Having trained real horses, why are we now training racehorse girls after time-traveling?

“I’ve looked at the list for this race. There aren’t many female racehorses participating, but there are two rivals among them that you need to keep an eye on.”

Wada also posted two pre-prepared photos on the whiteboard, pointed to the two racehorse girls, and said:

"The first place goes to Naritaji, who won her first victory at the Kisaragi Award in GIII and then went on a winning streak at the Yayoi Award in GII. She is very strong and is the favorite to win this time."

"The second one is Orihime, who was reduced to fourth place in the debut race due to a violation of the rules by crossing the line, but became the winning racehorse girl because of her strength. She achieved consecutive wins in the Heather Prize and the Radio Shortwave Cup."

"If you admire Orihime, Nutao, you should know her."

"Hmm... It's actually Orihime who admires me... I... once considered recommending her to the trainer..."

Hearing this, Nu Tao nodded under considerable pressure. She was friends with Sky Palace, Wonderful Posture, Alice Digital, and Ai Mu Orihime. Ai Mu Orihime's personality was the complete opposite of Nu Tao's. She was cold and indifferent to everyone, and always suppressed her emotions, giving people a very dangerous feeling.

At the time, Nutao, who lacked confidence in defeating Haogeju, did consider recommending Aigumi to Wada if he left the troupe. Although the chances of this happening were slim, Nutao thought that if it was for the sake of defeating Haogeju, Aigumi might agree.

After all, I've known about Orihime and Good Opera for a long time... although it's just that I can't stand the exaggerated performances of Good Opera.

"Hahahaha—I never expected that this time I would not only be facing off against my most favored minister, but also against my long-time rival, the Overlord? Very well!"

Good Opera, upon hearing this, immediately became interested. She was very familiar with her opponents in this competition, whether it was Nutao, Naritaji, or Aimo Orihime. They had been partners and rivals before the competition, so Good Opera was very much looking forward to meeting them at the Satsuki Sho.

"No, as expected of a great opera student... I have absolutely no confidence in winning against Orihime and the others..."

However, even after returning to form, Nutao also exhibited the same problem. Despite winning a good opera in the Daily Cup, Nutao was still very unconfident about her performance when facing two opponents who might be stronger than her.

After all, this time it's not just a one-on-one challenge between her and Good Opera; Orihime and Naritaji are also extremely competitive contenders.

The thought of competing against racehorses as formidable as three great opera singers made Ryuta's tail wag uncontrollably. She immediately turned to Wada and said:

"I...I have to go to training! I don't have much time to prepare! Trainer, I'm off!"

"Hahaha! My most beloved subject, don't leave me to train alone! I'm here to keep you company!"

"Ryuji, come here too. Now is the time for me, the Overlord, to need you. You need to help me continue to solidify my tactics so that we can guarantee that we can win the Classic Triple Crown."

Good Opera immediately followed in the footsteps of Nu Tao. Even someone as confident as Good Opera felt a lot of pressure in this competition, so training was naturally essential.

Then, all that could be seen was Good Opera grabbing Wada and running towards the outside. Although Good Opera's leading run had been quite solidified over this period of time, and it could be said that he had completely mastered both the passing and leading run styles, as for whether he could run GI... Wada felt that there were still some areas that needed improvement.

Wada also intends to use this time to pass on all the lessons he learned from Good Opera to Good Opera as soon as possible—after all, he wants to cherish this rare period of time when he is still in the race to teach Good Opera.

Chapter 74: Admiration for Orihime and Naritaji

"So, after this Satsuki Sho ends, is it possible that we'll run into Imai-senpai and the others? It's an all-Japanese derby... It's going to be a tough match."

Today's training was more rigorous than ever before, probably because the Satsuki Sho was approaching. After learning their opponents, both Good Opera and Meishou Noutou displayed an even stronger passion than usual. The two racehorse girls performed multiple training exercises on the track in succession. If Wada hadn't stopped them in time, they might have continued training like this indefinitely.

