McQueen Senpai Really Hurts

Anjing Zhen looked over the messages, as if he could see Kitasan Black by turns serious, then troubled by little worries, before finally brightening up again. The corners of his lips could not help but curl upward.

But after that warm feeling passed, his gaze fell on the words "dream keywords," and he sank into thought as well.

Over the next few days, the team's training continued as usual.

One weekend, Kitasan Black and several friends arrived at Tokyo Haneda International Airport.

As agreed before, Kitasan Black had trained with Wanlai Zhengming and Kyoushou many times during this period. Now, the latter two were about to head to Dubai to acclimate to the track in advance and prepare for the race.

After learning of their itinerary, she took the lead in calling together the friends they all knew well and organized a small "cheering ceremony," even briefly rehearsing a little performance.

When discussing what sort of performance to prepare, Kitasan Black's eyes practically lit up on instinct as she suggested, "Oh, right! How about Crown performs a magic trick? Don't you really like that? We can prepare the gifts first, then Crown can use magic to make them appear with a swish. That'd definitely be fun!"

The suggestion immediately won everyone's approval. After careful preparations, a makeshift farewell gathering began in a corner of the airport's departure hall.

Naturally, the focus fell on Satono Crown, who excelled at magic.

Rather than choosing any exaggerated large-scale props, she stepped before Wanlai Zhengming and Kyoushou with a confident smile and performed an exquisite close-up magic trick.

First, she displayed her empty hands to show that she held nothing. Then, with a deft turn of her wrist, she seemed to pluck two lucky four-leaf clover bookmarks tied with golden ribbons from thin air.