A Formidable Opponent, Strong Enough to Be Called a Monster
A few days later, at dusk, on Central Treisen Academy's training grounds.
After completing the final set of today's endurance training, Koushou Hayate jogged a few more steps along the track as a cooldown before quickly heading toward the Rest Area on the Outer Lane.
It was already late April, the period when the first half of the year's major G1 races were concentrated.
Over the past half month, the Oka Sho and Satsuki Sho had already concluded.
And next came the Tenno Sho Spring.
After the Tenno Sho Spring would be the NHK Mile Cup, Victoria Mile, Japanese Derby, Oaks, Yasuda, and Takarazuka Kinen...
In short, before the summer training camp, there would only be more Horse Girls on the training grounds undergoing all kinds of special training for all kinds of races.
So, leaving the track promptly for the Rest Area after finishing practice had become an unspoken rule that made things easier for everyone.
Before she even reached the Rest Area, Koushou Hayate's ear tip twitched. From the diagonal opposite side of the training grounds, a distant cry of "Heave-ho! Heave-ho!" carried over.
Even though she had heard that Full of Vigor shout plenty of times since training began and knew exactly who it came from, she still unconsciously sped up a few steps before turning to look in its direction.
Just as expected, Kitasan Black was charging forward at full speed, a parachute strapped to her body and dressed in a particularly unusual black outfit. They had only had dinner together a few days ago.
It was precisely during that dinner that Koushou Hayate had pretended to be starving and buried her head in her food, while actually overhearing her black-haired, short-haired friend say that this