Kitasan Black had already found the Horse Girl who had suddenly appeared to be rather strange, but this latest action struck her as even more incomprehensible.
For a moment, she even felt that compared to the one before her, even Gold Ship, who had always behaved extravagantly, seemed somewhat restrained.
Before she knew it, she had been pinned against the wall, and the other girl's face drew closer and closer in her vision.
She flailed her hands in panic, trying to push Wanlai Zhengming away as she cried out incoherently:
"W-wait! That's, that's too close... Huh? Wait..."
She suddenly froze as a flash of realization crossed her mind.
"Nakayama... Nakayama Racecourse? Arima Kinen?!"
Memories and thoughts flickered through her eyes. Realizing the truth, she could not help crying out:
"So you're Senior Wanlai... no, you already introduced yourself... You're Senior Wanlai Zhengming, who's entering the Arima Kinen?!"
"Hahaha, I'm honored to be remembered by this year's Kikuka Sho Horse Girl. It seems I'm still somewhat famous."
A proud smile spread across Wanlai Zhengming's face. As she spoke, she raised the violin that had been continuously playing its melodious tune.
With practiced ease, she turned the violin body sideways and lightly pressed a button on it.
In an instant, the beautiful violin music that had filled the air came to an abrupt stop.
Kitasan Black froze at first, her mind blank for a moment.
Then her eyes widened round as she cried out in utter disbelief:
"Wha—? So it was a music player?! Senior... you can't play the violin?!"
"Well, don't care about such details. I still work hard at practicing the violin every day."
Wanlai Zhengming waved her hand dismissively, as though it were something too trivial to mention.
Then she flung her long brown hair with flair, turned around,