Uma Musume no Nama no Nichijou (Horse Girl), First and foremost

Upon hearing Fujimasa's reply, Golden Victory immediately drew a relevant conclusion. After all, since joining the prestigious horse girl family, the relationship between the Golden family and the local horse girl association had become even worse than if they didn't know each other at all.

I guess it feels like being brutally betrayed?

However, Golden Victory doesn't care about those people having such unnecessary thoughts. The changes that need to be made in Japanese horse racing, whether it's the responsibility of the prestigious horse racing girls or the things that the pure white horse racing girls want to do and change, will inevitably have a fundamental conflict with the actions of local horse racing associations in the future development process.

"Hmm... alright then, it seems they're still sending out signals that they're incorrigible."

Training local racehorse girls to excel in both style and technique, yet failing to inform them of the merger of related systems, clearly indicates a lack of intention to cooperate with the central racehorse girls' policy.

However, local horse racing associations control more of the registered racing qualifications of local horse racing girls. If they do not cooperate, local horse racing girls will have to give up their interests or even get involved in lawsuits for breach of contract, which is not worth it for young horse racing girls who rely on their youth.

However... this kind of thing only affected young horse girls for about two or three generations, and its influence on those horse girls who haven't debuted yet isn't that great.

"It seems they were determined to win that match against East Sea Darby..."

East Sea Darby, a local match, now seems to be given a special meaning.

"Yeah, I guess so. But recently we received some bad news from the Horse Girl Association: the local Horse Girl Association is very likely to seek outside help."

"...Huh? Foreign aid? What foreign aid are you referring to, Golden Victory-senpai?"

Seeing that Fujimasa was somewhat stunned, Pure White Horse Girl delivered the worst news.

"In other words, this East Sea Darby is very likely to feature top foreign horse girls who are skilled in sandy terrain, in order to prove that the central horse girls system is meaningless in the local system."

Facing the horse girl Fujimasa who was about to participate in the Tokai Darby competition, Golden Victory truthfully revealed the local horse girl association's operating methods.

If a Central Sand Racehorse loses to another Sand Racehorse, even a foreign one, they can boast that the Central Racehorse's handling was wrong and that the correct approach should have been this way or that.

Japanese viewers who care about horse racing believe that grass racing is more important than sand racing.

If a horse loses to a foreign racehorse even on its own sandy track, a local racecourse, the resulting public outcry will be far more than just a few words of discussion.

"If it's necessary at that time, you might have to represent Central Horse Girl or our Golden Family in the race. That's the real reason we arranged for you, Little March, to race against Tamamo Cross today."

She, Fujimasa March, is very likely to become the first horse girl in her own team to compete against foreign horse girls.

Chapter 227 Twin Turbo, You're Actually Like This, Racer Girl

The upcoming competition has made everyone a little nervous.

Even the teammates who were responsible for running alongside the trainees felt the unusually tense atmosphere.

"Hmm... So, all the contestants in the Japanese Darby tournament in previous years were like this, big sister?"

Perhaps it's because these two female students who participated trained in such a terrifyingly strict and disciplined way, and their performance in practice matches gave off a very intimidating aura.

That feeling... is like risking serious injury to defeat your opponent. Normally, it's not hard to understand if someone has that kind of attitude on the field.

The problem is that this is a practice race, which makes the female racehorses who are responsible for training them feel a little uncomfortable.

Even though Mi Yu knew they probably didn't mean it that way, it seemed unrealistic to ignore the terrifying aura emanating from within them, a power that seemed to possess an indomitable will.

"Well... there's nothing we can do about it. In a sense, this state of being fully prepared for the race is the best state for horse girls to perform at. After the Darby race in Japan, everyone should be able to relax."

Watching the East Sea Emperor and Oguri Hat running silently on the field, Golden Victory rubbed his chin and made this judgment.

"Was my older sister like this before?"

"Me? Why would I be nervous? The opponents were just a bunch of people I knew, and the only one we really needed to be careful of at the time was Sakura Victory."

