"Yes." Okino Koji turned around and looked at Higashino Chihiro, "This is the first time you've heard of the word 'domain'. Then, you should know about Thezone, right?" Higashino Chihiro nodded, thezong state was a concept proposed by a legendary athlete a long time ago. It means that the athletes participating in the competition devote themselves wholeheartedly to the competition, completely immersed in their own world, forgetting their opponents, with only victory in their eyes and only the desire for victory in their hearts. It is said that a horse girl who enters this state can exert 100% of her strength. "That's right. If a Uma Musume in the Thezong state can exert 100% of her strength, then a Uma Musume that has entered the realm state can exert 120% or even more of her strength." "And a horse girl who has reached the realm level can even weaken the strength of the horse girls competing in the same arena. Doesn't that sound a bit mysterious?" Okino Koji smiled, walked over to Tono Chihiro, and patted him on the shoulder, "Originally, these things should not be said to new trainers, because..." For the trainers who know this, there is an unspoken rule that only when a junior touches this level will they give him some hints... Otherwise, if the junior blindly pursues the realm of the field, it will be a waste of time." As he said this, Okino Mitsuji secretly smacked his lips. He had guessed that Higashino Chihiro would be able to touch this layer quickly, but he didn't expect that he could do it so quickly.
"I touched it?" Higashino Chihiro was even more confused. "Isn't this something that Uma Musume has mastered? Why is it involving me?" "Hehe, that's all for the reminder." Okino Koji blinked, "The rest is up to you to explore on your own. Pointing out some things will be detrimental to your growth." After saying that, Okino Mitsuji returned to his dormitory, leaving Higashino Chihiro alone in her thoughts. "what?" Chihiro Higashino, who couldn't figure it out, finally went to ask for help from Grandpa Liuping... But this time Grandpa Liuping didn't give him an answer. Instead, he said that he needed to find it himself, and everyone has different methods. If he rashly gave other people's opinions, it might kill his hope of success. After struggling for a long time, Chihiro Higashino finally decided to lie down and stop thinking about it. In the afternoon competition, Higashino Chihiro did find a good horse girl...but before she could squeeze in, she was signed in advance by a trainer. All I can say is that the quicker you act, the better. Compared to those veteran trainers who have gone through many trials and fierce competitions to recruit players, his experience is still too shallow. "It's okay, this is normal." After the trials, because the training ground could not be used, Higashino Chihiro brought Tamamo Cross and Super Cove... We came to a semi-abandoned temple that was recommended by Okino Mitsuji before. We could train for a while before the sun set. It is said that this temple is too high and it is inconvenient for tourists to climb up, so it was gradually forgotten. However, because it is close to Tresen College, the horse girls can easily climb to such a height...so it has not been completely abandoned, and there are still special people who come to clean it up from time to time. Along the way, Chihiro Higashino also told Tamamo Cross and Super Bay about today's qualifying competition. "But if there's a senior you like tomorrow, you'll have to run faster...especially since there's also senior Mejiro Altan tomorrow, so don't let someone else get ahead of her." Tamamo Cross said while doing stretching exercises at the foot of the mountain. "Hey, maybe after some time, I will become like Okino-senpai and invite strong horse girls whenever I see them." "Then you must also have enough strength to attract others." Tamamo Cross didn't give him any face and confronted him directly. Super Bay smiled as he watched the two bickering. "Torena's strength is beyond doubt. Now we need to show his strength to everyone. Tamamo, we must go all out in the competition in the next few days."
