"Hey, Little Kita, running that fast on campus... is forbidden. Junji Senpai will scold you..."
After standing there dumbly for a moment, Satono Diamond's warning came too late. Kitasan Black's speeding figure had already vanished amid the flustered Horse Girls.
"...She really is... so fast, Little Kita..."
She stared blankly for a while in the direction her friend had gone, murmuring to herself before turning back to look at her results on the bulletin board.
"Is being good at academics... all I have...? This... won't do at all..."
She murmured softly and dejectedly, lowered her head, lightly clenched her fists, and turned toward the dormitories.
She had only taken a few steps when her phone suddenly rang.
Reaching into her pocket, she instinctively glanced at the caller ID. In the next instant, just like Kitasan Black earlier, her eyes widened.
A moment later, she took out her Bluetooth earphones and put them over the ears atop her head. Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke into the phone.
"Good day, McQueen Senpai..."
While Satono Diamond was speaking with Mejiro McQueen, Kitasan Black had already changed into casual wear and sprinted all the way from the Academy to Tokyo Racecourse, humming a tune.
Tokai Teio's invitation had said that, aside from having something to give her, she still had some work to wrap up at the racecourse and wanted Kitasan Black to wait there for a while.
On race days, Tokyo Racecourse was a thrilling arena of competition. On non-race days, it transformed into an amusement park filled with laughter and cheer.
As she stepped into the familiar grounds, Kitasan Black was greeted by the sight of families enjoying a harmonious day out together.
Many families had spread picnic blankets across the grass surrounded by the track, laying out all