Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 73 Training Expenses
Kitajima Saburo nodded secretly.

As a top musician in the industry, he has seen many newcomers who want to make a name for themselves, including many musical geniuses.

One song alone cannot accurately judge Yasui Makoto's musical talent, but the quality of this song is enough to prove that this young man's talent should not be underestimated.

In such a situation, most people would easily become arrogant or eager for quick success.

The young man in front of him was not moved by this at all and was determined, which he thought was quite rare.

Of course there are regrets.

If Yasui Shin was not a trainer, with that kind of talent, he would have become a hot new talent in the industry in no time. It is no exaggeration to say that his future is limitless.

But this regret was quickly overshadowed by what could be described as selfish thoughts.

After falling in love with the Shining series, he has supported no less than a hundred Uma Girls, and his achievements are hard to describe.

Now my beloved granddaughter has made her debut as a horse racing girl and has won three races in a row, including a G3-level prize such as the Spring Championship.

Among the horse girls he had supported before, there were only two big prize wins in hundreds of races, not a single G2, and only one G1.

He was already ecstatic about this achievement and almost wanted to ignore his family's objections and find a concert or other important occasion to announce to the world that "such an amazing horse racing girl is my child."

As he just said, how far Northern Black Horse can go in the competition in the future, he is not as professional as his trainer and cannot speculate.

But the one who brought out the Northern Black Horse was the young man in front of him. Compared to cultivating a musical genius, the future of his granddaughter was more important.

With this thought in mind, Kitajima Saburo said without hesitation:

"No problem, I'll arrange for someone to take care of it. Also, I'm very grateful to Mr. Yasui for his trust in me."

Then he pondered for a moment and wondered:

"Come to think of it, I've been following Xiaobei's competition. I don't know if it's presumptuous of you to ask Mr. Yasui if you haven't visited Ohno Shoji since our last meeting. Is there something inconvenient about that?"

"From what I know, training is quite exhausting. Xiaobei often said when he came back that running shoes alone cost a lot of money, and he seemed to use up a pair every week.

"Mr. Yasui, are you really not under any financial pressure? If so, please don't hesitate to ask."

Yasui Zhen pondered.

Saburo Kitajima is right, training is a very expensive thing.

For example, running shoes.

With the current level of technology, if a human were to wear the running shoes specially made for Uma Musume, there would be no noticeable wear and tear for several years.

If used for training, with the horse girl's powerful leg strength, a pair of running shoes will be scrapped in two or three weeks.

This is even with horseshoes as a buffer and reinforcement.

The power of the Northern Black Colt is outstanding among all horse girls, so its consumption is even greater.

As Saburo Kitajima said, the black-haired girl would wear out a pair of running shoes every week.

The average price of a pair of special running shoes is about 5 to 8 yen, which means that Northern Xuanju has a fixed expenditure of 20 yen on running shoes alone every month.

Horseshoes are also one of the main consumption items.

A pair of horseshoes can be used for one to two months and are much cheaper than running shoes, costing about 4000 to 6000 yen a pair.

Alloy materials are more expensive, with an average price of 8000 to 10000.

However, due to the different training content and venues, several different horseshoes need to be prepared at the same time, and they must be replaced in sets in a timely manner according to the development of the horse girl.

The northern black colt is in the rapid growth period of its own character, and the horseshoes need to be replaced about once every two weeks, which costs a lot.

Add to that sportswear, nutritional supplements, training equipment, etc., and the Shining Series is actually a money-burning project, just like any other competitive sport.

What Yasui really wanted to talk to Saburo Kitajima was about spending.

It wasn't just about the money; with his previous savings and the prize money from the past three months, he wasn't under too much pressure. As a trainer, preparing training equipment for the horse girls required approval from the academy, which was the only way to receive the corresponding subsidy.

The review process itself is not troublesome, but the consumption of Xuanju in the north is too high and there are limits on the subsidies each time.

All in all, filling out the "Running Shoes Purchase Application Form" actually takes up a lot of time, not to mention anything else.

Thinking of this, Yasui Shin pondered for a moment, looked at Kitajima Saburo calmly, and said seriously:

“In this regard…Actually, I won’t be polite.

"However, the academy provides a substantial monthly subsidy for Xiaobei's running shoes, horseshoes, and sportswear that he consumes during his daily training.

"Combined with the money I earned from my part-time job before coming to Tokyo, my trainer's allowance, my competition bonus, and my daily expenses and other necessary training equipment, I really have no financial problems.

"I would like to ask Mr. Bei Dao to send some staff to help with trivial matters such as filling out application forms.

"This way I can focus more on guiding Xiaobei."

"I see……"

Kitajima Saburo nodded slightly, then praised: "I have heard about Mr. Yasui's hard work when he was in school.

“However, since it is necessary for Xiaobei’s training, there is no reason for Mr. Yasui to pay for it out of his own pocket.

"How about this, I'll send someone to contact you later, and from then on, all expenses other than the academy subsidy will be handed over to Ohno Shoji.

"We need to submit documents to the student union, and we can let those people do that for us."

Yasui was very happy.

He didn't know if it was the same in other industries, but for trainers, there were a lot of trivial matters besides training and competition.

He always felt that those things were a waste of time and didn't know how other trainers dealt with them.

Now that Kitajima Saburo offered to help, there was naturally no reason to refuse.

Moreover, the content of the phone call he received last night happened to be similar, so he immediately wanted to try to trouble Saburo Kitajima as well.

"Then you're welcome. Thank you very much, Mr. Beidao."

……

After talking with Saburo Kitajima and receiving his support, Makoto Yasui was led by the old man to visit the various treasures in the mansion.

His family background in this life was relatively ordinary. Before coming to Tokyo, An Jingzhen had always lived in his hometown, so it was impossible for him to go anywhere to broaden his horizons.

However, he had seen a lot of things in his previous life, and when he was visiting, he thought he handled it quite well.

At the same time, he was secretly thinking about the subsequent training plan.

It is obvious that the training methods of Northern Black Horse need to be optimized.

Umamusume has a strong herd mentality and runs alone in training, so what they show does not represent their full abilities.

In order to understand their abilities as comprehensively as possible, it is often necessary to participate in several official competitions or conduct practice matches with enough horse girls to help.

After this stage, trainers can truly determine the abilities of the horse girls and further arrange subsequent race routes, tactics, and training.

Due to his memories of his previous life, Northern Xuanju skipped this step directly.

He had already considered the appropriate training direction, running method, and tactics before his debut.

On this basis, the first two wins in the three previous games were well-deserved.

The third spring tournament was clearly not that easy.

(End of this chapter)