Half of a Umamusume

"Qianye trainer?"

"Ah."

"That's not bad, your cousin is very talented. I felt he was different the first time I saw him."

"Eh? Really?" Fujiwara Shirayuki's emotions suddenly became excited.

"Yes, you two are very unique."

"So this is what Ms. Junchuan thinks..."

Hey, hey hey...

"What are you laughing at?"

Snapped!

Fujiwara Chiya was hit on the head with a fan.

Chapter 4 A crucial year

"I'm clearly talking about something very important, but you're just giggling there, Trainer Qianye, are you not listening to me at all?"

In the chairman's office, Akikawa Yayoi was holding a fan, her face full of black lines and a dangerous smile, questioning Fujiwara Chiya.

"No, I am carefully analyzing every word the chairman said, and I am prepared to strictly abide by it in the future and strive to contribute to the great development of Tresen."

"Huh? Then repeat what I just said?"

“I’m special.”

"Fuck you!"

Fujiwara Chiya was hit by the fan again.

"Qianye, your assessment this year is already quite dangerous."

Looking at the young trainer in front of her, Akikawa Yayoi couldn't help but sigh. During the interview, the other party's answers gave Akikawa Yayoi a lot of good impressions, but within a year, two horse girls had terminated their contracts with Fujiwara Chiya one after another, which was rare in the entire Tresen.

"If another horse girl requests to terminate the contract, you will not be able to participate in this year's trainer rating, and you will not be eligible to participate in the trainer promotion examination next year."

The two-year delay had a significant impact on Fujiwara Chiya.

Not only that, if another horse girl chooses to terminate her contract with him, the central government will re-evaluate Fujiwara Chiya's trainer license. If he is unlucky, he may even directly revoke her training qualifications.

Being admitted to Tresen doesn't mean everything will be fine. On the contrary, Tresen has stricter standards for trainers.

"How many people are in your current team?"

"Three."

"Who?"

"Golden ships, rice baths, and famous generals raging on the waves."

Fujiwara Chiya counted on his fingers the horse girls he had painstakingly brought to his mind.

"That's four if you count Fujiwara Shirayuki."

"Are you going to put your cousin on the team?"

"Correct."

"Okay." Akikawa Yayoi waved her fan.

You can take better care of your family members.

"Then there's the question of performance." Akikawa Yayoi said seriously, "Two consecutive contract terminations have already caused your evaluation score to be very low, so if you want to be selected as the best trainer this year, you must show sufficient results."

"score?"

"Yes, that is, victory in the big prize competition."

Speaking of the words "high reward competition", Fujiwara Chiya couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

The competitions for Uma Musume are ranked from low to high, namely, debut competition, one-win level, two-win level, three-win level, open competition, and the final big prize competition.

The horse girls who can win big prize races are already the best. Among them, the GⅠ level races are the highest, and it is said that the horses that can win GⅠ races are all top racehorses.

Of course, these competitions are too far away for Fujiwara Chiya, a rookie trainer. He doesn't even have a debuted horse girl yet.

Yes, there are no debut Umamusumes in his team!

Originally there were two, but later they all turned into Fujiwara Chiya's bitter tears.

If there are no more Umamusume debuting this year, he will be left alone for the entire year.

So at the moment, Fujiwara Chiya is in a very urgent situation.

It is necessary to train a capable horse girl within a year.

“So when Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, it must first make his heart suffer and his muscles and bones work hard…”

"What's wrong, sister Bai Xue, are you eager to compete?"

Hearing the voice, Shunkawa Tezuna turned his head and looked at Fujiwara Shirayuki who was muttering to herself.

"No, I'm thinking about how to quickly become a powerful horse girl."

Or let others become powerful horse girls.

What can I say about Fujiwara Chiya's team? It's a bit sad. There is not a single usable horse girl in it.

As for the reason, he didn't want to mention it for now. It was a pain that only those who had experienced it could understand.

"There is only one way, which is competition." Tetsuna Sumikawa said as a matter of course, "Continuously compete, continuously become stronger, and then become a respected existence. For Uma Musume, the fastest shortcut is to work hard."

“That’s… that’s true.”

There is no such thing as convenient as plug-ins in this world. Those horse girls standing at the top of the pyramid, which one of them did not undergo hard training and come up step by step?

So you should look for problems in yourself. Have you worked hard over such a long period of time? Has your salary increased? Don't complain about yourself all day long.

"If you don't mind, I can introduce a few classmates to Sister Bai Xue."

I don't know what the white girl with a gentle expression is thinking. I just think she is confused about the future. Junchuan Tezuna suggested: "I know a few capable children. You can ask them to help you. Whether it's about the competition or the training, you can ask them for advice."