It was already evening, and Wada was still in the team meeting room that had just been assigned to them, making plans. With the Satsuki Prize approaching, he was under a lot of pressure, especially since he would soon be facing the combination of Mejiro McQueen and Imai again after the Satsuki Prize.

This time is different from the past. Although Megumi McQueen is definitely a late-maturing racehorse girl because of her surname "Megumi", her trainer this time is the old man Jinlang. Compared to him, he can only be considered a rookie trainer. He never dared to think about fighting against Jinlang, a veteran expert.

Moreover, it's Mejiro McQueen. Although she's not at her peak yet, she's definitely not an opponent to be underestimated. If Wada wants to defeat Mejiro McQueen in the Japanese derby, he must do a lot of preparation.

Of course, the main priority right now is to win the Satsuki Prize...

"Da da da".

"Hmm? It's so late, are there still people who haven't gone home yet?" Wada looked up and muttered to himself. He thought that Ikezoe and Imai-senpai should have already gone home.

"Ryuji? Are you inside?"

"...A good opera?"

As Hetian's voice rang out, the door opened, and Hao Geju's figure slowly walked in under the light, but it was somewhat different from usual.

All that could be seen was a stunning change in the costume of the Good Opera. The Good Opera, who was originally wearing training clothes, had somehow changed into a very flamboyant outfit. The white clothes were decorated with various pink embellishments, and she wore white stockings and gold shoes. What was even more eye-catching, of course, was the pink and gold embellished cape on her back.

"...Good Opera, are you going to perform in a stage play?" Wada was also a little dumbfounded when he saw Good Opera dressed like that, and asked subconsciously.

"Hahaha! How humorous, Ryuji~ But this isn't a stage costume, it's my final outfit for the GI competition!" The opera responded with her usual exaggerated gestures, but as she said this, she did a little spin around, seemingly to let Wada see her in full, before self-satisfiedly saying:

"It was just delivered to me last night—a specially designed victory outfit provided by Treson Academy!"

"How about it? Ryuji, no need for further words, your eyes have said it all! Praise my boundless charm as the Overlord to your heart's content!"

Good Opera was clearly very confident that its final costume would win over Hotan's aesthetic, and indeed it did. Good Opera and Hotan have very similar tastes, and Hotan offered genuine praise for Good Opera's final costume.

"It's pretty good, but... is this really the final outfit? Are we supposed to run in this?"

Wada was somewhat puzzled. Although the existence of racehorse girls, whose bodies were full of infinite possibilities, had surprised Wada and the other two trainers several times, this was the first time Wada had ever seen a racehorse girl in a racehorse's racehorse outfit.

But he couldn't help but wonder, these clothes didn't seem as effective for running as training clothes. Weren't they meant to limit the performance of racehorses? He saw that Rudolf had also worn the final outfit, which, although it was quite flashy, didn't seem that troublesome.

"Hahaha! Ryuji, you don't need to worry. The final outfit is not only comfortable for us racehorse girls, but it also allows us to perform at our best!"

"If you don't believe me, how about we go for a spin on the track right now? As the Overlord, I'll prove to you that the advantages of the final server are absolutely beyond your imagination!"

"...Now? It's so late."

He Tian glanced at his phone instinctively; it was already 11 p.m. He then looked at Hao Geju's side and asked, "Where's Nutao? Why isn't she here?"

"Nu Tao seems to have overdone her training this morning; she's probably fast asleep in her dorm right now."

Before Hao Geju arrived, she had already gone to see Nu Tao. However, when her roommate Kong Kong Shen Gong saw Hao Geju arrive, she took the initiative to hint to Nu Tao to be quiet. Then she saw Nu Tao sleeping soundly, seemingly unable to be woken up at all.

So Good Opera came on its own, figuring that Nu Tao would be happy to come to He Tian tomorrow to explain about her winning outfit. After a short rest, Good Opera felt that her training was still insufficient compared to Nu Tao's, so she came to He Tian specifically to make some adjustments to her training.

Fortunately, Nu Tao is sleeping soundly and has no idea about this, otherwise she would definitely feel anxious—an anxiety caused by someone more talented than her working even harder.

