Triple Crown is of great significance.

But from an overall evaluation perspective, these three G1s account for less than one-third of Uma Musume's entire career.

The Classic Triple Crown is more about proving potential, but what can better prove strength is the G1 events in the ancient horse years, especially the G1 events in the middle and long distances.

The Emperor's Spring Viewing, the Emperor's Autumn Viewing, the Takarazuka Memorial, the Japan Cup open to the world, and the Arima Memorial.

All the opponents appearing in this top-level competition are battle-hardened horse girls who have undergone rigorous testing.

Only by defeating such a strong opponent can we prove that the achievements of the classic year are not a flash in the pan, but the beginning of a generation of strong people or even the journey of the king.

Unlike other G1s, like the Dream Cup, the Arima Kinen and Takarazuka Kinen are the only two all-star games that do not have preliminary matches and require fan voting to qualify.

The fact that she was able to receive enough votes to leave Arima Kinen shows that this horse racing girl is the best of this generation in the eyes of fans.

Such voting does not restrict whether it is a classic year or not, as long as the person is in active service, he or she has the possibility of leaving.

(End of this chapter)