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

In other words, since the pure white horse girl deliberately chose a different time, there is no need to worry about being seen at this moment.

"Um, Miss Golden Victory, how's the situation with Oguri Hat?"

When Kitahara heard that Kitahara had immediately paid attention to Ash-haired Horse Girl but then behaved in a way that surprised her, Golden Victory somehow asked her a question first.

"Hey, I thought you'd be blaming me right away for letting Oguri Hat lose the game again."

"Matches always have winners and losers, and I understand the importance of trainers taking turns leading, and I also understand Miss Gold Victory's arrangement..."

Kitahara, as Oguri Hat's trainer, immediately launched a campaign to condemn Gold Victory, but due to the gap between the two sides, Kitahara seemed to lack momentum.

"Let's skip the formalities. I admit I was wrong about Oguri Hat, but White Disaster, since you chose to bring her to the Central Government and even used her when fighting against the famous horse girl, it means you have a responsibility to raise her properly."

Rokuhei Ginjiro first plugged the loophole that he himself was also at fault, and then immediately targeted Gold Victory. His tone didn't seem very angry, but his words really pierced Pure White Horse Girl's heart.

"Although I usually stand on the side of Boss Golden Victory, you have indeed made some mistakes in the training of Oguri Hats."

Fujimasa March, one of the racehorse girls trained by Golden Victory, did not choose to defend her senior Oguri Hattori in the face of his current situation, but instead joined in the cheers of Kasamatsu.

"Ah... well, I think we should prioritize solving Oguri Hat's problem right now. Even if Miss Golden Victory really made a mistake, blaming her now won't help."

Golden Victory: "..."

Goodness gracious, I'm just speechless.

Although I had anticipated that when I deliberately gave them the opportunity to rant, these people would take advantage of it.

Perhaps it was our strategy of being polite first and then resorting to force that made these people express their condemnation without any harsh words. However, the problem was that this environment where they couldn't exchange insults was making Pure White Horse Girl a little overwhelmed.

And Shibazaki!

Aren't you the trainer of March?!

We're talking about Oguri Hat right now, and you're still talking to me in this sarcastic tone, aren't you!

Feeling like he'd done something stupid, Golden Victory forced himself to continue the discussion.

"Well, I think White Disaster has sensed our emotions. Just like what Shibasaki said, we should prioritize solving Oguri Hat's problem now."

"But as far as I know, didn't the East Sea Emperor and others notice that something was wrong with Oguri Hat, and then Miss Golden Victory stepped in to make changes? What problems does Oguri Hat still have now?"

When Kitahara asked this question, it was more because he was not on the same wavelength as the others.

After all, he had only recently been released, and when he received the news that Oguri had lost to Darby in Japan in two moves, he couldn't really choose to comfort him immediately.

However, when he was about to make a phone call, he was stopped by Golden Victory, which suggests that Pure White Horse Girl herself had other plans.

"It's probably because of her mindset. Even if she comes in second place, for a horse racer, not winning is still losing the race. And Oguri-chan lost to the Emperor of the East Blue, who is even younger than her. The continuous defeats have a very serious impact on this child..."

Instead of scolding his stupid nephew, he responded with a touch of emotion.

This kind of thing isn't taught in trainer textbooks; it's more of a problem that comes with experience.

"Well, putting aside what price the other side paid for this match, Oguri has actually won every match since joining the Central team. However, she suffered a setback in the G1 match against the East Sea Emperor, which was a significant blow to her."

"Moreover, for Oguri, the way to contribute to the team is to win G1, because she doesn't think that winning any other game besides G1 is something to be proud of."

Upon hearing Fujimasa's explanation, which contained some personal speculation and interpretation, Golden Victory shook his head helplessly and complained:

"Tsk tsk, you don't take any games other than G1 seriously, huh? This bad habit is really not advisable, after all, no one knows when they might crash and burn."

Halfway through her sentence, Pure White Horse Girl suddenly felt a silence from the crowd and the illusion that their gazes were beginning to fall on her.

I looked up, and oh, it wasn't my imagination.

"I've heard a good saying: 'If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too.'"

"agree."

"Feel the same."

"Indeed, only a female racehorse trained by the boss of Golden Victory would have such a mentality."

Golden Victory: "???"

Although Golden Victory really wanted to directly refute them, after thinking about it carefully...

Well, what they said doesn't seem to make any mistakes.

Perhaps she really was the main cause of Oguri Hat's current problems, so aside from correcting the training plan, Pure White Horse Girl did not continue to intervene in Oguri Hat's issues.

The reason is simple: because she's not suited to solve...

Soon, during their short stay in the Golden Victory Trainer's Dormitory, Kasamatsu and his group, except for Shining Glory and Oguri Hat, devised a solution.

"Then let's proceed according to this plan!"

"The operation will be named: Operation Reed-Feather Monster!"

......

At lunchtime, Little Chestnut Hat quickly ate his meal.

However, she felt that the aunt who served her food today seemed to ask about her condition with a lot of eye contact and a concerned tone.

Oguri Hat: "..."

Is there something wrong with me today?

I wasn't quite sure, but that didn't stop her from finishing her food and then stretching her body before heading to the playground for practice.

