Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 492 The Training Method That Caused Darkness
Providing guidance to the racehorse girls is naturally not a problem, since, as Kita Genkoku said, it was something that had already been promised.

Furthermore, considering the future changes in the competition, the preparations for the upcoming events will undoubtedly include the situation of new generation players such as Satomi Hikari and Miki Rocket.

This is a good opportunity to learn about these racehorse girls, to know your enemy and yourself, and to make some preparations for future races.

As for the agreement with Miki Rocket, it was not unexpected.

Given Kita Genko's cheerful and enthusiastic personality, it's perfectly normal for him to make a new friend in such a short time. It's likely that they planned to go out and have fun together on their day off.

After Yasui Makoto agreed, at the suggestion of Alice Soko, they waited until the horse girls who had competed in the previous races were mostly resting, then gathered everyone together and briefly reviewed the simulated race.

Subsequently, Yasui and the others continued to carefully check the various conditions of the training ground, following the initial plan.

From basic data such as track length, number of layers, and curvature angle, to the texture and feel of the turf, and then to the slope and permeability...

After confirming all the details, over the next few days, Yasui Makoto, Alice Soko, and Yamato Akaki used the collected data to guide Kita Genko and Apricot to begin formal training.

The initial training was not complicated.

A suitable venue can make training twice as effective, but not every racehorse girl is suitable for every venue.

Just like competing in venues other than the Tokyo stadium or traveling overseas, training camps also require a necessary adaptation period.

Therefore, the specific training consists of basic exercises such as speed and endurance.

Perhaps because the content was too simple for Yasui Makoto and his group, as well as Kita Genko and Azume, time flew by and it was time for their day off.

It was the summer holiday season, and the sun shone brightly over Atami City. The streets were filled with a relaxed atmosphere, and the hotel area was bustling with all sorts of tourists.

Northern Black Horse got up early in the morning, full of energy. After carefully dressing up, he wore casual clothes and excitedly took Almond Eyes to meet the Miqi Rocket.

Meanwhile, Yamato Akaki, following Elise's instructions, went to a shop in the city to purchase the equipment needed for training and research.

This is also one of the purposes of the initial adaptation training. Often, due to differences in the venue, accommodation, and other environments, some necessary equipment may not be available, and the team will often purchase some on their own.

Just like the training trip to Takarazuka City, Yasui Makoto and Alice Soko went to the hotel reception to pick up a package.

Before arriving in Atami City, Yasui had already contacted a courier company, but due to some unexpected situations during the logistics process, the package was delivered a day or two late.

Emerging from the reception area, Alice, stroking her chin, examined the large cardboard boxes on the trolley in front of Yasui Makoto with curiosity in her eyes.

She didn't rush to ask, waiting until they reached the edge of the training field and saw Yasui Makoto unpack the cardboard box and take out metal tubes before finally unable to resist asking:
"So, this... is what you meant by chase training? Using these... steel pipes?"

"To be precise, it's an alloy tube."

Holding a familiar tube, Yasui Makoto gestured with it, looked at Alice, and explained with a smile:
"Your strength level is too high; only materials like steel can withstand such torment."

"But if the entire set of equipment... to be precise, the training ground, if the entire training ground is made of steel, it would be too heavy, so a lighter alloy material is the most suitable."

As he spoke, he continued to skillfully unpack the package, then took out steel pipes one by one and began to install them.

"That's not what I meant..."

Shaking her head, Alice pressed on:
"What I mean is, what exactly is this training method like?"

Before going to the hotel reception to pick up the package with Yasui Makoto, Alice had heard him mention the WCT Chase Race.

Out of curiosity, Alice not only searched for relevant information online but also carefully reviewed the materials, even seeing reports about the event held before the Japanese Derby. In her understanding, the WCT Chase Race seemed to be just a fun and entertaining game, and had nothing to do with serious and professional training.

However, judging from the serious attitude that Yasui Makoto took this matter, this method, which he called "pursuit training," seems to have an unusual importance.

Moreover, some of the theories that Yasui Makoto had previously expounded sounded very reasonable and were hard to ignore.

That's why Alice was full of curiosity and anticipation for this unique training method.

She has always harbored a firm dream: to find out exactly where the limits of racehorse girls lie through various means.

She entered the competition largely for this dream.

After retiring, he resolutely devoted himself to medical research, also in order to achieve this goal.

After spending time with Yasui Makoto, she had come to have no doubt about his talent and ability in training.

Since this trainer highly recommends pursuit training, there must be something unique and impressive about it.

So, from the moment Yasui Makoto started unpacking the package, Alice stared intently, her eyes never blinking.

But even after the entire so-called "training ground" was set up, she was still full of doubts.

Well... I haven't yet found anything particularly unique or eye-catching about it.

Instead, it felt like everything was going black.

After all, the alloy tubes that Yasui Makoto mentioned were all dark black in appearance right now.

It seems rather... baffling.

Alice frowned slightly, her gaze sweeping back and forth between the dark alloy tubes.

These pipes were fixed to the ground by Yasui Makoto using brackets, forming an irregular grid that crisscrossed. Some of them curved upwards, while others branched off into the ground, resembling a group of coiled metal snakes.

She couldn't help but reach out and tap the nearest alloy pipe; the dull sound revealed nothing of mystery.

"Anjing..."

She finally couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up, while simultaneously trying to get closer to the entire "training area," reaching out to gently stroke the pipe wall:

"Are you sure... these aren't parts of some new type of drain cleaning tool?"

"Drain cleaning tools...?"

Yasui Makoto was speechless for a moment, then a thought struck him.

Could it be that she doesn't believe this training method is effective?

Thinking this through, he hesitated for a moment:

"Is it a drain cleaning tool? Or... Dr. Suko, why don't you try a race with me? Maybe you'll know after the race."

(End of this chapter)