Uma Musume, do I have to tell you that I know how to use the Santa Hat special move?

Chapter 17 Being Hard Trained

"Ouch...oysters..."

The stardust illusion, which was lying on the trash can, was vomiting all over the place and almost doubting its life.

All the pasta she had eaten at noon had long been returned to her body. At this moment, her lungs and stomach were filled with a burning sensation, and every breath she took felt as if she was swallowing hot charcoal.

Beads of sweat the size of beans covered Stardust Illusion's entire forehead and kept sliding down his cheeks.

His hair was stuck to his skin and his ears were drooping, looking completely lifeless.

Stardust Illusion was completely soaked, as if he had been pulled out of the water. His body seemed to have been run over by a teleportation device from another world, and he didn't even have the strength to squat.

Before receiving training, she thought she was, after all, a horse racing girl.

Even with training, I would not be completely unable to hold on. At worst, I would have to rely on my willpower to meet Mr. Liuping's requirements.

I never expected that she would vomit like this after only a few hours of training.

First, do 20 100-meter sprint training exercises. Each time you need to run at your maximum speed, and if you fall behind Oguruma by more than 2 seconds at any time, it will not count and you will have to run again.

And after the run, she was not even given any time to rest. She just walked back to the starting point to relax.

At first she thought it was only 2000m in total and it would not be difficult to complete it after a rest.

As a result, after running more than ten times, she was almost out of breath, while Xiao Limao was only sweating slightly and gasping for breath.

The gap between them grew larger with each subsequent trip, so she had to run at least four or five more times before she was barely able to pass.

By the time she was done, she was almost exhausted and collapsed on the ground. She didn't even want to move a finger.

As a result, Mr. Liuping just stood there holding the Stardust Illusion, waiting for Xiaolimao to finish her 50 100-meter sprints, and then he said to her slowly:

"Okay, next is the 200-meter sprint training, also 20 times. This time you can't fall behind Xiaoli by more than 3 seconds. Let's get started."

Then she didn't even finish the 20th run and ended up vomiting and looking like this now.

After vomiting a lot of Stardust, the illusion raised its head with difficulty and looked at Oguruma who was still practicing the 200-meter sprint seriously on the field.

I was so focused on training just now that I didn't notice it, but now Stardust Illusion was surprised to find that the shadow of the Holy Night Runner's special skill could be seen in Oguruma's sprinting style.

"Do you do this kind of training every day?"

She turned around and asked.

"How is that possible?"

Liu Ping stood beside her and answered with his arms folded.

"Oguri has just recovered from an injury, so she has reduced her training. You have to know that she is a horse girl who specializes in middle and long distances. The upcoming Arima Kinen will be a full 2500 meters. If she doesn't have enough endurance, then there's nothing to do."

"But you, Stardust Illusion, are you going to continue training today?"

Liu Ping asked casually, but in his opinion, a horse girl who was undergoing real endurance limit training for the first time would most likely not be willing to continue running.

Having been a central trainer for so many years, he had only trained one horse girl who was able to hold on - that was Oguruma, who was now galloping on the track.

"Training, of course!"

Stardust Illusion answered directly, she wiped her mouth with her sleeve and slowly stood up, walking back to the training ground.

Rokuhei Ginjiro was somewhat stunned by her attitude without any hesitation.

Watching her leaving, Liu Ping suddenly remembered what the student council president said when they met last time:

[That horse girl has the qualifications. She might be able to take over Oguruma's position and become the new generation of Cinderella... If possible, would you like to persist a little longer? ]

The Reed-haired Cinderella is a nickname that people often talk about for Little Chestnut Hat.

The girl from the country was not favored by anyone, but she gradually made a name for herself as a monster in the central field and became a legendary horse racing girl.

"Is this the reason why the emperor wants me to guide her?"

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Stardust Illusion, who had already walked onto the 200m track, did not hear what old man Liuping was saying to himself behind him.

Just after she finished vomiting, she had already opened the system panel to check.

Since his debut battle, Stardust Illusion has been training on his own, but the results have not been very good, and he can only increase his attributes by a total of about ten points every day.

