Half of a Umamusume

"Yes, it's the next one."

The fifth simulation match.

“I don’t know which of them will win.”

"It's really exciting."

But it is most likely the emperor.

I think it might be Snow White.

Although they didn't say it, the two people's secret gazes conveyed each other's thoughts.

On the training ground, Fujiwara Shirayuki looked at Tokai Chou who was holding her hand and shaking it back and forth.

"I've been looking forward to having a competition with Shirayuki-san! It turns out that the fastest way for Uma Musume to enhance friendship is to run." Te Bie Zhou said excitedly.

"Indeed, as a trainer, it is hard to understand why people would have such thoughts even though they lost the game and still have a better relationship with their opponents..."

If you lose a game, you won't have much good feelings towards your enemies. However, this theory doesn't seem to apply to horse girls. Many horse girls are both opponents and friends, and their relationships have always been very good. Fujiwara Shirayuki doesn't understand how this wonderful friendship is maintained.

Now, as a horse girl, she finally has the opportunity to experience it all. Only by understanding their hearts and their thoughts can she become a better trainer.

"Trainer?"

"Ah, I mean, to become a better horse girl. I've always wanted to race against Toku."

As both were transfer students, the two interacted quite a lot. It could be said that the first friend she made in the class was Te Bie Zhou.

Although it is really strange for a man in his twenties to be friends with a girl from the middle school, Fujiwara Shirayuki is also trying her best to adapt to her identity. She calls Tekai Zhou "Xiao Te" which is the name used by her peers.

"I see. Then let's have a good run in this race. I never ran with people my age when I was in the countryside before. Today is the first time."

"the first time?"

"Ok!"

"Then how did you get chosen by the trainer?"

"When I was training under the instructor, a trainer stopped me and said I had great potential and asked if I would like to sign a contract with her, and then I signed."

"So simple?"

"Yeah, I'm very happy too! A trainer was willing to look for me just a few days after I transferred to the new school."

"Xiao Te." Fujiwara Shirayuki looked like she was about to cry, "I lost you..."

"Eh... ? What's wrong? I'm right here?" Te Bie Zhou was startled and quickly touched Bai Xue's head to comfort her.

"I hate that I can't even seize the opportunity that's right in front of me."

Fujiwara Shirayuki never thought that Te Bie Zhou would be so easy to fool. He would just foolishly follow him after a few words. If she had known this, she would have come over and signed a contract with Te Bie Zhou.

Unfortunately, there is no chance to regret at all, especially since Zhou is already someone else's horse racing girl. Of course, she could snatch her away from someone else, but that would ruin the relationship between colleagues. It is best not to poach people if you can avoid it.

Unless you can't help it.

"Hey, you two, what are you doing?"

Just when Fujiwara Shirayuki was filled with regret, a leisurely voice floated over. Turning around, they saw a horse girl with short green hair. She held her hands lazily behind her head, looking over here with eyes as blue as the sky.

He is a classmate of Fujiwara Shirayuki and Tokugawa Shu, Qingyun Tiankong.

"I'm talking about something I regret deeply."

"It's too late to regret? Wouldn't it be better to let the past be the past?" Qingyun Tiankong scratched his hair.

"It's not that easy..." Fujiwara Shirayuki sighed, "By the way, Tenku-san, you didn't sign up for the competition, so why did you suddenly appear on the list?"

"I didn't want to participate in the competition in the first place, but the trainer forced me to come. This is the misfortune of being a horse racing girl..." She looked helpless. "There's nothing I can do. I'll just run slowly and have a good sleep when I get back."

Just as a few people were chatting, a brown-haired girl with a ponytail suddenly interrupted from the side.

"Hey, excuse me, you must be Fujiwara Shirayuki!"

"Well, who are you?"

"My name is the Emperor of the East Sea." She came over in a bounding manner. "I heard about you from the president, Fujiwara Shirayuki, a very promising kid. The president praised you highly and even mentioned your name four times in front of me!"

She raised her chest and said to Fujiwara Shirayuki, "Come and compete with me, Fujiwara Shirayuki, let's see who can win the president's favor!"

Just as the Emperor of the East China Sea issued the challenge, the host's voice rang out.

"The fifth group of the simulation race, the 1,800-meter mile race, all contestants, enter the gates!"

Chapter 41: Team Leader Strategy

Inexplicably, Fujiwara Shirayuki was identified as the opponent of the East Sea Emperor, although the same was true for Te Zi Zhou next to him. However, Te Zi's challenge contained a lot of friendship, while the East Sea Emperor just wanted to defeat himself.

As she walked into the gate, she felt a sense of nervousness. As a trainer, Fujiwara Shirayuki had seen horse girls entering the gate countless times, but this was her first time.

The metal railings and metal gates were solemnly closed there, as if isolated from the world.

“I really don’t want to go in…”

Qingyun Tiankong made a disgusting sound, and after wandering outside for a few times, he was finally pushed in by the competition committee.

Sky, I understand you.

Looking at the extremely unwilling blue sky, Fujiwara Shirayuki showed an empathetic look.

Although it was an intra-school competition, the number of spectators had already reached thousands. Looking at the densely packed figures in the audience, Fujiwara Shirayuki felt her breathing become rapid.

The pressure of the gaze seemed to have a physical body pressing on Fujiwara Shirayuki, causing cold sweat to flow on her forehead.

"Relax." At this moment, Qingyun Tiankong's voice came from next door, "Think about going back to sleep after the game and you won't be nervous."

"Sleeping well...?"

Fujiwara Shirayuki clenched his fists and took deep breaths to calm himself. As he said before, watching and doing are two completely different concepts. Maybe he has watched countless performances, but if he were to go on stage himself, he might not be able to say a word.