……

"I think you've already trained your basic running technique for good operas quite well. Further consolidation would only involve minor details, which can't be adjusted in a day or two."

After changing his clothes and picking up his props, Wada went to the training ground with Hao Geju. The training ground was now empty. Wada said to Hao Geju:

"In that case, let's train your last stride now, which we don't usually have you practice—Good Opera. First, run a lap on the 2000-meter track in your usual state, and then I'll make some adjustments to your last stride's explosive point based on your situation."

"Absolutely no problem!"

Without hesitation, Hao Geju immediately stepped onto the training field. After He Tian gave the order, Hao Geju took off without delay and began to compete on the field.

"...Surprisingly, it really has no effect? ​​Not only is my concentration better than before, but wearing these shoes doesn't affect my running at all, and I'm even faster than during my usual training?"

Wada, who was timing the stopwatch, was genuinely taken aback by the racehorse girl's winning outfit in this world. The flashy costume actually had an amplifying effect, and now that she was wearing the winning outfit, Good Opera was undoubtedly stronger than usual.

Could it be that magic really exists in this world? Wada couldn't help but think of this. He vaguely recalled the legend of the "Three Goddesses" of this world, but he had always been dismissive of it, after all, gods were too far removed from him.

"Oh my, isn't this... Raging Waves' trainer?"

"Ok?"

However, not far away, two horse racer girls appeared in the middle of the night. One of them seemed to have seen Wada's back and couldn't help but say to the horse racer girl next to her, "Orihime, is that really Ryuu's trainer? What's he doing here so late?"

"...It seems we're on the same page. Our rivals seem to be working even harder than us."

The horse girl called Orihime is undoubtedly the horse girl that Wada considers a formidable rival this time. She admires Orihime, and the horse girl with chestnut hair next to her is another formidable rival, Naritaji.

"Wait, the person next to him doesn't seem to be Raging Waves." Ai Mu was also quite curious about the trainer who had accepted the famous general Raging Waves. Although she didn't really like interacting with other people, she still took a few extra glances at Wada.

But soon, she realized that what was racing on the track in the dark was not a raging torrent, but a fine opera.

"Could this be a scene of special treatment?" Ai Mu Zhi Ji said calmly, then recalled Nu Tao sharing his joy at finding a trainer with them, and a slight emotion welled up inside her. She said to Narita Ji:

"Let's go and have a look at him."

"Hehe, perfect timing. I also want to see what kind of person Raging Waves' trainer is." Narita nodded with great interest. She was very curious about what kind of person the trainer was who could make Raging Waves so happy since joining.

Chapter 75: Orihime's "hostility" towards good opera?

"Is the trainer in front of us Trainer Ryuji Wada?"

"Huh?" When Wada heard someone call his name from behind, he immediately turned around and saw two racehorse girls walking straight towards him, and he had never seen them before.

"Really? That handsome face... it really is Trainer Wada." Narita recognized him at first glance. Even his own trainer considered him a formidable rival, and he greeted Wada warmly.

"Hello, Trainer Wada. I'm Naritaji, and this is Orihime, you should have heard of us from Nutao-kun~"

"Nice to meet you." Ai Mu Orihime's attitude was rather cold, and she even seemed to harbor some hostility towards Wada. It was unclear whether this was due to her fondness for the famous general Nutsou, which made her dissatisfied with Wada's current behavior, or whether she was simply wary of Wada, a very threatening trainer.

Ai Mu Zhi Ji knew very well that she had mentioned the matter of trainers to Nu Tao before, but at that time she had already found her own trainer. Nu Tao had asked her in a sly way how she felt about her current trainer... Ai Mu Zhi Ji wasn't stupid; she could hear the underhanded motive in Nu Tao's tone.

However, in reality, if Wada had truly abandoned Ryuu for this reason, then even if Orihime couldn't find a trainer for the rest of her life, she wouldn't have considered Wada. Ryuu's timid nature meant that even someone as aloof as Orihime would subconsciously show him some consideration.

