As soon as Anjing Zhen finished speaking, the Horse Girls on the screen exchanged glances. Deep Impact nodded and spoke calmly, somewhat off-topic.
"Little Kita... isn't ready yet.
"I don't deny what McQueen Senpai said. Compared with the training styles of Europe and America, there are many ideas here... that are very difficult to grasp.
"It's just that this is the kind of training I received, and I've also been to Europe, so I know the differences and can understand some of the merits of the philosophies here.
"For example, one's state of mind.
"If I'm not mistaken, Little Kita... probably still hasn't fully figured out why she runs."
After emphasizing her question, Deep Impact immediately continued:
"Of course, I'm not saying that she can't win races if she hasn't figured that out, nor am I saying there's anything wrong with your training methods, Anjing.
"She just won the Arima Kinen, which proves that even without following conventional ideas, your methods are still effective—perhaps even more effective.
"It's just that, to put it in terms you're used to, understanding why you run..."
She paused thoughtfully.
"Would that count as training on the cognitive level? I specifically looked it up. Some American papers mentioned it."
To be honest, even after talking with Kitasan Black, Anjing Zhen still did not really understand this thing called a "reason for running." But what came next was familiar territory.
"Then we must have read the same papers," he quickly replied.
"They fall under the field of cognitive neuroscience, though they also incorporate some humanistic and psychoanalytic ideas.
"The core of those papers is 'metacognition'—roughly speaking, reviewing one's past experiences in order to unify the id and the ego.
"And then building a new cognitive framework for oneself, one's opponents, and races..."
Anjing Zhen suddenly paused.