"Of course, we won't let you down." Higashino Chihiro took out a training list from the electric donkey she borrowed from Okino Mitsuji, "This training was originally scheduled to be carried out later, but the training ground is unavailable these two days and the gymnasium is overcrowded, so we'll start training early." This stair sprint training is actually to train their climbing ability... Because in Higashino Chihiro's plan, he hopes that Tamamo Cross and Super Cove can challenge the classic triple crown... Although it is still early, he believes that Tamamo Cross and Super Cove have this strength. In the Classic Triple Crown, the final stage of the climb is the most difficult part of the journey. If you are not good at climbing, you will be easily caught up by the horse girl behind you, or you will not be able to catch up with the horse girl in front of you. Therefore, training of climbing ability is particularly important. "Let's hurry up with the training time. We can't train for too long today. First, the sun is about to set and it will be too dark to train. Second, look at the weather forecast. It's expected to rain tonight." Super Bay paused and looked at Chihiro Higashino, "It's going to rain? What about tomorrow's tryouts?" "Of course the trials will not be changed." Higashino Chihiro checked the weather forecast on her phone, "It looks like tomorrow's rain will be even heavier, tsk..." Tamamo Cross also came over to take a look at the phone in Higashino Chihiro's hand, "Why not suspend the trials and wait until the rain stops?" "When you are competing, the game will not be delayed because of rain." Higashino Chihiro put away his phone. "If there is a chance in the future, we still need to practice training for rainy days." "I will prepare appropriate protective measures so that you won't catch a cold or get sick after training." Super Bay and Tamamo Cross looked at each other and smiled. They were both pleased and worried about this aspect of Higashino Chihiro. What I like is that you can just focus on training, and he will do his best to help you with logistics and other things, so you don’t need to worry about other things. What I am worried about is that this will give Chihiro Higashino too much workload, and I still hope that he can have a good rest. Looking at the weather forecast on her phone, Higashino Chihiro sighed. She had never expected that her previous conversation with Altan Mejiro would come true. The time for Altan Mejiro's 1200-meter mud race... According to the weather forecast, this may be the time when the rain is heaviest. But there is no way now. Aldan Mejiro will definitely not give up. I can only cheer for her silently in my heart. Chapter 35: Counterattack in the Mud "Today's weather is bad. It has been raining heavily. It will be a big challenge for the athletes in the upcoming mud track competition." Just as the weather forecast said yesterday, it started to rain heavily when Mejiro Altan was about to start the game. It might be more appropriate to call the site a quagmire now. Spectators in the stands and trainers at the guardrails can also take shelter under the eaves or wear raincoats and hold umbrellas. But the next contestants could only wear thin sportswear, stand under the heavy rain, and wait for the competition to begin. "Chihiro, what is this in your hand?" Nansaka looked at Chihiro Higashino holding a bag in her hand and couldn't help but ask curiously. "This is brown sugar ginger tea, used to ward off cold." Higashino Chihiro opened the bag and let Minamisaka see what was inside. "You've prepared quite a bit... Should I prepare one too? If there's a horse girl I want to sign, this will surely help me gain a lot of favorability, right?"
"I don't think so. I'm just worried about her physical condition." Higashino Chihiro had a bitter smile, and only prepared a cup of hot tea and a towel. In fact, after the horse girls left, they would immediately go to take a bath, which would at most make people think that you are more attentive. When it comes to something as important as choosing a trainer, favorability is just a bonus, not a decisive factor. "I have two towels here, would you like to take one?" "Forget it, I don't have a bag, and I can't just hand a wet towel to others." Nansaka shook his head and pointed to the front, "Let's not talk about it for now, the contestants are entering the gate." Mejiro Ardan's gate was number 11. To be honest, she wasn't very lucky as this gate was already biased to the outside... For her, who was good at running ahead, she had some disadvantages at the start. As all the horse racing ladies participating in the first mud track 1200 qualifying race successfully entered the gates and waited for the staff to complete the inspection, the gates opened at the same time and the horse racing ladies immediately rushed out. “The heavy rain definitely had a big impact on the competitors… Contestant No. 3, Moon Burst, and contestant No. 6, Field of Lies, both started a little late.” For the horse girls, 1200 meters can be completed in about one minute...but in such heavy rain and muddy conditions, each of their steps will be heavier than usual. From Chihiro Higashino's perspective, Aldan Mejiro had already rushed out of the herd and was running in the front. His originally snow-white training suit now looked dirty because of the mud and water splashed while running. Ahead of Altan Mejiro, there is a horse girl who is adapted to short-distance racing on mud... However, in Chihiro Higashino's opinion, Altan Mejiro's chance of winning is not zero, it's just relatively low. Because the horse girl's rhythm seemed a little messed up at the moment... It seemed that due to the lack of adaptation to the environment, her physical strength decreased faster than she expected, and now she could not distribute her physical strength. However, even so, the opponent's advantage in adaptability is not so easy to make up for. This rain actually became Altan Mejiro's hope to win the game. "Come on! Mejiro Aldan." “Ha, ha, ha.” Mebiru Aldan panted softly, staring at the back of the horse girl in front of him, “We can do it! We can win! Ahhhh!” Her right foot stomped hard on the muddy ground, splashing a lot of mud and water, some of which even splashed onto her face. But at this moment, Mejiro Aldan didn't care at all, all she had in her eyes was the finish line! "Mejiro Altan is coming! Mejiro Altan is coming! The finish line is just around the corner! Mejiro Altan is closing in on the first place horse girl, Classic Sundae!" "Can she catch up? The last 100 meters! Can Aldan catch up? Parallel! GOALING!!" Watching such an intense and exciting game, the commentator's enthusiasm was immediately aroused. “It was just a hair’s breadth away. It was Altan Mejiro! She took the final big step and crossed the finish line first! The horse girl who won the 1200m mud trial was Altan Mejiro!” This is the charm of horse racing. No one knows who the real winner is until the last moment. Aldane Mejiro proved with her own strength that the winner of this 1200-meter mud trial, which was not favored by anyone, is Aldane Mejiro. It can be said that Aldan Mejiro's performance was beyond the expectations of everyone present, including Chihiro Higashino. Although he had thought that Altan Mejiro would win, the probability was indeed low... But it didn't matter anymore. Altan Mejiro's competition was over and she won. That was enough. Before he had time to think, Chihiro Higashino saw a trainer throw an umbrella and run towards Altan Mejiro. He also stuffed the umbrella into the arms of Minamisaka next to him, completely forgetting that the umbrella was wet, and it soaked Minamisaka's chest. After climbing over the guardrail, Chihiro Higashino hurried over. In the stands, Sakura Chiyo-oh saw Mejiro Altan run to the first move, and he jumped up with joy, and kept...
