Uma Musume: Why Do We, Horse Trainers, Still Have To Train Uma Musume? Chapter 74 74: Admire Vega And Narita Top Road

"So, after the Satsuki Sho, we might have to clash with McQueen and the others? The Japanese Derby… is going to be a rough race."

The training today was more intense than any of their previous training sessions due to the quickly approaching Satsuki Sho. After knowing who their opponents were, both T.M. Opera O and isho Doto trained with even stronger enthusiasm than before.

The two Uma Musu continuously ran multiple training exercises on the track. If Wada hadn't told them to take a break, they might have continued to train indefinitely.

Now it was already evening, and Wada was still in the team building that had just been assigned to them, making plans. With the Satsuki Sho imminent, the pressure he faced also increased, especially since after the Satsuki Sho, he would have to imdiately face the combination of jiro McQueen and Imanami.

This Japanese Derby will be different from the one he faced before. Although jiro McQueen is a late-blooming Uma Musu due to her jiro bloodline, her Trainer this ti was the old Imanami. Compared to him, he could only be considered a rookie who just started; to go up against an experienced old monster like Imanami was sothing he wouldn't have dared to imagine before.

And in the end, it was still jiro McQueen. Although she was currently nowhere near her peak, she is definitely not an opponent to be underestimated. If Wada wanted to defeat jiro McQueen in the Japanese Derby, he would have to make extensive preparations. (T/N: Ah yes, my Anti-McQueen technique that I haven't used since the Heian Era)

Of course, he'll have to win the Satsuki Sho first before considering anything else… "Tap, tap, tap."

"Hmm? It's already so late, who hasn't gone back?" Wada couldn't help but murmur to himself, raising his head. By this ti, Ikezoe and Imanami should have already gone back.

"Ryuji? Are you in there?"

"…T.M. Opera O?"

Following Wada's reply, the door opened, and T.M. Opera O's figure slowly walked in under the lights, but she looked a little different from usual.

T.M. Opera O's attire had undergone an astonishing change. T.M. Opera O, who was originally wearing training clothes, had at so point changed into a very glamorous outfit. White clothes paired with various pink embellishnts, white stockings and golden shoes on her lower body, and what was even more eye-catching, of course, was the pink and golden embellished cape on her back. (T/N: The cape is essential for Aura farming)

"…T.M. Opera O, are you going to perform in another one of your plays?" Wada was a bit stunned at the sight of T.M. Opera O being dressed like a monarch and subconsciously asked.

"Hahahaha! That was a good joke, Ryuji~ But this isn't a costu for my stage plays; it's my winning uniform for the upcoming Satsuki Sho!" T.M. Opera O responded with her usual dramatic gestures.

However, as she spoke, she didn't forget to spin around in place, seemingly to let Wada get a clear view of her full appearance, then said self-indulgently: "It was just delivered to last night, a custom-designed winning uniform provided by Tracen Academy!"

"How is it? Ryuji, there's no need to say more; your eyes have already said it all! Feel free to praise the infinite charm of , the Overlord!"

T.M. Opera O was very confident that her winning uniform would fit Wada's taste, and she wasn't wrong. T.M. Opera O and Wada shared similar fashion aesthetics, and Wada found T.M. Opera O's winning uniform genuinely pleasing to the eye:

"Though it's good looking... can you really run in this? Won't it hinder your performance?"

Wada was a bit confused. Though the existence of Uma Musu was practically magical in of itself and had surprised Wada and the other two Trainers several tis, this was the first ti Wada had seen an Uma Musu's winning uniform.

But he couldn't help but wonder, how could one effectively run in such clothing? Wouldn't it just restrict the performance of the Uma Musu wearing it? He had seen Symboli Rudolf's outfit from a picture, and although it also felt quite flashy, it didn't seem so cumberso.

"Hahahaha! Ryuji, there's no need for you to worry. For us Uma Musu, not only do winning uniforms not cause us any discomfort, but they can also help us to perform at our absolute best!"

"If you don't believe , how about I go run a lap on the track now? I will prove to you that the advantages of the winning uniform are absolutely beyond your imagination!"

