For a moment, as Kitasan Black looked at the Horse Girl hugging Anjing Zhen, an inexplicable sense of familiarity rose in her heart.
But she had no time to think it over. A few seconds later, she charged over like an arrow loosed from a bow and cried out in alarm:
"Trainer! And... who exactly are you?!"
Anjing Zhen had already been trying his best to push away the Horse Girl in his arms. When he suddenly noticed someone rushing over, he instinctively looked up.
When he saw that it was Kitasan Black, he became flustered for no apparent reason, pushing even harder with his uninjured right hand.
But she was holding him too tightly, and he was afraid of hurting his left hand, so he did not dare use too much force. His face reddened as he stammered and flailed awkwardly, trying to explain:
"Kita, um... don't misunderstand. I thought you were back, but when I opened the door, I realized it was..."
"Right, who exactly are you?"
He turned his gaze to the Horse Girl clinging to him as well, asking with a face full of shock and confusion.
The chestnut-haired Horse Girl finally released Anjing Zhen and slowly turned around. She first looked at the wary Kitasan Black, then at Anjing Zhen.
Her eyes were extraordinarily beautiful, like a dazzling, multicolored blue galaxy, with what seemed to be twinkling starlight shining at their center.
After her dazzling eyes looked them over back and forth for a while, she suddenly blinked playfully and broke into an exceptionally brilliant smile. Rather than answering directly, she asked in return:
"Senior Little Kita, and Trainer... have you really not recognized me yet?"
"Senior Little Kita...?"
Kitasan Black froze at that. The form of address sounded very familiar, but then the other