Uma Musume: Why Do We, Horse Trainers, Still Have To Train Uma Musume? Chapter 90 90: The Current Situation With The Team

Tokai Teio's request to join the team wasn't a big deal, especially with Symboli Rudolf, the Student Council President, backing her up. The application was quickly approved, and Tokai Teio successfully joined Imanami's team.

Thus, Imanami beca the first Trainer within Team Miracle to have three Uma Musu. According to the rules, if he were to take on one more Uma Musu, he would be fully capable of establishing his own team without Wada and Ikezoe.

"Should I persuade Dober to join too?" McQueen asked Imanami with a smile, looking at the approved application list and the overjoyed Tokai Teio.

"All of my sisters are quite capable, you know. Although Dober's Debut Race might still be a few years away, and she has a slight fear of n… but if we could get her to join, I think Grandmother would be very happy, you know~"

"Umm… I think I'll pass."

Imanami paused slightly. Looking at jiro McQueen's serene and kind expression, Imanami felt it was better not to accept the proposal.

No one knew if jiro McQueen was being sincere or just saying it casually, but at least, from Imanami's experience, Tokai Teio's arrival hadn't made this young lady as overjoyed as she had been showing outwards… Therefore, Imanami felt he shouldn't even think about a fourth Uma Musu. McQueen was quite strict about the requirents for who could be her Trainer. She didn't mind when Gold Ship was around, as Gold Ship's training was akin to slacking off, but if it were Tokai Teio… McQueen would probably be a bit displeased if he had to divert so of his attention to coach another Uma Musu.

Imanami understood where she was coming from; this child's competitive spirit was truly strong… "So, Teio, for your first training session after joining, where do you plan to start?"

"Of course, I'll run with everyone first!" Tokai Teio eagerly raised her small hand and said to Imanami, "I want to challenge T.M. Opera O! She won the Satsuki Sho in the Triple Crown! But the invincible Teio-sama will never lose!"

"Oh, isho Doto and Gold Ship too! Let's all go together! I will definitely beat you all!" (T/N: Girl has hachimi for brains)

"…I hope you won't regret it."

Imanami found it quite amusing, thinking that Tokai Teio was indeed arrogant and unwilling to admit inferiority. It was no wonder Symboli Rudolf had entrusted Teio to him—he was indeed good at disciplining children.

Although Ikezoe could also do it, his team wouldn't offer significant improvent for Teio right now, and Ikezoe still had his hands full with Orfevre's matter. As for Wada… he was already stretched thin just coaching T.M. Opera O and isho Doto.

The task of educating Tokai Teio was thus left to him. Imanami clearly understood Symboli Rudolf's intention: she hoped that under Imanami's guidance, Tokai Teio would mature quickly, striving to make fewer beginner mistakes and undergo a significant transformation by her Debut Race in just over a year.

This was certainly not an easy task, but Imanami was confident that, at the very least, he could polish this rough gem, Tokai Teio, a little, so she might suffer fewer misfortunes.

"—In that case, let's go to the training grounds. Trainer Wada is already there training with isho Doto and T.M. Opera O. Teio, you can start with them."

"Yay! Here I co!" Tokai Teio eagerly raised her fist and ran towards the training ground with high spirits.

This poor child clearly hadn't realized the monsters she was about to encounter. Behind Tokai Teio, Imanami and McQueen exchanged glances, both seeing a mix of amusent and pity in each other's eyes… So ti later, at the training ground, this internal mock race seed to be nearing its end… "Teio! Your rhythm is off again!"

"Ah ah ah ah! It's all Doto's fault! She's ssing up my rhythm—wahhhhhhh~~!"

Finally, after isho Doto crossed the finish line, the mock race ended with Tokai Teio's defeat. She couldn't even complete the entire course, completely running out of stamina during the final straight. Not only that, the distance of this mock race was only 2500 ters, one of Tokai Teio's most favored distances.

"Trainer, I won! I won against Tokai Teio!"

"Hmm, well done, isho Doto. It seems the targeted training during this period has been very effective."

Wada gently nodded and ruffled isho Doto's small head. isho Doto wagged her tail vigorously, enjoying the attention, almost like a small puppy.

Ever since the Satsuki Sho, Wada had noticed that T.M. Opera O's mood had been unstable. T.M. Opera O seed to have fallen into the sa trap as isho Doto once did, focusing solely on training when she was alone. However, whenever Wada worried about T.M. Opera O's condition, she would always brush him off with excuses.

But T.M. Opera O's daily training was the sa as always, and Wada had observed that T.M. Opera O was indeed following her own training plan every day. For now, he could only put his worries aside and focus on coaching isho Doto.

And isho Doto didn't disappoint Wada. After her failure at the Satsuki Sho, she developed more of her other talents under Wada's guidance—for example, pacing. Although isho Doto's performance in this aspect was still a bit green, at least Tokai Teio was completely caught off guard by it, being led around by isho Doto's technique and running out of stamina before even reaching the final straight.

"Ha… ha…"

"You're s-so strong, Doto-san! Is this the strength of an Uma Musu who can enter a GI race? Am I really that far behind?" Tokai Teio asked, panting incredulously.

Tokai Teio had thought that even if her current strength wasn't enough for GI, participating in so GII races would be a piece of cake. That's why she so rashly challenged isho Doto, the third-place finisher of the Satsuki Sho, when T.M. Opera O happened to be absent.

However, in reality, even if isho Doto hadn't learned any new techniques under Wada's guidance, Tokai Teio wouldn't have won against her with just isho Doto's original strength. isho Doto was, after all, the third-place finisher in the Satsuki Sho. Although she had lost due to a misjudgent on her part, the strength gap between her and the current Tokai Teio was still very large—she had the ability to win GI, while Tokai Teio… she would struggle imnsely even in GII; perhaps GIII would be more her level.

"Honestly—this won't do! Teio-sama is destined to be an Undefeated Triple Crown Uma Musu! I absolutely cannot lose like this!"

This mock race made Teio rein in her pride a bit. She sowhat realized that she was still far from the GI stage and needed more training.

"…Huh? Where's Orfevre? She was just here?" At this mont, isho Doto suddenly noticed the last participant in this mock race, Orfevre.

Orfevre had been doing self-training at the training ground and was pulled into the race by Wada and isho Doto. But now that the mock race was over, Orfevre was nowhere to be seen.

"I saw her leave halfway through; she didn't finish the whole course."

Imanami, who had been silent until now, noticed this. He hadn't spoken earlier because Orfevre's emotions were beyond their control; only Ikezoe could deal with Orfevre.

"I've already sent a ssage to Trainer Ikezoe on my phone to find Orfevre there. We can't do much to really help here, so let's continue training."

"Imanami's right. It's normal for Orfevre to be in a bad mood after losing a race."

And when this Uma Musu, who was currently the biggest problem child in the team, was ntioned, even Wada was helpless. If Ikezoe himself was at a loss currently, he and Imanami were naturally powerless. They could only hope that Orfevre would recover quickly. If she were to be defeated by such a temporary setback, the appearance of Japan's strongest Uma Musu would likely be delayed…

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Tokai Teio: Grahhh! Bring more top-tier Uma Musu!!!! Deep Impact! Sunday Silence!!! Co here and face !!!

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