"…Like right now? But it's so late."

Wada subconsciously glanced at his phone; it was already eleven at night. Then he looked at T.M. Opera O and asked, "By the way, where's isho Doto? Why isn't she here?"

"Ah, Doto seed to have overtrained a bit this morning. She's probably fast asleep in her dorm now~"

T.M. Opera O had already gone to isho Doto's dorm to look for her before coming. However, Air Shakur, her roommate, had actively hinted for her to be quiet when she arrived, and then T.M. Opera O saw isho Doto in deep sleep from exhaustion, seemingly impossible to wake up.

Thus, T.M. Opera O ca by herself. Anyway, isho Doto would probably be very happy to tell Wada about her winning uniform tomorrow. On the other hand, T.M. Opera O still felt that her training was still not enough compared to isho Doto's, so she specifically ca to Wada for another training session.

Fortunately, isho Doto was sleeping soundly now and didn't know about this, otherwise she would definitely get a bit anxious—the anxiety of the idea that soone more talented than her was also working harder than her…

"I think your Pace Chaser running style has been improved by a significant margin. The only thing left we can do is to fix so minor bad habits, and that's not sothing that can be changed in a day or two."

After changing his clothes and grabbing his equipnt again, Wada went to the training ground with T.M. Opera O. The training ground was empty now, and Wada said to T.M. Opera O:

"In any case, let's train your final spurt now since I usually don't let you practice it—T.M. Opera O, first run a lap on the 2000-ter track at your usual pace, and then I'll adjust where the final spurt's burst point should be based on your situation."

"No problem at all~"

T.M. Opera O didn't say another word and imdiately stepped onto the training ground. And at Wada's command, T.M. Opera O took her first steps without delay, running across the track.

"…Amazing, that cape really has no effect on her running? Not only was her focus more concentrated than usual, but her running is completely unaffected by the fact that she is wearing high heels... In fact, isn't she even faster than her usual speed?"

Wada, holding a stopwatch, was truly startled by this seemingly magical piece of clothing that apparently just... exists in this world. Such a flashy outfit not only had no negative effects on how Uma Musu ran, but actually had an enhancing effect instead!

At this mont, T.M. Opera O, wearing her winning uniform, was undoubtedly stronger than her usual self. Does this world really have magic? Wada couldn't help but think so. He vaguely recalled one of the most prominent legends and religions in this world, the 'Three Goddesses,' which he had always dismissed since things like gods still felt too removed from him.

"Oh, isn't that… isho Doto's Trainer?"

"Hmm?"

However, in the distance, two Uma Musu figures appeared late at night. One of them seed to have seen Wada's back and couldn't help but say to the Uma Musu beside her: "Vega, that really is isho Doto's Trainer! But why is he here so late?"

"…It seems like our thoughts had aligned. Our rival seems to be even more diligent than us."

The Uma Musu referred to as Vega was undoubtedly the Uma Musu Wada had listed as one of the strongest rivals in the Satsuki Sho, Admire Vega. And the blonde-haired Uma Musu beside her was the other one, Narita Top Road.

"Wait, that girl doesn't seem like isho Doto." Admire Vega was also quite curious about this Trainer who had taken in isho Doto. Although she didn't like to interact with others much, she was rather interested in Wada.

But soon, she clearly saw that the one running on the track in the dark was undoubtedly not isho Doto, but T.M. Opera O.

"Did T.M. Opera O seek him out for a private tutoring session?" Admire Vega said faintly, then recalled isho Doto's joy when she had previously shared with them that she had found a Trainer.

A subtle emotion welled up deep inside her, and she said to Narita Top Road: "Let's go et him."

"Hehe, perfect, I also want to see what kind of person isho Doto's Trainer is." Narita Top Road also nodded with interest. She was very curious what type of person this Trainer was who could make isho Doto so happy from the mont she beca his assigned Uma Musu.

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The demon of babylon disguises itself with the coat of the righteous. Narita Top Road actually getting properly introduced in the story now is a sign, an on for what is to co.

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