Uma Musume: Why Do We, Horse Trainers, Still Have To Train Uma Musume? Chapter 170 170: Hidehito Nase Is Coming To See Wada?

After that night, Wada never saw "T.M. Opera O" again.

When Wada woke up that day, he rembered still being in a lap pillow position with T.M. Opera O.

As T.M. Opera O started to also wake up, she had already recovered her pink pupils.

However, her knees beca incredibly sore after they had been used as a pillow by Wada for an entire night, and she couldn't get up for a while.

Helpless, Wada had no choice but to give T.M. Opera O a full day off to recuperate, as training would simply do more harm than good.

And... although Wada wasn't entirely sure, from T.M. Opera O's expression, she clearly knew what "she" had done yesterday.

Starting from that night on, T.M. Opera O's relationship with Wada had been... awkward to say the least.

Even in the following days, whenever she noticed Wada's gaze, her cheeks would involuntarily flush crimson, and she would quickly corner her head away, as if angry or shy, with her ears turned back, looking as if she didn't want to deal with Wada.

As for where "T.M. Opera O" went..., Wada could confirm that "she" still existed; it was just that she simply didn't want to see Wada anymore for the ti being.

'...Trainer Wada, did sothing happen between you and T.M. Opera O? Why is she avoiding you lately?"

Fumino Nase had obviously noticed this oddity as well.

After a few more days, seeing that the relationship between Wada and T.M. Opera O still hadn't improved much, she finally couldn't help but ask,

'The Kikuka Sho is coming very soon. If sothing happens to T.M. Opera O now, her performance will definitely be affected.'

'...Luckily, it doesn't seem like an outright rift. They probably had a small misunderstanding when I wasn't around.'

Wada wasn't a lobotomite, of course.

He could guess from T.M. Opera O's reaction that "T.M. Opera O" had undoubtedly done sothing while controlling the body that made her feel extrely ashad, which was why she found it so difficult to look him in the eyes now.

He guessed that it wasn't just the lap pillow incident; "she" might have been sothing else...

Although Wada didn't know that 'sothing else' was, he could roughly guess a few things.

Therefore, he actually found T.M. Opera O's reaction quite normal.

"T.M. Opera O's training during this ti... Trainer Wada, I don't know if you've seen it, but I keep getting the feel that T.M. Opera O is... missing sothing."

Fumino Nase shook her head and softly said to Trainer Wada,

"If I have to put it into words, it's like... the desire to surpass sothing or soone—I've always observed T.M. Opera O's training, and her competitive drive was very strong."

"But in the past few days, that feeling has disappeared from T.M. Opera O.'

"Though this might not be a bad thing, it's definitely not a good thing either, especially with the Kikuka Sho being so close. I think you should have a good talk with T.M. Opera O."

"...I will, Trainer Nase. Thank you for your help."

Fumino Nase's words finally made Wada's expression slightly more serious, but he felt that he shouldn't talk to T.M. Opera O, at least just not yet.

His instincts told him that what T.M. Opera O needed right now was so alone ti to reflect on herself.

Watching Wada slowly leave, Fumino Nase, who had managed to sort out her own emotional issues, also looked much more relaxed, regaining the capable and spirited deanor of a young lady.

Clearly, her psychological burdens had significantly lessened.

Just then, Fumino Nase's phone rang.

After she answered the call, she heard a familiar middle-aged male voice slowly coming from the other end of the line:

"Fumino, how have you been lately? Have you been eating well?"

"...Father, you've been calling a bit too frequently lately."

Upon hearing her father's voice, Fumino Nase's expression visibly relaxed a bit, and a hint of helplessness appeared on her face as she replied,

"So what is it this ti? I'm doing very well. If you're just asking that, I'll hang up now."

"Is that Trainer Wada not with you?"

Hidehito Nase suddenly asked this question, making Fumino Nase slightly confused.

But very quickly, she realized what her father ant and imdiately retorted,

"Father, what are you thinking? Didn't I tell you already?"

"If you make that joke again, I won't be coming back during Christmas!"

"Stop, stop, stop, calm down, Fumino."

Hidehito Nase on the other end of the call seed barely able to suppress his laughter, and he teased,

"It's the first ti I've seen you so flustered, Fumino. Perhaps my guess is correct?"

"Do you have anything else?" Fumino's tone was already starting to show impatience.

"Wait! Fumino, is this really an appropriate attitude towards your father?"

"I'm sorry, but I don't have any interest in talking about such things with a divorced man. Please state your purpose as soon as possible."

There was still so resentnt towards her father in Fumino Nase's words, but she still asked as respectfully as possible.

Hidehito Nase on the other end of the phone was uncharacteristically silent for a mont upon hearing this, but very quickly, his tone returned to its usual seriousness, and he said lightly:

'...I plan to co to Kyoto. I heard that T.M. Opera O from your team is about to challenge the final leg of the Classic Triple Crowns? I plan to be there in person."

"What?!"

For a mont, Fumino Nase even wondered if she had misheard.

It took her a while to react, as she asked with a slight surprise,

"You're coming to see the Kikuka Sho? Why?"

Others might not know, but Fumino Nase knew very well that her father was a retired legendary Trainer.

If Hana Toujou was currently the only S rank Central Trainer in active service, then her father was already an S rank Trainer when Hana Toujou was still struggling to get her qualifications.

Moreover, the GI Races back then were not as nurous as they are now, so the caliber of both Uma Musu and Trainers in earlier tis was even higher than it is today.

Such a senior figure could be said to hold a considerable position in the URA. Even people from Shadai would tremble at the sight of him.

It was just that her father rarely made appearances after his retirent and was very low-key, which made it easy for people to overlook his existence.

Fumino Nase knew very well that since her father retired, he rarely paid attention to races in Japan.

He had always trained Fumino to beco a top Trainer who would break out of Japan, and he wasn't concerned with dostic races.

After all, there was nothing to pay attention to in a race he could make anyone win with his eyes closed.

Although there were so exceptional Uma Musus from Japan, in Fumino Nase's mory, her father would only say 'Oh' when he heard about them, then add a comnt like 'That's pretty good,' and nothing more.

But this ti, he was actually coming to Kyoto to personally watch T.M. Opera O's Kikuka Sho live?

Though Fumino Nase also felt that T.M. Opera O's talent was very good, she didn't have absolute confidence yet regarding whether she could challenge a bigger stage abroad.

So, why would her father be paying attention to her? Could it be that he already felt that T.M. Opera O was an Uma Musu worth him coming to see in person?

"No particular reason. I just made this decision; I'm not discussing it with you, Fumino."

On this matter, Hidehito Nase was very authoritative as a father, and he said to Fumino lightly,

"Make sure to maintain T.M. Opera O's condition well."

"I hope that when I arrive at the Racecourse, what I'll see is the birth of another Triple Classic Crown Uma Musu, cultivated by my daughter and her partner Trainer, and not any other result."

"Alright, I need to pack my luggage. I'll see you at Kyoto Racecourse, my daughter."

With that, Hidehito Nase hung up the phone, and Fumino Nase stared at her phone, bewildered, muttering to herself:

"What on earth are you up to... Father..."

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Have you ever wrote until your arm feels like falling off? Well that's after my biology exam today...

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