But just after those few hours of training, she found that her endurance alone had increased by 10, and her strength had increased by more than 10.

Although Stardust Illusion also knew that this was mainly because his own strength and endurance were too poor, so the improvement would be huge in the early stages of formal training.

But as long as she can see the effect of training, she doesn't want to give up - otherwise, as Mr. Liuping said: If you can't even bear this little hardship, how can you compete for the highest honor of Umamusume, the Classic Triple Crown.

No matter what, we have to finish the remaining few runs, right?

In the end, Stardust Illusion gritted his teeth and completed 20 200m sprints. At the end, he couldn't even stand steadily. He had to hold on to Oguruma, who was also sweating profusely, to avoid falling to the ground.

"You look so weak." Oguruma's tone was a little flat.

She had clearly run such a long distance and although she was also gasping for breath, her condition was obviously much better than Stardust Illusion.

"Let's stop here for today. The afternoon is almost over."

Facing the slightly yellowish sky, Old Man Liuping walked towards the two of them with a smile and handed them two towels.

The old man looked at Chestnut Hat and Stardust Illusion, who were wiping their faces with a towel like a kitten, with a doting expression.

After the two of them wiped off the sweat on their bodies, Rokuhei Ginjiro turned around and walked out of the field. The Stardust Illusion behind him quickly supported Oguruma and followed his footsteps, and asked:

"Eh? Where are we going now?"

"That's strange, Stardust Illusion. Of course we have to go to dinner now." Oddball replied, wiping the saliva from the corner of his mouth.

"Hey, are we going to eat already?!"

Speaking of this topic, Stardust Illusion finally felt that his stomach was empty.

Originally, she had not eaten much at noon or in the morning, and she had vomited a lot before. Now her hunger was protesting in her brain.

"Yes." The old man Liu Ping who was walking in front nodded, "Today we are going to eat Xiaoli's favorite carrot curry rice bowl. Do you want to join us?"

"Yes!!!" Stardust Illusion, who was worried about the living expenses, agreed immediately, "Please let me have a meal with you too!"

"Hahahaha, you should eat more. It's because of Xiaoli's good appetite that he can develop the endurance for long-distance running."

Rokuhei Ginjiro said so.

Little Chestnut, who was standing beside her and supporting her, nodded his head quickly, saying that he ate a lot because he wanted to run better.

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Chapter 18 The Final Orthodoxy

The training days are quite monotonous, and every day we do basic training of endurance and strength.

According to Rokuhei Ginjiro, what Stardust Illusion lacks now is basic attributes. No matter how powerful the running method is, it needs the support of basic qualities, so the most important thing now is to improve endurance and strength.

Stardust Illusion fully agrees with this view.

After looking at her own attribute panel, she understood this very well. If the basic data was not up to standard, it would be impossible for her to stand on the field of the Classic Triple Crown.

But then again, even though she agreed, she was still exhausted by being trained by Rokuhei Ginjiro every day.

It was a training that seemed impossible to complete, but there was a girl named Ogurume who always completed more than twice as much as she did, so even Stardust Illusion couldn't refuse.

During these days of training, she also witnessed a glimpse of Oguruma's strength.

After maintaining two parallel running training sessions a day, Oguruma mastered the Night Runner in just three days, and after that he demonstrated extraordinary last-minute and other skills.

Just by running side by side, Stardust Illusion also benefited a lot. It would be better to say that by running behind, she was the one who learned all kinds of skills from Ogurtori unilaterally.

In addition to training, Stardust Illusion also needs to take time to understand the basic knowledge of various horse racing, which is also a problem that Rokuhei Ginjiro discovered after getting along with him.

"If you start into the curve and you are in the wide outside lane, how do you run?"

"I will use the running method that I am most familiar with, running diagonally from the outer lane and turning the curve into two straight lanes!"

During a question-and-answer session, when Mr. Liuping heard the answer from Stardust Illusion, he felt a black screen before his eyes.

If this guy is really allowed to participate in the competition like this, and he starts off at an angle, the consequences will not be as simple as a suspension.