"If we're talking about being completely serious... I'd say I was serious in that match against the famous horse girl the other day."

He shrugged, giving himself an assessment with an air of nonchalance.

After all, for Golden Victory, there's really nothing to worry about in matches that have already ended.

Victory is victory, and defeat is defeat. Although Pure White Horse Girl has never had a single defeat to this day.

Well, besides, those things she really needs to remember are often not good things on the field...

With the upcoming match approaching, Golden Victory increased the frequency of practice sessions for the group of friends who were about to compete. However, seeing the current state of East Sea Emperor and Oguri Hat, Pure White Horse Girl eventually became somewhat displeased.

"You guys! Stop right there!"

The two, dressed in sportswear and jogging around the track, were startled by Golden Victory's loud voice. However, to her slight surprise, the two actually slowed down and stopped upon hearing the command.

Neither Teibo nor Oguri-hat, the two racehorse girls, were shaken or paused in their pace by the sound of Golden Victory. Instead, they naturally began to slow down after receiving the command.

What's even more astonishing is that the two horse girls move in perfect unison, and their control over slowing down is almost identical. They stop walking without affecting their legs, and they are so synchronized that it's as if they are two comedians performing some kind of imitation act.

It's fair to say that the quality they've displayed in this state has truly impressed Golden Victory.

Tsk tsk, what kind of things are my own horse girls...?

I don't know how else to describe my horse girl, so this is the only way I can describe her. But if I said something like "Golden Victory" to other trainers, she'd probably get ganged up on the next day for overdoing Versailles...

Oh, not really. It's because even if everyone ganged up on them, they might not be able to defeat this pure white horse-riding monster.

"Golden Victory Senior?" "White Disaster Senior?"

Before they could say anything, the other party swiftly grabbed one of their ears.

Under such influence, the two female racehorses could no longer maintain their racing state, and their expressions returned to normal.

"It hurts so much, White Disaster Senior!" "Golden Victory Senior?"

Hmm, Little Chestnut Hat is still as silly as ever, never mind then.

This performance reassured the female racehorses standing nearby, and they felt particularly at ease knowing that their trainer was the Golden Victory.

The method is a bit crude, but if it can help Oguri-chan and the East Blue Emperor, whose current situation doesn't look too good, then it's still pretty good...

"Tsk tsk tsk, we're not as exaggerated as you guys. The competition is in less than a week, there's no need to be so nervous, right?"

Tamamo Cross spoke before Gold Victory could, her tone tinged with confusion. Even she was somewhat frightened by the state of the two men just now.

While the other person still seems somewhat normal, quickly say a few more words!

"Nervous? I'm not nervous, Tamamo Cross-senpai."

"I'm not nervous at all, Tamamo, you've mistaken me."

"Hmm...it's like only one of you horse girls will survive if you go on this racetrack, isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"

"Don't talk about others, okay? Don't say that Takarazuka Memorial seemed more nervous than these two before, although we don't think that 'nervous' is the right word to describe this kind of match state."

"However... whether a completely calm state of mind is good or not is a matter of opinion. After all, some female racehorses are not good at being wound up in normal times, so getting into a tense state before the race does help them."

"As for you guys... well, we think it's best to just keep a normal attitude, but you probably won't agree with that, right?"

After exchanging a glance, the two racehorse girls nodded in tacit agreement.

Oguri Hat and Donghai Emperor, perhaps because they participated in the Classic Tournament at the same time, have now become accustomed to calling each other by their names, even though their relationship was relatively distant before and they occasionally addressed each other as senior and junior.

It's probably something like "no fight, no friendship"?

Because the other party has become a formidable rival that must be treated with utmost care, the relationship between the two parties naturally becomes very close.

"Let's have a good match beforehand. You two can decide for yourselves whether to use your trump cards. In short, let's run a match first to release some of the pressure. This is my judgment and requirement as the trainer."

Originally, Golden Victory wanted to use her seniority to forcefully command them, but considering that the relationship between racehorse girls and trainers should be one of mutual respect and harmony, Pure White Horse Girl ultimately stopped at the word "request".

