Tokai Teio—or rather, the Student Council—worked with remarkable efficiency. The Heavy Track training arranged for the Takarazuka Kinen was ready in just two days.
Or rather, even before consulting Trainers like Anjing Zhen, the Student Council had already prepared a complete contingency plan.
This plan looked very much like a summer training camp.
Like a training camp, the plan included a highly formal "special training support team," complete with members and specialists responsible for medical care, meals, training equipment, and everything else. Deep Impact served as the team leader, coordinating the entire special training session.
Over those two days of preparation, it was also Deep Impact who came to coordinate with Anjing Zhen.
Aside from signing the necessary agreements, the handover mainly involved asking about all kinds of training requirements and training plans, then arranging specialized training based on those details.
Besides resembling a training camp in form, the training location was also unusual.
It had not been arranged at the Academy's field, but directly at Tokyo Racecourse.
This surprised not only Kitasan Black, but Anjing Zhen as well.
Only after asking did they learn that, with G1 Races such as the Japanese Derby and Oaks coming up, Tokyo Racecourse underwent routine track maintenance around this time every year.
Anjing Zhen did not understand the specifics of that maintenance very well, but there was one thing he could grasp.
To check drainage, the stability of the grass roots, and so on, the grounds would be artificially watered and tilled between every two race days during this period.
Naturally, the track's water content was extremely high at such times, making it perfect for simulating the feel of a Heavy Track.
So that afternoon, during training after school, Anjing Zhen and Kitasan Black did not train at the Academy as usual.
Instead,