The same is true for competitions.

Fujiwara Shirayuki thought she had prepared herself mentally, but until she took the stage in person, she realized that she was far from enough.

"Trainer Fujiwara, are you okay?"

In the audience, seeing Fujiwara Chiya's dilated pupils, Nase Fumino couldn't help but speak.

"I'm fine..."

"Your breathing is very irregular, Trainer Fujiwara, are you nervous?"

"No, I'm just not used to it... Just wait a moment." Fujiwara Chiye swallowed, slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were fixed on the arena. At this moment, two pictures appeared in his head, one was the perspective of the audience facing the gate, and the other was the perspective of the contestants inside the gate.

"Shirayuki, it's okay. I'm nervous too, but when I think about running with my good friends, I feel relaxed." Tokueki's voice reached Fujiwara Shirayuki's ears.

"You guys, if you feel nervous even in a simulation match, you won't be able to compete in such a cruel profession." The Emperor of the East China Sea said proudly in the gate with her pathetic chest puffed out. Not to mention being nervous now, she was extremely excited. This was a great opportunity to perform in front of the audience and the president!

Listening to the other party's words, Fujiwara Shirayuki turned her gaze to the outside of the gate. Indeed, as the other party said, if she was nervous about this, there was no way she could become a horse racing girl.

"Xiao Te, follow me and give it your all in this game!"

"Ok!"

Hearing the other party's reply, Fujiwara Shirayuki bent down and got into a running position.

Everyone has a goal, and so does Uma Musume.

For victory, for fame, for shining brighter on the stage.

Fujiwara Shirayuki's purpose of running is simple: to get to know Uma Musume better.

Understand their thoughts, their emotions, and most importantly, their fighting spirit.

This is her purpose of becoming a trainer and her pursuit.

On the gate, the lights symbolizing the countdown flickered. With the sound of a beep, the steel door opened, and the world that had been closed to itself disappeared. What appeared before its eyes was a green track that went straight forward. All the horse girls jumped out of the frame at the same time and ran forward.

At the same time, Ling Amazon's voice also reached his ears.

"All the horse girls have completed the start beautifully. Currently in first place is Qingyun Tiankong!"

The moment the gate opened, the opponent rushed out with all his strength.

Looking at the leading green figure, Te Bie Zhou couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Didn’t you say you were going to run slowly?!

Qingyun Tiankong, who took the lead, began to lead the rhythm of the whole team.

This is how she runs.

Release, also known as escape.

She runs at full speed from the beginning of the race to the end, a bit like a twin turbo, but not in a reckless way. Her top speed is based on her sufficient physical strength to ensure that she will not stall due to lack of physical strength in the second half of the race.

The significance of leading the entire team is to provide two options to the remaining players: either let her accelerate forward in the early stage of the game to establish an advantage, or follow behind and prevent her from widening the gap.

This is when a choice needs to be made.

If you let the opponent go, you may not be able to catch up in the final sprint because the gap between you and him will be too big, and following him may disrupt your own rhythm.

So it is quite troublesome to encounter a horse girl who is leading the race.

"I won't let you lead me by the rhythm~"

With a brisk sound, the Emperor of the East China Sea changed her pace. She did not choose to follow Qing Yun Tiankong's footsteps closely, but she did not let the other party widen the gap either. With a gap of five and a half seconds, the Emperor of the East China Sea gradually found her own pace.

Looking at the East China Sea Emperor who made the correct judgment, Rudolf nodded secretly.

Being able to find a way to break the deadlock in the first simulation game shows how strong the opponent's game awareness is. He is definitely ranked in the top tier among the freshmen.

After looking at the emperor, Rudolf shifted his gaze to the snow-white figure behind him.

Fujiwara Shirayuki came to the middle row after the start of the race, which is usually the position of the weak horses. That is, she would store her energy in the early stage, look for opportunities, rush when she can, and burst out her strength in one breath at the final turn.

Strategy was one thing, but what caught Rudolph's attention the most was the way she ran.

Although not as good as in training, Fujiwara Shirayuki's posture is quite low. Her body height is only two-thirds of that of other horse girls, and her center of gravity is also very low.

really.

From the audience's perspective, we can more clearly see how she is different from other horse girls.

Only Narita Shirahito and Oguruma have done this posture, relying on extremely strong power to surpass their opponents in the late stage of the game.

It's like a wild beast lying on the ground, waiting for the opportunity to bite its prey and kill it with the final blow.

Rudolph's expression gradually became serious.

If the Emperor of the East China Sea was careless and did not notice her movements, she might really be able to seize the opportunity.

However, Rudolf knew that although the emperor was somewhat arrogant, he still understood that he should not underestimate every opponent. For example, now, the East China Sea Emperor in front turned his head to observe Fujiwara Shirayuki's movements.

The same pose as Narita Shirahito...

This guy is a strong enemy!

The Emperor of the East China Sea made such a judgment.

Chapter 42 No Such Person Exists

The competition is in full swing. Fujiwara Shirayuki is currently in seventh place, two ahead of her is Tekai Chou, who has adopted a more orthodox method of running ahead, that is, following the leading horse girl, waiting until the final bend, and accelerating to overtake the opponent.

The first line does not need to be as precise in grasping the timing as the second line, but it does rely a lot on the quality of the horse girls themselves. After all, they have to go through the confrontation at the start, so they need to have strong physical strength.

Special Week fits the bill perfectly.

She has a big appetite and turns everything she eats into muscle. This alone sets her apart from other horse girls.

After evaluating the special week, Fujiwara Shirayuki shifted his gaze to the front of the team, the Emperor of the East Sea.