Stop being a trainer!

Did you hear it wrong?

Qi Cao, who was taking notes at the back, looked up suddenly and even felt like he was hallucinating.

The student union member who was asked the question, Maruzenski, thought about it, tapped his lips, and revealed a somewhat subtle and awkward smile.

"Eh? I don't know. After all, I've always been asked out by someone else. I've never been in someone else's shoes before."

“Actually, you need to bring mosquito coils.”

"why?"

"Because you can tell a woman by her scent. Haha."

"Oh~ You're good at telling jokes! I can't lose, ok? After all, when it comes to trends, I'm always at the forefront of fashion!"

"..."

Damn, why is this another cold joke?

The empress standing at the back had veins popping out on her forehead.

I don't know when there was only a signboard with "I'm leaving" written on it at the place where Representative Qian Ming was standing, and no one knew where he had gone.

As for the monster, Narita Shirahito stood there in a Nio-ditsuki posture, with his eyes closed and his breathing weak. It was the first time I had seen a monster sleeping in such an imposing manner.

Looking at the Rudolph symbol in front of him, who was interacting with Maruzenski, constantly releasing cool air and talking and laughing loudly, sometimes Qigou was thinking seriously about a question. Is he the only one in this student union who is really working hard? Or are the others geniuses who have already completed the work without him knowing?

"...President, we should stop chatting with Maruzenski-senpai. We need to record the information of the new ponygirls now."

"Record? Indeed. One horse takes the lead and all the others are forgotten. Even if it is just a footnote in history, everyone's lovely running posture must be recorded."

The symbol of Rudolf, who was sitting on the chair, turned his head and looked at the gas tank behind him. There was an indescribable majesty and pure white terror on his seemingly gentle face.

"I'm always watching, Chi Tank. Nothing escapes my eyes. I remember everyone's face, their grades, their pace, and the way they look when they fail. I won't forget it."

"President..."

"You must think I didn't do anything, right? But in fact, whether it's me, or everyone else, or even you, Qigou, haven't we all felt it?"

The gate on the pasture opened again, and more than a dozen female horses formed an arc and galloped quickly on the pasture.

Looking at the horse girls running and the earth-shaking hooves, Narita Shirahito, who was standing in the corner, squinted his eyes and yawned.

“Huh…”

Can't stop yawning.

Even though there were dozens of horsegirls vying for the top spot, in the student union environment, there was no such passion to burn the world to ashes.

Umamusume is the embodiment of struggle. The moment she steps onto the field, she will instinctively start chasing victory. She may even cry loudly because she is unwilling to lose the game, and she may be so angry that she can't eat for several days because of a small mistake.

But now, even those who were standing aside and blaming the student union members couldn't help but sigh softly, and even began to think wildly in anxiety.

"Because we don't feel anything."

Looking at the horse girls below who were preparing for the third round of public testing, Rudolph crossed his legs in black stockings and looked at everything below with indifference.

"The explosion of the field, the roar of the mountains and the sea, and the fight between life and death. I know they may become great children in the future, but for now, they are still——"

"——I will crush you!!!"

An almost terrifying voice suddenly came into my mind.

And the next moment, a clearer voice, even one filled with a certain dignity, arose.

"A hero doesn't run away from a battle!"

Everyone present was startled instantly and subconsciously looked in the direction of the forest.

What's going on? What happened? What's happening in the forest?

Rudolph looked at the seemingly uninhabited forest with a symbol of doubt, and then subconsciously looked back at the members of the student union.

Then she was surprised to find that other people made the same choice. They looked at each other, trying to confirm that what had just happened in their minds was not an illusion.

"What was that... just now?"

Chapter 7 I Have a Plan

The parallel running training and friendship training of Uma Musume is actually a very important link.

Uma girls are creatures with extremely strong fighting spirits. Even if they are best friends, no, even if they are competing against best friends, they will burst out with all their strength, or even have stronger potential.

Their strong fighting spirit and desire to fight will even affect their normal rationality and judgment. This is why logical thinking ability is an important point in Uma Musume competition. It is to keep a calm mind amidst the fiery fighting spirit.

But Kato Akira never thought that it would be so important.

