Half of a Umamusume

Half of a Umamusume

Author: Wind and Forest

Summary:

Fujiwara Chiya, the trainer of Tresen, suffered a huge blow after being terminated by two horse girls in succession.

"Is there no horse girl who is both obedient and can understand my feelings?"

With unrealistic fantasies, he made a wish to the three goddesses.

The next day, his wish came true.

But ah.

Looking at the girl with white hair and blue eyes next to him, Fujiwara Chiya held his head.

“Why is this person me?”

“Why is this person me?”

Both people made the same sound.

Volume One

Chapter 1: Make a Wish When You Are Undecided

In the bar, Fujiwara Chiya was drinking alone.

The mustachioed senior put down his glass.

“Qian Ye, you should ask the chairman for a few days off. Your current mentality is not suitable for continuing to be a trainer. It will not only delay them, but also yourself.”

"I have the same idea." Facing his senior in the workplace, Fujiwara Chiya replied hesitantly: "I would like to take a paid leave, but after I leave, the team I have worked so hard to build will fall apart again."

Fujiwara Chiya, at the age of 22, obtained the Central Trainer License, passed numerous selections, and successfully entered the Tresen Academy. This was already quite lucky for others, but just after the beginning of the first year, Fujiwara Chiya's condition plummeted.

It was nothing else but the fact that the horse girl he was responsible for lost the race and terminated his contract.

Still two horse racing girls.

In fact, the main reason they lost the game was that they were impatient and competitive. They fought for position in the early stages of the game, exhausted their physical strength, and ended up not having the strength to sprint later.

It is too absolute to say that losing the game was due to the opponent's disobedience. After all, making the horse girls obey instructions is also part of the training. As a new trainer, Fujiwara Chiya's methods are too gentle and ineffective.

Scold and punish! All disobedient horse girls must run 20 laps at the training ground! If they don't finish running, they can't eat! They are not allowed to eat carrots for half a month!

The trainer needs to establish his authority.

Who would want to listen to you if you keep being so humble all the time?

Only by using both soft and hard methods can the best training effect be achieved.

Apparently, Fujiwara Chiya didn't understand this, and after blaming the mistake on him, the horse racing girls angrily terminated their contracts.

According to seniors, there is nothing wrong with Fujiwara Chiya's training methods, and some of his methods are unique. Unfortunately, his luck is not very good. The two horse girls in the team are both disobedient and have hot tempers.

Their departure dealt a huge blow to Fujiwara Chiya, who gradually fell into self-doubt. Sometimes, her training schedule changed three times a day.

Seeing that the other party's condition was getting worse, the senior took the initiative to invite him out for a drink and provide some psychological counseling.

“Qianye, I was also not good at training back then, and many horse girls asked me to terminate my contract, but I never gave up, and improved myself every day. I persisted until now, and didn’t I also raise a child like Inariichi?”

"That's because the seniors are capable."

"Haha! Go ask how many people can get into Treson at the age of 22. You can count them on one hand. In terms of ability, you are no worse than anyone else."

After he finished speaking, the senior patted him on the shoulder.

"Let me teach you a few tricks. As a trainer, the first thing you need is confidence! You don't even believe in your own words, and you expect Uma-sama to believe in them?"

confidence……

“Then the second point is to paint a big picture!”

"Draw a pie?"

"Yes, for example, 'I will make you the next Triple Crown horse girl' or 'I will definitely make you a world-class player'. Regardless of whether it can be done or not, just paint the pie in the sky first so that horse girls can have something to look forward to."

"And the last and most important point is that you have to understand what horse racing girls are thinking!"

"What are you thinking about..."

The senior held the bottle tightly and gulped down a few mouthfuls.

"You need to know how to read their expressions, reprimand them without hurting their self-esteem, punish them without causing them to rebel, lend them a hand when they need help, and comfort them when they fail."

"The trainers are all about balance. If you don't grasp the balance well, they will hate you and even terminate your contract."

Listening to the senior's teachings, Fujiwara Chiya's eyes widened.

This experience is too mature.

Although Fujiwara Chiya didn't understand why the injury rate of Treson's trainers was much higher than that of the outside world, the fact that he had been teaching there for seven years showed how rich his experience was.

"That's all I have to say, Qianye. If you still want to continue to work in Tresen, you must remember what I said."

"I see."

With a meaningful smile, the senior stood up and left the tavern.

Fujiwara Chiya watched the other person leave.

Observe people’s words and expressions and understand their thoughts.

