“What nonsense are you spouting!” Trainer Graham glared at her.
“I have been in the racing training industry for twenty years.
What kind of Uma Musume has talent and what kind doesn’t, I can tell at a glance!
She simply doesn’t have the potential to become a top-tier Uma Musume.
I just don’t want her to waste any more time!”
“Potential is not something you see with your eyes; it is something you dig out.” Ryo looked at him, her eyes firm.
“Just because you can’t, doesn’t mean others can’t.”
“Oh?
You’re that good?” Trainer Graham sneered, sizing up Ryo.
Seeing she was young and wearing ordinary casual clothes, not at all like a famous Trainer or Uma Musume, his tone became even more disdainful.
“Can you make her stronger?
Can you make her run good results in top-tier races?”
“I can.” Ryo answered without hesitation.
She saw the pure love and persistence for racing in Lilian’s eyes; this quality was more precious than talent.
Furthermore, she could vaguely feel that this girl was not without potential; she just hadn’t found the right training direction and hadn’t been ignited yet.
Trainer Graham acted as if he had heard a huge joke and laughed out loud: “You?
A little girl who popped out of nowhere, daring to say such big words?
Let me tell you, top-tier races are not child’s play.
Without real ability, you can’t even stand firmly on the racetrack!”
Lilian also looked at Ryo with some disbelief.
She could feel the steadiness and confidence in this girl, but she also couldn’t believe that she could really help her become stronger.
Ryo was not angry, just looking at Trainer Graham calmly: “Talk is cheap, we can make a bet.”
“A bet?” Trainer Graham raised an eyebrow, becoming interested.
“How do you want to bet?”
“I will guide her training and let her participate in the next three top European races.” Ryo spoke slowly, reporting the names of the three races: “Irish Champion Stakes, Royal Ascot, Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.”
Hearing these three names, Trainer Graham and Lilian were both stunned.
These three races were the most valuable top-tier races in the European racing world, gathering the world’s top Uma Musume.
The difficulty was extremely high.
Let alone an Uma Musume with average results like Lilian, even some well-known competitors might not be able to achieve good results in these three races.
A trace of calculation flashed in Trainer Graham’s eyes.
He originally wanted to make things difficult for this girl who was spouting nonsense, but he didn’t expect her to directly name these three races.
He concluded that Ryo was just bragging and couldn’t possibly do it, so he immediately said: “Fine!
I’ll bet with you!
If you can make her enter the top ten in at least one of these three races, I will admit I was wrong and publicly apologize to her!
But if she can’t do it, you must admit you were bragging in front of everyone, and you are never allowed to interfere in her decisions again!”
He thought this bet would make Ryo shrink back, but he didn’t expect Ryo to just nod slightly, her tone calm: “Fine.
But I have another condition.
If I win, not only do you have to apologize, but you must also give up the idea of stopping her from racing, and hand over all the training materials you previously compiled to me.”
“No problem!” Trainer Graham agreed immediately.
He didn’t believe at all that Ryo could win.
“I’d like to see how you make her create a miracle!”
After speaking, he glared fiercely at Lilian and turned away angrily.
Only Ryo and Lilian remained in the park, and the atmosphere was silent for a while.
Lilian wiped the tears from her face and looked at Ryo, her emerald eyes full of gratitude and anxiety: “Thank you…
May I ask what your name is?
Can you really help me?
Those three races…
they are really too difficult.”
“Ryo.” Ryo replied, her tone softening a little.
“Since I made a bet with him, I have the confidence to help you.
You are not without potential; you just haven’t found the right direction.
As long as you are willing to believe in me and put in enough effort, let alone entering the top ten, even standing on the podium is not impossible.”
“Ryo…” Lilian repeated the name, suddenly her eyes lit up.
“I know you!
You are an Uma Musume from Japan.
I heard you are going to participate in the Irish Champion Stakes!” She had seen relevant news online before, just didn’t expect to meet her in person here.
Ryo nodded: “I have indeed signed up for the Irish Champion Stakes, and this is also the first race of our bet.
In the coming time, you have to train according to my requirements.
It might be very hard, can you persist?”
Lilian nodded heavily, the light of hope reigniting in her emerald green eyes.
She clenched her fists tightly, her tone firm: “I can!
No matter how bitter or tiring, I can persist!
Miss Lingyao, thank you for giving me this chance, I will definitely not let you down!”
Watching the fighting spirit reignite in her eyes, a faint smile curled at the corners of Ryo’s mouth: “You’re welcome.
Now, come with me to the training base.
I need to understand your basic situation first, and then formulate a training plan for you.”
“Okay!” Lilian immediately responded, following closely behind Ryo.
The two left the park and walked towards the training base that Ryo was temporarily renting.
The sunlight shone on them, stretching their two figures long.
Ryo had originally planned to return to Japan after the Irish Champion Stakes to duel with Rudolf, Maruzensky, and others, but she didn’t expect that this accidental dispute would lead to a wager, and also extended her European trip by a lot.
She looked at the spirited Lilian beside her, without a shred of regret in her heart.
Three top-tier races were not only a test for Lilian but also a challenge for herself.
She wanted to prove her strength on the European racetrack and also help this persistent girl realize her racing dream.
And at this moment, Trainer Graham was sitting in his car, looking at the two figures moving further away in the rearview mirror, a disdainful smile curling at the corner of his mouth: “Want to enter the top ten in three top-tier races?
Simply wishful thinking!
Just wait to see you make a fool of yourselves!” He didn’t believe at all that Ryo could create a miracle, only regarding this as a boring farce.
Ryo didn’t know Trainer Graham’s thoughts, and even if she did, she wouldn’t take it to heart.
She brought Lilian back to the training base and started to conduct basic tests for her.
As the sun set, on the track of the training base, the two busy figures were plated with a layer of warm halo by the afterglow.
A wager about persistence, effort, and miracles had thus begun.
The war drums of the Irish Champion Stakes were about to sound, and the tracks of the Royal Ascot Race Meeting and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe were also quietly waiting.
Ryo’s European legend would not only continue to write a new chapter but also witness the rise and transformation of a new star.
It might not seem tempting right now but who knows what the future holds?
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”