You should know that the horse girls' starting speed can reach over 60km/h in an instant. In this case, if someone forcibly inserts into the inner lane from the outer lane, the horse girls who fail to avoid them may cause a chain collision and trampling incident.

In the worst cases, some horse girls may even suffer irreparable injuries, and by then it will be too late to regret.

Not only did Stardust Illusion have to pay the price, but even he, the temporary trainer, had to bow down and apologize to the trainers of each contestant.

"You better learn the rules of the Uma Musume competition!"

When Stardust Illusion heard Rokuhei Ginjiro yelling at her angrily for the first time, she couldn't help but feel afraid. She could only follow the instructions obediently and use the rest time at night after training to catch up on various knowledge.

Having said that, although the requirement at that time was that Grandpa Rokuhei and Oguruma should be responsible for her own training, Stardust Illusion discovered that Grandpa Rokuhei simply covered her food and accommodation, and even various training equipment - using Oguruma's terrifying bounty.

Xiao Li Mao: I have no objection.

It should be said that apart from running and eating, the Stardust Illusion has not yet been discovered, and Oguruma will have other ideas about what Mr. Rokuhei has arranged.

In training, apart from the two fixed parallel runs with Oguruma every day, the remaining events are mainly short-distance running and frog jumps, supplemented by dragging tire running, stride jumps, etc.

According to Grandpa Liuping, these exercises can not only improve the basic physical qualities, but also allow Stardust Illusion, a body that has only been trained for a month, to fully adapt to the state required for running and coordinate the states of the feet, legs, hips, waist, body, shoulders, arms, and even the joints of the palms.

Many people think that running is all about relying on the strong feet of horse girls, but in fact, if you want to pursue the peak of speed, you must use the movements of your whole body to assist in running.

Even the arms need to swing in rhythm with the body, so that the whole body's strength can be mobilized and infused into every step.

By the second week of training, Stardust Illusion had basically adapted to this rhythm, and combined with eating and drinking a lot to replenish energy after exercise, her physical fitness also improved.

In short-distance sprint training, she has been able to consistently shorten the time gap between herself and Oguruma to less than 1 second.

After another ten days, a total of more than two weeks, Stardust Illusion's control over his body had reached a new level through this intensity of training.

Looking at the data panel provided by the system at this moment, she is no longer the second-rate horse racing girl she was before:

【距离第2年1月27日 G3级赛事京都牝马特别战剩余时间37天。

Requirements for participation: Completed debut, accumulated bounties exceeding 1000w

Goal: Participate in the Kyoto Mares Special Battle and place in the top two.

Stardust Illusion basic data:

Speed ​​428

Stamina 250

force 184

Root 181

Intelligence 170

Growth rate: 30% for speed, 0% for the rest.】

All values ​​were improved, with endurance and strength increasing the most (excluding intelligence), which was the biggest reason why she was able to support the entire training later.

If one takes into account the intelligence boost from learning race-related knowledge, her total attributes actually increased by 17 points in these 184 days.

This time, which can only be operated once in the Uma Musume game, actually allows her to become a qualified runner who can adapt to the current race.

This is the chemical reaction formed by the cooperation between Rokuhei Ginjiro, the exclusive trainer of a legendary horse girl, and her, a newcomer to racing.

However, Stardust Illusion was also very clear, and this was only because she had hardly received such complete training before.

So apart from the rapid growth of her attributes at the beginning, she later gradually discovered that the improvement of the five attributes was greatly discounted - the only thing that was not affected and increased steadily was her intelligence, which increased due to learning the rules.

This improvement in attributes also brings other changes to the Stardust Illusion.

First of all, her overall figure looks taller than before, and her arms and legs have streamlined muscles, which adds a bit of healthy beauty.

Moreover, her weight increased by about twenty pounds, but all this weight was converted into core strength and stored in her body, ready to provide assistance when the stardust illusion erupts at any time.

According to Mr. Liuping, this should be the final stage of successfully triggering the original characterization, and it is also one of the reasons for the sudden increase in attributes.