The images and voices lingering in Anjing Zhen's mind and ears made him pause several times while typing on the keyboard, a rare occurrence.
Even when staring at the racecourse simulation on the screen, it took him several seconds to realize that his mind had wandered.
"...What am I doing?"
When he closed the simulation and switched to the half-organized WCT System mind map, he gave a wry laugh and muttered to himself, "This won't do. I need to focus more, or else... I'll be letting down the title of Trainer..."
Meanwhile, Kitasan Black lay curled up alone on her dorm bed, hugging a pillow and holding a phone whose screen had gone dark, staring blankly at the ceiling.
She had put a great deal of thought into the date last night.
Those thoughts had been building bit by bit for a long time. She had long considered where she would go and what she would do with Anjing Zhen if she ever got the chance.
Yet many of the carefully prepared plans had never been used. After that event, everything had unfolded according to the guidance of the Two Seniors.
But the date could be considered an immense success—more successful than she had imagined last night.
She was incredibly satisfied, and she could sense the delight Anjing Zhen had revealed as well. That made her even happier and more delighted.
Still unable to hide that excitement, she had pushed open the dorm room door and eagerly called out half a sentence, "Diamond-chan, listen to this—"
Only then did she remember that Satono Diamond had gone to Tokyo Racecourse to prepare for the Japanese Derby. For the past two days, she had been the only one in the dorm.
Without thinking much about it, she decided to make a call