"That's strange... This child has never stopped filling his bowl with food after only three servings. He used to always finish eating by lunchtime before leaving."

While muttering to himself in bewilderment, he suddenly remembered the trainer to whom this pony belonged, and casually informed the other party.

After all, the trainers at Treson Academy are different from those prestigious horse girl teams; if a racehorse girl student has a problem, they might not be able to find out immediately.

The cooperation between students, teachers, and the academy itself is what makes Treson Academy complete...

"Okay, thank you. Yes, I'll look into that."

"Wow... this seems like a big problem. If you can take action, do it quickly."

Although it's unclear what Oguri Hat's current condition is, there's absolutely no doubt that something's wrong with a horse girl experiencing an appetite problem.

Even if it's because he's overweight and wants to lose weight, it's still a sign of a health problem. However, Golden Victory knows very well that if that thing's appetite decreases, it's definitely not something that can be explained simply by wanting to lose weight.

Aside from previous instances where Xiao Li Mao ate less, this was almost unprecedented...

All Pure White Horse Girl could do was urge Kasamatsu and her friends to hurry up and take action.

"Huh? Are you guys coming to Central Teresen Academy?"

After practice that day, I received a message that Oguri seemed more nervous than usual.

"What's wrong? The competition is over and we're not letting them over? Besides, your trainer Kitahara has now become a central trainer at Treson Academy."

Not all central trainers will become employed trainers at Treson Academy. Some will become private team consultants or join the family trainer teams of prestigious horse girls.

In short, as for Kitahara's passing the Central Trainer exam as promised, even if Oguri-chan doesn't know as much as Golden Victory, all she needs to know is that Kitahara came from the local area to the Central area.

Because, in the eyes of Ashikaga Mako, everyone in Kasamatsu's group had achieved their respective goals.

Only she, only Little Chestnut Hat herself, was still caught in a vortex of self-doubt.

They're getting deeper and deeper into it.

After seeing Oguri's condition, Golden Victory could only pray that their prepared plan would truly help this goose-haired horse girl.

She certainly didn't want the monster with the goat feathers to be destroyed by her own hands...

Chapter 253 Defeating the Emperor of the East Sea

"Hey, is it just Oguri and Hikaru who came to pick us up today?"

As if deliberately ignoring their recent secret visit to Central Teresen Academy, Kasamatsu and his group left the hotel after finalizing their plan and went to meet Oguri Hat at the agreed time.

Kitahara: "...Ah, Oguri Hat, it's been a long time."

Perhaps it was because of the reminder before the gold victory, or perhaps it was because of Oguri's consecutive defeats in two G1 matches.

There may be other reasons, but for some reason, Kitahara was able to tell immediately upon meeting Oguri that something was wrong with her, rather than just guessing based on information about Golden Victory.

"Kuri, are you... alright?"

Unlike others who might choose a more roundabout, relatively buffered approach to try to identify the problem with Oguri Hat and find a solution.

Perhaps it was because of his identity as Oguri Hat's trainer that Kitahara felt so inadequate, even though he now looked back on himself.

I was reminded of when Golden Victory, who was also a rookie trainer, bluntly told Oguri Hat that he would be a burden when they first met.

Looking back now, that's certainly true. Without him, Oguri Hat has been constantly improving herself on the central stage. Several times when he saw Oguri Hat's performance in the central competition, he almost didn't recognize her as his former horse girl partner.

But... it seems there are still some things I have indeed missed.

"I may only be able to fill the few remaining vacancies left by Miss Golden Victory."

Thinking of this, Kitahara couldn't help but inwardly mock his current situation with a hint of irony.

However, this is not entirely due to Kitahara's lack of ability, but rather because with the combined efforts of Oguri Hat and Golden Victory, she is actually quite powerful.

However, her opponents included the Emperor of the East Sea, the Golden Victory, and even Rudolf the Symbol and the Symbolist behind him.

While their innate resources or talents might be similar, she lost out to her opponent in terms of acquired qualities. Furthermore, given that Teibo's background as a Central Race Horse Girl, her thinking and vision were ultimately more advanced than Oguri Hat's.

"Hmm... I might be acting a little strange, Kitahara."

Everyone: "......"

To be honest, this sounds like a small chestnut hat, but upon closer inspection, it's not a small chestnut hat at all.

Simply put, she's just like that—if she's sick, she says she's sick; if she has a problem, she says she has a problem.

The problem is that someone as normal as Lu Mao Hanhan shouldn't have this kind of problem.

It's like saying that idiots don't catch colds, which is exactly what's being said about Uma Musume characters like Oguri Hattori, who are too straightforward.

Seemingly sensing that Kitahara's approach was straightforward and direct, after confirming Oguri's question, they decided to respond in the same way.

Therefore, as Oguri Hat's friend and rival Fujimasa, she no longer intends to think of any roundabout ways to help him.

“Oguri, you see us saying you feel there’s a problem because we’ve already achieved our respective goals, but you yourself feel that we haven’t achieved our goal of coming to the Central Region to help the Golden Army win, am I right?”

Kitahara: "March, you..."