After about 15 minutes since we've left, we reach the riverside near Kisogawa Bridge.
"A pretty good place to train" I said while looking around the nice view of the surrounding area.
"But..." I turn around and crouch in front of the still sad Oguri, before pinching and gently pulling and stretching her plump cheeks.
"Can you stop being upset just because i'm doing what any good Trainer would do to make sure their trainee could train properly?" I said with an exasperated sigh.
"But i'm still hungry..." I muttered with my hands on my grumbling stomach as he pinch and stretch my cheeks.
Ryouji then let out a sigh as he let my cheeks go. "Then let's make a deal."
From the backpack behind him, he pulled out a paper bag that's filled with donuts from the store we passed by before arriving here.
"You're going to train. And if you did any of my instructions properly, I'll reward you with these during break time. Finish all of them with flying colors, then i'll pay for your lunch, no matter the cost from how many foods you want to eat. Deal?"
"Mmm!" I hummed as i nod vigorously. Training properly for free food as much as i want? I'll give everything i got!
Alright. Before we start your training, i need to ask. What do you want to focus on, Stamina, or Strength? For strength, specifically for your legs and knees." Ryouji asked.
"... Please make my legs and knees stronger." I said after some quick thinking.
'Of course she would choose this. If there's an option to lighten her mother's burden, who's always massage Oguri's legs for hours every single day to be able to help her to stand, walk and run, she would definitely picked it' i thought with a nod.
"I see. Then let's start with some warm up. I'll give you 5 minutes before we start"
Seeing her warming up, i put down my backpack and check the donuts i've bought beforehand.
'i might need to buy a bit more... Or maybe i could buy some other food. Just to give her more food variety and to make the training less boring' i thought before closing my backpack.
'... Now that i've thought about it, i think i need to do more online trading to increase my profit. If i'm really serious about feeding Oguri as part of her training regiment, i really need to have more money than i previously thought i would need than before.
Guess i'm going to manage her diet as part of my unwritten training expenses. That's the least i could do to ease the financial burden her mother has
And besides, the food provided by both the Kasamatsu branch (despite it's limited amount of staffs and budget) and Central are mostly made with the typical balance in mind, along with the cafeteria being an all-you-can-eat in case there's an Uma Musume with a huge appetite like Oguri here.
Unless an Uma Musume aware of taking a certain diet instead of just being careful about body weight, this unfortunately cause a more focused diet being the Trainer's responsibility.
Don't get me wrong, though. A balance diet is a good thing, but some Uma Musume definitely need to have different kinds of diet tailored to help them maintain their running Career.
It might won't solve the canonical injury they have, but a diet that's focused on increasing Protein and Vitamin D consumption might help in prolonging the running careers of Uma Musume such as Mejiro Ardan, Tokai Teio and Agnes Tachyon.
Hell, a proper diet might've made an alternate results. Causing certain Uma Musume to never had those injuries to begin with and avoid the tragedies that already happened back in my old world counterpart.
'... If i became Manhattan Cafe's trainer in the future, i might have to limit her daily consumption of coffee.
And now that i think about it further, does Uma Musume on average had no idea about diet besides keeping an ideal weight?
Anyway. I guess i'm buying some cook book to learn how to cook many things when i get back. That way i'll be saving more money by just cooking the food myself instead of just keep buying them'
After Oguri finished her warm up, in which i complimented her for her above average flexibility, I told her to take jog for at least a mile before we start the training.
When she asked why since she already made a request to train on her knees instead of her stamina, i simply answered with "There's nothing wrong with a bit of cardio exercise".
After she finished her jog, in which i took the time and opportunity to buy some more food, i train her to do some exercise move centered around strengthening her knees.
"I will stop you for a break when i felt like it, which would be if i saw your legs start to tremble just a bit." I said as she starts doing the first exercise, which is a basic step ups.
And i wasn't lying. Thanks to the speed force, my brain and senses are now basically enhanced. Meaning that i could easily see and noticed things around me, which includes seeing and noticing if Oguri has reach the limit of what her knees could endure.
It also meant that i could see the slightest change in her facial expressions when she tried to hide the fact that she's already reaching her limit with her plain face.
Not that it matters much. Because Oguri Cap, either the one directly in front of me, or the ones that i saw in the manga, anime and game in my past life. None of them are good at doing bad things such as lying.
Goes to show how much love and care her mother put into Oguri's life.
"Alright, that's enough. Now sit with your legs stretch out." I said after noticing a slight and almost imperceivable twitch on her knee.
"Here, eat some of it, but not too much. Also just drink in moderation, all you need to keep your throat wet" i said after her some donuts from the paper bag inside my backpack and a bottle of water.
"Okhay" Oguri responded while chewing the donut on her mouth.
THWACK!!
"Itai!!"
"DON'T talk while chewing your food!" I said with a sigh after delivering a light head chop on her forehead.
After the 15 minute break, we resume the training. This time focusing on her leg muscles. Her training keep switching between strengthening her knees and her leg muscles, separated by a few 15 minute snack break.
"Alright, let's stop right there. It's 11 AM now, sot it's best that we walk around the town to find a good place to eat... Preferably one that has meat on their menu"
I then look at her, eyes sparkling as she repeatedly muttered the word 'meat' as a drop of saliva drooling out from the tip of her lips.
Letting out a sigh of amusement, i crouch down at her level and pat her head.
"Alright, you little fatty. Since this is your town, you lead the way."
"Alright, let's go!" As she starts to run, i grab her by the collar.
"We're not in a hurry, so let's just walk." I said as i shake my head in amusement before letting her go and start walking beside her.
As we walk a few steps, i notice someone that i didn't know but felt familiar.
"Hey, Oguri. Do you know who that lady is?" I asked as i point at the direction where the woman is.
"That's my mother! Let's bring her with us!" She says with a smile as look at me, to which i nod before she runs towards her mother.
'might as well bring her too since it's better to introduce myself now than later' i thought as i calmly walk towards them.