Cheering for her. "Aldan-san! She's so pretty!" Sakura Chiyo was more surprised than surprised that her friend could make a success... Anyway, no matter what, as long as she won, all she needs to do now is cheer for her. Some horse girls not far away also looked surprised, "No way... Aren't their aptitudes completely incompatible?" "But even if she is not suitable, Aldan-senpai's strength is obvious to all... If it weren't for her physical condition, I'm afraid a trainer would have tried to win her over long ago. No, a trainer has already run over to her. I really look forward to Aldan-senpai's performance in the Shining Series in the future!" Tamamo Cross and Super Bay, who were sitting in the audience seats, were focusing on something different from others at the moment. "Run faster, Chihiro! Why don't you train with us from now on? If Aldan-senpai goes to another team, we won't let you go!" Tamamo Cross was so anxious when he saw Higashino Chihiro running behind the trainers in the rain... He wanted to go down and whip his butt with a whip to make him run faster. "Little Tamamo! Calm down..." Super Little Bay saw that everyone was looking at him, and quickly pulled the Tamamo Cross beside him. "How can I stay calm? Senior Aldan is in such poor health, but he is trying so hard to prove himself. I am so moved! I just can't stay calm! Wuuwuwu!" On this side, Aldan Mejiro had just run back to the athlete channel to take shelter from the rain, but before he could wipe the rain off his face with a towel, he was surrounded by the trainers. Chapter 36: I am Aldan, please give me your guidance... "Me, Mejiro Aldan! Excuse me, can you please spare me a moment to talk?" "Me too! The running posture you just performed was truly amazing. If possible, tell me more about it!" Not surprisingly, Aldan Mejiro was surrounded by trainers who had targeted her. Mejiro Aldan didn't say anything, but just smiled at the trainers who invited him. "Sorry, sorry, make way, make way!" At this moment, Higashino Chihiro no longer cared about the relationship between seniors and juniors. Relying on her physical advantage, she squeezed out between the trainers just to stand in front of Mejiro Aldan. After Higashino Chihiro squeezed out of the crowd, Mejiro Aldan's gaze, which had been looking around, suddenly stopped on him. "After the tryouts, I came." Mebai Aldan raised his right hand and placed it in front of his chest, looking at him with a smile, "Haha, that's true." "Please join my team!" Now is not the time to talk nonsense, so Chihiro Higashino decided to get straight to the point. Mejiro Aldan crossed his hands in front of him, said nothing, and just stared straight into Higashino Chihiro's eyes, and then - "Thank you very much. I'm very honored." Her words made Higashino Chihiro's heart skip a beat. He had heard this sentence a lot yesterday. They were all the opening words used by horse girls to reject the trainers' invitations. It's not going to fail, is it?
At this moment, it was raining heavily in Higashino Chihiro's heart, no less than the weather outside. She raised her left hand slightly and placed it on her heart. Her expression became extremely serious. "Please allow me to accept your invitation." "Please let me walk with you on the road ahead." As if seeing that his little prank was successful, Mejiro Aldan showed a playful smile on his face. In Chihiro Higashino's heart, the heavy rain was suddenly blown away by the strong wind, revealing the bright sun. "Well, please give me more advice in the future!" When the trainers on the side saw that Mejiro Aldan had made his choice, most of them shook their heads in disappointment and returned to their original positions, waiting for the next good seedling to appear.