"really?"

"I don't think they would mind helping the freshmen."

"Thank you so much, Miss Shunkawa!"

After all, she has only been in this academy for a year. Apart from the horse girls who are her colleagues, Fujiwara Chiya basically doesn't know anyone. Training together with powerful horse girls will greatly help them improve, and Fujiwara Chiya is at a great disadvantage in this regard.

If Junchuan Tezuna could show some mercy, it would definitely be a great help to him.

"You've been so kind to me, but I have nothing to repay you. If possible, please use my cousin as you please, as a reward to Miss Junchuan."

"I don't need anything in return... This is what a secretary should do."

"Please use him more often."

"You should cherish your brother more..."

In the chairman's office, Fujiwara Chiya looked deeply moved.

“I think I have hope.”

"Hope? What hope?"

“There is an angel who wants to help me.”

"Angel..." Akikawa Yayoi blinked her eyes. Seeing the look in Fujiwara Chiya's eyes, she immediately raised her fan to block in front of her. "You are not talking about me, are you? Let me tell you, Trainer Chiya, I will not give you any special treatment even if you flatter me."

At most I can help you negotiate with the central government.

"I am a serious person, Chairman. How could I do such a thing?"

"That's better. You must have heard the story of the boy who cried wolf, right?"

"No, I only heard the story of the wolf going away."

"The wolf is gone?"

"It's about the Furicon Little Red Riding Hood and..."

“Okay, I get it!” Chairman Akikawa raised his hand to interrupt. “Anyway, this is the second time you’ve promised me that you’ll train a talented horse girl. If you get terminated again, your credibility in my eyes will plummet.”

"Yes, I will do my best to maintain my image in the chairman's mind."

"Although in my mind you are just a young boy..." Yayoi Akikawa held her forehead.

"Well, go train and try to get your horse girl to win the big prize race. This year is not only important for you, but also for all of us."

Chapter 5 Team Members

"Let me introduce her to you all. She is our new team member, Fujiwara Shirayuki."

At the training ground, Fujiwara Chiya introduced her three horse girls.

"Fujiwara..."

"Snow White?"

"I smell a conspiracy."

The girl wearing a boat-shaped hat held her chin with a serious expression.

"Could it be that Fujiwara Shirayuki-san is a trainer's..."

The girl with chestnut shoulder-length hair and a white highlight on her forehead, who looked very weak, spoke in a low voice.

That’s right, the two people in front of you are the horse girls that Fujiwara Chiya is currently serving as.

First up, the Golden Ship.

The encounter with the other party could no longer be described as bizarre, it was a complete fraud.

It was Fujiwara Chiya's first day at Tresen Academy. He was unfamiliar with the place and got lost in the huge school. He accidentally met a gray-haired girl sitting in a flower bed.

At that time, she was not wearing that strange hat. Her hair was loose, with soft hair swaying in the wind. Her slightly raised white neck and the elegant curve extending to her collarbone made her look like a gray swan.

After seeing Fujiwara Chiya, the gray-haired girl raised her eyebrows and said softly: "Are you also someone who got lost in this academy?"

"Yes."

"What a coincidence, me too." She looked up at the sky, sadness evident in her beautiful pink eyes, "I'm clearly here, but no one can see me..."

She parted her pink lips and looked at Fujiwara Chiya.

"You're the first person to talk to me."

Unable to speak, it was the first time that Fujiwara Chiya saw such a mysterious and seductive girl. After a while, Fujiwara Chiya spoke: "I am a new trainer who just came to Tresen today. Excuse me, are you Tresen's student?"

"Rookie trainer?" Hearing this word, the gray-haired girl's eyes flickered, "Yes, I am Treson's student, but soon... I will no longer be one."

"why?"

"Because no trainer can find a lost person like me, it shouldn't matter to this academy even if I disappear one day."

Looking at the other person's smile that seemed to be relieved yet reluctant, Fujiwara Chiya's heart was moved.

"If you don't mind, can you let me be your trainer?"

"Although I am just a newcomer, I will do my best to train you and let you return to the world."

"Really? Are you really willing?"

"Of course." Fujiwara Chiya said in a firm tone. He had been completely infected by the other party's mystery.

"Then please sign this form and complete the contract with me."

"Okay." Fujiwara Chiye signed the training form handed over by the other party without thinking.

Just as Fujiwara Chiya put down his pen, thinking that his protagonist attributes had exploded, and that he had luckily obtained such a precious horse girl on the first day of coming to Tresen, the gray-haired girl in front of him lowered her head, and then -

"Yo-ha--!! The contract is done. From today on, you are my master. Please give me your guidance, Trainer-san. Red Bean Paste Ali Ga Dao!"