It doesn't seem easy for me.

Just as Fujiwara Chiya was about to leave, a waiter with a turban, brown skin and emerald green eyes grabbed his hand.

"Sir, please settle the bill."

"Pay the bill? What bill?" Fujiwara Chiye was puzzled. "This is a treat from my senior."

"That gentleman hasn't paid yet." The waiter said with a smile.

what?

Is this what that smile means?

It's my treat, you pay!

"Excuse me...approximately how much?"

"Ten thousand yen in total."

"So expensive!? I only had one drink."

"But the gentleman drank nine cups."

"When did he drink so much?"

"Just when you were lying on the table and saying, 'The team that we had assembled with great difficulty has disbanded again.'"

Thank you for reminding me, waitress!

Qianye reluctantly handed over the only large bill in his wallet.

"By the way, sir." After taking the money, the waiter spoke again, "If you have any trouble, you can go to the three goddesses and make a wish. Maybe they will help you if they are in a good mood."

"When you are in doubt, do you pray to God?"

"Sometimes seeking divine help is a solution."

Looking at the other person's gentle smile, Fujiwara Chiya turned around, waved his hand, and left the tavern.

When we returned to Tresen, it was almost evening and there was no one in the square in front of the teaching building.

Damn! This old idiot!

Fujiwara Chiye couldn't help but swear, and he got angrier and angrier on the way back.

He thought the senior was here to help him, but ended up just paying for his drinks.

My already depressed heart is now even more depressed.

Arriving in front of the fountain in the square, Fujiwara Chiya found a chair and sat down.

If you think about it carefully, what the senior said doesn't make sense.

Consider Umamusume's thoughts.

To be honest, Fujiwara Chiya is not good at doing this kind of thing.

When he was in high school, he couldn't even guess what his deskmate was thinking. Every time he approached her to talk to her, he was scolded for no apparent reason. What was even more outrageous was that on graduation day, the girl actually confessed her love to him.

“I think we’re a good match.”

Suitable, suitable, what the hell! You scolded me for three years, and now you say we are suitable? Of course, the other party's confession was rejected by Fujiwara Chiya, and she ran out of school crying and never contacted Fujiwara Chiya again.

Looking up at the starry sky, Fujiwara Chiya's gaze gradually shifted to the three goddess statues in the center of the fountain, and the words spoken by the waitress reappeared in his mind.

'Seeking help from the gods may be a solution.'

God.

Fujiwara Chiya sighed.

There is no god who can make your wish come true. If there really is such a god, the world would have been peaceful long ago.

Just as Fujiwara Chiya was about to leave, the face of the waitress and her emerald green eyes that seemed to be able to see through his heart suddenly appeared in his mind.

Thinking of this, Fujiwara Chiye stopped and raised his hand to touch his neck, where there was a coin with a horseshoe pattern on it.

That was a souvenir given to him by the on-site staff when he watched the game for the first time, and Fujiwara Chiya has been carrying it with him ever since.

He took it off.

"My Goddess, this is probably the most valuable thing I have. If possible, please fulfill my wish."

After saying that, Fujiwara Chiya threw it into the pool.

I hope to have an obedient horse girl, and be able to communicate with her mind... If possible, it would be better if she is pretty and has a gentle and kind personality. She doesn't have to be gentle, but at least she has to be sensible, just like me.

After making a bunch of random requests, Fujiwara Chiya clapped his hands and bowed his head to the goddess statue.

Of course, the statue did not respond.

After all, it's just a stone statue.

What the hell am I doing, thinking this is a wishing well?

After watching his commemorative coin disappear into the pool, Fujiwara Chiye smiled bitterly, turned and left the square.

……

The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Fujiwara Chiye opened his eyes.

I'm so dizzy.

Maybe it was because of the alcohol he drank yesterday, Fujiwara Chiya felt his head was fuzzy. Even if his alcohol tolerance was very poor, he shouldn't have a hangover after just one glass, right?

Rubbing his eyes, Fujiwara Chiya yawned.

At this moment, he heard a charming sound of "Ha~" coming from the side.

Um? What's the fuss?

His eyes suddenly widened and Fujiwara Chiye looked in the direction where the sound came from. At this moment, he was surprised to find that his head seemed to be cut in half, and two different pictures appeared at the same time.

One of them was a young man with short black hair and a gentle face.

The other one was a girl with a stunning appearance, white hair, blue eyes, and furry ears like snowflakes standing upright on her head.

Click.