After returning to Tokyo, Anjing Zhen no longer dwelled on those earlier thoughts.
Instead, he quickly adjusted his mindset and set them aside for the time being.
After all, whatever feelings he might have were not something a Trainer should delve into.
Right now, there were two things he needed to do: first, help Almond Eye pass Central Treisen Academy's exceptionally rigorous entrance examination.
Second, join Kitasan Black in throwing themselves back into intense yet orderly training, launching an assault on new racing goals.
Central Treisen Academy's entrance exam was held a little over a week before the start of term. It consisted of two parts: an academic assessment and a physical fitness evaluation.
Almond Eye's parents had hired a private tutor for the former, and it accounted for relatively little of the overall score, so there was no need to worry too much about it.
The latter had been entrusted entirely to Anjing Zhen. From that alone, it was clear that the couple fully trusted this rising star of the Trainer world.
Anjing Zhen did not refuse. On his first day back in Tokyo, after resting for the morning, he called Kitasan Black and Almond Eye to the academy training grounds that afternoon.
The application to use the grounds and the special training plan had both been prepared during the break. After telling Kitasan Black to lead Almond Eye through their warm-up, he stood beside the track, watching their progress while organizing the training plan in his mind.
The physical fitness evaluation's basic items included physiological measurements such as height, weight, and lung capacity, as well as elementary tests like the high jump, long jump, and seated forward bend.
The advanced items consisted of several test races, along with one Simulation Race.
Among the basic items, things like height