What had that sudden panic been about? Kitasan Black couldn't figure it out.
But whenever there was something she couldn't understand, she had always been able to simply ignore it and never troubled herself over it.
So when she saw Anjing Zhen and Little Anzu, she greeted Anjing Zhen as excitedly as usual, then picked Little Anzu up in a hug, both surprised and delighted.
"Long time no see, Little Anzu! We're going to stuff ourselves later. You should come too, okay?"
Caught off guard by being scooped into her arms, Little Anzu froze for a moment. She shifted awkwardly, then quickly calmed down.
"Congratulations, Senior Little Kita, on winning the Satsuki Sho... I watched it. You were incredible. I'll work hard toward races like that too."
"Mm-hmm! I believe in you, Little Anzu!"
After nodding vigorously, Kitasan Black tried to straighten her face and put on a serious expression.
"But skipping class is wrong.
"I remembered right, didn't I? When we had that video call a few days ago, you definitely said you had an upbringing class today!
"If you want to win races, you absolutely can't neglect your studies!"
During the previous event, Kitasan Black and Little Anzu had exchanged contact information.
She liked this quiet, well-behaved junior very much. Whenever she had free time lately, she would send messages or call to ask whether Little Anzu had been eating properly and how her grades were doing.
She had even specifically told Little Anzu to focus on finishing her schoolwork, promising to take her out once the Satsuki Sho was over.
After learning about the upbringing class, she had originally planned to postpone their outing until Little Anzu was free.
After the Satsuki Sho, the next race would be the Japanese Derby. There was a full month and