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

Effort seems to be helping after all...

"March, your performance is indeed better than before."

The moment his trainer, Shibasaki, pressed the stopwatch, his eyes instantly revealed surprise and joy.

A little sweat dripped down my face right after I finished running.

However, I did not feel the same emptiness and fatigue as before.

After a slight adjustment of his breathing, Fujimasa responded to Shibasaki with a rare relaxed smile:

"It seems even the leader of Golden Victory can be inaccurate sometimes."

I can continue to dig deeper.

I can keep running.

I can continue to work hard as a down-to-earth person, even though I am not a genius.

"It seems you've also noticed your own shortcomings, haven't you?"

"Your body may indeed limit your potential, but your soul binds you even more."

"For the first time, I had a nemesis to compare myself to, and for the first time, I was able to see my own limits."

"It was a double tragedy for the race, and it also forged the predetermined fate that Fujimasa's ability was inferior to Oguri's."

"Therefore, winning that match is of paramount importance to you. From now on, Fujimasa's path will be wide open, even if it is only temporary. Your physical abilities will be liberated to a certain extent."

"Whether the body controls the mind or the mind controls the body is too philosophical for me to understand, but I do know that mental illness must be treated, whether it is pride or inferiority."

Yes.

The focus of Golden Victory's second special training session with Fujimasa March was no longer on the training content itself.

It is the training of the "mind".

As for dealing with momentum and developing more detailed momentum techniques, those things are merely...

"I don't think I need to tell you what you want to achieve in this match."

"The clever little horse girl with reed hair, the Fujimasa March."

Yes.

Boss, the teacher has already given us this much guidance. If you keep going, you'll only make yourself dumber and more confused.

What Fujimasa March wants is very simple.

She will never forget the feeling of crossing the finish line after surpassing Oguri Kashima in the Chukyo Cup.

What she was pursuing was the elevation of her spirit!

It is the sublimation of the soul!

Lu Mao's monster Oguri Hat?

Breaking the curse: Tamamo Cross of the Ash-haired Horse Girl?

Oh......

My feet moved like a machine after a sprint, but my thoughts kept rising and soaring.

Faced with two genius enemies, this was all she could do!

All I want is to win this game!

I'll let those centrally-administered horse racing girls know!

I, Fujimasa March, am no ordinary lucky local racehorse girl!!!

The world is as big as your heart!

......

They managed to evade it by a hair's breadth.

At that moment, Oguri Hat didn't even have the slightest thought of guarding against any opponent.

It's as if the body sensed a problem, then took the best course of action in advance and successfully avoided the other party.

This was precisely the special training content that Golden Victory had given him.

It's strange.

At this crucial moment on the field, when he felt the momentum of the other team.

Little Chestnut Hat's mind was filled with all sorts of thoughts.

Originally, she only wanted to run the race; she didn't have so many other thoughts.

This match was important to me...

So what is the significance of it all?

"Hey, aren't you really confused about my training methods?"

Faced with the Central Racehorse Girl who easily defeated her, the Ashbreast Girl responded quite frankly.

"Ah."

"However, since you defeated me, Golden Victory, I will accept your training methods."

"Hey, what's going on here..." Jin Shengli, finding it somewhat amusing, retorted, "So, according to you, Kitahara would have to beat you to be qualified to teach you how to race, right?"

Oguri, somewhat speechless after being directly refuted by Golden Victory's words, could only offer a slightly clumsy response:

"Because... Senpai is a horse girl, a racehorse girl, and I feel that Senpai is very strong, but I want to confirm just how strong Senpai is."

Oguri Hat, with her horse racing instincts, knew that Gold Victory was very strong.

But what she wanted to know was where her strengths lay and how big the gap was.

"There aren't many racehorse girls in this world who would choose to work as part-time trainers. Only someone like me, who is banned from racing and can't compete, would think of becoming a trainer to train horse girls."

"Besides, whether you are strong or not has nothing to do with whether you can teach others... Well, whatever, just obey my orders."

Golden Victory knew that this guy lacked attention to detail and often relied on intuition to solve problems, so she didn't intend to continue talking to Oguri Hat.

Instead of wasting time explaining, it's better to let her experience the training process directly.

"Ah."

From the central arena.

A longer runway...

A broader stage...

Even more powerful racehorse girls...

These were things that Little Chestnut Hat had unknowingly begun to pique her interest in.

"I won't go to the central government because I made a promise with Kitahara."

"Hmph, is it a promise with the trainer?" Upon hearing this, the pure white horse girl seemed to reveal a rare gentle emotion on her face.

To Oguri, this seemed more like a state of being lost in memories.

Yes, Mom and Kitahara used to make that kind of expression all the time.

"That works too. A East Sea Darby match won't take long."

"However, since Kitahara is still around, the agreement might still change."

His tone seemed a little melancholy as he said this.

However, this feeling of golden victory was fleeting, like a dragonfly skimming the water, and he quickly returned to his previous state.

The training for Oguri Hat proceeded as usual.

But even at that time, Golden Victory had mentioned the areas where he should develop his strengths and skills.

This was a bit too much of a stretch for Oguri, who was already good at relying on intuition instead of thinking.

So, it should be about strengthening my intuition.

Right?

......

This time it's not a memory.

This is the thought process that Little Chestnut Hat underwent before the game.

Before this, Oguri Hat had only regarded this match as an ordinary match that was slightly more important.

The desire for victory.

Yes, but not enough to give her sufficient awareness.

At most, it's just the desire to win that arises in order to pass the test and continue running smoothly.

But just as she learned about the current situation of Golden Victory from the new radiance, and everyone, including Kasamatsu, made a decision.

This way of thinking seems to no longer be a constraint.

If they win, they'll head to the central arena early and run hard to help the Golden Victory.

If we lose, we should take a step back locally and focus on achieving our goal in Donghae Darby.

But no matter what, the final destination is always the central government!

Kitahara......

Since you said you'd focus your efforts on repaying kindness.

You also said that it would take you some time before you could go to the central government and join us in the near future.

Then... then let me take your place first.

I'll go to the central area ahead of time in your place to help the senior Golden Victory!

This time, the girl with the reeds had her own understanding.

......

Back to this moment.