He Remembers Very Clearly

At this moment, Hishi Akebono, who had been pondering silently until now, spoke up:

"Why not bring up that matter Little Hawk mentioned?

"Student Kitasan, I think it's only natural for you to seek your trainer's help.

"Although I never specifically asked, I believe that for Trainer Yasui to have achieved what he has today, he must have been an exceptionally outstanding student in his school days.

"And as a trainer, communicating with the International URA Association, overseas racetracks, and foreign trainers must be commonplace for him. His foreign language skills are surely excellent.

"Both emotionally and logically, he should be the best person for you to ask for help."

Special Week and Silent Suzuka nodded in agreement as well. Grass Wonder smiled gently. "Little Kita, don't always worry about troubling others. Especially Trainer Yasui—he surely wants to be able to help you too."

Seiun Sky let out a lazy yawn. "Yeah, leave professional matters to the professionals, right~?"

Everything her seniors said made sense. As Kitasan Black listened, she gradually found herself persuaded.

She knew Anjing Zhen was busy, but perhaps, just as everyone had said, this matter was important too. A-Zhen probably wouldn't see it as a disturbance, would he?

Having quietly made up her mind, she eagerly composed a text message on the way back to the Academy:

"A-Zhen, when are you free tomorrow? I have something I'd like to ask your help with."

Anjing Zhen replied almost instantly:

"I'll basically be in the office all day tomorrow. Come by anytime."

The racing schedule was sparse at the end of the year to begin with, and there were only a few days left until final exams. Naturally, the Academy's class schedule had become much tighter.

The next day, Kitasan Black finally found some free time only after