Dream and Masterpiece

The matter of "Almond Eye's disappearance" ultimately ended with Almond Eye apologizing: "I'm sorry. If I was going to do morning training, I should've told everyone beforehand. I'm really sorry."

Anjing Zhen and Kitasan Black, who knew what had happened, did not expose anything. With Tacit Understanding, Agnes Tachyon and the others merely said that since she was back, it was okay.

As for everyone quietly discussing the whole incident afterward, that was another matter.

Aside from that little episode, the rest of the Journey was very pleasant.

Led by local Horse Girls like Oguri Cap, as well as Kikou Misuzu, Anjing Zhen and the others visited famous sights such as Nagoya TV Tower, Atsuta Shrine, and Takashimaya. They also spent a long time browsing Central Towers Shopping Mall and Osu Shopping Street.

Buying local specialties was an essential part of any trip before it ended. Then, carrying a wealth of travel memories and a large suitcase full of souvenirs, the group boarded the train back to Tokyo.

Once home, Kitasan Black eagerly took out the gifts she had brought for her family one by one and vividly recounted what she had seen and heard on the trip.

After dinner, still not quite satisfied, she picked up the phone again and shared the experience with quite a few friends. Finally, she dialed Tokai Teio's number.

"Hello? Is that Teio-senpai?—Mm-hmm, it's me, Little Kita! We're back from Kasamatsu and Nagoya!—Yeah, yeah, we had an absolute blast!—And get this, we even took Almond Eye and Little Bun to compete!"

They chatted excitedly for quite a while. Then, listening to Tokai Teio's response on the other end, she smiled a little sheepishly. "Hehe, it's not like I've become all that mature or anything—"

After chatting for a while longer, she said, "Anyway, that's