"Stop running! Stop running! Stop it, stop it now!"

You won't get any results if you run like this!

Looking at the two horse girls circling around him madly, Kato Akira always felt tired.

It was good at the beginning, and we all practiced the gate honestly. But problems arose after a while.

I don't know who started it first. I was just training for the exit, and then I started to instinctively fight for position on this small road. After fighting for position came back, I just started to learn how to fight for position the next time I exit.

It was something that was not taught in the records, but the two horse girls used it to perfection. Every tenth of a second of their steps, every little change in the gate position, the subtle steps of grabbing the position began to appear under the feet of the two horse girls. What made Kato Akira feel more and more troubled was that he found that these two girls seemed to be really angry.

The result of the friendly running training was that the two of them would always glare at each other, and before long, they would start circling around him silently like dogs chasing their tails.

This was like an old driver kicking Zi-O, so Kato Akira could only sigh, then reached out and knocked on the heads of the two horse girls.

"Alas!"

"Well!"

"What the hell are you two doing?"

The horse girl's head is quite hard, and it really hurts if you hit it when she is running.

Looking at the two horse girls who were squatting on the ground with tears in their eyes, holding their heads and screaming in pain, Kato Akira silently put his hands behind his back with a dignified expression on his face.

"Push-out training is push-out training, running parallel is running parallel, now is the time to practice the push-out training. Your fighting spirit is so high, you can't even do it in training, what will you do in the future? Will you all run away? Are you that kind of foot?"

"Um--!"

"Okay, Miss Deep Impact, please ask your questions."

Looking at the deep impact girl who raised her hand stubbornly as if she wanted to ask a question, Kato Akira also cooperated and let her stand up and ask the question.

“Mr. Kato can see it all by just going to the training ground. Why are you trying to stop us from running side by side? Running side by side and training are both very important to us horse girls. It would be a crime to stop them casually!”

"Hey……"

Glancing at Orpheus who seemed equally confused, Kato Akira scratched his head and sighed.

"I say, have you ever seen school workers during training and mock matches?"

"……No."

"When horse girls train and compete, they are all formal occasions. We, the behind-the-scenes staff, cannot participate. Because your foot quality and training records are confidential. Even if you are a bottom-level horse girl, you still have a future."

Looking at the two horse girls in front of him, Kato Akira whispered:

"If I hadn't been obsessed with the position of trainer, I wouldn't have asked you two to do it. So just the out-of-gate training is enough. Any more will delay your future."

And most importantly, each horse girl’s running style, foot quality, and degree of adaptation are different.

Although Kato Akira wanted to be a dark trainer, he was also very clear about this aspect. Uma Musume could not be trained with high intensity casually.

If he let the horse girl run wild without knowing the nature of her feet before the debut match, and if there was any hidden danger, it would be his fault. He would definitely be punished after the investigation.

"In short, you don't need to worry about complicated things. You don't have a trainer at the moment, and I can't guarantee that I'm a good trainer, so forget about the leg-injuring parts like running side by side and training races. The gate training is the best I can do, so keep up the good work."

Looking at the deep impact that seemed to understand, Kato Akira touched her head as if possessed.

But contrary to Kato Akira's expectations, Deep Impact did not seem to dislike this sudden kindness. Instead, he squinted his eyes and shook his ears as if he was enjoying it.

Compared to Orphie who was scared to death at the beginning and almost punched him, Deep Impact is more suitable to be the vanguard. After all, he has a good personality and looks very clingy and approachable.

...So don't look desperate, as if you saw your husband caressing his mistress in front of you and you can only endure it? Orphee?

We are not trainers and people in charge, please don't show that expression. Please. Really.

"Okay, go to the back and take a rest."

After rubbing Orphie's head, which felt very good, Kato Akira pointed to the jungle behind and said:

"I'll fix the gate first, it should be better. It's best not to run too far, the forest is quite big. That's all."

"It's okay, I'm still—"

"..."

Orphie pulled the deep impact, who looked energetic and wanted to continue running, and glanced at the forest behind her in her confused eyes, signaling her to follow.

'What are you doing, Orpheus?'

'I, I have an idea.'

