"So what do you realize from watching the recordings?"
"Uuuuuhhh… We ran fast…?"
"Don't worry, Teio. I wasn't expecting a smart answer from you anyway."
"That's so mean!!!"
After the joint training session with Gold City, team Minaz gathered back in their team room. The young man showed them the recording of today's mock-race that Ample Traction recorded.
"Suzuka, you're the only one I have hope left in this team."
"WAIT!! What about me?! Don't say that I'm as stupid as Teio!!"
"What does that supposed to mean, McQueen?!?"
"Uuuh… I didn't run as fast as I was before."
"That's a good start. Now you just need to find out why."
"Uuuh…"
"Sigh… Take-on, replay the recording."
"Sure, bastard."
The assistant pressed the space bar and replayed the recording once again. The umamusumes watch intently to figure out what their trainer is talking about.
"Sigh… I'm just going to tell you girls, right away. Focus on your head and tell me where you were looking while you were running."
"We were looking at Gold City…?"
"Indeed. You girls were chained to her."
"Chained??"
"Indeed. She was the one who controlled the race. Suzuka could've run all the way forward, but she was keeping a constant distance from Gold City."
"I see…"
"If Gold City knew how to take advantage of her beauty, you all would be beaten by her. She could startle you by making sudden moves when you are entirely focused on her. Suzuka was hesitant about leaving her, and you could get flustered by her beauty. She is a perfect package."
"How should we deal with this if we meet her again, trainer?"
"There's nothing you can do physically. It's all in your brain and will. I'm sorry to say, but you girls need to fight that kind of attack alone."
"A psychological attack, huh… Can we learn to do that, too, trainer? Should I start wearing make-up?"
"Not necessarily, Teio. It's not the beauty that you should be focusing on, but the fact that all of your eyes are on her. Her beauty is just the tool, your eyes are the goal."
*DING* *DING* *DING* *DING*
The notifications for acquired hints went crazy in the young man's eyes as all of his trainees gained hints on all flustered, hesitant, and hesitant skills. Some of them level up the hint level while the others discover it.
"So I need to find a way so that the runners are looking at me, right?"
"Mhm~~! How to do that is up to you. Find your own charm, then refine it. Only then can you effectively take control of the race."
"Mmhhh… Our own charm… What do you think our charm is, trainer?"
"Urara is cute. McQueen would probably be her elegance. Teio could be her commanding presence. Suzuka could do it with her spirit to take the lead. Goldship with her stupidity."
"Wait! Why am I the only one who got mocked in that?!"
"You know why, dumbass. This is also a reminder for all of you. I'm sure there are runners like Gold City out there that will capture your eyes, and they most likely would use it to their advantage. Don't get suck in, and make sure you're only focused on the race."
"Can we get ourselves used to her beauty?"
"Eh?? Probably. You can stare at the most gorgeous being here, which is me by the way, and judge if I slowly lose my charm on your psyche."
"I wish I had as much confidence as you."
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"Come on! Come on!! Please come!!"
The golden supermodel is anxiously walking back and forth behind her apartment door. Today wasn't supposed to be his visiting day, but it has changed after the joint training. Gold City had, quite literally, begged her trainer to extend the joint training session between her and team Minaz. She was hyping at how much fun she was having with the other umamusumes, but in reality, she was chasing after her own goal.
Should I call him?! Should I call him?! I want to make sure he has gotten the request!! Guuuh!! I swear to the three Goddesses!! If Muyaku didn't tell him, I would ruin and destroy him!!!
*Ding* *Dong*
"AH!!"
*WHAM*
"Again, be gentle with the door."
"Mmh… Sniffle… Thank Goddesses… Sniffle… Thank Goddesses…"
"Alright! Alright! What's wrong?!?! Why are you crying?!?! What happened?!?!"
The young man was panicking when tears started rolling down the supermodel's cheeks. He doesn't want to deal with a tantrum-throwing umamusume at this late in the night.
"No… Sniffle… It's nothing… Please come in…"
"Oookkaaayy…?"
The young man nervously entered the apartment before Gold City locked the door behind them. Like usual, he was guided by Gold City to her bedroom.
"Did you fight with Senior Muyaku because of me?"
"No. It was super easy to convince him, actually. I don't think he even suspects me cheating on him."
"Well, that's because you are notcheating on him. Don't make it sound like I'm fucking his wife or something."
"Yeah… Sure…"
"Why are you rolling your eyes?"
"Nothing. Let's get to it then."
"Alright. There are recordings that I want you to watch first, so we are on the same page."
The young man played the recordings that he had shown to his trainees and then gave the supermodel the same explanation as well.
"My beauty… as a weapon?"
"It is considered one in a thousand years' beauty, so that should tell you how effective it is."
"Do you think I'm beautiful as well?"
"I won't be running against you, so whatever I consider you as beautiful or not shouldn't matter. It is the other runners that you should be concerned with."
"Sigh… I guess so. So you want me to run more with your trainees because you want them to learn how to take control of the runners around them as well?"
"They're not as beautiful as you are, but I want them to know what to do. I can help them find a replacement for your beauty later."
"Fufufufu~~ Thank you. Say, do you think Muyaku tries to hide this from me?"
"No. I'm confident he doesn't ever consider your beauty as a weapon. He most likely thinks it's a Goddesses-given gift that should be shared with others, instead of being used as a weapon. He is a nice guy, unlike me."
Considering what my shirt said yesterday, I know which one I prefer.