Anmokume's Debut and "Secretary" Xiao Bei

"It was just... inquiries from various parents, along with invitations."

After replying, Yasui Makoto gave a helpless, wry smile:

"I should say it's thanks to you. Recently, quite a few parents have contacted me through various channels, hoping I could take a look at their children and assess their potential.

"But this sort of thing..." He shook his head.

"Even the most experienced Trainer would find it difficult to assert a Uma Musume's future before Full Bloom.

"Besides, I know my own abilities. When it comes to training... I'd say I'm good, but not one of a kind. At most, I'm relatively young, so many of my ideas are bold enough. And on top of that, you, Xiao Bei, are a Uma Musume with astonishing talent. That's why we've achieved what we have so far.

"So when facing those parents and children, wouldn't it be terribly irresponsible for me to give them some evaluation despite my limited abilities?"

Yasui Makoto believed he had a sufficiently accurate assessment of his own abilities.

He knew very well that he merely happened to know the names "Hokubu Genkoma," "Anmokume," and "Chunqiu Fen"—names destined to shine brightly. But being a Trainer was far more than simply knowing a few names.

Take Hokubu Genkoma, for example. What he knew was her real-world race record, but he knew nothing about how she had achieved it. All the training and race arrangements so far had been things he had gradually figured out through study and trial and error.

Thus, he did not simply attribute his current achievements—or those of any Trainer and Uma Musume—to some unique "eye for talent" or innate gift.

Instead, he attributed them to systematic accumulation of knowledge, careful planning, and the firm trust built between him and the Uma Musume.

And as he