I Just Wanted a Quiet Life... So Why Am I an Uma Musume Trainer?! Chapter 190 - 188: Fuji Kiseki Arc - Team Trainer

Hachiman's POV

The entrance ceremony's over, and the new students are probably in orientation now. Air Groove and Fuji are training with Tojo-san. I was supposed to oversee them, but the chairman called in. At this timing? Weird, but I let it slide. I figured she'd be swamped with other stuff post-ceremony, so why summon ?

Knock knock knock

Hachiman: "Trainer Hikigaya here."

Akikawa: "Welco! Co in!!"

Hachiman: "Excuse ."

Tazuna: "Thank you for coming despite your busy schedule, Hachiman Trainer. We have important news."

Hachiman: "…Alright."

Tazuna: "Chairman, please."

Akikawa: "Ahem, official order!! Hachiman Hikigaya, you are hereby promoted to team trainer and tasked with managing at least five Uma Musu by the end of this month!!"

Hachiman: "…, a team?"

Akikawa: "Given your achievents, it's only natural!! Your trainees have won the Triple Tiara, the Autumn Senior Triple Crown, two Junior Outstanding Awards, one Classic and one Senior Outstanding Award, and two Horse of the Year titles!! You've earned the Outstanding Trainer Award twice in just three years!! Even the URA headquarters says it's a waste to keep you as a regular trainer!!"

Hachiman: "…"

Akikawa: "So!! Starting today—effective imdiately with the entrance ceremony—you'll be a team trainer, wielding your skills for the Uma Musu!!"

Hachiman: "Chairman, a question."

Akikawa: "Granted!!"

Hachiman: "If I beco a team trainer, how should I choose the Uma Musu? I'm getting reverse-scouted left and right, so I could pick anyone…"

Tazuna: "On that note, excluding Air Groove-san and Fuji Kiseki-san, we'd like you to recruit five more. Select one for each aptitude: short-distance, mile, mid-distance, long-distance, and dirt."

Hachiman: "Got it… Anyone's fine? No need for new students?"

Tazuna: "We'd prefer at least one new student. Otherwise, it might look like you're favoring only certain girls."

Hachiman: "…Understood. Five recruits by month's end, right?"

Akikawa: "Expectations high!! It's a big task, but do your best!! That's all from !!"

Tazuna: "Oh, and Hachiman Trainer, you'll need a team na when forming it, so don't forget!"

Hachiman: "No worries, I've already got one in mind."

Hallway

Hachiman: "A team, huh… Five more besides Air Groove and Fuji, so seven total. And at least one freshman. Man, they're asking a lot."

If this goes public, I'll be sward. Please, Chairman, don't announce I'm a team trainer! If you must, stick a single A4 sheet sowhere discreet—sowhere nobody notices!!

Hachiman: "Guess I'll talk to those two first. Maybe they know so good Uma Musu."

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Hachiman: "Sorry for the wait."

Tojo: "No big deal. A chairman's summons is unavoidable. Your two girls are sothing else, though. We ran a mock race, and even my Maruzen and the others only win less than half the ti."

Hachiman: "I didn't raise them to go down easy. They're undefeated for a reason. A loss might teach them sothing, but when?"

Tojo: "Don't jinx it. So, what'd the chairman want?"

Hachiman: "It's awkward if the Uma Musu overhear, so I'll whisper."

Tojo: "? Alright."

Hachiman: "I'm a team trainer now." whisper

Tojo: "Finally, huh?"

Hachiman: "Finally…?"

Tojo: "With your record, I thought it'd happen sooner. Well, it's deserved. Congrats."

Hachiman: "Thanks."

Air Groove: "Hachiman, you're back."

Hachiman: "Yeah, sorry for dipping out."

Fuji: "No need to apologize, it happens."

Hachiman: "Since we're here, let's train with Tojo-san today. Team Rygil, I'll be watching you alongside Tojo-san, so be ready."

I'll talk to those two in the clubroom after training. It'll be calr there.

CB: "Hachiman I wanna join too♪"

Hachiman: "The stray's back… Tojo-san, can CB join?"

Tojo: "Fine, but you're handling her. You let her in."

Hachiman: "…Yes, ma'am."

Afterword

Hachiman's promoted to team trainer, a huge step in this Yahari x Uma Musu chapter! The pressure to recruit five new Uma Musu, including a freshman, looms large, while Air Groove, Fuji, and CB keep the energy high. What's the team na? Who'll join? Fuji's arc races on!

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