"So you are Orihime and Naritaji, nice to meet you." It was also the first time Wada had met these two racehorse girls, who would be his formidable rivals in the upcoming Satsuki Sho. If nothing unexpected happened, they would continue to compete until the classic Triple Crown ended.

"I am Ryuji Wada, the trainer of Nutao and Good Opera. Are you here looking for Good Opera?"

"No, I just wanted to see what kind of trainer Raging Waves chose~" Narita was clearly more adept at socializing than Orihime. After looking Wada up and down, he said with great interest:

"That's really great, and he's so young. Nu Tao has such good taste."

"Trainer Hotan, I heard you ranked third in the written exam for the new batch of trainers? Is that true?"

"And you even let Raging Waves beat that Good Opera guy." Ai Mu Orihime said calmly, "Although I don't know you very well, you are indeed not simple to beat Good Opera."

"Ah...it's true, but I'm still far behind Ikezoe-kun and Imai-senpai..." Wada didn't hide the fact that everyone knew this, and scratched his head as he said, "I'm just an ordinary trainer. It's Nutao who's working hard. Without her, I don't know how I could have won the opera."

“If that’s the case, then Raging Waves should be stronger in your team right now, right?” Upon hearing this, Orihime immediately retorted, “Then why didn’t I see Raging Waves? Are you giving special training to Good Opera?”

"Ah... Orihime-san, don't say that..." Naritaji immediately stopped the outspoken Orihime's questioning, and said with a slightly apologetic smile, "I'm sorry, Orihime-san is a bit serious..."

In fact, although Narita said the same thing, wasn't she indirectly asking why Nutao wasn't there? They got along better with Nutao, while they had a slight rift with Hao Geju—not that there was any conflict, but simply that they couldn't accept Hao Geju's exaggerated acting and confidence.

Not all Uma Musume (horse girls) are as "self-centered" as Kogeki, nor are all Uma Musume as insecure as Noutou. Instead, they yearn for Kogeki, who doesn't care about the opinions of others. Most Uma Musume, like Ai Musume and Naritaji, cannot understand Kogeki's excessive confidence, but show concern for Noutou's lack of confidence.

The fact that Raging Waves won against Opera in the Daily Cup is now common knowledge at Treson Academy. Many racehorse girls and trainers did not expect that the timid Raging Waves could have such a brilliant performance on the track. The final competition with Opera gave many racehorse girls a whole new understanding of the famous Raging Waves.

Suddenly, not only Ryuutou, but even Wada caught the attention of many racehorse girls and trainers at Tresen Academy. After all, Wada won not only a great opera, but also the trainer of Tresen Academy's strongest team, Ms. Tojo Hana.

The fact that Good Opera and Noto are participating in the Satsuki Sho competition has put a lot of pressure on many trainers who also want to participate in the Satsuki Sho competition. They repeatedly reminded their assigned racehorse girls to be careful of Noto, a formidable rival.

After all, based on the strength shown so far, Nuotao has still won against Haogeki. With only a month left until the Satsuki Sho, the trainers and racehorse girls generally believe that Nuotao's strength should still be stronger than Haogeki's.

They clearly didn't pay attention to the final time that Good Opera managed to achieve despite giving it their all in the Daily Cup match. After all, Good Opera was the loser in second place, and few people would pay attention to the second-place finisher's results.

Therefore, Ai Musou and Narita are actually somewhat dissatisfied with the current preferential treatment given to good opera by Wada. Why is good opera being given special treatment when the stronger Raging Waves are not here?

Is it simply because you love good opera? — This is no secret at the Tresson Academy; many people know about Ryuji Wada's obsession with good opera.

"Ah, well, actually Nutao is just struggling with the training and is currently sleeping."

Feeling pressured by the gazes of the two racehorse girls, Wada honestly replied, "Besides, this was just to test the condition of the final costume for the opera, I..."

"—Hahahaha! Isn't this Orihime and Naritaji? Why has my nemesis come here? Is it to admire my heroic figure as the Overlord?"