Uma Musume: I am the Card Master

"I remember the last time I was nervous was when Xiao Jin got injured. Although she wasn't my racehorse girl at that time, my heart was pounding when I saw her injured."

Hearing what Suiyuan said, Tamamo Cross nodded in agreement. "If that's what the trainer says, then you'd better never be nervous. It's best if everyone in Aurora is always safe and sound."

Suiyuan rubbed Tamamo-no-Mae's head. "You're right, that's what I hope for too!"

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"Why do you think Trainer Suiyuan held a press conference?"

One reporter asked the reporter next to him.

Having secured a spot, they were naturally less nervous, since they were able to get their hands on firsthand information regardless.

"I'm not entirely sure, but it's probably not what's being rumored. It's possible for other trainers to make up for the first G1 press conference, but it's unlikely for this one."

"I think so too. It's most likely related to Uma Musume. Could it be that one of the Uma Musume has retired?"

Trainer Toshibuchi cares so much about his trainer; if his racehorse girl really were retiring, it wouldn't be impossible for him to hold a press conference.

The reporter made the remark casually, but after she finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent.

All the reporters around her were staring at her, and she swallowed hard. "Um... I just said it offhand..."

"No, what you're saying is very likely to work. Many racehorse girls who can no longer run have joined Aurora. Although their performance has been good, it's possible that they're going all out and running at full speed."

"That's what a seasoned journalist said."

"Indeed, you see, like Oguri Hat, Kitcho, Nobunaga, Air Slot, Ryuko Amazon, Ouka Express... all of these racehorse girls who should have retired have chosen to join Aurora."

Now that so much time has passed, it's not impossible for a female racehorse to retire.

This statement was unanimously endorsed by the surrounding reporters, who all began scribbling and drawing in their notebooks. They had already started drafting templates, which they would then fill in with content and send directly to the editor-in-chief for review and publication.

Once you get the firsthand news, it's yours to keep!

May the bonuses come rolling in!

However, the real reason why Suiyuan held the press conference might have completely shocked them...

Although they no longer used ordinary thinking to try to understand what Suiyuan was thinking, they still underestimated him.

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The press conference began quickly, and Suiyuan slowly walked onto the stage.

Good morning, fellow journalists.

Suiyuan smiled and waved to the reporters below.

Looking at the nervous Tamamo Cross, Otome Futsuko said, "The trainer will go up first to warm you up. When you go up, just stand next to the trainer. Don't be so nervous."

"That's right, Tamamo Cross, you're so amazing, there's no need to be nervous!"

Joel, standing next to him, also spoke seriously.

"Good... good!"

Tamamo Cross felt that she had never been this nervous, not even during her first competition!

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"Everyone is welcome to guess why I am holding this press conference. Feel free to guess, and I'll first eliminate one wrong answer for you."

That means holding a belated press conference for the first G1 victory. It's perfectly normal for our racehorse girl to win G1; there's no need for a press conference.

Suiyuan's words were arrogant, but no one refuted them because they were the truth.

Yayoi Akikawa, who had never competed in a year, managed to achieve a third-place finish in G1, while most of the other Uma Musume contestants had won G1.

"Is it because Aurora has 3.2 horse racing girls retiring?"

One reporter raised his hand.

Suiyuan shook his head. "A very bold guess, but unfortunately it's wrong."

The reporter paused for a moment, then thought, "Wait a minute?"

Why is it wrong?

The reporters who followed also offered their guesses, but unfortunately, they were all far from the correct answer.

Suiyuan's expression became even more smug. "It seems you all can't guess, so I'll tell you then."

"I'm holding this press conference because a new female racehorse is joining Aurora."

All the reporters frowned. That's it?

Is this really worth holding a press conference for?

They could almost see their prize money flapping its wings and flying away.

"Come out and meet everyone."

When she came out, all the reporters were stunned.

"ah?".

381. Comeback, Tamamo Cross

The word "stunned" is not an exaggeration sometimes. When the racehorse girl who was going to join Aurora appeared, everyone was stunned.

The reporters rubbed their eyes, but one of them quickly realized what was going on, "Trainer Suiyuan, you mean Tamamo Cross joined Aurora as an assistant coach or something?"

Upon hearing what that reporter said, all the reporters in the venue realized what was going on and agreed.

What were they thinking? Tamamo Cross has already retired, how could she possibly join Aurora as a Uma Musume Girl?

Suiyuan gestured with his hand above his head, "You guys really have low imaginations, huh? Tama... joined Aurora as a horse racer girl~"

The previously noisy venue fell silent again in an instant.

All the reporters gaped, completely at a loss for words.

What?! She actually joined as a Uma Musume (horse girl)...

No, no, no, how could that be? That's absolutely impossible!

