Overseas Expedition Plan

Mejiro McQueen naturally understood that, especially since Tokai Teio had shown similar self-reproach before.

She also knew that these seemingly repetitive remarks were more like an opening for a new topic.

And based on her understanding of her friend, she quickly guessed what Tokai Teio might want to say next.

"Face it with greater resolve and without fear—" Mejiro McQueen's expression shifted as she asked tentatively, "Are you saying you want Little Kita to—

—to confront that pressure head-on?"

"You really do understand me, McQueen."

Tokai Teio looked at her friend with satisfaction, then nodded heavily. "But you got one thing wrong this time. The one I want to face that pressure head-on isn't just Little Kita—it's Trainer Yasui too."

"Yasui?" Mejiro McQueen was a little lost now.

"Look at this." Rather than explain directly, Tokai Teio turned toward her desk.

Various documents were neatly arranged on the desk, and one of them had been sent over earlier by Kitasan Black.

She picked up that document without opening it and handed it directly to Mejiro McQueen.

"I've already read it once. You haven't, right? Take a quick look first."

"Mm, all right." Mejiro McQueen accepted the document.

The title read, <Kitasan Black's Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan for Overseas G1 Races (Draft)>. As she slowly turned the pages, surprise and realization gradually appeared in Mejiro McQueen's eyes.

At last, she closed the document, looked at Tokai Teio, and pondered for a moment. "So—Yasui's intention is to concentrate all his strength on challenging world-class long-distance G1 Races? Even long-distance G1 Races that no Japanese Horse Girl has ever challenged—no, ever even imagined challenging?"

"How is it? Didn't I say Little Kita had already surpassed the two of us?" Tokai Teio smiled. "This may only be Yasui's idea for now, but Little