Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 60 You Are Not Allowed to Learn from Her
While Makoto Yasui was organizing event information in his temporary office, Genju Kita was watching the game on his tablet.

After finishing the tidying up, Yasui Makoto walked towards his Uma Musume and glanced at the tablet screen.

"Oh? Wakaba Jinbiao?"

"Ah? Yes."

Looking up from the screen, Beibu Xuanju smiled and sighed, "By this time tomorrow, Senior Golden Ship will be on stage just like this one..."

Her eyes moved and she looked at the screen again.

"Here it comes! Here it comes, here it comes! Charge! Sprint! Charge!"

Attracted by the exciting voice, Yasui Shinya looked at the screen and happened to see a horse racing girl with long brown-red hair crossing the finish line.

At the same time, the commentary sounded loudly from the tablet.

"Red, pure, good! It's Red, pure, good!
"A huge victory of 2 lengths!
"Let us congratulate Akahiro Zenjun on his beautiful victory in the Wakaba Championship!"

"Oh oh oh! So awesome!"

Kita no Xuanju also shouted excitedly, and then she looked at Yasui Makoto expectantly.

"Trainer, do you think that Golden Ship Senior will be able to win as beautifully as this horse girl tomorrow?"

Yasui Zhen thought about it.

I was not a professional in horse racing in my previous life, and my understanding of it all came from temporary surprises required by the mission.

What can be remembered are mainly the most famous horse races and some particularly well-known events.

In comparison, the name of Golden Ship is memorable, and I have a general impression of its performance in G1 events such as the Satsuki Sho, Kikuka Sho, Takarazuka Kinen, and Arima Kinen.

I don't remember the G2 at the Hanshin Grand Prix that clearly, I can only say that I seemed to have won.

However, this does not prevent us from analyzing it using the accumulated knowledge and experience.

"The probability should be very high. I'm referring to the Hanshin Grand Prix at the Golden Ship."

Motioning to Kita no Xuanju to hand over the tablet, Yasui Shin pondered:
“Both past race results and competition data show that the Golden Boat has strong adaptability to long distances.

"In terms of specific abilities, apart from some difficulty in exiting the gate, her endurance, strength and perseverance are quite good, and her speed is also at an upper-middle level.

"This type of player is actually the same as you, and because of her richer competition experience and... imaginative tactics, she has a clear advantage in middle and long distance events.

"Plus, this match was at the Hanshin Arena, and I remember that except for a Game 3 in her debut year, she had never lost at this venue.

"She won the Kobe Shimbun Cup, two consecutive Hanshin Grand Prix titles, and two consecutive Takarazuka Kinen titles. With her adaptability, it's no exaggeration to say that the Hanshin arena is like home to her.

"So, unless..."

He hesitated.

When he heard about this horse girl a few days ago, he took some time to recall the corresponding competition in the parallel universe.

Especially the Takarazuka Memorial. Although he didn't think of it at the first time, he was sure that something must have happened on the golden ship.

Then I thought of the "121 billion high-kick" event.

In the past, gambling in Japan's horse racing industry was legal and an important industry support, involving billions of dollars.

The biggest bets are of course on top horses, and Golden Ship is one of them.

Just like in this world, the Golden Ship in the parallel dimension also achieved amazing results in the Hanshin Arena and it can be said that it has almost never lost.

So by the time he participated in the Takarazuka Kinen for the third time, the accumulated bets had reached an astonishing figure of 121 billion yen.

As a result, the golden ship was sent in that game.

When he left the gate, he kicked his leg high and fell behind the main group by more than 20 meters. Even someone who doesn't know much about horse racing could see that there was no way he could catch up.

This guy seemed to have realized it himself, so he simply gave up the competition and just took 15th place.

Since he didn't win, the 121 billion bet naturally evaporated in an instant.

The high kick the Golden Ship gave as it left the gates was nicknamed the "121 billion yen high kick." Yasui's hesitation was that the Golden Ship in this world seemed to be sailing smoothly, and just like the developments in the parallel world, something truly earth-shattering might happen during the second half of the Takarazuka Memorial.

But now was not the time to talk about this, so he quickly came to his senses and stared at his black-haired girl.

"In short, there's a high chance that Golden Ship will win the Hanshin Grand Prix.

“But her running style… is very unique and has little reference value.

"So without my instructions, you are not allowed to imitate her."

Kitaguchi Xuanju listened with great interest when Yasui Shin was making his analysis, but he did not expect that his trainer would suddenly change the subject at the end, putting on a rare serious expression and speaking in a much more solemn tone.

This made her stunned, and it took her a while to react.

"Oh, oh, okay, okay..."

Then she scratched her head and looked troubled.

“Actually, I also feel that there are many Golden Ship seniors… Their training is very special. They have no idea what they are doing, but they always win.

"Since the trainer said so, I definitely won't force myself to learn anything."

"That's good."

Yasui nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at the whiteboard beside him with a serious expression.

"Okay, enough small talk, let's take a look at your game tomorrow.

"My luck seems to be bad recently. I drew gate number 1 for you in this game... I'm not apologizing, I'm just complaining. Listen carefully to me.

“Except in extreme circumstances, the innermost and outermost gates must face unavoidable disadvantages.

"The other trainers have probably guessed that you're good at escaping and running, so they'll probably arrange some tactics to target you.

“Especially Gates 2 and 3.

“If nothing unexpected happens, these two opponents will do some gate maneuvers right out of the gate.

“Never mind what Zha Ma means…never mind, just a simple explanation.

"Gate is a legal technique used to hinder the opponent.

“Don’t worry about that for now, I’ll talk to you when I need it, and maybe even let you practice.

“Let’s go back to the prologue.

“Although the probability is relatively small, if there is no opponent hindering you, you must follow the trained techniques in this match and seize the lead as soon as possible.

"Then between 600m and 1100m, I was able to gain a sufficient lead depending on the race conditions.

"Only in this way will your opponent not have the opportunity to play the last kick.

“But I said before, the other horse girls are very likely to intentionally or unintentionally hinder you from doing this, especially in the early stages.

“Remember, if you encounter this situation, do not fight for position, no matter what happens.

“Keep the pace steady and hold on until the first corner.

"If nothing unexpected happens, that will be the real beginning of your competition..."

This pre-match analysis took Yasui a long time, and included a large number of diagrams and video comparisons, as well as simulation diagrams rendered by the program.

After speculating on the game situation, he further explained the situation of his opponent.

Just like the previous two games, the girl who won two games in a row is still not the most popular.

Better than the 9th place last time, this time it has the 5th popularity.

Before her, the 1st to 4th most popular characters were Indomitable Steel, Noda Kinju, Holy Angel, and Black Pele.

Compared with the latter two players, Makoto Yasui is more concerned about Indomitable Steel and Noda Kinju.

(End of this chapter)