As expected, when Golden Victory said those words, neither of the two female horse racers who were about to participate in the Japanese Darby race responded immediately.

Perhaps it's because they don't want to reveal their preparations to their opponents before the match, but the thought of losing this preliminary battle could easily affect their morale and spirit when facing the same opponent on the day of the match.

It sounds a bit far-fetched, but the point is that in professional competitions of various sports, the athlete's condition has always been a very important factor.

Those on winning streaks are more likely to win more, while those on losing streaks are more likely to lose more. As for those who can achieve a comeback, they are still a minority compared to the vast majority.

"Alright then, although I would like to perform well on the day of the competition, since Senior White Disaster has said so as a trainer, I don't think I have any reason to refuse."

"Ah."

After hesitating for a long time, Di Bao finally spoke first, followed by Oguri Hat's usual silent response.

Tsk tsk, it seems we've shot ourselves in the foot, but maybe it's for the best...

She noticed the golden victory immediately.

The reason why Oguri Hat hesitated when she said these things was likely related to her previous loss to the Emperor of the East Sea at the Satsuki Sho. Similarly, the Imperial Treasure also wanted to boost its momentum before the competition by winning consecutive victories.

Upon hearing that Teibo had agreed first, Oguri Hat seemed to regain his original fighting spirit.

The outcome of a single match doesn't mean anything, but in this match, even if it's just a practice match, she still wants to beat the East Sea Emperor.

"Alright, since you've all agreed, there's no problem. You're all my horse girls, so I won't restrict how much you're willing to sacrifice for this competition. As for the winner's prize..."

"Well, aside from the advantage in pre-match momentum, giving you a tangible reward doesn't seem very meaningful, but the momentum and techniques are mostly things you learn on your own..."

As they talked, both the horse girls, Di Bao and Xiao Li Mao, had already agreed. Now, it was she, the one who proposed holding the practice match, who was caught in a dilemma that required her to think.

The main thing is... it seems unreasonable for this competition not to give out prizes, but she can't very well use her aura and skills as prizes.

After all, while the aura techniques are full of potential for development and operation in terms of system, the problem is that apart from the basics and some advanced ones, most of these are things that the girls themselves find a direction and then adjust a certain aura technique to the content that is most suitable for them.

It's not like some kind of secret manual that Golden Victory has, which allows them to learn all of this pure white horse girl's special skills.

As for the aura, techniques, and experience, Pure White Horse Girl usually talks about these things verbally, and the only written content is the material used when she was teaching.

"Well...we'll think of some gifts for you guys later. Anyway, since I've decided to prepare a proper practice match, the prizes will definitely be something you won't be disappointed with."

He said this and assured that he would definitely keep his word, but as for when he would actually do so, that would depend on when Golden Victory decided what he should give as a prize.

"Then let's all participate together. Just like before, everyone will have a chance to participate. However, Di Bao, Xiao Li Mao, and Xiao Hai Wan, the three of you must race seriously."

Super Little Bay, who had been training on her own, paused slightly when she heard Golden Victory's request. She then asked the pure white horse-girl senior:

"Eh... do I want one too, Golden Victory-senpai?"

"Oh, Xiaohaiwan, aren't you also participating in the Japan Darby? Wouldn't it be great if we practiced together?"

"But... okay, Coach Golden Victory~"

Sensing the subtle assertiveness the other party was projecting, Super Little Bay had no choice but to agree to Golden Victory's demands.

How should I put it...?

Perhaps because I joined the team relatively late, and because of the situation that Golden Victory was in at the time, I didn't have much contact with this group. Lacking that revolutionary camaraderie, even if the other party didn't mind this tiny little bay later, I would still subconsciously put myself in a relatively low or passive position.

Upon hearing this, before Golden Victory could give any further instructions, Tamamo Cross preemptively declared that she also wanted to participate in the competition.

"Let's join in! I've been getting really annoyed by these two guys during practice lately, so we're not going to hold back this time!"