Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 388 Tokyo Stadium 2400m Training Race
Yasui had no idea what the Emperor of the East Sea was thinking, but he felt that the Emperor had agreed to the race decided by Yasui and the Northern Black Horse.

These were originally meant to be written in the trainer's log and then submitted to the student council.

Now that he had expressed his thoughts and the Emperor of the East Sea had given his approval, he decided to explain the matter to the Northern Black Steed during their dinner together later.

While enthusiastically discussing today's training with the Emperor of the East Sea, the Northern Black Steed paused for a moment upon hearing about the heavy field training and the arrangements for the second half of the year, before becoming even more excited.

"Training with so many amazing seniors?!"

Overjoyed, she leaned forward involuntarily towards Yasui Makoto: "Really? Then I can compete with them too?!"

As she spoke, her face came right up to Yasui Makoto's.

Yasui chuckled, casually pressed her forehead down, and nodded, saying:
"I think I made myself clear. Your next match is the Takarazuka Memorial, which is at the end of June. It's likely to rain at that time, so heavy field training is essential. I've already arranged the corresponding training sessions."

"However, we definitely couldn't find such a luxurious sparring team on our own."

"So my idea is to accept President Emperor's suggestion and participate in this special training arranged by the student council."

Seeing the Northern Black Horse nodding excitedly again, Yasui Zhen smiled, then turned to look thoughtfully at the Emperor of the East Sea:

"As for whether we can compete together... President Emperor, we should be able to have practice matches, right?"

"No problem, this was part of the special training anyway."

The Emperor of the East Sea nodded without hesitation:

"The student council is currently communicating with the racehorse girls on the list. They and their respective trainers may not necessarily agree, since some will have other races scheduled before the Takarazuka Memorial."

"But for those who agree, there are no matches scheduled from now until the end of June."

"There is about two months, which is plenty of time to hold a training match."

"These are in the documents I sent you. To briefly describe the venue, the Tokyo venue is a 2400-meter grass track, and it's a specially modified track."

Yasui Makoto hadn't had time to study the documents carefully, especially the part about the training match venue, but he understood it immediately just by listening to the description from the Emperor of the East Sea.

Ultimately, besides improving the athletes' adaptability to different venues and thus presenting a more exciting competition for the Takarazuka Memorial, this special training also served as a rehearsal for the Arc de Triomphe.

Based on previous exchanges, this doesn't seem to be the idea of ​​the Donghai Emperor or other student councils, but rather the attitude of the URA Association and its council.

Of course, the intentions of racehorse girls and trainers were also taken into consideration.

While he and the Northern Black Horse had their own ideas and plans and were not fixated on going to Europe, the others were not.

He has a good relationship with the Air Trough, while Northern Black Horse has a good relationship with Thunderous Cry and Unyielding Steel. For this reason, he is very clear about the intentions of the latter two racehorses and their trainers, which is the Arc de Triomphe Prize in the second half of the year.

Besides these two racehorse girls, there are actually quite a few other racehorse girls who have the same idea.

Just like a few days ago when Northern Black Horse won the Emperor's Spring Festival, a special week came to congratulate them. During the chat, I also learned about the competition intentions of Toho Lone Wolf, Roaring Thunder, and Unyielding Steel.

This just goes to show that everyone has their own ambitions and choices. Even if you don't have your own ideas, you can't stop other people's plans.

Therefore, it's easy to understand why the race is the Tokyo 2400m.

The Arc de Triomphe is held at the Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, and the race course is also 2400 meters.

More importantly, the 2400-meter race on this track is known for its long final straight, and the final straight at the Tokyo track is also known as an "ultra-long straight" of over 500 meters. Such a final straight requires a lot of adaptability. If you don't prepare in advance, it's easy to misjudge the distance, leading to mistakes in energy allocation and sprint timing, and ultimately missing out on the championship.

As for the rehearsal venue, it also has a very obvious rehearsal nature.

The climates of the Ryūsho Stadium and the Takarazuka Memorial Stadium, which are located in the Hanshin Stadium, are different. The former has a temperate maritime climate with relatively even rainfall throughout the year, which makes the venue more heavy in most cases.

Especially from October to March of the following year, which is the rainy season, the Longshang Stadium is practically without any good playing conditions during these months.

For this reason, the industry also jokingly refers to the Longshang Stadium as "Longshang Swimming Pool".

However, having already decided not to consider overseas expeditions in the second half of the year, Makoto Yasui is only concerned with the field training aspect.

Meanwhile, the Northern Black Steed was asking the Eastern Sea Emperor a similar question.

“Heavy training grounds… I’ve actually done those before,” Northern Xuanju pondered.
"It felt relatively easy. Was there anything different about this special training?"

"different……"

The Emperor of the East Sea thought for a moment and said, "Compared with regular heavy-field special training, the training approach for this special training is no different."

"The main impact of heavy track conditions on participants is that the track is too sticky, requiring greater strength to maintain high speed as much as possible, so it is basically strength-specific training."

"However, the specific training content will vary for different people."

"For example, Xiao Bei, you are already very strong, so regular training in that area is enough. What's more important is special training for sustained explosive power and other special training."

"Just like what you did today."

Northern Black Horse breathed a sigh of relief: "In that case, I have no problem."

Then she laughed and said, "But there's really nothing to worry about. After all, the trainer is here, so even if there are any problems, he can definitely solve them."

"You really trust Yasui, huh?" The Emperor of the East Sea smiled and nodded.

"I will make arrangements for you and Yasui after this special training."

"By the way, although I'll be reviewing your report later, I'd like to ask now: if you're not considering overseas tournaments in the second half of the year, is your goal the triple crown in the fall? Or are there other tournament arrangements?"

Before Yasui could answer, Kita Genko immediately nodded and said:

"It's definitely the Japan Cup! I promised California-chan and the others that, so I can't break my promise!"

"California..."

The Emperor of the East Sea paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "You mean... California Shine? The American racehorse girl we met in Dubai?"

"Yes, didn't I tell you this before, President Emperor?"

Northern Black Horse was stunned and said, "Besides her, there's Frost Fever Sauce and Empress Sauce. We made a promise to settle our differences in the Japan Cup. How could I possibly break my promise..."

Before she could finish speaking, the Emperor of the East Sea suddenly became unusually agitated, stood up, and pressed down on her shoulders:

"What you said...is true?"

(End of this chapter)