Uma Musume: Why Do We, Horse Trainers, Still Have To Train Uma Musume? Chapter 53 53: T.M. Opera O Is Targeted By Wada?

"What?! T.M. Opera O didn't use a Late Surger running style—and she was even outpaced?"

At this mont, in the stands, Hana Toujou, who was watching the Race, has a strong reaction to the start of the race. Her eyes glead with disbelief, as if she couldn't comprehend what was happening before her.

T.M. Opera O had once again gone against her will. She didn't choose the safer Late Surger running style, but instead opted for her still-immature Pace Chaser running style!

However, Hana Toujou didn't know that T.M. Opera O's Pace Chaser was no longer what it used to be—after all, who could have imagined that an Uma Musu could comprehend the essence of a running style just by dreaming?

If that were enough to succeed, then Uma Musu wouldn't need to train; they could just sleep all day. Perhaps they could even dream of their future Race results, which Race would cause a fracture, and thus avoid it.

Therefore, Hana Toujou didn't think that T.M. Opera O's excellent start ca from her strength, but was simply just luck—after all, three Uma Musu in this Race chose to run as Front Runners, so it was normal that they couldn't hinder the Uma Musu in the Pace Chaser group.

But what Hana Toujou couldn't understand the most was how isho Doto, who she believed couldn't improve that much within this short period, managed to outpace T.M. Opera O within just two months.

You have to know, two months ago, isho Doto was still trying to lose weight! It was like attempting to go from negative to zero. How could she suddenly surpass T.M. Opera O, who was improving every day, within just two months?

It was completely incomprehensible; Hana Toujou couldn't figure out why, so she could only turn her gaze to Wada beside her, hoping he could give her an answer. (T/N: Girl is flabbergasted.)

"Losing weight doesn't an she couldn't do anything else in the anwhile, Miss Toujou." Wada had long anticipated this. As he watched Doto, whose strength and speed was now solidly above T.M. Opera O after specialized training, a weight that had been weighing on his heart finally lifted, and a smile reappeared on his face.

In that case, the probability of victory was already 30%. The rest depended on how accurate his predictions were, and whether T.M. Opera O would unleash power beyond his imagination.

"jiro McQueen was also losing weight with Doto, but why did she get first place in the mock race? Did she manage to complete her weight loss then? Or is the fact that she is an Uma Musu of the jiro Family an that she can do things other Uma Musu can't, and that it's not surprising at all?"

...Hana Toujou was also rendered speechless and finally turned her gaze to the Race on the track.

"T.M. Opera O is being held back by Doto." At this mont, Ikezoe, with his sharp eyes, imdiately noticed the key point of this Race: "Wada, is your tactic targeting T.M. Opera O?"

However, Wada did not answer at this ti. His expression was as usual; he was only focused on the changes in the Race, like an onlooker.

In fact, he was the person who wanted to do such a thing the least. After all, he had personally experienced how it feels to be targeted. Although targeting the biggest rival is a common tactic, this tactic has a prerequisite: you must understand that Racehorse and its Jockey very well.

After all, targeting tactics need to be completely tailored to the opponent's strengths, and the Racecourse is ever-changing; any situation can happen, so targeted tactics often don't work because of these changing variables.

And a scenario that he and T.M. Opera O faced back then... that thing happens only once in a hundred years. Firstly, it was incredibly rare for soone like Wada to incur so much public wrath to the point of causing all the Jockeys to target him and T.M. Opera O; additionally, it's also rare for a rookie like Wada, who hardly adjusts his tactics and wins Races solely by his Racehorse's own ability, to attract such collective attention.

No, rather than fearing Wada, it would be more accurate to say they feared T.M. Opera O. It wasn't a struggle against Wada; it was a struggle against T.M. Opera O.

But now, Wada used the sa targeting tactic against T.M. Opera O, to implent a series of suppressive asures, preventing T.M. Opera O from unleashing her full strength and keeping her under Doto's rhythm.

And for now, Wada's tactic is very effective! T.M. Opera O was indeed being temporarily suppressed by Doto!

"...How can this be... I can't break through?"

At this mont, T.M. Opera O on the track also noticed that sothing was wrong. Although she was surprised that isho Doto could start even faster than her, T.M. Opera O didn't pay much attention at first, as physical strength was indeed not T.M. Opera O's forte, and she had also witnessed Doto's growth during this period of training.

But as she kept running, T.M. Opera O began to realize sothing was off... Was Doto... blocking her path?

T.M. Opera O initially didn't believe it and tried to overtake from the outside. But when she moved to the outside, Doto seed to have eyes on her back and also moved to the outside, firmly blocking T.M. Opera O's path and preventing her from going forwards.

After adjusting her position several tis, T.M. Opera O still couldn't find a good breakthrough point. So, it was clear that Doto was deliberately blocking her attack route!

"T.M. Opera O, your final spurt is very powerful, so I will never give you the chance to use it."

Doto clearly knew what T.M. Opera O was thinking at this mont. As she ran, she murmured:

"This is the only way my Trainer and I can beat you—you can say I'm despicable, but I have to win!"

Only then could she live up to her Trainer's expectations and win this Race!

"How can this be! T.M. Opera O has no chance to break through under isho Doto's blockade!" The comntator also noticed the changes on the track at this mont and imdiately exclaid:

"The pack has already passed the first corner! T.M. Opera O still hasn't found an opportunity to break through. Will she continue to be suppressed by isho Doto like this?"

The first corner had passed, and every corner could be an opportunity for a breakthrough. However, T.M. Opera O, under Doto's blocking, couldn't find a point to accelerate forth, so she just had to run through the first corner while still being suppressed by Doto in the front-middle of the group.

In front of Doto, there were three Front Runners who were enduring the greatest wind pressure, aning the pressure on Doto would be even smaller and given Doto's strong physique, these influences were unlikely to affect the outco of the race.

"How impressive, to have completely seen through my tactics." T.M. Opera O, unable to find a breakthrough point, was not angry at this mont; instead, she thought with so admiration: "Was this also figured out by watching videos? How many tis must they have watched them?"

T.M. Opera O began to wonder. She had only run in four Races in total. Her three Debut Races held negligible data. If Wada had truly studied her Debut Race running style, he would probably be panicking by now, as she ran Pace Chaser.

But if it was the Yukinayanagi Sho... that one single Yukinayanagi Sho made them this confident that her tactics wouldn't change at all? You have to know, T.M. Opera O's Pace Chaser running style, after a week of self-training, although not comparable to her long-established Late Surger, was still first-rate and perfectly fine for a GIII Race.

But Doto's sequence of actions... was as if they had perfectly predicted T.M. Opera O's running style. She wouldn't even be surprised if the techniques she learned from her dreams had also passed through Wada's mind; her thoughts and tactics were completely seen through.

To be able to target her to such an extent, was truly... not simple.

"But even so, the Overlord has only just begun."

At this mont, a confident smile also appeared on T.M. Opera O's face, having understood all this—she had to go all out.

She knew that if she didn't go all out now, her chances of winning would quickly plumt to zero. She also clearly realized that her opponent was not just isho Doto, but also Wada Ryuji, who stood behind isho Doto and formulated this targeted plan!

"Then, let see how much you have seen through , Wada!"

"The real confrontation begins now. When we reach the final corner, that's when we'll truly clash!"

Let see if the Overlord will be defeated by the hero; or if the Overlord will continue to be unstoppable, proudly sitting on their throne and laughing loudly!

T.M. Opera O was very much looking forward to Wada's performance, even if she herself didn't know why that feeling of pride, mixed with excitent, welled up in her heart.

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T.M. Opera O is getting stream sniped so hard rn.

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