"Of course I was surprised! Why did Teio-senpai suddenly come here?"
Kitasan Black clasped her hands excitedly, her ponytail swaying nonstop with her body, but then she grew concerned:
"Isn't there a lot of preparation work for the Yasuda Kinen and Takarazuka Kinen lately? Don't you need to keep an eye on it, senpai? Won't coming here delay your work?"
Tokai Teio blinked, then suddenly broke into a giggle.
She leaned in on tiptoe and abruptly reached out to vigorously ruffle Kitasan Black's hair:
"You really are Little Kita, always worrying about everything.
"Don't worry, the work was arranged long ago. I finally got a chance to take a break, so I came all this way to cheer you on!"
Tilting her head with a sly smile, she raised her fingers in a victory sign:
"If I missed a brilliant race from a genius Horse Girl, that would be the Student Council President truly neglecting her duty!"
"By the way, how's your preparation going this time? Let this senpai hear about it."
Kitasan Black's cheeks reddened slightly as she hurriedly fixed her messed-up hair, though her heart felt warm.
"Preparation has been going very smoothly! Trainer specially came up with lots of ideas, and there are new training methods too. Oh, right! That really popular thing online—the event!"
"Oh, oh, the event before the Japanese Derby, right? I know. After all, I was the one who went to ask the President for approval."
"President—do you mean Rudolf-senpai?"
"Of course! Who else could it be? If not for her, how could I have had enough influence to bring so many stars together?"
"I see. Teio-senpai really worked hard."
"Not at all. It was just what I should've done."
As they chatted like they were catching up, the two of them unknowingly