Filled with the fluttering anticipation of finally pouring out her feelings, Kitasan Black dashed out of her dorm room like a whirlwind.
Her urgent footsteps pounded out a rapid beat across the wooden floor and stairs. Seeing her like this, quite a few Horse Girls chatting and laughing in the hallway looked surprised.
As Kitasan Black rushed past the Dormitory Manager's office, Daiwa Scarlet, who was sorting through her thesis documents, looked up in alarm at the commotion outside.
The fountain pen in her hand nearly slipped from her grasp. She glanced outside in astonishment, then darted to the doorway.
"Hey—Little Kita, where are you going this late at night?"
Already dozens of meters away, Kitasan Black hurriedly braked when she heard the familiar voice.
Turning her head and seeing Daiwa Scarlet leaning against the doorframe with a puzzled expression, she scratched her head and grinned foolishly.
"Um... Senior Yamato, I have something urgent to discuss with Trainer. I'm off!"
Before she had even finished speaking, she spun around and sprinted down the campus path illuminated by streetlights.
After a brief pause, Daiwa Scarlet suddenly remembered something and quickly raised her voice toward the direction Kitasan Black had vanished in.
"Don't forget the dorm lock-up time! If you get back too late, I'll lock you out! Be careful!"
Only the fading sound of footsteps answered her.
"...That girl is always in such a rush..."
Shaking her head with a laugh, Daiwa Scarlet turned around, ready to return to the office and continue sorting her thesis materials, when she suddenly spotted a sneaky figure coming down the stairwell.
It was clearly Satono Diamond, but she was wearing neither Central Treisen Academy's school uniform nor training clothes.
Instead, she wore a black trench coat, black pants, and black flats of unknown origin.