Looking at the Deep Impact in front of him with trembling ears and a curious look on his face, the metalworker looked around and confirmed that there was no one hiding in the forest. Then he lowered his head and whispered to the black-haired horse girl:

"Don't you think that we can train secretly like this, which is actually better than training on campus? After all, there are fewer people, and it feels good. It's the first time I feel that someone can keep up with me. And Uncle Kato is an important person to me, so, so, I have an idea."

"... Tell me about it?"

As a member of the bottom-edge horse racing girl club (tentative), Deep Impact shook his ears and looked at the horse racing girl in front of him with interest, with whom he seemed to have some intimacy.

But just as the two horse girls were talking secretly in the forest behind the garbage house, a figure wearing a victory suit appeared in front of the garbage house.

He is heroic and dignified, with chestnut hair draped behind his head. His dignified and dignified posture makes people respect him.

The student council president Rudolph, who was supposed to be wearing a victory uniform to encourage the freshmen, appeared here for some reason. He looked at the surprised Kato Akira and gave a friendly and kind smile.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Janitor."

"Ah, it's Miss Rudolph, what's going on?"

"Excuse me, have you seen at least two horse girls nearby?"

Looking at Kato Akira, whose expression seemed to remain unchanged, Rudolph, wearing his match uniform, smiled and asked in a low voice.

Chapter 8 Why do you want to lie? (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

...It's troublesome.

Looking at the high school girl in front of him who was wearing a match-winning uniform and smiling, Kato Akira smiled on the surface, but his heart was already beating fast.

Undefeated three-time champion, seven-time champion, Tressen student council president, emperor. Each one is stronger than the other, each one is louder than the other. The seemingly gentle female high school student in front of him is so strong and so domineering.

The current Rudolph symbol is not the gentle student council president in the games and documents that Kato Akira had previously remembered. The high head, the upright posture, and the deep and sharp eyes all prove that the current Rudolph symbol is the strongest and most domineering at this moment.

He had just assumed the office of the student council president this year, and had made drastic changes to the academy's internal system. From the original training group and bulk training, it became the current one-on-one selection between instructors and trainers. He even planned to change the previous battle-based running method and decided to limit the running of horse girls to a minimum of a few high-quality competitions.

She claimed that all this was for the purpose of enabling the horse girl to perform better in the competition. If she were to go through years of fighting, she would definitely be at risk of fractures or even death.

But in Kato Akira's opinion, all these actions are like screening something. Whether it is the most elite one-on-one training or a few but the best competitions, they are all for the purpose of screening out the most perfect rough stones for the highest competition.

That's right, Rudolph Symbol is also one of the organizers and participants of the Dream Cup, which is now so popular. At only 20 years old, she has successfully grasped the regrets of countless horse racing girls and fans, and used her seven-time champion to create the final dream Hall of Fame. No one in this industry can have any doubts about this high school girl.

Because the modern legend is this seemingly gentle girl in front of us.

However, Kato Akira was not panicked by her existence because of these things, but because she was also the founder of the school worker division system.

Minimize the interference from the horse girls and separate the janitors and the horse girls as much as possible to avoid affecting the horse girls in internal training. All this is to select the best horse girls.

This theory is indeed normal for outsiders and people with serious jobs, and there is nothing wrong with it. After all, Umamusume is a life that is easily moved and easily shaken, and the less influence from the outside world, the better, and everyone can understand it.

But Kato Akira himself was a janitor. Although it was not a big deal to find two bottom-line horse girls chatting and doing gate training, the one in front of him was the creator. Moreover, this gentle-looking woman was famous for not tolerating any sand in her eyes. If she was really known, there might be some big problems.

Damn it, wasn't she training with the new horse girl outside? Why was she in this garbage house?

Looking at the smiling emperor, Kato Ming's mind raced and he soon revealed an awkward smile.

"I don't know? There are regulations. I've almost finished cleaning up. I'm going to fix the gate to see if it can still be used."

"Is that so? I'm sorry to bother you. But I didn't expect there was such a place here."

Rudolf nodded with a symbolic smile, his eyes swept over Kato Akira who was scratching his head and smiling foolishly, and he glanced at the gate dragging on the ground out of the corner of his eye.