Seeing Kitasan Black laugh so hard she was practically doubled over, Little Anzu found it amusing too, then said stubbornly, "Senior, don't use me as an example! I've grown taller now too! I'm almost as tall as you, Senior!"
"Yes, yes, Little Anzu has grown taller."
After saying it as though placating a child, Kitasan Black's smile gradually became less exaggerated, replaced by a touch of sentimentality.
"When I saw how Little Anzu had changed that time, I was really surprised.
"Come to think of it, when Diamond-chan saw what I looked like after reaching Full Maturity, and when I saw her after reaching Full Maturity, we were probably both very surprised.
"And besides that, Diamond-chan is about to begin her Classic Frontline too..."
At those words, the defiance on Little Anzu's face faded for a moment, replaced by even stronger envy.
Clenching her fists, she said as if competing with something, "Sooner or later, I'll step onto the Classic Frontline too, and then... I'll definitely achieve something amazing!"
"Mm! I think so too!"
After nodding firmly, Kitasan Black's gaze shifted toward Anjing Zhen. "Oh, right, Trainer, just now... I think you were asking about them?"
Anjing Zhen had been watching Kitasan Black and Little Anzu with a smile, feeling sentimental as well—about how quickly time seemed to pass.
Although it had been over a year since he met Kitasan Black and signed the agreement with her.
Sometimes, when he thought about it, it felt as though it had only happened yesterday.
Now, Kitasan Black had already finished her Classic Year. A month from now would be the first race of her Classic Year, and it would be a G1-level event.
Meanwhile, her friend Satono Diamond was about to begin her Classic Frontline, while her junior, Little Anzu, had begun