He's already retired, how could he possibly come back?

Those reporters' CPUs are about to burn out, this... this...

Suiyuan smiled at the group of reporters, "The Uma Musume Association did not say that retired Uma Musume cannot come back. If a Uma Musume wants to, she can just follow the procedure for a rookie Uma Musume."

It's a pity we can't carry on our previous achievements. My Xiaoyu still needs to go to the debut battle and bully the cuties who haven't debuted yet.

After Suiyuan finished speaking, the reporters barely realized what was going on – big news!

What makes news big? This is news big!

All the previously drafted manuscripts were scrapped, but they showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever.

With such big news, what's a little tiredness!

"Okay, you can ask questions now."

Suiyuan smiled as he looked at the group of reporters below. One reporter rushed over, trying to ask a question before the security guards could react.

But she flew straight out, while Joel remained in the position of throwing her.

"Please ask questions politely. Like this friend just now, we might have thought you were going to attack our racehorse girl. My bodyguards are quite formidable."

As he spoke, Suiyuan glanced at the female reporter who was foaming at the mouth and being thrown out.

"Hmm, they were quite measured in their actions."

Suiyuan put on a polite smile again. "Alright, now everyone can ask questions politely."

Now all the reporters obediently raised their hands, showing no signs of chaos.

Other trainers might care about their reputation and tolerate reporters doing something inappropriate.

But Suiyuan is different. If you act recklessly in front of him, he'll really take drastic measures.

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"Put it down, put it down. I already said that with Miss Joel around, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Just a second later, when Yoru threw that reporter out, Minami's bullet was fired directly from the barrel," said Otome Futsuko nervously.

Nanri Kaori lowered her gun. "Miss Yuezi, you also need to change your mindset. This is America now. Haven't you heard that saying?"

"Freedom is the only thing that matters, and shootings happen every day." While this statement may be somewhat exaggerated, it is enough to illustrate the danger posed by the United States.

While harming racehorse girls would result in torture, the possibility of insane individuals cannot be ruled out.

Fumiko Otona took a deep breath. "I'll change that slowly. Suddenly changing countries is a bit... but I'll try my best to adapt!"

Rika patted Futsuko Otana on the shoulder, "Try to adapt. The trainer thinks highly of you. If you leave, the trainer will be very sad."

"Yes!"

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"Go ahead and ask me any questions you have."

Suiyuan randomly pointed to a reporter, who stood up with a look of surprise on his face. He couldn't believe that he had actually been chosen.

His professionalism allowed him to quickly compose himself and ask the question he most wanted to know: "Why did Trainer Toshibuchi choose to bring a retired racehorse girl back to the track?"

"Because she can still run, next one."

The reporter looked completely bewildered. Huh?

"Trainer Suiyuan, do you think Aurora is currently evenly matched with the other teams, or...?"

"Far ahead, next one."

"Is Miss Tamamo Cross really capable of continuing the competition?"

"Of course, next one."

These reporters looked constipated. You could say Suiyuan didn't answer, but he was actually answering very seriously. But... how are we supposed to write this answer?

Looking at the message Otome Fumiko sent him on his phone, he wondered if he couldn't reply like that.

Well, I'll go back and study it.

Sui Yuan cleared his throat. "So, since you might not be entirely satisfied with the Q&A session, I have another big announcement for you."

The week before Chinese New Year, we, Aurora, Caesar's Eagle, and Emperor Penguin, will have a team competition, and my little Jade will also be playing.

See you next time, everyone.

After saying that, Suiyuan led Tamamo Cross toward the back.

All the reporters went crazy. This press conference was rather hasty, but every reporter was very satisfied because... there were so many juicy stories!

There were so many that they couldn't all fit in a single newspaper!

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Soon, on April 437th, two trending topics topped the list in the United States, one taking the top spot in global popularity, and the other rapidly closing in on second place.

[Top Trending Topic: Retired racehorse girl Tamamo Cross joins Aurora Racing and returns to the track!]

[Third trending topic: Aurora, Caesar's Eagle, and Emperor Penguin teams hold a team competition – who will be the ultimate winner?!]

The internet was completely abuzz with these two bombshells, with everyone expressing their shock.

[Wait, retired racehorse girls becoming racehorse girls again? Are you kidding me?]

At first, I thought it was a joke, but after seeing that the group was looking at the aurora borealis, I no longer thought so.

[White Lightning is back online!]

Is nobody paying attention to the team matches?

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Coco looked at the trending topics on her phone and said, "Good lad, you really pulled off a big move. It hasn't even been that long, Kaguya."

Kaguya Shinomiya walked over with a cold expression.

"Shinomiya, go to the aurora borealis this time. It won't be a wasted trip."

"I got off work."

"I don't think you've left work yet."